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England will be looking to keep their 2010 RBS Six Nations hopes alive on Saturday, when they travel to Murrayfield to take on the Scots. England were dealt a blow two weeks ago, when Ireland triumphed over them at Twickenham, in a match where England dominated possession. Again though, England’s lack of cutting edge in all areas of the park, let them down, as the Irish, in a clinical fashion, showed England what they are missing. Every half chance was put away by the Irish, partly through speed and creativity, and partly through English defensive errors, whereas England squandered plenty of chances when they were in good attacking positions. We have yet to see the England that boss Martin Johnson had promised, a team which would run and play expansive rugby. That has not happened, with heavy criticism being aimed at Johnson, some of the senior players like Jonny Wilkinson, and the coaches.

Now it is onto the Calcutta Cup in their penultimate match. The Grand Slam chance has gone, but they can still take the championship down to the wire with a victory over the Scots. After winning their opening sequence of games against Wales and Italy, England failed to capitalise on the fact that France beat Ireland. Another defeat for the Irish would have put them out of contention, but now there is a three way race for Six Nations title, thanks to their victory at Twickenham. France of course, still dominate, and everything should go down to the wire on the final day, when England travel to Paris. England stuck with the same team that had laboured so badly against Italy, and there were not a lot of signs from the backs that things are improving. While the ball retention in the forwards was better, there were still to many mistakes at crucial times. Yes, there is an air of inexperience in the side, but players do not look to be taking on any responsibility for themselves. Whether that is down to coaching or individuals, or a mix of both is anyone’s guess at the moment.

Again, Johnson has refused to make wholesale changes to the starting fifteen. Johnson though, has called up Leicester’s young star scrum half, Ben Youngs, who will start the match at Murrayfield on the bench. This is the culmination of a rapid rise for Youngs, who was nominated for Premiership Young Player of the year last season. The scrum half position, is occupied by Danny Care at the moment, who has yet to really stamp his authority over any game. Johnson has only made one tactical change of personal to the side, with big Joe Worsley coming back into the pack, while Louis Deacon takes over from Simon Shaw who picked up an injury against the Irish. There were calls for the exciting talent of Ben Foden to start the match at full back, after making a great impact with his running instead of the kicking of Delon Armitage, but that hasn’t happened, as he start on the bench. The England camp are still looking for their finishing to be more clinical. The pressure which England have exerted over opponents during the tournament, has often looked a long way short of being translated into points.

Scotland, about which much has been made of their strong midfield, have yet to win in the Six Nations so far. Coach Andy Robinson has suffered defeats against France, Wales and Italy, and will relish nothing more than finding a way to beat England. Robinson had an unsuccessful as England manager, but can be buoyed by the fact that Scotland have beaten England in the last two encounters at Murrayfield. If a repeat of that happens, it should pretty much hand the 2010 RBS Six Nations tournament on a plate to the French. The results for the Scots may not be as harsh as they, like England, have failed to turn bouts of pressure into points, lacking a clinical edge to them. Robinson has made changes for the Calcutta Cup because of injury, after losing Mike Blair and Alasdair Dickinson though injury. Robinson has drafted Nick De Luca into the starting three quarters, while moving out Max Evans, one of Scotland’s most potentially potent attacking players onto the wing.

Scotland have yet to pick up a point, despite running Wales close at the Millennium Stadium in their second game. They have only ran in two tries in their opening three games, the lowest joint total along with Italy. This will be a passionate clash of horns at Murrayfield, with both sides desperate for points, but England will be expected to edge it in a tight, slow match.

Scotland v England BETTING STATS

Scotland: W42, D17, L67
England: W67, D17, L42

Scotland biggest winning margin: 33-6
England biggest winning margin: 43-3

Scotland average points v England: 8.56
England average points v Scotland: 11.40

2009 Six Nations Result:
England 26, Scotland 12

Match Prices:
Scotland to win: 2/1 at SportingBet
Draw: 22/1 at Bwin
England to win: 8/15 at Stan James

Here are some important RBS Six Nations Betting Stats, which can help when planning your betting strategies. This is a big weekend in the Six Nations, with three matches which are hard to call. This has the potential of being one of the most explosive weekends of the tournament so far.

