Women's Six Nations: Fixtures, results, standings and BBC coverage

England started their bid for an eighth successive title with a 33-12 victory over Ireland in front of a record Women's Six Nations crowd of 77,120. With captain Zoe Stratford pregnant with her first child, centre Meg Jones captained the side as England returned to the Allianz Stadium for the first time since winning the World Cup in September. The Red Roses are on a record-breaking 34-match winning run and are unbeaten in the Six Nations since 2018.

France, England's main rivals for the title, beat Italy 40-7 in the championship's opening game in Grenoble, running in five second-half tries. Scotland, with head coach Sione Fukofuka in charge of his first Six Nations campaign , ran out 24-19 winners over Wales at Principality Stadium. England far from perfect but Red Roses machine marches on Fixtures, kick-off times, venues and how to watch on the BBC Saturday, 18 April 13:30 - Scotland v England, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer 15:35 - Wales v France, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer 17:40 - Ireland v Italy, Dexcom Stadium, Galway - BBC iPlayer Saturday, 25 April 14:15 - England v Wales, Ashton Gate, Bristol - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer 16:30 - Italy v Scotland, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma - BBC iPlayer 20:10 - France v Ireland, Stade Marcel-Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand - BBC Two NI, BBC iPlayer Saturday, 9 May 14:00 - Italy v England, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer 16:15 - Scotland v France, Hive Stadium, Edinburgh - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer 18:30 - Ireland v Wales, Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast - BBC One Wales, BBC iPlayer Sunday, 17 May 12:15 - Wales v Italy, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer 14:30 - Ireland v Scotland, Aviva Stadium, Dublin - BBC iPlayer 16:45 - France v England, Stade Atlantique, Bordeaux - BBC Two Results Round one - Saturday, 11 April France 40-7 Italy, Stade des Alpes, Grenoble England 33-12 Ireland, Allianz Stadium, London Wales 19-24 Scotland, Principality Stadium, Cardiff 'Mums thank me for changing the narrative': How motherhood in rugby is changing World Cup winner Kildunne reveals body dysmorphia struggle How to follow on the BBC BBC Sport has comprehensive free-to-air coverage of this year's Women's Six Nations across TV, radio and online.

BBC TV and BBC iPlayer will show every game from the tournament and have signed up England's World Cup captain Stratford to join their team of experts analysing the games. The BBC Sport website and app will deliver live text coverage of every game, complete with clips, player reaction and pundit analysis. BBC Sport's social media channels will have clips of standout moments from the matches and exclusive interviews with some of the star players.

BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and BBC Sounds will have live commentary throughout the championship, and there where will also be regular editions of the Rugby Union Weekly podcast for listeners to enjoy. BBC Wales will air Scrum V the Build-up every Thursday throughout the tournament to look ahead to upcoming fixtures. Rugby fans can also listen to the Scrum V podcast, the BBC Scotland Rugby podcast and the Ireland Rugby Social podcast.