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					<Commentary type="Match" title="Scotland v France - LIVE" timestamp="201002071651">
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								<minutes>80</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[The game comes to a close, with France soaking up the pressure and trying a few counter attacks, but not much coming on the heavy pitch. France take the opening-day spoils, little to suggest anything other than a tight match against Ireland next week in a potential title decider. For Scotland, tough times lie ahead but they'll be encouraged by the second half display. Cheers from Edinburgh!]]></text>
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								<minutes>77</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Penalty to France as another Scotland move peters out, Poitrenaud clears from his own 22.]]></text>
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								<minutes>75</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[It's been hard, it's been rugged, it's been good Six Nations fare, but this game is hitting a stalemate... or rather, the French are heading for a slow, inexorable checkmate. Scotland just don't have the moves.]]></text>
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								<minutes>73</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Another penalty to Scotland now as the forwards keep grinding away. Lose this and they'll be at least ahppy with the chalenge they presented in the second half in the loose. Lamont breaks, but the support is slow... and turnover, Michalak has it. Scotland have turned ball over seven times, not good enough.]]></text>
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								<minutes>70</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Knock-on at the line-out, a France scrum, reset a couple of times and stern words from Nigel Owens. French working the corners, driving to 2m out... but a penalty to Scotland for holding on!]]></text>
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								<minutes>69</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[A good clearance, a good line-out, and a peach of a kick to the corner by Trinh-Duc... France looking good again.]]></text>
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								<minutes>68</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Better movement from the Scots backs, with Southwell on a long loop and making ground, almost up to the French 22. A couple of rucks... but a penalty to France for holding on.]]></text>
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								<minutes>66</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Barclay and Brown work it forward a little more and now win the scrum, and it's just occurred to me now, much as I have been talking up the French, they are only nine ahead... a sucker punch could make this finish very spicy indeed!]]></text>
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								<minutes>65</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Turnover though, as Bastareaud is tackled and Nathan Hines makes a booming run down the middle! Better bal for Scotland, Lamont on an angle, now out wide to Beattie, so much better!]]></text>
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								<minutes>63</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Here's good movement down the left again from the French, Clerc nearly away but just caught, in the Scotland 22...]]></text>
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								<minutes>61</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[This one drifts just to the left... if he had kicked all his kicks, France would be out of sight by now.]]></text>
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								<minutes>60</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Here's another chance for Parra to extend the lead...]]></text>
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								<minutes>58</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Another Scotland scrum is under pressure, as La Marseillaise rings out loud and clear. Szarzewski makes a break down the right, but the ball coming back is messy... you just get the feeling the French could make the killer score at any moment.]]></text>
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								<minutes>57</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[It's getting a bit feisty here as first France bulldoze a Scotland scrum, and then Clement Poitrenaud runs back a clearance with typical threatening skill. Scotland's scrum is under all sorts of pressure again.]]></text>
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								<minutes>55</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[And the French pinch the line-out and it's trouble on for Scotland here! Parra is through... but the pass was forward!]]></text>
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								<minutes>54</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[An equally good clearance kick brings Scotland back to their own 22...]]></text>
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								<minutes>53</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Fantastic run back and return kick by Tom Evans, France back by their own 22...]]></text>
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								<minutes>52</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Paterson nails it! PENALTY SCOTLAND! 9-18!]]></text>
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								<minutes>51</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[A bit more for Scotland here as they win a penalty and then Moray Low goes on the rampage from a line-out, but he's stopped in midfield... but he wins a penalty and Scotland surely have three more...]]></text>
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								<minutes>49</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Jauzion charges into the midfield and is held by the 10m line. France have had 8 per cent possession this half - an astounding stat.]]></text>
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								<minutes>47</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[France work the ball up inexorably from the restart... the Scots just can't get a mitt on it! Into Scotland's 22, 'Allez les Bleus' ringing out around the stadium... Trinh-Duc with a drop goal... just to the right!]]></text>
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								<minutes>44</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[The youngster chips it over! PENALTY FRANCE! 6-18!]]></text>
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								<minutes>43</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[And it's a penalty now, well within Parra's range...]]></text>
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								<minutes>42</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[France making ominous headway here down the left, this could be a quick and early kill! Bastareaud on an angle, but he knocks it on.]]></text>
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								<minutes>41</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[SECOND HALF: Not a good start for the Scots as Godman puts the ball out on the full!]]></text>
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								<minutes>40</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[But no, the move peters out as messy ruck ball is fumbled, and that's it for the half. France in control, what can the Scots find in the second half? Join us in ten to see...]]></text>
