Drama galore from France, Wales

IT may not have ended with the predicted result, but the match in Paris was definitely the most exciting of the Six Nations tournament to date with lots of points, plenty of drama and a thrilling finish.

The inclusion of Gerald Merceron at out half, even if only for 45 minutes, finally inspired some attacking French rugby, but unfortunately the team seem to have forgotten how to transform attacks into tries and, for the first time this year, forgot how to defend. Ironically, Wales chose the two areas in which France has been the strongest this season, to attack. One being the French front row and the second their second phase defence. Since the rule changes which forced loose forwards to stay bound to the scrum came into effect, the front row has regained its importance in both attack and defence at scrum time.