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Scotland for 20 IRB World Junior Championships in Italy on Monday set off a winless Six Nations Championship their results to learn more and develop friendly process with youth as a first tournament draw on inspiration Was about to put behind the team hope for is under Wallabies.

Peter Wright, a two weeks time with the team in South Africa a week before his inaugural stability in Varese, north of Milan where his Australian counterpart, with two joint training session for junior Wallabies before squaring to participate in To spend, are a challenge next Friday session includes 20 three-minute match.

Wright said: "It's a boost for us to be heading out to Italy promptly. It gives us a good opportunity to get used to the conditions we'll be playing in, and the time we'll spend with the Australians will be another helpful step towards making sure we're in exactly the right place come kick-off against the South Africans.

"It's about each and every member of the squad understanding their role, and coming together over the next four weeks to show just what it means to them to represent the nation."

Pool C schedule revealed Scotland face South Africa at Padova on 10th June Friday, England at Treviso on 24th June Tuesday and then Ireland at Rovigo on 18th June Saturday.

South Africa and England matches from both Sky Sports and the IRB's website (jwc / www.irb.com) will be screened live on.

Scotland and Ireland with England lost to Wright in this season of his youth acknowledged scale of challenge.

He added, "The quality of opposition in our pool is there for all to see, with a team (South Africa] who finished third in last year's competition and another two (England and Ireland] who showed in the Six Nations Championship that they're capable of causing anybody problems.

"(But] the message that lingers from the Six Nations is that we've got players with the skills and the (right] attitude.

We were hugely disappointed to not [get] better results, but there were plenty of things we can take forward into this tournament and hopefully do ourselves justice."

England team before start the Six Nations without a Grand Slam

If you win it without a Six Nations Grand Slam before the Martin Johnson has told his England team that autumn represents considerable progress from the course have said yes.

His success in England involved a set-up, like in Dublin was the nature of their loss will not console. 24-8 Irish victory on paper has been rested, but it was more. If the display is too much weight Irish scoreboard, accurately reflect their dominance will.

England knew, or should have known, that their breakdown problems at the French against the first half and first 65 minutes of the game Scotland had given.

Whether the definition of the size of the problem before he went to pitch in Dublin only they know. Something given, and is disappointing, said forewarnings, is that he had failed badly in this area and almost beaten to punch in every contact situation.

The balance between enough people commit fast enough to keep the ball and your opponents if they win, depends on mood and situation to end.

SIX-NATIONS 2011 - Ireland vs Italy

Hape joins London Irish

After signing a two-year deal with London Irish,England centre Shontayne Hape announced that he will leave the Bath at the end of the season.

After making quick progress in union which has seen him win a regular place in England's starting line-up had now signed contract with Irish.

In the Six Nations on Saturday,the 29-year-old is expected to play for England having earned eight previous international caps.

London Irish coach Toby Booth said: "He is physically very intimidating and his ability to offload out of the tackle will trouble any defence."

"We have a lot of young talent coming through the club and the experience that Shontayne brings will also help them to develop further."

Hape represented New Zealand at rugby league and spent six seasons with the Bradford Bulls before joining Bath in 2008 on a three-year deal.

Stephen Ferris Discard of Scotland Six Nations game

In Ireland's Six Nations game against Scotland,Stephen Ferris has been discard and his inclusion for remaining matches are also ambiguous.

A knee injury problem is still on with the Ulster flanker and will miss the game at Murrayfield next Sunday after undergoing another scan on the problem.

To check his fitness Ferris will undergo a further scan next Friday.On the reports it will be then consider whether to include him in squad or not.

Ospreys winger Tommy Bowe chances are opened as he seems to be perfect to face the Scots.

Bowe has resumed training and was included in the Ospreys panel for the Magners League game against Treviso.

Ireland will face Scotland on 27 February, followed by a trip to Wales on 12 March and a home match against England on 19 March.

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England had a great start to their Six Nations campaign at the Millennium arena last week when beating Wales, while Martin Johnson has been at pains to warn against satisfaction at Twickenham on Saturday.

By rights, this should be a contented match for England after their win in Cardiff, although Italy have got a strong forward pack and ran Ireland tremendously close in Rome last weekend before narrowly losing.

Johnson said: “If Italy come and play their best game and they are tough and their defence is strong, we will be in a game into the last quarter like we were last week. “I have no doubts about that. They don’t grant a lot of points, they are difficult at the breakdown. We are under no illusions.”