Six Nations Super Saturday continued in Paris this afternoon as Les Bleus kept their title hopes alive. The defending champions picked up an entertaining bonus-point win at the Stade de France and now must hope for a huge favour from old rivals England in Dublin to destroy Ireland’s Grand Slam dreams and pip the world’s top-ranked team at the last. Unlikely yes, but stranger things have happened.
France held up their end of the bargain as they returned to home soil, fresh from a seven-try, 43-point rout at Twickenham last weekend that was England’s heaviest-ever home defeat. Confidence is now back to soaring levels in Fabien Galthie’s camp after six more tries today, just what they needed with the small matter of a home Rugby World Cup looming in the autumn.
Warren Gatland’s Welsh side have endured a dismal tournament for the most part against a backdrop of an ongoing domestic crisis in the sport, though were spirited in Paris and have at least avoided picking up the dreaded wooden spoon for the first time since 2003 after that much-needed bonus-point win in Rome last weekend. Follow France vs Wales reaction in the Six Nations live below!
