2022 Women's Six Nations Championship Explained

2022 Women's Six Nations Championship
Date:26 March – 30 April 2022
Count:18
Grand Slam: (16th title)
Matches:15
Top Point Scorer: Emily Scarratt (39)
Top Try Scorer: Laure Sansus (6)
Player Of The Tournament: Laure Sansus
Previous Year:2021
Previous Tournament:2021 Women's Six Nations Championship
Next Year:2023
Next Tournament:2023 Women's Six Nations Championship
Triple Crown: (22nd title)

The 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the TikTok Women's Six Nations for marketing purposes, was the 21st series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It was held from 26 March to 30 April 2022.[1]

England entered the tournament as defending champions, having won the abridged version of the competition held in 2021.[2]

England defeated France in the final round of the tournament to secure their 18th title and their 16th Grand Slam.

Format

The 2022 competition saw the tournament return to its traditional format, with each participating country playing each other once, following the COVID disrupted tournament that took place in 2021. However the tournament retained its later starting date, which saw it begin after the conclusion of the men's competition.[3]

Participants

NationStadiumsHead coachCaptain
Home stadiumCapacityLocation
Kingsholm Stadium16,115Gloucester Simon MiddletonSarah Hunter
Welford Road Stadium25,849Leicester
Stade des Alpes20,068Grenoble Annick HeyrautGaëlle Hermet
Stade Ernest-Wallon19,500Toulouse
Stade Jean Dauger16,934Bayonne
RDS Arena18,500Dublin Greg McWilliamsNichola Fryday
Musgrave Park8,008Cork
Ravenhill Stadium18,196Belfast
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi5,000Parma Andrea Di GiandomenicoManuela Furlan
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium7,800 Edinburgh Bryan EassonRachel Malcolm
Scotstoun Stadium4,765Glasgow
Cardiff Arms Park12,125Cardiff Ioan CunninghamSiwan Lillicrap

Squads

See main article: 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

PositionNationMatchesPointsTriesBonus
points
Table
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstForAgainst
1550028222+26045440327
2540115248+10422640020
3520369139–70122221011
4520368158–9011241009
5520344163–1194240008
6500559144–857210303

Table ranking rules

Fixtures

Round 1

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FB 15Chloé Jacquet
RW 14Léa Murie
OC 13Maëlle Filopon
IC 12
LW 11Marie-Aruélie Castel
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Gaëlle Hermet (c)
BF 6
RL 5 Audrey Forlani
LL 4 Madoussou Fall
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
FB 23
Coach:
Annick Heyraut
FB 15Manuela Furlan (c)
RW 14Aura Muzzo
OC 13
IC 12
LW 11Maria Magatti
FH 10Beatrice Rigoni
SH 9
N8 8 Elisa Giordano
OF 7 Isabella Locatelli
BF 6
RL 5 Giordana Duca
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1 Gaia Maris
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LF 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
FB 23
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico
Player of the Match:
Madoussou Fall (France)
Assistant referees:
Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe)
Television match official:
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Notes:

Round 2

FB 15
RW 14Cyrielle Banet
OC 13Maëlle Filopon
IC 12
LW 11Mélissande Llorens
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8 Romane Ménager
OF 7 Gaëlle Hermet (c)
BF 6 Axelle Berthoumieu
RL 5 Audrey Forlani
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22Jessy Trémoulière
FB 23Chloé Jacquet
Coach:
Annick Heyraut
FB 15
RW 14Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe
OC 13Eve Higgins
IC 12
LW 11Lucy Mulhall
FH 10Nicole Cronin
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Edel McMahon
BF 6 Dorothy Wall
RL 5 Sam Monaghan
LL 4 Nichola Fryday (c)
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1 Linda Djougang
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17Chloe Pearse
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
CE 22
WG 23
Coach:
Greg McWilliams

Player of the Match:
Laure Sansus (France)

Assistant referees:
Clara Munarini (Italy)
Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

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FB 15Kayleigh Powell
RW 14Lisa Neumann
OC 13Hannah Jones
IC 12
LW 11Jasmine Joyce
FH 10Elinor Snowsill
SH 9
N8 8 Siwan Lillicrap (c)
OF 7
BL 6 Alisha Butchers
RL 5 Gwen Crabb
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
N8 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
FL 23Sisilia Tuipulotu
Coach:
Ioan Cunningham
FB 15Shona Campbell
RW 14Rhona Lloyd
OC 13
IC 12Lisa Thomson
LW 11Megan Gaffney
FH 10Helen Nelson
SH 9
N8 8 Jade Konkel
OF 7 Evie Gallagher
BF 6 Rachel Malcolm (c)
RL 5
LL 4 Emma Wassell
TP 3 Christine Belisle
HK 2 Lana Skeldon
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16Jodie Rettie
PR 17Panashe Muzambe
PR 18
LK 19Lyndsay O'Donnell
LK 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23Coreen Grant
Coach:
Bryan Easson

