Robinson laments 'sloppy' moments

Scotland coach Andy Robinson called for more ruthlessness from his side after an enterprising performance in Paris today went unrewarded.

Tries from captain Alastair Kellock, Kelly Brown and Sean Lamont were in vain as France won 34-21 at the Stade de France after taking advantage of sloppiness from the visitors.

And Robinson told BBC1: ‘I'm pleased with the way the team tried to play but I'm very frustrated, I've told them how disappointed I am that they've scored four tries when we had the ball.

‘That's unacceptable, this is Test rugby.’

Maxime Medard, Imanol Harinordoquy and Damien Traille were the beneficiaries of turnover ball and the collapse of the Scottish scrum led to a penalty try - a decision Robinson did not argue with.

‘It was a fair decision, it had gone down a few times,’ he said. ‘But we had the ball before that scrum as well and there were three tries from sloppy turnovers.

‘I'm delighted with the attitude, we came here to play, but we have to be ruthless, we're here to win Test matches.’

Kellock's try was his first for his country and he said: ‘It was some consolation but I'd rather score my first try when we win.

‘The effort was absolutely outstanding but unfortunately you don't get any points for effort.

‘They scored good tries but you can't give the ball away, especially when France attack like that. They were extremely clinical.

‘It's the first game of the championship, we've got to make sure we take big strides forward for next week.’

Rival captain Thierry Dusautoir said: ‘It was really important to go out and be happy like we are tonight. We are quite happy to have won this game and I hope it will be okay next week.

‘We played really well, but there is some stuff to work on next week. It's good to win to have something to work from. I hope we will be better next week against Ireland.’