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It's another Roman calamity for Wales gave themselves too much to

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Captain fantastic, what a stop for Italy!

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O'Driscoll... And over for the Fantastic footballing skills. He

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He's going to battle his way over the line. He is going to score,

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deadly finish. Benjamin Fall is on target for France. Leigh Halfpenny

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France against Wales, but who will be miserable come 7pm? Coach

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Philippe Saint-Andre hasn't wielded the axe, but players like Machenaud

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on the press at the -- Michalak under pressure to play well. Sam

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Warburton is replaced today. He is injured.

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Welsh morale means restoring after eight defeats in a row and the

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Welsh armband passes to Ryan Jones. Despite being routed in Rome,

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France make two changes but one is the return of the mighty mate. Mike

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Phillips is one of those who has been doing his French homework.

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hope we can stick it to the French. Welcome to a very cold Paris. I

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know I am wearing a hat but these are not have got a blanket on. This

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is a warm welcome to Clive, and you are heading up to the commentary

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box, and Martyn Williams who scored two tries in 2005 when Wales were

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on their way to winning the first clone Slam in 27 years. -- Grand

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Slam. This is the position set-up.

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Williams... Still going. And that is some start to the second half

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It's a penalty again for Wales. Breathless, magnificent. They are

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still going. Oh, and Martyn Williams has a second try. And the

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match has been turned on its head Good times. It looks warmer that

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day. How hard is it to win here? Look, it is very difficult. The

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French, when they are in the mood, it can be impossible. If they don't

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show up, it is not an impossible place to win. Ireland drew here

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last year, England beat France last year. Nothing to lose and we are

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hoping for a big performance. France didn't turn up last week,

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did they? There were some shambolic plays from them. Italy were

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fantastic. Credit to Italy. Watching it, you thought France

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were not up there. I watched the game, we came back, and you could

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have picked 30, 40 times, what are players in that area. I always

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liked to have two players on either touchline. The space is there. They

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played into their hands. Now, this ball goes astray, these things

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happen but he just kicked the ball away. The Italian line-out was

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going well and he gives it. The defence is nowhere. If you are

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attacking that line, bringing the defenders up further, you can do

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more. And then, Michalak, he bottled it. This is probably the

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worst incident. What Michalak. This summed up the team to me. He makes

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a pretty poor tackle but watch him. Watch his body know which. His

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walking back. This is like granddad playing. This is Six Nations. Italy

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on attack. And he needs to organise the defence. He is in the wrong

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position. It's unbelievable. I have watched this so many times. He is

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just standing there! And the French prop has come on just behind the

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referee and he's just pointing at him. There is no threat this side,

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he should be flying to the other side. But he needs Michalak

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organising. And you see the space, and then it to the fire away.

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does it say, when you're watching us back, what do the team say?

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is one of his better games! I think he's a great rugby player, but Mota

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

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If Wales can put pressure on him, and his head goes down, they have

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no shape whatsoever. It is interesting he has been picked.

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Today, he will have to have a big game. Last-chance saloon, surely.

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Michalak hasn't got a great kicking game to get him out of trouble when

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things are not going well. His defence will be tested. We will

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have to see if he is up there. is a frustrating time to be a

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French firm going up from world- beaters to being beaten last week.

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We've been conducting our own Franks Inquisition. With the

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France was not Italy. I actually want to buy new players. A lot of

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those guys haven't played together This is brilliant from Italy! Hears

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the skipper, captain fantastic. What a start from Italy!

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We lost, it happens. And we are very disappointed.

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Can he slither in? Italy! There was a match last week? I am

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sure what! This as a long-range drop-goal

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attempt. It is good, it is excellent!

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It is going to be difficult to win because Wales, there are difficult

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of team. Big team, big-match and Sir, the French firms doing Rudyard

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Kipling prowled. -- proud. Now this In is this an omen for today? The

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coin toss. Brian Jones on his record 30th time captaining. Tales

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for Wales never fails and it didn't today. How important is it for the

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French crowd and for the teams coming out, if they turn on the

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team, because they can lose patience. You can feel the shifting

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momentum as a player. It is key to get off to a good start. Also, if

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you don't get off to a good start, you need to stay with them. They

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will start to get nervous if they don't score well. They need to get

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off to a better start than last week but as long as the fans stay

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with them... They don't sing regardless, do they? They will let

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you know they are not happy. First 10 minutes, they are great singers,

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but this pressure, of if the crowd is not happy, it happens. And they

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are under pressure today. If Wales can stay with them, the crowd will

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turn pretty quick. And this team looks pretty fragile. If Wales can

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restart, it will be great. I think the atmosphere is amazing. You know

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what you have to do. But when they are behind, you've got hold the

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coat tails because anything can happen. Both sides need to start

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well. France, well, they've both got to come out with both gowns

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blazing. Can Philippe Saint-Andre give us a game plan? We caught up

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with him earlier. Your captain has talked about the team being angry.

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Are they still angry? They looked relaxed. I hope so, but we know it

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will be a tough game against Wales. We respect them a lot. We need to

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be more clinical and a bit more precise about what we did. Wales

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started poorly against Ireland last week. Do you expect them to come

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flying out of the traps of this week's it'll be OK for us if they

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do the same this week. We know it will be difficult. We know it will

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not be easy. We need to be concentrated and tried to be

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precise because we did too many mistakes last week. We played a

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very open and loose game. We need to be very well-organised. Good

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luck to you. Thank you very much. This is the team were that Philippe

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Saint-Andre has gone with today. Pascale Pope is out injured. They

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need to get on the front foot. he will try to get them on the

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front foot. Now this is what is going to happen for them. Machenaud

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or Michalak, could or put? And then Bastareaud, the ball carrier.

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Hopefully, these three in the game, actually, I am surprised that

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Fofana is on the wing, hopefully he will be involved more. Michalak has

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kept his place, which will surprise that. Do you get that? I can see

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why. Bastareaud and Roberts borough clash. We are showing you how

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different they are. The offload is there. Bastareaud is offload

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whereas Roberts will hit the ground. But I still think Fofana should be

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in the centre partnering Bastareaud. Back to Michalak, he is playing

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nine. After all we said about him, he's probably going to be Man of

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the Match today, but Wales have to target him and if he loses

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confidence, that is where the game could turn. Bastareaud and Regiment

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Rack are big men. -- Picamoles. He will get lazy. They won't be moving

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up with the back line so they have up with the back line so they have

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to target them. With all the analysis, the French back line

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which I think is on paper a world- class back line, they will fancy

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their chances here. If they get a quick ball, I see great

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opportunities for their own. There has been a lot of talk about the

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exodus of Welsh players going to France. So, they have many Spies

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plying their trade there. So now, Obviously, hurting a great deal

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after the last game. Obviously coming into the tournament as

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champions and losing the first game at home, it is, you know, it is

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devastating really, and you know frustrating the way we started the

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game. Yes, we want to replay the game again, but you can't. Yeah, I

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have enjoyed it. I think it has been a nice change. I wanted to try

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French rugby and thing, and you know the French way of life is

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great, a you know, I am settled in quite well. The rugby is a bit

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different. It is very much forward orientated and kicking, and, er,

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and what not, so it is a slower game, I think. Very tactical, a lot

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different to Wales play on the field. But it is good to have sort

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of that, you know difference and hopefully I can develop different

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parts of miff game which is good. A lot of pressure on me, I am the

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only current international over there. They expect me to produce

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the goods every game. Especially going over after the back of a good

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World Cup for myself, there is a lot of expectation on my shoulders

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but that is nice as well. It is a chance to be grow and to show

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people, and you know, that is what it is all about, isn't it. No, I

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have always as a kid grown up, the likes of Steve Jones and Gareth

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Thomas going to France and I fancied doing that myself and

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getting, you know, new perspective on rugby, and you know, even trying

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to learn the language, which is difficult. But I have no regrets.

