The opening weekend of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations was a tough one for Leicester Tigers players involved.

Many Tigers players are representing England in the 2023 Six Nations tournament, with Ollie Chessum, Jack van Poortvliet Freddie Steward, as well as Dan Cole, Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson all either starting or being used as replacements in the first England match.

Meanwhile, Tigers back-rower Tommy Reffell represented Wales in his Six Nations debut, being brought on in the second half.

In the tournament opener, Tommy Reffell came off the bench for Wales in their 24-point loss to Ireland in Cardiff, in which the final score was Wales 10 - 34 Ireland.

Later in the day at Twickenham, six Tigers were in action for England in their showdown with Scotland.

The hosts took a 13-12 lead into the break but were unable to hold on and went down to the Scots by six points, 23-29, to come away with just the lone competition point.

Ollie Chessum, Jack van Poortvliet and Freddie Steward started for England, while Dan Cole, Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson were used as replacements.

A five-point defeat for Italy at home to France in the final fixture of Round 1 saw them also claim a losing bonus-point.

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This means that Wales were the only team to complete the opening weekend without any points on the table.

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