Dawn of the 6 Nations, pt. 6

With the 6 Nations quite literally around the corner, I wanted to start Route One by talking about each country and some of the possible talking points going into this tournament. I'll place the countries into different posts and I'll save my thoughts on the Round 1 matches for separate posts, and hopefully this doesn't take terribly long. They are arranged in absolutely random order:

Wales: Wales enter the 2014 6 Nations as two-time defending champions, having won the Championship in convincing style during the last round against a Grand Slam-chasing England in 2013, and pulling off the clean sweep 2012. Since 2005 the Welsh have been champions 4 times, 3 of those in Grand Slam fashion, so their success has been sustained and there is reason to think that they can continue to be one of the top teams in the Northern Hemisphere. Warren Gatland has overseen 3 of those teams and will continue on as the national coach until 2019, such is the faith the WRU have in his ability.