2024 Six Nations Championship Explained

2024 Six Nations Championship
Date:	2 February – 16 March 2024
Countries:
Count:	16
Matches:	15
Top Point Scorer:	Thomas Ramos (63)
Top Try Scorer:	Dan Sheehan Duhan van der Merwe (5)
Player Of The Tournament:	Tommaso Menoncello
Previous Year:	2023
Previous Tournament:	2023 Six Nations Championship
Next Year:	2025
Next Tournament:	2025 Six Nations Championship

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]}

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Coach	Captain	World Rugby Ranking
	Home stadium	Capacity	Location			Start	End
	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London	Steve Borthwick	Jamie George^[6]	5th	5th
	Orange Vélodrome	67,394	Marseille (vs Ireland)	Fabien Galthié	Grégory Alldritt^[7]	4th	4th
	Groupama Stadium	59,186	Décines-Charpieu (vs England)
	Decathlon Arena	50,186	Villeneuve-d'Ascq (vs Italy)
	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Andy Farrell	Peter O'Mahony^[8]	2nd	2nd
	Stadio Olimpico	73,261	Rome	Gonzalo Quesada	Michele Lamaro^[9]	11th	8th
	Murrayfield Stadium	align=center rowspan=2	67,144	Edinburgh	Gregor Townsend	Rory Darge^[10]	align=center rowspan=2	6th	align=center rowspan=2	6th
		Finn Russell
	Principality Stadium	73,931	Cardiff	Warren Gatland	Dafydd Jenkins^[11]	8th	10th

Squads

See main article: 2024 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

Table ranking rules^[12]

• Four points are awarded for a win.
• Two points are awarded for a draw.
• A bonus point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries, or loses by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four or more tries, and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points.
• Three bonus points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team would top the table with at least 23 points, as there would otherwise be a scenario where a team could win all five matches with no bonus points for a total of 20 points and another team could win four matches with bonus points and lose their fifth match while claiming one or more bonus points giving a total of 21 or 22 points.
• Tiebreakers
  • If two or more teams are tied on table points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
  • If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scores the higher number of total tries (including penalty tries) in their matches is ranked higher.
  • If two or more teams remain tied after applying the above tiebreakers then those teams will be placed at equal rank; if the tournament has concluded and more than one team is placed first then the title will be shared between them.

Fixtures

Round 1

FB 15 Thomas Ramos RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 LW 11 Yoram Moefana FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Grégory Alldritt (c) OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 LK 20 FL 21 SH 22 WG 23 Coach: Fabien Galthié

FB 15 Hugo Keenan RW 14 OC 13 Robbie Henshaw IC 12 Bundee Aki LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Jack Crowley SH 9 N8 8 Caelan Doris OF 7 BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c) RL 5 Tadhg Beirne LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 LK 20 N8 21 SH 22 CE 23 Coach: Andy Farrell

Player of the Match: Joe McCarthy (Ireland) Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Foul play review officer: Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

• Romain Taofifénua was originally named among the replacements in the France squad; however, he was withdrawn the day before the match because of illness, and his place on the bench was taken by Posolo Tuilagi.^[13]
• Nolann Le Garrec and Posolo Tuilagi (both France) made their international debuts.^[13]
• This was Ireland's biggest ever away win over France (by both total points scored and margin of victory).^[14]
• This was France's heaviest home defeat in the competition in 110 years.

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FB 15 Tommaso Allan RW 14 OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello LW 11 Monty Ioane FH 10 Paolo Garbisi SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Niccolò Cannone TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 FL 21 SH 22 CE 23 Coach: Gonzalo Quesada

FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 OC 13 Henry Slade IC 12 Fraser Dingwall LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Ben Earl OF 7 BF 6 Ethan Roots RL 5 LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 HK 2 Jamie George (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match: Ethan Roots (England) Assistant referees: Nic Berry (Australia) Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Television match official: Brett Cronan (Australia) Foul play review officer: Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

• Ange Capuozzo was originally named in the starting line-up for Italy; however, he was withdrawn the day before the match because of illness. He was replaced by Lorenzo Pani, whose place on the bench was taken by Federico Mori.^[15]
• Edoardo Iachizzi was originally named among the replacements for Italy; however, he was withdrawn the day of the match because of injury, and his place on the bench was taken by Alessandro Izekor.^[15]
• Ellis Genge was originally named among the replacements for England; however, he was withdrawn the day of the match because of a foot injury, and his place on the bench was taken by Beno Obano.^[16]
• Federico Ruzza (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.^[17]
• Alessandro Izekor, Mirco Spagnolo (both Italy), Chandler Cunningham-South, Fraser Dingwall, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Ethan Roots and Fin Smith (all England) made their international debuts.^[18]
• The final score was the narrowest ever margin in a test match between England and Italy, and also Italy's highest points total against England.^[19]

