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All teams, refs and kick-off times for this weekend's Six Nations matches
By Online Editors
Teams for Ireland versus Wales, Aviva Stadium, Saturday, 2.15pm.
Ireland: J Larmour (Leinster); A Conway (Munster), R Henshaw (Leinster), B Aki (Connacht), J Stockdale (Ulster); J Sexton (Leinster, capt), C Murray (Munster); C Healy (Leinster), R Herring (Ulster), T Furlong (Leinster), I Henderson (Ulster), J Ryan (Leinster), P O’Mahony (Munster), J van der Flier (Leinster), CJ Stander (Munster).
Replacements: R Kelleher (Leinster), D Kilcoyne (Munster), A Porter (Leinster), D Toner (Leinster), M Deegan (Leinster), J Cooney (Ulster), R Byrne (Leinster), K Earls (Munster).
Wales: L Halfpenny (Scarlets); G North (Ospreys), N Tompkins (Saracens), H Parkes (Scarlets), J Adams (Cardiff); D Biggar (Northampton), T Williams (Cardiff); W Jones (Scarlets), K Owens (Scarlets), D Lewis (Cardiff), J Ball (Scarlets), A W Jones (Ospreys, capt), A Wainwright (Dragons), J Tipuric (Ospreys), T Faletau (Bath).
Replacements: R Elias (Scarlets), R Carre (Saracens), L Brown (Dragons), A Beard (Ospreys), R Moriarty (Dragons), G Davies (Scarlets), O Williams (Gloucester), J McNicholl (Scarlets).
Referee: Romain Poite (France).
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce (England) and Mike Fraser (New Zealand).
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Teams for Scotland versus England, Murrayfield, Saturday, 4.45pm.
Scotland: S Hogg (Exeter, capt); S Maitland (Saracens), H Jones (Glasgow), S Johnson (Glasgow), B Kinghorn (Edinburgh); A Hastings (Glasgow), A Price (Glasgow); R Sutherland (Edinburgh), F Brown (Glasgow), Z Fagerson (Glasgow), S Cummings (Glasgow), J Gray (Glasgow), J Ritchie (Edinburgh), H Watson (Edinburgh), M Bradbury (Edinburgh).
Replacements: S McInally (Edinburgh), A Dell (London Irish), S Berghan (Edinburgh), B Toolis (Edinburgh), N Haining (Edinburgh), G Horne (Glasgow), R Hutchinson (Northampton), C Harris (Gloucester).
England: G Furbank (Northampton); J May (Leicester), J Joseph (Bath), O Farrell (Saracens, capt), E Daly (Saracens); G Ford (Leicester), W Heinz (Gloucester; M Vunipola (Saracens), J George (Saracens), K Sinckler (Harlequins), M Itoje (Saracens), G Kruis (Saracens), L Ludlam (Northampton), S Underhill (Bath), T Curry (Sale Sharks).
Replacements: T Dunn (Bath), E Genge (Leicester), W Stuart (Bath), J Launchbury (Wasps), C Lawes (Northampton), B Earl (Saracens), B Youngs (Leicester), O Devoto (Exeter).
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France).
Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France) and Federico Anselmi (Argentina).
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Teams for France versus Italy, Stade de France, Sunday, 3pm GMT.
France: A Bouthier (Montpellier); T Thomas (Racing 92), A Vincent (Montpellier), G Fickou (Stade Francais), V Rattez (La Rochelle); R Ntamack (Toulouse), A Dupont (Toulouse); C Baille (Toulouse), J Marchand (Toulouse), M Haouas (Montpellier), B Le Roux (Racing 92), P Willemse (Montpellier), F Cros (Toulouse), C Ollivon (Toulon, capt), G Alldritt (La Rochelle).
Replacements: P Mauvaka (Toulouse), J Poirot (Bordeaux-Begles), D Bamba (Lyon), R Taofifenua (Toulon), B Palu (Racing 92), C Woki (Borddaux-Begles), B Serin (Toulon), M Jalibert (Bordeaux-Begles).
Italy: J Hayward (Benetton); M Bellini (Zebre), L Morisi (Benetton), C Canna (Zebre), M Minozzi (Wasps); T Allan (Benetton), C Braley (Gloucester); A Lovotti (Zebre), L Bigi (Zebre, capt), G Zilocchi (Zebre), A Zanni (Benetton), N Cannone (Benetton), J Polledri (Gloucester), S Negri (Benetton), A Steyn (Benetton).
Replacements: F Zani (Benetton), D Fischetti (Zebre), M Riccioni (Benetton), D Budd (Benetton), F Ruzza (Benetton), G Licata (Zebre), G Palazzani (Zebre), G Bisegni (Zebre).
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland).
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales) and Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand).
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David Kriel is an average player. Sure he has pace but isnt physical enough and doesnt have the skill set. Fouche is a decent player but lacks experience and Du Toit and Wilco Louw have the experience and the pedigree to take over from Koch and Malherbe. Du Toit can also pack down on both sides like Nyakane could so he is a natural fit. Hooker has real potential, he has pace and power and is a reliable tackler. He might be the most natural replacement for De Allende at 12 but is still nowhere near his level. He needs exposure and would agree with his selection so he can develop. Julius is such a talent but not ready for the big time. Throws too many wild passes and always goes for the offload. Great pace though and has a feel for space. Gumede drops the ball too much otherwise has pace and versatility and deserves a shot. JC Mars is not ready and needs to be nurtured. Hartzenberg deserves a look in as he is quite a versatile player and does alot well. He tackles well, runs well and passes well. Ruan Vermaak is ready, Nohamba is in between a 10 and a 9 but deserves a call up to prove his worth. Erasmus does have plenty of options
Go to commentsAB's not scared of the Boks at all. They know they can beat them anywhere in country. They will also know that the Springboks will be the biggest threat to their record. The Boks will also know that many of their players will be 1 year older this year. Will Frans Malherbe, De Allende, Kolisi, Etzebeth and several others still be as good as they were last year. Time will tell
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