History awaits Wales in Paris this evening as Wayne Pivac’s men aim to claim Wales’ fifth Grand Slam of the 21st Century..

From fifth place in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations, to a possible clean sweep. All that stands before them is a France team desperate for revenge.

Les Bleus had their own Grand Slam ambitions, until Maro Itoje’s late try at Twickenham ended those last weekend.

But they are still in the title hunt and have won their last two meetings with Wales including last year in Cardiff.

Leading Wales will be Alun Wyn Jones, seeking to join the very select number of four-time Grand Slam champions – only Jason Leonard, Fabien Pelous and Olivier Magne have achieved that in the modern era.

Newcastle Emlyn scrumhalf Gareth Davies and Dan Biggar are named at half-back with Jonathan Davies and George North continuing their partnership in the midfield.

Josh Adams, Louis Rees-Zammit and Liam Williams make up the back-three.

“We are all looking forward to Saturday and to the finale of the Six Nations,” said Wales head coach Wayne Pivac.

“We are four from four to date but know this weekend will be a great challenge against a very good French side, but we are looking forward to it.

“We know we need to step up from our previous performances and we want to end the tournament with a performance we know we are capable of.

“We have had great continuity in selection throughout the tournament and that is shown once again with the selection for Saturday.”

Elliot Dee, Nicky Smith and Leon Brown are named as the front-row replacements for Wales with Cory Hill and James Botham completing the forward contingent.

Tomos Williams returns from injury to take his place on the bench alongside Callum Sheedy and Uilisi Halaholo.

Fabien Galthié has shown similar faith in his men, sticking to the team that went down at Twickenham as he names an unchanged team.

A win would keep France in the title hunt, provided they either secure a bonus point, or deny Wales one, ideally both from their perspective.

Wales are on the hunt for a fifth Grand Slam in the Six Nations era, but a first clinched outside Cardiff.

The last time they had a Grand Slam opportunity away from home was in 1994 when they lost at Twickenham, but their last Slam clinched on the road did come in Paris, all the way back in 1971.

Starting XV

1. Wyn Jones (34 Caps)

2. Ken Owens (81 Caps)

3. Tomas Francis (56 Caps)

4. Adam Beard (24 Caps)

5. Alun Wyn Jones (CAPT) (147 Caps)

6. Josh Navidi (27 Caps)

7. Justin Tipuric (84 Caps)

8. Taulupe Faletau (85 Caps)

9. Gareth Davies (61 Caps)

10. Dan Biggar (91 Caps)

11. Josh Adams (31 Caps)

12. Jonathan Davies (87 Caps)

13. George North (101 Caps)

14. Louis Rees-Zammit (8 Caps)

15. Liam Williams (70 Caps)

Replacements:

16. Elliot Dee (36 Caps)

17. Nicky Smith (38 Caps)

18. Leon Brown (16 Caps)

19. Cory Hill (31 Caps)

20. James Botham (5 Caps)

21. Tomos Williams (21 Caps)

22. Callum Sheedy (8 Caps)

23. Uilisi Halaholo (3 Caps)