But a late try from Scott Gibbs, converted by Neil Jenkins, secured a dramatic win for Wales and handed the Championship to Scotland — who beat England on points difference. Scotland had staged their own dramatic upset the previous day when they scored five first-half tries to beat France in Paris — the last time they achieved that feat in the Championship. Should Scotland repeat that famous win in the French capital on Friday night in their rearranged Round 3 tie then Wales would become the Guinness Six Nations champions.
Preview: France v Scotland. If that already feels confusing, maybe take a breather before scrolling down. A draw would also be enough to claim the title, as would two bonus points. If Wayne Pivac's side loses to France with no bonus points for either side or they lose with one bonus point and France win with a bonus point, the title may go down to points difference.
But Les Bleus would have to claim five match points against Scotland when their rearranged game is played. France could win the title outright if they come away from their last two fixtures with the maximum 10 match points, but only if Wales fail to secure a bonus point in Paris.
Should Les Bleus win their remaining two matches but only claim a bonus point in one of them, that would take them to 19 points, the same as Wales.
The title would then be decided on points difference. And Wales are currently 24 points better off than France.
Ireland could finish as high as second after their win against Scotland. If they can secure a bonus-point victory against England on Saturday, Andy Farrell's side could remain in second place if France come away from their remaining two games with fewer than seven match points. But defeat against a revived England team would mean Ireland had lost three games in the tournament for only the third time in the Six Nations era. England could also manage a second-place finish if they beat Ireland next weekend, but the result of France v Scotland would have to go their way.
Lose to Ireland and it may well be a fifth-place finish for the first time since for Eddie Jones' men. England are currently on 10 match points, four ahead of Scotland, and if they do not improve their tally against Ireland the Scots look set to overtake them in their remaining two fixtures. Now that Scotland's dreams of a first title since are over, the best they can hope for is a second-placed finish too. They would guarantee themselves that if they win remaining fixtures against Italy and France with a bonus point, as long as England beat Ireland and France take five match points or fewer from their last two games.
Another year, another whitewash. Do no points mean no point? Comparisons are made with France when they entered the championship more than a century ago and struggled to make an impact for a couple of decades, but the game was amateur then and there was no army of coaches.
Italy have a clutch of promising young players but they are becoming scarred by going into games when the outcome is not in doubt.
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