France v Wales: Post Match Reaction | 6 Nations 2025

France vs Wales Six Nations 2025 Review: Key Events, Stats & Opinions
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Lineups:
France: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Théo Attissogbe, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 8 Grégory Alldritt, 7 Paul Boudehent, 6 François Cros, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Alexandre Roumat, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Peato Mauvaka, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros
Replacements: 16 Julien Marchand, 17 Cyril Baille, 18 Georges-Henri Colombe, 19 Hugo Auradou, 20 Mickaël Guillard, 21 Oscar Jegou, 22 Nolann Le Garrec, 23 Émilien Gailleton
Wales: 15 Liam Williams, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Nick Tompkins, 12 Owen Watkin, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Ben Thomas, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Jac Morgan (c), 6 James Botham, 5 Dafydd Jenkins, 4 Will Rowlands, 3 Henry Thomas, 2 Evan Lloyd, 1 Gareth Thomas
Replacements: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Keiron Assiratti, 19 Freddie Thomas, 20 Tommy Reffell, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Dan Edwards, 23 Blair Murray
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[@BillWhitlingham]

Ntamack went to the Owen Farrell school of tackling.

[@C-gc5wr]

Get in France ❤ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥳

[@douglaswright2143]

When will players realise that only Owen Farrell is allowed to tackle with a shoulder to the head?

[@michaelodonnell824]

It was probably initiated by the fact that Owen Farrell is currently playing his rugby in France...

[@davidgormley7990]

Cheeky!

[@maninalift]

On the plus side for Wales, if France hadn't scored any of their tries and Wales did score a try, the outcome would have been different. Small margins, small margins.

[@greymack]

7 breakaways 😬

[@davidleroux3849]

Great funny analys

[@Porkchop259]

Ah the old Borthwick defence.

[@arserobinson7118]

On the plus side. The game ended after 80 minutes.

[@trustmeimaphysiologist]

The biggest thing for me is that I can normally see what we (Wales) are trying to do in attack. Tonight, I had absolutely no idea.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah that set of phases which resulted in a nothing kick to Ramos had me shaking my head

[@mickinoz2005]

Zero attack... some good defence

[@douglaswright2143]

I thought Wales stuck at it, but what they were sticking to was very limited, particularly with ball in hand and France didn't even bother to defend with any aggression. I feel for Williams, Adams and Morgan and any fans that made the trip.

[@JKMeZmA]

Gatland has never been a fan of any kind of overt attack. Defence is his offence, and I think that just doesn’t cut it nowadays

[@barrysmith7291]

And me we just haven’t improved since the last game

[@douglaswright2143]

It is quite hard to judge France on that performance. Wales looked like a tier 2 team, which saddens me enormously.

[@jeremymonin8343]

The young French players will take more and more power very soon. The french coach used tonight Auradou, Jegou, Bielle-Biarrey, Attissobdge, Gailleton and Le Garrec. They relased some guys like Depoortere, Nouchi or Gazzoti. This guys are all between 20 and 22 years old. This is pretty satisfying and we can do better with the come back of Flament, Barre and Penaud next week in Twickenham.

[@kropotkine9640]

Not sure if Barré will be back next week, but we have Tiberghien who his perfect for Galthié's plan due to his polyvalency (center, wing and full-back)

[@owenfarmer4197]

I think that is the game I’m Looking forward to most Love England v France

[@welshcaesar]

Thanks. As a Welshman it pains me to listen. But got to support the best rugby pod regardless 💪

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Cheers mate! Hopefully moving towards the light at the end of the tunnel

[@colstoun4762]

For a team that’s absolutely going through the wringer I thought Tom Rogers at 14 for wales had some real bright moments!

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah I wish they'd kicked more ball his way, he looked a chance to nab something

[@patrickblanchard4575]

Pour la France, cela ressemblait à un match d'entrainement, qui va leur permettre de faire quelques réglages, pour être encore plus efficace. Respect aux Gallois pour leur courage. Amitiés.

