Scotland were one of the founding members of the home nation's tournament but for long periods have really struggled to hold their own with their success rate no where near as positive as the other main teams in the home nations.Scotland has been through a tough spell in the last ten years and they showed that with a poor showing in the 2009 Six Nations. They were only able to beat Italy which means they once again finished 5th in the Championship. Having participated in the Six Nations since its inception Scotland has only achieved the ultimate of the Grand Slam a total of three times in 1925, 1984 and 1990.Murrayfield is the home of Scottish Rugby with a capacity of just under 70,000 but they have managed to get over 100,000 people into the ground in the early days.The Scotland national rugby union team represents Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked n inth in the IRB World Rankings as at 16 November 2009, and makes up one quarter of the British and Irish Lions rugby team. They annually take part in the Six Nations and participate in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.The French played their first Five Nations Championship in 1910, four years after their first test match against New Zealand. The French were the whipping boys of the tournament during those early years, losing repeatedly to the home nations sides. The French were banned from the tournament in 1932 when the sport threatened to go professional in France.The French next participated in the Five Nations in 1947. It took them a further eight years to secure their first Five Nations championship, which they shared with Wales in 1955, before they came of age and won their first outright title in 1959.In the years since France claimed its first championship title, the French have become a powerful force in the tournament, winning almost half of the Six Nations tournaments played since 1955. The French are also the only team in the tournament's history to have won back-to-back championships whilst fielding an unchanged team.Buy Scotland V France Hospitality now! Scotland V France HospitalityFor more detail visit on
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