Wales claimed their second Six Nations title in three years after France lost 27-23 to Scotland, as the visitors celebrated their first win in Paris since 1999 in a dramatic championship finale on Friday.
France looked set to win their fourth match in this year’s campaign when they won the ball in the last play in stoppage time.
But Brice Dulin ran with it instead of kicking it out in an ill-advised attempt to secure a fourth-try bonus point.
Les Bleus, who scored tries through Dulin, Damian Penaud and Swan Rebbadj, lost it again and the Scots went on to score a last-gasp try through SA-born Duhan van Der Merwe to seal victory at the end of a tension-filled game.
France coach Fabien Galthie says: “We thought we were going to kick the ball out and finish the championship with a win but we didn’t.
“Losing like this is hard to swallow.”
The result left Scotland in fourth place despite beating both England at Twickenham and France in Paris for the first time since 1926, just behind Ireland on points difference with 15 points.
Julien Pretot | dailyvoice@inl.co.za