Nick Wright previews this weekend's clash between York City Knights and Hull FC
James Tompkinson reviews an excellent pre-season victory for the York City Knights against Yorkshire rivals Leeds Rhinos
James Tompkinson previews York City Knights' upcoming clash with Leeds Rhinos
Anthony Quinn previews Saturday's Four Nations match between England and Australia
The first game of the weekend is Italy v France, kicking off at 14:30. This should be an interesting game, highly dominated by the French side. After their close loss against England last weekend, France will be doing all they can to get a high point scoring game, as this could secure them the win in the long run.
Italy has been playing surprisingly well this year, so they may get a few points on the board again this weekend and playing at home could help them out a bit. Expect a strong performance from Mirco Bergamasco: as the strongest player on the team, there is rarely a moment when he has not got his head in the game.
Prediction – France Win
Also on Saturday we see Wales take on Ireland at the Millennium stadium, kick off at 17:00. Being tied in second place, this match means everything for both teams. Both Wales and Ireland have had a pretty strong season this year, beating both Scotland and Italy. It will be a close game this weekend as both teams are of a similar standard, so it will be interesting to see who comes out on top. I can see this game relying heavily on kicking and maybe a few tries.
I think Wales will have the upper hand as the game is being played at their home stadium, and their strong wingers will hopefully manage to push through the defence.
Prediction – close game but Wales win
The final game of the weekend sees England take on Scotland. Scotland has had a surprisingly weak season this year, not winning a single game so far. The English team is looking on top form, especially after their win against France. This is the final game at Twickenham this year, so I think England will feel like they’ve got something to prove. Another win will be leading England one step closer to the grand slam.
Again keep an eye on the backs this weekend, Flood and Youngs will be giving an impressive performance as usual. Also, hopefully this weekend will be a big scoring weekend again for Chris Ashton; he didn’t do much against France, so he will be looking to get some more swallow dive tries.
Prediction – England win
And Italy throw a curveball into the mix! France now have no chance of winning the six nations! Congrats Italy
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