After Round 3 of the Guinness Six Nations, there are still three teams who are realistically in the hunt to be crowned champions following the conclusion of Super Saturday.
France are in pole position as the only side to win all three games and thus still capable of securing their first Grand Slam since 2010.
Les Bleus are in fine form having beaten Italy, Ireland and Scotland but face tricky tests against Wales and England if they are to claim a first clean sweep in 12 years.
Of course, if France win both of their remaining games they will win the Grand Slam and even if they slip up in one of their last two fixtures they could still prevail as Championship winners.
However, a defeat also opens the door for both Ireland and England – who still control their own destiny.
Eddie Jones’ men know that scoring four tries in wins over Ireland and France, while ensuring that France do not pick up any bonus points, will deliver a second Championship title in three years.
If France beat Wales with a bonus point and then pick up either a losing bonus point or score four tries against England in Paris on the final weekend then it would go down to points difference with both sides on 20.
But if France beat Wales and manage to pick up a losing bonus and score four tries against England then there will still be cause to celebrate in the French capital on the final weekend.
Despite having lost 30-24 in Paris in Round 2, Ireland can still top the table but will need other results to go their way.
They must first beat England at Twickenham, having last done so in 2018 when they won the Grand Slam, to keep alive their dreams of a first Championship title since that very same unbeaten campaign four years ago.
If Ireland beat England and then Scotland on Super Saturday in Dublin without any bonus points, they will need to hope that France lose at least once, either in Cardiff or at home to England, and do not pick up any added bonus points themselves to ensure they finish on top come the final whistle.
If Ireland pick up the maximum ten points left available to them then they will still be crowned champions if France lose one game and pick up no more than two bonus points across their final two fixtures.
Finally, if Andy Farrell’s men pick up one bonus-point win and one normal win, then France only need a win and three bonus points to ensure they finish out of reach on 21 points while two bonus points would lead to the trophy being handed over to the side with the better points difference.
There is also still a mathematical possibility for both Scotland and Wales but with nine points to make up on France and a big points difference swing, not to mention Ireland and England ahead of them both, that would take an unlikely set of results.
