So the RBS Six Nations has once again come around and with most nation’s still reeling from a post-Rugby World Cup hangover, there were a plethora of new faces to be seen amongst the reds, whites, greens and blues over the weekend.
And despite all three games being close run affairs, there was little in the way of surprises and England and France both came away with opening weekend victories.
See below our team of the weekend from the first round of matches of this year’s Six Nations:
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