Wales head to Grenoble to face a title-chasing France side today in the penultimate round of the Women's Six Nations (3.15pm UK kick-off time).
Ioan Cunningham's Welsh side started the tournament brightly with two bonus-point wins over Ireland and Scotland, but reality hit home when a ruthless England side showed just how much of a gap there is left to close on the women's rugby heavyweights.
Unfortunately for Wales, the task is not expected to get any easier, with Les Bleues having won their opening three matches as they bid to set up a Grand Slam decider next weekend against England at Twickenham. France have won 13 of their last 14 Women's Six Nations matches against Wales, including each of their last six by margins of 20 or more points. Last year, France were 33-5 winners at Cardiff Arms Park.
However, if Wales can put in another performance to trouble France and show they are catching up, that would be seen as a positive and step in the right direction.
Both sides have made changes for the fixture, with Wales boss Cunningham bringing in a new front row amid a total of seven changes to the starting XV.
France v Wales kicks off at 4.15pm local time/3.15pm UK time, and is being broadcast live on BBC One Wales and iPlayer. But if you can't get in front of the telly, stay tuned with live updates on our live blog below:
France: Boulard; Banet, Menager, Vernier, Llorens; Tremouliere, Chambon; Brosseau, Sochat, Khalfaoui, Picut, Forlani (capt), Escudero, Hermet, Menager.
Replacements: Riffonneau, Mwayembe, Bernadou, Feleu, Gros, Duces, Arbez, Filopon.
Wales: 15. Courtney Keight, 14. Lisa Neumann, 13. Hannah Jones (capt), 12. Lleucu George, 11. Carys Williams- Morris, 10. Elinor Snowsill, 9. Ffion Lewis, 1. Abbey Constable, 2.
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