2024 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 2 February – 16 March 2024 | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Ireland (16th title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Attendance | 982,687 (65,512 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 79 (5.27 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Thomas Ramos (63) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Dan Sheehan Duhan van der Merwe (5) | ||
Player of the tournament | Tommaso Menoncello | ||
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The 2024 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Men's Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was a rugby union competition that took place in February and March 2024, and featured the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It was 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 concluded with France against England on 16 March. [1] France played their home fixtures away from their normal venue, the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, as the stadium was 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] They retained the championship – the third time they had won back-to-back championships, having done so previously in 1949 and 2015 – but did not secure a second successive Grand Slam. [4] [5]
Nation | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
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Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start [lower-alpha 1] | End [lower-alpha 2] | |||
England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | Steve Borthwick | Jamie George [7] | 5th | 5th |
France | Orange Vélodrome | 67,394 | Marseille (vs Ireland) | Fabien Galthié | Grégory Alldritt [8] | 4th | 4th |
Groupama Stadium | 59,186 | Décines-Charpieu (vs England) | |||||
Decathlon Arena | 50,186 | Villeneuve-d'Ascq (vs Italy) | |||||
Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 51,700 | Dublin | Andy Farrell | Peter O'Mahony [9] | 2nd | 2nd |
Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 73,261 | Rome | Gonzalo Quesada | Michele Lamaro [10] | 11th | 8th |
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | Gregor Townsend | Rory Darge [11] | 6th | 6th |
Finn Russell [11] | |||||||
Wales | Principality Stadium | 73,931 | Cardiff | Warren Gatland | Dafydd Jenkins [12] | 8th | 10th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | GS | TB | LB | Pts | IRE | FRA | ENG | SCO | ITA | WAL | |
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1 | Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 60 | +84 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | — | 17–13 | 36–0 | 31–7 | |||
2 | France | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 122 | +6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 17–38 | — | 33–31 | 13–13 | |||
3 | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 123 | −5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 23–22 | — | 16–14 | ||||
4 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16–20 | 30–21 | — | ||||
5 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 126 | −34 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 24–27 | 31–29 | — | ||||
6 | Wales | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 143 | −51 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24–45 | 26–27 | 21–24 | — |
Table ranking rules [13]
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' |
Orange Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Karl Dickson (England) [14] |
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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) [14] |
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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: I. 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' |
Principality Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) [14] |
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10 February 2024 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Scotland | 16–20 | France |
Try: White 7' c Con: Russell (1/1) 8' Pen: Russell (3/3) 21', 29', 57' | Report | Try: Fickou 30' c Bielle-Biarrey 69' c Con: Ramos (2/2) 32', 71' Pen: Ramos (2/2) 11', 76' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia) [14] |
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10 February 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 16–14 | Wales (1 BP) |
Try: Earl 19' m Dingwall 62' m Pen: Ford (2/2) 47', 71' | Report | Try: Penalty try 16' Mann 37' c Con: I. Lloyd (1/1) 38' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,596 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) [14] |
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11 February 2024 15:00 WET (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Ireland | 36–0 | Italy |
Try: Crowley 7' m Sheehan (2) 23' c, 49' m Conan 36' c Lowe 61' m Nash 77' c Con: Crowley (2/5) 24', 38' Byrne (1/1) 78' | Report |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Luke Pearce (England) [14] [lower-alpha 3] |
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24 February 2024 14:15 WET (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Ireland | 31–7 | Wales |
Try: Sheehan 20' c Lowe 31' c Frawley 66' c Beirne 80' c Con: Crowley (4/4) 21', 32', 67', 80' Pen: Crowley (1/1) 6' | Report | Try: Penalty try 42' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) [14] |
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24 February 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 30–21 | England |
Try: Van der Merwe (3) 19' c, 29' c, 44' c Con: Russell (3/3) 20', 30', 46' Pen: Russell (3/3) 34', 56', 65' | Report | Try: Furbank 4' c Feyi-Waboso 66' m Con: Ford (1/1) 6' Pen: Ford (2/2) 14', 49' Drop: Ford (1/1) 35' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland) [14] |
