Wales 24-45 France: Six Nations 2024 – because it occurred

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Full-time: Wales 24-45 France

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TRY! Wales 24-45 France (Lucu, 80)

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Penalty! Wales 24-40 France (Ramos, 74)

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TRY! Wales 24-37 France (R Taofifenua, 70)

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TRY! Wales 24-30 France (Colombe, 65)

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Penalty! Wales 24-23 France (Ramos, 61)

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No Attempt! Wales 24-20 France

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TRY! Wales 24-27 France (Flament, 56)

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TRY! Wales 24-20 France (Roberts, 43)

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Half-Time: Wales 17-20 France

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TRY! Wales 17-20 France (Le Gerrec, 29)

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TRY! Wales 17-13 France (Williams, 25)

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TRY! Wales 10-13 France (Fickou, 22)

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Penalty! Wales 10-6 France (Ramos, 14)

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TRY! Wales 10-3 France (Dyer, 10)

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Penalty! Wales 3-3 France (Ramos, 6)

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Penalty! Wales 3-0 France (Costelow, 2)

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Late change for Wales

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France workforce

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Wales workforce

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Michael Aylwin’s report has landed and with that I’ll log off.

Lots to ponder for Warrent Gatland and his Wales facet who gave an honest account of themselves earlier than being blown away.

That was extra just like the France of outdated. Uncooked energy, zip from a scrum-half and efficiency out large. They’ve arrange a cracking showdown with England subsequent week.

Thanks all. See you around the bend.

Whereas we watch for the report back to drop, get a load of this scrumptious nonsense:

Ought to Gatland cop among the blame?

“We did not handle the final 20 minutes of the sport” @WelshRugbyUnion Warren Gatland who took off Sam Costelow who was kicking for place effectively leaving Wales to try to run from their very own 22 too typically

— chris jones (@chrisjonespress) March 10, 2024

Now then. Seems to be like Gats didn’t fancy chatting at first:

Loads of coaches have been annoyed after matches however you possibly can’t merely skip the submit match interview. The press performs a vital half within the rugby ecosystem and so they should ask the questions followers need answered. pic.twitter.com/PRzxzO7xBX

— A-P (@rugby_ap) March 10, 2024

Right here’s a reasonably dour wanting Warren Gatland:

I don’t know if it bought away. The final 20 minutes we have been 24-23 however couldn’t handle the sport. Turnovers and disappointing there with some comfortable factors given away. We in all probability over performed. Even once we have been down by six factors on 70 minutes, you’re simply pondering, ‘play territorially, don’t give something away, you’re going to get one other probability to assault’. After which we damage ourselves by not managing the sport.

[The French power game] did at occasions [put the squeeze on]. The scrum will not be there in the mean time. Our line-out was glorious. Line pace on defence may have been slightly bit higher. And the plan for us was if we may preserve mutli-phase assaults we may trigger them plenty of issues. However we didn’t assist ourselves.

[On Italy next week] It’s an enormous recreation for us. It’s huge. However you possibly can’t conceal away from it, it’s essential to embrace the problem. There might be a whole lot of exterior strain. However it’s about stepping up. We’ve bought a youthful group of gamers who should study rapidly what Check match rugby is about.

Now for the Wales’ skipper, Dafydd Jenkins:

We felt that the French would fatigue. It didn’t go to plan. We’ll take a look at it and go once more subsequent week.

They’re large males. We knew that was coming. We have been excited by the bodily battle however we undoubtedly got here off second finest at present. However we’re not completely satisfied about it.

The boys give every part week in and week out. I don’t suppose fatigue will ever be an element. Each man there loves his nation and would play all day for his nation. It’s in all probability nearly accuracy.

Subsequent week is huge for us. We don’t need to be backside. Italy have received right here earlier than so we’re not taking it without any consideration. We’re simply going to replicate on this recreation and take a look at how we are able to get higher.

Right here’s the French skipper, Charles Ollivon:

We had an incredible efficiency. We have been actually annoyed after the Italy recreation so we wished to make our followers proud once more.

We have now an enormous, huge pack. We wished to be robust on the collision. I feel tonight we have been good.

We have now some actually good French gamers. Nolann [Le Garrec] scored a try to Georges[-Henri Colombe] scored a strive. I’m completely satisfied for each of them.

The query is how do you discover giant males?

The distinction between Wales and each different workforce within the Six Nations is that they don’t have 23 gamers bodily and technically capable of cope at this stage.

That’s not Gats’ fault, or the areas, or the URC – it’s the results of a decade of under-investment from the WRU.

— Josh Gardner (@joshgardner) March 10, 2024

Lots to ponder for Wales.

