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Six Nations 2026 · Principality Stadium, Cardiff · 15 February 2026Head-to-head
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France won by 42 points.Half-time 7–26 · Tries 2–8

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211151939444958617853117Attacks1631Ball won178215444315511643181202737731%Own 2245%Own half57%Opp half82%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
WAL14033
FRA20723
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
WAL1/20/00
FRA7/80/00
← France attack · Wales attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
2′FranceTry, Emilien Gailleton, converted0–5
11′FranceTry, Louis Bielle-Biarrey0–12
15′FranceTry, Fabien Brau-Boirie, converted0–17
19′WalesTry, Rhys Carre, converted5–19
39′FranceTry, Matthieu Jalibert, converted7–24
44′FranceTry, Julien Marchand, converted7–31
49′FranceTry, Theo Attissogbe, converted7–38
58′FranceTry, Theo Attissogbe, converted7–45
61′FranceTry, Charles Ollivon, converted7–52
78′WalesTry, Mason Grady12–54
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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015304560HT0′20′40′60′80′
2′Emilien Gailleton11′Louis Bielle-Biarrey15′Fabien Brau-Boirie19′Rhys Carre39′Matthieu Jalibert44′Julien Marchand49′Theo Attissogbe58′Theo Attissogbe61′Charles Ollivon78′Mason Grady
WAL

Team stats

FRA
51%Possession49%
41%Territory59%
157Carries155
482Metres gained778
7Clean breaks18
23Defenders beaten33
200Passes217
13Offloads25
140Tackles made207
33Tackles missed23
122/127Rucks won84/85
12/12Lineouts won12/12
6/6Scrums won3/3
1/1Mauls won6/6
3Turnovers won7
9Penalties conceded6
29Kicks from hand30
739Kick metres877
Goal kicking
WAL conversions 1/2, penalties 0/0 · FRA conversions 7/8, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Wales

  1. 1Rhys CarreProp
  2. 2Dewi LakeHooker
  3. 3Tomas FrancisProp
  4. 4Dafydd JenkinsSecond row
  5. 5Adam BeardSecond row
  6. 6Aaron WainwrightFlanker
  7. 7Alex MannFlanker
  8. 8Olly CracknellNumber 8
  9. 9Tomos WilliamsScrum-half
  10. 10Daniel EdwardsFly-half
  11. 11Josh AdamsWing
  12. 12Joe HawkinsCentre
  13. 13Eddie JamesCentre
  14. 14Ellis MeeWing
  15. 15Louis Rees-ZammitFull-back
  16. 16Ryan EliasBench
  17. 17Nicky SmithBench
  18. 18Archie GriffinBench
  19. 19Ben CarterBench
  20. 20Taine PlumtreeBench
  21. 21Kieran HardyBench
  22. 22Jarrod EvansBench
  23. 23Mason GradyBench

France

  1. 1Jean-Baptiste GrosProp
  2. 2Julien MarchandHooker
  3. 3Dorian AldegheriProp
  4. 4Charles OllivonSecond row
  5. 5Mickael GuillardSecond row
  6. 6Francois CrosFlanker
  7. 7Oscar JegouFlanker
  8. 8Anthony JelonchNumber 8
  9. 9Antoine DupontScrum-half
  10. 10Matthieu JalibertFly-half
  11. 11Louis Bielle-BiarreyWing
  12. 12Fabien Brau-BoirieCentre
  13. 13Emilien GailletonCentre
  14. 14Theo AttissogbeWing
  15. 15Thomas RamosFull-back
  16. 16Maxime LamotheBench
  17. 17Rodrigue NetiBench
  18. 18Regis MontagneBench
  19. 19Thibaud FlamentBench
  20. 20Emmanuel MeafouBench
  21. 21Lenni NouchiBench
  22. 22Baptiste SerinBench
  23. 23Noah NeneBench

Match officials

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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.