It was round two of the Six Nations and France had just been beaten by England – or rather had beaten themselves. Thrice in an opening 50 minutes where they had their foot on the hosts’ throat, France had moved to within metres of the English line only to cough up the ball.

PARIS (Reuters) -France head coach Fabian Galthie made two changes from the team that crushed Ireland in the line-up he named on Thursday to face Scotland in Saturday's Six Nations finale at the Stade de France,

France has seen off a resilient Scotland 35-16 and clinched the Six Nations title with a tournament-try record in Paris.