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FB 15 Cameron Winnett RW 14 Josh Adams OC 13 IC 12 Nick Tompkins LW 11 Rio Dyer FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Aaron Wainwright OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c) TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Corey Domachowski Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 Kemsley Mathias PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Kyle Rowe RW 14 Kyle Steyn OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Finn Russell (c) SH 9 N8 8 Matt Fagerson OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 Scott Cummings LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 Ben Healy CE 23 Coach: Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match: Aaron Wainwright (Wales) Assistant referees: James Doleman (New Zealand) Angus Mabey (New Zealand) Television match official: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Foul play review officer: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

• Alex Mann, Cameron Winnett (both Wales) and Elliot Millar-Mills (Scotland) made their international debuts; Alec Hepburn made his debut for Scotland, having previously played six times for England.^[20]
• This was Scotland's first win at the Millennium Stadium for 22 years. Their previous victory in Cardiff (27–22) occurred on 6 April 2002.^[21]
• Scotland retained the Doddie Weir Cup.^[22]

Round 2

FB 15 Harry Paterson RW 14 Kyle Rowe OC 13 IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Finn Russell (cc) SH 9 Ben White N8 8 Jack Dempsey OF 7 Rory Darge (cc) BF 6 RL 5 Scott Cummings LL 4 TP 3 Zander Fagerson HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 Elliot Millar-Mills LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 George Horne FH 22 Ben Healy CE 23 Coach: Gregor Townsend

FB 15 Thomas Ramos RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert SH 9 N8 8 Grégory Alldritt (c) OF 7 Charles Ollivon BF 6 François Cros RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 FL 21 SH 22 CE 23 Coach: Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match: Gaël Fickou (France) Assistant referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Jordan Way (Australia) Television match official: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) Foul play review officer: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

• Kyle Steyn was originally named in the starting line-up for Scotland; however, he was withdrawn on the day of the match for personal reasons. He was replaced on the wing by Kyle Rowe, whose place at full-back was taken by Harry Paterson.^[23]
• Harry Paterson (Scotland) and Alexandre Roumat (France) made their international debuts.^[24]
• Damian Penaud (France) earned his 50th test cap.^[25]
• France retained the Auld Alliance Trophy, and became the first of the two nations to win it on three consecutive occasions.^[26]

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FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Tommy Freeman OC 13 Henry Slade IC 12 Fraser Dingwall LW 11 Elliot Daly FH 10 George Ford SH 9 N8 8 Ben Earl OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 HK 2 Jamie George (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 Fin Smith WG 23 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso Coach: Steve Borthwick

FB 15 Cameron Winnett RW 14 OC 13 George North IC 12 Nick Tompkins LW 11 Rio Dyer FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Aaron Wainwright OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c) TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Warren Gatland

Player of the Match: Ben Earl (England) Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Hollie Davidson (Scotland) Television match official: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) Foul play review officer: Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

• Archie Griffin (Wales) made his international debut.^[27]
• England recorded their largest ever second-half comeback in the Six Nations, and equalled their test match record for biggest half-time deficit overcome to secure victory (9 points; tied with their win against Argentina on 22 June 2002).^[28]
• Assistant referee Hollie Davidson became the first woman to be part of the on-field officiating team in a men's Six Nations match.^[29]

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FB 15 RW 14 Calvin Nash OC 13 IC 12 Stuart McCloskey LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Jack Crowley SH 9 N8 8 Jack Conan OF 7 Caelan Doris (c) BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Joe McCarthy TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Andy Farrell

FB 15 Ange Capuozzo RW 14 OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 LW 11 Monty Ioane FH 10 Paolo Garbisi SH 9 N8 8 Michele Lamaro (c) OF 7 BF 6 Alessandro Izekor RL 5 LL 4 Niccolò Cannone TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 Tommaso Allan CE 23 Coach: Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match: James Lowe (Ireland) Assistant referees: Mathieu Raynal (France) Luc Ramos (France) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France) Foul play review officer: Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

