England won their third Six Nations title in five years in Italy

01 November 2020

Another title for England – the story of the Six Nations in pictures

01 November 2020

England were crowned 2020 Guinness Six Nations champions on Saturday.

A 34-5 victory over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico was enough to pip France to the title on points difference after they defeated Ireland 35-27 in Paris.

Here, the PA news agency looks at the story of the competition in pictures.

Wales and Italy kicked off the 2020 competition at the Principality Stadium (PA Archive)

Josh Adams scored a hat-trick as Wales hammered the Italians 42-0 (PA Archive)

Tempers flared as coach Andy Farrell started his Ireland reign with a 19-12 win over Scotland in Dublin (PA Archive)

England left their comeback too late as Fabien Galthie's France, who led 17-0 at half-time, triumphed 24-17 in Paris (PA Archive)

Ireland made it two wins from two by edging Wales 24-14 in Dublin (PA Archive)

England bounced back to win the Calcutta Cup after beating Scotland 13-6 in Edinburgh (PA Archive)

After Italy lost to France 35-22, they also suffered a 17-0 defeat to Scotland in Rome (PA Archive)

France unlined their title credentials, battling past Wales 27-23 in Cardiff (PA Archive)

A 24-12 win over Ireland at Twickenham kept England's title hopes alive (PA Archive)

A third straight win for England followed, as well as the Triple Crown, after condemning Wales to a third defeat in a row with a thrilling 33-30 victory at Twickenham (PA Archive)

Scotland blew the championship wide open by ending France's winning run with a 28-17 success in Edinburgh in the final match before the coronavirus pandemic halted the tournament (PA Archive)

After a seven-month break, the competition resumed with Ireland hammering Italy 50-17 behind closed doors in Dublin to move into pole position to win the title (PA Wire)

Scotland ended their campaign with an impressive 14-10 win over Wales (PA Wire)

England ensured the title race went to the final game by seeing off Italy 34-5 in Rome (PA Wire)

Antoine Dupont led France to a 35-27 victory against Ireland but could only finish as runners-up (PA Wire)

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