The tournament began on 1 February 2020, and was scheduled to conclude on 14 March; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy's penultimate match against Ireland and all three of the final weekend's matches were postponed with the intention of being rescheduled.

[4] In July 2020, a revised fixture schedule was announced, with the last four games being played in October.

[5][6] England became the first team to win the title despite losing their first game since Wales did so in 2013.

[7] Table ranking rules The fixtures were announced on 20 March 2019.

[8] Player of the Match: Justin Tipuric (Wales) Touch judges: Matthew Carley (England) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: James Leckie (Australia) Notes: Player of the Match: CJ Stander (Ireland) Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Notes: Player of the Match: Grégory Alldritt (France) Touch judges: Andrew Brace (Ireland) Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: Player of the Match: CJ Stander (Ireland) Touch judges: Luke Pearce (England) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: Glenn Newman (New Zealand) Notes: Player of the Match: Sam Underhill (England) Touch judges: Mathieu Raynal (France) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: James Leckie (Australia) Notes: Player of the Match: Grégory Alldritt (France) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: Player of the Match: Hamish Watson (Scotland) Touch judges: Mathieu Raynal (France) Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England) Player of the Match: Romain Ntamack (France) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Karl Dickson (England) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Player of the Match: Courtney Lawes (England) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Notes: Player of the Match: Ben Youngs (England) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Notes: Player of the Match: Jamie Ritchie (Scotland) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Frank Murphy (Ireland) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Notes: Player of the Match: Will Connors (Ireland) Touch judges: Luke Pearce (England) Christophe Ridley (England) Television match official: Tom Foley (England) Note: Player of the Match: Jamie Ritchie (Scotland) Touch judges: Mathieu Raynal (France) Christophe Ridley (England) Television match official: Tom Foley (England) Notes: Player of the Match: Ben Youngs (England) Touch judges: Alexandre Ruiz (France) Mike Adamson (Scotland) Television match official: Romain Poite (France) Notes: Player of the Match: Gregory Alldritt (France) Touch judges: Matthew Carley (England) Karl Dickson (England) Television match official: Luke Pearce (England) Notes: