2023 Six Nations Championship

2023 Six Nations Championship
Date	4 February – 18 March 2023
Countries	England   France   Ireland   Italy   Scotland   Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Ireland (15th title)
Grand Slam	Ireland (4th title)
Triple Crown	Ireland (13th title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	1,010,930 (67,395 per match)
Tries scored	91 (6.07 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Thomas Ramos (84 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Damian Penaud (5 tries)
Player of the tournament	Antoine Dupont [1]
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The men's 2023 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It was the 129th edition of the competition (including all its previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship). France entered the tournament as defending champions, having won the Grand Slam in 2022.

Ireland won the tournament for a 15th time, along with a 13th Triple Crown and a fourth Grand Slam; it was also the first time they won the title in Dublin. ^[2] In beating England in their final game on 18 March, Ireland completed a full set of consecutive victories over all the other tier-one international sides. ^[3] In total 91 tries were scored in this edition of the competition, a Championship record. ^[4]

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
	Home stadium	Capacity	Location
England	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London	Steve Borthwick	Owen Farrell
France	Stade de France	81,338	Saint-Denis	Fabien Galthié	Antoine Dupont
Ireland	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Andy Farrell	Johnny Sexton
Italy	Stadio Olimpico	73,261	Rome	Kieran Crowley	Michele Lamaro
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144	Edinburgh	Gregor Townsend	Jamie Ritchie
Wales	Millennium Stadium	73,931	Cardiff	Warren Gatland	Ken Owens

Squads

Main article: 2023 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	GS	TB	LB	Pts		IRE	FRA	SCO	ENG	WAL	ITA
1	Ireland	5	5	0	0	151	72	+79	20	6	3	4	0	27		—	32–19		29–16
2	France	5	4	0	1	174	115	+59	21	14	0	4	0	20			—	32–21		41–28
3	Scotland	5	3	0	2	118	98	+20	17	12	0	3	0	15		7–22		—		35–7	26–14
4	England	5	2	0	3	100	135	−35	13	18	0	1	1	10			10–53	23–29	—		31–14
5	Wales	5	1	0	4	84	147	−63	11	19	0	2	0	6		10–34			10–20	—
6	Italy	5	0	0	5	89	149	−60	9	22	0	0	1	1		20–34	24–29			17–29	—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Table ranking rules ^[5]

• 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

The tournament's fixtures were announced on 20 April 2022. ^[6] There were no Friday night fixtures. Other than the final weekend, the three kick-off time slots were the same each weekend of the tournament.

Round 1

4 February 2023 14:15 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	10–34	Ireland (1 BP)
Try: L. Williams 46' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 46' Pen: Biggar (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Doris 2' c Ryan 9' c Lowe 21' c Van der Flier 73' c Con: Sexton (3/3) 3', 10', 22' Byrne (1/1) 73' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 19', 28'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

FB 15 Liam Williams  64' RW 14 Josh Adams OC 13 George North IC 12 Joe Hawkins LW 11 Rio Dyer  69' FH 10 Dan Biggar  68' SH 9 Tomos Williams  64' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric  54' BF 6 Jac Morgan RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  61' LL 4 Adam Beard TP 3 Tomas Francis  40' HK 2 Ken Owens (c)  61' LP 1 Gareth Thomas  54' Replacements: HK 16 Scott Baldwin  61' PR 17 Rhys Carré  54' PR 18 Dillon Lewis  40' LK 19 Dafydd Jenkins  61' FL 20 Tommy Reffell  54' SH 21 Rhys Webb  64' FH 22 Owen Williams  68' WG 23 Alex Cuthbert  69' Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Hugo Keenan RW 14 Mack Hansen OC 13 Garry Ringrose IC 12 Stuart McCloskey  60' LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)  69' SH 9 Conor Murray  64' N8 8 Caelan Doris OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  60' RL 5 James Ryan LL 4 Tadhg Beirne  54' TP 3 Finlay Bealham  60' HK 2 Dan Sheehan  74' LP 1 Andrew Porter  74' Replacements: HK 16 Rob Herring  74' PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  74' PR 18 Tom O'Toole  60' LK 19 Iain Henderson  54' N8 20 Jack Conan  60' SH 21 Craig Casey  64' FH 22 Ross Byrne  69' CE 23 Bundee Aki  60' Coach: Andy Farrell

Player of the Match: Hugo Keenan (Ireland) Assistant referees: Angus Gardner (Australia) Luke Pearce (England) Television match official: Tom Foley (England)

Notes:

• Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) was originally named at full-back, but he was replaced by Liam Williams ahead of the match, after suffering a back spasm in training. ^[7]
• Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland) was originally named at scrum-half, but withdrew on the day of the match due to injury. He was replaced in the starting line-up by Conor Murray, whose place in the bench was taken by Craig Casey. ^[8]
• Cian Healy (Ireland) was originally named among the replacements, but withdrew on the day of the match due to injury. His place was taken by Dave Kilcoyne. ^[8]
• Ireland won at the Millennium Stadium in a Six Nations match for the first time since 2013.

