Scotland vs France Six Nations preview as the top two sides in the competition meet heading into the penultimate weekend.
France travel to Murrayfield with a Grand Slam still on the cards. This will be their final away trip before they welcome England to Paris on Super Saturday.
Scotland have won two of the last three in the competition and, with wins over France and Ireland, have an outside chance of winning their first ever Six Nations title.
There are four points separating the two teams, so bonus points could be crucial for the outcome of the tournament.
Scotland vs France confirmed lineups and team news
Scotland (1-15):
Schoeman, Turner, Rae, Brown, Cummings, M. Fagerson, Darge, Dempsey, White, Russell, Steyn, Tuipulotu, Jones, Graham, Kinghorn
Replacements (16-23):
Ashman, Sutherland, Z. Fagerson, Gilchrist, Douglas, Bayliss, Horne, Jordan
Jack Dempsey is a big return for Scotland, who picked up an injury against England. Rae comes in at tighthead for his first appearance of the Six Nations. Zander Fagerson is moved to the bench, having started the last 17 Six Nations games for Scotland.
France (1-15):
Gros, Marchand, Aldegheri, Olivon, Guilard, Cros, Jegou, Jelonch, Dupont, Jalibert, Bielle-Biarrey, Moefana, Depootere, Attissogbe, Ramos
Replacements (16-23):
Mauvaka, Neti, Bamba, Flament, Meafou, Nouchi, Seri, Barassi
France have returned to the exact starting 15 they played against Ireland. Moefana and Depootere picked up injuries and were replaced by the Pau centre pairing for rounds two and three. Jalibert missed round three, and the backline shuffled to accommodate. The backline is now back up to full strength.
Recent Form:
Scotland (Home team): W-W-L-W-L
Scotland made a statement turnaround after their round one defeat to Italy by beating England in their last match at Murrayfield. In round three, they also beat Wales, but it wasn’t a comfortable performance as they had to come from 20-5 behind to win 26-23 in the final five minutes.
France (Away team): W-W-W-W-W
France have won five games in a row and crucially are still on track for a Grand Slam with three wins from three. They also won the final two games of their autumn internationals over Australia and Fiji, although they were comfortably beaten by South Africa in the opening game of the autumn window.
Scotland vs France head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 15/03/25 | Six Nations | France | 35-16 |
| 10/02/24 | Six Nations | France | 16-20 |
| 12/08/23 | Friendly | France | 30-27 |
| 05/08/23 | Friendly | Scotland | 25-21 |
| 26/02/23 | Six Nations | France | 32-21 |
France have held relative dominance in this fixture of late, but the matches have been a lot closer than you might first imagine. Three of the last four meetings have been settled by four points or less.
Scotland have won five of the last eight matches at home against France, although the visitors have won three of the last four.
How to watch Scotland vs France?
Scotland vs France will be broadcast on BBC One in the UK and will be available for streaming on BBC iPlayer. In Ireland, the match will be available on Virgin Media One and can be streamed on the Virgin Media PLAY app.
The match will be available or BBC Radio 5 Live in the UK and RTE Radio One in Ireland.
Highlights will be available shortly after the match on the Six Nations YouTube channel.
