Italy

Block by block, the Azzurre are building concrete foundations and there is real zip in their back-line

With new leaders, Sean Lynn’s squad hopes to prove that they’ve turned a corner since flopping at the Six Nations

With Scott Bemand steering the ship out of troubled waters, the Irish cannot be taken lightly by the Big Four

Recent history is against them, but can the Scots give departing coach Bryan Easson a send-off to cherish?

Brimming with pace and pizzazz, the holders are striving to make it a magnificent seven world titles

After so many agonising near misses, the Red Roses are determined to bring home the bacon on their own turf