Wales vs France Six Nations 2016

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Wales v France

Date: Friday, 26 February
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 20:05 GMT

Coverage: Live on BBC One Wales & S4C, commentary on Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru & BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app, plus live text commentary.

Wales team: Liam Williams (Scarlets), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Davies (ASM Clermont), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), George North (Northampton ), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Gareth Davies (Scarlets); Rob Evans (Scarlets), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Samson Lee (Scarlets); Bradley Davies (Wasps), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys); Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, CAPT), Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).

Replacements: Ken Owens (Scarlets), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Priestland (Bath), Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues).

France Team: Maxime Medard; Virimi Vakatawa, Maxime Mermoz, Jonathan Danty, Djibril Camara; Jules Plisson, Maxime Machenaud; Jefferson Poirot, Guilhem Guirado (capt), Rabah Slimani, Alexandre Flanquart, Paul Jedrasiak, Antoine Burban, Damien Chouly, Wenceslas Lauret.

Replacements: Camille Chat, Uini Atonio, Vincent Pelo, Yoann Maestri, Loann Goujon, Sebastien Bezy, Francois Trinh Duc, Gael Fickou.

I have to say I am bored watching this rubbish.....both sides very poor. Hope it sparks into life very soon.

France won't score at all at this rate.

Jiffy just spotted an opportunity for North to get tackled into touch.

hugehandoff wrote:I have to say I am bored watching this rubbish.....both sides very poor. Hope it sparks into life very soon.

It's dire, isn't it? I thought kick tennis was a thing of the past.

Both sides are so blunt. Wales being a bit smarter so far.

Taulupe Faletau is truly some player.

Lydiate pinged for the same offence 2 weekends in a row. Surely he'll learn at some point?

Lydiate is getting pinged for his no-arms tackles these days.

Barnesy has noticed one of the no arms tackles. Penalty France.

Thank you France for proving yet again what an idiot Brian Moore is

Good dive.

F#$%king lydiate, talked about arms this week, pinged for it last week and he doesnt even use his arms, wasn't tackling tried to up end player yellow IMO

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:Lydiate pinged for the same offence 2 weekends in a row. Surely he'll learn at some point?

Thought he said this week that he had learnt and would change his ways.

Cyril wrote:Lydiate is getting pinged for his no-arms tackles these days.

No more MOTM awards for him.

The commentary is literally just a bitch-fest between Davies and Moore. My head is sore.

Burban allowed back in the field after HIA. Hope they've told his mum and dad.

Try beckoning then had the ball been passed at the crucial time rather than kicked.

2nd half will be a cracker.......we are all owed

Can't Barnes just blow full time now and do us all a favour!

Is there a referee on the planet who will be neutral at the millennium stadium, Cardiff? I think it would be best if before the 6 nations we just give Wales the home matches and gift them the points.

Cardiff Dave wrote:

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:Lydiate pinged for the same offence 2 weekends in a row. Surely he'll learn at some point?

Thought he said this week that he had learnt and would change his ways.

Just reading the article now, interestingly he said if he keeps getting pinged for it he may have to think about changing his technique. Even more interesting was Gatland's view on the matter:

'Wales coach Warren Gatland advised 53-times capped Lydiate to work on his technique to ensure he doesn’t incur the wrath of no-nonsense English referee Wayne Barnes during Friday night’s vital Six Nations title clash in Cardiff.

“I think for him it’s just making sure he gets it right technically,” said the Kiwi.'

Prophetic.

Cyril wrote:Can't Barnes just blow full time now and do us all a favour!

Time to put the kettle on.
I reckon that was 1min of excitement and 39min of bish, bash, bosh.

Worst scrum refereeing i've seen for ages. Sooooo slow.

Wales not got enough points for being comfortable for 39 minutes of this half.

Wales could, should have over-run France in that half - but are playing a low tempo game.slowly walking to lineoiuts, taking forever to clear rucks and mauls. If they wake up they will win by a mile.

Cyril wrote:Can't Barnes just blow full time now and do us all a favour!

Are you not enjoying it, Cyril?

Barnes is destroying the scrum and hence the game. What a dirge. Anyones game.

He needs to stop critiquing the scrum and he needs to stop being over familiar with some players.

Just Barnes inability to let a game flow by spending so much time pouncing around at the scrum

As Ali Williams says, we are watching a game of Wayne Barnes reffing

Well the HT highlights won't take that long.

Pot Hale wrote:

Cyril wrote:Can't Barnes just blow full time now and do us all a favour!

Are you not enjoying it, Cyril?

Nope. Is anyone? The pundits are going to have to come up with something now that the 'highlights' have run out. Luckily we can just hear Inverdale babbling on

I'm not sure why Ali Williams thought this would be a cracker. Wales and France are the bosh merchants of the 6Ns.

Hoping Wales will start to put the points on as France get tired.

Welsh bench should help.

Despite the close scoreline at the moment France aren't really in this - I think it's only a matter of time before Wales break through.  Could end up being a bit of a beating for France I reckon.

Gwlad wrote:Barnes is destroying the scrum and hence the game. What a dirge. Anyones game.

He needs to stop critiquing the scrum and he needs to stop being over familiar with some players.

Just Barnes inability to let a game flow by spending so much time pouncing around at the scrum

As Ali Williams says, we are watching a game of Wayne Barnes reffing

We are watching a game where Wales are being gifted decisions at home, again!

Cyril wrote:

Pot Hale wrote:

Cyril wrote:Can't Barnes just blow full time now and do us all a favour!

Are you not enjoying it, Cyril?

Nope. Is anyone? The pundits are going to have to come up with something now that the 'highlights' have run out. Luckily we can just hear Inverdale babbling on  

I'm not sure why Ali Williams thought this would be a cracker. Wales and France are the bosh merchants of the 6Ns.

Ali Williams is a complete plank. His claim before the game that all the foreigners in T14 was good for French rugby was hilarious.

Cyril wrote:Can't Barnes just blow full time now and do us all a favour!

Turn the game off then instead of moaning

True Raven wrote:

Cyril wrote:Can't Barnes just blow full time now and do us all a favour!

Turn the game off then instead of moaning

I'm going to give it a chance to get better

Seems that for the good of Six Nations rugby, England have to win this Championship this year. It's been such turgid drivel that scoring 2 or 3 tries is going to be enough.

Gwlad wrote:Barnes is destroying the scrum and hence the game. What a dirge. Anyones game.

He needs to stop critiquing the scrum and he needs to stop being over familiar with some players.

Just Barnes inability to let a game flow by spending so much time pouncing around at the scrum

As Ali Williams says, we are watching a game of Wayne Barnes reffing

Fancies himself as a ref does he? Naarh.

Brian Moore says "it's boring".

Should have scored off that,

G.Davies is not a good enough passer under pressure, the one to Lydiate was poor.

Yay! Another scrum!

Wooooo

How is that a tip tackle? Momentum surely. This game is going so soft when excellent tackles are being punished...

Very sensible from Barnes as TMO tries to push for greater sanction.

Very lucky boy North.

Pathetic. Not a tip tackle and not a penalty either. Both players had momentum going into the tackle.

Ha ha comedy try!

Sums up the game.

Wasn't expecting that one! But i'll take it

Someone needs to teach North how to field a ball.

Lucky boy.

Six Nations rugby. LOL.

Odds on France scoring another point in this game?

That's got to be one of the luckiest tries he'll score for a while

Dominici and Bernat-Salle warming up on the sidelines. If only.

France kick for touch. Amazing!