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Last Updated: Thursday, 23 March 2006, 14:18 GMT

France captain Fabien Pelous and coach Bernard Laporte toast France's success France claim Six Nations
France's late win over Wales seals the Six Nations title as Ireland fail to beat England by a big enough margin.

Brian O'Driscoll celebrates after Ireland's Triple Crown success O'Driscoll lauds Irish character
Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll praises his team's spirit after their 28-24 RBS Six Nations win over England.

Wales caretaker coach Scott Johnson Johnson frustrated by Wales loss
Wales caretaker coach Scott Johnson says his side did enough to deserve a victory against France in Cardiff.


Robinson angry over Ireland tries
England coach Andy Robinson is fuming over a series of controversial tries which helped Ireland win 28-24 at Twickenham.

Hadden happy to end with a win
Scotland head coach Frank Hadden is delighted to finish the Six Nations with three wins after edging out Italy.

England's form surprises Laporte
France coach Bernard Laporte admits his surprise at England's poor Six Nations campaign.

Berbizier seeks improvement
Italy coach Pierre Berbizier believes his side still need to improve to challenge in the Six Nations.


SIX NATIONS HIGHLIGHTS AND FEATURES

Six Nations fans' verdicts
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales fans on the final round

Six Nations XV
See if you agree with our Six Nations team of the tournament

Quiz the ref
Our panel of referees answer your rugby laws questions


MATCH REPORTS

England 24-28 Ireland
Shane Horgan's last-gasp try seals Ireland's second Triple Crown in three years at Twickenham.

Italy 10-13 Scotland
Chris Paterson's late penalty earns Scotland their first Six Nations away win for four years in Rome.


ROUND FOUR

France 31-6 England
France put themselves in pole position for the Six Nations title as England slump to a record-equalling defeat in Paris.

Ireland 15-9 Scotland
Ireland retain hopes of a first Six Nations title and a Triple Crown after a hard-earned win in Dublin.

Wales 18-18 Italy
Italy win their first ever Championship point away from home in a dogged, scrappy draw.


ROUND THREE

Ireland 31-5 Wales
Ireland keep their Triple Crown hopes alive by beating Wales at Lansdowne Road.

Scotland 18-12 England
Scotland end England's hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam with a gutsy display at Murrayfield on Saturday.

France 37-12 Italy
France score five tries but are not convincing in their victory over Italy in Paris.


ROUND TWO

Wales 28-18 Scotland
Wales recover from their opening Six Nations defeat to beat 14-man Scotland in Cardiff.

Italy 16-31 England
England come from behind to secure a hard-earned 31-16 Six Nations win over Italy in Rome.

France 43-31 Ireland
France's first-half blitz proves decisive as they win 43-31 in Paris despite Ireland's late revival.


ROUND ONE

Scotland 20-16 France
Scotland record a magnificent victory over France in Frank Hadden's first Six Nations match in charge.

England 47-13 Wales
England produce a powerful display as they begin their Six Nations campaign with victory against Wales.

Ireland 26-16 Italy
Ireland fail to impress as they defeat Italy in the RBS Six Nations opener in Dublin.


SIX NATIONS BACKGROUND

Facts and figures
All the records and statistics you need ahead of the 2006 RBS Six Nations.

Roll of honour
All the winners and record-holders since the tournament began in 1882.

Tournament history
With 123 years of history, Europe's showpiece tournament is the oldest rugby tournament in the world.


FRANCE

France target World Cup
Team manager Jo Maso believes France are on course to lift the 2007 World Cup after their Six Nations success.


IRELAND

O'Connell tips Ireland for glory
Lock Paul O'Connell expects Ireland to do well in June's tour of the southern hemisphere.


SCOTLAND

Scotland will get better - Blair
Scrum-half Mike Blair says Scotland's best is yet to come after finishing third in the Six Nations Championship.


ENGLAND

England blame luck of the Irish
England fly-half Andy Goode blames "the luck of the Irish" for the visitors' 28-24 win on Saturday.


WALES

Thomas rejects retirement reports
Wales captain Gareth Thomas dismisses suggestions he will retire after rupturing an artery in his neck.


ITALY

Italians ponder switch from Rome
Italy's Six Nations clash with Scotland on Saturday could be their last at the Stadio Flaminio unless it is upgraded.


EXTRAS

A Six Nations to savour?
Did the 2006 Six Nations live up to expectations?

Ireland on the right track
Reasons to be cheerful for coach Eddie O'Sullivan

Where now for England?
How do England improve after another poor Six Nations?

Gareth Thomas column
"We've been tested hard but we'll be better for it"

Geordan Murphy column
"OK, so we robbed England - at least a bit anyway"

Chris Cusiter column
"We feel we've done ourselves justice and proved people wrong"

Josh Lewsey column
Josh Lewsey insists England can rectify their problems before the 2007 World Cup.

Six Nations photos
The key moments from the climax to the Six Nations


FANS' GUIDES

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