Women's Six Nations: Final weekend sees England face France for title
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England vs France - who is going to win the 2023 Women's Six Nations?
It's the final weekend of the Women's Six Nations.
The tournament will end with a super Saturday of matches, with all six teams playing.
France are currently only one point behind England in the table - so it all comes down to Saturday's match to see who will lift the trophy.
Could England get themselves another title? Or will France put an end to England's winning streak?
England vs France
England's Megan Jones scored eight tries in the team's game against Ireland last week
Both England and France are hoping for a grand slam - which means winning every single game in the tournament.
England have managed to win the past five Women's Six Nations since 2019, and the 2018 competition was won by France.
France have done pretty well so far. Their last game against Wales ended in a whopping 40-0.
It's also been yet another successful tournament for England. Last weekend they beat Ireland by a huge 78 points, and they've only lost 20 points during the whole 2024 Six Nations.
Kick off is at 16:45 on Saturday 27 April, and it will be the last game of the tournament.
Ireland vs Scotland
Have Scotland got what it takes to keep third place?
Earlier in the day, Ireland will take on Scotland, with kick off at 14:30. Scotland are currently third in the table, behind England and France.
Last week they had a tough loss against England, but the week before they managed to hold their own against France and only lose by 10 points.
Ireland are also recovering from a tough loss against England, but they shone earlier in the month with a 31-point win over Wales.
On Saturday, their co-captain Sam Monaghan is going to be back on the pitch, so the team will be hoping to bag themselves a decent spot on the table.
Wales vs Italy
Wales are hoping to not end up last this year
Wales haven't had an easy tournament so far, and are currently at the bottom of the table.
Despite this, the Welsh team have come a long way in the past few years.
Players only started to get full-time professional contracts in 2022, and a large amount of the team only became fully professional last year.
This means that before then, it wasn't clear if players would keep coming back to play for Wales during international tournaments like the Women's Six Nations or the Women's Rugby World Cup.
WRU - the people in charge of rugby union in Wales - said they have been working on a "world-class" international programme for talented female rugby players in Wales, to help boost the sport.
They're hoping for a win against Italy, who are currently fourth in the table, to avoid coming last.