Wales 9-13 France
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Attendance: 63,208
Wales v France Match Reports
France kept their Six Nations Grand Slam hopes alive with a hard fought 13-9 victory over Wales in Cardiff. Both teams traded early penalty kicks before Anthony Jelonch finished a fine French attack to score the only try of the match. Wales closed the gap with two further penalty kicks, but they failed to convert some good try-scoring opportunities. Despite lots of pressure from the hosts, France held out for the victory to make it four wins from four. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: France close in on Grand Slam after battling to victory over Wales in Cardiff
- BBC: France hold off spirited Wales to keep Grand Slam dream alive
- Guardian: Anthony Jelonch’s try keeps France’s grand slam dreams alive against Wales
- Telegraph: France pushed to limit by spirited Wales but Grand Slam dream lives on after nervy win
- Sky Sports: Les Bleus remain on track for Six Nations Grand Slam with win over spirited hosts in Cardiff
- ESPN: Six Nations leaders France repel Welsh fire to win in Cardiff
- Wales Online: Wayne Pivac's men fail to convert pressure as Les Bleus march on for Six Nations Grand Slam
Wales v France - Match Highlights
Wales v France - Match Stats
Wales: (9) 9
Penalty: Biggar (5', 17', 39')
France: (10) 13
Try: Jelonch (9')
Conversion: Jaminet (10')
Penalty: Jaminet (3', 47')
Man of the Match: Julien Marchand (France)
Wales v France - Team Line-ups
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Gareth Thomas
- 2 Ryan Elias
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Will Rowlands
- 5 Adam Beard
- 6 Seb Davies
- 7 Josh Navidi
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Tomos Williams
- 10 Dan Biggar (Captain)
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Jonathan Davies
- 13 Owen Watkin
- 14 Alex Cuthbert
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Dewi Lake
- 17 Wyn Jones
- 18 Dillon Lewis
- 19 Ross Moriarty
- 20 Jac Morgan
- 21 Kieran Hardy
- 22 Gareth Anscombe
- 23 Louis Rees-Zammit
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cyril Baille
- 2 Julien Marchand
- 3 Uini Atonio
- 4 Cameron Woki
- 5 Paul Willemse
- 6 François Cros
- 7 Anthony Jelonch
- 8 Grégory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont (Captain)
- 10 Romain Ntamack
- 11 Gabin Villière
- 12 Jonathan Danty
- 13 Gaël Fickou
- 14 Yoram Moefana
- 15 Melvyn Jaminet
Replacements
- 16 Peato Mauvaka
- 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 18 Mohamed Haouas
- 19 Thibaud Flament
- 20 Dylan Cretin
- 21 Maxime Lucu
- 22 Thomas Ramos
- 23 Matthis Lebel