France v Scotland

Date:

Venue: Allianz Riviera, Nice

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Attendance: 25,000

France v Scotland Match Reports

France won their first World Cup warm-up encounter with Scotland 32-3 at the Allianz Riviera in Nice. The hosts scored five tries in total, including a second minute try from debutant winger Alivereti Raka. Scotland could only manage a single penalty kick in response on a hugely frustrating night for the visitors. A selection of match reports is listed below:

France v Scotland - Match Highlights

France v Scotland - Match Stats

France: (20) 32
Try: Raka (2'), Médard (22', 54'), Alldritt (33'), Dupont (61')
Conversion: Lopez (3', 62')
Penalty: Lopez (15')

Scotland: (3) 3
Penalty: Hastings (26')


France v Scotland - Team Line-ups

France Team

Forwards

  • 1 Jefferson Poirot (Captain)
  • 2 Camille Chat
  • 3 Rabah Slimani
  • 4 Paul Gabrillagues
  • 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina
  • 6 François Cros
  • 7 Charles Ollivon
  • 8 Grégory Alldritt

Backs

  • 9 Antoine Dupont
  • 10 Camille Lopez
  • 11 Alivereti Raka
  • 12 Wesley Fofana
  • 13 Gaël Fickou
  • 14 Damian Penaud
  • 15 Maxime Médard

Replacements

  • 16 Peato Mauvaka
  • 17 Dany Priso
  • 18 Emerick Steniao
  • 19 Félix Lambey
  • 20 Louis Picamoles
  • 21 Baptiste Serin
  • 22 Romain Ntamack
  • 23 Thomas Ramos

Scotland Team

Forwards

  • 1 Jamie Bhatti
  • 2 Stuart McInally (Captain)
  • 3 Simon Berghan
  • 4 Ben Toolis
  • 5 Grant Gilchrist
  • 6 John Barclay
  • 7 Jamie Ritchie
  • 8 Josh Strauss

Backs

  • 9 Ali Price
  • 10 Adam Hastings
  • 11 Byron McGuigan
  • 12 Duncan Taylor
  • 13 Huw Jones
  • 14 Darcy Graham
  • 15 Stuart Hogg

Replacements

  • 16 George Turner
  • 17 Gordon Reid
  • 18 Zander Fagerson
  • 19 Scott Cummings
  • 20 Matt Fagerson
  • 21 George Horne
  • 22 Rory Hutchinson
  • 23 Blair Kinghorn