Rugby evening headlines as Pivac sweats on Biggar and Faletau days before Wales v France and star ruled out of Six Nations

Here are the latest rugby evening headlines on Friday, March 4.

Wales boss Wayne Pivac faces an anxious wait over two of his key men after Dan Biggar and Taulupe Faletau were named to start for their English clubs this weekend, just six days ahead of Friday's Six Nations clash with France.

Biggar is chosen at fly-half for Northampton in their Gallagher Premiership game with Gloucester at Kingsholm on Saturday.

His opponents will have a Welsh international of their own to call upon, with winger Louis Rees-Zammit named on the bench for the Cherry and Whites as he tries to force his way back in to Pivac's team.

Fresh from an impressive return to Test rugby last weekend, Faletau starts for Bath in their derby against Bristol Bears at the Rec, again on Saturday.

Callum Sheedy is another Wales international involved, starting at No. 10 for Bristol.

With Faletau and Biggar nailed on for starting places against France, Pivac will be watching on nervously this weekend as he hopes they come through the English matches unscathed.

Wales need their big guns fully fit and firing for a Friday night showdown with a French outfit who will march into Cardiff seeking the next scalp on what they hope is a Grand Slam journey.

France have already overcome Italy, Ireland and Scotland and - if they beat Wales - will meet England in Paris on the final weekend seeking the clean sweep.

With Biggar and Faletau back with their club sides, Pivac has carried on preparing for the France match with the Wales-based players who have remained in camp.

While Biggar is nailed-on for Wales as captain, Faletau did more than enough upon his Test comeback against England last weekend to merit another start. He could form part of another new-look back-row as Josh