Six Nations 2016: Squads, fixtures, kick-off times (UAE) and team previews

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All the 2016 Six Nations Championship information in one place, including squads, fixtures lists, and Geoffrey Riddle’s previews and predictions for each team.

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WALES

Coach: Warren Gatland

Captain: Sam Warburton

Fixtures and kick-off times (UAE): February 7: Ireland v Wales, 7pm / February 13: Wales v Scotland, 8.50pm / February 26: Wales v France, 12.05am / March 12: England v Wales, 8pm / March 19: Wales v Italy, 6.30pm

Six Nations squad: Forwards: Rob Evans, Paul James, Gethin Jenkins, Tomas Francis, Aaron Jarvis, Samson Lee, Scott Baldwin, Kristian Dacey, Ken Owens, Jake Ball, Luke Charteris, Bradley Davies, Dominic Day, Alun Wyn Jones, Josh Turnbull, Taulupe Faletau, James King, Dan Lydiate, Ross Moriarty, Justin Tipuric, Sam Warburton (captain).

Backs: Aled Davies, Gareth Davies, Lloyd Williams, Dan Biggar, Rhys Priestland, Cory Allen, Jonathan Davies, Tyler Morgan, Jamie Roberts, Hallam Amos, Alex Cuthbert, Tom James, George North, Gareth Anscombe, Matthew Morgan, Liam Williams

Geoffrey Riddle's preview and prediction: A third title in five years beckons for Wales

ENGLAND

Coach: Eddie Jones

Captain: Dylan Hartley

Fixtures and kick-off times (UAE): February 6: Scotland v England, 8.50pm / February 14: Italy v England, 6pm / February 27: England v Ireland, 8.50pm / March 12: England v Wales, 8pm / March 19: France v England, midnight

Six Nations squad: Forwards: Dan Cole, Paul Hill, Matt Mullan, Joe Marler, Kieran Brookes, Mako Vunipola, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Jamie George. Dylan Hartley (captain), Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Josh Beaumont, Jack Clifford, James Haskell, Chris Robshaw, Matt Kvesic, Billy Vunipola

Backs: Mike Brown, Alex Goode, Chris Ashton, Jack Nowell, Anthony Watson, Marland Yarde, Elliot Daly, Ollie Devoto, Jonathan Joseph, Sam Hill, Owen Farrell, George Ford, Danny Care, Ben Youngs

Geoffrey Riddle's preview and prediction: Eddie Jones faces first test of post-World Cup disaster era

SCOTLAND

Coach: Vern Cotter

Captain: Greig Laidlaw

Fixtures and kick-off times (UAE): February 6: Scotland v England, 8.50pm / February 13: Wales v Scotland, 8.50pm / February 27: Italy v Scotland, 6.25pm / March 13: Scotland v France, 7pm / March 19: Ireland v Scotland, 9pm

Six Nations squad: Forwards: Alasdair Dickinson, Zander Fagerson, Moray Low, Willem Nel, Gordon Reid, Rory Sutherland, Ross Ford, Pat MacArthur, Stuart McInally, Jonny Gray, Richie Gray, Tim Swinson, Ben Toolis, Adam Ashe, John Barclay, Blair Cowan, David Denton, Chris Fusaro, John Hardie, Josh Strauss

Backs: Stuart Hogg, Sean Lamont, Sean Maitland, Tommy Seymour, Tim Visser, Mark Bennett, Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne, Matt Scott, Duncan Taylor, Ruaridh Jackson, Finn Russell, Duncan Weir, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Greig Laidlaw

Geoffrey Riddle's preview and prediction: Attack can cause damage by questions over defence remain

FRANCE

Coach: Guy Noves

Captain: Guilhem Guirado

Fixtures and kick-off times (UAE): February 6: France v Italy, 6.25pm / February 13: France v Ireland, 6.25pm / February 26: Wales v France, 12.05am / March 13: Scotland v France, 7pm / March 19: France v England, midnight

Six Nations squad: Forwards: Uini Atonio, Eddy Ben Arous, Antoine Burban, Yacouba Camara, Camille Chat, Damien Chouly, Alessandre Flanquart, Kevin Gourdon, Guilhem Guirado (captain), Paul Jedrasiak, Wenceslas Lauret, Yoann Maestri, Louis Picamoles, Jefferson Poirot, Rabah Slimani, Sebastien Vahaamahina

Backs: Sebastien Bezy, Hugo Bonneval, Jonathan Danty, Jean-Marc Doussain, Alexandre Dumoulin, Benjamin Fall, Gael Fickou, Wesley Fofana, Remi Lamerat, Maxime Machenaud, Maxime Medard, Morgan Parra, Jules Plisson, Scott Spedding, Virimi Vakatawa

Geoffrey Riddle's preview and prediction: More misery or the start of a revival under Guy Noves?

ITALY

Coach: Jacques Brunel

Captain: Sergio Parisse

Fixtures and kick-off times (UAE): February 6: France v Italy, 6.25pm / February 14: Italy v England, 6pm / February 27: Italy v Scotland, 6.25pm / March 12: Ireland v Italy, 5.30pm / March 19: Wales v Italy, 6.30pm

Six Nations squad: Forwards: Martin Castrogiovanni, Dario Chistolini, Lorenzo Cittadini, Andrea Lovotti, Matteo Zanusso, Ornel Gega, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Valerio Bernabo, George Fabio Biagi, Marco Fuser, Francesco Minto, Sergio Parisse, Jacopo Sarto, Abraham Steyn, Andries Van Schalkwyk, Alessandro Zanni

Backs: Edoardo Gori, Guglielmo Palazzani, Carlo Canna, Edoardo Padovani, Mattia Bellini, Giulio Bisegni, Michele Campagnaro, Tommaso Castello, Gonzalo Garcia, Kelly Haimona, Luke McLean, David Odiete, Andrea Pratichetti, Leonardo Sarto

Geoffrey Riddle's preview and prediction: More doom and gloom for the tournament strugglers

IRELAND

Coach: Joe Schmidt

Captain: Rory Best

Fixtures and kick-off times (UAE): February 7: Ireland v Wales, 7pm / February 13: France v Ireland, 6.25pm / February 27: England v Ireland, 8.50pm / March 12: Ireland v Italy, 5.30pm / March 19: Ireland v Scotland, 9pm

Six Nations squad: Forwards: Rory Best (captain), Richardt Strauss, Rob Herring, Sean Cronin, Jack McGrath, James Cronin, Ultan Dillane, Nathan White, Marty Moore, Tadhg Furlong, Devin Toner, Mike McCarthy, Donnacha Ryan, Rhys Ruddock, CJ Stander, Sean O'Brien, Tommy O'Donnell, Josh van der Flier, Jamie Heaslip

Backs: Conor Murray, Eoin Reddan, Kieron Marmion, Jonny Sexton, Paddy Jackson, Ian Madigan, Robbie Henshaw, Jared Payne, Stuart McCloskey, Luke Marshall, Luke Fitzgerald, Keith Earls, Dave Kearney, Andrew Trimble, Rob Kearney, Simon Zebo

Geoffrey Riddle's preview and prediction: Tricky fixture list and injuries amount to a tough task