| Final round: Saturday 16 March |
| Coverage: Watch Wales v Italy live on BBC One & BBC iPlayer; match commentaries on BBC Radio 5 Live or 5 Sports Extra; live text & video clips on BBC Sport website and app; Rugby Special on BBC Two on Sunday. |
England’s shock win over Ireland has ensured the Six Nations title race will go the final round of games on Saturday.
Ireland may not be able to claim back-to-back Grand Slams, but they are still favourites to retain their title at the Aviva Stadium.
Andy Farrell’s side will clinch the title if they beat or draw with Scotland in Saturday’s 16:45 GMT fixture.
But if Ireland slip up, England are best placed to take advantage when they face France in Lyon at 20:00 GMT.
Perhaps controversially, Ireland could claim the title even if they win fewer games than England in the championship.
Scotland and France could still mathematically claim the title but it gets very complicated.
Meanwhile, Wooden Spoon contenders Wales and Italy will try to avoid finishing last when they meet in Cardiff at 14:15 GMT.
The race for the title
- Ireland will retain the title if they win or draw against Scotland in Dublin.
- If Ireland lose but secure a bonus point – for scoring four tries or finishing within seven points of Scotland – they will most likely clinch the title given their vastly superior points difference.
- An Ireland defeat without a bonus point should still be enough if England win without a bonus point.
- England will be crowned champions if they win with a bonus point and Ireland fail to collect a point.
- Scotland need to win with a bonus point, deny Ireland a point and overturn Ireland’s huge points difference advantage to have any chance. They then need France to beat England without a bonus point or with a bonus-point win by a smaller margin.
The Wooden Spoon for finishing last
Italy have finished last for the past nine seasons but their win over Scotland has moved them four points ahead of winless Wales in the standings.
The Azzurri could finish above Scotland and France in a best-ever position of third place.
Wales have not finished in the ‘Wooden Spoon’ position since 2003 but the odds are against Warren Gatland’s side this weekend.
- If Italy win or draw in Cardiff, then Wales finish bottom.
- If Italy secure a losing bonus point, Wales need to win with four tries and overturn Italy’s superior points difference.
- If Italy lose without the extra point, Wales need to win by enough points to overcome Italy’s points difference.
Triple Crown
Scotland will win the Triple Crown – secured by beating all three of the other ‘Home Nations’ in a single Championship – if they beat Ireland.
Scotland, who have already defeated Wales and England this year, have not won the Triple Crown since their 1990 Five Nations Grand Slam.
Six Nations fixtures, kick-off times and coverage
All times GMT and subject to late changes. Kick-off times in brackets. Coverage can be subject to late schedule changes, so details may differ from this page.
Saturday, 16 March
Wales v Italy (14:15) – BBC One from 13:45 & BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Ireland v Scotland (16:45) – ITV1 & BBC Radio 5 Live (coverage also available on Sports Extra from 16:30)
France v England (20:00) – ITV1 & BBC Radio 5 Live
Sunday, 17 March
Six Nations Rugby Special – BBC Two & iPlayer 18:00-19:00 (Scrum V in Wales)
Further BBC Sport coverage
Match highlights of every game will be available on the BBC Sport website and app as well as iPlayer shortly after full-time.
There will be highlights and analysis of every match on Six Nations Rugby Special on BBC Two and iPlayer on Sunday, 10 March.
The Rugby Union Daily Podcast will provide interviews and insight every day during the Six Nations and you can find All Day Rugby, a curated podcast playlist featuring pods, clips and interviews, on BBC Sounds.
The extensive online coverage will feature live streams, text commentaries, team news and regular columns from former England scrum-half Matt Dawson.
BBC Sport also has live coverage on its digital platforms of every match of the Under-20 Six Nations, as well as the Women’s Six Nations, which begins on Saturday, 23 March.
Additional coverage across the nations
There will be further in-depth coverage across the nations from BBC Scotland, BBC Wales and BBC Northern Ireland.
All Scotland games will be on BBC Radio Scotland, all Ireland games will be live on BBC Radio Ulster, and all Wales games will be on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru.
Six Nations results
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four