An anxious wait they may face to find out if they are Six Nations champions but England simply could not have done any more. In the week we wondered how Steve Borthwick’s side would handle the pressure of a Cardiff cauldron,

England produced one of their best performances for years to crush hapless Wales by a record 68-14 scoreline on Saturday, finishing the Six Nations on a high and retaining a chance of winning the title should France fail to beat Scotland later.

England consigned ailing rival Wales to a 17th straight loss with a record 10-try 68-14 drubbing in the Six Nations that ensured the title will be decided in the final match of the tournament between France and Scotland on “Super Saturday.

Nothing less than a win will do for title-chasing England on Saturday as they take on Wales at the Millennium Stadium in this crunch Six Nations fixture. Saturday's middle fixture in this final weekend of the tournament sees England going in search a bonus-point win which could be enough to sneak the trophy in the event of a Scotland victory over leaders France in the day's final game.

France did not quite hit the heights of their Dublin demolition last weekend, but Les Bleus did enough on a nervy night in Paris to clinch a second Six Nations title in four years – and kill off England’s faint hopes of a trophy-lift in Cardiff.