The Breakdown 5: will Sunday be a day of reckoning for Scotland?

Can Scotland secure six wins in a row for the first time in 30 years against France?

Scotland are looking to make it five in a row against France on Sunday. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
Scotland are looking to make it five in a row against France on Sunday. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk

HERIOT’S Super6 head coach and former Edinburgh hooker Andy Kelly joins The Offside Line’s David Barnes and host Jack Reid to digest Scotland’s Nations Cup opening weekend victory over Italy, and look ahead to the arrival of France at Murrayfield on Sunday.

They also look at the trials and tribulations of Scotland’s pro teams, and discuss what the impact of Covid will be on the grassroots game.


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