We’re looking in-depth at how each team got on in 2017 and what they’ve got to look forward to in 2018.

Never before have a side won the Championship three years in a row, but that is the task now facing Eddie Jones and England.

After a Grand Slam in 2016 and another crown last year – only marred by defeat in Dublin on the final day – Jones has clearly taken to this Championship like a duck to water.

The fixture list for even years is favoured by Jones, who will welcome both Ireland and Wales to Twickenham in 2018.

South West London remains a fortress for the English, they have not lost there under Jones and Ireland and Wales have enjoyed a combined total of one victory there in the Championship since 2010.

Read more at http://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/news/32052.php#yAqQaV25kggWlg8q.99With the New Year now upon us, anticipation for the 2018 NatWest 6 Nations is growing faster than ever.

Source: The Year Ahead: England : NatWest 6 Nations Championship