Women’s Six Nations champions England will seek to make it four wins from four when they take on Italy in Parma on Saturday, 9 May (live on BBC Two, 14:00 BST kick-off).
John Mitchell’s world champions began their bid for an eighth successive title with a 33-12 victory over Ireland in front of a record Women’s Six Nations crowd of 77,120 at Allianz Stadium on 11 April.
Seven days later, the Red Roses scored 12 tries in an 84-7 win against Scotland at Murrayfield – with the crowd of 30,498 setting a new mark for the highest attendance at a standalone women’s sporting event in Scotland.
England ran in 10 tries in a 62-24 win over Wales in their third match, attracting a record crowd of 26,247 at Ashton Gate.
With captain Zoe Stratford pregnant with her first child, centre Meg Jones has led England on their return to action after winning the World Cup in September.
The Red Roses are on a record-breaking 36-match winning run and are unbeaten in the Six Nations since 2018.
Italy lost heavily in away games to France and Ireland but bounced back to defeat Scotland 41-14 in their first home match.
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Scotland host title hopefuls France in the day’s second match, which kicks off at 16:15 BST and is also live on BBC Two.
Scotland, with head coach Sione Fukofuka in charge of his first Six Nations campaign, ran out 24-19 winners over Wales at Principality Stadium before losing to England and Italy.
France beat Italy 40-7 in the championship’s opening game and followed that with victories over Wales and Ireland.
They only trail England in the standings on points difference, with the two teams set to meet in the title decider on Sunday, 17 May in Bordeaux.
Ireland host Wales in the day’s final game (18:30 BST), seeking to reclaim third place in the standings following their defeat by France.
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Fixtures, kick-off times, venues and how to watch on the BBC
Saturday, 9 May
14:00 – Italy v England, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer
16:15 – Scotland v France, Hive Stadium, Edinburgh – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer
18:30 – Ireland v Wales, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast – BBC One Wales, BBC iPlayer
Sunday, 17 May
12:15 – Wales v Italy, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer
14:30 – Ireland v Scotland, Aviva Stadium, Dublin – BBC iPlayer
16:45 – France v England, Stade Atlantique, Bordeaux – BBC Two
Results
Round one – Saturday, 11 April
France 40-7 Italy, Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
England 33-12 Ireland, Allianz Stadium, London
Wales 19-24 Scotland, Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Round two – Saturday, 18 April
Scotland 7-84 England, Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Wales 7-38 France, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Ireland 57-20 Italy, Dexcom Stadium, Galway
Round three – Saturday, 25 April
England 62-24 Wales, Ashton Gate, Bristol
Italy 41-14 Scotland, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
France 26-7 Ireland, Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand
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How to follow on the BBC
BBC Sport has comprehensive free-to-air coverage of this year’s Women’s Six Nations across TV, radio and online.
BBC TV and BBC iPlayer will show every game from the tournament and have signed up England’s World Cup captain Stratford to join their team of experts analysing the games.
The BBC Sport website and app will deliver live text coverage of every game, complete with clips, player reaction and pundit analysis.
BBC Sport’s social media channels will have clips of standout moments from the matches and exclusive interviews with some of the star players.
BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds will have live commentary throughout the championship, and there where will also be regular editions of the Rugby Union Weekly podcast for listeners to enjoy.
BBC Wales will air Scrum V the Build-up every Thursday throughout the tournament to look ahead to upcoming fixtures.
Rugby fans can also listen to the Scrum V podcast, the BBC Scotland Rugby podcast and the Ireland Rugby Social podcast.
What happened in the 2025 Six Nations?
England secured a seventh successive Women’s Six Nations title and fourth Grand Slam in a row with a nailbiting 43-42 victory over France in the tournament’s final game.
Clinching the Grand Slam with five bonus-point wins earned England a further three bonus points to give them a final championship total of 28.
France finished second, as they have in every Six Nations since their last victory over England in 2018, with four wins.
Ireland claimed a losing bonus point in a 26-19 defeat by Scotland to guarantee third place.
Italy finished their campaign in style with a thumping 44-12 win over Wales to finish fourth in the table, one point behind Ireland.
Francesca McGhie’s late try snatched a morale-boosting victory for Scotland over Ireland as they finished fifth.
Wales’ defeat condemned Sean Lynn’s side to the Wooden Spoon for the second year running as they lost all five games for the first time in their history.
Final standings
Who has won the most Women’s Six Nations titles?
The championship started as the Women’s Home Nations in 1996, welcomed France into the Five Nations in 1999 and became the Women’s Six Nations in 2002.
However, Italy did not join the championship until 2007 when they took the place of Spain.
England have dominated the championship:
- England have won21 of the 29 tournaments, securing 19Grand Slams and 25 Triple Crowns in the process.
- The Red Roses have won the past seven tournaments, securing Grand Slams in six of those years and only being denied the chance of a seventh by the changes to the 2021 season as a result of Covid.
- England’s last defeat was against France in 2018. They have won their past 32 Six Nations matches, scoring 252 tries and only conceding 33.
France are the best of the rest:
- France, winners of the first Six Nations in 2002, have won the title six times, with five Grand Slams.
- Ireland won the championship in 2013 and 2015.
- Scotland won the 1998 Home Nations championship.
- Wales and Italy have never won the tournament.
How the Six Nations works
Teams earn four points for a win and two for a draw.
Bonus points are earned for scoring four or more tries in a match and for losing by seven points or fewer.
A team that completes a Grand Slam by beating all five other nations – as England did last year – is awarded three extra bonus points to guarantee them the title.