A titanic Six Nations showdown between Scotland and France witnessed two early red cards on Sunday as Les Bleus emerged as 32-21 winners in Paris.
Dismissals for Grant Gilchrist and Mohamed Haouas made for a disappointing development at the Stade de France, where Finn Russell's 11-point haul and a Huw Jones brace failed to rein in France from 19 points down. Fabien Galthie's titleholders came out on top despite being outscored in the second half, with Gael Fickou, Romain Ntamack, Ethan Dumortier and Thomas Ramos each scoring to seal the bonus-point victory.
Les Bleus were already 7-0 ahead thanks to Ntamack's quick score when Scotland's day went from bad to worse following Gilchrist's dismissal. The Edinburgh lock was penalised after his shoulder made contact with Anthony Jelonch's head on the six-minute mark, and he could have few complaints after replays showed no effort to wrap in the tackle.
