It’s all systems go in the 2008 RBS Six Nations Championship, with all the teams now settled down and a split beginning to form in the table already.

Top of the table is France and Wales, the only two unbeaten teams left in the tournament. France looked invincible in the first half against Ireland, and with full points must surely now fancy their chances of a Grand Slam victory.

Wales have other ideas though, and after they compounded their magnificent win against England with a solid display against the flapping Scots, the final game of the tournament against these two teams is building to be a classic of classics, if they can both remain unbeaten until then.

England and Ireland lie mid-table, with England fancying themselves more than Ireland. They have seen off Italy, albeit scrambling to the finish line in the end, and have lost against Wales, but it’s their second half displays that will be the most cause for their concern. They seem to stop playing, and I think it’s as much to do with what goes on in their heads, as opposed to their play; the winning mentality desertig them when most needed.

The Irish are a safer bet in my book, as they proved against France on Saturday. They may have beaten Italy in week 1 but it was less then convincing, this week though, they pulled out a performance to be reckoned with that would have beaten any team, had they not been playing the might of France.

Second bottom is Italy, who deserve huge credit for their fight back against England, and who very nearly managed a shock upset. They have lost both games in the end, and to much better teams, but their performances are improving and there is still a confidence in the team. I expect them not to remain unbeaten this year, and their points may well come from their final game in Rome against Scotland in a few weeks.

Not only have Scotland failed to win a game this year, but they remain the only team not even to score a Try. Manager Frank Hadden is under enormous pressure after seeing his team of promising players go down without so much as a fight and in a hugely embarrassing way. Scotland as they are will not win a single point this year, and they only have themselves to blame. Unless there is a miracle in Edinburgh, the Wooden Spoon is most certainly there’s for a successive year.

There are no fixtures next weekend, which may be to the advantage of the poorer performing teams, giving them time to re-group and get their heads around what has gone wrong so far.

The next games to be played are on the weekend of the 23 and 24 February, and will see Wales host Cardiff, Scotland visit Dublin, and the always tense clash between France and England in Paris.

Previews for all the games will be posted here on the Thursday prior.