Rugby: Magical France survive Wales 'hell' to maintain Grand Slam dream

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France coach Fabien Galthie hailed his youthful team for having survived the 'hell' of Cardiff's Principality Stadium to notch up a 27-23 victory ...

Share this contentCARDIFF, United Kingdom: France coach Fabien Galthie hailed his youthful team for having survived the"hell" of Cardiff's Principality Stadium to notch up a 27-23 victory over Wales and keep their Six Nations Grand Slam dream alive.

"We're very happy to be able to share these moments, between ourselves but also with everyone who loves rugby, the people who support French rugby.Advertisement "That spirit won us the match today," the Toulon forward said."We have not invented anything, we did simple things with a lot of heart.Ollivon admitted that thoughts now turned to their next match, away against Scotland, with the Six Nations campaign rounding off at home against Ireland.

"We came out well in the second-half, to score and get back to the one point, the momentum was with us," he said in reference to Lewis' converted try that made it 17-16. "The slap down, we've had a look at that and we think the officials may have got that one wrong," the New Zealander said.

 

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