North hat-trick . Wales needed to force the pace in Rome after half-time to have any chance of claiming the title , and Lions wing George North touched down three times in 10 minutes to light the fuse . George North crosses over for Warren Gatland 's side as he managed a sensational second half try hat-trick . Sarto consolation try . A sustained spell of breathtaking Welsh attacking play was partially undermined by the last-minute , long-range strike by Leonardo Sarto , which cut their winning margin and revived English and Irish hopes of taking the title . Leonardo Sarto scored a late consolation try for Italy that damaged Wales ' points difference . Hogg miss . Ireland ultimately had cause to appreciate this key incident . Having gained the margin they needed , Scotland ’ s Stuart Hogg seemed certain to score late on , but fumbled the ball over the line . Stuart Hogg seemed certain to score for Scotland late on against Ireland but fumbled the ball over the line . Tight call . France wing Noa Nakaitaci broke clear and tried to run behind the posts . Under pressure from Ben Youngs , he touched down just as his foot crossed the dead-ball line , but the TMO sided with him . France wing Noa Nakaitaci came close to stepping out before touching the ball down for a French try . Last big push . From one final penalty , England kicked to the corner , won the line-out and drove on with Twickenham in full cry . But just short of the line they were penalised and the title was gone . England came up agonisingly short of winning the Six Nations despite a 55-35 win over France . The Ireland players celebrate as they are crowned Six Nations champions after an enthralling day .
England , Ireland and Wales were tied on six points each on Saturday . All three teams won and could only be separated by goal difference . Wales moved into driving seat with 38 - 10 win over Italy . Ireland responded to topping the table with 40 - 10 win at Scotland . Wales beat France 55 - 35 , but fell four points short of the title .