Gregor Townsend will seek clarity from World Rugby over Scotland were controversially denied a try in the closing stages of their defeat against France.

Scotland trailed 20-16 heading into the final moments.

They then won a turnover and got to within touching distance of the line. Sam Skinner appeared to go over.

However, referee Nic Berry, assisted by TMO, concluded that there was no solid evidence that the ball had been placed over the line.

“The TMO influenced the referee more [with the final call]. They have quite a big screen in that corner, so it should be the referee that decides,” Scotland head coach Townsend said afterwards.

“I don’t think I am being biased here to say the ball was put on the try-line, I think everybody sees that. It’s how we get to the correct decision.

“If it was held up and we’re here going that we’re gutted to have been held up to win a game, that would have been the right decision. But for us it clearly wasn’t the right decision that they came to at the end.

“It doesn’t really matter. That game moves on. We’ll get feedback, we do regularly, and that’ll be one of some incidents we’ll ask for clarification on, but it doesn’t change the outcome, unfortunately.”