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2022 Six Nations Championship

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2022 Six Nations Championship
Date5 February – 19 March 2022
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions France (18th title)
Grand Slam France (10th title)
Triple Crown Ireland (12th title)
Matches played15
Attendance964,370 (64,291 per match)
Tries scored73 (4.87 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Marcus Smith (71 points)
Top try scorer(s)Ireland James Lowe
France Damian Penaud
France Gabin Villière (3 tries)
Player of the tournamentFrance Antoine Dupont[1]
2021 (Previous) (Next) 2023

The 2022 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 128th edition of the competition (including all its previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship). Wales entered the tournament as defending champions.

France won the Championship and the Grand Slam – both for the first time since 2010 – clinching the title with a 25–13 win over England at the Stade de France.[2] Runners-up Ireland won the Triple Crown for the sixth time in the Six Nations era.[3]

Italy came into the tournament on the back of 36 successive Six Nations losses since they beat Scotland, in 2015. Trailing 21–15 with less than two minutes remaining in their final game against Wales, Edoardo Padovani scored a try to win the match for Italy, ending a 40-match winless run in the Six Nations.[4]

Participants

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Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Australia Eddie Jones Tom Curry, Courtney Lawes1
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis France Fabien Galthié, Raphaël Ibañez 2 Antoine Dupont
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin England Andy Farrell Johnny Sexton, James Ryan, Peter O'Mahony 3
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome New Zealand Kieran Crowley Michele Lamaro
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Scotland Gregor Townsend Stuart Hogg
 Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff New Zealand Wayne Pivac Dan Biggar

1 Owen Farrell was originally named in the England squad as captain ahead of the Championship, but was later ruled out due to injury. Tom Curry captained the team for the first two matches, and Courtney Lawes was captain for the final three rounds.
2 Fabien Galthié tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the opening round and Raphaël Ibañez took on the role for France's match against Italy.[5]
3 Johnny Sexton was ruled out in round 2 and James Ryan captained in his absence. Ryan was not selected in round 3 and Peter O'Mahony was named as captain.

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS TB LB Pts  FRA  IRE  ENG  SCO  WAL  ITA
1  France 5 5 0 0 141 73 +68 17 7 3 2 0 25 30–24 25–13 37–10
2  Ireland 5 4 0 1 168 63 +105 24 4 0 4 1 21 26–5 29–7 57–6
3  England 5 2 0 3 101 96 +5 8 11 0 1 1 10 15–32 23–19
4  Scotland 5 2 0 3 92 121 −29 11 15 0 1 1 10 17–36 20–17
5  Wales 5 1 0 4 76 104 −28 8 8 0 0 3 7 9–13 20–17 21–22
6  Italy 5 1 0 4 60 181 −121 5 27 0 0 0 4 0–33 22–33
Source: [citation needed]

Table ranking rules

  • 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 another team could lose one match while winning two bonus points and win the other four matches while winning four bonus points for a maximum of 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

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The tournament's fixtures were announced on 28 April 2021, and included a Friday night game – Wales hosting France in round 4 – for the first time since the opening match of the 2019 Six Nations Championship.[6]

Round 1

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5 February 2022
14:15 WET (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland 29–7 Wales
Try: Aki 3' c
Conway (2) 44' c, 51' c
Ringrose 60' m
Con: Sexton (3/4) 5', 45', 53'
Pen: Sexton (1/3) 21'
ReportTry: Basham 75' c
Con: Sheedy 76' (1/1)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Andrew Conway downward-facing red arrow 62'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Mack Hansen
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c) downward-facing red arrow 64'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Jack Conan downward-facing red arrow 53'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Caelan Doris
RL 5 James Ryan downward-facing red arrow 66'
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dan Sheehan upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 53'
LK 19 Ryan Baird upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony upward-facing green arrow 53'
SH 21 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 22 Joey Carbery upward-facing green arrow 64'
CE 23 James Hume upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 Johnny McNicholl downward-facing red arrow 62'
OC 13 Josh Adams Yellow card 48'
IC 12 Nick Tompkins
LW 11 Louis Rees-Zammit
FH 10 Dan Biggar (c) downward-facing red arrow 71'
SH 9 Tomos Williams downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright
OF 7 Taine Basham
BF 6 Ellis Jenkins downward-facing red arrow 53'
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Will Rowlands downward-facing red arrow 74'
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 2 Ryan Elias downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dewi Lake upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis upward-facing green arrow 53'
LK 19 Ben Carter upward-facing green arrow 74'
N8 20 Ross Moriarty upward-facing green arrow 53'
SH 21 Gareth Davies upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 22 Callum Sheedy upward-facing green arrow 71'
CE 23 Owen Watkin upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac

