Scotland vs. France: Winners and Losers from 2016 RBS 6 Nations Clash

Scotland recorded their first win over France in a decade with a pulsating 29-18 win at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Having lost nine consecutive games in the competition, they have now won their last two, with this performance showing a dynamism and pace that will have pleased coach Vern Cotter.

Tries from Stuart Hogg, Duncan Taylor and Tim Visser did the damage. France showed glimpses of quality seldom seen in the tournament but ultimately looked second-best to a Scottish side that is brimming with a newfound confidence.

Here are the winners and losers from Sunday's match.

As far as job applications go, Stuart Hogg's performance made him the No. 1 candidate for the Lions No. 15 jersey next summer in New Zealand.

The Glasgow full-back was the X-factor for Scotland. He scored his side's first try with a neat step inside Gael Fickou to dive over the line.

Then, he hammered a lengthy penalty to extend Scotland's lead. He left his best for last, flipping a pass over his head into the waiting arms of Tim Visser for Scotland's third try.

Clubs in England and France will seriously consider making space in their wage bill for Hogg's services before too long.

France turned over the ball 13 times, per ESPN.

That makes it devilishly hard to win a game away from home, where you are likely to enjoy the thin end of the wedge in terms of possession.

To be that profligate with your own ball simply makes your job all the more difficult.

France should have expected a tough contest at the breakdown. Scotland's back row contains John Beattie and John Hardie, and both men are arch exponents of the jackal.

But Les Bleus were second-best in that area, and it cost them dearly.

A quick piece of thinking from Duncan Taylor resulted in a try for the Saracens centre that will live long in his memory.

Taylor's tap and go set him free down the right wing, and France's chasing players couldn't catch him as he galloped all the way for the score.

In a sport where space is at a premium, the ability to spot an opportunity and take it is priceless. Taylor showed speed of thought and then fleetness of foot to exploit the chance.

This game pitched two men who had created two of France's most powerful club dynasties. Vern Cotter turned Clermont Auvergne into regular title challengers both at home and in Europe, while Guy Noves piloted Toulouse to a host of domestic and European trophies.

But where Cotter has gone to Scotland with his stock on the rise, Noves has taken the French job after his Toulouse side's status as top dogs in Europe has long been passed to others.

Noves has so far been unable to change the blunt, bulldozing nature of the national side; he made six changes to his lineup for Murrayfield in the hope of finding the magic formula.

Despite flashes of free-flowing rugby against Scotland, France still look a long way from achieving the change in approach that Noves declared he wanted to effect, per Balls.ie.

France's new captain will not die wondering if he ever did enough to drag his team out of their funk.

The Toulon hooker played like a man possessed at Murrayfield. He started and finished France's best move of the match to claim a try for himself, and he carried powerfully all afternoon.

Guirado can become a talisman for this side. He just needs a large proportion of his team-mates to follow his energy levels and aggression.