2024 Six Nations Championship
Date	2 February – 16 March 2024
Countries	England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Wales
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
	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

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	GS	TB	LB	Pts
1	Ireland	1	1	0	0	38	17	+21	5	2	0	1	0	5
2	England	1	1	0	0	27	24	+3	2	3	0	0	0	4
3	Scotland	1	1	0	0	27	26	+1	3	4	0	0	0	4
4	Wales	1	0	0	1	26	27	−1	4	3	0	1	1	2
5	Italy	1	0	0	1	24	27	−3	3	2	0	0	1	1
6	France	1	0	0	1	17	38	−21	2	5	0	0	0	0

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]

FB 15 Thomas Ramos RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 Jonathan Danty  63' LW 11 Yoram Moefana FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert SH 9 Maxime Lucu  63' N8 8 Grégory Alldritt (c) OF 7 Charles Ollivon  63' BF 6 François Cros  63' RL 5 Paul Willemse  7'  30' LL 4 Paul Gabrillagues  52' TP 3 Uini Atonio  52' HK 2 Peato Mauvaka  52' LP 1 Cyril Baille  52'  70' Replacements: HK 16 Julien Marchand  52' PR 17 Reda Wardi  52'  70' PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri  52' LK 19 Posolo Tuilagi  52' LK 20 Cameron Woki  63' FL 21 Paul Boudehent  63' SH 22 Nolann Le Garrec  63' WG 23 Louis Bielle-Biarrey  63' Coach: Fabien Galthié

FB 15 Hugo Keenan RW 14 Calvin Nash  79' OC 13 Robbie Henshaw IC 12 Bundee Aki LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Jack Crowley SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  70' N8 8 Caelan Doris OF 7 Josh van der Flier  63' BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c)  52'  63' RL 5 Tadhg Beirne LL 4 Joe McCarthy  66' TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  63' HK 2 Dan Sheehan  63' LP 1 Andrew Porter 8' to 18'  63' Replacements: HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  63' PR 17 Cian Healy  8'  18'  63' PR 18 Finlay Bealham  63' LK 19 James Ryan  66' LK 20 Ryan Baird  63' N8 21 Jack Conan  63' SH 22 Conor Murray  70' CE 23 Ciarán Frawley  79' Coach: Andy Farrell

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]

FB 15 Tommaso Allan RW 14 Lorenzo Pani  68' OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello LW 11 Monty Ioane FH 10 Paolo Garbisi SH 9 Alessandro Garbisi  52' N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone  45' OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)  79' BF 6 Sebastian Negri  66' RL 5 Federico Ruzza  72' LL 4 Niccolò Cannone TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli  45' HK 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi  52' LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  66' Replacements: HK 16 Giacomo Nicotera  52' PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo  66' PR 18 Giosuè Zilocchi  45' LK 19 Andrea Zambonin  72' FL 20 Alessandro Izekor  66' FL 21 Manuel Zuliani  45' SH 22 Stephen Varney  52' CE 23 Federico Mori  68' Coach: Gonzalo Quesada

FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Tommy Freeman  77' OC 13 Henry Slade IC 12 Fraser Dingwall LW 11 Elliot Daly  75' FH 10 George Ford  66' SH 9 Alex Mitchell  58' N8 8 Ben Earl OF 7 Sam Underhill  66' BF 6 Ethan Roots RL 5 Ollie Chessum  72' LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Will Stuart  55' HK 2 Jamie George (c)  73' LP 1 Joe Marler  75' Replacements: HK 16 Theo Dan  73' PR 17 Beno Obano  75' PR 18 Dan Cole  55' LK 19 Alex Coles  72' FL 20 Chandler Cunningham-South  66' SH 21 Danny Care  58' FH 22 Fin Smith  66' WG 23 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso  77' Coach: Steve Borthwick

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]

FB 15 Cameron Winnett RW 14 Rio Dyer OC 13 Owen Watkin  52' IC 12 Nick Tompkins LW 11 Josh Adams FH 10 Sam Costelow  36' SH 9 Gareth Davies  41' N8 8 Aaron Wainwright OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 James Botham  49' RL 5 Adam Beard 49' to 55'  72' LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c) TP 3 Leon Brown  41' HK 2 Ryan Elias  41' LP 1 Corey Domachowski Replacements: HK 16 Elliot Dee  41' PR 17 Kemsley Mathias PR 18 Keiron Assiratti  41' LK 19 Teddy Williams  49'  55'  72' FL 20 Alex Mann  49' SH 21 Tomos Williams  41' FH 22 Ioan Lloyd  36' CE 23 Mason Grady  52' Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Kyle Rowe RW 14 Kyle Steyn OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu  60' LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Finn Russell (c) SH 9 Ben White  70' N8 8 Matt Fagerson OF 7 Jamie Ritchie  62' BF 6 Luke Crosbie  51'  59'  72' RL 5 Scott Cummings LL 4 Richie Gray  32' TP 3 Zander Fagerson  70' HK 2 George Turner  47'  70' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  62' Replacements: HK 16 Ewan Ashman  51'  59'  70' PR 17 Alec Hepburn  62' PR 18 Elliot Millar-Mills  70' LK 19 Sam Skinner  32' N8 20 Jack Dempsey  62' SH 21 George Horne  70' FH 22 Ben Healy CE 23 Cameron Redpath  72' Coach: Gregor Townsend

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]

10 February 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

England	v	Wales

Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)[11]

11 February 2024 15:00 WET (UTC+0)

Ireland	v	Italy

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[11][22]

Round 3

24 February 2024 14:15 WET (UTC+0)

Ireland	v	Wales

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)[11]

24 February 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	v	England

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)[11]

25 February 2024 16:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	v	Italy

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)[11]

Round 4

9 March 2024 15:15 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	v	Scotland

Stadio Olimpico, Rome Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)[11]

9 March 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

England	v	Ireland

Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[11]

10 March 2024 15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	v	France

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[11]

Round 5

16 March 2024 14:15 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	v	Italy

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)[11]

16 March 2024 16:45 WET (UTC+0)

Ireland	v	Scotland

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[11]

16 March 2024 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	v	England

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)[11]

Player statistics

Most points[edit] Rank Name Team Points 1 George Ford  England 17 2 Jack Crowley  Ireland 13 3 Tommaso Allan  Italy 12 Finn Russell  Scotland 5 Duhan van der Merwe  Scotland 10

Most tries[edit] Rank Name Team Tries 1 Duhan van der Merwe  Scotland 2 2 17 players 1

Most goals[edit] Rank Name Team Goals 1 George Ford  England 6 Jack Crowley  Ireland 3 Finn Russell  Scotland 5 4 Thomas Ramos  France 3 Tommaso Allan  Italy Ioan Lloyd  Wales