Scotland: Chris Harris relishing Six Nations clash with France at Murrayfield

Gregor Townsend’s team have emerged victorious five out of their last six matches at Murrayfield, their sole loss over that stretch being to the world champion Springboks.

With supporters back in the stadium, Harris explained that playing home games is still a thrilling experience for Scotland players and he hopes that they can continue bringing a wall of noise to games.

“Playing in front of a packed-out Murrayfield is awesome, it gives you a big lift,” said the Gloucester centre.

“You look forward to that journey in and all that sort of stuff. It definitely gives you that little bit of extra oomph to make sure we’re on it, that we perform and put on a show for everyone watching.

“It just gives you that bit of pride. It’s home, it’s our patch. We don’t want to be an easy team to roll over and beat at home.

“We’ve won five of the last six there. That’s pretty good so hopefully we can get another win this week to make it six (out of seven).”

Harris is expecting a formidable test from a France side who beat New Zealand in November and have won both their Six Nations matches so far.

“They’re playing well, probably the best they have played for a while,” said the 31-year-old.

“They had a bit of a slow start against Italy I think, but they are looking really sharp and playing with confidence.

“They are a quality outfit and if we let them get into the high-tempo game and we are not physical enough then it is going to be a tough day for us.”

Harris is also relishing going up against French centres Gael Fickou and Yoram Moefana.

“I’ve played against Fickou before so I know what he is about and am aware of his threats,” he said.

“Moefana has been playing really well and looks pretty handy from what I’ve seen. It’s a challenge I’m