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James Roche Mar 3

Why did Denton go blindside at that scrum?

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

Scotland fail to hold on to the ball from the kick from Plisson but eventually get the scrum.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

Plisson gets the game underway here as he kicks deep into the Scottish half.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

The anthems are over and play will begin in a few moments so don't go anywhere.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

We have had the French national anthem and now we will have the Scottish anthem.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

The teams are out on the field with the national anthems coming up.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

The players head back into the dressing room as they prepare for the game. 10 minutes until Kick off.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

Scotland make 3 changes to the side that defeated Italy 2 weeks ago and the changes all coming in the pack with Scott Johnson keeping faith with the same backline that won in Rome. One change in the front row as Geoff Cross comes into the side in place of Moray Low. The second rows are unchanged with Hamilton and Richie Gray keeping their place while in the back 3 the skipper Kelly Brown is brought back into the side after being dropped from the squad for the games against England and Italy. The Saracens man will have a point to prove and we will be expecting a big performance from him. The other change in the back row see's David Denton restored to the side and he comes in for Fusaro with Beattie starting the game at openside and Denton playing in his familiar number 8 role. As for France Saint-Andre makes 7 changes to the side that were demolished in Cardiff 2 weeks ago. They make 3 changes in the backline with Machenaud prefered at scrum half with Doussain dropping to the bench. While the injury to Fofana means Mermoz is brought in from the cold to start. Medard is also brought in from the cold in place of Bonneval who is dropped from the squad completely. As for the pack there are four changes. Brice Mach starts at Hooker with Szarzewski missing through injury. We also have a completely different back 3 from the side against Wales 2 weeks ago as Picamoles is dropped for his unsporting behaviour towards referee Alain Rolland and Damien Chouly starts instead. at openside Vahaamahina usually a second row replaces Lauret who is also dropped while at the blindside Nyanga misses out through injury with Lapandry taking his place in the starting XV. Kick off is coming up so stay with us for the second match of this 6 Nations weekend.

Ultimate Rugby Mar 3

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's live coverage of this round 4 RBS 6 Nations game as France travel to Murrayfield to take on Scotland. After Ireland's win over Italy earlier we now turn our attention to France who will know that defeat here today against Scotland will all but end their hopes of winning the championship. After a demolishing from Wales last week France know that a big improvement will be needed from their players today to resurrect their title ambitions with a win today. Easier said than done for the French as the Mighty Scots stand in their way and the home side will be full of confidence after Duncan Weir's last minute drop goal a fortnight ago gave them a precious win over Italy in Rome. That late late win in Rome has restored some confidence in the Scotland squad after miserable displays against Ireland and England with the fans showing their displeasure when England game to Murrayfield in another lackluster display from the Scots. However Scotland's record in France is not a pretty sight with only one win since the turn of the century, that win coming in 2006 when Scotland defeated France 20-16. Sean Lamont was the hero that day scoring two tries for the Scots and that same player is starting today, so the home fans will be hoping for a similar display from Lamont today and claim their first win over France in 9 years. Kick off is half an hour away so stay with us for further updates and analysis.

Benjamin Fordyce Mar 3

Think he has about 30 caps and he played at 10 in the 2012 6 nations?? But he was poor at 10 so went back to his original position of scrum half