:00:00. > :00:16.What an opening week we had two this year's Six Nations tournament.
:00:17. > :00:19.Scotland stunned Ireland, England's unbeaten run continues, although
:00:20. > :00:23.they looked more sluggish against France and Wales turned it on in
:00:24. > :00:26.Rome to beat Italy and top the table. Where else to be than Cardiff
:00:27. > :01:15.for this week's Inside Six Nations. Look at that, the roof is open here
:01:16. > :01:20.at the principality Stadium. Good evening from the heart of Cardiff.
:01:21. > :01:23.In around 22 hours, the Dragons will be roaring as Wales take on England
:01:24. > :01:28.in what we hope will be another classic encounter. Someone who knows
:01:29. > :01:34.all about the rivalry between Wales and England is Martyn Williams. Good
:01:35. > :01:37.evening. We will be getting his wisdom and insight into the action,
:01:38. > :01:45.but first let's remind ourselves of what happened in week one.
:01:46. > :02:04.We are underway in the 2017 Six Nations. Two tries for Scotland.
:02:05. > :02:05.Ireland have hits back. Great from Greig Laidlaw. They have beaten
:02:06. > :02:34.Ireland. Try is going to be scored. Looking to work it around the
:02:35. > :02:42.fringes. Over they go. George North sets are. North heads for the posts.
:02:43. > :02:43.Wales, like England and Scotland are up and running in the Six Nations
:02:44. > :03:04.championship. We talked about bonus points. Wales
:03:05. > :03:09.notoriously are slow starters and we saw that in Italy. That bonus point,
:03:10. > :03:13.I am told by the fans they are not bothered but it could be
:03:14. > :03:18.significant? It could be. If you had said last Sunday we were going to
:03:19. > :03:23.beat Italy 33-7, I would have snapped your hand. Potentially that
:03:24. > :03:27.was a banana skin. The second half performance, I was impressed with
:03:28. > :03:35.it. If they win every game, it is irrelevant. Who knows what bonus
:03:36. > :03:39.points will come down to. But I am happy. England's unbeaten run
:03:40. > :03:44.continues, 15 games but they struggled against France. How much
:03:45. > :03:48.was it about England needing to improve and how much about France
:03:49. > :03:52.surprisingly is all and being better? I have been impressed with
:03:53. > :03:58.France, for the first time they looked organised. England missed
:03:59. > :04:01.George Kruis in the second row so the line-out dysfunction. I am
:04:02. > :04:07.expecting a better opening team tomorrow. The first game is
:04:08. > :04:12.difficult, you are trying to find your feet at international level. I
:04:13. > :04:18.think England will be happy, they got a lot of rustiness out. Eddie
:04:19. > :04:23.Jones is doing his best to upset the entire Welsh nation. Some of his
:04:24. > :04:29.comments in the newspapers! The roof has been a talking point. He alluded
:04:30. > :04:35.to the fact he was going to keep it shut, which wales wanted. But out it
:04:36. > :04:40.is open. Why do Wales want the roof closed so much? I think the
:04:41. > :04:46.atmosphere goes up ten or 15% when it is shut. But Wales England, it
:04:47. > :04:53.will be red hot in here. It won't make much difference. If it is
:04:54. > :04:57.raining, you obviously want the roof shut, but it is a fine day tomorrow.
:04:58. > :05:01.From the large point of view, maybe it does give us an edge but if the
:05:02. > :05:06.shoe was on the other foot, he would leave it open as well if he was
:05:07. > :05:10.going to Twickenham. It is something for the media and Eddie has played
:05:11. > :05:18.it well. Wales' strength is England's weakness. Sam Warburton is
:05:19. > :05:25.strong. We have been catching up with him? Yes, we walked his dog.
:05:26. > :05:33.I look back now and I found it hard at times, the captaincy, but as I
:05:34. > :05:38.look back over the last few years, I am pleased I have done it. I do
:05:39. > :05:45.think now the time is right for Ireland to do it. It feels right the
:05:46. > :05:48.time to move on. Alistair Cooke has resigned from England cricket
:05:49. > :05:56.captaincy. He said he had gone to the well, too many times. Do you
:05:57. > :06:00.feel it is the case for you? I put a lot of time and effort into the
:06:01. > :06:04.captaincy. I did not try to change how I am or what I do, but you do
:06:05. > :06:11.carry the weight with you as captain. Someone like Alan Wynne, an
:06:12. > :06:18.international candidate for captain for any team in the world, he can
:06:19. > :06:22.step in seamlessly. He is one of the form players in Wales. His
:06:23. > :06:25.leadership is brilliant and it will be an easy transition for him to
:06:26. > :06:29.come in and take over. It made the decision easier knowing you would
:06:30. > :06:34.have an experienced guy coming in and doing a great job. I got the
:06:35. > :06:39.time is right. To be a little bit selfish and focus on yourself and
:06:40. > :06:42.get your game right. There is lots of good things that happened when I
:06:43. > :06:47.was captain, but a lot of things I wished I could have changed as well.