Player of the Match:
Sioned Harries (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Nikki O'Donnell (England)
Katherine Ritchie (England)
Television match official:
Chris Assmus (Canada)

Notes:

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FB 15Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
RW 14
OC 13Michela Sillari
IC 12
LW 11Maria Magatti
FH 10Veronica Madia
SH 9
N8 8 Elisa Giordano (c)
OF 7
BL 6
RL 5 Giordana Duca
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
CE 22Alyssa D'Incà
FB 23
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico
FB 15
RW 14Lydia Thompson
OC 13
IC 12Helena Rowland
LW 11Sarah McKenna
FH 10Zoe Harrison
SH 9
N8 8 Poppy Cleall (c)
OF 7
BF 6 Alex Matthews
RL 5 Abbie Ward
LL 4 Rosie Galligan
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
N8 19
FL 20
SH 21
CE 22
FB 23
Coach:
Simon Middleton

Player of the Match:
Natasha Hunt (England)

Assistant referees:
Doriane Domenjo (France)
Clara Munarini (Italy)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Notes:

Round 3

FB 15
RW 14Jessica Breach
OC 13Emily Scarratt
IC 12
LW 11Sarah McKenna
FH 10Zoe Harrison
SH 9 Lucy Packer
N8 8 Sarah Hunter (c)
OF 7
BF 6
RL 5 Abbie Ward
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
CE 22
FB 23
Coach:
Simon Middleton
FB 15Kayleigh Powell
RW 14Lisa Neumann
OC 13Hannah Jones
IC 12
LW 11Jasmine Joyce
FH 10Robyn Wilkins
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 Siwan Lillicrap (c)
RL 5 Gwen Crabb
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
FL 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
LK 23
Coach:
Ioan Cunningham
Player of the Match:
Abbie Ward (England)

Touch judges:
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Maria Latos (Germany)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Notes:

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FB 15Chloe Rollie
RW 14Rhona Lloyd
OC 13
IC 12Lisa Thomson
LW 11Megan Gaffney
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Evie Gallagher
BF 6 Rachel Malcolm (c)
RL 5 Sarah Bonar
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
Bryan Easson
FB 15Émilie Boulard
RW 14
OC 13Marine Ménager
IC 12Chloé Jacquet
LW 11Mélissande Llorens
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8 Emeline Gros
OF 7 Gaëlle Hermet (c)
BF 6
RL 5
LL 4 Céline Ferer
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
CE 23
Coach:
Annick Heyraut
Player of the Match:
Jessy Trémoulière (France)

Touch judges:
Nikki O'Donnell (England)
Maria Giovanna Pacifico (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

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FB 15Lucy Mulhall
RW 14
OC 13Eve Higgins
IC 12Stacey Flood
LW 11
FH 10Nicole Cronin
SH 9
N8 8 Hannah O'Connor
OF 7 Edel McMahon
BF 6
RL 5 Sam Monaghan
LL 4 Nichola Fryday (c)
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
WG 23
Coach:
Greg McWilliams
FB 15Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
RW 14Manuela Furlan (c)
OC 13Alyssa D'Incà
IC 12Beatrice Rigoni
LW 11Maria Magatti
FH 10
SH 9 Sara Barattin
N8 8
OF 7
BF 6 Beatrice Veronese
RL 5 Valeria Fedrighi
LL 4
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22Beatrice Capomaggi
WG 23Federica Cipolla
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico
Player of the Match:
Sam Monaghan (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Doriane Domenjo (France)
Francesca Martin (Wales)
Television match official:
Eriz Gauzins (France)

Notes:

Round 4

FB 15
RW 14Lisa Neumann
OC 13Hannah Jones
IC 12Robyn Wilkins
LW 11
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8 Siwan Lillicrap (c)
OF 7 Bethan Lewis
BF 6 Alisha Butchers
RL 5 Gwen Crabb
LL 4 Natalia John
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
CE 22
FB 23
Coach:
Ioan Cunningham
FB 15Chloé Jacquet
RW 14Caroline Boujard
OC 13Maëlle Filopon
IC 12
LW 11Marine Ménager
FH 10
SH 9
N8 8
OF 7 Gaëlle Hermet (c)
BF 6 Julie Annery
RL 5 Madoussou Fall
LL 4 Céline Ferer
TP 3
HK 2
LP 1
Replacements:
HK 16
PR 17
PR 18
LK 19
FL 20
SH 21
FH 22
FB 23
Coach:
Annick Heyraut
Player of the Match:
Laure Sansus (France)

