He told me about being in that squad under eddie jones. He told me about being in that squad under eddie jones. They always wa nt to squad under eddie jones. They always want to get better and improve. They are never satisfied. You have moments to reflect and wish them well. A good set of leaders who will continue to drive the squad forward. Im sure well see them in the six nations. Can you put your finger on what eddiejones has done . When i was low on confidence he gave me that confidence. He has given the tea m me that confidence. He has given the team belief to go out and play. It has paid off. Another challenge tomorrow with the french coming. With a physical battle. As the forward pack in midfield player you know what you are up against. You really see forwards and what they are about. That is a big test. Houses losing the captaincy made you a better player . Have you improved . Iam not a better player . Have you improved . I am not sure. Viewers want to improve as a player, go out there and do your bit for the team, whether you have your captains armband or not. I love captaining england. Iam armband or not. I love captaining england. I am loving my rugby at the moment as well. A big pair of boots to fill. Im sure he will be fine. He plays regularly for the club was the pianist played a lot of six as well. New high tackled directives. Will that change the game very much question our players will be a little more cautious . Whenever the new laws come in, they referee them strictly initially. They are still adjusting to it. As time goes on the common sense prevails. As we are starting to see, if you are unlucky, you get hit in the face or make contact with the head, then it is tough. We have to use common sense as well. Bonus points being introduced in the six nations. A couple more six nations titles to your name, back could have happened . I think it is a positive move. The tea m i think it is a positive move. The team will back themselves in the grand slam. That will be the most important thing. It is exciting. In the lions year, does that give it a bit ofan the lions year, does that give it a bit of an extra edge . the lions year, does that give it a bit of an extra edge . I think the six nations always has age. The excitement around twickenham, the excitement around twickenham, the excitement around twickenham, the excitement around the whole of europe at the moment. We see the launch and stuff like that. People love the rivalry and players love to play in it because of all those reasons. It is brilliant to be part of it. Everyone is pointing towards the final weekend saying ibm ireland England Title decider. Do you go along with that . There is a long way to go before that. England have a massive challenge tomorrow they go down to wales, which is with tough in its own right. We have Jamie Roberts at the club. We have got to know a bit more about him and the welsh mindset and how they a Lwa Ys The Welsh mindset and how they always enjoy that game as well. The first two games will be very tough. Everybody will be wanting to beat england, especially him. Chris robshaw hopes he can squeeze in a couple of games for harlequins. Chris robshaw, his injury not the only one that has forced eddiejones to shuffle the pack. Lets catch up on all the team news and headlines from our reporters with the home nations, starting with david currie in the scotland camp, ahead of the first match of this years championship. They face ireland at murrayfield. Scotla nd scotland have not won a six nations opener since 2006. To buck that trend, vern cotter has opted for joss strauss and fraser brown. Also for ryan wilson at six, ahead of john barclay. At centre he is going for hugh jones when john barclay. At centre he is going for huthones when he has recovered from injury but lacks Match Practice. That follows an impressive display for scotland in the autumn internationals. I am confident. Display for scotland in the autumn internationals. Iam confident. I feel like the coach has confidence in me. I have not had the same Match Practice as everyone else. I feel fit, having trained. The only way you can get match fit is by playing matches. Im going to have to start at some point. As ireland bid for theirfirst as ireland bid for their first six nations title in four years, wins over the all blacks and south africa means the irish arrived here in the scottish capital in confident mood. The main Talking Point in the irish camp has been the missing john sexton. There will be a rejuvenated scottish team. The men intend to use squad depth tomorrow as they face a scottish side which has failed to win its Opening Match In Ii Scottish Side which has failed to win its opening match in 11 years in that one in. It will be a big battle. They are a quality outfit. Everyone talks about how good the backs up. You look at the forwards. We know it will be a tough day full supper will have to be as close to perfect as we possibly can at this level. A tough day. Perfect as we possibly can at this level. A tough day. England return to twickenham, no doubt full of confidence. Injuries have forced a reshuffle in the pack. Elliott daley is preferred to jack noel on the wing. Victory against france tomorrow would set an england record. Another grand