[@ruditaunus136]

I was really sad to see Wales play so poorly tonight. Come on, Wales!

[@jamesgodsonodoherty7345]

The last time there was a losing margin bigger than this in any 6N game was Feb 27 2022 (Ireland 57-6 Italy). However it was matched in 2023 (France 53-10 England)

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

But ireland nilled Italy last year .. so wouldn’t that be bigger.. technically?

[@oldoddjobs]

51>43

[@PIE_MAN2]

The worrying part is as a Scotland fan France didn’t get out of 3rd gear

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah man agreed

[@thibautmerlin2376]

Agree, surprised that Wales didn't try more kicking and high balls, in particular in the second part of the match. Attack looked ineffective, even when France was 1 man down.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah man exactly - the attack with ball in hand was going nowhere - at least with a contestable high ball there's a chance for something to happen....

[@DoddyIshamel]

​@TwoCentsRugby I mean the one up and under they tried went backwards....

[@TwoCentsRugby]

They tried one early which Ramos failed to take, seemed like a half chance... they tried one in the second half and was waaaay too deep and nobody contested....

[@salihhassan5816]

Thanks Mark. Great analysis.

[@montaguecox8729]

As a Welsh fan I was honestly surprisingly encouraged by this game. It’s the first time in a couple of years where I’ve felt like there’s an idea that we’re building towards. Lots to work out! But that’s a matter of time and getting experience. I think the shoreline was fair. One thing I was frustrated by was the refereeing. I love the French as well but it felt like they got more of the 50/50 calls, especially with forward passes. I get the sport wants to be more expedient but it was salt in the wound. I also thing Adams is a nuisance but i thought he definitely got hit high. The lack of review was frustrating for me. Encouraged by the building, no contest of the result, still frustration with the lack of review in the name of expediency.

[@petejohnball1564]

Agree 100% with your comment on the referee. He must have only one eye. He wasn't blowing up passes that went forward and he was blowing balls that went back, as forward. Reminded me of Super 8 games I watched in Newlands refereed by one eyed Kiwis, several years ago.

[@DoddyIshamel]

Felt bad for Tomos Williams looking for someone to pass to in that first half. Everyone was "not me, not me, not me". Wales find it so hard to get the ball back too, reminds me of Scotland in the noughties. Even the French tv director couldn't get Ntamack off that one.

[@erq1971]

Merci magnifique vidéo! Allez les bleus

[@gezzarandom]

Well that went as expected, only surprise was it was under 50 points. Plus France weren’t even at full speed.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

I thought Wales would at least score a few points....

[@scrumtimefuntime]

@@TwoCentsRugby genuinely curious, where did you see Wales scoring points? Penalty from a breakdown; open play; set piece?

[@gezzarandom]

@@TwoCentsRugbyApart from the held up over the line, they never looked like it. Worrying times for them.

[@cheesecake6696]

I think frances gameplan was 1) do not show anything. 2)Do not get out of 2nd gear

[@jimcorcoran5650]

Wales should have taken their few penalty kicks 6 points looks better than duck

[@nicensleazy1892]

we can't coach experience and talent. But there were glimmers of hope . We are in a painful place , but we are 100% behind the team.

[@thegoodgunner]

france wasnt at their best but the match still feel like training warm up , Ntamack was stupid on his comeback match , one of the try was probably foward, but good win and resting player last 1/3 of the match for harder match

[@sietchtabr5120]

Not probably foward, just flat

[@ciaranmcgettigan]

Looking forward to more insights over the weekend. I’ll be late replying to the Ireland v England as I’ll be at the Aviva for that one

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Ah man enjoy the match! I'll be bleary eyed for that one having to get up at 3:15am for Scotland v Italy 😅

[@ciaranmcgettigan]

@@TwoCentsRugbylove the channel mate

[@sebwilliams1351]

@@TwoCentsRugbytrue dedication mate, we all appreciate the effort you go through and reviews you do, cheers

[@montaguecox8729]

I can’t say I love Nick Tompkins but I appreciate the effort he puts in. In this Welsh side I feel like losing energy would be the easiest thing but every game he gives the energy he’d bring to his first cap. Do I think he’s the best, no. Do it think hes trying to bring a new dynamic and do something better than running a straight line, yes. In an ideal world he wouldn’t be in my team, in this world I’d rather have him than not.

