Rugby-Ntamack inspires Grand Slam hopefuls France to Wales win


Reuters | Updated: 23-02-2020 00:29 IST | Created: 23-02-2020 00:27 IST
Rugby-Ntamack inspires Grand Slam hopefuls France to Wales win
Prop Dillon Lewis and flyhalf Dan Biggar scored tries for the home side but they lacked a clinical touch and came second best in the physical contest. Image Credit: Flickr

Mercurial flyhalf Romain Ntamack scored 17 points as ferocious France put in a stout defensive effort and claimed a 27-23 victory over Wales to keep alive their Grand Slam hopes at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. Fullback Anthony Bouthier, lock Paul Willemse and Ntamack scored tries as France made a bright start but then had to defend for much of the second half before earning a third successive victory in the competition and a first win against Wales in Cardiff in a decade.

Prop Dillon Lewis and flyhalf Dan Biggar scored tries for the home side but they lacked a clinical touch and came second best in the physical contest. France now faces Scotland in Edinburgh on March 8, while Wales are at Twickenham a day earlier to meet England, with their chances of retaining their Six Nations title all but over. (Reporting By Nick Said; editing by Clare Fallon)

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