Pundits blown away by Dan Biggar as 'absolute freak' piece of skill leaves viewers in awe

Dan Biggar has been hailed as the real Man of the Match from the Wales-France clash by World Cup-winning former England captain Martin Johnson.

Skipper Biggar led by example in an outstanding individual display, with his tactical kicking shining through during a tense encounter at the Principality Stadium where he scored all his side's points.

His wonderfully measured 50:22 kick just before the break was a real highlight, with the fly-half reacting by urging the home fans on.

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Then, just past the hour mark, he put in a precise cross-kick to Taulupe Faletau which so nearly created a try, with Jonathan Davies just unable to hold on to Faletau’s instant inside pass.

In the end, despite all their efforts, Wales couldn’t crack the Shaun Edwards-inspired French defence, as they went down to a 13-9 defeat.

It was visiting hooker Julian Marchand who was named as the official Man of the Match by co-commentator Jonathan 'Jiffy' Davies.

But speaking on the BBC, Johnson felt Biggar was the player who really deserved the accolade.

“He was the Man of the Match for me,” said the former Lions skipper.

“Wales lost the game, but the way he played kept them in the game and it made it the match it was.

“He played like he’s got 100 caps and he should do because he’s got 100 caps!

“He was very impressive.”

Dragons chairman David Buttress concurred, tweeting: “Man of the Match Dan Biggar by a country mile.”

Former Wales international James Hook said: "He is thriving on the captaincy. It was obviously a tactic of Wales to come with a kicking game and Dan Biggar gets criticised so much for the things he can't do, I think we have to start appreciating the things he can do."

Sam