Everything you need to know about round one of fixtures
Wales v England, Millennium Stadium, Friday February 6th – Kick off 8.05pm
TV: RTE2 (coverage starts at 7.30pm; BBC1 (coverage starts at 7.30pm)
Referee: Jerome Garces (France)
Match odds: Wales 8/15; England 6/4; Draw 20/1
Teams news
Wales: L Halfpenny; A Cuthbert , J Davies, J Roberts, G North; D Biggar, R Webb; G Jenkins, R Hibbard, S Lee, J Ball, A Wyn Jones, D Lydiate, S Warburton (Capt), T Faletau.
Replacements: S Baldwin, P James, A Jarvis, L Charteris, J Tipuric, M Phillips, R Priestland, L Williams.
England: M Brown; J May, J Joseph, L Burrell, A Watson; G Ford, B Youngs; J Marler, D Hartley, D Cole, D Attwood, G Kruis, J Haskell, C Robshaw, B Vunipola.
Replacements: T Youngs , M Vunipola, K Brookes, N Easter, T Croft, R Wigglesworth, D Cipriani, B Twelvetrees.
Italy v Ireland, Stadio Olimpico, Saturday February 7th – Kick off 2.30pm
TV: RTE2 (coverage starts at 1.30pm; BBC1 (coverage starts at 2pm)
Referee Pascal Gauzere (France)|
Match odds: Italy 4/1; Ireland 1/5; Draw 20/1
Team news:
Italy: A Masi; L Sarto, M Campagnaro, L Morisi, L McLean; K Haimona, E Gori; M Aguero, L Ghiraldini, M Castrogiovanni; J Furno, G Biagi; A Zanni, F Minto, S Parisse
Replacements: A Manici, A De Marchi, D Chistolini, M Fuser, M Barbini, G Palazzani,T Allan, G Venditti
Ireland: R Kearney, T Bowe, R Henshaw, J Payne, S Zebo, I Keatley, C Murray; J McGrath, R Best, M Ross, D Toner, P O’Connell, P O’Mahony, S O’Brien, J Murphy
Replacements: S Cronin, J Cronin, M Moore, I Henderson, T O’Donnell, I Boss, I Madigan, F Jones.
France v Scotland, Stade de France, Saturday February 7th – Kick off 5pm
TV: RTE2 (coverage starts at 1.30pm; BBC1 (coverage starts at 4.30pm)
Referee Pascal Gauzere (France)
Match odds: France 2/9; Scotland 7/2; Draw 20/1
Team news
France: S Spedding; Y Huget, M Bastareaud, W Fofana, T Thomas; C Lopez, R Kockott; A Menini, G Guirado, R Slimani, P Pape, Y Maestri, T Dusautoir, B Le Roux, D Chouly.
Replacements: B Kayser, U Atonio, E Ben Arous, R Taofifenua, L Goujon, M Parra, R Tales, R Lamerat.
Scotland: S Hogg, T Seymour, M Bennett, A Dunbar, T Visser, F Russell, G Laidlaw; A Dickinson, R Ford, E Murray, R Gray, J Gray, R Harley, B Cowan, J Beattie
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