[@SE7VENprod]

Hurts extra as a welsh fan knowing that it wasn't even top gear for france. Looked like they where 50% out there and still dominated us

[@vladtheinhaler6579]

That was a trouncing if I ever saw one and France hardly got out of 3rd gear. I feel sorry for Welsh fans right now. For a country where rugby is a religion they are going through very dark times indeed. The 6N and world rugby in general needs a strong Welsh team but I can't see them turning it around anytime soon which is sad to see. Maybe they can get something against Italy next week but I doubt it. This defeat won't have done their confidence any good at all. As for France...well that was a statement of intent and again as usual Dupont was incredible even though his pass for the 3rd try looked very forward to me. Ntamack's red card was very careless and a big blow for France....they'll miss him for the big game against England next week.

[@poo2764]

Lets put this into perspective, Wales were really poor not even a 3 points so you got the result everyone expected, but maybe not as bad as it finished! So I felt sorry for Welsh supporters, not let down by there players but the W. R. U. Yes they have a lot to answer, how they f****d up big time. We need Welsh team in the six Nations with there best players, but where are they who is going to put it right? Wales an integral part of the six nations we want them back W. R. U. Erin go Bragh☘☘☘☘☘☘☘

[@MrFranKane]

I'm very concerned about Welsh rugby and I'm Irish. WTF Wales

[@lsdesignweb]

Paraphrasing Alonso time in Mclaren "Tier 2 engine Tier 2 engine"

[@RUGBYDNA]

France are very good. Not even out of third gear....

[@hughstark4882]

As a wallabies fan ik how bad big defeats can be (ahem *argentina test 2 last year) but I am really struggling to see how wales can pull themselves out of the depths after this one. It’s as if everything named welsh rugby has become equally awful. Makes me genuinely sad since I’ve always loved the Welsh squad. Definitely the first step is the coaching setup just to get the players a bit of fresh air, but then the WRU must have a proper assault on the problems internally like talent pools, corruption, abusive WRU behaviour the lot.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah man it's sad. Wales have always been one of my favourite teams to follow too (Welsh surname probably part of that).... I'm not sure how long it will take to get close to competitive again. There have been a few encouraging signs in URC form... but still a long way to go

[@hughstark4882]

@ the Cardiff Blues seem the only faint sign of light in all of Welsh rugby at the moment. Man it’s a sad sight since the players of the Welsh side are actually pretty good they’ve just been fucked over big time

[@jean-pascalesparceil9008]

For Wales it is the passing of a very good (physically and technically) generation of players, to a new generation that do not have the same attributes, so a new style of play and tactics need to be build; how were the U20 results these last 5 years? The development of young players need to be adressed.

[@robertsanders3213]

Ffs guys yes we were shit yes we are building all teams have done it but surprised about the negative shit wales are getting we are a little nation of 3 million people we have always punched above our weight we are down but not out! Yma o hyd👊

[@davidwalker2402]

It will be 10 years before we see wales back in top tier rugby, there problems are very deep…hate to say it but its true.

[@conwayniall]

Dupont, Ntamack & Ramos looked like they had all the time in the world with ball in hand, and so comfortable with it. Wales were toothless, not their fault, just a sorry state of affairs 😢 nobody wins with a result like that!

[@Welshman647]

We as wales fans are just tired. Please let this end

[@christianmccann9400]

That's how I feel when I watch Ireland play football .. hard luck mate

[@Zveebo]

Speak to Scotland fans - they had this for like a decade 😂

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah sorry man that was tough viewing

[@brunodesbergesdarz]

On a connu la même frustration pendant quelques années...

