Wayne Pivac insists that Wales have “loads to play for” regardless of seeing their hopes of a profitable Guinness Six Nations title defence successfully ended.
Wales’ 23-19 defeat towards England at Twickenham left them 9 factors off the scorching tempo set by unbeaten leaders France.
Les Bleus, on the scent of a primary Grand Slam for 12 years, want victory over Wales and England to finish a clear sweep.
France are averaging 34 factors and 4 tries per sport on this season’s match, which underpins their tag of being agency favourites after they head to Cardiff on March 11.
“Now we have two dwelling video games left, and from our viewpoint they’re crucial,” Wales head coach Pivac stated.
“We wish to end strongly, particularly at dwelling. What higher place than to try to choose up a outcome towards France, who’re taking part in so properly in the meanwhile.
“There’s loads to play for. We’ve had two implausible matches during the last couple of Six Nations towards France.
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has acknowledged France’s Six Nations menace (Mike Egerton/PA)
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“They’re a superb aspect, and it will be a fantastic sport if the final two are something to go by.”
Wales have misplaced simply one among their final 5 dwelling matches towards France within the Six Nations, however it should take a Herculean effort to maintain that sequence going.
France’s imposing all-court sport suggests few weaknesses, particularly on the vital breakdown space, the place Wales had been responsible of self-discipline lapses towards England.
Pivac added: “A few of them had been foolish penalties, not rolling away, getting trapped on the flawed aspect of the deal with.
“A few instances we received remoted after line-breaks. These issues occur.
“It’s an space of the sport we’re working laborious on, and it’s one thing we have to get proper for France as a result of they’re harmful.”
Regardless of scoring three second-half tries throughout a formidable fightback from 17-0 down, Wales had been in the end undone by the goalkicking of fly-half Marcus Smith and quantity eight Alex Dombrandt’s attempt.
And it consigned them to a fifth successive Six Nations loss at Twickenham, the place they haven’t gained within the match since 2012.
Wales appeared to wrestle with referee Mike Adamson’s interpretation on the ruck, and Smith took his alternatives, amassing an 18-point haul.
Wales captain Dan Biggar stated: “We felt like we weren’t fairly on the fitting finish of it.
“You have a look at among the calls – some are maybe debatable, however some are clear. We’ve received no complaints in regards to the efficiency of the referee in any respect.
“Now we have to take a look at ourselves. The beginning we made in that first 20 minutes, we deserved to be down on the scoreboard.
We could not again up good on good
Wales captain Dan Biggar
“We truly made some first rate dents in that first half, however we couldn’t again up good on good.
“We all know we haven’t fairly received it proper, however I assumed we threatened the road and we introduced numerous gamers into play very well.
“Now we have received to get that on the pitch from minute one. It permits us to dictate issues. Now we have to get that on the pitch early doorways, versus being reactionary.”
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