Time to finish on a high, Saint-Andre tells French squad

France will bid to erase a woeful Six Nations campaign by beating Scotland at the Stade de France and hope other results go their way so they avoid their first wooden spoon since 1999.

Then they landed the unwanted title thanks to a home defeat by the Scots, which was the last time they won in Paris.

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has told his players they owe their fans a big performance.

"I have told the players they must battle for 80 minutes and take the game by the scruff of the neck," he said.

"I want them to deliver pleasure to the public, to the Stade de France and to French rugby. I want them to finish on a high note in what has been for us a very, very bad Six Nations."

Saint-Andre, whose side are on a seven-match winless run in the Six Nations - the worst in almost 90 years - made three changes to the starting 15 in last Saturday's bruising 13-13 draw with Ireland in Dublin.