• Ross Vintcent (Italy) made his international debut.^[30]
• Ireland recorded a clean sheet for the first time in the Six Nations era; their previous clean sheet in the tournament was within the Five Nations format in 1987, when they achieved a 17–0 victory against England.^[31]
• Italy failed to score a point against Ireland for the first time.^[32]

Round 3

FB 15 Ciarán Frawley RW 14 OC 13 Robbie Henshaw IC 12 Bundee Aki LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Jack Crowley SH 9 N8 8 Caelan Doris OF 7 BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c) RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 LK 20 N8 21 SH 22 CE 23 Coach: Andy Farrell

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 George North IC 12 Nick Tompkins LW 11 Rio Dyer FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Aaron Wainwright OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c) TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Warren Gatland

Player of the Match: Bundee Aki (Ireland) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy) Television match official: Eric Gauzins (France) Foul play review officer: Stuart Terheege (England)

Notes:

• Oli Jager (Ireland) and Mackenzie Martin (Wales) made their international debuts.^[33]
• Ireland equalled England's record of 11 consecutive wins in the Six Nations set between 2015 and 2017.^[34]
• Andrea Piardi became the first Italian to officiate as referee in the Six Nations Championship.^[35]

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FB 15 Blair Kinghorn RW 14 Kyle Steyn OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 Finn Russell (cc) SH 9 N8 8 Jack Dempsey OF 7 Rory Darge (cc) BF 6 RL 5 Scott Cummings 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: Gregor Townsend

FB 15 George Furbank RW 14 Tommy Freeman OC 13 IC 12 Ollie Lawrence LW 11 Elliot Daly FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Ben Earl OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 Ollie Chessum LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 HK 2 Jamie George (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match: Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland) Assistant referees: Chris Busby (Ireland) Eoghan Cross (Ireland) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Foul play review officer: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:

• Duhan van der Merwe became the first Scottish player to score a hat-trick against England,^[36] and the first player to score a hat-trick against England in the Six Nations era.
• Scotland recorded their fourth consecutive victory over England, matching their longest winning streaks in the fixture, set in 1896 and 1972.^[37]
• Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup.

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FB 15 Thomas Ramos RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 LW 11 Matthis Lebel FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 François Cros OF 7 Charles Ollivon (c) BF 6 Paul Boudehent RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 FL 21 SH 22 CE 23 Coach: Fabien Galthié

FB 15 Ange Capuozzo RW 14 Tommaso Menoncello OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 LW 11 Monty Ioane FH 10 Paolo Garbisi SH 9 N8 8 Ross Vintcent OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Niccolò Cannone TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 Matteo Canali LK 20 FL 21 SH 22 FH 23 Coach: Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match: Tommaso Menoncello (Italy) Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England) Craig Evans (Wales) Television match official: Ian Tempest (England) Foul play review officer: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

• Louis Bielle-Biarrey was originally named in the starting line-up for France; however, he was withdrawn the day before the match due to a neck injury. He was replaced by Matthis Lebel.^[38]
• Esteban Abadie (France) made his international debut.^[39]
• This was the first ever draw between France and Italy across 49 test matches.^[40]

Round 4

FB 15 Ange Capuozzo RW 14 OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 LW 11 Monty Ioane FH 10 Paolo Garbisi SH 9 N8 8 Ross Vintcent OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) BF 6 RL 5 Federico Ruzza LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Gonzalo Quesada

FB 15 Blair Kinghorn RW 14 Kyle Steyn OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 Cameron Redpath LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Finn Russell (cc) SH 9 N8 8 Jack Dempsey OF 7 Rory Darge (cc) BF 6 RL 5 Scott Cummings LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 N8 21 SH 22 WG 23 Kyle Rowe Coach: Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match: Ignacio Brex (Italy) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Adam Leal (England) Television match official: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Foul play review officer: Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

• Louis Lynagh (Italy) made his international debut.^[41]
• This was Italy's first home victory in the Six Nations for 11 years, since defeating Ireland in 2013.^[42]
• Italy won against Scotland for the first time in 9 years, since their away win in 2015, and thereby claimed the Cuttitta Cup for the first time in history.^[43]

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FB 15 George Furbank RW 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso OC 13 IC 12 Ollie Lawrence LW 11 Tommy Freeman FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Ben Earl OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 George Martin LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 HK 2 Jamie George (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 FL 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Steve Borthwick