[@cheesecake6696]

2 years ago I would have loved that result. Now I cant enjoy it. Let's hope it turns around soon. As an Irish fan I felt that ye were our main rivals. Looking forward to a time when were tearing strips out of eachother again. ✌

[@them1stocles]

Yeah, thought this was gunna be how it went… something needs to change for us. I did enjoy watching France, they did translate the club play into the international game. They look sharp for this year. Outside bet - scotland only side to challenge,maybe beat france… they’re the type of side to go all attack which is the style i recon is needed.

[@HeartShapedBox93]

That’s a Gatland and Howley attack for you

[@joehope9975]

This game was pretty much indicative if we're us Welsh boys are at. Players have heart but are let down by the system around them. This game all but proved that Gatland and Rob Howley shouldn't be near an international rugby team. Something funny to me is that Adam Jones has been apart of the Wales set up for probably a week or two and managed to make our scrum look way more secure than it's looked over the past 2 years. You then contrast that with Howley who somehow manged to make our already pitiful attack look worse.

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

I feel so bad for the young team. They want to try

[@jean-pascalesparceil9008]

I think that the Wesh 10 currently playing for Grenoble, Sam Davies is much better than the one who played here.

[@alexpotts6520]

It just feels existentially bad for Wales. Normally every team goes in cycles, but with all the off-field stuff we've had as well - bankrupt regions, players threatening strike action, abusive behaviour in the WRU, in addition to their record losing run on the pitch - it is hard to see any possible route to recovery.

[@solinvictus1234]

Welcome to the Italian side.

[@deeplearning7097]

Cheers Mate - this might be a good championship!

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Hopefully tomorrow's games are a bit closer!

[@InsanelyIrish]

I had it 30+ for France but to go 13 winless and to score nothing makes next weeks game against Italy all or nothing really for Wales this year it feels

[@TwoCentsRugby]

I had France by 27 assuming they would start slow 😅

[@jasonparsons]

France are going to be tough to contain this year. Let’s see how Ireland start later but think the French are in the driving seat to take the 6N

[@51m0n18]

Cascading Welsh pens really set them back, plus so many warnings that when they didn't have the ball they looked scared to get too involved, capitulated meters and a handful of turnovers wasn't enough, given France weren't even at full speed I can't imagine what the score could have been, will be interesting to see France against a high ball and physically overwhelming side.

[@johndanter7834]

Heartbroken watching Wales like that. One up runners, static, the 10s standing still and swivelling hips to pass some 10m behind the French defenders....i don't get it. It was dreadful in attack. Defense was ok yet they ship 7 tries. WTF

[@frankquinn6872]

Have to feel sorry for Wales. Based on last night’s display, if there were a 3rd series of the godawful Full Contact they would be listed under “additional cast members” 🙈

[@spud7823]

We need Mark Jones of the ospreys to take over, he's cut his teeth now, he would be a good fit for this job.

[@Welshman647]

Him as defence and Adam Jones as head coach

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Maybe he needs a bit more time at Ospreys first?

[@chrisowens6915]

Agreed need fresh impetus, Gatland is lost and all out of ideas, he needs to leave.. What Mark Jones has done for the Ospreys is similar that needs to happen for Wales

[@speedamod]

Just said the same I think it'll happen after the 6 nations.

[@mjwoodroff8446]

As an Ospreys fan, I hope not. The regions need quality coaches to improve the standard at that level if Wales are to have any chance of competing long term. Also I would barely say Jones has cut his teeth as a head coach at that level. It hasn't been a quarter of a season yet.

[@papazoulou9326]

0:12 Stil think we didn't start quickly either.

[@Jennifer_cats]

No Ntamack for the England match 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@SAnd-pd1ou]

Good analysis Mark. Plenty of space behind the French defence line but Wales persisted on crab like side to side. Where was the captain to get a grip here and coach on field? Poor

[@99RML]

It was men against boys, although Dupont did kick it to the touch judge early on, so there is that.

