France v Wales

:01:15. > :01:25.It's another Roman calamity for Wales gave themselves too much to

:01:25. > :01:46.

:01:46. > :01:56.Captain fantastic, what a stop for Italy!

:01:56. > :01:57.

:01:57. > :02:07.O'Driscoll... And over for the Fantastic footballing skills. He

:02:07. > :02:11.

:02:11. > :02:16.He's going to battle his way over the line. He is going to score,

:02:16. > :02:26.deadly finish. Benjamin Fall is on target for France. Leigh Halfpenny

:02:26. > :02:30.

:02:30. > :02:39.France against Wales, but who will be miserable come 7pm? Coach

:02:39. > :02:46.Philippe Saint-Andre hasn't wielded the axe, but players like Machenaud

:02:46. > :02:52.on the press at the -- Michalak under pressure to play well. Sam

:02:52. > :02:57.Warburton is replaced today. He is injured.

:02:57. > :03:04.Welsh morale means restoring after eight defeats in a row and the

:03:04. > :03:14.Welsh armband passes to Ryan Jones. Despite being routed in Rome,

:03:14. > :03:19.

:03:20. > :03:28.France make two changes but one is the return of the mighty mate. Mike

:03:28. > :03:34.Phillips is one of those who has been doing his French homework.

:03:34. > :03:38.hope we can stick it to the French. Welcome to a very cold Paris. I

:03:38. > :03:44.know I am wearing a hat but these are not have got a blanket on. This

:03:44. > :03:50.is a warm welcome to Clive, and you are heading up to the commentary

:03:50. > :03:56.box, and Martyn Williams who scored two tries in 2005 when Wales were

:03:56. > :04:02.on their way to winning the first clone Slam in 27 years. -- Grand

:04:02. > :04:10.Slam. This is the position set-up.

:04:10. > :04:19.Williams... Still going. And that is some start to the second half

:04:19. > :04:27.It's a penalty again for Wales. Breathless, magnificent. They are

:04:27. > :04:37.still going. Oh, and Martyn Williams has a second try. And the

:04:37. > :04:37.

:04:38. > :04:44.match has been turned on its head Good times. It looks warmer that

:04:44. > :04:48.day. How hard is it to win here? Look, it is very difficult. The

:04:48. > :04:56.French, when they are in the mood, it can be impossible. If they don't

:04:56. > :05:01.show up, it is not an impossible place to win. Ireland drew here

:05:01. > :05:04.last year, England beat France last year. Nothing to lose and we are

:05:04. > :05:12.hoping for a big performance. France didn't turn up last week,

:05:12. > :05:17.did they? There were some shambolic plays from them. Italy were

:05:17. > :05:23.fantastic. Credit to Italy. Watching it, you thought France

:05:23. > :05:33.were not up there. I watched the game, we came back, and you could

:05:33. > :05:37.

:05:37. > :05:42.have picked 30, 40 times, what are players in that area. I always

:05:42. > :05:48.liked to have two players on either touchline. The space is there. They

:05:48. > :05:53.played into their hands. Now, this ball goes astray, these things

:05:53. > :05:58.happen but he just kicked the ball away. The Italian line-out was

:05:58. > :06:03.going well and he gives it. The defence is nowhere. If you are

:06:03. > :06:09.attacking that line, bringing the defenders up further, you can do

:06:09. > :06:15.more. And then, Michalak, he bottled it. This is probably the

:06:15. > :06:20.worst incident. What Michalak. This summed up the team to me. He makes

:06:20. > :06:26.a pretty poor tackle but watch him. Watch his body know which. His

:06:26. > :06:31.walking back. This is like granddad playing. This is Six Nations. Italy

:06:31. > :06:36.on attack. And he needs to organise the defence. He is in the wrong

:06:36. > :06:43.position. It's unbelievable. I have watched this so many times. He is

:06:43. > :06:46.just standing there! And the French prop has come on just behind the

:06:46. > :06:52.referee and he's just pointing at him. There is no threat this side,

:06:52. > :06:58.he should be flying to the other side. But he needs Michalak

:06:58. > :07:06.organising. And you see the space, and then it to the fire away.

:07:06. > :07:11.does it say, when you're watching us back, what do the team say?

:07:11. > :07:19.is one of his better games! I think he's a great rugby player, but Mota

:07:19. > :07:28.great stand-off. He plays No. 9 for too long and if he has a bad day,

:07:28. > :07:32.If Wales can put pressure on him, and his head goes down, they have

:07:32. > :07:41.no shape whatsoever. It is interesting he has been picked.

:07:41. > :07:45.Today, he will have to have a big game. Last-chance saloon, surely.

:07:45. > :07:53.Michalak hasn't got a great kicking game to get him out of trouble when

:07:53. > :07:57.things are not going well. His defence will be tested. We will

:07:57. > :08:03.have to see if he is up there. is a frustrating time to be a

:08:03. > :08:09.French firm going up from world- beaters to being beaten last week.

:08:09. > :08:19.We've been conducting our own Franks Inquisition. With the

:08:19. > :08:24.

:08:24. > :08:33.France was not Italy. I actually want to buy new players. A lot of

:08:33. > :08:39.those guys haven't played together This is brilliant from Italy! Hears

:08:39. > :08:45.the skipper, captain fantastic. What a start from Italy!

:08:45. > :08:54.We lost, it happens. And we are very disappointed.

:08:54. > :08:59.Can he slither in? Italy! There was a match last week? I am

:08:59. > :09:02.sure what! This as a long-range drop-goal

:09:02. > :09:07.attempt. It is good, it is excellent!

:09:07. > :09:17.It is going to be difficult to win because Wales, there are difficult

:09:17. > :09:22.

:09:22. > :09:32.of team. Big team, big-match and Sir, the French firms doing Rudyard

:09:32. > :09:45.

:09:45. > :09:55.Kipling prowled. -- proud. Now this In is this an omen for today? The

:09:55. > :09:55.

:09:55. > :10:05.coin toss. Brian Jones on his record 30th time captaining. Tales

:10:05. > :10:06.

:10:06. > :10:12.for Wales never fails and it didn't today. How important is it for the

:10:12. > :10:18.French crowd and for the teams coming out, if they turn on the

:10:18. > :10:25.team, because they can lose patience. You can feel the shifting

:10:25. > :10:33.momentum as a player. It is key to get off to a good start. Also, if

:10:33. > :10:37.you don't get off to a good start, you need to stay with them. They

:10:37. > :10:40.will start to get nervous if they don't score well. They need to get

:10:40. > :10:45.off to a better start than last week but as long as the fans stay

:10:45. > :10:53.with them... They don't sing regardless, do they? They will let

:10:53. > :11:01.you know they are not happy. First 10 minutes, they are great singers,

:11:01. > :11:06.but this pressure, of if the crowd is not happy, it happens. And they

:11:06. > :11:11.are under pressure today. If Wales can stay with them, the crowd will

:11:11. > :11:19.turn pretty quick. And this team looks pretty fragile. If Wales can

:11:19. > :11:28.restart, it will be great. I think the atmosphere is amazing. You know

:11:28. > :11:31.what you have to do. But when they are behind, you've got hold the

:11:31. > :11:40.coat tails because anything can happen. Both sides need to start

:11:40. > :11:45.well. France, well, they've both got to come out with both gowns

:11:45. > :11:50.blazing. Can Philippe Saint-Andre give us a game plan? We caught up

:11:50. > :11:57.with him earlier. Your captain has talked about the team being angry.

:11:57. > :12:04.Are they still angry? They looked relaxed. I hope so, but we know it

:12:04. > :12:10.will be a tough game against Wales. We respect them a lot. We need to

:12:10. > :12:13.be more clinical and a bit more precise about what we did. Wales

:12:13. > :12:20.started poorly against Ireland last week. Do you expect them to come

:12:20. > :12:27.flying out of the traps of this week's it'll be OK for us if they

:12:27. > :12:32.do the same this week. We know it will be difficult. We know it will

:12:32. > :12:38.not be easy. We need to be concentrated and tried to be

:12:38. > :12:43.precise because we did too many mistakes last week. We played a

:12:43. > :12:51.very open and loose game. We need to be very well-organised. Good

:12:51. > :13:00.luck to you. Thank you very much. This is the team were that Philippe

:13:00. > :13:10.Saint-Andre has gone with today. Pascale Pope is out injured. They

:13:10. > :13:15.

:13:15. > :13:23.need to get on the front foot. he will try to get them on the

:13:23. > :13:32.front foot. Now this is what is going to happen for them. Machenaud

:13:32. > :13:37.or Michalak, could or put? And then Bastareaud, the ball carrier.

:13:37. > :13:43.Hopefully, these three in the game, actually, I am surprised that

:13:43. > :13:50.Fofana is on the wing, hopefully he will be involved more. Michalak has

:13:50. > :13:59.kept his place, which will surprise that. Do you get that? I can see

:13:59. > :14:05.why. Bastareaud and Roberts borough clash. We are showing you how

:14:05. > :14:11.different they are. The offload is there. Bastareaud is offload

:14:11. > :14:18.whereas Roberts will hit the ground. But I still think Fofana should be

:14:18. > :14:22.in the centre partnering Bastareaud. Back to Michalak, he is playing

:14:22. > :14:26.nine. After all we said about him, he's probably going to be Man of

:14:26. > :14:36.the Match today, but Wales have to target him and if he loses

:14:36. > :14:36.

:14:36. > :14:45.confidence, that is where the game could turn. Bastareaud and Regiment

:14:45. > :14:49.Rack are big men. -- Picamoles. He will get lazy. They won't be moving

:14:49. > :14:54.up with the back line so they have up with the back line so they have

:14:54. > :14:58.to target them. With all the analysis, the French back line

:14:58. > :15:03.which I think is on paper a world- class back line, they will fancy

:15:03. > :15:08.their chances here. If they get a quick ball, I see great

:15:08. > :15:13.opportunities for their own. There has been a lot of talk about the

:15:13. > :15:23.exodus of Welsh players going to France. So, they have many Spies

:15:23. > :15:38.

