Jonathan Davies
Former Wales fly-half

"Wales have got to bounce back from their Twickenham defeat and have freshened things up a bit, giving players such as prop Rhodri Jones and hooker Ken Owens a run. The inclusion of Dan Biggar will give them direction at 10 and Wales just have to execute their game better.

"Whether they change tactically we will have to wait and see, but mentally I think they will be up for it. They were disappointed with the performance against England and they have to win to get their confidence back before they go to South Africa in the summer."

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It is not only Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll who is bowing out on the final day of the 2014 Six Nations. On a day of farewells, Scotland head coach Scott Johnson will hand over to Vern Cotter after the Wales game before becoming the Scottish Rugby Union's director of rugby.

The 51-year-old Australian goes into his last match in charge having overseen only five wins from his 15 matches. Johnson's tenure started positively enough as back-to-back wins over Italy and Ireland helped them to third place in last year's Championship. But Scotland are looking to avoid a fourth Six Nations Wooden Spoon after defeats by Ireland, England and France.

"It's not about me," says Johnson. "I did it for what I feel is the right fit for Scotland and I'll take up a different role and I'll enjoy that - but I'm really proud to say I've been a part of it."

Jeremy Guscott
Former England centre on BBC One

"The Irish people I have spoken to this week are very nervous because of their record in Paris. The last time they won there was 14 years ago, and before that a lot longer (1972), but I fancy Ireland to do it.

"They have been consistently good through the Championship, the forwards and backs are both firing, and they have the quality and experience to finish the job.

"The top teams have performed pretty well at home in this Six Nations, but France have won their previous games in Paris against England and Italy with average performances. I saw their first three encounters first-hand and am still at a loss to see the purpose or structure in what they are doing."

"When the game is really big, when the pressure was really on, backs to the wall, he has risen to it. The bigger the occasion, the bigger the performance," says Denis Hickie of his former team-mate Brian O'Driscoll.

The platform is set perfectly for rugby union's most capped player to end his career on a sky-scraping high, but what are the chances of Ireland winning this year's Six Nations title?

"Ireland will win by six to nine points and take the title," says BBC Sport pundit Jeremy Guscott. So, that's that then.

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"He understands what it takes to be successful. He has kept the same drive to win that he had at the very beginning," says Denis Hickie, the man who played outside Brian O'Driscoll on the left wing for both Leinster and Ireland.

"When you're playing with a guy like Brian, it's the little things you see along the way: the daily practise of excellence; the application in training; the relentless drive to improve.

"I've seen so many games, the less glamorous ones, when he would always be at the level where you could rely on him to have a fantastic game. It didn't matter who you were playing. The application and work, let alone the magic moments, were always there."

What is left to say about the man who are played more Six Nations games than anyone else, played more minutes, scored the most tries and captained his country more than anyone else? Let's give it a go.

"Perhaps only Ryan Giggs of his sporting contemporaries has evolved with age to similar extent, and Giggs was never pummelled like O'Driscoll has been pummelled," says our chief sports writer Tom Fordyce.

As has already been mentioned, today will be the last time we see Brian O'Driscoll, rugby union's most-capped player, wearing a green jersey. The retiring O'Driscoll has said he wants the emotion of his final Test to propel Ireland to the Six Nations title in Paris.

"There will be a little bit more emotion in France, but hopefully I can project it in the most positive of ways into my performance," said the 35-year-old.

"I'm sure there will be tears, but whether you see them or not... we'll have to wait and see!"

Tom Fordyce
BBC chief sports writer in Rome

"Sevens conditions in the city of seven hills - perfect blue skies, balmy sunshine, fancy-dress and constant cold lagers. It's an afternoon for running rugby, dare and dash - can England complete their Championship on a high, or are Italy ready to make it 20th time lucky against the men in white?"

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So Ireland, England and France all go into the last round of games with a chance of being crowned 2014 Six Nations champions. What are the scenarios that each team needs to win the title, I hear you ask? It's simple.

If England win against Italy, and France and Ireland draw, England win the Championship. If England win against Italy, and France win against Ireland, whichever of England and France have the greater points difference are crowned champions. But if England win against Italy, and Ireland win against France, whichever of England and Ireland have the greater points difference wins the title.

If France win against Ireland, and England lose or draw against Italy, France win the Championship. But if Ireland win or draw against France, and England lose or draw against Italy, then Ireland win the Championship. That's crystal clear...

For today's live text commentary to run smoothly, your participation is essential so tweet us using the hashtag #bbcrugby or text 81111 with your chit-chat.

Here are a few questions to hopefully get you in the mood. Who will win the title? Where does Brian O'Driscoll rank among the rugby greats? What have been the highlights, and the lowlights, of this year's tournament? So many questions but, thankfully, we've got all day.

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England Rugby on Twitter:, external Captain Chris Robshaw looks focused for the Azzurri challenge leaving the England team hotel. It's teeming with some 20,000 England fans in Rome.

Just so we are clear about when we need to use the vocal chords for various anthems, songs and hymns, here are the times (in GMT) of today's kick-offs:

Italy v England (12:30)

Wales v Scotland (14:45)

France v Ireland (17:00)

Hello and welcome to live text commentary of the final weekend of this year's Six Nations. The rugby gods certainly know how to align the stars to ensure a nervy, nail-biting conclusion to the championship.

The three fixtures have conveniently been spread over five or so hours which means we won't miss a thing - and the champions will only be able to celebrate once the final whistle of the final match blows. Be prepared to hold on to your berets

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And so this is it. After 64 Six Nations games, 26 tries, 82 offloads, 451 tackles, 53 turnovers, 161 defenders beaten and 66 clean breaks, the journey is nearly at an end. The long farewell is about to become a permanent goodbye and the international career of one of the greats will finish on a spring afternoon in Paris, the city where he first alerted the world to his talents. For 14 years we have looked on in admiration at the side-steps, the glorious offloads and heavy-duty tackles. It's been some story, but will it have a magical fairytale ending?