Wales v France RWC Warm Up Sunday 26th August
Today will be the final Rugby World Cup warm up match before Official Rugby World Cup games begin on the 7th of September. Later today we will see the host nation France (who are on top form) take on the Red Dragons of Wales.
Host nation of the Rugby World Cup 2007; France have defeated current World Champions’ England for two weeks in a row, showing that they are more than capable of taking the Webb Ellis Trophy at the tournament.
Wales on the other hand are also going into the game confident, after being victorious over 5th ranked in the World Argentina last weekend.
If previous records are anything to go by, it will be in favour of France today. Since 2000 the countries have played 8 games, France have won 6 and Wales have only won 2.
Match information for the RWC Warm Up Game France Vs Wales Sunday 26th August:
Kick-off: 13:45 GMT
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Weather: Sunny, light westerly breeze - 23°C max, 13°C min
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Simon Mcdowell (Ireland)
Team Line-Ups:
Wales line-up for RWC Warm Up match against France:
Wales: 15 Kevin Morgan, 14 Mark Jones, 13 Jamie Robinson, 12 Gareth Thomas (captain), 11 Shane Williams, 10 James Hook, 9 Dwayne Peel, 8 Alix Popham, 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Jonathan Thomas, 5 Alun-Wyn Jones, 4 Ian Gough, 3 Chris Horsman, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Duncan Jones.
Bench: 16 T Rhys Thomas, 17 Gethin Jenkins, 18 Will James, 19 Colin Charvis, 20 Michael Phillips, 21 Ceri Sweeney, 22 Sonny Parker.
French line-up for RWC Warm Up match against Wales:
France: (from) Sébastien Bruno, Dimitri Szarzewski, Pieter De Villiers, Nicolas Mas, Jean-Baptiste Poux, Sébastien Chabal, Lionel Nallet, Jérôme Thion, Serge Betsen (captain), Thierry Dusautoir, Imañol Harinordoquy, Rémy Martin, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Pierre Mignoni, Lionel Beauxis, David Skréla, Yannick Jauzion, David Marty, Vincent Clerc, Christophe Dominici, Cédric Heymans, Aurélien Rougerie.
Stay tuned to the Rugby World Cup for the latest live result of the clash between Wales and France.
Update Full Time Score: France 37 - 7 Wales
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ethan lawrence said,
October 21, 2007 @ 9:03 am
hi i am just writeing to say wales were amence against france even no they lost it dont matter ,i was wondering if u could come spotting at croseyciliog rugby club .your sincerly ethan lawrence