France will need to beat Wales by 20 points on Saturday to retain the 6 Nations trophy. France coach Marc Lievremont has opted for experience in the decider, calling several veteran players back into the side. Wales coach Warren Gatland has made only two changes to the starting team from last week’s game — James Hook over Stephen Jones at flyhalf and Huw Bennet over Matthew Rees at hooker.

Backs:
Anthony Floch, Vincent Clerc, Yannick Jauzion, Damien Traille, Julien Malzieu, David Skrela, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde.

Forwards:
Julien Bonnaire, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Thierry Dusautoir, Jerome Thion, Lionel Nallet, Nicolas Mas, Dimitri Szarzewski, Fabien Barcella.

Replacements:
William Servat, Jean-Baptiste Poux, Arnaud Mela, Elvis Vermeulen, Dimitri Yachvili, Francis Trinh-Duc, Cedric Heymans.

Backs:
Lee Byrne, Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin, Gavin Henson, Shane Williams, James Hook, Mike Phillips.

Forwards:
Gethin Jenkins, Huw Bennett, Adam Jones, Ian Gough, Alun-Wyn Jones, Jonathan Thomas, Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones.

Replacements:
Matthew Rees, Duncan Jones, Ian Evans, Gareth Delve, Dwayne Peel, Stephen Jones, Sonny Parker.

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Sat 02 Feb 11:30 am - England v Wales
Sun 03 Feb 10:00 am - Scotland v France

Sat 09 Feb 09:00 am - Wales v Scotland
Sat 09 Feb 11:00 am - France v Ireland
Sun 10 Feb 09:30 am - Italy v England

Sat 23 Feb 10:00 am - Wales v Italy
Sat 23 Feb 12:00 pm - Ireland v Scotland
Sat 23 Feb 03:00 pm - France v England

Sat 08 Mar 08:15 am - Ireland v Wales
Sat 08 Mar 10:15 am - Scotland v England
Sun 09 Mar 11:00 am - France v Italy

Sat 15 Mar 09:00 am - Italy v Scotland
Sat 15 Mar 11:00 am - England v Ireland
Sat 15 Mar 01:00 pm - Wales v France

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France coach Marc Lievremont named the following squad for the 2008 6 Nations. Lionel Nallet will captain the side.

Backs:
Morgan Parra (Bourgoin), Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse), David Skrela (Stade Français), Francois Trinh-Duc (Montpellier), Florian Fritz (Toulouse), Damien Traille (Biarritz), Vincent Clerc (Toulouse), Cedric Heymans (Toulouse), Julien Malzieu (Clermont), Aurelien Rougerie (Clermont).

Forwards:
Julien Brugnault (Dax), Lionel Faure (Sale Sharks), Jean-Baptiste Poux (Toulouse), Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Français), William Servat (Toulouse), Loic Jacquet (Clermont), Lionel Nallet (Castres), Arnaud Mela (Albi), Elvis Vermeulen (Clermont), Julien Bonnaire (Clermont), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse), Fulgence Ouedraogo (Montpellier).

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan named the following 33-man squad for the 2008 6 Nations.

Backs:
Tommy Bowe (Ulster), Girvan Dempsey (Leinster), Gordon D’Arcy (Leinster), Gavin Duffy (Connacht), Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster), Shane Horgan (Leinster), Robert Kearney (Leinster), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster), Ronan O’Gara (Munster), Eoin Reddan (Wasps), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Peter Stringer (Munster), Andrew Trimble (Ulster), Paddy Wallace (Ulster).

Forwards:
Neil Best (Ulster), Rory Best (Ulster), Tony Buckley (Munster), Leo Cullen (Leinster), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Jerry Flannery (Munster), John Hayes (Munster), Cian Healy (Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Marcus Horan (Munster), Bernard Jackman (Leinster), Denis Leamy (Munster), Donncha O’Callaghan (Munster), Johnny O’Connor (Connacht), Mick O’Driscoll (Munster), Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster), Alan Quinlan (Munster), David Wallace (Munster).

Wales coach Warren Gatland named the following 28-man squad for the 2008 6 Nations. Ryan Jones has been named captain of the squad.

Backs:
Lee Byrne (Ospreys), Jamie Roberts (Cardiff), Tom James (Cardiff), Mark Jones (Llanelli), Shane Williams (Ospreys), Tom Shanklin (Cardiff), Sonny Parker (Ospreys), Gavin Henson (Ospreys), James Hook (Ospreys), Stephen Jones (Llanelli), Dwayne Peel (Scarlets), Mike Phillips (Ospreys), Gareth Cooper (Gloucester).

