Winners over the years
The Six Nations Championship reaches its 26th edition since its creation in 2000.However, the tournament has existed since 1883 with the initial format being the Home Nations Championship between England,…
The Red Roses come into this championship with mixed feelings after a rollercoaster of an Autumn series. The team showed great potential, playing good rugby throughout. But they will need to do better in the final stretch if they want to turn their close loses into wins. England under their manager, Steve Borthwick have a 50% win rate in overall games with also have 50% win rate in Six Nations, which is seen as not good enough for this England side. Currently ranked number 7 in the world, they will be hoping to climb the ranking after this Six Nations. However, under Borthwick against teams ranked higher than them they have P14 L11 W3 leaving them with a win rate of 21%.
England will face Ireland, currently back-to-back champions, in their first game in Dublin. Ireland come into to this Six Nations with their head held high, looking for their third straight title. The Irish will be in good form following a good Autumn Internationals as they finished with three wins from four. However, they will have to do without Head Coach Andy Farrell as he takes charge of the British and Irish Lions’ and has handed over to his assistant, Simon Easterby, for the Six Nations. England did manage to beat Ireland in last year’s Six Nations, which stopped them from completing their second successive Grand Slam. But will they be able to do it once again?
World Ranking: 2
Key Players: Bundee Aki, Caelan Doris
Six Nations Trophies: 25 wins
England return to Twickenham for round 2 to welcome France. Les Bleus will be highly confident coming into this after an impressive showing during the Autumn Internationals, winning all three. Two came in the form of comfortable wins and one produced an edge-of-the-seat thriller against the All Blacks. France will be looking to win the title off Ireland, after coming second for the past two years. They will also have the addition of star player Antione Dupont, with him missing last year due to commitments with the Olympics. This French side will cause England a real problem, following their narrow win against the Red Roses. Can England beat Les Bleus this time around?
World Ranking: 4
Key Players: Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Antione Dupont
Six Nations Trophies: 26 wins
Round 3 sees England v Scotland at Twickenham! This old rivalry reignited one again. Both teams will come into this game thinking they show be victorious. After an overall good display from Scotland within Autumns, with their defence showcasing a brilliant display throughout the series. Scotland had two big wins against an underwhelming Fiji and Portugal. The Thistles also pulled off a huge win facing Australia, handing them the Hopetoun Cup as their defence held on and won the game 27-13. Scotland have the capability of beating any side and have proven they can beat England, winning 30-21 in last years Six Nations. Can England get revenge this time on home soil?
World Ranking: 6
Key Players: Finn Russell, Sione Tuipulotu
Six Nations Trophies: 24 wins
England have their third straight home game as they take on Italy. Italy have become a solid side with an impressive start to 2024 however, a frustrating autumn from the Azzurri’s, losing two out of their three games have made fans think that their momentum may have slowed down or even stopped. But a narrow win over Georgia gave the Italian fans something to be positive about going into the Six Nations. England had a solid win over the Azzurri’s last year away from home. Can they repeat this at Twickenham?
World Ranking: 10
Key Players: Ange Capuozzo, Tommaso Menoncello
Six Nations Trophies: no wins
To end the 2025 Six nations, England will travel to Wales for the final game. England should be very confident coming into this game as Wales have been a struggling side of recent times. For the first time since 1937 Wales have gone a whole calendar year without a win. This has raised questions as to if Warren Gatland is the right man for the job. Wales’s main objective for this Six Nations will be to avoid a second Wooden Spoon in a row. There are hopes that they could sneak an early win in the tournament to momentum rolling. England only won by 2 point last year, they will be hoping for a more convincing one this time. Can the Red Roses do it in Cardiff?
World Ranking: 11
Key Players: Gareth Anscombe, Blair Murray
Six Nations Trophies: 39 wins
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