[@citizen4570]

Wales effort was as well as expected for a team that had already known they would be thrashed

[@christiancatley4120]

France smashed them!! What's going on with Wales!! Gatland time might be up soon

[@foxyboiiyt3332]

I called 40-0 to France yesterday. Sorry you gotta take my word on that. The interesting thing is my rugby friends group were like "Only 40?" 😊

[@SmcdMcd-d2k]

Sorry but so did literally nearly everyone else

[@tandoky4690]

Inconsequential when you see the final score, but the third try looked extremely forward to me.

[@totorbob5895]

If a player passes to another player on his team and the latter is in front of him when receiving the ball, the pass is called "forward", therefore there is a foul. The receiving player must position behind the player carrying the ball. Not in that case, Dupont is well in front of Attissogbe when the latter receives the ball. Take a good look at the filmed view from above

[@fintankelly]

Great review as always Mark. Would like to hear your thoughts on quite a few iffy ref /TMO non decisions on ignoring high hits and forward passes. Wales will improve next week hopefully! Ntamack should be out for the rest of the 6n just for being so stupid

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah I don't feel like Gats will be thrilled with Paul Williams....

[@seanofarrell8896]

Going to be along 6 nations for the Welsh

[@arwennadalling2185]

😭 yup I've personally decided to live through other teams (not England tho x)

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah it does feel that way...

[@seanofarrell8896]

@arwennadalling2185 just shows the lack of development of youth in the past. The problems where covered up with the success in the 2010's

[@James-ih4gz]

It must be wales first nil game in a while in the six nations. i would say there last was i assume in the 1990s

[@conwayniall]

It’s their first in the 6N era, the last time it happened in the 5N era was 1998 v France, 51-0.

[@MikeH89]

Going in, i was expecting wales to just keep hanging high balls, because they have two really good aerial players in L Williams and adams. Instead, they seemed to be afraid to give up possession unless they were actively losing grand with ball in hand (which happened a fair bit). Not all the blame goes on the players if they didnt seem to have a game plan...

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah after that first high ball gave France issues I was think "just do that over and over again!" - but we didn't see much of it - even when Wales started to get more ball in the second half (game was done by that point anyway I guess)

[@ZEtruckipu]

The weather was pretty wet and Galthier told about their fear of being penilised by the rain. More kicking could have been an option for wales to put more pressure on france but to be fair the french kixking game was way ahead. I just don't think that the welsh had any opportunity yesterday

[@davidpearn2484]

Well Mark it can't get any worse. CAN IT.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Well... Italy next week.... chance for redemption or maybe things to get a whole lot worse....

[@arwennadalling2185]

​@@TwoCentsRugbyno not worse!!! You can't get worse than 0 unless they've now introduced minuses for causing the fans deep sadness!! (Not blaming the players obvs)

[@TwoCentsRugby]

I think a loss to Italy might still count as worse than a hiding by the French 😅

[@Henry_CP]

Wales have become the new Italy. At least Italy used to have some scores against the top sides

[@YvesCattet]

Main take away for me… Wales were going backward in attack.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah it never really looked like breaking the French defensive line. The cross kick to Tom Rogers was maybe the closest....

[@CRAiCED.]

Huge mental boom after the first try and could just turn my back to the game and chat to my mates in the pub. Painful to watch man. What do they do? Players? Management? Funding? I don't know where Wales go from here as they're already at rock bottom

[@jamescasey4643]

You will rise .........The only way is up!

[@cyrilkellerer3174]

La différence s'est faite au niveau Des arrières.Grosse défense des avants Galois.

[@jules9123]

Long 6 Nations ahead for Wales I fear. Can’t help feel sorry for them!

[@johnrice3882]

It wasn't a match!! It was a mismatch!!

