Wales vs France team announcement LIVE as Warren Gatland reveals first Six Nations side

Warren Gatland will today announce his Wales team to face France on Friday night in the Six Nations opener.

The likes of Josh Adams, Liam Williams and Taulupe Faletau are back for Wales and all expected to play in Paris. Elsewhere, Ben Thomas is likely to start at number 10, with Nick Tompkins and Owen Watkin's experience tipped to return in the centre.

There could also be first Wales starts in the front row for hooker Evan Lloyd and prop Henry Thomas. You can read more about that here.

You can follow live updates below as we bring you the announcement ahead of a 12.30pm press conference with the Wales coach.

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