Wales 12-54 France
Date:
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
Attendance: 57,744
Wales v France Match Reports
Wales slumped to another heavy defeat, losing 54-12 to France at the Principality Stadium. France had stormed into a 19-0 lead inside the opening 15 minutes with tries from Émilien Gailleton, Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Fabien Brau-Boirie. Wales responded in the 19th minute through Rhys Carre, but Matthieu Jalibert added a fourth French try before the break as the visitors led 26-7 at half-time. Julien Marchand extended Les Bleus' advantage early in the second half, before Théo Attissogbe crossed twice to put the result beyond doubt. Charles Ollivon added another as the stadium filled with the sounds of La Marseillaise. Wales searched for a late consolation and were rewarded when Mason Grady scored in the 78th minute. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: France overpower Wales en route to emphatic Six Nations victory in Cardiff
- BBC: France hammer Wales to keep Grand Slam dream alive
- Guardian: Théo Attissogbe leads imperious France to eight-try romp over sorry Wales
- Sky Sports: Les Bleus score eight tries and breach 50 points in Six Nations demolition of hosts in Cardiff
- Wales Online: Wales 12-54 France: Dominant visitors cruise to record win in Cardiff
- WRU: Carre and Grady grab tries as France cut loose
Wales v France - Match Highlights
Wales v France - Match Stats
Wales (7) 12
Try: Carre (19'), Grady (78')
Conversion: Edwards (20')
France (26) 54
Try: Gailleton (2'), Bielle-Biarrey (11'), Brau-Boirie (15'), Jalibert (39'), Marchand (44'), Attissogbe (49', 58'), Ollivon (61')
Conversion: Ramos (3', 16', 40', 45', 50', 59', 62')
Man of the match: Matthieu Jalibert (France)
Wales v France - Team Line-ups
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rhys Carre
- 2 Dewi Lake (Captain)
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Dafydd Jenkins
- 5 Adam Beard
- 6 Aaron Wainwright
- 7 Alex Mann
- 8 Olly Cracknell
Backs
- 9 Tomos Williams
- 10 Dan Edwards
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Joe Hawkins
- 13 Eddie James
- 14 Ellis Mee
- 15 Louis Rees-Zammit
Replacements
- 16 Ryan Elias
- 17 Nicky Smith
- 18 Archie Griffin
- 19 Ben Carter
- 20 Taine Plumtree
- 21 Kieran Hardy
- 22 Jarrod Evans
- 23 Mason Grady
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 2 Julien Marchand
- 3 Dorian Aldegheri
- 4 Charles Ollivon
- 5 Mickaël Guillard
- 6 François Cros
- 7 Oscar Jegou
- 8 Anthony Jelonch
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont (Captain)
- 10 Matthieu Jalibert
- 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
- 12 Fabien Brau-Boirie
- 13 Émilien Gailleton
- 14 Théo Attissogbe
- 15 Thomas Ramos
Replacements
- 16 Maxime Lamothe
- 17 Rodrigue Neti
- 18 Régis Montagne
- 19 Thibaud Flament
- 20 Emmanuel Meafou
- 21 Lenni Nouchi
- 22 Baptiste Serin
- 23 Noah Nene