Scotland enjoyed perhaps their greatest Six Nations day as they shattered France’s grand slam dreams to throw the championship wide open.
The hosts were simply sublime in a remarkable 50-40 victory at Murrayfield, and will go to Dublin to face Ireland on the final day with a shot at the title.
There were seven tries in all from Gregor Townsend’s side, putting a previously unbeaten team most definitively to the sword with a scintillating display of attacking rugby.
Wings Darcy Graham and Kyle Steyn helped themselves to two tries apiece, with Finn Russell orchestrating matters superbly from fly half as the Scots crossed 50 against France for the first time.
While Les Bleus did manage to secure a potentially vital four-try bonus point in defeat late on, the prospect of a grand slam-securing coronation in the tournament’s final fixture against England on “Super Saturday” was swept away.
Scotland have not won the title since Italy’s addition to the championship in 2000. Head coach Townsend was their fly half in the 1999 Five Nations, Scotland’s last tournament success.
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