slam would set a world record. The mood in the camp this week has been one of focusing on the resurgent french. First it is the attitude. Not that it has been bad but just about the attitude. Not that it has been bad butjust about being absolutely insistent in wanting to get better. Secondly, we want consistently, particularly with our set pieces. We have had games where the line out has been great and the scrums have been so so and vice versa. Sometimes we are outstanding and other times the opposition has got easy points. They will be hoping for Better Weather in rome this weekend. The coach has made five changes to the side that beat south africa last autumn. Three players out injured and Ross Moriarty comes in alongside Sam Warburton and justin tipuric. Williams is preferred at centre. He replaces Jamie Roberts, who is on the bench. You feel you want to start well. We certainly believe the six nations will be about momentum. We wa nt six nations will be about momentum. We want to pick probably a rather experienced team to start the tournament. Mirroring the mens fixtures are the women. They went and lost against the french last year and lost the title. It is an important year because it is a cup year for them. The womens petition is so competitive that we cannot get ahead of ourselves. We will prepare as best we can and take ourselves to twickenham and put in a performance that we will want to do to get victory. From there on with a look ahead to the rest of the competition and it will come around soon enough, no doubt. Thats tomorow evening, a 7. 35 kick off. Already underway at the Broadwood Stadium in North Lanarkshire is scotland against ireland. Scotland lost all their matches last year. Ireland finished third. Ireland have struck back, it is 7 5. Wales women are in italy for their match tomorrow. Highlights of all the womens six nations matches are on Sunday On Bbc2 at 10 45pm in the evening and an hour later for viewers in northern ireland. Check your listings because they do change wherever you go. We have had both england and france training here this morning. Thatsjust both england and france training here this morning. Thats just about it. I will be back at the bbc Sports Centre tomorrow. We will be keeping you right up to date on bbc news as well. Thats just about it for this inside six nations. Next week well be in cardiff. But, as twickenham prepares for the french, we thought wed leave you with one of the greatest tries scored here. 1991. England won the match. But phille saint andre stole the show. Goodnight. On the counter attack. This is typical ad venture. Notice how the backs anticipate this great play. They see the man galloping up. On the balance. Acer s facial try at twickenham. From behind his home line. That is out of this world. What a fantastic try exclamation lets hope the rain holds off at twickenham as well. There will be some close by. The Isle Of Wight is looking quite damp earlier. We have had some turbulent conditions in the english channel. The winds have escalated to 70 miles an hour of the needles. We are getting livelier wins. That will continue. Pushing its way on the eastern side of the channel, Into Lincolnshire and east anglia as well. With it some hefty outbreaks of rain and hill snow as well. The winds will either way as well. The winds will either way as we go through the night. The area of low pressure bringing stronger wins. It is having its heading its way northwards. Some sleet and snow across scotland overnight. In the south where temperatures fall it will be colder than recent nights. We may have some eyes to content with through the latter part of the night and into the first part of the morning. Something we have not really seen. It has been much milder. It will not be saturday morning, but Sunday Morning as well. Conditions will be slippery across scotla nd conditions will be slippery across scotland with the band of rain, sleet and snow slows declare. Slowed to clear. Showers in the south west. That is where we are concerned about ice. We have this next area of rain. That area of low pressure will pound into france and cause disruption. Not great for those travelling across france and into england. We are more likely to get the rain from the system. It might well be bright, sunny and disappointingly cloudy. 6 8 is a about average for the time of the year. Touch and go for the rain having cleared from twickenham tomorrow evening. Largely dry, the weather system clearing northwards. Not too far away. More showers to come this evening and overnight across many areas will stop it is cold air. No supplies to see sleet and snow. Ice again is an issue on Sunday Morning. Shari to start. The showers will peter out. We will see dry and largely bright weather. Colder. I will see you later. This is bbc news. Im martine croxall. The headlines at 7. 00 a royal marine has pleaded guilty to terror charges, after he made bombs and stored weapons for dissident Northern Irish republicans. The us has imposed new sanctions on iran, as President Trump warns its Playing With Fire over its Ballistic Missile test launch. A french soldier guarding the Louvre Museum in paris has shot and wounded an attacker armed with a machete. 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