The Six Nations reached an exciting conclusion as Ireland clinched a deserved Grand Slam on Super Saturday.
The world’s top-ranked international side haven’t skipped a beat all tournament and pulled away from 14-man England late on in Dublin to win 29-16 and complete their fourth-ever clean sweep, first since 2018 and first ever secured in Dublin.
France were the only other team still in with a slim title chance on the final day of the competition, but needed a big favour from an England team that they humiliated at Twickenham last wekend after seeing off spirited Wales with a 41-28 bonus-point win earlier on in Paris.
At the other end of the table, winless Italy have claimed the dreaded wooden spoon for the 18th time and eighth year in a row, having been beaten 26-14 by Scotland at Murrayfield.
Here are the final Six Nations standings after Super Saturday...
Six Nations table 2023
Position |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Bonus |
PTS |
1 |
Ireland |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
151 |
72 |
+79 |
7 |
27 |
2 |
France |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
174 |
115 |
+59 |
4 |
20 |
3 |
Scotland |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
118 |
98 |
+20 |
3 |
15 |
4 |
England |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
100 |
135 |
-35 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
Wales |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
84 |
147 |
-63 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
Italy |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
89 |
149 |
-60 |
1 |
1 |
Six Nations fixtures and results 2023
(all times GMT)
Round 1
Saturday, February 4
2:15pm: Wales 10-34 Ireland, Principality Stadium
4:45pm: England 23-29 Scotland, Twickenham
Sunday, February 5
3pm: Italy 24-29 France, Stadio Olimpico
Round 2
Saturday, February 11
2:15pm: Ireland 32-19 France, Aviva Stadium
4:45pm: Scotland 35-7 Wales, Murrayfield
Sunday, February 12
3pm: England 31-14 Italy, Twickenham
Round 3
Saturday, February 25
2:15pm: Italy 20-34 Ireland, Stadio Olimpico
4:45pm: Wales 10-20 England, Principality Stadium
Sunday, February 26
3pm:France 32-21 Scotland, Stade de France
Round 4
Saturday, March 11
2:15pm:Italy 17-29 Wales, Stadio Olimpico
4:45pm: England 10-53 France, Twickenham
Sunday, March 12
3pm: Scotland 7-22 Ireland, Murrayfield
Round 5
Saturday, March 18
12:30pm: Scotland 26-14 Italy, Murrayfield
2:45pm:France 41-28 Wales, Stade de France
5pm: Ireland 29-16 England, Aviva Stadium