FB 15 Hugo Keenan RW 14 OC 13 Robbie Henshaw IC 12 Bundee Aki LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Jack Crowley SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park N8 8 Caelan Doris OF 7 BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c) RL 5 Tadhg Beirne LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 LK 20 N8 21 SH 22 CE 23 Coach: Andy Farrell

Player of the Match: Ben Earl (England) Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy) Craig Evans (Wales) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Foul play review officer: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

• England reclaimed the Millennium Trophy for the first time since 2020.^[44]
• Danny Care (England) earned his 100th test cap, becoming the sixth England player to reach this milestone (after Jason Leonard, Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell, Dan Cole and Courtney Lawes).^[45]
• Chandler Cunningham-South left the field due to injury in the 78th minute; with no replacements remaining, England finished the match with 14 players.^[46]

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FB 15 Cameron Winnett RW 14 Josh Adams OC 13 IC 12 Owen Watkin LW 11 Rio Dyer FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Aaron Wainwright OF 7 BF 6 Dafydd Jenkins (c) RL 5 Adam Beard LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 N8 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Léo Barré RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey FH 10 Thomas Ramos SH 9 N8 8 Grégory Alldritt (c) OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Thibaud Flament TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 FL 21 SH 22 CE 23 Coach: Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match: Nolann Le Garrec (France) Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland) Damian Schneider (Argentina) Television match official: Ian Tempest (England) Foul play review officer: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:

• Ryan Elias was originally named in the starting line-up for Wales; however, he was withdrawn the day of match because of injury. He was replaced by Elliot Dee, whose place on the bench was taken by Evan Lloyd.^[47]
• Elliot Dee (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.^[48]
• Evan Lloyd (Wales), Léo Barré, Nicolas Depoortère, Georges-Henri Colombe and Emmanuel Meafou (all France) made their international debuts.^[49]

Round 5

FB 15 Cameron Winnett RW 14 Josh Adams OC 13 George North IC 12 LW 11 Rio Dyer FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Aaron Wainwright OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins (c) TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Lorenzo Pani RW 14 Louis Lynagh OC 13 Ignacio Brex IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello LW 11 FH 10 Paolo Garbisi SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) BF 6 RL 5 Federico Ruzza LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 FL 21 SH 22 FH 23 Coach: Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match: Ignacio Brex (Italy) Assistant referees: Chris Busby (Ireland) Morné Ferreira (South Africa) Television match official: Joy Neville (Ireland) Foul play review officer: Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

• Wales received the Wooden Spoon after losing all five of their matches for the first time since 2003.^[50]
• Italy ended the tournament on 11 points, following two wins and a draw; their best ever performance in the Six Nations.^[51]
• Harri O'Connor (Wales) made his international debut.^[52]
• This was George North's 121st and final test cap before retirement, ending his international career as the most-capped Wales back in test history.^[53]
• George North left the field due to injury in the 79th minute; with no replacements remaining, Wales finished the match with 14 players.^[54]
• Andrea Zambonin was originally named among the replacements for Italy; however, he was withdrawn the day of the match because of illness, and his place on the bench was taken by Riccardo Favretto.^[55]

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FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 Robbie Henshaw IC 12 Bundee Aki LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Jack Crowley SH 9 N8 8 Caelan Doris OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c) RL 5 Tadhg Beirne LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Andy Farrell

FB 15 RW 14 Kyle Steyn OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe FH 10 Finn Russell (cc) SH 9 N8 8 Jack Dempsey OF 7 Rory Darge (cc) BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Grant Gilchrist TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match: Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England) Christophe Ridley (England) Television match official: Marius Jonker (South Africa) Foul play review officer: Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Notes:

• Ireland retained the Six Nations Championship, winning back-to-back titles for the second time in the Six Nations era (after consecutive triumphs in 2014 and 2015).^[56]
• Hugo Keenan (Ireland) was originally named in the starting line-up for Ireland; however, he was withdrawn shortly before kick-off after sustaining an injury during the pre-match warm-up. He was replaced by Jordan Larmour.^[57]
• Tadhg Beirne (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.^[58]

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FB 15 Léo Barré RW 14 Damian Penaud OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey FH 10 Thomas Ramos SH 9 N8 8 Grégory Alldritt (c) OF 7 BF 6 François Cros RL 5 LL 4 Thibaud Flament TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 FL 21 SH 22 CE 23 Coach: Fabien Galthié

