England simply garrotting Wales to claim second and Ireland, well, beating Italy but ending up third. And yet, that narrative dangerously flirted with losing its way in, of all places, Rome.

If they fail to beat the Scots, it will open the door for England to muscle in with a bonus-point victory over Wales. Ireland, meanwhile, can wrap up the title by defeating Italy with a bonus ...

But England’s subsequent 68-14 win away Wales ended Ireland’s pursuit of championship glory. Hugo Keenan’s score cancelled out an early opener from Azzurri wing Monty Ioane at a sold-out ...

Ireland have 19 points from five matches having completed their campaign with four victories, and must now hope Wales upset England in Cardiff and Scotland beat France in Paris later on Saturday ...

Hugo Keenan's first-half score and Dan Sheehan's hat-trick ensured a win that took Ireland to 19 points in the table, three clear of France and four ahead of England. Italy scored tries through ...

The first game of this year's Six Nations Super Saturday is done and dusted, with Ireland beating Italy 17-22 in Rome. Attention now turns to the Principality Stadium as Wales take on England ...

Take care of business themselves and Ireland and England could face an anxious wait, the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on hold to host a hoisting if required, while an Irish three-peat would see ...

Sandwiched between the Ireland game, when Matt Sherratt took ... It's funny to think that England beat this France side, otherwise we could have been looking at one of the most dominant Grand ...

A bonus point for Italy would be enough to keep Wales at bay should England win. However, if Italy fail to beat Ireland and do not score the four tries needed for a bonus point, then Wales will ...

Image: England have been extremely patchy this Six Nations and were fortunate to beat France and Scotland In the opening round, they were 27-10 behind to Ireland in Dublin until four minutes to ...

As always with big picture questions the answer is never a straightforward yes or no. On the face of it New Zealand (twice), England ... the blueprint for beating Ireland isn’t straightforward.