Ireland (3rd) v Scotland (2nd), Saturday 14 March

Kick-off: 2.10pm

Venue: Aviva Stadium

TV: Virgin Media One (coverage starts at 1pm), ITV (coverage starts at 1pm).

The winner of the 2026 Six Nations will go down to the final round of games, with both Ireland and Scotland still very much in the hunt. Without getting too particular about the permutations, both sides will be approaching this game with nothing less than a victory as their target.

To Scotland’s credit, their tremendous performance against France last weekend is the reason Ireland still have a chance at snatching the title. That 50-point display also ruled out any Grand Slam winner for 2026 and puts Scotland on 16 points alongside France at the top of the table.

It’s an incredible turnaround from their opening-round defeat to Italy, which led to speculation about Gregor Townsend’s future as head coach.

It’s a similar story for Ireland, who looked to be out of contention after a heavy beating to France in the first round. They responded with an unconvincing win over Italy, and their performance against England certainly provided a spark. But they showed some frailties again when Wales came to Dublin, needing a late surge to shake them off and complete the bonus-point victory.

Still, they’re alive in the Six Nations race on the final day — and don’t forget that the Triple Crown is still on the table and will go to the winners of this tie too.

Wales (6th) v Italy (4th), Saturday 14 March

Kick-off: 4.40pm

Venue: Principality Stadium 

TV: RTÉ 2 (Coverage starts at 4.15pm), BBC One (Coverage starts at 4pm).

There may not be silverware on the line for this fixture but the result will still be important.

Wales are still on a winless run but Steve Tandy’s side gave an encouraging display against Ireland which should boost morale ahead of Italy’s visit to Cardiff.

They were just two points down at half-time in Dublin, and a James Botham try left two in it again just after an hour. Ireland needed a try from Jamie Osborne and a penalty to get them over the line.

However, Italy are also in good form after their historic first Six Nations win over England. The result also moved them above England in the table, and they will be eager to solidify their fourth-place finish in the tournament.

France (1st) v England (5th), Saturday 14 March

Kick-off: 8.10pm

Venue: Stade de France

TV: RTÉ 2 (Coverage starts at 7.20pm), ITV (Coverage starts at 7.20pm)

Once business is complete at the Aviva Stadium, all eyes will turn to Paris. France will know at that point exactly what they need to defend their Six Nations crown, but irrespective of what happens in Dublin, a French bonus-point win would remove all doubt and seal their back-to-back success. 

They could have wrapped this up last week but a stunning Scotland performance caused a major upset in that 13-try thriller. Fabien Galthié will be looking for his side to settle in early against England and restore some calm after that unexpected result.

France, however, will be without Oscar Jégou after he was cited for an apparent eye-gouge against Scotland and subsequently hit with a four-week ban.

England’s Six Nations charge has completely crumbled. After opening their tournament with a commanding win over Wales, they have lost their last three games including that historic defeat to Italy. And if they lose to France, it will register England’s worst-ever Six Nations record of just one victory.

Given that they came into the championship on the back of a 12-match winning run, this is a worrying level of deterioration. 

Steve Borthwick’s position has come under pressure as a result of those losses although captain Maro Itoje has defended his head coach, insisting that the players are at fault.

Getting a much-needed win against a team trying to defend their Six Nations title will be a huge ask.