A French coronation in an frozen Parisian night and a dagger to the hearts of Scotland, as well as the supporters of England. In the end, the tricolor flew high and proud.
But this was also a night in which Les Bleus received a exit card from the jail to lift the title of the six nations of 2025, since once again the professional rugby showed that it does not punish the dirty game as it should. Scotland gave everything and deserved more.
And perhaps they could have obtained it if the French prostitute Pedato Mauvaka had been sent as it should have been for a bad act of violence in the first half.
Scotland Scrum-Myf Ben White touched and left. He immediately admitted a penalty, but then crashed with Mauvaka that hit White on his face.
The English referee Matthew Carley showed Mauvaka a card that remained yellow after being reviewed through the bunker system because it was considered that the incident had a low degree of danger and strength. Mauvaka was very lucky that not only his yellow was not updated, but not showed a straight red. He left the frustrated Scotland camp properly.
We will never know if Scotland would have won if Mauvaka had seen red. Even if it had been, France may still have raised its game even more. But the failure to punish Mauvaka was not a good look for a game that claims to place the well -being of the player as his priority.
France seized the occasion to do the business against Scotland and win the 2025 six nations
The iconic captain Antoine Dupont, who lost this game, entered the field to help lift the trophy
Towsend said: 'The decision not to raise it to a red card was because there was no excessive force, but I am not sure that this is the criterion for an incident that is not rugby.
It was after the work. Sorry for Ben. He was pushed to the ground and then collided with his head. I don't know how he didn't rise to a red card.
“But France deserved to win the game and the six nations.”
The co-chapitan of Scotland, Rory Darge, said about the Mauvaka incident: 'It is definitely not the reason we lost the game. I thought it looked like an intentional head boat and it was a red card.
Ultimately, France are only winners of the six nations. The only result that prevented them from recording a Grand Slam was their loss for England, a game that they should really have won.
His iconic captain Antoine Dupont, who lost this game and is also out for the rest of the season due to a serious knee injury suffered in the hammer of Ireland, helped lift the trophy. This was a comfort for France not to win his World Cup at home in 2023. His defense coach Shaun Edwards had an international 250ยบ as a coach to remember.
“The stars aligned for me,” Edwards said. “I feel as happy as if it were a Grand Slam because it shows that we had great resistance to return to lose a game.”
For Scotland, it was once again a matter of what it could have been.
The France Stade came to life when the French crowd made its side to the title
Darcy Graham recovered Scotland in the game after France began with revenge
'It's so bad for Antoine that he was injured, but we wanted to fight in this game for him. We did it and we are very happy, “said France Yoram Moefana, a game player with two attempts.
Les Bleus knew that if they slipped, the six nations would be taken from their reach and delivered on a plate to England after their hammering in Wales. But they quickly got to work.
Thomas Ramos instantly kicked a penalty. Finn Russell killed Duhan Van Der Merwe in response, indicating that Scotland was not going to die wondering.
The multitude of Stade de France broke out when the injured Dupont appeared on the screen. The power set of the hosts, predictably, soon began to say.
Jamie Ritchie, the Scotland Flanker, stopped it illegally, the Scotland flank paid the price with a yellow card.
Moefana almost immediately capitalized with the first in France, Ramos improved the score for a 10-0 advantage.
Then came the key flash point with Mauvaka. French fans had just celebrated that Mauvaka was stopped being the hook when Darcy Graham scheduled in his defense to score.
Russell turned and kicked a penalty after more Scottish pressure won the French support Jean-Baptiste a yellow.
Scotland thought they had leadership to the edge of part -time just to govern their evidence
France escaped after the restart when Louis Balle-Barrey created breathing space
Thomas Ramos added to the France account, playing after an almost perfect kick screen
Moefana goes its second to put the game and the out of view of the view for France
Ramos kicked a third penalty. But Scotland was not going to go. And they were unfortunate not to go to rest, Tom Jordan's attempt ruled out that Blair Kinghorn was in touch. France was in a battle and knew it. But soon they resumed control.
When Russell led Scotland forward, he and Graham's link broke. Romain Ntamack pounced and ran clearly, finding Louis Bielle-Barrey in support.
It was never going to be arrested as the Try machine in France, the top scorer in the six nations of this year with a record that matches eight. The France cushion returned to 10.
With seven strikers on his bank, France was always going to release his replacement power. And so, they did, Ramos and Moefana putting the game in bed to start the party.