I think England will try to be a bit more expansive under Stuart Lancaster, Ireland's players are going into it with good form from their provinces, with Leinster in particularly playing attractive rugby. The BBC will bring all the action from the RBS 6 Nations, offering comprehensive multiplatform coverage of the entire Championship. England secured second place in the 2012 Six Nations as a dominant performance from their scrum laid the platform for victory over Ireland. My tip for the Six Nations is Ireland. We asked four of the BBC's expert team of analysts - former England centre Jeremy Guscott (JG), former Scotland scrum-half Andy Nicol (AN), former Wales fly-half Jonathan Davies (JD) and former Ireland hooker Keith Wood (KW) - for their predictions.

He has his work cut out with the strength Ireland have in the back row, but he's impressed for Munster. He has been brilliant for Ulster and his power and physicality could make him stand out from the rest. The Official Website of the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship featuring England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales By the time the teams ran out for the anthems, England knew their 2011 Six Nations title had been wrested off them by Wales’ Grand Slam triumph. It was Ireland who threatened first through Keith Earls’ break down the left but he was brilliantly hauled down by Ben Foden before being turned over. AN: I am quietly confident about Scotland, but I have been for the last few years with little success. JD: It is different this year with no Brian O'Driscoll and no Shane Williams. There will be a special Scrum V Preview ahead of the tournament plus a one-off documentary looking back at Shane Williams’ career. The final say in the half went to his opposite number as Sexton capitalised on Donnacha Ryan’s good work to leave the visitors three points adrift at the interval. Six Nations 2012 on the BBC. The pitchside reporting team includes Jill Douglas, Sonja McLaughlan and Graham Thomas.

I am quietly confident about Scotland, but I have been for the last few years with little success. The key thing for all countries will be generating quick ball. France and Italy open proceedings in Paris on Saturday (1430 GMT), before Scotland tackle England at Murrayfield (1700). I would expect to see big performances from the likes of Paul O'Connell, Mike Phillips, Thierry Dusautoir, Sergio Parisse, Ben Youngs and Ross Ford, but I get the feeling someone like Stephen Ferris from Ireland might stand out. KW: I expect Ireland to be in the shake-up at the end, when they go to Twickenham on the final day. The 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2012 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. France, with their playing staff, should nearly always be favourites. I'd expect a bit more open style of rugby with three new coaches [England, France and Italy] trying to impose their influence on their respective countries. If Wales can get their set-piece right, they have got a good chance but that is crucial. I hope we see the young Glasgow stand-off Duncan Weir get a run out for Scotland at some stage because I have a feeling he could cope at this stage in his career, and I also expect Owen Farrell to make a name for himself. Flanker Stephen Ferris is another possibility given his form for Ulster, while Wales number eight Toby Faletau is an unbelievable talent.

He will also host Six Nations 5 live Rugby during the tournament, where he will be joined by guests for the latest news and analysis and to preview forthcoming matches. Without seeing them play, fourth or fifth would be my prediction. The BBC Sport website and BBC Red Button offer a host of content including all matches streamed live, with alternative audio options available. Italy have got to play more like Treviso than the way the national team traditionally plays. The Six Nations has a number of stars - Sam Warburton, Thierry Dusautoir, Richie Gray, Sergio Parisse, Chris Ashton and Jonny Sexton will all shine. They have strength in depth, they have a new coach, they didn't play well at the World Cup despite reaching the final, they played well within themselves. Andy Robinson has a very settled squad to pick from this year and the Scottish based players are buzzing after Edinburgh making the Heineken quarter-finals and Glasgow going well in the Pro 12. BBC Radio Scotland will be providing full live commentary and in-depth analysis of every Scotland fixture in the tournament. I expect Ireland to be in the shake-up at the end, when they go to Twickenham on the final day. BBC Radio Cymru will have extensive live coverage of each game, plus full build-up to the games across the output. It is different this year with no Brian O'Driscoll and no Shane Williams. Radio Scotland's Saturday morning sports magazine programme, Sport Nation, will also feature the big stories from the tournament and, across the output, BBC Scotland will carry the latest news and developments from the Scotland camp. You just can't be so forward-orientated and expect to win games these days. The Six Nations is unique and the envy of global rugby in terms of audience, supporters, commercialism. But the visitors showed they were not spent as an attacking force as Earls led a surge downfield but Tomas O’Leary’s crossfield kick was just out of the reach of Jamie Heaslip. BBC Cymru Wales TV, radio and online will have extensive coverage of the tournament. Coverage from 1330-1900 on Saturday, and 1430-1700 on Sunday. That is what gives them the platform to go forward and bring their ball-carriers into the game. The full story of the women’s Six Nations will also be covered with news and highlights online, including live coverage on the red button of England v Wales on 25 February. On Thursday 2 February Matt Dawson will present a Six Nations 5 live Rugby Special live from Edinburgh previewing this year’s tournament. If he can get any kind of team spirit going, they will get better. England continued to rely on their set piece to do the damage and forced Ireland to concede two further penalties at the scrum, the second of which Farrell used to restore his lead. Success is Scotland winning three games and I think they will achieve that but they will need to score tries, something they have not been great at for a few years. Both sides struggled to get to grips with the slippery conditions but England simply dismantled the Ireland front row which resulted in a second-half penalty try. Andy Robinson has a very settled squad to pick from this year and the Scottish based players are buzzing after Edinburgh making the Heineken quarter-finals and Glasgow going well in the Pro 12. Most matches will be tight and my hope is that these tight matches are decided by a moment of magic rather than a mistake or a dubious decision by a referee. Also, the fixtures work well for them - they have England and Ireland in Paris. Comprehensive fixtures & results for Guinness Six Nations Rugby featuring England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy The RBS Six Nations Championship - the showpiece international tournament in European rugby - resumes this weekend. Read about our approach to external linking.

