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 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.

England started their Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign with a 38-5 bonus-point victory over Italy in York.Red Roses head coach John Mitchell selected an experimental line-up and watched full debutant Mia Venner respond with a try after three minutes.