Live updates as Warren Gatland holds Wales press conference at World Cup and decides team

Wales have arrived in France and will face the media for the first time today ahead of Warren Gatland naming his side for Sunday's opening game against Fiji.

Gatland will give updates on the fitness of his squad as well as his thinking ahead of the team selection that will be publicly announced on Friday. You can read about the final decisions he is making here.

Taulupe Faletau and Gareth Anscombe are both back in training, while it remains to be seen if hookers Dewi Lake and Ryan Elias are both fully fit to be considered.

Wales' opening game against Fiji is huge in the context of Pool C, with the winners of the match setting themselves on course for a likely quarter-final place.

You can follow the press conference live from 2.45pm and we'll have the latest Rugby World Cup news before then. Follow live updates below.

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