Who will win this year's Six Nations?

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Rugby Union's Six Nations tournament concludes this weekend, and it's all set for an exciting final round of matches.
This year, four teams are still in the running to win the competition.
Any one of France, England, Ireland or Scotland could lift the famous trophy next Saturday.
But who will come out on top? Keep reading to find out who needs what in order to become 2025 champions.
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France

France are currently sitting at the top of the table with 16 points and are favourites to lift the trophy.
It comes after their huge victory against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.
They produced one of their greatest Six Nations performances to thrash the defending champions 42-27.
However, it wasn't all good news for Les Bleus.

Their star player, Antoine Dupont, was forced off in the first half after Ireland's Tadhg Beirne fell onto his leg at a ruck.
It was later revealed that Dupont had ruptured ligaments in his knee and will miss the rest of the tournament.
He is also likely to face a number of months out of action.
With 26 tries in four matches, France are now just three short of England's all-time Six Nations record of 29 tries in a single campaign, set in 2001.
Victory over Scotland at Stade de France on Saturday evening will likely secure their first title in three years.
England

England scored seven tries as they comfortably saw off Italy 47-24 to keep their title chances alive.
They currently sit second in the table, one point behind France.
However, one of their most important players also picked up an injury during the match.
Ollie Lawrence will miss England's final game after being carried off the field with an Achilles injury.
He is set to undergo scans to see how long he will be out of action for.
England head to Cardiff on Saturday afternoon to face Wales in their final match.
England have only lost once this tournament, but they will need Scotland to beat France in Paris and win against Wales if they are to snatch the title.
If they are successful, it will be their first Six Nations win since 2020.
Ireland

Ireland were crowned last year's men's champions, lifting the trophy for the second year running.
They are hoping to become the first team in the history of the Six Nations to win the title three times in a row.
Victories over England, Scotland and Wales secured the Triple Crown, but they now have a much harder task if they want to become champions after their defeat to France at the weekend.
They can still retain their title if they beat Italy and France and England both slip up.
Scotland

Scotland survived a late Wales comeback to win 35-29 at Murrayfield.
They've got the hardest job if they are to win this year's title.
Scotland currently sit in fourth place in the table, four points behind leaders France.
They head to Paris to face the leaders in their final game.
For Scotland to be crowned champions, they will need both England and Ireland to lose their matches without bonus points - as well as beating France by more than 52 points.