Wales vs France
October 15, 2011
Eden Park, Auckland
October 15, 2011
Eden Park, Auckland
Wales went to semi-finals after beating Ireland in quarter-finals 22-10 while France defeating England in quarter-finals 19-12. Semi-finals between Wales vs France will be held on Saturday October 15, 2011 at Eden Park, Auckland. This clash becomes the first time the two sides have met at World Cup level.
Two sides have met 88 clashes in all time, Wales have won 43 times, France have won 42 times and 3 times have drawn. But France recently dominates Wales in their last matches. France have won their previous 3 encounters. France has won 6 of the last 7.
Wales vs France last matches
19-Mar-11 France 28-9 Wales
26-Feb-10 Wales 20-26 France
27-Feb-09 France 21-16 Wales
15-Mar-08 Wales 29-12 France
26-Aug-07 Wales 7-34 France
Head to Head
Played : 88
Wales wins : 43
France wins : 42
Draw : 3
France have lost just once to Wales in their last seven meetings when Warren Gatland's men won the Grand Slam in 2008.
Les Blues have released the squad to clash against Wales in semi-finals, this is the France Squad
France: Maxime Medard, Vincent Clerc, Aurélien Rougerie, Maxime Mermoz, Alexis Palisson, Morgan Parra, Dimitri Yachvili, Jean-Baptiste Poux, William Servat, Nicolas Mas, Pascal Pape, Lionel Nallet, Thierry Dusautoir (c), Julien Bonnaire, Imanol Harinordoquy
Replacements: Dimitri Szarzewski, Fabien Barcella, Julien Pierre, Louis Picamoles, Francois Trinh-Duc, David Marty, Cedric Heymans
Probable line-up for Wales
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny, George North, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Shane Williams, Rhys Priestland, Mike Phillips, Toby Faletau, Sam Warburton (c), Dan Lydiate, Alun-Wyn Jones, Luke Charteris, Adam Jones, Huw Bennett, Gethin Jenkins.
