France will look to maintain their Six Nations Grand Slam assault when they face the formidable challenge of Wales inside the Principality Stadium.
Wales will look to bounce back from their disappointing defeat against Ireland last time out, with Wayne Pivac suffering his first defeat since replacing Warren Gatland, and the Kiwi has made two changes to his starting line-up.
Gareth Davies returns to scrum-half in place of Tomos Williams, while Ross Moriarty starts at flanker in place of Aaron Wainwright, with both dropping to the replacements’ bench where they are joined by debutant Will Rowlands. Both Dan Biggar and Josh Adams are fit to retain their place after overcoming injury this week.
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France meanwhile are forced into a change with Vincent Rattez ruled out due to a broken leg, but the need to move Gael Fickou to the wing is eased by the return of fit-again centre Virimi Vakatawa.
Here’s everything you need to know about the match.
When is it?
Wales vs France takes place on Saturday 22 February at the Principality Stadium.
What time does it start?
The match kicks off at 4:45pm GMT.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BBC from 4pm. Live coverage will also be shown online on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
Highlights will be shown on BBC Two from 6pm on Sunday.
Teams
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny; George North, Nick Tompkins, Hadleigh Parkes, Josh Adams; Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies; Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Dillon Lewis; Jake Ball, Alun Wyn Jones; Ross Moriarty, Justin Tipuric, Taulupe Faletau.
Replacements: Ryan Elias, Rob Evans, Leon Brown, Will Rowlands, Aaron Wainwright, Tomos Williams, Jarrod Evans, Johnny McNicholl.
France: Anthony Bouthier; Teddy Thomas, Virimi Vakatawa, Anthony Vincent, Gael Fickou; Romain Ntamack, Anthoine Dupont; Cyril Baille, Julian Marchand, Mohamed Haouas; Bernard Le Roux, Paul Willemse; Francois Cros, Charles Ollivon, Gregory Alldritt.
Replacements: Camille Chat, Jean-Baptiste Gros, Demba Bamba, R Taofifenua, D Cretin, Baptiste Serin, Mathieu Jalibert, Thomas Ramos.
Odds
Wales to win: 4/7
France to win: 19/10
Draw: 25/1
Prediction
Wales 24-15 France: It will be the biggest test for this young French ide so far, and in the cauldron that is the Principality Stadium, they may just finally wilt. It doesn't help that their defensive captain Fickou has been shifted out to the wing, and with Biggar and Adams both fit to start, Wales should have too much for th visitors.
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