2020 Women's Six Nations Championship

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2020 Women's Six Nations Championship
Date2 February – 6 December 2020
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of England.svg  England (16th title)
Grand Slam Flag of England.svg  England (15th title)
Triple Crown Flag of England.svg  England (21st title)
Matches played12
Tries scored73 (6.08 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Emily Scarratt (55)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of France.svg Cyrielle Banet (4)
Flag of France.svg Laure Sansus (4)
Flag of England.svg Abigail Dow (4)
Flag of England.svg Poppy Cleall (4)
Player of the tournament Flag of England.svg Emily Scarratt [1]
Official website Official website
2019 (Previous)(Next) 2021

The 2020 Women's Six Nations Championship was the 19th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition contested by six European rugby union national teams. Matches were originally scheduled for February and March 2020, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. [2]

Contents

Seven matches in the tournament were postponed due to health and safety reasons. The match between Scotland and England was originally scheduled for Sunday 9 February but was postponed to the following day with no public admission due to Storm Ciara. [3] The game between Ireland and Wales was played as planned on 9 February. [4] Italy's matches with Scotland, Ireland and England, scheduled for 23 February, 8 March and 15 March respectively, were all postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. [5] [6] Scotland's game against France was also postponed due to an undisclosed player testing positive of the virus and seven other players and management self-isolating. [7] On 10 November, it was announced that the remaining three fixtures would be cancelled. [8]

Table

PositionNationMatchesPointsTriesBonus
points
Table
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstT BPL BPGS BP
1Flag of England.svg  England 550021920+19934240327
2Flag of France.svg  France 421112142+7917521013
3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 43017060+10111010013
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 410336135–995190004
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 30122784–573130103
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 400434166–1325260101

Fixtures

Week 1

Test: 13812 February 2020(1 BP) France  Flag of France.svg13–19Flag of England.svg  England Stade du Hameau, Pau  
13:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Try: Sansus 24' c
Con: Trémoulière (1/1) 25'
Pen: Trémoulière (2/2) 36', 75'
Report Try: Dow 9' m
Fleetwood 18' c
Scarratt 62' c
Con: Scarratt (2/3) 20', 63'
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Test: 13822 February 2020 Ireland  IRFU flag.svg18–14Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1 BP) Donnybrook, Dublin  
13:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Moloney 10' m
Naoupu 15' m
Parsons 67' m
Pen: Murphy (1/1) 5'
Report Try: Thomson 40' +2 c
Wassell 76' c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 40' +3
Skeldon (1/1) 77'
Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
Test: 13832 February 2020(1 BP) Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg15–19Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff  
14:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: H. Jones 37' c
K. Jones 64' m
Con: Wilkins (1/2) 38'
Pen: Wilkins (1/1) 3'
Report Try: Bettoni 33' m
Magatti 54' c
Stefan 59' c
Con: Sillari (2/3) 56', 60'
Referee: Sara Cox (England)

Week 2

Test: 13848 February 2020(1 BP) France  Flag of France.svg45–10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stade Beaublanc, Limoges  
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Try: Forlani 5' c
Banet (2) 17' c, 32' c
Annery 44' c
Penalty try 78'
Sansus 80' +1 c
Con: Trémoulière (4/4) 6', 18', 33', 45'
Bourdon (1/1) 80' +2
Pen: Trémoulière (1/1) 12'
Report Try: Barattin 40' +5 c
Con: Sillari (1/1) 40' +6
Pen: Sillari (1/1) 27'
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Test:9 February 2020 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg(Postponed)Flag of England.svg  England Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
12:10 GMT (UTC±00:00) Report Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)
Test: 13859 February 2020(1 BP) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg31–12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Donnybrook, Dublin  
13:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Parsons 17' m
Moloney 26' c
Delany 33' m
Djougang 42' c
Penalty try 80' +1
Con: Keohane (2/4) 27', 44'
Report Try: Smyth 40' m
Lillicrap 47' c
Con: Wilkins (1/2) 47'
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Test: 138610 February 2020 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg0–53Flag of England.svg  England (1 BP) Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh  
13:30 GMT (UTC±00:00) Report Try: Bern 3' c
Breach 31' m
Dow (2) 37' c, 56' m
E. Scott (2) 43' m, 49' c
Hunter 64' c
MacDonald 77' c
Con: Scarratt (5/8) 4', 38', 49', 65', 78'
Pen: Scarratt (1/1) 19'
Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)

