2022 Six Nations Championship

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.

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) Marcus Smith (71 points)
Top try scorer(s) James Lowe
Damian Penaud
Gabin Villière (3 tries)
Player of the tournament Antoine Dupont[1]
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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
Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Eddie Jones Tom Curry 1
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Fabien Galthié 2 Antoine Dupont
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Andy Farrell Johnny Sexton 3
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Kieran Crowley Michele Lamaro
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Gregor Townsend Stuart Hogg
 Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff 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
Main article: 2022 Six Nations Championship squads

Table
Pos Nation Games Points Tries Bonus points Table
points
Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS Tries Losing
1 France 550014173+6817732025
2 Ireland 540116863+10524404121
3 England 520310196+581101110
4 Scotland 520392121−29111501110
5 Wales 510476104−28880037
6 Italy 510460181−1215270004

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

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
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)
FB15Hugo Keenan
RW14Andrew Conway 62'
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Mack Hansen
FH10Johnny Sexton (c) 64'
SH9Jamison Gibson-Park 69'
N88Jack Conan 53'
OF7Josh van der Flier
BF6Caelan Doris
RL5James Ryan 66'
LL4Tadhg Beirne
TP3Tadhg Furlong 53'
HK2Rónan Kelleher 62'
LP1Andrew Porter 66'
Replacements:
HK16Dan Sheehan 62'
PR17Cian Healy 66'
PR18Finlay Bealham 53'
LK19Ryan Baird 66'
FL20Peter O'Mahony 53'
SH21Conor Murray 69'
FH22Joey Carbery 64'
CE23James Hume 62'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB15Liam Williams
RW14Johnny McNicholl 62'
OC13Josh Adams 48' to 58'
IC12Nick Tompkins
LW11Louis Rees-Zammit
FH10Dan Biggar (c) 71'
SH9Tomos Williams 57'
N88Aaron Wainwright
OF7Taine Basham
BF6Ellis Jenkins 53'
RL5Adam Beard
LL4Will Rowlands 74'
TP3Tomas Francis 53'
HK2Ryan Elias 53'
LP1Wyn Jones 53'
Replacements:
HK16Dewi Lake 53'
PR17Gareth Thomas 53'
PR18Dillon Lewis 53'
LK19Ben Carter 74'
N820Ross Moriarty 53'
SH21Gareth Davies 57'
FH22Callum Sheedy 71'
CE23Owen Watkin 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)
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Darcy Graham
OC13Chris Harris
IC12Sam Johnson 60'
LW11Duhan van der Merwe
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Ali Price 12' 24' 63'
N88Matt Fagerson
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Jamie Ritchie 60'
RL5Grant Gilchrist
LL4Jonny Gray 63'
TP3Zander Fagerson 52'
HK2George Turner 52'
LP1Rory Sutherland 52'
Replacements:
HK16Stuart McInally 52'
PR17Pierre Schoeman 52'
PR18WP Nel 52'
LK19Sam Skinner 63'
FL20Magnus Bradbury 60'
SH21Ben White 12' 24' 63'
FB22Blair Kinghorn
CE23Sione Tuipulotu 60'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Freddie Steward
RW14Max Malins
OC13Elliot Daly
IC12Henry Slade
LW11Joe Marchant 80+1'
FH10Marcus Smith 63'
SH9Ben Youngs
N88Sam Simmonds 70' 77'
OF7Tom Curry (c)
BF6Lewis Ludlam 63'
RL5Nick Isiekwe 77'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler 63'
HK2Luke Cowan-Dickie 65' to 77' 77'
LP1Ellis Genge 63'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 70'
PR17Joe Marler 63'
PR18Will Stuart 63'
LK19Charlie Ewels 77'
N820Alex Dombrandt 63'
SH21Harry Randall
FH22George Ford 63'
WG23Jack Nowell 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)
FB15Melvyn Jaminet 75'
RW14Damian Penaud
OC13Gaël Fickou
IC12Jonathan Danty 58'
LW11Gabin Villière
FH10Romain Ntamack
SH9Antoine Dupont (c) 70'
N88Grégory Alldritt 70'
OF7Dylan Cretin
BF6Anthony Jelonch
RL5Paul Willemse 56'
LL4Cameron Woki
TP3Uini Atonio 50'
HK2Julien Marchand 58'
LP1Cyril Baille 50'
Replacements:
HK16Peato Mauvaka 58'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 50'
PR18Demba Bamba 50'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 56'
FL20François Cros 70'
