Ford: French press comments fired Scotland up
Ross Ford has revealed that Scotland were fired up to beat France for the first time in 10 years by cocky comments from their opponents' Press.
The hooker claimed the Dark Blues were angered by claims from French journalists that their men would run over the top of the Scots at Murrayfield as they chased the RBS 6 Nations title.
But in the end it was Les Bleus who had to take a backward step as Vern Cotter's team produced a gritty display as they claimed their first victory over France since 2006 with a 29-18 triumph - while also handing the Championship crown to England.
Ford told Press Association Sport: "There were a few things said in the French press about how they were going to come here and steamroller us.
"But that just worked in our favour. We knew we could compete with them and it just made us even more determined to go out and prove it.
"We had to fight at times for that victory but they never looked like they were going to run away with it. Once we got a foothold, we were the better team."
The victory was Scotland's first Six Nations win on home soil since beating Ireland back in February 2013.