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).

Participants

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

Squads

Main article: 2021 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Tries		Bonus points			Table points
		Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	GS	Tries	Loser
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 scored four or more tries in a match or loses a match by seven points or fewer. If a team scored four tries in a match 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 ensured that a Grand Slam winning team would top the table with at least 23 points – a team could lose a match but still win two bonus points and win the other four matches with four try bonus points for a maximum of 22 points.
• Tiebreakers
  • If two or more teams were tied on match points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
  • If the above tiebreaker failed to separate tied teams, the team that scored the higher number of total tries in their matches is ranked higher.
  • If two or more teams remained 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.

Round 1

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

Italy	v	France

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

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

England	v	Scotland

Twickenham Stadium, London

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7 February 2021 15:00 GMT (UTC+1)

Wales	v	Ireland

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Round 2

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

England	v	Italy

Twickenham Stadium, London

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

Scotland	v	Wales

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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

Ireland	v	France

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Round 3

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

Italy	v	Ireland

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

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

Wales	v	England

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

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

France	v	Scotland

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Round 4

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

Italy	v	Wales

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

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

England	v	France

Twickenham Stadium, London

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

Scotland	v	Ireland

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

Round 5

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

Scotland	v	Italy

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

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

Ireland	v	England

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

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

France	v	Wales

Stade de France, Saint-Denis