England have reigned supreme in the Women's Six Nations for seven years. Victory over France on the final day of last year's tournament delivered a third consecutive Grand Slam and they will start the defence of their title as strong favourites to claim the clean sweep once again.

England get bonus-point win over Italy but questions emerge from Women’s Six Nations opener - England 38-5 Italy: The Red Roses dominated the opening 40 minutes and had the match won but struggled to

England launched their Women's Six Nations title defence with a commanding 38-5 bonus-point win over Italy in York on Sunday.The Red Roses are overwhelming favourites to win a seventh successive title and fourth consecutive Grand Slam ahead of this year's Women's Rugby World Cup on home soil.