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Andy powell has told Warren Gatland he is ready for a dramatic Wales return.

Powell, who hit the headlines after the infamous golf buggy incident during the Six Nations, is aiming to force his way back into the Welsh squad for the second autumn international against South Africa.

The Lions back-row star was left out of Gatland’s 33-man party for the November Tests, although he isn’t eligible for the opening game with Australia anyway because of player-release issues.

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But Powell is determined to force Gatland’s hand by taking a starring role for Wasps, who take on Premiership high-flyers Northampton at Adams Park tomorrow.

He says the move away from Welsh rugby has re-invigorated him, given him renewed zest for rugby and brought him back to the top of his game.

As well as facing the Wallabies, Wales meet South Africa, Fiji and New Zealand during a daunting autumn campaign.

Powell said: “It was always the understanding that I wouldn’t be available for the first match. But I am very hopeful of forcing my way back into the squad for the other three internationals.

Powell says he is relishing the move across the Severn Bridge to England, having joined Wasps after parting company with the Blues.

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“I’m definitely playing with a smile on my face again, I haven’t had that for a while,” beamed Powell. “It seems like the old Newport days at the start of my career. I’m playing with loads of emotion and aggression.

“I needed to be challenged more and I needed to be tested. I want to push myself to being a better player and Wasps is a place where you can do that. This club will get the best out of me, they push you the whole time.

“At any new club you need to establish yourself right away and I sense like I have gelled with the other players quickly.

“I’m approaching full fitness and form. I reckon I’m a week or so away from being the real Andy Powell.”

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Jonny Wilkinson believes that Danny Cipriani will take Australia's Super 15 competition by storm with the Melbourne Rebels and play himself into contention for the World Cup next year.

Cipriani is due to join his new team-mates on Wednesday and Wilkinson is confident that Cipriani's controversial departure from Wasps will help the player rediscover himself and the kind of form that enabled him to score 18 points on his international debut in the Six Nations victory over Ireland in March 2008.

England manager Martin Johnson has made it clear that Cipriani, 22, cannot be part of his elite player squad this season as the fly-half's Super 15 commitments will rule him out of this season's Six Nations Championship. Melbourne open their campaign against the Waratahs on Feb 18, six days before England face France at Twickenham.

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Yet Wilkinson, who himself has revived his international career by turning his back on the English domestic game with a successful move to Top 14 side Toulon, believes Cipriani's move away from the media spotlight could benefit England in the longer term. The last of Cipriani's seven caps came in England's 42-6 defeat by South Africa at Twickenham in November 2008.

"Being away clears away the obstacles, the hurdles and the distractions and make the most of your talent. If Danny can achieve some of that, then I am sure he can do that. I have no doubt he will go over there and take it by storm. It would be a good move wherever he went, because he will do a hell of a job."

He has spent the summer since leaving Wasps training with a number of football clubs in an attempt to condition himself for what he hopes will be a new chapter in a career that has stalled since he suffered a horrendous ankle injury while playing in the Premiership semi-final in 2008.

Wilkinson holds high hopes of representing England at next year's World Cup, but says he would welcome the rivalry of a Cipriani firing on all cylinders again for a place in Johnson's 30-man squad bound for New Zealand.

"Danny has a huge, huge future," added Wilkinson. "This may be an experience that is going to give him an even bigger impact when it does come about.

"The important thing is what he does is right for him and that his next step is a move forward. If he is in control of the move and able to influence it, then it will be a big, big step.

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England competes annually in the Six Nations Championship, which is played against five other European nations: France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. The Six Nations started out as the Home Nations Championship in 1883 which England won with a Triple Crown.

England has won the title more times than any other nation by winning it outright 25 times, and sharing victory ten times. Their longest wait between championships was 18 years from 1892 to 1910.

England players traditionally wear white shorts, navy socks with white tops, and a white shirt with a red rose embroidered on it, and for the first time in the English rugby team's history, their away shirt is red. Their home ground is Twickenham Stadium where they first played in 1910. The team is administered by the Rugby Football Union (RFU).

France is one of the strongest rugby nations in Europe and is currently the highest ranked. Rugby was introduced to France in 1872 by the British, and on New Year's Day 1906 the national side played its first Test match against New Zealand in Paris.