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4 February 2023 16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) England	23–29	Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Malins (2) 24' m, 38' m Genge 48' c Con: Farrell (1/3) 49' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 43', 65'	Report	Try: Jones 15' c Van der Merwe (2) 29' m, 74' c White 51' c Con: Russell (3/4) 16', 53', 76' Pen: Russell (1/1) 69'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,545 Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Max Malins OC 13 Joe Marchant  76' IC 12 Owen Farrell (c) LW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins  65' FH 10 Marcus Smith SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet  59' N8 8 Alex Dombrandt  56' OF 7 Ben Curry  61' BF 6 Lewis Ludlam RL 5 Ollie Chessum LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  61' HK 2 Jamie George LP 1 Ellis Genge  61' Replacements: HK 16 Jack Walker PR 17 Mako Vunipola  61' PR 18 Dan Cole  61' LK 19 Nick Isiekwe  61' FL 20 Ben Earl  56' SH 21 Ben Youngs  59' CE 22 Ollie Lawrence  76' WG 23 Anthony Watson  65' Coach: Steve Borthwick

FB 15 Stuart Hogg  66' RW 14 Kyle Steyn OC 13 Huw Jones  76' IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Finn Russell SH 9 Ben White  70' N8 8 Matt Fagerson OF 7 Luke Crosbie  59' BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c) RL 5 Grant Gilchrist  66' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 WP Nel  59' HK 2 George Turner  59' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  66' Replacements: HK 16 Fraser Brown  59' PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  66' PR 18 Simon Berghan  59' LK 19 Jonny Gray  66' FL 20 Jack Dempsey  59' SH 21 George Horne  70' FH 22 Blair Kinghorn  66' CE 23 Chris Harris  76' Coach: Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match: Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland) Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) James Doleman (New Zealand) Television match official: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

• Ollie Hassell-Collins (England) made his international debut. ^[9]
• Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup.
• Scotland won three consecutive games against England for the first time since 1972, and registered successive away wins against England for the first time since 1909. ^[10]
• With this win, Scotland moved up to fifth in the World Rugby Rankings, equalling their highest position, last set in May 2018. ^[11]

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5 February 2023 16:00 CET (UTC+1)

(1 BP) Italy	24–29	France (1 BP)
Try: Capuozzo 32' m Penalty try 51' Pen: Allan (4/5) 14', 23', 40+2', 62'	Report	Try: Flament 5' c Ramos 19' m Dumortier 27' c Jalibert 67' c Con: Ramos (3/4) 6', 28', 68' Pen: Ramos (1/2) 47'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 41,232 Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

FB 15 Ange Capuozzo RW 14 Pierre Bruno  67' OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 Luca Morisi LW 11 Tommaso Menoncello FH 10 Tommaso Allan SH 9 Stephen Varney  75' N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone  69' OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) BF 6 Sebastian Negri  66' RL 5 Federico Ruzza LL 4 Niccolò Cannone  69' TP 3 Simone Ferrari  57' HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  69' LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  69' Replacements: HK 16 Luca Bigi  69' PR 17 Federico Zani  69' PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli  57' LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi  69' FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli  69' FL 21 Manuel Zuliani  66' SH 22 Alessandro Fusco  75' FB 23 Edoardo Padovani  67' Coach: Kieran Crowley

FB 15 Thomas Ramos RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 Yoram Moefana LW 11 Ethan Dumortier FH 10 Romain Ntamack  65' SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) N8 8 Grégory Alldritt  62' OF 7 Charles Ollivon  52' BF 6 Anthony Jelonch RL 5 Paul Willemse  54' LL 4 Thibaud Flament TP 3 Uini Atonio  52' HK 2 Julien Marchand  62' LP 1 Cyril Baille  52' Replacements: HK 16 Gaëtan Barlot  62' PR 17 Reda Wardi  52' PR 18 Sipili Falatea  52' LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  54' LK 20 Thomas Lavault FL 21 Sekou Macalou  62' SH 22 Nolann Le Garrec FH 23 Matthieu Jalibert  65' Coach: Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match: Antoine Dupont (France) Assistant referees: Nic Berry (Australia) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

• Edoardo Iachizzi (Italy) and Ethan Dumortier (France) made their international debuts. ^[12]
• France retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.

