In this segment, former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman shares his predictions for Guinness Six Nations 2024 Round Four with James While of Media. Rugby fans worldwide are called to book Six Nations 2024 tickets from our online platform ticketing. co. Rugby fans can book Italy Six Nations Tickets on our website at exclusively discounted prices.

We will be covering the Guinness Six Nations 2024, previewing and assessing the whole competition in collaboration with eToro. Premiership Rugby’s official trading and investing partner. We asked Jackman to forecast the games in the championship. Building on the expert testimony of David Campese before the fourth round.

We’ll be making our predictions for every match to add a little bit of fun. We’ll be monitoring our performance week by week to see if we can outsmart our esteemed guests. Jackman’s forecasts and teases are listed below without further ado.

Italy vs Scotland

Italy seemed to be gaining confidence under new coach Gonzalo Quesada. A victory in Lille would have helped the team somewhat. Both the defensive tenacity they displayed in the first half and some of their aggressive play in the second were impressive. Though they were undoubtedly helped by Jonathan Danty’s red card just before halftime. They feature several excellent young backs on their own, but they are also starting to gel as a unit.

In retaining the Calcutta Cup, Scotland produced one of their most mature performances in a while. Gregor Townsend’s team will aim to build on that performance with a victory in Rome before taking on Ireland in Dublin. Rugby fans can book Italy vs Scotland Tickets on our website at exclusively discounted prices.

They would benefit greatly from coming back from a 10-0 deficit and then playing a comfortable final quarter because, as we have seen. Scotland is a talented team that would punish any defensive lapses. I predict that Scotland will triumph and arrive in Dublin with great hopes for a Triple Crown.

Head-to-head:

At 10, two erratic players and national treasures square off. At Murrayfield, Finn Russell was superb; he was confident and in charge. Despite the possible distraction of switching teams in the middle of the season from Montpelier to Toulon, Paolo Garbisi is doing well. However, it will be interesting to watch how he handles the disappointment of missing the game-winning penalty kick in the closing moments of the Lille encounter.

Player to watch:

Tommaso Menoncello is one of the most gifted backs at this age. The Italian squad that qualified the Azzurri for the Six Nations was built around a formidable forward pack. Despite only being 21 years old, the Benetton player is a threat in the centre or on the wings. Watch him cause mayhem if Italy can get him the ball in any kind of space.

England vs Ireland

I can’t recall an Irish squad being such heavy favourites at Twickenham as they are this Saturday. When Ireland was the underdog in the past. It worked well for them. But Andy Farrell’s team is now used to playing under pressure and consistently produces amazing results. Ireland is playing well, and if you’re curious about the statistics that support their performances.

They lead the field in almost all of the important categories both with and without the ball. That being said, they have already faced what I believe to be the first three inferior sides in this Six Nations 2024. This England team has the talent and ability to pull off a feat similar to what they did against the Springboks in the World Cup semifinal.

They seem to have prioritized defence over offensive this spring. According to reports from the English camp, and it is evident on the field. Their defence faltered and let up line breaks and tries when teams like Wales and Italy set formations against them that are similar to how Ireland loves to attack. Their defence has had some fantastic moments, forced turnovers and won the gainline fight at times. This is concerning for England.

The best way for England to win is to halt the development of their attacking style. They have been promising the Twickenham supporters, and revert to the competitive kicking style that Borthwick employed against Leicester during the World Cup final. Ireland should win and get one step closer to winning the Grand Slam twice if they perform to their full capacity.

Head-to-head:

Despite Ben Earl’s exceptional back-row play and his status as England’s greatest performer thus far in the competition. Stuart Barnes wants to play him at inside centre. The complete player is Caelan Doris, who is expected to replace Peter O’Mahony as the Irish captain. He is one of the greatest number eights in the world and will be his opponent on Saturday.

Player to watch:

Joe McCarthy, also known as “Big Joe” in Ireland, made his dream debut as Player of the Match in Marseille. Taking the game to a big French Pack. McCarthy is an Irish tighthead lock. Twickenham will be the youthful enforcer’s second major test when he will face an exceptional second-row tandem in white. The Irish backs will cause significant damage behind McCarthy if he can go on as he has done for Leinster and now Ireland over the entire season.

