wales unchanged for six nations finale against france
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today
Egypt Today, egypt today
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today

Wales unchanged for Six Nations finale against France

Egypt Today, egypt today

Egypt Today, egypt today Wales unchanged for Six Nations finale against France

Wales' wing George North (C) makes a break during the Six Nations rugby
London - Arab Today

Wales will field an unchanged side against France in their final match of the 2017 Six Nations, it was announced Wednesday.
Interim head coach Rob Howley has retained the same starting line-up that beat Ireland 22-9 at home last week for Saturday's match in Paris.
If Wales win -- and England beat Ireland in Dublin on Saturday to secure a Grand Slam -- it will mean that the Welsh are assured of a top-four position in the world rankings ahead of the 2019 World Cup pool draw in May.
Saturday will see Wales bidding for their sixth straight win over France in a match where hooker Ken Owens wins his 50th cap, with experienced Bath forwards Taulupe Faletau and Luke Charteris remaining on the bench.
Although Wales have already been beaten by England and Scotland this season, a win at the Stade de France could see them finish second behind already-crowned champions England if other results fall in their favour. 
"I was delighted for the players about Friday's result and performance, and they deserve the opportunity to build on that in our final RBS 6 Nations encounter," said Howley after annoucing his team.
The former Wales scrum-half, in charge while Wales head coach Warren Gartland is seconded to the British and Irish Lions for the combined side's tour of New Zealand in June and July, and his team had faced criticism after the successive defeats by England and Scotland.
But Wales responded impressively by scoring three tries against Ireland, including two from powerhouse wing George North, while not conceding any at Cardiff's Principality Stadium last Friday.
"The experience we showed and the intensity we brought to the match was hugely important, and that will be just as important as we face a good France team at home," said Howley. "We put pressure on ourselves and turned that pressure into a result."
He added: "For us, there are areas of the game we want to work on from Ireland, and we have an opportunity to do that on Saturday and finish the campaign with another quality performance.
"The players who took to the field at the Principality Stadium deserve the opportunity to start, and we were pleased with the impact from the bench, so will be looking for the same this weekend."
Wales have not lost at the Stade de France since a 28-9 defeat in 2011.
They will face a France side who've also won two out of their four Six Nations matches so far this season, following victories over Scotland and Italy.
Wales (15-1)
Leigh Halfpenny; George North, Jonathan Davies, Scott Williams, Liam Williams; Dan Biggar, Rhys Webb; Ross Moriarty, Justin Tipuric, Sam Warburton; Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Jake Ball; Tomas Francis, Ken Owens, Rob Evans
Replacements: Scott Baldwin, Nicky Smith, Samson Lee, Luke Charteris, Taulupe Faletau, Gareth Davies, Sam Davies, Jamie Roberts

 

Source: AFP

egypttoday
egypttoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

wales unchanged for six nations finale against france wales unchanged for six nations finale against france



GMT 10:40 2016 Saturday ,17 December

keeps self-driving cars rolling

GMT 12:18 2018 Thursday ,27 September

Clashes in West Bank as Israelis visit holy site

GMT 23:51 2015 Thursday ,23 July

Azhar mourns victims of Warraq sunken boat

GMT 21:20 2017 Monday ,01 May

Scores killed in Daesh, Taliban clash

GMT 10:18 2017 Monday ,26 June

Abu Dhabi CP greets Sisi

GMT 13:18 2016 Tuesday ,29 March

World's nations gather

GMT 07:32 2017 Thursday ,28 September

Trump says US captive in North Korea was tortured

GMT 12:32 2017 Friday ,05 May

Farhan, Ritesh plan web series

GMT 20:42 2017 Tuesday ,11 July

Syrian forces retake several towns east

GMT 21:05 2011 Wednesday ,27 April

Qatar exchange up 0.59%

GMT 02:14 2014 Thursday ,23 January

SpaHub shares the 5 best winter spa treatments

GMT 09:59 2018 Wednesday ,24 January

Minnie gets her star, a few decades

GMT 07:30 2017 Sunday ,05 November

'We need to do more' about misinformation

GMT 06:35 2017 Tuesday ,15 August

German economy grows by 0.6% in second quarter

GMT 11:00 2017 Friday ,03 November

Shortfall in climate action is 'catastrophic'

GMT 09:51 2015 Thursday ,10 September

Marvel adds Native American, Korean superheroes

GMT 07:00 2017 Saturday ,05 August

Rawda invents a new idea to design accessories

GMT 12:39 2017 Tuesday ,10 October

Egyptians celebrate victory of their national team
 
 Egypt Today Facebook,egypt today facebook  Egypt Today Twitter,egypt today twitter Egypt Today Rss,egypt today rss  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
egypttoday, Egypttoday, Egypttoday