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Rugby Union / Six Nations Championship

2027 Six Nations

Europe's oldest international rugby championship: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, every February and March.

Dates
5 Feb – 13 Mar 2027
England's best
Champions (Triple Crown) (1883, 1884, 1886, 1890, 1892, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1973, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2020)

Fixtures

England Six Nations matches

All England fixtures

Fri 5 Feb 2027 Men's · Rugby Union

Ireland England

20:10 UK · Six Nations Championship · Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Sun 14 Feb 2027 Men's · Rugby Union

England France

15:10 UK · Six Nations Championship · Allianz Stadium, London

Sat 20 Feb 2027 Men's · Rugby Union

England Italy

16:40 UK · Six Nations Championship · Allianz Stadium, London

Sat 6 Mar 2027 Men's · Rugby Union

Wales England

16:40 UK · Six Nations Championship · Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Sat 13 Mar 2027 Men's · Rugby Union

England Scotland

16:40 UK · Six Nations Championship · Allianz Stadium, London

Most recent

England Six Nations results

01 14 Mar 2026
Six Nations Championship Stade de France, Saint-Denis

France 48–46 England England lost

England tries: Tom Roebuck 10', Cadan Murley 19', Ollie Chessum 26', Alex Coles 34', Ollie Chessum 51', Marcus Smith 57', Tommy Freeman 77'

France tries: Louis Bielle-Biarrey 7', Louis Bielle-Biarrey 13', Louis Bielle-Biarrey 42', Theo Attissogbe 49', Louis Bielle-Biarrey 66'

Match page: France v England, 14 March 2026

02 7 Mar 2026
Six Nations Championship Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Italy 23–18 England England lost

England tries: Tommy Freeman 26', Tom Roebuck 42'

Italy tries: Tommaso Menoncello 34', Leonardo Marin 72'

Match page: Italy v England, 7 March 2026

03 21 Feb 2026
Six Nations Championship Allianz Stadium, London

England 21–42 Ireland England lost

England tries: Fraser Dingwall 41', Ollie Lawrence 54', Sam Underhill 76'

Ireland tries: Jamison Gibson-Park 20', Robert Baloucoune 27', Tommy O'Brien 30', Dan Sheehan 43', Jamie Osborne 70'

Match page: England v Ireland, 21 February 2026

04 14 Feb 2026
Six Nations Championship Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Scotland 31–20 England England lost

England tries: Henry Arundell 22', Ben Earl 78'

Scotland tries: Huw Jones 10', Jamie Ritchie 14', Ben White 27', Huw Jones 53'

Match page: Scotland v England, 14 February 2026

05 7 Feb 2026
Six Nations Championship Allianz Stadium, London

England 48–7 Wales England won

England tries: Henry Arundell 8', Henry Arundell 18', Ben Earl 24', Henry Arundell 36', Tom Roebuck 45', Tommy Freeman 80'

Wales tries: Josh Adams 52'

Match page: England v Wales, 7 February 2026

From the England desk

England Six Nations news

The story so far

England and the Six Nations

England have won the championship 39 times, ten of them shared, across the 130 Home Nations, Five Nations and Six Nations championships on our records, from 1883 to 2026. Thirteen of those titles came with a Grand Slam, and in 511 championship matches England have won 267, drawn 38 and lost 192.

They won the first two championships, in 1883 and 1884, both with the Triple Crown, but after the 1892 title came a long wait until 1910. The strongest early run followed: Grand Slams in 1913 and 1914, and again in 1921, 1923, 1924 and 1928. Another came in 1957, and the next under Mike Davis in 1980. The leanest years were the 1970s, with last place in 1974, 1975 and 1976, when England lost all four matches, while the 1972 championship was never completed.

Geoff Cooke's side won back-to-back Grand Slams in 1991 and 1992, Jack Rowell's added another in 1995, and Clive Woodward's England took the first two Six Nations titles, in 2000 and 2001, before the Grand Slam of 2003. Martin Johnson's team won in 2011, and Eddie Jones oversaw a Grand Slam in 2016 and further titles in 2017 and 2020. Under Steve Borthwick, England were second in 2025 and fifth in 2026.

