Scotland finally found some Six Nations joie de vivre to bring France's Grand Slam ambitions to a shuddering halt. A thrilling Murrayfield display dismantled the tournament favourites and injected some much needed feel-good factor into what had been a miserable and uninspiring campaign for Gregor Townsend 's side.
But that was only half the story with the visitors having Mohamed Haouas red carded in the first half before Scotland seized the initiative and became the sum of all parts with both attacking verve and stout defence.
Two tries by Sean Maitland was followed by a Stuart McInally score to put a smile back on the face of Scottish rugby and provide evidence that progress is indeed being made under Townsend to back up all the talk.A
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