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Five new stars join the team....Former England coach Brian Ashton; English lock Courtney Lawes; Italian prop Martin Castrogiovanni; Welsh capitain and Openside flanker Sam Warburton; and former Welsh winger Shane Williams are joining Graham Henry, Wayne Smith, Gregor Townsend, Richie McCaw & Dan Carter.
Four things that made us see red this weekThe RFU task force, scrum-halves who never move the ball out of the ruck, refs who turn a blind eye to violent play, replacements by rote – it’s driving us crazy and we’re not going to take it any more.
Young Kiwi number tens show England the wayWhy England has a dearth of top international number 10’s compared to all the young New Zealanders who stood out in the first week of Super 15.
Players have a duty not to con the refSam Warburton says that the match against England was the hardest he has ever played in and he woke up the next morning feeling like he had been hit by a car
Mallett's international experience merits England job over rookie LancasterStuart Lancaster has restored respect and England’s commercial reputation, but they will need more than discipline if they are to win the 2015 World Cup.
Sometimes the players have to take the blameAndy Robinson has achieved a great deal in his time with Scotland even if employers don’t always look beyond results.
History points to another Wales Grand SlamEngland shut down Priestland but cannot break down a Wales team that is learning how to win tight matches.
Six Nations: a two-tone tournamentThe match of the round in the Six Nations this weekend may be Wales’s visit to Twickenham, but arguably more significant for the tournament itself is the meeting between Scotland and France at Murrayfield on Sunday.
Talented young Scots need to learn how to winNearly everything is against Scotland on Sunday, except for the fact that the Six Nations usually throws up one unexpected result.
The Reds remain the team to beatRichie McCaw previews the Super 15 season and predicts plenty of upsets but maybe a similar look to the semi-finals.