SH21Maxime Lucu 70'
CE22Yoram Moefana 58'
FB23Thomas Ramos 75'
Caretaker coach:
Raphaël Ibañez
FB15Edoardo Padovani
RW14Tommaso Menoncello 58'
OC13Ignacio Brex
IC12Marco Zanon
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Paolo Garbisi
SH9Stephen Varney 65'
N88Toa Halafihi 56'
OF7Michele Lamaro (c)
BF6Sebastian Negri 70'
RL5Federico Ruzza 65'
LL4Niccolò Cannone 50' 65'
TP3Tiziano Pasquali 50'
HK2Gianmarco Lucchesi 50'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 50'
Replacements:
HK16Hame Faiva 50'
PR17Ivan Nemer 50'
PR18Giosuè Zilocchi 50'
LK19Marco Fuser 50'
FL20Giovanni Pettinelli 56'
FL21Manuel Zuliani 70'
SH22Callum Braley 65'
FH23Leonardo Marin 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
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)
FB15Liam Williams
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Owen Watkin
IC12Nick Tompkins 68'
LW11Louis Rees-Zammit
FH10Dan Biggar (c) 79'
SH9Tomos Williams
N88Ross Moriarty 58'
OF7Jac Morgan
BF6Taine Basham
RL5Adam Beard
LL4Will Rowlands 76'
TP3Tomas Francis 60'
HK2Ryan Elias 65'
LP1Wyn Jones 65'
Replacements:
HK16Dewi Lake 65'
PR17Gareth Thomas 65'
PR18Dillon Lewis 60'
LK19Seb Davies 76'
FL20Aaron Wainwright 58'
SH21Gareth Davies
FH22Callum Sheedy 79'
CE23Jonathan Davies 68'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Darcy Graham
OC13Chris Harris
IC12Sione Tuipulotu 71'
LW11Duhan van der Merwe 79'
FH10Finn Russell 68' to 78'
SH9Ali Price 63'
N88Matt Fagerson 32'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Sam Skinner
RL5Grant Gilchrist
LL4Jonny Gray 63'
TP3WP Nel 45'
HK2Stuart McInally 45'
LP1Pierre Schoeman 45' 63'
Replacements:
HK16George Turner 45'
PR17Rory Sutherland 45' 63'
PR18Zander Fagerson 45'
FL19Magnus Bradbury 32'
FL20Rory Darge 63'
SH21Ben White 63'
FB22Blair Kinghorn 71'
CE23Cameron Redpath 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)
FB15Melvyn Jaminet
RW14Damian Penaud
OC13Gaël Fickou
IC12Yoram Moefana
LW11Gabin Villière
FH10Romain Ntamack
SH9Antoine Dupont (c) 70'
N88Grégory Alldritt
OF7Anthony Jelonch
BF6François Cros 73'
RL5Paul Willemse 53'
LL4Cameron Woki 53'
TP3Uini Atonio 55'
HK2Julien Marchand 55'
LP1Cyril Baille 55'
Replacements:
HK16Peato Mauvaka 55'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 55'
PR18Demba Bamba 55'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 53'
LK20Thibaud Flament 53'
FL21Dylan Cretin 73'
SH22Maxime Lucu 70'
FB23Thomas Ramos
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15Hugo Keenan
RW14Andrew Conway
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Bundee Aki 64'
LW11Mack Hansen
FH10Joey Carbery 79'
SH9Jamison Gibson-Park 64'
N88Jack Conan 53'
OF7Josh van der Flier
BF6Caelan Doris
RL5James Ryan (c)
LL4Tadhg Beirne
TP3Tadhg Furlong 73'
HK2Rónan Kelleher 26'
LP1Andrew Porter 73'
Replacements:
HK16Dan Sheehan 26'
PR17Cian Healy 73'
PR18Finlay Bealham 73'
LK19Iain Henderson 58'
FL20Peter O'Mahony 53' 58'
SH21Conor Murray 64'
FH22Jack Carty 79'
CE23Robbie Henshaw 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)
FB15Edoardo Padovani
RW14Federico Mori 55'
OC13Ignacio Brex
IC12Marco Zanon
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Paolo Garbisi
SH9Stephen Varney 65'
N88Toa Halafihi 38'
OF7Michele Lamaro (c)
BF6Braam Steyn
RL5Federico Ruzza 72'
LL4Niccolò Cannone
TP3Pietro Ceccarelli 40'
HK2Gianmarco Lucchesi 52'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 46'
Replacements:
HK16Hame Faiva 52'
PR17Cherif Traorè 46'
PR18Tiziano Pasquali 40'
LK19Andrea Zambonin 72'
FL20Sebastian Negri 38' 55'
FL21Giovanni Pettinelli 55'
SH22Alessandro Fusco 65'
FH23Leonardo Marin 55'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB15Freddie Steward
RW14Max Malins
OC13Joe Marchant 74'
IC12Henry Slade
LW11Jack Nowell 17'
FH10Marcus Smith
SH9Harry Randall 55'
N88Alex Dombrandt
OF7Tom Curry (c) 65'
BF6Maro Itoje
RL5Nick Isiekwe 55'
LL4Charlie Ewels
TP3Will Stuart 40'
HK2Jamie George 56'
LP1Ellis Genge 65'
Replacements:
HK16Luke Cowan-Dickie 56'
PR17Joe Marler 65'
PR18Kyle Sinckler 40'
LK19Ollie Chessum 65'
N820Sam Simmonds 55'
SH21Ben Youngs 55'
FH22George Ford 74'
WG23Elliot Daly 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:

