step in seamlessly. he is one of the form players in wales. his leadership is brilliant and it will be an easy transition for him to come in and take over. it made the decision easier knowing you would have an experienced guy coming in and doing a greatjob. i got the time is right. to be a little bit selfish and focus on yourself and get your game right. there is lots of good things that happened when i was captain, but a lot of things i wished i could have changed as well. iam wished i could have changed as well. i am proud of myself, it is five and a half yea rs i am proud of myself, it is five and a half years more than i thought i would do. what as it been like the last few weeks just as sam, rather than the captain. obviously i want to do my bit for the team. i will try and have a leadership role in the team because i feel i have something to offer, experience i have now. it is nice being able to focus on yourself and over time, you just want to get back to enjoy playing and strip it back and just be the rugby player. that was the thought for me. plus i have a little one as well. it kind of made me think, do what you are happy with. i am 28, whether i have three, four, 56 years left, i will make sure i enjoy them. sam warburton there, the former welsh captain, with our very own martyn williams. he was pretty young when he started, but luckily they have alun wyn jones, did you agree with the decision to switch them, what did you think about it? by sam's admission, in six years it was time for him to move on. when you have alun wyn jones, he for him to move on. when you have alun wynjones, he was captain of the british lions as well, he was a natural fit for the british lions as well, he was a naturalfit for him the british lions as well, he was a natural fit for him to take over. i think the time is right. sam did a wonderfuljob. alun wyn think the time is right. sam did a wonderful job. alun wyn jones started well last week and hopefully he can continue in that vein. he could be the lions captain again. on sunday it is france against scotland. so let's catch up with all the team news from our reporters with the home nations. nial foster is in rome with the ireland camp as they look to get their campaign back on track against italy. it was a captain's run with a difference for ireland as no captain was in attendance here. rory best, who often leads from the front for ireland was back in his hotel room nursing a stomach bug. but the irish camp are confident the 34—year—old will be fit and raring to go against italy tomorrow. i think there is a lwa ys italy tomorrow. i think there is always things that crop up in the course of a week. i think how we react and respond to it, hopefully it will allow us to continue the preparation as seamlessly as possible. unfortunately, these things happen. we are confident he will recover in time for tomorrow. the england camp has been on edge this week. eddiejones said on monday, the victory over france felt a bit likea monday, the victory over france felt a bit like a defeat. jones has also been stoking the fires with his comments about the cardiff atmosphere and his apparent u—turn over the principality stadium roof, oi’ over the principality stadium roof, or lack of it. as for selection, jack nowell returns on the wing. jack nowell returns on the wing. jack clifford comes in at flanker. he will provide pace and dynamism to the back row. one of a handful of players who haven't received the reception that awaits england on saturday. we need to do the fundamentals well to give ourselves options in attack. we need the defence to be disciplined, nice and square and off the line. if we do those simple things well, i think we will have a great game. the wales camp have been nursing injuries this week and it is still not clear exactly who will be walking out of this tunnel tomorrow afternoon. dan biggar and george north are both named in the sides, but both are nursing injuries and rob howley will give them as long as possible to recover. toby fowler tao is on the bench and he could make a really big impact. for the trip to paris, just one change to the 15 who started against ireland last week. that is upfront and it is because of injury. wilson is out with an infected elbow, so he is out with an infected elbow, so he is replaced byjohn barclay. the scots, buoyed by an opening weekend win over ireland, now looking for the first victory here in paris since 1999. it has improved and is becoming a dangerous team to cause anybody problems. we need to understand why we beat them last year. we need to develop new ways of being clever and smart, being able to score points. we looked at that this weekend. martin, the scots are in flying form, but can they beat them in france? interesting, ithought they we re france? interesting, ithought they were outstanding last weekend, but this is different. the french are an improved side and they are juggernauts, huge team. if scotland can get parity up front, they stand a chance. scotland beat ireland last week, will they be able to bounce backin week, will they be able to bounce back in rome? they are still full of world —class back in rome? they are still full of world—class players and beat australia and new zealand in the autumn. bit of a hiccup last week, but they will bounce back and if it isa dry but they will bounce back and if it is a dry day in rome, they could put the score on italy. italy were disappointing against wales last week. where do you stand on the whole six nations should be the strongest in europe because there is the georgia argument? georgia showed what a great side they are. if wales finished bottom, you will play off against georgia, romania. but i think it will be a great idea if they did have relegation. the women's tournament mirrors the men's. england's women are in cardiff tomorrow morning at cardiff arms park playing wales. there was an incredible match between scotland and ireland but it went the way of ireland. scotland's women haven't won a match in the six nations the seven years, so in the six nations the seven years, so they weren't expected to challenge ireland. in the first match, that is exactly what they did. two first half tries put them ahead at the break. but missed penalties meant they miss the opportunity to stretch the lead. in the final minutes, island made them pgy- the final minutes, island made them pay- jenny the final minutes, island made them pay. jenny murphy crashed over to snatch victory for the irish. 