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.
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 Schoeman
- 2 Ewan Ashman
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Richie Gray
- 5 Grant Gilchrist
- 6 Matt Fagerson
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Jack Dempsey
Backs
- 9 Ben White
- 10 Finn Russell (Captain)
- 11 Duhan van der Merwe
- 12 Sione Tuipulotu
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Darcy Graham
- 15 Blair Kinghorn
Replacements
- 16 Dave Cherry
- 17 Jamie Bhatti
- 18 WP Nel
- 19 Scott Cummings
- 20 Rory Darge
- 21 George Horne
- 22 Cameron Redpath
- 23 Ollie Smith
France Team
Forwards
- 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 2 Pierre Bourgarit
- 3 Demba Bamba
- 4 Cameron Woki
- 5 Bastien Chalureau
- 6 Paul Boudehent
- 7 Sekou Macalou
- 8 Yoan Tanga
Backs
- 9 Batiste Couilloud
- 10 Matthieu Jalibert
- 11 Ethan Dumortier
- 12 Yoram Moefana
- 13 Emilien Gailleton
- 14 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
- 15 Brice Dulin (Captain)
Replacements
- 16 Peato Mauvaka
- 17 Reda Wardi
- 18 Sipili Falatea
- 19 Paul Willemse
- 20 Dylan Cretin
- 21 Baptiste Serin
- 22 Antoine Hastoy
- 23 Arthur Vincent
