great to see you again pie ,
yes that grand slam seems ages ago , i wasn't brave enough and only went on Wales to win the six nations ,
didn't join you on that italian drop goal first score , but had italy on the handicap at h.t. which always seemed to come up especially at home
England v Ospreys
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The teams from the
BBC
Quote:
Warren Gatland has named 13 Ospreys players in his first starting line-up for Wales' Six Nations opener against England at Twickenham on Saturday.
Scrum-half Mike Phillips replaces the injured Dwayne Peel and James Hook is favoured over Peel's Scarlets team-mate Stephen Jones at outside-half.
Blues flanker Martyn Williams and Scarlets wing Mark Jones are the two non-Ospreys players in the starting XV.
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Wales: Lee Byrne (Ospreys); Shane Williams (Ospreys), Sonny Parker (Ospreys), Gavin Henson (Ospreys), Mark Jones (Scarlets); James Hook (Ospreys), Mike Phillips (Ospreys); Duncan Jones (Ospreys), Huw Bennett (Ospreys), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Ian Gough (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys), Martyn Williams (Blues), Ryan Jones (capt, Ospreys).
Replacements: Matthew Rees (Scarlets), Gethin Jenkins (Blues), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Alix Popham (Scarlets), Gareth Cooper (Gloucester), Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Tom Shanklin (Blues).
England: Balshaw, Sackey, Tindall, Flood, Strettle, Wilkinson, Gomarsall, Sheridan, Regan, Vickery, Shaw, Borthwick, Haskell, Moody, Narraway.
Subs: Mears, Stevens, Kay, Rees, Wigglesworth, Cipriani, Vainikolo
Looking at that England team has given me confidence to back Wales on the handicap on Saturday .I realise that Wales do not succeed at Twickers , last win was about 20 years ago.