Buoyant Scotland back Greig Laidlaw to divert the French juggernaut

• Scotland coach Vern Cotter warns France will try to ‘overpower us’• Pressure grows on France coach Guy Novès after three successive defeatsWith the weight of history against them, it is just as well for Scotland that Vern Cotter has a habit of ending unfavourable records in France. It was in 2010 that Cotter guided Clermont to the Top 14 title after 10 successive defeats in the final. After the match, Guy Novès – friend, former hunting partner, and opposite number today – sent him a message that read: “Nice bullet, it went straight to the heart!”As the message would suggest, Cotter is a…