Welsh get back on feet in Paris

France 6 Wales 16

Welsh get back on feet in Paris
Mon, 11 Feb, 2013 - 00:00
Barney Spender

Down and out after losing to Ireland in Cardiff, Rob Howley’s team responded in virtuoso fashion with a gutsy, if ugly, 16-6 win against a misfiring France side in Paris.

The team that won the Grand Slam last year before embarking on an eight-match losing streak proved at the Stade de France that they are very much alive and kicking.

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