Player of the Match:
Mack Hansen (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Television match official:
Stuart Terheege (England)

Notes:


5 February 2022
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 20–17 England (1 BP)
Try: White 18' c
Penalty try 66'
Con: Russell (1/1) 20'
Pen: Russell (2/2) 41', 72'
ReportTry: Smith 53' m
Pen: Smith (4/4) 17', 34', 48', 63'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg (c)
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Chris Harris
IC 12 Sam Johnson downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ali Price downward-facing red arrow 12' upward-facing green arrow 24' downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie downward-facing red arrow 60'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Jonny Gray downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 George Turner downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Rory Sutherland downward-facing red arrow 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Pierre Schoeman upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 18 WP Nel upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 Sam Skinner upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 20 Magnus Bradbury upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 21 Ben White upward-facing green arrow 12' downward-facing red arrow 24' upward-facing green arrow 63'
FB 22 Blair Kinghorn
CE 23 Sione Tuipulotu upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins
OC 13 Elliot Daly
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Joe Marchant downward-facing red arrow 80+1'
FH 10 Marcus Smith downward-facing red arrow 63'
SH 9 Ben Youngs
N8 8 Sam Simmonds downward-facing red arrow 70' upward-facing green arrow 77'
OF 7 Tom Curry (c)
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam downward-facing red arrow 63'
RL 5 Nick Isiekwe downward-facing red arrow 77'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie Yellow card 65' downward-facing red arrow 77'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Joe Marler upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 18 Will Stuart upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 19 Charlie Ewels upward-facing green arrow 77'
N8 20 Alex Dombrandt upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 21 Harry Randall
FH 22 George Ford upward-facing green arrow 63'
WG 23 Jack Nowell upward-facing green arrow 80+1'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Player of the Match:
Matt Fagerson (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

  • Ben White (Scotland) made his international debut.
  • Scotland achieved back-to-back wins against England for the first time since 1984.
  • Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup.[9]
  • Tom Curry became England's youngest captain since Will Carling against Australia in 1988.

6 February 2022
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France 37–10 Italy
Try: Jelonch 26' m
Villière (3) 40+1' c, 49' m, 80+2' c
Penaud 68' c
Con: Jaminet (2/4) 40+2', 70'
Ntamack (1/1) 80+3'
Pen: Jaminet (2/2) 5', 34'
ReportTry: Menoncello 17' c
Con: Garbisi (1/1) 18'
Pen: Garbisi (1/1) 30'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,750
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet downward-facing red arrow 75'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Jonathan Danty downward-facing red arrow 58'
LW 11 Gabin Villière
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt downward-facing red arrow 70'
OF 7 Dylan Cretin
BF 6 Anthony Jelonch
RL 5 Paul Willemse downward-facing red arrow 56'
LL 4 Cameron Woki
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 18 Demba Bamba upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 20 François Cros upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 21 Maxime Lucu upward-facing green arrow 70'
CE 22 Yoram Moefana upward-facing green arrow 58'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos upward-facing green arrow 75'
Caretaker coach:
Raphaël Ibañez
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani
RW 14 Tommaso Menoncello downward-facing red arrow 58'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Marco Zanon
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Stephen Varney downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Toa Halafihi downward-facing red arrow 56'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Sebastian Negri downward-facing red arrow 70'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza downward-facing red arrow 65'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone downward-facing red arrow 50' upward-facing green arrow 65'
TP 3 Tiziano Pasquali downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Hame Faiva upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 Ivan Nemer upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 18 Giosuè Zilocchi upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 Marco Fuser upward-facing green arrow 50'
FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 21 Manuel Zuliani upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 22 Callum Braley upward-facing green arrow 65'
FH 23 Leonardo Marin upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley

Player of the Match:
Gabin Villière (France)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

Round 2

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12 February 2022
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales 20–17 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Francis 32' m
Pen: Biggar (4/5) 5', 8', 25', 58'
Drop: Biggar (1/1) 70'
ReportTry: Graham 12' m
Pen: Russell (4/4) 16', 20', 29', 50'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,782
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Owen Watkin
IC 12 Nick Tompkins downward-facing red arrow 68'
LW 11 Louis Rees-Zammit
FH 10 Dan Biggar (c) downward-facing red arrow 79'
SH 9 Tomos Williams
N8 8 Ross Moriarty downward-facing red arrow 58'
OF 7 Jac Morgan
BF 6 Taine Basham
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Will Rowlands downward-facing red arrow 76'
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Ryan Elias downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dewi Lake upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 19 Seb Davies upward-facing green arrow 76'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 21 Gareth Davies
FH 22 Callum Sheedy upward-facing green arrow 79'
CE 23 Jonathan Davies upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB 15 Stuart Hogg (c)
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Chris Harris
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe downward-facing red arrow 79'
FH 10 Finn Russell Yellow card 68'
SH 9 Ali Price downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 32'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 Sam Skinner
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Jonny Gray downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 WP Nel downward-facing red arrow 45'
HK 2 Stuart McInally downward-facing red arrow 45'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 45' upward-facing green arrow 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 George Turner upward-facing green arrow 45'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 63'
PR 18 Zander Fagerson upward-facing green arrow 45'
FL 19 Magnus Bradbury upward-facing green arrow 32'
FL 20 Rory Darge upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 21 Ben White upward-facing green arrow 63'
FB 22 Blair Kinghorn upward-facing green arrow 71'
CE 23 Cameron Redpath upward-facing green arrow 79'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Ryan Elias (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes


12 February 2022
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
France 30–24 Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Dupont 2' c
Baille 54' m
Con: Jaminet (1/2) 3'
Pen: Jaminet (6/6) 7', 17', 36', 41', 44', 79'
ReportTry: Hansen 7' c
Van der Flier 45' c
Gibson-Park 49' c
Con: Carbery (3/3) 9', 46', 50'
Pen: Carbery 73'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Gabin Villière
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Anthony Jelonch
BF 6 François Cros downward-facing red arrow 73'
RL 5 Paul Willemse downward-facing red arrow 53'
LL 4 Cameron Woki downward-facing red arrow 53'
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 55'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 18 Demba Bamba upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua upward-facing green arrow 53'
LK 20 Thibaud Flament upward-facing green arrow 53'
FL 21 Dylan Cretin upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 22 Maxime Lucu upward-facing green arrow 70'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Andrew Conway
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki downward-facing red arrow 64'
LW 11 Mack Hansen
FH 10 Joey Carbery downward-facing red arrow 79'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Jack Conan downward-facing red arrow 53'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Caelan Doris
RL 5 James Ryan (c)
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 73'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher downward-facing red arrow 26'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dan Sheehan upward-facing green arrow 26'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 73'
LK 19 Iain Henderson upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony upward-facing green arrow 53' downward-facing red arrow 58'
SH 21 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 22 Jack Carty upward-facing green arrow 79'
CE 23 Robbie Henshaw upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Grégory Alldritt (France)

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)


13 February 2022
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 0–33 England (1 BP)
ReportTry: Smith 10' c
George (2) 20' c, 40' c
Daly 45' m
Sinckler 73' c
Con: Smith (4/5) 12', 21', 40+2', 74'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 29,015
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani
RW 14 Federico Mori downward-facing red arrow 55'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Marco Zanon
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Stephen Varney downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Toa Halafihi downward-facing red arrow 38'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Braam Steyn
RL 5 Federico Ruzza downward-facing red arrow 72'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone
TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Hame Faiva upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 19 Andrea Zambonin upward-facing green arrow 72'
FL 20 Sebastian Negri upward-facing green arrow 38' downward-facing red arrow 55'
FL 21 Giovanni Pettinelli upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco upward-facing green arrow 65'
FH 23 Leonardo Marin upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins
OC 13 Joe Marchant downward-facing red arrow 74'
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Jack Nowell downward-facing red arrow 17'
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Harry Randall downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt
OF 7 Tom Curry (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
BF 6 Maro Itoje
RL 5 Nick Isiekwe downward-facing red arrow 55'
LL 4 Charlie Ewels
TP 3 Will Stuart downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Jamie George downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Joe Marler upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum upward-facing green arrow 65'
N8 20 Sam Simmonds upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 21 Ben Youngs upward-facing green arrow 55'
FH 22 George Ford upward-facing green arrow 74'
WG 23 Elliot Daly upward-facing green arrow 17'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Player of the Match:
Marcus Smith (England)