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None at all, so it is an amazing club with amazing supporter, and

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history. They are so passionate about their rugby, they have a lot

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of things right, and you know, hopefully they can develop as well,

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and it will be good. From a Welsh point of view, we have to be

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confident, obviously we will have to go to France, expecting a win,

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and hoping to win, and I think if we produce our best stuff for the

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80 minutes we can do that. Beat them last year, you know, we have

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to tart well and build a performance slowly, and their

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forwards are pretty good, to be fair. They will start the game

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strongly, strong set pieces, but yes, you know, playing in France,

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it will be special for me, and to play over in France international

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game and hopefully can stick it to the French. So he is in the squad

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and looking to impress their French paymasters, who play they're

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domestic rugby over here. There are a few of then, six in total. Jamie

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Roberts will Joan them next season. Advantage, disadvantages?.

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advantage for the individual, I think it helps as a personal

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experience, player wise you become a better player, as a group for

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Wales, it is not good. They lose Rob Howley, the staff lose control

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over them. There is no game, those boys go back to the French clubs

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and have to play, so it affects them in that form. I know Rob

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Howley has an issue with the conditioning. It is interesting

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what Mike was saying about the French rugby being slow, it is the

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opposite how you imagine French rugby you think of this flair,

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quick game. It is played slower than we think. That is what is

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

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playing, you think that is what attracted them. France, it is

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structured, forward orientated. It amazing the boy how slow it is.

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They have gone for the money, simple. That is the big incentive.

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You are looking at Mike Philip, he has been criticised because he

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hasn't been playing well. If you loon aBayonne they have a massive

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pack, they play a slow rolling, and I think it is very difficult all of

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a sud to switch it and turn the switch and play international rugby.

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I feel because of the injuries in Wales, you know, the lack of

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competition in the squad training. Rob Howley needs all his team, not

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just the players based in France to have a big game. It hasn't gone

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well since he has taken over as interim coach. Six defeats from six.

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He has known happier days as a player in 2001, scoring a brilliant

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individual try, as he did on so many occasion, for Wales and the

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various clubs he played for, he might want to channel some of that

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towards his players today, as they look to right the wrongs of the

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autumn and the summer. Jason caught up with him earlier. Rob, given

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that you are on this poor run of form, I would imagine it has ban

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tough week? Yes, there has been an intensity and edge as there should

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be. It focuses the mind when you loose at home. We showed enough in

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the second half performances, to transferring that performance from

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the second half to start well, that has been the major focus this week.

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The boys have trained we trained well. What a great stadium. It is

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time to play some rugby here. remember you scoring a fantastic

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try in 2001. You will need the spirit and flair to beat this

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French team out it? There is a time you want to play. That is key

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tonight our patience will be important, and you know, the

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unforced errors in the first 40 minutes of the game, you know t

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players spoke about that, talked about our line speed in defence it

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is important we put the French team when we haven't got the ball under

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pressure, when we have the ball we are composed and playing in the

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right areas. Wish you the best. Thank you. I guess is his dilemma

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is how is he going to make that possession count? Andrew Coombs

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debut was outstanding. It is another step up today. The back row,

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there is no Sam Warburton. Justin Tipuric, talk about him back homes,

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expect a good game from him. Mike needs a big game. Dan Biggar grew

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into the game last week. Huge day for Jamie Roberts as captain. Bast

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will be one to watch. -- Mathieu Bastareaud. The back three. They

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are all lions in the summer I feel. A good score. We need no get these

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guys a ball as early as possible. It is the kind of situation, they

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came from the World Cup where they were strong. A brilliant Grand Slam

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and perhaps second season syndrome for lots of the players who burst

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on the scene young, not that much experience yet, but this is another

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experience for them. It is a step up, but I like the look of the

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Welsh team, as Martin said, the back three Halfpenny Cuthbert and

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North. They have to play. I think they have nothing to lose. After

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losing their first game, the conditions are great, it is a bit

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cold. They are world class players but they have to believe this and

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keep it going. They had a shocking first half last week. After that

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they showed they can play. I think they can cause an upset. I think

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what Rob said, although they were that far behind, if they had the

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composure they could still have sneaked that game. They needed to

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take the penalties. They took the wrong decision. It is that lack of

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confidence because of the run of defeats they are on. That has been

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the problem. If nay can get a good start, confidence comes back.

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big difference Ireland dominate us in the contact areas but France, I

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don't think will be nowhere as near as good as what Ireland were.

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Hopefully we can get a quicker ball an get our backs into the ball game

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earlier. Jamie Roberts 50th cap today. It is a squad full of

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experience, full of excitement. The potential to burst out, he said

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they were up for it. They were disappointed after last week. They

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trained well a fortnight before the Ireland game. They are desperate as

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well. They want to show everybody how good they R but I think these

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are desperate as well, so it will be a fascinating game. They had

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such a great couple of seasons, now, you know, they have put themselves

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in this position, and I agree with Clive, I think the calibre in the

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side, you know, they can come here and get a result, and then kick on,

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but it is about getting a good start. They made so many mistakes

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and tonne overs last yie, cannot do that at international level. If

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they cut the mistakes out, this could be a classic. I think eight

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on the bounce now, this, it gets to the situation sthra, to get this

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one win and turn the thing round. I think they are in good shape. I

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think they have a strong team. But, both coaches are backs against the

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wall today and tonight, so it is a fascinating next couple of hours.

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The atmosphere building here, the tension rising, the temperature

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definitely not rising. It is a cold evening here in Paris. A warm

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reception though for the French team as they make it own for their

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first home game of the Six Nations. The first 20 minutes you sense is

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I am sure they get off to a big have lost to Wales here at the

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Stade Francais, do you think this Welsh team can beat this talented

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French side tonight? I don't know. I hope not. I hope the French are

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going to bring the passion, going to bring a lot of power on the game,

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and for sure, they have to do more than what they did in Italy last

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weekend. We talked about Wales getting a good start. What is it

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like as a French player? Do you feel the pressure from the crowd

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Definitely. I think the pressure from the crowd is amazing.

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# Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad.

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# Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed. # Gwlad, gwlad.

