Fabien Galthie's in-form France start this year's Six Nations by hosting struggling Wales on Friday with the head coach fully aware of the challenge of winning the title.

France captain Antoine Dupont said Toulouse's thrashing of Leicester in the Champions Cup was the perfect warm-up for the Six Nations.

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Warren Gatland says he has "huge" respect for Antoine Dupont as Wales bid to end their long losing streak in a Six Nations opener against France, captained by the star scrum-half. Wales face a daunting task at the Stade de France on Friday,

Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg's avoidable error helped Toulouse to a 27-17 home win over Montpellier as the hosts moved to the French Top 14 summit.

Dupont is one of 13 Toulouse players included in Fabien Galthie’s 42-man France squad for the Six Nations, which begin on Jan 31. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Pierre-Louis Barassi has been selected for Fabien Galthie's French 2025 Six Nations squad and you can learn more facts about him here

Dupont links up with Toulouse colleague Romain Ntamack as his half-back partner, and there is a start for exciting Pau wing Theo Attissogbe for the injured Damian Penaud

Toulouse scored 12 tries as they hammered Leicester Tigers 80-12 to secure themselves a home tie in the last 16 of the Champions Cup. Both sides had already qualified for the knockout stages ahead of Sunday’s clash at Stade Ernest-Wallon but the holders were in emphatic form as they clinched second spot in Pool 1.

Sides such as Toulouse do not come around very often and ... this 80-12 obliteration should sting but all those in south-west France on Sunday knew they were in the presence of something ...

Toulouse back-row Anthony Jelonch has withdrawn from the France squad with less than two weeks to go until they get

France go into the 2025 Six Nations as favourites, bolstered by the idea their god-like superstar Antoine Dupont is back following switching codes to win Sevens gold at the Paris Olympics. God-like superstar? Dupont is the only person in history to have won both the Mens XV and Sevens World Player of the Year awards.