Six nations. Welcome to friday night rugby here in cardiff. We are under the roof of the Principality Stadium, the music is arm and friday night vibe isjust getting started. Ireland know only a win will do to give themselves the best chance of lifting this trophy again. Iamjoined best chance of lifting this trophy again. I am joined by former irish captain, keith wood who will be lending his expertise. Before we speak to you, thank you for coming to talk to us, lets look at some of the highlights from week three including those italian confusing tactics that had england so rattled. The first home appearance of the championship for ireland. Try given. Ireland when the one tried. Their Title Challenge is still alive. Scotland at home against wales. Two leigh halfpenny. Lee williams, first try of the game. Scotland make it under lee groves. The middle weekend of the six nations championship of 2017. We both know what the exact rule is. An extraordinary first half and an extraordinary first half and an extraordinary italian performance. Italy take the lead. England are going to finish in style. England have played three and they have won three. What around it was. This round, round four, possibly the most pivotal weekend of the tournament so far. Before we get into the nitty gritty, lets look ahead and have a look at the table as it stands. England, the only team left unbeaten in the tournament. Ireland, who play tonight against wales in second on ten points. Scotland, who Go To Twickenham for the calcutta cup tomorrow, in third on nine points. England know if results and bonus points go their way, they could wrap up the six nations title in twickenham at twickenham surrey, again scotland tomorrow. The scots havent won there in sa years. It could be a title deciding weekend. We will see how this result goes between wales and ireland at the Principality Stadium. Standing patiently on the sidelines is the former ireland captain, keith wood. Lets look back at some of the highlights from week three. What did you make of the controversy about italian tactics, refusing to form the offside line up the breakdown, causing the confusion and rattling england . No controversy, it was tactically very strong and very astute. It upset england because they didnt know what to do. They should know what to do. All the teams around at the moment would know it is an option. It is never used to the fall extent that italy used to the fall extent that italy used it. Ithought used to the fall extent that italy used it. I thought england came off badly out of it. Did you think they sounded unsportsmanlike, eddie jones saying it wasnt rugby . It was a bit sour, but he was standing up for his team, his Team Struggled on the field. Ultimately, it didnt work out but it could have been closer if they had put over a few more kicks, italy. I dont want to see it every week, i dont think we need to change the rules on it, but it was a great opposing question for the six nations. What about scotland, the amazing win over wales, they Go To Twickenham for the calcutta cup tomorrow resurgent and possibly in with a chance of causing an upset . have been going to murrayfield for the last ten years and scotland havent had a great period of time. But in the last two years it is better and better. They beat ireland by being the better team on the field and they beat wales by blowing them away in the second half. Wales will be disturbed and upset by the lack of energy in the second half. But scotland are riding on the crest ofa but scotland are riding on the crest of a wave. I dont know if it is enough to Go To Twickenham and brake 34 enough to Go To Twickenham and brake 3a years of grief. England have won all their matches, but they havent sparked yet. Lets have a look at how the home nations teams have been preparing for this weekend. Starting here in cardiff where we have spent the week with team wales. Interim head coach rob howley has made a total of zero changes to the side that lost to scotland. There was some speculation that the lupe fala tower, fit after recovering from injury will be brought in. But Ross Moriarty keeps his place alongside Justin Tipuric and Sam Warburton in the back row. Luke charteris also tipped to be brought into the site, but he remains on the bench. International rugby is about winning by. International rugby is about winning rugby. This game is no different to the game last saturday, and england a week before. Every International Game is about winning. For me, that is the same consistent message to oui is the same consistent message to our players. It is win or bust for ireland against wales, anything less and a victory could signal the end of their hopes of securing a third six nations title in four years. They are three points behind england, who they will face next weekend, which could be a championship decider. They have named an unchanged starting 15 for the clash in cardiff where they are expecting an intimidating atmosphere. Regardless of the roof being closed, it will be really loud. It is probably one of the best stadiums to play in because the atmosphere is electric. If you feel you are shouting at your fellow players during a normal game, you have to scream at each other because it