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Six Nations Championship
England: 5th
How England performed
England began the 2021 Six Nations as defending champions but opened with an 11–6 home defeat by Scotland at Twickenham. Eddie Jones's side, captained by Owen Farrell, recovered to beat Italy 41–18 at the same ground before suffering their heaviest defeat of the championship in Cardiff, where Wales won 40–24 at the Millennium Stadium.
The best result came in the fourth round, a 23–20 win over France at Twickenham, but the campaign ended with a 32–18 defeat by Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Two wins and three defeats left England fifth, having scored 112 points and conceded 121. It was a sharp decline from 2020, when they had won the title and the Triple Crown, and all three defeats came by five points or more.
England fixtures
England
6–11
Scotland
England lost
England tries: None
Scotland tries: Duhan van der Merwe 29'
England
41–18
Italy
England won
England tries: Jonny Hill 13', Anthony Watson 26', Jonny May 41', Anthony Watson 49', Jack Willis 60', Elliot Daly 67'
Italy tries: Montanna Ioane 2', Tommaso Allan 65'
Wales
40–24
England
England lost
England tries: Anthony Watson 35', Ben Youngs 61'
Wales tries: Josh Adams 15', Liam Williams 29', Kieran Hardy 48', Cory Hill 79'
England
23–20
France
England won
England tries: Anthony Watson 9', Maro Itoje 76'
France tries: Antoine Dupont 1', Damian Penaud 31'
Ireland
32–18
England
England lost
England tries: Ben Youngs 63', Jonny May 79'
Ireland tries: Keith Earls 22', Jack Conan 35'
England statistics
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