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Pierre Brousset (France)
Television match official:
Brian MacNiece (Ireland)

Notes:

Round 3

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26 February 2022
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 17–36 France (1 BP)
Try: Darge 29' c
Van der Merwe 80' c
Con: Russell (1/1) 30'
Hogg (1/1) 80'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 11'
ReportTry: Willemse 8' c
Moefana 13' m
Fickou 40+2' c
Danty 42' c
Penaud (2) 59' m, 74' m
Con: Jaminet (3/6) 9', 40+4', 44'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg (c)
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Chris Harris downward-facing red arrow 40'
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell downward-facing red arrow 61'
SH 9 Ali Price downward-facing red arrow 48' upward-facing green arrow 58' downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Magnus Bradbury
OF 7 Rory Darge
BF 6 Nick Haining downward-facing red arrow 44'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist downward-facing red arrow 61'
LL 4 Sam Skinner
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 56'
HK 2 Stuart McInally downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 61'
Replacements:
HK 16 George Turner upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Oli Kebble upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 18 WP Nel upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 19 Jamie Hodgson upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 20 Andy Christie upward-facing green arrow 44'
SH 21 Ben White upward-facing green arrow 48' downward-facing red arrow 58' upward-facing green arrow 69'
FB 22 Blair Kinghorn upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 23 Mark Bennett upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet downward-facing red arrow 71'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Jonathan Danty
LW 11 Yoram Moefana
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Anthony Jelonch downward-facing red arrow 54'
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Paul Willemse downward-facing red arrow 54'
LL 4 Cameron Woki downward-facing red arrow 68'
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 47'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 18 Demba Bamba upward-facing green arrow 47'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 20 Thibaud Flament upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 21 Dylan Cretin upward-facing green arrow 68'
SH 22 Maxime Lucu upward-facing green arrow 74'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Antoine Dupont (France)

Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)

Notes:

  • Hamish Watson (Scotland) was originally named to start, but was forced to withdraw the day before the match after testing positive for COVID-19. He was replaced by Nick Haining, whose place on the bench was taken by Andy Christie.
  • Andy Christie (Scotland) made his international debut.
  • France reclaimed the Auld Alliance Trophy, having lost it in 2020.

26 February 2022
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England 23–19 Wales (1 BP)
Try: Dombrandt 43' m
Pen: Smith (6/7) 3', 6', 31', 40+2', 68', 72'
ReportTry: Adams 54' m
Tompkins 61' c
Hardy 80' c
Con: Biggar (2/3) 61', 80'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,621
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins
OC 13 Elliot Daly downward-facing red arrow 74'
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Harry Randall downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt
OF 7 Tom Curry downward-facing red arrow 40'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c)
RL 5 Maro Itoje
LL 4 Charlie Ewels downward-facing red arrow 68'
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie downward-facing red arrow 25'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 72'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 25'
PR 17 Joe Marler upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 18 Will Stuart upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 19 Nick Isiekwe upward-facing green arrow 68'
N8 20 Sam Simmonds upward-facing green arrow 40'
SH 21 Ben Youngs upward-facing green arrow 62'
FH 22 George Ford
CE 23 Joe Marchant upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Liam Williams Yellow card 20' downward-facing red arrow 71' upward-facing green arrow 78'
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Owen Watkin downward-facing red arrow 20' upward-facing green arrow 24' downward-facing red arrow 65'
IC 12 Nick Tompkins
LW 11 Josh Adams downward-facing red arrow 78'
FH 10 Dan Biggar (c)
SH 9 Tomos Williams downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Taine Basham downward-facing red arrow 55'
BF 6 Ross Moriarty downward-facing red arrow 70'
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Will Rowlands
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 20' upward-facing green arrow 28' downward-facing red arrow 55'
HK 2 Ryan Elias downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dewi Lake upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas upward-facing green arrow 44'
PR 18 Leon Brown upward-facing green arrow 20' downward-facing red arrow 28' upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 19 Seb Davies upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 20 Jac Morgan upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy upward-facing green arrow 68'
FH 22 Gareth Anscombe upward-facing green arrow 71'
CE 23 Jonathan Davies upward-facing green arrow 20' downward-facing red arrow 24' upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac

