Six Nations will be decided at 10

You suspect Schmidt wants Sexton back as soon as possible and will throw him inat the deep end against the French, says Donal Lenihan.

Despite the monumental changes rugby has been through over the last 20 years, the Six Nations Championship still attracts an allure all of its own.

The unique colour and atmosphere that attaches to every game, spread across six great European cities, make it unrivalled in international terms and remains the envy of our southern hemisphere counterparts. Tradition and history still counts for a lot in this game.