France cruise past Wales with second-half power show

France ease past Wales with second-half power showImage source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, France slipped to second in the Six Nations table despite victory in CardiffByMatt LloydBBC SportPublished9 minutes ago2 CommentsWomen's Six NationsWales (7) 7Tries: Penalty tryFrance (7) 38Tries: Fall Raclot, Feleu, Murie, Bourdon Sansus, Grando 2. Cons: Arbez 4France produced a second-half power show to shrug off a resilient Wales in Cardiff.Wales led through a penalty try as they aimed to end a run of nine defeats in a row to France.But the visitors simply had too much muscle, class and know-how to be denied a comfortable 38-7 win at the Arms Park.France even survived a spell down to 13 players as Madoussou Fall Raclot hit back before seizing control through Manae Feleu, Lea Marie and player of the match Pauline Bourdon Sansus.Anais Grando added to her try last week with two late scores but it was not enough to prevent France slipping to second in the Six Nations table, behind England on points difference after the Red Roses crushed Scotland 84-7.Women's Six Nations - Reaction as six-try France overpower WalesLynn 'super impressed' by Williams' Wales leadershipPublished23 hours agoWomen's Six Nations: Fixtures, results, standings and BBC coveragePublished23 hours agoWales were eyeing a first victory in the tournament for two years and a first over France in a decade with the scores level at half-time.They had matched Les Bleues, taking the lead through their driving lineout after France prop Yllana Brosseau was shown a yellow card.Gwenllian Pyrs spearheaded an impressive maul and France scrum-half Bourdon Sansus was lured into conceding a penalty try and a second card for the visitors in two minutes.But France not only had the nous but the power up front to emerge from the nine-minute spell with 13 players on level terms, as lock Fall Raclot finished a series of drives to score their first try.Wales, who lost Carys Cox to injury bef...