Here are our France Vs Wales player ratings as the French hammered Wales 43-0 in Paris on the opening night of this year’s Guinness Six Nations.
France Vs Wales Player Ratings:
France
15 – Thomas Ramos: 8
Classy as ever from Ramos at fullback. Four from seven off the tee is worse than he would have liked, but his open-play kicking pinned Wales back all night and he was excellent throughout.
14 – Théo Attissogbe: 8
Although he is still new to the test arena, his two tries were well-taken, and he stepped up well in Damian Penaud’s absence. He will face tougher tests, but so far, so good.
13 – Pierre-Louis Barassi: 7
Another man filling some big shoes in the French back line, Barassi did very well in place of the injured Gael Fickou. Strong on both sides of the ball and a real handful for Wales.
12 – Yoram Moefana: 7
Like Barassi, Moefana dominated his opposite man and gave France front-foot ball. Not a jaw-dropping performance, but did his job exactly as needed.
11 – Louis Bielle-Biarrey: 8
With his third brace in as many games in 2025, the Bordeaux man is on fire at the moment. A constant threat and could well finish the tournament as top scorer if he keeps up this form.
10 – Romain Ntamack: 4
Played well for 71 minutes and looked to be getting bacf to his best after a long time our injured. Sadly ruined his game and possibly ended his tournament with a needless red card that should earn a lengthy ban.
9 – Antoine Dupont: 9
Took a while to get going in the game but oncer he did it was game over. Set up three French tries including an inch-perfect cross-kick and a breathtaking solo break.
Taken off after 50 minutes having put the game to bed without hitting top gear. Simply untouchable.
8 – Grégory Alldritt: 8
A mammoth performance from the veteran. Enormous on the carry and brutal in defence, capped it all off with a well-deserved try.
7 – Paul Boudehent: 7
Did the unseen work brilliantly and was vital for France. Unglamorous but essential and put in one almighty shift, hitting a huge number of rucks.
6 – François Cros: 6
Solid. Did nothing spectacular, but wasn’t required to. Had little to do defensively due to France being so dominant, but played well before being taken off after the break.
5 – Emmanuel Meafou: 7
Monstrous in defence and powerful with ball in hand. Another who was taken off around 50 minutes in, having battered the Welsh into an early submission.
4 – Alexandre Roumat: 8
In for the injured Thibaud Flament, his forst test start at lock went near-perfectly. Superb in the line-out and will give Fabien Galthie a real selection headache once Flament is back in contention.
3 – Uini Atonio: 6
Not his best night at scrum time, but carried well and put himself about as you’d expect from a 150kg tighthead.
2 – Peato Mauvaka: 7
Decent shift but not his most impressive. Like many of this French team, didn’t need to do anything spectacular, but didn’t put a foot wrong either.
1 – Jean-Baptiste Gros: 7
Dependable and solid for the duration, gave France a decent platform and did his job well.
Replacements: 7
Le Bomb Squad came on early to devastating effect. Three second-half tries built the score, and to keep Wales to zero points is an impressive sign of their defensive standards.
Wales:
15 – Liam Williams: 6
Did his best in difficult circumstances. A good leader, but a long way off the levels he reached at his and Wales’ peak.
14 – Tom Rogers: 6
A decent showing from the winger, but unsurprisingly didn’t get much chance to show his attacking talent.
13 – Nick Tompkins: 5
Another game with little impact. Calls for Max Llewellyn to come in will only intensify this week.
12 – Owen Watkin: 5
Had a rough start to the game, followed by what looked a really serious injury. Hopeful he won’t be out for as long as feared.
11 – Josh Adams: 6
Torn to bits out wide by France but not all his fault. Put some decent shots in defensively but couldn’t do much on his own against the French outside backs.
10 – Ben Thomas: 5
Had a few encouraging moments, but failed to get the Welsh attack going. Harsh to lay the blame solely at his door, given how comprehensively Wales were outclassed in every department.
9 – Tomos Williams: 7
Had absolutely no platform and next to no ball, but did as well as he could. Decision-making was good and can hold his head high after that one.
8 – Aaron Wainwright: N/A
Sadly went off injured very early on.
7 – Jac Morgan: 9
An absolute monster for Wales and by far their best player. Could be the only Welsh man on the Lions tour this summer on current form.
Was relentless in defence, making 21 tackles, and carried ferociously. The Welsh skipper fronted up in the face of adversity, and did himself and his country proud.
6 – James Botham: 5
Couldn’t get himself into the game, and lost out physically to the mighty France back row.
5 – Dafydd Jenkins: 7
Another bright light on a dark day for Wales. Worked hard and put his body on the line, but was powerless to stop the heavy defeat.
4 – Will Rowlands: 6
Did well for most of the game, but like Jenkins was unable to impact the match despite playing well individually.
3 – Henry Thomas: 6
Put in a good shift considering he is Wales’ third or fourth-choice at tighthead. Not likely to feature once others are back from injury.
2 – Evan Lloyd: 5
Cost his team with a yellow card for a high shot. Decent set-piece and battled hard but simply outplayed by his opposite number.
1 – Gareth Thomas: 7
Got the better of Uini Atonio in the scrum briefly, but needed more support from his teammates. A solid display from a test-proven front rower – something Wales severely lack at present.
Replacements: 6
Tommy Reffell played almost a full game after Wainwright’s injury. He and Nicky Smith did well when they came on, but the rest of Wales’ bench had little to no impact.
