Six Nations final weekend Sat 19th March 2016

Wales 67-14 Italy

Wales sealed second place behind England in the Six Nations thanks to a record-breaking win over Italy.

Warren Gatland's team scored nine tries on their way to their biggest points total in a championship game in Cardiff.

Scrum-half Rhys Webb started the rout with the opening try within five minutes, and wing George North scored his fourth try in successive games.

Dan Biggar also scored a try in a personal tally of 20 points.

Replacement Ross Moriarty crossed twice as Wales won by a record margin of 53 points against the Italians - beating the 41-point mark set last year in Rome.

Italy were completely outclassed, but crossed twice in the second half through scrum-half Guiglielmo Palazzini and centre Gonzalo Garcia.

But for lacklustre first-half displays in the 16-16 draw with Ireland and the 25-21 loss to England, Wales could have been championship contenders.


As it is, they will watch England - already crowned champions - go for a Grand Slam in Paris.


Ireland 35-25 Scotland

Ireland finished a challenging Six Nations with a four try-to-three victory in a feisty contest in Dublin.

Joe Schmidt's side were mostly dominant, responding to Stuart Hogg's magnificent solo try with first-half scores for CJ Stander and Keith Earls.

Conor Murray scored a third early in the second half to make it 28-13, but Richie Gray's score narrowed the gap.

Devin Toner's try with 12 minutes left settled it, but Alex Dunbar still crossed for a consolation late on.

It was only the 2015 champions' second win of the campaign after last week's nine-try hammering of Italy, but will likely seal a third-place finish unless France beat England in Saturday's final game.

Ireland deserved it, but the Scots will have cause for huge regret after falling short in their mission to record a third straight championship win for the first time in 20 years.

The hosts scored 12 points while John Barclay was in the sin-bin in the first half and another seven when Dunbar was yellow-carded in the second.


Ireland, themselves, shipped that Dunbar try after Jonny Sexton became the third man to walk. It was gripping and fractious stuff, from first whistle to last.


France 21-31 England

England have their first Grand Slam in 13 years after holding out to secure a historic victory in Paris.

First-half tries from Danny Care and Dan Cole had given them a five-point half-time lead, only for the relentless penalty precision of Maxime Machenaud to keep France within touching distance.

But yet another try from Anthony Watson calmed rising nerves before a brace of late penalties from Owen Farrell allowed the travelling support to sing their heroes home.

It marks a remarkable turnaround for new head coach Eddie Jones, coming just six months after the humiliation of a World Cup exit at the group stages.


England had been confirmed as Six Nations champions after beating Wales last weekend, yet after a decade of near misses and disappointments this is a triumph that will be celebrated long into the night.