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Brad Barritt has vowed to wallop the Wales Rugby Team in the upcoming Six Nations, and is extremely confident the English team will smash their bitter rivals from south of the border as they look to complete the Grand Slam.

According to the English international centre, the only way for England to exorcise the ghost of Cardiff 2013 is by defeating the Dragons this season and wins the Grand Slam title once again. Stuart Lancaster and his men try to regain their status as the champions of the Northern Hemisphere with a tough trip to France in three weeks time.

The England team will also have two tough away trips to Rome as well as Murrayfield and it is easy to understand why everyone is England is saying the English have a tough road to the title, if at all. But the ghosts of that night in the Millennium Stadium ten months ago against the Wales Rugby Team still haunt them.

And the English have already targeted the visit of their bitter neighbors to the Twickenham Stoop on the 9^th of March as the match which will be the most important as they look to avenge an extremely embarrassing and humiliating 30-3 loss at last season.

Barritt stated that as a team, they are still hurting from that loss in Cardiff but they are also hell bent on avenging that loss and regaining the trophy that matters the most.

He admitted that the England team underwent a lot of soul searching after that loss to the Wales Rugby Team and they are determined to put things right this season. He mentioned how successful last season’s campaign was up until that final hurdle and he can’t wait to get back in action against the Welsh as the date of the match draws closer.

Alex Cuthbert has made his way back into the Wales Rugby Team and has declared that he cannot wait to get onto the pitch once again and give the Australians a run for their money.

And the 23 year old is looking forward to renewing his old acquaintance with the Wallabies when they take on the team from Down Under at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. The youngster was on the sidelines for almost the last couple of months, having suffered a hairline fracture on his ankle which forced him to miss out on his country’s autumn international matches against Argentina, South Africa and Tonga.

Cuthbert was a part of the British and Irish Lions side that toured Australia in the summer under Warren Gatland, the current manager of the Welsh team.

And according to the wing player for the Cardiff Blues, the adrenalin and the rush of playing in the packed Millennium Stadium once again in front of the screaming home fans is the only things on his mind at the moment, adding that he cannot wait to get back onto the pitch to take on one of the best sides in international rugby at the moment and put up a great performance for the Wales Rugby Team.

Although Cuthbert got his name on try list in Australia for the Lions, the Welsh team has a horrific record against the Wallabies, having lost the last eight of their encounters by a significant margin as well.

And Gatland mentioned that this Australian team is completely different from the one the Liones faced Down Under and he mentioned that the Wales Rugby Team will need to wary about the threats they pose, otherwise they will be in for quite a handful when the two teams come face to face on Saturday.

Former rugby great Ryan Jones, who was a big gun in the Wales rugby team, has joined a law firm. This is part of an initiative which helps retired rugby players look for alternate sources of income, and join new jobs, after they have come out of the world of rugby. He has joined a Cardiff law firm, and he will be there for the next year on a part time basis, where he will be trained, and he will gain business knowledge and how things work, and after that he will be taking up a job at a law firm for good, which will see him through the rest of his working life. This placement has been made in accordance with an agreement with the Athlete Career Transition. This company helps all players who have retired from the sport, and helps them find a secure footing in some other sphere of life, which will help them reach the  highest limits and secure their future. They basically help retired players with this transition from the world of rugby to the world of the regular working man’s life.

Ryan Jones has contributed a great deal to the Wales rugby team during his hey days. But now, it is time for him to move on, and shine again somewhere else, other than a rugby pitch. The business development team at the law firm will help him to gather hands on experience, and provide him with practical skills which will help him overcome all hurdles that are normal in the law world. The Wales rugby team has seen some of the best players ever when it comes to rugby, and this initiate is sure to help many players such as Jones to take up other sources of livelihood, and start new chapters in their lives.

Rob Howley, the assistant coach of the British and Irish Lions and the Wales Rugby Team believes that the Lions’ win over Australia in the summer test series has given the players of the Welsh national side enough confidence to do the same with the Wales national team. He feels that the win over the Australians at their own backyard can help the confidence of the players of the Six Nations champions and aid them reach another level where they can finally beat one of the big three.

The Wales national team had 10 players on show in the first team in the series clincher against The Wallabies and each of those players played a key role in the demolition of the Australian team last weekend. And according to Howley, having tasted success over The Wallabies with The Lions, it will provide a huge psychological lift for the players of the Wales Rugby Team when they next come up with a side from the Southern Hemisphere.

Wales take on South Africa at home in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in the autumn and Howley believes that the team will go into the matches against the South Africans full of self belief after their success Down Under. The Wales attack coach stated that from the perspective of the Welsh national team, they have been there many times and come very close but still didn’t quite go the distance.

He went on to mention that when they next take on a side from the Southern Hemisphere, they can go into the match knowing they have beaten them and beaten them by the magnitude they have over the last fortnight or so. Overall, 15 players from the Wales Rugby Team were selected for the British and Irish Lions, the most since the 1977 tour.

Barry Jones, the former fly half for the Wales Rugby Team has urged his compatriots to not worry about spoiling England’s hopes of securing the Grand Slam title and instead, keep their focus on beating the Italian team. Stuart Lancaster and his England team could head into a final weekend clash against the Welsh team at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, aiming to win their first Grand Slam in over a decade and that is something that will, no doubt, raise the game of the Welsh players.

The 68 year old John stated that people back home are already starting to get excited about the prospect of England coming into town for their fixture on the 16^th of March with a shot at the title and the Wales Rugby Team looking to secure the title for themselves as well. He stated that it would be a dream come true scenario and he is salivating at the prospect himself. But for the national team to be able to keep their end of the bargain, they must not take their eye off anything and concentrate on beating Italy comprehensively.

In search of another title in the Six Nations, Rob Howley, the interim coach of the Wales Rugby Team has named the exact same starting lineup that stunned one of the favorites for the title France and his replacements have also been overhauled and are oozing with confidence.

Having started the championship poorly against the unfancied Irish side, Wales are looking more and more confident with each passing game and their body language has also changed over the last few weeks. Winger Alex Cuthbert also believes that the title is now a realistic title for the team and it would be a dream come true scenario if they beat England to the title.