Six Nations Championship 2008 Team Guide
The Six Nations in 2008 shall be somewhat of an anti climax following the Rugby World Cup which will have lead to many countries going through somewhat of a shakeout after disappointing displays where the southern hemisphere teams dominated throughout and the sic nations sides were just playing for best of the rest.
England
England have just not found their feet following winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup and the 2008 Six Nations will see the England side start the rebuilding process after getting over run by the top sides and after 2003 when they looked like dominating for many years they have taken a big step backwards and many changes will be made and this six nations will just be the start of a new set up hoping to recapture their form of the early 2000s.
England Six Nations History
France
After a shock in the opener of the Rugby World Cup France got their campaign on track and looked dangerous once again and were the best of the Northern hemisphere teams but they just could not show the consistency to go all the way but will be leading contenders to win the Six Nations in 2008.
France Six Nations Review
Wales
Wales did just about what we would have expected in the World Cup and the six nations once again for them will be hit or miss they can be dangerous especially at home and may cause a few surprises once again a make a challenge for the six nations title.
Wales in the Six Nations Championship
Ireland
Ireland were many peoples picks for the Rugby World Cup but they just never fired and went back to the emerald isle with their tails between their legs and will be looking to recapture some form in the 2008 six nations.
Irish Six Nations Performance History
Scotland
We can only expect the Scots to once again try and avoid the wooden spoon as they are really struggling at present to compete against the other six nations teams except for Italy.
Scotland Six Nations Rugby History
Italy
Having done well in the 2007 Six Nations they very brushed aside in the Rugby World Cup and their objective will be to get back the form that saw them win two games in the 2007 Six Nations.
Italy Form in the Six Nations Championship
Six Nations Rugby Union Championship 2008
These days the Six Nations is run for TV like all sports and you can see every game live on TV over the Saturday and Sunday of the five weekends of the tournament with week one commencing on the 2nd of February with the highlight on this day the England Wales match at Twickenham. France will be looking to build on their great recent form in the Six Nations having won it four times in the last six years.
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Six Nations Fixtures
The fixtures for the 2009 Six Nations Championship will be available shortly.
Six Nations Venues
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