Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); Alex Cuthbert (Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Blues), George North (Scarlets); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Mike Phillips (Bayonne); Gethin Jenkins (Toulon), Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Andrew Coombs (Newport Gwent Dragons), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Ryan Jones (Ospreys, capt), Toby Faletau (Dragons), Tipuric (Ospreys).

Replacements: Ken Owens (Scarlets), Paul James (Bath), Craig Mitchell (Exeter) Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Blues), Lloyd Williams (Blues), James Hook (Perpignan), Scott Williams (Scarlets).

Tough game for Wales in Italy but I fancy them to win, it'll be close though.

has that davies guy been injured ? don't recall seeing him before this tournament ?

England have gone for Barritt and Manu in midfield...it's what I guessed they'd do. I also think they'll play Manu and 36 against Italy.

Lawes is decent at 6 and it means we've got 4 jumpers at the lineout if you count Wood which i do.

Hartley's back into the front row which makes sense since he's a more solid scrummager than Youngs.

Nothing to make me doubt my earlier prediction that we'll hump the French big time on Saturday. If it's dry I think we'll seriously do them.

The other 2 matches should be crackers too. Italy are at home and will finally have recovered from the France win. Scotland similarly are at home and on a high, i think Ireland will be too strong though.

don't recall seeing him before this tournament ?
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Hartley's back into the front row which makes sense since he's a more solid scrummager than Youngs.
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....and since youngs showed in the last game that his throw falls apart under pressure.

i'd take Scotland to beat Ireland. might have a punt on that.

They've got a chance Clint but personally I wouldn't put any bucks on it, although Ireland have got a lot of injuries.

6/5 is very tempting to me to lump on with some serious money.

Go for it, but son't say I didn't warn you

I suspect that I wouldn't say that anyway rkw

How much you thinking of banging on?

well I need another £50k to buy the flat I want, so....

Talkin' serious bucks here

i dont gamble on sporting events

if I was going to have a bet, I would put a serious amount on, but I won't.

the last bet I had I stuck £250 on Hendry to win the world snooker last year. he got stuffed in the next round

tell us more Mex.....

tell you more about not gambling?.............. errrm well i dont put money on anything

oh. I inferred from your post that you gamble on things other than sporting events. perhaps I got the wrong end of the stick.

Most I've ever put on is £3 on an accumulator once, I didn't win. Only cause I had that amount left in the online account, never go on it any more.

i play poker with my mates occasionaly, normally win

Can't play poker, only snap for match sticks!

I tried the whole pro poker thing...it's too much hard work if you've got a full time job as well!

Don't gamble on sports though...I'm hopeless at it.

As for the Scotland odds...don't get sucked in by the Italy game, Italy were still knackered from the French game and didn't compete. Ireland will be all over that breakdown slowing things up. It'll be totally different.

Still never say never

Scotland played well against England too I thought. Don't forget they beat Australia last summer.