France 32-30 Wales
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
France v Wales Match Reports
Wales were denied a Grand Slam after Brice Dulin scored a last-gasp try to give France a 32-30 victory in Paris. A pulsating first-half ended 17-17 with both teams scoring two tries apiece. Josh Adams' second-half try seemed to swing the match for Wales, but France produced a grandstand finish scoring two tries in the last five minutes. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: France end Wales' Grand Slam hopes with dramatic late Six Nations win in Paris
- BBC: Late drama as hosts deny Wales at the death
- Guardian: Brice Dulin's last-gasp try for France denies Wales grand slam
- Daily Mail: HEARTBREAK for Wales as their Grand Slam dream is crushed by France's 80th-minute try as hosts win 32-30
- Sky Sports: Brice Dulin snatches last-gasp Six Nations win for hosts to deny visitors the Grand Slam
- South Wales Argus: Grand Slam anguish for Wales at the death in France
France v Wales - Match Highlights
France v Wales - Match Stats
France: (17) 32
Try: Taofifenua (6'), Dupont (14'), Ollivon (77'), Dulin (81'+1)
Conversion: Jalibert (7', 15'), Ntamack (77')
Penalty: Ntamack (34', 54')
Red Card: Willemse (68')
Wales: (17) 30
Try: Biggar (12'), Navidi (18'), Adams (50')
Conversion: Biggar (12', 19', 51')
Penalty: Biggar (25', 46', 59')
Man of the Match: Brice Dulin (France)
France v Wales - Team Line-ups
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cyril Baille
- 2 Julian Marchand
- 3 Mohamed Haouas
- 4 Romain Taofifenua
- 5 Paul Willemse
- 6 Dylan Cretin
- 7 Charles Ollivon (Captain)
- 8 Gregory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont
- 10 Matthieu Jalibert
- 11 Damian Penaud
- 12 Gael Fickou
- 13 Virimi Vakatawa
- 14 Teddy Thomas
- 15 Brice Dulin
Replacements
- 16 Camille Chat
- 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 18 Uini Atonio
- 19 Swann Rebbadj
- 20 Anthony Jelonch
- 21 Baptiste Serin
- 22 Romain Ntamack
- 23 Arthur Vincent
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Wyn Jones
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Adam Beard
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 Josh Navidi
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Jonathan Davies
- 13 George North
- 14 Louis Rees-Zammit
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Nicky Smith
- 18 Leon Brown
- 19 Cory Hill
- 20 James Botham
- 21 Tomos Williams
- 22 Callum Sheedy
- 23 Uilisi Halaholo