Round 2

11 February 2023 14:15 WET (UTC+0)

(1 BP) Ireland	32–19	France
Try: Keenan 8' c Lowe 21' m Porter 26' c Ringrose 71' c Con: Sexton (2/3) 10', 26' Byrne (1/1) 73' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 40' Byrne (1/1) 59'	Report	Try: Penaud 17' c Con: Ramos (1/1) 18' Pen: Ramos (3/4) 4', 14', 32' Drop: Ramos (1/1) 61'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 [13] Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

FB 15 Hugo Keenan RW 14 Mack Hansen OC 13 Garry Ringrose IC 12 Stuart McCloskey  65' LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)  47' SH 9 Conor Murray  51' N8 8 Caelan Doris OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  51' RL 5 James Ryan LL 4 Tadhg Beirne  45' TP 3 Finlay Bealham  61' HK 2 Rob Herring  25' LP 1 Andrew Porter  69' Replacements: HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  25' PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  69' PR 18 Tom O'Toole  61' LK 19 Iain Henderson  45' N8 20 Jack Conan  56' SH 21 Craig Casey  56' FH 22 Ross Byrne  47' CE 23 Bundee Aki  65' Coach: Andy Farrell

FB 15 Thomas Ramos  61' RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 Yoram Moefana  25'  37' LW 11 Ethan Dumortier FH 10 Romain Ntamack SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) N8 8 Grégory Alldritt  51' OF 7 Charles Ollivon  69' BF 6 Anthony Jelonch RL 5 Paul Willemse  45' LL 4 Thibaud Flament TP 3 Uini Atonio  24'  51' HK 2 Julien Marchand  73' LP 1 Cyril Baille  51' Replacements: HK 16 Gaëtan Barlot  73' PR 17 Reda Wardi  51' PR 18 Sipili Falatea  25'  37'  51' LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  45' FL 20 François Cros  69' FL 21 Sekou Macalou  51' SH 22 Baptiste Couilloud FH 23 Matthieu Jalibert  61' Coach: Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match: Caelan Doris (Ireland) Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

• Dave Kilcoyne, Andrew Porter and James Ryan (all Ireland) earned their 50th international test caps. ^[14]
• Prior to this game, Ireland were ranked 1st in the men's World Rugby Rankings and France were 2nd, the first time that a Six Nations Championship match had brought the world's top two teams together. ^{[15] [16]}
• This was Ireland's 13th consecutive win at home, their longest consecutive run of home victories. ^[17]
• Ireland brought to an end France's 14-match unbeaten run dating back to November 2021. ^[18]

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11 February 2023 16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) Scotland	35–7	Wales
Try: Turner 29' c Steyn (2) 50' c, 57' m Kinghorn 70' m M. Fagerson 78' m Con: Russell (2/5) 31', 52' Pen: Russell (2/2) 8', 14'	Report	Try: Owens 33' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 35'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

FB 15 Stuart Hogg  13' RW 14 Kyle Steyn OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu  71' LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Finn Russell SH 9 Ben White  58' N8 8 Matt Fagerson OF 7 Luke Crosbie  36'  42'  44' BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c) RL 5 Grant Gilchrist  64' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Zander Fagerson  64' HK 2 George Turner  32'  58' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  64' Replacements: HK 16 Fraser Brown  36'  42'  58' PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  64' PR 18 WP Nel  64' LK 19 Jonny Gray  64' FL 20 Jack Dempsey  44' SH 21 George Horne  58' FH 22 Blair Kinghorn  13' CE 23 Chris Harris  71' Coach: Gregor Townsend

FB 15 Liam Williams  56' RW 14 Josh Adams  58' OC 13 George North  33'  40' IC 12 Joe Hawkins LW 11 Rio Dyer FH 10 Dan Biggar  56' SH 9 Tomos Williams  56' N8 8 Jac Morgan  52' OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 Christ Tshiunza RL 5 Adam Beard LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins  65' TP 3 Dillon Lewis  64' HK 2 Ken Owens (c)  64' LP 1 Wyn Jones  52' Replacements: HK 16 Scott Baldwin  64' PR 17 Rhys Carré  52' PR 18 Leon Brown  64' LK 19 Rhys Davies  65' N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  52' SH 21 Rhys Webb  82'  56' FH 22 Rhys Patchell  56' WG 23 Alex Cuthbert  33'  40'  58' Coach: Warren Gatland

Player of the Match: Finn Russell (Scotland) Assistant referees: Frank Murphy (Ireland) Chris Busby (Ireland) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

• Rhys Davies (Wales) made his international debut. ^[19]
• Stuart Hogg (Scotland) earned his 100th international cap (98 for Scotland, 2 for the British & Irish Lions). ^[20]
• This was Scotland's biggest win over Wales, surpassing the 25-point winning margin set in 1924. ^[21]
• Scotland won back-to-back matches in the opening rounds of the Six Nations for the first time. ^[22]
• Wales lost their opening two Six Nations games for the first time since 2007. ^[23]
• Scotland reclaimed the Doddie Weir Cup. ^[24]

