2025 Women's Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 22 March – 27 April 2025 | ||
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Champions | ![]() | ||
Grand Slam | ![]() | ||
Triple Crown | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 126 (8.4 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Top try scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Player of the tournament | ![]() | ||
Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2025 Women's Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Women's Six Nations for sponsorship purposes, except in France, and branded as W6N) was the 24th Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition featuring the women's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It began on 22 March and ended on 27 April 2025, with England winning the title with a final-day victory by a single point over France.
Nation | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
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Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start [a] | End [b] | |||
![]() | York Community Stadium | 8,500 | York | ![]() | Zoe Aldcroft [2] | 1st | 1st |
Welford Road | 25,849 | Leicester | |||||
Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | |||||
![]() | Stade Marcel-Deflandre | 16,700 | La Rochelle | ![]() ![]() | Manaé Feleu [4] | 4th | 4th |
Stade Amédée-Domenech | 13,979 | Brive-la-Gaillarde | |||||
![]() | Ravenhill Stadium | 18,196 | Belfast | ![]() | Edel McMahon [6] | 6th | 5th |
Musgrave Park | 8,008 | Cork | |||||
![]() | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 5,000 | Parma | ![]() | Elisa Giordano [8] | 8th | 8th |
![]() | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | 7,800 | Edinburgh | ![]() | Rachel Malcolm [10] | 7th | 7th |
![]() | Millennium Stadium | 73,931 | Cardiff | ![]() | Hannah Jones [12] | 10th | 10th |
Rodney Parade | 8,700 | Newport |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | GS | TB | LB | Pts | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 71 | +185 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 28 | — | 43–42 | 38–5 | 59–7 | |||
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 106 | +77 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | — | 38–15 | 42–12 | ||||
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 128 | +5 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5–49 | 15–27 | — | ||||
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 155 | −48 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 21–34 | 12–54 | — | 44–12 | |||
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 162 | −73 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 26–19 | 17–25 | — | 24–21 | |||
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 217 | −146 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12–67 | 14–40 | — |
Table ranking rules
22 March 2025 13:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Ireland ![]() | 15–27 | ![]() |
Try: Wafer (2) 21' m, 66' m Jones 45' m | Report | Try: Vernier 6' c Menager 17' c Boulard 73' c Con: Bourgeois (3/3) 7', 18', 74' Pen: Bourgeois (2/2) 32', 71' |
Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) [13] |
Player of the Match: Assistant referees: |
22 March 2025 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland ![]() | 24–21 | ![]() |
Try: Bonar 35' c Orr 43' c Bartlett 64' c Con: Nelson (3/3) 36', 44', 65' Pen: Nelson (1/1) 16' | Report | Try: Phillips 4' c Fleming 52' c G. Pyrs 73' c Con: Bevan (3/3) 5', 53', 74' |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Kat Roche (United States) [13] |
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23 March 2025 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) England ![]() | 38–5 | ![]() |
Try: Venner 3' c Scarratt 6' c Penalty try 21' MacDonald 28' m Cokayne 37' c Sing 78' m Con: Sing (3/5) 4', 7', 38' | Report | Try: Sgorbini 34' m |
York Community Stadium, York Referee: Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe) [13] |
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Player of the Match: Assistant referees: |
