Hook steps in for Priestland as Wales take on France

James Hook started at fly-half in place of the injured Rhys Priestland as Wales clashed with France for a place in their first ever Rugby World Cup final.

Priestland suffered a shoulder injury in the quarter-final triumph over Ireland, but Warren Gatland’s men were otherwise unchanged for the Eden Park showdown.

France coach Marc Lievremont named the same starting XV that beat England at the same ground seven days ago, with influential scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili passed fit after overcoming a dead leg.