:15:38. > :15:43.plying their trade there. So now, Obviously, hurting a great deal

:15:43. > :15:48.after the last game. Obviously coming into the tournament as

:15:48. > :15:50.champions and losing the first game at home, it is, you know, it is

:15:50. > :15:59.devastating really, and you know frustrating the way we started the

:15:59. > :16:03.game. Yes, we want to replay the game again, but you can't. Yeah, I

:16:03. > :16:07.have enjoyed it. I think it has been a nice change. I wanted to try

:16:07. > :16:12.French rugby and thing, and you know the French way of life is

:16:12. > :16:18.great, a you know, I am settled in quite well. The rugby is a bit

:16:18. > :16:26.different. It is very much forward orientated and kicking, and, er,

:16:26. > :16:29.and what not, so it is a slower game, I think. Very tactical, a lot

:16:29. > :16:34.different to Wales play on the field. But it is good to have sort

:16:34. > :16:38.of that, you know difference and hopefully I can develop different

:16:38. > :16:41.parts of miff game which is good. A lot of pressure on me, I am the

:16:41. > :16:45.only current international over there. They expect me to produce

:16:45. > :16:49.the goods every game. Especially going over after the back of a good

:16:49. > :16:53.World Cup for myself, there is a lot of expectation on my shoulders

:16:53. > :17:02.but that is nice as well. It is a chance to be grow and to show

:17:02. > :17:07.people, and you know, that is what it is all about, isn't it. No, I

:17:07. > :17:10.have always as a kid grown up, the likes of Steve Jones and Gareth

:17:10. > :17:15.Thomas going to France and I fancied doing that myself and

:17:15. > :17:19.getting, you know, new perspective on rugby, and you know, even trying

:17:19. > :17:25.to learn the language, which is difficult. But I have no regrets.

:17:25. > :17:29.None at all, so it is an amazing club with amazing supporter, and

:17:29. > :17:32.history. They are so passionate about their rugby, they have a lot

:17:32. > :17:38.of things right, and you know, hopefully they can develop as well,

:17:38. > :17:41.and it will be good. From a Welsh point of view, we have to be

:17:41. > :17:46.confident, obviously we will have to go to France, expecting a win,

:17:46. > :17:52.and hoping to win, and I think if we produce our best stuff for the

:17:52. > :17:55.80 minutes we can do that. Beat them last year, you know, we have

:17:55. > :18:02.to tart well and build a performance slowly, and their

:18:02. > :18:06.forwards are pretty good, to be fair. They will start the game

:18:06. > :18:10.strongly, strong set pieces, but yes, you know, playing in France,

:18:10. > :18:20.it will be special for me, and to play over in France international

:18:20. > :18:24.game and hopefully can stick it to the French. So he is in the squad

:18:24. > :18:31.and looking to impress their French paymasters, who play they're

:18:31. > :18:35.domestic rugby over here. There are a few of then, six in total. Jamie

:18:35. > :18:39.Roberts will Joan them next season. Advantage, disadvantages?.

:18:39. > :18:43.advantage for the individual, I think it helps as a personal

:18:43. > :18:49.experience, player wise you become a better player, as a group for

:18:49. > :18:53.Wales, it is not good. They lose Rob Howley, the staff lose control

:18:53. > :18:57.over them. There is no game, those boys go back to the French clubs

:18:57. > :19:00.and have to play, so it affects them in that form. I know Rob

:19:00. > :19:04.Howley has an issue with the conditioning. It is interesting

:19:04. > :19:09.what Mike was saying about the French rugby being slow, it is the

:19:09. > :19:14.opposite how you imagine French rugby you think of this flair,

:19:14. > :19:19.quick game. It is played slower than we think. That is what is

:19:19. > :19:24.amazing, we have this myth it is open and fast. The way Wales are

:19:24. > :19:29.playing, you think that is what attracted them. France, it is

:19:29. > :19:33.structured, forward orientated. It amazing the boy how slow it is.

:19:33. > :19:37.They have gone for the money, simple. That is the big incentive.

:19:37. > :19:41.You are looking at Mike Philip, he has been criticised because he

:19:42. > :19:48.hasn't been playing well. If you loon aBayonne they have a massive

:19:48. > :19:52.pack, they play a slow rolling, and I think it is very difficult all of

:19:52. > :19:56.a sud to switch it and turn the switch and play international rugby.

:19:56. > :19:59.I feel because of the injuries in Wales, you know, the lack of

:19:59. > :20:03.competition in the squad training. Rob Howley needs all his team, not

:20:03. > :20:10.just the players based in France to have a big game. It hasn't gone

:20:10. > :20:16.well since he has taken over as interim coach. Six defeats from six.

:20:16. > :20:20.He has known happier days as a player in 2001, scoring a brilliant

:20:20. > :20:24.individual try, as he did on so many occasion, for Wales and the

:20:24. > :20:28.various clubs he played for, he might want to channel some of that

:20:28. > :20:34.towards his players today, as they look to right the wrongs of the

:20:34. > :20:38.autumn and the summer. Jason caught up with him earlier. Rob, given

:20:38. > :20:43.that you are on this poor run of form, I would imagine it has ban

:20:43. > :20:48.tough week? Yes, there has been an intensity and edge as there should

:20:48. > :20:52.be. It focuses the mind when you loose at home. We showed enough in

:20:52. > :20:55.the second half performances, to transferring that performance from

:20:55. > :21:00.the second half to start well, that has been the major focus this week.

:21:00. > :21:04.The boys have trained we trained well. What a great stadium. It is

:21:04. > :21:10.time to play some rugby here. remember you scoring a fantastic

:21:10. > :21:16.try in 2001. You will need the spirit and flair to beat this

:21:16. > :21:20.French team out it? There is a time you want to play. That is key

:21:20. > :21:23.tonight our patience will be important, and you know, the

:21:23. > :21:27.unforced errors in the first 40 minutes of the game, you know t

:21:27. > :21:30.players spoke about that, talked about our line speed in defence it

:21:30. > :21:34.is important we put the French team when we haven't got the ball under

:21:34. > :21:39.pressure, when we have the ball we are composed and playing in the

:21:39. > :21:49.right areas. Wish you the best. Thank you. I guess is his dilemma

:21:49. > :21:54.

:21:54. > :21:58.is how is he going to make that possession count? Andrew Coombs

:21:58. > :22:05.debut was outstanding. It is another step up today. The back row,

:22:05. > :22:12.there is no Sam Warburton. Justin Tipuric, talk about him back homes,

:22:12. > :22:22.expect a good game from him. Mike needs a big game. Dan Biggar grew

:22:22. > :22:26.into the game last week. Huge day for Jamie Roberts as captain. Bast

:22:26. > :22:31.will be one to watch. -- Mathieu Bastareaud. The back three. They

:22:31. > :22:34.are all lions in the summer I feel. A good score. We need no get these

:22:34. > :22:39.guys a ball as early as possible. It is the kind of situation, they

:22:39. > :22:42.came from the World Cup where they were strong. A brilliant Grand Slam

:22:42. > :22:46.and perhaps second season syndrome for lots of the players who burst

:22:46. > :22:50.on the scene young, not that much experience yet, but this is another

:22:50. > :22:55.experience for them. It is a step up, but I like the look of the

:22:55. > :22:59.Welsh team, as Martin said, the back three Halfpenny Cuthbert and

:22:59. > :23:02.North. They have to play. I think they have nothing to lose. After

:23:02. > :23:05.losing their first game, the conditions are great, it is a bit

:23:05. > :23:09.cold. They are world class players but they have to believe this and

:23:09. > :23:14.keep it going. They had a shocking first half last week. After that

:23:14. > :23:19.they showed they can play. I think they can cause an upset. I think

:23:19. > :23:22.what Rob said, although they were that far behind, if they had the

:23:22. > :23:26.composure they could still have sneaked that game. They needed to

:23:26. > :23:29.take the penalties. They took the wrong decision. It is that lack of

:23:29. > :23:34.confidence because of the run of defeats they are on. That has been

:23:34. > :23:38.the problem. If nay can get a good start, confidence comes back.

:23:38. > :23:41.big difference Ireland dominate us in the contact areas but France, I

:23:41. > :23:46.don't think will be nowhere as near as good as what Ireland were.

:23:46. > :23:50.Hopefully we can get a quicker ball an get our backs into the ball game

:23:50. > :23:56.earlier. Jamie Roberts 50th cap today. It is a squad full of

:23:56. > :23:59.experience, full of excitement. The potential to burst out, he said

:23:59. > :24:03.they were up for it. They were disappointed after last week. They

:24:03. > :24:07.trained well a fortnight before the Ireland game. They are desperate as

:24:07. > :24:11.well. They want to show everybody how good they R but I think these

:24:11. > :24:15.are desperate as well, so it will be a fascinating game. They had

:24:15. > :24:19.such a great couple of seasons, now, you know, they have put themselves

:24:19. > :24:24.in this position, and I agree with Clive, I think the calibre in the

:24:24. > :24:29.side, you know, they can come here and get a result, and then kick on,

:24:29. > :24:33.but it is about getting a good start. They made so many mistakes

:24:33. > :24:39.and tonne overs last yie, cannot do that at international level. If

:24:39. > :24:43.they cut the mistakes out, this could be a classic. I think eight

:24:43. > :24:48.on the bounce now, this, it gets to the situation sthra, to get this

:24:48. > :24:53.one win and turn the thing round. I think they are in good shape. I

:24:54. > :24:59.think they have a strong team. But, both coaches are backs against the

:24:59. > :25:04.wall today and tonight, so it is a fascinating next couple of hours.

:25:04. > :25:09.The atmosphere building here, the tension rising, the temperature

:25:09. > :25:13.definitely not rising. It is a cold evening here in Paris. A warm

:25:13. > :25:16.reception though for the French team as they make it own for their

:25:16. > :25:26.first home game of the Six Nations. The first 20 minutes you sense is

:25:26. > :25:50.

:25:50. > :25:54.I am sure they get off to a big have lost to Wales here at the

:25:54. > :25:59.Stade Francais, do you think this Welsh team can beat this talented

:25:59. > :26:06.French side tonight? I don't know. I hope not. I hope the French are

:26:06. > :26:12.going to bring the passion, going to bring a lot of power on the game,

:26:12. > :26:16.and for sure, they have to do more than what they did in Italy last

:26:16. > :26:20.weekend. We talked about Wales getting a good start. What is it

:26:20. > :26:30.like as a French player? Do you feel the pressure from the crowd

:26:30. > :26:46.

:26:46. > :26:48.Definitely. I think the pressure from the crowd is amazing.

:26:48. > :26:51.# Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad.

:26:51. > :26:55.# Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed. # Gwlad, gwlad.

:26:55. > :27:05.# Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad. # Tra mor yn fur i'r bur hoff bau.

:27:05. > :27:05.

:27:05. > :27:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:27:51. > :27:57.# Allons enfants de la Patrie. # Le jour de gloire est arrive!

:27:57. > :28:07.# Contre nous de la tyrannie. # L'etendard sanglant est leve.

:28:07. > :28:08.

:28:08. > :28:16.# L'etendard sanglant est leve! # Entendez-vous dans les campagnes.

