‘Scotland bum cheek away from converting’ in Paris

Head coach Gregor Townsend claims that as they came to an end to their Six Nations campaign, Scotland were “a bum cheek away from converting.”

The Scots lost 35-16 to their hosts in Paris, who finished the tournament fourth, while England won the title.

Scotland forced their rivals to make over 200 tackles on nine occasions, but Darcy Graham managed just one try.

Townsend regretted his team’s success, with Tom Jordan’s late goal late in the first half ruled out because Blair Kinghorn had been proned into touch earlier.

Finn Russell’s off-load came to a stop and Louis Bielle-Biarrey completed an 80-meter French breakaway shortly after the break.

Townsend, who chose to only send Peato Mauvaka a yellow card for a headbutt on Ben White, continued, “We didn’t get the breaks.”

They scored just before half-time thanks to a mistake and a disallowed try, and we had bad luck before half-time.

When Blair was at his best, we were a bum cheek away from winning the first half. You need to be patient and accurate, which was lacking.

Scotland’s campaign began with a frantic home victory over Italy before being completely overshadowed by Ireland a week later.

At Twickenham, they dominated England for a long period of time, but their poor finishing and poor goal-kicking prevented them from winning the Calcutta Cup for the fifth time.

They fought off Wales last weekend in a 20-point lead before coming home with a single score after going out of their way in the second half.

When Townsend inquired as to whether Scotland should have a higher ranking, Townsend replied, “No, we will finish where we don’t win when we have a lot of the game.”

“It’s a very competitive competition. No one has won a Grand Slam, and teams can’t play well in every game.

How did you feel about Scotland’s performance in Paris?

And of the entire campaign they run?

What went right and wrong, exactly? Who impressed you, exactly?