No flair but France prevail over Scotland

France 15 Scotland 8: They put a brave face on it but it was evident from the shrugs and pouts that a hard-fought tryless 15-8 victory over a feisty Scotland in Paris was not quite enough for the French. 

The coach Phillipe Saint-Andre and his players were quick to admit that they need to raise the level of their game if they are to trouble Ireland in Dublin next week.

“It was very frustrating,” admitted Scott Spedding, one of nine French players to make their first appearance in the Six Nations.