Rugby Six Nations Factbox ahead of final round of fixtures

LONDON - The final round of Six Nations fixtures takes place on Saturday with France, England, Ireland and even Scotland still in the hunt to take the title and Italy and Wales each able to avoid finishing last and collecting the wooden spoon.

Below are the fixtures, standings and results so far and team-by-team permutations of what could happen.

FIXTURES (all times in GMT)

Round Five, Saturday March 15

Italy v Ireland (1415)

Wales v England (1645)

France v Scotland (2000)

Current points table (plus points difference in brackets)

1. France 16 (+106)

2. England 15 (+20)

3. Ireland 14 (+13)

4. Scotland 11 (+3)

5. Italy 4 (-77)

6. Wales 3 (-65)

Available points: Win = four points, draw = two points, defeat = 0 points. One bonus point available for scoring four or more tries and one available to a side that loses by a margin of seven points or less.

France

43-0 win over Wales

26-25 loss to England

73-24 win over Italy

42-27 win over Ireland

France will win the title if they beat Scotland with a four-try bonus point. If they win without a bonus point they are still highly likely to top the standings given their huge current advantage in points difference even if England get a bonus-point win. They could still take the title with a draw or a defeat depending on England and Irelands results.

England

27-22 loss to Ireland

26-25 win over France

16-15 win over Scotland

47-24 win over Italy

England will take the title if they beat Wales with a bonus point and France fail to beat Scotland. They would also win the title if they win without a bonus point if France lose or draw without a bonus point and Ireland fail to win or win without a