France 43-0 Wales
Date:
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Attendance: 77,752
France v Wales Match Reports
France scored seven tries to comprehensively defeat Wales 43-0 in the opening match of the Six Nations in Paris. The hosts lived up to their favourites tag scoring four tries in the first half and securing a bonus point. Wingers Théo Attissogbé and Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored two tries apiece and Thomas Ramos converted to give France a flawless 28-0 halftime lead. After the break, Wales came out fighting but failed to make an impression on the scoreboard. Instead, they conceded a fifth try when replacement hooker Julien Marchand scored from a driving maul in the 55th minute. Émilien Gailleton then touched down for France's sixth try within a minute of coming on as a replacement. Grégory Alldritt got a seventh try in the final moments of the match to wrap up a big win for France. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Wales thrashed in Six Nations opener by Antoine Dupont-inspired France
- BBC: Dupont inspires France to win against woeful Wales
- Daily Mail: Warren Gatland's side endure nightmare start to their Six Nations campaign
- Sky Sports: Antoine Dupont dazzles in Six Nations opener with hat-trick of first-half assists
- ESPN: Antoine Dupont stars as France thrash Wales in opener
- WRU: France shut out Wales in Six Nations opener
France v Wales - Match Highlights
France v Wales - Match Stats
France (28) 43
Try: Attissogbé (18', 34'), Bielle-Biarrey (23', 40'+1), Marchand (55'), Gailleton (68'), Alldritt (78')
Conversion: Ramos (19', 24', 35', 40'+2)
Red Card: Ntamack (70')
Wales (0) 0
Man of the match: Grégory Alldritt (France)
France v Wales - Team Line-ups
France Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
- 2 Peato Mauvaka
- 3 Uini Atonio
- 4 Alexandre Roumat
- 5 Emmanuel Meafou
- 6 François Cros
- 7 Paul Boudehent
- 8 Grégory Alldritt
Backs
- 9 Antoine Dupont (Captain)
- 10 Romain Ntamack
- 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
- 12 Yoram Moefana
- 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi
- 14 Théo Attissogbé
- 15 Thomas Ramos
Replacements
- 16 Julien Marchand
- 17 Cyril Baille
- 18 Georges-Henri Colombe
- 19 Hugo Auradou
- 20 Mickel Guillard
- 21 Oscar Jegou
- 22 Nolann Le Garrec
- 23 Émilien Gailleton
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Gareth Thomas
- 2 Evan Lloyd
- 3 Henry Thomas
- 4 Will Rowlands
- 5 Dafydd Jenkins
- 6 James Botham
- 7 Jac Morgan (Captain)
- 8 Aaron Wainwright
Backs
- 9 Tomos Williams
- 10 Ben Thomas
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Owen Watkin
- 13 Nick Tompkins
- 14 Tom Rogers
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Nicky Smith
- 18 Keiron Assiratti
- 19 Freddie Thomas
- 20 Tommy Reffell
- 21 Rhodri Williams
- 22 Dan Edwards
- 23 Blair Murray