Ireland pipped
England five years ago in dramatic denouement‘It is dangerous to get too focused on the score,’ says MitchellEngland will learn from the way they lost the 2015 Six Nations title on points difference when they face
Italy in Rome on Saturday, according to their assistant coach John Mitchell.
The championship may again come down to points difference with
France and Ireland, who will meet in
Paris with both knowing what they need to finish first, also in contention. Three teams were also challenging for the title on the final day five years ago and Ireland pipped England after France scored five tries and 35 points at Twickenham in a crazy finale.