France 35 vs 43 Wales - Six Nations 2001

[@paulyflyer8154]

Neil Jenkins....2 of the best drop goals you'll ever see. RIP Eddie 🙏

[@cerievans4099]

As Max Boyce would say, "I was there!", as a guest of SocGen. I cheered every intervention by Scott Quinnell. Actually, I have never seen Wales lose live, including 3 in Paris.

[@wrightyy]

Scott Quinnell was a hell of a player.

[@jca111]

I went to this match last min. What a great day it was. We booked the Eurostar the late night before (Friday), and were surprised there were tickets left. Turned out we had entered the date for April not March by mistake. So when we turned up at Waterloo, the ticket was no good. Confused we went to the desk, and the lovely lady felt sorry for us and exchanged tickets for a space in 1st class. Result!. Got to the stadium, and got a ticket from a street seller. Convinced it was fake, we went to the gate, got in and got our places just behind the posts where Howley scores the try. Thought were were getting beat big time, then Wales turned it around. Several very expensive beers in Paris afterwards. One of the best spontaneous days of my life.

[@johncourtneidge]

Hurrah!

[@vantheman1238]

What an amazing game. Jenkins and Howley were wonderful but Scott Quinell what a player. Best 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jamessanderson333]

Top players who was lucky to play for Wales Neil was special and everyone who put that Welsh shirt deserves totally respect cheers James Anthony Sanderson

[@bloggulator]

That was an epic match. Both sides put on a classy performance - It's almost a shame that someone had to win and someone had to lose. This was true sport.

[@robcmstephens]

I’m watching this in the covid19 lockdown ... what a match!

[@patelpelat4658]

I remember it, have it in my VHS tapes .... Rhys Willimas sadly disappeared. What a great match, great commentators as well ! Thank you for posting.

[@swsfrancais7289]

The thing that I remember about this game is an interview the rugby pundits wanted with Neil Jenkins after the Welsh victory. I cannot find the interview anywhere but after winning 22 points for Wales & at the zenith of his career Neil was sorry he could not spare the time to chat as his Nan was not well & he had to get home to see her! No ego. No grandstanding. A true Welsh rugby hero.

[@meirionowen5979]

The Two best national anthems in the world : Cymru am Byth! Vive La France! And this is a really good game of rugby, too.

[@donnieon5]

Google Brittanys anthem just might surprise you :)

[@meirionowen5979]

@@donnieon5 Ha! just done so. I wonder who nicked it off who. I'm assuming you're a Welsh rugby fan-- do you know of any more good Wales games on here? Besides the obvious, I mean. This game was a good find, but I've run out of ideas.

[@donnieon5]

@@meirionowen5979 1999 Scott gibbs England Wales with a good proper welsh name as yours no doubt you allready know this game :)

[@meirionowen5979]

@@donnieon5 Cheers. I'll find that then. Ive no memory of it. Bored off my nut. Cheers!

[@1972piledriver]

​@@donnieon5 It’s thought that the tune was chosen as the Breton national anthem to celebrate the friendship between the Welsh and Bretons at a Congress of the Union Régionaliste Bretonne held in Lesneven in 1903. And it’s not just the anthem - there are also a number of other similarities between the two cultures. Welsh and Breton are Brythonic languages and so are also linguistically similar

[@sentfrom4477]

Neil Jenkins. The best Welsh no 10 since Phil Bennett and Barry John. A wonderful player and often underestimated.

[@bucetapodri]

Was much better than the overrated and overcomplicated Johnny W. who got all the plaudits. Jenkins played behind several beaten packs and still managed to pull wales out of the bag. Was way above Wilkinson. Dare I say it, he wasn't English so there. (Thank God and neils mam!).

[@jamesm7307]

A thriller and, among other things, a reminder that Neil Jenkins was not just a kicking machine.

[@stewartburns2473]

R.I.P Christophe Dominici - sad news earlier today

[@leemorgan8478]

Wales & France two flair teams at there best .

[@Foebane72]

Neil Jenkins is a LEGEND.

[@Myrddin1955]

He certainly is!

[@matthewhilton2979]

I can honestly say when you play like that in a rugby test match whoever loses you are still proud don't get me wrong iam scottish and I am in awe of Wales and france in this game magnificent rugby and heart I wish us Scots could pull of wins like this against the very best sides

[@jdjones4825]

You did against the English this weekend...well done

[@matthewhilton2979]

@@jdjones4825 hello my friend I was stunned that we won at Twickenham I know there is no fans but still great result I hope they continue but tough games coming against wales ireland and france consistency is needed I'd love more players playing in scotland. We still dont have enough dept to really challenge but still pleased with a win at a ground that was formidable to us

[@jdjones4825]

@@matthewhilton2979 as a Welshman... good luck...we generally feel you are the better team at the moment and we need a Shane Williams moment or three to stick with you... again good luck..

