After much deliberation my team is set for the opening round of matches in this year's Scrum Fantasy Game. At stake is the highly-prized bragging rights amongst the extended Scrum.com family and the small matter of my professional reputation.
I'm expecting big things (and points) from my formidable backrow that features David Wallace, Sergio Parisse and Andy Powell and I trust fly-half Ronan O'Gara will once again weigh in significantly. My 'player to watch' for the Championship - France's Julien Malzieu - lines up in my back three alongside Shane Williams and Rob Kearney. Come on boys!
There's still time for you to get involved - teams can be entered up to 15.00 GMT on Saturday!
As for match predictions - expect Italy to test England but come up short at Twickenham, Ireland to make a statement of intent against France at Croke Park and Wales to kick off their defence with an impressive victory at Murrayfield. But this is the Six Nations - so we can also expect one or more surprises.
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