Six Nations Final Day, Saturday 31st October
The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international men’s rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. The current champions are Wales, who won the 2019 tournament.
Current Positions:
Ireland, England and France all have the chance to win the championship – seven months later than originally scheduled. with France hosting Ireland in the final match of the day.
Here are the remaining fixtures, and the permutations for each team to become champions.
Wales v Scotland – 2:15
Italy v England – 4:45
France v Ireland – 8:05
Ireland:
After victory over Italy on Saturday Ireland have the most straightforward equation. They are the only team with their fate entirely in their own hands.
If Ireland earn a bonus-point win over France in Paris achieved by scoring four tries or more they are guaranteed to win the title.
They could still win the title with a four-point, non-bonus-point win.
England:
England are the most likely set to be champions.
They will win the title if they beat Italy with a bonus point and France beat Ireland, unless Les Blues earn a bonus-point win and secure a margin of victory two points greater than England’s.
If England win with a bonus point and Ireland beat France without a bonus point, the title would come down to points difference.
France:
For the French to win the 2020 Six Nations they must beat Ireland and better England’s result against Italy.
If France and England achieve the same result, example a five-point win, then France must overhaul England’s points difference total.
France currently trail England’s points difference by two so would need a margin of victory three greater than England’s.
If teams finish tied on points and points difference then the championship will be decided on number of tries scored. France have scored 13 to England’s nine.
Outright Betting:
England- 1/3 (Our Pick)
Ireland- 3/1
France- 12/1
Tournament Round Up So Far:
Thrilling matches, awesome tries, the reawakening of France and a global pandemic will ensure this Championship lives long in the memory.
England remain favourites to become champions for the third time under Eddie Jones and will be confident of completing a job well done against Italy in Rome on Saturday.
Ireland and France both have title aspirations of their own and the two sides meet in Paris in the final match to thrash it out.
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