The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. Each team plays the others once in a round-robin format. This year, England's coach has made a significant change to the team lineup. - Marcus Smith has been dropped from the England squad for the Six Nations match against Italy. - Elliot Daly will replace Marcus Smith at fullback for the game against Italy. - Coach Steve Borthwick has made three changes to the England starting lineup. - Fin Smith will retain his place at flyhalf for the match. - Fraser Dingwall replaces Henry Slade at centre.