I think some of the usual suspects will be prominent this year. Matches were held in February and March 2012, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. The pattern of the first half of knock-ons and English scrum dominance was repeated in the second as flanker Tom Croft got clear of the Irish defence only to butcher his pass at the crucial moment. He adds to the already expert analyst line-up of Jonathan Davies, Jeremy Guscott, Andy Nicol, Keith Wood and Lawrence Dallaglio. France because they have, by some distance, the most quality to pick from. Every game of the tournament will be shown live on BBC One and BBC One HD apart from France v Ireland (11 February) and Scotland v France (26 February), which will be broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD.

Content also includes archive from past Six Nations, blogs, a preview forum with John Inverdale, and all the news, pre-match interviews, build up and post-match reaction. If he brings his Leinster form into the Six Nations, it could be Ireland fly-half Jonny Sexton. I think England will also put a lot of onus on Owen Farrell. Read about our approach to external linking. Fly-half Owen Farrell helped himself to 20 points but it was only once Ireland prop Mike Ross departed that England were able to turn the screw up front.

I don't think they will win a Grand Slam, although it could be possible. In saying that, every game in the Six Nations is usually hugely exciting and I would expect more of the same this year because there is not much between all of the teams. From the knock-on, Ireland’s scrum disintegrated bringing the inevitable infringement allowing Farrell to knock over his fourth penalty but Sexton immediately responded when the otherwise impressive Ben Morgan was caught in possession. AN: I think some of the usual suspects will be prominent this year. I hope we see the young Glasgow stand-off Duncan Weir get a run out for Scotland at some stage because I have a feeling he could cope at this stage in his career, and I also expect Owen Farrell to make a name for himself. Ireland flanker Peter O'Mahony was only a late call-up into the senior squad and is on the bench for the opening game with Wales. Farrell blotted his copybook somewhat with a missed conversion but he rounded off England’s day with a 78th minute penalty to give the RFU plenty to ponder as they consider whether Lancaster should remain as permanent head coach. Replacement Ben Youngs put the gloss on the scoreline with a 74th minute try from a quickly-taken tap penalty as interim head coach Stuart Lancaster finished his first RBS 6 Nations with a credible four wins.

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They have Ireland and England at home, although they have to travel to Edinburgh and Cardiff, and they don't like going there. Plus match edits will be available after each match red button and online. If Wales can get their set-piece right, they have got a good chance but that is crucial. Success is Scotland winning three games and I think they will achieve that but they will need to score tries, something they have not been great at for a few years. I am hopeful of good rugby in the Six Nations but sometimes the desire to win matches prevent them from being high quality.

Live coverage starts on Saturday 4 February, with France v Italy (ko1430) and Scotland v England (ko 1700), both on BBC One and BBC One HD. Ireland seemed demoralised by their inferiority up front as they coughed up another penalty on 65 minutes reversing at a rate of knots allowing Farrell to apply further punishment with the boot.

