France were crowned Six Nations champions after a 35-16 victory over Scotland in Paris, but the match was marred by a controversy.

France did not quite hit the heights of their Dublin demolition last weekend, but Les Bleus did enough on a nervy night in Paris to clinch a second Six Nations title in four years – and kill off England’s faint hopes of a trophy-lift in Cardiff.After...

It is France’s first Six Nations crown since their 2022 Grand Slam and only a second since 2010, ending a frustrating run of back-to-back second-place finishes behind Ireland, whom they brushed aside in Dublin in round four to enter the final day in pole position despite the loss of superstar captain Antoine Dupont to a long-term knee injury.