Six Nations!!!

It's that time of year again, and it's excitement for every rugby fan. The Six Nations is back and the stars of european rugby are ready to play.

Who am I supporting then? Well that's a good question. Scotland are my favourite rugby team, but it is Shane Williams' last Six Nations, so I think I will support Wales this time, even though if Scotland win it will be great as well. Let's just say I'm supporting both. And I always try to support Italy: they are the underdogs so it's good to give them a bit of support.

This promises quite a lot, and the teams are actually quite evenly matched when you look at the lineups. England are reasonably good all round, but they don't really have a wow factor. Well, maybe Ashton to an extent but not really.

Then the Scots are quite a young team, but they have several more experienced players to lead them, like Parks and Murray. They look like a promising side, especially after their successful Autumn tests.

Wales still really, and unfortunately for them, depend on Shane Williams. The moment he messed up his shoulder in the Autumn, Wales were no good, however they do look to have found a replacement for him in George North, but who knows if he'll be good in the long run.

France are overall the best team. They have some world class players in their ranks (Traille and Jauzion) but also some promising young players (Parra and Trinh-Duc), so I have to bet on honestly who will win, it would be France.

Ireland are slightly in transition. They come of a series of Autumn tests which were slightly dodgy for them, however they do have some good individual stars, so you should still keep an eye out for them.

Lastly, Italy. These are my underdogs. They possibly have the best pack in the world (even better than NZ in my opinion), and I think they could cause an upset. They do have problems when it comes to their back line though, so scoring could be tricky.

My predicted Six Nations table (It's quite surprising):

1.France

2.Scotland

3.England

4.Wales

5.Italy

6.Ireland