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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Robert Kitson

Still crazy: chaotic Six Nations showed the timeless appeal of great sporting drama

Thomas Ramos celebrates with France teammates after kicking the winning penalty against England
Thomas Ramos’s last-gasp penalty against England secured France a dramatic Six Nations title. Photograph: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images

L’Équipe’s front page headline summed it up perfectly. “So Crazy” did not just reflect Saturday night’s dizzying blur of a game in the Stade de France but pretty much the entire 2026 men’s Six Nations championship. Wales beat Italy who defeated Scotland who beat France who beat Ireland who beat England who, you’ve guessed it, beat Wales. Rugby, eh?

And maybe that is the single biggest takeaway from the most extraordinary Six Nations of them all. Never mind the players and the coaches, spare a thought for all those distractedly pouring orange juice on their cereal as they vainly try to rationalise six weeks of madness. The world’s oldest championship still manages to refresh parts others cannot reach.

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