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The Women’s Six Nations continues to go from strength to strength as the tournament returns in 2023.

For the first time, all competing teams now offer professional contracts in some form.

England, runners up in the World Cup last autumn, will enter the 2023 Women’s Six Nations as the overwhelming favourites to match the Grand Slam they won this time last year.

Still ranked No 1 in the world, they kick off their campaign against Scotland, with a potential world-record crowd in the offing for the final game of the Championship against France at Twickenham on Super Saturday.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s edition of the Women’s Six Nations.

Wales kick off their Women's Six Nations campaign against Ireland at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday afternoon (2.15pm kick-off, live on BBC One Wales and iPlayer).

Head coach Ioan Cunningham has hailed this campaign as a new beginning following the World Cup last autumn, which Wales exited at the quarter-finals stage, and has gone for an experienced team picked on form rather than reputation.

Wales, who now have 25 full-time professional players in their ranks, will be bidding to build on their third-place finish last year, which marked their best in 13 years and came just months after historic WRU playing contracts were first awarded. But that task has been made more difficult by Ireland, Scotland and Italy all following in Wales' footsteps by professionalising their women's programmes since the 2022 championship.

Ireland, meanwhile, have a point to prove heading to Cardiff. They are the only Six Nations team who did not qualify for last year's World Cup, and suffered a dramatic second-half defeat to Wales in Dublin in 2022. On their last visit to Cardiff, though, Ireland won 45-0 as Wales hit rock bottom amid a lack of support off the field.

As for turning pro, a total of 29 players accepted historic IRFU playing contracts at the end of last year, offered on the condition of playing club rugby in Ireland, while a number of players including captain Nichola Fryday rejected the deals in favour of remaining with their Premier 15s clubs in England, widely seen as the best women's rugby club competition in the world.

England and France are likely to again vie for the title, with their potential deciding date at Twickenham on the final Saturday set to break records as the best-attended women’s rugby match in history.

But Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Wales will have plenty of optimism they can trouble the tournament’s big two across five rounds of action.

The BBC has broadcasting rights to the Women’s Six Nations in the UK, with extensive coverage across television and online platforms. All of England’s games will be shown live on BBC Two.

ROUND 1 Saturday, 25 March

2.15pm GMT: Wales v Ireland, Cardiff - BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app, Radio 5 Sports Extra

4.45pm GMT: England v Scotland, Newcastle - BBC Two, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app, Radio 5 Live

England begin the defence of their Women's Six Nations Championship title when they host Scotland in Newcastle on Saturday.

The Red Roses have actually won the last four editions of the tournament, claiming the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in each of those years. Unsurprisingly, England were dominant in last year's tourney, winning all five matches and earning bonus points in four of them. They head into this year's championship as odds-on favourites to make it five straight years atop the table.

Meanwhile, Scotland are at the other end of the spectrum. The Scots have claimed the Wooden Spoon as last-place finishers in eight of the last 11 Six Nations tournaments, finishing with zero victories and just three points last year.

These two teams met on the first weekend of the 2022 edition as well, with England running out 57-5 winners. The Scots will be well-served in narrowing that scoreline even just a bit this time around.