Six Nations 2018 Sportblog Six Nations 2018: six tournament newcomers to watch out for France have a back-row who makes even Maro Itoje appear sluggish, while another brilliant Leinster product can shine It could be France’s Sekou Macalou who gives Ireland most trouble in round one of the Six Nations. Six Nations 2018: how will your team perform this year? To play rugby again having lost an eye is extraordinary enough; then to move to another country as an amateur and subsequently play for their national team is something else again. He is a rangy, athletic, ball-handling threat whose biggest challenge to date has been to convince Eddie Jones he is ready to play Test rugby now. “He used to have the body of a pop singer; now he’s starting to evolve a body for Test rugby.” Mercer has a potentially long Test career ahead of him.

Source: The Guardian January 30, 2018 10:05 UTC