Scotland 7-12 France

A late converted try was not enough to ensure victory for the Scotland 7s team against France on day one of the IRB Sevens World Series event in Hong Kong today.

Having conceded an early try, Scotland proceeded to play with the majority of possession but struggled to convert that possession into points.

Scotland 7s coach, Stephen Gemmell, said: "It's a missed opportunity. France had only two chances to score and they took them.

"We, however, had about 60% of possession but lacked patience and discipline. Our game then became flat which played into France's hands."

The Scots' only score came from winger Andrew Turnbull with Mike Adamson adding the conversion.

They will play Chinese Taipei tomorrow morning before facing World Series leaders New Zealand in their final pool match.

Scotland 7s (v France): John Dalziel (Melrose), Michael Fedo (Watsonians), Struan Dewar (Heriot's)**, Mike Adamson*, Rory Hutton (Heriot's)**, Lee Jones (Selkirk)**, Andrew Turnbull (Edinburgh)
Substitutes: Stuart McInally (Watsonians)** for Dewar, Ross Curle (Ayr) for Hutton and Lewis Calder (London Scottish) for Fedo

Scotland 7s squad to compete at the IRB Sevens World Series event in Hong Kong (19-21 March): Grant Anderson (Ayr)**, Lewis Calder (London Scottish), John Dalziel (Melrose), Struan Dewar (Heriot's)**, Michael Fedo (Watsonians), Mike Adamson*, Ross Curle (Ayr), Rory Hutton (Heriot's)**, Peter Jericevich (Glasgow Hawks)**, Lee Jones (Selkirk)**, Stuart McInally (Watsonians)**, Andrew Turnbull (Edinburgh)

* = Scotland 7s contracted player
** = Member of Scottish Rugby's National Academy

Scotland's fixture on day one (Friday 26 March) of the IRB Hong Kong Sevens:
Scotland 7-12 France

Scotland's fixtures on day two (Saturday 27 March) of the IRB Hong Kong Sevens:
Scotland v Chinese Taipei, 10.52am local time (2.52am GMT)
New Zealand v Scotland, 5.28pm local time (9.28am GMT)

The Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Festival is the eighth and final leg of the IRB Sevens World Series. It will be held at Murrayfield on 29 and 30 May 2010.
* Tickets are available to by logging onto www.edinburgh7s.com by calling the 24-hour Ticket Hotline - 0844 335 3933 or in person from the Murrayfield Ticket Centre, Gate A, Roseburn Street, Edinburgh (open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday).
* Rugby Sevens will be one of the showpiece events of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Ticket prices
* Adult one day advance ticket - £15 (£20 on the day)
* One day student and under-18 - £10 and £5
* One day senior citizen - £10
* Family one day advance ticket - £35 (two adults & two children)
* All tickets are ANY DAY tickets - valid for either day of the event

The Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s is one of two major events at Murrayfield in the month of May
* Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May: Rugby League's Magic Weekend
* Saturday 29 and Sunday 30: Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s

Scottish Rugby has worked extensively with event partners EventScotland and the City of Edinburgh Council, to fully promote the world-class events coming to Murrayfield and ensure that everybody attending knows what Edinburgh as a city has to offer both the resident and the visitor.