Gregor Townsend rues tries either side of half-time as fabulous France outclass Scotland

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend lamented the loss of two tries either side of half-time as his side were ultimately thrashed 36-17 by Grand Slam hopefuls France at BT Murrayfield. Les Bleus made a strong start and scored two brilliant tries in the opening 13 minutes but the home side looked to be in the ascendancy towards the end of the first half as a try from Rory Darge just before the half-hour mark helped cut the deficit to 12-10. However, France scored a third try against the run of play in the very last action of the half and then scored again two minutes into the second half to go 26-10 ahead and seize full command of the match. Asked about the loss of those tries, Townsend said: “It was tough on the players, particularly the try after half-time. “We were disappointed not to have gone ahead when we had a couple of opportunities to score before half-time. Read more: SACRE BLEU https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/8492110/scotland-france-fabulous-french-murrayfield-masterclass-six-nations/ Become a Scottish Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.theScottishsun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thescottishsun/ Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottishSun