Wales vs France rugby: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream free, team news – Six Nations 2022 latest
WALES are looking to get revenge and arrest France’s Grand Slam march – one year after their Paris heartbreak ended their own shot at immortality.
The Welsh Rugby Union have given themselves a headache for this Friday night game though as there are thousands of unsold tickets, costing around £100, sparking fury among fans at being priced out.
The Dragons began the competition on the end of a 29-7 hiding in Ireland, before bouncing back to edge out Scotland.
And despite having an understrength side, they battled bravely before being beaten 23-19 by England at Twickenham.
France have had no such challenges in their campaign, as they commenced with home wins over Ireland and Italy.
Then, most impressively, they hammered Scotland 36-17 at Murrayfield, which put them top of the Six Nations table.
Ahead of the match, Wales head coach Wayne Pivac said: “France are the in-form team in the world at the moment.
“Any team that can score 40 points against New Zealand plus having recently beaten Ireland in this competition are going to be hard to beat.
“They have players a number of world class players and are a big side that will test us physically and at the set piece.”
What time does Wales vs France rugby kick off?
- Wales take on France on Friday, March 11 – TONIGHT.
- The match kicks off at 8pm UK time – 9pm in France.
- It will take place at the Principality Stadium.
- Last time the sides me, France ran out 32-30 winners with a last gasp try in an incredible match which saw them finish with 14 men and Wales with 13.
What TV channel is Wales vs France on and can I live stream it?
Wales vs France is live on BBC One.
Coverage commences at 7.30pm – half an hour before kick-off.
To stream the game live, head to the BBC iPlayer.
France 2 is the French broadcaster for the Six Nations.
Viewers who want to watch in Welsh can head to S4C, with coverage starting there at 7.30pm also.
Can I watch Wales vs France for free?
Yes. BBC is free for all viewers with a TV licence.
S4C is also free.
Team news
Wales have named four changes for their match against France.
Josh Navidi returns after five months out as he replaces Taine Basham.
Elsewhere, Jonathan Davies replaces Nick Tompkins, Seb Davies replaces Ross Moriarty and Gareth Thomas replaces Wyn Jones.
France have shuffled their pack due to Damian Penaud being ruled out with Covid.
Gabin Villiere comes back into the side on the left wing and as a result, Yoram Moefana is shifted to the right.
But there was relief for the French as star man Antoine Dupont recovered from a training ground injury to make the starting line-up.
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Latest odds
Wales 10/3
Draw 22/1
France 1/4
*Odds from Betfair correct as of Monday, March 7