Six Nations 2015: Updated Fixtures, Table Outlook Heading into Round 2

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Published: February 8, 2015

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Ireland took top spot in the Six Nations table on Saturday after a sluggish 26-3 victory over Italy in Rome, but the defending champions are in danger of surrendering their lead with France descending upon Dublin this weekend.

England showed their credentials as title contenders with a rousing comeback win against the Welsh and take on the Azzurri at Twickenham this Saturday with full intentions of leapfrogging their peers into first place.

Warren Gatland's men will have been severely disappointed with a stalled second half against the English, and a trip to Murrayfield next Sunday won't be an easy trip by any stretch.

Heading into the second week of competition, we take a look at the biggest storylines moving ahead in the tournament, considering which teams are most likely to improve as the competition progresses.



 

Ireland Fortunate to Boast Lead

Joe Schmidt's men were always going to be considered favourites upon travelling to Rome this past weekend, but Ireland proved to be their own worst enemy during a lacklustre win against the Azzurri.

According to Ruaidhri O'Connor of the Irish Independent, the head coach was forced to admit his team were a significant margin away from the standards shown by England in their win over Wales on Friday evening:



It's true that the Irish eventually took a handful of second-half chances well in amassing a 23-point win against Italy, but it took Leonardo Ghiraldini being sin-binned for that advantage to emerge.

France will not be such easy prey, with prop Mike Ross outlining just how difficult Saturday's clash at the Aviva Stadium promises to be, per Nick Purewal of the Irish Independent:

France are very proud of their scrummaging. We put in a good shift against them last year: they'll be remembering that and looking to put pressure on us at home. They will hold onto...
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