It’s time for the grand finale of the 2026 Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship, as the ultimate winners and losers are decided on Super Saturday.
France are one of three countries vying for the title, with a home date against gloomy England bringing this year’s tournament to a climax.
Ireland and Scotland, the other two contenders, kick off the final round with a crunch meeting in Dublin.
Wales, meanwhile, set out to avoid the wooden spoon when they finish a difficult campaign at home to impressive Italy at the Principality Stadium.
Ireland vs Scotland – Saturday 14 March
Ireland and Scotland kick off the final round of the 2026 Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship on Saturday, with both nations still aiming to clinch the title.
For either to do so it’s likely a bonus point win will be the order of the day, before hoping leaders France slip up when they host England in the final game of the tournament.
The Scots are basking in the glow of their astonishing 50-40 win over the French at Murrayfield last weekend, which propelled them into the championship mix.
A consistent campaign from the Irish has also seen them rewarded with an outside shot at glory.
It took some graft to see off Wales 27-17 a week ago but it did make it three wins on the bounce since losing heavily to Les Bleus on the opening night.
Tadhg Beirne comes back into the reckoning for Andy Farrell’s side, following the blow of losing James Ryan to injury.
Max Williamson and Grant Gilchrist both start among the forwards for the Scots, who are missing Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings.
Prop Zander Fagerson is the other change made by Gregor Townsend.
Ireland Starting XV: 15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Rob Baloucoune, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Tommy O’Brien, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris (captain), 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Jack Conan, 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Tom O’Toole.
Replacements: 16 Rónan Kelleher, 17 Michael Milne, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Darragh Murray, 20 Nick Timoney, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Ciaran Frawley, 23 Bundee Aki.
Scotland Starting XV: 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu (captain), 11 Kyle Steyn, 10 Finn Russell (vice-captain), 9 Ben White, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge (vice-captain), 6 Matt Fagerson, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Max Williamson, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 George Turner, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Replacements: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 D’arcy Rae, 19 Alex Craig, 20 Magnus Bradbury, 21 George Horne, 22 Kyle Rowe, 23 Tom Jordan.
Wales vs Italy – Saturday 14 March
Wales and Italy finish their respective Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship campaigns on Saturday, with plenty at stake for both countries in Cardiff.
The Azzurri are on course for their best finish since joining the expanded competition at the turn of the century.
With two victories so far – including last weekend’s heroics against England in Rome – a third would be uncharted waters for the improving team that have shed the tag of wooden spoon regulars.
That label currently belongs to Wales, although their green squad have made tentative progress despite losing four from four so far.
They need a bonus point win followed by an England capitulation in Paris later in the day to condemn their illustrious neighbours to bottom place.
Wales are unchanged as they attempt to get themselves on the board at the final opportunity, although Blair Murray earns a spot among the replacements.
Muhamed Hasa is into the Italian front row, with Simone Ferrari crocked during the win over England.
Alessandro Fusco starts at scrum half, while Federico Ruzza gets the nod in the locks.
Wales Starting XV: 15 Louis Rees-Zammit, 14 Ellis Mee, 13 Eddie James, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 James Botham, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Ben Carter, 4 Dafydd Jenkins, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Dewi Lake (captain), 1 Rhys Carre.
Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Adam Beard, 20 Olly Cracknell, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Blair Murray.
Italy Starting XV: 15 Lorenzo Pani, 14 Louis Lynagh, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 11 Monty Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Alessandro Fusco, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Michele Lamaro (captain), 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolò Cannone, 3 Muhamed Hasa, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Danilo Fischetti.
Replacements: 16 Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, 17 Mirco Spagnolo, 18 Giosuè Zilocchi, 19 Riccardo Favretto, 20 David Odiase, 21 Stephen Varney, 22 Leonardo Marin, 23 Tommaso Allan.
France vs England – Saturday 14 March
France set out to retain their 2026 Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship title when they take on England in the final match of the competition in Paris on Saturday night.
This could have been a simple lap of honour and a tilt at the Grand Slam for Les Bleus, but for their dizzying 40-50 loss away to Scotland last weekend.
It means they are instead sweating on the outcome of Saturday’s opening game between Ireland and the Scots, with both mathematically still in the hunt for the crown.
Their visitors, in stark contrast, are on a mission to restore their dignity after an unprescedented 18-23 loss away to Italy made it three defeats in a row.
It’s a far cry from the lofty Grand Slam ambitions that swirled around the Red Rose following their opening round stroll against struggling Wales, with that bubble burst by defeat to the Scots before a home hammering at the hands of Ireland.
Despite the drama, coach Steve Borthwick has limited himself to one change as Ollie Chessum comes in at blindside flank.
Opposite number Fabian Galthie has switched up his second row for the big night, with Emmanuel Meafou and Thibaud Flament reunited in the pack.
France Starting XV: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Theo Attissogbe, 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey, 10 Matthieu Jalibert, 9 Antoine Dupont (captain), 8 Charles Ollivon, 7 Temo Matiu, 6 Francois Cros, 5 Emmanuel Meafou, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Dorian Aldegheri, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros.
Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Rodrigue Neti, 18 Demba Bamba, 19 Hugo Auradou, 20 Mickael Guillard, 21 Joshua Brennan, 22 Baptiste Serin, 23 Emilien Gailleton.
England Starting XV: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Tommy Roebuck, 13 Tommy Freeman, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Cadan Murley, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Ben Spencer, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Guy Pepper, 6 Ollie Chessum, 5 Alex Coles, 4 Maro Itoje (captain), 3 Joe Heyes, 2 Jamie Georgie, 1 Ellis Genge.
Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Bevan Rodd, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Chandler Cunningham-South, 20 Sam Underhill, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Jack van Poortvliet, 23 Marcus Smith.
| Fixture | Team | Predicted Points | Percentage Chance |
| Ireland vs Scotland | Ireland | 29 | 79% |
| Ireland vs Scotland | Scotland | 20 | 19% |
| Wales vs Italy | Wales | 19 | 34% |
| Wales vs Italy | Italy | 26 | 63% |
| France vs England | France | 31 | 72% |
| France vs England | England | 22 | 26% |
Kick off times for this weekend’s Six Nations fixtures
Fixture: Ireland vs Scotland
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off time: 14:10 GMT (16:10 SAST)
Fixture: Wales vs Italy
Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off time: 16:40 GMT (18:40 SAST)
Fixture: France vs England
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off time: 20:10 GMT (22:10 SAST)