Cea mai populara competitie rugbystica din Europa, Turneul celor 6 natiuni, va debuta vineri seara, pe 4 februarie, cumeciul Tara Galilor - Anglia. Competitia care se desfasoara cu cateva luni inainte de Cupa Mondiala, va fi un bun prilej pentru cele mai puternice nationale de pe continent de a-si testa valoarea, potentialul si forta de joc. Meciul de deschidere se va disputa incepand cu ora 21:45 pe Millenium Stadium din Cardiff, arena cu o capacitate de 72.500 de locuri.
Iata cateva date despre protagonistele meciului de debut:
Tara Galilor
Echipament: tricou rosu,sort alb, sosete rosii
Simbol:Trei pene de strut Imn: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Antrenor: Warren Gatland
Lotul de jucatori: James Hook (Ospreys); Morgan Stoddart (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Shane Williams (Ospreys); Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Mike Phillips (Ospreys); Paul James (Ospreys), Matthew Rees (Scarlets, capt), Craig Mitchell (Ospreys), Bradley Davies (Cardiff Blues), Alan-Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Newport Gwent Dragons), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Andy Powell (Wasps), Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), John Yapp (Cardiff Blues), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys), Dwayne Peel (Sale Sharks), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Lee Byrne (Ospreys)
Anglia
Echipament: tricou alb, sort alb sosete bleu-marin
Simbol:Trandafirul de Lancester
Imn: God Save the Queen
Antrenor: Martin Johnson
Lotul de jucatori: Ben Foden (Northampton Saints), Chris Ashton (Northampton Saints) Mike Tindall (Gloucester), Shontayne Hape (Bath Rugby), Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks), Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers), Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Louis Deacon (Leicester Tigers), Tom Palmer (Stade Fr