Touch judges:
Joy Neville (Ireland)
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

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FB15Manuela Furlan (c)
RW14Aura Muzzo
OC13Michela Sillari
IC12Beatrice Rigoni
LW11Maria Magatti
FH10Veronica Madia
SH9Sofia Stefan
N88Ilaria Arrighetti
OF7Isabella Locatelli
BF6Beatrice Veronese
RL5Giordana Duca
LL4Valeria Fedrighi
TP3Lucia Gai
HK2Vittoria Vecchini
LP1Melissa Bettoni
Replacements:
HK16Silvia Turani
PR17Gaia Maris
PR18Michela Merlo
LK19Sara Tounesi
FL20Alessandra Frangipani
SH21Sara Barattin
CE22Alyssa D'Incà
FB23Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico
FB15Chloe Rollie
RW14Rhona Lloyd
OC13Lisa Thomson
IC12Helen Nelson (vc)
LW11Shona Campbell
FH10Sarah Law
SH9Caity Mattinson
N88Evie Gallagher
OF7Rachel McLachlan
BF6Rachel Malcolm (c)
RL5Sarah Bonar
LL4Emma Wassell
TP3Christine Belisle
HK2Lana Skeldon
LP1Molly Wright
Replacements:
HK16Jodie Rettie
PR17Leah Bartlett
PR18Katie Dougan
LK19Louise McMillan
FL20Anne Young
SH21Jenny Maxwell
FH22Hannah Smith
WG23Megan Gaffney
Coach:
Bryan Easson
Player of the Match:Michela Sillari (Italy)

Assistant Referees:

Sara Cox (England)

Katherine Ritchie (England)

Television match official:

Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

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FB15Helena Rowland
RW14
OC13Emily Scarratt (vc)
IC12Holly Aitchison
LW11Jess Breach
FH10Zoe Harrison
SH9Leanne Infante
N88Sarah Hunter (c)
OF7Marlie Packer
BF6Alex Matthews
RL5Abbie Ward
LL4Zoe Aldcroft
TP3Sarah Bern
HK2Lark Davies
LP1Vickii Cornborough
Replacements:
HK16Amy Cokayne
PR17Hannah Botterman
PR18Maud Muir
LK19Rosie Galligan
FL20Poppy Cleall
SH21Natasha Hunt
FH22Amber Reed
FB23Ellie Kildunne
Coach:
Simon Middleton
FB15Molly Scuffil-McCabe
RW14Aoife Doyle
OC13Sene Naoupu
IC12Enya Breen
LW11Eimear Considine
FH10Nicole Cronin
SH9Kathryn Dane
N88Hannah O'Connor
OF7Edel McMahon
BF6Dorothy Wall
RL5Aoife McDermott
LL4Nichola Fryday (c)
TP3Christy Haney
HK2Neve Jones
LP1Linda Djougang
Replacements:
HK16Emma Hooban
PR17Chloe Pearse
PR18Katie O’Dwyer
LK19Grace Moore
FL20Maeve Óg O'Leary
SH21Aoibheann Reilly
FH22Michelle Claffey
WG23Niamh Byrne
Coach:
Greg McWilliams
Player of the Match:Marlie Packer (England)Assistant Referees:

Aurélie Groizeleau (France)

Doriane Domenjo (France)

Television match official:

Lee Jeffrey (New Zealand)

Notes:

Round 5

FB15Niamh Terry
RW14Lisa Neumann
OC13Hannah Jones
IC12
LW11Jasmine Joyce
FH10Robyn Wilkins
SH9Ffion Lewis
N88Sioned Harries
OF7
BF6Alisha Butchers
RL5Gwen Crabb
LL4Siwan Lillicrap (c)
TP3
HK2
LP1
Replacements:
HK16
PR17
PR18
LK19
FL20
SH21
FH22
WG23Kayleigh Powell
Coach:
Ioan Cunningham
FB15Manuela Furlan (c)
RW14Aura Muzzo
OC13
IC12Beatrice Rigoni
LW11Maria Magatti
FH10Veronica Madia
SH9
N88Elisa Giordano
OF7Ilaria Arrighetti
BF6
RL5
LL4Valeria Fedrighi
TP3Lucia Gai
HK2Melissa Bettoni
LP1
Replacements:
HK16Vittoria Vecchini
PR17Gaia Maris
PR18
LK19Sara Tounesi
FL20
SH21
CE22Alyssa D'Incà
FB23Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico
Player of the Match:Alex Callender (Wales)