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25 February 2024 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
France | 13–13 | Italy |
Try: Ollivon 6' c Con: Ramos (1/1) 7' Pen: Ramos (2/2) 13', 44' | Report | Try: Capuozzo 69' c Con: Garbisi (1/1) 70' Pen: Page-Relo (1/1) 40+3' Garbisi (1/2) 60' |
Decathlon Arena, Villeneuve-d'Ascq Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Christophe Ridley (England) [14] |
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9 March 2024 15:15 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy | 31–29 | Scotland (2 BP) |
Try: Brex 15' c Lynagh 44' m Varney 58' c Con: P. Garbisi (2/3) 16', 59' Pen: P. Garbisi (3/3) 2', 35', 73' Page-Relo (1/1) 39' | Report | Try: Z. Fagerson 6' c Steyn 12' c Schoeman 28' m Skinner 78' c Con: Russell (3/4) 8', 13', 78' Pen: Russell (1/1) 25' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 69,800 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) [14] |
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9 March 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 23–22 | Ireland (1 BP) |
Try: Lawrence 4' m Furbank 48' m Earl 60' c Con: M. Smith (1/1) 61' Pen: Ford (1/2) 17' Drop: M. Smith (1/1) 80+1' | Report | Try: Lowe (2) 44' m, 73' m Pen: Crowley (4/4) 3', 20', 35', 40+1' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,686 Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) [14] |
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10 March 2024 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 24–45 | France (1 BP) |
Try: Dyer 8' c Williams 24' c Roberts 42' c Con: Costelow (3/3) 9', 25', 44' Pen: Costelow (1/1) 1' | Report | Try: Fickou 21' c Le Garrec 28' c Colombe 64' c R. Taofifénua 68' c Lucu 80' m Con: Ramos (4/5) 22', 29', 65', 69' Pen: Ramos (4/4) 6', 14', 60', 73' |
Principality Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 71,242 Referee: Luke Pearce (England) [14] |
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16 March 2024 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Wales | 21–24 | Italy |
Try: Dee 64' c Rowlands 79' c Grady 80+2' c Con: Costelow (1/1) 65' I. Lloyd (2/2) 80', 80+3' | Report | Try: Ioane 20' m Pani 46' c Con: P. Garbisi (1/2) 47' Pen: P. Garbisi (3/3) 6', 13', 71' Page-Relo (1/1) 74' |
Principality Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,121 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) [14] |
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16 March 2024 16:45 WET (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 17–13 | Scotland (1 BP) |
Try: Sheehan 13' c Porter 64' c Con: Crowley (2/2) 14', 65' Pen: Crowley (1/1) 42' | Report | Try: Jones 78' Con: Russell (1/1) 78' Pen: Russell (2/2) 7', 17' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Matthew Carley (England) [14] |
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16 March 2024 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
France | 33–31 | England (2 BP) |
Try: Le Garrec 20' c Barré 56' c Fickou 60' c Con: Ramos (3/3) 21', 57', 61' Pen: Ramos (4/5) 17', 31', 35', 79' | Report | Try: Lawrence (2) 40+1' c, 42' c M. Smith 45' c Freeman 75' c Con: Ford (4/4) 40+2', 43', 47', 76' Pen: Ford (1/1) 11' |
Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) [14] |
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Most points
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Team | Total | ||
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England | 3 | 0 | 3 |
France | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Ireland | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Player | Match | Citing date | Law breached | Result | Ref |
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Paul Willemse | France vs. Ireland | 6 February 2024 | 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card) | 3-match ban [lower-alpha 4] | [64] [65] |
Jonathan Danty | France vs. Italy | 25 February 2024 | 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card) | 4-match ban [lower-alpha 4] | [66] [67] |
Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics. [68]
Awards | Player | Team | Opponent |
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2 | Ben Earl | England | Wales (R2) |
Ireland (R4) | |||
Ignacio Brex | Italy | Scotland (R4) | |
Wales (R5) | |||
1 | Ethan Roots | England | Italy (R1) |
Léo Barré | France | England (R5) | |
Gaël Fickou | France | Scotland (R2) | |
Nolann Le Garrec | France | Wales (R4) | |
Bundee Aki | Ireland | Wales (R3) | |
Jamison Gibson-Park | Ireland | Scotland (R5) | |
James Lowe | Ireland | Italy (R2) | |
Joe McCarthy | Ireland | France (R1) | |
Tommaso Menoncello | Italy | France (R3) | |
Duhan van der Merwe | Scotland | England (R3) | |
Aaron Wainwright | Wales | Scotland (R1) | |
Four players were nominated for the 2024 Six Nations Player of the Championship on 19 March 2024. [69] The winner was announced on 5 April 2024. [70]
Team | Nominee | Position | Winner |
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England | Ben Earl | Number 8 | Tommaso Menoncello |
Ireland | Bundee Aki | Centre | |
Italy | Tommaso Menoncello | Centre | |
Scotland | Duhan van der Merwe | Wing | |
Four tries were nominated for the 2024 Six Nations Try of the Championship on 22 March 2024. [71] The winner was announced on 3 April 2024. [72]
Team | Nominee | Try | Winner |
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France | Nolann Le Garrec | vs. England | Lorenzo Pani |
Ireland | Calvin Nash | vs. Italy | |
Italy | Lorenzo Pani | vs. Wales | |
Scotland | Duhan van der Merwe | vs. England | |
The 15 players voted in as the 2024 Six Nations Team of the Championship were announced on 5 April 2024. [73]
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