2024 Women's Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 23 March – 27 April 2024 | ||
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | England (20th title) | ||
Grand Slam | England (18th title) | ||
Triple Crown | England (24th title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 107 (7.13 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Ellie Kildunne (45) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Ellie Kildunne (9) | ||
Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2024 Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the Guinness Women's Six Nations for sponsorship purposes except in France where due to alcohol sponsorship prohibitions the tournament was unsponsored, was the 23rd series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It began on 23 March and ended on 27 April 2024.
The competition was part of the qualification process for the 2025 World Cup, with a qualifying place awarded to the highest finisher other than England and France who had already qualified automatically for the tournament. [1]
Nation | Stadiums | Head coach | Captain | ||
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England | Ashton Gate | 27,000 | Bristol | John Mitchell [2] | Marlie Packer |
Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | |||
France | Stade Marie-Marvingt | 25,064 | Le Mans | Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz [3] | Manaé Feleu |
Stade Jean-Bouin | 19,904 | Paris | |||
Stade Chaban-Delmas | 34,462 | Bordeaux | |||
Ireland | RDS Arena | 18,500 | Dublin | Scott Bemand [4] | Edel McMahon Sam Monaghan |
Musgrave Park | 8,008 | Cork | |||
Ravenhill Stadium | 18,196 | Belfast | |||
Italy | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 5,000 | Parma | Giovanni Raineri [5] | Elisa Giordano |
Scotland | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium [6] | 7,800 | Edinburgh | Bryan Easson [7] | Rachel Malcolm |
Wales | Cardiff Arms Park | 12,125 | Cardiff | Ioan Cunningham | Hannah Jones |
Millennium Stadium | 73,931 |
Position | Nation | Matches | Points | Tries | Bonus points | Table points | ||||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | T BP | L BP | GS BP | |||
1 | England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 41 | +229 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 79 | +73 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 170 | –71 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
4 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 104 | –50 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 146 | –74 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
6 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 162 | –107 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Table ranking rules
23 March 2024 14:15 CET (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) France | 38–17 | Ireland |
Try: Bourdon Sansus 3' c M. Ménager 32' c Fall 47' c Sochat 62' c Riffonneau 75' c Con: Queyroi (4/4) 4', 34', 49', 63' Bourgeois (1/1) 77' Pen: Queyroi (1/1) 38' | Report | Try: Wafer 71' c Dalton 78' c Con: O'Brien (2/2) 72', 77' Pen: Fowley (1/1) 14' |
Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans Referee: Kat Roche (United States) |
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23 March 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Wales | 18–20 | Scotland |
Try: Tuipulotu 59' c Callender 79' m Con: Bevan (1/1) 60' Pen: Bevan (2/2) 6', 40' +1 | Report | Try: Grant 7' c Lloyd 49' c Con: Nelson (2/2) 8', 50' Pen: Nelson (2/2) 16', 74' |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy) |
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24 March 2024 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy | 0–48 | England (1 BP) |
Report | Try: Botterman 31' m Ward 36' m Atkin-Davies 45' m Kildunne (2) 50' c, 71' m Rowland 54' c Carson 61' c Powell 80' +2 c Con: Harrison (3/6) 52', 55', 62' Aitchison (1/2) 80' +3 |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France) |
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30 March 2024 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 5–15 | France |
Try: Martin 35' m | Report | Try: Arbey 53' m Gros 80' +1 c Con: Queyroi (1/2) 80' +2 Pen: Queyroi (1/1) 14' |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Sara Cox (England) |
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30 March 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) England | 46–10 | Wales |
Try: Muir 8' m Aldcroft 15' c Botterman 24' c Atkin-Davies 40' +2 m Kildunne (2) 43' m, 62' m Dow 46' m Galligan 58' c Con: Aitchison (3/7) 16', 25', 59' | Report | Try: Bevan 54' c Con: George (1/1) 55' Pen: George (1/1) 5' |
Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 19,705 [18] Referee: Kat Roche (United States) |
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31 March 2024 15:00 IST (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) Ireland | 21–27 | Italy (1 BP) |
Try: Penalty try 8' Jones 62' c Corrigan 79' c Con: O'Brien (2/2) 63', 79' | Report | Try: Vecchini (2) 25' m, 57' c Fedrighi 33' c Muzzo 69' m Con: Rigoni (2/4) 34', 58' Pen: Rigoni (1/1) 36' |
RDS Arena, Dublin Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
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13 April 2024 14:15 BST (UTC+1) |
Scotland | 0–46 | England (1 BP) |
Report | Try: Cokayne 7' m Dow 12' m Kildunne (2) 34' c, 65' m Kabeya 44' c Breach (2) 52' m, 59' m Packer 73' c Con: Aitchison (2/6) 35', 45' Harrison (1/1) 73' |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 7,774 Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy) |
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13 April 2024 16:45 IST (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) Ireland | 36–5 | Wales |
Try: Wafer 14' c Higgins 20' c Jones 26' c Corrigan 42' c Parsons 60' m Con: O'Brien (4/5) 16', 21', 27', 43' Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 49' | Report | Try: Hopkins 66' m |
Musgrave Park, Cork Referee: Sara Cox (England) |
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14 April 2024 12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
(1 BP) France | 38–15 | Italy |
Try: Konde 2' c Deshayes 23' c Escudero 31' c Llorens 38' m Khalfaoui 44' c Fall 63' m Con: Queyroi (4/6) 4', 24', 33', 45' | Report | Try: D'Incà (2) 55' c, 77' m Con: Rigoni (1/2) 56' Pen: Rigoni (1/1) 22' |
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) |
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20 April 2024 14:15 BST (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) England | 88–10 | Ireland |
Try: Dow (3) 7' m, 37' m, 64' c Hunt 10' c Jones (2) 13' c, 58' c Aldcroft 19' c Kildunne (3) 28' c, 68' c, 75' m Breach (2) 44' m, 72' c Kabeya 49' c Fe'aunati 77' m Con: Aitchison (9/14) 11', 14', 20', 29', 49', 59', 65', 70', 73' | Report | Try: Penalty try 56' Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 24' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 48,778 Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France) |
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Player statistics
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Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics. [38] Broadcast
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