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# Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad. # Tra mor yn fur i'r bur hoff bau.

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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# Allons enfants de la Patrie. # Le jour de gloire est arrive!

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# Contre nous de la tyrannie. # L'etendard sanglant est leve.

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# L'etendard sanglant est leve! # Entendez-vous dans les campagnes.

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# Mugir ces feroces soldats. # Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras.

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# Egorger vos fils et vos compagnes!

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# Aux armes, citoyens. # Formez vos bataillons.

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# Marchons, marchons! # Qu'un sang impur.

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up to the commentary box to join Andrew. Good evening gentlemen.

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songs of defiance from two sides. The critics close at hand and a

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Parisien crowd not one to spare the French. In earlier days it would

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have been a mass cull, not today. Philippe Saint-Andre is his message

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is at tone for your misdeeds in Rome. It is just about the same

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side. Just one change. Pascal Pape hasn't recovered from his back

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injury. His place goes to Jocelino Suta. Captains duties pass to

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Dusautoir deuce. One change on the back row, Mathieu Bastareaud will

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bring his gentle ways. As for Wales, Rob Howley is largely keeping the

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faith but Richard Hibbard will try and brang his form. -- bring his

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international from 1996 with a euro Rum, who has multiple sclerosis. --

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with a young man. George Clancy is the man in charge of this one. We

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talk about this -- the noise in my Stade de France. It comes and goes

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but in the first few minutes, it is going to be growled as Biggar gets

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us under way. The road to Wesley Fofana. A good start for

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Wales, they have the line-out great atmosphere here. Perfect

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conditions for rugby. A good start not sure which the first to mock,

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was there. -- the first more com. Have a look at the two hookers.

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only jealous, Andrew. No, I'm not. from George Clancy. Look at the

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pitch coming up. That is a vicious. The pitch was covered last night

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with the plastic covering but there was a lot of water lying on it.

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There's a lot of flooding in Paris last night, chaos with the traffic.

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Last week, France's line-out was Holding on to the ball on the floor.

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Again now, Dan Biggar putting us in an attacking position. I fear for

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this pitch by the end of the match. There could that damage done

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already. I agree. It looks in fantastic condition but then, look,

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it is cutting up. No, that was a great drive. The drive is bomb.

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Oh, no, non com. A great position. A great start by Wales, no doubt

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straight through to the forward. That is why they needed a great

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ball. And a quick ball. Poor placement on the floor, there. It

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gives the opportunity away. That would have been a great position

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scrum-half. That was a good scrum from France. An easy kick for him.

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No pressure on him whatsoever. A very good clearing kick. Just watch

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- they turn the welch around, get their heads up on the right hand

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side, Picamoles picks him, and it is an easy clearing kick for the

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to the momentum. The little not -- these internationals are all about

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it. Danger on here. He goes through the middle, or tries to, Ouedraogo.

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The electricity around the stadium. He wasn't expecting that pass. That

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is a great tackle and a turnover. Wales staying in the French half,

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good tackle, wraps him up, his forwards come in. They will be

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happy with that, 46% play. They would have liked a few points from

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the pressure in the past few is going to be Welsh ball. Very

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lucky, Wales. Good driver. Very rarely do you see a scrum go

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against the head. But Picamoles they are playing rugby again.

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Screaming again. That is poor. I don't know who is to blame. You

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need to get communication right. He goes in, that is poor execution. He

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will be unhappy with that. As ever, at every time Adam Jones goes down

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injured, the whole of Wales holds its breath. Yes, the reserves are

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limited. Martyn Williams, what do you make of the opening nine

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All the ball has been in the French half. It is little more Com's in

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the line-out, miscommunication. The French look a bit disorganised

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again. They need to get some points. It is no good having territory

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without points. Absolutely. Adam - off and running again. Penalty to

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Clancy did shout whether or not we have shown what he did and

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didn't do last week. And you know that Picamoles is going to be such

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from Bastareaud. -- that was a big turnover. There is the tackle. Not

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much use of the poll was there. -- damn. France have a scrum. That is

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rather stodgy play and good defensive work by Wales. It is, but

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you know Bastareaud will go down the 10th. You've got to close him

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down as quickly as they can. It is very strappy at the moment. No real

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pattern. No opportunities created start so far. As we've said, with

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possession and territory, they will want a few points. They may get

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them now. Wales guilty of going down. That is a slight worry for

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the Welsh at the moment. The French scrum, in a scrappy start, has

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looked quite dominant. They haven't been in an attacking position to

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take advantage of it until this opportunity but anything near the

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Welsh try-line, that looks very stand off at Toulon because Jonny

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Wilkinson is there. He is not kicking there because of Wilkinson

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either. Ideal preparation, but a good kicker. Very short run up. Two

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foorbgts in their own 22 for much of the opening 15 minutes have the

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first points. First scoring opportunity. There is the shot for

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Gardening World! That is ugly. So Michalak, with the first penalty of

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on the half way line. Leigh Halfpenny has a good boot on him.

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think he will have a crack from here. He is walking across. No,

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but just. It is a very cold evening. It makes a difference and Biggar

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has found a beautiful touch. That is a fantastic kick. That is a

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great kick by Dan Biggar. I thought by the reaction of the French

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winger, he might have kicked it dead, but that is a superb kick.

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Now then, can the Welsh capitalise on that kick? Look at the position

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shirts forwards. Still in control though. A great counter drive by

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trans, but still in control. -- France. Jones feeds it on. In comes

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Jamie Roberts. There is another they will come back for that

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penalty. Not the try they were looking for, but may well be three

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point, and a talking to coming up. Well, take the three points. That

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is what they will do. Confidence from that passage of play as well..

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Yes, it started from a fantastic French, but Wales keeping hold of

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the ball. That is a very good drive, there is the break. Was it a

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penalty for a high shot? Not sure. This should be a very easy three

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between the two sides. Wales have had most of the play. Definitely.

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The one big worry is that scrum though. Did that say Wales on her

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really creating opportunities. The ball has been slowed down

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effectively by both sets of forwards. No real attacking

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noise of the crowd picks up and again. He is powering his way

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forward. Still they come. Michalak. Machenaud stays on his feet. Huget.

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Great covering tackle by Halfpenny. Had to give it. Still with France,

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though. And Machenaud scoops it behind Michalak. Welsh Jerseys pour

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into try and secure it.. I think they turned the ball over. That was

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a two on one for a moment. For France, but they lost the ball. And

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lost their chance. Halfpenny hoofs Michalak, inside ball. Good run and

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it gets stuck. There is the two on one. He had to give it. Great

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tackle by Halfpenny, but that was the missed opportunity. Picamoles's,

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it is not Picamoles, sorry. Maestri. And there is the acceleration. He

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spots Faletau on the outside. He pins his ears back and goes. They

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thon ball. I thought it was a knock an buff Cuthbert. His number is

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left. If he goes wide. I can't believe it hasn't gone left. Still

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short on the right hand side. They have slowed it down now. Szarzewski,

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Jones has done a great job. That is brilliant. They have got the ball

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Wales. That is brilliant work by Ryan Jones. I tell you, turn over

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ball, they were really under the cosh. This is a former winger

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reacting to a two on one not being car, nodding away there! We will

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leave the windows open for him. two of them bg look. Two great

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wingers. They had a chance of a few overlaps, and there was no general

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at standoff to orchestrate it. They had so many numb tpwoerns left hand

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side but, the ball went to one of the forwards. Numbers on the left

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hand side. He took it up and then the great tackle by Ryan Joan,

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turns the ball over. I think we are having a break for some treatment.

