What Six Nations matches are on this weekend, and what is the current table standings?


IRELAND have overtaken England in the Six Nations table following the second weekend of matches.

Only Italy are without points on the table following defeats to the top two.

England boss Eddie Jones has been pleased with what he has seen from his side so far
HANNAH MCKAY

What Six Nations games are on this weekend?

THERE are no Six Nations matches this weekend. 

The next fixtures will start on Friday, February 23 with France taking on Italy.

On the Saturday, Ireland will face Wales and England travel to Murrayfield to meet Scotland in the Calcutta Cup.

Who were the winners from the second weekend of games?

IRELAND started the second round of the 2018 competition on Saturday with a dominating performance over Italy. 

The 56-19 win which included eight converted tries secured them a bonus point to move them to the top of the table.

The England against Wales game was the closest contest of the second round and the game was overshadowed by a TMO decision which saw Wales not awarded a try.

Dad Rob Lee was busy watching a striker of a different kind - as Owen Farrell helped England to victory over Australia at Twickenham
After a strong performance against Italy, Owen Farrell scored a conversion against Wales
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On Sunday, Scotland got over their defeat to Wales in the first weekend, with an impressive performance over France at Murrayfield.

The visitors were the better of the side in the first half with Teddy Thomas putting them into an early lead but Greg Laidlaw kicked six penalties to secure the victory.

What does the Six Nations table currently look like?

THE bonus point for Ireland saw them move to the top of the Six Nations table with two points more than England. 

France slipped to fifth following their defeat to Scotland and Wales moved down to third.


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