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Ospreys v Ulster - Ospreys
Connacht v Munster - Munster
Edinburgh v Blues - Edinburgh
Scarlets v Leinster - Scarlets
Dragons v Warriors - Warriors

Fair enough!

I'd like to see both Pollock and Marshall start.

Off the Top wrote:Williams likes to pick players in their preferred/best positions

Is Matt regarded as an out and out 6 now?

Do you think there's any significance to the order they were named? :scratch: Isaac Boss; Rob Dewey, Mark McCrea, Paul Marshall, Niall O’Connor, Mark Bartholomeusz, Paddy Wallace, Andrew Trimble, Tommy Bowe, Bryn Cunningham. Forwards Justin Fitzpatrick; Rory Best (Capt),Tom Court, Ryan Caldwell, C...

Scarlets v Blues - Scarlets
Edinburgh v Connacht - Edinburgh
Leinster v Warriors - Leinster
Munster v Ulster - Ulster

Neil, interestingly I recently heard someone speak on this topic regarding terracing in Eng Prem League football. They were of the opinion that all-seater will continue to be the way of the future. Citing predominantly the differing clientele to games now; with a higher proportion of women and child...

Italy v Scotland
England v Ireland
Wales v France

Cipriani in for Jonny 'the Boot' England: I Balshaw (Gloucester); P Sackey (Wasps), J Noon (Newcastle), T Flood (Newcastle), L Vainikolo (Gloucester); D Cipriani (Wasps), R Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks); A Sheridan (Sale Sharks), L Mears (Bath), P Vickery (Wasps. capt), S Shaw (Wasps), S Borthwick (Ba...

Hook is back at 10 to try and help win the grand slam Wales: Lee Byrne (Ospreys); Mark Jones (Llanelli Scarlets), Tom Shanklin (Cardiff Blues), Gavin Henson (Ospreys), Shane Williams (Ospreys); James Hook (Ospreys), Mike Phillips (Ospreys); Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Huw Bennett (Ospreys), Ada...

Danielli in due to Lamont's injury.

O'Gara to skipper the side. I had thought POC would take on the role, but I suppose he's not fully fit etc. Suppose ROG is the next in line

If Italy beat Scotland I wouldn't be surprised if Hadden was on the scrapheap as well, he has a performance related rolling contract as well. Perhaps the win against the old enemy will save him! It seems Andy Robinson's reputation as been somewhat restored, perhaps he'll step up to help out in a mo...

browner wrote:Anyway, since Gatland took over Henson is looking so much more like his old self, he has a big game in him, let's hope it's not tomorrow.

Also, he seems to thrive on being centre of attention so I'd say Edwards et al will have been motivating him all week to silence the Croke crowd.

Ireland
England
France

Have we a real full back option while leaving everybody as they sit? Since Conor O’Shea’s last start in Feb 2000, we have played 93 games. In only 4 of these did we try anyone other than Murphy or Dempsey as the starting full-back. Those tried were Crotty, McHugh, McKenna and Staunton – the l...

Dragons v Edinburgh
Connacht v Leinster
Warriors v Ospreys
Ulster v Scarlets
Blues v Munster