First set piece and the French pack has just rammed Wales off their own ball.

The Welsh eight were back-peddling at a rate of knots then!

That's a huge psychological blow for Wales who pride themselves on their scrum.

Wales have an extra player for the next ten minutes.

They take it on but brilliant work at the tackle area by France skipper Manae Feleu sees France snuff out that threat.

Can Wales make this count?

Oops. Anne-Cecile Ciofani's first involvement in international rugby is a dangerously high tackle on Hannah Jones.

The wing has been sent to the sin bin and will be reviewed by the television match officials to see if it will be more.

Not the start to her Test debut she would have wanted!

Philippa Tuttiett
Former Wales international on BBC One

The difference between these two teams is the attack, France come in to this on the back of scoring 13 tries, Wales have scored just four so there must be a big improvement there for Wales.

Scottish referee Hollie Davidson blows her whistle and Wales fly-half Lleucu George gets us underway at Cardiff Arms Park.

Dyddgu Hywel
Former Wales full-back on BBC Radio Wales

Just watching France warming up they are as one unit, they look physical, strong, powerful, fit.

It's definitely an advantage playing France at home but I need to see performance, the 110% effort.

We've got great players in the pack who can give that platform and we need to see creativity from the back as well.

Time for two of the most rousing anthems in world rugby.

First it's La Marseillaise... followed by Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.

That will get the hairs on the back of the neck tingling!

Siwan Lillicrap
Former Wales captain on BBC One

There is absolutely pressure, we are in year three of professional contracts this year and every year we've seen improvement from this Welsh side then all of a sudden, six games on the bounce, three games in the Six Nations we've lost.

They've probably had their toughest darkest week this week since professional contracts have come in. I hope we see a galvanised squad this afternoon and I hope they go out there and leave everything on the field.

Ceri Coleman-Phillips
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff Arms Park

No record crowd at the Arms Park today, but the fans that are here have just clapped the Wales players off as they head down the tunnel for one last team talk.

Chris Horsman
Former Wales coach on BBC Radio Wales

From a Wales perspective, yes there's an element of needing to start fast but you can only start fast if the opposition allow you and I don't think they are posing enough questions to the opposition.

Eek. Wales fans, look away now...

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Scotland won in Italy in the Women's Six Nations for the first time to go third and boost their World Cup hopes yesterday.

Italy's Alyssa D'Inca and Scotland's Lana Skeldon exchanged converted tries in a tense first half.

Emma Orr and Chloe Rollie got the crucial scores to put the Scots 10 points ahead before Beatrice Rigoni's penalty brought Italy to 17-10.

Rollie was yellow-carded late on, but Bryan Easson's side did enough to move above next week's hosts, Ireland.

The team finishing third will join tournament hosts England and France in the 2025 World Cup.

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Abby Dow and Ellie Kildunne both scored hat-tricks as England hammered Ireland at Twickenham in front of 48,778 to remain on course for the Grand Slam.

Centre Megan Jones and Jess Breach scored two tries each, with Natasha Hunt and Zoe Aldcroft also crossing in an 88-10 rout.

Sadia Kabeya and Maddie Feaunati went over in the second half, with Ireland managing a penalty try in response.

This was England's record win over Ireland, beating a 79-0 win in 2002.

Victory means the Red Roses have set up a potential Grand Slam decider with France next Saturday, if Les Bleues win today.

England will head to Bordeaux full of confidence that they can secure a third successive Grand Slam and a sixth successive Six Nations title.

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Wales captain Hannah Jones has urged fans to "stick with us" after their disappointing defeat to Ireland.

Wales were stunned 36-5 in Cork and sit winless at the bottom of the Women's Six Nations table.

Jones has written an open letter to supporters explaining some of the comments she made post-match.

"I said that Ireland showed more 'heart and want' than us, but some people took that as me saying Wales didn't want to win, which I didn't mean," she wrote.

"It's not possible for anyone to want to win more than us, and our ambition every week is to come away with a win.

"Our hearts are absolutely in our performance, and that's why I was so affected by the loss after the match.

"I also said that we didn't turn up, and that we were not converting the opportunities we had in Ireland's 22 into points on the board.

"I didn't mean to put the blame on any individual there. It was an honest reflection about what we all, including myself and the coaches, could be doing better.

"Simply put, that wasn't us on Saturday."

Jones was clearly disappointed in the news conference and said her responses came after being "physically and emotionally exhausted after giving it my all for 80 minutes".

"People have questioned whether our hearts were in the game. Of course they were, and my disappointment was because we didn't match what Ireland brought to the Test," Jones said in an article on the Contested App.

Ceri Coleman-Phillips
BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff Arms Park

I don't think I've ever seen Wales captain Hannah Jones more disappointed than I did in last weekend's post-match press conference in Ireland.

Wales went into that match as clear favourites, yet were on the wrong end of a 36-5 drubbing.

Jones later wrote an open letter urging fans "to stick with us" as they continue their professional journey.

Wales haven't beaten France in eight years, but you feel if they put in a performance they can be proud of, the press room will be a little more upbeat this evening irrespective of the result.

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France forward Madoussou Fall said: “I played against Wales in Cardiff two years ago, and it is a really memorable match.

“The supporters are really close to you, and they try to play with the ball as much as they can which the supporters like.

“They aren’t regressing. They have improved over the last few years, and they just need to correct one or two things. We will have to improve our levels from last week and focus on what we are doing, not what our opponents are doing.”