Scotland v France free streams and TV channels

Watch Scotland v France as Les Bleus arrive in Edinburgh knowing a bonus point victory could secure the Six Nations 2026 title.

The match kicks off at 2.10pm GMT on a mild and dry afternoon at Murrayfield. You can watch Scotland v France live streams for free in the UK, Ireland and France – keep reading to find out how to tune in wherever you are in the world. Scroll down to the end of the article for a match preview and team news.

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Scotland v France: In brief

– Date: Saturday 7 March 2026

– Kick-off time: 2.10pm GMT (local) / 3.10pm CET / 9.10am ET / 4.10pm SAST / 1.10am AEDT (Sunday)

– Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh

– FREE Streams: BBC iPlayer (UK), Virgin Media Play (Ireland), TF1+ (France)

– TV Channels: BBC One (UK), Virgin Media One (Ireland), TF1 (France)

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How to stream Scotland v France for free in the UK

All of Scotland’s home games this season are available for for free on terrestrial channel BBC One and streaming service BBC iPlayer in the UK. Coverage for Saturday’s Six Nations opener starts at 1.00pm GMT ahead of the 2.10pm kick-off.

While BBC iPlayer is free to use, you will need to complete a simple sign-up process to access the service. You also need an up-to-date TV Licence to stream live TV in the UK.

The match is also available via subscription service Premier Sports.

The final game of the weekend, Italy v England is on ITV1 and ITVX, and kicks off at 4.40pm GMT.

Travelling outside the UK right now? You could use a VPN to access your usual stream — keep reading to find out more.

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Stream Scotland v France from anywhere

Being abroad doesn’t have to stop you from watching this weekend’s rugby action. A VPN bypasses geo-blocking by changing your IP address, letting you stream Men’s Six Nations 2026 matches – including Scotland v France – as if you were at home. NordVPN is our favourite and rated as the #1 VPN by our colleagues at TechRadar.

Free Scotland v France live streams in Ireland

In Ireland? You can watch free Scotland v France live streams on Virgin Media Play or terrestrial TV channel Virgin Media One.

Pre-match build-up starts at 1.30pm GMT, 40 minutes ahead of the 2.10pm kick-off.

The second match of today’s Six Nations double bill, Italy v England (kick-off: 4.40pm GMT), is also on Virgin Media Play and Virgin Media One.

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Watch Scotland v France for free in France

Rugby fans in France can watch their team in action today via live streams on TF1 and its TF1+ streaming service. Both options are free.

Coverage of Scotland v France starts at 3.00pm CET, a mere 10 minutes before the game kicks off at 3.10pm.

French fans who are away from home but want to tune in with their usual French language commentary can still access their TF1 coverage from abroad by using a VPN, such as NordVPN.

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Other viewing options around the world

United States: You can watch every Six Nations 2026 match on NBC’s Peacock streaming service. You’ll need the Premium option, for which prices start at $10.99 per month. Kick-off for Scotland v France is 9.10am ET or an alarm clock-necessitating 6.10am PT on Saturday morning.
South Africa: Head to SuperSport to watch Scotland v France in South Africa. The match gets underway at 4.10pm SAST this afternoon.
Australia: Stan Sport is the place to go for Aussie rugby fans looking for Scotland v France streams this weekend. You’ll need a base Stan subscription (monthly fees start at $12 per month) plus $20 per month to watch Stan Sport. You’ll need to stay up late, though, because kick-off is at 1.10am AEDT.
New Zealand: Kiwi fans can watch Scotland v France on Sky Sport, which costs $54.99 per month for a streaming subscription. Kick-off is 3.10am NZDT in the small hours of Sunday morning.

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Scotland v France preview

France have been in scintillating form in this year’s tournament, securing comfortable bonus point wins over Ireland, Wales and Italy while playing some beautiful rugby. The title feels like theirs to lose but today’s hosts won’t simply want to gift them a second successive Six Nations trophy.

Few would have predicted that Scotland would find themselves second in the championship table (and France’s most likely banana skins) after that disappointing loss to Italy in that torrential downpour in Rome. Gregor Townsend’s team fired themselves back into contention in emphatic style, however, comfortably beating England in the Calcutta Cup  before mounting an impressive comeback against a spirited Wales side in Cardiff.

But even if the Scots are feeling optimistic today, one look at the opposition team sheet will make them realise the job on their hands. Les Bleus head coach Fabien Galthié has made four changes to the side that beat Italy a fortnight ago, and – while it’s debatable whether any of them make the team stronger – they definitely don’t make it weaker. In the centres, he restores the opening weekend partnership of Nicolas Depoortère and Yoram Moefana after both missed two games with injury. In the second row, meanwhile, it‘s the turn of Charles Ollivon and Mickaël Guillard to start – the bad news for the home side is that Thibaud Flament and Emmanuel Meafou will be ready and waiting to come on in the second half.

Townsend is clearly conscious of France’s legendary forward power, and has shuffled his pack accordingly. There’s an all-new front row of Pierre Schoeman, George Turner and D’arcy Rae, while Gregor Brown moves from flanker to lock. Jack Dempsey returns at number 8 following an injury lay-off, and the team has shifted to a 6-2 split on the bench.

But it’s behind the scrum, where Scotland have arguably the second best backs division in the championship, that they’ll hope to inflict some damage on Antoine Dupont and co. The only change in personnel comes on the wing, where Darcy Graham makes his first start of the championship in place of Duhan van der Merwe, his rival for Scotland’s all time try-scoring record.

The visitors will be clear favourites, but Gregor Townsend’s team will be hoping the Murrayfield crowd can carry them to an against-the-odds victory – and set-up a grandstand finish to the championship on Super Saturday.

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Scotland v France line-ups and officials

Scotland

15. Blair Kinghorn
14. Darcy Graham
13. Huw Jones
12. Sione Tuipulotu (captain)
11. Kyle Steyn
10. Finn Russell (vice-captain)
9. Ben White

1. Pierre Schoeman
2. George Turner
3. D’arcy Rae
4. Gregor Brown
5. Scott Cummings
6. Matt Fagerson
7. Rory Darge (vice-captain)
8. Jack Dempsey

Replacements:
16. Ewan Ashman
17. Rory Sutherland
18. Zander Fagerson
19. Grant Gilchrist
20. Freddy Douglas
21. Josh Bayliss
22. George Horne
23. Tom Jordan

France

15. Thomas Ramos
14. Théo Attissogbe
13. Nicolas Depoortere
12. Yoram Moefana
11. Louis Bielle-Biarrey
10. Matthieu Jalibert
9. Antoine Dupont (captain)

1. Jean-Baptiste Gros
2. Julien Marchand
3. Dorian Aldegheri
4. Charles Ollivon
5. Mickaël Guillard
6. François Cros
7. Oscar Jégou
8. Anthony Jelonch

Replacements:
16. Peato Mauvaka
17. Rodrigue Neti
18. Demba Bamba
19. Thibaud Flament
20. Emmanuel Meafou
21. Lenni Nouchi
22. Baptiste Serin
23. Pierre-Louis Barassi

Australia’s Angus Gardner takes charge of Scotland v France, and he’s joined on today’s team of Six Nations officials by Andrew Brace of Ireland and Craig Evans of Wales. Brett Cronan (Australia) is the TMO.

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