Wales vs Scotland LIVE: Women’s Six Nations result, final score and reaction as hosts secure late victory
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Your support makes all the difference.Wales continued their winning start to the 2022 Women’s Six Nations, producing another fine fightback to snatch a late victory against Scotland in Cardiff.
In front of a record crowd for a women’s international in Wales, replacement scrum-half Ffion Lewis capitalised on a break from the outstanding Alisha Butchers to cross for the winning try less than five minutes from time.
Scotland had dominated the first half, but were again guilty of failing to convert their territory and possession into points, leading only 14-7 at the interval.
Rhona Lloyd’s second score soon after the restart had appeared to set the visitors up for a second half surge, but the Welsh bench again made a telling impact.
Tries from Sioned Harries and Kelsey Jones levelled proceedings, before Butchers’ burst teed up Lewis to secure a second successive bonus point victory and a first home Six Nations win since 2019.
France 33-5 Ireland, 67 minutes
A penalty to France at the breakdown and Jessy Tremouliere taps and goes! Space on the left...
France 33-5 Ireland, 66 minutes
Good from Ireland, getting the ball away quickly from the scrum...
But then rather throwing the ball away in their own 22. France back in possession in advanced enemy territory.
France 33-5 Ireland, 64 minutes
Having been out-muscled by Wales last week, Ireland’s maul defence has been much improved today. France are held up after making little progress, with Hannah O’Connor right at the centre of it, clasping tightly on to the ball.
France 33-5 Ireland, 63 minutes
French scrum penalty. Ireland continue to struggle. This time the kick finds the corner.
That is cue for captain Gaelle Hermet, another Toulouse favourite, to leave, replaced by Julie Annery.
France 33-5 Ireland, 62 minutes
Emilie Boulard hits her line at pace but can’t gather the pass to her cleanly. Ireland scrum feed...
France 33-5 Ireland, 61 minutes
A rather large ovation for home hero Laure Sansus as the Toulouse scrum-half is replaced by Alexandra Chambon. A typically excellent performance from the scrum-half.
France 33-5 Ireland, 60 minutes
Jessy Tremouliere has assumed touch-kicking duties but skews it infield. Out of character.
France 33-5 Ireland, 59 minutes
The two new French props Deshaye and Khalfaoui ensure there is no drop-off in intensity at scrum-time, properly beasting their Irish counterparts.
France 33-5 Ireland, 58 minutes
Both sides make changes with Ireland beginning to just fight back. Hannah O’Connor, Kathryn Dane and Emma Hooban are on for Ireland, while Assia Khalfaoui, Annaelle Deshaye, Celine Ferer and Jessy Tremouliere introduced for France.
O’Connor takes a bang and requires some treatment as Dane prepares to feed a scrum.
TRY! France 33-5 IRELAND (Eve Higgins try, 56 minutes)
A gorgeous finish from Eve Higgins!
Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe had made good ground on the right and an ailing French defence never quite resets. Nicole Cronin shifts the ball on and Higgins takes a short pass, inviting the tackler towards her and sending her on with a matador’s step out the way, and bursting through the hole that then opens to trot over and put Ireland on the board.
The conversion is miscued, and missed.
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