With the dust now settling on the greatest Six Nations championship of the modern era, every team will have various highs and lows on which to reflect.
ALEX BYWATER: Maro Itoje won't be given an extended break by his club side Saracens despite the England captain, like his team, producing a disappointing Six Nations campaign.
England's 2026 Six Nations was their worst ever. But I don't see only doom and gloom for Steve Borthwick and his players. Here's my nine-point plan for how they can get back to winning ways.
This was England's worst ever tournament. They won just one of five games, finished fifth and conceded their most points and tries in a Six Nations - and only just avoided the Wooden Spoon.
As if the Six Nations defeat to Ireland at the weekend wasn't painful enough, the news that Jack Dempsey is heading off to Japan was another hammer blow.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: One of the most important messages I drove to the England team I coached was 'TCUP' - thinking correctly under pressure. We would have meetings to plan for every scenario.
England ended their abysmal Six Nations campaign with a fourth consecutive defeat, this time at the hands of France. These are Alex Bywater's player ratings.
The Munster man has had a tough time of it since he helped Ireland to the Six Nations title in 2024 but after asserting himself so well against Finn Russell and Scotland, he looks like the main man again
It ended in heartbreak as Ramos kicked the winning penalty in the 84th minute, following four tries by stunning French winger Bielle-Biarrey, to round off one of the most best Six Nations games ever.
RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: No fewer than 1,099 days had passed since they last sampled victory in this tournament, but they are now victorious again.
As the greatest Six Nations championship of the modern era reaches its conclusion, a day of compelling drama awaits as Scotland, Ireland and France all battle it out to be crowned champions.
Steve Borthwick is fighting to save his job. Insiders at the RFU insist there will be no kneejerk reaction if England are humiliated by France today but every performance is now under intense scrutiny.
Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has urged his team-mates to seize the moment and make history as they go chasing Six Nations glory against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday afternoon.
When Scotland last visited Dublin a couple of years ago, the Six Nations series on Netflix had just been released and it gave an interesting insight into their mindset when facing Ireland.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: When you're in a time of crisis as a team - and that's where Steve Borthwick and his players are at right now - what you do off the field can be as important as actions on it.
Back in January, when England's Six Nations campaign was full of hope, Steve Borthwick made an unprompted comment about a group of teenagers in the English pathway.
The uncertainty around the out-half jersey is hanging over Andy Farrell's Ireland with the clock ticking down to the World Cup, there is a dire need for clarity and, thankfully there is a solution at hand...
When Italian replacement Alessandro Fusco booted the ball dead at the Stadio Olimpico last Saturday night, a guttural roar exploded from the packed stands.
The wins Steve Borthwick and his players achieved last autumn papered over the cracks in their attacking gameplan, but the theme has continued in the Six Nations and now there's no hiding place.