Scotland v France: 4 Head-To-Head battles

Some mouth-watering head-to-heads are about to take place in round four of the Six Nations when Scotland host France at Murrayfield this Saturday. Here's our pick of the best.

Battle of the scrumhalf’s

Antoine Dupont vs Ben White – Dupont, considered the best scrumhalf in the world, is an elite playmaker and France’s attack often flows through him. His quick service and kicking game can help France dominate territory and possession. On the other hand, White with a 96.7% passing accuracy, controls Scotland’s tempo. His speed around the ruck is key to Scotland’s attacking rhythm, and his link up play with Finn Russell will be important for Scotland.

Fly-half battle

Finn Russell vs Matthieu Jalibert – Both 10’s are creative and can pull a rabbit out of a hat. Jalibert tops the attacking charts with ten offloads, four try assists this season and 6 try involvements. Russell has played all 3 games is tied to second place with George Ford in the overall points scored (27). He also has 2 try assists and 3 try involvements.

Fullback battle

Blair Kinghorn vs Thomas Ramos - Ramos has been Six Nations top points scorer three straight years (2023–2025). He is also their main counter-attack threat with 47 carries, third most in this campaign, and the second most metres at 266 and second most defenders beaten at 13. Kinghorn is also Scotland’s main counter-attack threat with long carries and kicks.

Centre collision

Sione Tuipulotu vs Yoram Moefana - Tuipulotu leads Scotland in gain-line carries this championship. Moefana is a powerful crash-ball runner. It will be a tight  and physical midfield battle and whoever wins here opens space for the wingers.