France wins the Six Nations Tournament by beating Scotland 35 to 16 – Liberation
Long tense against a Scotland who came to play the spoilsports, the Blues of Fabien Galkié ended up unrolling on Saturday at the Stade de France to ensure victory 35 to 16 and win the Six Nations tournament, the 27th won by France.
By ahead of England in the ranking, which had blown them the victory of a hair at Twickhenham (26-25) on the second day, the Blues finally won a trophy, the second of the Garthie mandate after the Grand Slam of 2022.
This success rewards a brilliant generation (Ramos, Dupont Ntamack, Alldritt, etc.), at the list reduced by four second places in the tournament, and cruel elimination from the quarter of the 2012 World Cup.
With their dazzling victory in Dublin last week (42-27), which had followed a no less brilliant success in Rome (73-24), the teammates of Grégory Alldritt, new captain after the serious knee injury by Antoine Dupont in Ireland, knew that only the Scottish of Finn Russell was on their way to the victory.
During a first time tense, it was believed that these Scottish people were going to play the same bad turn as in 2021, when they had deprived the blues of the trophy by winning at the Stade de France (27-23).
But relying on its seven-forward bench, a new Mantra of Galkié, and thanks to the formidable efficiency of Louis Bielle-Biarrey, author of at least one test in each match of the tournament, the Blues did not trip on the last step.
« We must not forget the dirty work, that's how we win » had warned Alldritt on Friday. In an icy evening in Saint-Denis, the French first put on the heating blue, Ramos quickly converting a penalty after a solid ball worn (4th).
Under the eyes reddened by the emotion of Antoine Dupont, acclaimed by the Stade de France, the Blues continued their work as a underflete, before Yoram Moefana took advantage of a breach to go under the posts and mark a test rewarding his excellent tournament (18th).
But while the Blues led 10 points and seemed to have triggered their machine to crush their opponents, everything got into it.
A mood gesture by Peato Mauvaka, who came to charge the Scottish scrum half Ben White in a game stop leaving the French at 14, fortunately for them only ten minutes, the hooker received with a rather mild yellow card (21st).
After the opening of the Scottish score by Russell (21st), to which Ramos quickly responded (26th, 13-3), the XV of France stammered his rugby, and suffered against the Cavalcades of the Scottish three quarters, rewarded with a test by the winger Darcy Graham, well served by Russell (29th).
Again reduced to 14 after a yellow card for Jean-Baptiste Gros, the French even believed to see the Ecossais pass them in front of just before the break, Tom Jordan's test was finally canceled for a touch in touch on the back Blair Kinghorn (40th+1, 16-13 for France).
On the return from the locker room, France then replied, by its fatal weapon of this 2025 edition of the tournament: Louis Bielle-Biarrey.
Taking advantage of a loss of ball from Russell and a revival of Romain Ntamack, the LBB lightning again made its canes speak, scoring a test, its 8th in the competition (43rd), recorded record.
Thanks to their overpowered bench (Jelonch, Meafou, merchant, etc.), the French then folded the meeting, Ramos marking a test after a new ball worn (57th, 30-16), relieving the 80,000 spectators of the Stade de France.
Served by Gaël Fickou, Moefana doubled the place a few minutes later (62nd, 35-16), to offer the Blues a comfortable and definitive lead towards victory, and especially towards the title.
