Charvis tries to take Wales forward.
FRANCE v WALES - MIN-BY-MIN
FT: FRANCE 33 WALES 5
80 mins: Full-time. Wooden spoon for Wales, they battled bravely but could not build on their promising start.
80 mins: Wales continue to concede penalties on their own line. They are defending superbly though.
80 mins: Brave Welsh defence again on their own line but they are offside. Another chance for France to finish with a try.
80 mins: Traille knocks on as another try-scoring opportunity is wasted.
79 mins: Clerc wins the race to a Castaignede kick but Wales steal possession and can take advantage of France having two players down injured.
77 mins: Wales are still plugging away but are struggling to get out of their own half.
74 mins: Castaignede takes play to the Welsh 22 - France are finishing the stronger.
72 mins: PENALTY YACHVILI - An unpopular decision to go for goal but three points nonetheless.
71 mins: Thomas does brilliantly well to race back and beat Michalak to a kick through but France have a penalty. Rhys Williams was in an offside position when collecting the subsequent loose ball.
70 mins: Play is brought back - there was a foot in touch. France were breaking clear in any case.
68 mins: Terrific kick from Jones takes play back to the French line.
67 mins: TRY MICHALAK - A dummy and a dart between the posts from the fly-half. Yachvili adds the extras.
66 mins: Charvis is sent to the sin bin for foul play. Wales need 16 men at present - not 14.
66 mins: Castaignede charges down Harris' attempted chip kick.
65 mins: Garbajosa and Rhys Williams both take the wrong option by sending aimless kicks forward.
63 mins: PENALTY YACHVILI - France are edging clear and that was the kick of the day so far.
62 mins: Penalty to France on halfway.
61 mins: Terrific combination play from the French pack but they concede a penalty in the shadows of the Welsh posts for diving in on the ball.
60 mins: Wales have come in on the wrong side of the maul - penalty to France.
59 mins: Yachvili finds touch on halfway.
57 mins: France slow the ball down - another penalty to Wales. They need it and must up the pace.
56 mins: Martyn Madden is on for Wales - Gethin Jenkins withdrawn.
55 mins: Wales win a penalty with France collapsing the scrum.
53 mins: Morgan scrambles the ball out of play - it is all France now.
52 mins: TRY CLERC - Swift handling finds space down the right flank and the replacement shows tremendous pace to scoot in at the corner. Yachvili adds the extras.
51 mins: Charvis knocks on as he tries to collect a bobbling kick. Wales are looking tired now.
50 mins: Jones finds a good touch to take some of the pressure off Wales.
49 mins: Tom Shanklin does well to flick the ball inside but there are too many blue shirts for Mark Taylor to make any headway.
48 mins: Penalty to France and the pressure is back on the visitors.
47 mins: Wales look to move the ball wide but Mark Taylor is caught in possession.
46 mins: PENALTY YACHVILI - France have breathing space.
45 mins: Ibanez crosses the line - but has left the ball behind. France have a penalty though.
44 mins: Scrum to France on the Welsh line and Traille is held inches short.
43 mins: Penalty to France - a high shot.
42 mins: Xavier Garbajosa makes a scintillating break and France are on the Welsh line.
41 mins: Mark Taylor makes an important tackle as Poitrenaud threatens to break.
41 mins: Back under way.
40 mins: Half-time. Wales started brightly, France took control but their supporters are far from happy.
40 mins: Michalak is wide with a drop-goakl attempt from in front of the posts and ten metres out!
40 mins: Three minutes of injury time to be played.
40 mins: Michalak breaks clear but does not have support and the ball is knocked forward.
39 mins: Jones is wide with another kickable chance.
38 mins: Llewellyn is driven backwards but France are offside - penalty to Wales.
36 mins: PENALTY YACHVILI - France extend their advantage.
35 mins: A penalty to France ends a very scrappy period of play.
34 mins: Wales lose the line-out on their own throw and France pour forward again.
33 mins: The ball runs free after Morgan collects a kick under pressure from Clerc but the penalty goes the way of Wales.
32 mins: Penalty to Wales and Jones can take play into the French half.
31 mins: Castaignede almost breaks again but Michalak kicks out on the full to give the visitors some breathing space.
30 mins: Harris loses the ball on his own 22, trying to force an impossible pass. The momentum is firmly with France.
28 mins: TRY CASTAIGNEDE - The try had to come and the centre runs a great angle off a Damien Traille pass to cross between the posts. Yachvili adds the extras.
27 mins: Morgan has to take a difficult kick by his own corner flag and can't prevent himself from running into touch.
27 mins: France take a quick tap penalty and they are monopolising possession at present.
26 mins: Serge Betsen puts the ball down as the Welsh defence continues to pressurise the home side.
25 mins: Charvis bundles Thomas Castaignede into touch as the centre looks to be racing to the line.
24 mins: Wales rescue the ball in front of their own posts and Jones tries to clear - but fails to find touch.
23 mins: Martyn Williams does well to scramble the ball out of play behind his own line as Poitrenaud chases his side's first try.
22 mins: Vincent Clerk slips with his first touch of the ball but France can build from halfway.
21 mins: Incredibly Wales are not two scores clear - Jones is wide with his shot at goal from in front of the posts.
21 mins: Rougerie has left the field with a knee problem.
20 mins: Penalty to Wales in the French half - and a chance for a shot at goal.
19 mins: More good field position for Wales but there is no overlap down the left flank.
18 mins: Rougerie cannot take a towering Harris kick under pressure from Mark Taylor but the whistle sounds for a French penalty.
17 mins: Poitrenaud spills a seemingly simple catch. France look edgy.
16 mins: Rougerie launches a counter attack which ends with a safe catch and neat pass from Rhys Williams.
15 mins: Harris' long pass goes to ground and Morgan - under pressure - then sends his kick straight into touch.
15 mins: Yachvili fires a simple chance wide.
14 mins: Frederick Michalak fails with a drop-goal attempt but Wales are offside and France have a kickable penalty.
13 mins: Wales have defended well and Jones clears to touch.
12 mins: Raphael Ibanez is brought down a metre short of the line and on the next phase of attack the ball is knocked forward with the line open.
11 mins: Rhys Williams is bundled into touch by Aurelien Rougerie.
11 mins: Yachvili kicks towards the corner flag, finds touch, and France have an attacking platform for the first time in the game.
10 mins: Great charge from Colin Charvis to halfway.
9 mins: Morgan is back in the action and he finds a good touch on the right wing.
8 mins: Imanol Harinordoqui breaks from the base of the scrum but lacks support.
8 mins: He never touched the ball down - a wasted opportunity for the Welsh.
7 mins: Jones kicks deep and Craig Morgan wins the race to the ball. He hacks forward over the line but has he grounded it properly? Over to the video referee.
6 mins: The ball is knocked forward from the re-start and Wales have the feed at the scrum.
5 mins: TRY THOMAS - A brilliant score. The ball is moved wide and the winger darts over in the corner. Jones fails to add the extras.
4 mins: Gareth Llewellyn powers forward - a bright start from the visitors.
3 mins: Good handling releases Iestyn Harris who is ankle tapped with only the full-back to beat.
3 mins: Wales concede a penalty for holding onto the ball on the floor.
2 mins: Rhys Willians tries to chip over the defensive line but opposite number Clement Potrenaud is there to collect.
2 mins: Jones takes play back into the French half via his right boot.
1 min: Dimitri Yachvili finds a good touch with his first kick - it bounced over the head of Gareth Thomas.
1 min: The action is under way via the boot of Stephen Jones. It is a dry, sunny and still day in Paris.
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