France vs Ireland LIVE: Women’s Six Nations result, final score and reaction as France secure bonus point win
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Ireland are still searching for their first win of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations after being overwhelmed 40-5 by France in Toulouse.
Outside centre Eve Higgins crossed under the posts for the visitors in the 56th minute but it was a lone highlight on a difficult afternoon at the Stade Ernest-Wallon.
It was the second time Higgins had touched down but an earlier try was ruled out by the TMO.
Ireland were hampered by a high penalty count but having trailed 26-0 at half-time, leaking four tries in the process, they improved after the interval.
Livewire France scrum-half Laure Sansus ran in tries in each half to emerge as the most effective player for the hosts, who have now collected a maximum 10 match points after two rounds.
Yellow card! Kerin Lake is sent to the sin bin, Wales 7-14 Scotland, 41 minutes
Wales are further punished for their ill-discipline - referee Joy Neville has lost patience with the persistent penalties against the home side and after Kerin Lake fails to roll away - not helped, she will say, by a grasping hand of Jade Konkel on the floor - the centre is shown yellow.
That’s the ninth penalty against Wales, so they can’t have too many complaints, though captain Siwan Lillicrap does make the point to Neville that she feels Scotland are preventing her players rolling away.
Wales 7-14 Scotland, 40 minutes
Keira Bevan gives her teammates a scare as she fumbles in attempting to set up a boxed clearance, having to swiftly dart away from the Scottish fringe defence before late completing the job.
She keeps it infield, and Scotland run it back.
Wales 7-14 Scotland, 39 minutes
A knock-on out on the left from Shona Campbell ends another promising Scotland attack. Bryan Easson’s side struggling to convert territory into points for a second week in a row.
Wales 7-14 Scotland, 38 minutes
Scotland would love another score to reflect how on top they have been in this game. Wales will back their bench to have a similar impact to a week ago if things remain close.
Wales 7-14 Scotland, 37 minutes
Kerin Lake clears after a stable enough Welsh scrum. Slightly sliced, and Scotland’s lineout will be five metres or so outside the Welsh 22.
Wales 7-14 Scotland, 36 minutes
Possession again for Scotland, who are beginning to assert their first-half advantage.
Lovely from Lisa Thomson, dummying, jinking and popping for Emma Orr on her inside at the line. Lana Skeldon arrives in support.
Numbers to the left...Sarah Bonar doesn’t pass! White-line fever for the second row with three navy shirts outside her waiting for the pass. And Scotland knock on soon after!
TRY! Wales 7-14 SCOTLAND (Rhona Lloyd try, 33 minutes)
A horrible bounce of the ball and Rhona Lloyd cannot believe her luck! It’s a shot to nothing, so Jenny Maxwell tries something completely different, lifting a box kick into the Welsh in-goal.
There appears to be little danger as it comes down to earth, with both Jasmine Joyce and Kayleigh Powell covering back and the ball flying rather close to the dead-ball line. But it pitches like a perfectly judged lob wedge, hopping over the Welsh pair’s heads, with Lloyd collecting and grounding after the assist from the artificial turf and the egg-shaped ball.
Helen Nelson converts. All of those phases eventually count.
Wales 7-7 Scotland, 31 minutes
A pass hits the deck but Megan Gaffney ensures little is lost with a sharp recovery. The phase count ticks beyond 20 as Jasmine Joyce knocks on, perhaps deliberately, allowing Scotland advantage...
Wales 7-7 Scotland, 30 minutes
Up to a 12th phase as Jenny Maxwell keeps things ticking. Sharp handling and Evie Gallagher darts up the left touchline. Excellent continuity from the visitors.
Wales 7-7 Scotland, 29 minutes
Thomson is deployed on a crash ball carry, making metres in a meaty manner. Jade Konkel does similarly slightly wider, and then her back-row colleague Rachel Malcolm, too.
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