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Fit-again wing Tim Visser has been handed a Scotland recall as the Dark Blues bid to avoid losing 10 straight Six Nations matches
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Injured London Irish duo to miss Scotland’s Six Nations match with Italy but the Harlequins wing Tim Visser has been passed fit
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Sportblog Familiarity of Six Nations at odds with Super Rugby’s willingness to experiment
Eddie ButlerWhile the southern hemisphere is geared up for a new-look club competition, the Six Nations has yet to take fire but round three promises much – England and France face their sternest tests yet and Wales might just run free
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Sportblog Six Nations verdict so far: England show promise but Wales have quality to win title
Dean RyanFrance appear directionless despite two wins and Ireland have too many injuries, so Wales’s match at Twickenham next month should decide the championship
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Back-row balance will be key for Wales, all roads and hopes of a win lead to Rome for Scotland, while Eddie Jones has best of both worlds with England
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Celebrating George North’s happy anniversary, savouring Paul O’Connell’s excellent television debut, and remarking upon Scotland’s nasty nines
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The Welsh captain explained his decision that led to Jamie Roberts’ try; Greig Laidlaw described Scotland reaction to Wales’ ‘offside’ try
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Scotland’s 27-23 defeat by Wales – their ninth Six Nations defeat in a row – was heartening in places and their meeting with Italy could be a turning point
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Greig Laidlaw admitted that ‘a couple of soft moments’ against Wales were costly for Scotland in their Six Nations 27-23 defeat at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff
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Defeat to England last Saturday curbed enthusiasm north of the border but they are keen to make amends with a first victory over Wales in nine years
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Dan Biggar, the Wales fly-half, has recovered from the ankle injury picked up against Ireland and can play against Scotland
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England can gain confidence from a scrappy win over Scotland, Wales dominated but struggled to break Ireland down, and Italy really should have won at the Stade de France
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Dylan Hartley is a captain in the head coach’s image but could be occupying a role set for Billy Vunipola in the long term
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England’s new era began in familiar fashion with a Calcutta Cup win as Eddie Jones put pragmatism first, but Scotland have reason to rue ahead of their trip to Cardiff
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Not that much has changed for England under Eddie Jones and they need an alternative to Billy Vunipola, while Scotland never looked like taking what looked a promising opportunity
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Eddie Jones will have been reminded how hard it is to add attacking quality to a defensively solid side and the confusion between his No10 and No12, and sub-par performances from Danny Care and Mike Brown, will give him food for thought
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A big rugby day and Paloma Faith was trending again while France’s new kit was described as ‘elegant’, ‘gopping’, ‘magnifique’, ‘ shite’ and ‘sexual’ on Twitter
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Sportblog Eddie Jones’s brave new world gives way to unspectacular efficiency
Andy Bull at MurrayfieldEngland’s post-World Cup revolution got off to a slow start in the Six Nations opener against Scotland as new coach Eddie Jones focused on just getting the job done -
Jones said of No8 Vunipola: ‘He’s pretty handy, Billy … His workrate was fantastic’. Scotland’s Vern Cotter: ‘There’s plenty to review and improve on’
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Sportblog Scotland’s Six Nations winless streak hands Vern Cotter grim prospects
Robert Kitson at MurrayfieldMurrayfield home support left aghast over what happened to the slick, smart team who almost reached the World Cup quarter-finals. And now Wales await
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Hooker Ross Ford hopes that Scotland can pick up from where they left off in the World Cup and play at a tempo England cannot live with in both defence and attack
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James Haskell has said England are ready for a battle in their Six Nations opener against Scotland at Murrayfield
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From a famous Bill Beaumont moment in 1980 to post-match festivities in Edinburgh in 1988 and a big noise in 1990
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Dual playmakers can give England’s kicking game the variety to attack Greig Laidlaw who, under a high ball, can be isolated in Scotland’s defensive system
Greig Laidlaw calls on Scotland to change Six Nations tune against Italy