FOLLOWING a week’s break from the competition, the Six Nations returns to our screens this weekend, with two teams leading the way from the opening two fixtures.
England and Ireland share the lead with three games remaining but it’s the latter with the slight upper hand having scored more tries than their opponents in the battle for the Six Nations trophy.
Let’s look ahead to this weekend’s clashes.
What time are the Six Nations games this weekend?
THE third round of matches begins on Friday, with France and Italy taking on one another at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.
The following day sees the remaining two games being staged, Ireland face Wales at the Aviva Stadium and Scotland match up against England at Murrayfield.
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Which channel will the games be shown on and can I live stream it?
You can watch France vs Italy on BBC One on Friday, with coverage beginning at 7.30pm.
Saturday’s action will begin with Ireland against Wales on ITV, coverage airs at 1.30pm, and is followed by Scotland vs England on BBC One from 4pm.
Who won their second games?
ENGLAND maintained their momentum from the first set of matches as they edged out a tight encounter against rivals Wales 12-6, with Jonny May scoring the games sole try.
Ireland’s thumping of Italy made sure they would snatch the honours of top spot from England, two tries from Robbie Henshaw and Jacob Stockdale were the pick of the bunch in the 56-19 rout.
Finally, Scotland would make up for their defeat to England on the opening weekend as they pipped France to a sensational 32-26 victory, with tries from Sean Maitland and Huw Jones.
What does the Six Nations table currently look like?
IRELAND and England sit joint top with nine points following two wins from two games for both nations.
Wales sit best of the rest in third on six points, with Scotland a further two points back in fifth.
France are in fourth position but have played an extra game while Italy prop up the table having yet to have secured a point.
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