:00:00. > :00:00.So that's a round-up of most of the day's sport.
:00:07. > :00:09.Now it's time to turn our attention to the weekend's international
:00:10. > :00:11.Rugby Union and go Inside 6 Nations with Olly Foster.
:00:12. > :00:17.Over the next six weeks Six Nations will be in pursuit of that trophy
:00:18. > :00:24.that goes to the best team in the northern hemisphere. We are going to
:00:25. > :00:31.be in position with the latest interviews and news to set you up
:00:32. > :00:32.for a championship weekend. Welcome to the first Inside Six Nations of
:00:33. > :01:06.2017. We are live at Twickenham
:01:07. > :01:21.tonight on the eve Remember, England won the grand slam
:01:22. > :01:26.last year, their first in 13 years. They did it in Paris. Tomorrow
:01:27. > :01:32.afternoon they face the French here at Twickenham. Once again England
:01:33. > :01:34.looks like the team to beat. What an incredible 2016 they had
:01:35. > :01:41.ex-commissioner unbeatable they were. It all started with Eddie
:01:42. > :01:50.Jones in the Six Nations. The preamble is over. The Six Nations
:01:51. > :02:03.championship is about to begin. All the way! What a try! Wonderful
:02:04. > :02:12.skill. A great finish. What a try it was! One end of the pitch to the
:02:13. > :02:20.other. He gets the touchdown. Oh, my word! What a game! Defence and
:02:21. > :02:32.attack, a fantastic game of rugby. He goes inside. What a try! Anthony
:02:33. > :02:41.Watson on the outside. Watson for England.
:02:42. > :02:43.So, that was the story of last year's Championship.
:02:44. > :02:47.And they would win another eight on the bounce before the year
:02:48. > :02:53.A whitewash against Australia in the summer,
:02:54. > :03:05.Another impeccable autumn series. Chris Robshaw was a key figure in
:03:06. > :03:10.all about. Many thought they would not see him in an England shirt
:03:11. > :03:15.again. He was such a strong player for Eddie Jones, one of the first
:03:16. > :03:20.names on the team sheet. I have just nipped across the road to the
:03:21. > :03:29.harlequins do. He has had shoulder surgery and will play no part in the
:03:30. > :03:34.Six Nations. You Tommy about being -- he told me about being in that
:03:35. > :03:36.squad under Eddie Jones. They always want to get better and improve. They
:03:37. > :03:43.are never satisfied. You have moments to reflect and wish
:03:44. > :03:48.them well. A good set of leaders who will continue to drive the squad
:03:49. > :03:54.forward. I'm sure we'll see them in the Six Nations. Can you put your
:03:55. > :03:59.finger on what Eddie Jones has done? When I was low on confidence he gave
:04:00. > :04:03.me that confidence. He has given the team belief to go out and play. It
:04:04. > :04:08.has paid off. Another challenge tomorrow with the French coming.
:04:09. > :04:12.With a physical battle. As the forward pack in midfield player you
:04:13. > :04:17.know what you are up against. You really see forwards and what they
:04:18. > :04:22.are about. That is a big test. Houses losing the captaincy made you
:04:23. > :04:26.a better player? Have you improved? I am not sure. Viewers want to
:04:27. > :04:29.improve as a player, go out there and do your bit for the team,
:04:30. > :04:39.whether you have your captain's armband or not. I love captaining
:04:40. > :04:51.England. I am loving my rugby at the moment as well. A big pair of boots
:04:52. > :04:56.to fill. I'm sure he will be fine. He plays regularly for the club was
:04:57. > :05:06.the pianist played a lot of six as well. New high tackled directives.
:05:07. > :05:10.Will that change the game very much question our players will be a
:05:11. > :05:18.little more cautious? Whenever the new laws come in, they referee them
:05:19. > :05:23.strictly initially. They are still adjusting to it. As time goes on the
:05:24. > :05:28.common sense prevails. As we are starting to see, if you are unlucky,
:05:29. > :05:33.you get hit in the face or make contact with the head, then it is
:05:34. > :05:37.tough. We have to use common sense as well. Bonus points being
:05:38. > :05:46.introduced in the Six Nations. A couple more Six Nations titles to
:05:47. > :05:54.your name, back could have happened? I think it is a positive move. The
:05:55. > :06:06.team will back themselves in the grand slam. That will be the most
:06:07. > :06:11.important thing. It is exciting. In the Lions year, does that give it a
:06:12. > :06:17.bit of an extra edge? I think the Six Nations always has age. The
:06:18. > :06:22.excitement around Twickenham, the excitement around the whole of
:06:23. > :06:26.Europe at the moment. We see the launch and stuff like that. People
:06:27. > :06:30.love the rivalry and players love to play in it because of all those
:06:31. > :06:36.reasons. It is brilliant to be part of it. Everyone is pointing towards
:06:37. > :06:41.the final weekend saying IBM Ireland- England title decider. Do
:06:42. > :06:45.you go along with that? There is a long way to go before that. England
:06:46. > :06:50.have a massive challenge tomorrow they go down to Wales, which is with
:06:51. > :06:55.tough in its own right. We have Jamie Roberts at the club. We have
:06:56. > :07:00.got to know a bit more about him and the Welsh mindset and how they
:07:01. > :07:07.always enjoy that game as well. The first two games will be very tough.
:07:08. > :07:14.Everybody will be wanting to beat England, especially him. Chris
:07:15. > :07:19.Robshaw hopes he can squeeze in a couple of games for harlequins.
