France 13 Wales 20, Six Nations 2015 match report: Clinical Leigh Halfpenny punishes abject hosts
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France 13 Wales 20, Six Nations 2015 match report: Clinical Leigh Halfpenny punishes abject hosts
France simply cannot beat Wales.
This was Wales’ fourth successive victory in this fixture, the first time they have done that since the 1950s, and it was thoroughly deserved.
It was never pretty, but it was another day when Wales’ big men stood up, with their physical centres Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies and wing George North outstanding, while Dan Biggar’s control at fly-half was excellent, Leigh Halfpenny’s place-kicking was superb, Alun-Wyn Jones was as immense as ever and the forwards’ set-piece was solid after some minor first-half wobbles at the scrummage.
Wales’ only worr…
This was Wales’ fourth successive victory in this fixture, the first time they have done that since the 1950s, and it was thoroughly deserved.
It was never pretty, but it was another day when Wales’ big men stood up, with their physical centres Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies and wing George North outstanding, while Dan Biggar’s control at fly-half was excellent, Leigh Halfpenny’s place-kicking was superb, Alun-Wyn Jones was as immense as ever and the forwards’ set-piece was solid after some minor first-half wobbles at the scrummage.
Wales’ only worr…
