Flamboyant France thrash hosts Scotland 36-17 in Six Nations rugby

Two tries in the opening 13 minutes served notice of their form and status as tournament favourites, as Paul Willemse and Yoram Moefana went over early.

There were four more tries from Gael Fickou, Jonathan Danty and Damien Penaud (2) in a devastating performance, with Melvyn Jaminet adding three conversions.

Scotland offered resistance at stages but only went over the line twice through loose forward Rory Darge, making his first start for the home team, and Duhan van der Merwe. Finn Russell converted one of the tries and added a penalty while Stuart Hogg converted the other.

France's early dominance caught Scotland cold as Willemse finished off a move set up by Antoine Dupont’s mazy, jinxing run from deep in his own half for the first score after eight minutes.