Week 3

Test: 138723 February 2020 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg0–50Flag of France.svg  France (1 BP) Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff  
12:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Report Try: Banet (2) 3' m, 37' c
Sansus (2) 30' c, 51' m
N'Diaye 47' c
M. Ménager 63' c
Annery 67' m
Boudard 76' c
Con: Trémoulière (5/8) 31', 39', 48', 64', 78'
Referee: Nikki O'Donnell (England)
Test: 138823 February 2020(1 BP) England  Flag of England.svg27–0IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Castle Park, Doncaster  
12:45 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Hunter 4' c
Dow 14' m
Breach 27' m
Fleetwood 40' m
McKenna 59' m
Con: Scarratt (1/5) 4'
Report Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Test: 23 February 2020 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg(Postponed)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Stadio Giovanni Mari, Legnano  
18:10 CET (UTC+01:00) Report

Week 4

Test: 13917 March 2020(1 BP) England  Flag of England.svg66–7Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Twickenham Stoop, London  
12:05 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: P. Cleall (3) 7' c, 12' c, 51' c
Daley-McLean 28' m
Fleetwood 39' c
Millar-Mills 43' c
Cokayne 56' c
Aldcroft 66' c
Botterman 71' c
McKenna 79' m
Con: Scarratt (8/10) 8', 13', 40', 44', 52', 56', 67', 72'
Report Try: Penalty try 63'Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia)
Test: 7 March 2020 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg(Postponed)Flag of France.svg  France Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
19:45 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Test: 8 March 2020 Ireland  IRFU flag.svg(Postponed)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Donnybrook, Dublin  
13:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Report Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Francesca Martin (Wales)
Television match official:
Ian Davies (Wales)

Week 5

Test: 15 March 2020 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg(Postponed)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff  
13:10 GMT (UTC±00:00) Report Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)

Touch judges:
Nikki O'Donnell (England)
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
Television match official:
Claire Hodnett (England)

Test: 15 March 2020 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg(Postponed)Flag of England.svg  England Stadio Plebiscito, Padua  
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Referee: Aurelie Groizeleau (France)

Touch judges:
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Doriane Domenjo (France)
Television match official:
Éric Gauzins (France)

Test: 15 March 2020 France  Flag of France.svg(Postponed)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq  
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia)

Touch judges:
Sara Cox (England)
Francesca Martin (Wales)
Television match official:
Ian Davies (Wales)

Reschedule

Test: 139324 October 2020 Ireland  IRFU flag.svg21–7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Donnybrook, Dublin  
18:30 IST (UTC+01:00)Try: Peat 36' c
Molloy 40' +1 c
Penalty try 70'
Con: Tyrrell (2/2) 37', 40' +2
Report Try: Bettoni 15' c
Con: Sillari (1/1) 16'
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Test: 139425 October 2020 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg13–13Flag of France.svg  France Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
14:20 GMT (UTC+00:00)Try: Shankland 73' c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 75'
Pen: Nelson (2/2) 11', 64'
Report Try: N'Diaye 6' m
Sochat 45' m
Pen: Trémoulière (1/1) 22'
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
Test: 1 November 2020 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg(Cancelled)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff  
16:15 GMT (UTC+00:00)Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)
Test: 13951 November 2020 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–54Flag of England.svg  England (1 BP) Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma  
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Try: Kildunne 4' c
P. Cleall 16' c
Scarratt 31' c
Ward 36' c
Bern 59' c
Breach 69' m
Riley 78' c
Packer 80' +2 c
Con: Scarratt (5/5) 6', 17', 32', 37', 60'
Harrison (2/3) 79', 80' +3
Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
Test: 1 November 2020 France  Flag of France.svg(Cancelled)IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Stadium Lille Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq  
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Referee: Nikki O'Donnell (England)
Test: 6 December 2020 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg(Cancelled)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma  
17:20 CET (UTC+01:00)Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Statistics

References

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