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MalteseFalcon · 14-03-2015, 21:19

Very tight going into next week, England Ireland and Wales only countries to win title now.

FIXTURES:

Italy v Wales, 12:30
Scotland v Ireland, 14:30
England v France, 17:00

WHO CAN WIN:

Wales will win outright if they beat Italy and Scotland and France win their matches, seeing Wales finish with 8 points and England & Ireland on 6 points each.

If Wales win, and so do England and/or Ireland, then it comes down to points difference. As it stands tonight, England top the table with +37, Ireland second with +33 and Wales third with +12. With England playing last, this means that England will head into the game knowing what scenario they need.

WHAT HAPPENS IF IDENTICAL DIFFERENCE:

Then tries scored come into play. If this is the case, then England lead the way so far with 11, Wales with 5 and Ireland with 4. If after this countries cannot be separated, then the title is shared.

It is worth noting that under Warren Gatland, the last 3 matches played in Rome have seen Wales win by small margins, with scores of 26-9, 21-16 and 20-15. The last march prior to the Gatland reign was a loss of 23-20 in 2007. During the Grand Slam season of 2005 however, Wales thumped Italy 38-8.

There could also be a really tricky table next week, as both France and Italy have an outside chance of winning if one of them wins BOTH remaining fixtures (obviously they meet tomorrow). In which case we would end up with 4 teams on 6 points each. This is assuming of course that Ireland, Wales and England all lose next week.

All information comes from walesonline.co.uk, thanks to their article for these facts that I have pruned down for here.

14-03-2015, 21:19	#542
MalteseFalcon cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Deepest pits of Hell Age: 41 Posts: 4,964	Re: Rugby Union Very tight going into next week, England Ireland and Wales only countries to win title now. FIXTURES: Italy v Wales, 12:30 Scotland v Ireland, 14:30 England v France, 17:00 WHO CAN WIN: Wales will win outright if they beat Italy and Scotland and France win their matches, seeing Wales finish with 8 points and England & Ireland on 6 points each. If Wales win, and so do England and/or Ireland, then it comes down to points difference. As it stands tonight, England top the table with +37, Ireland second with +33 and Wales third with +12. With England playing last, this means that England will head into the game knowing what scenario they need. WHAT HAPPENS IF IDENTICAL DIFFERENCE: Then tries scored come into play. If this is the case, then England lead the way so far with 11, Wales with 5 and Ireland with 4. If after this countries cannot be separated, then the title is shared. It is worth noting that under Warren Gatland, the last 3 matches played in Rome have seen Wales win by small margins, with scores of 26-9, 21-16 and 20-15. The last march prior to the Gatland reign was a loss of 23-20 in 2007. During the Grand Slam season of 2005 however, Wales thumped Italy 38-8. There could also be a really tricky table next week, as both France and Italy have an outside chance of winning if one of them wins BOTH remaining fixtures (obviously they meet tomorrow). In which case we would end up with 4 teams on 6 points each. This is assuming of course that Ireland, Wales and England all lose next week. All information comes from walesonline.co.uk, thanks to their article for these facts that I have pruned down for here.