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Rugby Union Weekly

Surprise selections for 'Super Saturday'

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports News, Sports, Rugby, News

4.65.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Shane Horgan, John Barclay and Philippa Tuttiett join Sonja McLaughlan and Matt Dawson for one last time this tournament to preview the final weekend. The team look at the surprise tactical switch for Eddie Jones as George Furbank starts at full-back against France, discuss what England need to do to beat their final round Six Nations opponents and weigh up Ireland’s chances to take the title. And former French international Yannick Nyanga tells us what the mood is like in Paris as France look to end their long wait for a Six Nations title.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.7

Five lives, rugby union daily.

0:07.1

With Matt Dawson and Sonya McLaughlin.

0:09.9

Well, like a pint of the Black stuff on St Patrick's Day,

0:14.3

the cream has risen to the top Shane Hogan's laughing.

0:17.7

It's France or Ireland for the Six Nations title, Matt.

0:21.6

Hello.

0:23.6

Hello.

0:24.6

Do you think France will claim a long-awaited grand slam

0:27.1

or England going to put a spanner in the works?

0:29.6

Well, listen, of course, France quite rightly.

0:32.5

Favorites, especially with the parser and crowd in Paris.

0:36.3

But do you know what?

0:37.4

Something just tells me I can sort of visualise Eddie Jones

0:41.1

getting a, like, one of those iron bars

0:43.3

and shoving it in the spokes of that French bicycle

0:46.8

with the basket and onions on the front,

0:48.8

just like flipping over and disappearing down the Cobble Street, maybe.

0:53.7

We'll have full coverage of the conclusion to the Six Nations

0:56.4

with France against England, eight o'clock on Saturday night,

0:59.8

right here on Five Live Sport,

1:01.4

we'll also bring you Ireland Scotland.

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