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) | ||
Player of the tournament | Ellie Kildunne | ||
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 | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
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Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start [lower-alpha 1] | End [lower-alpha 2] | |||
England | Ashton Gate | 27,000 | Bristol | John Mitchell [3] | Marlie Packer | 1st | 1st |
Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | |||||
France | Stade Marie-Marvingt | 25,064 | Le Mans | Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz [4] | Manaé Feleu | 3rd | 3rd |
Stade Jean-Bouin | 19,904 | Paris | |||||
Stade Chaban-Delmas | 34,462 | Bordeaux | |||||
Ireland | RDS Arena | 18,500 | Dublin | Scott Bemand [5] | Edel McMahon Sam Monaghan | 10th | 9th |
Musgrave Park | 8,008 | Cork | |||||
Ravenhill Stadium | 18,196 | Belfast | |||||
Italy | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 5,000 | Parma | Giovanni Raineri [6] | Elisa Giordano Sofia Stefan | 7th | 8th |
Scotland | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium [7] | 7,800 | Edinburgh | Bryan Easson [8] | Rachel Malcolm | 8th | 6th |
Wales | Cardiff Arms Park | 12,125 | Cardiff | Ioan Cunningham | Hannah Jones | 6th | 7th |
Millennium Stadium | 73,931 | ||||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | GS | TB | LB | Pts | ENG | FRA | IRE | SCO | ITA | WAL | |
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1 | England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 41 | +229 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 28 | — | 88–10 | 46–10 | ||||
2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 79 | +73 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 21–42 | — | 38–17 | 38–15 | |||
3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 170 | −71 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 15–12 | 21–27 | 36–5 | |||
4 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 104 | −50 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0–46 | 5–15 | — | ||||
5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 146 | −74 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0–48 | 10–17 | — | ||||
6 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 162 | −107 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0–40 | 18–20 | 22–20 | — |
Table ranking rules
23 March 2024 14:15 CET (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) France | 38–17 | Ireland |
Try: 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 (3/8) 16', 25', 59' | Report | Try: Bevan 54' c Con: George (1/1) 55' Pen: George (1/1) 5' |
Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 19,705 [19] 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 (2/7) 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 Feaunati 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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20 April 2024 16:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
(1 BP) Italy | 10–17 | Scotland |
Try: D'Incà 32' c Con: Rigoni (1/1) 33' Pen: Rigoni (1/1) 74' | Report | Try: Skeldon 35' c Orr 63' m Rollie 69' m Con: Nelson (1/3) 36' |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) |
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21 April 2024 15:15 BST (UTC+1) |
Wales | 0–40 | France (1 BP) |
Report | Try: Deshayes 11' c Grisez (2) 16' c, 79' c R. Ménager 31' m Vernier 45' c M. Feleu 58' m Con: Queyroi (4/5) 12', 18', 46', 60' Bourgeois (1/1) 80' |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
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27 April 2024 12:15 BST (UTC+1) |
Wales | 22–20 | Italy (1 BP) |
Try: Phillips 16' m Pyrs 44' c Tuipulotu 78' c Con: Bevan (1/2) 45' George (1/1) 79' Pen: Bevan (1/1) 52' | Report | Try: Minuzzi 18' c Granzotto 56' m Stevanin 70' m Con: Rigoni (1/3) 19' Pen: Rigoni (1/1) 39' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 10,592 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) |
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27 April 2024 14:30 BST (UTC+1) |
Ireland | 15–12 | Scotland (1 BP) |
Try: Corrigan 42' m Moloney 59' c Con: O'Brien (1/2) 60' Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 74' | Report | Try: Martin 8' m Thomson 50' c Con: Nelson (1/2) 52' |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast Referee: Natarsha Ganley (New Zealand) |
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27 April 2024 17:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
France | 21–42 | England (1 BP) |
Try: Vernier 18' c M. Ménager (2) 28' c, 70' c Con: Queyroi (3/3) 20', 29', 71' | Report | Try: Muir 5' c Matthews (2) 12' c, 73' c Jones 25' c M. Packer 33' c Cokayne 40' c Con: Aitchison (6/6) 6', 13', 26', 34', 40' +1, 74' |
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) |
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Top points scorers
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Team | Total | ||
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England | 4 | 2 | 6 |
France | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Scotland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | Match | Citing date | Law breached | Result | Ref |
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Sarah Beckett | Italy vs. England | 24 March 2024 | 9.20(d) – Dangerous Play in Ruck (Red card) | 3-match ban | [33] [34] |
Amy Cokayne | Scotland vs. England | 13 April 2024 | 9.27 – 2 Yellow Cards (Red card) | 1-match ban | [35] [36] |
Chloe Rollie | Italy vs. Scotland | 20 April 2024 | 9.18 – Tip Tackle (Red card) | 3-match ban | [37] [38] |
Assia Khalfaoui | France vs. England | 27 April 2024 | 9.20(b) – Dangerous Play in Ruck (Red card) | 2-match ban | [39] [40] |
Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics. [41]
Awards | Player | Team | Opponent |
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3 | Ellie Kildunne | England | Italy (R1) |
Scotland (R3) | |||
Ireland (R4) | |||
1 | Rosie Galligan | England | Wales (R2) |
Alex Matthews | England | France (R5) | |
Annaëlle Deshayes | France | Wales (R4) | |
Madoussou Fall | France | Ireland (R1) | |
Assia Khalfaoui | France | Italy (R3) | |
Romane Ménager | France | Scotland (R2) | |
Brittany Hogan | Ireland | Scotland (R5) | |
Aoife Wafer | Ireland | Wales (R3) | |
Vittoria Vecchini | Italy | Ireland (R2) | |
Coreen Grant | Scotland | Wales (R1) | |
Lana Skeldon | Scotland | Italy (R4) | |
Gwenllian Pyrs | Wales | Italy (R5) | |
Four players were nominated for the 2024 Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship on 30 April 2024. [42] The winner was announced on 17 May 2024. [43]
Team | Nominee | Position | Winner |
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England | Ellie Kildunne | Full Back | Ellie Kildunne |
France | Romane Ménager | Number 8 | |
Ireland | Aoife Wafer | Flanker | |
Italy | Alyssa D'Incà | Wing | |
Four tries were nominated for the 2024 Women's Six Nations Try of the Championship on 2 May 2024. [44] The winner was announced on 14 May 2024. [45]
Team | Nominee | Try | Winner |
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England | Abby Dow | vs. Ireland (R4) | Alyssa D'Incà |
England | Ellie Kildunne | vs. Wales (R2) | |
France | Annaëlle Deshayes | vs. Italy (R3) | |
Italy | Alyssa D'Incà | vs. France (R3) | |
The 15 players voted in as the 2024 Women's Six Nations Team of the Championship were announced on 16 May 2024. [46]
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Australia | Stan Sport | [47] |
United Kingdom | BBC Sport | [47] [48] |
France | France TV | [47] |
Republic of Ireland | [47] | |
Italy | Sky Sport Italia |
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