Player of the Match:
Marcus Smith (England)

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Brian MacNiece (Ireland)

Notes:


27 February 2022
15:00 WET (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland 57–6 Italy
Try: Carbery 4' c
Gibson-Park 21' c
Lowry (2) 30' m, 57' c
O'Mahony 38' m
Lowe (2) 52' m, 76' c
Baird 70' c
Treadwell 80+2' c
Con: Carbery (2/5) 5', 22'
Sexton (4/4) 58', 71', 77', 80+3'
ReportPen: Padovani (1/1) 14'
Garbisi (1/1) 40+1'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
FB 15 Michael Lowry
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Garry Ringrose red cross icon 3' to 9' downward-facing red arrow 53' upward-facing green arrow 68'
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw downward-facing red arrow 68'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Joey Carbery downward-facing red arrow 53'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Caelan Doris downward-facing red arrow 54'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c)
RL 5 Ryan Baird
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne upward-facing green arrow 44'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 19 Kieran Treadwell upward-facing green arrow 62'
N8 20 Jack Conan upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 21 Craig Casey upward-facing green arrow 62'
FH 22 Johnny Sexton upward-facing green arrow 53'
CE 23 James Hume upward-facing green arrow 3' downward-facing red arrow 9' upward-facing green arrow 53'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani
RW 14 Pierre Bruno downward-facing red arrow 20'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Leonardo Marin downward-facing red arrow 66' upward-facing green arrow 78'
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi downward-facing red arrow 78'
SH 9 Stephen Varney downward-facing red arrow 40'
N8 8 Toa Halafihi downward-facing red arrow 20'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) downward-facing red arrow 62' upward-facing green arrow 78'
BF 6 Giovanni Pettinelli downward-facing red arrow 54' upward-facing green arrow 62' downward-facing red arrow 78'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza downward-facing red arrow 68'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone downward-facing red arrow 49'
TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi downward-facing red arrow 9'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements:
HK 16 Hame Faiva Red card 18' upward-facing green arrow 9'
PR 17 Ivan Nemer upward-facing green arrow 20'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 19 David Sisi upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 20 Manuel Zuliani upward-facing green arrow 49'
N8 21 Braam Steyn Yellow card 74' upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco upward-facing green arrow 40'
CE 23 Marco Zanon upward-facing green arrow 66'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley

Player of the Match:
Josh van der Flier (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

  • Michael Lowry (Ireland) made his international debut.[14]
  • Italy played with 13 players from the 19th minute of the match due to World Rugby Law 3.20, which requires a team that is unable to continue with contested scrums as a result of a player being sent off to lose an additional player. This meant that no replacement was made for Toa Halafihi.[15]
  • Italy suffered their 100th defeat in the Six Nations Championship.
  • Referee Nika Amashukeli became the first Georgian and Tier 2 union official to referee in this Six Nations Championship.

