Rugby: “Our first try changed everything”, Townsend looks back on the awakening of Scotland

Gregor Townsend (Scotland manager, after the 25-21 win over France): “I think France are going to field a completely different team next week. I would be surprised if they did not change things (…) We said that we had to prevent France from scoring, we had to be better in defense, especially around the rucks. We also needed to be better placed on the pitch. We were pretty happy with what we produced offensively, we just needed to have the ball. It changed with our first try, the dynamic was for us. It didn’t change anything to have one player less: we were able to create chances.”