England's past performance

Timeline

130 seasons

  1. 2026

    5th

    Head coach: Steve Borthwick · Captain: Maro Itoje · P5 W1 D0 L4

  2. 2025

    2nd

    Head coach: Steve Borthwick · Captain: Maro Itoje · P5 W4 D0 L1

  3. 2024

    3rd

    Head coach: Steve Borthwick · Captain: Jamie George · P5 W3 D0 L2

  4. 2023

    4th

    Head coach: Steve Borthwick · Captain: Owen Farrell · P5 W2 D0 L3

  5. 2022

    3rd

    Head coach: Eddie Jones · Captain: Tom Curry, Courtney Lawes · P5 W2 D0 L3

  6. 2021

    5th

    Head coach: Eddie Jones · Captain: Owen Farrell · P5 W2 D0 L3

  7. 2020

    Champions (Triple Crown)

    Head coach: Eddie Jones · Captain: Owen Farrell · P5 W4 D0 L1

  8. 2019

    2nd

    Head coach: Eddie Jones · Captain: Owen Farrell · P5 W3 D1 L1

  9. 2018

    5th

    Head coach: Eddie Jones · Captain: Dylan Hartley · P5 W2 D0 L3

  10. 2017

    Champions

    Head coach: Eddie Jones · Captain: Dylan Hartley · P5 W4 D0 L1

  11. 2016

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    Head coach: Eddie Jones · Captain: Dylan Hartley · P5 W5 D0 L0

  12. 2015

    2nd

    Head coach: Stuart Lancaster · Captain: Chris Robshaw · P5 W4 D0 L1

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  1. 2014

    2nd (Triple Crown)

    Head coach: Stuart Lancaster · Captain: Chris Robshaw · P5 W4 D0 L1

  2. 2013

    2nd

    Head coach: Stuart Lancaster · Captain: Chris Robshaw · P5 W4 D0 L1

  3. 2012

    2nd

    Head coach: Stuart Lancaster · Captain: Chris Robshaw · P5 W4 D0 L1

  4. 2011

    Champions

    Head coach: Martin Johnson · Captain: Mike Tindall · P5 W4 D0 L1

  5. 2010

    3rd

    Head coach: Martin Johnson · Captain: Steve Borthwick/Lewis Moody · P5 W2 D1 L2

  6. 2009

    2nd

    Head coach: Martin Johnson · Captain: Steve Borthwick · P5 W3 D0 L2

  7. 2008

    2nd

    Head coach: Brian Ashton · Captain: Phil Vickery · P5 W3 D0 L2

  8. 2007

    3rd

    Head coach: Brian Ashton · Captain: Phil Vickery · P5 W3 D0 L2

  9. 2006

    4th

    Head coach: Andy Robinson · Captain: Martin Corry · P5 W2 D0 L3

  10. 2005

    4th

    Head coach: Andy Robinson · Captain: Jason Robinson/Martin Corry · P5 W2 D0 L3

  11. 2004

    3rd

    Head coach: Clive Woodward · Captain: Lawrence Dallaglio · P5 W3 D0 L2

  12. 2003

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    Head coach: Clive Woodward · Captain: Martin Johnson/Jonny Wilkinson · P5 W5 D0 L0

  13. 2002

    2nd (Triple Crown)

    Head coach: Clive Woodward · Captain: Martin Johnson/Neil Back · P5 W4 D0 L1

  14. 2001

    Champions

    Head coach: Clive Woodward · Captain: Martin Johnson/Matt Dawson · P5 W4 D0 L1

  15. 2000

    Champions

    Head coach: Clive Woodward · Captain: Matt Dawson · P5 W4 D0 L1

  16. 1999

    2nd

    Head coach: Clive Woodward · Captain: Lawrence Dallaglio · P4 W3 D0 L1

  17. 1998

    2nd (Triple Crown)

    Head coach: Clive Woodward · Captain: Lawrence Dallaglio · P4 W3 D0 L1

  18. 1997

    2nd (Triple Crown)

    Head coach: Jack Rowell · Captain: Phil de Glanville · P4 W3 D0 L1

  19. 1996

    Champions (Triple Crown)

    Head coach: Jack Rowell · Captain: Will Carling · P4 W3 D0 L1

  20. 1995

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    Head coach: Jack Rowell · Captain: Will Carling · P4 W4 D0 L0

  21. 1994

    2nd

    Head coach: Geoff Cooke · Captain: Will Carling · P4 W3 D0 L1

  22. 1993

    3rd

    Head coach: Geoff Cooke · Captain: Will Carling · P4 W2 D0 L2

  23. 1992

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    Head coach: Geoff Cooke · Captain: Will Carling · P4 W4 D0 L0

  24. 1991

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    Head coach: Geoff Cooke · Captain: Will Carling · P4 W4 D0 L0

