Hooker Dan Sheehan scored a hat-trick of tries as champions Ireland laboured to a 22-17 bonus-point victory over hosts Italy on Saturday to move top of the Six Nations table and retain a chance of winning the title.

Les Bleus shook off the pressure with a superb second-half display to clinch the championship title ahead of England

Nothing less than a win will do for title-chasing England on Saturday as they take on Wales at the Millennium Stadium in this crunch Six Nations fixture. Saturday's middle fixture in this final weekend of the tournament sees England going in search a bonus-point win which could be enough to sneak the trophy in the event of a Scotland victory over leaders France in the day's final game.