| FRANCE 21 | V | WALES 16 | |||||
| COMPETITION: 6 Nations International Championship | DATE: 27 February 2009 Updated: 13.04.2009 | ||||||
| VENUE: Paris | SPECTATORS: 80,000 | ||||||
| REFEREE: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) | HALFTIME: 13-13 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Dusautoir, Heymans | TRIES: Byrne | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Parra | CONVERSIONS: S.Jones | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Parra (3) | PENALTY GOALS: S.Jones (2), Hook | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Maxime Médard | Stade Toulousain | 15 | Lee Byrne | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 14 | Julien Malzieu | Clermont Auvergne | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud | Stade Francais | 13 | Thomas Shanklin | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 12 | Yannick Jauzion | Stade Toulousain | 12 | James Roberts (22) | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 11 | Cedric Heymans | Stade Toulousain | 11 | Shane Williams | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 10 | Benoit Baby (21) | Clermont Auvergne | 10 | Stephen Jones (21) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 9 | Morgan Parra (20) | Bourgoin | 9 | Michael Phillips (20) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy | Biarritz Olympique | 8 | Andrew Powell (19) | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 7 | Fulgence Ouedraogo | Montpellier | 7 | Martyn Williams | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 6 | Thierry Dusautoir | Stade Toulousain | 6 | Ryan Jones (Capt.) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 5 | Sebastien Chabal (18) | Sale Sharks, England | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 4 | Lionel Nallet (Capt) | Castres Olympique | 4 | Ian Gough (18) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 3 | Sylvain Marconnet (17) | Stade Français | 3 | Adam Jones | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski (16) | Stade Français | 2 | Matthew Rees (16) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 1 | Fabien Barcella | Auch | 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 16 | Benjamin Kayser (2) | Leicester Tigers, England | 16 | Huw Bennett (2) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 17 | Thomas Domingo (3) | Clermont Auvergne | 17 | John Yapp | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 18 | Romain Millo-Chluski (5) | Stade Toulousain | 18 | Luke Charteris (4) | Newport Gwent Dragons | ||
| 19 | Louis Picamoles | Montpellier | 19 | Dafydd Jones (8) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 20 | Sebastien Tillous-Borde (9) | Castres | 20 | Dwyane Peel (9) | Sale Sharks, England | ||
| 21 | Francois Trinh-Duc (10) | Montpellier | 21 | James Hook (10) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 22 | Clement Poitrenaud | Stade Toulousain | 22 | Gavin Henson (12) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| HEAD COACH: Marc Lièvrement | HEAD COACH: Warren Gatland | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES France's win ended Wales' hopes of a Grand Slam repeat. Marconnet last played for France v Wales in March 2007. Bastareaud and Domingo were making their test debuts for France. Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7891328.stm |
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