A good defensive set by Wales but Ellis Mee is dragged into touch on the 22 after fielding a grubber through.

France still on the attack.

Jonathan Davies
Former Wales fly-half on BBC One

France have come to play, Wales can't overplay. They've got to kick and kick well,. Unfortunately that was a poor kick.

Dan Edwards boots the ball over the deadball line from Wales' 10-metre line. A touch unlucky with the bounce but this will present another test for the defence.

France can go either way from a central position...

France already racking up the offloads and stressing this Welsh defence.

Remember, Wales shipped half-centuries to England, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa last year.

Ian Gough
Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

That was superb heads up rugby. Once that break was made Wales couldn't keep up at all.

France were given half a gap and they were through, the Welsh defence needs to be switched on today.

Matt Lloyd
BBC Sport at Principality Stadium

Wow. There is a huge French contingent here inside the Principality Stadium judging by that anthem.

Cardiff has been bustling with blue jerseys all Valentine's weekend... they're clearly loving their team.

The home crowd respond with a rousing acapela version of Mae Hen Wland Fy Nhadau.

They'll be hoping their team responds as well on the pitch.

Referee James Doleman, from New Zealand, blows his whistle and Wales fly-half Dan Edwards gets us under way.

Thanks Dan.

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Here are the teams that will take to the field this afternoon.

Wales: Rees-Zammit; Mee, James, Hawkins, Adams; Edwards, T Williams; Carre, Lake (capt), Francis, Jenkins, Beard, Wainwright, Mann, Cracknell.

Replacements: Elias, Smith, Griffin, Carter, Plumtree, Hardy, J Evans, Grady.

France: Ramos; Attissogbe, Gailleton, Brau-Boirie, Bielle-Biarrey; Jalibert, Dupont (capt); Gros, Marchand, Aldegheri, Ollivon, Guillard, Cros, Jegou, Jelonch.

Replacements: Lamothe, Neti, Montagne, Flament, Meafou, Nouchi, Serin, Nene.

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Here are some stats on the French…

• France are aiming to win their first two Six Nations matches for the first time since their Grand Slam in 2022.
• Les Bleus have recorded a 100% retention rate on their own lineout in a Six Nations record of five successive matches. They nailed 15 from 15 in their opening match versus Ireland.
• France didn’t concede a single penalty in the first half against Ireland, which was the first time they’ve not been penalised in any half of rugby since data was first collected in 2010.
• Nineteen offloads against Ireland was over twice as many as any other side, while the 149 metres they made from carries directly after an offload was 90 metres more than any other team in round one.
• France also had a round one high of 41 defenders beaten and evaded 28% of their tackles against Ireland.
• Wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey became the joint quickest player along with Will Greenwood to reach 10 tries in the Six Nations, doing so after just 10 matches.

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Here are some stats on Wales. Warning, they don't make for pretty reading...

• Wales have lost 12 successive Six Nations matches dating back to a 29-17 victory in Rome on 11th March 2023.
• Nine straight home defeats in the 6N is their longest ever run in any form of this championship.
• Their previous Six Nations victory on home soil came back in February 2022 v Scotland.
• Wales’ only two victories in their last 24 matches have both been against Japan.
• Each of their last four defeats have come by 24 or more points and have seen them concede seven or more tries.
• Their average points difference last year was their worst ever at -21.5. It is -41 after Twickenham.
• Wales conceded an average of 3.5 points per 22 entry against England.
• Only two of Wales’ squad have scored a Six Nations try v France, Josh Adams and Tomos Williams.

Sam Warburton
Former Wales captain on BBC One

Can Wales stop France from their set-pieces? They couldn't stop it against England, they got a massive gain every single time.

That's one battleground Joe Hawkins has got to come in and really sure up.

The lights are off, the flames going up, cameras are up from the scores of French fans that are lapping up the Principality Stadium experience.

Out come the teams, followed by a loud chorus of 'Allez les Bleus'.

Matt Lloyd
BBC Sport at Principality Stadium

We've just had five members of the 1976 Grand Slam-winning Wales team introduced to the crowd on the pitch and it read like a dream team.

Sir Gareth Edwards, Alan Martin, Brynmor Williams, Roy Burgess and Terry Cobner.

Huge cheers greeted them all though there was a distinct murmur among the crowd when they were reminded by the announcer that Cobner is Welsh Rugby Union president.

Not very popular to be part of the governing body these days.

But how Wales are dreaming of reliving those glorious days of the past.

Ian Gough
Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

I thought the balance of the back row wasn't quite right last week. The likes of Olly Cracknell was needed.

He's up against a formidable side today but it'll be interesting to see how he plays today.

The balance of the back row looks better today for Wales.

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New Zealand referee James Doleman will be in charge this afternoon and will be assisted by England's Christophe Ridley and Sam Grove-White from Scotland.

Doleman took control of his first Six Nations game in 2023 and refereed Wales for the first time the following year.

New Zealander Richard Kelly is the television match official (TMO), with Scotland's Mike Adamson in charge of the foul play review process (FPRO).