Six Nations: France captain Thierry Dusautoir not looking past Scotland

France captain Thierry Dusautoir has warned against looking past Saturday's Six Nations opener Scotland in Paris.

Les Bleus are favourites to send Vern Cotter's improving side back across the Channel with nothing and Dusautoir is confident that if the French execute their gameplan, they can get their campaign off to a positive start.

The Toulouse flanker told the French Rugby Federation's official website: "Given the imperatives and the two weeks we've had to get ready, I can say that we had the best possible preparation to face Scotland.

"But during our preparation, we only focused on ourselves. The Scots have changed their coach and brought in Vern Cotter. He has given them confidence, you just have to see how they played against the All Blacks and beat Argentina.

"But we do not deal too much with our opponents. We have our track record, our progress to follow.

"Whatever the level of Scotland, we must win this game. Again, at the sight of recent years, we have not much to lose. In November, we showed beautiful things against Fiji and Australia before the Argentina defeat, and we must continue it. 

"We must succeed in giving pleasure to our fans and people watching.

"We are aware that this is the last chance to impress before the announcement of the squad for the World Cup.

"It's been a while since the countdown started. The best way to prepare for the World Cup is to win our matches and garner trust. The three matches we play away from home will allow our young players to test themselves on the inherent pressure to matches in hostile terrain.

"I look forward to seeing how the team will behave in Ireland, Italy and England. In this tournament, we are challengers, we have not much to lose but everything to gain like confidence, experience. We must pounce on the competition."