Henson on the bench for France clash

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Ospreys star Henson will travel to Paris after recovering from a calf muscle strain, which sidelined him for the victories over Scotland and England.

He has failed to break up the all-Cardiff Blues centre pairing of Tom Shanklin and Jamie Roberts, though, and will be among the replacements at Stade de France.

Henson, who last played international rugby when Wales clinched last season's Six Nations title by beating France in Cardiff, takes over from Ospreys colleague Andrew Bishop on the bench.

And his selection comes less than a week after Henson and three of his Wales colleagues - Andy Powell, Jonathan Thomas and Rhys Thomas - were rebuked by head coach Warren Gatland and team manager Alan Phillips.

All four players apologised after what the Welsh Rugby Union termed "varying degrees of regrettable conduct" while they were out in Cardiff celebrating the win over England last Sunday.

Gatland has made a solitary change in the starting line-up, welcoming back wing Shane Williams as Wales seek a record-equalling ninth successive Six Nations victory.

Williams, scorer of 45 tries in 62 Tests, has shaken off an ankle injury which meant he missed the England game, reclaiming the number 11 shirt from Mark Jones.