:28:16. > :28:22.# Mugir ces feroces soldats. # Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras.

:28:22. > :28:25.# Egorger vos fils et vos compagnes!

:28:25. > :28:29.# Aux armes, citoyens. # Formez vos bataillons.

:28:29. > :28:39.# Marchons, marchons! # Qu'un sang impur.

:28:39. > :28:56.

:28:56. > :29:01.up to the commentary box to join Andrew. Good evening gentlemen.

:29:01. > :29:06.songs of defiance from two sides. The critics close at hand and a

:29:06. > :29:12.Parisien crowd not one to spare the French. In earlier days it would

:29:12. > :29:17.have been a mass cull, not today. Philippe Saint-Andre is his message

:29:17. > :29:22.is at tone for your misdeeds in Rome. It is just about the same

:29:22. > :29:29.side. Just one change. Pascal Pape hasn't recovered from his back

:29:29. > :29:34.injury. His place goes to Jocelino Suta. Captains duties pass to

:29:34. > :29:41.Dusautoir deuce. One change on the back row, Mathieu Bastareaud will

:29:41. > :29:46.bring his gentle ways. As for Wales, Rob Howley is largely keeping the

:29:46. > :29:56.faith but Richard Hibbard will try and brang his form. -- bring his

:29:56. > :30:30.

:30:30. > :30:34.international from 1996 with a euro Rum, who has multiple sclerosis. --

:30:34. > :30:39.with a young man. George Clancy is the man in charge of this one. We

:30:39. > :30:45.talk about this -- the noise in my Stade de France. It comes and goes

:30:45. > :30:55.but in the first few minutes, it is going to be growled as Biggar gets

:30:55. > :31:03.

:31:03. > :31:13.us under way. The road to Wesley Fofana. A good start for

:31:13. > :31:18.

:31:18. > :31:28.Wales, they have the line-out great atmosphere here. Perfect

:31:28. > :31:33.

:31:33. > :31:43.conditions for rugby. A good start not sure which the first to mock,

:31:43. > :31:47.

:31:47. > :31:57.was there. -- the first more com. Have a look at the two hookers.

:31:57. > :32:05.

:32:05. > :32:15.only jealous, Andrew. No, I'm not. from George Clancy. Look at the

:32:15. > :32:20.

:32:20. > :32:26.pitch coming up. That is a vicious. The pitch was covered last night

:32:26. > :32:34.with the plastic covering but there was a lot of water lying on it.

:32:34. > :32:44.There's a lot of flooding in Paris last night, chaos with the traffic.

:32:44. > :33:12.

:33:12. > :33:20.Last week, France's line-out was Holding on to the ball on the floor.

:33:20. > :33:23.Again now, Dan Biggar putting us in an attacking position. I fear for

:33:23. > :33:29.this pitch by the end of the match. There could that damage done

:33:29. > :33:39.already. I agree. It looks in fantastic condition but then, look,

:33:39. > :33:40.

:33:40. > :33:50.it is cutting up. No, that was a great drive. The drive is bomb.

:33:50. > :34:14.

:34:14. > :34:24.Oh, no, non com. A great position. A great start by Wales, no doubt

:34:24. > :34:29.

:34:29. > :34:35.straight through to the forward. That is why they needed a great

:34:35. > :34:39.ball. And a quick ball. Poor placement on the floor, there. It

:34:40. > :34:49.gives the opportunity away. That would have been a great position

:34:50. > :34:59.

:34:59. > :35:06.scrum-half. That was a good scrum from France. An easy kick for him.

:35:06. > :35:11.No pressure on him whatsoever. A very good clearing kick. Just watch

:35:11. > :35:16.- they turn the welch around, get their heads up on the right hand

:35:16. > :35:26.side, Picamoles picks him, and it is an easy clearing kick for the

:35:26. > :35:26.

:35:26. > :36:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:36:10. > :36:20.to the momentum. The little not -- these internationals are all about

:36:20. > :36:20.

:36:20. > :37:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:37:00. > :37:09.it. Danger on here. He goes through the middle, or tries to, Ouedraogo.

:37:09. > :37:15.The electricity around the stadium. He wasn't expecting that pass. That

:37:15. > :37:25.is a great tackle and a turnover. Wales staying in the French half,

:37:25. > :37:38.

:37:38. > :37:44.good tackle, wraps him up, his forwards come in. They will be

:37:44. > :37:54.happy with that, 46% play. They would have liked a few points from

:37:54. > :37:54.

:37:54. > :38:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:38:51. > :38:56.the pressure in the past few is going to be Welsh ball. Very

:38:56. > :39:06.lucky, Wales. Good driver. Very rarely do you see a scrum go

:39:06. > :39:34.

:39:34. > :39:42.against the head. But Picamoles they are playing rugby again.

:39:42. > :39:47.Screaming again. That is poor. I don't know who is to blame. You

:39:47. > :39:55.need to get communication right. He goes in, that is poor execution. He

:39:55. > :40:03.will be unhappy with that. As ever, at every time Adam Jones goes down

:40:03. > :40:06.injured, the whole of Wales holds its breath. Yes, the reserves are

:40:06. > :40:16.limited. Martyn Williams, what do you make of the opening nine

:40:16. > :40:28.

:40:28. > :40:36.All the ball has been in the French half. It is little more Com's in

:40:36. > :40:40.the line-out, miscommunication. The French look a bit disorganised

:40:40. > :40:50.again. They need to get some points. It is no good having territory

:40:50. > :41:06.

:41:06. > :41:16.without points. Absolutely. Adam - off and running again. Penalty to

:41:16. > :41:40.

:41:40. > :41:45.Clancy did shout whether or not we have shown what he did and

:41:45. > :41:55.didn't do last week. And you know that Picamoles is going to be such

:41:55. > :41:55.

:41:55. > :42:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:42:47. > :42:57.from Bastareaud. -- that was a big turnover. There is the tackle. Not

:42:57. > :42:57.

:42:57. > :43:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:43:48. > :43:54.much use of the poll was there. -- damn. France have a scrum. That is

:43:54. > :43:58.rather stodgy play and good defensive work by Wales. It is, but

:43:58. > :44:06.you know Bastareaud will go down the 10th. You've got to close him

:44:06. > :44:16.down as quickly as they can. It is very strappy at the moment. No real

:44:16. > :44:31.

:44:31. > :44:35.pattern. No opportunities created start so far. As we've said, with

:44:35. > :44:44.possession and territory, they will want a few points. They may get

:44:44. > :44:50.them now. Wales guilty of going down. That is a slight worry for

:44:50. > :44:54.the Welsh at the moment. The French scrum, in a scrappy start, has

:44:54. > :45:01.looked quite dominant. They haven't been in an attacking position to

:45:01. > :45:11.take advantage of it until this opportunity but anything near the

:45:11. > :45:21.

:45:21. > :45:24.Welsh try-line, that looks very stand off at Toulon because Jonny

:45:24. > :45:30.Wilkinson is there. He is not kicking there because of Wilkinson

:45:30. > :45:40.either. Ideal preparation, but a good kicker. Very short run up. Two

:45:40. > :45:50.

:45:50. > :46:00.foorbgts in their own 22 for much of the opening 15 minutes have the

:46:00. > :46:03.

:46:03. > :46:07.first points. First scoring opportunity. There is the shot for

:46:07. > :46:17.Gardening World! That is ugly. So Michalak, with the first penalty of

:46:17. > :46:42.

:46:42. > :46:47.on the half way line. Leigh Halfpenny has a good boot on him.

:46:47. > :46:57.think he will have a crack from here. He is walking across. No,

:46:57. > :46:59.

:46:59. > :47:03.but just. It is a very cold evening. It makes a difference and Biggar

:47:03. > :47:08.has found a beautiful touch. That is a fantastic kick. That is a

:47:08. > :47:14.great kick by Dan Biggar. I thought by the reaction of the French

:47:14. > :47:19.winger, he might have kicked it dead, but that is a superb kick.

:47:19. > :47:29.Now then, can the Welsh capitalise on that kick? Look at the position

:47:29. > :47:41.

:47:41. > :47:51.shirts forwards. Still in control though. A great counter drive by

:47:51. > :48:01.trans, but still in control. -- France. Jones feeds it on. In comes

:48:01. > :48:08.

:48:08. > :48:15.Jamie Roberts. There is another they will come back for that

:48:15. > :48:25.penalty. Not the try they were looking for, but may well be three

:48:25. > :48:25.

:48:25. > :48:32.point, and a talking to coming up. Well, take the three points. That

:48:32. > :48:42.is what they will do. Confidence from that passage of play as well..

:48:42. > :48:48.

:48:48. > :48:56.Yes, it started from a fantastic French, but Wales keeping hold of

:48:56. > :49:04.the ball. That is a very good drive, there is the break. Was it a

:49:04. > :49:14.penalty for a high shot? Not sure. This should be a very easy three

:49:14. > :49:26.

:49:26. > :49:36.between the two sides. Wales have had most of the play. Definitely.

:49:36. > :49:39.

:49:39. > :49:49.The one big worry is that scrum though. Did that say Wales on her

:49:49. > :50:04.

:50:04. > :50:07.really creating opportunities. The ball has been slowed down

:50:07. > :50:17.effectively by both sets of forwards. No real attacking

:50:17. > :50:17.

:50:17. > :51:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:51:23. > :51:33.noise of the crowd picks up and again. He is powering his way

:51:33. > :51:34.

:51:34. > :51:38.forward. Still they come. Michalak. Machenaud stays on his feet. Huget.

:51:38. > :51:46.Great covering tackle by Halfpenny. Had to give it. Still with France,

:51:46. > :51:50.though. And Machenaud scoops it behind Michalak. Welsh Jerseys pour

:51:50. > :51:56.into try and secure it.. I think they turned the ball over. That was

:51:56. > :52:06.a two on one for a moment. For France, but they lost the ball. And

:52:06. > :52:21.

:52:21. > :52:30.lost their chance. Halfpenny hoofs Michalak, inside ball. Good run and

:52:30. > :52:36.it gets stuck. There is the two on one. He had to give it. Great

:52:36. > :52:46.tackle by Halfpenny, but that was the missed opportunity. Picamoles's,

:52:46. > :52:47.

:52:47. > :52:52.it is not Picamoles, sorry. Maestri. And there is the acceleration. He

:52:52. > :53:02.spots Faletau on the outside. He pins his ears back and goes. They

:53:02. > :53:27.

