:00:08. > :00:12.Has it really been two weeks since everyone was talking about the
:00:13. > :00:18.Italian confusing tactics against England. Since Scotland got that big
:00:19. > :00:20.win over Wales and Ireland kept alive their title hunt with the
:00:21. > :00:31.dominant performance over France. The drama kicks off again here the
:00:32. > :01:03.night in Cardiff, welcome to Inside Six Nations.
:01:04. > :01:11.Welcome to Friday night rugby here in Cardiff.
:01:12. > :01:22.We are under the roof of the principality Stadium, the music is
:01:23. > :01:28.arm and Friday night vibe is just getting started. Ireland know only a
:01:29. > :01:34.win will do to give themselves the best chance of lifting this trophy
:01:35. > :01:39.again. I am joined by former Irish captain, Keith Wood who will be
:01:40. > :01:43.lending his expertise. Before we speak to you, thank you for coming
:01:44. > :01:49.to talk to us, let's look at some of the highlights from week three
:01:50. > :01:54.including those Italian confusing tactics that had England so rattled.
:01:55. > :02:08.The first home appearance of the championship for Ireland. Try given.
:02:09. > :02:20.Ireland when the one tried. Their title challenge is still alive.
:02:21. > :02:22.Scotland at home against Wales. Two Leigh Halfpenny. Lee Williams, first
:02:23. > :02:41.try of the game. Scotland make it under Lee Groves.
:02:42. > :02:50.The middle weekend of the six Nations championship of 2017. We
:02:51. > :02:53.both know what the exact rule is. An extraordinary first half and an
:02:54. > :03:01.extraordinary Italian performance. Italy take the lead. England are
:03:02. > :03:10.going to finish in style. England have played three and they have won
:03:11. > :03:15.three. What around it was. This round, round four, possibly the most
:03:16. > :03:21.pivotal weekend of the tournament so far. Before we get into the
:03:22. > :03:25.nitty-gritty, let's look ahead and have a look at the table as it
:03:26. > :03:31.stands. England, the only team left unbeaten in the tournament. Ireland,
:03:32. > :03:37.who play tonight against Wales in second on ten points. Scotland, who
:03:38. > :03:41.go to Twickenham for the Calcutta Cup tomorrow, in third on nine
:03:42. > :03:45.points. England know if results and bonus points go their way, they
:03:46. > :03:52.could wrap up the six Nations title in Twickenham at Twickenham Surrey,
:03:53. > :03:56.again Scotland tomorrow. The Scots haven't won there in 34 years. It
:03:57. > :04:00.could be a title deciding weekend. We will see how this result goes
:04:01. > :04:07.between Wales and Ireland at the principality stadium. Standing
:04:08. > :04:11.patiently on the sidelines is the former Ireland captain, Keith Wood.
:04:12. > :04:16.Let's look back at some of the highlights from week three. What did
:04:17. > :04:21.you make of the controversy about Italian tactics, refusing to form
:04:22. > :04:26.the offside line up the breakdown, causing the confusion and rattling
:04:27. > :04:29.England? No controversy, it was tactically very strong and very
:04:30. > :04:34.astute. It upset England because they didn't know what to do. They
:04:35. > :04:40.should know what to do. All the teams around at the moment would
:04:41. > :04:45.know it is an option. It is never used to the fall extent that Italy
:04:46. > :04:51.used it. I thought England came off badly out of it. Did you think they
:04:52. > :04:58.sounded unsportsmanlike, Eddie Jones saying it wasn't rugby? It was a bit
:04:59. > :05:01.sour, but he was standing up for his team, his team struggled on the
:05:02. > :05:08.field. Ultimately, it didn't work out but it could have been closer if
:05:09. > :05:12.they had put over a few more kicks, Italy. I don't want to see it every
:05:13. > :05:17.week, I don't think we need to change the rules on it, but it was a
:05:18. > :05:24.great opposing question for the Six Nations. What about Scotland, the
:05:25. > :05:27.amazing win over Wales, they go to Twickenham for the Calcutta Cup
:05:28. > :05:32.tomorrow resurgent and possibly in with a chance of causing an upset? I
:05:33. > :05:36.have been going to Murrayfield for the last ten years and Scotland
:05:37. > :05:41.haven't had a great period of time. But in the last two years it is
:05:42. > :05:45.better and better. They beat Ireland by being the better team on the
:05:46. > :05:49.field and they beat Wales by blowing them away in the second half. Wales
:05:50. > :05:54.will be disturbed and upset by the lack of energy in the second half.
:05:55. > :06:02.But Scotland are riding on the crest of a wave. I don't know if it is
:06:03. > :06:06.enough to go to Twickenham and Brake 34 years of grief. England have won
:06:07. > :06:13.all their matches, but they haven't sparked yet. Let's have a look at
:06:14. > :06:17.how the home nations teams have been preparing for this weekend. Starting
:06:18. > :06:26.here in Cardiff where we have spent the week with team Wales. Interim
:06:27. > :06:31.head coach Rob Howley has made a total of zero changes to the side
:06:32. > :06:34.that lost to Scotland. There was some speculation that the Lupe Fala
:06:35. > :06:41.Tower, fit after recovering from injury will be brought in. But Ross
:06:42. > :06:45.Moriarty keeps his place alongside Justin Tipuric and Sam Warburton in
:06:46. > :06:50.the back row. Luke Charteris also tipped to be brought into the site,
:06:51. > :06:54.but he remains on the bench. International rugby is about winning
:06:55. > :07:00.rugby. This game is no different to the game last Saturday, and England
:07:01. > :07:07.a week before. Every international game is about winning. For me, that
:07:08. > :07:15.is the same consistent message to our players. It is win or bust for
:07:16. > :07:19.Ireland against Wales, anything less and a victory could signal the end
:07:20. > :07:27.of their hopes of securing a third Six Nations title in four years.
