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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 50603" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Six Nations 2017: France 20-18 Wales</strong></span></p><p>By Richard Williams</p><p></p><p>BBC Wales Sport</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3 hours ago</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">From the section <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/welsh" target="_blank"><u>Welsh Rugby</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">268</li> </ul><p>Share this with</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&bodytext=&" target="_blank"><u> Digg </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmodules%2Fshare%2Fclose&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&picture=&name=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&description=&caption=&display=popup&" target="_blank"><u> Facebook </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&" target="_blank"><u> Google </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&summary=&" target="_blank"><u> LinkedIn </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&" target="_blank"><u> Reddit </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&" target="_blank"><u> StumbleUpon </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&=&" target="_blank"><u> Twitter </u></a></li> </ul><p>Copy this link</p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39284877" target="_blank"><u>http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39284877</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/questions/bbc_online/sharing" target="_blank"><u>Read more about sharing.</u></a></p><p></p><p><u>Jump media player</u></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/online/mp_accessibility_help" target="_blank"><u>Media player help</u></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39284877#afterFlash" target="_blank"><u>Out of media player. 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Press enter to return or tab to continue.</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39270065" target="_blank"><u>Ireland denied England a Grand Slam</u></a> in Dublin to finish second behind the visitors.</p><p></p><p>Rob Howley's Wales finished one place above winless Italy after securing two tournament triumphs - against Italy and Ireland - and following defeats by England and Scotland.</p><p></p><p>The incredible finale followed what had been a low-key match until the 77th minute, with French indiscipline allowing the immaculate Halfpenny to wipe out an early 10-point deficit with a flawless display of place-kicking.</p><p></p><p>But Wales rarely threatened the French line, and struggled throughout at the scrum.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Warburton's kick to regret?</strong></span></p><p>They were also hampered by injuries to second rows Alun Wyn Jones and Jake Ball, with Taulupe Faletau pressed into duty in the boiler house and replacement hooker Scott Baldwin playing in the back row.</p><p></p><p>For their part, France's forward dominance eventually paid dividends with the immaculate Louis Picamoles and Kevin Gourdon carrying powerfully.</p><p></p><p>And Wales flanker Sam Warburton will no doubt regret the rush of blood to the head which saw him kicking the ball long downfield after turning over possession during a France attack.</p><p></p><p>The ball went from Wales' 10-metre line and over the French dead-ball line - allowing the home team to set up the bridgehead which eventually led to their winning score.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Flying start</strong></span></p><p>France started brilliantly and were ahead within seven minutes when Lopez chipped the ball over the onrushing defence for Lamerat to beat his team-mate Gael Fickou to the ball and touch down.</p><p></p><p>Lopez increased the lead to 10 points before referee Barnes intervened to send Virimi Vakatawa to the sin-bin for a deliberate knock on.</p><p></p><p>Halfpenny's angled penalty calmed Wales nerves and by half-time the full-back had struck twice more - one from more than 50 metres - and the French were left wondering how their dominance had resulted in just a one-point interval lead.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/E1CA/production/_95220875_gettyimages-654789462.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Dan Biggar closes in on Gael Fikou in Paris</p><p>After the break Halfpenny drilled two long-range kicks to give Wales a five point lead, which he then restored after Lopez kicked one of his own.</p><p></p><p>But that was before arguably the most thrilling, nerve-shredding, energy-sapping finish in the tournament's history.</p><p></p><p><strong>France: </strong>Dulin; Nakaitaci, Lamerat, Fickou, Vakatawa; Lopez, Serin; Baille, Guirado, Slimani; Vahaamahina, Maestri; Sanconnie, Gourdon, Picamoles.</p><p></p><p><em>Replacements: </em>Chat, Atonio, Ben Arous, Le Devedec, Chouly, Dupont, Trinh-Duc, Huget.</p><p></p><p><strong>Wales:</strong> Halfpenny; North, Davies, S Williams, L Williams; Biggar, Webb; Evans, Owens, Francis, Ball, Wyn Jones, Warburton, Tipuric, Moriarty.</p><p></p><p><em>Replacements: </em>Baldwin, Smith, Lee, Charteris, Faletau, G Davies, S Davies, Roberts.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get all the latest Six Nations news by adding <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34015470" target="_blank"><u>rugby union alerts </u></a>in the BBC Sport app.