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I think Gethin Jenkins was receiving some. Some great defence

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by Wales. Justin Tipuric being strapped up. Incidentally he is of

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Croatian defence. Much debate before this match about whether he

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would be wearing a seven shirt any way. What do you think might have

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happened? Yes, I think that they might have put Sam on to the blind

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side. Maybe used the option of Ryan Joans on the bench, but Ryan Jones

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has made an impact so far. A lot of the Ospreys boys are going well. A

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great scrum. That is happening for Wales. I can't work this crowd. The

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French looked as they they were dominant. Sometimes you feel as if

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they switch off and lose from Lansdowne Road. It has been so

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at the moment. They will be forcing Wales back. They are not getting

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over the gain line. Consumes looked adds if he might have spilled it

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there. -- Coombs. The French should be happy with that, because the

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Welsh recycled ball but they didn't go anywhere. They are kicking a bit

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too far they will be happy they have forced Wales into the kick,

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because they didn't get over that gain line, didn't get front

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football. Huget's kick is an odd one. So Wales get a chance to come

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Will it bounce kindly? No, unlucky. Just put a bit of spin on and it

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spun the wrong way. Very good option, just unfortunate on the

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bounce. We will come back for the 22. Again, much of the play seems

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has been running high and they've making headwind, but will there be

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chinks? That was a good option in the end because all they can do is

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bring it into touch. Good option, kick the ball in play, make the

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French full-back, and know they have the throat in. Lovely kick,

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lovely defensive line again, good chase, no option. A chance for

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Wales. They've been here before, got to use it now. Oh, stolen.

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Jonathan Davies was there to kick it. Machenaud is waiting for it,

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Michalak things he sees some space. Poor option once again by Michalak.

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He had to go left. Again, his kicking out a hand has been poor,

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Michalak. His decision making has There's the turnover. Michalak goes

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away with it. George North tries to market. Jonathan Davies... Very

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handy being a left-footer. A great Within Michalak's range. Looking to

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They will come back for the French penalty. This will be interesting.

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No, he's not going for goal, it is too far for him. A decent enough

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kick. Takes them inside the Wales at 10, but he has never quite

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convinced. He is a good footballer, but I don't think he's in good

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stand-off, I'm afraid. He's a France. Good drive, Goodbody angles.

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The ball at the back, he's controlling it. They've got to use

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it. It is broken up. Szarzewski was at the heart of that. They are

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ball France. It is met by boos by the Stade de France. A likeable

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work by Gethin Jenkins. Stays on his feet, gets his hands on the

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ball. Picamoles is isolated for a split second. So, Dan Biggar to

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clear again for Wales. That was a bad one off her right foot, not

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much of an angle. Three points apiece, only six minutes remaining

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in his first half. It's been an intriguing first half. Wales have

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weekend of the RBS Six Nations Championship and then go on to win

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the competition was France and both sides still entertaining that

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prospect. Much debate in France about the demands of the clubs and

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how the French players are a little bit fatigued by the time they play

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for France. I think somebody is getting some stitching. Or they are

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side are made up of Toulouse. It is not easy for France and for

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well. That was not a great That is what you want. Pick a lazy

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runner, pick afford out. -- pick a Wales seeking their first try

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nuisance. It slows down again for Wales. There is no full-back in the

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of. Wales are keeping hold of the ball well. Picamoles was offside.

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was much better available for them their 4th stop they have to keep

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the ball. They've done it well. They have to be patient. They have

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had the opportunity. Huget gets involved a lot. He chases the kicks.

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You need a big in-goal area to communicate with the outside backs,

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get a grubber in, and they will hold the defensive line speed a

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little bit. They've got to be aware of this. Wales have got a lot of

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possession and territory but still 3-3. Now, Gethin Jenkins is getting

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stitched up. Two minutes to go in here for Wales to win. Why are they

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running at Bastareaud? He is going to smash you over. Not the wisest

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thing to do. Get on the outside of him. Penalty to Wales. They will

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have the last position in this first half. Good kick now, field

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position, just come our way with some points. A greater opportunity

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they might still get something from a line-out. Here is the double hit.

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There we are. Both back-row forwards again, to back-row

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forwards, Picamoles makes the passage of play. -- the clock.

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end. They've really struggled to get over that gain-line. They

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stopped creating opportunities. They've not gone forward. They have

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to look at that. The French Defence has been dominant. Wales might be

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quite happy, 3-3, but everything to play for in the second half.

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could have been better for Wales side. Jamie Roberts led his side

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out for his ath cap. France sucked up the pressure waerls putting on

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them and went into the lead. Michalak three points on the board.

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A good play from Wales led Leigh Halfpenny to get the points.

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Philippe Saint-Andre played every ball, passage of play! It is a

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tense old game, being a coach. Sir Clive will attest to that. Let us

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look at the stats. France, you would think with the possession

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they had, and the gain line and the nact were making more yards as well,

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would have got more from that. They will be disappointed. Early on it

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was played in the French 22, but they didn't get anything from it.

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So a fairly even half. Very little in it. Like, I say, Wales haven't

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create add golden opportunity. France had a two on one and they

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France had a two on one and they blue it. Blew it. France look

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dangerous with momentum. Wales are doing a good job at the tackle area,

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slowing them down and France is struggling to get the quick ball.

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totally different first half for Wales. Rob Howley perhaps most

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pleased at xoem sure in times when they were under pressure. It is

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like a heavyweight boxing match. Two good teams. Both stepped up

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from last weekend. France have been excellent. Their defence is

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excellent. Wales have nudged it. The score line doesn't reflect the

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game. The defensive line has been huge. Interesting with trans, slow

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ball, they are not a great team. When they get the fast ball, they

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play it at different pace. But the Welsh defence has the been

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outstanding, and I think we have a great second half to come. Talking

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of heavyweight, Bastareaud who is one of the changes, Philippe Saint-

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Andre has made to this line up, has made his presence felt.. Some of

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the contacts he is doing, he is 17, 17-and-a-half stone, what is

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disappointing me a bit, I think Jonathan said in commentary, they

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are going at him. They are running at him. Whether it is to try and

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make him tackle and wear him out. He is a physical man. I think both

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defences have been on top, they have gone for the choke tackle,

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which has been the friend in in six nation, and it is -- trend. It is

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difficult to get a quick ball. Highlighting him here. Whether he

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has the ball or defending, he is so difficult to stop. He has a low