Undecided if this yr’s Six Nations is a ‘gimme’ for Wales. They will be far stronger for Aus tour with Anscombe, L Williams, T Faletau, Jac Morgan, Dewi Lake and Tomos Francis accessible. With the ability to decide their finest gamers would assist.

Is the 25-cap legislation a assist or hindrance?

— Owain Jones (@OwainJTJones) March 10, 2024

“We are able to speak about these good fluffy issues in rugby however in case you don’t win the bodily battle, as a rule you possibly can’t win the sport.”

That’s from Sam Warburton on the BBC.

“Wales are simply missing that dimension on the minute in comparison with France.”

Too proper. All issues being equal, the larger man normally wins out.

It was the bench that actually turned the tide. The 6-2 break up labored. It additionally helps when all six of these forwards are behemoths. However Wales gave pretty much as good as they bought when it was a unfastened recreation. Finally they only pale away within the face of immense French energy.

“Time for Gatland to lace up his strolling sneakers”

So says reader Stephen Roach. A bit harsh I feel. Loads of positives within the first half.

Full-time: Wales 24-45 France

Ramos misses his first kick of the day which suggests France don’t edge forward of Scotland on the log, however that was convincing from the guests.

Dominant in nearly each division, that was extra just like the France we all know and love. Highly effective, correct (principally), and marshalled by an electrical scrum-half who rightly received the participant of the match award.

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TRY! Wales 24-45 France (Lucu, 80)

Icing on the cake! They go down the blind-side from the scrum. Penaud will get shut however not fairly there so he off-loads to Lucu who simply has to fall over the road.

France’s Maxime Lucu celebrates scoring their fifth strive with teammates. {Photograph}: Andrew Boyers/Motion Photographs/Reuters

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79 min: Truly fizzling out now. France are nonetheless touchdown large blows and maintaining Wales in their very own half. No runner is ready to recover from the gainline. Now they’re turned over and Penaud – who has been harmful all day – canters up subject. Wales drive a provider out of contact and could have the throw deep in their very own half. It’s not straight. France could have a scrum 5 out to shut the sport.

78 min: Now that’s the way you exit. Safe scrum from France after which a raking long-range clearance kick from Lucu.

Le Garrec wins participant of the match. Which is bang on the proper choice. He was excellent.

76 min: Wales have a penalty round half-way and Davies faucets and goes earlier than any French participant realises what’s taking place. He steps two, off-loads however Lewis on the help line can’t catch it.

Penalty! Wales 24-40 France (Ramos, 74)

That is getting messy for Wales. Barring a miracle that might be that.

72 min: Wales can’t get out of their 22. France counter ruck and put immense strain on the breakdown. Now they win a penalty with Lewis not releasing after Colombe bought over the ball. Wales are falling aside.

TRY! Wales 24-37 France (R Taofifenua, 70)

Davies’ box-kick is charged down by a person mountain who then completes the rating. France have their bonus level. Two errors in 60 seconds and there’s now daylight between the 2 sides.

Romain Taofifenua of France will get the bonus level strive. {Photograph}: David Rogers/Getty Photographs

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69 min: Poor from Wales. After turning the ball over Lloyd takes the improper choice to play a protracted miss-pass as an alternative of happening the road by way of a number of fingers. That allowed Bielle-Bierrey to make the restoration deal with and pin Wales of their ow 22.

68 min: Lloyd, on for Costelow, lifts a excessive kick for Adams to subject however that was asking loads. So it’s a French line-out inside Welsh territory. They safe it and go to their forwards. Quick fees from shut vary. Their larger males recover from the gainline however quickly cough it up. Wales have it again.

TRY! Wales 24-30 France (Colombe, 65)

A strive on debut for the huge unit! In the long run it was easy. A decide and go from two metres out nevertheless it began with an outrageous strike from Penaud off the again of a scrum. That was adopted by an excellent pick-up off the deck from le Garrec and from there it was nearly maintaining composure. Cololmbe wouldn’t be stopped from shut vary however actually it may have been any variety of French forwards who crossed the road.

They’re over! They’ll test it however I’m sure it is a French strive after a brief punch from Colombe at shut vary.

64 min: Blistering strike play from France from the scrum has Penaud bursting down the road. He off-loads and Le Garrec produces a world class pick-up off the ground. They’re in with their forwards and 5 metres out beneath the poles.

62 min: Wales have the ball for the primary time in what looks like an age. However Davies, on for Williams, fumbles in the back of a ruck and it’ll be a French scrum 10 metres on their facet of the half-way line.

Penalty! Wales 24-23 France (Ramos, 61)

Straightforward strike from Ramos. One level recreation with momentum with France.

