Antoine Dupont inspires France as they cruise to a record opening Six Nations victory against woeful Wales in Paris.

Superstar scrumhalf Antoine Dupont has set up three tries and France has overwhelmed Wales 43-0 in an impressive Six Nations opener in Paris.

The 2025 Six Nations kicks off at the Stade de France with an intriguing opening fixture between pretournament favorites France and out-of-form Wales. The French have inspirational captain Antoine Dupont back among the ranks and will be aiming to build on their autumn international wins over New Zealand and Australia.

Wales have won five of their last 12 visits to Paris, more than any other team in the Six Nations. The last time France and Wales met in the opening round was 2019. Wales won 24-19 and went on to complete the Grand Slam. Since that match France have won 21 of 23 Test matches at the Stade de France.

Antoine Dupont lived up to expectations as the mercurial scrumhalf made his Six Nations comeback in style to lead France to a 43-0 crushing of Wales in this year's curtain riser on Friday. Dupont, who skipped last year's championship to prepare for the Olympic Rugby Sevens tournament,

France captain Antoine Dupont lived up to expectations as the mercurial scrumhalf made his Six Nations comeback in style to lead France to a 43-0 crushing of Wales in this year's curtain riser on Friday.

Gareth Rhys Owen, Lauren Jenkins, James Hook and Josh Navidi look back at Wales' chastening 43-0 defeat by France at the Stade de France. They look at where it went so wrong for Wales and question whether they can react in Italy next weekend.

Antoine Dupont shines as Les Bleus begin Six Nations in style - A statement performance from the tournament favourites

Friday, 31 January Kick-off: 20:15 GMTCoverage: Listen live on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC 5 Live; text commentary and highlights on BBC Sport website and app; watch on S4C.Paris on a Friday night.