France clinched the Under-20 Six Nations title for the first time since 2018 but were made to work for their win as they edged a 12-try thriller against a brave Scotland in Paris.

France have brought in centre Gael Fickou and scrumhalf Maxime Lucu for the injured Antoine Dupont in two changes from the team that crushed Ireland in the lineup named on Thursday to face Scotland in Saturday's Six Nations finale at Stade de France.

In a 12-try thriller, scores from Jack Brown, Fergus Watson, Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, Cameron Van Wyk and Freddy Douglas were the pick of an extensive highlight reel for Kenny Murray’s side, who pushed the champions all the way on their own patch.