A spectacular weekend of Six Nations rugby saw a number of records beaten.
#1. Youngest ever Six Nations try-scorer
Italy winger Tommaso Menoncello broke Stuart Hogg's record by scoring on his debut against France aged 19 years and 170 days.
#2. He doesn't miss
Hamish Watson made 14/14 tackles against England and has now made 163 tackles in a row in the Six Nations without missing, surpassing Lionel Nallet (154) for the longest run of tackles made without a miss in the tournaments history.
#3. Back-to-back
Scotland have won back-to-back matches against England for the first time in Six Nations history and for the first time since 1984; they went on to win the Five Nations that year.
#4. Most consecutive defeats
Italy's defeat against France is their 33rd consecutive Six Nations defeat since they beat Scotland in 2015.
#5. Unexperienced
England's starting XV for their Six Nations opener against Scotland has a combined 462 caps; the least experienced XV that Eddie Jones has named for a Six Nations fixture.
Marcus Smith of England celebrates after winning during the Autumn Nations Match between England and South Africa at Twickenham Stadium on 20 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
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