:00:00. > :00:00.Now it is time to look ahead to this weekend's rugby and particularly the
:00:00. > :00:42.big game between England and Wales. Let us go to Twickenham.
:00:43. > :00:46.Good evening from Twickenham where tomorrow, we may have a title
:00:47. > :00:52.Thousands of English fans will gather here to cheer their team
:00:53. > :00:54.on to what they hope will be their first Grand Slam
:00:55. > :01:09.But who better to spoil the English dream than the Welsh?
:01:10. > :01:12.Fresh from the two week break, two weeks to improve on a stuttering
:01:13. > :01:18.performance against France in Round 3.
:01:19. > :01:26.Round three of the Six Nations. Friday night in Cardiff. It is Wales
:01:27. > :01:40.against France. He takes it. It is a try for France.
:01:41. > :01:47.Too little too late. Men out here to the left.
:01:48. > :01:58.Into the corner. That should clinch it. He seals the
:01:59. > :02:00.deal. He has got there. It is a try for
:02:01. > :02:15.Ireland. After round three there is one point
:02:16. > :02:18.in its between England and Wales at the top of the table.
:02:19. > :02:20.Wales come back to Twickenham tomorrow for the first time
:02:21. > :02:23.since they humiliated England in front of their home crowd
:02:24. > :02:26.during the World Cup last autumn - that recent history has added
:02:27. > :02:28.an even sharper edge to one of rugby's oldest rivalries.
:02:29. > :02:31.And the war of words began yesterday, with both sides accusing
:02:32. > :03:02.Hopefully we can go out and dominate and if we can do that, but goes a
:03:03. > :03:06.long way to giving as a good performance. I am upset about the
:03:07. > :03:14.way the scrummage. The scrummage illegally. What happens is the plea
:03:15. > :03:18.engage because they do not want the contest at the start of the scrum.
:03:19. > :03:23.They get penalised one or two times at the start of the game. The
:03:24. > :03:29.referee gets sick of penalising them. All the smart people see the
:03:30. > :03:34.referee is ruining the game but it is the team that is scrummaging
:03:35. > :03:36.illegally that is ruining the game. If the referee has to ruin the game
:03:37. > :03:58.he has to ruin the game. What did you make of all that
:03:59. > :04:05.pushing and shoving about scrummaging? Is its mind games? Does
:04:06. > :04:09.that work on the pitch? Eddie is a straight talker. He has
:04:10. > :04:15.seen something that he thinks will affect performance. He wants to
:04:16. > :04:21.point it out. As it is part of the England against Wales Theatre? The
:04:22. > :04:27.Six Nations is a great competition. The recent history with England and
:04:28. > :04:32.Wales, Eddie knows what he is doing. It will play out on the pitch but
:04:33. > :04:36.its bills for an exciting game. I know that you are caught shopping
:04:37. > :04:44.and women, also top of the table. We will talk about them later. But who
:04:45. > :04:48.do you think will win tomorrow. Home advantage and with that recent
:04:49. > :04:51.history there is a lot for England to put right. They are slowly
:04:52. > :04:56.building momentum. Each performance is better than the previous one.
:04:57. > :05:00.Eddie and his team know what they want to achieve. They are on track
:05:01. > :05:04.for achieving that. It will be a close game back at Twickenham I
:05:05. > :05:11.think England will win. A big England win? It is a competition.
:05:12. > :05:14.They will take England. The performance will continue to be a
:05:15. > :05:19.level up from what it was before but it will be close. The nature of
:05:20. > :05:23.these games, they are both unbeaten in this competition, it will be
:05:24. > :05:27.close, but England will win it. Thank you.
:05:28. > :05:30.So its a first trip back to Twickenham for Wales since that
:05:31. > :05:32.famous win over England in the World Cup.
:05:33. > :05:41.Centre Jamie Roberts - who plays his club rugby just over
:05:42. > :05:46.the road here at Harlequins - says wins like that
:05:47. > :05:48.have given Wales a mental edge over England
:05:49. > :06:03.We do not fear going to Twickenham. The team is at their most dangerous
:06:04. > :06:07.when they have gone through a law such as at the World Cup and we are
:06:08. > :06:16.aware of that. There will be a fierce backlash. We have two weather
:06:17. > :06:22.the storm. The stakes are the highest. There are a lot of players
:06:23. > :06:32.in our team who've played in big matches the years. We go to
:06:33. > :06:37.Twickenham with confidence. If we deliver our game plan we will win on
:06:38. > :06:44.Saturday. It is all about getting right for Saturday. Saturday it will
:06:45. > :06:51.be brutal. Scotland will be trying to build
:06:52. > :06:56.on last round's much needed victory. They hadn't won in nine matches
:06:57. > :06:59.but they beat Italy in Rome, While Ireland will be looking
:07:00. > :07:07.to kick start what's been a disappointing Championship
:07:08. > :07:31.with a win over Italy in Dublin. We have managed to be in front
:07:32. > :07:37.against Wales. Against France we were still in front after 60
:07:38. > :07:42.minutes. Against England and we were in front and in a good position. We
:07:43. > :07:46.did not negotiate that final quarter. We have got to be good
:07:47. > :07:58.enough to make sure that we build scoreboard pressure.
