FRIDAY
WALES V FRANCE
Wales: Liam Williams, Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Jamie
Roberts, George North, Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies; Rob Evans, Scott Baldwin,
Samson Lee, Bradley Davies, Alun Wyn Jones, Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton (capt),
Taulupe Faletau.
Replacements: Ken Owens, Gethin Jenkins, Tomas Francis, Jake
Ball, Justin Tipuric, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Priestland, Gareth Anscombe.
France: Maxime Medard, Vrimi Vakatawa, Maxime Mermoz,
Jonathan Danty, Djbril Camara, Jules Plisson, Maxime Machenaud; Jefferson Poirot,
Guilhem Guirado (capt), Rabah Slimani, Paul Jedrasiak, Alexandre Flanquart,
Wencelsas Lauret, Antoine Burban, Damien Chouly.
Replacements: Camille Chat, Uini Atonio, Vincent Pelo, Yoann
Maestri, Loann Goujon, Sebastien Bezy, Francois Trinh-Duc, Gael Fickou
I think that this will be very close as both teams had hard
fought matches against Ireland. I think France have the quality to beat anyone
when they are hot but right now I think that France will fail and Wales will
win
SATURDAY
SCOTLAND V ITALY
15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors),14 Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors
13 Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors) 12 Duncan Taylor (Saracens) 11 Tim Visser
(Harlequins)10 Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors) 9 Greig Laidlaw CAPTAIN
(Gloucetser)1 Alasdair Dickinson (Edinburgh Rugby)2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby)
3 Willem Nel (Edinburgh Rugby)4 Richie Gray (Castres)5 Jonny Gray (Glasgow
Warriors)6 John Barclay (Scarlets) 7 John Hardie (Edinburgh Rugby)8 David
Denton (Bath Rugby)
Substitutes
16 Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby) 17 Rory Sutherland
(Edinburgh Rugby)18 Moray Low (Exeter Chiefs)19 Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors) 20
Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh Rugby)22 Peter
Horne (Glasgow Warriors)23 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors)
Italy: David Odiete, Leonardo Sarto, Michele Campagnaro,
Gonzalo Garcia, Mattia Bellini, Kelly Haimona, Edoardo Gori, Sergio Parisse,
Alessandro Zanni, Francesco Minto, Joshua Furno, Marco Fuser, Lorenzo
Citttadini, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Andrea Lovotti
Replacements: Davide Giazzon, Matteo Zanusso, Martin
Castrogiovanni, Valerio Bernabo, Andries Van Schalkwyk, Guglielmo Palazzani,
Edoardo Padovani, Andrea Pratichetti
Scotland should be showing senses of improvement from last
year and should be getting better and better but it has not seem like this is
happening this year. Italy feel like they are going this little bit backwards
as well as Scotland.
IRELAND V ENGLAND
England: Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Owen
Farrell, Jack Nowell, George Ford, Ben Youngs; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley
(captain), Dan Cole, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Chris Robshaw, James Haskell,
Billy Vunipola.
Replacements: Jamie George, Mako Vunipola, Paul Hill,
Courtney Lawes, Jack Clifford, Danny Care, Elliot Daly, Alex Goode.
Ireland: Rob Kearney, Andrew Trimble, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart
McCloskey, Keith Earls, Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray; Jack McGrath, Rory Best,
Mike Ross, Donnacha Ryan, Devin Toner, CJ Stander, Josh van der Flier, Jamie
Heaslip (captain).
Replacements: Richardt Strauss, Cian Healy, Nathan White,
Ultan Dillane, Rhys Ruddock, Eoin Reddan, Ian Madigan, Simon Zebo.
Ireland and England should be a battle but I think that the
way things are working this season the luck is going against Ireland so I think
this will be a close win for England. Ireland need to look at youth right now.
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