The French are favourites but Eddie Jones has launched England 2.0, Ireland had a great autumn, Wales are defending champs and Scotland have as ever, won the pre match chat battle. It’s another Six Nations, and that means it’s HOGGWATCH.

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We chat to Grand Slam winner and coach to Premiership champs Harlequins about Ireland’s forwards playing to their strengths, what Paul O’Connell has done since he came in, why gameplans now must have player input and why that suits England’s next superstar and Jerry’s outhalf at Harlequins, Marcus Smith.

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Former Leinster, Lions and Ireland winger Shane Horgan talks to us about our options at centre, why Tadhg Beirne must start in the second row and who he fancies to win the whole thing.

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Plus Eoin gets spooked by (Rees) lightning, Tom Brady snubs the Pats and Murph looks at the career of the granite-jawed Paudie Maher.

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