Report: Scotland 16-20 France - Scottish Rugby

France came out with their typical vibrancy and energy during the singing of the national anthems. This happened just a few minutes after the 1984 Grand Slam champions, Roy Laidlaw and John Rutherford, handed over the match ball.

The game started with intense energy in the eighth minute. Finn Russell had an advantage due to an offside call, which allowed him to pass the ball to his back division. Sione Tuipulotu and Duhan van der Merwe then passed it to Harry Paterson, who was making his international debut in place of Kyle Steyn. Paterson quickly advanced a few meters forward. Using his clever skills, he passed the ball to Huw Jones. Jones saw an opportunity and promptly passed the ball to Ben White. Despite some difficulty juggling the ball, White managed to keep hold of it, and the rainy surface caused him to slide as he scored Scotland's fourth try. Russell made the conversion to make the score 7-0 by the ninth minute.

Without delay, France responded to the call for Grant Gilchrist being offside. Thomas Ramos then successfully kicked the ball from a central position, resulting in a score of 7-3 after 12 minutes.

Scottish Rugby honored some of its past international players with a capping ceremony on one day. However, on the next day, the most recent addition to the group, who is known as number 1219, was performing exceptionally well.

Harry Paterson was determined as he took a confident shot from a long distance, which made the enthusiastic crowd at home happy. Shortly after, France tried to push through with Gael Fickou leading the way, but was stopped by van der Merwe. However, Fickou quickly retrieved possession and impressively kicked the ball towards the sidelines, covering a remarkable distance of 50 metres.

In the first quarter of the match, France was flagged for offside. However, Scotland chose to try and get all the points available by executing a powerful line-out maul. After seven phases and with France committing another foul, referee Nic Berry once again awarded the same penalty, which was then successfully scored by Russell. This resulted in a score of 10-3, at the 22-minute mark.

Another offside committed by the French team allowed Russell to easily secure three more points, bringing Scotland's lead to 13-3 at the 29-minute mark.

Once again, France retaliated right away. They had an advantage and Scotland's defense was completely overwhelmed. Fickou had the opportunity to make his way over the goal line as the Murrayfield stadium remained nearly empty. Thomas Ramos impressed with his precise conversion from the sidelines, narrowing the gap to only three points [13-10, 32 minutes into the game].

Following another penalty for France being offside, which has become a recurring issue, Uini Atonio was given a yellow card for executing a tackle without using his arms when Scotland was near the goal line. It is worth noting that the enormous tighthead may have slipped due to the slippery field conditions.

However, Scotland chose to go for the scrum as their preferred penalty reward, but they immediately regretted it as the visiting team's front row went straight to the ground.

At the midway point of the game, Scotland is leading with a score of 13 while France has 10 points.

As the second half progressed, Scotland had more possession and territory. Meanwhile, France was happy to have all their players on the field without losing any points.

Paterson brought back the energy to the game with a great display of skill by starting a quick attack with an impressive clear kick. However, Jalibert unfortunately made an error by knocking the ball forward on his own team's 22-meter line.

Despite their efforts, Scotland was unable to make another breakthrough. White came close to scoring another point when he tried to chase after his own kick.

The rugby team from France got nervous and started making mistakes that delighted the Scottish audience at Murrayfield. One of these mistakes was when Damian Penaud dropped the ball while on their side of the field, which gave Scotland a chance at a penalty. After 25 minutes without any points being scored, Russell took advantage of this penalty and made his third goal, bringing the score to 16-10 at the 57th minute.

During the tennis match, the crowd inside Murrayfield became angrier as France stuck to their usual style and performed a stunning move out of nowhere. They quickly passed the ball from the back of a scrum to release Louis Bialle-Biarrey. He then deftly kicked the ball, pursued it and overpowered the defense to gain possession. Ramos' conversion then gave Les Bleus the lead for the first time, with a score of 16-17 at the 70th minute.

Ramos successfully scored another penalty with the help of a side entry at the 75th minute, increasing the score to 16-20. Soon after, Kyle Rowe impressed the crowd with an exciting, weaving run that covered half the length of the field. However, his effort was thwarted by an unlucky knock-on.

The home team had a last opportunity to win the game when Russell impressively took control of a stray ball, and Scotland charged forward to try and score. They believed they had succeeded when Jack Dempsey scored a try, but Berry initially did not award the point, and after reviewing the evidence, the decision was not overturned, which upset the audience.

France still kept the Auld Alliance Trophy, and they didn't care about it.

In a recent match, Scotland defeated France with a score of 16 to 20. The match was played with full-time duration.

The Scottish rugby team is composed of players from different clubs. Harry Paterson, Kyle Rowe, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, and Duhan van der Merwe are from Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby. Meanwhile, the team's co-captain Finn Russell plays for Bath Rugby, and Ben White is with Toulon. The forward pack includes Pierre Schoeman, George Turner, Zander Fagerson, Grant Gilchrist, Scott Cummings, Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge (another co-captain), and Jack Dempsey, all from Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby.

Substitutions: Turner was replaced by Ashman (Edinburgh Rugby) due to a head injury assessment at 16 minutes and again at 68 minutes. Schoeman was substituted by Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs) at 72 minutes. Gilchrist was substituted by Millar-Mills (Northampton Saints) and Skinner (Edinburgh Rugby) at 74 minutes. M Fagerson was substituted by Christie (Saracens) at 40 minutes. Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Healy (Edinburgh Rugby), and Redpath (Bath Rugby) replaced Jones at 77 minutes.

In France's rugby team, the players include Thomas Ramos, Damian Penaud, Gaël Fickou, Jonathan Danty, Louis Bialle-Bierrey, Maatieu Jalibert, and Maxime Lucu. The team also has Cyril Baille, Peato Mauvaka, Uini Atonio, Cameron Woki, Paul Gabrillagues, François Cros, Charles Ollivon, and Grégory Alldritt who is the captain.

Substitutions were made during the match, with Julien Marchand being replaced by Mauvaka after 49 minutes, Sébastian Taofifénoua taking over for Baille at the 58-minute mark, and Dorian Aldegheri stepping in for Bialle-Biarry due to a front-row yellow card. Atonio also came on for a spell at minute 58. Other replacements included Posolo Tuilagi, who came on for Paul Gabrillagues after 49 minutes, Alexandre Roumat replacing Woki at the same time, and Paul Boudehent entering for Alldritt at the 50-minute mark. Nolann Le Garrec and Yoram Moefana were also brought in for Lucu and Danty respectively, at the 50 and 63-minute marks.

The official overseeing the game: Nic Berry from Australia.

Supporting referees: Nika Amashukeli from Georgia and Jordan Way from Australia.

TMO stands for "Television Match Official," and Brian MacNeice from Ireland has been chosen to fulfill this role.

The recipient of the Guinness Player of the Match award is Grégory Alldritt.