Wales vs France

For their crucial match against France on Sunday, Warren Gatland has made some unexpected choices. It will be intriguing to watch how their lineup performs with Ryan Elias starting in place of Elliot Dee. Since Dee was brought in at halftime during the Round One match against Scotland. The Dragons duo of Aaron Wainwright and Dee have consistently given Wales access to high-quality ball.

Since George North and Nick Tompkins aren’t on the backs. Owen Watkin and Joe Roberts have an opportunity to step up. The width of a post in France is now three instead of zero due to a TMO decision. Fabien Galthie will be making the necessary adjustments.

The massive Toulouse lock Emmanuel Meafou is now eligible and fit to start, and Julien Marchand is probably at hooker. At number 10, Thomas Ramos is set to replace Matthieu Jalibert. He ought to provide them with some of the control they have been lacking. Before Danty was sent off. France was thoroughly dominating the Italians with one-out runners.

By considering their height and strength, were making significant progress. However, the French backs threw away so many excellent opportunities that Italy managed to stay in the game. Wales has shown incredible bravery thus far. But France should win a close match if they perform anything close to their potential.

Head-to-head:

Neither is well-known yet! However, Leo Barre and Cameron Winnett are both highly interesting possibilities. This game may come down to who can counterattack better. There will be a lot of tactical kicking because both teams are under pressure to win. It is Barre and Winnett’s job to find and take advantage of any little gaps in the kick pursuit line. Among the skills they both have are speed, footwork, and evasion.

Player to watch:

Because of Danty’s suspension, Nicolas Depoortere gets a shot, although, given his current form, he should start. Depoortere, who was a noteworthy member of the squad that won the U20 Championship the previous year. He has seized every chance Yannick Bru has presented him with at Bordeaux-Begles this season. He scored two outstanding tries against Racing 92 the previous weekend. He might provide the kind of spark and enthusiasm that France has been lacking.

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From a tactical standpoint, Schalk Burger feels that France has been “found out” in the first three Six Nations 2024 matches. Looks like they were found out and exhausted. Rugby fans worldwide are called to book Six Nations 2024 tickets from our online platform ticketing. co. Rugby fans can book Italy Six Nations Tickets on our website at exclusively discounted prices.

The former flanker for the Springboks also called attention to the lack of “intensity” in the Championship thus far, drawing a comparison between their lackadaisical play and their thunderous display against South Africa in the World Cup quarterfinal.

One speculates that the Springboks may also be jaded if they had been playing nonstop since the middle of November. The world champions and the other countries in the southern hemisphere took a long, relaxing break over Christmas, and four months after the World Cup. They are still getting back into the swing of things.

Progress on the First international match

In the same month, as the All Blacks, Australia, and Argentina play their first international matches of the year, South Africa will play its first Test match of 2024 against Ireland on July 6. Providing some French players are still standing, the Pumas will welcome France in a two-Test series in July. If they seem broken already, just think of how much worse they’ll be after the Top 14 and Champions Cup are over in four months.

Fabien Galthié should keep his World Cup players at home if he is a sensible person. Guys, there’s nothing more lively to do this summer than head to the beach and construct a sandcastle. Galthie will have the chance to keep an eye on the dynamic group of young people making waves in the Top 14: Rugby fans can book Italy vs Scotland Tickets on our website at exclusively discounted prices.

Players benefited due to the absence of teammates

Huge second-row players like Posolo Tuilagi and Emmanuel Meafou, three-quarters like Nicolas Depoortère, Léo Barré, and Emilien Gailleton, and rising loose forwards like the Toulouse trio of Mathis Castro-Ferreira, Léo Banos, and Théo Ntamack.

This season, these players have benefited from the absence of their international teammates, who vanished for the World Cup and then reappeared for a few weeks before playing in the Six Nations. All the Grand Slams in the world won by the Irish are nothing if they fail to leave an impact at the World Cup.

The World Cup final and the first game of the Six Nations 2024 took place over a total of 97 days. So, the issue arises: should a Six Nations tournament take place the year following a Rugby World Cup? The players need a break, but the federations need the money, and player welfare demands more than simply well-meaning but sincere words.