29 March 2025 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) France ![]() | 38–15 | ![]() |
Try: Arbez 11' c T. Feleu 60' c Okemba 63' m Bourgeois 67' c Con: Bourgeois (3/4) 12', 61', 68' Pen: Bourgeois (3/3) 8', 24', 44' Drop: Sansus (1/1) 50' | Report | Try: Orr 37' c Martin 80+1' m Con: Nelson (1/2) 38' Pen: Nelson (1/1) 54' |
Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle Referee: Lauren Jenner (Italy) [13] |
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29 March 2025 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales ![]() | 12–67 | ![]() |
Try: Scoble 5' c Williams 58' m Con: Bevan (1/2) 6' | Report | Try: Feaunati (2) 10' c, 26' m M. Jones 12' c Bern 18' c Kildunne (3) 47' c, 53' m, 55' m Dow (2) 67' m, 76' m Burton (2) 72' c, 80' c Con: Harrison (6/11) 11', 13', 19', 48', 73', 80+1' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy) [13] |
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30 March 2025 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
Italy ![]() | 12–54 | ![]() |
Try: Stefan 13' m Rigoni 66' c Con: Rigoni (1/2) 67' | Report | Try: Dalton 1' c McGann (3) 7' c, 24' c, 80+1' c Costigan 19' c Djougang 53' c Wall 64' m Hogan 78' c Con: O'Brien (7/8) 2', 8', 20', 25', 54', 79', 80+2' |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Attendance: 3,337 Referee: Ella Goldsmith (Australia) [13] |
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12 April 2025 13:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
(1 BP) France ![]() | 42–12 | ![]() |
Try: Boulard (2) 4' c, 15' c Bigot 40' c M. Feleu 43' c Penalty try 66' Champon 78' c Con: Bourgeois (5/5) 5', 16', 40+1', 44', 79' | Report | Try: Williams 9' m Crabb 22' c Con: Bevan (1/2) 23' |
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde Referee: Holly Wood (England) [13] |
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12 April 2025 16:45 IST (UTC+1) |
Ireland ![]() | 5–49 | ![]() |
Try: Costigan 24' m | Report | Try: Talling 34' c Harrison 48' c M. Jones 52' c Bern (2) 57' c, 66' c Kildunne 70' c Clifford 74' c Con: Harrison (6/6) 35', 49', 53', 58', 67', 71' Aitchison (1/1) 75' |
Musgrave Park, Cork Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France) [13] |
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13 April 2025 15:00 BST (UTC+1) |
Scotland ![]() | 17–25 | ![]() |
Try: Rollie 13' c Gallagher 44' m McGhie 73' m Con: Nelson (1/3) 14' | Report | Try: Sgorbini 23' m Muzzo (2) 29' m, 77' m Minuzzi 55' m D'Inca 65' m |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) [13] |
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19 April 2025 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
Italy ![]() | 21–34 | ![]() |
Try: Vecchini 17' c Muzzo 25' c Turani 38' c Con: Sillari (3/3) 18', 26', 40' | Report | Try: Grisez 1' c Bourgeois 28' m R. Ménager 53' c M. Ménager 77' c Chambon 79' m Con: Bourgeois (3/5) 2', 54', 78' Pen: Bourgeois (1/1) 42' |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Referee: Sara Cox (England) [13] |
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19 April 2025 16:45 BST (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) England ![]() | 59–7 | ![]() |
Try: Clifford 5' c Packer 16' c Aldcroft 20' c MacDonald (2) 26' c, 49' c Ward 33' c Atkin-Davies 40' c Dow (2) 73' m, 78' m Con: Aitchison (7/9) 6', 17', 21', 27', 34', 40+1', 50' | Report | Try: Thomson 57' c Con: Nelson (1/1) 58' |
Welford Road, Leicester Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy) [24] |
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20 April 2025 15:00 BST (UTC+1) |
Wales ![]() | 14–40 | ![]() |
Try: Cox 6' c Bluck 58' c Con: Bevan (2/2) 7', 59' | Report | Try: Djougang (2) 19' c, 53' c Wafer (2) 29' c, 62' c Wall (2) 40+1' c, 43' m Con: O'Brien (3/3) 20', 30', 54' Breen (2/3) 40+2', 63' |
Rodney Parade, Newport Referee: Lauren Jenner (Italy) [13] |
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26 April 2025 12:15 BST (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) Scotland ![]() | 26–19 | ![]() |