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12 February 2023 15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) England	31–14	Italy
Try: Willis 12' c Chessum 27' c George 36' m Penalty try 49' Arundell 69' m Con: Farrell (2/4) 13', 28'	Report	Try: Riccioni 43' c Fusco 63' c Con: Allan (2/2) 43', 63'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,609 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Max Malins OC 13 Henry Slade  72' IC 12 Ollie Lawrence LW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins  54' FH 10 Owen Farrell (c) SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet  59' N8 8 Alex Dombrandt  65' OF 7 Jack Willis  52' BF 6 Lewis Ludlam RL 5 Ollie Chessum LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  49' HK 2 Jamie George  73' LP 1 Ellis Genge  54' Replacements: HK 16 Jack Walker  73' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  54' PR 18 Dan Cole  49' LK 19 Nick Isiekwe  65' FL 20 Ben Earl  52' SH 21 Alex Mitchell  59' FH 22 Marcus Smith  72' FB 23 Henry Arundell  54' Coach: Steve Borthwick

FB 15 Ange Capuozzo RW 14 Edoardo Padovani OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 Luca Morisi  46' LW 11 Tommaso Menoncello FH 10 Tommaso Allan SH 9 Stephen Varney  62' N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone  26'  56'  78' OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)  23' BF 6 Sebastian Negri  54'  60' RL 5 Federico Ruzza LL 4 Niccolò Cannone  74'  80' TP 3 Marco Riccioni  47'  54'  60' HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  60' LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  54' Replacements: HK 16 Luca Bigi  60' PR 17 Federico Zani  54' PR 18 Simone Ferrari  49'  47' LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi  74' N8 20 Jake Polledri  56'  80' FL 21 Manuel Zuliani  23'  78' SH 22 Alessandro Fusco  62' WG 23 Pierre Bruno  46' Coach: Kieran Crowley

Player of the Match: Ollie Lawrence (England) Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France) Tual Trainini (France) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

• Jack Walker (England) made his international debut. ^[25]
• Dan Cole (England) earned his 100th international cap (97 for England, 3 for the British & Irish Lions).^{[ citation needed ]}

Round 3

25 February 2023 15:15 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	20–34	Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Varney 6' c Bruno 40' c Con: P. Garbisi (2/2) 7', 40' Pen: P. Garbisi (2/2) 18', 55'	Report	Try: Ryan 2' m Keenan 12' c Aki 19' c Hansen (2) 34' m, 70' c Con: Byrne (3/5) 13', 21', 71' Pen: Byrne (1/1) 64'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 51,034 [26] Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

FB 15 Ange Capuozzo RW 14 Edoardo Padovani OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello  77' LW 11 Pierre Bruno FH 10 Paolo Garbisi  72' SH 9 Stephen Varney  67' N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone  64' OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) BF 6 Sebastian Negri RL 5 Federico Ruzza LL 4 Niccolò Cannone  64' TP 3 Simone Ferrari  46' HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  30'  40'  60' LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  60' Replacements: HK 16 Luca Bigi  30'  40'  60' PR 17 Federico Zani  60' PR 18 Marco Riccioni  46' LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi  64' FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli  64' SH 21 Alessandro Fusco  67' CE 22 Luca Morisi  77' FH 23 Tommaso Allan  72' Coach: Kieran Crowley

FB 15 Hugo Keenan RW 14 Mack Hansen OC 13 Bundee Aki IC 12 Stuart McCloskey  72' LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Ross Byrne  77' SH 9 Craig Casey  64' N8 8 Jack Conan  56' OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 Caelan Doris RL 5 James Ryan (c) LL 4 Iain Henderson  52' TP 3 Finlay Bealham  36' HK 2 Rónan Kelleher  56' LP 1 Andrew Porter  64' Replacements: HK 16 Dan Sheehan  56' PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  64' PR 18 Tom O'Toole  36' LK 19 Ryan Baird  52' FL 20 Peter O'Mahony  56' SH 21 Conor Murray  64' FH 22 Jack Crowley  77' WG 23 Jimmy O'Brien  72' Coach: Andy Farrell

Player of the Match: Mack Hansen (Ireland) Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England) Craig Evans (Wales) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

• Garry Ringrose (Ireland) was originally named to start at outside centre, but withdrew the day before the match due to injury. He was replaced in the starting line-up by Stuart McCloskey, who started at inside centre with Bundee Aki moving to outside centre. McCloskey's place on the bench was taken by Jimmy O'Brien. ^[27]

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25 February 2023 16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	10–20	England
Try: Rees-Zammit 40' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 41' Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 21'	Report	Try: Watson 18' m Sinckler 44' c Lawrence 74' m Con: Farrell (1/3) 44' Pen: Farrell (1/3) 9'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,007 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Josh Adams  54' OC 13 Mason Grady IC 12 Joe Hawkins LW 11 Louis Rees-Zammit FH 10 Owen Williams  54' SH 9 Tomos Williams  68' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Christ Tshiunza  63' RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  63' LL 4 Adam Beard TP 3 Tomas Francis  55' HK 2 Ken Owens (c)  68' LP 1 Gareth Thomas  55' Replacements: HK 16 Bradley Roberts  68' PR 17 Rhys Carré  55' PR 18 Dillon Lewis  55' LK 19 Dafydd Jenkins  63' FL 20 Tommy Reffell  63' SH 21 Kieran Hardy  68' FH 22 Dan Biggar  54' CE 23 Nick Tompkins  54' Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Max Malins  79' OC 13 Henry Slade IC 12 Ollie Lawrence LW 11 Anthony Watson FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)  79' SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet  72' N8 8 Alex Dombrandt  68' OF 7 Jack Willis  59' BF 6 Lewis Ludlam RL 5 Ollie Chessum LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  64' HK 2 Jamie George  79' LP 1 Ellis Genge  54' Replacements: HK 16 Jack Walker  79' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  54' PR 18 Dan Cole  64' LK 19 Courtney Lawes  68' FL 20 Ben Curry  59' SH 21 Alex Mitchell  72' FH 22 Marcus Smith  79' FB 23 Henry Arundell  79' Coach: Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match: Freddie Steward (England) Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) Chris Busby (Ireland) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