:07:20. > :07:22.Chris Robshaw, his injury not the only one that has forced
:07:23. > :07:26.Let's catch up on all the team news and headlines
:07:27. > :07:28.from our reporters with the home nations, starting with David Currie
:07:29. > :07:31.in the Scotland camp, ahead of the first match
:07:32. > :07:45.Scotland have not won a Six Nations opener since 2006. To buck that
:07:46. > :07:50.trend, Vern Cotter has opted for Joss Strauss and Fraser Brown. Also
:07:51. > :07:55.for Ryan Wilson at six, ahead of John Barclay. At centre he is going
:07:56. > :08:02.for Hugh Jones when he has recovered from injury but lacks match
:08:03. > :08:08.practice. That follows an impressive display for Scotland in the Autumn
:08:09. > :08:14.Internationals. I am confident. I feel like the coach has confidence
:08:15. > :08:19.in me. I have not had the same match practice as everyone else. I feel
:08:20. > :08:24.fit, having trained. The only way you can get match fit is by playing
:08:25. > :08:28.matches. I'm going to have to start at some point.
:08:29. > :08:37.As Ireland bid for their first Six Nations title in four years, wins
:08:38. > :08:40.over the all Blacks and South Africa means the Irish arrived here in the
:08:41. > :08:45.Scottish capital in confident mood. The main talking point in the Irish
:08:46. > :08:55.camp has been the missing John Sexton. There will be a rejuvenated
:08:56. > :08:58.Scottish team. The men intend to use squad depth tomorrow as they face a
:08:59. > :09:03.Scottish side which has failed to win its opening match in 11 years in
:09:04. > :09:08.that one in. It will be a big battle. They are a quality outfit.
:09:09. > :09:13.Everyone talks about how good the backs up. You look at the forwards.
:09:14. > :09:17.We know it will be a tough day full supper will have to be as close to
:09:18. > :09:27.perfect as we possibly can at this level. -- a tough day. England
:09:28. > :09:32.return to Twickenham, no doubt full of confidence. Injuries have forced
:09:33. > :09:39.a reshuffle in the pack. Elliott Daley is preferred to Jack Noel on
:09:40. > :09:44.the wing. Victory against France tomorrow would set an England
:09:45. > :09:48.record. Another grand slam would set a world record. The mood in the camp
:09:49. > :09:52.this week has been one of focusing on the resurgent French. First it is
:09:53. > :09:57.the attitude. Not that it has been the attitude. Not that it has been
:09:58. > :10:02.bad but just about being absolutely insistent in wanting to get better.
:10:03. > :10:06.Secondly, we want consistently, particularly with our set pieces. We
:10:07. > :10:15.have had games where the line-out has been great and the scrums have
:10:16. > :10:20.been so- so and vice versa. Sometimes we are outstanding and
:10:21. > :10:25.other times the opposition has got easy points. They will be hoping for
:10:26. > :10:29.better weather in Rome this weekend. The coach has made five changes to
:10:30. > :10:38.the side that beat South Africa last autumn. Three players out injured
:10:39. > :10:46.and Ross Moriarty comes in alongside Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric.
:10:47. > :10:51.Williams is preferred at centre. He replaces Jamie Roberts, who is on
:10:52. > :10:56.the bench. You feel you want to start well. We certainly believe the
:10:57. > :11:03.Six Nations will be about momentum. We want to pick probably a rather
:11:04. > :11:13.experienced team to start the tournament.
:11:14. > :11:24.Mirroring the men's fixtures are the women. They went and lost against
:11:25. > :11:31.the French last year and lost the title. It is an important year
:11:32. > :11:35.because it is a cup year for them. The women's petition is so
:11:36. > :11:39.competitive that we cannot get ahead of ourselves. We will prepare as
:11:40. > :11:44.best we can and take ourselves to Twickenham and put in a performance
:11:45. > :11:50.that we will want to do to get victory. From there on with a look
:11:51. > :11:52.ahead to the rest of the competition and it will come around soon enough,
:11:53. > :11:56.no doubt. That's tomorow evening,
:11:57. > :12:00.a 7.35 kick-off. Already underway
:12:01. > :12:06.at the Broadwood Stadium in North Lanarkshire
:12:07. > :12:08.is Scotland against Ireland. Scotland lost
:12:09. > :12:10.all their matches last year. Wales women are in Italy
:12:11. > :12:21.for their match tomorrow. Highlights of all the women's
:12:22. > :12:26.Six Nations matches are on Sunday on BBC2 at 10:45pm in the evening
:12:27. > :12:52.and an hour later for viewers Check your listings because they do
:12:53. > :12:56.change wherever you go. We have had both England and France training
:12:57. > :12:59.here this morning. That's just about it. I will be back at the BBC sports
:13:00. > :13:18.Centre tomorrow. you right up to date
:13:19. > :13:22.on BBC News as well. That's just about it
:13:23. > :13:24.for this Inside Six Nations. But, as Twickenham prepares
:13:25. > :13:28.for the French, we thought we'd But Phille Saint Andre
:13:29. > :13:37.stole the show. On the counter attack. This is
:13:38. > :13:40.typical ad venture. Notice how the backs anticipate this great play.
:13:41. > :13:48.They see the man galloping up. On the balance. Acer 's facial try at
:13:49. > :13:59.Twickenham. From behind his home line. That is out of this world.
:14:00. > :14:05.What a fantastic try exclamation lets hope the rain holds off at
:14:06. > :14:06.Twickenham as well. There will be some close