Round 4

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11 March 2022
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales 9–13 France
Pen: Biggar (3/3) 5', 17', 39'ReportTry: Jelonch 9' c
Con: Jaminet (1/1) 10'
Pen: Jaminet (2/3) 3', 47'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 63,208
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
FB 15 Liam Williams downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Owen Watkin
IC 12 Jonathan Davies downward-facing red arrow 65'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Biggar (c)
SH 9 Tomos Williams downward-facing red arrow 11'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Josh Navidi downward-facing red arrow 76'
BF 6 Seb Davies downward-facing red arrow 62'
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Will Rowlands
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Ryan Elias downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas downward-facing red arrow 20' upward-facing green arrow 33' downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dewi Lake upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Wyn Jones upward-facing green arrow 20' downward-facing red arrow 33' upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis upward-facing green arrow 60'
FL 19 Ross Moriarty upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 20 Jac Morgan upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy upward-facing green arrow 11'
FH 22 Gareth Anscombe upward-facing green arrow 67'
WG 23 Louis Rees-Zammit upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet
RW 14 Yoram Moefana
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Jonathan Danty downward-facing red arrow 80'
LW 11 Gabin Villière
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt downward-facing red arrow 65'
OF 7 Anthony Jelonch
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Paul Willemse
LL 4 Cameron Woki downward-facing red arrow 65'
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 18 Mohamed Haouas upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 19 Thibaud Flament upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 20 Dylan Cretin upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 21 Maxime Lucu upward-facing green arrow 72'
FB 22 Thomas Ramos
WG 23 Matthis Lebel upward-facing green arrow 80'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Julien Marchand (France)

Assistant referees:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)


12 March 2022
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 22–33 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Braley 30' c
Capuozzo (2) 66' c, 80+3' m
Con: Garbisi (2/3) 31', 67'
Pen: Garbisi (1/3) 4'
ReportTry: Johnson 18' m
Harris (2) 22' c, 37' c
Graham 48' c
Hogg 61' c
Con: Russell (4/5) 23', 38', 49', 62'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 41,214
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 14 Pierre Bruno downward-facing red arrow 46'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex downward-facing red arrow 35' upward-facing green arrow 40'
IC 12 Leonardo Marin
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Callum Braley downward-facing red arrow 52'
N8 8 Toa Halafihi
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) downward-facing red arrow 16' upward-facing green arrow 23'
BF 6 Giovanni Pettinelli downward-facing red arrow 72'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Ivan Nemer upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 David Sisi upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 20 Braam Steyn upward-facing green arrow 16' downward-facing red arrow 23' upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 21 Alessandro Fusco upward-facing green arrow 52'
CE 22 Marco Zanon upward-facing green arrow 35' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 67'
FB 23 Ange Capuozzo upward-facing green arrow 46'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Stuart Hogg (c)
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Chris Harris
IC 12 Sam Johnson downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 11 Kyle Steyn
FH 10 Finn Russell downward-facing red arrow 76'
SH 9 Ali Price downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 63'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 Rory Darge
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Sam Skinner downward-facing red arrow 76'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 George Turner downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Allan Dell upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 18 WP Nel upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 19 Jamie Hodgson upward-facing green arrow 76'
FL 20 Magnus Bradbury upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 21 Ben Vellacott upward-facing green arrow 76'
FH 22 Adam Hastings upward-facing green arrow 76'
CE 23 Sione Tuipulotu upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Ali Price (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Stuart Terheege (England)

Notes:


12 March 2022
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England 15–32 Ireland (1 BP)
Pen: Smith (5/6) 18', 33', 40+1', 53', 61'ReportTry: Lowe 6' m
Keenan 37' c
Conan 72' c
Bealham 76' c
Con: Sexton (3/4) 39', 74', 78'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 3', 66'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,658
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB 15 Freddie Steward downward-facing red arrow 80'
RW 14 Max Malins
OC 13 Joe Marchant downward-facing red arrow 70'
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Harry Randall downward-facing red arrow 53'
N8 8 Sam Simmonds
OF 7 Tom Curry downward-facing red arrow 15'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c)
RL 5 Charlie Ewels Red card 2'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler downward-facing red arrow 39'
HK 2 Jamie George downward-facing red arrow 80'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie Blamire upward-facing green arrow 80'
PR 17 Joe Marler upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Will Stuart upward-facing green arrow 39'
LK 19 Joe Launchbury upward-facing green arrow 67'
N8 20 Alex Dombrandt upward-facing green arrow 15' downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 21 Ben Youngs upward-facing green arrow 53'
FH 22 George Ford upward-facing green arrow 80'
CE 23 Elliot Daly upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Andrew Conway
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c) downward-facing red arrow 80'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Caelan Doris
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony downward-facing red arrow 61'
RL 5 James Ryan downward-facing red arrow 2'
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 74'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Cian Healy downward-facing red arrow 53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 74'
LK 19 Iain Henderson upward-facing green arrow 2'
N8 20 Jack Conan upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 21 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 68'
FH 22 Joey Carbery upward-facing green arrow 80'
CE 23 Robbie Henshaw upward-facing green arrow 66'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Pierre Brousset (France)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes

