France vs. Wales: Date, Live Stream, TV Info, Six Nations 2015 Round 3 Preview

Wales can beat France for the fourth time in succession on Saturday but a difficult task awaits Warren Gatland's men in Paris when both sides resume their Six Nations campaign.

The two teams sit level on points coming to the Stade de France and only Saturday's victor will continue to harbour any intentions of making a challenge for this year's title.

Read on for full viewing information ahead of the Parisian clash, along with a match preview.

Date: Saturday, February 28

Time: 6 p.m. GMT/1 p.m. ET

Live Stream: BBC Sport website (UK), SuperSport stream (SA)

TV Info: BBC Sport One (UK), SuperSport 1 (SA)

Les Bleus Ring the Changes 

Gatland has surprised some by making as many as four changes to his Welsh XV for the test of France, but Philippe Saint-Andre has been forced to be the more active coach.

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Brice Dulin, Remi Lamerat, Sofiane Guitoune and Morgan Parra make for a new-look French back line, replacing Scott Spedding, Mathieu Bastareaud, Teddy Thomas and Rory Kockott, respectively.

Bastareaud has endured the bad stretch of form he brought into the tournament and Lamerat promises to bring a bigger impact in midfield, while Parra has shown he can be a better fit at scrum-half than Kockott.

Planet Rugby's Ben Coles sees Guitoune as the figure to watch, however, as the Bordeaux winger brings a substantial bit of flair to the French flank:

Second-rower Romain Taofifenua will also make his first start of the tournament as Pascal Pape contends with his 10-week suspension.

Samson Lee comes back into the Wales XV following his concussion injury, while George North is another fine addition for the visitors, with Alex Cuthbert dropping out of Gatland's squad.

As Wales Online confirmed, it's a special occasions for North, too, and there would be no better time for the Welsh mammoth to start showcasing his best:

Those players coming into Saint-Andre's side have the potential to make for an even more improved lineup, but it could be that so many changes at once disjoints their back line even further.

Key Battle

Brice Dulin vs. Leigh Halfpenny

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Spedding has been impressive for portions of Six Nations but many will see Brice Dulin as the star more deserving of France's No. 15 jersey.

The Racing Metro maestro comes back into Saint-Andre's XV this Saturday and broadcaster Gavin Mortimer sees his battle against the substantial Welsh backs as one to keep an eye on in Paris:

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Looking forward to watching Brice Dulin fielding bombs from Biggar as North, Davies & Roberts bear down on the wee full-back

— gavin mortimer (@gavinmortimer7) February 25, 2015"

Coming up against Dulin is Leigh Halfpenny, enjoying good enough form to keep Liam Williams out of contention for the full-back role thus far in the competition.

Wales coach Shaun Edwards was quoted by BBC Scrum V this week as stating why Halfpenny deserves to keep starting for his country despite any critics he might have:

Aside from his defensive responsibilities, Dulin brings a substantial attacking threat to the Stade de France, although many might expect Halfpenny to rule the airwaves.