27-2-14 6 nations

SCOTLAND V ITALY

Italy team

Winger Michele Visentin, 23, and centre Enrico Bacchin, 22, come into the side.

Toulon prop Martin Castrogiovanni will miss the Six Nations match after he was bitten by a dog and needed 14 stitches.

His place is filled by Dario Chistolini, while Matias Aguero, Simone Favaro and Newcastle Falcons' Joshua Furno also all start for the Azzurri.

Furno is given his chance by coach Jacques Brunel in Saturday's game following a muscular injury picked up by veteran lock Marco Bortolami.

L McLean (Sale Sharks) , M Visentin (Zebre), L Morisi (Benetton Treviso), E Bacchin (Benetton Treviso), G Venditti (Zebre), K Haimona (Zebre), E Gori (Benetton Treviso); M Aguero (Zebre), L Ghiraldini (Leicester Tigers), D Chistolini (Zebre), G Biagi (Zebre), J Furno (Newcastle Falcons), F Minto (Benetton Treviso), S Favaro (Benetton Treviso), S Parisse (Stade Francais).

Replacements: A Manici (Zebre), A De Marchi (Sale Sharks), L Cittadini (London Wasps), M Fuser (Benetton Treviso), S Vunisa (Zebre), G Palazzani (Zebre), T Allan (Perpignan), G Bisegni (Zebre).

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This is a match that will tell us who is the worst off of the 6 teams in the competition. I feel that Scotland will have too much of a strength in depth to win this match.

WALES V FRANCE

Each of these teams have won one and lost one in this so you cannot be sure of anything especially with France and I think that it depends on what French team we see the quality one who can beat anyone or the one who find it difficult to beat a simple team

IRELAND V ENGLAND

Full-back Goode replaces Mike Brown at the Aviva Stadium and is joined in the back line by Exeter Chiefs wing Jack Nowell, who takes over from Jonny May on the left wing.

In the only other change to the match day 23, Henry Thomas replaces Kieran Brookes on the replacements' bench as the Newcastle Falcons prop continues to recover from a hip flexor strain.

England team to face Ireland:

15. Alex Goode (Saracens)14. Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)13. Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby)12. Luther Burrell (Northampton Saints)11. Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)10. George Ford (Bath Rugby)9. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)1. Joe Marler (Harlequins)2. Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)4. Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby)5. George Kruis (Saracens)6. James Haskell (Wasps)7. Chris Robshaw (captain, Harlequins)8. Billy Vunipola (Saracens)

Replacements:

16. Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers)17. Mako Vunipola (Saracens)18. Henry Thomas (Bath Rugby)19. Nick Easter (Harlequins)20. Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)21. Richard Wigglesworth (Saracens)22. Danny Cipriani (Sale Sharks)23. Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby

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This is a big tie as it will tell us a lot about the Irish and English going into the world cup we can learn a lot from this match. I think that England have too much but I want Ireland to win