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Sunday, March 18, 2012

RUGBY : Wales claim Six Nations title with 16-9 win over France

Wales beat France 16-9 at the Millennium Stadium at Cardiff to clinch a fifth straight victory and win the 2012 Six Nation title.

It is Wales third RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam in eight seasons.

Wales scored the only try of the match via Alex Cuthbert's first-half effort and Leigh Halfpenny added the conversion and three penalties to seal the win, meaning further three-pointers from Yachvili and Lionel Beauxis were not enough for France.

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England finished second after beating Ireland 30-9 after leading 9-6 at halftime.

England's forward pack obliterated the Irish scrume and earned their reward with the first try of the match - a penalty try. Ben Youngs then came off the bench to score England's second try from a quick tap penalty that had been earned by his forward pack.

FINAL SIX NATIONS TABLE

PldWonPts
Wales
5
5
10
England
5
4
8
Ireland
5
2
5
France
5
2
5
Italy
5
1
2
Scotland
5
0
0

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