Mark Lawrence of South Africa is the ref. Wales kick off - High and hanging - France gather on their 22 and the ball is cleared to touch up to half way. Really good kick by Baby.

Very straight - not far - and he puts it between the sticks to take the lead

Scum-half Morgan Parra going for the posts... good kick and he scores.

Wales go left at the scrum - and get another penalty in front of the posts between the French 10 metres line and the half way - but straight

Another good restart but the French give away another penalty - ball to touch down their left - just inside the French half - Wales win their throw and attack down the front by scrum-half Phillips - great tackle and in to touch. French throw just inside their 22.

Ball cleared long - winger Halfpenny gathers but knocks on.

Ball right down the centre - penalty to Wales - to great relief by the visitors. Ball to touch on the half way line.

France knock on - to the frustration of the crowd. France are playing well.

Freekick to Wales - tap and go - ball right - huge tackle by the young centre Bastareaud - but France are offside.

Great attack by France down the left hand side - France two metres out - France over - Going to the video ref - he says handling in the ruck - very harsh on the French - strange it is a South African ref again - they like the Welsh.

France down their left - recycle - slow ball - on the half way line.

TRYFrom lineout Wales attack down the centre with Shanklin doing well - recycle -ball left and Lee Byrne takes a great angle to slice through the defence and scores down the left hand touch

Restart goes out on the full - scrum to Wales on half way line.

back infield - recycle - ball right - good defence - recycle - knock on scrum to France on their 22.

Ball near an injured player so game stopped - should be scrum to France on the Welsh 10 metres line - down the centre of the pitch.

Ball down the line - French right. They win it at the back and attack down the centre - recycle - again Wales nick it at the breakdown - kicked long - France counter really well through the fullback Medard - deep in to the Welsh half - recycle -

Parra lines the ball up - 5 minutes to half time

Really good game - France get the restart - recycle - the forwards take the ball with pick and drive - back to Baby and he knocks on on his 22 - good position for Wales.

Wales go left at the scrum - 5 metres out - but give away a penalty.

TRYFrance go right at the scrum - the number 8 bursts through - stopped just short - recycle - one metre out - and the ball is over the line and the blindsideer Thierry Dusautoir scores in a mass of bodies.

A really good first half - with both teams going at it. France will feel that justice was served when they scored at the end of the half. They were very hard done by for not being given a try earlier in the match and also Welsh centre Shanklin should have been sent to the sin bin and who made a really good break to start the Welsh try. I am really looking forward to the second half.

Wales go right at the scrum - recycle - but France nick it - ball charged down - Wales gather and drive it on - ball left - France stretched - ball left - 7 metres out - penalty to the home side.

Ball long at the throw - recycle - big tackle - recycle - high kick - Halfpenny of Wales gathers - recycle - Wales mess up - France counter - ball left - recycle - Chabal still down after huge tackle - he is up - but thinks he is back at Sales Sharks - and did anyone get the number of that truck?

Parra just misses.

France kick to touch down their left - on the Welsh 22.

Welsh scrum disrupted but still keep the ball - fullback Bryne kicks long - France put it back and Powell is going to have to rush France are all over him deep in his 22 - Scrum to France .

recycle - ball left - 4 man over lap - a Wales player getsin the way - Heymans gets the ball.

Parra going to convert - not easy for a part-time kicker - off the posts.

Wales go right at the lineout - Henson down the centre - but the French push them back and get a penalty. The French are gaining control at the moment.

France drive it on in the forwards at the lineout - recycle - ball wide left - kick and Byrne gathers and kick back - Heymans puts the ball back to touch.

France win throw at front - recycle - box kick - Shane Williams knocks on - French pressure.

Wales win their scrum - driven on and cleared to touch near the half way line.

Wales go wide right - good defence by France and they nick the ball at the break down and get a penalty.

Good effort but again off the posts.

Wales go long at the drop out - James Hook is on at fly-half for Wales.- France counter down the left and again make good yards - ball recycled down the right - back infield - another penalty to France.

France with the ball after the restart.

Wales go wide right after the throw - Wales nearly through by Bryne - GREAT tackle by Dusautoir on Bryne - penalty to Wales - kick

Wales gathers the restart and cleared long - France put it back - and again back to Wales - kicking again - Wales gather and counter - but France are all over the Welsh - they clear - Heymans counters - kick - Wales.

Great kick - and Wales have taken the Welsh to 10 metres from the French line. - Williams nearly through - one metre out - ball wide left - France regather - but penalty to Wales.

Henson goes for the line and cuts back - stopped - and France get the ball and clear to touch.

Wales knock on at the back of the lineout.