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Six Nations
WALES 23-27 FRANCE: SIX NATIONS 2020 – AS IT HAPPENED France ended a decade of pain with a thrilling, Romain Ntamack-inspired victory over grand slam champions Wales in CardiffUpdated 11h ago
Romain Ntamack
runs through for France’s third. Photograph: Stu Forster/GettyImages
Lee Calvert
Sat 22 Feb 2020 14.20 EST First published on Sat 22 Feb 202010.45 EST
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* 12h ago 13:47 FRANCE HAVE WON IN CARDIFF FOR FIRST TIME SINCE2010!
* 12h ago 13:44 MISSED PENALTY! (Jalibert) * 12h ago 13:40 TRY! Wales 23 - 27 France (Biggar) * 13h ago 13:26 NO TRY! * 13h ago 13:24 TMO time! Possible penalty try. * 13h ago 13:18 PENALTY! Wales 16 - 27 France (Ntamack) * 13h ago 13:07 TRY! Wales 16 - 24 France (Ntamack)Live feed Show
12h ago 14:20
That’s it from me. Thanks all for your company, and join us again tomorrow for England v Ireland. Updated at 3.10pm EST12h ago 14:19
Here’s the match report for our man in the stadium. FRANCE STAY ON GRAND SLAM TRAIL AS ROMAIN NTAMACK SHATTERS WALESRead more
12h ago 14:14
SHAUN EDWARDS IS SMILING! “It was a riproaring encounter and could’ve gone either way. We’re three from three so far, but we have Scotland away and expecting a real battle, but we now have pride in our line and we work hard and our fitness is looking good.”12h ago 14:02
WAYNE PIVAC:
“I though in second half we played well, but the intercept killed the momentum. The slap down close to the line I thought was at least a penalty and on the the scrum penalty the tight-head for France didn’t scrum straight and got away with it.” His face is quite neutral, but he is clearly absolutely fuming.12h ago 14:00
Each time France play this tournament, they get a little better by another part of their game becoming gradually more proficient. Today, it was a 9-10-12 combo, average age of 21, playing with great maturity and a very good kicking effort both out of hand and off the tee. Any rugby fan should be genuinely excited about seeing how this team goes over the next few years. Wales did enough to win this as well, and will be lamenting that 7 or so minutes before half time when they left the French 22 with no return after many phases so close to the line. Also, that was definitely a deliberate knock on by Willhemse. But, if you’re looking for one refereeing decision to win a game at home, then you frankly haven’t done enough. Updated at 3.11pm EST12h ago 13:54
RAPHAEL IBANEZ, FRANCE GENERAL MANAGER: “We are lucky to have some very talented young players, and we give them confidence and trust. I’m really proud of the young front row who scrummaged well. When it comes to Grandslam, I’ll let you do the talking and we’ll just focus on continuing to work”12h ago 13:52
AND HERE’S ALUN WYN JONES “We made two errors and gave them two penalties or tries. We didn’t score enough or capitalise on them being some playersdown.”
Updated at 3.12pm EST12h ago 13:51
PLAYER OF THE MATCH ROMAIN NTAMACK IS SPEAKING. “We don’t have much experience but we play with a smile, it is a good experience to win here. I took a 50/50 chance for the intercept and it came off. We are not thinking of a grand slam, we are playingthe next match.”
The players clash after the match. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Updated at 3.13pm EST12h ago 13:49
All the players finally stop pushing and shoving and shake hands, and that is a great win full of character for France. Arthur Vincent didn’t do much to be mentioned in a commentary like this, but he was outstanding at 12, as was Fickou out of position onthe wing.
Updated at 3.14pm EST12h ago 13:47
FRANCE HAVE WON IN CARDIFF FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2010! The ball is tapped and launched into touch, but France’s rejoicing is put on pause as they have to deal with a little after whistlerumble.
12h ago 13:46
80 MINS. The clock agonisingly ticks away as Wales try and make something of possession in their own half. There’s a break out left via a flying Moriarty and as the ball comes back Nick Tompkins is carrying towards the France 22. But he’s penalised for holding on after Chat clamps on! That’s the game. Updated at 1.47pm EST12h ago 13:44
MISSED PENALTY! (JALIBERT) 77 mins. Jalibert makes decent contact but pulls it left. On the next possession the ball is out for Wales lineout in their own half12h ago 13:42
76 MINS. Baptiste Serin is on for Dupont, so it’s an all new, all slightly mad halfback pairing for France in this most trying period for them. But they have a penalty for Alun Wyn Jones for contact in the air at the lineout. France are in no ruch whatsoever as young Jalibert looks to kick at posts from on the left touchline.12h ago 13:40
TRY! WALES 23 - 27 FRANCE (BIGGAR) 74 MINS. Will Rowlands makes a big carry and set Tomos Williams free, but he’s pulled down on France 22. It comes right this time to Aaron Wainwright who powers forward in the 13 channel, need 3 French defenders to pull him down. It’s worked back to centre of field and Biggar drives over and grounds the ball to score.He adds the extras.
France look tired, they’re a man down and now Ntamack is off injured. The flamboyant Jalibert will helm France’s last fiveminutes. Eek!