Assistant Referees:

Aurélie Groizeleau (France)

Maria Latos (Germany)

Television match official:

Clarie Hodnett (England)

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FB15Chloé Jacquet
RW14Caroline Boujard
OC13Maëlle Filopon
IC12
LW11Marine Ménager
FH10Caroline Drouin
SH9
N88Romane Ménager
OF7Gaëlle Hermet (c)
BF6Céline Ferer
RL5Audrey Forlani
LL4
TP3
HK2
LP1
Replacements:
HK16
PR17
PR18
LK19
FL20
SH21
FH22
CE23Emilie Boulard
Coach:
Annick Hayraud
FB15Helena Rowland
RW14Lydia Thompson
OC13Emily Scarratt (c)
IC12Holly Aitchison
LW11Jess Breach
FH10Zoe Harrison
SH9
N88Poppy Cleall
OF7Marlie Packer
BF6
RL5Abbie Ward (vc)
LL4Zoe Aldcroft
TP3Sarah Bern
HK2Lark Davies
LP1
Replacements:
HK16Amy Cokayne
PR17Hannah Botterman
PR18
LK19Rosie Galligan
FL20
FL21
SH22
FB23Ellie Kildunne
Coach:
Simon Middleton
Player of the Match:Lark Davies (England)

Assistant Referees:

Joy Neville (Ireland)

Maria Giovanna Pacifico (Italy)

Television match official:

Lee Jeffrey (New Zealand)

Notes:

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FB15Vicky Irwin
RW14Aoife Doyle
OC13Sene Naoupu
IC12
LW11Molly Scuffil-McCabe
FH10Nikki Caughey
SH9
N88Hannah O'Connor
OF7
BF6Dorothy Wall
RL5Sam Monaghan
LL4Nichola Fryday (c)
TP3
HK2
LP1
Replacements:
HK16
PR17
PR18
LK19
FL20
FL21
SH22
WG23Michelle Claffey
Coach:
Greg McWilliams
FB15Chloe Rollie
RW14Rhona Lloyd
OC13
IC12Helen Nelson (vc)
LW11Shona Campbell
FH10Sarah Law
SH9
N88Evie Gallagher
OF7Rachel McLachlan
BF6Rachel Malcolm (c)
RL5
LL4Emma Wassell
TP3Christine Belisle
HK2Lana Skeldon
LP1
Replacements:
HK16Jodie Rettie
PR17Leah Bartlett
PR18
LK19Louise McMillan
FL20
SH21
FH22
WG23Megan Gaffney
Coach:
Bryan Easson
Player of the Match:Neve Jones (Ireland)

Assistant Referees:

Clara Munarini (Italy)

Francesca Martin (Wales)

Television match official:

Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

Player statistics

Most points

PosNameTeamPts
1Emily Scarratt39
2Jessy Trémoulière32
3Laure Sansus30
4Helen Nelson26
5Lark Davies25
Sarah Bern
Lydia Thompson
8Michela Sillari21
9Marlie Packer20
Caroline Drouin

Most tries

PosNameTeamTries
1Laure Sansus6
2Lark Davies5
Sarah Bern
Lydia Thompson
5Marlie Packer4
6Poppy Cleall3
Abbie Ward
818 players2

Broadcast

CountryBroadcaster[7]
United Kingdom
FranceFrance TV
Republic of Ireland
ItalySky Sport Italia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Six Nations Fixtures & Results . 2022-03-03 . TikTok Women’s Six Nations . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Preview: England v France . 2022-03-05 . Six Nations Rugby . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2021-12-02 . 2022 Women's Six Nations fixtures and broadcast details announced . 2022-03-03 . Six Nations Rugby . en-GB.
  4. News: 10-try England beat Wales in front of record crowd . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2022-04-10.
  5. Web site: 2022-04-08 . Furlan and Barattin start for Italy against Ireland . 2022-04-11 . TikTok Women’s Six Nations . en-GB.
  6. News: England seal Women's Six Nations Grand Slam . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2022-05-01.
  7. Web site: Broadcaster listings for Guinness Six Nations . 2022-03-03 . TikTok Women’s Six Nations . en-GB.