'We're gutted with the result'

REACTION: Wales’ Six Nations campaign kicked off horrendously in Paris on Friday.

Wales headed into the fixture as overwhelming underdogs and suffered a 0-43 defeat to France in the opening round.

The French totally dominated proceedings and raced to a 28-0 lead at half-time.

The defeat marked Wales’ 13th in a row, heaping yet more pressure on coach Warren Gatland, for whom the game was his 150th in charge.

“I think we started off alright, we tried to play some rugby, probably on a couple of plays overplayed a little bit,” Gatland told S4C.

“They’re a good side and it’s just making sure we get that balance.

“We’ve just got to make sure we get back on the horse and look forward to preparing for next week.”

*MATCH REPORT:  FRANCE 43-0 WALES 

Wales captain Jac Morgan added: “We worked very hard as a team but if you make mistakes against a team like France, they’re going to punish you.

“We have to stay tight as a group to keep improving and try to make fewer mistakes. We’re gutted with the result.”

Morgan said Wales knew “how dangerous France could be, they capitalise on your mistakes”.

“In attack we weren’t quite clinical enough. There was a lot of good there, a lot of promise, we need to stay tight as a group now.

“We’ll take it week on week, we want to keep on getting better and improving. We’ve got a lot of talent and a lot of passion.”

Wales have a tricky away trip to Rome to face Italy.