:06:48. > :06:52.I am proud of myself, it is five and a half years more than I thought I
:06:53. > :06:57.would do. What as it been like the last few weeks just as Sam, rather
:06:58. > :07:02.than the captain. Obviously I want to do my bit for the team. I will
:07:03. > :07:07.try and have a leadership role in the team because I feel I have
:07:08. > :07:12.something to offer, experience I have now. It is nice being able to
:07:13. > :07:17.focus on yourself and over time, you just want to get back to enjoy
:07:18. > :07:21.playing and strip it back and just be the rugby player. That was the
:07:22. > :07:27.thought for me. Plus I have a little one as well. It kind of made me
:07:28. > :07:32.think, do what you are happy with. I am 28, whether I have three, four,
:07:33. > :07:34.56 years left, I will make sure I enjoy them.
:07:35. > :07:36.Sam Warburton there, the former Welsh captain,
:07:37. > :07:46.He was pretty young when he started, but luckily they have Alun Wyn
:07:47. > :07:50.Jones, did you agree with the decision to switch them, what did
:07:51. > :07:55.you think about it? By Sam's admission, in six years it was time
:07:56. > :08:01.for him to move on. When you have Alun Wyn Jones, he was captain of
:08:02. > :08:05.the British Lions as well, he was a natural fit for him to take over. I
:08:06. > :08:10.think the time is right. Sam did a wonderful job. Alun Wyn Jones
:08:11. > :08:21.started well last week and hopefully he can continue in that vein. He
:08:22. > :08:22.could be the Lions captain again. On Sunday it is France against
:08:23. > :08:23.Scotland. So let's catch up with all the team
:08:24. > :08:26.news from our reporters Nial Foster is in Rome
:08:27. > :08:29.with the Ireland camp as they look to get their campaign back
:08:30. > :08:36.on track against Italy. It was a captain's run with a
:08:37. > :08:41.difference for Ireland as no captain was in attendance here. Rory Best,
:08:42. > :08:46.who often leads from the front for Ireland was back in his hotel room
:08:47. > :08:51.nursing a stomach bug. But the Irish camp are confident the 34-year-old
:08:52. > :08:57.will be fit and raring to go against Italy tomorrow. I think there is
:08:58. > :09:03.always things that crop up in the course of a week. I think how we
:09:04. > :09:08.react and respond to it, hopefully it will allow us to continue the
:09:09. > :09:12.preparation as seamlessly as possible. Unfortunately, these
:09:13. > :09:21.things happen. We are confident he will recover in time for tomorrow.
:09:22. > :09:24.The England camp has been on edge this week. Eddie Jones said on
:09:25. > :09:30.Monday, the victory over France felt a bit like a defeat. Jones has also
:09:31. > :09:34.been stoking the fires with his comments about the Cardiff
:09:35. > :09:38.atmosphere and his apparent U-turn over the principality stadium roof,
:09:39. > :09:43.or lack of it. As for selection, Jack Nowell returns on the wing.
:09:44. > :09:50.Jack Clifford comes in at flanker. He will provide pace and dynamism to
:09:51. > :09:52.the back row. One of a handful of players who haven't received the
:09:53. > :09:59.reception that awaits England on Saturday. We need to do the
:10:00. > :10:04.fundamentals well to give ourselves options in attack. We need the
:10:05. > :10:08.defence to be disciplined, nice and square and off the line. If we do
:10:09. > :10:14.those simple things well, I think we will have a great game.
:10:15. > :10:17.The Wales camp have been nursing injuries this week and it is still
:10:18. > :10:23.not clear exactly who will be walking out of this tunnel tomorrow
:10:24. > :10:27.afternoon. Dan Biggar and George North are both named in the sides,
:10:28. > :10:33.but both are nursing injuries and Rob Howley will give them as long as
:10:34. > :10:38.possible to recover. Toby Fowler Tao is on the bench and he could make a
:10:39. > :10:46.really big impact. For the trip to Paris, just one
:10:47. > :10:51.change to the 15 who started against Ireland last week. That is upfront
:10:52. > :10:56.and it is because of injury. Wilson is out with an infected elbow, so he
:10:57. > :11:01.is replaced by John Barclay. The Scots, buoyed by an opening weekend
:11:02. > :11:09.win over Ireland, now looking for the first victory here in Paris
:11:10. > :11:14.since 1999. It has improved and is becoming a dangerous team to cause
:11:15. > :11:18.anybody problems. We need to understand why we beat them last
:11:19. > :11:22.year. We need to develop new ways of being clever and smart, being able
:11:23. > :11:27.to score points. We looked at that this weekend.
