France have to beat Scotland - Yachvili

Dimitri Yachvili expects France to face a tough test against Scotland in the Six Nations on Sunday, but believes the game is a must-win for Les Bleus.

France impressed for long periods against reigning champions England at Twickenham last weekend, only to be beaten 19-16.

That result continued a trend of narrow defeats for Guy Noves' side against the leading nations in world rugby, following November Tests against Australia and New Zealand that saw France lose by two and five points respectively.

Former scrum-half Yachvili, who now works as an analyst for beIN SPORTS, is hoping to see a different result at the Stade de France when his country face a Scotland side buoyed by an impressive opening-round victory over Ireland.

Yachvili told Omnisport: "There are good signs, but it's difficult because we play quite well, we play sometimes very well, but we don't win.

"Good signs are here, for sure. There were many positive things during the game [against England]. Now we are waiting for the win.

"We have many possibilities to score tries, but we don't finish, we have a problem to finish our moves. This is the main problem in France now, to kill a game and score tries.

"It's a very important week for us, because we were close to winning at Twickenham but now we have to continue our good signs and good rugby and we have to win against Scotland. It's a very important game for us.

"I watched Scotland versus Ireland. It was a very good game. I think it's going to be very difficult for us on Sunday."

- Dimitri Yachvili will be among the former internationals competing in the Tournoi des 6 Stations [The 6 Stations Tournament] on the snow in the French Alps from February 13-19. For more information on the event visit www.tournoides6stations.com/anglais