On the eve of the first game there is great excitment and hope. Nobody knows what will happen. Wales have a daunting schedule. First up they play current World Champions South Africa, then it's Canada, followed by New Zealand and Australia. There was disappointing news today as Henson withdrew from the game tommorrow. He's not fully fit and Jamie Roberts will play at 12 with Shanklin coming into 13. I'm looking forward to the game tommorrow. I'm not too sure about playing Halfpenny and Shane Williams in the same team though. Having two small wings against South Africa could spell trouble. I suppose Mark Jones would have played if fit as he was in good form for the Scarlets. Elsewhere Andy Powell gets a deserved start at no.8. Hopefully he can provide parity with the strong back row of the Boks. He's been great this season and should certainly have a few good moments in the game. I predict a South Africa win but hopefully Wales can find some cohesion for the tougher test of the All Blacks in two weeks time.
The Canada game should be a comfortable win. The last twenty should see Wales put them to bed and score tries for fun. Though you never know.
England look to rebuild with Care and Cipriani showing the way. Ironic to see England with a pair of dynamic and skillful half backs.
I'm also interested to see how many current favourite player Tommy Bowe fares on the wing for Ireland. He's playing well for the Ospreys and needs to shine for Ireland to put his hand up for Lions selection.
At the end of New Zealand's Autmun tour of Europe they play Munster. This looks a very tasty clash. I've got a sneaky feeling that the Men of Munster can beat the All Blacks. I'm really looking forward to that game.
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