France overpower Scotland to win Six Nations title

Men's Six Nations

France (16) 35

Tries: Moefana (2), Bielle-Biarrey, Ramos Cons: Ramos (3) Pens: Ramos (3)

Scotland (13) 16

Tries: Graham Cons: Russell Pens: Russell (3)

France secured the Six Nations title with a flourish - and quashed England's hopes - by yet overpowering a dogged Scotland successful Paris.

Steve Borthwick's men moved to the apical of the array with a thumping triumph successful Wales, but the French responded to the challenge.

Their 4 tries didn't conscionable unafraid the rubric successful terrific style, it besides brought their tally to 30 crossed the 5 games - a caller Six Nations record, breaking a people acceptable by the English successful 2001.

Fabien Galthie's squad roared into an aboriginal 10-0 pb acknowledgment to the archetypal of Yoram Moefana's 2 tries and a punishment from Thomas Ramos, who aboriginal bypassed Frederic Michalak arsenic France's all-time apical points scorer.

Scotland weren't helped by a yellowish paper for Jamie Ritchie, but arsenic the visitors came into it, France's subject faltered and they had Peato Mauvaka and past Jean-Baptiste Gros binned successful an fractious opening 40.

Finn Russell's penalties and a effort from Darcy Graham made it 16-13 to France astatine the interruption - a pb they lone held aft a Tom Jordan people was disallowed conscionable earlier the break.

However, the hosts took power from there. Nervy successful the opening half, the French were ascendant successful the second.

Louis Bielle-Biarrey equalled the all-time azygous play title try-scoring grounds erstwhile helium landed his eighth of the campaign. Then Ramos and Moefana, again, took France wide arsenic a depleted Scotland faltered.

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France: 15-Ramos; 14-Penaud, 13-Fickou, 12-Moefana, 11-Bielle-Biarrey; 10-Ntamack, 9-Lucu; 1-Gros, 2-Mauvaka, 3-Atonio, 4-Flament, 5-Guillard, 6-Cros, 7-Boudehent, 8-Alldritt (capt).

Replacements: 16-Marchand, 17-Baille, 18-Aldegheri, 19-Auradou, 20-Meafou, 21-Jegou, 22-Jelonch, 23-Le Garrec.

Scotland: 15-Kinghorn; 14-Graham, 13-Jones, 12-Jordan, 11-Van der Merwe; 10-Russell (co-capt), 9-White; 1-Schoeman, 2-Cherry, 3-Z Fagerson, 4-Brown, 5-Gilchrist, 6-Ritchie, 7-Darge (co-capt), 8-M Fagerson.

Replacements: 16-Ashman, 17-Sutherland, 18-Hurd, 19-Johnson, 20-Sykes, 21-Muncaster, 22-Dobie, 23-McDowall.