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Indul a 2012. évi 6 Nemzet bajnoksága

4th Feb 12 14:30 France v Italy Stade de France
4th Feb 12 17:00 Scotland v England Murrayfield
5th Feb 12 15:00 Ireland v Wales Aviva Stadium

2012.-ben a mostani hétvégén startol az Európai 6 Nemzet Kupája, amelyet a Sport 1 tv-n is nyomon követhetnek az érdeklődők.

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International Rugby on a grand scale after the World Cup. I believe there are 3 sides who will seriously consider their chances as good. Whoever wins it though I don't believe that the Champions will win it outright, that is win every fixture!
 
ENGLAND
 
Build-up: Before the World Cup, the RFU already had serious problems, with board members resigning within days of each other. As far as England's World Cup went, it wasn't that bad! They did win their Pool, yet had a narrow escape against near neighbors the Scots and earlier even narrower against Argentina. In the Quarter-Final they should really of fancied their chances against France who had just lost to Tonga. In truth had a fabulous opportunity to compete in their third consecutive RWC Final. Yet France had a great first-half and England couldn't wipe out the deficit in the second-half.
 
Squad: Lewis Moody, Steve Thompson and Jonny Wilkinson has retired from International rugby. Wilkinson has been England's best flyhalf since Rob Andrew, yet due to being so injury prone perhaps England can find a stand-off who is more regularly available and not suffering from some sort of injury. This opens the door for Toby Flood, yet he too is now injured (knee), so one doesn't know how much game time he will get, if any. The new coaching staff has wielded the axe and there are 15 changes and nine new caps. No Danny Care though after his drinking arrests. Graham Rowntree has admitted that he believes that England are in serious need of a fetcher in the back-row.
 
Leadership: Martin Johnson resigned shortly after the World Cup. In truth though, to start off, it was a ridiculous appointment. Carel du Plessis was appointed as Springbok coach in 1997, this led to the Boks losing a series to one of the weakest British & Irish Lions side seen since 1966, and also suffered a record breaking defeat in New Zealand. du Plessis was a great player, yet had never coached a side in his life, not even at the lowest level. Johnson was in the same boat. Added to this not many players seemed to have much respect for him if one looks at England's off the field antics. Stuart Lancaster has been appointed as care-taker coach of England for the 2012 Six Nations. His assistants are former England internationals Graham Rowntree (retained his position) and Andy Farrell. Mike Ford and John Wells who were involved with England since 2006 got the chop!
 
Win Ratio: 66.67%
 
Conclusion: There will be many new and fresh faces in the side. One of the biggest obstacles is that the side has never played together, so continuity will be a problem at first. If England win the Tournament outright, that is claim the Triple Crown and complete the Grand Slam, England might just stick with Lancaster. England do play 3 times away from HQ. They last won in Scotland in 2004, France in 2008 and Ireland in the Six Nations as far back as 2003. Yet they do play Wales at Twickenham, the Dragons have last won there in 2008.
 
FRANCE
 
Build-up: Once again the Enigma of World Rugby stuck their neck out. Heavy defeat to the All Blacks in the Pool, lost against minnows Tonga, scrapped past England, lucky to beat 14 Welshman.....then almost upset New Zealand in the Final.
 
Squad: Romain Millo-Chluski will miss the Tournament due to a dislocated shoulder. The squad has a very strong Toulouse and Clermont flavor in it. There are 22 RWC survivors. There have also been some recalls and a single uncapped player.
 
Leadership: Despite stuttering to the RWC Final, the French camp in the Tournament, was in disarray. Amazingly Marc Lievremont's replacement was named before the squad even left for New Zealand. Philippe Saint-Andre former French captain and coach of Toulon is the new man in charge. His captain is the IRB 2011 "World Player of the Year" Thierry Dusatoir. Lievremont's lieutenants Emlie N'tamack and Didier Retiere have been replaced by Yannick Bru and Patrice Lagisquet.
 
Win Ratio: 71.67%
 
Conclusion: France only play 2 away fixtures. Following history it suggests that 'Les Bleus' shouldn't have too many problems in Edinburgh or Cardiff. Yet that is history, and counts for very little. Murrayfield should be okay, yet Cardiff might present a problem. They have a very favorable draw, and will certainly be aiming to win it. Along World Cup strength they should be the second-best team in the world, yet they certainly weren't the second best in the Tournament.
 
IRELAND
 
Build-up: If ever Ireland had a great opportunity to reach the RWC Final, this was it. They won their Pool, taking care of Australia and Argentina (with a fair amount of ease). Then played in which to me was the "Game of the World Cup", their Quarter against the Welsh. Certainly had enough possession, yet failed to crack down the defence.
 
Squad: Ireland's star player and skipper Brian O'Driscoll will miss the Tournament due to a foot injury. O'Driscoll's replacement is Lions Skipper Paul O'Connell. Ireland have stuck with the tried and trusted, in fact of the 24 man squad announced only Shane Jennings did not tour New Zealand late last year. Of all the Six Nations sides they were the oldest squad at the RWC, and very few have another World Cup in them, two seasons at the very most I would say, and only because the British and Irish Lions tour Australia in 2013.
 