  • Andrea Zambonin (Italy) and Ollie Chessum (England) made their international debuts.
  • Ben Youngs made his 114th appearance for England, equalling Jason Leonard's record as England's most-capped player.[12]
  • England kept a clean sheet against Italy in the Six Nations for the first time.

Round 3
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)
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Darcy Graham
OC13Chris Harris 40'
IC12Sione Tuipulotu
LW11Duhan van der Merwe
FH10Finn Russell 61'
SH9Ali Price 48' 58' 69'
N88Magnus Bradbury
OF7Rory Darge
BF6Nick Haining 44'
RL5Grant Gilchrist 61'
LL4Sam Skinner
TP3Zander Fagerson 56'
HK2Stuart McInally 56'
LP1Pierre Schoeman 61'
Replacements:
HK16George Turner 56'
PR17Oli Kebble 61'
PR18WP Nel 56'
LK19Jamie Hodgson 61'
FL20Andy Christie 44'
SH21Ben White 48' 58' 69'
FB22Blair Kinghorn 61'
CE23Mark Bennett 40'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Melvyn Jaminet 71'
RW14Damian Penaud
OC13Gaël Fickou
IC12Jonathan Danty
LW11Yoram Moefana
FH10Romain Ntamack
SH9Antoine Dupont (c) 74'
N88Grégory Alldritt
OF7Anthony Jelonch 54'
BF6François Cros
RL5Paul Willemse 54'
LL4Cameron Woki 68'
TP3Uini Atonio 47'
HK2Julien Marchand 54'
LP1Cyril Baille 58'
Replacements:
HK16Peato Mauvaka 54'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 58'
PR18Demba Bamba 47'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 54'
LK20Thibaud Flament 54'
FL21Dylan Cretin 68'
SH22Maxime Lucu 74'
FB23Thomas Ramos 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)
FB15Freddie Steward
RW14Max Malins
OC13Elliot Daly 74'
IC12Henry Slade
LW11Jack Nowell
FH10Marcus Smith
SH9Harry Randall 62'
N88Alex Dombrandt
OF7Tom Curry 40'
BF6Courtney Lawes (c)
RL5Maro Itoje
LL4Charlie Ewels 68'
TP3Kyle Sinckler 68'
HK2Luke Cowan-Dickie 25'
LP1Ellis Genge 72'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 25'
PR17Joe Marler 72'
PR18Will Stuart 68'
LK19Nick Isiekwe 68'
N820Sam Simmonds 40'
SH21Ben Youngs 62'
FH22George Ford
CE23Joe Marchant 74'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Liam Williams 20' to 30' 71' 78'
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Owen Watkin 20' 24' 65'
IC12Nick Tompkins
LW11Josh Adams 78'
FH10Dan Biggar (c)
SH9Tomos Williams 68'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Taine Basham 55'
BF6Ross Moriarty 70'
RL5Adam Beard
LL4Will Rowlands
TP3Tomas Francis 20' 28' 55'
HK2Ryan Elias 68'
LP1Wyn Jones 44'
Replacements:
HK16Dewi Lake 68'
PR17Gareth Thomas 44'
PR18Leon Brown 20' 28' 55'
LK19Seb Davies 70'
FL20Jac Morgan 55'
SH21Kieran Hardy 68'
FH22Gareth Anscombe 71'
CE23Jonathan Davies 20' 24' 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)
FB15Michael Lowry
RW14Mack Hansen
OC13Garry Ringrose 3' to 9' 53' 68'
IC12Robbie Henshaw 68'
LW11James Lowe
FH10Joey Carbery 53'
SH9Jamison Gibson-Park 62'
N88Caelan Doris 54'
OF7Josh van der Flier
BF6Peter O'Mahony (c)
