France seem to be gradually turning the screw, recycling the ball in the Scottish 22 a few times until prop Eddy Ben Arous loses control and Scotland hoof it clear to ease the pressure.

John Beattie
Former Scotland back row, BBC Radio Scotland

"The trouble with these games is that, a number of times, we've been close to good teams at half-time, and then we collapse. The test now for the next 30-odd minutes is: Can Scotland consolidate? At the moment, our defence is a bit passive."

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Gordon Reid is penalised for holding a French attacker down slap bang in front of the posts. Frederic Michalak comfortably slots it over from 40 yards to level it up.

John Beattie
Former Scotland back row, BBC Radio Scotland

"This pitch is a disgrace. A player could break their leg on this."

Frederic Michalak gets proceedings under way, but Tim Visser collects nicely and charges down the left flank into the French half. Scotland picking up where they left off.

John Beattie
Former Scotland back row, BBC Radio Scotland

"I like what we're trying to do, but some of the fundamentals haven't been there in the scrum and the line-out.

"Incidentally, France were out there for at least two minutes before Scotland came out for the second half. Scotland made them wait."

Scotland fans, and to paraphrase Eric Morecambe, what do you think of it so far? Genuine hope, or too early to tell? 

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Thanks, Mike. Encouraging stuff from Scotland so far, they've been at France relentlessly and the hosts have been below-par much of the time. I wouldn't be surprised if the usual plethora of substitutions after the break to have an effect, though.

France did pierce that Scotland defence on a couple of occasions, and the power of Mathieu Bastareaud is a threat. Vern Cotter's side need to do better in the line-outs too - but they have given as good as they've received in the scrum.

There's a half-time substitution on the live text commentary front - I'm going to hand you over to Tim Oscroft for the second 40.

A scrappy first half in difficult conditions, that. But Vern Cotter will be very encouraged by the way his players have taken the battle on. They were a little fortunate that France fluffed their chance to score through Wesley Fofana thanks to a forward pass in the build-up. But they have hung in there and eked out a lead. Discipline will be key in the second half.

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Scotland get a penalty as France collapse in the scrum, and a kick for the corner gives Scotland the line-out. They've struggled to win clean ball, but Ryan Wilson keeps it alive, and a French offside gives Greig Laidlaw the chance to kick at goal. The scrum-half's nerve holds - it's three out of three for him, and Scotland - having weathered a fair degree of pressure - lead at the break.

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France keep the pressure on from the scrum, however. Scotland can't get out initially, but hang in there - it's good defence in the ruck, and scrum-half Greig Laidlaw is eventually able to kick for the halfway line. Scotland may be happy to get to half-time level.

Scotland's defence is wobbling. France full-back Scott Spedding darts through a gap, and suddenly Vern Cotter's men are pinned back 15 yards in front of their line. From a maul, the ball is worked wide to centre Wesley Fofana, who dives in at the corner. Is it a try? Referee Wayne Barnes thinks it's a forward pass from Mathieu Bastareaud and has no doubt about blowing the whistle to bring play back for a scrum. A bit of a let-off for Scotland.

John Beattie
Ex-Scotland back row forward, BBC Scotland

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"What's annoying is that without doing much the French have come back into the game through Scottish mistakes. Why grab a player when he's in the air at the line-out? That's madness."

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The penalty count is rising against Scotland, which will be a concern to Vern Cotter. Richie Gray pulls down Damien Chouly at a line-out, giving Frederic Michalak a relatively easy angled kick between the posts from around 20 yards. Scotland need to keep their discipline better than this.

Scotland's defence is doing a good job here against another Mathieu Bastareaud charge. France try to work the ball left, but Damien Chouly gets his pass wrong and the ball finds touch.

More problems for France prop Rabah Slimani, who has already been off once for a blood injury, and needs patching up again. He's fine to continue, though. A fair few handling errors creeping in here on both sides; it's a wet night, on a dog's dinner of a pitch - it's set up for errors here.

John Beattie
Ex-Scotland back row forward, BBC Scotland

"The French crowd have gone quiet because Scotland are playing sensible rugby."

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It's being played at a terrific pace, this match; arguably at the expense of quality, but none the less, it's a fascinating watch. A Scotland attack is rewarded with a penalty as France falter at the breakdown, giving Greig Laidlaw another chance to kick from distance, albeit once again in a central position. The ball dips as it approaches the posts, but has enough fuel to creep over.

John Beattie
Ex-Scotland flanker, BBC Scotland

"There's been more rugby in the first 15 minutes of this match than many Six Nations games. Scotland's kick-chasing is good, but we're not keeping the ball long enough in phases. Nothing to be ashamed of, this is fine."