  • Ireland retain the Millennium Trophy.[17]
  • This was Ireland's biggest win over England at Twickenham since 1964, surpassing the 13-point margin in 1964.[18]
  • Charlie Ewels' red card was the quickest to be given (at 82 seconds) in Championship history.[19]

Round 5

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19 March 2022
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales 21–22 Italy
Try: Watkin 27' c
Lake 51' c
Adams 68' c
Con: Biggar (3/3) 27', 52', 68'
ReportTry: Padovani 79’ c
Con: Garbisi (1/1) 80’
Pen: Garbisi (3/3) 12', 31', 56'
Padovani (2/3) 15', 33'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 67,134
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
FB 15 Johnny McNicholl downward-facing red arrow 59'
RW 14 Louis Rees-Zammit
OC 13 Owen Watkin
IC 12 Willis Halaholo downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Biggar (c)
SH 9 Gareth Davies downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Josh Navidi
BF 6 Seb Davies downward-facing red arrow 49'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 59'
LL 4 Adam Beard
TP 3 Dillon Lewis downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Dewi Lake downward-facing red arrow 75'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bradley Roberts upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 17 Wyn Jones upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 Leon Brown upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 19 Will Rowlands upward-facing green arrow 59'
N8 20 Ross Moriarty upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 22 Callum Sheedy upward-facing green arrow 59'
CE 23 Nick Tompkins upward-facing green arrow 46'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Leonardo Marin downward-facing red arrow 52'
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Callum Braley downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Toa Halafihi downward-facing red arrow 63'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Giovanni Pettinelli downward-facing red arrow 74'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Marco Fuser downward-facing red arrow 47'
TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 18 Filippo Alongi upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 David Sisi upward-facing green arrow 74'
LK 20 Niccolò Cannone upward-facing green arrow 47'
N8 21 Braam Steyn upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco upward-facing green arrow 59'
CE 23 Marco Zanon upward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley

Player of the Match:
Josh Adams (Wales) [a]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Tual Trainini (France)
Television match official:
Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) made his 150th appearance, the first player to achieve this.
  • Dan Biggar (Wales) became the seventh Welshman to earn his 100th test cap.
  • Braam Steyn (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.
  • Tiziano Pasquali (Italy) had been named on the bench but withdrew ahead of the game and replaced by Filippo Alongi.
  • Filippo Alongi (Italy) made his international debut.
  • Italy won in the Six Nations Championship for the first time since their victory over Scotland in Edinburgh in 2015 (19–22), ending a 36–match losing streak in the Championship.
  • Italy defeated Wales for the first time since 2007, and achieved their first away victory against Wales.
  • Italy won against a Tier 1 nation for the first time since their victory over South Africa in 2016 (20–18).

19 March 2022
16:45 WET (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland 26–5 Scotland
Try: Sheehan 16' c
Healy 27' c
Van der Flier 59' c
Murray 78' m
Con: Sexton (3/4) 18', 28', 59'
ReportTry: Schoeman 34' m
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Hugo Keenan downward-facing red arrow 73'
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki downward-facing red arrow 55'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Jack Conan downward-facing red arrow 51'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Caelan Doris
RL 5 Iain Henderson downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne downward-facing red arrow 67'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong
HK 2 Dan Sheehan downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Cian Healy downward-facing red arrow 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 67'
LK 19 Kieran Treadwell upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony upward-facing green arrow 51'
SH 21 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 22 Joey Carbery upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 23 Robbie Henshaw upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB 15 Stuart Hogg (c)
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Chris Harris downward-facing red arrow 66'
IC 12 Sam Johnson downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Kyle Steyn
FH 10 Blair Kinghorn
SH 9 Ali Price downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 62'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 Rory Darge
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist downward-facing red arrow 51'
LL 4 Jonny Gray
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 George Turner downward-facing red arrow 51'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 17 Allan Dell upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 18 WP Nel upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 Sam Skinner upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 20 Josh Bayliss upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 21 Ben White Yellow card 77' upward-facing green arrow 60'
FH 22 Finn Russell upward-facing green arrow 66'
CE 23 Mark Bennett upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Dan Sheehan (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Stuart Terheege (England)