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centre of gravity. Very difficult to get to the floor. This is

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dangerous. Wales have done well in stopping the off road so far, that

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two on one that, might come back to haunt them. It was a great

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opportunity. This is just, Wales, opportunity. This is just, Wales,

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if you can stop it there. This is an opportunity can we stop it there,

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to target Bastareaud. He is the outside man. He is panicking, he

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will worry about his pace, he will worry about Leigh Halfpenny, George

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North. There is an opportunity you. Can see him in the distance waving

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his arm. A bit panicky By the time the ball has got there the inside

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men have covered his shoulder. You have to take those opportunities

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when they arise. It will be interesting to see, in rugby, raise

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there is analysis going on, whether they the get what is happening in

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the dressing roop. The French defensive line is up flat. Wales

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keep running, they are recyclinging, but they are not going anywhere. If

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you put the ball behind it, it holds them back for the next phase,

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even if you don't score. Can they get the right message into the

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team? This game is here for the taking. Huget is not an out-and-out

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15. The ball is on the floor. We saw it last workers they don't want

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to fall on it and they don't like the grubbers behind them. Some good

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kicking from Dan Biggar. This is him running, first of all. He has

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had a great first half. Where Wales have a definite sej the kicking

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game. The French kicking, I think Clive will show later with Michalak,

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he is not the greatest. He has bossed the game we believe, he had

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a great kick into touch. He has had a positive start. That was early

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thoorpbgs was his only error, the kicking game, that takes a lot of

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bottle. That can get egg on your face, that put him in position.

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That is where they got the three points from. The kicking game all

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round. Philips and Biggar have shaded the frens game. I think he

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has had an awesome game. Biggar has been good. That is the kick that

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turns them again. That is what is put tong fresh pressure. They keep

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turning, the gaps are there, and this is one poor kick, we have to

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

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stick last week but he has fronted up. Rob kept faith, there was talk

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he would be dropped. But he has shown today why. You have the

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beauty of James Hook on the bench. He is playing well. On the flip

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side the much maligned Michalak, any improvement from him today?

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Watch this. I mean this drives the coach mad, I can promise you. You

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just can't give the ball away in those positions to a team like

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Wales. The chips and they gave him a hard time in the build up. I

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thought he was going to prove us wrong. But he hands. He has not

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threatened the Welsh team at all. His kicking game has been really

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poor. You know, Biggar is just so far ahead of him at the moment. I

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still can't believe France haven't got a better number ten. They have

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to go on the bench. Trinh-Duc is quality. The longer he stays on the

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bench is betterer from Wales point of view. Is the coach saying I will

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prove you right? You are picking your team and you have the whole of

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France saying pick Trinh-Duc, there is part of you saying no. I think

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they could play a different game in the middle. They have to get the

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right players who are playing out here, the position they normally

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play at the weekends and Michalak is a nine at the moment. It is

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showing. They take pride, that they can play their players in different

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positionings. Every time you see a French team, the number nine or ten,

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Michalak, nine or ten, Parra nine or ten, it is like this guy, second

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row, back row, no. That doesn't happen. You know, so I think they

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have to sort this out. I think Parra should be playing now. Trinh-

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Duc should be at ten. The proposition, stick to it and get it

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played. We haven't had a try yet but there was 16 in the opening

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weekend and there were plenty at Murrayfield this afternoon as

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Scotland were victorious. Hogg showed why it wasn't Italy's day.

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Parisse. The Scottish defence holds firm. He has got away. Inside. He

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needs support and it is intercepted by Hogg. What can he do. He can go

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all the way! He has the pace. Stuart Hogg is clear all the way to

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the line. That is another sensational score from the Scottish

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full back. Great interception and it leaves the table looking like

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this, after four completed matches. Of course France and Wales yet to

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be completed but two points each for Italy, Scotland and Ireland and

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of course Ireland England face each other tomorrow. Coverage starts

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2.25. Something has to give. England have an unchanged line up

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torges which was good news for twelve twelve. -- Billy twelve

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trees. Raise I saw you smined at a possible Lions contender this week,

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does that seem possible? It's a cliche, you have to toe kus on this

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week. Coming into the squad I was please Todd to be named in the

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squad. To play against Scotland was one thing to, get another

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opportunity this workers I will be stupid to look ahead. The whole

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hype round who is going to be where didn't affect us in the squad. We

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tpwhee is best for the team. What we want to do to get better. I

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think I wanted to get my head down, train hard and what happened

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against Scotland is done and dusted and all I can do is focus on

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training, and what the coach's feedback was, so from that side I

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feedback was, so from that side I was confident in what I had done.

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Much talk from you, you would have gone with Manu Tuilagi. Is he lucky

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to play? No I said I would play him twelve trees. He is the first

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player where you have the real passing and kicking skills you nied

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in modern day rugby at 12. The pick at outside centre, you go with the

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coach's ical. You are making his calls from afar. He has gone with

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the team that won. Look at the interview there. I think the

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England team are coming over so well. The modesty and the way they

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are coming across, individually and collectively. We have our views on

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selection, but you go with the coach's team. He knows the inner

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works. Manu Tuilagi coming on. I think England are going to,

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midfield there, but let's face it, the guys are up against Sexton,

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D'Arcy O'Driscoll. It will be fascinating to see how the young

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guys face up tomorrow. It is going to be a great encounter. You can

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see it on BBC One. Let us get the word from the touchline. Gabby,

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from is increasing impatience in the Stade de France crowd. Was that

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the Wales performance you expected after their dreadful start against

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Ireland last week? Yes, definitely. I was saying that Wales team were

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going to come with a lot of intent and they did. They come here with

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passion, with control, they play really well, I think that they are

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on the game. Part of French team is a bit disappointing, we didn't see

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the passion, we didn't see the determination of the players. Until

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the kick off from the first 15 minute, we didn't see nothing. It

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is really inconsistency. The up and down. We didn't see the control of

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didn't see the forward dominate the opponents in the scrum, the the

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line-out. They are uninsure of what they are doing. Thank you very much

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indeed. The temperature plummeting here pitchside. Expect a red hot

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second half. It is not much warmer up here. Let us join the commentary

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box and the players lucky to have had anyones inside. Trinh-Duc son,

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but so is Michalak. Trinh-Duc is not on his favourite position. He

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has the full back. Huget has gone to the wing. Fall is off. I can't

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to the wing. Fall is off. I can't front of the post. Very sloppy by

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France. Just a single runner. Then he just... Seals off. That is what

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I think he has done. Maestri goes in. Seals him off. Great tackle.

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There he is off his feet. Maestri. There is the penalty. No need to

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give that. Three French players there. Great start for Wales in the

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second half. Great that play by Philips.

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happened to Fall, the winger. He played quite well. He was limping

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towards the end. I thig think he minutes gone in the second half.

