Six Nations, FA Cup and Ferrari’s crown – the sporting weekend in pictures

France were crowned Six Nations champions while the FA Cup semi-final line-up was finalised.

Monday 21 March 2022 05:00 GMT

Ireland fans in the stands celebrate (Brian Lawless/PA) (PA Wire)

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Ireland claimed the Triple Crown following a dominant 26-5 bonus-point victory over Scotland in Dublin.

But they were denied outright Six Nations glory as France later completed the Grand Slam by defeating England in Paris.

Elsewhere Liverpool and Manchester City set up a blockbuster FA Cup semi-final showdown.

Here, we look back on the sporting weekend in pictures.