Scotland vs France

I suspect the reporting has changed, I'm not going to search too much though - as you say I'm not finding it now. Also entirely possible I may also be mistaken based on headlines from titles (I don't read PR, so it's not them I saw it on). You can treat it as "demanding admission of an error though" and I'll stick by that with what I'm saying.

By decision, badly worded on my part given what we're talking about, I mean the decision by WR to admit a mistake was made or that the ref got something wrong. Not the call on the pitch, obviously that's not going to change.

They're similar, sure, no problems agreeing there. I'm merely pointing out there's a difference in degree. So I suppose we're broadly in agreement, just approaching from opposite sides maybe.

Fair enough Podge, though Im partial to the explanation that for the Scotland team pushing blame for the French loss off to officiating is one way for the coaches to pick them up off the floor after two frankly disastrous weekends of rugby. The second half capitulation against Wales followed by throwing away the French match can't be easy to wish away or even explain. There is something up when a team with that quality can't get the job done against teams they should put to the sword. And in terms of building, if ever there was a year when Scotland might have realistically expected to come in first or second this is it, yet they find themselves in a vulnerable third position with Ireland and England to come.