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Great start to the second half for Wales. A lovely break by Mike

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Philips. Spotted, I think it was masna, prop forward there. --

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Nicolas Mas, a bit slower than the rest. Created the gap for a sprint

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Picamoles is getting under their wrong option. Such a negative

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option to take. They had Wales on the back foot, they had numbers on

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the right hand side. They are all in there. Biggar... There is no

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defence on the left-hand side. And then, wrong decision. And a poor

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kick. Very welcome from our Wales. Have you to see that. Signs from

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some not themselves, certainly not the France that trounced Australia,

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beginning to doubt themselves, perhaps. At half-time, they had to

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Trinh-Duc feeds it on. Confusion in sure what happened here. George

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Clancy asks if he is OK but he doesn't look OK, to be honest.

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felt that. Let's see what happens to him. Down on his shoulder,

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perhaps? Is huge -- is he holding his shoulder? Yes! You are saying,

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owl, my shoulder. Definitely the shoulder. They think it is the

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shoulder. We will get confirmation Very messy. That might be due to

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the pitch, as you can see cutting up huge chunks of it. That is

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interesting in terms of the substitutes because France have got

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Trinh-Duc and Fritz, and what happened, Benjamin Fall has gone

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off. Trinh-Duc is fall-back and you've got loss of pace, leaving

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you exposed. You've always got have a gas man on the bench who can

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cover wings. France haven't got play flattered. Look how deep

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Here is Michalak. Throws it deep Wales. When they've had to, they

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have defended well. Both sides have have made good tackles. Now we come

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back for the Welsh scrum. Good is so dangerous in the centre. And

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Bastareaud, he's pretty dangerous the scoreboard. Here are the

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statistics. Hardly anything in it. The missed tackles, they will want

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Horrible for scrums. It makes it so difficult to get a scrum completed.

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You could plant some potatoes in it again. Applause to the Welsh

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forwards to one another. They've steadied things since the first

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half. I think Ouedraogo is struggling with his shoulder.

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former Leicester hooker is about to come on. And the Belgium prop is

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has carried the ball well, kick to France this time. Attacking

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opportunity for France. They will do the scrum again. Clive Woodward.

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The two substitutions coming on, it is exactly 10 minutes after the

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break. It is the best time to bring on Debaty, the Hook. It sums up the

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French style. It is very pre- ordained. They are at their best

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when the whole game's broken up. The substitutions have been pre-

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ordained. I think this one we are seeing now is an injury. Chouly

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comes on. He's a number 8 usually That's what they wanted. They had

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the three kick, took the scrum option and now they will hopefully

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France are level at 6-6. This game all the way through, there is so

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game could come down to turning the pressure into points. There has not

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been a try-scoring opportunity it. The defence is so on top.

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suspect even though Wales are Roma a run of defeats, France have a bit

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game until the final minutes, there will be a lot of pressure on France

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will be a lot of pressure on France nervous, they are playing not to

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lose. Psychologically, that is very difficult. You can feel how nervous

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and tight this game is. They led opportunity go through their hands

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there. The change made by a Wales. There is Owens on for Hibbard.

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made a big impact when he came on against Ireland, Ken Owens. And

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France will make changes as well. Wong Parra is coming on for

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row. Very talented players coming Turnover? He has had a big game,

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Ryan Jones. He has been immense. I think he is overshadowed -- he has

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overshadowed the opposite back row. All the ugly stuff, Ryan Jones has

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opportunity there, they turned side on, the French defenders, and when

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Leigh Halfpenny made the break, you've got to give more width to

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make Bastareaud defend bigger but I would like to see it on the

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replay. Clearing kick is not too good. It will be a line-out to

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France. Clive Woodward again. Again, huge call that scrum. It doesn't

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immediate me to say there is moments in matches you look from a

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coaching.view you go wow that, will be interesting to see again. They

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take the line-out through suit ta. There is the new prop Debaty.

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Clearing kick and waiting for is Halfpenny, Wales beginning to pick

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up the pace a bit. Jamie Roberts. A man down for Wales. I think it is

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George North, is it? North is back on his feet now and getting back

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into the line. Michalak is defending in the outside centre now,

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that is the opportunity. Have a go Poor option that is. You can see,

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at the other end of the pitch Ryan Jones flapping his arms about in

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frustration that one. -- at that one. Wales making to make another

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change, with Paul James going to come on in a more permanent fashion

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Carrying a little bit of holiday up there, on its own... Are man

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down injured for France. Wales attacking there. It is Suta who is

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phase after phase. Just prodding away. Into the final quarter of

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this match. Still just two penalties apiece. Jamie Roberts in

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field. They know that is a set move. That is poor execution. I am not

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sure if, he didn't time his run there, I don't think. He overrun it

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a bit. Those little, little mistakes. Suta receiving treatment.

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No doubt Wales have this game there if they can just cut out a few

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mistakes and a first win in Paris since 2005. The treat ment to Suta

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and to Bastareaud. -- treatment. Martyn Williams, what do you make

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of it so far? A great chance for Wales. Yes, they have improved so

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much from last week. Defensively they have been outstanding. I think

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Ian evan, Gethin Jenkins, it is frustrating the French, and you

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know, they just look lost at the moment there is nobody bossing it

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for France. On the Welsh side, no, Dan has taken good options. It is

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going into the last 20 minutes. We said this is where the French... We

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need something to go our way. The scrum goes down again. Again, still

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feel that the scrum could be very very influential. An attacking

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scrum for France, George Clancy seems to think that they had a

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dominant scrum. As Clive said, the attacking Welsh scrum, he gave very

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very quickly. A few shouts from the crowd. We off mitigation with the

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state of the pitch. The front rows have been given a talking to. --

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offer mitigation. This time the shove is from trans. Nay call for

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the pedge Ity and they get it P -- for the penalty and they get it.

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is becoming a big worry for Wales. If nay get an attacking position,

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they will go for the scrum. In a Parisian evening trying to get

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Michalak, a little pop on the one a prop, one a centre. Welsh

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defence equal to the task at the moment. Parra trying to squeeze his

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way through. Probing between the France. No-one whatsoever, so, they

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know where they have to defend. about the game line, not making too

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much progress. Fofana looking for work. He has to go and look for the

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over. No, a knock offer says the referee. Scrum to France. He will

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be happy with that call. Scrum. has become as attritional type of

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game. It is the sort, these two sides have been serving up

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entertaining rugby. I, there have been flashs of that but it has

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become a tense, edgy affair. The pitch doesn't help. How will this

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Welsh scrum respond, because France just threatening to get the upper

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hand in this aspect of the match. This is a big scrum. This is a big

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scrum. He has given penalties against Wales on two previous scrum,

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they have got try and hold this. The crowd know the importance of

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

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they are going to bring on their giant Taofifenua. He is coming on

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for Suta. His weights range in reports from 21 stone, to three-

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and-a-half tonnes! I think he is 22 stone, just about officially.

