Six Nations permutations: How England could win the title

Marcus Smith scored one of England’s seven tries against Italy and starts at full back today in CardiffEngland will face a mad dash back to the Principality Stadium for a possible trophy presentation if they remain in title contention during the finale of Six Nations’ Super Saturday.

Entering today’s final round of matches, Ireland, England and France all have a shot of winning the title with Scotland also mathematically in contention. Les Bleus are in the driving seat, knowing a bonus-point win in the final match against Scotland at the Stade de France will be enough to secure the Championship. However with a superior points differential of +86 any sort of win is almost certainly going to…