FB 15 RW 14 Tommy Freeman OC 13 IC 12 Ollie Lawrence LW 11 Elliot Daly FH 10 George Ford SH 9 N8 8 Ben Earl OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 George Martin LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 HK 2 Jamie George (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 FL 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match: Léo Barré (France) Assistant referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia) Damian Schneider (Argentina) Television match official: Ben Whitehouse (Wales) Foul play review officer: Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Player statistics

Most points

^[59]

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Thomas Ramos		63
2	Finn Russell		55
3	Jack Crowley		52
4	George Ford		48
5	Paolo Garbisi		31
6	Dan Sheehan		25
	Duhan van der Merwe
8	James Lowe		20
9	Gaël Fickou		15
	Ollie Lawrence

Most tries

^[59]

Rank	Name	Team	Tries
1	Dan Sheehan		5
	Duhan van der Merwe
3	James Lowe		4
4	Gaël Fickou		3
	Ollie Lawrence
6	9 players tied		2

Discipline

Summary

width=160	Team	width=60		width=60		width=60	Total
	3	0	3
	2	2	4
	5	0	5
	2	0	2
	4	0	4
	1	0	1

Yellow cards

2 yellow cards

• Peter O'Mahony (vs. France, vs. England)

1 yellow card

• Ollie Chessum (vs. Wales)
• Elliot Daly (vs. Italy)
• Ethan Roots (vs. Wales)
• Uini Atonio (vs. Scotland)
• Paul Willemse (vs. Ireland)
• Tadhg Beirne (vs. Wales)
• Harry Byrne (vs. Scotland)
• James Ryan (vs. Wales)
• Michele Lamaro (vs. England)
• Tommaso Menoncello (vs. Ireland)
• Ewan Ashman (vs. Ireland)
• Sione Tuipulotu (vs. Wales)
• George Turner (vs. Wales)
• Duhan van der Merwe (vs. England)
• Mason Grady (vs. England)

Red cards

1 red card

• Jonathan Danty (vs. Italy)
• Paul Willemse (vs. Ireland)

Citings/bans

Player	Match	Citing date	Law breached	Result
Paul Willemse	vs.	6 February 2024	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	3-match ban	^[60] ^[61]
Jonathan Danty	vs.	25 February 2024	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	4-match ban	^[62] ^[63]

Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics.^[64]

Awards

Player of the Match awards

	Player	Team	Opponent
2	Ben Earl		Wales ^(R2)
		Ireland ^(R4)
	Ignacio Brex		Scotland ^(R4)
		Wales ^(R5)
1	Ethan Roots		Italy ^(R1)
	Léo Barré		England ^(R5)
	Gaël Fickou		Scotland ^(R2)
	Nolann Le Garrec		Wales ^(R4)
	Bundee Aki		Wales ^(R3)
	Jamison Gibson-Park		Scotland ^(R5)
	James Lowe		Italy ^(R2)
	Joe McCarthy		France ^(R1)
	Tommaso Menoncello		France ^(R3)
	Duhan van der Merwe		England ^(R3)
	Aaron Wainwright		Scotland ^(R1)

Player of the Championship

Four players were nominated for the 2024 Six Nations Player of the Championship on 19 March 2024.^[65] The winner was announced on 5 April 2024.^[66]

Team	Nominee	Position	Winner
	Ben Earl	Number 8	Tommaso Menoncello
	Bundee Aki	Centre
	Tommaso Menoncello	Centre
	Duhan van der Merwe	Wing

Try of the Championship

Four tries were nominated for the 2024 Six Nations Try of the Championship on 22 March 2024.^[67] The winner was announced on 3 April 2024.^[68]

Team	Nominee	Try	Winner
	Nolann Le Garrec	vs. England	Lorenzo Pani
	Calvin Nash	vs. Italy
	Lorenzo Pani	vs. Wales
	Duhan van der Merwe	vs. England

Team of the Championship

The 15 players voted in as the 2024 Six Nations Team of the Championship were announced on 5 April 2024.^[69]

Forwards

width=70	Number	width=110	Team	width=180	Player
1		Andrew Porter
2		Dan Sheehan
3		Uini Atonio
4		Tadhg Beirne
5		Joe McCarthy
6		Caelan Doris
7		Michele Lamaro
8		Ben Earl

Backs

width=70	Number	width=110	Team	width=180	Player
9		Jamison Gibson-Park
10		Finn Russell
11		James Lowe
12		Tommaso Menoncello
13		Bundee Aki
14		Duhan van der Merwe
15		Thomas Ramos

