2024 Six Nations Championship
2024 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 2 February – 16 March 2024 | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 8 | ||
Attendance | 515,784 (64,473 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 42 (5.25 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Finn Russell (38) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Duhan van der Merwe (5) | ||
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The 2024 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Men's Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union competition taking place in February and March 2024, featuring the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It is the 130th season of the competition (including its incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and the Five Nations Championship), but the 25th since it expanded to become the Six Nations Championship in 2000. It started on 2 February 2024 with a Friday night match between France and Ireland, and is scheduled to end with France against England on 16 March.[1] France are playing their home fixtures away from their normal venue, the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, as the stadium is being prepared for use in the 2024 Summer Olympics later in the year.[2]
Ireland entered the competition as reigning champions, having won the Grand Slam for the fourth time in 2023.[3]
Participants[edit]
Nation | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
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Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start[a] | End[b] | |||
England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | Steve Borthwick | Jamie George[4] | 5th | |
France | Stade Vélodrome | 67,394 | Marseille (vs. Ireland) | Fabien Galthié | Grégory Alldritt[5] | 4th | |
Parc Olympique Lyonnais | 59,186 | Décines-Charpieu (vs. England) | |||||
Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 50,186 | Villeneuve-d'Ascq (vs. Italy) | |||||
Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 51,700 | Dublin | Andy Farrell | Peter O'Mahony[6] | 2nd | |
Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 73,261 | Rome | Gonzalo Quesada | Michele Lamaro[7] | 11th | |
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | Gregor Townsend | Rory Darge[8] Finn Russell[8] |
6th | |
Wales | Millennium Stadium | 73,931 | Cardiff | Warren Gatland | Dafydd Jenkins[9] | 8th |
Squads[edit]
Table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | GS | TB | LB | Pts | IRE | SCO | ENG | FRA | WAL | ITA | |
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1 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 24 | +81 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | — | 16 Mar | 31–7 | 36–0 | |||
2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | — | 30–21 | 16–20 | ||||
3 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 Mar | — | 16–14 | ||||
4 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17–38 | 16 Mar | — | 13–13 | |||
5 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 74 | −27 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26–27 | 10 Mar | — | 16 Mar | |||
6 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 Mar | 24–27 | — |
Table ranking rules[10]
- Four points are awarded for a win.
- Two points are awarded for a draw.
- A bonus point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries, or loses by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four or more tries, and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points.
- Three bonus points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team would top the table with at least 23 points, as there would otherwise be a scenario where a team could win all five matches with no bonus points for a total of 20 points and another team could win four matches with bonus points and lose their fifth match while claiming one or more bonus points giving a total of 21 or 22 points.
- Tiebreakers
- If two or more teams are tied on table points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
- If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scores the higher number of total tries (including penalty tries) in their matches is ranked higher.
- If two or more teams remain tied after applying the above tiebreakers then those teams will be placed at equal rank; if the tournament has concluded and more than one team is placed first then the title will be shared between them.
Fixtures[edit]
Round 1[edit]
2 February 2024 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
France | 17–38 | Ireland (1 BP) |
Try: Penaud 39' c Gabrillagues 52' c Con: Ramos (2/2) 40+1', 52' Pen: Ramos (1/2) 26' | Report | Try: Gibson-Park 15' c Beirne 29' c Nash 45' c Sheehan 61' c Kelleher 77' c Con: Crowley (5/5) 17', 30', 46', 62', 78' Pen: Crowley (1/2) 6' |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Karl Dickson (England)[11] |
Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Romain Taofifénua was originally named among the replacements in the France squad; however, he was withdrawn the day before the match because of illness, and his place on the bench was taken by Posolo Tuilagi.[12]
- Nolann Le Garrec and Posolo Tuilagi (both France) made their international debuts.[12]
- This was Ireland's biggest ever away win over France (by both total points scored and margin of victory).[13]
- This was France's heaviest home defeat in the competition in 110 years.[citation needed]
3 February 2024 15:15 CET (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) Italy | 24–27 | England |
Try: A. Garbisi 10' c Allan 25' c Ioane 80+4' c Con: Allan (2/2) 12', 26' P. Garbisi (1/1) 80+5' Pen: Allan (1/2) 4' | Report | Try: Daly 19' m Mitchell 44' c Con: Ford (1/2) 45' Pen: Ford (5/5) 15', 32', 37', 53', 66' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)[11] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Ange Capuozzo was originally named in the starting line-up for Italy; however, he was withdrawn the day before the match because of illness. He was replaced by Lorenzo Pani, whose place on the bench was taken by Federico Mori.[14]
- Edoardo Iachizzi was originally named among the replacements for Italy; however, he was withdrawn the day of the match because of injury, and his place on the bench was taken by Alessandro Izekor.[14]
- Ellis Genge was originally named among the replacements for England; however, he was withdrawn the day of the match because of a foot injury, and his place on the bench was taken by Beno Obano.[15]
- Federico Ruzza (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.[16]
- Alessandro Izekor, Mirco Spagnolo (both Italy), Chandler Cunningham-South, Fraser Dingwall, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Ethan Roots and Fin Smith (all England) made their international debuts.[17]
- The final score was the narrowest ever margin in a test match between England and Italy, and also Italy's highest points total against England.[18]
3 February 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
(2 BP) Wales | 26–27 | Scotland |
