Wales vs Italy

Kickoff: 12:15pm, Sunday 17th May

Venue: Cardiff Arms Park

Watch on: BBC Sport

6th will host 1st in the opening game of the final round of games. Italy are in good shape having scored 5 tries against England last weekend and will want to finish strong by emphasising the gap between themselves and the bottom two. Wales, meanwhile, just need a win. There have been some positive signs, including a bonus point against England, but even their loss to Scotland is looking worse in hindsight.

Francsca Sgorbini has starred for Italy in their last couple of games and has been brought back into the starting line-up this week. She will be part of a strong pack that usually prides itself on fast starts to games. That didn't happen last weekend so Italy will be motivated to make it happen against Wales. The Welsh also use their pack as the team's big strength and will need Tuipulotu to get the better of Turani up front in what will be a key battle for the outcome of this game. I think Wales might just be able to sneak a crucial win in this one.

Team news

Wales

Starting XV
1.Gwenllian Pyrs 2.Kelsey Jones 3.Sisilia Tuipulotu 4.Branwen Metcalfe 5.Georgia Evans

6.Jorja Aiono 7.Bethan Lewis(C) 8.Bryonie King 9.Keira Bevan 10.Lleucu George

11.Jasmine Joyce 12.Courtney Keight 13.Carys Cox 14.Seren Singleton 15.Kayliegh Powell

Bench

16.Molly Reardon 17.Maisie Davies 18.Donna Rose 19.Natalia John

20.Alisha Joyce 21.Seren Lockwood 22.Hannah Dallavalle 23.Nikita Prothero

Italy

Starting XV

1.Silvia Turani 2.Vittoria Vecchini 3.Gaia Maris 4.Valeria Fedrighi 5.Giordana Duca

6.Francesca Sgorbini 7.Alissa Ranuccini 8.Elisa Giordano(C) 9.Sofia Stefan 10.Veronica Madia

11.Alyssa D'Inca 12.Sara Mannini 13.Michela Sillari 14.Francesca Granzotto 15.Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi

Bench

16.Chiara Cheli 17.Vittoria Zanette 18.Gaia Dosi 19.Alessandra Frangipani

20.Beatrice Veronese 21.Alia Bitonci 22.Emma Stevanin 23.Aura Muzzo

Ireland vs Scotland

Kickoff: 2:30pm, Sunday 17th May

Venue: Aviva Stadium

Watch on: BBC Sport

These teams appear to be heading in different directions. With a win on Sunday, Ireland can put themselves in a tier of their own as the lone challenger to England and France. Scotland, meanwhile, need to use the late momentum they gained against France to finish a bruising tournament on the right note before they go into WXV games later this year. This is a high-pressure occasion for both teams.

If Scotland are to win this game, they will have to match Ireland in the pack which as become such a big strength for the women in green. Hogan, King and Wafer have been the best back row of the tournament but Scotland's trio of Donaldson, Boyd and Coughbrough is well-placed to challenge them. Helen Nelson will also need to have her best game of the tournament if she is to stop her team from being beaten in the territory battle by Dannah O'Brien's kicking prowess. Scotland will make this a tricky game for Ireland, but what I've seen over the past few weeks makes it impossible to go against the Irish infront of 30,000+ home fans at the Aviva Stadium.

Team news

Ireland

Starting XV
1.Ellena Perry 2.Cliodhna Moloney-Macdonald 3.Linda Djougang 4.Sam Monaghan 5.Fiona Tuite

6.Brittany Hogan 7.Erin King(C) 8.Aoife Wafer 9.Emily Lane 10.Dannah O'Brien 

11.Robyn O'Connor 12.Eve Higgins 13.Aoife Dalton 14.Beibhinn Parsons 15.Stacey Flood

Bench

16.Neve Jones 17.Sadhbh McGrath 18.Eilis Cahill 19.Dorothy Wall

20.Ruth Campbell 21.Katie Whelan 22.Vicky Elmes-Kinlan 23.Niamh Gallagher

Wales

Starting XV
1.Leah Bartlett 2.Elis Martin 3.Elliann Clarke 4.Emma Wassell 5.Louise McMillan

6.Becky Boyd 7.Eva Donaldson 8.Emily Coughbrough 9.Leia Brebner-Holden 10.Helen Nelson(C)

11.Shona Campbell 12.Meryl Smith 13.Rachel Philipps 14.Rhona Lloyd 15.Chloe Rollie

Bench

16.Aicha Sutcliffe 17.Demi Swann 18.Molly Poolman 19.Hollie Cunningham

20.Holland Bogan 21.Rhea Clarke 22.Lucia Scott 23.Coreen Grant

France vs England

Kickoff: 4:45pm, Sunday 17th May

Venue: Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Metropole

Watch on: BBC TWO

The Six Nations has saved the best game until the final game of the tournament. Sunday evening will see a heavily-injured Red Roses team try to continue their gargantuan winning streak against France infront of 42,000 fans in Bordeaux. England have won the last 7 Six Nations titles, and are on a great winning run, but France will know that this could be their best opportunity to finally snatch back the Six Nations crown.

France have a consistent team after some impressive performances and will have been very happy with what they saw from England defensively. It's almost unheard of for this England team to concede 9 tries in 2 games and, with their attacking flair, France will be happy to push that total well into double-digits. The area around the ruck will be a particular point of focus after Italy scored twice by picking-and-going straight through that area. It's a part of the defensive line that France like to target anyway so the pressure is on for Sarah Hunter to fix England's defence in time for kickoff on Sunday.

As for England, there is some good news with Lilli Ives Campion and Sadia Kabeya both returning. Abi Burton is also into the starting line-up to give England a physical back row with Kabeya and Feaunati. Marlie Packer is on the bench after her epic performances in the past few weeks and will be on the field for some very tense final minutes.  John Mitchell has opted for experience in the back 3 with Kildunne moving back to fullback, Jess Breach on the right wing and Claudia Moloney-Macdonald back on the left wing.

This England team is still good enough to get the job done but they are vulnerable to France this weekend. This could definitely be the day that England's run ends, but I'll believe it when I see it. I expect England to win a game that will be just as tense as last year's 43-42 win at Twickenham

Team news

France

Starting XV
1.Ambre Mwayembe 2.Mathilde Lazarko 3.Assia Khalfaoui 4.Siobhan Soqeta 5.Madoussou Fall Raclot

6.Axelle Berthioumieu 7.Manae Feleu(C) 8.Lea Champon 9.Pauline Bourdon Sansus 10.Carla Arbez

11.Lea Murie 12.Teani Feleu 13.Aubane Rousset 14.Anais Grando 15.Pauline Barrat

Bench

16.Elisa Riffonneau 17.Yllana Brosseau 18.Rose Bernadou 19.Kiara Zago

20.Cloe Correa 21.Charlotte Escudero 22.Alexandra Chambon 23.Lina Queyroi

England

Starting XV
1.Mackenzie Carson 2.Amy Cokayne 3.Sarah Bern 4.Lilli Ives Campion 5.Delaney Burns

6.Abi Burton 7.Sadia Kabeya 8.Maddie Feaunati 9.Lucy Packer 10.Zoe Harrison

11.Claudia Moloney-Macdonald 12.Helena Rowland 13.Megan Jones(C) 14.Jess Breach 15.Ellie Kildunne

Bench

16.Connie Powell 17.Liz Crake 18.Maud Muir 19.Demelza Short

20.Marlie Packer 21.Flo Robinson 22.Holly Aitchison 23.Emma Sing