:53:27. > :53:32.thon ball. I thought it was a knock an buff Cuthbert. His number is

:53:32. > :53:37.left. If he goes wide. I can't believe it hasn't gone left. Still

:53:37. > :53:47.short on the right hand side. They have slowed it down now. Szarzewski,

:53:47. > :54:10.

:54:10. > :54:16.Jones has done a great job. That is brilliant. They have got the ball

:54:16. > :54:20.Wales. That is brilliant work by Ryan Jones. I tell you, turn over

:54:20. > :54:30.ball, they were really under the cosh. This is a former winger

:54:30. > :54:37.

:54:37. > :54:41.reacting to a two on one not being car, nodding away there! We will

:54:41. > :54:51.leave the windows open for him. two of them bg look. Two great

:54:51. > :54:51.

:54:51. > :54:56.wingers. They had a chance of a few overlaps, and there was no general

:54:56. > :55:01.at standoff to orchestrate it. They had so many numb tpwoerns left hand

:55:01. > :55:05.side but, the ball went to one of the forwards. Numbers on the left

:55:05. > :55:13.hand side. He took it up and then the great tackle by Ryan Joan,

:55:13. > :55:22.turns the ball over. I think we are having a break for some treatment.

:55:22. > :55:32.I think Gethin Jenkins was receiving some. Some great defence

:55:32. > :55:35.

:55:35. > :55:42.by Wales. Justin Tipuric being strapped up. Incidentally he is of

:55:42. > :55:51.Croatian defence. Much debate before this match about whether he

:55:51. > :55:58.would be wearing a seven shirt any way. What do you think might have

:55:58. > :56:03.happened? Yes, I think that they might have put Sam on to the blind

:56:03. > :56:09.side. Maybe used the option of Ryan Joans on the bench, but Ryan Jones

:56:09. > :56:17.has made an impact so far. A lot of the Ospreys boys are going well. A

:56:17. > :56:21.great scrum. That is happening for Wales. I can't work this crowd. The

:56:21. > :56:31.French looked as they they were dominant. Sometimes you feel as if

:56:31. > :57:00.

:57:00. > :57:10.they switch off and lose from Lansdowne Road. It has been so

:57:10. > :57:10.

:57:10. > :58:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:58:27. > :58:34.at the moment. They will be forcing Wales back. They are not getting

:58:34. > :58:44.over the gain line. Consumes looked adds if he might have spilled it

:58:44. > :58:46.

:58:46. > :58:50.there. -- Coombs. The French should be happy with that, because the

:58:50. > :58:54.Welsh recycled ball but they didn't go anywhere. They are kicking a bit

:58:54. > :58:58.too far they will be happy they have forced Wales into the kick,

:58:58. > :59:06.because they didn't get over that gain line, didn't get front

:59:06. > :59:16.football. Huget's kick is an odd one. So Wales get a chance to come

:59:16. > :59:19.

:59:19. > :59:23.Will it bounce kindly? No, unlucky. Just put a bit of spin on and it

:59:23. > :59:29.spun the wrong way. Very good option, just unfortunate on the

:59:29. > :59:39.bounce. We will come back for the 22. Again, much of the play seems

:59:39. > :59:39.

:59:39. > :00:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:00:44. > :00:53.has been running high and they've making headwind, but will there be

:00:53. > :00:58.chinks? That was a good option in the end because all they can do is

:00:58. > :01:03.bring it into touch. Good option, kick the ball in play, make the

:01:03. > :01:07.French full-back, and know they have the throat in. Lovely kick,

:01:07. > :01:17.lovely defensive line again, good chase, no option. A chance for

:01:17. > :01:47.

:01:47. > :01:57.Wales. They've been here before, got to use it now. Oh, stolen.

:01:57. > :02:23.

:02:23. > :02:32.Jonathan Davies was there to kick it. Machenaud is waiting for it,

:02:32. > :02:40.Michalak things he sees some space. Poor option once again by Michalak.

:02:40. > :02:50.He had to go left. Again, his kicking out a hand has been poor,

:02:50. > :02:58.

:02:58. > :03:06.Michalak. His decision making has There's the turnover. Michalak goes

:03:06. > :03:16.away with it. George North tries to market. Jonathan Davies... Very

:03:16. > :03:39.

:03:39. > :03:49.handy being a left-footer. A great Within Michalak's range. Looking to

:03:49. > :04:05.

:04:05. > :04:15.They will come back for the French penalty. This will be interesting.

:04:15. > :04:39.

:04:39. > :04:49.No, he's not going for goal, it is too far for him. A decent enough

:04:49. > :04:55.

:04:55. > :05:01.kick. Takes them inside the Wales at 10, but he has never quite

:05:01. > :05:11.convinced. He is a good footballer, but I don't think he's in good

:05:11. > :05:26.

:05:26. > :05:31.stand-off, I'm afraid. He's a France. Good drive, Goodbody angles.

:05:31. > :05:41.The ball at the back, he's controlling it. They've got to use

:05:41. > :05:41.

:05:41. > :05:51.it. It is broken up. Szarzewski was at the heart of that. They are

:05:51. > :06:00.

:06:00. > :06:06.ball France. It is met by boos by the Stade de France. A likeable

:06:06. > :06:16.work by Gethin Jenkins. Stays on his feet, gets his hands on the

:06:16. > :06:18.

:06:18. > :06:26.ball. Picamoles is isolated for a split second. So, Dan Biggar to

:06:26. > :06:33.clear again for Wales. That was a bad one off her right foot, not

:06:34. > :06:38.much of an angle. Three points apiece, only six minutes remaining

:06:38. > :06:48.in his first half. It's been an intriguing first half. Wales have

:06:48. > :06:54.

:06:54. > :06:58.weekend of the RBS Six Nations Championship and then go on to win

:06:58. > :07:07.the competition was France and both sides still entertaining that

:07:08. > :07:11.prospect. Much debate in France about the demands of the clubs and

:07:11. > :07:20.how the French players are a little bit fatigued by the time they play

:07:20. > :07:30.for France. I think somebody is getting some stitching. Or they are

:07:30. > :07:38.

:07:38. > :07:48.side are made up of Toulouse. It is not easy for France and for

:07:48. > :07:48.

:07:48. > :09:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:09:34. > :09:44.well. That was not a great That is what you want. Pick a lazy

:09:44. > :10:02.

:10:02. > :10:12.runner, pick afford out. -- pick a Wales seeking their first try

:10:12. > :10:26.

:10:26. > :10:36.nuisance. It slows down again for Wales. There is no full-back in the

:10:36. > :10:46.

:10:46. > :10:56.of. Wales are keeping hold of the ball well. Picamoles was offside.

:10:56. > :11:12.

:11:12. > :11:17.was much better available for them their 4th stop they have to keep

:11:17. > :11:23.the ball. They've done it well. They have to be patient. They have

:11:24. > :11:30.had the opportunity. Huget gets involved a lot. He chases the kicks.

:11:30. > :11:33.You need a big in-goal area to communicate with the outside backs,

:11:33. > :11:41.get a grubber in, and they will hold the defensive line speed a

:11:41. > :11:48.little bit. They've got to be aware of this. Wales have got a lot of

:11:48. > :11:58.possession and territory but still 3-3. Now, Gethin Jenkins is getting

:11:58. > :11:58.

:11:58. > :12:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:12:39. > :12:44.stitched up. Two minutes to go in here for Wales to win. Why are they

:12:44. > :12:51.running at Bastareaud? He is going to smash you over. Not the wisest

:12:51. > :12:56.thing to do. Get on the outside of him. Penalty to Wales. They will

:12:56. > :12:59.have the last position in this first half. Good kick now, field

:12:59. > :13:09.position, just come our way with some points. A greater opportunity

:13:09. > :13:42.

:13:42. > :13:46.they might still get something from a line-out. Here is the double hit.

:13:46. > :13:56.There we are. Both back-row forwards again, to back-row

:13:56. > :14:29.

:14:29. > :14:39.forwards, Picamoles makes the passage of play. -- the clock.

:14:39. > :14:47.

:14:47. > :14:53.end. They've really struggled to get over that gain-line. They

:14:53. > :14:59.stopped creating opportunities. They've not gone forward. They have

:14:59. > :15:06.to look at that. The French Defence has been dominant. Wales might be

:15:06. > :15:16.quite happy, 3-3, but everything to play for in the second half.

:15:16. > :15:26.

:15:26. > :15:31.could have been better for Wales side. Jamie Roberts led his side

:15:31. > :15:37.out for his ath cap. France sucked up the pressure waerls putting on

:15:37. > :15:43.them and went into the lead. Michalak three points on the board.

:15:43. > :15:46.A good play from Wales led Leigh Halfpenny to get the points.

:15:46. > :15:50.Philippe Saint-Andre played every ball, passage of play! It is a

:15:50. > :15:55.tense old game, being a coach. Sir Clive will attest to that. Let us

:15:55. > :15:59.look at the stats. France, you would think with the possession

:15:59. > :16:04.they had, and the gain line and the nact were making more yards as well,

:16:04. > :16:07.would have got more from that. They will be disappointed. Early on it

:16:08. > :16:14.was played in the French 22, but they didn't get anything from it.

:16:14. > :16:18.So a fairly even half. Very little in it. Like, I say, Wales haven't

:16:18. > :16:24.create add golden opportunity. France had a two on one and they

:16:24. > :16:29.France had a two on one and they blue it. Blew it. France look

:16:29. > :16:33.dangerous with momentum. Wales are doing a good job at the tackle area,

:16:33. > :16:37.slowing them down and France is struggling to get the quick ball.