</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>MATCH OFFICIALS</strong></span></p><p><strong>Referee: </strong>Wayne Barnes (England)</p><p></p><p><strong>Touch judges: </strong>Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) and Matthew Carley (England)</p><p></p><p><strong>TMO: </strong>Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swami, post: 50603, member: 13"] [SIZE=6][B]Six Nations 2017: France 20-18 Wales[/B][/SIZE] By Richard Williams BBC Wales Sport [LIST] [*]3 hours ago [*]From the section [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/welsh'][U]Welsh Rugby[/U][/URL] [*]268 [/LIST] Share this with [LIST] [*][URL='http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&bodytext=&'][U] Digg [/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmodules%2Fshare%2Fclose&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&picture=&name=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&description=&caption=&display=popup&'][U] Facebook [/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&'][U] Google [/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&summary=&'][U] LinkedIn [/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&'][U] Reddit [/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&'][U] StumbleUpon [/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Six%20Nations%202017%3A%20France%2020-18%20Wales&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F39284877&=&'][U] Twitter [/U][/URL] [/LIST] Copy this link [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39284877'][U]http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39284877[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/questions/bbc_online/sharing'][U]Read more about sharing.[/U][/URL] [U]Jump media player[/U] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/online/mp_accessibility_help'][U]Media player help[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39284877#afterFlash'][U]Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue.[/U][/URL] [U]Jump media player[/U] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/online/mp_accessibility_help'][U]Media player help[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39284877#afterFlash'][U]Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue.[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39270065'][U]Ireland denied England a Grand Slam[/U][/URL] in Dublin to finish second behind the visitors. Rob Howley's Wales finished one place above winless Italy after securing two tournament triumphs - against Italy and Ireland - and following defeats by England and Scotland. The incredible finale followed what had been a low-key match until the 77th minute, with French indiscipline allowing the immaculate Halfpenny to wipe out an early 10-point deficit with a flawless display of place-kicking. But Wales rarely threatened the French line, and struggled throughout at the scrum. [SIZE=4][B]Warburton's kick to regret?[/B][/SIZE] They were also hampered by injuries to second rows Alun Wyn Jones and Jake Ball, with Taulupe Faletau pressed into duty in the boiler house and replacement hooker Scott Baldwin playing in the back row. For their part, France's forward dominance eventually paid dividends with the immaculate Louis Picamoles and Kevin Gourdon carrying powerfully. And Wales flanker Sam Warburton will no doubt regret the rush of blood to the head which saw him kicking the ball long downfield after turning over possession during a France attack. The ball went from Wales' 10-metre line and over the French dead-ball line - allowing the home team to set up the bridgehead which eventually led to their winning score. [SIZE=4][B]Flying start[/B][/SIZE] France started brilliantly and were ahead within seven minutes when Lopez chipped the ball over the onrushing defence for Lamerat to beat his team-mate Gael Fickou to the ball and touch down. Lopez increased the lead to 10 points before referee Barnes intervened to send Virimi Vakatawa to the sin-bin for a deliberate knock on. Halfpenny's angled penalty calmed Wales nerves and by half-time the full-back had struck twice more - one from more than 50 metres - and the French were left wondering how their dominance had resulted in just a one-point interval lead. [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/E1CA/production/_95220875_gettyimages-654789462.jpg[/IMG] Dan Biggar closes in on Gael Fikou in Paris After the break Halfpenny drilled two long-range kicks to give Wales a five point lead, which he then restored after Lopez kicked one of his own. But that was before arguably the most thrilling, nerve-shredding, energy-sapping finish in the tournament's history. [B]France: [/B]Dulin; Nakaitaci, Lamerat, Fickou, Vakatawa; Lopez, Serin; Baille, Guirado, Slimani; Vahaamahina, Maestri; Sanconnie, Gourdon, Picamoles. [I]Replacements: [/I]Chat, Atonio, Ben Arous, Le Devedec, Chouly, Dupont, Trinh-Duc, Huget. [B]Wales:[/B] Halfpenny; North, Davies, S Williams, L Williams; Biggar, Webb; Evans, Owens, Francis, Ball, Wyn Jones, Warburton, Tipuric, Moriarty. [I]Replacements: [/I]Baldwin, Smith, Lee, Charteris, Faletau, G Davies, S Davies, Roberts. [LIST] [*]Get all the latest Six Nations news by adding [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/34015470'][U]rugby union alerts [/U][/URL]in the BBC Sport app. [/LIST] [SIZE=5][B]MATCH OFFICIALS[/B][/SIZE] [B]Referee: [/B]Wayne Barnes (England) [B]Touch judges: [/B]Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) and Matthew Carley (England) [B]TMO: [/B]Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) Swami [/QUOTE]
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