:11:28. > :11:35.Martin, the Scots are in flying form, but can they beat them in
:11:36. > :11:40.France? Interesting, I thought they were outstanding last weekend, but
:11:41. > :11:46.this is different. The French are an improved side and they are
:11:47. > :11:49.juggernauts, huge team. If Scotland can get parity up front, they stand
:11:50. > :11:56.a chance. Scotland beat Ireland last week, will they be able to bounce
:11:57. > :11:59.back in Rome? They are still full of world-class players and beat
:12:00. > :12:02.Australia and New Zealand in the autumn. Bit of a hiccup last week,
:12:03. > :12:07.but they will bounce back and if it is a dry day in Rome, they could put
:12:08. > :12:12.the score on Italy. Italy were disappointing against Wales last
:12:13. > :12:18.week. Where do you stand on the whole Six Nations should be the
:12:19. > :12:22.strongest in Europe because there is the Georgia argument? Georgia showed
:12:23. > :12:26.what a great side they are. If Wales finished bottom, you will play off
:12:27. > :12:32.against Georgia, Romania. But I think it will be a great idea if
:12:33. > :12:36.they did have relegation. The women's tournament mirrors the
:12:37. > :12:42.men's. England's women are in Cardiff tomorrow morning at Cardiff
:12:43. > :12:45.Arms Park playing Wales. There was an incredible match between Scotland
:12:46. > :12:52.and Ireland but it went the way of Ireland.
:12:53. > :12:58.Scotland's women haven't won a match in the Six Nations the seven years,
:12:59. > :13:02.so they weren't expected to challenge Ireland. In the first
:13:03. > :13:07.match, that is exactly what they did. Two first half tries put them
:13:08. > :13:11.ahead at the break. But missed penalties meant they miss the
:13:12. > :13:15.opportunity to stretch the lead. In the final minutes, island made them
:13:16. > :13:20.pay. Jenny Murphy crashed over to snatch victory for the Irish. 22
:13:21. > :13:25.Dutch 15 the final score but a losing bonus point and will be
:13:26. > :13:28.little consolation. England missed out on becoming Six Nations
:13:29. > :13:33.champions last year to France. They were beaten by them in their final
:13:34. > :13:39.match. It looked like it might be a similar result at Twickenham when
:13:40. > :13:46.they trailed 13/ zero. But in an emphatic performance, they answered
:13:47. > :13:51.16 unanswered points. We knew we were in a Test match and it shows
:13:52. > :13:54.the strength of a team when we can come out and grind out a win. It
:13:55. > :14:00.wasn't perfect but sometimes it is about winning. Wales struggled
:14:01. > :14:06.against Italy in recent years, but under new coach Rowland Phillips
:14:07. > :14:09.they ground out a victory. They ran out winners 20-8. After round one it
:14:10. > :14:14.is island who top the table thanks to their bonus point win over
:14:15. > :14:17.Scotland. They face Italy away on Sunday. England and Wales both
:14:18. > :14:20.picked up four points and Scotland will hope to build on the losing
:14:21. > :14:30.bonus point, but they face a tough test against France. There will be
:14:31. > :14:35.highlights of the women's's games on BBC Two.
:14:36. > :14:46.And on Sunday, France versus Scotland live from Paris
:14:47. > :14:57.Tell me, what is it about this rivalry, what does it feel like when
:14:58. > :15:02.you walk onto the pitch at your home ground against England? You always
:15:03. > :15:07.ask when you retire, do you miss the game? These are the moment you miss.
:15:08. > :15:12.This place will be bouncing. Every man and his dog, it is all they have
:15:13. > :15:15.been talking about all week. Particularly if England come in, the
:15:16. > :15:19.Big Brother, if you like, from across the bridge. It is always nice
:15:20. > :15:26.if you can get one over on the old enemy. It is a special place.
:15:27. > :15:33.Butterflies are starting already, 24 was out, I cannot wait. We are
:15:34. > :15:37.hoping tomorrow will be a classic. We are calling them the solar
:15:38. > :15:42.lights, the grass growing lights, get that bit is there because it has
:15:43. > :15:48.been trained on. That's it for us, we will leave you with a classic. It
:15:49. > :15:52.was in 2013, Wales against England, England came here on the last eight
:15:53. > :15:54.of the six Nations hoping for a grand slam. Wales had other ideas.
:15:55. > :16:31.Good night. It has been a cold day and we have
:16:32. > :16:35.seen a wintry mix of showers and that is the theme over the weekend.
:16:36. > :16:36.A lot of cloud for the weekend and the showers will