22 dutch 15 the final score but a losing bonus point and will be little consolation. england missed out on becoming six nations champions last year to france. they we re champions last year to france. they were beaten by them in theirfinal match. it looked like it might be a similar result at twickenham when they trailed 13/ zero. but in an emphatic performance, they answered 16 unanswered points. we knew we we re 16 unanswered points. we knew we were ina 16 unanswered points. we knew we were in a test match and it shows the strength of a team when we can come out and grind out a win. it wasn't perfect but sometimes it is about winning. wales struggled against italy in recent years, but under new coach rowland phillips they ground out a victory. they ran out winners 20—8. after round one it is island who top the table thanks to their bonus point win over scotland. they face italy away on sunday. england and wales both picked up four points and scotland will hope to build on the losing bonus point, but they face a tough test against france. there will be highlights of the women's's games on bbc two. how to watch the men... wales/england here in cardiff. and on sunday, france versus scotland live from paris so another busy weekend in store. tell me, what is it about this rivalry, what does it feel like when you walk onto the pitch at your home ground against england? you always ask when you retire, do you miss the game? these are the moment you miss. this place will be bouncing. every man and his dog, it is all they have been talking about all week. particularly if england come in, the big brother, if you like, from across the bridge. it is always nice if you can get one over on the old enemy. it is a special place. butterflies are starting already, 2a was out, i cannot wait. we are hoping tomorrow will be a classic. we are calling them the solar lights, the grass growing lights, get that bit is there because it has been trained on. that's it for us, we will leave you with a classic. it was in 2013, wales against england, england came here on the last eight of the six nations hoping for a grand slam. wales had other ideas. good night. wales are storming to the title. it has been a cold day and we have seen a wintry mix of showers and thatis seen a wintry mix of showers and that is the theme over the weekend. a lot of cloud for the weekend and the showers will be wintry of nature, perhaps at lower levels for a time. the wind is a feature, a cold wind coming in from the north sea. like the showers through scotla nd sea. like the showers through scotland and north east of england. more significant across lincolnshire, down to the midlands and they have been rain, sleet and snow. likely to see the showers continuing but turning to snow. a significant dusting at lower levels to greet us on saturday, as much as three to five centimetres across the higher ground elsewhere. it'll be a cold start, cross through scotland and northern ireland with clearing skies. maybe some early—morning brightness across the south—west england as well. but it is cold. a lot of cloud further inland, a rush of showers across the kent coast up in the east anglia and yes, the showers will be of sleet and snow. the lower levels for the first ring in the morning. some sunshine for scotla nd in the morning. some sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, as you go through the day there is a chance though showers will continue but they will turn into rain in the afternoon but it will be a cold day when you factor in the strength of the wind. some of those showers will filter westwards, cropping up in east wales further in the afternoon. tom temperatures on saturday afternoon, four or 5 degrees at the best. on sunday, we could see a period of enhanced no showers for a time. rain close to the coast and windy start to sunday as well. not great, particularly if you are caught in this rain, sleet and snow. primarily rain in the afternoon. to the north—west, you will have the better chance of seeing the brighter weather. monday is a quiet spell of weather. monday is a quiet spell of weather and the potential for more sunshine. temperatures will be a degree also up. but it will take its time before we see the threat of milder air. hopefully time before we see the threat of milderair. hopefully from time before we see the threat of milder air. hopefully from wednesday onwards, there is the potential to see temperatures returning and hopefully back towards double digits. take care. this is bbc news. the headlines at seven. a discredited government investigation into thousands of allegations of abuse by iraq war veterans is shut down, following a scathing report by mps. this will be a huge relief to hundreds of british troops who have had these quite unfair allegations hanging over them. they're now being freed of that. the health secretaryjeremy hunt concedes that the problems facing the nhs are completely unacceptable — but says there is a plan to help hospitals cope. overall there are positive things as well as negative things, and there is huge commitment in the nhs to sort out those negative things. cocaine with a street value of £50 million has been washed up on the norfolk coast.