Wales have named their team for the Friday night Guinness Men's Six Nations opener against France in Paris.
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.
Ben Thomas starts at fly-half, while in-form Ospreys number ten Dan Edwards could make his Test debut from the bench. Wales will seek to benefit from the experience of Liam Williams from fullback, the 33-year-old being in line for his 93rd Wales cap.
There is also an eagerly-awaited return from injury for second-row Dafydd Jenkins (pictured above), who in 2024 became his country's second-youngest captain of all time (having already set the English Premiership record in the same category when leading Exeter Chiefs at just 19 years old).
France won their last six Test matches against Wales, although the visitors have won five of their 12 matches away to Les Bleus in the Guinness Men’s Six Nations, which is more than any other side.
Wales: 15 Liam Williams (Saracens), 14 Tom Rogers (Scarlets), 13 Nick Tompkins (Saracens), 12 Owen Watkin (Ospreys), 11 Josh Adams (Cardiff), 10 Ben Thomas (Cardiff), 9 Tomos Williams (Gloucester), 8 Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), 7 Jac Morgan (captain) (Ospreys), 6 James Botham (Cardiff), 5 Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter), 4 Will Rowlands (Racing 92), 3 Henry Thomas (Scarlets), 2 Evan Lloyd (Cardiff), 1 Gareth Thomas (Ospreys). Replacements: 16 Elliot Dee (Dragons), 17 Nicky Smith (Leicester), 18 Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff), 19 Freddie Thomas (Gloucester), 20 Tommy Reffell (Leicester), 21 Rhodri Williams (Dragons), 22 Dan Edwards (Ospreys), 23 Blair Murray (Scarlets).