:16:37. > :16:42.totally different first half for Wales. Rob Howley perhaps most

:16:42. > :16:46.pleased at xoem sure in times when they were under pressure. It is

:16:46. > :16:50.like a heavyweight boxing match. Two good teams. Both stepped up

:16:50. > :16:53.from last weekend. France have been excellent. Their defence is

:16:53. > :16:57.excellent. Wales have nudged it. The score line doesn't reflect the

:16:57. > :17:02.game. The defensive line has been huge. Interesting with trans, slow

:17:02. > :17:05.ball, they are not a great team. When they get the fast ball, they

:17:05. > :17:10.play it at different pace. But the Welsh defence has the been

:17:11. > :17:13.outstanding, and I think we have a great second half to come. Talking

:17:13. > :17:19.of heavyweight, Bastareaud who is one of the changes, Philippe Saint-

:17:19. > :17:23.Andre has made to this line up, has made his presence felt.. Some of

:17:23. > :17:26.the contacts he is doing, he is 17, 17-and-a-half stone, what is

:17:26. > :17:31.disappointing me a bit, I think Jonathan said in commentary, they

:17:31. > :17:35.are going at him. They are running at him. Whether it is to try and

:17:35. > :17:38.make him tackle and wear him out. He is a physical man. I think both

:17:38. > :17:43.defences have been on top, they have gone for the choke tackle,

:17:43. > :17:47.which has been the friend in in six nation, and it is -- trend. It is

:17:47. > :17:55.difficult to get a quick ball. Highlighting him here. Whether he

:17:55. > :17:58.has the ball or defending, he is so difficult to stop. He has a low

:17:58. > :18:02.centre of gravity. Very difficult to get to the floor. This is

:18:02. > :18:05.dangerous. Wales have done well in stopping the off road so far, that

:18:05. > :18:09.two on one that, might come back to haunt them. It was a great

:18:10. > :18:12.opportunity. This is just, Wales, opportunity. This is just, Wales,

:18:12. > :18:15.if you can stop it there. This is an opportunity can we stop it there,

:18:15. > :18:19.to target Bastareaud. He is the outside man. He is panicking, he

:18:19. > :18:24.will worry about his pace, he will worry about Leigh Halfpenny, George

:18:24. > :18:29.North. There is an opportunity you. Can see him in the distance waving

:18:29. > :18:33.his arm. A bit panicky By the time the ball has got there the inside

:18:33. > :18:38.men have covered his shoulder. You have to take those opportunities

:18:38. > :18:43.when they arise. It will be interesting to see, in rugby, raise

:18:43. > :18:49.there is analysis going on, whether they the get what is happening in

:18:49. > :18:53.the dressing roop. The French defensive line is up flat. Wales

:18:53. > :18:57.keep running, they are recyclinging, but they are not going anywhere. If

:18:57. > :19:01.you put the ball behind it, it holds them back for the next phase,

:19:01. > :19:07.even if you don't score. Can they get the right message into the

:19:07. > :19:11.team? This game is here for the taking. Huget is not an out-and-out

:19:11. > :19:17.15. The ball is on the floor. We saw it last workers they don't want

:19:17. > :19:21.to fall on it and they don't like the grubbers behind them. Some good

:19:21. > :19:27.kicking from Dan Biggar. This is him running, first of all. He has

:19:27. > :19:31.had a great first half. Where Wales have a definite sej the kicking

:19:31. > :19:36.game. The French kicking, I think Clive will show later with Michalak,

:19:36. > :19:42.he is not the greatest. He has bossed the game we believe, he had

:19:42. > :19:45.a great kick into touch. He has had a positive start. That was early

:19:46. > :19:48.thoorpbgs was his only error, the kicking game, that takes a lot of

:19:48. > :19:55.bottle. That can get egg on your face, that put him in position.

:19:55. > :19:58.That is where they got the three points from. The kicking game all

:19:58. > :20:02.round. Philips and Biggar have shaded the frens game. I think he

:20:02. > :20:06.has had an awesome game. Biggar has been good. That is the kick that

:20:06. > :20:11.turns them again. That is what is put tong fresh pressure. They keep

:20:11. > :20:16.turning, the gaps are there, and this is one poor kick, we have to

:20:16. > :20:20.show both sides of the game. That is his only error. He got a lot of

:20:21. > :20:28.stick last week but he has fronted up. Rob kept faith, there was talk

:20:28. > :20:33.he would be dropped. But he has shown today why. You have the

:20:33. > :20:40.beauty of James Hook on the bench. He is playing well. On the flip

:20:40. > :20:45.side the much maligned Michalak, any improvement from him today?

:20:45. > :20:49.Watch this. I mean this drives the coach mad, I can promise you. You

:20:49. > :20:55.just can't give the ball away in those positions to a team like

:20:55. > :20:59.Wales. The chips and they gave him a hard time in the build up. I

:20:59. > :21:03.thought he was going to prove us wrong. But he hands. He has not

:21:03. > :21:09.threatened the Welsh team at all. His kicking game has been really

:21:09. > :21:14.poor. You know, Biggar is just so far ahead of him at the moment. I

:21:14. > :21:19.still can't believe France haven't got a better number ten. They have

:21:19. > :21:25.to go on the bench. Trinh-Duc is quality. The longer he stays on the

:21:25. > :21:29.bench is betterer from Wales point of view. Is the coach saying I will

:21:29. > :21:35.prove you right? You are picking your team and you have the whole of

:21:35. > :21:39.France saying pick Trinh-Duc, there is part of you saying no. I think

:21:39. > :21:42.they could play a different game in the middle. They have to get the

:21:42. > :21:47.right players who are playing out here, the position they normally

:21:47. > :21:52.play at the weekends and Michalak is a nine at the moment. It is

:21:52. > :21:57.showing. They take pride, that they can play their players in different

:21:58. > :22:02.positionings. Every time you see a French team, the number nine or ten,

:22:02. > :22:06.Michalak, nine or ten, Parra nine or ten, it is like this guy, second

:22:06. > :22:10.row, back row, no. That doesn't happen. You know, so I think they

:22:10. > :22:14.have to sort this out. I think Parra should be playing now. Trinh-

:22:14. > :22:19.Duc should be at ten. The proposition, stick to it and get it

:22:19. > :22:25.played. We haven't had a try yet but there was 16 in the opening

:22:25. > :22:31.weekend and there were plenty at Murrayfield this afternoon as

:22:31. > :22:40.Scotland were victorious. Hogg showed why it wasn't Italy's day.

:22:40. > :22:46.Parisse. The Scottish defence holds firm. He has got away. Inside. He

:22:46. > :22:53.needs support and it is intercepted by Hogg. What can he do. He can go

:22:53. > :22:55.all the way! He has the pace. Stuart Hogg is clear all the way to

:22:55. > :23:01.the line. That is another sensational score from the Scottish

:23:01. > :23:07.full back. Great interception and it leaves the table looking like

:23:07. > :23:12.this, after four completed matches. Of course France and Wales yet to

:23:12. > :23:17.be completed but two points each for Italy, Scotland and Ireland and

:23:17. > :23:22.of course Ireland England face each other tomorrow. Coverage starts

:23:22. > :23:29.2.25. Something has to give. England have an unchanged line up

:23:29. > :23:39.torges which was good news for twelve twelve. -- Billy twelve

:23:39. > :23:44.

:23:44. > :23:48.trees. Raise I saw you smined at a possible Lions contender this week,

:23:48. > :23:53.does that seem possible? It's a cliche, you have to toe kus on this

:23:53. > :23:56.week. Coming into the squad I was please Todd to be named in the

:23:56. > :23:59.squad. To play against Scotland was one thing to, get another

:23:59. > :24:02.opportunity this workers I will be stupid to look ahead. The whole

:24:02. > :24:06.hype round who is going to be where didn't affect us in the squad. We

:24:06. > :24:10.tpwhee is best for the team. What we want to do to get better. I

:24:10. > :24:14.think I wanted to get my head down, train hard and what happened

:24:14. > :24:20.against Scotland is done and dusted and all I can do is focus on

:24:20. > :24:25.training, and what the coach's feedback was, so from that side I

:24:25. > :24:31.feedback was, so from that side I was confident in what I had done.

:24:31. > :24:41.Much talk from you, you would have gone with Manu Tuilagi. Is he lucky

:24:41. > :24:41.

:24:41. > :24:45.to play? No I said I would play him twelve trees. He is the first

:24:45. > :24:51.player where you have the real passing and kicking skills you nied

:24:51. > :24:55.in modern day rugby at 12. The pick at outside centre, you go with the

:24:55. > :24:59.coach's ical. You are making his calls from afar. He has gone with

:24:59. > :25:02.the team that won. Look at the interview there. I think the

:25:02. > :25:07.England team are coming over so well. The modesty and the way they

:25:07. > :25:12.are coming across, individually and collectively. We have our views on

:25:12. > :25:20.selection, but you go with the coach's team. He knows the inner

:25:20. > :25:25.works. Manu Tuilagi coming on. I think England are going to,

:25:25. > :25:28.midfield there, but let's face it, the guys are up against Sexton,

:25:28. > :25:32.D'Arcy O'Driscoll. It will be fascinating to see how the young

:25:32. > :25:38.guys face up tomorrow. It is going to be a great encounter. You can

:25:38. > :25:43.see it on BBC One. Let us get the word from the touchline. Gabby,

:25:43. > :25:45.from is increasing impatience in the Stade de France crowd. Was that

:25:45. > :25:51.the Wales performance you expected after their dreadful start against

:25:51. > :25:57.Ireland last week? Yes, definitely. I was saying that Wales team were

:25:57. > :26:05.going to come with a lot of intent and they did. They come here with

:26:05. > :26:09.passion, with control, they play really well, I think that they are

:26:09. > :26:15.on the game. Part of French team is a bit disappointing, we didn't see

:26:15. > :26:20.the passion, we didn't see the determination of the players. Until

:26:20. > :26:25.the kick off from the first 15 minute, we didn't see nothing. It

:26:25. > :26:33.is really inconsistency. The up and down. We didn't see the control of

:26:33. > :26:37.didn't see the forward dominate the opponents in the scrum, the the

:26:37. > :26:42.line-out. They are uninsure of what they are doing. Thank you very much

:26:42. > :26:46.indeed. The temperature plummeting here pitchside. Expect a red hot

:26:46. > :26:52.second half. It is not much warmer up here. Let us join the commentary

:26:52. > :26:56.box and the players lucky to have had anyones inside. Trinh-Duc son,

:26:56. > :27:02.but so is Michalak. Trinh-Duc is not on his favourite position. He

:27:02. > :27:12.has the full back. Huget has gone to the wing. Fall is off. I can't

:27:12. > :27:12.

:27:12. > :27:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:27:57. > :28:04.to the wing. Fall is off. I can't front of the post. Very sloppy by

:28:04. > :28:10.France. Just a single runner. Then he just... Seals off. That is what

:28:10. > :28:15.I think he has done. Maestri goes in. Seals him off. Great tackle.

:28:15. > :28:20.There he is off his feet. Maestri. There is the penalty. No need to

:28:20. > :28:24.give that. Three French players there. Great start for Wales in the

:28:25. > :28:34.second half. Great that play by Philips.

:28:35. > :28:39.

:28:39. > :28:49.happened to Fall, the winger. He played quite well. He was limping

:28:49. > :29:11.

:29:11. > :29:17.towards the end. I thig think he minutes gone in the second half.

:29:17. > :29:23.Great start to the second half for Wales. A lovely break by Mike

:29:23. > :29:30.Philips. Spotted, I think it was masna, prop forward there. --

:29:30. > :29:40.Nicolas Mas, a bit slower than the rest. Created the gap for a sprint

:29:40. > :29:40.

