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Will England win the Six Nations for the seventh time in a row, for the eighth time in nine, and for the 21st time in 30 editions in various incarnations? The journey to an answer starts at York Community Stadium today and ends (at the latest) at Twickenham on 26 April when they host France, runners-up in the last five years and the last other team to win it, in 2018. But the English have won 50 of their last 51 games, and that’s a hell of a hot streak.
Italy finished fifth in each of the last three years and it is fair to say they have not pushed the English particularly hard in recent years: England beat them 48-0 last year, 68-5 in 2023, 74-0 in 2022, 67-3 in 2021. But they have a new coach in Fabio Roselli, and will be hoping to demonstrate improvement, even if victory seems a stretch.
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