WALES
	No.	Name
15Leigh Halfpenny, FB
14George North, W
13Jonathan Davies, C
12Jamie Roberts, C
11Shane Williams, W
10James Hook, FH 
9Mike Phillips, SH T
1Gethin Jenkins, P
2Huw Bennett, H
3Adam Jones, P
4Luke Charteris, L
5Alun Wyn Jones, L
6Dan Lydiate, FL
7Sam Warburton, FL
8Taulupe Faletau, N8
Replacements
16Lloyd Burns, -
17Paul James, P
18Bradley Davies, L
19Ryan Jones, FL
20Lloyd Williams, -
21Stephen Jones, FH
22Scott Williams, -

FRA
	No.	Name
15Maxime Medard, FB
14Vincent Clerc, W
13Aurelien Rougerie, C
12Maxime Mermoz, C
11Alexis Palisson, W
10Morgan Parra, FH  3
9Dimitri Yachvili, SH
1Jean-Baptiste Poux, P
2William Servat, H
3Nicolas Mas, P
4Pascal Pape, L
5Lionel Nallet, L
6Thierry Dusautoir, FL
7Julien Bonnaire, FL
8Imanol Harinordoquy, N8
16Dimitri Szarzewski, H
17Fabien Barcella, P
18Julien Pierre, L
19Fulgence Ouedraogo, FL
20Francois Trinh-Duc, -
21Jean-Marc Doussain, -
22Cedric Heymans, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Eden Park

9:00 AM, October 15, 2011

Attendance: 58,629

All Commentary Key Events

Match Commentary

82'		9-8 End of half
82'		9-8 End of half
81'+1		9-8 End of second half
76'		Substitute on - Fulgence Ouedraogo , France
76'		Player substituted - Julien Bonnaire , France
62'		Player substituted - Pascal Pape , France
62'		Substitute on - Julien Pierre , France
61'		Substitute on - Bradley Davies , Wales
61'		Player substituted - Alun Wyn Jones , Wales
59'		9-8 Try - Mike Phillips , Wales
58'		Try for Wales!!!!!! Phillips darts around the breakdown and dives over the line - that try has come out of nowhere
56'		Player substituted - Dan Lydiate , Wales
56'		Substitute on - Ryan Jones , Wales
51'		9-3 Penalty goal - Morgan Parra , France
50'		Penalty for France!!! Parra's kick bisects the posts and they have a six point advantage
46'		Substitute on - Stephen Jones , Wales
46'		Player substituted - James Hook , Wales
46'		Player substituted - Jean-Baptiste Poux , France
46'		Substitute on - Fabien Barcella , France
46'		Substitute on - Dimitri Szarzewski , France
46'		Player substituted - William Servat , France
41'		6-3 End of first half
40'		6-3 Start of second half
34'		6-3 Penalty goal - Morgan Parra , France
33'		Penalty for France!!! Parra bisects the posts and the French have the lead
33'		Penalty for France!!! Parra bisects the posts and the French have the lead
22'		3-3 Penalty goal - Morgan Parra , France
21'		Penalty for France!!! Parra strokes the ball through and we're all square
18'		RED CARD FOR WALES!!!! Warburton sent off for Wales for the tackle on Clerc
18'		Red card - Sam Warburton , Wales
10'		Player substituted - Adam Jones , Wales
10'		Substitute on - Paul James , Wales
8'		0-3 Penalty goal - James Hook , Wales
7'		Penalty for Wales!!! What a nudge from Hook from the touchline - great kick and Wales have the early lead
1'		0-0 Start of first half

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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