60 min: Penaud makes a superb break and surges ahead. He’s nearly introduced down however France flood on. Le Gerrec finds a runner at pace and Wales are off-side as they peddle again. They select to take purpose on the poles fairly than scrum down. They determine they will bag the profitable factors later.

58 min: Let off for Wales! France go early on the scrum and so they give away a free-kick. Poor self-discipline. Wales will breathe an enormous sigh of aid.

57 min: Scrum penalty for France. It was the second shove that bought them rumbling ahead. Yet one more and we may see a Welshman yellow carded.

No Attempt! Wales 24-20 France

The TMO intervenes and saves Wale. France have the benefit although and select to scrum once more. 5 metres out and beneath the shade of the poles.

Hold on… This might get dominated out for a knock-on.

TRY! Wales 24-27 France (Flament, 56)

Inevitable. From the Scrum France may go in both route. They saved it shut and Flament powers it over from shut vary.

54 min: Wales maintain on! Unbelievable defence. It began with Penaud’s mighty carry from first part off the scrum. French gamers flooded ahead and with Le Garrec shifting the ball at pace. Reffell went digging for a steal however was from the facet so France had the benefit. They couldn’t discover the area to attain. France select to scrum beneath the poles with the penalty.

53 min: France are hammering the road with a bonus. Wales are holding for now.

51 min: The referee will get in Ramos’ means. Smiles all spherical besides from the Welsh entrance row who should pack down after Winnett knocked-on from a Penaud chip and chase. That is simply exterior Wales’ 22 close to the left touch-line.

49 min: Dillon Lewis is on for Assiratti and instantly the Wales scrum seems to be safer. They feed it down the road and there’s an enormous hit from Fickou. That knocked the stuffing out of Winnett. Williamns searches for Wainwright with a cross-kick however can’t stick the touchdown. One other cross-kick from Costelow (that is clearly a tactic) nearly finds Dyer.

47 min: One other ahead move from France. Bielle-Biarrey shovels it on for Depoortere who over runs it. One other wasted probability as our bodies have been forming down the road.

46 min: France want a response and so they’re constructing effectively in midfield. Ramos takes it to the road and are discovering holes however there’s one other ahead move. Their help runners are simply not on the identical web page because the ball carriers. So Wales have the feed simply inside their very own 22.

TRY! Wales 24-20 France (Roberts, 43)

Good strive from Wales. 12 phases kicked off with Williams sniping down the blind-side from the scrum 40 metres again. They saved it shifting rapidly and Costelow did effectively to off-load for Williams. Then it was a matter of recycling it at pace and the did so. Roberts was tackled wanting the road however twisted his physique to dot down. Costelow converts.

41 min: Discipline place for Wales after Costelow hoists a excessive kick and Ramos knocks-on after leaping up beneath strain from Winnett.

We’re again. Can Wales rescue this or will France run away?

Half-Time: Wales 17-20 France

Nicely, that was enjoyable. Two tries every. Loads of errors in defence and a great deal of daring-do on assault. It was quick and unfastened. No complaints right here. Extra of the identical please!

40 min: France get the shove on the scrum which suggests Ramos can collect on the entrance foot. However once more, the help line over commits and there’s a a ahead move. That’ll be that for the half.

39 min: Fickou is nailed for rolling on after contact to keep away from the jackal so Wales get the possibility to clear it away and have the line-out close to half-way. France have to gradual issues down a contact. They’ve been responsible a couple of occasions of over-running from midfield and past the ball provider.

37 min: Reffell with one other good steal off the bottom as France’s midfield bought in a tangle. It’s very unfastened from each groups with loads of holes accessible within the line. Wales give away possession and Le Gerrec, after a pause, sends a kick excessive. A frantic interval ends with Costelow sending it out of contact.

35 min: Ramos lands an inch-perfect kick into the nook. Wales have the throw 5 out. They safe the ball and a intelligent inside move from Wainwright finds Williams who bursts by way of into area. Wainwright wraps round however can’t collect the return, knocking-on as he gallops up subject. That was first rate from Wales. And courageous so near their line.

33 min: Le Gerrec performs a 20 yard again of the hand move to Ramos who off-loads for Depoortere who places on the after burners into a niche. Bielle-Biarrey is away however tackled, he’s so shut he can nearly attain out for the road. As a substitute he pops a poass off his bottom however the Welsh defenders rally and shove the ball provider out.

32 min: And breathe. Le Gerrec lands a beautiful box-kick out of contact to offer us all a break. However Wales need to play it rapidly and shortly Dyer has it on the canter. Costelow, although, kicks an tried chip straight out.

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