England end round one of the 2026 Six Nations sitting top of the table after thrashing Wales.
Steve Borthwick’s confident side scored seven total tries during a 48-7 demolition of their woeful rivals at Twickenham, their 12th consecutive Test win, where a total of five yellow cards were brandished.
Defending champions France had stormed out to an early lead on Thursday night, dispatching injury-hit Ireland 36-14 with ease in the Paris curtain-raiser as Antoine Dupont returned to lay down the gauntlet once again.
The shock of opening week came in rainy Rome, where below-par Scotland were stunned 18-15 by Italy in a huge upset to leave their ambitions of a first-ever Six Nations title in tatters already.
Six Nations table
Position |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
B |
Pts |
1 |
England |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
7 |
+41 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
France |
1 | 1 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
14 |
+22 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
Italy |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
15 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
Scotland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
18 |
-3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Ireland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
36 |
-22 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Wales |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
48 |
-41 |
0 |
0 |
Six Nations fixtures and results
(All times GMT)
Round one
Thursday, February 5
Saturday, February 7
Round two
Saturday, February 14
Ireland vs Italy (2:10pm, Aviva Stadium, ITV1)
Scotland vs England (4:40pm, Murrayfield, ITV1)
Sunday, February 15
Wales vs France (3:10pm, Principality Stadium, BBC One)
Round three
Saturday, February 21
England vs Ireland (2:10pm, Allianz Stadium, ITV1)
Wales vs Scotland (4:40pm, Principality Stadium, BBC One)
Sunday, February 22
France vs Italy (3:10pm, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, ITV1)
Round four
Friday, March 6
Ireland vs Wales (8:10pm, Aviva Stadium, ITV1)
Saturday, March 7
Scotland vs France (2:10pm, Murrayfield, BBC One)
Italy vs England (4:40pm, Stadio Olimpico, ITV1)
Round five
Saturday, March 14
Ireland vs Scotland (2:10pm, Aviva Stadium, ITV1)
Wales vs Italy (4:40pm, Principality Stadium, BBC One)
France vs England (8:10pm, Stade de France, ITV1)
