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<blockquote data-quote="OllyM97" data-source="post: 1171998" data-attributes="member: 85525"><p>1. France - Grand Slam </p><p>2. Ireland </p><p>3. Scotland </p><p>4. England </p><p>5. Wales </p><p>6. Italy </p><p></p><p>As much as I would like to say different I can't see anything but another two horse race this year. Even though they've got a few injuries and they are missing Dupont I still give France the edge over Ireland. Winning in France in their first game post Sexton will be too tough. Whoever wins the opener wins the Slam in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>I've got Scotland as best of the rest as, even with being away from home in the first game, I still have them as better than Wales. Unfortunately, I think the Scots will win the calcutta cup again this year with it being at Murrayfield. </p><p></p><p>England have got enough talent to be considerably better than I think but I'm not convinced that Borthwick will be bold in selection. When it comes to the crunch I think his conservative, cautious instincts will take over and we will stick to the tested (and mostly failed) pragmatic, set-piece dominant style that has got us nowhere in the last couple of years in the 6N. I hope I'm proved wrong.</p><p></p><p>Whilst in the past writing Wales off has been a dangerous game, I just don't see them being great this year. They have a hugely inexperienced squad and in a lot of positions they have threadbare depth. Losing LRZ was a hammer blow as he was their biggest attacking threat. I fear for them this 6N, especially if they lose to Scotland in the opener. Gats has upset the odds before and you can't underestimate how good a coach he is but I genuinely think it's a miracle if he gets that side into the top 3.</p><p></p><p>Italy with a new coach will be interesting to watch, if they can play the same sort of rugby as they did under Crowley but but know when it's the right time to go wide, then they will cause problems again. I just hope that Quesada doesn't take them back to the days of 10 man rugby. Think they will win a game this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OllyM97, post: 1171998, member: 85525"] 1. France - Grand Slam 2. Ireland 3. Scotland 4. England 5. Wales 6. Italy As much as I would like to say different I can’t see anything but another two horse race this year. Even though they’ve got a few injuries and they are missing Dupont I still give France the edge over Ireland. Winning in France in their first game post Sexton will be too tough. Whoever wins the opener wins the Slam in my opinion. I’ve got Scotland as best of the rest as, even with being away from home in the first game, I still have them as better than Wales. Unfortunately, I think the Scots will win the calcutta cup again this year with it being at Murrayfield. England have got enough talent to be considerably better than I think but I’m not convinced that Borthwick will be bold in selection. When it comes to the crunch I think his conservative, cautious instincts will take over and we will stick to the tested (and mostly failed) pragmatic, set-piece dominant style that has got us nowhere in the last couple of years in the 6N. I hope I’m proved wrong. Whilst in the past writing Wales off has been a dangerous game, I just don’t see them being great this year. They have a hugely inexperienced squad and in a lot of positions they have threadbare depth. Losing LRZ was a hammer blow as he was their biggest attacking threat. I fear for them this 6N, especially if they lose to Scotland in the opener. Gats has upset the odds before and you can’t underestimate how good a coach he is but I genuinely think it’s a miracle if he gets that side into the top 3. Italy with a new coach will be interesting to watch, if they can play the same sort of rugby as they did under Crowley but but know when it’s the right time to go wide, then they will cause problems again. I just hope that Quesada doesn’t take them back to the days of 10 man rugby. Think they will win a game this year. [/QUOTE]
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