Try: Botham 47' m Dyer 52' c Wainwright 60' c Mann 68' c Con: Lloyd (3/4) 53', 61', 69' | Report | Try: Schoeman 10' c Van der Merwe (2) 29' c, 42' c Con: Russell (3/3) 11', 30', 43' Pen: Russell (2/2) 6', 22' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[11] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Alex Mann, Cameron Winnett (both Wales) and Elliot Millar-Mills (both Scotland) made their international debuts; Alec Hepburn made his debut for Scotland, having previously played six times for England.[19]
- This was Scotland's first win at the Millennium Stadium for 22 years. Their previous victory in Cardiff (27–22) occurred on 6 April 2002.[20]
- Scotland retained the Doddie Weir Cup.[21]
Round 2[edit]
10 February 2024 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Scotland | 16–20 | France |
Try: White 7' c Con: Russell (1/1) 8' Pen: Russell (3/3) 21', 29', 57' | Report | Try: Fickou 30' c Bielle-Biarrey 69' c Con: Ramos (2/2) 32', 71' Pen: Ramos (2/2) 11', 76' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)[11] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Kyle Steyn was originally named in the starting line-up for Scotland; however, he withdrew on the day of the match for personal reasons. He was replaced on the wing by Kyle Rowe, whose place at full-back was taken by Harry Paterson.[22]
- Harry Paterson (Scotland) and Alexandre Roumat (France) made their international debuts.[23]
- Damian Penaud (France) earned his 50th test cap.[24]
- France retained the Auld Alliance Trophy, and became the first of the two nations to win it on three consecutive occasions.[25]
10 February 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 16–14 | Wales (1 BP) |
Try: Earl 19' m Dingwall 62' m Pen: Ford (2/2) 47', 71' | Report | Try: Penalty try 16' Mann 37' c Con: Lloyd (1/1) 38' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,596 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)[11] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Archie Griffin (Wales) made his international debut.[26]
- England recorded their largest ever second-half comeback in the Six Nations, and equalled their test match record for biggest half-time deficit overcome to secure victory (9 points; tied with their win against Argentina on 22 June 2002).[27]
- Assistant referee Hollie Davidson became the first woman to be part of the on-field officiating team in a men's Six Nations match.[28]
11 February 2024 15:00 WET (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Ireland | 36–0 | Italy |
Try: Crowley 7' m Sheehan (2) 23' c, 49' m Conan 36' c Lowe 61' m Nash 77' c Con: Crowley (2/5) 24', 38' Byrne (1/1) 78' | Report |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[11][c] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Ross Vintcent (Italy) made his international debut.[30]
- Ireland recorded a clean sheet for the first time in the Six Nations era; their previous clean sheet in the tournament was within the Five Nations format in 1987, when they achieved a 17–0 victory against England.[31]
- This was Ireland's first clean sheet since beating Russia 35–0 during the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[citation needed]
- This was the first clean sheet for any team in the Six Nations since England beat Italy 33–0 in 2022.[citation needed]
- Italy failed to score a point against Ireland for the first time.[32]
Round 3[edit]
24 February 2024 14:15 WET (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Ireland | 31–7 | Wales |
Try: Sheehan 20' c Lowe 31' c Frawley 66' c Beirne 80' c Con: Crowley (4/4) 21', 32', 67', 80' Pen: Crowley (1/1) 6' | Report | Try: Penalty try 42' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)[11] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Oli Jager (Ireland) and Mackenzie Martin (Wales) made their international debuts.[33]
- Ireland equalled England's record of 11 consecutive wins in the Six Nations set between 2015 and 2017.[34]
- Referee Andrea Piardi became the first Italian to officiate as referee in the Six Nations Championship.[35]
24 February 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 30–21 | England |
Try: Van der Merwe (3) 19' c, 29' c, 44' c Con: Russell (3/3) 20', 30', 46' Pen: Russell (3/3) 34', 56', 65' | Report | Try: Furbank 4' c Feyi-Waboso 66' m Con: Ford (1/1) 6' Pen: Ford (2/2) 14', 49' Drop: Ford (1/1) 35' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)[11] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Duhan van der Merwe became the first Scottish player to score a hat-trick against England, and the first player to score a hat-trick against England in the Six Nations era.[citation needed]
- Scotland recorded their fourth straight win over England, equalling their best streak, previously set 1893 and 1896.[citation needed]
- Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup.[citation needed]
25 February 2024 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
France | 13–13 | Italy |
Try: Ollivon 6' c Con: Ramos (1/1) 7' Pen: Ramos (2/2) 13', 44' | Report | Try: Capuozzo 69' c Con: Garbisi (1/1) 70' Pen: Page-Relo (1/1) 40+3' Garbisi (1/2) 60' |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)[11] |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Notes:
- Louis Bielle-Biarrey was originally named in the starting line-up for France; however, he withdrew the day before the match due to a neck injury. He was replaced by Matthis Lebel.[36]
- Esteban Abadie (France) and Matteo Canali (Italy) made their international debuts.
- This was the first draw between these two sides.
Round 4[edit]
9 March 2024 15:15 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy | v | Scotland |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)[11] |
Assistant referees:
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9 March 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | v | Ireland |
Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[11] |
Assistant referees:
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- If Ireland secure a bonus point win, they would win the Six Nations Championship with one game to spare.
10 March 2024 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | v | France |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[11] |
Assistant referees:
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Round 5[edit]
16 March 2024 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | v | Italy |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)[11] |
Assistant referees:
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16 March 2024 16:45 WET (UTC+0) |
Ireland | v | Scotland |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[11] |
Assistant referees:
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16 March 2024 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
France | v | England |
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)[11] |
Assistant referees:
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Player statistics[edit]
Stats updated: 24 February
Most points[edit]
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Most tries[edit]
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Notes[edit]
- ^ As of 29 January 2024
- ^ As of 18 March 2024
- ^ Pierre Brousset was initially scheduled to referee this match, but withdrew due to injury.[29]
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