  25. 1990

    2nd

    Head coach: Geoff Cooke · Captain: Will Carling · P4 W3 D0 L1

  26. 1989

    2nd

    Head coach: Geoff Cooke · Captain: Will Carling · P4 W2 D1 L1

  27. 1988

    3rd

    Head coach: Geoff Cooke · Captain: Mike Harrison/Nigel Melville · P4 W2 D0 L2

  28. 1987

    4th

    Head coach: Martin Green · Captain: Richard Hill/Mike Harrison · P4 W1 D0 L3

  29. 1986

    3rd

    Head coach: Martin Green · Captain: Nigel Melville · P4 W2 D0 L2

  30. 1985

    4th

    Head coach: Dick Greenwood · Captain: Paul Dodge · P4 W1 D1 L2

  31. 1984

    4th

    Head coach: Dick Greenwood · Captain: Peter Wheeler · P4 W1 D0 L3

  32. 1983

    5th

    Head coach: Dick Greenwood · Captain: Steve Smith/John Scott · P4 W0 D1 L3

  33. 1982

    2nd

    Head coach: Mike Davis · Captain: Bill Beaumont · P4 W2 D1 L1

  34. 1981

    2nd

    Head coach: Mike Davis · Captain: Bill Beaumont · P4 W2 D0 L2

  35. 1980

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    Head coach: Mike Davis · Captain: Bill Beaumont · P4 W4 D0 L0

  36. 1979

    4th

    Head coach: Peter Colston · Captain: Roger Uttley · P4 W1 D1 L2

  37. 1978

    3rd

    Head coach: Peter Colston · Captain: Bill Beaumont · P4 W2 D0 L2

  38. 1977

    3rd

    Head coach: Peter Colston · Captain: Roger Uttley · P4 W2 D0 L2

  39. 1976

    5th

    Head coach: Peter Colston · Captain: Tony Neary · P4 W0 D0 L4

  40. 1975

    5th

    Head coach: John Burgess · Captain: Fran Cotton · P4 W1 D0 L3

  41. 1974

    5th

    Head coach: John Elders · Captain: John Pullin · P4 W1 D1 L2

  42. 1973

    Shared champions

    Head coach: John Elders · Captain: John Pullin · P4 W2 D0 L2

  43. 1972

    Not completed

    Head coach: John Elders · Captain: Bob Hiller/Peter Dixon · P4 W0 D0 L4

  44. 1971

    3rd

    Head coach: Don White · Captain: Tony Bucknall/John Spencer · P4 W1 D1 L2

  45. 1970

    4th

    Head coach: Don White · Captain: Bob Hiller · P4 W1 D0 L3

  46. 1969

    3rd

    Head coach: none · Captain: Dick Greenwood · P4 W2 D0 L2

  47. 1968

    3rd

    Head coach: none · Captain: Colin McFadyean/Mike Weston · P4 W1 D2 L1

  48. 1967

    2nd

    Head coach: none · Captain: Phil Judd · P4 W2 D0 L2

  49. 1966

    5th

    Head coach: none · Captain: Budge Rogers · P4 W0 D1 L3

  50. 1965

    4th

    Head coach: none · Captain: David Perry · P4 W1 D1 L2

  51. 1964

    3rd

    Head coach: none · Captain: John Willcox/Ron Jacobs · P4 W1 D1 L2

  52. 1963

    Champions

    P4 W3 D1 L0

  53. 1962

    3rd

    P4 W1 D2 L1

  54. 1961

    4th

    P4 W1 D1 L2

  55. 1960

    Shared champions (Triple Crown)

    P4 W3 D1 L0

  56. 1959

    2nd

    P4 W1 D2 L1

  57. 1958

    Champions

    P4 W2 D2 L0

  58. 1957

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    P4 W4 D0 L0

  59. 1956

    2nd

    P4 W2 D0 L2

  60. 1955

    4th

    P4 W1 D1 L2

  61. 1954

    Shared champions (Triple Crown)

    P4 W3 D0 L1

  62. 1953

    Champions

    P4 W3 D1 L0

  63. 1952

    2nd

    P4 W3 D0 L1

  64. 1951

    4th

    P4 W1 D0 L3

  65. 1950

    5th

    P4 W1 D0 L3

  66. 1949

    2nd

    P4 W2 D0 L2

  67. 1948

    5th

    P4 W0 D1 L3

  68. 1947

    Shared champions

    P4 W3 D0 L1

  69. 1939

    Shared champions

    P3 W2 D0 L1

  70. 1938

    3rd

    P3 W1 D0 L2

  71. 1937

    Champions (Triple Crown)

    P3 W3 D0 L0

  72. 1936

    3rd

    P3 W1 D1 L1

  73. 1935

    2nd

    P3 W1 D1 L1

  74. 1934

    Champions (Triple Crown)

