{"id":2624,"date":"2017-02-02T14:52:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T14:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blnebeuk.serveur04.com\/blog\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2017-02-02T14:54:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T14:54:55","slug":"six-nations-2017-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/02\/02\/six-nations-2017-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Six Nations 2017 &#8211; Betting Odds, Tips, Team News and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2636\" src=\"http:\/\/blnebeuk.serveur04.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02-02-2017-Six-Nations-England-PA-Images-Icon-Sport.jpg\" alt=\"02-02-2017 - Six Nations England PA Images Icon Sport\" width=\"800\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02-02-2017-Six-Nations-England-PA-Images-Icon-Sport.jpg 1378w, https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02-02-2017-Six-Nations-England-PA-Images-Icon-Sport-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02-02-2017-Six-Nations-England-PA-Images-Icon-Sport-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02-02-2017-Six-Nations-England-PA-Images-Icon-Sport-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02-02-2017-Six-Nations-England-PA-Images-Icon-Sport-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02-02-2017-Six-Nations-England-PA-Images-Icon-Sport-990x647.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.netbet.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02-02-2017-Six-Nations-England-PA-Images-Icon-Sport-1320x862.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 2017 Six Nations looks set to be one of the most competitive in recent years. England and Ireland are favourites to lift the title come March, but what of Wales and how do France shape up?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scotland are also much improved, while Italy will look to follow up their victory over South Africa in the autumn, with a strong showing in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a Lions tour on the horizon, it looks set to be a big couple of months in the rugby world.<\/p>\n<h2>England<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last Year:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Winners<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Head Coach:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eddie Jones<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Captain:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dylan Hartley<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One to watch:\u00a0\u00a0 Nathan Hughes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/six_nations_w\">Odds:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\/6<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>Six Nations Squad<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Forwards:<\/strong> Nathan Catt (Bath), Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Charlie Ewels (Bath), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Teimana Harrison (Northampton Saints), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), James Haskell (Wasps), Nathan Hughes (Wasps), Maro Itoje (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Matt Mullan (Wasps), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Tommy Taylor (Wasps), Mike Williams (Leicester Tigers), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Backs:<\/strong> Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Wasps), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Bath), Jonathan Joseph (Bath), Alex Lozowski (Saracens), Jonny May (Gloucester), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Te\u2019o (Worcester Warriors), Anthony Watson (Bath), Marland Yarde (Harlequins), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers<\/p>\n<h2>France<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last Year:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5th<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Head Coach:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guy Noves<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Captain:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guilhem Guirado<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One to watch:\u00a0\u00a0 Gael Fickou<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/six_nations_w\">Odds:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12\/1<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>Six Nations Squad<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Forwards:<\/strong> Uini Atonio (La Rochelle), Cyril Baille (Toulouse), Mohamed Boughanmi (La Rochelle), Damien Chouly (Clermont Auvergne), Loann Goujon (Bordeaux Begles), Kevin Gourdon (La Rochelle), Guilhem Guirado (Toulon), Arthur Iturria (Clermont Auvergne), Julien Le Devedec (Brive), Bernard le Roux (Racing 92), Yoann Maestri (Toulouse), Clement Maynadier (Bordeaux Begles), Louis Picamoles (Northampton Saints), Fabien Sanconnie (Brive), Rabah Slimani (Stade Francais), Christopher Tolofua (Toulouse), Sebastien Vahaamahina (Clermont Auvergne)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Backs:<\/strong> Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon), Djibril Camara (Stade Francais), Yann David (Toulouse), Jean-Marc Doussain (Toulouse), Gael Fickou (Toulouse), Yoann Huget (Toulouse), Remi Lamerat (Clermont Auvergne), Camille Lopez (Clermont Auvergne), Maxime Machenaud (Racing 92), Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont Auvergne), Geoffrey Palis (Castres), Baptiste Serin (Bordeaux Begles), Scott Spedding (Clermont Auvergne), Virimi Vakatawa (Unattached)<\/p>\n<h2>Ireland<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last Year:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3rd<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Head Coach:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe