BetBlazers' Definitive Guide: Six Nations Week 1

France vs. Wales 8 PM GMT (Stade de France)

Scotland vs. Italy 2:15 PM GMT (Murrayfield Stadium)

Ireland vs. England 4:45 PM GMT (Aviva Stadium)

Where can I watch it? BBC ONE and BBC Radio 5 live

France Team:

M Medard (Toulouse); D Penaud (Clermont Auvergne), W Fofana (Clermont Auvergne), R Ntamack (Toulouse), Y Huget (Toulouse); C Lopez (Clermont Auvergne), M Parra (Clermont Auvergne); J Poirot (Bordeaux-Begles), G Guirado (Toulon, capt), U Atonio (La Rochelle), S Vahaamahina (Clermont Auvergne), P Willemse (Montpellier), W Lauret (Racing 92), A Iturria (Clermont Auvergne), L Picamoles (Montpellier).

• France's form: LWL

Wales Team:

L Williams (Saracens); G North (Ospreys), J Davies (Scarlets), H Parkes (Scarlets), J Adams (Worcester); G Anscombe (Cardiff Blues), T Williams (Cardiff Blues); R Evans (Scarlets), K Owens (Scarlets), T Francis (Exeter), A Beard (Ospreys), A W Jones (Ospreys, capt), J Navidi (Cardiff Blues), J Tipuric (Ospreys), R Moriarty (Dragons). 

• Wales' form WWWW

Where can I watch it? BBC ONE and BBC Radio 5 live

Squad's yet to be announced.

• Scotland's form: LWLW
• Italy's form: LWLL

Where can I watch it? BBC ONE and BBC Radio 5 live

England's team:

M Brown (Harlequins); E Daly (Wasps), H Slade (Exeter), M Tuilagi (Leicester), J May (Leicester); O Farrell (Saracens), B Youngs (Leicester); M Vunipola (Saracens), J George (Saracens), K Sinckler (Harlequins), M Itoje (Saracens), G Kruis (Saracens), M Wilson (Newcastle), T Curry (Sale), B Vunipola (Saracens).

• England's form: WLWW

Ireland's squad TBC

• Ireland's form: WWWW

Joe Schmidt's Ireland are favourites to retain the Six Nation's trophy. Their form has been excellent of late, beating the All Blacks over the autumn period. A lot will depend on wether Johnny Sexton will be deemed fit to play in the tournament.

Odds to win this year: 5/6