:07:28. > :07:29.They are three points behind England, who they will face next
:07:30. > :07:33.weekend, which could be a championship decider. They have
:07:34. > :07:37.named an unchanged starting 15 for the clash in Cardiff where they are
:07:38. > :07:42.expecting an intimidating atmosphere. Regardless of the roof
:07:43. > :07:47.being closed, it will be really loud. It is probably one of the best
:07:48. > :07:52.stadiums to play in because the atmosphere is electric. If you feel
:07:53. > :07:55.you are shouting at your fellow players during a normal game, you
:07:56. > :08:03.have to scream at each other because it will be hard to each other. Eddie
:08:04. > :08:06.Jones will have thought long and hard before putting the league and a
:08:07. > :08:15.polar straight back in, but he has been named on a powerful looking
:08:16. > :08:18.bench. The likes of Billy and Mako Vunipola and Benatia will be
:08:19. > :08:23.unleashed on Scotland in the final quarter. It looks like England's
:08:24. > :08:28.strongest 23 in this championship. Have they been riding their luck so
:08:29. > :08:34.far in the Six Nations, or are they due a big performance to set up the
:08:35. > :08:39.Grand Slam showdown in Dublin next weekend. We will just concentrate on
:08:40. > :08:46.ourselves. We have had a great two week preparation, fantastic week at
:08:47. > :08:49.Oxford. We have had two good days of training here. We are looking
:08:50. > :08:57.forward to playing in the historic Calcutta Cup. Scotland haven't won
:08:58. > :09:02.here at Twickenham since 1983. In fact, they have only one in four
:09:03. > :09:09.matches here. In pursuit of a fifth victory, stands by the team that
:09:10. > :09:15.beat Wales with one exception. Hamish Watson comes into the injured
:09:16. > :09:22.John Hardy. They have a formula that is working very well. Coming on and
:09:23. > :09:26.finishing games of in the last ten minutes. It is something we are
:09:27. > :09:30.aware of and I think they will comfortably move through the gears
:09:31. > :09:35.as the game goes on and we have to stay with them. We are about an hour
:09:36. > :09:39.and a half away from kick-off in the first of the fixtures in what is
:09:40. > :09:44.likely to be a pivotal weekend of Six Nations rugby. Keith Wood,
:09:45. > :09:48.Wales, Ireland here at the principality stadium on a Friday
:09:49. > :09:53.night, always a fantastic fixture. Do you think Ireland will win this
:09:54. > :09:59.one? I know you have a bit of bias, but will they do enough to cling on
:10:00. > :10:02.to the championship dreams? This is a great crowd, the friendliest of
:10:03. > :10:08.the lot. Ireland have no fear coming here. If Ireland can get a few
:10:09. > :10:13.points on the board early, they will have a comfortable win. Maybe it is
:10:14. > :10:17.too much of a bias, but I've never want to give a sucker an even break.
:10:18. > :10:23.Wales are struggling at the moment and if they get a bit of confidence
:10:24. > :10:27.up, they will be hard to beat. England, the favourite to win the
:10:28. > :10:32.men's title. Similar in the women's as well.
:10:33. > :10:42.When you have waited seven years for a Six Nations win, it is worth
:10:43. > :10:47.celebrating. In means the world to every single one of us. We have
:10:48. > :10:54.worked so hard for it. Blood, sweat and tears. We have bonded and gelled
:10:55. > :10:57.as a team. It goes on from here. Scotland had been facing a familiar
:10:58. > :11:06.feeling of defeat, falling behind the Wales. But Rhona Lloyd put them
:11:07. > :11:11.within touching distance. 12/14 down in the final minutes, it fell to
:11:12. > :11:16.Sarah Law to kick for victory. She slotted home. The wind, by a single
:11:17. > :11:22.point, but they will take it. Ireland kept their 100% record
:11:23. > :11:26.intact. Grinding out a win over the defending champions, France. England
:11:27. > :11:32.had it easy against the Italians, running in five tries. Vicky
:11:33. > :11:35.Fleetwood scored a hat-trick to get the winning bonus point. Thanks to
:11:36. > :11:40.the superior points difference, England top the table above Ireland.
:11:41. > :11:43.If they both win this weekend, it comes down to a Grand Slam decider
:11:44. > :11:46.between them on St Patrick's Day in Dublin.
:11:47. > :11:49.So the first match for the women this weekend see Wales
:11:50. > :11:52.host Ireland tomorrow morning just next door at Cardiff Arms Park
:11:53. > :11:54.with England against Scotland at the Stoop tomorrow afternoon.
:11:55. > :11:57.Highlights of all the women's matches are on Sunday on BBC Two
:11:58. > :11:59.with some regional variations so check your listings.
:12:00. > :12:01.To the men, Wales against Ireland tonight of course
:12:02. > :12:06.Tomorrow at half one, Italy host France and then
:12:07. > :12:09.England against Scotland, the Calcutta Cup, kicks off at
:12:10. > :12:11.four, coverage of that one on Radio Five Live and highlights
:12:12. > :12:14.of all the fourth round matches again on BBC Two on Sunday night.
:12:15. > :12:18.There is always something special about rugby on a Friday night,
:12:19. > :12:22.especially here in Wales. Wales have posted six out of the seven Friday
:12:23. > :12:27.night fixtures and they are always pretty fiery affairs. Let's hope for
:12:28. > :12:30.another one tonight. Thanks for watching. Goodbye.