Murrayfield as underdogs is a scenario Scotland like, and a third successive win would set up perfect Six Nations finale
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he mischievous will have eyes on Rome on Saturday in case of a historic win but the game of the weekend is in Edinburgh. Second versus first, Scotland versus France, entertainers versus entertainers. The title on the line. We could even have a champion by the end of it.
If France win with a bonus point, that is it. The 2026 Six Nations will be theirs with a round to spare. One feels there will be tries in this game, so the prospect is real. Which would reduce the championship’s beloved set piece of Super Saturday to an exercise in ordering the also-rans and seeing if France can move ahead of Wales as the Six Nations’ most prolific purveyor of grand slams, with a fifth.
For now though we can relish an old-fashioned match of significance in the race to the title. Our two contenders have adopted routes to this point of varying fortunes. France have been immaculate; Scotland have offered the usual diet of brilliance and despair.
