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and

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

have played each other at

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since 1908. A total of 102 matches have been played, with Wales winning 51 times, France 48 times and the remaining three finishing as draws. The early years of the fixture were dominated by Wales, who won 18 of the first 19 matches before France were expelled from the Five Nations Championship after the 1931 tournament. Since France rejoined the competition in 1947, they have won 46 of the 82 matches played, including a 12-match winning streak between 1983 and 1993. The teams have met twice in the

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, firstly in the semi-finals of the 2011 tournament, which France won 9–8, then in the quarter-finals of the

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, which Wales won 20–19.

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overview

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Results

XV results

Below is a list of matches that France has awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but Wales did not award caps.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:France and Wales Wales national rugby union team matches France national rugby union team matches Six Nations Championship Rugby union rivalries in France Rugby union rivalries in Wales