France v Scotland - Scottish Rugby

2023 TikTok Women's Six Nations

16 Apr 2023 - 3:15 pm

Stade de la Rabine, Vannes

Full-Time

55 - 0

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Tries

Bourdon12′

Llorens23′

Boulard37′

Boulard45′

Hermet50′

Vernier54′

Boulard56′

Menager62′

Filopon73′

Conversions

Tremouliere38′

Tremouliere51′

Tremouliere55′

Tremouliere57′

Arbez74′

Penalties

Drop Goals

Full time

Both sides had line breaks in the last play as they pushed for a score, but neither can get it and France take the win.

Further changes

A delay as Emma Orr receives treatment for an injury, and she’s had to come off.

Anne Young is also on to replace Leah Bartlett.

Front row change

Lana Skeldon will come off and Jodie Rettie will enter proceedings.

Further change

Meryl Smith has come on to replace Helen Nelson.

Earlier, Christine Belisle and Caity Mattinson came off for Elliann Clarke and Mhairi McDonald.

Further French try

France continue to attack with power, and Filopon goes over on the right side.

Another French try

Scotland get a chance to attack but lose it, and France come flying up the pitch again.

A kick over the top is regathered, and substitute Romane Menager goes over.

Scotland still scrapping

Scotland are still giving it everything here.

From a France lineout, Elliann Clarke lodges herself over the ball and Scotland have the penalty.

We’ll kick into France’s half.

Boulard hat-trick

France break through the middle and then find space on the right, and Boulard goes over for her hat-trick.

Scotland change

Eva Donaldson comes on the second row, replacing Lyndsay O’Donnell.

Fifth for France

It’s another counter attack from Llorens, and Chloe Rollie makes an excellent tackle to stop her a metre short.

But the offload to Hermet is good and France are over in the left corner.

Evie Gallagher jackal turnover!

Evie Gallagher with the poach on the ground. In other news, grass is green.

She’s been excellent at that in this tournament!

Scotland get the penalty and kick to halfway.

Sixth score

France are picking up a head of steam, and the Scottish defence can’t stop Vernier from 10 metres out.

50:22 from France

Scotland’s lineout isn’t straight, and France choose to scrum.

Tremouliere kicks into our 22, and France will have the lineout on the left side.

Back row change

Jade Konkel-Roberts’ return from injury concludes, and Rachel McLachlan is on to replace her.

Bonus point for France

France attack from left to right, and Scotland just can’t slow it down. It’s Boulard who goes over on the right for her second and France’s fourth.

Half time

Scotland had there best phases of attack since the early minutes there, but Nelson’s grubber kick through is gathered by France who kick it out for the interval.

Clever lineout

France exit well, and Scotland have the lineout just outside their 22.

It’s a clever move where Louise McMillan gets the ball on her own at the front.

Her attempted pass to Lana Skeldon is knocked down by Bourdon, and the referee awards the penalty for an intentional knock on.

France dangerous on counter

Scotland make a half-break through Christine Belisle, but France grab it back and fire it out to the right wing.

There’s three successful offloads in a row before Bourdon’s pass goes forward, and Scotland will scrum down just inside our own half.

Back underway

Lisa Thomson begins the second half.

COME ON SCOTLAND!

Third French try

France win the penalty from the scrum, and kick to our 22 on the right side.

The ball is worked to the left from the lineout, and after a line break from Khalfaoui, Boulard goes over in the left corner.

Penalty Scotland

France attack up the left from the lineout, but there’s a forward pass and Scotland get the scrum.

France are pushing early in the scrum too, so we’ll exit in the form of a penalty.

Another out on the full

A bit of kick tennis here, and Scotland will win the territory battle as another Tremouliere kick goes out on the full.

Our lineout will be around 30m out on the left.

Scotland fighting hard

The restart from Thomson bounces once and goes out.

France win the lineout and choose to maul, but Scotland’s forwards make a nuisance of themselves and make the ball unplayable.

It’s our scrum around 35m out.

Visitors holding on

Scotland attack but they just can’t find any gaps in this French defence.

Eventually the Scots are penalised for holding on, and France kick into our half.

Out on the full from the hosts

Scotland attack from the scrum but go back, and Nelson opts to kick.

Tremouliere returns it from just outside her 22, but it’s gone straight out and Scotland will attack from where it was kicked.

TMO check again

We’ve got an on-field decision of a France try here, after Boulard and Llorens both attempted to ground a loose ball.