Forwards:
Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Duncan Jones (Ospreys), Rhys Thomas (Newport Gwent Dragons), Huw Bennett (Ospreys), Matthew Rees (Llanelli), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Ian Gough (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys), Martyn Williams (Cardiff), Robin Sowden-Taylor (Cardiff), Gareth Delve (Gloucester), Alix Popham (Llanelli), Ryan Jones (Ospreys).

New Italy coach Nick Mallett has announced the squad for the 2008 6 Nations tournament.

Backs:
Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Français), David Bortolussi (Montpellier), Gonzalo Canale (Clermont-Auvergne), Pablo Canavosio (Castres), Ezio Galon (Overmach Cariparma), Andrea Marcato (Benetton Treviso), Andrea Masi (Biarritz Olympique), Ludovico Nitoglia (Cammi Calvisano), Enrico Patrizio (Carrera Petrarca Padova), Simon Picone (Benetton Treviso), Matteo Pratichetti (Cammi Calvisano), Kaine Robertson (Montepaschi Viadana), Alberto Sgarbi (Benetton Treviso), Pietro Travagli (Overmach Cariparma).

Forwards:
Mauro Bergamasco (Stade Français), Martin Castrogiovanni (Leicester Tigers), Carlo Antonio Del Fava (Ulster), Santiago Dellapè (Biarritz Olympique), Carlo Festuccia (Racing Métro Paris), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Cammi Calvisano), Andrea Lo Cicero (Racing Métro Paris), Carlos Nieto (Gloucester), Sergio Parisse (Stade Français), Salvatore Perugini (Toulouse), Tommaso Reato (Femi CZ Rovigo), Josh Sole (Montepaschi Viadana), Alessandro Zanni (Cammi Calvisano).

England coach Brian Ashton has announced the squad for the 2008 6 Nations tournament. Prop Phil Vickery will continue to captain the side.

Backs:
Iain Balshaw (Gloucester), Danny Cipriani (Wasps), Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks), Toby Flood (Newcastle), Andy Gomarsall (Harlequins), Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks), Jamie Noon (Newcastle), Peter Richards (London Irish), Paul Sackey (Wasps), David Strettle (Harlequins), Mathew Tait (Newcastle), Mike Tindall (Gloucester), Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks), Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle), Lesley Vainikolo (Gloucester).

Forwards:
Steve Borthwick (Bath), Tom Croft (Leicester), George Chuter (Leicester), Louis Deacon (Leicester), Nick Easter (Harlequins), James Haskell (Wasps), Ben Kay (Leicester), Lee Mears (Bath), Lewis Moody (Leicester), Tim Payne (Wasps), Tom Rees (Wasps), Mark Regan (Bristol), Simon Shaw (Wasps), Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks), Matt Stevens (Bath), Phil Vickery (Wasps), Joe Worsley (Wasps).

Scotland coach Frank Hadden has announced the training squad for the 2008 6 Nations tournament. Back-row forward Jason White will continue to captain the side.

Backs:
Mike Blair (Edinburgh), Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), Chris Cusiter (Perpignan), Simon Danielli (Ulster), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh), Thom Evans (Glasgow Warriors), Phil Godman (Edinburgh), Rory Lamont (Sale Sharks), Rory Lawson (Gloucester), Calum MacRae (Edinburgh), Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Warriors), Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors), Chris Paterson (Gloucester), Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh), Nikki Walker (Ospreys), and Simon Webster (Edinburgh).

Forwards:
John Barclay (Glasgow Warriors), Johnnie Beattie (Glasgow Warriors), Kelly Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Dave Callam (Edinburgh), Alasdair Dickinson (Gloucester), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), Jim Hamilton (Leicester Tigers), Nathan Hines (Perpignan), Allister Hogg (Edinburgh), Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh), Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), Gavin Kerr (Edinburgh), Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors), Scott MacLeod (Llanelli Scarlets), Euan Murray (Northampton Saints), Ross Rennie (Edinburgh), Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester), Fergus Thomson (Glasgow Warriors), and Jason White (Sale Sharks).

Injured but invited to the training session:
Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors), Simon Taylor (Stade Français), and Rob Dewey (Ulster).

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