France played sporadically against the Home Nations until they joined them to form a Five Nations tournament in 1910. France also competed in the rugby competitions at early Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in 1900 and two silver medals in the 1920s. France came of age during the 1950s and 1960s, and won their first Five Nations title outright in 1959. They won their first Grand Slam in 1968.

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Andy Irvine, the former international full-back who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players Scotland has ever produced, is to become the first independent chairman of Celtic Rugby, the body which organises and runs the Magners League.

Irvine is currently chairman of the British and Irish Lions committee, while Feehan is chief executive of the Lions and the Six Nations. As it was also confirmed that the affairs of Celtic Rugby will now be run from the same Dublin office that looks after the Lions and Six Nations, the moves could fuel speculation that efforts might eventually be made to revive the concept of a fully British League involving English sides.

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Irvine's appointment was one of a number of administrative changes announced at the Magners League launch in Cardiff. Other developments included the addition of two Italian representatives to the Celtic Rugby board to reflect the entry of Italian clubs into the competition, and the appointment of John Feehan as chief executive.

Until now, the administration of the Magners League has largely been carried out by David Jordan, who will be retained in the position of tournament director, operating in a solo capacity from his home near Glasgow. In their entirety, the raft of changes being made represent an increasingly professional approach for a competition that experienced a six per cent increase in spectator numbers last season.

Although he will have no executive function, Irvine effectively fills the role vacated by John Hussey, the Irish official who has acted as Celtic Rugby chairman for the past seven years. Well known across the rugby world, Irvine also spent two years as president of the Scottish Rugby Union between 2005 and 2007, bringing much-needed stability to an organisation that was wrestling with rising debts and had just gone through a calamitous management meltdown.

"It is my desire to do everything I can to see the Magners League competition reach it's fullest potential," said Feehan. "Not only do I believe that the competition can be pushed further, I think that my team and I are uniquely qualified and ideally situated to make that a reality.

"Taking on the Magners League will undoubtedly pose a few challenges, but we are ready to face them and are looking forward to getting involved with the game at club level."

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England has won this championship on 25 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in the tournaments history. England also compete for the Calcutta Cup with Scotland as part of the Six Nations. They are ranked sixth in the world by the International Rugby Board as of 21 June 2010. England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 and finished runners-up in 1991 and 2007.

France rugby team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. Rugby was introduced to France in 1872 by the British. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams.

France is one of the strongest rugby nations in Europe and are currently the highest ranked Northern Hemisphere team, being forth in the world as of 19 July 2010.

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The Wales captain Ryan Jones has stood down as captain of the Magners League champions, the Ospreys, making way for his fellow Wales and British and Irish Lions international Alun Wyn Jones.

He said: “I’ve captained my country once and I had a 20-minute stint with the Lions, and it’s fair to say that I didn’t really expect those honours so early in my career.

“I always watched Swansea growing up, I always aspired to play for the club and then, when rugby went regional, to play for the Ospreys. To be appointed captain is one of the memorable moments in your career, it’s a fantastic honour. It’s the start of a new chapter in my rugby career I suppose, and in my personal development."

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Director of coaching, Scott Johnson, said that the decision to appoint Alun Wyn had been made after lengthy discussions with several parties, including the outgoing skipper, who is likely to hold on to his role as Wales captain for the fortcoming autumn international series.

“This appointment is about what’s best for everyone. Ryan has done a fantastic job as Ospreys captain over the last three years; his record with the region and Wales speaks for itself. However, holding both roles brings with it a tremendous workload that can take its toll on and off the field, particularly going into a long season that has a World Cup at the end of it," said Johnson. "We feel that it’s in Ryan’s best interests, and the Ospreys and Wales for that matter, if he can focus on the national captaincy going into this important season, with the responsibility of the regional role handed to someone else."

Ryan Jones said: “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time as captain of the Ospreys, it’s meant a huge amount to me and my family over the last three years. It’s not a position that anyone relinquishes lightly, but we’ve had lengthy discussions about it over the summer and it’s the best move for the Ospreys and for Wales moving forward.

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