[@maximus6249]

God that welsh attack is gonna make me lose my mind, everyone stood still with obvious passes out the back resulting in slowly moving backwards, JUST RUN ON TO THE BALL

[@rabbitss11]

They're not there yet, everything they did was so predictable

[@yvonnemullen3325]

France in 3rd gear for second half. Thought they looked lack lustre, at best. That red was vile. Welsh team put it all out there. Nobody could criticise the effort.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah France still had more in the tank but still finish at 43-0......

[@jean-pascalesparceil9008]

Rassie invented the bomb squad, Galthié introduced the babies squad.

[@philtaylor5444]

Definitely a cheap shot

[@djharto4917]

Credit to the Welsh players they kept going. WRU a shambles

[@brynjones3530]

I think Wales tried to attack like Ireland with the attack set deeper and shorter passes expecting France to blitz hard but France Had a bit of a hybrid Defence with plenty of push and Wales didn't bother to adapt. They need to learn to play closer to the ruck and pop the pass inside to hit the pillars. It's basic stuff, earn the right to go wide. I do think these young Welsh players are going to be good players with a bit of experience but Welsh rugby needs new ideas at the top. I would go for Felix Jones as I think he's the modern young coach Wales are crying out for right now

[@jltr415]

There is one point that I didn't like about the French game. they don't play contests. It makes the game duller. I hope this doesn't become a norm

[@jean-pascalesparceil9008]

It was raining, and they didn't really need it, so I believe they wanted to avoig getting penalties. Having a full defensive line, sometimes counter-rucking was enough giving the slow pace of passing by the Welsh halfs. Not the thing to do against Ireland, obviously.

[@rabbitss11]

Wales looked like they were running through well-practiced drills which meant virtually everything they did was predictable, it'll take a while for their character to make itself felt.

[@James-ih4gz]

Was a bloody disaster of a game by wales hope your well. How is your dad

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah man that was rough for Wales - dad going ok. He sent me a crying emoji face just before full time as he was watching the game

[@James-ih4gz]

@TwoCentsRugby is your dad still getting the treatment for the cancer and if so is it going well. As for wales it is getting to the point where I think Gatland needs to resign. For his own health I think he be better leaving. But who takes over is another thing I don't think they could do any worse. It will be another white wash for wales I can't see them win any games in this six nations.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah man he's doing pretty well on that front. Has another meeting with the doc soon. If next week goes badly for Wales... man yeah you have to think there's a big decision to be made

[@vintagemidcentury2693]

Dupont is more an artist than a rugby player.

[@kevinbaxter7390]

Most of the WELSH Physicality was putting KIT ON ! Worryingly France at 35% attack 😮

[@Camcolito]

Yeah but if Wales had scored a few more tries and conceded a couple fewer they would have been right in it.

[@19jamiejokes95]

And it begins again. Let's hope wales sort out something

[@readesiun988]

Wales were awful, hard to know were France are other than Wales made them look good. Ntamack going to miss tests

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah England at Twickenham will be a different kind of game for France next week

[@MrGil212]

@@TwoCentsRugby still France didn't really show up so far, sry dude but I "hope" France will upset Englad at Twickenham even without Ntamack 👌👌

[@MrGil212]

I Hope you're right mate

[@MrGil212]

I Hope you're right mate

[@nj1978]

For twenty minutes we were in the game 😂 that kick from DuPont was world class for the try in the corner . I think we we are at least five years away from seeing a competitive wales, and that’s if the WRU can actually manage the professional game and if our regions become professional outfits

[@kevinpillay6103]

While France have great depth to call; missing Fikou; Flament; Penaud; Danty; One their main props; Ollivon makes a big difference. Some people thought that France were not spectacular like Toulouse but first game cobwebs. Ntamack was not influential before his red and that didn't help so even more pressure on Du Pont to perform.

[@brianbarcroft9167]

I think that Dupont doesn't need any extra pressure to perform. He always does.

