Read about our approach to external linking. Awesome effort Wales. Too many idiots on here with no knowledge! Instead, Wales were blown away by a French side playing their best rugby for an age. From a wales point of view it’s a victory you take and move on, they where dreadful in the first half and ok in the second. France gave that match away rather than Wales winning it, probably one of the least deserved wins I have ever seen. Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. With a penalty advantage, Hadleigh Parkes tried his luck with a speculative grubber kick which looked like a simple one to gather but Huget inexplicably dithered and dropped the ball, which North then smartly picked up and dived over in one swift movement. Well done Wales, and we'll only get better. If Bastareaud's surprising omission from the matchday squad meant a little less weight among the backs, there was no shortage of ballast in a pack of forwards weighing close to 20 stone each. That would have been charitable to allow that as a reason - but there was no excusing Vahaamahina's rush of blood to the head. "When we play like this we are very impressive," Guirado said. Perfect example of how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory from France. Whatever it is they said, it had the desired effect as Wales emerged for the second half a team transformed. After Huget crossed for France's second try, Wales were staring at a heavy defeat but, after some wayward goal-kicking from Morgan Parra a half-time deficit of 16-0 felt like some form of mercy for Gatland's men. Even by France's recent standards, it was an act of astounding self-destruction but, for North and Wales, it was an opportunity they grasped with relish. RED CARD! Wales head coach Warren Gatland had declared in typically bullish fashion that he believed his side would go on to win the Six Nations if they triumphed in Paris. 15-Maxime Medard, 14-Damian Penaud, 13-Wesley Fofana, 12-Romain Ntamack, 11-Yoann Huget, 10-Camille Lopez, 9-Morgan Parra; 1-Jefferson Poirot, 2-Guilhem Guirado (capt), 3-Uini Atonio, 4-Sebastien Vahaamahina, 5-Paul Willemse, 6-Wenceslas Lauret, 7-Arthur Iturria, 8-Louis Picamoles, 16-Julien Marchand, 17-Dany Priso, 18-Demba Bamba, 19-Felix Lambey, 20-Gregory Alldritt, 21-Baptiste Serin, 22-Gael Fickou, 23-Geoffrey Doumayrou, 15-Liam Williams, 14-George North, 13-Jonathan Davies, 12-Hadleigh Parkes, 11-Josh Adams, 10-Gareth Anscombe, 9-Tomos Williams; 1-Rob Evans, 2-Ken Owens, 3-Tomas Francis, 4-Alun Wyn Jones (capt), 5-Adam Beard, 6-Josh Navidi, 7-Justin Tipuric, 8-Ross Moriarty, 16-Elliot Dee, 17-Wyn Jones, 18-Samson Lee, 19-Cory Hill, 20-Aaron Wainwright, 21-Gareth Davies, 22-Dan Biggar, 23-Owen Watkin, Matthew Carley (England) & Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand). 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 … The teams have met twice in the Rugby World Cup, firstly in the semi-finals of the 2011 tournament, which France won 9–8, then in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, which Wales won 20–19. South African referee Jaco Peyper had no hesitation in brandishing the red card. France: 15-Maxime Medard, 14-Damian Penaud, 13-Wesley Fofana, 12-Romain Ntamack, 11-Yoann Huget, 10-Camille Lopez, 9-Morgan Parra; 1-Jefferson Poirot, 2-Guilhem Guirado (capt), 3-Uini Atonio, 4-Sebastien Vahaamahina, 5-Paul Willemse, 6-Wenceslas Lauret, 7-Arthur Iturria, 8-Louis Picamoles, Replacements: 16-Julien Marchand, 17-Dany Priso, 18-Demba Bamba, 19-Felix Lambey, 20-Gregory Alldritt, 21-Baptiste Serin, 22-Gael Fickou, 23-Geoffrey Doumayrou, Wales: 15-Liam Williams, 14-George North, 13-Jonathan Davies, 12-Hadleigh Parkes, 11-Josh Adams, 10-Gareth Anscombe, 9-Tomos Williams; 1-Rob Evans, 2-Ken Owens, 3-Tomas Francis, 4-Alun Wyn Jones (capt), 5-Adam Beard, 6-Josh Navidi, 7-Justin Tipuric, 8-Ross Moriarty, Replacements: 16-Elliot Dee, 17-Wyn Jones, 18-Samson Lee, 19-Cory Hill, 20-Aaron Wainwright, 21-Gareth Davies, 22-Dan Biggar, 23-Owen Watkin, Touch judges: Matthew Carley (England) & Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand). I'll take the win though. Huget's fumble was dreadful but, if he was scrambling for excuses, he might have pointed to the difficult conditions that came with the rain. 8 Josh Navidi. (CNN)A red card for France forward Sebastein Vahaamahina swung the pendulum in a seesawing Rugby World Cup quarterfinal as Wales fought back to win 20-19. Around the hour mark, Wales made a raft of changes and it was one of those introduced at that point, Dan Biggar, who gave them the lead for the first time, his nerveless penalty sailing over from 40 yards. Crunching tackle followed crunching tackle, but one from Moriarty on 30 minutes was dangerous and he was forced to see out the half in the sin-bin for a high swinging arm. Less than five minutes later, Wales had cut the French lead to just two points. The hosts started superbly and surged into a 16-0 half-time lead with tries from Louis Picamoles and Yoann Huget. Below is a list of matches that France has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Wales did not award caps. Let's just all see what happens eh? The hosts had wrestled momentum back but, just as it looked like