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Tipuric: final game against France will be a tough test for Wales
France celebrate their win over England at the final whistle in Paris

JUSTIN TIPURIC expects Wales to face a France team “getting better with every game” when the countries clash in Cardiff on Saturday.

Victory for Wales — they have not lost at home against France since 2010 — is likely to secure second place behind champions Ireland in this season’s Six Nations.

But while Les Bleus began the tournament with successive defeats against Ireland and Scotland, they recovered impressively to see off Italy in Marseille before last weekend’s eye-catching dismissal of England.

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