It’s been a while but France haven’t had it all their own way

Close encounter: Scotland edge the game in 1963

Like all the teams in the Championship, Scotland have endured long barren spells in Paris but the Auld Alliance has never been entirely one-way traffic. The Scots have had their moments.
New Year’s Day 1913 saw their first victory on French soil when they scored five tries to win 21-3, which is still their biggest winning margin in the French capital. Wing Bill Stewart scored a hat-trick and promptly went and scored four in his next game, against Ireland. But for World War I he might have become a household name.
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