BBC Sport breaks down the Six Nations points system, and explains why those fine margins can prove critical. The Six Nations is played in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.

Italy could finish bottom of Six Nations even if Matt Sherratt’s side lose all five matches due to Six Nations’ nonsensical ...

The Six Nations returns with a bonus point system again in place. Introduced in 2017, the point system helps reward attacking rugby and could prove decisive in the final standings in 2025.

This means a winning team could take home either four or five points, while a losing team could earn zero, one, or two. What is a Grand Slam in Six Nations? There is another way to get bonus ...

The BBC and ITV have agreed a new four-year broadcast deal for the Six Nations, which will remain on free-to-air television ...

That is because of the Six Nations bonus points system, which awards three extra points to a team that wins all of their matches. France and Wales have won the most Grand Slams (four) of the Six ...

Here are the permutations as to what England need to do to win their first Six Nations title since 2020. In short, a miracle.

You can add a ‘supersub’, who is eligible for triple points if he comes ... permitted from any one Six Nations team, and each option is priced according to a stars system.

France enters Saturday’s Six Nations rugby finale against Scotland with the title at stake and a host of records up for grabs ...

France have two wins and a defeat from their three games, as do England, but the French are ahead thanks to an extra bonus point. These are the three sides that can still win the Six Nations ...