Notes and References

1. News: Six Nations 2024 fixtures and dates: France will host Ireland in tournament opener . BBC Sport . 28 February 2023 . 28 February 2023 . 28 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230228173422/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64798753 . live .
2. News: Patrick . Burke . Olympic preparations set to make Stade de France unavailable from start of 2024 . Inside the Games . 14 February 2023 . 28 February 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319120539/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1133703/stade-de-france-unavailable-2024 . 19 March 2023 .
3. News: Michael . Aylwin . Six Nations 2024: team-by-team guide to this year's tournament . The Guardian . 31 January 2024 . 1 February 2024 . 1 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201032216/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/31/six-nations-2024-guide-rugby-union-france-ireland-wales-england-scotland-italy . live .
4. Web site: Ireland 17-13 Scotland: Andy Farrell's side claim back-to-back Six Nations titles with win. 16 March 2024. Sky Sports. 19 February 2024.
5. Web site: Six Nations 2024: Ireland 17-13 Scotland - Irish retain title by wearing down heroic Scottish defence. 16 March 2024. BBC Sport. 19 February 2024.
6. News: England Six Nations squad: Jamie George captain, Billy Vunipola & Kyle Sinckler dropped . . 17 January 2024 . 3 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203112004/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67999266 . live .
7. News: France Six Nations squad: Gregory Alldritt replaces absent Antoine Dupont as captain . . 17 January 2024 . 3 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203112015/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68005338 . live .
8. News: Six Nations 2024: Peter O'Mahony named Ireland captain following Johnny Sexton's retirement . . 17 January 2024 . 3 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203112001/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68005836 . live .
9. News: Captain's Corner - Michele Lamaro . European Professional Club Rugby . 2 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203142216/https://www.epcrugby.com/challenge-cup/content/six-nations-captain-italy-michele-lamaro-epcr-challenge-cup . live .
10. News: Darge and Russell named co-captains Squad Update . Scottish Rugby Union . 21 January 2024 . 3 February 2024 . 1 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201134900/https://scottishrugby.org/darge-and-russell-named-co-captains-squad-update/ . live .
11. News: Gareth . Griffiths . Six Nations 2024: New Wales captain Dafydd Jenkins was 'shaking' after Warren Gatland phone call . BBC Sport . 24 January 2024 . 3 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203110440/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68040849 . live .
12. Web site: Rules . 3 February 2024 . Six Nations Rugby . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203133713/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/championship-rules . live .
13. News: Josh . Raisey . Posolo Tuilagi in line to make France debut after late call-up . Rugby Pass . 1 February 2024 . 1 February 2024 . 2 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240202000703/https://www.rugbypass.com/news/posolo-tuilagi-in-line-to-make-france-debut-after-late-call-up/ . live .
14. News: Matt . Gault . Six Nations 2024: France 17-38 Ireland - Irish claim bonus-point win over 14-man hosts in Marseille . . 2 February 2024 . 2 February 2024 . 2 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240202221214/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68182019 . live .
15. News: Kyriacou . Adam . 2 February 2024 . Italy rocked ahead of Six Nations clash with England as star ruled out . 2 February 2024 . . 2 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240202154525/https://www.planetrugby.com/news/italy-rocked-ahead-of-six-nations-clash-with-england-as-star-player-ruled-out . live .
16. News: Stynes . Trevor . 3 February 2024 . Genge out of England team to face Italy . 3 February 2024 . . 9 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240209162501/https://www.reuters.com/sports/genge-out-england-team-face-italy-2024-02-03/ . live .
17. News: Gonzalo Quesada has named his Italian team to face England . Ultimate Rugby . 1 February 2024 . 1 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203143539/https://www.ultimaterugby.com/news/gonzalo-quesada-has-named-his-italian-team-to-face-england./654436 . live .
18. News: Six Nations 2024: Ethan Roots and Fraser Dingwall to make England debuts against Italy . . 1 February 2023 . 1 February 2023 . 1 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201143449/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68170248 . live .
