France 19-24 Wales
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance: 60,000
France v Wales Match Reports
In a remarkable opening match of the 2019 Six Nations, Wales came back from 16-0 down at half-time to beat France 24-19 at the final whistle. France dominated the first half, scoring tries through Louis Picamoles and Yoann Huget to build a 16-point lead. However, a try from Tomos Williams and two from George North saw the home team pegged back and beaten in the second half. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Wales fight back to stun France in Six Nations opener
- BBC: Wales stage dramatic second-half comeback to beat France
- Guardian: George North seals thrilling Wales comeback after France throw it away
- Telegraph: George North steals remarkable win for Wales as France blow 16-point lead in spectacular style
- Daily Mail: George North leads historic second-half comeback as Warren Gatland's men begin Six Nations on a high in a rain-soaked Paris
- Sky Sports: Stunning Welsh comeback shocks home side in Six Nations opener
- ESPN: Wales produce incredible comeback to stun France in Six Nations opener
- South Wales Argus: Gatland's men steal spoils with stunning comeback
France v Wales - Match Highlights
France v Wales - Match Stats
France: (16) 19
Try: Picamoles (6'), Huget (23')
Penalty: Lopez (34', 71')
Drop-goal: Lopez (41')
Wales: (0) 24
Try: T Williams (47'), North (52', 72')
Conversion: Anscombe (48', 53'), Biggar (73')
Penalty: Biggar (63')
Man of the Match: George North (Wales)
France v Wales - Team Line-ups
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jefferson Poirot
- 2 Guilhem Guirado (Captain)
- 3 Uini Atonio
- 4 Sebastien Vahaamahina
- 5 Paul Willemse
- 6 Wenceslas Lauret
- 7 Arthur Iturria
- 8 Louis Picamoles
Backs
- 9 Morgan Parra
- 10 Camille Lopez
- 11 Yoann Huget
- 12 Wesley Fofana
- 13 Romain Ntamack
- 14 Damian Penaud
- 15 Maxime Medard
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 Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rob Evans
- 2 Ken Owens
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Adam Beard
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 Josh Navidi
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Ross Moriarty
Backs
- 9 Tomos Williams
- 10 Gareth Anscombe
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Hadleigh Parkes
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 George North
- 15 Liam Williams
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