2010 Results to date:
Ireland 29, Italy 11
England 30, Wales 17
Scotland 9, France 18
Wales 31, Scotland 24
France 33, Ireland 10
Italy 12, England 17

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England v Ireland Betting Stats

England to win:

Draw: 20/1 at 888Sport
Ireland to win: 20/1 at Blue Square

England have won 70 matches
Ireland have won 44 matches
There have been 8 drawn matches

Largest winning margin England: 6-46
Largest winning margin Ireland: 43-14

England average points v Ireland: 11.80
Ireland average points v England: 7.95

2009 Result: Ireland 14, England 13

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Wales v France Betting Stats

Wales to win: 9/4 at William Hill
Draw: 22/1 at Bet365
France to win: 4/9 at SportingBet

Wales have won 43 matches
France have won 40 matches

Largest winning margin Wales: 49-14
Largest winning margin France: 51-0

Wales average points v France: 14.74
France average points v Wales: 14.43

2009 Result: France 21, Wales 16

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Italy v Scotland Betting Stats

Italy to win: 15/8 at Paddy Power
Draw: 22/1 at Bwin
Scotland to win: 4/7 at Totesport

Scotland have won 10 matches
Italy have won 5 matches

Largest winning margin Italy: 17-37
Largest winning margin Scotland: 15-45
Italy average points v Scotland: 19.07
Scotland average points v Italy: 23.87

2009 Result: Scotland 26, Italy 6

Saturday sees the second round of the Six Nations, with a crucial clash at the Millenium Stadium between two of last week’s losers. Either Wales or Scotland will get their championship on track with a victory down in Cardiff, and this can have huge repercussions about gaining momentum for the rest of the tournament. Wales played an error-ridden game against England, and looked uncohesive in the backs, which is where they are most expected to show a lot of potential. It was only in 2008 which they won the Six Nations, but they looked a long way short of that fluency and leadership which took them there. They did put up something of a spirited fight back against the English after the home side had stretched out a big lead at Twickenham after the sin-binning of Alun-Wyn Jones. That was just the main highlight of a lot of errors.

While the teams are usually a bit rusty on the opening weekend of the RBS Six Nations championships, Wales’ defeat will have left coach Warren Gatland with a lot of head scratching. While there were positives to take from the defeat, such as James Hook, the biggest change looks as it needs to come in the scrum half position, to try and inspire some fluency, but above all, accuracy. Richie Rees should get the nod, while Wales await’s the return of first choice scrum half Dwayne Peel from injury. The Welsh were also a mess at the line-outs, and the management staff will just be looking for more consistency, and an all -round step up in performance. The defeat will have put pressure on the whole team, and now Wales have now lost their last three Six Nations games and need desperately to stop the rot. Wales do favour the running game, but they need the forwards to try and stabilise positions first, giving them a platform. If they can expand against Scotland, then the Welsh will be the better team.

However Scotland will favour a more defensive tactic, and lean heavily on the kicking game, especially away from home. It was a tactic which England employed against the Welsh, albeit not a very accurate one, but it was still enough to keep Wales largely on the back foot. Wales will also face another deadly penalty kicker, just as they did in Jonny Wilkinson. On Saturday they will have the remarkable Chris Paterson, who just never seems to miss from anywhere, such an exemplary kicker he is. Now there is a big row over Scotland’s coach Andy Robinson not wanting the roof of the Millenium Stadium closed in the days leading up to the match. Both coaches have to agree to have it closed against the elements, therefore making for a hard surface. Naturally that would suit the running game of the Welsh, so naturally Robinson doesn’t want to give the opposition an advantage.

Scotland need to address some serious problems which were highlighted in their scrum. They literally got torn apart by a rampant and strong French pack, and if the forwards aren’t there for the Scots, then they will have problems. Scotland need to challenge at the line-outs, and slow the Welsh game down by controlling things in the forwards. Even if that happens, it looks unlikely that even on a good day, the Scots would be able to outscore the Welsh. Scotland do have big backs, but the speed of the Welsh backs should more than counter for that. A lot could depend on the condition of the pitch when it comes to kick off. Scotland would be happier with a slower game, mired in the mud, because a wet ball will be unlikely thrown around the Welsh backs as much. Scotland will have the important figure of Euan Murray in the scrum, as they need to step up a gear, and find the unity that saw them beat Australia in the autumn.

