A spectacular implosion in the second half against Wales and a 44-8 from England left France without a win after two matches. But the essays of Neil, Yash Huget and Gregory Allleritt (2) and five points of the boot of Thomas Ramos, as well as a conversion of Baptiste Serin, restored some pride for the Blues.
Scotland had only Greig Laidlaw the penalty of the first half and a fire Ali Price try, converted by Adam Hastings to show for himself.
France, which had lost 10 of their 13 previous games under coach Jacques Brunel, then travelled to Ireland, where Scotland had hosted Wales.
Brunel gave the hope of a weakened Scotland by setting up Neil, which usually plays at the center, half Flyback in another half-back combination after the coach had Morgan Parra and Camille Lopez following their veiled critique of the Management after the Twickenham omitted defeat.
But Neil, 19, paired with Scrumhald Antoine Dupont, produced a Sterling performance in Brunel's seventh pairing in 14 events, with Thomas Ramos winning his first Full-Start.
Scotland, which had not won in Paris since 1999, had been forced to change its alignment with Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg and Willem Nel to exclude injured persons.
In a Stade de France packed on a spring afternoon, France began aggressively while Scotland were their usual playful self.
After a long period of power, the Blues went forward when Neil arrived at the end of a shining movement.
They had not allowed their second try because of an earlier strike after Gael Sonal went on the line after a smart chip from Neil.
The hosts lacked discipline, but Scotland had only one Greig Laidlaw on the dash at halftime.
A chip and a stroke of the seed of Mathieu ball shredded The visitors defense and Huget completed the move to give France a perfect start to the second half.
The intensity decreased, but France, which had failed to win six of the last eight times, held a half-time lead, remained concentrated and kept their composure.
A third unauthorized test quickly followed a valid Allebritt.
With less than five minutes left, France sat down on a 17-point cushion, leaving Scotland hopelessly back because Neil was replaced after the display of a man on the rail.
However, visitors finally scored a Price essay, which made a bee-stick trick to reduce arrears.
But France continued to play after the clock stopped getting a bonus point when Allleritt approached again.
Scotland had only Greig Laidlaw the penalty of the first half and a fire Ali Price try, converted by Adam Hastings to show for himself.
France, which had lost 10 of their 13 previous games under coach Jacques Brunel, then travelled to Ireland, where Scotland had hosted Wales.
Brunel gave the hope of a weakened Scotland by setting up Neil, which usually plays at the center, half Flyback in another half-back combination after the coach had Morgan Parra and Camille Lopez following their veiled critique of the Management after the Twickenham omitted defeat.
But Neil, 19, paired with Scrumhald Antoine Dupont, produced a Sterling performance in Brunel's seventh pairing in 14 events, with Thomas Ramos winning his first Full-Start.
Scotland, which had not won in Paris since 1999, had been forced to change its alignment with Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg and Willem Nel to exclude injured persons.
In a Stade de France packed on a spring afternoon, France began aggressively while Scotland were their usual playful self.
After a long period of power, the Blues went forward when Neil arrived at the end of a shining movement.
They had not allowed their second try because of an earlier strike after Gael Sonal went on the line after a smart chip from Neil.
The hosts lacked discipline, but Scotland had only one Greig Laidlaw on the dash at halftime.
A chip and a stroke of the seed of Mathieu ball shredded The visitors defense and Huget completed the move to give France a perfect start to the second half.
The intensity decreased, but France, which had failed to win six of the last eight times, held a half-time lead, remained concentrated and kept their composure.
A third unauthorized test quickly followed a valid Allebritt.
With less than five minutes left, France sat down on a 17-point cushion, leaving Scotland hopelessly back because Neil was replaced after the display of a man on the rail.
However, visitors finally scored a Price essay, which made a bee-stick trick to reduce arrears.
But France continued to play after the clock stopped getting a bonus point when Allleritt approached again.
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