The Women’s Six Nations gets under way on Saturday, 11 April with world champions England bidding for an eighth successive title and a fifth consecutive Grand Slam.
The Red Roses will return to Allianz Stadium for the first time since beating Canada in September’s World Cup final, when they start the defence of their Six Nations title against Ireland.
With captain Zoe Stratford pregnant with her first child, centre Meg Jones will captain a side that have won a world record 33 matches in a row and are unbeaten in the Six Nations since 2018.
England will travel to Bordeaux to face France – their biggest rivals for the title – on the final weekend of the championship on Sunday, 17 May for what is expected to be a Grand Slam decider.
Ireland, led by 22-year-old captain Erin King, have made significant progress in recent years and in back row star Aoife Wafer have last year’s Women’s Six Nations player of the tournament.
Italy have a mixture of experienced and new players as they aim to consolidate on last year’s fourth-place finish under the captaincy of veteran number eight Elisa Giordano.
