Scotland v France - warm up match. 05/08/23 3:15pm

[Bada-Bing!]

At Murrayfield.

Scotland v France: Finn Russell takes on captaincy, with Jamie Ritchie absent

Finn Russell will captain Scotland for the first time against France at Murrayfield on Saturday, with Jamie Ritchie ruled out with a minor injury.

www.bbc.co.uk

Scotland: Kinghorn, Graham, Jones, Tuipulotu, Van der Merwe, Russell (captain), White; Schoeman, Ashman, Z Fagerson, Gray, Gilchrist, M Fagerson, Watson, Dempsey.

Replacements: Cherry, Bhatti, Nel, Cummings, Darge, Horne, Redpath, Smith.

France: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 13 Emilien Gailleton, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Ethan Dumortier, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Batiste Couilloud, 8 Yoan Tanga, 7 Sekou Macalou, 6 Paul Boudehent, 5 Bastien Chalureau, 4 Cameron Woki, 3 Demba Bamba, 2 Pierre Bourgarit, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros

Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Sipili Falatea, 19 Paul Willemse, 20 Dylan Cretin, 21 Baptiste Serin, 22 Antoine Hastoy, 23 Arthur Vincent

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Not far off full strength/first choice - be interesting to see what side France put out, I saw on twitter they're expected to go very experimental

 

[General Melchett]

Curious to see how Hamish Watson does. He looked knackered last season and was in need of a break. Scotland have good depth in the back row now

6. Ritchie / Crosbie / Fagerson
7. Darge / Watson / Ritchie
8. Dempsey / Fagerson / Bayliss

 

[AlRums]

Murrayfield Stadium

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[AlRums]

 

[Jimbo]

That backline is pretty frightening, if the pack front up they will be a threat for sure!

 

[Umaga's Witness]

From enemies to a coach captain marriage, how sweet

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Looking at the France team, Scotland might actually have a W here...

 

[retired9]

Pretty much bang on full strength for Scotland, a few positions can be swapped but not with any specific drop in quality. A win would be great, needs to be much slicker than last weekend though. Fortunate to be playing 2 warmups v France, big jump in standard which is where we need to be for getting out this group....

 

[TRF_Olyy]

 

[Al Bangor]

Looking at the France team, Scotland might actually have a W here...

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Good to see Bamba starting. Was wondering where he'd been.

 

[Reiser99]

Wow, that was very nice by France.

 

[AlRums]

Great try no arguing with that

 

[Ferrari333SP]

Quite the counterattack there

 

[BrokenWing]

Thought that looked a shade forward but ok.

 

[Gavin]

Isn't this a French 3rd / 4th string XV?

 

[Reiser99]

I'd have thought yellow, but hey ho.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I think penalty is right for that, definite/significant drop in height

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Isn't this a French 3rd / 4th string XV?

Don't know about third or Fourth. I think it's last chance qualifier for guys to get in the squad.

I think that's a card if it didn't happen under advantage. Not that it's a justification but it just is what it is.