Scotland may be yet to win a Six Nations game in Paris, having claimed just two in the past half century in the French capital, but never before have they made the trip with as many players in their ranks who have already tasted victory in France this season.

Edinburgh’s defeat of Toulon in January completed an unprecedented Champions Cup double with Glasgow Warriors having previously won in Lyon and no-one did more to bring that about than the back-row forward who has just agreed to extend his stay at Scotstoun.

Adam Ashe – who has signed a new two year deal with Glasgow - scored the first and last of his side’s tries in a 42-22 triumph and that memory of celebrating on French soil is a favourite.

“It was really enjoyable for me,” said the 25-year-old. “Prior to that, I had never scored two tries in one game in my career as a professional, so it was pretty special in that sense, but it was also a massive win for the club, so it was a fantastic day. It was nice to get into the clubhouse after the game. There was all sorts of French people and Warriors fans.The whole day was fantastic. It was great to socialise with those people afterwards before we headed home. It was definitely one of the highlights for me in terms of how I played.”

While Ashe was only 20 when he was first capped in 2014 he has not added to the six he had accrued little more than a year later, but he is among those who must consider themselves to be in contention for a call-up for another trip across the English Channel next week.

The knee ligament damage that has ruled his Glasgow colleague Ryan Wilson out of the rest of the Six Nations Championship is just the latest in a catalogue of injuries to leading back-row players that is stretching resources and having been called into the Scotland training squad this season, Ashe is up to pace with what is required and eager to be involved in what he believes can be a historic encounter.

“It’s always exceptionally hard to win over in France, so (the Lyon win) definitely gave us a lot of confidence,” he said.“I think there’s definitely something to be said for doing that. For a lot of the Glasgow guys who played that day, they can take confidence going into the French game (and) I have no doubt that the quality of the Scotland squad at the moment have the ability to beat France away from home.”

In terms of making a case for himself, he knows timing is everything, that Lyon game having been a perfect example.

“It was around that time that talks started happening (about his new contract), so it probably did me some good to put in a performance like that,” he reckoned.“And when it comes to the international games, I’ve shown that I can play well over in France, but it really comes down to how you’re playing now and how you’re performing at this moment in time, so there’s a big focus on the game this weekend.”

That opportunity presents itself in another of the sport’s great capital cities this weekend, when Glasgow visit a Cardiff Blues they have already met and beaten three times this season and he believes that if he does his job properly it could be enough to influence the man who was his club boss when he won his caps, Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend.

“I’ll just try to state my intent on the game and try to do what I do best,” he said.“If I can do that, then I feel it’ll put me in a pretty solid position for getting a look in for the next Six Nations games. It’s pretty clear. Gregor is good that way. He speaks to us and lets us know what he’s looking for and, equally, Dave (Rennie) as well, so the clarity is there.”

As to the immediate challenge, there is no reason to doubt that Glasgow can complete a clean sweep of wins over the Welsh side with a 40-15 win in their Pro14 encounter at Scotstoun, sitting alongside their 29-12 win in Cardiff in the Champions Cup and 33-24 triumph in the return match in that competition last month.

“It feels like we’ve played them so many times this season,” said Ashe. “To get four games in against them basically over the first half of the season is massive. We know their strengths and weaknesses, so we hope to be clear in our minds about how can go out and beat them this weekend.”