10:30PM That brings an end to our coverage of France’s victory over Scotland as they clinched a seventh Six Nations title in emphatic fashion in Paris. Thanks for joining us!
10:27PM France defence coach Shaun Edwards won his 250th rugby union international as a coach tonight in what he describes as a “special night for myself”.
“The stars aligned for me tonight,” Edwards told ITV.
“We showed resilience in defence second half, when we only conceded three points.
“We defended really well against Ireland but kind of went off it for the last five minutes, but today we were on it for the full 80.”
On Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Edwards said: “Since the World Cup in 2023 he has gotten better and better, and hopefully he gets better again. He is a sensational athlete, a wonderful guy.”
Discussing whether there are regrets over not winning the Grand Slam, he said: “I feel just as happy as if it was a Grand Slam because it shows we had great resilience to come back from losing a game.”
10:22PM So there we have it, France edge out England and Ireland to claim the title as Wales collect a second successive Wooden Spoon.
Here’s how the final table looks for the 2025 Six Nations.
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10:18PM Former Scotland back row Johnnie Beattie has said on ITV: “A lot of my team-mates in the past found the French set-up a chore. They were not fun to watch.
“But this generation, typified by Antoine Dupont, are a really tight-knit squad and play great rugby.
“There was a power struggle between the clubs and union which is better now than ever. There are more young French kids playing in the Top 14 league, winning U20s championships and converting that to Test level.”
10:12PM Dupoint and Alldritt share the honours of lifting the trophy before each player has their moment lifting the silverware, with a huge cheer greeting each one.
It’s then time for the fireworks and the Stade de France is having a real party now.
10:08PM The trophy presentation is now underway as the French players go up one-by-one to receive their medals to huge cheers as their names are called out in the stadium.
Antoine Dupont gets a particularly loud roar from the crowd.
10:07PM France have broken the record for the amount of tries in a Six Nations campaign, scoring 30 across the tournament.
Meanwhile, young winger Bielle-Biarrey has set the record for an individual player in a single tournament with eight tries to his name in this year’s championship.
