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France Women keep up Grand Slam bid with comfortable win over Wales

23 Apr 2022

Press Association

Wales’ hopes of TikTok Women’s Six Nations glory were wiped out as France kept themselves on course for the Grand Slam with an emphatic 33-5 bonus-point win in Cardiff.

The Welsh, seeking to respond to their 58–5 round-three mauling in England, were on the back foot from the outset and trailed 26-0 at the break.

French scrum-half Laure Sansus – the tournament’s leading try scorer – took her tally to six with a pair of scores, either side of wing Caroline Boujard and full-back Chloe Jacquet going over.

Les Bleues continued to dominate after the restart. Fly-half Jessy Tremouliere, who added the extras on three of the first four scores, converted her own 54th-minute try to further stretch the scoreboard.

Wales offered some resistance in the final 25 minutes and claimed a consolation try in the final moments through replacement flanker Sioned Harries.

France will bid to complete a tournament clean sweep next Saturday when defending champions England visit Bayonne.

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Over the sideline 4 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

Why are you on here with your second name in two days Jacko?

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JW 6 minutes ago

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err, you mean being made more mobile, right?

Theres not being ‘mobile’ and then ‘not mobile’, mobility that is something that can continue to increase and increase.

Especially when you factor it in and equation like volume over time

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Over the sideline 8 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

Yes the hatred towards some players and coaches… well one coach in particular… is becoming overpowering. Dmac definately should leave and look after himself.

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SM 10 minutes ago

Scott Robertson's loose forwards selections don't add up

Jacobson was out played in a tuff game just like most of the chiefs are in any tuff games, I used to think it was Foster's fault dont know what to think now maybe he's worried about the press.

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Over the sideline 14 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

Just like Nonu and Smith never won titles I guess. Just think about how many Crusadets have won titles but never been All Blacks. Many with multiple titles.

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DC 15 minutes ago

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its a joke him getting off with nothing he wont try that against the allblacks though

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JW 15 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

Actually on that style, it reminds me of Albornoz last year, and watching the Lions game I thought his kick has progressed no end with a much more varried and accurate approach to touch finders now too allowing his team to play to their strengths more.

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DC 17 minutes ago

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lets hope that his family can help him switch to play for new zealand in 3 years away from eddie jones

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JW 18 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

He’s struggled on the high ball so while they will to have him train at it (in that position), he’s far more likely to be used elsewhere in a pinch (though it sounds like Shaun Edwards strategy would be the perfect testing place, just if he performs badly as in taken advantage of by some of these wiley French it’s going to make his life so much harder if he just gets the odd game at 15 for experience elsehwere. That’s the old negative AB vibe we need to do away with though so through him in at 15 I reckon).

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Over the sideline 19 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

You don’t like BB do you Jacko!

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Over the sideline 20 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

Yrs I remember swearing at the ABs coach in the semi in 2003 to take Spencer off and put DC on. Did DC get 3-5 mins? Dmac got 3 mins too I think. No doubt it was all his fault and Mounga was winning the game for us prior to Dmac being bought on to replace a winger.

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JW 26 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

Actually I think I’ve forgotten what Territory means, what do you think those stats are trying to tell you Ed?

To me the about about time in either half, so heavily depended on the amount of errors Chiefs have made in every game and therefor possession.

For instance, if you like at the Final, the Chiefs arguably had the better of territorial possession. While it was pretty identical about which half (territory) they had the ball, the Chiefs had in it much better territory's, closer to the oppositions line.

And that’s when an attack which was twice as effect (scored %100 more tries than Crusaders, 2x1), and the ball being in each half for the same time (49%/51%).

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Cantab 28 minutes ago

Scott Robertson's loose forwards selections don't add up

I agree to a point. Just hope they don't sacrifice accuracy and control for the sake of speed.

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Over the sideline 28 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

No Id cellerbrate a major win like that for a while. They beat the Lions. A combo of 4 nations. Ill bet massive cash the Wallabies would love a win over the Lions.

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Cantab 32 minutes ago

The All Blacks might finally have a bruising No.12 in their midfield

One of TTs strengths is that he pilfers a lot of ball once he tackles his opponent, also strong on the offload.

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Over the sideline 38 minutes ago

Scott Robertson's loose forwards selections don't add up

I’m looking forward to the game plan. It looks like they are playing at speed from the selections.

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Over the sideline 39 minutes ago

Scott Robertson's loose forwards selections don't add up

Wasn’t there about the same number of Crusaders in last year’s squad? Didn’t they win the wooden spoon last year?

I do not understand why ANYONE thinks winning domestic titles makes the best All Blacks. Never has, never will.

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JW 40 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

Weren’t we already ahead though?

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JW 41 minutes ago

Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?

I hope they stress this point to him Ed or he sees you’re posts as it’s very easy for a young fella to then let his head blow out and then change and either create that expectation of winning upon himself or think hes good enough to do it another way, and simply not play the same way after a while, for either reason.

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Over the sideline 44 minutes ago

Scott Robertson's loose forwards selections don't add up

Finau has some lock gametime behind him too

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