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Full time20 January 1990
Wales
19–29
France
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales · Five Nations 1990Head-to-head

France won by 10 points.

Scoring

  1. –PWales penalty · Paul Thorburn3–0
  2. –PWales penalty · Paul Thorburn6–0
  3. –PWales penalty · Paul Thorburn9–0
  4. –PWales penalty · Paul Thorburn12–0
  5. –TWales try · Mark Titley16–0
  6. –DWales drop goal · David Evans19–0
  7. –CFrance conversion · Didier Camberabero19–2
  8. –CFrance conversion · Didier Camberabero19–4
  9. –CFrance conversion · Didier Camberabero19–6
  10. –PFrance penalty · Didier Camberabero19–9
  11. –TFrance try · Jean-Baptiste Lafond19–13
  12. –TFrance try · Philippe Sella19–17
  13. –TFrance try · Patrice Lagisquet19–21
  14. –TFrance try · Didier Camberabero19–25
  15. –TFrance try · Laurent Rodriguez19–29

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Mike GriffithsProp
  2. 2Kevin PhillipsHooker
  3. 3Dai YoungProp
  4. 4Andy AllenSecond row
  5. 5Kevin MoseleySecond row
  6. 6Phil DaviesFlanker
  7. 7Gary JonesFlanker
  8. 8Mark JonesNumber 8
  9. 9Robert JonesScrum-half
  10. 10David EvansFly-half
  11. 11Arthur EmyrWing
  12. 12Mike HallCentre
  13. 13Mark RingCentre
  14. 14Mark TitleyWing
  15. 15Paul ThorburnFull-back
  16. 16Carwyn DaviesBench
  17. 17Tony ClementBench
  18. 18Andy BoothBench
  19. 19Garin JenkinsBench
  20. 20Huw Williams-JonesBench
  21. 21Mark PeregoBench

France

  1. 1Pascal OndartsProp
  2. 2Louis ArmaryHooker
  3. 3Jean-Pierre GaruetProp
  4. 4Thierry DevergieSecond row
  5. 5Dominique ErbaniSecond row
  6. 6Eric ChampFlanker
  7. 7Laurent RodriguezFlanker
  8. 8Olivier RoumatNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre BerbizierScrum-half
  10. 10Didier CamberaberoFly-half
  11. 11Patrice LagisquetWing
  12. 12Denis CharvetCentre
  13. 13Philippe SellaCentre
  14. 14Marc AndrieuWing
  15. 15Jean-Baptiste LafondFull-back
  16. 16Dominique BouetBench
  17. 17Marc PujolleBench
  18. 18Thierry MasetBench
  19. 19Henri SanzBench
  20. 20Thierry LacroixBench
  21. 21Bernard LacombeBench

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Context

All-time, Wales 52–53 France, 3 drawn in 108 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Wales going in
France going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.