Scotland (32 caps, 1972-1979 \/ coach, 1988-1993)<\/em><\/p>\nScotland are one of the best set-piece attacking teams. If they get that firing, they have speed and variety, and their opponents will want to slow them down.<\/p>\n
Coach Gregor Townsend has gone for co-captains in fly half Finn Russell and flanker Rory Darge. I like to see captains in the forwards, especially the front five at the heart of where most things are going on.<\/p>\n
Those are the key players for Scotland, with lineout and scrum very important to them. Grant Gilchrist, Richie Gray and Scott Cummings are so experienced, while Sam Skinner has a lot to offer and Cameron Redpath is potentially outstanding.<\/p>\n
Scotland need to put Wales under pressure in the opener if they are to break the sequence of no wins in Cardiff for 22 years. You can\u2019t underestimate the impact of a win in the first match.<\/p>\n
They need momentum for their home games against France and England. Ultimately, Scotland would be happy with three wins, delighted with four.<\/p>
RadioTimes.com says\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\nScotland enter the Six Nations flying low under the radar, not saddled with explosive controversy or delusions of grandeur.<\/p>\n
The Scots accept they are not playing in the same ballpark as France and Ireland right now, but there are no red alert warning signs of an implosion to come.<\/p>\n
If Townsend\u2019s men get off to an expected winning start against Wales, their tournament is likely to boil down to that big home game against England, with the bordering nations tipped to sit side-by-side in third and fourth by March.<\/p>\n
Prediction: 4th<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n