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goes again. Up goes the turf. the forwards if it goes down, once

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you lose your footing, you're gone. I am sure, you know, that French

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players will be having a quiet word with George Clancy. Down she goes

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again. Penalty to Wale is the decision. -- Wales this time. There

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is frustration in there from the players. Binding. Why would the

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French prop s slip a bind? I don't know. A bit of a reasoning for the

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decision, a great decision from a Welsh point of view and a good

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clearing kick from Biggar. There we are. Hotline to Brianne Moore.

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-- Brian Moore. So suddenly Wales back in side the French half. Their

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line-out, 13 minutes to go. Six points apiece. Line-out long one

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taken well at the back. What can together again. This match to be

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decided by fine margins. Jamie penalised. France desperately

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trying to get there but Wales still They nearly got turned over, lucky

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to get the ball back. They don't want to throw silly, long passes.

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Biggar running out of options, for about that kick. They had

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possession, they've surrendered possession. That was Huget, not

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mocking bomb. -- knocking on. Six points apiece. Earlier today,

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Scotland got a win at Murrayfield. 34-10. Tomorrow, Ireland against

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England, to 20 5:00pm. -- to 20 game management. Where to play this

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game. Just listen to the swelling noise, the booze. They are getting

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edgy. They are not happy in the stalls. They are not happy. And I

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think the header from Huget started them off. Nine minutes remaining in

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in, and target Michalak who doesn't like the defensive part of this

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score? George North is him for the try! It may be the one which wins

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the match. A long way to go, we have to have a look at that, but I

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think he has scored. He knows. There were numbers on the left-hand

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side, they had to go early, they had numbers there, but what a great

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kick! The ball balance favours George North. He thinks he has

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scored. A great bounce for George North. You're not going to stop him.

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Foot? Try. That is a try. He keeps his left foot in play. Watch the

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reaction of this. This is what it means. That it is a massive,

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massive try. George North, Great take. Keeps his foot in the field

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of play, scores of try. A great finish. This will be confirmed

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shortly. A great finish by George North. It has been confirmed as a

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try. Wales, five points to the good, conversion to come, eight minutes

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to go. Now listen to this scrolled. -- crowd. That try has been coming.

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They have had all the pressure in Leigh Halfpenny and Wales seven

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points in front with seven minutes to go. Now then, Michalak's

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restarts have been poor. Wales need to take the restart. Concentration

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levels and clear red. Great kick. kickable. This is in Leigh

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Halfpenny's range. He knows this kick wins the match for Wales.

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whale -- the Welsh are singing around the stadium. It is going to

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be a kick for Leigh Halfpenny and this French side which seemed like

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world beaters when they beat Australia in November are staring

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down the barrel of defeat. What a wins this would be for Wales. A

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long way to go. What to kick for Leigh Halfpenny. This is a big kick.

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a kick! It takes Wales 10 points clear, five minutes to go in this

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match. There we are... Get over, get over, that's it! That's what it

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They will be happy with the line speed but the French have been so

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poor, slow ball. And here come the boos from there Stade de France. At

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times, it has been stodgy, a little bit nervous and edgy, but it

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doesn't matter how it is achieved, a win here is something to

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celebrate and Wales are heading towards it. It is a great win. They

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are almost away and they've shown great character today, backs

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against the wall, great defensive effort. Both defences have been

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superb. One bit of magic from Dan Biggar, what she is the space, puts

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the chip in the, and that is the difference. -- watches the space.

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They dominated a more the territory and possession, they couldn't turn

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the pressure to points but they took that opportunity. Colette Aram

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was very loyal to these players, he said they should at home pull

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things, but if they lose here, they might have a long night and make

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changes to come. France are at Twickenham in their next match.

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Wales play Italy in the next match. And the spectators are heading off

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into the night. It is just about beyond them now. Three minutes and

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10 points? Not going to happen. The last time Wales won, a full test

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match, that was France to clinch the Grand Slam last year. They just

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needed to kick-start their season. they do? I think they will put it

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in the corner. A converted try is strong. They seldom go without

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scrum to Wales. Man-of-the-match... I think the French press have

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picked their man-of-the-match and there he is, the RBS Six Nations

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Championship man-of-the-match is Leigh Halfpenny, and I think it has

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been a massive effort. Ryan Jones has been immense as well. It's been

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a great team effort. Show a lot of character on the back of all of

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those defeats to come here and get is coming on for Jones. Evans is

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off as well. They are getting Reed on. And Scott Williams is going to

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come on as well. Emptying the bench with over a minute to go in this

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match. Cuthbert tries to find a way through. They need to keep

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possession for a while. It goes out too early. Williams got his

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timekeeping wrong but that is going to delay things. They will not

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score 10 points in 15 seconds. would be quite an achievement. But

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France will finish... The final whistle will be accompanied by

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70,000 more whistles. There are hymns and arias and the back at the

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for France. There is nothing happening. Defence has been so

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solid. Bastareaud tries to get very good Welsh sides have failed

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to come here and win in the Stade de France. And this Welsh side here,

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today, which is coming off the back of eight defeats is going to do so.

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They are going nowhere. They are going nowhere. Summing up the match,

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France have the ball, but nothing doing. Still, they try. Well, hang

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on. A chip over. Forward it goes. That will be the end of things.

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Halfpenny boots it out and Wales celebrate the whistle goes. What a

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win for Wales. Here come the boos inside the Stade de France for

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France. But don't listen to them. Listen to the cheers and the smiles

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from the Welsh players, because from the Welsh players, because

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eight defeats fade into memory. This is a famous victory for Wales

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in the Stade de France A great Winton back om of some dreadful

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results, -- a great win on the back of some dreadful results. A lot of

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character. It wasn't the prettiest of matches. It wasn't pretty, but

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it was more important to get that result. The one bit of magic, the

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one chip, the one chase. Great finish, and that really was the

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difference. I think, they deserved it because they dominated territory,

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you know, but it was just great character and a very very important

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win. You could see how much it meant to Rob Howley coming down the

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steps, when he was celebrating George North's try as well. The

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reports of death of Welsh rugby greatly exaggerated. Azerbaijan for

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France, a different matter. -- as for France, a different matter. A

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great day for Welsh rugby. Thank you Andrew and Jonathan. See, a

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Grand Slam winning side don't suddenly become awful. Never in

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doubt. What a win. Unbelievable. Clive said earlier, speaking off

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camera it was one of the greatest Welsh wins. I believe that. We have

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come and won on the back of three or four win, full of confidence. To

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come and win on the back of eight games. France lost last week. They

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were desperate. It was built on defence. The guys who came on

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suffocated France and stopped them from playing. Outstanding effort.

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To me, a privilege to be here and witness it. I was here in 2005 when

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Martyn ice team won. This was sheer guts. That is why rugby is such a

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great game. This was a great team effort, and you know, wail Wales

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have not become a bad team overnight. I was there in New

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Zealand when they made the semifinals. Results haven't gone

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their way. But to come here under the pressure against a French team

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that was under the cosh, to defence, it was a great night. We saw

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moments where it wasn't a set move, it was Wales being instinctive.

