Europe's rugby elite are set to begin their battle anew in pursuit of the Six Nations, the sport's pinnacle for players in the northern hemisphere.
This 2022 tournament has a particularly poignant feel about it as fans are welcomed back to major venues en masse following last year's no-crowds edition.
Not all household names will be present and accounted for, however, following a fiendish frenzy of injuries and a spike in fitness fears leading up to this year's competition.
