Scott has case for defence

France 23 Scotland 16

However, the defence was the one department he could not fault as Scotland held firm for 66 minutes before fatigue set in to allow Wesley Fofana and Maxime Medard to strike twice within four minutes and put the French on course for a 23-16 victory. However, Johnson is worried the progress may be erased if continued demands for high standards are not maintained.

“We defended really well tonight – I thought we were great in our resolve. But we let ourselves down in other areas,” he said.