I came across a photo on IG which appears to show Paul Pogba captaining a French side at Stebonheath. A Scott Williams tackle was deemed high on French full-back Benjamin Fall by television match official George Ayoub, a decision which irritated Wales captain Jones. This justified Gatland calling Biggar a great defensive 10 in the build-up and explains why he was recalled at 10. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Damir Skomina (Slovenia), Man of the Match: But the reaction was still a bit unexpected. “Eventually it settled but not before a lot of pushing and shoving and whatever else. Fall, Fickou, Bastareaud (capt), Doumayrou, Grosso, Trinh-Duc, Machenaud; Poirot, Pelissie, Gomes Sa, Gabrillagues, Vahaamahina, Lauret, Camara, Tauleigne. The day's differences were still not done. “The French boys shook the hands of our players and wished them all the best for the rest of the tournament,” says Horgan, how back coaching Neath RFC. Wales enjoyed scrum superiority in the first-half and gained an aerial battle advantage with wings Williams and George North both claiming attacking kicks. Martyn Williams' two-try blitz early in the second half sparked a sensational Wales victory against France in Paris. The match took place in Swansea, and if the scenes didn’t involve tables being turned over and chairs being cracked across heads, with the obligatory old guy playing a piano in the corner, there was still more than a touch of the Wild West about what unfolded at the Liberty Stadium. Martyn Williams talks through Wales' grandslam victory against France in 2008. I came across a photo on IG which appears to show Paul Pogba captaining a French side at Stebonheath. We started off well but there were too many turnovers and mistakes. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Another impressive display by Wales put the seal on their second grand slam in four years. Another scrum decision close to the Welsh line went in the host's favour, much to the annoyance of the vocal travelling support. Sometimes you will take an ugly victory over the performance. Robin van Persie (Netherlands)[12], Assistant referees: The home side were scintillating in the first period and quickly went over through Dimitri Yachvili and Aurelien Rougerie to lead 15-6 at the break. “We were staying there for another week or so together, so it made sense to get on. Martyn Williams' two-try blitz early in the second half sparked a sensational Wales victory against France in Paris. Initial squad announced on 22 January 2008, accessed from BBC.Changes since then are: Before the competition began, Florian Fritz was injured in training on 30 January 2008 and will miss the whole of the Six Nations. Halfpenny, North, Williams, Parkes, Williams, Biggar, Davies; R Evans, Owens, Francis, Hill, Jones (capt), Tipuric, Navidi, Faletau. Romania also played out a draw against Italy in their second match, leaving them in second place going into the final round of group matches. Julien Bonnaire set up the drive and after Wales were penalised Yachvili kicked the opening points. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)[6], Assistant referees: Pelisse trundled up field and Fickou stormed onto a pass after picking himself up off the ground to score, scything through the Welsh midfield defence and avoiding a despairing attempted Biggar tackle. Highlights - Wales 16-9 France. 1 Reply. I felt sorry for him because he had been singled out and I also felt a bit for the French. That decision increased the French momentum but Wales repelled the attacking waves as Biggar somehow heroically held up Bastareaud. 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France and Wales have played each other at rugby union since 1908. Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (Spain) [1][2] Nevertheless, despite the strength of the four teams, Group C was the only group at Euro 2008 from which no team made it past the quarter-finals; Italy went out in the penalty shoot-out against Spain and the Netherlands lost against Russia. There was still time for the wing Jimmy Norris to be confronted by half-man, half-mountain that is Mathieu Bastareaud. Fixtures | BBC coverage | 606 | RBS Six Nations official site. Dan Biggar was recalled at outside-half, preferred to Gareth Anscombe and Rhys Patchell, while Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud captained France in place of the injured Guilhem Guirado. The last 5 exciting minutes of Wales' grand slam win in 2008, with the Millennium Stadium in full voice It may not have been the most sensitive moment of the scrum-half’s time in rugby, perhaps suggesting even then that he could forget a career in the diplomatic service. A Liam Williams try and three Leigh Halfpenny penalties gave Wales a 14-10 interval advantage. Wales v France U16’s September 2008. Man of the match: Alun Wyn Jones - It was a day for dogged defence and the Wales captain led from the front in the rearguard resistance. ( Log Out /  A total of 99 matches have been played, with Wales winning 51 times, France 45 times and the remaining three finishing as draws. Maxime Machenaud converted. "That is not a bad French team and they are going to get better. The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth Six Nations Championship played since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy.Including the Home Nations and Five Nations Championships, this was the 111th season of the tournament. Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams. French defender Eric Abidal was sent off just over a quarter of the way through the game for a foul on Luca Toni in the area; Andrea Pirlo converted the resulting penalty. Andrea Pirlo (Italy)[8], Assistant referees: Usually, the odd handbag is brought into play, perhaps countered in kind.