4 areas where France v Scotland will be won and lost

When he announced the original Six Nations squad Scotland coach Vern Cotter made a forgivable mistake, claiming that every championship opposition, with the exception of Italy, were ranked above Scotland. Even before last Saturday’s thrilling win over Ireland the Scots had nosed ahead of France and, following that victory, they are even further head of Les Blues and a mere 0.02 of a point behind the Springboks in 6th place.