Next year on the 6th february at 14. 30 sees ireland, the 6 nations grand slam winners of 2008 play italy at croke park for the basic 6 nations match of the year. It’s comparatively rare that the 1st day of the championship provides a close clear or deep perception into who can win it but 2010 could be more or less dissimilar. On what are going to be a cold day in february you will note that england take on wales at twickenham and the french visit murrayfield in a cracking basic weekender.

Who will win the championship? England wouldn’t and ought to wait until 2011 before their current crop of participants at long last gel into a team that could perhaps conquer on the earth stage. They plainly didn’t move on for the duration of the autumn internationals this year, and, to a degree, wouldn’t really provide the fans with much to cheer about as yet. They similarly have three away games this year including france. Ought to they win their basic match versus wales it will give the england hierarchy hope as the other two away games are in scotland and italy. A great deal of of you are going to be licking your lips at the thought of playing andy robinsons scotland, and with their victory versus australia recently you have to confess that breaking down such a defensive side will require something particular in the england midfield, who are going to be the individual or centre partnership to do so will stay to be seen.

Wales looked shabby for the duration of their last game versus australia. They had their star man taken off with an injury within 5 minutes but that must not mean the rest of the team just wave the white flag. They will be disappointed about that game and will consider the 6 nations to establish their earth cup crusade.
Ireland looked very organised for the duration of the autumn and will continue to be a truly good side in next years championship, the main concern for me would be brian o’driscoll. He unquestionably requires a rest, and a good one, he has battered and been battered for a good 10 years now and with 2011 going to be his last earth cup appearance as a player one feels a well earned rest in 2010 will do him and ireland a wealth of good for 2011. It will similarly provide a opportunity for a great deal of of irelands other genius to perhaps shine through and provide a great deal of more force in depth.

Scotland and italy will provide stern tests for all teams and ought to do well at home but it’s hard to see either squad have enough quality to be concerned the likes of france, wales and ireland meaning they will both be battling it out for the wooden spoon.

France are again an unknown quantity. They beat south africa twice then lose versus new zealand with not so much as a gameplan to show for it. They have very good, fresh yet unreliable team but ought to be favourites to win the 6 nations next year with wales being the trickiest of games at the millennium stadium at night time on friday 26th february. The late kick offs have not really worked too well and teams do prefer the saturday instead of the friday night.

It looks as though the 2010 6 nations are going to be a grand old feast of rugby but i for one shall surely not be placing a bet, surely not on the winners of the contest as this one looks far too tough to call.
Currently the most proficient online bookmakers have france as 6/4 favourites, ireland at 5/2, england and wales at 4/1, scotland 16/1 and italy a tasty 150/1.

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