France defeat Wales amid chaos

FRANCE beat Wales 20-18 thanks to a converted try by Damien Chouly 20 minutes after full time had elapsed following an extraordinary and chaotic finale to their Six Nations match on Saturday.

The clock showed 99 minutes and 55 seconds when replacement flanker Chouly dotted the ball down after nine penalty scrums, and Camille Lopez slotted over the conversion as France – like Wales – saved their place in the second pot ahead of the 2019 World Cup draw.

France ended the championship in third place with Wales in fifth.

Wales had victory in their sights when Leigh Halfpenny’s sixth penalty gave them a 18-13 lead but France won a 5m penalty scrum with one minute left.

Eight scrums later, after Wales prop Samson Lee was shown a yellow card and several controversial incidents, including a biting allegation, France got over the line for the second time. – Reuters