Hello, friends. Dear, dear friends.

It's that time of year again. That sacred time of year when that most sacred of sports is played in its most sacred of Championships. Rugby's Greatest Championship, one might say (suck it up, southern nancies. You may be better at ruggers than us, but our tournament is better).

Anyway, you lot know what's up now... Or should do, at any rate. I've been doing this enough.
Big thread, stickied for the duration, 5 weekends across 7 weeks of some of the oldest rivalries we know, all teams suffering from one form of post-WorldCup-itis or another.

Happy 6 Nations, everybody.

Kick-off - All times listed GMT, adjust accordingly.

Drinking Game - Have your livers on standby, your local emergency department on speed dial and, obviously, please drink responsibly.

Fantasy Rugby - We usually have a couple of these, just the one this time around, though. Big ups to SuperBru.

Flair Bets - I won't be taking part in this, and I continue to find frustration in not knowing who people are when they do and they lose, but hooray for mostly repercussion-less gambling.

SLEDGING - SUCK IT, ANY OTHER TEAM THAT ISN'T MINE!

Let me know if I might have missed something.
Ask any questions you might have, there'll always be someone with an answer.