Same same but different, Scotland used one of France's tactics against them

Same same but different, Scotland used one of France's tactics against them

Scotland caused somewhat of a shock by upsetting France in round four of the Six Nations, ultimately ending Les Bleus' Grand Slam ambitions.

Scotland were good value for their win, despite France going down a man after a red card as they worked out a way to counter France's suffocating defence.

Omar Mouneimne has been busy this Six Nations' campaign providing insight and analysis of the Six Nations and in his second exclusive review of the Scotland-France game, he has a look at how Scotland mimicked one of England and France's tactics to great effect in the win over Les Bleus.

The tactic dubbed 'jets' sees the side in possession dummy a box kick with the flyhalf cross kicking instead. The point of the tactic is to have three backs sprinting onto the catcher and isolating him putting the defence under extreme pressure and hopefully forcing an error. 

 


Both France and England executed this tactic well during the Six Nations leading to tries and Scotland did the same against France. They send a competitive cross-kick into the air from a ruck or maul so that the French forwards would have to trek long across the pitch to help clean up the ball and get back into shape.

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