It will not bring back the Grand Slam they dreamed of in March, but it is a small revenge that the Blues were waiting for.
Eight months after suffering its only defeat of the year in Scotland, the XV of France won Sunday at Murrayfield (15-22), at the same time approaching the first place of his group in the Autumn Cup of the nations before receiving Italy on Saturday with a completely reshaped group.
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Relive the game minute by minute
What you must remember
A scoring duel, a lightning tricolor and forwards who ensure the decision.
In one sentence, this is what we can keep from this second Scotland-France of the year, much less hectic than the first clash between the selections in March where the Blues had cracked under the pressure, their pillar Mohamed Haouas and his cardboard red in the lead.
In a match where neither of the two teams particularly wanted to embark on disheveled offensives, the Blues and the Scots each relied on their striker - Thomas Ramos on one side, Duncan Weir on the other - to put the pressure on the opponent.
Never led, the French joined the locker room with a 12-12 which smelled good of the trap set by the British.
But this time, Fabien Galthié's men did not crack and took off with a try from their center Virimi Vakatawa before the French forwards put their heads under the water of their Scottish counterpart.
Sanctioned 15 times against 9 for the Blues, the XV du Chardon has never really been able to restart.
The player: Virimi Vakatawa
The matches are linked, but Virimi Vakatawa does not disappoint with the XV of France.
Author of a very good World Cup in Japan in 2019 and attractive during the Tournament, the three-quarter center of Racing 92 was again decisive at Murrayfield.
In a closed match, the player of Fijian origin registered the test which allowed the XV of France to take off just after the break (12-19, 42nd).
Just before half-time he had already tried to cross the line but was returned by the Scottish defense.
Even without spectacular flights, Virimi Vakatawa did the job.
The number: 6
Since 2014, each trip of the Blues to Edinburgh had ended in a more or less encouraging defeat.
More than six years after a last victory in the Tournament, the men of Fabien Galthié ended the series against a XV of Chardon deprived of its supporters, health crisis requires.
MATCH SHEET
Half-time:
12-12
Referee:
M. Barnes
Scotland:
5 penalties (Weir, 17th, 21st, 28th, 38th, 47th)
France:
1 try (Vakatawa, 42nd), 4 penalties (Ramos, 4th, 10th, 30th, 61st), 1 drop (Jalibert, 24th), 1 transformation (Ramos, 42nd)
Scotland:
Hogg (cap.) - Kinghorn (Maitland, 62nd), Harris, Johnson (Taylor, 73rd), van der Merwe - Weir (o), Price (m) - Watson (Thomson, 62nd), M. Fagerson, J Ritchie - Gray (Skinner, 68th), Cummings - Berghan (Fagerson, 44th), Brown (Turner, 68th), Kebble (Batthi, 68th).
France:
Ramos - Thomas, Vakatawa, Fickou, Rattez (Vincent, 71st) - (o) Jalibert, (m) Dupont - Ollivon (cap.), Alldritt, Cretin - Taofifenua (Willemse, 62nd), Le Roux - Bamba (Haouas , 56th), Chat (Marchand, 54th), Gros (Baille, 54th).