The Grand Slam is on for Ireland after riveting second round of Six Nations rugby. England came into title contention by shocking France 26-25 at Twickenham on Saturday night. The wooden spoon was probably decided in rainy Rome when Italy defeated Wales in successive matches for the first time.

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Ireland began its Six Nations three-peat bid by blowing away England during 30-plus minutes of controlled aggression in the second half for a 27-22 comeback victory in Dublin.

Round two of the Six Nations could result in several changes to the official World Rugby rankings, with only Italy and Ireland unable to improve their current placing.

England will be hoping to get back to winning ways on Saturday as they take on Six Nations favorites France in a tough week 2 game. The Red Rose kicked off its campaign in losing style after slipping to a 27-22 defeat against Ireland in Dublin last weekend.

That was followed by Scotland convincingly defeating Italy with a 31-19 scoreline thanks to heroics from Huw Jones. It was the same old story for England, as they gave up a half-time lead to succumb to a narrow 27-22 loss to Ireland.

Rugby’s Greatest Championship continues this weekend with matches at the Stadio Olimpico, Twickenham and Murrayfield.

Fin Smith's match-winning conversion of the last-gasp try he set up lifted England over Six Nations title favorite France 26-25 in a Twickenham thriller on Saturday. England led for the first time in the match in the 70th through replacement prop Fin Baxter's try.

Ireland took another step towards an unprecedented Six Nations three-peat as they secured a thoroughly deserved 32-18 triumph over Scotland at Murrayfield. Following their victory over England last weekend,