Six Nations Table 2015: Updated Standings, Schedule After Final Round 2 Results

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Published: February 15, 2015

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England sit atop the Six Nations standings after the second weekend of action, having thrashed Italy by 30 points on Saturday to record their second victory from two matches.

The only other team with a perfect record after the weekend's fixtures are Ireland, who overcame France at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Despite two strong performances, Scotland still are without a point after Wales picked up their first win of the tournament at Murrayfield on Sunday, the hosts losing by three points.

Here are the updated standings following the second round of matches and the schedule for the next weekend of action.



 

England



Stuart Lancaster's men eventually ran out as comfortable winners at Twickenham on Saturday, beating the visiting Italians 47-17.

However, as they did against Wales last weekend, the English were down early on, conceding a Sergio Parisse try just minutes into proceedings.

A similarly sluggish start against Ireland in Dublin in the next match and England will likely be made to pay, per rugby writer Alex Shaw:



Against Italy, though, England quickly found their way back into the game and accelerated in the second half as the Italians tired.

There will be worries about defensive frailties which allowed Italy to score three times, but England can take a number of positives to Dublin, particularly the form of Jonathan Joseph, who ran in two terrific tries at Twickenham, per The Telegraph's Paul Hayward:



Mike Brown could well be missing for England in two weeks, the fullback having suffered a nasty head injury early on against Italy.

However, England have terrific momentum heading to Dublin where a victory would spark genuine hopes of a Grand Slam.

 

Ireland



While Ireland have made a similarly perfect start ...
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