Wales v France

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Wales v France on Saturday 17th March at the Millennium Stadium has all the makings of a grudge match and Wales can seal the 2012 Six Nationstitle, as well as the Grand Slam, with victory. The two teams meet for the first time since France somewhat fortuitously beat Wales in the semi-finals of the 2011 World Cup. Wales were the victims of some questionable refereeing decisions in New Zealand and they will be hoping home advantage can count for plenty, although they have lost the last three Six Nations clashes with the French which is worth noting when looking at the betting.

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Wales v France 6 Nations Odds

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Wales v France Teams

Wales: Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, George North, Rhys Priestland, Michael Phillips, Gethin Jenkins, Matthew Rees, Adam Jones, Alun Wyn Jones, Ian Evans, Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton (captain), Toby Faletau.

Replacements: Ken Owens, Paul James, Luke Charteris, Ryan Jones, Lloyd Williams, James Hook, Scott Williams.

France: Clement Poitrenaud, Wesley Fofana, Aurelien Rougerie, Florian Fitz, Alexis Palisson, Lionel Beauxis, Dimitri Yachvili, Imanol Harinordoquy, Julien Bonnaire, Thierry Dusautoir (captain), Yoann Maestri, Pascal Pape, David Attoub, William Servat, Jean-Baptiste Poux.

Replacements: Dimitri Szarzewski, Vincent Debaty, Julien Pierre, Louis Picamoles, Morgan Parra, Francois Trinh-Duc, Jean-Marcellin Buttin.

Previous Meetings

Last Year: Wales 16 - 9 France - Saturday 17th March 2012, Millennium Stadium

Wales secured a third Grand Slam title in the space of eight years as they got the job done against France. It was far from vintage attacking play from Wales but they were efficient and disciplined when it mattered as they gained some revenge for their 2011 World Cup semi-final defeat to the French,

Wales went in at half-time with a comortable advantage as an Alex Cuthbert try handed them a 10-3 lead at the interval, while Leigh Halfpenny kicked with precision to convert the try and knock in three other penalties. France managed to score three penalties but they never looked like winning and their decision to shunt Wesley Fofana out to the wing was made to look even stranger by a ruthless Wales.

Wales Six Nations Background Information

The previous Six Nations results between the teams were as follows:

Year	Home	Score	Away
2011	France	29-9	Wales
2010	Wales	20-26	France
2009	France	21-16	Wales
2008	Wales	29-12	France
2007	France	32-21	Wales
2006	Wales	16-21	France
2005	France	18-24	Wales
2004	Wales	22-29	France