    P3 W3 D0 L0

  75. 1933

    2nd

    P3 W1 D0 L2

  76. 1932

    Shared champions

    P3 W2 D0 L1

  77. 1931

    5th

    P4 W0 D1 L3

  78. 1930

    Champions

    P4 W2 D1 L1

  79. 1929

    4th

    P4 W2 D0 L2

  80. 1928

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    P4 W4 D0 L0

  81. 1927

    3rd

    P4 W2 D0 L2

  82. 1926

    4th

    P4 W1 D1 L2

  83. 1925

    2nd

    P4 W2 D1 L1

  84. 1924

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    P4 W4 D0 L0

  85. 1923

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    P4 W4 D0 L0

  86. 1922

    2nd

    P4 W2 D1 L1

  87. 1921

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    P4 W4 D0 L0

  88. 1920

    Shared champions

    P4 W3 D0 L1

  89. 1914

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    P4 W4 D0 L0

  90. 1913

    Champions (Grand Slam)

    P4 W4 D0 L0

  91. 1912

    Shared champions

    P4 W3 D0 L1

  92. 1911

    3rd

    P4 W2 D0 L2

  93. 1910

    Champions

    P4 W3 D1 L0

  94. 1909

    3rd

    P3 W1 D0 L2

  95. 1908

    2nd

    P3 W1 D0 L2

  96. 1907

    4th

    P3 W0 D0 L3

  97. 1906

    3rd

    P3 W1 D0 L2

  98. 1905

    4th

    P3 W0 D0 L3

  99. 1904

    2nd

    P3 W1 D1 L1

  100. 1903

    4th

    P3 W0 D0 L3

  101. 1902

    2nd

    P3 W2 D0 L1

  102. 1901

    4th

    P3 W0 D0 L3

  103. 1900

    2nd

    P3 W1 D1 L1

  104. 1899

    4th

    P3 W0 D0 L3

  105. 1898

    Not completed

    P3 W1 D1 L1

  106. 1897

    Not completed

    P3 W1 D0 L2

  107. 1896

    3rd

    P3 W1 D0 L2

  108. 1895

    2nd

    P3 W2 D0 L1

  109. 1894

    2nd

    P3 W1 D0 L2

  110. 1893

    3rd

    P3 W1 D0 L2

  111. 1892

    Champions (Triple Crown)

    P3 W3 D0 L0

  112. 1891

    2nd

    P3 W2 D0 L1

  113. 1890

    Shared champions

    P3 W2 D0 L1

  114. 1887

    3rd

    P3 W0 D2 L1

  115. 1886

    Shared champions

    P3 W2 D1 L0

  116. 1885

    Not completed

    P2 W2 D0 L0

  117. 1884

    Champions (Triple Crown)

    P3 W3 D0 L0

  118. 1883

    Champions (Triple Crown)

    P3 W3 D0 L0

Tournament archive

2027Upcoming 20265th 20252nd 20243rd 20234th 20223rd 20215th 2020Champions (Triple Crown) 20192nd 20185th 2017Champions 2016Champions (Grand Slam) 20152nd 20142nd (Triple Crown) 20132nd 20122nd 2011Champions 20103rd 20092nd 20082nd 20073rd 20064th 20054th 20043rd 2003Champions (Grand Slam) 20022nd (Triple Crown) 2001Champions 2000Champions 19992nd 19982nd (Triple Crown) 19972nd (Triple Crown) 1996Champions (Triple Crown) 1995Champions (Grand Slam) 19942nd 19933rd 1992Champions (Grand Slam) 1991Champions (Grand Slam) 19902nd 19892nd 19883rd 19874th 19863rd 19854th 19844th 19835th 19822nd 19812nd 1980Champions (Grand Slam) 19794th 19783rd 19773rd 19765th 19755th 19745th 1973Shared champions 1972Not completed 19713rd 19704th 19693rd 19683rd 19672nd 19665th 19654th 19643rd 1963Champions 19623rd 19614th 1960Shared champions (Triple Crown) 19592nd 1958Champions 1957Champions (Grand Slam) 19562nd 19554th 1954Shared champions (Triple Crown) 1953Champions 19522nd 19514th 19505th 19492nd 19485th 1947Shared champions 1939Shared champions 19383rd 1937Champions (Triple Crown) 19363rd 19352nd 1934Champions (Triple Crown) 19332nd 1932Shared champions 19315th 1930Champions 19294th 1928Champions (Grand Slam) 19273rd 19264th 19252nd 1924Champions (Grand Slam) 1923Champions (Grand Slam) 19222nd 1921Champions (Grand Slam) 1920Shared champions 1914Champions (Grand Slam) 1913Champions (Grand Slam) 1912Shared champions 19113rd 1910Champions 19093rd 19082nd 19074th 19063rd 19054th 19042nd 19034th 19022nd 19014th 19002nd 18994th 1898Not completed 1897Not completed 18963rd 18952nd 18942nd 18933rd 1892Champions (Triple Crown) 18912nd 1890Shared champions 18873rd 1886Shared champions 1885Not completed 1884Champions (Triple Crown) 1883Champions (Triple Crown)

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