"Let's hope it stops raining at some stage. Because if Matthieu Jalibert, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Henry Arundell, Manny Feyi-Waboso, Louis Rees-Zammit et al have a licence to thrill with a dry ball this could be an eye-catching championship. Who is going to win and why? France. Three home games, the world's best player fit again, big forwards, highly promising youngsters, and England haven't won the title in the season after a British & Irish Lions tour since 1963."
"The away trips. Spending weekends in different places and soaking up the atmosphere is the best thing about the Six Nations. I cannot wait for Murrayfield next week and Rome is always glorious. Who is going to win and why? I'm backing England because they have the greatest strength in depth and a great level of consistency. It's a happy squad. It's rare that everyone is hunting you when you're not defending the championship, but England can handle that."
Dry weather could produce an eye-catching Six Nations featuring thrilling backs such as Matthieu Jalibert, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Henry Arundell, Manny Feyi-Waboso, Louis Rees-Zammit and others. France are predicted to win, aided by three home games, the return to fitness of their world-class scrum-half and strong forward depth; England are close because of strength in depth and squad cohesion. Predicted finishing orders include France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Wales and England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy. Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to referee a men's Six Nations match. One fallow week favors deeper squads; Antoine Dupont has returned from long-term injury.
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