France 20-18 Wales

France v Wales Match Reports

France beat Wales 20-18 in a scrappy and somewhat bizarre encounter at the Stade de France in Paris on the final day of the 2017 Six Nations Championship. France dominated the early stages of the match with Remi Lamerat scoring a try and Camille Lopez kicking a penalty to give France a 10-0 lead. Virimi Vakatawa was then sent to the sin-bin for a deliberate knock-on, and Leigh Halfpenny kicked two penalties during his absence. A third Halfpenny penalty reduced the French lead to 10-9 at half-time. Halfpenny scored a further three penalties in the second half, taking his tally to 6/6, and looked to have won the match for Wales. However, in a dramatic and chaotic final period of play, Camille Chat scored a try in the 100th minute. The resulting conversion gave France a 2-point victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:

• BBC: France beat Wales after 20 minutes of added time
• Guardian: France leave Wales stunned after snatching win amid 100th-minute madness
• Telegraph: 100th minute try gives hosts win after extraordinary finish
• Daily Mail: Camille Chat scores in the 100th minute to down Rob Howley's men in agonising defeat in Paris
• Sky Sports: France beat Wales with a try in the 100th minute in Six Nations
• ESPN: France steal victory from Wales in farcical finale
• Wales Online: Welsh team unable to hold out in extraordinary finale
• South Wales Argus: Drama at the death as Wales controversially fall short in Paris
• RBS 6 Nations: France eventually break down Welsh resistance
• WRU: France sink Wales after chaotic finale