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Can England win the Six Nations 2024 this weekend?
We take a look at England's chances of an unlikely Six Nations title win this weekend.
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- Michael Potts
Published: Wednesday, 13 March 2024 at 4:44 pm
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Talk about blowing the competition wide open. The Six Nations heads into the final weekend with an unlikely four-way battle royale in full swing, thanks to England.
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RadioTimes.com brings you the full lowdown on how England can win the Six Nations this weekend.
How can England win the Six Nations?
There are too many permutations and variations of what could happen this weekend to accurately list them all. We've listed the most likely ways for each team to win the Six Nations.
England will win the Six Nations if any of the following scenarios play out:
- Scotland win against Ireland, Ireland don't earn a bonus point and England win against France with a bonus point.
- Scotland win against Ireland, Ireland earn a bonus point and England win against France with a bonus point and overturn a 79-point difference deficit.
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Ireland will win the Six Nations if any of the following scenarios play out:
- Ireland win against Scotland.
- Ireland draw/lose against Scotland but earn two bonus points.
- Ireland draw/lose against Scotland but earn one bonus point and maintain a superior points difference to Scotland/England.
Scotland will win the Six Nations if any of the following scenarios play out:
- Scotland win against Ireland, Scotland earn a bonus point and overturn a 76-point difference deficit, Ireland don't earn any bonus points.
France will win the Six Nations if any of the following scenarios play out:
- Scotland win against Ireland, neither side earns any bonus points and France win against England with a bonus point.
- Scotland win against Ireland, Scotland earn a bonus point, Ireland don't earn any bonus points and France win against England with a bonus point and a greater margin of victory than Scotland over Ireland.
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Michael PottsSport Editor
Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
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