England’s players reacted with unrestrained enthusiasm as Chandler Cunningham-South’s thunderous tackle forced the All Blacks to knock on late in the first half.
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Their exuberant celebration, more typical of a try-scoring moment, quickly became a hot topic on social media.
One fan quipped, “England celebrating after a knock-on. Shameless team.” Another commented, “Oh dear, @EnglandRugby up to it again, celebrating @AllBlacks knock-on like they’ve scored a winning try. Such a silly thing to do.”
Another fan took it further, joking, “Best team in the world… at celebrating a knock-on. Best ever. Nobody has ever been better.”
A final playful remark added to the mix: “An England player celebrating knock-ons?? And it’s not Ben Earl??!”
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2025 Six Nations fixtures confirmed, England handed worst possible start
As per this year, the 2025 Championship will see BBC and ITV sharing coverage in the UK, with S4C offering Welsh language options. France Television will be the home of the Championship for French fans, RTE and Virgin Media will once again cover the games in Ireland. In Italy, Sky Italia will continue their coverage of the Championship in 2025. The host broadcast coverage will also be complemented by widespread international broadcast coverage and a World Feed service.
Commenting on the 2025 Guinness Six Nations fixtures, Tom Harrison, CEO of Six Nations Rugby, said:
“The Guinness Men’s Six Nations is an appointment to view each year, delivering blockbuster entertainment for fans all over the world. The Championship never fails to deliver unpredictable excitement and experiences for fans to look forward to and then savour.
“The announcement of the next instalment of fixtures is always keenly anticipated by fans, and with tickets now available for the 2025 fixtures, coupled with extensive broadcast coverage of the games, fans can already begin looking forward to what is in store as the action for the remaining rounds of this year’s Championship plays out.”
2025 Siz Nations Fixtures
ROUND 1
- Friday 31 January
- France vs Wales – 8.15pm
- Saturday 1 February
- Scotland vs Italy – 2.15pm
- Ireland vs England – 4.45pm
ROUND 2
- Saturday 8 February
- Italy vs Wales – 2.15pm
- England vs France – 4.45pm
- Sunday 9 February
- Scotland vs Ireland – 3pm