• Mason Grady (Wales) made his international debut. ^[28]
• England won in Cardiff for the first time since their 21–16 victory in 2017. ^[29]
• Wales fell to tenth in the World Rugby Rankings, equalling their worst-ever placement. ^[30]

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26 February 2023 16:00 CET (UTC+1)

(1 BP) France	32–21	Scotland
Try: Ntamack 4' c Dumortier 7' m Ramos 18' c Fickou 79' c Con: Ramos (3/4) 5', 20', 80+1' Pen: Ramos (2/2) 35', 57'	Report	Try: Jones (2) 25' c, 47' c Russell 67' c Con: Russell (3/3) 25', 48', 68'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

FB 15 Thomas Ramos RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 Yoram Moefana LW 11 Ethan Dumortier FH 10 Romain Ntamack  68' SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) N8 8 Grégory Alldritt  12' OF 7 Charles Ollivon BF 6 Anthony Jelonch  6'  13'  24' RL 5 Paul Willemse  53' LL 4 Thibaud Flament TP 3 Mohamed Haouas  12' HK 2 Julien Marchand  68' LP 1 Cyril Baille  62' Replacements: HK 16 Gaëtan Barlot  68' PR 17 Reda Wardi  62' PR 18 Sipili Falatea  12' LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  53' FL 20 François Cros  6'  13'  24' FL 21 Sekou Macalou SH 22 Baptiste Couilloud FH 23 Matthieu Jalibert  68' Coach: Fabien Galthié

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Kyle Steyn  68' OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Finn Russell SH 9 Ben White  57' N8 8 Matt Fagerson  57' OF 7 Hamish Watson  10' BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c) RL 5 Grant Gilchrist  7' LL 4 Richie Gray  70' TP 3 Zander Fagerson  63' HK 2 George Turner  63' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  63' Replacements: HK 16 Fraser Brown  63' PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  63' PR 18 WP Nel  63' LK 19 Jonny Gray  10' LK 20 Sam Skinner  70' FL 21 Jack Dempsey  57' SH 22 Ali Price  57' FH 23 Blair Kinghorn  68' Coach: Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match: Gaël Fickou (France) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

• France retained the Auld Alliance Trophy.
• Mohamed Haouas (France) became the first player to receive two career red cards in Six Nations Championship matches, his first also coming against Scotland in 2020. ^[31]
• This was the 100th meeting between France and Scotland. ^[32]

Round 4

11 March 2023 15:15 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	17–29	Wales (1 BP)
Try: Negri 42' c Brex 67' c Con: Allan (2/2) 43', 67' Pen: Allan (1/1) 15'	Report	Try: Dyer 8' c L. Williams 17' m Penalty try 33' Faletau 49' c Con: O. Williams (2/3) 9', 50' Pen: O. Williams (1/1) 6'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 61,536 Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

FB 15 Tommaso Allan RW 14 Edoardo Padovani OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello  59' LW 11 Pierre Bruno  44' FH 10 Paolo Garbisi SH 9 Stephen Varney  56' N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone  33'  60' OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)  76' BF 6 Sebastian Negri  52' RL 5 Federico Ruzza LL 4 Niccolò Cannone TP 3 Simone Ferrari  32'  38'  48' HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  52' LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  61' Replacements: HK 16 Luca Bigi  52' PR 17 Federico Zani  61' PR 18 Marco Riccioni  32'  38'  48' LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi  60' FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli  76' FL 21 Manuel Zuliani  52' SH 22 Alessandro Fusco  56' CE 23 Luca Morisi  59' Coach: Kieran Crowley

FB 15 Liam Williams  61' RW 14 Josh Adams  51' OC 13 Mason Grady IC 12 Joe Hawkins LW 11 Rio Dyer FH 10 Owen Williams SH 9 Rhys Webb  53' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Jac Morgan  59' RL 5 Dafydd Jenkins  68' LL 4 Adam Beard TP 3 Tomas Francis  52' HK 2 Ken Owens (c)  68'  73' LP 1 Wyn Jones  45' Replacements: HK 16 Scott Baldwin  68'  73' PR 17 Gareth Thomas  45' PR 18 Dillon Lewis  52' LK 19 Rhys Davies  68' FL 20 Tommy Reffell  59' SH 21 Tomos Williams  53' CE 22 George North  61' WG 23 Louis Rees-Zammit  51' Coach: Warren Gatland