Dan Biggar beats Anthony Bouthier of France to score his side’s second try. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Updated at 1.42pm EST12h ago 13:36
73 MINS. France safely exit and some fitful possession for both teams concludes with a Wales knock on and France scrum that they win and boot possession away, sensibly making Wales play from their own 22. Leon Brown and Ryan Elias are on in front row for Wales.12h ago 13:34
70 MINS. Would you believe it, France win a penalty in the next scrum. Demba Bamba punches the air with both hands like a lottery winner, which given how terrible a scrummager he is, that penalty has about the same odds as a lottery win. Incredible scenes as the French pack cheer and high five like no-one business.12h ago 13:32
68 MINS. Wales scrum on France 5m line, wide left. It’s collapsed a few times and the ref is blaming France and has lost patience and said one more and someone is going off. It pops up again and Mohammed Haouas is ordered off for 10 minutes. Demba Bamba comes on in the front row, Francois Cros is out of the backrow to accomodate it and Gael Fickou is put in at number 8. Let’s see how this scrum goes, eh? Romain Taofifenua is on for Le Roux.13h ago 13:28
SUBS.
Will Rowlands is on for Jake Ball and Jarrod Evans for Josh Adams. Jalibert is on for Teddy Thomas13h ago 13:26
NO TRY!
Ref Carley has had a look and says there is nothing clear and obvious to overrule the onfield decision of a knock on. Willhemse knew exactly what he was doing there and has hugely gotten away with it/played a blinder depending on your allegiance.13h ago 13:24
TMO TIME! POSSIBLE PENALTY TRY. 66 MINS. Wales win the lineout on the France 5m line via Wainwright who is on for Faletau. The counter-maul from France is strong, but Wales bring the ball left and Willhemse looks to slap the ball down deliberately in tackle on Owens with Josh Adams open with the linebegging.
Updated at 1.27pm EST13h ago 13:20
65 MINS. Tomos Williams hacks a loose ball into the France 22 and dribbles it on, but the omnipresent Ntamack covers across and takes itinto touch.
Josh Adams is down and grimacing while his ankle gets some attention. He’s up but looking very uncomfortable.13h ago 13:18
PENALTY! WALES 16 - 27 FRANCE (NTAMACK) 63 MINS. Penalty to France after Dillon Lewis leaves his legs obstructing the ball in the ruck. Ntamack takes it on from 40 metres and it curls inside the right-hand post.13h ago 13:15
60 MINS. Biggar fields a towering box kick from Dupont and marks it under pressure. He then tries to buy a penalty by booting the ball into a retreating defender, but Carley is not convinced.13h ago 13:13
58 MINS. From a lineout on the Wales 22 France punch into midfield via Vakatawa. The ball is recycled for big drive from Willhemse to take them up to 10 metres out, but Vakatawa overworks his pass out wide to kill the momentum. Fickou grubbers the ball into the corner and it’sinto touch.
Wyn Jones is offf for Wales replaced by Rob Evans13h ago 13:10
56 MINS. Wales are left and right but static in their phases on halfway so Biggar tries his kick and regather trick to get his team moving forward and he’s _this _close to grabbing it, but knocks on. After a frantic few minutes everyone has a breather while we wait forthe scrum
Tomos Williams is on for Gareth Davies and Cammille Chat has replacedMarchand.
13h ago 13:07
TRY! WALES 16 - 24 FRANCE (NTAMACK) 53 MINS. Wales have the ball from the scrum and work it left quickly through hands, but as Tompkins tries to feed Tipuric, Ntamack flies up, nicks it and canters in through open field from forty metres. Hes dusts himself off and converts his own score. He’s having somegame.
Romain Ntamack
runs through for France’s third. Photograph: Stu Forster/GettyImages
Updated at 1.12pm EST13h ago 13:05
51 MINS. Dan Biggar meets and Alldritt carry like wall of gobby noise and holds him up for the maul. The ball is stuck in and Wales have a scrum. Excellent, infuriating stuff from Biggar.13h ago 13:03
TRY! WALES 16 - 17 FRANCE (DILLON LEWIS) 48 MINS. Wales win the lineout safely and drive up to the line and a a couple of drives later the prop powers over from inches out. Biggarconverts.
Now we have a game a of rugby on our hands, ladies and gents. Dillon Lewis powers over the line. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Updated at 1.10pm EST13h ago 13:01
46 MINS. Alldritt is out of the bin and will join the lineout on his own 10 metre line after a good touchfinder from Tompkins. Wales have the ball back and tompkins rolls it into the corner and all Bouthier can do is find touch under pressure on his own 5m line. Good couple of minutes from the centre.13h ago 12:58
44 MINS. France are back in possession after Wales clear from the lineout and Vakatawa has his first bit of open pasture to move into and he puts his team back into the Wales half. Again, the phases start and France’s more composed strategy is obviouss13h ago 12:56
42 MINS. France have a few phases and are looking more structured already in these early exchanges. They move into the Wales half with some repeated carries before Ntamack prods it into the corner.13h ago 12:54
Jean-Baptiste Cros has replace Cyrille Baille at half time in theFrance front row
13h ago 12:53
SECOND HALF UNDERWAY! Ntamack bounces the ball a few times and then puts his foot through it for Tompkins to gather and get a rattling from Vincent for his trouble. But it’s safely recycled and cleared by Davies.13h ago 12:41
France’s defensive effort was remarkable - albeit sometimes illegal - there, but you have to wonder what it’s taken out of them for the late period of the game when Wales will inevitably have similar possession. I feel that France need to get early scores in the second half and get a good 15-20 points clear before 60 mins.1 of 2
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