Scotland fightback falls just short against France
Scotland staged another stirring fightback against France before being edged out by a late penalty from Thomas Ramos on an intoxicating Saturday night in the Saint-Etienne heat.
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Scotland staged another stirring fightback against France before being edged out by a late penalty from Thomas Ramos on an intoxicating Saturday night in the Saint-Etienne heat.
ST ETIENNE, France :Thomas Ramos kicked over a late penalty to hand France an unconvincing 30-27 win over Scotland in their warm-up test on Saturday that left more questions than answers for the World Cup hosts weeks away from the kick off of the tournament.
Scotland have made six changes to their side for the Rugby World Cup warm-up re-match with France on Saturday, including a return for flanker Jamie Ritchie, who will lead the side in Saint Etienne.
Former Munster out-half Ben Healy will make his first start for Scotland this weekend, as Gregor Townsend's side begin their Rugby World Cup preparations against Italy on Saturday.
EDINBURGH : Rory Darge will captain Scotland for the first time as they take on Italy in a Rugby World Cup warm-up test at Murrayfield on Saturday with coach Gregor Townsend naming two new caps in the matchday squad.
Glasgow’s dream of becoming the first Scottish team to secure a major European rugby title was comprehensively shattered in Dublin on Friday by a Toulon side who claimed their own little slice of history. The French club had lost all four of their previous Challenge Cup finals but ran in six tries in a comfortable win over below-par opponents who only spluttered into life late on.
DUBLIN : Toulon got off to a lightening start and then continued their dominance after the break to easily beat Glasgow Warriors 43-19 in Dublin on Friday to claim the European Challenge Cup for the first time after losing four previous finals.
Munster will face Leinster in the BKT URC semi-finals next Saturday after overcoming 14-man Glasgow in Scotstoun.