England crowned Six Nations champions despite closing defeat by Ireland . The All Blacks have won the last three tests against England, but they were beaten in Cardiff on Saturday and then lost to Australia at Twickenham. Johnson was captain of the England team that won the European competition for the 25th time eight years ago and then went on to lift the World Cup in Australia , and he will be hoping history repeats ahead of this year 's premier event in New Zealand . Defending champions France finish second after beating Wales 28-9 in Paris . Wales needed to win by 27 points to prevent England from taking the title .
England crowned Six Nations champions despite closing defeat by Ireland . The All Blacks have won the last three tests against England, but they were beaten in Cardiff on Saturday and then lost to Australia at Twickenham. Defending champions France finish second after beating Wales 28-9 in Paris . Wales needed to win by 27 points to prevent England from taking the title .