JD: Expectations are very high after the World Cup but I think they were brought down to earth a bit with the Australia game (a 24-18 defeat) in December. The Official Website of the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship featuring England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales Shane Williams joins the team for BBC Wales’ coverage on S4C for the Ireland v Wales and England v Wales games. I think he is going to be playing in a "second five-eighth" role as the New Zealanders call it, basically playing as a second stand-off. All matches will also be live on Radio 5 live or 5 live sports extra, streamed live on BBC Sport website and will be available on BBC iPlayer for up to a week after the live fixture. BBC Six Nations Rugby Union editor, Carl Hicks says: “We’re proud to once again bring all the action from the oldest and most-famous international rugby union tournament in the world and we’re delighted to have signed a new rights agreement to broadcast the event through to 2017.

I think England will try to be a bit more expansive under Stuart Lancaster, Ireland's players are going into it with good form from their provinces, with Leinster in particularly playing attractive rugby. The BBC will bring all the action from the RBS 6 Nations, offering comprehensive multiplatform coverage of the entire Championship. England secured second place in the 2012 Six Nations as a dominant performance from their scrum laid the platform for victory over Ireland. My tip for the Six Nations is Ireland. We asked four of the BBC's expert team of analysts - former England centre Jeremy Guscott (JG), former Scotland scrum-half Andy Nicol (AN), former Wales fly-half Jonathan Davies (JD) and former Ireland hooker Keith Wood (KW) - for their predictions.

He has his work cut out with the strength Ireland have in the back row, but he's impressed for Munster. He has been brilliant for Ulster and his power and physicality could make him stand out from the rest. The Official Website of the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship featuring England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales By the time the teams ran out for the anthems, England knew their 2011 Six Nations title had been wrested off them by Wales’ Grand Slam triumph. It was Ireland who threatened first through Keith Earls’ break down the left but he was brilliantly hauled down by Ben Foden before being turned over. AN: I am quietly confident about Scotland, but I have been for the last few years with little success. JD: It is different this year with no Brian O'Driscoll and no Shane Williams. There will be a special Scrum V Preview ahead of the tournament plus a one-off documentary looking back at Shane Williams’ career. The final say in the half went to his opposite number as Sexton capitalised on Donnacha Ryan’s good work to leave the visitors three points adrift at the interval. Six Nations 2012 on the BBC. The pitchside reporting team includes Jill Douglas, Sonja McLaughlan and Graham Thomas.

I am quietly confident about Scotland, but I have been for the last few years with little success. The key thing for all countries will be generating quick ball. France and Italy open proceedings in Paris on Saturday (1430 GMT), before Scotland tackle England at Murrayfield (1700). I would expect to see big performances from the likes of Paul O'Connell, Mike Phillips, Thierry Dusautoir, Sergio Parisse, Ben Youngs and Ross Ford, but I get the feeling someone like Stephen Ferris from Ireland might stand out. KW: I expect Ireland to be in the shake-up at the end, when they go to Twickenham on the final day. The 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2012 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. France, with their playing staff, should nearly always be favourites. I'd expect a bit more open style of rugby with three new coaches [England, France and Italy] trying to impose their influence on their respective countries. If Wales can get their set-piece right, they have got a good chance but that is crucial. I hope we see the young Glasgow stand-off Duncan Weir get a run out for Scotland at some stage because I have a feeling he could cope at this stage in his career, and I also expect Owen Farrell to make a name for himself. Flanker Stephen Ferris is another possibility given his form for Ulster, while Wales number eight Toby Faletau is an unbelievable talent.

