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« on: February 13, 2009, 02:01:00 PM »

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France and Scotland each make five changes as they bid to bounce back from opening-day defeats in the Six Nations.

The hosts replace banned centre Florian Fritz with Benoit Baby, while Cedric Heymans, Nicolas Mas, Fabien Barcella and Romain Millo-Chluski also come in.

Brothers Thom and Max Evans play for Scotland together for the first time.

Forwards Alasdair Strokosch and Alasdair Dickinson are called up, along with winger Simon Danielli. However, Chris Paterson remains on the bench.

France were beaten 30-21 by Ireland at Croke Park, while the Scots surrendered meekly at Murrayfield to Wales.

The visitors have won just twice in Paris in 40 years, and last tasted victory at the Stade de France the day before Wales' victory over England at Wembley helped Jim Telfer's team win the Five Nations championship in 1999.

Scotland head coach Frank Hadden is still missing influential duo Euan Murray and Nathan Hines from his pack and he is demanding a better performance in the collision areas.

"I don't tend to have regrets over selections that are based on the best available information at the time," said Hadden.

"What's important is the guys that come in get the opportunity to prove the selectors wrong.

"We know the supporters demand and deserve better than the performance against Wales and the players are determined to do that."

Hadden's response has been to go with the suggestion made by many former Scotland players in the media that he should trust in youth and see if winger Thom Evans can translate his red-hot club form to international level.

Fuelled by the knowledge that it was the pace of the the Irish backs which most troubled the French in Dublin, Hadden has paired both Evans brothers in a Scotland jersey for the first time.  

Elder brother Max came off the bench to score Scotland's late try at Murrayfield last Sunday - and he has now been rewarded with a start at centre, Ben Cairns making way.

"We've decided on balance that Simon and Thom would bring a cutting edge out wide," explained Hadden. "Both these guys will ask real questions of the French defence on the outside."

The inclusion of Danielli, who has been on the fringes of the team in recent seasons, came as a surprise, with many expecting Paterson to return to the starting line-up after a good showing when he came on against Wales.  

But Hugo Southwell remains at full-back, while the goal-kicking duties will go to fly-half Phil Godman.

Flanker Strokosch takes over from Ally Hogg in the back row. And there is an enforced change at prop, where Strokosch's Gloucester team-mate Alasdair Dickinson steps in for the concussed Geoff Cross.

France too have a point to prove after coming in for a wave of media criticism in the wake of defeat in Dublin.

Coach Marc Lievremont said his main task during the week would be to "refocus" the team. And several players have suggested that the message from the coaches was that players had "forgotten the fighting side of the game".

"We sinned by lack of aggressiveness," said captain Lionel Nallet.

The most high profile casualty of the defeat in Dublin is their most instantly recognisable player Sebastien Chabal.

After labouring with a back injury at Croke Park, Chabal has been relegated to the bench, while Toulouse winger Heymans takes over from Julien Malzieu and props Benoit Lecouls and Lionel Faure drop out.

The home side were forced to make a further switch on Wednesday when Fritz was suspended for three weeks for striking an opponent against Ireland.


 :scotland: Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh); Simon Danielli (Ulster), Max Evans (Glasgow Warriors), Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Warriors), Thom Evans (Glasgow Warriors); Phil Godman (Edinburgh), Mike Blair (Edinburgh) capt; Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester), Jason White (Sale), Jim Hamilton (Edinburgh), Alasdair Strokosch (Glouceter, Simon Taylor (Stade Francais), John Barclay (Glasgow).

Replacements: Dougie Hall (Glasgow Warriors), Moray Low (Glasgow), Kelly Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Scott Gray (Northampton Saints), Chris Cusiter (Perpignan), Chris Paterson (Edinburgh), Nick De Luca.

