2021 Six Nations Championship

2021 Six Nations Championship
2021 Six Nations Championship
Date	6 February – 20 March 2021
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales;
Tournament statistics
Official website	sixnationsrugby.com
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The 2021 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) will be the 22nd Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 127th edition of the competition (including all the tournament's previous versions as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship).

England enter the tournament as defending champions,^[1] having beaten Italy at the Stadio Olimpico on the final day of the 2020 tournament to top the table and win on points difference.

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Home stadium	Capacity	Location	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London	Eddie Jones	Owen Farrell
France	Stade de France	81,338	Saint-Denis	Fabien Galthié	Charles Ollivon
Ireland	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Andy Farrell	Jonathan Sexton
Italy	Stadio Olimpico	73,261	Rome	Franco Smith	Luca Bigi
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144	Edinburgh	Gregor Townsend	Stuart Hogg
Wales	Millennium Stadium	73,931	Cardiff	Wayne Pivac	Alun Wyn Jones

Squads

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Tries		Bonus points			Table points
Position	Nation	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	GS	Tries	Loser	Table points
1	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table ranking rules

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, but a team could lose a match and still win two bonus points, and win the other four matches with four bonus points for a maximum of 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 in their matches is ranked higher.
- If two or more teams remain tied for first place at the end of the championship, after applying the above tiebreakers, the title will be shared between them.

Fixtures

The fixtures were announced on 20 March 2019 along with the previous year's fixtures. As with 2020, no matches were scheduled on a Friday night and the final match of the tournament was scheduled for peak time.^[2]

Round 1

6 February 2021
15:15 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	v	France

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)


FB	15	Jacopo Trulla
RW	14	Luca Sperandio
OC	13	Marco Zanon
IC	12	Ignacio Brex
LW	11	Monty Ioane
FH	10	Paolo Garbisi
SH	9	Stephen Varney
N8	8	Michele Lamaro
OF	7	Johan Meyer
BF	6	Sebastian Negri
RL	5	David Sisi
LL	4	Marco Lazzaroni
TP	3	Marco Riccioni
HK	2	Luca Bigi (c)
LP	1	Cherif Traorè
Replacements:
HK	16	Gianmarco Lucchesi
PR	17	Danilo Fischetti
PR	18	Giosuè Zilocchi
LK	19	Niccolò Cannone
LK	20	Federico Ruzza
FL	21	Maxime Mbanda
SH	22	Guglielmo Palazzani
FH	23	Carlo Canna
Coach:
Franco Smith


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Teddy Thomas
OC	13	Arthur Vincent
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Gabin Villière
FH	10	Matthieu Jalibert
SH	9	Antoine Dupont
N8	8	Grégory Alldritt
OF	7	Charles Ollivon (c)
BF	6	Dylan Cretin
RL	5	Paul Willemse
LL	4	Bernard Le Roux
TP	3	Mohamed Haouas
HK	2	Julien Marchand
LP	1	Cyril Baille
Replacements:
HK	16	Pierre Bourgarit
PR	17	Jean-Baptiste Gros
PR	18	Dorian Aldegheri
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua
FL	20	Anthony Jelonch
SH	21	Baptiste Serin
FH	22	Louis Carbonel
FH	23	Damian Penaud
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Touch judges:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Karl Dickson (England)

6 February 2021
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

England	v	Scotland

Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)


FB	15	Elliot Daly
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Henry Slade
IC	12	Ollie Lawrence
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	Owen Farrell (c)
SH	9	Ben Youngs
N8	8	Billy Vunipola
OF	7	Tom Curry
BF	6	Mark Wilson
RL	5	Jonny Hill
LL	4	Maro Itoje
TP	3	Will Stuart
HK	2	Jamie George
LP	1	Ellis Genge
Replacements:
HK	16	Luke Cowan-Dickie
PR	17	Beno Obano
PR	18	Harry Williams
LK	19	Courtney Lawes
FL	20	Ben Earl
SH	21	Dan Robson
FH	22	George Ford
FB	23	Max Malins
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Stuart Hogg (c)
RW	14	Sean Maitland
OC	13	Chris Harris
IC	12	Cameron Redpath
LW	11	Duhan van der Merwe
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Ali Price
N8	8	Matt Fagerson
OF	7	Hamish Watson
BF	6	Jamie Ritchie
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Scott Cummings
TP	3	Zander Fagerson
HK	2	George Turner
LP	1	Rory Sutherland
Replacements:
HK	16	David Cherry
PR	17	Oli Kebble
PR	18	Simon Berghan
LK	19	Richie Gray
N8	20	Gary Graham
SH	21	Scott Steele
FH	22	Jaco van der Walt
CE	23	Huw Jones
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Joy Neville (Ireland)

7 February 2021
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	v	Ireland

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Round 2

13 February 2021
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)

England	v	Italy

Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

13 February 2021
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	v	Wales

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

14 February 2021
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	v	France

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Round 3

27 February 2021
15:15 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	v	Ireland

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

27 February 2021
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	v	England

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

28 February 2021
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	v	Scotland

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Round 4

13 March 2021
15:15 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	v	Wales

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

13 March 2021
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

England	v	France

Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

14 March 2021
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	v	Ireland

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

Round 5

20 March 2021
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	v	Italy

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

20 March 2021
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	v	England

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

20 March 2021
21:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	v	Wales

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

References

^ Dawnay, Oliver (31 October 2020). "England crowned 2020 Six Nations champions on points difference as France defeat Ireland". talkSPORT. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Fixtures announced for 2020 and 2021 Championships". Six Nations Rugby. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[1] Dawnay, Oliver (31 October 2020). "England crowned 2020 Six Nations champions on points difference as France defeat Ireland". talkSPORT. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[2] "Fixtures announced for 2020 and 2021 Championships". Six Nations Rugby. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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