Match Preview – France vs England
What better way to fire up the tournament than a good old fashioned crunch match right off the bat? For fans, there is none.
Match Preview – Wales vs Italy
The Azzurri have the honour of welcoming the defending champions back the party, but they probably won’t be feeling too lucky come full time.
Match Preview – Scotland ‘A’ vs Saxons
The second, and last, ‘A’ international of this season takes place tomorrow at Scotstoun, the home of Glasgow Warriors, with Six Nations aspirations at stake.
Match Preview – Saxons vs Wolfhounds
The remnants of a dying tradition will be on display at Kingsholm on Friday, as the Saxons take on the Wolfhounds in a pre-Six Nations teaser.
Match Preview – Wales vs Australia
The final test match of 2013 takes place at the Millenium Stadium on Saturday, as Wales will attempt to conquer Australia having lost the previous eight meetings between the two.
Match Preview – Barbarians vs Fiji
Fiji has a date with a star-studded Barbarians side as they celebrate the centenary of rugby in their country. Sadly the Fijians won’t be fielding the majority of their best.
Match Preview – Ireland vs New Zealand
Only Ireland stand in the way of a perfect calendar year for the All Blacks, a feat never before accomplished even by some of their legendary teams of the past.
Match Preview – France vs South Africa
This week’s choice match-up features the volatile French against the mighty Bokke, with the two combatants going head-to-head in a battle between two of the heavyweights in the IRB rankings.
Match Preview – Scotland vs Australia
Scotland, amazingly, are riding a two-game win streak against the Wallabies. To put that into proper perspective, Australia had won the previous 16 matches covering a span of 24 years.
Match Preview – Spain vs Japan
After two previous matches in Tokyo, the Brave Blossoms finally return the favour and head to Madrid to face a new-look Spanish side, fresh off a narrow defeat to Uruguay.