PARIS :France ended Scotland's hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam with a 32-21 victory in a high-octane, nail-biting clash with both sides reduced to 14 men early on at the Stade de France on Sunday.Gael Fickou gave the defending champions a bonus point with a last-minute try to add to those of Romain Ntamack,
PARIS :France ended Scotland's hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam with a 32-21 victory in a high-octane, nail-biting clash with both sides reduced to 14 men early on at the Stade de France on Sunday.
They had lock Grant Gilchrist sent off after seven minutes, six minutes before France prop Mohamed Haouas was also shown a red card. Les Bleus went through the phases early on and Ntamack touched down wide after the forwards had worn down the Scottish defence. Russell was more inspired to put the visitors on the scoreboard with a superb pass for centre Jones who touched down between the posts.
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