Rampant Scotland Wreck French Grand Slam Dreams

What came adjacent was other-worldly - nan finest Scotland capacity successful Six Nations history. They tore France distant pinch their gait and intelligence. And, yes, their physicality and fitness, too.

Townsend freshened things up conscionable earlier half-time erstwhile bringing connected Zander Fagerson for D'arcy Rae, who had put successful a terrific shift.

Just aft nan break, Scotland screamed complete for their prize constituent try. Stunning. White's opportunism astatine nan broadside of nan ruck was what did it, nan scrum-half excessively quick, excessively sharp, excessively lethal for nan French cover.

With nan extras, Scotland were up by 10. They were only getting started.

Eight minutes later, Steyn sewage his second, Scotland out-Franceing France pinch their desire to play astatine breakneck speed. They created abstraction retired wide and Steyn galloped distant from Yoram Moefana to onslaught from 45m.

Murrayfield wiped its eyes successful disbelief. France wiped tears.

Nine minutes later, nan astonishing travel of one-way postulation carried connected erstwhile Scotland passed up an easy 3 adjacent to nan posts and went for touch instead. They nailed it for illustration they nailed everything else.

The shot came retired to Blair Kinghorn, who drew French defenders to him earlier slipping a walk to Graham, who slalomed over. The conversion made it 40-14.

And soon erstwhile Lenni Nouchi sewage France's 2nd yellow, it was 47-14.

The mind boggled astatine nan systematic annihilation Scotland were delivering. Off a scrum, nan superb leader that is Tuipulotu drove it up and recovered Jordan, who scored astatine nan posts. Seven tries and a landslide score. All successful 63 minutes.

Dupont ran successful for a consolation people that nan immense ranks of French supporters could scarcely cheer. Ramos added different for a prize constituent and Oscar Jegou landed 1 much while Josh Bayliss was successful nan bin. Mere crumbs.

They mightiness still triumph nan title adjacent play but their Slam has gone, ripped from them by an extraordinary, powerhouse capacity from nan title-chasing Scots.

To Dublin connected nan last day, then, pinch much momentum than Scotland person ever had successful nan history of this championship.