It was billed as must‑win. After sobering defeats to Scotland and Ireland, England and head coach Steve Borthwick could ill afford another setback.
Live score, team news, text commentary and analysis as Scotland host France (kick-off 2.10pm) and England travel to Italy (kick-off 4.40pm) in the Six Nations.
Scotland blew the Six Nations title race wide open with a record 50-40 bonus‑point victory over France at a rejoicing Murrayfield.
Rome’s modern amphitheatre awaits a wounded England, their Six Nations campaign fraying and Italy sensing a rare chance to rewrite history, while at Murrayfield France can put both hands on a trophy Scotland still harbour hopes of claiming for the first time...
Scotland left it late to deny Wales a first Six Nations victory for three years, edging in front with five minutes to play to seal a 26-23 victory in Cardiff.
Hear the thoughts of all four camps as England face Ireland and Scotland play Wales in Cardiff in the third round of the Six Nations on Saturday...
England’s latest Murrayfield nightmare left more questions than answers as Scotland reclaimed the Calcutta Cup with a resounding Six Nations victory. Sky Sports examines where it all went wrong as their 12-game winning streak came to a shuddering halt.