Wales v Scotland Stats

Matches
Wales: 64
Scotland: 48
Drawn: 3

Biggest winning margin
Wales: 22-46
Scotland: 31-10

Average points per match:
Wales: 12.30
Scotland: 10.25

Match Prices:
Wales to win: 2/7 at Bwin
Scotland to win: 9/2 at SportingBet
Draw: 25/1 at Bet365

England’s fate for the 2012 European Championship qualifying is now known, with a “local derby” to come against Wales in the qualification group. Although England boss Fabio Capello has a get out clause in his contract at the end of the 2012 World Cup, there are hopes abound that he will still be around to lead the nation at Euro 2012, which is jointly being held by the Ukraine and Poland. In their small qualifying Group G, England, one of the top seeds, also drew Switzerland, Bulgaria and Montenegro. If things go well at the 2012 World Cup, then England should be firm favourites to win the group and push on to challenge to become the European Champions.

Scotland drew the short straw after they were drawn in the same group as current European Champions Spain, and similarly tough opposition in the Czech Republic. The Republic of Ireland will fancy their chances against seeded team Russia, while Northern Ireland were drawn against seeded team Italy. With 52 teams in the draw, there are just fourteen places up for grabs, with the nine group winners and best runner up automatically proceeding. There will be a two leg play-off for the other eight runner’s up.

Qualifying for the European Championships, kicks in to gear not too long after the World Cup. Held over the course of just over a year, Euro 2012 qualifying starts in September and concludes in October 2011, with the play-offs held in November. Capello’s men, thanks to their seeding, have landed themselves a nice draw, and there will much expectation on them again. But first things first, there is a World Cup to deal with in South Africa, and England start their 2010 preparations on March 3rd in a home friendly against African Cup of Nations Winners Egypt.

Rep Of Ireland to win Group B – 7/2 at Boylesports
Northern Ireland to win Group C – 25/1 at Boylesports
Scotland to win Group I – 12/1 at Boylesports

Full Group Listing
A: Germany, Turkey, Belgium, Austria, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
B: Russia, Rep of Ireland, Slovakia, Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra
C: Italy, Serbia, Slovenia, Northern Ireland, Estonia, Faroe Islands
D: France, Romania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg
E: Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, San Marino
F: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia, Malta
G: England, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales, Montenegro
G: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, Iceland
H: Spain, Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania, Liechtenstein

Latest Six Nations news update:

Injuries are grabbing the latest headlines ahead of the weekend’s matches. That and the pretty awesome Morgan Freeman “Invictus” promo video for the tournament, which has him reading William Henley’s famous poem (it’s the poem which Nelson Mandela had with him during his imprisonment). Ahead of the England v Wales game, Wales were dealt a massive blow when world class flanker Gethin Jenkins has picked up a calf injury which means that he won’t be able to take the field at Twickenham on Saturday. Jenkins is one of the world’s star players in his role, and his presence will be a major loss as the Welsh try to take England on up front. But England were similarly struck with the injury bug, as last seasons top try scorer Riki Flutey has withdrawn through injury. His presence will also be missed as England look to take a more creative, attacking approach to the game. Leicester’s Toby Flood will take over the number 12 shirt on Saturday.

Saturday’s other game sees Ireland take on Italy, with the Irish having to play up their confidence in their scrum, and is the one area where Italy could cause them problems. With the Irish expected to take on the defence of their Six Nations crown with some aplomb, the other nations will naturally be looking to find some kind of weakness there. Hooker Jerry Flannery has admitted that they need to improve their scrummaging from what was on display during the autumn. Italy will be without pivotal figure of Sergio Parisse for the entire 2010 RBS Six Nations Tournament.

Latest Match Prices
England to win: 8/13 at Totesport
Draw: 22/1 at Bwin
Wales to win: 6/4 at Bet365

Scotland to win: 5/2 at SportingBet
Draw: 25/1 at Paddy Power
France: 2/5 at Totesport

The home nations are all involved in the Euro 2012 draw which takes place on Sunday. The big event, taking place in Warsaw, Poland will happen around 11am, and there is extra interest ahead of the draw, as some of the home nations could end up in the same qualifying group. In fact, with the seeding as it is, there could be one interesting group of England, Wales and either Scotland, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland, which would certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons in terms of UK pride over national teams.

