03/02/2017 Inside Six Nations


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So that's a round-up of most of the day's sport.

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Now it's time to turn our attention to the weekend's international

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Rugby Union and go Inside 6 Nations with Olly Foster.

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Over the next six weeks Six Nations will be in pursuit of that trophy

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that goes to the best team in the northern hemisphere. We are going to

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be in position with the latest interviews and news to set you up

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for a championship weekend. Welcome to the first Inside Six Nations of

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2017. We are live at Twickenham

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tonight on the eve Remember, England won the grand slam

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last year, their first in 13 years. They did it in Paris. Tomorrow

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afternoon they face the French here at Twickenham. Once again England

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looks like the team to beat. What an incredible 2016 they had

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ex-commissioner unbeatable they were. It all started with Eddie

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Jones in the Six Nations. The preamble is over. The Six Nations

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championship is about to begin. All the way! What a try! Wonderful

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skill. A great finish. What a try it was! One end of the pitch to the

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other. He gets the touchdown. Oh, my word! What a game! Defence and

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attack, a fantastic game of rugby. He goes inside. What a try! Anthony

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Watson on the outside. Watson for England.

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So, that was the story of last year's Championship.

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And they would win another eight on the bounce before the year

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A whitewash against Australia in the summer,

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Another impeccable autumn series. Chris Robshaw was a key figure in

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all about. Many thought they would not see him in an England shirt

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again. He was such a strong player for Eddie Jones, one of the first

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names on the team sheet. I have just nipped across the road to the

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harlequins do. He has had shoulder surgery and will play no part in the

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Six Nations. You Tommy about being -- he told me about being in that

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squad under Eddie Jones. They always want to get better and improve. They

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are never satisfied. You have moments to reflect and wish

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them well. A good set of leaders who will continue to drive the squad

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forward. I'm sure we'll see them in the Six Nations. Can you put your

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finger on what Eddie Jones has done? When I was low on confidence he gave

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me that confidence. He has given the team belief to go out and play. It

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has paid off. Another challenge tomorrow with the French coming.

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With a physical battle. As the forward pack in midfield player you

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know what you are up against. You really see forwards and what they

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are about. That is a big test. Houses losing the captaincy made you

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a better player? Have you improved? I am not sure. Viewers want to

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improve as a player, go out there and do your bit for the team,

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whether you have your captain's armband or not. I love captaining

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England. I am loving my rugby at the moment as well. A big pair of boots

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to fill. I'm sure he will be fine. He plays regularly for the club was

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the pianist played a lot of six as well. New high tackled directives.

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Will that change the game very much question our players will be a

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little more cautious? Whenever the new laws come in, they referee them

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strictly initially. They are still adjusting to it. As time goes on the

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common sense prevails. As we are starting to see, if you are unlucky,

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you get hit in the face or make contact with the head, then it is

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tough. We have to use common sense as well. Bonus points being

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introduced in the Six Nations. A couple more Six Nations titles to

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your name, back could have happened? I think it is a positive move. The

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team will back themselves in the grand slam. That will be the most

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important thing. It is exciting. In the Lions year, does that give it a

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bit of an extra edge? I think the Six Nations always has age. The

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excitement around Twickenham, the excitement around the whole of

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Europe at the moment. We see the launch and stuff like that. People

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love the rivalry and players love to play in it because of all those

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reasons. It is brilliant to be part of it. Everyone is pointing towards

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the final weekend saying IBM Ireland- England title decider. Do

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you go along with that? There is a long way to go before that. England

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have a massive challenge tomorrow they go down to Wales, which is with

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tough in its own right. We have Jamie Roberts at the club. We have

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got to know a bit more about him and the Welsh mindset and how they

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always enjoy that game as well. The first two games will be very tough.

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Everybody will be wanting to beat England, especially him. Chris

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Robshaw hopes he can squeeze in a couple of games for harlequins.

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Chris Robshaw, his injury not the only one that has forced

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Let's catch up on all the team news and headlines

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from our reporters with the home nations, starting with David Currie

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in the Scotland camp, ahead of the first match

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Scotland have not won a Six Nations opener since 2006. To buck that

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trend, Vern Cotter has opted for Joss Strauss and Fraser Brown. Also

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for Ryan Wilson at six, ahead of John Barclay. At centre he is going

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for Hugh Jones when he has recovered from injury but lacks match

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practice. That follows an impressive display for Scotland in the Autumn

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Internationals. I am confident. I feel like the coach has confidence

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in me. I have not had the same match practice as everyone else. I feel

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fit, having trained. The only way you can get match fit is by playing

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matches. I'm going to have to start at some point.

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As Ireland bid for their first Six Nations title in four years, wins

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over the all Blacks and South Africa means the Irish arrived here in the

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Scottish capital in confident mood. The main talking point in the Irish

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camp has been the missing John Sexton. There will be a rejuvenated

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Scottish team. The men intend to use squad depth tomorrow as they face a

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Scottish side which has failed to win its opening match in 11 years in

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that one in. It will be a big battle. They are a quality outfit.

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Everyone talks about how good the backs up. You look at the forwards.

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We know it will be a tough day full supper will have to be as close to

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perfect as we possibly can at this level. -- a tough day. England

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return to Twickenham, no doubt full of confidence. Injuries have forced

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a reshuffle in the pack. Elliott Daley is preferred to Jack Noel on

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the wing. Victory against France tomorrow would set an England

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record. Another grand slam would set a world record. The mood in the camp

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this week has been one of focusing on the resurgent French. First it is

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the attitude. Not that it has been the attitude. Not that it has been

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bad but just about being absolutely insistent in wanting to get better.

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Secondly, we want consistently, particularly with our set pieces. We

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have had games where the line-out has been great and the scrums have

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been so- so and vice versa. Sometimes we are outstanding and

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other times the opposition has got easy points. They will be hoping for

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better weather in Rome this weekend. The coach has made five changes to

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the side that beat South Africa last autumn. Three players out injured

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and Ross Moriarty comes in alongside Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric.

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Williams is preferred at centre. He replaces Jamie Roberts, who is on

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the bench. You feel you want to start well. We certainly believe the

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Six Nations will be about momentum. We want to pick probably a rather

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experienced team to start the tournament.

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Mirroring the men's fixtures are the women. They went and lost against

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the French last year and lost the title. It is an important year

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because it is a cup year for them. The women's petition is so

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competitive that we cannot get ahead of ourselves. We will prepare as

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best we can and take ourselves to Twickenham and put in a performance

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that we will want to do to get victory. From there on with a look

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ahead to the rest of the competition and it will come around soon enough,

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no doubt. That's tomorow evening,

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a 7.35 kick-off. Already underway

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at the Broadwood Stadium in North Lanarkshire

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is Scotland against Ireland. Scotland lost

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all their matches last year. Wales women are in Italy

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for their match tomorrow. Highlights of all the women's

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Six Nations matches are on Sunday on BBC2 at 10:45pm in the evening

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and an hour later for viewers Check your listings because they do

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change wherever you go. We have had both England and France training

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here this morning. That's just about it. I will be back at the BBC sports

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Centre tomorrow. you right up to date

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on BBC News as well. That's just about it

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for this Inside Six Nations. But, as Twickenham prepares

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for the French, we thought we'd But Phille Saint Andre

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stole the show. On the counter attack. This is

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typical ad venture. Notice how the backs anticipate this great play.

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They see the man galloping up. On the balance. Acer 's facial try at

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Twickenham. From behind his home line. That is out of this world.

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What a fantastic try exclamation lets hope the rain holds off at

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Twickenham as well. There will be some close

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