[@matthewhilton2979]

@@jdjones4825 cheers mate I wish we had warren gatland and shaun Edward's I really think they made huge difference to wales but you welsh will come back strongly

[@terryturner6353]

Went to that game , the ticket was 10 euros ,what value , what a game .I think the equivalent for a six nations Welsh home game at the time was £45.00 approx .

[@tomk.williams1186]

The scrums back then were so much more less of a headache... made the game flow more

[@noodles169]

Agree. Modern rugby is to much stop start stop start. Even the video ref takes forever to rule If it's a try or not

[@JW-th4nn]

True

[@arserobinson7118]

what a game, Jenkins was class.

[@malcolmjohn3273]

As a kicker yeah, if he had speed he would be up there with B.John, Dai Watkins, Cliff Morgan, & Phil Bennett, non of which were as good as Jenx with the boot , Phil comes close but never had the distance of Jenx , who, in all honesty never played in a "GREAT" Welsh team

[@malcolmjohn3273]

SORRY; How could I forget [IMO] The BEST ever Fly Half Jonnathan Davies

[@taffboyslim]

Oh dear.. it's 11:45pm on a Sunday evening and I've just found this video. I might struggle to get to work tomorrow.

[@jupitorious7925]

Can of warm ale and a sleeping tablet normally kill's the vision !

[@johnjones-ri2lb]

Good 'un!!

[@vandamme06]

Just done the exact same thing 4 years later, good thing it’s my last week in the job...

[@SuperSuperswan]

Love the little smile of one of the Welsh players as they come out, as if he knew what was going to happen.

[@simonpilk]

Dafydd James was quite a monster and came over that he was hard as nails

[@colwynt]

Now, that was good to watch

[@joetrp-3553]

Old school rugby was so much faster and entertaining

[@ishy2step]

My wife was pregnant at THAT game at Wembley. When Jenks took that kick I swore if it was a boy it would be called Scott Neil..

[@philipmarsden7104]

Hope all went well with your wife. Was it a boy or a girl? What did you call the little one?

[@ishy2step]

@philipmarsden7104 it was a girl - Alison, that saved some debate I think!

[@philipmarsden7104]

@@ishy2step Congratulations! As far as I know there's no female form of Scott or Neil !!

[@pootytang7897]

This looks so old school. OK, it was 15 years ago but it seems like something from the mid 90's graphics-wise.

[@RhysOlwyn]

Looks proper old school when Jenkins is grabbing handfuls of sand from a bucket to build his own kicking tee

[@gwynevansevans549]

Hi Peter, If you have not seeen this game, you are in for a treat. - enjoy Gwyn

[@madcyclist58]

As a commentator, Jonathan Davies was an excellent player!

[@meirionowen5979]

Well said.

[@bhanuloku]

Thanks, great game, never would have seen it if not on here :)

[@uwanttono4012]

@Sycophant B Was working the the US back then so didn't see this game until now. Thank God for YT!

[@johncourtneidge]

Fair play both sides. Unlucky France at the end. Well played Wales, and the referee!

[@gordonmonaghan133]

A little ironic I thought that Jonathan Davies awarded Scott Quinnell the man of the match award moments before Neil Jenkins scored that try.

[@bucetapodri]

Jenkins was man of the match.

[@gordonmonaghan133]

@@bucetapodri Do you mean that you agree with me, and say Neil Jenkins SHOULD have been given man of the match? I would have given it to him even before he scored that last try!

[@Iansguitarstuff]

what a match!!

[@jrhartley4819]

Jenkins should have had man-of-the-match.

[@stevenwilliams4172]

jonathan Davies, " France need that garlic flair"

[@richarevans]

Jiffy : Wales need to use Charvis more as a ball carrier to take the pressure off Scott Quinell Quinell made a try, scores a try and was involved in one other try in a man of the match performance. Charvis was subbed and doesn't get a mention

[@RD-wg2nt]

The days when you watched an international rugby match and pop ups of domestic football results was deemed necessary 🤷‍♂️

[@Migs337]

Amazing!

One can see how the game was starting to change with less contested rucks in this match. Forwards are fanning out on defense instead of fighting for the ball against the team that got tackled and brought to ground, setting up a ruck. A few years earlier and the forwards would have been charging in from both teams to fight for possession on just about every break down. Not anymore. The game now looks more like rugby league, and that's not good. There's just not that space created unless there are mistakes made that can be taken advantage of.

[@cymruisrael]

Totally agree with you that the game looks like rugby league these days. The forwards should get out of the way and let the backs run.

[@alunsmith5705]

The French are/were at their best when they remember that they're Celtic. x.

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

They aren't - they are Germanic, like the English. The only Celts in France are the Bretons.

