Wales v France
Date: Saturday, 15 March
Kick-off: 1700 GMT
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
BBC Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Sport website (UK users only), Radio Wales and Radio Cymru
Date: Saturday, 15 March
Kick-off: 1700 GMT
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
BBC Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Sport website (UK users only), Radio Wales and Radio Cymru
Wales need only stop France winning by more than 19 points to claim the Six Nations title, but all thoughts are on a home win and Grand Slam in Cardiff.
Coach Warren Gatland has transformed Wales since their World Cup nightmare so that they start as favourites.
His selection tinkering has continued, James Hook in for Stephen Jones at 10.
France have strengthened with six changes and could yet steal the title, dashing Welsh dreams under the closed roof of the Millennium Stadium.
Jean-Baptiste Elissalde and David Skrela provide extra direction at half-back, Julien Bonnaire and Thierry Dusautoir beef up the pack, while Vincent Clerc and Damien Traille return to a backline that has the panache to pile on the points.
Should France win by exactly 19 points the title will be decided on try count.
Both teams are currently on 11 tries, and if that remains equal the championship could be shared.
But Wales are bursting with confidence after securing the Triple Crown in Dublin, and are eager to claim their second Grand Slam in four years.
Gatland has enjoyed a remarkable first season in charge
"To win the championship on points difference would be something of a hollow victory," said Gatland.
"We have already achieved something in this campaign that can't be taken away from us with the Triple Crown, but we have an opportunity now to push on and do something a little bit special in front of our home crowd.
"We are confident, we have worked hard and if we continue in the same vein in which we started this campaign we believe we can come away with a deserved victory."
Wales have not beaten France at the Millennium Stadium since the inception of the Six Nations though, losing their last four championship encounters with Les Bleus in the Welsh capital.
"Winning the match against Wales is the most important thing, then we will see what happens," said hooker Dimitri Szarzewski, who played for France in their last Millennium Stadium match, the 20-18 World Cup quarter-final win over New Zealand.
"But we can't make any mistakes if that is going to happen. We will have to see how the match develops and if there is the possibility of winning by 20 points, all the better.
"We are pleased with where we are compared to the start of the tournament.
"But now we need to make an even bigger step up against the Welsh. There is going to be a lot of intensity, having seen the importance of this match."
Amongst the sub-plots on Saturday, Wales lock Ian Gough will be winning his 50th cap, and he will be joined on that milestone by Duncan Jones if the prop comes off the bench.
Wing Shane Williams - tied with Vincent Clerc as the tournament's leading try-scorer with five - will be looking to add to his 40 Wales tries to move clear of Gareth Thomas as his country's all-time leading try-scorer.
But the focus of the entire country will be on Wales' attempt to secure their 10th Grand Slam, 100 years after they won their first.
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Wales: Lee Byrne (Ospreys); Mark Jones (Llanelli Scarlets), Tom Shanklin (Cardiff Blues), Gavin Henson (Ospreys), Shane Williams (Ospreys); James Hook (Ospreys), Mike Phillips (Ospreys); Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Huw Bennett (Ospreys), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Ian Gough (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys), Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues), Ryan Jones (Ospreys, capt).
Replacements: Duncan Jones (Ospreys), Matthew Rees (Llanelli Scarlets), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Gareth Delve (Gloucester), Dwayne Peel (Llanelli Scarlets), Stephen Jones (Llanelli Scarlets), Sonny Parker (Ospreys).
France: Anthony Floch (Clermont); Vincent Clerc (Toulouse), Yannick Jauzion (Toulouse), Damien Traille (Biarritz), Julien Malzieu (Clermont); David Skrela (Stade Français), Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse); Fabien Barcella (Auch), Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Français), Nicolas Mas (Perpignan), Lionel Nallet (Castres, capt), Jerome Thion (Biarritz), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse), Fulgence Ouedraogo (Montpellier), Julien Bonnaire (Clermont).
Replacements: William Servat Toulouse), Jean-Baptiste Poux (Toulouse), Arnaud Mela (Albi), Elvis Vermeulen (Clermont), Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz), Francois Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), Cedric Heymans (Toulouse).
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
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