Really? We spoke to Lee Byrne ahead of his visit to Ireland this weekend, and whilst his views on where Wales have been going wrong weren’t exactly revelatory, it’s worth a read nonetheless.

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Andy Robinson has named the following team to take on England in Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield.
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Martin Johnson has just announced his side to travel to Murrayfield on Saturday, and here it is in full.
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It’s that time of the week again when we wonder whether Martin Johnson will shake things up in his team selection for this weekend’s game. With Simon Shaw injured and question marks over Delon Armitage’s fitness, now could be the time for a bold selection.
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England are currently reviewing a number of injuries to squad members and have called up several replacements.
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We’re getting very excited about the final two rounds of the RBS Six Nations, and we’ll have all the team news, build-up and opinions here at The Rugby Blog.
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Another week, another competition to win some RBS Six Nations tickets! We have teamed up with RBS again to offer one lucky rugby fan a pair of tickets to watch Wales against Italy at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday 20th March 2010.

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Even the most casual observer can testify to the amount rugby has changed in recent years. The arrival of lifting in the lineout, handling in rucks, blitz defences, 90% goal kickers and substitutes, the disappearance of boots on bodies, moustaches, beer guts, not to mention the advent of tight shirts and bodybuilder-style physiques have made the game almost unrecognisable from even 15 years ago. Nowadays it would be 5’9” Tony Underwood who was considered the freak rather than Jonah Lomu.

Bastereaud – Size: Massive; Style: Bludgeon
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