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Ben Stephenson: AWJ nowhere near captain material. Best or Hartley for me  

Small Man Peaky: Four England locks ahead of AWJ. And possibly the younger Gray  

So AWJ isn't your captain. Let us know who is...

A brief pause here as there seem to be more medics on the field than players.

Rhys Webb and Guilhem Guirado both receiving treatment.

Wayne Barnes says the earlier play was a knock-on in the tackle so it's a scrum to France five metres out.

Wales are penalised for crossing right in front of the posts and France, in haste, take a quick tap.

But as is the order of the day, they mess it up.

Brice Dulin pops the ball up but it's knocked out in the tackle.

An attempt to tackle or a deliberate knock-on? It looked close.

Brian Moore
Former England hooker on BBC One

Unfortunately that pass from France is indicative of the way both sides have made unforced errors that have constantly checked their progress.

If Wales can just find a passage of play where they are precise, the gaps will open.

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Precision hasn't been top of the agenda for either team this afternoon.

You have to think that whichever side puts a string of passes together first will make huge headway in this game.

Leigh Halfpenny sets off in pursuit of his lofty kick but Brice Dulin wins the aerial battle.

And another round of ping-pong in session right now.

Allez les bleus rings out around the stadium. 

France are sensing something here. They dominated at the start of the first half and they've had all the possession so far since the break.

But it doesn't take long for the first error, a poor pass is knocked on by Brice Dulin and Wales snap up the loose ball.

Wales have a man down here, it looks to be captain Alun Wyn Jones.

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France are edging Wales on the tackle count at the break - 66 to 56 - but also in missed tackles, topping their Welsh counterparts 10 to eight.

Remi Lamerat leads the way with nine for his side, matched by Wales' top tackler Justin Tipuric.

40 minutes of Six Nations rugby left for these two sides in 2017.

Camille Lopez gets us under way and Liam Williams claims the restart.

We've made it! We're at the half-way point of this afternoon's Six Nations coverage.

We've got the second half of France against Wales coming up shortly, but if you're wanting to keep an eye on the build-up in Dublin, we've got a separate live for that from 4pm.

Covered all bases.

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Tristan: Understood that the feeding was ignored these days to keep the game flowing and prevent countless resets at the scrum. Annoying, but let's the game continue IMO.  

Dave Sommerville: How are France only 1 point up at half - time?! Wales could snatch a win here.

Flashes of brilliance, but too many mistakes? Let us know your thoughts on that first half.

And we're also after your Lions captain.

Is Alun Wyn Jones your pick?

Earlier Scotland beat Italy 29-0 at Murrayfield in Vern Cotter's final game in charge.

Here's the moment coach Vern Cotter got to say goodbye to Murrayfield, after leading Scotland to their highest ever points tally in the Six Nations...

Conrad Smith
Former New Zealand international

The execution from both teams has let them down.

A few wayward passes, turnovers. Both teams haven't quite capitalised on what they are creating.

Dave Sommerville:  Sacre bleu et zut alors, how are France only 1 point up at half - time?! Wales could snatch a win here

Garin Jenkins
Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

Wales needed to find their composure after a difficult start and they've done well for periods of this half. They were under the cosh at first and were turned over but they have got hold of more of the ball.

They are back in this game thanks to the nine points from Halfpenny and finished the half the stronger side. Well done, Wales.

Brian Moore
Former England hooker on BBC One

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Wales will be relatively happy with that.

In terms of the score, they looked early on as if they may be buried.

Another Wales attack comes to nothing. France with the turnover and that's the end of that.

Chris Smith: Agree with @brianmoore666, external feeding on the scrum is ridiculous. The 9 might as well have passed it to the No 8 on that scrum.   

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That's three from three for Halfpenny this afternoon and Wales are back within a point.

It hasn't been a great attacking display with plenty of sloppy handling, but they've been solid from the tee.

Brian Moore
Former England hooker on BBC One

I haven't had a rant at all this championship but I will do.

What is the point of having a law about putting the ball in straight, if you are going to shove it straight to the number eight's feet?

Every clubhouse you go to in the country people are screaming about this. Referees don't understand that if they enforced this, they would get better scrums and less would collapse.

Even the Duke of Edinburgh has noticed it.