Antoine Dupont and Ben White had afters following in-game spat

Ill will between Antoine Dupont and Ben White appeared to spill beyond the final whistle at Murrayfield after Scotland’s extraordinary 50-40 Guinness Six Nations victory over France.

Images of the two scrum-halves exchanging words during the match had already circulated widely, including a moment when Scotland No.9 White roared in Dupont’s face during a heated passage of play in the second half of the seven-try thriller.

But the tension did not appear to end there.

As the French players left the field following the final whistle and were applauded off the pitch, White appeared to extend a hand towards his opposite number. Dupont, however, seemed to refuse the gesture, walking past the Scotland scrum-half before the pair exchanged what looked like a tense if brief verbal exchange.

How genuine White’s hand was unclear. Certainly, some of his Scottish teammates, Finn Russell included, saw the funny side of it.

The moment capped an unusually frustrating evening for the France star, who endured a rare off-day in a chaotic contest that will go down as one of the most remarkable matches in the history of the championship.

Dupont was responsible for two uncharacteristic errors that proved costly. The French talisman threw an intercept pass that was pounced upon by Scotland’s to Kyle Steyn, while he was also caught sending a forward pass behind his own try line in another moment that handed the hosts attacking momentum.

It was a far cry from the usually metronomic control that has made Dupont widely regarded as the world’s best player.

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Instead it was Scotland’s half-back pairing, led by White, who helped drive Gregor Townsend’s side to a famous win that has blown the title race wide open.

Townsend hailed his side’s response after hauling themselves from the wreckage of Rome back into contention for the championship.

The Scots’ hopes of contending in this season’s title race appeared to be over after they lost their opening match away to Italy on February 7.

But a month on from that dismal day in the rain-lashed Eternal City, they now head to Dublin next weekend with everything still to play for after following up victories over England and Wales with this epic win over France.

The result leaves Scotland behind the table-topping French only on points difference and two points ahead of Ireland heading into the final round.

France host England next Saturday night after the conclusion of the Triple Crown decider between Ireland and Scotland at Aviva Stadium.