Sam Skinner expects France to be eager to avenge recent defeats against Scotland

Sam Skinner was in the thick of it in Wales (Nigel French/PA)

Sam Skinner has warned his Scotland colleagues to be braced for a France side eager to avenge recent defeats when they meet in Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown at BT Murrayfield.

The Scots are buoyed by the fact they won in Paris last year, while they have also beaten the French in each of their last four encounters in Edinburgh, including in 2020 when they dented their Grand Slam bid.