Notes:


19 March 2022
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
France 25–13 England
Try: Fickou 14' m
Cros 39' c
Dupont 60' c
Con: Jaminet (2/3) 40', 61'
Pen: Jaminet (2/2) 8', 23'
ReportTry: Steward 47' c
Con: Smith (1/1) 49'
Pen: Smith (2/2) 19', 29'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet downward-facing red arrow 76'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Jonathan Danty
LW 11 Gabin Villière
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Anthony Jelonch
BF 6 François Cros downward-facing red arrow 71'
RL 5 Paul Willemse downward-facing red arrow 49'
LL 4 Cameron Woki downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Mohamed Haouas upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 20 Thibaud Flament upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 21 Dylan Cretin upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 22 Maxime Lucu upward-facing green arrow 76'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB 15 George Furbank downward-facing red arrow 76'
RW 14 Freddie Steward
OC 13 Joe Marchant
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Jack Nowell downward-facing red arrow 25'
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Sam Simmonds
OF 7 Sam Underhill downward-facing red arrow 64'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c)
RL 5 Nick Isiekwe downward-facing red arrow 61'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Will Stuart downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nic Dolly
PR 17 Joe Marler upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum upward-facing green arrow 61'
N8 20 Alex Dombrandt upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 21 Harry Randall upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 22 George Ford upward-facing green arrow 76'
CE 23 Elliot Daly upward-facing green arrow 25'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Player of the Match:
Antoine Dupont (France)

Assistant referees:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • France won their first Grand Slam title for the first time since 2010, the last time they won the Championship.
  • France ended a 12-year wait to reclaim the Championship, their longest ever period between titles since their first title in 1959.

Player statistics

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Broadcasting

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In the United Kingdom, each game was broadcast live on a free-to-air terrestrial TV channel, either the BBC or ITV, as a result of a new deal covering the four years from 2022 to 2025. The BBC broadcast all Scotland and Wales home fixtures, with ITV airing all England, France, Ireland and Italy home fixtures.[21] All of Wales' games were also broadcast on S4C in the Welsh language[22]

In the Republic of Ireland, all games were shown free-to-air on either RTÉ or Virgin Media under the terms of the new TV rights share.[23]

Notes

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  1. ^ Despite Adams formally being awarded Player of the Match on the 77th minute by the host broadcaster, Adams later presented Ange Capuozzo the medal after the game.[20]

References

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  2. ^ "Antoine Dupont try sinks England and secures grand slam for France". The Guardian. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Conor Murray seals Ireland win over Scotland to claim triple crown". The Guardian. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Padovani's late try gives Italy historic Six Nations win against turgid Wales". The Guardian. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Dupont to skipper France against Italy". Six Nations Rugby. 4 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Guinness Six Nations fixtures announced for 2022 Championship". Six Nations Rugby. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. ^ Campbell, Gwennan (6 February 2022). "Wales say Scotland game is a 'must win' after Ireland Six Nations defeat". ITV News. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Ireland hammer sorry Wales 29–7 in one-sided opener". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Scotland 20–17 England – late penalty try helps hosts retain Calcutta Cup". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ^ "France 37–10 Italy – Gabin Villiere scores hat-trick for hosts". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Wales 20–17 Scotland – Dan Biggar guides Wales to tense win". BBC Sport. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  12. ^ White, Tom (13 February 2022). "Ben Youngs equals England appearance record after winning 114th cap". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  13. ^ Grey, Becky (26 February 2022). "Six Nations: Daly starts for England against Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Six Nations: Ireland stroll past 12-man Italy with 57–6 win". BBC Sport. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Italy thrashed by Ireland after being forced to play for an hour with 13 men". The Guardian. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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