It was billed as must‑win. After sobering defeats to Scotland and Ireland, England and head coach Steve Borthwick could ill afford another setback.
The 2027 Men's Six Nations will begin with a clash between Ireland and England in Dublin.
Live score, team news, text commentary and analysis as Scotland host France (kick-off 2.10pm) and England travel to Italy (kick-off 4.40pm) in the Six Nations.
Scotland blew the Six Nations title race wide open with a record 50-40 bonus‑point victory over France at a rejoicing Murrayfield.
Rome’s modern amphitheatre awaits a wounded England, their Six Nations campaign fraying and Italy sensing a rare chance to rewrite history, while at Murrayfield France can put both hands on a trophy Scotland still harbour hopes of claiming for the first time...
Scotland left it late to deny Wales a first Six Nations victory for three years, edging in front with five minutes to play to seal a 26-23 victory in Cardiff.
Hear the thoughts of all four camps as England face Ireland and Scotland play Wales in Cardiff in the third round of the Six Nations on Saturday...
England’s latest Murrayfield nightmare left more questions than answers as Scotland reclaimed the Calcutta Cup with a resounding Six Nations victory. Sky Sports examines where it all went wrong as their 12-game winning streak came to a shuddering halt.
James Cole previews round three of the Six Nations where England and Ireland campaigns are on the line.
Scotland unleashed another Murrayfield nightmare on England as they regained the Calcutta Cup - and eased the pressure on Gregor Townsend - with a 31-20 victory that extinguished their rivals' 12‑Test winning run.
Glasgow prop Nathan McBeth is set for his first Guinness Six Nations start after head coach Gregor Townsend made four changes to his pack for Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with England at Murrayfield.
Maro Itoje returns to captain England in Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland.
George Ford insists guiding England’s Six Nations title push - and walking into the hostility of Murrayfield on Saturday - is the stuff of dreams.
Scotland began their 2026 Six Nations campaign in the worst possible manner with a 18-15 defeat to Italy in heavy Rome rain.
Gabriel Hamer-Webb is set to make his Wales debut in this weekend's Six Nations clash against Scotland in Cardiff.
For Scotland, 2025 produced much of the same frustrations. Great hope extinguished by inconsistent displays and costly missed chances.
Gregor Townsend dismissed claims that he has been primed to take over at Newcastle Red Bulls as an attempt to "disrupt" Scotland ahead of the Six Nations as he named a much-changed side for their opener against Italy on Saturday.
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