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Six Nations Championship
England: 2nd (Triple Crown)
How England performed
England's 2014 Six Nations began with a narrow 26–24 defeat by France at the Stade de France, a two-point margin that proved to be their only loss of the championship. Stuart Lancaster's side, captained by Chris Robshaw, responded by beating Scotland 20–0 at Murrayfield and then edged Ireland 13–10 at Twickenham.
A 29–18 win over Wales, also at Twickenham, secured the Triple Crown, and England closed the campaign with a 52–11 victory over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, their biggest win of the tournament. Four wins and one defeat, with 138 points scored and 65 conceded, left them second for the third successive season, as in 2012 and 2013, with the Triple Crown added this time.
England fixtures
France
26–24
England
England lost
England tries: Mike Brown 36', Luther Burrell 48'
France tries: Yoann Huget 1', Yoann Huget 17', Gael Fickou 78'
Scotland
0–20
England
England won
England tries: Luther Burrell 14', Mike Brown 59'
Scotland tries: None
England
13–10
Ireland
England won
England tries: Danny Care 57'
Ireland tries: Rob Kearney 42'
England
29–18
Wales
England won
England tries: Danny Care 5', Luther Burrell 34'
Wales tries: None
Italy
11–52
England
England won
England tries: Mike Brown 13', Owen Farrell 32', Mike Brown 38', Jack Nowell 53', Mako Vunipola 61', Manu Tuilagi 68', Chris Robshaw 82'
Italy tries: Leonardo Sarto 69'
England statistics
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