Fabien Galthie’s side are boosted by the returns of the likes of Matthieu Jalibert, Nicolas Depoortere and Yoram Moefana, with Anthony Jelonch passed fit as Charles Ollivon and Mickael Guillard return to the pack. Scotland will have hope of challenging France having sat second after round three, bouncing back from a shock loss in Italy that heaped further pressure on Gregor Townsend by dismantling England in the Calcutta Cup again and then fighting back in dramatic fashion to avoid an upset in Cardiff a fortnight ago.