2024-02-10 15:52:44
16:46
59′: Double French change
Baille and Atonio give way to Taofifenua and Aldegheri.
16:45
58′: Russell increases the Scottish advantage to +6 (16-10)
Finn Russell converts a fourth penalty, full axis on the 22m line following a rapid offensive following a scrum. The referee first gave the advantage after an offside by Jalibert before returning to the foul.
16:42
55′: Reassuring news for Alldritt
According to information from France Télévisions, Grégory Alldritt is the victim of “a large cut”, requiring stitching up. No serious injuries to report.
16:40
53′: France pushes
Coaching seems to have done the French good. The Blues push but lack precision in transmissions once close to the opposing 22, like the forward made by Danty on a pass directed at his feet.
16:37
51′: The Blues leave with the leather
The game resumes with a touch in favor of the Blues on the halfway line.
16:36
50′: Alldritt seriously injured
Grégory Alldritt will have to give up his place, injured in the left leg. The French captain’s injury seemed very serious; he was evacuated on a stretcher. Paul Boudehent replaces him, while Nolann Le Garrec replaces Maxime Lucu.
16:33
50′: Alldritt touched
The Blues remain under pressure on the following action. Alldritt gives them some breathing space with a saving scratch on Christie. Be careful, the captain remains on the ground…
16:32
49′: Jalibert misses, Penaud saves the Blues
Jalibert misses the reception of a candle and commits a forward, offering a hot ball to Scotland in the 22m. But Penaud saves the Blues by flattening as the ball flies towards the in-goal on the following action.
16:30
48′: Fabien Galthié’s coaching
Mauvaka, Gabrillagues, Woki and Aldegheri are replaced by Marchand, Tuilagi, Roumat and Bielle-Biarrey. Atonio has served his yellow card and takes his place.
16:27
47′: Throw-in stolen by Ollivon
First stolen touch of the match by the French lineout and Charles Ollivon, who counters Turner’s throw.
16:26
46′: The Blues are not advancing
Lucu introduces the scrum well but the Tricolores are unable to advance at the start of the second half.
16:24
44′: Scottish error
It’s the locals’ turn to commit a technical foul: Cummings is guilty of a forward move on the right, while his teammates were launched on the edge of the opposing 22 meters.
16:23
43′: Another error on the lineout
Third touch lost by the Blues! Mauvaka succeeds in his throw, but the landing in the air is missed.
16:22
42′: Ramos finds the touchline
Good start to the second half for the Blues, like the good touch found by Ramos, in response to Finn Russell.
16:21
41′: Change on the Scottish side
Fagerson was replaced by Christie at the break.
16:19
41′: Here we go again!
The Blues kick off this second half!
16:13
Fickou’s essay on video
Relive the French test scored by Gaël Fickou on video.
16:07
40′: The Blues suffering at the break (13-10)
It’s half-time at Murrayfield: the Blues are trailing by three points and that’s a lesser problem given the difficulties Fabien Galthié’s men went through in the first half. Technical fouls, penalties conceded, yellow card… the French XV suffered but remained alive thanks to a try from Gaël Fickou.
16:05
40′: The Blues recover the ball
Two good news on the French side: Atonio’s yellow card will remain yellow and the French pack recovers the leather after Fagerson went to the ground.
16:03
39′: Scrum at 5m
Scotland continues to progress and leads to a new French error: an offside from Lucu. Sixth penalty to come in favor of the XV du Chardon, with a new scrum in the 5m blue.
16:01
38′: Aldegheri comes on
Bielle-Biarrey is replaced by Aldegheri for a painful end to the half on the French side. New scrum to come in favor of Scotland in the 10m tricolors.
16:00
37′ : Antonio averti
The locals obtain a new penalty which they play by hand. Offside by Mauvaka, high tackle by Atonio… the Blues make more and more mistakes. The referee leaves the advantage until Bielle-Biarrey recovers to clear. Atonio finally receives a yellow card for an action which will be reviewed by the bunker.
15:58
36′: Scotland push
The Chardon XV ensures the conquest and begins to push again 10m from the French goal.
15:57
35′: Ramos misses his restart
The scrum collapses but the referee lets it play. The Blues struggle to recover, but Ramos’s kick is missed.
