SCOTLAND have one eye on the Rugby World Cup – but they must navigate through a double-header warm-up against France first.
Two tries from Darcy Graham and one by Josh Bayliss fired the Scots to a recent 25-13 victory against the Italians.
Darcy Graham was an integral part of Scotland’s victory against ItalyRex
While the French dismantled Wales in a March Six Nations fixture during their last outing.
However, with the Rugby World Cup fast approaching, both sides will be just as eager to have the best preparations possible.
And SunSport has all the information required for game one of this huge double encounter.
When is Scotland vs France?
Scotland’s encounter against France will take place on Saturday, August 5.It is scheduled to get underway at 3:15pm BST.Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland is the allocated arena for this match and it can host approximately 67,144 fans.France ran out 32-21 winners when the sides last met during the 2023 Six Nations.
What TV channel is it on and can it be live streamed?
The first match of the Scotland vs France double-header will be broadcast LIVE on Amazon Prime in the UK.A monthly subscription costs viewers £5.99, however, a 30-day FREE trial is also available.Fans can stream the entire action through Prime Video’s official website.
Team news
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has suggested that Finn Russell is an ideal choice to captain his side with injury ruling out Jamie Ritchie.
While winger Darcy Graham and Matt Ferguson are the only players to retain their spot from the starting XV who beat Italy last weekend.
Scotland Team
Forwards
1 Pierre Schoeman2 Ewan Ashman3 Zander Fagerson4 Richie Gray5 Grant Gilchrist6 Matt Fagerson7 Hamish Watson8 Jack Dempsey
Backs
9 Ben White10 Finn Russell (Captain)11 Duhan van der Merwe12 Sione Tuipulotu13 Huw Jones14 Darcy Graham15 Blair Kinghorn
Replacements
16 Dave Cherry17 Jamie Bhatti18 WP Nel19 Scott Cummings20 Rory Darge21 George Horne22 Cameron Redpath23 Ollie Smith
France Team
Forwards
1 Jean-Baptiste Gros2 Pierre Bourgarit3 Demba Bamba4 Cameron Woki5 Bastien Chalureau6 Paul Boudehent7 Sekou Macalou8 Yoan Tanga
Backs
9 Batiste Couilloud10 Matthieu Jalibert11 Ethan Dumortier12 Yoram Moefana13 Emilien Gailleton14 Louis Bielle-Biarrey15 Brice Dulin (Captain)
Replacements
16 Peato Mauvaka17 Reda Wardi18 Sipili Falatea19 Paul Willemse20 Dylan Cretin21 Baptiste Serin22 Antoine Hastoy23 Arthur Vincent Read More