Slovak number seven seed Daniela Hantuchova was defeated in a three-set marathon with Spaniard Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-4 6-7(7-3) 7-6 (7-5).
Scrum-half Morgan Parra makes his first Test start alongside Francois Trinh-Duc who replaces David Skrela at fly-half.
Meanwhile, Marion Bartoli of France beat Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-2 6-1 and seventh-seeded Marlene Weingartner of Germany eased past Aranxta Parra of Spain 6-2 7-5.
The conversion was executed superbly by the left-footed Parra from an acute angle.
But scrum-half Parra made the most of more sloppy Scotland play to extend the lead with a penalty five minutes into the second half.
France's tries came from Thierry Dusautoir and Cedric Heymans, scrum-half Morgan Parra kicking 11 points.
Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia beat Spain's Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-2 7-5 to win the women's final in Estoril.
South African Hougaard and Clermont scrum-half Morgan Parra were both guilty of missing kickable penalties in the opening exchanges.
That allowed France to relieve the pressure, but at the other end Parra missed a 47th-minute kick at goal after Wales fell offside at a scrum.
Parra's long-range 50-metre shot after 65 minutes hitting the post was a brief relief as Jauzion broke through moments later to set up a drop-goal attempt Trinh-Duc missed to leave the game on a knife-edge.
An ex-boyfriend of Susan Hendricks, Rudy Parra, told deputies that Hendricks told him she had shot a man who came into her house uninvited in 2006.
But it fell to Parra to make France's second-half superiority tell and this time he hit the mark to put France 21-13 ahead with 10 minutes left.
But France were a transformed team in the final 40 minutes and Wesley Fofana crashed over for a try -- making it three in three matches -- and allied to two more penalties by Parra leveled the scores.
The Tri-Nations champions paid the price for ill-discipline as Julien Dupuy kicked four penalties and Morgan Parra one.
He also slotted over a penalty with Morgan Parra scoring two for the French as they trailed 17-6 at the break.
But Parra's penalty extended the French advantage to 8-3 after 27 minutes when Scotland prop Moray Low was pinged again at the scrum.
France remained largely in control of possession, but Wales' defence ensured they did not take advantage until the 35th minute when full-back Maxime Medard's burst brought a penalty Parra kicked.
Parra converted with the final kick of the opening period to tie the scores 13-13.
Mr Parra was among those responsible for a controversial new hydrocarbons law, seen by private-sector sources (and Mr Lameda) as a virtual death-blow to prospects for foreign investment in the industry.
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