19. News: Mann . Mantej . 3 February 2024 . Six Nations 2024: Italy 24-27 England - Visitors come from behind for narrow win in Rome . 3 February 2024 . . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203165656/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68192563 . live .
20. News: Cantillon . Michael . 1 February 2024 . Six Nations: Cardiff's 21-year-old Cameron Winnett in for Wales debut vs Scotland as George North ruled out . 1 February 2024 . . 1 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201121731/https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12333/13061155/six-nations-cardiffs-21-year-old-cameron-winnett-in-for-wales-debut-vs-scotland-as-george-north-ruled-out . live .
21. News: Aylwin . Michael . 3 February 2024 . Scotland hold off storming Wales fightback for thrilling Cardiff victory . 3 February 2024 . . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203192700/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/03/wales-scotland-six-nations-rugby-union-match-report . live .
22. News: Wales 26-27 Scotland - Scotland hang on for opening Six Nations win despite thrilling second-half fightback from hosts . . 3 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . 20 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240220065125/https://www.tntsports.co.uk/geoblocking.shtml . live .
23. News: Scotland v France: Late change for Scots as memorable day for two players awaits . . 10 February 2024 . 10 February 2024 . 12 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240212032234/https://www.planetrugby.com/news/scotland-v-france-late-change-for-scots-as-memorable-day-for-two-players-awaits . live .
24. News: Latham-Coyle . Harry . 10 February 2024 . Scotland v France LIVE: Six Nations 2024 result and reaction from Murrayfield . 10 February 2024 . . 10 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240210120353/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/scotland-france-live-score-stream-six-nations-result-b2493785.html? . live .
25. News: McCormick . Jonny . 12 February 2024 . Six Nations 2024 Stats Review: Round 2 . 12 February 2024 . Opta Analyst . 20 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240220065136/https://theanalyst.com/na/2024/02/six-nations-2024-stats-review-round-2/ . live .
26. News: Aylwin . Michael . 10 February 2024 . Scotland fall to defeat against France after late Sam Skinner try not awarded . 10 February 2024 . . 10 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240210165222/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/10/scotland-fall-to-defeat-against-france-after-late-sam-skinner-try-not-awarded . live .
27. News: Griffiths . Gareth . 10 February 2024 . Six Nations 2024: New-look Wales learn harsh lessons against England . 10 February 2024 . . 11 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240211111534/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68261989 . live .
28. News: Imogen . Ainsworth . England 16-14 Wales: Steve Borthwick's side fight back to earn big Six Nations victory in nail-biter at Twickenham . . 10 February 2024 . 10 February 2024 . live . https://archive.today/20240220064057/https://www.tntsports.co.uk/rugby/six-nations/2024/england-v-wales-six-nations-live_sto10013354/story.shtml . 20 February 2024 .
29. News: Lucy . Wilde . How referee Hollie Davidson overcame rugby ordeal to make Six Nations history . iNews . 9 February 2024 . 9 February 2024 . 9 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240209165550/https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/hollie-davidson-six-nations-referee-2899306 . live .
30. News: Tom . Cary . Ireland v Italy live: Score and updates from 2024 Six Nations . . 11 February 2024 . 11 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240211151149/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2024/02/11/ireland-v-italy-live-score-updates-2024-six-nations/ . 11 February 2024 . live .
31. News: Simon . Lewis . Ireland keep Italy scoreless to claim bonus point win . Irish Examiner . 11 February 2024 . 11 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240212015649/https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-41329492.html . 12 February 2024 . live .
32. News: Gerry . Thornley . Six Nations: Ireland run in six tries and complete shutout victory over Italy . . 11 February 2024 . 11 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240211174525/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2024/02/11/six-nations-ireland-run-in-six-tries-and-complete-shutout-victory-over-italy/ . 11 February 2024 . live .
33. News: Michael . Aylwin . Ireland sweep Wales aside to keep Six Nations grand slam bid on track . The Guardian . 24 February 2024 . 26 February 2024 .