will be hard to each other. Eddie jones will have thought long and ha rd before jones will have thought long and hard before putting the league and a polar straight back in, but he has been named on a powerful looking bench. The likes of billy and Mako Vunipola and benatia will be unleashed on scotland in the final quarter. It looks like englands strongest 23 in this championship. Have they been riding their luck so far in the six nations, or are they due a big performance to set up the grand slam showdown in dublin next weekend. We willjust concentrate on ourselves. We have had a great two week preparation, fantastic week at oxford. We have had two good days of training here. We are looking forward to playing in the historic calcutta cup. Scotland havent won here at twickenham since 1983. In fa ct, here at twickenham since 1983. In fact, they have only one in four matches here. In pursuit of a fifth victory, stands by the team that beat wales with one exception. Hamish watson comes into the injured john hardy. They have a formula that is working very well. Coming on and finishing games of in the last ten minutes. It is something we are aware of and i think they will Co Mforta Bly aware of and i think they will comfortably move through the gears as the game goes on and we have to stay with them. We are about an hour and a half away from kick off in the first of the fixtures in what is likely to be a pivotal weekend of six nations rugby. Keith wood, wales, ireland here at the Principality Stadium on a friday night, always a fantastic fixture. Do you think ireland will win this one . I know you have a bit of bias, but will they do enough to cling on to the championship dreams . This is a great crowd, the friendliest of the lot. Ireland have no fear coming here. If ireland can get a few points on the board early, they will have a comfortable win. Maybe it is too much of a bias, but ive never wa nt to too much of a bias, but ive never want to give a sucker an even break. Wales are struggling at the moment and if they get a bit of confidence up, they will be hard to beat. England, the favourite to win the mens title. Similar in the womens as well. Maz farookhi reports. When you have waited seven years for a six nations win, it is worth celebrating. In means the world to every single one of us. We have worked so hard for it. Blood, sweat and tears. We have bonded and gelled asa team. And tears. We have bonded and gelled as a team. It goes on from here. Scotla nd as a team. It goes on from here. Scotland had been facing a familiar feeling of defeat, falling behind the wales. But rhona lloyd put them within touching distance. 12 14 down in the final minutes, it fell to sarah law to kick for victory. She slotted home. The wind, by a single point, but they will take it. Ireland kept their 100 record intact. Grinding out a win over the defending champions, france. England had it easy against the italians, running in five tries. Vicky fleetwood scored a hat trick to get the winning bonus point. Thanks to the winning bonus point. Thanks to the superior points difference, england top the table above ireland. If they both win this weekend, it comes down to a grand slam decider between them on st patricks day in dublin. So the first match for the women this weekend see wales host ireland tomorrow morning just next door at Cardiff Arms Park with england against scotland at the stoop tomorrow afternoon. Highlights of all the womens matches are on Sunday On Bbc Two with some regional variations so check your listings. To the men, wales against ireland tonight of course on bbc tv and radio. Tomorrow at half one, italy host france and then england against scotland, the calcutta cup, kicks off at four, coverage of that one on radio five live and highlights of all the fourth round matches again on bbc two on sunday night. There is always Something Special about rugby on a friday night, especially here in wales. Wales have posted six out of the seven friday night fixtures and they are always pretty fiery affairs. Lets hope for another one tonight. Thanks for watching. Goodbye. It isa it is a mild and cloudy fixture in cardiff. Cloud keeping the temperature is up over night. Train moving into in Northern Ireland and scotland. A few spots of drizzle. Temperatures falling no lower than six to 10 degrees. A mild start to the weekend and saturday will be shaping up to be a fine day. Cloudy start across england and wales. The cloud will thin and allow sunshine we re cloud will thin and allow sunshine were temperatures could be 18 degrees. Also mild and sunny across parts of scotland and Northern Ireland. The sunshine moving in from the north west. The south of scotla nd the north west. The South Of Scotland and northern england, a few spots of rain. Overnight into sunday, the rain will spread across most of the country. Pushing eastwards and lingering across east anglia for good part of the day. Brighter skies pushing in from the west, but it will feel fresher. Ten to 12 degrees. This is bbc news, the headlines at seven a drug addict is jailed for 12 years after running over and killing a young boy and his aunt, Makayah Mcdermott was just ten years old. 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