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Duhan van der Merwe splits England’s defence. Photo: Getty Images.

Six Nations highlights: Duhan van der Merwe lights up opening round

France toppled Italy in a thrilling clash in Rome, Scotland upset England in London and Ireland thrashed Wales in Cardiff in the Six Nations.

Duhan van der Merwe Scotland star in Six Nations Ireland England France.

Duhan van der Merwe splits England’s defence. Photo: Getty Images.

France toppled Italy in a thrilling encounter in Rome, while Scotland upset England in London and Ireland demolished Wales in Cardiff in the opening of the 2023 Six Nations.

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SIX NATIONS ROUND 1 HIGHLIGHTS

SCINTILLATING SCOTLAND PUNISH ERRONEOUS ENGLAND:

IMPRESSIVE IRELAND POUND WOEFUL WALES:

FORCEFUL FRANCE BEAT IMPRESSIVE ITALY AT THE DEATH:

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ROUND 1 TEAMS AND SCORERS

ENGLAND 23 IRELAND 29:

England — 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Max Malins, 13 Joe Marchant, 12 Owen Farrell (captain), 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Jack van Poortvliet, 8 Alex Dombrandt, 7 Ben Curry, 6 Lewis Ludlam, 5 Ollie Chessum, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Jamie George, 1 Ellis Genge.
Subs: 16 Jack Walker, 17 Mako Vunipola, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Nick Isiekwe, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Ollie Lawrence, 23 Anthony Watson.

Scotland — 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Kyle Steyn, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben White, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Luke Crosbie, 6 Jamie Ritchie (captain), 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Willem Nel, 2 George Turner, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Subs: 16 Fraser Brown, 17 Jamie Bhatti, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 Jonny Gray, 20 Jack Dempsey, 21 George Horne, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Chris Harris.

England — Tries: Max Malins (2), Ellis Genge. Conversion: Farrell. Penalties: Farrell (2).
Scotland — Tries: Jones, Duhan van der Merwe (2), Ben White. Conversions: Finn Russell (3). Penalty: Russell.

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WALES 10 IRELAND 34:

Wales — 15 Liam Williams, 14 Josh Adams, 13 George North, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Tomos William, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Jac Morgan, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Adam Beard, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Gareth Thomas.
Subs: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Dafydd Jenkins, 20 Tommy Reffell, 21 Rhys Webb, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Alex Cuthbert.

Ireland — 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 James Lowe, 10 Jonathan Sexton (captain), 9 Jamison Gibson Park, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 James Ryan, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Finlay Bealham, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter.
Subs: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Tom O’Toole, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Bundee Aki.

Wales — Tries: Williams. Conversion: Dan Biggar. Penalty: Biggar.
Ireland — Tries: Caelan Doris, James Ryan, James Lowe, Josh van der Flier. Conversions: Johnny Sexton (3), Ross Byrne. Penalties: Sexton (2).

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ITALY 24 FRANCE 29:

Italy — 15 Ange Capuozzo, 14 Pierre Bruno, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Tommaso Menoncello, 10 Tommaso Allan, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Lorenzo Cannone, 7 Michele Lamaro (captain), 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolo Cannone, 3 Simone Ferrari, 2 Giacomo Nicotera, 1 Danilo Fischetti.
Subs: 16 Luca Bigi, 17 Federico Zani, 18 Pietro Ceccarelli, 19 Edoardo Iachizzi, 20 Giovanni Pettinelli, 21 Manuel Zuliani, 22 Alessandro Fusco, 23 Edoardo Padovani.

France — 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Gael Fickou, 12 Yoram Moefana, 11 Ethan Dumortier, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (captain), 8 Gregory Alldritt, 7 Charles Ollivon, 6 Anthony Jelonch, 5 Paul Willemse, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Cyril Baille.
Subs: 16 Gaetan Barlot, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Sipili Falatea, 19 Romain Taofifenua, 20 Thomas Lavault, 21 Sekou Macalou, 22 Nolan Le Garrec, 23 Matthieu Jalibert.

Italy — Tries: Ange Capuozzo, Penalty try. Conversion: Automatic conversion. Penalties: Tommy Allan (4).
France — Tries: Thibaud Flament, Thomas Ramos, Ethan Dumortier, Matthieu Jalibert. Conversions: Ramos (3). Penalty: Ramos.

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Six Nations log after first round of action in 2023. Ireland, France and England
Six Nations log after first round of action in 2023.