Watch: Six Nations 2022 Week 2 preview - Wales v Scotland, France v Ireland & Italy v England

The 2022 Six Nations Championship continues this weekend after a thrilling opening round of fixtures that saw Ireland, Scotland and France win their respective matches.

The Irish were comfortable in their dismantling of Wales in Dublin, Scotland edged out England at Murrayfield to retain the Calcutta Cup and title favourites France demolished Italy in Paris.

This week will see Wales looking to get their first win as they welcome Scotland to Cardiff while there’s a titanic clash with massive championship implications in Paris as France host Ireland.

The weekend is set to conclude with England hoping to pick up their first victory in this year’s tournament against Italy in Rome.

NationalWorld Sports Reporter Martyn Simpson and the Sunderland Echo’s James Copley sat down to discuss the Week Two fixtures and give their opinions on what each team should expect from their next match.

You can watch them break down the Round One matches and make their predictions for Round Two in the above video at the top of this article.

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