Wales are again looking to avoid winning the Six Nations race to the bottom on the final weekend of the tournament.
The Wooden Spoon is the title awarded to the side that finishes bottom of the table, a dubious accolade Wales received in 2024 for the first time in 21 years.
It sums up the current state of Welsh rugby when the men’s national side play England on ‘Super Saturday’ hoping to avoid an historic outright second successive Wooden Spoon, rather than vying for the Six Nations title or winning a Grand Slam.
France, Ireland, England and Scotland are still in the equation to win the tournament to wildly varying degrees, but it is only Wales and Italy that can prop up the table and claim one of rugby’s most unwanted prizes.
Italy host Ireland (14:15 GMT), Wales entertain England live on BBC One (16:45 GMT) and France welcome Scotland (20:00 GMT) in the final round of games on Saturday.
Wales will at least know what they need to do as they play after their Italian rivals, with at least £500,000 prize money at stake as the difference between finishing fifth and sixth.
