Wales vs Scotland LIVE: Women’s Six Nations result, final score and reaction as hosts secure late victory
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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 8-0 Ireland, 17 minutes
Another scrum munching from the French front row and again time to explore more extravagant spaces with the advantage in hand...
France 8-0 Ireland, 16 minutes
Ireland’s lineout is off-line, and Brittany Hogan requires some treatment before the scrum can be formed. All ok to continue.
France 8-0 Ireland, 15 minutes
Nearly! France initially maul from a lineout on the Ireland 22 but Gaelle Hermet niftily spins away, and comes close to putting hooker Laure Touye away down the touchline, but her pass flies wide of the hooker.
TRY! FRANCE 8-0 Ireland (Melissande Llorens try, 13 minutes)
A dominant scrum, efficient handling, and Melissande Llorens squeezes over in the corner!
A simple set-piece strike from France, dismantling the Irish eight and then playing with advantage out to the left. Sharp handling from Maelle Filopon and Emilie Boulard put young wing Llorens into space, and she rides a tackle to reach out for the line and score France’s first.
Caroline Drouin can’t quite find the mark with her touchline conversion.
France 3-0 Ireland, 10 minutes
This French crowd is really fired up. A high kick from Laure Sansus tumbles forward from Irish hands but isn’t initially spotted, prompting boos. It will be a French scrum after the touch judge informs the referee.
NO TRY! France 3-0 Ireland, 9 minutes
They have! The Irish lineout drifts over the top and bounces away from the tail of the lineout, but Irish hands haul back the French player trying to retrieve it, and that creates the space for Higgins to make an all-too-easy romp for the line.
Aimee Barrett-Theron half-spotted it live, but a quick consultation with the TMO affirms the infringement - France penalty.
Try? Eve Higgins canters through a gaping hole...
But has a French player been held back?
France 3-0 Ireland, 8 minutes
This time the French lineout drill is good at the front but Ireland defend the maul well, Linda Djougang forcing her way up the centre and ensuring it makes no progress at all.
A high Caroline Drouin hoof falls into Irish hands, and Aoibheann Reilly shimmies her way around a ruck for some momentum. France fail to roll away - penalty to Ireland, and a first entry into the France 22.
France 3-0 Ireland, 6 minutes
Stolen by Ireland! Two jumpers get up, first Nichola Fryday at the front and then Dorothy Wall at the tail to ensure the ball does not come back France’s way.
Ooh, careful! Ireland spread the ball inside their own 22 and nearly come a-cropper, just about managing to tidy up a loose ball with Stacey Flood receiving a rib-tickler as she is tackled as she passes.
A long kick leaves Emilie Boulard wrong-footed by the bounce, but Aoibheann Reilly impatiently dives upon her to concede a penalty.
France 3-0 Ireland, 5 minutes
Crikey that is a firm tackle from Madoussou Fall, riding the charge of the Irish carrier and then planting her into the turf.
Stacey Flood pokes a nice grubber through but France are back in good number and return, and then Flood’s long punt drifts over the touchline on the breeze. France lineout inside the Irish half.
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