they were about to strengthen their grip on the game, they pressed the self-destruct button again as Vahaamahina's brainless long pass was intercepted by North. This, his final trip to the French capital as Wales coach, he hoped would be a different story - and it was, in as much as this was nothing like the tight contests these two sides have produced in recent years. First time I really sat and watched a rugby game and I didn't think I'd be saying this but I loved it. Williams got the ball rolling six minutes after the restart, scampering to the line after Josh Adams had drifted infield from the left wing to make an incisive break. Romain Ntamack made a mess of the routine conversion but the two missed points did not look costly at this stage. Seriously what where France thinking with that pass we saw the best and the worst of french rugby today. Yes...Wales were poor...yes we were gifted the game...yes it was a poor quality game! Head coach Jacques Brunel sought to arrest that slump with some bold selections, replacing the experienced and exceptionally bulky centre Mathieu Bastareaud with 19-year-old debutant Romain Ntamack, son of former France wing Emile Ntamack. But when Vahaamahina slammed his elbow into the jaw of Wainwright at the start of the second half, the towering Frenchman received his marching orders, apologizing to his teammates as he trotted from the field. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. France and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1908. Wales could score the scrappiest try in the world and Jonathon Davies will say it's a fantastic try. France traditionally saves its best rugby for World Cups and the first-half of Sunday's game was no exception as Les Bleus were incisive and clinical out the blocks. Former Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards is looking forward to another reunion with his old side when Wayne Pivac's team travel to France. Football culture encroaching more and more with the so called 'fans'. How to get into rugby union - get into the social team game that brings people together. France and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1908. However, 2017's defeat - a chaotic match which ended with 20 minutes of added time - meant Gatland had lost on three of his five visits to the Stade de France with Wales. Camille Lopez put France back in front but North intercepted a wild pass to seal Wales' 10th straight win. Wainwright duly responded with a 30-meter run and Biggar added the extras. Handling was very difficult and the ball at times like a bar of soap, Wales should take the win and move on. France down to 14.#RWC2019 #ITVRugby #WALvFRA pic.twitter.com/fHTsfbwGTh. Updated 1029 GMT (1829 HKT) October 20, 2019. ", "There's plenty of us to work with," was Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones' take. Dreadful conditions, away to France in Paris, 16-0 down halftime after struggling in first half......come away with a 24-19 win.......I'll take that all day long, as would any other 6 nations team. Do the trolls honestly believe that they can wind-up the supporters of the side that's just won : Hilarious. A total of 99 matches have been played, with Wales winning 51 times, France 45 times and the remaining three finishing as draws. Picamoles was prominent in defence and attack and took his try well, as did Huget as he sped to the corner. Having handed France the initiative with Picamoles' sixth-minute try - well finished, albeit against less than fierce tackling - Wales faced torrential pressure in the early exchanges. Wales is a renowned defensive team but it needed to register a score of its own to banish the painful memories of 2011 when France edged a thriller in Auckland 9-8 in the World Cup semifinal. Josh Adams (left) consoles Emerick Setiano following his side's 20-19 victory. Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones opted to attempt to score a try rather than kick a fourth penalty - but the gamble backfired as France held out to lead 17-9 at the interval. For the first 20 minutes his team was in full gallop. Ntamack converted and at 19-10 the fate of the fixture looked secure. Wales made a dramatic winning start to the Six Nations as they staged a second-half revival to beat France. It scored the opening try on five minutes when Vahaamahina powered over after neat work from his fellow forwards. Then, just six minutes from the close, Ross Moriarty scored a scrappy try to see Wales take the lead for the first time in the match and grant his nation passage to the World Cup semi finals for the third time in its history. I've got two words for you..... Brian Moore. The British and Irish Lions wing had shown a similarly predatory instinct for his first try, pouncing on Huget's calamitous fumble on his own line. With the man advantage, France found space in the tight channels and Vakatawa's slick stepping saw him finish well from 10 meters. It is freezing and wet here in France and conditions truly awful. Well done, lads. weather played a huge part in tonight's game. Wales stage a dramatic second-half revival to beat France 24-19 in the opening match of the 2019 Six Nations.

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