France 38-21 Wales
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
France v Wales Match Reports
France ran in five tries to beat Wales 38-21 at the Stade de France in Paris. The match was organised to act as a warm-up for next weekend's Six Nations finale and it proved to be an entertaining encounter. The loss marks a fourth successive defeat for Wales under head coach Wayne Pivac. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Wayne Pivac’s losing run stretches to four games as Wales go down to France
- BBC: Antoine Dupont inspires home side in Paris
- Daily Mail: Antoine Dupont picks off Wayne Pivac's men as Dan Biggar's kicking goes awry
- ESPN: Inspired France gear up for Six Nations finale with Wales win
- Wales Online: French side outclass Welsh team
- WRU: Five try France beat Wales in Paris
France v Wales - Match Highlights
France v Wales - Match Stats
France: (21) 38
Try: Baille (13'), Dupont (31', 35'), Ollivon (66'), Thomas (73')
Conversion: Ntamack (15', 33', 36', 68', 75')
Penalty: Ntamack (48')
Wales: (13) 21
Try: Halfpenny (1'), Smith (69')
Conversion: Biggar (3')
Penalty: Biggar (8', 18', 44')
France v Wales - Team Line-ups
France Team
Forwards
- 1 Cyril Baille
- 2 Julien Marchand
- 3 Mohamed Haouas
- 4 Bernard Le Roux
- 5 Paul Willemse
- 6 Francois Cros
- 7 Charles Ollivon (Captain)
- 8 Gregory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont
- 10 Romain Ntamack
- 11 Vincent Rattez
- 12 Gael Fickou
- 13 Virimi Vakatawa
- 14 Teddy Thomas
- 15 Anthony Bouthier
Replacements
- 16 Camille Chat
- 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 18 Demba Bamba
- 19 Romain Taofifenua
- 20 Dylan Cretin
- 21 Baptiste Serin
- 22 Arthur Vincent
- 23 Thomas Ramos
Wales Team
Forwards
- 1 Rhys Carre
- 2 Ryan Elias
- 3 Samson Lee
- 4 Cory Hill
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 Aaron Wainwright
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Rhys Webb
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Nick Tompkins
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 George North
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Sam Parry
- 17 Nicky Smith
- 18 Dillon Lewis
- 19 Seb Davies
- 20 James Davies
- 21 Gareth Davies
- 22 Rhys Patchell
- 23 Louis Rees-Zammit