:29:40. > :30:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:30:56. > :31:01.Picamoles is getting under their wrong option. Such a negative

:31:01. > :31:08.option to take. They had Wales on the back foot, they had numbers on

:31:08. > :31:13.the right hand side. They are all in there. Biggar... There is no

:31:13. > :31:20.defence on the left-hand side. And then, wrong decision. And a poor

:31:20. > :31:24.kick. Very welcome from our Wales. Have you to see that. Signs from

:31:24. > :31:30.some not themselves, certainly not the France that trounced Australia,

:31:30. > :31:40.beginning to doubt themselves, perhaps. At half-time, they had to

:31:40. > :31:40.

:31:40. > :32:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:32:41. > :32:46.Trinh-Duc feeds it on. Confusion in sure what happened here. George

:32:46. > :32:56.Clancy asks if he is OK but he doesn't look OK, to be honest.

:32:56. > :32:58.

:32:58. > :33:08.felt that. Let's see what happens to him. Down on his shoulder,

:33:08. > :33:10.

:33:11. > :33:19.perhaps? Is huge -- is he holding his shoulder? Yes! You are saying,

:33:19. > :33:29.owl, my shoulder. Definitely the shoulder. They think it is the

:33:29. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :34:00.shoulder. We will get confirmation Very messy. That might be due to

:34:00. > :34:10.the pitch, as you can see cutting up huge chunks of it. That is

:34:10. > :34:15.

:34:15. > :34:20.interesting in terms of the substitutes because France have got

:34:20. > :34:26.Trinh-Duc and Fritz, and what happened, Benjamin Fall has gone

:34:26. > :34:31.off. Trinh-Duc is fall-back and you've got loss of pace, leaving

:34:31. > :34:41.you exposed. You've always got have a gas man on the bench who can

:34:41. > :34:54.

:34:54. > :35:04.cover wings. France haven't got play flattered. Look how deep

:35:04. > :35:04.

:35:04. > :35:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:35:57. > :36:07.Here is Michalak. Throws it deep Wales. When they've had to, they

:36:07. > :36:21.

:36:21. > :36:31.have defended well. Both sides have have made good tackles. Now we come

:36:31. > :36:48.

:36:48. > :36:58.back for the Welsh scrum. Good is so dangerous in the centre. And

:36:58. > :37:10.

:37:10. > :37:17.Bastareaud, he's pretty dangerous the scoreboard. Here are the

:37:17. > :37:27.statistics. Hardly anything in it. The missed tackles, they will want

:37:27. > :37:36.

:37:36. > :37:46.Horrible for scrums. It makes it so difficult to get a scrum completed.

:37:46. > :38:05.

:38:05. > :38:09.You could plant some potatoes in it again. Applause to the Welsh

:38:09. > :38:19.forwards to one another. They've steadied things since the first

:38:19. > :38:20.

:38:20. > :38:29.half. I think Ouedraogo is struggling with his shoulder.

:38:29. > :38:39.former Leicester hooker is about to come on. And the Belgium prop is

:38:39. > :39:08.

:39:08. > :39:18.has carried the ball well, kick to France this time. Attacking

:39:18. > :39:22.opportunity for France. They will do the scrum again. Clive Woodward.

:39:22. > :39:29.The two substitutions coming on, it is exactly 10 minutes after the

:39:29. > :39:34.break. It is the best time to bring on Debaty, the Hook. It sums up the

:39:34. > :39:40.French style. It is very pre- ordained. They are at their best

:39:40. > :39:50.when the whole game's broken up. The substitutions have been pre-

:39:50. > :39:52.

:39:53. > :40:02.ordained. I think this one we are seeing now is an injury. Chouly

:40:03. > :40:12.

:40:12. > :40:17.comes on. He's a number 8 usually That's what they wanted. They had

:40:17. > :40:27.the three kick, took the scrum option and now they will hopefully

:40:27. > :40:27.

:40:27. > :41:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:41:16. > :41:26.France are level at 6-6. This game all the way through, there is so

:41:26. > :41:26.

:41:26. > :42:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:42:12. > :42:20.game could come down to turning the pressure into points. There has not

:42:20. > :42:25.been a try-scoring opportunity it. The defence is so on top.

:42:25. > :42:35.suspect even though Wales are Roma a run of defeats, France have a bit

:42:35. > :42:38.

:42:39. > :42:48.game until the final minutes, there will be a lot of pressure on France

:42:49. > :42:49.

:42:49. > :43:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:43:44. > :43:50.will be a lot of pressure on France nervous, they are playing not to

:43:50. > :43:53.lose. Psychologically, that is very difficult. You can feel how nervous

:43:53. > :44:03.and tight this game is. They led opportunity go through their hands

:44:03. > :44:05.

:44:05. > :44:13.there. The change made by a Wales. There is Owens on for Hibbard.

:44:13. > :44:20.made a big impact when he came on against Ireland, Ken Owens. And

:44:20. > :44:30.France will make changes as well. Wong Parra is coming on for

:44:30. > :44:49.

:44:49. > :44:58.row. Very talented players coming Turnover? He has had a big game,

:44:58. > :45:03.Ryan Jones. He has been immense. I think he is overshadowed -- he has

:45:03. > :45:13.overshadowed the opposite back row. All the ugly stuff, Ryan Jones has

:45:13. > :45:18.

:45:18. > :45:24.opportunity there, they turned side on, the French defenders, and when

:45:24. > :45:34.Leigh Halfpenny made the break, you've got to give more width to

:45:34. > :45:44.

:45:44. > :45:51.make Bastareaud defend bigger but I would like to see it on the

:45:51. > :45:57.replay. Clearing kick is not too good. It will be a line-out to

:45:57. > :46:03.France. Clive Woodward again. Again, huge call that scrum. It doesn't

:46:03. > :46:10.immediate me to say there is moments in matches you look from a

:46:10. > :46:20.coaching.view you go wow that, will be interesting to see again. They

:46:20. > :46:21.

:46:21. > :46:31.take the line-out through suit ta. There is the new prop Debaty.

:46:31. > :46:55.

:46:55. > :47:01.Clearing kick and waiting for is Halfpenny, Wales beginning to pick

:47:01. > :47:09.up the pace a bit. Jamie Roberts. A man down for Wales. I think it is

:47:09. > :47:13.George North, is it? North is back on his feet now and getting back

:47:13. > :47:23.into the line. Michalak is defending in the outside centre now,

:47:23. > :47:31.

:47:31. > :47:36.that is the opportunity. Have a go Poor option that is. You can see,

:47:36. > :47:45.at the other end of the pitch Ryan Jones flapping his arms about in

:47:45. > :47:49.frustration that one. -- at that one. Wales making to make another

:47:49. > :47:59.change, with Paul James going to come on in a more permanent fashion

:47:59. > :47:59.

:47:59. > :48:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:48:58. > :49:02.Carrying a little bit of holiday up there, on its own... Are man

:49:02. > :49:12.down injured for France. Wales attacking there. It is Suta who is

:49:12. > :49:21.

:49:21. > :49:26.phase after phase. Just prodding away. Into the final quarter of

:49:26. > :49:34.this match. Still just two penalties apiece. Jamie Roberts in

:49:34. > :49:39.field. They know that is a set move. That is poor execution. I am not

:49:39. > :49:46.sure if, he didn't time his run there, I don't think. He overrun it

:49:47. > :49:51.a bit. Those little, little mistakes. Suta receiving treatment.

:49:52. > :50:01.No doubt Wales have this game there if they can just cut out a few

:50:02. > :50:04.

:50:04. > :50:14.mistakes and a first win in Paris since 2005. The treat ment to Suta

:50:14. > :50:16.

:50:16. > :50:20.and to Bastareaud. -- treatment. Martyn Williams, what do you make

:50:20. > :50:26.of it so far? A great chance for Wales. Yes, they have improved so

:50:26. > :50:30.much from last week. Defensively they have been outstanding. I think

:50:30. > :50:33.Ian evan, Gethin Jenkins, it is frustrating the French, and you

:50:33. > :50:41.know, they just look lost at the moment there is nobody bossing it

:50:41. > :50:47.for France. On the Welsh side, no, Dan has taken good options. It is

:50:47. > :50:54.going into the last 20 minutes. We said this is where the French... We

:50:55. > :51:02.need something to go our way. The scrum goes down again. Again, still

:51:02. > :51:06.feel that the scrum could be very very influential. An attacking

:51:06. > :51:12.scrum for France, George Clancy seems to think that they had a

:51:12. > :51:22.dominant scrum. As Clive said, the attacking Welsh scrum, he gave very

:51:22. > :51:24.

:51:24. > :51:32.very quickly. A few shouts from the crowd. We off mitigation with the

:51:32. > :51:38.state of the pitch. The front rows have been given a talking to. --

:51:38. > :51:43.offer mitigation. This time the shove is from trans. Nay call for

:51:43. > :51:46.the pedge Ity and they get it P -- for the penalty and they get it.

:51:46. > :51:56.is becoming a big worry for Wales. If nay get an attacking position,

:51:56. > :52:15.

:52:15. > :52:25.they will go for the scrum. In a Parisian evening trying to get

:52:25. > :52:25.

:52:25. > :53:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:53:24. > :53:30.Michalak, a little pop on the one a prop, one a centre. Welsh

:53:30. > :53:40.defence equal to the task at the moment. Parra trying to squeeze his

:53:40. > :54:02.

:54:02. > :54:12.way through. Probing between the France. No-one whatsoever, so, they

:54:12. > :54:15.

:54:15. > :54:24.know where they have to defend. about the game line, not making too

:54:24. > :54:34.much progress. Fofana looking for work. He has to go and look for the

:54:34. > :54:39.

:54:39. > :54:46.over. No, a knock offer says the referee. Scrum to France. He will

:54:46. > :54:50.be happy with that call. Scrum. has become as attritional type of

:54:50. > :54:55.game. It is the sort, these two sides have been serving up

:54:55. > :55:04.entertaining rugby. I, there have been flashs of that but it has

:55:04. > :55:08.become a tense, edgy affair. The pitch doesn't help. How will this

:55:08. > :55:13.Welsh scrum respond, because France just threatening to get the upper

:55:13. > :55:16.hand in this aspect of the match. This is a big scrum. This is a big

:55:16. > :55:22.scrum. He has given penalties against Wales on two previous scrum,

:55:22. > :55:32.they have got try and hold this. The crowd know the importance of

:55:32. > :55:45.

