Gregor Townsend believes Scotland's recent record against France entitles them to travel to Paris with optimism for their daunting Six Nations finale against the title contenders on Saturday. But Townsend is encouraged by the fact Scotland's last three meetings against France have been decided by a margin no greater than four points,

Scotland have made two changes to their pack by bringing in Gregor Brown and Matt Fagerson to face title-chasing France in the last game of this year’s Six Nations in Paris on Saturday.