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Tom Sunderland

Wales icons hail Manu Tuilagi as absence could tip the balance in Six Nations duel

There's no such thing as a meaningless Six Nations match, but ask most Welsh fans which fixture is the most important in any given year, and one can bet the vast majority would pick England.

The rivalry runs so deep that BRIT award-winners Stereophonics even penned a song called "As Long As We Beat The English" in the build-up to a 1999 Wembley showdown between the border rivals.

Wales won 32-31 in what was the last encounter between the two teams before the Five Nations grew to include Italy in 2000, but the rivalry hasn't been diluted despite the tournament's extra addition.

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