[@iansinclair7581]

That Welsh team was picked to defend. Unfortunately there was one person missing, Shaun Edwards. Wales do not have a decent 10 so far. If they do not find one soon then it is going to get painful. I know Anscombe is getting on a bit but he is better than the current alternatives, they are not ready. No faulting the effort from Wales As for France a 75/80% side and you nil your opposition. The red card could be significant but the strength in depth France has is awesome. DuPont was not on it tonight.

[@april-tui3524]

What can we say, I wondered how wales would cope even with an injury laden French side… not so good. Must be tough for those guys right now.

[@JudasOwens]

Just have to realise that from grassroots rugby, it's affected wales. And the sport wasnt as popular as before when i was growing up there.. football has really taken over now. I remember my school had a rugby team but not a football.. so wales arent producing the top level players it used too.. and being such a small nation, its hard.. cant run with the excuse its a young team and builing.. that has been the same excuse the last few years now.. and the under 20's arent doing alot better.. just really sad to watch, but on a positive i am half irish and moved back to Ireland, so 😂 can enjoy some wins lol

[@pierrechardaire8525]

Who goes at 15 for France against England?

[@nicolasmaligner8753]

Le Garrec en 9, Dupont en 10 et Ramos en 15

[@philbale918]

Ref and tmo had a shocker not that wales would have won ,Dupont's pass started in France and was caught in Belgium

[@totorbob5895]

If a player passes to another player on his team and the latter is in front of him when receiving the ball, the pass is called "forward", therefore there is a foul. The receiving player must position behind the player carrying the ball. Not in that case, Dupont is well in front of Attissogbe when the latter receives the ball. Take a good look at the filmed view from above

[@philbale918]

@totorbob5895 dupont passes the ball just behind or on the 5 metre line pass is caught 2 metres from the try line so forward pass

[@brunodesbergesdarz]

Hé hé, high balls our Achille' heel ???

[@TwoCentsRugby]

A few teams - from memory Australia and South Africa - had a bit of success with that tactic in 2023? Wales first one today looking promising... I was surprised they didn't' really try it more

[@brunodesbergesdarz]

@@TwoCentsRugby true... We saw that here, wales didn't use this tactic and that's why our defenders were on a one line, except ramos... But two years ago the english tempted this tactic to put systematically high balls on the fullback ; it was at twickenham ... so...

[@charlottescott7150]

What a shame. I thought the margin would be higher but forgot that France would ease off to rest people and avoid injury.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah you know France have got it in the bag when they're taking off Dupont early

[@shane-irish]

6 nations best tournament in the world

[@midgetarmy154]

No real excuses France are so good at the moment suspect 2 in world - there are a few points to raise though (nothing that would have changed the ultimate result but gives me a little hope as the score doesn't reflect the game. First lets acknowledge losing wainwright our best ball carrier and not having a good solid replacement 8 - hurt from the start - compounded by gats choice of centres - both smaller players with no impact (and Watkin isn't good enough at all). So it was always going to make it hard for us to score - made even tougher when we lost Watkins because then we were left with an even smaller centre. So all in all out game plan went out the window very early on. left with no ball carriers it was always going to be hard to score. Next lets address the score - 2nd try came from a very very clear forward pass in midfield (nothing wrong with the try but they should never have been up there to score it) , third one most clear forward pass i think I have ever seen from dupont. third was a maul try and the front 3 disconnected front he maul and trucked the defenders out of the way - last i heard that was not allowed. Ill add but I didn't personally notice people are saying one of the tries they actually dropped whilst touching down. That's a lot of points that should not have been on the board and it does tell a story where the refs head was. which leads me to point out France were allowed to do anything , a little blocking, crawling through rucks? hands on ball while off feet in rucks etc....Wales attempt legal jackals and told to leave it - so we kinda lost the ref somehow - Ill even point out Adams being done for dissent when telling the ref he's been hit in the face during the tackle with a split nose and blood pumping out (and the replay shows him literally getting a hand to the nose the definition of a high tackle - but Wales get marched - hmmm - makes the day harder still. so with the obvious bitching out of the way, France were very good especially in defence, so I think even if the above weren't true it would have still been a clear drubbing, and I only point it out as I say ,because the score isn't entirely a fair reflection. I do think Wales were generally a bit stronger - the scrum did well against a brutal French scrum which bodes well, I thought we actually defended well in large parts, just that dupont magic getting past us, or some brutal muscle. so its not all bad and I thing we can fix some things quickly - so Scrum good, leave that alone of course we may need to replace Wainwright - maybe toby or perhaps morse or morris will finally get a call. I would also replace the centres and put in eddie james and or Roberts (maybe call up Max) as we need a big lad in there, I also though Josh was off his game so for me murry starts instead of him and have hathaway on bench. that will give us more punch again in the backs. After watching Scoland v italy honestly i didn't think either side were great - I think we have a solid chance vs Italy and wouldn't be surprised if its close with Scotland