Player of the Match: Rhys Webb (Wales) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Chris Busby (Ireland) Television match official: Joy Neville (Ireland)

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11 March 2023 16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

England	10–53	France (1 BP)
Try: Steward 47' c Con: Smith (1/1) 48' Pen: Smith (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: Ramos 1' c Flament (2) 25' c, 56' c Ollivon (2) 40' c, 59' c Penaud (2) 71' c, 74' m Con: Ramos (6/7) 3', 26', 42', 58', 60', 72' Pen: Ramos (2/2) 6', 35'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Max Malins  58' OC 13 Henry Slade  45' IC 12 Ollie Lawrence  60' LW 11 Anthony Watson FH 10 Marcus Smith SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet  45' N8 8 Alex Dombrandt  75' OF 7 Jack Willis  52' BF 6 Lewis Ludlam RL 5 Ollie Chessum LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  64' HK 2 Jamie George LP 1 Ellis Genge (c)  64' Replacements: HK 16 Jack Walker  60' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  64' PR 18 Dan Cole  64' LK 19 David Ribbans  75' FL 20 Ben Curry  52' SH 21 Alex Mitchell  45' FH 22 Owen Farrell  45' FB 23 Henry Arundell  58' Coach: Steve Borthwick

FB 15 Thomas Ramos RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 Jonathan Danty  64' LW 11 Ethan Dumortier FH 10 Romain Ntamack  73' SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)  68' N8 8 Grégory Alldritt OF 7 Charles Ollivon  62' BF 6 François Cros RL 5 Paul Willemse  49' LL 4 Thibaud Flament TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri  49' HK 2 Julien Marchand  60' LP 1 Cyril Baille  60' Replacements: HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  60' PR 17 Reda Wardi  60' PR 18 Sipili Falatea  49' LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  49' FL 20 Sekou Macalou  62' SH 21 Maxime Lucu  68' CE 22 Yoram Moefana  64' FB 23 Melvyn Jaminet  73' Coach: Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match: Thomas Ramos (France) Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) Andrea Piardi (Italy) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

• France won against England at Twickenham for the first time since 2007, and in a Six Nations match at Twickenham for the first time since 2005. ^[33]
• France scored their most points against England (previously 37 points in 1972) to set a new record winning margin over England (previously 25 last set in 2006).
• This was England's heaviest defeat at home (43-point difference), surpassing the 36 points to South Africa in 2008, and was the most points they had conceded at home, surpassing the 42 points conceded in the same game. ^[34]
• This was England's heaviest defeat in any Home, Five or Six Nations match, surpassing the 43–13 loss to Ireland in 2007, and the most points conceded (surpassing the same game).

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12 March 2023 15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	7–22	Ireland
Try: Jones 16' c Con: Russell (1/1) 17'	Report	Try: Hansen 27' m Lowe 56' c Conan 61' c Con: Sexton (2/3) 57', 62' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 12'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

FB 15 Stuart Hogg  64' RW 14 Kyle Steyn OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Finn Russell  80' SH 9 Ben White  58' N8 8 Jack Dempsey OF 7 Jamie Ritchie (c) BF 6 Matt Fagerson  66' RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 Richie Gray  5' TP 3 Zander Fagerson  53' HK 2 George Turner  58' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  53' Replacements: HK 16 Fraser Brown  58' PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  53' PR 18 Simon Berghan  53' LK 19 Scott Cummings  5' FL 20 Hamish Watson  66' SH 21 Ali Price  58' FH 22 Blair Kinghorn  64' CE 23 Chris Harris  80' Coach: Gregor Townsend

FB 15 Hugo Keenan RW 14 Mack Hansen OC 13 Garry Ringrose  72' IC 12 Bundee Aki  66'  72' LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)  70' SH 9 Conor Murray  53' N8 8 Caelan Doris  12' OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 James Ryan LL 4 Iain Henderson  23' TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  64' HK 2 Dan Sheehan  18' LP 1 Andrew Porter Replacements: HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  18'  48' PR 17 Cian Healy  48' PR 18 Tom O'Toole  64' LK 19 Ryan Baird  23' N8 20 Jack Conan  12' SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park  53' FH 22 Ross Byrne  70' CE 23 Robbie Henshaw  66' Coach: Andy Farrell

Player of the Match: Mack Hansen (Ireland) Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England) Christophe Ridley (England) Television match official: Stuart Terheege (England)

Notes:

• Stuart Hogg (Scotland) became the fourth Scotsman to earn his 100th test cap for Scotland. ^[35]
• Garry Ringrose (Ireland) earned his 50th international test cap.
• Johnny Sexton (Ireland) matched Ronan O'Gara's record as the leading point scorer in Six Nations Championship (557 points). ^[36]
• Ireland retained the Centenary Quaich.
• Ireland become the first team to record 80 wins across all editions of the Six Nations Championship.

