Essential situations
5 minutes. Wales are strong again on the fall-out return, with loads of dynamic carries from pick-and-gos all around the ruck, additionally transferring the ball all over with shorter pop passes and making the French do the job. They are up into the 22 once again and Les Bleus are offside as soon as more, but Biggar spurns the posts and places in in the corner.
3 minutes. France exit with very little fuss and that will allow Rees-Zammit to have a run on the kick return. There follows some decent phases from Wales, with Wyn Jones and Faletau carrying effectively and forcing the French defence offside. From the lineout Wales generate over, but they are held up and Ntamack will have to fall out from beneath his posts.
Vibrant opening handful of minutes for the site visitors.
Kick Off!
Dan Biggar has the ball in his mitts and as Ref Nick Berry blasts his whistle, the Welsh 10 boots the ball deep into French territory.
Taulupe Faletau is main the Wales staff out on the occasion of the 1ooth cap and what a player he has been around the past decade, by no means quick of entire world course.
The groups are on their way out, and the Wales lovers are starting up to present their constructive thoughts.
Pre Match Studying
Our man, Michael Aylwin, is not holding out substantially hope for Wales nowadays, read all about it in this article..
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Teams
A team that wins by 43 details at Twickenham should not require a excellent deal of tinkering a sentiment Fabien Galthie agrees with as he can make just two variations to the side that walloped England past 7 days. Uini Atonio is back again from his ban to commence at limited-head and Romain Taofifenua is in for Paul Willemse.
Warren Gatland is getting quite distinct technique, as he has the complete match. The transforming of the group each individual 7 days makes 1 consider his choice method is to toss 40 names into a lottery machine and see which 23 gets fired out of the chute first. 6 adjustments this week has Alun-Wyn Jones again at lock, and return to the flank for Aaron Wainwright in the forwards. In the backs, Louis Rees-Zammit returns, but as fullback alternative for the crocked Liam Williams, George North and Nick Tompkins reunite in the centres, and Dan Biggar is again as aggromeister-in-main at 10.
France: Thomas Ramos Damian Penaud, Gael Fickou, Jonathan Danty, Ethan Dumortier Romain Ntamack, Antoine Dupont (c) Cyril Baille, Julien Marchand, Uini Atonio, Thibaud Flament, Romain Taofifenua, Francios Cros, Charles Ollivon, Gregory Alldritt.
Replacements: Peato Mauvaka, Reda Wardi, Sipili Falatea, Bastien Chalureau, Sekou Macalou, Maxime Lucu, Yoram Moefana, Melvyn Jaminet
Wales: Louis Rees-Zammit, Josh Adams, George North, Nick Tompkins, Rio Dyer Dan Biggar, Rhys Webb Wyn Jones, Ken Owens (captain), Tomas Francis, Adam Beard, Alun Wyn Jones, Aaron Wainwright, Justin Tipuric, Taulupe Faletau
Replacements: Bradley Roberts, Gareth Thomas, Dillion Lewis, Dafydd Jenkins, Tommy Reffell, Tomos Williams, Owen Williams, Leigh Halfpenny
Preamble
Welcome to Act II of Super Saturday, the component exactly where points start to get a little bit fascinating with regards to the end result of the Championship. To try and continue to keep this as basic as possible, if Ireland get later on, they obviously get the full demonstrate, Grand Slam and all but if Andy Farrell’s males eliminate without a bonus place, then it is time to get your calculator and numerous outcomes diagrams out.
If France assert victory with a reward issue – which immediately after very last 7 days seems to be a pretty probably consequence – they will earn the tournament (reminder, only if Ireland lose without the need of a reward point). If France gain today without a reward position, they will have to far better Ireland’s points distinction, which is existing 20 improved than Les Bleus’. However with me? No? Great..
All of those intellect-fogging permutations aside, the ask for France is a simple 1: earn by as quite a few points as you can muster then hope for a kind reversing miracle in Dublin.
Quite a few people questioned no matter if introducing bonus details to the 6 Nations was a fantastic thought, but they can make the final day a small much more appealing. The downside is that I’ve had to kind “bonus point” in a match preamble much more than everyone would like, including myself.