Leadership: Declan Kidney is still in charge. Gert Smal who had been ear-clipped as a possible Springbok coach still handles the forwards. Kidney is in a 2 horse race by the look of things to head the Lions in 2013, his sides performance could assure the job, or possibly cost it.
 
Win Ratio: 70.00%
 
Conclusion: Three Irish sides have qualified for the Heineken Cup Quarter's, this suggest that Irish Rugby is healthy. Ireland play 2 of the traditional powerhouses across the channel. They have enjoyed much success against England, yet last won in France as far back as the 2007 RWC, and against France itself as far back as 2000. Their opener against Wales is crucial in their chances of going all the way.
 
ITALY
 
Build-up: Nick Mallet failed in his attempt to see to it that finally Italy reach the Top 8 (RWC). Italy did acquit themselves very well in the first half against Australia and Ireland, yet failed to carry-on in the second-half. Did however record very good wins against Russia and the United States
 
Squad: Italy have also gone with largely a tried and trusted squad, there are 22 RWC survivors. Four new caps have been included, yet there have been some surprise omissions, most notably that of Mirco Bergamasco.
 
Leadership: Nick Mallet's reign comes to an end and his replacement is Perpignan's boss Jacques Brunel, a coach who is known for doing good things with limited resources. Sergio Parrise stays on as skipper.
 
Win Ratio: 13.33%
 
Conclusion: The Azzuri will not be playing at their usual Stadio Flamino ground as it is under reconstruction. Therefore they host England and Scotland at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. The Italians can stand up to anyone in the tight-phases, but the achilles heel as it has been ever since the game started there is their backline, well below par. If one look's at their schedule, I believe they will look to target Scotland as a realistic chance of a win. Beating Scotland is a realistic target, but moving Italy into the top 6 in the world under Brunel's tenor-ship is unrealistic, even on "middle-earth"!
 
SCOTLAND
 
Build-up: Scottish rugby just continues to sink at a rapid rate. It's the first time that Scotland failed to reach the Quarter-Finals of the RWC. Still losing with about 10 minutes left against Romania it was not a surprise on that outing that Scotland would probably not reach Quarter's. Also struggled terribly against Georgia. Their best performances were against Argentina and England, yet despite playing out of their skins, still lost!
 
Squad: Steven Shingler was initially announced as part of the Scottish squad, until the IRB ruled that he is actually a Welshman, and played for the Welsh U/20 team last year. Moray Low will certainly miss Scotland's opener as he has suffered a ligament injury. Kelly Brown will miss the entire campaign. The squad is practically the same as the one who represented Scotland at the RWC, in fact 28 players have survived, the only 2 omissions are players who have retired. There are 6 uncapped players who made the cut.
 
Leadership: Andy Robinson for now, is going nowhere as his contact has been extended till 2015. With Brown injured, the armband goes to Ross Ford.
 
Win Ratio: 20.00%
 
Conclusion: This side has huge problems! I don't believe that they could have played much better against Argentina or England, and there lies the harsh truth for the Scots............."we can be at our very best, but still lose". Scotland only scored 4 tries in the World Cup. I think perhaps the best approach that Robinson can take is to go into the Tournament with the attitude of"...... lets look to improve every game........". Maybe the unexpected Quarter-Final qualification that Edinburgh achieved in the Heineken Cup can provide some inspiration. The oldest of enemies do clash at Murrayfield and England have last won there in 2004.
 
WALES
 
Build-up: As seen above, all build-ups are based on the sides performance in the World Cup. Wales are the only side who did play a Test after the World Cup. As far as the show-piece went, Wales has a superb Tournament, certainly by Welsh standards. Unlucky to lose to South Africa, yet a little lucky to beat Samoa. Eased through the rest, and took care of Ireland in the best game of the Tournament. Looked pretty good in the semi against France until they were reduced to 14 men, their goal-kicking was also poor in that game. Lost to Australia in the 3/4 play-of and couple of weeks later lost to the same side. Although only lost by 6 points to the Aussies in Cardiff, I felt Australia were about 10-12 points better than the Welsh.
 
Squad: Wales have a spate of injuries. They have lost hooker's Lloyd Burns (due to a neck injury) and Matthew Rees (calf injury). Gethin Jenkins, Rhys Pristeland, Luke Charteris and Alun-Wyn Jones are all injured. Dan Lydiate is a doubtful starter, as is centre Jamie Roberts. Their ace winger Shane Williams has also drawn the curtain on his career.
 
Leadership: Shaun Edwards has signed a new 4 year deal, and will stay on as the National sides defense coach until 2015. Warren Gatland is Kidney's main opposition with regard to the Lions job. The young Sam Warburton still skippers the side.
 
Win Ratio: 43.33%
 
Conclusion: The big question of course is can Wales continue from the World Cup? I believed they were the favorites, but with so many injury problems I think their stock has depreciated by about 30%. A plus is that they play France (their biggest threat) at the Millennium Stadium, although France normally do win in Cardiff. Yet their opening task in Dublin won't be a cake-walk.
 
predicted order of finish
 
1. FRANCE
 
2. WALES
 
3. IRELAND
 
4. ENGLAND
 
5. ITALY
 
6. SCOTLAND
 

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