:07:59. > :08:02.They have got good players. They have got 30 professional clubs to
:08:03. > :08:11.pick their players from. They have got some talented individuals. They
:08:12. > :08:20.are moving the ball. They are creating space. If you give them
:08:21. > :08:24.space they will cut your part. Scott is back to Windows expertise
:08:25. > :08:33.on these fixtures. Why have Ireland been so pure? Is that fair to say?
:08:34. > :08:41.They have lost key personnel recently. Paul or Corel was forced
:08:42. > :08:46.to retire early. Big shoes to fill. The coach has shown how good he is.
:08:47. > :08:51.There will be a period of transition and Ireland have got to stick with
:08:52. > :08:55.their game and try and build some momentum. This weekend might be the
:08:56. > :09:02.opportunity to do that. It often is against Italy. They are trying to
:09:03. > :09:11.play a brand of rugby which is exciting. They are not pushovers
:09:12. > :09:17.anymore. Ireland have to play well to get the result otherwise it could
:09:18. > :09:22.be hard work. They are playing exciting rugby. They have got a
:09:23. > :09:27.running game going. In Scotland have improved. They have come out with a
:09:28. > :09:31.new brand of rugby. Scotland have not picked up the results that they
:09:32. > :09:37.would have hoped for but the six Nations never get any easier. Teams
:09:38. > :09:40.are playing well and on the back of the World Cup quarterfinals, going
:09:41. > :09:45.close against Australia, it was never going to be definite that they
:09:46. > :09:50.were just pick up points. They are trying to play a brand of rugby. We
:09:51. > :09:54.have just got to keep looking to evolve that. We'll be a victory for
:09:55. > :10:04.France over Scotland? Will Ireland come on top? The French and Ireland
:10:05. > :10:07.will win this weekend. Those other predictions from Scott.
:10:08. > :10:09.Well here's the weekend's Six Nations rugby offering
:10:10. > :10:14.The late kick off is the big one - England against Wales
:10:15. > :10:19.And then on Sunday Scotland host France at Murrayfield.
:10:20. > :10:29.England's women are also top of the Six Nations table -
:10:30. > :10:31.after a convincing win over defending champions Ireland a couple
:10:32. > :10:35.They're looking to make it four wins out of four.
:10:36. > :10:39.While there was a surprise win for Wales over big favourites
:10:40. > :10:53.A first win over France eight years and a place at next year's rugby
:10:54. > :10:59.World Cup secured. Something for to celebrate. We are going the right
:11:00. > :11:02.way. Sometimes you need a good performance to boost confidence. We
:11:03. > :11:06.are midway through a tournament. There is still a massive opportunity
:11:07. > :11:10.for us to end really well. France continued as big favourites but paid
:11:11. > :11:17.a heavy price for not taking their chances.
:11:18. > :11:27.Next up for them are England who top the table after at 13-9 victory over
:11:28. > :11:30.Ireland. We had to come from behind. Despite a player being sent to the
:11:31. > :11:37.sin bin England found the numbers to sin bin England found the numbers to
:11:38. > :11:41.achieve victory. This is what the table looks like. And am still on
:11:42. > :11:44.for the Grand Slam and they could win the title this weekend if France
:11:45. > :11:55.slip up against Scotland, although that is not likely.
:11:56. > :12:04.Scotland is currently being beaten by France 7-0.
:12:05. > :12:07.You are on for the grand slam and six Nations title, a similar
:12:08. > :12:13.position to the men. How are you going into match against Wales. #
:12:14. > :12:27.Box of grand slams are hourly. Two big games. We have got to take care
:12:28. > :12:33.of Saturday first. How are preparations going? We are starting
:12:34. > :12:37.to build a bit of a meant in this competition. We have been together
:12:38. > :12:46.three games though. The longer we spent together the better we play.
:12:47. > :12:50.We all week we continue to build. You inherited a talented squad but
:12:51. > :12:53.you admit you lost some big players after England won the World Cup.
:12:54. > :12:58.Some of the more experienced players moved on and you have had to start
:12:59. > :13:03.from scratch. Absolutely. Any team after winning a World Cup has got to
:13:04. > :13:18.go through a period of transition. Olympics. There is a dual focus on
:13:19. > :13:24.our programme. These girls have now got caps and experience behind them.
:13:25. > :13:29.This is the group that we are looking to work with in this Six
:13:30. > :13:35.Nations. England's women also on for the six Nations title. The men on
:13:36. > :13:39.for their first grand slam in 13 years but wouldn't the Welsh love to
:13:40. > :13:49.spoil the English party? They have got a taste for breaking English
:13:50. > :14:06.hearts. Remember this in 1999? He has scored. What an amazing try.
:14:07. > :14:16.This will lift the roof. If he scores. Indeed he has.
:14:17. > :14:27.All of the Welsh support are absolutely delirious. A lot of dry
:14:28. > :14:33.settled weather through the course of the weekend and into next week. A
:14:34. > :14:34.quick look at today's weather. A misty