2024 Six Nations Championship
| 2024 Six Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 2 February – 16 March 2024 | ||
| Countries | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 | ||
| Attendance | 196,500 (65,500 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 19 (6.33 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |  George Ford (17) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) |  Duhan van der Merwe (2) | ||
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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
| Nation | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
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| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start[a] | End[b] | |||
| England
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Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | Steve Borthwick
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Jamie George[4] | 5th | |
 France
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Stade Vélodrome | 67,394 | Marseille (vs. Ireland) | Fabien Galthié
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Grégory Alldritt[5] | 4th | |
| Parc Olympique Lyonnais | 59,186 | Décines-Charpieu (vs. England) | |||||
| Stade Pierre-Mauroy | 50,186 | Villeneuve-d'Ascq (vs. Italy) | |||||
 Ireland
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Aviva Stadium | 51,700 | Dublin | Andy Farrell
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Peter O'Mahony[6] | 2nd | |
 Italy
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Stadio Olimpico | 73,261 | Rome |  Gonzalo Quesada
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Michele Lamaro[7] | 11th | |
| Scotland
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Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | Gregor Townsend
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Rory Darge[8] Finn Russell[8] |
6th | |
 Wales
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Millennium Stadium | 73,931 | Cardiff |  Warren Gatland
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Dafydd Jenkins[9] | 8th | |
Squads
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | GS | TB | LB | Pts |
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| 1 | Ireland
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | England
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Wales
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Italy
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | France
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2024. Source: Six Nations Rugby
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
Round 1
| 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] |
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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]
| 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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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:
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Notes:
- Alex Mann, Cameron Winnett (both Wales) and Elliot Millar-Mills (Scotland) made their international debuts.[19]
- Alec Hepburn made his international debut for Scotland. He previously earned six test caps for England in 2018.[20]
- 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.[21]
- Scotland retain the Doddie Weir Cup
Round 2
| 10 February 2024 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Scotland | v | France |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)[11] |
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| 10 February 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
| England | v | Wales |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)[11] |
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| 11 February 2024 15:00 WET (UTC+0) |
| Ireland | v | Italy |
| Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[11] |
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Round 3
| 24 February 2024 14:15 WET (UTC+0) |
| Ireland | v | Wales |
| Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)[11] |
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| 24 February 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Scotland | v | England |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)[11] |
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| 25 February 2024 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| France | v | Italy |
| Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)[11] |
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Round 4
| 9 March 2024 15:15 CET (UTC+1) |
| Italy | v | Scotland |
| Stadio Olimpico, Rome Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)[11] |
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| 9 March 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
| England | v | Ireland |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[11] |
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| 10 March 2024 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Wales | v | France |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[11] |
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Round 5
| 16 March 2024 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Wales | v | Italy |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)[11] |
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| 16 March 2024 16:45 WET (UTC+0) |
| Ireland | v | Scotland |
| Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[11] |
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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] |
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Player statistics
Most points
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Most tries
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Most goals
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Notes
References
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- ^ "Six Nations 2024: Peter O'Mahony named Ireland captain following Johnny Sexton's retirement". BBC Sport. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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- ^ Gault, Matt (2 February 2024). "Six Nations 2024: France 17-38 Ireland - Irish claim bonus-point win over 14-man hosts in Marseille". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Italy rocked ahead of Six Nations clash with England as star ruled out". Planet Rugby. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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- ^ "Six Nations 2024: Italy 24-27 England - Visitors come from behind for narrow win in Rome". BBC Sport. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Six Nations: Cardiff's 21-year-old Cameron Winnett in for Wales debut vs Scotland as George North ruled out". Sky Sports. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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