Holders France host Wales in the Six Nations's final round on Saturday with the two teams' paths since the 2019 Rugby World Cup having taken very different directions.
In less than four years ex-Test captain Fabien Galthie has changed an underperforming Les Bleus by leading them to last year's Six Nations Grand Slam and they have lost just once since July 2021, to world number one side Ireland last month.
Wales may have won the 2021 Six Nations under then new coach Wayne Pivac but the New Zealander was sacked last December and replaced by Warren Gatland after underwhelming defeats to the likes of Italy and Georgia. Edwards left Wales for Paris after the World Cup and has instilled a steely discipline to France's play without the ball.
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