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								<minutes>38</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Paterson has a kick charged down now, and Mas recovers, France 5m out from the line, Trinh-Duc goes for it, 2m short, ight by the posts, a try seems inevitable...]]></text>
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								<minutes>36</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Scotland looking a little more panicked now, playing around in their own half and losing the ball.. if France can nail another before half-time, this game is over.]]></text>
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								<minutes>34</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Parra's found his range! 6-15!]]></text>
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								<minutes>33</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Better work from Scotland at the restarts again, but France do well with a high kick and ball retention, and out the ball goes wide to Bastareaud, there's an overlap here, great speed... a dummy, and he's in for a second! TRY FRANCE! 6-13!]]></text>
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								<minutes>30</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Paterson's 33rd consecutive kick in Six Nations rugby! PENALTY SCOTLAND! 6-8!]]></text>
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								<minutes>29</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Scotland again proficient at the restart, this time it's Cusiter taking it on. To Lamont, but again the slow ball stops the momentum... but back we come for a penalty to Scotland!]]></text>
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								<minutes>28</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Parra lands it! PENALTY FRANCE, 3-8!]]></text>
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								<minutes>27</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[A penalty to France in midfield rounds off some indifferent play from both teams now, and Parra lines it up...]]></text>
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								<minutes>24</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Godman's kick is charged down! Trin-Duc is bearing down on the tryline, but the bounce just hangs in the air for too long and he's tackled short... then holds onto the ball in the tackle]]></text>
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								<minutes>23</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Now Sean Lamont's on a break and Scotland have all the play here. Ball retained at the tackle well, but here's some iffy hands in the backs and the ball is tackled back some 15m.]]></text>
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								<minutes>20</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Scrum reset a couple of times, but now it's cleared. Paterson and Evans try t launch a counter attack, but it's covered. Scotland fighting their way into this game well, and there's a lovely kick from Godman to the corner.]]></text>
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								<minutes>18</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Scotland have a line-out from France's restart clearance, a good set piece, Beattie takes it on! Tries to ofload... but it just goes to ground in front of Cusiter, that was a close call, would have been right under the posts as well!]]></text>
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								<minutes>16</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Awful conversion attempt by Parra]]></text>
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								<minutes>15</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Better scrum from Scotland now, but Harinordoquy takes it on, and there's men out wide, it's Bastareaud cantering over! TRY FRANCE! The man out in the cold six months ago announces his return! 3-5!]]></text>
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								<minutes>13</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[HUGE scrum from France, almost to the line, they win a penalty and Nigel Owens may consider a penalty try now, there's no way France will kick for goal here...]]></text>
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								<minutes>12</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[From the restart, France get the ball back from the clearance and here's a stunning counter-attack, Clerc on the run, going for the corner, half-tackled.... we go upstairs... a superb covering tackle and Clerc was held up by Evans! 5m scrum France.]]></text>
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								<minutes>10</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Paterson nails it! PENALTY SCOTLAND, 3-0!]]></text>
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								<minutes>7</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Another Scotland scrum under pressure - how long can Cusiter keep cleaning up? A few bashes into midfield, then a kick, with Poitrenaud running it back in his own style, to Jauzion, but Max Evans intercepts and into France's 22. Slow ball though... the momentum slows. But on and on the drives come and we're close to the line, Morrison gets it, stopped by Bastareaud... but Scotland win a penalty, surely the first points of the game here...?]]></text>
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								<minutes>6</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Scotland running the ball from their own 22 now, with Max Evans, but Parra and Nallet put in a big hit and turn it over, but France are winning all the important battles and the breakdown.]]></text>
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								<minutes>5</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Rougerie is coming off for Vincent Clerc... body on the line stuff from the Clermont winger, but overdoing it? Scotland scrum in their own 22... ball cleared to touch, but the Scots scrum is under pressure.]]></text>
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								<minutes>4</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Bastareaud makes good inroads into the Scots midfield, out to Poitrenaud and to Rougerie, but the final pass is wayward.]]></text>
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								<minutes>2</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Good scrum from France, but Cusiter sets his backs away, then a chip onto Fall. Scotland conserving ball well, but Rougerie puts in another big hit and turnover, Pape and Parra run te ball back and win a scrum, Rougerie is a little shaken from his hits, we'll see if he's ok.]]></text>
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								<minutes>1</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[And we're off - and oof! Rougerie smashes into the ball catcher from the kick-off, but Scotland retain possession and clear... and win the scrum.]]></text>
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								<minutes>0</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[An impeccable moment of silence for Bill McLaren, and those of you reading this, please take a moment for yourselves to remember the truest voice of rugby there was... long may his legend live on.]]></text>
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								<minutes>0</minutes>
								<text><![CDATA[Welcome to Murrayfield for the third of the Six Nations' opening weekend fixtures, with tournament favourites France here up north and hoping to flex their muscles and make the statement of intent none of the others have made yet. But opposite them is a Scotland side that beat Australia in November and knows that on its day it can be a match for anybody. The action is 15 minutes away, it could be some afternoon.]]></text>
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