Wales plan to take a leaf out of their former coach Graham Henry's book when they tackle RBS 6 Nations title rivals France on Saturday.

An eagerly-awaited Paris showdown between two of this season's remaining three unbeaten teams could go a long way towards deciding the eventual champions.

And Wales should have no fears about playing at Stade de France, a ground where they won twice under Henry in 1999 and 2001.

"Graham Henry said a couple of years ago that we should 'be bold' when going to France, and he was proved right," said current Wales coach Mike Ruddock.

"That is a great way to approach the game, and something we will further endorse with the players this week." Ruddock's team shows two changes from the side that crushed Italy 38-8 last time out.

Kevin Morgan takes over from his injured Newport Gwent Dragons colleague Hal Luscombe on the right wing, while Neath-Swansea Ospreys forward Ryan Jones is preferred at blindside flanker to Jonathan Thomas.

Thomas, a try-scorer in Rome, drops down to the bench instead of Ian Gough, and Cardiff Blues back Rhys Williams is also among the substitutes, replacing Morgan.

Luscombe is sidelined by a hamstring problem sustained during the Italy game, but the experienced and in-form Morgan was already pushing hard for a start at Stade de France.

"Due to his impressive performances from the bench, Kevin was very much in the selection mix anyway, and the unfortunate injury to Hal gives him the chance to start," added Ruddock.

"Now that Ryan Jones has recovered from injury, we have increased the options in the back-row.

"Jonathan Thomas is unlucky to lose his spot after performing well against Italy and scoring a try, but such is the competition for places that every position is debated in detail.

"For this particular game, we felt we might not always be afforded the open spaces out wide we were able to exploit against Italy, so an extra big ball-carrier in the back-row is thought to be necessary on this occasion."

France coach Bernard Laporte has made four changes from the side that pipped England 18-17 nine days ago, calling up Brive full-back Julien Laharrague, Clermont Auvergne wing Aurelien Rougerie, Toulouse centre Yannick Jauzion and Beziers flanker Yannick Nyanga.

And Ruddock is under no illusions about the size of his team's task.

"France have picked an incredibly strong team - a very powerful pack and an exceptional back-line," he said.

"The new cap at full-back has a massive reputation for attacking rugby, and with the return of Rougerie and Jauzion, it looks like they have picked a back-line to attack."

Wales team to play France in the RBS 6 Nations Championship in Paris on Saturday. G Thomas (Toulouse, capt); K Morgan (Newport-Gwent), T Shanklin (Cardiff), G Henson (Neath-Swansea), S Williams (Neath-Swansea); S Jones (Clermont Auvergne), D Peel (Llanelli); G Jenkins (Cardiff), M Davies (Gloucester), A Jones (Neath-Swansea), B Cockbain (Neath-Swansea), R Sidoli (Cardiff), R Jones (Neath-Swansea), M Williams (Cardiff), M Owen (Newport-Gwent).

Replacements: R McBryde (Llanelli), J Yapp (Cardiff), J Thomas (Neath-Swansea), R Sowden-Taylor (Cardiff), G Cooper (Newport-Gwent), C Sweeney (Newport-Gwent), R Williams (Cardiff).