England held up their end of the bargain in the Six Nations title race with a merciless record-breaking 68-14 victory over Wales at the Principality Stadium.
Ireland’s victory in Italy earlier on Super Saturday saw them climb into top spot, but England emphatically put Wales to the sword as a 10-try thrashing in Cardiff saw them leapfrog the reigning champions to emerge as the main rivals to champions-elect France.
Steve Borthwick’s side secured the bonus point they needed before half-time thanks to five tries from Maro Itoje, Tom Roebuck, Tommy Freeman, Chandler Cunningham-South and Will Stuart.
And they repeated the feat in the second half, with Alex Mitchell, Joe Heyes, a double from debutant Henry Pollock and another from Cunningham-South inflicting the most-sobering defeat of Wales’ now 17-game losing streak.
More to follow.
British & Irish Lions tour of Australia on Sky Sports
Sky Sports will exclusively show the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, with all three Tests against the Wallabies and six warm-up matches to be shown exclusively live.
British and Irish Lions 2025 tour schedule
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, June 28 | Western Force | Perth |
| Wednesday, July 2 | Queensland Reds | Brisbane |
| Saturday, July 5 | NSW Warratahs | Sydney |
| Wednesday, July 9 | ACT Brumbies | Canberra |
| Saturday, July 12 | Invitational AU-NZ | Adelaide |
| Saturday, July 19 | AUSTRALIA (first Test) | Brisbane |
| Wednesday, July 22 | TBC | Melbourne |
| Saturday, July 26 | AUSTRALIA (second Test) | Melbourne |
| Saturday, August 2 | AUSTRALIA (third Test) | Sydney |
Sky Sports+ has officially launched and will be integrated into Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app – giving Sky Sports customers access to over 50 per cent more live sport this year at no extra cost. Stream the EFL, Test cricket and more top sport with NOW.
