Rugby-Late Ramos penalty hands France victory over Scotland


Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - France v Wales - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - March 18, 2023 France's Thomas Ramos scores a conversion goal REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo

ST ETIENNE, France (Reuters) -Thomas Ramos kicked over a late penalty to hand France an unconvincing 30-27 win over Scotland in their warm-up test on Saturday that left more questions than answers for the World Cup hosts weeks away from the kick off of the tournament.

Ramos’ three successful penalties and three conversions proved the difference as Scotland threatened to produce another come-from-behind win against France as they scored three tries in the last 20 minutes.

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