Scotland victory over France was 'performance for the ages' - Lawson

Scotland delivered a "performance for the ages" with their exhilerating 50-40 Six Nations triumph over France on Saturday, according to former captain Rory Lawson.

Gregor Townsend's side scored seven tries and scuppered France's Grand Slam hopes in the process, blowing away Les Bleus with relentless attacking rugby.

Lawson says it was "certainly" Scotland's greatest ever performance, one which keeps their title hopes alive before the final round of fixtures.

"The quality of rugby, the bravery, the desire to just keep on going - they just continued to play smart, ambitious, brave rugby," Lawson told Radio Scotland Breakfast.

"And they executed. They executed with an intensity and an emotion that I've not seen for a long, long time.

The game was really on a knife edge at half-time, but they came out in that second half, scored within three or four minutes, and then they just kept on going.

"That third quarter of the game in particular, whereby they totally took the game away from France, was just one of the great 20 minutes I've seen Scotland. It was a performance for the ages."

To win the championship, they must now win in Dublin - ideally with a bonus point - and hope France don't match it against England.

It's quite a turnaround from a side that had come under fire for throwing away a win against Argentina in the autumn, and failing to beat Italy in the opening round of the tournament.

"It's something that's been a narrative throughout this championship so far - the impact of that Argentina game," Lawson said.

"Listening to Gregor Townsend, and speaking to a few of the players afterwards, they have referenced it as being a moment that they've learned so much from.

"Sometimes you've got to go through these really tough times and take your learnings and start rebuilding and start changing the behaviours a little bit. What we saw on Saturday was exactly that."