Round 5

18 March 2023 12:30 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) Scotland	26–14	Italy
Try: Van der Merwe 12' m Kinghorn (3) 29' c, 43' c, 80' c Con: Kinghorn (3/4) 30', 45', 80+1'	Report	Try: Allan 61' m Pen: Allan (2/2) 7', 15' P. Garbisi (1/1) 65'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

FB 15 Ollie Smith  67' RW 14 Kyle Steyn OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu  67' LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Blair Kinghorn SH 9 Ben White  59' N8 8 Jack Dempsey OF 7 Hamish Watson  50' BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c) RL 5 Jonny Gray  59' LL 4 Sam Skinner TP 3 Zander Fagerson  70' HK 2 George Turner  50' LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  59' Replacements: HK 16 Ewan Ashman  50' PR 17 Rory Sutherland  59' PR 18 WP Nel  70' LK 19 Scott Cummings  59' FL 20 Matt Fagerson  50' SH 21 Ali Price  59' FH 22 Ben Healy  67' CE 23 Cameron Redpath  67' Coach: Gregor Townsend

FB 15 Tommaso Allan RW 14 Pierre Bruno OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 Luca Morisi  70' LW 11 Simone Gesi  28'  39' FH 10 Paolo Garbisi SH 9 Alessandro Fusco  50' N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone  59' OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) BF 6 Sebastian Negri  45' RL 5 Federico Ruzza LL 4 Edoardo Iachizzi  22'  32'  45' TP 3 Marco Riccioni  28'  56'  78' HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  72' LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  56' Replacements: HK 16 Marco Manfredi  72' PR 17 Federico Zani  56' PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli  28'  39'  56'  78' LK 19 Niccolò Cannone  22'  32'  45' FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli  59' FL 21 Manuel Zuliani  45' SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi  50' CE 23 Marco Zanon  70' Coach: Kieran Crowley

Player of the Match: Jack Dempsey (Scotland) Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England) Craig Evans (Wales) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

• Ben Healy (Scotland), Simone Gesi and Marco Manfredi (both Italy) made their international debuts. ^[37]
• Tommaso Menoncello (Italy) had been named to start but withdrew ahead of the game and was replaced by Luca Morisi and Marco Zanon replaced Morisi on the bench.
• Scotland retained the Cuttitta Cup.

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18 March 2023 15:45 CET (UTC+1)

(1 BP) France	41–28	Wales (1 BP)
Try: Penaud (2) 9' c, 76' Danty 33' c Atonio 43' c Fickou 48' c Con: Ramos (5/5) 11', 34', 44', 49', 76' Pen: Ramos (2/2) 25', 29'	Report	Try: North 7' c Roberts 55' c T. Williams 65' c Dyer 79' c Con: Biggar (3/3) 7', 56', 66' Halfpenny (1/1) 80'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,635 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

FB 15 Thomas Ramos RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 Jonathan Danty LW 11 Ethan Dumortier  74' FH 10 Romain Ntamack SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)  74' N8 8 Grégory Alldritt OF 7 Charles Ollivon  74' BF 6 François Cros RL 5 Romain Taofifenua  59' LL 4 Thibaud Flament TP 3 Uini Atonio  47' HK 2 Julien Marchand  49' LP 1 Cyril Baille  49' Replacements: HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  49' PR 17 Reda Wardi  49' PR 18 Sipili Falatea  47' LK 19 Bastien Chalureau  59' FL 20 Sekou Macalou  74' SH 21 Maxime Lucu  74' CE 22 Yoram Moefana  74' FB 23 Melvyn Jaminet Coach: Fabien Galthié

FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit  74' RW 14 Josh Adams OC 13 George North IC 12 Nick Tompkins LW 11 Rio Dyer FH 10 Dan Biggar  74' SH 9 Rhys Webb  54' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau  62' OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Aaron Wainwright RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  24'  37'  44' LL 4 Adam Beard TP 3 Tomas Francis  57' HK 2 Ken Owens (c)  44' LP 1 Wyn Jones  44' Replacements: HK 16 Bradley Roberts  44' PR 17 Gareth Thomas  44' PR 18 Dillon Lewis  57' LK 19 Dafydd Jenkins  24'  37'  44' FL 20 Tommy Reffell  62' SH 21 Tomos Williams  54' FH 22 Owen Williams  74' FB 23 Leigh Halfpenny  74' Coach: Warren Gatland

Player of the Match: Romain Ntamack (France) Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) Christophe Ridley (England) Television match official: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:

• Taulupe Faletau (Wales) became the eighth Welshman to earn 100 test caps for Wales. ^[38]
• Uini Atonio (France) and Dillon Lewis (Wales) earned their 50th test caps.
• France scored their most points against Wales when at home, surpassing the 38 points scored in 2020.
• George North (Wales) surpassed Shane Williams's record of 22 Six Nations tries to become Wales' top try scorer in the Six Nations.
• France surpass their record of 18 tries scored in a Six Nations campaign set in 2006 and 2021 and surpass their own record of 156 points scored in a campaign set in 2002.
• Wales surpass their worst defensive record in a Six Nations campaign, conceding a total of 19 tries. It was previously 18 tries conceded in 2002.