34. News: Matt . Gault . Six Nations 2024: Ireland 31-7 Wales - Holders make it three bonus-point wins from three . BBC Sport . 24 February 2024 .
35. News: Italian ground-breaker Piardi "proud" of Men's Six Nations call-up . World Rugby . 22 February 2024 . 24 February 2024 .
36. News: Andy . Bull . Scotland rip up George’s blueprint as England’s fast start fizzles out . The Observer . 24 February 2024 . 9 March 2024 .
37. News: Bryn . Palmer . How Scotland have cast Calcutta Cup inferiority complex to the winds . The Guardian . 23 February 2024 . 9 March 2024 .
38. News: XV de France: Louis Bielle-Biarrey forfait, Matthis Lebel appelé . XV of France: Louis Bielle-Biarrey forfeits, Matthis Lebel called up . fr . L'Équipe . 24 February 2024 . 24 February 2024 .
39. News: Alastair . Telfer . Six Nations 2024: France 13-13 Italy - Paolo Garbisi misses injury-time penalty for historic Italian win . BBC Sport . 25 February 2024 . 28 February 2024 .
40. Web site: Luke . McLaughlin . Italy hit post with last kick as 14-man France cling on for draw in thriller . The Guardian . 25 February 2024 . 28 February 2024 .
41. News: Trevor . Stynes . Toby . Davis . Lynagh to make Italy debut against Scotland . . 7 March 2024 . 7 March 2024 .
42. News: Daniel . Gallan . Varney stuns Scotland as Italy end home winless streak in Six Nations thriller . . 9 March 2024 . 9 March 2024 .
43. News: Alasdair . Mackenzie . Italy 31-29 Scotland - Italy stun Scotland in front of raucous Rome crowd for first Six Nations win . . 9 March 2024 . 9 March 2024 . live . https://archive.today/20240311035005/https://www.tntsports.co.uk/rugby/six-nations/2024/italy-v-scotland-six-nations-live_sto10053285/story.shtml . 11 March 2024 .
44. News: Mantej . Mann . England 23-22 Ireland: Marcus Smith's last-gasp drop-goal hands England thrilling win . . 9 March 2024 . 9 March 2024 .
45. News: Ben . Youngs . Danny Care epitomises the character, talent and graft needed to get to 100 caps . . 7 March 2024 . 7 March 2024 .
46. News: Lee . Calvert . England 23-22 Ireland: Six Nations 2024 – as it happened . . 9 March 2024 . 9 March 2024 .
47. News: Six Nations: Wales hooker Elliot Dee replaces injured Ryan Elias for France test . . 10 March 2024 . 10 March 2024 .
48. News: Dee to win 50th cap against French . . 6 March 2024 . 6 March 2024 .
49. News: Trevor . Stynes . Toby . Davis . Meafou one of three new caps in France team to face Wales . . 8 March 2024 . 8 March 2024 .
50. News: Six Nations 2024: Wales 21-24 Italy - visitors consign Wales to first Wooden Spoon in 21 years . . 16 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 .
51. News: Italy record their best ever Six Nations campaign with a 24-21 win over Wales . Wales Herald . 16 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 .
52. News: Harri O'Connor set for Test debut in Six Nations finale . . 13 March 2024 . 13 March 2024 .
53. News: George North to retire from playing for Wales after Six Nations . . 13 March 2024 . 13 March 2024 .
54. Web site: Injured North's Wales career ends as he is helped off pitch . . 16 March 2024 . 16 March 2024.
55. News: Italy Replacement Zambonin Out Of Six Nations Clash Against Wales . Barrons . 16 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 .
56. News: Michael . Aylwin . Battling Ireland overcome defiant Scotland to retain Six Nations title . . 16 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 .
57. News: Brendan . Graham . LIVE Ireland v Scotland: Hugo Keenan suffers late injury blow as Jordan Larmour comes in . Irish Independent . 16 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 .
58. News: 'The Scots are the Scots' - Beirne ready to reignite Scotland rivalry ahead of 50th cap . RTE.ie . Raidió Teilifís Éireann . 13 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 .
59. Web site: Guinness Men's Six Nations Statistics – 2024 . Six Nations Rugby . 17 March 2024 .
60. Web site: Judicial Hearing Decision - Paul Willemse . . 6 February 2024.
61. News: Independent Disciplinary update: Paul Willemse Decision . . 6 February 2024.
62. Web site: Judicial Hearing Decision - Jonathan Danty . . 25 February 2024.
63. News: Independent Disciplinary update: Jonathan Danty Decision . . 25 February 2024.
64. Web site: Disciplinary Decisions . . 25 February 2024.
65. Web site: Vote for your Guinness Player of the Championship . . 19 March 2024 . 19 March 2024.
66. Web site: Menoncello voted Guinness Player of the Championship . . 5 April 2024 . 5 April 2024.
67. Web site: Vote for your Try of the Championship . . 22 March 2024 . 22 March 2024.
68. Web site: Pani scoops 2024 Try of the Championship . . 3 April 2024 . 3 April 2024.
69. News: Revealed: Fan's 2024 Team of the Championship . . 5 April 2024 . 5 April 2023.