France scored nine tries, six in the second half, to secure a crushing 55-0 victory over Scotland in the Women’s Six Nations
Sun 16 Apr 2023 18.55 BST
France scored nine tries, six in the second half, to secure a crushing 55-0 victory over Scotland to make it three successive wins in the Women’s Six Nations.After a well-contested first period in Vannes, France went into the break 17-0 up courtesy of tries from Pauline Bourdon, Melissande Llorens and Emilie Boulard. The hosts thought they had scored the opening try just five minutes in when Charlotte Escudero crashed over but it was ruled out due to a forward pass in the build-up.
It did not take long for France to finally have their opener after a series of passes allowed Bourdon to race over the line but Jessy Trémoulière missed the conversion. Llorens helped to double the French lead and they scored a third try just before half-time in similar fashion to the first as Boulard broke through to score.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.
The second-half French procession got underway six minutes after the interval when Boulard touched down for her second, before Hermet collected a pass from Llorens to put them 29-0 up. Vernier forced her way over before Boulard completed her hat-trick after a break upfield from Hermet.
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