The 2025 Six Nations kicks off at the Stade de France with an intriguing opening fixture between pretournament favorites France and out-of-form Wales. The French have inspirational captain Antoine Dupont back among the ranks and will be aiming to build on their autumn international wins over New Zealand and Australia.

France host Wales on Friday night in the opening game of the 2025 Six Nations seeking a first title in the tournament since rampaging past all contenders for the 2022 crown.

Antoine Dupont lived up to expectations as the mercurial halfback made his Six Nations comeback in style to lead France to a 43-0 crushing of Wales in this year's curtain riser.

As Wales prepare to kick off the 2025 Six Nations away to France, Warren Gatland will hope for an unlikley repeat of 2019 Welsh heroics in Paris.

Six Nations gets underway tonight as France host a struggling Wales outfit. Warren Gatland’s men are big underdogs for Friday’s opening game of the tournament but they are relishing that tag as they look to end their dismal 12-match losing streak.

France trained at the Stade de France on Thursday, ahead of Friday night’s Six Nations opener against Wales. Their talismanic captain Antoine Dupont is back for ‘Les Bleus’ - the scrum half missed last year's tournament to concentrate on preparations for the Paris Olympics with the France sevens squad and he played a key role in the team winning the gold medal on home soil.