Nobody can accuse Steve Borthwick of being timid but his team changes do suggest an air of desperation might be setting in.

Romain Ntamack ... but he will be back to play against Italy in Rome on February 23. Late in the match, Ntamack smashed into the face of his Welsh counterpart Ben Thomas with his shoulder.

“They're a big, heavy team, they maul around some of their big boys, but from my point of view we need ... Matthieu Jalibert back in to replace the suspended Romain Ntamack for Saturday's ...

Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images Romain Ntamack is back at fly-half, which pushes Thomas Ramos to full-back in place of Leo Barre while Pierre-Louis Barassi replaces Fickou in the midfield and ...

"From my point of view, sometimes teams can go and overplay ... but has been able to pick Dupont and Romain Ntamack at half-back for the first time since August 2023. Ntamack has been out of ...

This, certainly from the point of view of the Wales coaches ... while Antoine Dupont will have half-back partner Romain Ntamack back by his side - fresh from putting 80 points on Leicester ...

Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile If Leinster ... sojourn last year along with his fit-again Toulouse half back partner Romain Ntamack, the French will be an entirely different proposition ...

Paolo Garbisi adding the conversion before bursting into tears was also delightful – the result ended a 36-game losing streak for Italy in the Six Nations dating back to 2015. A couple of other ...