England, understandably are ranked among the top seeds for the qualifying draw, which means they will avoid other powerhouses such as Spain, Germany, France and Italy. With 51 teams involved in qualifying, there is a race for just 14 places to reach the 2012 finals, which are held jointly by Poland and the Ukraine. The draw will place teams in nine groups, with the winners of those nine groups automatically qualifying. The best of the runner’s up will also get automatic qualification, with the remaining other eight runners-up going into a two-leg play, much the same as what happened for Qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in the European Zone. Poland and Ukraine naturally have already secured their spots as hosts.

England aside, the other home nations will be quickly keen to get back into action and put the disappointment of missing the World Cup behind them. Wales had a poor World Cup qualifying campaign, and it has been over a decade since Scotland were involved in the finals of a major tournament. New boss Craig Levein is hoping to change all that, and has spoken of how keen he is to pit his wits against the auld enemy, England. The Republic of Ireland of course, will be looking to redress all the furore surrounding their World Cup play-off loss against France, after Thierry Henry clearly handled the ball in the build up to France’s crucial winning goal. Northern Ireland performed will in a tough group with World Cup qualifying on the line, but they just could not battle their way into a runner’s-up spot.

There is hope there for all home nations, with Scotland, Northern and Republic of Ireland, all together in seeding pot number 3 for the draw. Wales will be drawn from seeding pot four. While there will be hope and optimism ahead of the qualification, the level of quality throughout the top four seeded groups is quite fierce. As shown during European qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, there are going to be no easy rides, although the likes of Germany, Italy, England and Spain will be favourites to book safe passage. Spain won the 2008 European Championships, thanks to a goal from Liverpool’s Fernando Torres against Germany in the final. The European champions are looking favourites to add the World Cup to their reign of football power.

The qualifiers for the 2012 European Championships, will take place between September 2010 and October 2011, and all seedings have been based on the UEFA national team coefficient system.

Pot 1: Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, England, Croatia, Portugal, France, Russia

Pot 2: Greece, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, Denmark, Slovakia, Romania

Pot 3: Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Pot 4: Slovenia, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Belarus, Belgium, Wales, FYR Macedonia, Cyprus

Pot 5: Montenegro, Albania, Estonia, Georgia, Moldova, Iceland, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein

Pot 6: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Malta, Faroe Islands, Andorra, San Marino

Latest Outright 2010 Prices:
Spain – 6/1 at SkyBet
Germany – 8/1 at SkyBet
Italy – 9/1 at Stan James
Holland – 10/1 at Boylesports
England – 12/1 at Bwin

Team: Scotland

Scotland vs. France Stats (All time)
France: W45, D3, L34
Biggest Winning Margin: 51-9
Biggest Losing Margin: 31-3
2009 Six Nations Result: France 22, Scotland 13

Chances: Favourites with the majority of bookies, and that is on the strength of their flair and the fact that they beat New Zealand and South Africa last year. However, the French have a reputation for being inconsistent, and that problem has not been addressed by head coach Marc Lievremeont. Yes, they still look dynamic when on top of their game, but they are equally as self destructive when things go wrong. Not scared of changing personnel and trying new things, the French could be their own worst enemies instead of building on pieces of success. Anyone who takes down New Zealand in their own back yard is doing something really, very right with their game. The one which got destroyed by England in last year’s Six Nations, 34-10, are not. The signs are more promising than the last tournament, where they also lost to Ireland.

The one weapon which the French do have, is their pack. While the Welsh may have the best front three in the tournament, the French pack, overall, is regarded as being the best. It is powerful and looks to have the power to go toe-to-toe with the likes of England’s power. The difference is that France already have the running game in their arsenal, and the ball handling skills, which the English often look like they are trying to hard to achieve. It will be in the forwards where France will be able to storm right through the Scottish, but at the same time be wary of the success the Scots had over the Australians in the Autumn. The fixture list could favour the French heavily this year, as they play the other two main contenders, the Irish and the English at home. They do have the ability to win the Six Nations, that is not in question. Their temperament and consistency, is. They do have issues with injuries, but if they bring their A game every week, they will take the crown.

