France vs Ireland LIVE result: England win Six Nations as Irish come up short in Paris
Follow the latest updates from the Stade de France with the Championship on the line as France, Ireland and England all hope fate falls on their side in title decider
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest updates from the Six Nations clash between France and Ireland in the Championship decider at the Stade de France.
After 14 games, four rounds and the longest Six Nations championship in history, the final round is set to be completed in Paris as both France and Ireland go for the title. England will be watching on hopefully following their final match against Italy in Rome, with Eddie Jones’s side the other team with title hopes well and truly alive - though they depend on the result of this match.
Ireland will win the Championship by one one three ways: by claiming a bonus-point victory, by beating France by seven points or more, or by beating France by six points as long as they score a try. If Ireland beat France by six points without a try, the title will be shared with England, while a five-point win or worse will hand England the spoils. The Rugby World Cup finalists will also win the Six Nations if France win, unless Les Bleus can claim an unlikely 31-point win with a bonus point to boot. Follow the live updates below.
ITALY VS ENGLAND
With the anthems done and dusted inside the Stadio Olimpico, here’s a reminder of what England need to do this afternoon (essentially it’s points, point and more points):
What needs to happen for England to win the Six Nations?
Everything you need to know about how England, Ireland and France can win the Six Nations.
ITALY VS ENGLAND
With the teams already out in Rome, here’s how Italy and England line up today.
Italy: Matteo Minozzi; Edoardo Padovani, Luca Morisi, Carlo Canna, Mattia Bellini; Paolo Garbisi, Marcello Violi; Danilo Fischetti, Luca Bigi, Giosue Zilocchi; Marco Lazzaroni, Niccolo Cannone; Sebastian Negri, Abraham Steyn, Jake Polledri.
Replacements: Gianmarco Lucchesi, Simone Ferrari, Pietro Ceccarelli, David Sisi, Johan Meyer, Maxime Mbanda, Guglielmo Palazzani, Federico Mori.
England: George Furbank; Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Henry Slade, Jonny May; Owen Farrell, Ben Youngs; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler; Maro Itoje, Jonny Hill; Tom Curry, Sam Underhill, Billy Vunipola.
Replacements: Tom Dunn, Ellis Genge, Will Stuart, Charlie Ewels, Ben Earl, Dan Robson, Ollie Lawrence, Ollie Thorley.
WALES 10-14 SCOTLAND
Here’s how the two sides fared on a difficult day in south-west Wales.
Wales vs Scotland Six Nations player ratings
Man-for-man marking from Scotland’s first win in Wales for 18 years
FULL-TIME
Well that is a very impressive victory for Scotland. It wasn’t a pretty match, but Scotland’s defence really came to the fore and once they scored the try to reply to Rhys Carre’s first-half score, they did an excellent job at closing out the match.
The back row excelled at the breakdown, with Jamie Ritchie really standing out, but for Wales that is a big blow particularly in light of Alun Wyn Jones’s 149th record appearance that will go down as a defeat. It’s also Wales’s fifth loss in a row, and that will not ease the growing pressure on Wayne Pivac from fans who are missing the Warren Gatland era, it’s fair to say.
80 mins: Wales 10-14 Scotland
Hogg lands the kick! And that’s it!
Scotland beat Wales 14-10 for a rare Six Nations away victory!
79 mins: Wales 10-11 Scotland
Penalty to Scotland! A crucial decision as Jonathan Davies spills the ball backwards, regathers but gets trapped immediately as Ritchie wins another penalty. It’s right in front of the uprights and even though Scotland are down to Hogg on kicking duties, he’s not exactly a bad option to have.
77 mins: Wales 10-11 Scotland
The phase after phase of carrying only goes backwards, but when opportunity presents itself Price kicks over the top again and finds touch. Halfpenny thinks about the quick lineout, thinks some more and goes to Liam Williams to get Wales on the attack.
76 mins: Wales 10-11 Scotland
Scotland work possession into the Welsh 22 as they go through the phases, into double figures and then some. The Wales defence is impressive though as they use that 22 as a defensive line, but what it is doing is running down the clock.
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