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All eyes remain fixed on the Six Nations while the Super Rugby season inches closer with the inaugural Brisbane Global Tens.

Brisbane Global Tens (Saturday February 11, 10:00am HKT)
For most of us this will be the first time we’ve ever seen ten-a-side rugby which makes it worth a look on novelty factor alone. It’s primarily a Super Rugby pre-season exercise but Toulon will be there as will Samoa and the Panasonic Wild Knights from Japan – kind of like a weird custom tournament you’d make on the PlayStation. Who’s gonna win? No idea! The Hurricanes are slight favourites with the bookies with the other Kiwi teams not far behind, but the long odds on a dark horse like the Rebels are more tempting.

Six Nations: Italy vs Ireland (Saturday February 11, 10:25pm HKT)
Ireland’s upset loss to Scotland last weekend confirmed that this edition of the Six Nations is probably the closest to call in some time; if England’s unconvincing performance at home to France is any indication Ireland’s tournament goose is far from cooked. They get the best possible bounce-back opportunity against Italy on Saturday but like we said last week, before Wales went and beat them 33-7 in Rome, no one should underestimate the Italians. Still, expect Ireland to reaffirm themselves as Six Nations contenders this weekend.

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Six Nations: Wales vs England (Sunday February 12, 12:50am HKT)
This should be worth staying up late for for anyone with any kind of stake in the Six Nations. A week ago you’d have said England wins this easily – and the still might! – but after the way they struggled to put away France at Twickenham last weekend it’s not nearly so clear cut any more. If they play that poorly away from home they surely won’t be so lucky with the result, especially if the roof is on at Principality Stadium. Wales need to kick it up a gear from last weekend and stay there for 80 minutes for that to happen, of course.

Six Nations: France vs Scotland (Sunday February 12, 11:00pm HKT)
Scotland! What a win! Can they go all the way and take the whole Six Nations? Why not! But first they have to go to the Stade de France and face a French side who are slowly getting their long-lost flair back and who will be fuming they let the big fish England off the hook at Twickenham. Smart money is that France play a blinder and Scotland find themselves crashing back to earth with a thud, but if it turns into a scrappy encounter you’d back the Scots to hold their nerve at the death.