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Playing the way they can and the confidence will come back. That is

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what they did second half last week. When the game breaks up that is

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when they are more dangerous. Biggar chose to shift it and we

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made 5060 metres. Like Jonathan said, it wasn't the prettiest game,

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it wasn't a classic but for sheer guts and commitment it was up there

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with the best. Where does it leave France? I really... We said it

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before, I just look at French rugby now and I feel sorry for some of

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the players. To me you look at the team and how well their club sides,

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you could have a background of Parra, Trinh-Duc, you have Rugeley,

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they just trying to be too clever. They are trying to play. Philippe

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Saint-Andre has to know his job is to win Saturday, today and he has

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to stop messing round with the team. Put players in positions where they

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play week, in week out for their club sides. You see they are all

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over the place. The Michalak factor, I was saying to Martyn, it is like

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they wouldn't take him off, however he was playing. He had a poor game.

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You have Parra who can play there. I think they in a real hole, and

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they will go to Twickenham Green now. I don't think they need a wake

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up call. If he is going to get Liz election right he has to go to

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twibg on the back two of defeats. That sun heard of. Most of the

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media... Most pundits had them as the favourite. Put your money on

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France to win in Twickenham Green. It is the kind of thing they would

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do. Leigh Halfpenny is Man of the Match. He is with Jason down on the

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touchline, if he can get hold of him. I am sure he is nuch demand.

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Thank you. Wonderful scenes here. You are a winner, how do you feel?

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I can't describe how much this mean, and, what a fantastic feeling. The

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boys played incredibly well, we knew it was going to be tough

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coming here, but at times we dug deep. Stuck together. What a

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fantastic win. It has been a long time coming. You defended

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magnificently. George executed the try beautifully. He is outstanding

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in defence. You could see everyone working for each other. Just

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wouldn't give in. Fight foit the end. When we had that chance we

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took it and that is what international rugby is about,

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taking chances, and we have come out on the right side, we have come

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out on the wrong side a lot of the games but this win is amazing.

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know how tough it has been, especially for you as a group this

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week, a lot has been said about you what does this mean for this group

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of players? I don't think I have seen the players celebrate as much

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today as ever? It means everything. You know, for, playing for that

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Jersey, we do it for all the fans here we, have worked so hard and

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everyone back home, just, you know, for the nation, we have done it.

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The boys were outstanding. Many congratulations. That man George

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North, what a game. What try, because you know, it wasn't really

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a winger's game, but when the opportunity arose he took it.

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was a very stop start. They got their hands on a ball a bit more

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than last week. I want to go back to Leigh Halfpenny. Dan Biggar, he

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has great vision, you couldn't put, you couldn't have placed it any

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better. Really, before that as well, I think the yards, the forwards did

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the hard yards, they picked them, and that is a great finish as well.

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That tight. Outstanding finish. can't underestimate how good a

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finishish that is. When you see it live they were calling hands left.

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That was an incredible, very brave finish as well. Also, you have to

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keep your feet in place. His left foot, that is six inches. That is

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awful. Incredible awareness. That is why he is a Lion's test winger.

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What a great shot of those two. has had a lot of flak. He has been

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unlucky the last eight games. can never tell whether he is

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delighted or angry. But... Shaun is delighted. Attack wasn't pretty but

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I think we suffocated them. As I said this is a great job as a coach

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if you win. Yes. I am so pleased for Rob and Shaun. I can only

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imagine what has been going down in Wales. Nay have a good team and...

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Jiens has no-one great win, I wonder how this one compares P --

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compares. You are right, Ryan you have won in Paris before but this

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must be special. This is special. On the back of where we have come.

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The character and spirit. From one to 30 they front up, they have

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taken it on the chin. We have worked hard. It wasn't flawless,

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but the character and the team is special. What has it been like?

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has been tough. There is not a lot you can put technically right in a

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week. We knew a lot ofer wrors our own fault. We kept doing what we

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are good at. We came good at the end. We had to maintain the

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positives. They didn't shy away, we have had that good go and taken the

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spoils away. Especially from some of the more experienced players.

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That Leigh Halfpenny and Mike Philips was terrific. We said

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before the game, that the players who have been here before nou know

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what it take, they, guys lie Leigh and Mike have stood up and been

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counted. We have seen some other star, that is what it take, we will

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see some of the guys come back and we have wonderful competition, but

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hopefully we can kick on. Winning is a-ha bit swre. The monkey off

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our back. Congratulations, you can go on the win the Championship now!

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Easy words. Belief, it is contagious. Let us talk about Leigh

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Halfpenny. Brilliant game today w the boot. He has been outstanding,

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for the last 18 month, not just 12 month, he is so brave. He, for a

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small guy. His kicking is invaluable. That conversion was

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huge. I think psychologically France, they have to score a try. I

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feel so happy for Leigh. He has lost 16 of his last 17 games, club

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and country. There is no better professional. So they have been

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tears of emotion. Tears of desperation. It is great for him.

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For France we talk about where it is going wrong, but slow ball in

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particular, you were so disappointed, the way they were

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playing with that slow ball. It doesn't suit them, they can't get

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anything from it. It is not only France. It is any team. You have

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one pass up the ruck, the Welsh know it is coming and you can see

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where it is coming now, there is no-one looking that bit wider. They,

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the defence is going to be strong, if we roll it on now, it is going

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to come forward to the big forward. This is where England's game has

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moved up, that one extra pass, it puts you wider. You know, our

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friend Michalak again. We could be doing another Michalak VT before

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the last game. He has gorn me. can't see how he can play. Can't

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give him any more air time! This one ball, he makes a difference.

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Old school. If you have your big forwards coming in, and that one

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past. In Bastareaud,could have come in it could have made the pass they

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are so predictable and France has become a predictable team, which is

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the saddest thing, because they have got players, who, that is not

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their strength. Who ooze that intuition and confidence normally,

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and now... They, as poor as they were, Wales had done their

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homework,. They stopped the big runners like Bastareaud, he was

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kept quiet. For was wasted on the wing. They are in a dark place but

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Wales go to Italy. That will be tough, but full confidence.

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said it was important for the home sides to get a win. Let us see what

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it has done for the table. Earlier on that is what happens but not

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here. Even has a win so far, apart from France, of course that will

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change tomorrow, something has to give between eng laend and Ireland.

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We will have an outright leader, unless that is a draw! France, you

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can't believe that bottom of table. Talk about that in a moment. Match

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of the Day is coming up. Plenty of French players in the league. Some

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Welsh one, I won't give too much away. 10.20 on BBC One. Alan

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Shearer and Mark Lawrenson. I think the reason it is a great tournament.

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If you can win that away game, they are going to be on fire. Wales

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coming and winning away, that just giving them the momentum. These

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away victories have so tough to come by. That is why I was saying

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this is one of the best Welsh victorys to come and Winton back of

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pressure, is amazing. What it has done to the tournament as a whole,

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the Championship, it is so wide- open, nobody's predictions are

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coming true. Who would have said Scotland would have put 30 points

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over Italy today. I thought Italy would back up last week's

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performance, so it is wide-open. Great company, thank you very much

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