Peerless Antoine Dupont leads fabulous French to Six Nations victory as Wales hit a new low - France 43-0 Wales: The maestro of a scrum half led the tournament favourites to an opening victory as Warr

Antoine Dupont returned to the Six Nations after a two-year absence to tear Wales apart as France claimed an easy win in the 2025 tournament opener.

After an emotional moment of applause for tragic teenage French player Medhi Narjissi, who was swept away to his death in South Africa during a recovery session last year with the country's under-18 squad, and hearty renditions of both national anthems, the two teams set about starting their Six Nations campaign with a bang.

Antoine Dupont returned to the Six Nations with a mighty bang starring as France raced to a 28-0 half-time lead over Wales.

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

The round one action moves on to Murrayfield on Saturday as Scotland, missing their own influential skipper in Sione Tuipulotu due to injury, host improving Italy, before England - under pressure after winning only five of their 12 Tests in 2024 under Steve Borthwick - begin their campaign with a daunting trip to take on Ireland in Dublin.

After a winless 2024, Wales face a tall task of the opening night of the tournament as they take on favourites France in Paris

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Antoine Dupont has given his verdict on the inclusion of Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou in France's matchday squad for their Six Nations opener against Wales in Paris on Friday.

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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.