England team to play Italy at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome on Sunday, February 14; kick-off 2.30pm:D Armitage London Irish; M Cueto Sale Sharks, M Tait Sale Sharks, R Flutey Brive, U Monye Harlequins; J Wilkinson Toulon, D Care Harlequins; T Payne Wasps, D Hartley Northampton, D Cole Leicester, S Shaw Wasps, S Borthwick Saracens, capt, J Haskell Stade Francais, L Moody Leicester, N Easter Harlequins.Replacements: TBC.
France squad:
Forwards: T Domingo (Clermont Auvergne), S Marconnet (Stade Francais), N Mas (Perpignan), J-B Poux (Toulouse), W Servat (Toulouse), D Szarzewski (Stade Francais), L Nallet (Racing-Metro), P Pape (Stade Francais), J Pierre (Clermont Auvergne), J Bonnaire (Clermont Auvergne), T Dusautoir (Toulouse), I Harinordoquy (Biarritz), F Ouedraogo (Montpellier).
Backs: C Poitrenaud (Toulouse), V Clerc (Toulouse), J Malzieu (Clermont Auvergne), A Palisson (Brive); M Bastareaud (Stade Francais), Y Jauzion (Toulouse), D Marty (Perpignan); F Michalak (Toulouse), F Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), M Parra (Clermont Auvergne).
via BBC Sport – Rugby Union – Injured France trio to miss Ireland Six Nations clash.
Wales team to face Scotland on Saturday, 13 February at the Millennium Stadium (kick-off: 1400 GMT):
Lee Byrne (Ospreys); Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues), James Hook (Ospreys), Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues), Shane Williams (Ospreys); Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Gareth Cooper (Cardiff Blues); Paul James (Ospreys), Gareth Williams (Cardiff Blues), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Andy Powell (Cardiff Blues), Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues), Ryan Jones (Ospreys, captain).
Replacements: Huw Bennett (Ospreys), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Bradley Davies (Cardiff Blues), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Richie Rees (Cardiff Blues), Andrew Bishop (Ospreys), Tom Shanklin (Cardiff Blues).
via BBC Sport – Rugby Union – Wales recall Halfpenny and Thomas for Scotland clash.
Here are the selections for the weekend – I’ll add any injury updates here too.
England – Available
France – Available
Ireland – Available – Cullen in for O’Callaghan
Italy – Squad Announced
Scotland – Available
Wales – Available – Gethin Jenkins is out
Six Nations fans in England will be able to see games in 3D in select cinemas. England sponsors O2 are giving priority to their own customers who can get tickets by texting 3D to 2020. Tickets went on sale to general public from 29th Jan. Ticket prices range from £12.50 per adult to £10 per child (under 14 years). For more details on cinema locations and how to purchase tickets visit www.3Drugbylive.com.
Sat Feb 6 Ireland vs Italy 9:30 am
Sat Feb 6 England vs Wales 12 pm
Sun Feb 7 Scotland vs France 10 am
Sat Feb 13 Wales vs Scotland 9 am
Sat Feb 13 France vs Ireland 11:30 am
Sun Feb 14 Italy vs England 9:30 am
Fri Feb 26 Wales vs France 3 pm
Sat Feb 27 Italy vs Scotland 8:30 am
Sat Feb 27 England vs Ireland 11 am
Sat Mar 13 Ireland vs Wales 9:30 am
Sat Mar 13 Scotland vs England 12 pm
Sun Mar 14 France vs Italy 10:30 am
Sat Mar 20 Wales vs Italy 10:30 am
Sat Mar 20 Ireland vs Scotland 1 pm
Sat Mar 20 France vs England 3:45 pm
All times Eastern Standard Time