Was it knocked on though?

Fantastic from Grant!

A try-saver for Scotland!

France counter-ruck well and pinch the ball, and a kick in behind is gathered by Boujard who looks likely to score.

But Grant is having absolutely none of it, and grabs her by the ankles. She’s also managed to put one of those ankles in touch, so Scotland will have the lineout around 10m from their line.

France score on the break

France gather Helen Nelson’s high kick, and Llorens breaks up the left side. Her pass inside finds Pauline Bourdon who scores in the left corner.

Great defence!

France attack from their own half, but they’re going backwards and opt to kick.

Lisa Thomson returns it, and pressure from Caity Mattinson in the breakdown leads to a knock on.

Scotland have the scrum just outside France’s 22.

Try given

Llorens did get it down, and France have a second try. It was grounded out on the left side after Boulard hacked on a loose ball.

So close twice!

Scotland have the ball up to the line with the driving maul, but they are held up!

There’s another penalty for us though and it’s kicked to the corner.

We maul again, but this time France come up with it and exit.

France try?

Franchesca McGhie makes a lovely break up the left from behind her own line, and Scotland kick ahead.

After a short kicking battle, Tremouliere chips ahead and gathers and Escudero scores under the posts.

But was there a forward pass in the build up?

Early change

Francesca McGhie had made an excellent start, but she has to be replaced early by Coreen Grant.

Here we go!

Jessy Tremouliere gets us underway.

COME ON SCOTLAND!

Good attack but penalty France

Scotland stretch France, and makes gains on both wings. The ball retention is good initially, but France win the penalty at a breakdown in their own 22 and exit.

15:00

Warm-ups underway

15 minutes to go until kick-off – watch live on BBC Scotland/iPlayer.

No try!

Indeed it was! The TMO confirms it and Scotland will have the scrum on their own ten metre line, in the middle of the pitch.

14:55

What a match-up

Scotland have the highest carry dominance rate of any side in this year’s TikTok Women’s Six Nations (43%), while France have the highest tackle evasion rate of any nation in the Championship this year (28%).

15:10

Kick-off fast approaching!

The warmups are complete, and today’s teams are emerging from the tunnel! They are lead out by Lisa Thomson on her 50th cap.

We’ll have the anthems, and then it’s time for round three.

14:50

TikTok Women’s Six Nations Results

Next weekend’s opponent Italy achieved their first win of the tournament yesterday against Ireland, 24-7.

England recorded their third comprehensive victory in the championship against Wales, 3-59.

Secure your tickets for Scotland’s upcoming back-to-back home fixtures against Italy (Sat 22 April, kick-off 4.45pm) and Ireland (Sat 29 April, kick-off 7.30pm) at DAM Health Stadium in Edinburgh HERE

14:30

Francesca McGhie on the pod

On this week’s Official Scottish Rugby Podcast, Scotland international Francesca McGhie talks to Caroline Blair and Chris Paterson inside the Scotland camp.

She talks about her rapid rise to international rugby, having only started playing the game in 2018 and how the recent Celtic Challenge helped her on her way to win her first Scotland cap against England.

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14:40

Liz Musgrove at Team Run

“We’re just hoping to build on our last two performances and hopefully things will click into place, and we can put in a performance that we’re proud of.”

14:45

Access Scotland Camp

Join Scotland players Jade Konkel-Roberts, Helen Nelson, and Elis Martin (alongside a special guest host) to answer your fan questions, quiz each other on upcoming opponents Italy & Ireland and look ahead to the trip to France.

14:20

Lisa set for 50

Lisa Thomson will be the third woman from Hawick to reach 50 Scotland caps, following in the footsteps of Louise Dalgliesh and current teammate Lana Skeldon. The centre made her international debut against England at Broadwood Stadium in the opening match of the 2016 Six Nations tournament.

Easson said: “It’s brilliant to see Lisa get her 50th cap this Sunday as she’s been a stalwart for Scotland Women for a long time now.”

14:15

Your Scotland Team

Easson has made three personnel changes, as Lisa Thomson and Jade Konkel-Roberts return to international duties, while Liz Musgrove is promoted from the bench to start on the wing. Evie Gallagher moves from number 8 to openside flanker.

Lisa Thomson is poised to make her 50th appearance for Scotland, having recently competed at the HSBC World Series event in Hong Kong, claiming an impressive bronze place finish with the GB 7s side.

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