By Graham Clutton Published: 11:09PM GMT twenty-six February 2010
Mixed praise: Warren Gatland wants Wales to discharge their mistakes Photo: GETTY IMAGES Two interception tries in a initial half that saw France go twenty points forward in conclusion valid the disproportion as Marc Lievremont"s side took the subsequent step towards the Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam.
But the Wales manager said: "I am unequivocally unapproachable of the approach the players kept on until the finish and in hindsight, it was unequivocally a diversion we could have won.
Wales twenty France twenty-six Brotherly love for Evans Italy v Scotland: compare preview Brian O"Driscoll the diseased integrate in Ireland"s counterclaim England face defining impulse Is England"s Borthwick carrying a laugh?"Unfortunately, we done one or dual vicious errors at key moments in the diversion and that cost us dearly.
"Basically, there was usually group perplexing to fool around rugby out there and they never unequivocally in jeopardy the line alternative than the intercepts. But we need to stop dire the self-destruct button.
"You can"t give afar that most points at this turn and design to win. We came at the back of opposite Scotland but left ourselves as well most to do here.
"Having pronounced that there were tools of the diversion that gratified me.
"I pronounced to the boys at half-time, let"s go out there in the second half and put them underneath pressure. We identified an area of debility at the back of their No thirteen and we attempted to thinly slice the round in at the back of him.
"It worked and competence have brought us a integrate of tries if the round had have stuck. However, it was not to be and those errors and dual longed for kicks for hold did cost us. But I am not criticising people after an bid similar to that."
France man-of-the-match Julien Bonnaire said: "We felt great at half-time but after that they had a lot of round and done it unequivocally formidable for us.
"I think we can go on and win the Grand Slam, but it will be a unequivocally formidable job."
Shane Williams, who crossed for his 50th try in a Wales jersey to pass Gareth Edwards" jot down for his country, said: "I would barter that try for a feat nonetheless of march it was good to hold down and give ourselves a chance.
"I thought that if the subsequent flog off had stayed in, we competence have left the length of the margin and got an additional one.
"But it was not to be and satisfactory fool around to France for entrance here and winning.
"In the initial half, we were maybe punished for personification as well most rugby and I for one has to take shortcoming for one of their tries. Still, that is how we fool around rugby in Wales and that is how we suffer playing.
"Nothing will stop us you do that, we only need to be a small some-more clever and have certain that we don"t go giving afar 7 or fourteen points similar to we did tonight."
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