George North seals Welsh comeback against France in thrilling Six Nations opener
Re-live all the action from the Six Nations opener in Paris
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Your support makes all the difference.Wales staged a remarkable second-half comeback to stun France 24-19 on a memorable opening Six Nations night in Paris.
Warren Gatland's team trailed 16-0 at the interval, but they responded magnificently to claim a 10th successive win and equal their longest unbeaten run since 1999.
Tries by scrum-half Tomos Williams and wing George North, who capitalised on opposite number Yoann Huget's defensive howler, plus two Gareth Anscombe conversions and a Dan Biggar penalty edged Wales ahead following a 15-minute purple patch.
And after France went back in front through a Camille Lopez penalty, North claimed his second try - a stunning 60-metre interception effort that Biggar converted - to give Wales a seventh victory from the last eight starts against France.
Re-live the action below:
France built and built as the half wore on. They have used their kicking game well and utilised their strike runners intelligently to exploit soft shoulders and space.
But this was a half characterised by Welsh errors. Their backline has had little opportunity to use the ball, with forwards loose in the carry and the lineout dysfunctional thus far. 16 points is a big margin to recover from.
On the one occasion Wales did manage to string a number of phases together, Liam Williams glided through a startlingly large gap in the French defence, ignoring Jonathan Davies in support to seemingly slide over.
But Williams fumbled just before grounding, and Wayne Barnes stopped the conversion to consult with his TMO, chalking off the try.
Louis Picamoles, Arthur Iturria and Damian Penaud among the French standouts in the first half, all in very different ways.
Morgan Parra and Camille Lopez have comfortably won the halfback battle, too.
Jacques Brunel will be very pleased with his team, who look a far cry from the dishevelled, disjointed outfit defeated by Fiji at the end of the Autumn.
The players are back on the pitch.
No changes, it appears. The second half is underway.
France 16-0 Wales, 41 minutes
Josh Adams collects Camille Lopez's kick and breaches the first tackle, but France have bodies there to prevent him progressing further.
Wales kick long, and France reply with a lovely low, raking kick to put them back into their own 22.
France 16-0 Wales, 42 minutes
The sizeable figure of Uini Atonio is well-handled by the Welsh defence, forcing Camille Lopez to kick off slow ball.
Lopez is slow in his wind up and has to step inside Tomos Williams as a result, the scrum-half terrier-like at his heels to prevent him making contact with his resulting attempted kick.
Welsh scrum in the French half.
France 16-0 Wales, 43 minutes
Wales play away from the collapsed scrum and Louis Picamoles nearly wins the turnover, competing at a ruck well before Wayne Barnes waves him off it.
Only a couple more phases elapse before, you guessed it, Wales drop the ball.
France 16-0 Wales, 44 minutes
The scrum is an ugly-old thing, but France just about maintain possession of the ball and clear long.
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