Key Man: Nicolas Mas in the scrum has the experience needed to cause the Scottish front row serious headaches and is a contender, but Imanol Harinordoquy has the complete forward game. An absolute power house both in offence and defence, possibly one of the best in the world at his job. The control he will bring should help the French overcome any inconsistency problems.

Outright Six Nations Odds
6/4 at Blue Square

Scotland v France Match Odds
France to win: 2/5 at Totesport
Draw: 25/1 at Bwin
Scotland to win: 5/2 at SportingBet

Team: Scotland

Number of Six Nations Titles: 0

Finishing Position in 2009 Six Nations: 5th

Scotland vs. France Stats (All time)
Scotland: W34, D3, L45
Biggest Winning Margin: 31-3
Biggest Losing Margin: 51-9
2009 Six Nations Result: France 22, Scotland 13

Chances: Yes, they really did beat Australia in the Autumn Internationals. However, they will probably still find life tough in the Six Nations. They will be as resilient as they possibly could be, but turning that into points against the likes of France and Ireland, will be tough. They have two fascinating home matches, their opener against the French, and other against England. All three of their other games will be played on the road, so it is not going to be an easy 2010 Six Nations for the Scots. They are capable of an upset on their day, but having the level of quality and consistency needed to reproduce that week after week, simply is not there.

They have Andy Robinson at the helm, he who couldn’t do much with England. Still, he has clearly instilled some belief in the Scots after what can be deemed a good autumn, even though they lost their last match to Argentina. It could all be about momentum for the Scots. If they beat the French, then they go to Wales in the second round of fixtures, brimming with confidence, and believing that that should be a game which they should win, as opposed to could win. It will be a lot different going there and having to look for a first win. It would be easy to say that it will all depend on which French side turn up on Sunday. They are still inconsistent, but still a major threat which can tear teams apart. Scotland need to work hard in the pack and quieten the French, making them doubt themselves. Robinson has called Chris Paterson back into the fold as first choice full back Rory Lamont is out through injury.

Key Man: Tough call. They are missing Jason White and Mike Blair, and even though he has just gotten back to the side, the boot of Chris Paterson could play a major role. He can be relied upon time and time again to slot over the kicks which can eat away at leads, or build them. His experience will also be vital alongside Chris Cusiter. The two will need to dictate the flow of the game, and under the right kicking conditions, and on top of his game, the more the Scots can keep the French pushed and turned back with a good kicking game, the more chance they will have.

Outright Six Nations Odds
22/1 at Bwin

Scotland v France Match Odds
France to win: 2/5 at Totesport
Draw: 25/1 at Bwin
Scotland to win: 5/2 at SportingBet

Not too long now until the 2010 Six Nations Rugby Tournament starts, with the first matches being played on February 6th. England start their campaign against Wales, and after a dismal Autumn series, Johnson is confident that he has the squad to challenge for the Six Nations title. Steve Borthwick has been named as Captain again, and that in itself has courted some criticism. There have been questioned raised over whether or not Borthwick has the right leadership qualities needed to captain the national side. Not showing a great deal of confidence in his own decision, Johnson has hinted that the position of captain could even change throughout the course of the tournament.

Johnson has drafted into some youngsters, to hopefully provide a more inventive spark than what was shown during the Autumn. The match at Twickenham on the 6th will be an interesting test of not only the quality of England’s current crop of players, but a test of Johnson’s management skill, and also will continue to fuel arguments the Guinness Premiership, England’s top flight rugby station, is not as good as it has been in the past. With a core of experienced players such as Jonny Wilkison, Johnson is looking for that perfect balance.

But, there is the right to be full of optimism ahead of a new tournament, as anything can happen. England have been boosted by the return of key players like James Haskell, Toby Flood and Riki Flutey. Injuries to what would be considered to be starting players, did hurt England’s team selection a lot during the year, but an excuses of that being whey the produced so poorly, should be brushed aside because of the way that played. England looked completely flat and without any  kind of penetration towards the opponents try line.

As for the tournament itself, the suspected path things will take, is for the title to come down between Ireland and France. Even on paper, and looking at the way things went in the autumn, it’s hard to disagree with that. Defending Champions Ireland look an extremely solid side, but France showed glimpses of greatness in beating South Africa. They did crash heavily against New Zealand though. Ireland had a very successful Autumn series, as they beat South Africa, destroyed Fiji and tied with Australia. All the bookies, ahead of the tournament are leaning towards the Six Nations only really being contested between those two.