He will also host Six Nations 5 live Rugby during the tournament, where he will be joined by guests for the latest news and analysis and to preview forthcoming matches. Without seeing them play, fourth or fifth would be my prediction. The BBC Sport website and BBC Red Button offer a host of content including all matches streamed live, with alternative audio options available. Italy have got to play more like Treviso than the way the national team traditionally plays. The Six Nations has a number of stars - Sam Warburton, Thierry Dusautoir, Richie Gray, Sergio Parisse, Chris Ashton and Jonny Sexton will all shine. They have strength in depth, they have a new coach, they didn't play well at the World Cup despite reaching the final, they played well within themselves. Andy Robinson has a very settled squad to pick from this year and the Scottish based players are buzzing after Edinburgh making the Heineken quarter-finals and Glasgow going well in the Pro 12. BBC Radio Scotland will be providing full live commentary and in-depth analysis of every Scotland fixture in the tournament. I expect Ireland to be in the shake-up at the end, when they go to Twickenham on the final day. BBC Radio Cymru will have extensive live coverage of each game, plus full build-up to the games across the output. It is different this year with no Brian O'Driscoll and no Shane Williams. Radio Scotland's Saturday morning sports magazine programme, Sport Nation, will also feature the big stories from the tournament and, across the output, BBC Scotland will carry the latest news and developments from the Scotland camp. You just can't be so forward-orientated and expect to win games these days. The Six Nations is unique and the envy of global rugby in terms of audience, supporters, commercialism. But the visitors showed they were not spent as an attacking force as Earls led a surge downfield but Tomas O’Leary’s crossfield kick was just out of the reach of Jamie Heaslip. BBC Cymru Wales TV, radio and online will have extensive coverage of the tournament. Coverage from 1330-1900 on Saturday, and 1430-1700 on Sunday. That is what gives them the platform to go forward and bring their ball-carriers into the game. The full story of the women’s Six Nations will also be covered with news and highlights online, including live coverage on the red button of England v Wales on 25 February. On Thursday 2 February Matt Dawson will present a Six Nations 5 live Rugby Special live from Edinburgh previewing this year’s tournament. If he can get any kind of team spirit going, they will get better. England continued to rely on their set piece to do the damage and forced Ireland to concede two further penalties at the scrum, the second of which Farrell used to restore his lead. Success is Scotland winning three games and I think they will achieve that but they will need to score tries, something they have not been great at for a few years. Both sides struggled to get to grips with the slippery conditions but England simply dismantled the Ireland front row which resulted in a second-half penalty try. Andy Robinson has a very settled squad to pick from this year and the Scottish based players are buzzing after Edinburgh making the Heineken quarter-finals and Glasgow going well in the Pro 12. Most matches will be tight and my hope is that these tight matches are decided by a moment of magic rather than a mistake or a dubious decision by a referee. Also, the fixtures work well for them - they have England and Ireland in Paris. Comprehensive fixtures & results for Guinness Six Nations Rugby featuring England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy The RBS Six Nations Championship - the showpiece international tournament in European rugby - resumes this weekend. Read about our approach to external linking.

I think some of the usual suspects will be prominent this year. Matches were held in February and March 2012, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. The pattern of the first half of knock-ons and English scrum dominance was repeated in the second as flanker Tom Croft got clear of the Irish defence only to butcher his pass at the crucial moment. He adds to the already expert analyst line-up of Jonathan Davies, Jeremy Guscott, Andy Nicol, Keith Wood and Lawrence Dallaglio. France because they have, by some distance, the most quality to pick from. Every game of the tournament will be shown live on BBC One and BBC One HD apart from France v Ireland (11 February) and Scotland v France (26 February), which will be broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD.

Content also includes archive from past Six Nations, blogs, a preview forum with John Inverdale, and all the news, pre-match interviews, build up and post-match reaction. If he brings his Leinster form into the Six Nations, it could be Ireland fly-half Jonny Sexton. I think England will also put a lot of onus on Owen Farrell. Read about our approach to external linking. Fly-half Owen Farrell helped himself to 20 points but it was only once Ireland prop Mike Ross departed that England were able to turn the screw up front.

I don't think they will win a Grand Slam, although it could be possible. In saying that, every game in the Six Nations is usually hugely exciting and I would expect more of the same this year because there is not much between all of the teams. From the knock-on, Ireland’s scrum disintegrated bringing the inevitable infringement allowing Farrell to knock over his fourth penalty but Sexton immediately responded when the otherwise impressive Ben Morgan was caught in possession. AN: I think some of the usual suspects will be prominent this year. I hope we see the young Glasgow stand-off Duncan Weir get a run out for Scotland at some stage because I have a feeling he could cope at this stage in his career, and I also expect Owen Farrell to make a name for himself. Ireland flanker Peter O'Mahony was only a late call-up into the senior squad and is on the bench for the opening game with Wales. Farrell blotted his copybook somewhat with a missed conversion but he rounded off England’s day with a 78th minute penalty to give the RFU plenty to ponder as they consider whether Lancaster should remain as permanent head coach. Replacement Ben Youngs put the gloss on the scoreline with a 74th minute try from a quickly-taken tap penalty as interim head coach Stuart Lancaster finished his first RBS 6 Nations with a credible four wins.

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