Dupont inspires France to win against woeful Wales

Men's Six Nations

France (28) 43

Tries: Attissogbe 2, Bielle-Biarrey 2, Marchand, Gailleton, Alldritt Cons: Ramos 4

Wales (0) 0

Antoine Dupont inspired France to a crushing grounds opening Six Nations triumph against woeful Wales successful Paris.

France heaped much misery connected Warren Gatland's broadside successful the seven-try occurrence arsenic a hapless Welsh squad were wholly outclassed.

Home skipper Dupont dazzled connected his Six Nations instrumentality arsenic helium provided the inspiration with 3 effort assists earlier helium was taken disconnected aft lone 49 minutes.

In contrast, his half-back spouse Romain Ntamack suffered a disappointing nighttime connected his planetary instrumentality erstwhile helium was shown a 71st infinitesimal reddish paper for a unsafe tackle connected other fig Ben Thomas.

Wings Theo Attissogbe and Louis Bielle-Biarrey had some crossed for 2 tries arsenic the hosts led 28-0 astatine half-time.

Replacements Julien Marchand and Emilien Gailleton and fig 8 Gregory Alldritt scored tries aft the interruption to implicit the drubbing.

Wales person present suffered 13 successive Test lucifer defeats successful a streak stretching backmost to October 2023.

It was a grounds tourney decision for Wales successful France, surpassing the 36-3 nonaccomplishment successful 1991 successful Paris.

It was the archetypal clip they person not scored a constituent successful a Six Nations match, with the erstwhile juncture they failed to get connected the scoreboard against France coming astatine Wembley successful the Five Nations epoch successful 1998 successful a 51-0 loss.

It was besides the archetypal clip Wales had not scored a constituent since 2007 erstwhile they mislaid 31-0 to Australia.

Wales besides mislaid centre Owen Watkin to a superior genu injury, portion fig 8 Aaron Wainwright was besides an aboriginal departure due to the fact that of a facial issue.

More to follow.

France: Ramos; Attissogbe, Barassi, Moefana, Bielle-Biarrey; Ntamack, Dupont (capt); Gros, Mauvaka, Atonio, Roumat, Meafou, Cros, Boudehent, Alldritt.

Red card: Ntamack 71

Replacements: Marchand, Baille, Colombe, Auradou, Guillard, Jegou, Le Garrec, Gailleton.

Wales: L Williams; Rogers, Watkin, Tompkins, Adams; B Thomas,-T Williams; G Thomas, Lloyd, H Thomas, Rowlands, Jenkins, Botham, Morgan (capt),Wainwright.

Replacements: Dee, Smith, Assiratti, F Thomas, Reffell, R. Williams, Edwards, Murray.

Sin-bin: Lloyd 32, F Thomas 76

Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy) & Jordan Way (Australia) Brett Cronan (Australia)

Television lucifer official: Brett Cronan (RA)