:55:45. > :55:55.this scrum as well. No-one is France are going to make a change

:55:55. > :56:04.they are going to bring on their giant Taofifenua. He is coming on

:56:04. > :56:08.for Suta. His weights range in reports from 21 stone, to three-

:56:08. > :56:18.and-a-half tonnes! I think he is 22 stone, just about officially.

:56:18. > :56:45.

:56:45. > :56:55.goes again. Up goes the turf. the forwards if it goes down, once

:56:55. > :57:02.you lose your footing, you're gone. I am sure, you know, that French

:57:03. > :57:12.players will be having a quiet word with George Clancy. Down she goes

:57:12. > :57:22.again. Penalty to Wale is the decision. -- Wales this time. There

:57:22. > :57:24.

:57:24. > :57:34.is frustration in there from the players. Binding. Why would the

:57:34. > :57:34.

:57:34. > :57:38.French prop s slip a bind? I don't know. A bit of a reasoning for the

:57:38. > :57:48.decision, a great decision from a Welsh point of view and a good

:57:48. > :57:52.

:57:52. > :57:59.clearing kick from Biggar. There we are. Hotline to Brianne Moore.

:57:59. > :58:04.-- Brian Moore. So suddenly Wales back in side the French half. Their

:58:04. > :58:14.line-out, 13 minutes to go. Six points apiece. Line-out long one

:58:14. > :58:52.

:58:52. > :59:02.taken well at the back. What can together again. This match to be

:59:02. > :59:07.

:59:07. > :59:17.decided by fine margins. Jamie penalised. France desperately

:59:17. > :59:17.

:59:17. > :00:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:00:34. > :00:40.trying to get there but Wales still They nearly got turned over, lucky

:00:40. > :00:50.to get the ball back. They don't want to throw silly, long passes.

:00:50. > :00:53.

:00:53. > :00:59.Biggar running out of options, for about that kick. They had

:00:59. > :01:09.possession, they've surrendered possession. That was Huget, not

:01:09. > :01:10.

:01:10. > :01:20.mocking bomb. -- knocking on. Six points apiece. Earlier today,

:01:20. > :01:30.Scotland got a win at Murrayfield. 34-10. Tomorrow, Ireland against

:01:30. > :01:50.

:01:50. > :01:58.England, to 20 5:00pm. -- to 20 game management. Where to play this

:01:58. > :02:05.game. Just listen to the swelling noise, the booze. They are getting

:02:05. > :02:11.edgy. They are not happy in the stalls. They are not happy. And I

:02:11. > :02:21.think the header from Huget started them off. Nine minutes remaining in

:02:21. > :02:24.

:02:24. > :02:34.in, and target Michalak who doesn't like the defensive part of this

:02:34. > :02:43.

:02:43. > :02:49.score? George North is him for the try! It may be the one which wins

:02:49. > :02:53.the match. A long way to go, we have to have a look at that, but I

:02:53. > :02:59.think he has scored. He knows. There were numbers on the left-hand

:02:59. > :03:05.side, they had to go early, they had numbers there, but what a great

:03:05. > :03:10.kick! The ball balance favours George North. He thinks he has

:03:10. > :03:19.scored. A great bounce for George North. You're not going to stop him.

:03:19. > :03:25.Foot? Try. That is a try. He keeps his left foot in play. Watch the

:03:25. > :03:31.reaction of this. This is what it means. That it is a massive,

:03:31. > :03:36.massive try. George North, Great take. Keeps his foot in the field

:03:36. > :03:46.of play, scores of try. A great finish. This will be confirmed

:03:46. > :03:46.

:03:47. > :03:55.shortly. A great finish by George North. It has been confirmed as a

:03:55. > :04:05.try. Wales, five points to the good, conversion to come, eight minutes

:04:05. > :04:08.

:04:08. > :04:18.to go. Now listen to this scrolled. -- crowd. That try has been coming.

:04:18. > :04:46.

:04:46. > :04:53.They have had all the pressure in Leigh Halfpenny and Wales seven

:04:53. > :04:59.points in front with seven minutes to go. Now then, Michalak's

:04:59. > :05:09.restarts have been poor. Wales need to take the restart. Concentration

:05:09. > :05:09.

:05:09. > :05:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:05:53. > :06:03.levels and clear red. Great kick. kickable. This is in Leigh

:06:03. > :06:05.

:06:05. > :06:09.Halfpenny's range. He knows this kick wins the match for Wales.

:06:09. > :06:13.whale -- the Welsh are singing around the stadium. It is going to

:06:13. > :06:17.be a kick for Leigh Halfpenny and this French side which seemed like

:06:17. > :06:24.world beaters when they beat Australia in November are staring

:06:24. > :06:30.down the barrel of defeat. What a wins this would be for Wales. A

:06:30. > :06:40.long way to go. What to kick for Leigh Halfpenny. This is a big kick.

:06:40. > :06:40.

:06:40. > :07:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:07:22. > :07:30.a kick! It takes Wales 10 points clear, five minutes to go in this

:07:30. > :07:40.match. There we are... Get over, get over, that's it! That's what it

:07:40. > :07:40.

:07:40. > :08:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:08:55. > :09:03.They will be happy with the line speed but the French have been so

:09:03. > :09:07.poor, slow ball. And here come the boos from there Stade de France. At

:09:07. > :09:12.times, it has been stodgy, a little bit nervous and edgy, but it

:09:12. > :09:18.doesn't matter how it is achieved, a win here is something to

:09:18. > :09:20.celebrate and Wales are heading towards it. It is a great win. They

:09:20. > :09:25.are almost away and they've shown great character today, backs

:09:25. > :09:33.against the wall, great defensive effort. Both defences have been

:09:33. > :09:41.superb. One bit of magic from Dan Biggar, what she is the space, puts

:09:41. > :09:46.the chip in the, and that is the difference. -- watches the space.

:09:46. > :09:51.They dominated a more the territory and possession, they couldn't turn

:09:51. > :09:56.the pressure to points but they took that opportunity. Colette Aram

:09:56. > :10:00.was very loyal to these players, he said they should at home pull

:10:00. > :10:06.things, but if they lose here, they might have a long night and make

:10:06. > :10:11.changes to come. France are at Twickenham in their next match.

:10:11. > :10:20.Wales play Italy in the next match. And the spectators are heading off

:10:20. > :10:29.into the night. It is just about beyond them now. Three minutes and

:10:30. > :10:36.10 points? Not going to happen. The last time Wales won, a full test

:10:36. > :10:46.match, that was France to clinch the Grand Slam last year. They just

:10:46. > :10:49.

:10:49. > :10:59.needed to kick-start their season. they do? I think they will put it

:10:59. > :11:24.

:11:24. > :11:34.in the corner. A converted try is strong. They seldom go without

:11:34. > :12:05.

:12:05. > :12:10.scrum to Wales. Man-of-the-match... I think the French press have

:12:10. > :12:15.picked their man-of-the-match and there he is, the RBS Six Nations

:12:15. > :12:21.Championship man-of-the-match is Leigh Halfpenny, and I think it has

:12:21. > :12:25.been a massive effort. Ryan Jones has been immense as well. It's been

:12:25. > :12:35.a great team effort. Show a lot of character on the back of all of

:12:35. > :12:48.

:12:48. > :12:58.those defeats to come here and get is coming on for Jones. Evans is

:12:58. > :13:07.off as well. They are getting Reed on. And Scott Williams is going to

:13:07. > :13:17.come on as well. Emptying the bench with over a minute to go in this

:13:17. > :13:53.

:13:53. > :14:01.match. Cuthbert tries to find a way through. They need to keep

:14:01. > :14:07.possession for a while. It goes out too early. Williams got his

:14:07. > :14:15.timekeeping wrong but that is going to delay things. They will not

:14:15. > :14:22.score 10 points in 15 seconds. would be quite an achievement. But

:14:22. > :14:29.France will finish... The final whistle will be accompanied by

:14:29. > :14:39.70,000 more whistles. There are hymns and arias and the back at the

:14:39. > :14:59.

:14:59. > :15:09.for France. There is nothing happening. Defence has been so

:15:09. > :15:14.

:15:14. > :15:19.solid. Bastareaud tries to get very good Welsh sides have failed

:15:19. > :15:24.to come here and win in the Stade de France. And this Welsh side here,

:15:24. > :15:31.today, which is coming off the back of eight defeats is going to do so.

:15:31. > :15:39.They are going nowhere. They are going nowhere. Summing up the match,

:15:39. > :15:44.France have the ball, but nothing doing. Still, they try. Well, hang

:15:44. > :15:49.on. A chip over. Forward it goes. That will be the end of things.

:15:49. > :15:53.Halfpenny boots it out and Wales celebrate the whistle goes. What a

:15:54. > :15:57.win for Wales. Here come the boos inside the Stade de France for

:15:57. > :16:03.France. But don't listen to them. Listen to the cheers and the smiles

:16:03. > :16:05.from the Welsh players, because from the Welsh players, because

:16:05. > :16:09.eight defeats fade into memory. This is a famous victory for Wales

:16:09. > :16:15.in the Stade de France A great Winton back om of some dreadful

:16:15. > :16:20.results, -- a great win on the back of some dreadful results. A lot of

:16:20. > :16:25.character. It wasn't the prettiest of matches. It wasn't pretty, but

:16:25. > :16:29.it was more important to get that result. The one bit of magic, the

:16:29. > :16:34.one chip, the one chase. Great finish, and that really was the

:16:34. > :16:37.difference. I think, they deserved it because they dominated territory,

:16:37. > :16:41.you know, but it was just great character and a very very important

:16:41. > :16:47.win. You could see how much it meant to Rob Howley coming down the

:16:47. > :16:52.steps, when he was celebrating George North's try as well. The

:16:52. > :16:58.reports of death of Welsh rugby greatly exaggerated. Azerbaijan for

:16:58. > :17:03.France, a different matter. -- as for France, a different matter. A

:17:03. > :17:07.great day for Welsh rugby. Thank you Andrew and Jonathan. See, a

:17:07. > :17:13.Grand Slam winning side don't suddenly become awful. Never in

:17:13. > :17:16.doubt. What a win. Unbelievable. Clive said earlier, speaking off

:17:16. > :17:20.camera it was one of the greatest Welsh wins. I believe that. We have

:17:20. > :17:24.come and won on the back of three or four win, full of confidence. To

:17:25. > :17:30.come and win on the back of eight games. France lost last week. They

:17:30. > :17:34.were desperate. It was built on defence. The guys who came on

:17:34. > :17:38.suffocated France and stopped them from playing. Outstanding effort.

