WALES

COACH: Warren Gatland (NZ) CAPTAIN: Alun Wyn Jones ONE TO WATCH: JONATHAN DAVIES When Davies (right) plays, Wales do well. He has been remarkable for Wales and the Lions — putting in some of the great performances in those red shirts — and is a key man. An amazing player, so if he’s fully fit Wales become a scary team.

BIG QUESTION: Can they win the first game? One thing Gatland is absolutely right about is if they beat France in Paris, they are on a roll. That first weekend for them is massive, playing at the Stade de France — Wales might not have the depth of England or Ireland but have a very strong starting XV. CLIVE’S VERDICT: 3rd. 5 TRIES needed by George North to match Shane Williams’s Welsh Six Nations try-scoring record of 22.