The Blues?

Cardiff Blues. 0-3? Far and away, Cardiff is the best Welsh region. Granted, their Lions players are not in the squad yet, but they should have at least one victory on the board. On the other side of the Magners League table is Edinburgh, who is 3-0. No one would have predicted Edinburgh to start off the season as the number one team, even with the best goalkicker in Chris Paterson.

Munster pulled off a fantastic late-game try to beat the Scarlets, although neither team took charge. Munster had two yellow cards and committed about a dozen penalties in as many minutes. Had it not been for an off-target Rhys Priestland, Munster could have lost. On the same note, Jeremy Manning had a bad day with the boot as well, missing an extremely easy conversion as well as a few penalties.

The Tri-Nations has come to a close completely now, which means that all focus will be on the Northern Hemisphere's leagues. In the French Top 14, Jonny Wilkinson has been receiving praise for weeks since his new return to top flight rugby, even from Freddie Michalak. Despite Danny Cipriani's recent show of skill in the Guinness Premiership and the push for only domestically based players to play for England, Wilkinson is almost guaranteed a spot on the roster for England this fall. Even if he doesn't start, he should be on the list.

The Heineken Cup is around the corner, and if Edinburgh can keep up their fantastic form, we may see a somewhat unfamiliar face on the leaderboards: the Scottish.

~Tyler