15:56
34′: Jalibert misses
Jalibert misses another reception in the air, allowing Scotland to recover a scrum thirty meters away.
15:54
33′: Ramos transforms (13-10)
Off-center on the right, Ramos transforms and allows the Blues to get back to 3 points.
15:52
32′: FICKOU RELATES THE BLUE (13-8)
First French try scored by Gaël Fickou. The Blues push the opposing defense back on the left, allowing Jalibert to deliver a long jump pass towards Fickou on the other side. 3/4 of Racing comes to flatten without problems on the right side to relaunch the XV of France!
15:50
29′ : Russell marque encore (13-3)
New French offside just in front of the blue 22m. Russell points to the poles and transforms this new penalty. The Blues are penalized for their too many inaccuracies.
15:49
27′: Another lost ball
Following this lost touch, Dempsey gives Russell a touch on the right 10 meters from the French goal. Mauvaka misses his throw again but makes up for it by recovering the ball. The Blues are suffering.
15:47
26′: Mauvaka misses his shot
For the second time in the match, the Blues saw their touch stolen after a missed throw by Mauvaka.
15:46
26′: Russell clears with his foot
In the following scrum, Scotland released the ball and Russell was able to kick the ball into the French camp.
15:45
25′: French forward
The scrum is stable, Lucu moves aside on the left. The Blues try to strike but fail to cross the opposing 22m line. The referee ends up signaling a French forward on the ground.
15:44
24′: French scrum
Jalibert progresses before being knocked to the ground but provokes Russell to attack. The Blues obtain the first scrum of the match, at 25m full axis.
15:42
22′ : Russell transforme (10-3)
From 10 meters facing the poles, Finn Russell transforms without worries.
15:41
20′: Scottish penalty
The Scots get closer and find a touch from 7m. After a long sequence of shelling, the French defense held but the referee returned to a tricolor offside position. The XV du Chardon takes the points closely.
15:40
18′: Ramos misses his reception
Ramos misses his reception following a long Scottish ball. The leather goes into touch 25 meters from the French goal.
15:38
16′: Scottish change
First change on the Scottish side: Turner is replaced by Ashman, on concussion protocol.
15:37
15′: The Scottish counter
Van der Merwe then intercepts Jalibert’s pass 2 meters from his goal line and launches the counter. His kick goes into touch, 40m from the French line.
15:36
14′: Lucu caught very close to the try
What an opportunity missed by the Blues! Mauvaka takes charge of a touch on the right side, in the Scottish camp, which benefits Fickou who breaks through the opposing defense. Entering the opponent’s five meters, he releases towards Lucu who sees his pass intercepted very close to the line.
15:32
11′: Ramos launches the Blues (7-3)
Thomas Ramos takes charge of a penalty which he himself obtained following several French sequences close to the Scottish line. Mr. Berry signals an offside by White, well converted 15m in front of the poles.
15:28
8′ : Russell transforme (7-0)
Off-center on the right, Finn Russell converts the try. Scotland stands out from the start.
15:26
7′: SCOTLAND SCORES THE FIRST TRY (5-0)
The Blues are surprised from the start by Ben White’s try! The scrum-half is at the conclusion of a superb Scottish collective action, triggered by a breakthrough from Paterson on the right. The French rearguard was one step behind all the action.
15:25
6′: Jones touched
Huw Jones is struggling to get back up in his camp. The center appears to be hit in the left ankle. He ends up getting back into the game.
15:24
5′: Lucu clears the Blues
The Scots attack on the left but lose the ball on contact 22m from the French goal. Lucu can clear the Blues.
15:23
4′: Darge scratches well
The French struggled to advance against the solid defense of the XV du Chardon and Darge scored a good ball to save his team from the first French offensive.
15:21
3′: Penaud finds a new touch
The Scots succeed in their throw, Russell chooses to kick but Penaud intervenes and finds a new touch.
15:20
2′: First French touch
The two teams exchange the ball at their feet until Jalibert manages to find the touchline in the Scottish 40m.
15:16
Let’s go for this Scotland – France!
The Scots kick off the match!
15:15
« Flowers of Scotland » retentit
The Scottish national anthem is currently being echoed throughout the stadium.
15:13
Place for hymns
Let’s go for the national anthems, starting with La Marseillaise.
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