第四比賽日 - 橄欖球

Ireland v Italy

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Saturday 20 March
Kick-off: 1330 GMT

Italy arrive in Dublin with the unenviable task of facing an Ireland side on a
roll.

Teams:

Ireland: Dempsey (Leinster), Horgan (Leinster), D'Arcy (Leinster), O'Driscoll (
Leinster, capt), Murphy (Leicester), O'Gara (Munster), Stringer (Munster); Corr
igan (Leinster), Byrne (Leinster), Hayes (Munster), O'Kelly (Leinster), O'Calla
ghan (Munster), Easterby (Llanelli), Gleeson (Leinster), Foley (Munster)

Replacements: Sheahan (Munster), Horan (Munster), Longwell (Ulster), Costello (
Leinster), Humphreys (Ulster), Easterby (Rotherham), Maggs (Bath)

Italy: Canale (Benetton Treviso); Mazzucato (Ghial Calvisano), Stoica (Montpell
ier), Barbini (Overmach Rugby Parma), D Dallan (Benetton Treviso); de Marigny (
Overmach Rugby Parma), Griffen (Ghial Calvisano); Lo Cicero (Lazio & Primavera)
, Ongaro (Benetton Treviso), Castrogiovanni (Ghial Calvisano); Checchinato (Ben
etton Treviso), Bortolami (Safio Petrarca Padova); de Rossi (Ghial Calvisano, c
apt), Persico (Leeds Tykes), Palmer (Benetton Treviso)

Replacements: Festuccia (SKG Gran Parma), Perugini (Ghial Calvisano), Dellape (
Benetton Treviso), Mandelli (Ghial Calvisano, Picone (Benetton Treviso), Masi (
Viadana), Mirco Bergamasco (Stade Francais)


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England v Wales

Twickenham, London
Saturday 20 March
Kick-off: 1600 GMT
England will be looking to re-ignite their RBS Six Nations campaign against
Wales on Saturday after slipping up at home against Ireland.

Teams:

England: J Robinson (Sale), J Lewsey (Wasps), W Greenwood (Quins), M Tindall (B
ath), B Cohen (Saints), O Barkley (Bath), M Dawson (Saints), T Woodman (Glouces
ter), S Thompson (Saints), P Vickery (Gloucester), D Grewcock (Bath), B Kay (Le
icester), C Jones (Sale), R Hill (Saracens), L Dallaglio (Wasps, capt).

Replacements: M Regan (Leeds), J White (Leicester), S Borthwick (Bath), J Worsl
ey (Wasps), A Gomarsall (Gloucester), M Catt (Bath), J Simpson-Daniel ( Glouces
ter).

Wales: G Thomas (Warriors), R Williams (Blues), M Taylor (Scarlets), I Harris (
Blues), S Williams (Ospreys), S Jones (Scarlets), G Cooper (Warriors), D Jones
(Ospreys), R McBryde (Scarlets), G Jenkins (Warriors), B Cockbain (Warriors), M
Owen (Dragons), J Thomas (Ospreys), C Charvis (Tarbes, capt), D Jones (Scarlet
s).

Replacements: M Davies (Warriors), B Evans (Blues), G Llewellyn (Ospreys), M Wi
lliams (Blues), D Peel (Scarlets), C Sweeney (Warriors), T Shanklin (Blues).


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Scotland v France

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Sunday 21 March
Kick-off: 1500 GMT
Scotland host France at Murrayfield hoping for their first Six Nations victory
against the Grand Slam hopefuls since 1999.

Teams:

Scotland: Derrick Lee (Edinburgh), Simon Danielli (Bath), Tom Philip (Edinburgh
), Andrew Henderson (Glasgow), Simon Webster (Edinburgh), Chris Paterson (Edinb
urgh), Chris Cusiter (The Borders), Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh), Gordon Bulloch
(Glasgow), Bruce Douglas (The Borders), Scott Murray (Edinburgh), Stuart Grimes
(Newcastle), Jason White (Sale), Simon Taylor (Edinburgh), 7 Cameron Mather (G
lasgow)

Replacements: Rob Russell (Saracens), Gavin Kerr (Leeds), Nathan Hines (Edinbur
gh), Allister Hogg (Edinburgh), Mike Blair (Edinburgh), Brendan Laney (Edinburg
h), Dan Parks (Glasgow).

France: Brusque (Biarritz), Elhorga (Agen), Jauzion (Stade Toulousain), Traille
(Pau), Dominici (Stade Francais), Michalak (Stade Toulousain), Yachvili (Biarr
itz), Marconnet (Stade Francais), Servat (Stade Toulousain), de Villiers (Stade
Francais), Pelous (Stade Toulousain, capt), Pape (Bourgoin), Betsen (Biarritz)
, Magne (Montferrand), Lievremont (Biarritz).

Replacements: Bru (Stade Toulousain), Crenca (Agen), Auradou (Stade Francais),
Bonnaire (Bourgoin), Peyrelongue (Biarritz), Poitrenaud (Biarritz), Clerc (Stad
e Toulousain).


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