Six Nations Outright Winner
France to win: 13/8 at Stan James
Ireland to win: 5/2 at Stan James
Wales to win: 9/2 at Bwin
England to win: 5/1 at Totesport
Scotland to win: 22/1 at Bwin
Italy to win: 250/1 Ladbrokes

Opening Weekend Fixtures:
Ireland to win: 1/33 at Bet365
Draw: 50/1 at Bet365
Italy to win: 12/1 at Bet365

England to win: 8/13 at 888sport
Draw: 18/1 at Bet365
Wales to win: 11/8 at Victor Chandler

France to win: 4/11 at Bet365
Draw: 22/1 at Bet365
Scotland to win: 9/4 at Ladbrokes

The Autumn international Rugby matches come to a conclusion on Saturday, with Ireland, Scotland and Wales all in action. The most exciting game will be happening in France though, as the New Zealanders see what they can do against the French, who pulled out a big win over Tri-Nations winners South Africa a couple of weeks ago. After beating Samoa in the interim, one of the favourites for next year’s Six Nations, France will want to test themselves again against the unbeaten tourists. The All Blacks have beaten England, Italy and Wales on their tour this year, and will look to head back down under with a four game victory by beating the French. This should be a well contested match-up, with the French looking very good at the moment. France of course, have a reputation of being hit and miss, but if they can add the consistency to their game, they will be a dominant force alongside Ireland in the forthcoming Six Nations.

Ireland are the next team to take on South Africa, and the Irish will be looking to build upon the last gasp draw they managed against Australia at Croke Park. The Irish and the French are the best of the Six Nations teams at the moment, and some of the familiar names were rested for last weekend’s 41-6 rout against Fiji, Ireland should be somewhere near full strength to take on the Springboks. This should be one almighty clash of two good teams, and France have already shown that the South Africans are vulnerable. The one surprising factor in the South African game is how easily their scrum has been destroyed by France and then Italy. It is one area of their game that needs work, while the Irish are very strong up front.

Meanwhile, brave Scotland, who pulled off a famous win over the Australians last weekend, will look to build some momentum themselves, by beating Argentina. After giving England a good game, the Pumas didn’t play very well in their defeat against Wales at all. The Scot’s 9-8 win over Australia was a backs-to-the-wall rear guard action for sustained period, and they actually made a lot of errors which would have made their life a little easier had they been more composed. The result, surprising probably to even the Scots, was hard fought for, and only a failed late kick at goal from Australia’s Matt Giteau secured the win for the Scottish. Their forward pack will be tested again this weekend by Argentina, who are a rough, raw power house up front. They simply never turned up for some mysterious reason against Wales though, losing 33-16.

Wales, after losing to New Zealand and beating Samoa, go in search of their third win, and a chance to get some more practice in the scrum. That is Wales’ weak area at the moment, but they have enough in the backs with their running game to gloss over the cracks a lot of the times. They could get dominated by the Aussies in the pack, and one thing is for sure, is that the defeat against the Scots will have hurt the Wallabies. They came on tour looking for a Grand Slam against the four home nations, and that loss rained on that parade for them, along with the draw against Ireland. Wounded Wallabies are not to be taken lightly, and while they have been looking ok, they definitely have looked the weakest of the Tri-Nations teams. If Wales manage to beat them, then it will only serve to leave England with further egg on their faces, being the only team that Australia managed to beat on their Autumn tour, and that would leave Martin Johnson’s England reeling even further behind the progress of the other home nations.

France to win: 5/4 at SkyBet
Draw: 20/1 at Paddy Power
New Zealand to win: 4/5 at Stan James

Ireland to win: 6/5 at Stan James
Draw: 20/1 at Paddy Power
South Africa to win: 10/11 at SportingBet

Scotland to win: 4/7 at Boylesports
Draw: 20/1 at Bet365
Argentina to win: 15/8 at Totesport

Wales to win: 11/10 at ExtraBet
Draw: 20/1 at Paddy Power
Australia to win: 10/11 at SkyBet