The stage is set for the NatWest 6 Nations
The stage is set for the NatWest 6 Nations

Six Nations: Latest team news from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy camps


Don't miss a thing in the run-up to the second round of NatWest Six Nations matches as we provide all the latest team news.

Ireland v Italy (Saturday, 1415 GMT)

Ireland team: R Kearney (Leinster), K Earls (Munster), R Henshaw (Leinster), B Aki (Connacht), J Stockdale (Ulster), J Sexton (Leinster), C Murray (Munster), J McGrath (Leinster), R Best (Ulster, capt), T Furlong (Leinster), I Henderson (Ulster), D Toner (Leinster), P O'Mahony (Munster), D Leavy, J Conan (both Leinster).

Replacements: S Cronin, C Healy, A Porter (all Leinster), Q Roux (Connacht), CJ Stander (Munster), K Marmion (Connacht), J Carbery, J Larmour (both Leinster).

Italy team: M Minozzi (Zebre), T Benvenuti (Benetton), T Boni, T Castello, M Bellini (all Zebre), T Allan (Benetton), M Violi (Zebre), N Quaglio, L Bigi, S Ferrari, A Zanni, D Budd (all Benetton), S Negri, A Steyn (both Benetton), S Parisse (Stade Francais).

Replacements: L Ghiraldini (Toulouse), A Lovotti (Zebre), T Pasquali, F Ruzza (both Benetton), M Mbanda (Zebre), E Gori (Benetton), C Canna (Zebre), J Hayward (Benetton).

Referee: Romain Poite (France).

Assistant referees: Pascal Gauzere (France) and Matt Carley (England).

England v Wales (Saturday, 1645)

England team: M Brown (Harlequins); A Watson (Bath Rugby), J Joseph (Bath Rugby), O Farrell (Saracens), J May (Leicester Tigers); G Ford (Leicester Tigers), D Care (Harlequins); M Vunipola (Saracens), D Hartley (Northampton Saints), D Cole (Leicester Tigers), J Launchbury (Wasps), M Itoje (Saracens), C Lawes (Northampton Saints), C Robshaw (Harlequins), S Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs).

Replacements: J George (Saracens), A Hepburn (Exeter Chiefs), H Williams (Exeter Chiefs), G Kruis (Saracens), S Underhill (Bath Rugby), R Wigglesworth (Saracens), B Te'o (Worcester), J Nowell (Exeter Chiefs).

Wales team: L Halfpenny (Scarlets); J Adams (Worcester), S Williams (Scarlets), H Parkes (Scarlets), S Evans (Scarlets); R Patchell (Scarlets), G Davies (Scarlets); R Evans (Scarlets), K Owens (Scarlets), S Lee (Scarlets), C Hill (Dragons), A W Jones (Ospreys, capt), A Shingler (Scarlets), J Navidi (Cardiff Blues), R Moriarty (Gloucester).

Replacements: E Dee (Dragons), W Jones (Scarlets), T Francis (Exeter), B Davies (Ospreys), J Tipuric (Ospreys), A Davies (Scarlets), G Anscombe (Cardiff Blues), G North (Northampton).

Referee: Jerome Garces (France).

Assistant referees: George Clancy (Ireland) and Nic Berry (Australia).

Scotland v France (Sunday, 1500)

Scotland team: S Hogg (Glasgow); T Seymour (Glasgow), H Jones (Glasgow), P Horne (Glasgow), S Maitland (Saracens); F Russell (Glasgow), G Laidlaw (Clermont Auvergne); G Reid (London Irish), S McInally (Edinburgh), S Berghan (Edinburgh), G Gilchrist (Edinburgh), J Gray (Glasgow), J Barclay (Scarlets, capt), H Watson (Edinburgh), R Wilson (Glasgow).

Replacements: S Lawson (Newcastle), J Bhatti (Glasgow), J Welsh (Newcastle), B Toolis (Edinburgh), D Denton (Worcester), A Price (Glasgow), C Harris (Newcastle), B Kinghorn (Edinburgh).

France team: G Palis (Castres); T Thomas (Racing 92), R Lamerat (Clermont Auvergne), G Doumayrou (La Rochelle), V Vakatawa (Racing 92); L Beauxis (Lyon), M Machenaud (Racing 92); J Poirot (Bordeaux-Begles), G Guirado (Toulon, capt), R Slimani (Clermont Auvergne), A Iturria (Clermont Auvergne), S Vahaamahina (Clermont Auvergne), W Lauret (Racing 92), Y Camara (Montpellier), M Tauleigne (Bordeaux-Begles).

Replacements: A Pelissie (Bordeaux-Begles), E Ben Arous (Racing 92), C Gomes Sa (Racing 92), P Gabrillagues (La Rochelle), L Picamoles (Montpellier), B Serin (Bordeaux-Begles), A Belleau (Toulon), B Fall (Montpellier).

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland).

Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales) and Paul Williams (New Zealand).

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