[@davidloughlin2238]

Wales thrashed and France did not need to break sweat. Gatland is a disaster. Complete narcissist who will never turn this team around.

[@GRB-tj6uj]

They might win in Rome as the Italians still have an issue with being favourites. But having said that, if I would have to put together a combined XV I would select Jac Morgan, Tomos Williams and then 13 Italians. That's just an incredibly bad situation. 12 years ago the Lions started 10 Welshman in the last Test. Now they probably have 1 in the whole squad (again Jac Morgan).

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah exactly right - I think the Italians are much more comfortable as underdogs

[@jensun77wilson]

This hurts 😢

[@Metal0maniac98]

Correct me if I'm wrong but this Wales Team (2023 - ????) might unfortunately be the weakest team we've had in the Six Nations era ?! I don't remember the Scotland Team from the 2000's or the Italy Team (2015-2021)/French Team (2012-2019) from the 2010's being this outplayed in defeat. As a French fan, even if we won I felt bad for them because they were clearly trying their hardest :/ I hope for them they don't get another "Whitewash" Wooden Spoon this year but it will look really likely if they go 0-14 vs. Italy next week...

[@therugbynoise2116]

Not sure what Wales is gna do as it looks like they don't have good leadership captain wise, WRU is basically defunct, and any of they Ltalent that they had or was coming has left because of the WRU

[@epatongan]

To think Posolo Tuilagi is missing. Makes France that much scarier.

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Tuilagi, Penaud, Flament... the list goes on aye, very scary

[@francoism.S106]

+ Fickou, Danty, Ollivon… The youth gard did a honest job though…

[@littlejohn2708]

Why do the Welsh backs think that kicking the ball away is a good tactic???

[@cilldublin07]

Will Gatland see out this 6 nations or get the "you're fired" finger in the next 2 weeks

[@A-world-of-My-Own]

Wales are sorely missing qualitiy players, and good domestic rugby. Aka The WRU have not, and did not have a succession plan or player development for a good few years. Changing the coach will make no difference. You need world class players to develop, and you do not have them. I see the rugby scouts heading for Patagonia soon as a quick fix. It is going to be a long hard climb back up to be competitive again.

[@Thudsrayz]

Reckon those welsh players are up for trying whatever tactics. They need new ideas and the commitment they show on the field imo suggests they'd benefit from trying a new young coach. Sorry Gats

[@TwoCentsRugby]

Yeah it didn't look that flash when they had been in hand ....

[@Welshhobbits]

At least the scrum looked half decent…silver linings 😅

[@greymack]

Thing for me was France seemed to play the game in 3rd gear. No insult to Wales but the trys seem to come too easy. Big game next week for sure.

[@kevindevane6175]

What did we learn from this game? absolutely nothing.

[@mixodorians12]

Welsh scrum was good, lineout was good. Scramble defence was good...I mean if we want to be positive. It wasn't in Cardiff. Wainwright and Owen Watkin were a big loss.