 :bluenwhitescarf:  Clement Poitrenaud (Toulouse); Maxime Medard (Toulouse), Benoit Baby (Clermont-Auvergne), Yannick Jauzion (Toulouse), Cedric Heymans (Toulouse); Lionel Beauxis (Stade Francais), Sebastien Tillous-Borde (Castres); Fabien Barcella (Biarritz), Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Francais), Nicolas Mas (Perpignan), Lionel Nallet (Castres), Romain Millo-Chluski (Toulouse), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse), Fulgence Ouedraogo (Montpelier), Imanol Harinordoquy (Biarritz).

Replacements: Renaud Boyoud (Dax), Benjamin Kayser (Leicester), Sebastien Chabal (Sale), Louis Picamoles (Montpellier), Morgan Parra (Bourgoin), Maxime Mermoz (Perpignan), Julien Malzieu (Clermont Auvergne).

Referee: George Clancy  ROI

'Mon the  :scotland:

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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2009, 11:35:00 PM »

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(6) 22
Try: Ouedraogo Con: Beauxis Pens: Beauxis 5

 :scotland:  (3) 13
Tries: T Evans Con: Paterson Pens: Godman 2


Scotland suffered a second successive Six Nations defeat despite a passionate performance against France in Paris.

The visitors were the better side in the first half, but Lionel Beauxis kicked France to a 6-3 half-time lead.

France improved after the break, with Fulgence Ouedraogo barging over for their try - although Maxime Medard's pass to the flanker seemed forward.

Thom Evans touched next to the posts late on to bring Scotland within six points but France held on for victory.

The majority of those at the Stade de France will have gone home less than deliriously happy as it was not a comfortable, or impressive, win for the home side.

Scotland had only won at the Stade de France once in the last 10 years, and beforehand Les Bleus coach Marc Li?vremont said defeat by Frank Hadden's side would represent "true humiliation".

Perhaps with those words ringing in their ears, Scotland were far from the easy prey many had predicted they would be as they started the game with all guns blazing.

The visitors looked more threatening in the opening 10 minutes than they had for the vast majority of last week's dismal defeat against Wales, with brothers Thom and Max Evans showing just why Scottish fans had been so disappointed to see them miss out at Murrayfield.

France looked in trouble in the fifth minute when Sebastien Tillous-Borde fumbled a loose ball on his own tryline following a Max Evans kick and chase.

However, replays showed that the France scrum-half had recovered his hold of the ball a split-second before winger Thom, and referee George Clancy awarded a 5m scrum.

France were making uncharacteristic handling errors and looked a shadow of the side that attacked with such inventiveness in last week's entertaining defeat against Ireland.

Scotland suffered a setback after 17 minutes when lock Jim Hamilton was forced from the field with a shoulder injury to be replaced by back-rower Kelly Brown.

Hamilton's absence not only left Scotland several kilos lighter in the pack, they were without a specialist second row as Simon Taylor moved up from number eight.

With their scrum looking unsteady at times, Scotland were intent on playing with a high tempo, but lacked a little composure.

France took the lead in the 22nd minute as Beauxis atoned for an earlier penalty miss with a simple kick between the posts.

Scotland deservedly levelled matters, Phil Godman bisecting the posts in the 33rd minute.

But silly errors allowed France to inch ahead again. Beauxis scuffed one penalty kick, his second miss of the match, before making it 6-3.

France were better after the break and scored early as a delightful pop pass from Medard allowed Ouedraogo to dive over for the opening try, which Beauxis converted.
Medard's pass seemed forward, but touch judge Wayne Barnes thought otherwise and referee Clancy awarded the try.

Godman made it 13-6 almost immediately after the kick-off before Beauxis restored Les Bleus' 10-point advantage with an impressive 45m penalty.

Scotland's error count was high and Beauxis extended France's lead after Scotland were penalised at the scrum.

The visitors clawed their way back to within six points when Godman fed Thom Evans for a converted try.

Godman had started the attack with a surging run deep into the French 22, Scotland quickly recycled the ball and Thom Evans glided past two defenders to touch down on his debut.

A Scotland victory looked possible, but France were allowed to breath a sigh of relief as a Beauxis penalty kicked the hosts to victory.

Ah well  huh

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