Schmidt<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Captain:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rory Best<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One to watch:\u00a0\u00a0 Garry Ringrose<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/six_nations_w\">Odds:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\/4<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>Six Nations Squad<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Forwards:<\/strong> Finlay Bealham (Connacht), Rory Best (Ulster), Jack Conan (Connacht), Ultan Dillane (Connacht), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster), Cian Healy (Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ulster), Billy Holland (Munster), Dave Kilcoyne (Munster), Dan Leavy (Leinster), Jack McGrath (Leinster), Sean O\u2019Brien (Leinster), Tommy O\u2019Donnell (Munster), Peter O\u2019Mahony (Munster), Donnacha Ryan (Munster), John Ryan (Munster), Niall Scannell (Munster), CJ Stander (Munster), Devin Toner (Leinster), James Tracy (Leinster), Josh Van der Flier (Leinster)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Backs:<\/strong> Tommy Bowe (Ulster), Andrew Conway (Munster), Keith Earls (Munster), Craig Gilroy (Ulster), Robbie Henshaw (Leinster), Paddy Jackson (Ulster), Rob Kearney (Leinster), Kieran Marmion (Connacht), Luke Marshall (Ulster), Stuart McCloskey (Ulster), Luke McGrath (Leinster), Conor Murray (Munster), Tiernan O\u2019Halloran (Connacht), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Rory Scannell (Munster), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Andrew Trimble (Ulster), Simon Zebo (Munster)<\/p>\n<h2>Wales<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last Year:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2nd<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Head Coach:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rob Howley (Interim)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Captain:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alun Wyn Jones<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One to watch:\u00a0\u00a0 Scott Williams<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/six_nations_w\">Odds:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13\/2<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>Six Nations Squad<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Forwards:<\/strong> Scott Andrews (Cardiff Blues), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Luke Charteris (Bath), Olly Cracknell (Ospreys), Kristian Dacey (Cardiff Blues), Rob Evans (Scarlets), Taulupe Faletau (Bath), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Cory Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Rhodri Jones (Ospreys), James King (Ospreys), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Rory Thornton (Ospreys), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Thomas Young (Wasps)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Backs:<\/strong> Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Aled Davies (Scarlets), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Sam Davies (Ospreys), Steffan Evans (Scarlets), Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon), Ashton Hewitt (Newport Gwent Dragons), George North (Northampton Saints), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Liam Williams (Scarlets), Owen Williams (Leicester Tigers), Scott Williams (Scarlets)<\/p>\n<h2>Scotland<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last Year:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4th<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Head Coach:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vern Cotter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Captain:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Greig Laidlaw<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One to watch:\u00a0\u00a0 Huw Jones<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.co.uk\/rugby\/six_nations_w\">Odds:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22\/1<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>Six Nations Squad<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Forwards:<\/strong> Alex Allan (Glasgow Warriors), Simon Berghan (Edinburgh), Allan Dell (Edinburgh), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), WP Nel (Edinburgh), Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors), Jon Welsh (Newcastle Falcons), Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Ross Ford (Edinburgh), Stuart McInally (Edinburgh), Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Richie Gray (Toulouse), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors), Ben Toolis (Edinburgh), John Barclay (Scarlets), Cornell Du Preez (Edinburgh), John Hardie (Edinburgh), Rob Harley (Glasgow Warriors), Josh Strauss (Glasgow Warriors), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Backs:<\/strong> Greig Laidlaw (Gloucester), Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors), Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors), Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors), Duncan Weir (Edinburgh), Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors), Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors), Huw Jones (Stormers), Matt Scott (Gloucester), Duncan Taylor (Saracens), Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors), Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh), Sean Maitland (Saracens), Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors), Tim Visser (Harlequins)<\/p>\n<h2>Italy<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last Year:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6th<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Head Coach:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conor O\u2019Shea<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Captain:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sergio 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