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The two tries which Kyle Steyn scored at either end of Scotland’s narrow defeat in Saint-Étienne on Saturday night were a useful reminder that the wing pecking order is not set in stone for the team’s return to France next month.

Scotland's player ratings after their Rugby World Cup warm-up defeat to France in Saint-Etienne.

Gregor Townsend hailed the resilience of his team after they produced a stirring comeback for the second time in a week to seriously threaten another Rugby Worl

France fly-half Romain Ntamack left the field with a suspected knee problem and Scotland winger Duhan van der Merwe also suffered an injury as the World Cup hosts won 30-27 in a warm-up match in Saint-Etienne on Saturday. Ntamack, 24, was helped off the field after 55 minutes less than a month befor ..

There is a lot of Scottish sporting history wrapped up in Saint-Etienne, the industrial city in the Massif Central where Gregor Townsend’s team will face France on Saturday evening.

If this was a prelude to what awaits us in France in September and October, the world is in for a treat. A helter-skelter game of attacking ambition, defensive fragility and — from Scotland at least — some rank indiscipline finished in the expected outcome, the visitors having been excellent either side of a midsection which Fabien Galthié’s side thoroughly dominated.

A late Thomas Ramos penalty saw France past the Scots on a scoreline of 30-27.

Thomas Ramos kicked over a late penalty to hand France an unconvincing 30-27 win over Scotland that left questions around the World Cup hosts.

White has been left out of the squad set to take on a strong Les Bleus side in Saint-Etienne on Saturday.

The Tipperary man was impressive in the Scots’ win over Italy on Saturday.