Try: Skeldon 24' m Orr 40+1' c McLachlan 57' c McGhie 80' c Con: Nelson (3/4) 40+2', 58', 80+1' | Report | Try: Costigan 10' c Djougang 48' m Lane 71' c Con: O'Brien (2/3) 11', 72' |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Natarsha Ganley (New Zealand) [13] |
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26 April 2025 16:45 BST (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) England ![]() | 43–42 | ![]() |
Try: Dow (2) 3' m, 57' m Sing (2) 7' c, 17' c Atkin-Davies 11' m MacDonald 22' c Aldcroft 48' c Con: Harrison (4/7) 8', 18', 23', 49' | Report | Try: Arbez 5' c Sansus 28' c Ménager 37' c Arbey 50' c Bourgeois 69' c Grisez 78' c Con: Bourgeois (6/6) 6', 29', 38', 51', 70', 79' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 37,573 [28] Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) [13] |
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27 April 2025 [c] 12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
(1 BP) Italy ![]() | 44–12 | ![]() |
Try: Stefan 16' c Granzotto (2) 53' c, 77' m Turani 57' c Minuzzi 63' m Muzzo 80+1' c Con: Sillari (4/6) 17', 54', 58', 80+2' Pen: Sillari (2/2) 22', 48' | Report | Try: Williams 9' m Pyrs 40+1' c Con: Bevan (1/2) 40+2' |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Referee: Sara Cox (England) [24] |
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Most points
| Most tries
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Team | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Player | Match | Citing date | Law breached | Result | Ref |
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Evie Gallagher | ![]() ![]() (Round 1 – 22 March 2025) | 25 March 2025 | 9.20 – Dangerous Play in a Ruck or Maul (Red card) | 1-match ban | [33] |
Georgia Evans | ![]() ![]() (Round 1 – 22 March 2025) | 25 March 2025 | 9.27 – 2 Yellow Cards (Red card) | Sending off sufficient | [34] |
Gabrielle Vernier | ![]() ![]() (Round 1 – 22 March 2025) | 26 March 2025 | 9.13 – Dangerous Tackle (Red card) | 3-match ban [d] | [36] |
Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics. [37]
Awards | Player | Team | Opponent |
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1 | Maddie Feaunati | ![]() | Italy (R1) |
Ellie Kildunne | Wales (R2) | ||
Maud Muir | Ireland (R3) | ||
Claudia MacDonald | Scotland (R4) | ||
Zoe Aldcroft | France (R5) | ||
Teani Feleu | ![]() | Ireland (R1) | |
Manaé Feleu | Scotland (R2) | ||
Manon Bigot | Wales (R3) | ||
Madoussou Fall | Italy (R4) | ||
Aoife Dalton | ![]() | Italy (R2) | |
Aoife Wafer | Wales (R4) | ||
Aura Muzzo | ![]() | Scotland (R3) | |
Giordana Duca | Wales (R5) | ||
Helen Nelson | ![]() | Wales (R1) | |
Rachel McLachlan | Ireland (R5) |
Four players were nominated for the 2025 Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship on 29 April 2025. [38] Ireland number 8 Aoife Wafer was announced as the winner on 19 May 2025. [39]
Team | Nominee | Position |
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![]() | Abby Dow | Wing |
![]() | Manaé Feleu | Lock |
![]() | Evie Gallagher | Back row |
![]() | Aoife Wafer | Back row |
Four players were nominated for the 2025 Women's Six Nations Try of the Championship on 30 April 2025. [40] France wing Joanna Grisez was announced as the winner on 20 May 2025. [41]
Team | Nominee | Try |
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![]() | Abby Dow | vs. Scotland (R4) |
![]() | Joanna Grisez | vs. England (R5) |
![]() | Anna McGann | vs. Italy (R2) |
![]() | Aura Muzzo | Scotland (R3) |
The 15 players voted in as the 2025 Women's Six Nations Team of the Championship were announced on 28 April 2025. [42]
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On 26 April 2025, France back-row Séraphine Okemba was named as the winner of the BKT Rising Player Award. The prize recognises players "who have made an instant impact on the international stage", and "celebrates both individual brilliance and the team-first attitude that defines the Six Nations". Only players who made their first Women's Six Nations appearance in 2025 were eligible. [43] The other two final candidates for the award were England centre Jade Shekells and Italy fly-half Alia Bitonci. [44]