:17:38. > :17:42.To me, a privilege to be here and witness it. I was here in 2005 when

:17:42. > :17:47.Martyn ice team won. This was sheer guts. That is why rugby is such a

:17:47. > :17:50.great game. This was a great team effort, and you know, wail Wales

:17:50. > :17:55.have not become a bad team overnight. I was there in New

:17:55. > :18:00.Zealand when they made the semifinals. Results haven't gone

:18:00. > :18:05.their way. But to come here under the pressure against a French team

:18:06. > :18:11.that was under the cosh, to defence, it was a great night. We saw

:18:11. > :18:13.moments where it wasn't a set move, it was Wales being instinctive.

:18:13. > :18:18.Playing the way they can and the confidence will come back. That is

:18:18. > :18:24.what they did second half last week. When the game breaks up that is

:18:24. > :18:27.when they are more dangerous. Biggar chose to shift it and we

:18:28. > :18:31.made 5060 metres. Like Jonathan said, it wasn't the prettiest game,

:18:31. > :18:38.it wasn't a classic but for sheer guts and commitment it was up there

:18:38. > :18:42.with the best. Where does it leave France? I really... We said it

:18:42. > :18:48.before, I just look at French rugby now and I feel sorry for some of

:18:48. > :18:55.the players. To me you look at the team and how well their club sides,

:18:55. > :19:00.you could have a background of Parra, Trinh-Duc, you have Rugeley,

:19:00. > :19:03.they just trying to be too clever. They are trying to play. Philippe

:19:03. > :19:07.Saint-Andre has to know his job is to win Saturday, today and he has

:19:07. > :19:10.to stop messing round with the team. Put players in positions where they

:19:10. > :19:15.play week, in week out for their club sides. You see they are all

:19:16. > :19:20.over the place. The Michalak factor, I was saying to Martyn, it is like

:19:20. > :19:24.they wouldn't take him off, however he was playing. He had a poor game.

:19:24. > :19:27.You have Parra who can play there. I think they in a real hole, and

:19:27. > :19:32.they will go to Twickenham Green now. I don't think they need a wake

:19:32. > :19:37.up call. If he is going to get Liz election right he has to go to

:19:37. > :19:42.twibg on the back two of defeats. That sun heard of. Most of the

:19:42. > :19:45.media... Most pundits had them as the favourite. Put your money on

:19:45. > :19:50.France to win in Twickenham Green. It is the kind of thing they would

:19:50. > :19:55.do. Leigh Halfpenny is Man of the Match. He is with Jason down on the

:19:55. > :20:01.touchline, if he can get hold of him. I am sure he is nuch demand.

:20:01. > :20:07.Thank you. Wonderful scenes here. You are a winner, how do you feel?

:20:07. > :20:12.I can't describe how much this mean, and, what a fantastic feeling. The

:20:12. > :20:16.boys played incredibly well, we knew it was going to be tough

:20:16. > :20:22.coming here, but at times we dug deep. Stuck together. What a

:20:22. > :20:25.fantastic win. It has been a long time coming. You defended

:20:25. > :20:29.magnificently. George executed the try beautifully. He is outstanding

:20:29. > :20:32.in defence. You could see everyone working for each other. Just

:20:32. > :20:36.wouldn't give in. Fight foit the end. When we had that chance we

:20:36. > :20:40.took it and that is what international rugby is about,

:20:40. > :20:44.taking chances, and we have come out on the right side, we have come

:20:44. > :20:47.out on the wrong side a lot of the games but this win is amazing.

:20:47. > :20:51.know how tough it has been, especially for you as a group this

:20:51. > :20:55.week, a lot has been said about you what does this mean for this group

:20:55. > :21:00.of players? I don't think I have seen the players celebrate as much

:21:00. > :21:04.today as ever? It means everything. You know, for, playing for that

:21:04. > :21:09.Jersey, we do it for all the fans here we, have worked so hard and

:21:09. > :21:14.everyone back home, just, you know, for the nation, we have done it.

:21:14. > :21:19.The boys were outstanding. Many congratulations. That man George

:21:19. > :21:23.North, what a game. What try, because you know, it wasn't really

:21:23. > :21:26.a winger's game, but when the opportunity arose he took it.

:21:26. > :21:30.was a very stop start. They got their hands on a ball a bit more

:21:30. > :21:35.than last week. I want to go back to Leigh Halfpenny. Dan Biggar, he

:21:35. > :21:43.has great vision, you couldn't put, you couldn't have placed it any

:21:43. > :21:49.better. Really, before that as well, I think the yards, the forwards did

:21:49. > :21:53.the hard yards, they picked them, and that is a great finish as well.

:21:53. > :21:57.That tight. Outstanding finish. can't underestimate how good a

:21:57. > :22:01.finishish that is. When you see it live they were calling hands left.

:22:01. > :22:07.That was an incredible, very brave finish as well. Also, you have to

:22:07. > :22:14.keep your feet in place. His left foot, that is six inches. That is

:22:14. > :22:20.awful. Incredible awareness. That is why he is a Lion's test winger.

:22:20. > :22:24.What a great shot of those two. has had a lot of flak. He has been

:22:24. > :22:30.unlucky the last eight games. can never tell whether he is

:22:30. > :22:34.delighted or angry. But... Shaun is delighted. Attack wasn't pretty but

:22:34. > :22:39.I think we suffocated them. As I said this is a great job as a coach

:22:39. > :22:44.if you win. Yes. I am so pleased for Rob and Shaun. I can only

:22:44. > :22:52.imagine what has been going down in Wales. Nay have a good team and...

:22:52. > :22:57.Jiens has no-one great win, I wonder how this one compares P --

:22:57. > :23:02.compares. You are right, Ryan you have won in Paris before but this

:23:02. > :23:05.must be special. This is special. On the back of where we have come.

:23:05. > :23:10.The character and spirit. From one to 30 they front up, they have

:23:10. > :23:15.taken it on the chin. We have worked hard. It wasn't flawless,

:23:15. > :23:20.but the character and the team is special. What has it been like?

:23:20. > :23:25.has been tough. There is not a lot you can put technically right in a

:23:25. > :23:30.week. We knew a lot ofer wrors our own fault. We kept doing what we

:23:30. > :23:34.are good at. We came good at the end. We had to maintain the

:23:34. > :23:37.positives. They didn't shy away, we have had that good go and taken the

:23:37. > :23:40.spoils away. Especially from some of the more experienced players.

:23:40. > :23:46.That Leigh Halfpenny and Mike Philips was terrific. We said

:23:46. > :23:51.before the game, that the players who have been here before nou know

:23:51. > :23:55.what it take, they, guys lie Leigh and Mike have stood up and been

:23:55. > :23:59.counted. We have seen some other star, that is what it take, we will

:23:59. > :24:04.see some of the guys come back and we have wonderful competition, but

:24:04. > :24:11.hopefully we can kick on. Winning is a-ha bit swre. The monkey off

:24:11. > :24:17.our back. Congratulations, you can go on the win the Championship now!

:24:17. > :24:20.Easy words. Belief, it is contagious. Let us talk about Leigh

:24:20. > :24:26.Halfpenny. Brilliant game today w the boot. He has been outstanding,

:24:26. > :24:30.for the last 18 month, not just 12 month, he is so brave. He, for a

:24:30. > :24:36.small guy. His kicking is invaluable. That conversion was

:24:36. > :24:42.huge. I think psychologically France, they have to score a try. I

:24:42. > :24:47.feel so happy for Leigh. He has lost 16 of his last 17 games, club

:24:47. > :24:51.and country. There is no better professional. So they have been

:24:51. > :24:55.tears of emotion. Tears of desperation. It is great for him.

:24:55. > :24:57.For France we talk about where it is going wrong, but slow ball in

:24:57. > :25:01.particular, you were so disappointed, the way they were

:25:01. > :25:06.playing with that slow ball. It doesn't suit them, they can't get

:25:06. > :25:09.anything from it. It is not only France. It is any team. You have

:25:09. > :25:14.one pass up the ruck, the Welsh know it is coming and you can see

:25:14. > :25:19.where it is coming now, there is no-one looking that bit wider. They,

:25:19. > :25:24.the defence is going to be strong, if we roll it on now, it is going

:25:24. > :25:29.to come forward to the big forward. This is where England's game has

:25:29. > :25:34.moved up, that one extra pass, it puts you wider. You know, our

:25:34. > :25:40.friend Michalak again. We could be doing another Michalak VT before

:25:40. > :25:46.the last game. He has gorn me. can't see how he can play. Can't

:25:46. > :25:53.give him any more air time! This one ball, he makes a difference.

:25:53. > :25:58.Old school. If you have your big forwards coming in, and that one

:25:58. > :26:02.past. In Bastareaud,could have come in it could have made the pass they

:26:02. > :26:07.are so predictable and France has become a predictable team, which is

:26:07. > :26:11.the saddest thing, because they have got players, who, that is not

:26:11. > :26:19.their strength. Who ooze that intuition and confidence normally,

:26:19. > :26:23.and now... They, as poor as they were, Wales had done their

:26:23. > :26:29.homework,. They stopped the big runners like Bastareaud, he was

:26:29. > :26:34.kept quiet. For was wasted on the wing. They are in a dark place but

:26:34. > :26:38.Wales go to Italy. That will be tough, but full confidence.

:26:38. > :26:42.said it was important for the home sides to get a win. Let us see what

:26:42. > :26:46.it has done for the table. Earlier on that is what happens but not

:26:46. > :26:50.here. Even has a win so far, apart from France, of course that will

:26:50. > :26:57.change tomorrow, something has to give between eng laend and Ireland.

:26:57. > :27:00.We will have an outright leader, unless that is a draw! France, you

:27:00. > :27:05.can't believe that bottom of table. Talk about that in a moment. Match

:27:05. > :27:11.of the Day is coming up. Plenty of French players in the league. Some

:27:11. > :27:17.Welsh one, I won't give too much away. 10.20 on BBC One. Alan

:27:17. > :27:20.Shearer and Mark Lawrenson. I think the reason it is a great tournament.

:27:20. > :27:26.If you can win that away game, they are going to be on fire. Wales

:27:26. > :27:29.coming and winning away, that just giving them the momentum. These

:27:29. > :27:33.away victories have so tough to come by. That is why I was saying

:27:33. > :27:38.this is one of the best Welsh victorys to come and Winton back of

:27:38. > :27:42.pressure, is amazing. What it has done to the tournament as a whole,

:27:42. > :27:45.the Championship, it is so wide- open, nobody's predictions are

:27:45. > :27:50.coming true. Who would have said Scotland would have put 30 points

:27:50. > :27:55.over Italy today. I thought Italy would back up last week's

:27:55. > :27:59.performance, so it is wide-open. Great company, thank you very much