England's Six Nations campaign gets underway this weekend, with Scotland travelling to Twickenham hoping to retain the Calcutta Cup having held the famous old trophy for four of the past five years.
Scotland's success in recent editions of the trophy exemplify the kind of struggles England have faced in recent years, eventually leading to the sacking of Eddie Jones in December. He has been replaced by Steve Borthwick who faces a huge task to prepare England for a World Cup in the autumn.
He has some immediate problems to solve, with the dilemma of whether or not to play Owen Farrell and Marcus Smith together, with England's midfield on the whole having been a problem in recent years since reaching the 2019 World Cup final. He will be boosted by the fitness of Manu Tuilagi, who may be expected to play alongside Farrell in the centres, with Smith at fly-half.
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England enter 2023 ranked fifth in the world rankings but will face a tough set of matches over the course of the next seven weeks, with Ireland and France awaiting as the number one and two ranked sides in world rugby. However, they will also come up against a resurgent Italy side and Wales who will be grateful for the return of Warren Gatland as head coach.
Here is the full list of England fixtures this year's Six Nations with kick-off times and how to tune in on TV.
England's Six Nations fixtures
All fixtures broadcast live on BBC or ITV, with live streams available on BBC iPlayer or ITV X. Meanwhile, in the USA, matches will be broadcast live via NBC’s streaming service Peacock, costing $4.99 per month, with all games shown on its Premium plan.
Round one
Saturday, February 4
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England v Scotland, 4.45pm (GMT)/11:45am (ET), ITV
Round two
Sunday, February 12
- England v Italy, 3pm (GMT)/10am (ET), ITV
Round three
Saturday, February 25
- Wales v England, 4.45pm (GMT)/11:45am (ET, BBC and S4C
Round four
Saturday, March 11
- England v France, 4.45pm (GMT)/11:45am (ET, ITV and BBC
Round five
Saturday, March 18
- Ireland v England, 5pm (GMT)/12pm (ET), ITV
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