France vs Wales betting tips. France to win by 1-12 points - 7/2 BoyleSports. The 2025 Six Nations gets underway on Friday when Wales travel to Paris to take on the bookmakers’

Wales and France kick off 2025 Six Nations campaign in Paris - Wales face a Herculean task to defy the odds at the Stade de France.

Wales captain Jac Morgan said on Thursday that his team would be using pre-tournament negativity surrounding their hopes in the Six Nations as motivation before the opener against France. Morgan's side head to Paris on Friday looking to end a national record run of 12 straight Test defeats.

TV channel: In the UK, France vs Wales is being shown live and free-to-air on ITV1 and Welsh-language channel S4C, with coverage beginning on both at 7:30pm GMT. Live stream: Free coverage is also available online via ITVX and S4C Clic.

In the front row, props Evan Lloyd and Henry Thomas will make their first starts for Wales in the cauldron of the Stade de France. On the wing, Tom Rogers will earn his sixth cap after last featuring for Wales in their 2023 World Cup warm-up games.

British and Irish Lions duo Josh Adams and Liam Williams return for Wales' Six Nations opener against France, along with Dafydd Jenkins.

Rugby’s greatest championship is set to get underway as Warren Gatland and Fabien Galthie prepare to name their teams for the opener in Paris

Taulupe Faletau will play no part in Wales' Six Nations opener against France in Paris. Josh Adams and Liam Williams make make their Test return for the Six Nations curtain-raiser, having missed large chunks of 2024. But No. 8 Faletau, who hasn't played for Wales since 2023, is not involved.

France held a slender 20-17 lead at the interval after Wales had more than held their own with tries from Rio Dyer and Tomos Williams. When the clock hit the 50 minute mark Wales were in contention but on came the French version of the bomb squad and that was that.

France captain Antoine Dupont said on Thursday the inclusion of Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou in the team to face Wales in this week's Six Nations opener has had no impact on the squad.

The Six Nations begins on Friday under the lights in Paris, drawing back the curtain on the most exciting six weeks of rugby action the northern hemisphere has to offer.

The Six Nations starts on Friday and the annual jamboree between the top rugby nations in the northern hemisphere isn’t short of storylines for the 2025 edition.