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18 March 2023 17:00 WET (UTC+0)

(4 BP) Ireland	29–16	England
Try: Sheehan (2) 32' c, 67' c Henshaw 61' c Herring 76' m Con: Sexton (3/3) 34', 62', 69' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 18'	Report	Try: George 72' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 72' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 7', 14', 50'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

FB 15 Hugo Keenan  40' RW 14 Mack Hansen OC 13 Robbie Henshaw IC 12 Bundee Aki LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)  73' SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  73' N8 8 Caelan Doris  78' OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  55'  78' RL 5 James Ryan LL 4 Ryan Baird  73' TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  58' HK 2 Dan Sheehan  69' LP 1 Andrew Porter  75' Replacements: HK 16 Rob Herring  69' PR 17 Cian Healy  75' PR 18 Tom O'Toole  58' LK 19 Kieran Treadwell  73' N8 20 Jack Conan  55' SH 21 Conor Murray  73' FH 22 Ross Byrne  73' FB 23 Jimmy O'Brien  40' Coach: Andy Farrell

FB 15 Freddie Steward  40' RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Henry Slade IC 12 Manu Tuilagi LW 11 Henry Arundell  58' FH 10 Owen Farrell (c) SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet  69' N8 8 Alex Dombrandt  64' OF 7 Jack Willis  75' 52' to 64' BF 6 Lewis Ludlam RL 5 David Ribbans  69' LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  67' HK 2 Jamie George LP 1 Ellis Genge  63' Replacements: HK 16 Jack Walker PR 17 Mako Vunipola  63' PR 18 Dan Cole  67' LK 19 Nick Isiekwe  69' FL 20 Ben Curry  52' SH 21 Alex Mitchell  69' FH 22 Marcus Smith CE 23 Joe Marchant  58' Coach: Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match: Dan Sheehan (Ireland) Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Pierre Brousset (France) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

• Dan Cole (England) became the fourth player to earn 100 test caps for England. ^[39]
• Freddie Steward was contentiously sent off during the game following a collision with Hugo Keenan. The red card was later rescinded by a World Rugby citing committee as they ruled that referee Jaco Peyper and his team were wrong to have sent Steward off. ^[40]
• Josh van der Flier (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap. ^[41]
• Ireland won the Championship for the 15th time and a fourth Grand Slam, their first won at home since 1948 and a first home Championship win since 1985. ^[42]
• Ireland became the first team to win the Triple Crown in back-to-back consecutive years since they last did it in 2006 and 2007. ^[43]
• Ireland became the first nation to see their senior men's side and under-20s' side win the Grand Slam in the same year. ^[44]
• Johnny Sexton (Ireland) surpassed Ronan O'Gara's record of 557 points scored in the Six Nations to become the competition's all-time leading point scorer. ^[45]
• Ireland retained the Millennium Trophy.

Netflix documentary

See also: Six Nations: Full Contact

The Netflix documentary focuses on the behind-the-scenes look at the teams playing in the tournament. The documentary premiered in January 2024.

Player statistics

Most points Rank Name Team Points 1 Thomas Ramos   France 84 2 Johnny Sexton   Ireland 35 3 Tommaso Allan   Italy 34 4 Finn Russell   Scotland 32 5 Owen Farrell   England 28 6 Blair Kinghorn   Scotland 26 7 Damian Penaud   France 25 8 Huw Jones   Scotland 20 9 Ross Byrne   Ireland 16 10 Thibaud Flament   France 15 Mack Hansen   Ireland James Lowe   Ireland Duhan van der Merwe   Scotland

Most tries Rank Name Team Tries 1 Damian Penaud   France 5 2 Huw Jones   Scotland 4 Blair Kinghorn   Scotland 4 Thibaud Flament   France 3 Mack Hansen   Ireland James Lowe   Ireland Thomas Ramos   France Duhan van der Merwe   Scotland 9 Ethan Dumortier   France 2 Rio Dyer   Wales Gaël Fickou   France Jamie George   England Hugo Keenan   Ireland Max Malins   England Charles Ollivon   France James Ryan   Ireland Dan Sheehan   Ireland Kyle Steyn   Scotland Liam Williams   Wales

Broadcasting

See also: Six Nations Championship § Media

In the United Kingdom, each game was broadcast live on a free-to-air terrestrial TV channel, either the BBC or ITV, as a result of a new deal covering the four years from 2022 to 2025. All of Wales' games were also broadcast on S4C in the Welsh language ^[46]

In the Republic of Ireland, all games were shown free-to-air on either RTÉ or Virgin Media under the terms of the new TV rights share. ^[47]

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