Pointless Six Nations

This is a rather pointless Six Nations as it is. Even their most ardent fan will undoubtedly feel a little empty if Ireland wins the entire series on March 16th. Even though they are well on their way to another Grand Slam. When Ireland lost to New Zealand in the World Cup quarterfinal in October. They missed the opportunity and continued their astonishing streak of never making it to the tournament’s final four.

Grand Slam victories mean little for the Irish if they fail to leave a lasting impression in the World Cup. Conversely, England is starting to show that they can be bumbling in the Six Nations but clever at the Rugby World Cup. Although England has only made three appearances in the RWC final one of which resulted in a victory Wales and Ireland have won four Grand Slams this century compared to England’s two.

In October of last year, they came dangerously close to making it four when they defeated South Africa in the semifinal. Following his appointment as England’s coach in 1997. Clive Woodward declared to the media that he hoped to be evaluated at the World Cup.

The title of 1999

While the first one (1999) came a little too soon for him. In 2003 his team was at the pinnacle both psychologically and physically. Additionally, it was the year of England’s lone Grand Slam victory under Woodward. Although one Grand Slam in seven tries may be viewed as an underachievement. Who cares when England is still the only country in the Northern Hemisphere to have won the World Cup?

Eddie Jones shared Woodward’s aims when he was appointed coach of England following their terrible 2015 RWC campaign the only time the English have failed to make it to the quarterfinals. He stated in 2022, “Of course, the next game is important; nobody ever says it’s not.” But the ultimate trophy is the World Cup.

These intense feelings don’t simply go away every week. It will take a few months, maybe even until the next season, for the players and staff to fully recuperate. Bill Sweeney, Jones’ employer at the RFU, disagreed, believing that you need to be competitive not only every four years at a World Cup but also in the Six Nations.

Six Nations a key Step on the way to World Cup

Both Sweeney and Jones are correct. While the World Cup is the ultimate goal, the Six Nations is a crucial step on the way there. But not the competition that takes place right after the World Cup. These intense feelings don’t simply go away every week. It will take a few months, maybe even until the next season, for the players and staff to fully recuperate.

Bill Sweeney, Jones’ employer at the RFU, disagreed, believing that you need to be competitive not only every four years at a World Cup but also in the Six Nations. Both Sweeney and Jones are correct. While the World Cup is the ultimate goal, the Six Nations is a crucial step on the way there. But not the competition that takes place right after the World Cup.

Midi characterized Galthié as experiencing a sporting kind of post-traumatic stress disorder in its examination of what has gone wrong for France in the competition since they have only won one of their first three games. Galthié himself used the term “trauma” to describe how difficult it had been to accept the loss to South Africa in the quarterfinals.

Galthié stated at the beginning of the year that she had gone through a protracted period of intense reflection. Did he and his team have the will and the drive to go on? After discussion, it was decided that they should. However, strong feelings like these don’t simply go away every week. It will take a few months, maybe even until the next season, for the players and staff to fully recuperate.

France will bounce back

Even if they lost in the Six Nations. France will bounce back the next year if they are given enough time to heal. Lawrence Dallaglio writes a great account of what it was like for England to return home following their 2003 World Cup victory in Australia in his superb new book. The Boys of Winter. The excitement was fleeting, and as soon as it subsided, tiredness took over.

Within two weeks, the majority of the team was back playing for their clubs. And England was well behind schedule in the 2004 Six Nations. They suffered their first Twickenham loss in five years when they fell to Ireland at home. They suffered their first back-to-back Six Nations losses in eleven years when they lost to France.

And what was new for the summer? “An idea occurred to some stupid idiot,” Dallaglio wrote. “After nearly three years of rugby, we will now play two Test matches against the All Blacks and one against Australia. I can tell you where we ought to have gone: anywhere to a beach.

Galthié rested his team the week following the draw with Italy. Though it’s still not beach weather in the south of France, the players will have benefited from the rest. The true relaxation, though, needs to happen this summer. Even if they lost in the Six Nations, France will bounce back the next year if they are given enough time to heal.

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