[@martinwilliam7744]

Not sure that try would of stood today, Bernat Salles was taken out off the ball 😂

[@peterhays7914]

Oh how I wish the rugby now could be as brilliant as this .

[@alunsmith5705]

Watch this weekend. 20th March, 2021. Wales again.It never fails to bore me, the lengths people go to undermine, diminish The WELSH. It's interesting for you guys, I know I built you. This weekend...France 21.Wales...31.....

[@isitwasit8756]

Jenkins scores 28 points and doesn't get man of the match ?? Just about sums up what that guy had to endure during his time in a Welsh jersey ..

[@noodles169]

Definitely racist towards Ginger's......

[@malcolmjohn3273]

Only an Englishman gets MOM by kicking , how many times was Jonny WILKINSON MOM ? , CAN'T REMEMBER HIM SCORING A TRY !

[@paulbennett1860]

@@malcolmjohn3273 Wilkinson was such a non personality aswell

[@isitwasit8756]

I know exactly what you mean pall.. jenks was unbelievable for Wales ..

[@reasonrules4165]

Jiffy called that one wrong.

[@johncourtneidge]

Please consider uploading games when Wales weren't winners.

[@bg-rh8et]

I love how they bring on a bucket of sand for Jenkins to use as a tee - so archaic!

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

yet he was one of the most accurate kickers of all time, archaic?! if it ain't broke don't fix it

[@garjones99]

Yup Jenkins holds the record for an unbelievable 44 consecutive kick successes for the (short lived) Celtic Warriors team in 2003. This game saw him be the first player to get 1000 at test level. Very probably the best of all time although pretty much all other kickers had moved on to plastic tees by then he stuck with the sand and why not with that result?

[@jamiehughes4004]

Another interesting fact is he only ever used sand from Tenby.

[@wayevs]

11.55 into the video i swear jonathon davies says that will give rhys webb a lot of confidence( at least thats what it sounds like. Rhys webb was probably in nappies or not born then lol!

[@thecoderofyoutube]

I hope he wasn't in nappies. He would have been 10.

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

Neil Jenkins! Mister dependable. He played like a southern hemisphere 10! Welsh didn't like him! But thank God the kiwi coaches did!

[@kevinhiggins910]

He scored 28 points and did not win Man of the Match ( Neil Jenkins )?

[@triffid9902]

Why on earth did you put the score with the title ?? Its like looking at the title of a murder mystery and having in brackets ( the butler did it ) !

[@ishy2step]

I love Jenkins

[@patbassman8251]

Neil Jenkins should of been man of the match .

[@Phil-v61]

Neil Jenkins, one of the best fly halves Wales ever had. John Wilkinson was way overrated.

[@jamessanderson333]

Neil Jenkins was the best no 10 ever. And he was the the best ever cheers James Anthony Sanderson

[@Joe-ze4vg]

The French band TOTALLY sabotaged the Welsh anthem;) Obviously a tactic to hinder any type of crowd support. The good 'ol day's eh!

[@alunsmith5705]

Yo hackers. Stop Hacking.

[@alunsmith5705]

The beginning....

[@cwmbran-city]

Cpt Cymru, lol, i mean the bloke fkn tried

[@anthonynolan6197]

Jenkins The Ginger monster

[@stephenbrown4997]

why but who won ????????????? lol

[@Funkopopsstorewalkthroughsunbo]

Diawn Cymru

[@spradder5]

That's the way to sing the anthems! No need for the Operatic fancy rubbish that gets stage managed by some idiots from the IRB, the BBC, Sky or whoever it is that sorts the arrangement of the anthems. Overpaid rubbish replacing simple, honest singing. Rant over. I remember watching this brilliant game in Oz Bar, Oxford (a good while before it closed), with a load of other Welshmen and women.

[@wrightyy]

40.10 that used to be jackaling.

[@linensrangebc6918]

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[@gianpaolodilallo7755]

Wales is stronger than France

[@waverunner3911]

Welsh rugby 😭😭😭

[@stewartburns2473]

I know that this has been said many times before but Eddie Butlers pronunciation of the french names is unnecessary and annoying - thank god for jiffy - great game though

[@philipmarsden7104]

Why is it? Because you didn't pay attention in school and you struggle to understand? I'm certain you would be upset if the French commentators mangled British names.

[@oliprj8676]

Eddie Butler puting on that stupid accent when he pronounces the French names 🤦‍♂️

[@MadMarchTaffy]

He studied French at university...

[@oliprj8676]

@@MadMarchTaffy and?

[@cecilbru9487]

@oli Prj and he is at least trying. You sound like a little Englander😂

[@philipmarsden7104]

He pronounced the French names correctly. As Englishman you would have been upset if the French commentators butchered the English players names, so where is the problem? You are just being ignorant.

[@twmwhitfield]

Again butler. Stop praising the opposition! I forgot how bad you were