RL5Ryan Baird
LL4Tadhg Beirne 62'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 62'
HK2Dan Sheehan 69'
LP1Andrew Porter 44'
Replacements:
HK16Rob Herring 69'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 44'
PR18Finlay Bealham 62'
LK19Kieran Treadwell 62'
N820Jack Conan 54'
SH21Craig Casey 62'
FH22Johnny Sexton 53'
CE23James Hume 3' 9' 53'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB15Edoardo Padovani
RW14Pierre Bruno 20'
OC13Ignacio Brex
IC12Leonardo Marin 66' 78'
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Paolo Garbisi 78'
SH9Stephen Varney 40'
N88Toa Halafihi 20'
OF7Michele Lamaro (c) 62' 78'
BF6Giovanni Pettinelli 54' 62' 78'
RL5Federico Ruzza 68'
LL4Niccolò Cannone 49'
TP3Pietro Ceccarelli 40'
HK2Gianmarco Lucchesi 9'
LP1Danilo Fischetti
Replacements:
HK16Hame Faiva 18' 9'
PR17Ivan Nemer 20'
PR18Tiziano Pasquali 40'
LK19David Sisi 68'
FL20Manuel Zuliani 49'
N821Braam Steyn 74' to end' 54'
SH22Alessandro Fusco 40'
CE23Marco Zanon 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
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)
FB15Liam Williams 67'
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Owen Watkin
IC12Jonathan Davies 65'
LW11Josh Adams
FH10Dan Biggar (c)
SH9Tomos Williams 11'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Josh Navidi 76'
BF6Seb Davies 62'
RL5Adam Beard
LL4Will Rowlands
TP3Tomas Francis 60'
HK2Ryan Elias 55'
LP1Gareth Thomas 20' 33' 67'
Replacements:
HK16Dewi Lake 55'
PR17Wyn Jones 20' 33' 67'
PR18Dillon Lewis 60'
FL19Ross Moriarty 62'
FL20Jac Morgan 76'
SH21Kieran Hardy 11'
FH22Gareth Anscombe 67'
WG23Louis Rees-Zammit 65'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB15Melvyn Jaminet
RW14Yoram Moefana
OC13Gaël Fickou
IC12Jonathan Danty 80'
LW11Gabin Villière
FH10Romain Ntamack
SH9Antoine Dupont (c) 72'
N88Grégory Alldritt 65'
OF7Anthony Jelonch
BF6François Cros
RL5Paul Willemse
LL4Cameron Woki 65'
TP3Uini Atonio 40'
HK2Julien Marchand 53'
LP1Cyril Baille 53'
Replacements:
HK16Peato Mauvaka 53'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 53'
PR18Mohamed Haouas 40'
LK19Thibaud Flament 65'
FL20Dylan Cretin 65'
SH21Maxime Lucu 72'
FB22Thomas Ramos
WG23Matthis Lebel 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)
FB15Edoardo Padovani 67'
RW14Pierre Bruno 46'
OC13Ignacio Brex 35' 40'
IC12Leonardo Marin
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Paolo Garbisi
SH9Callum Braley 52'
N88Toa Halafihi
OF7Michele Lamaro (c) 16' 23'
BF6Giovanni Pettinelli 72'
RL5Federico Ruzza
LL4Niccolò Cannone 54'
TP3Pietro Ceccarelli 52'
HK2Giacomo Nicotera 52'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 52'
Replacements:
HK16Luca Bigi 52'
PR17Ivan Nemer 52'
PR18Tiziano Pasquali 52'
LK19David Sisi 54'
FL20Braam Steyn 16' 23' 72'
SH21Alessandro Fusco 52'
CE22Marco Zanon 35' 40' 67'
FB23Ange Capuozzo 46'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Darcy Graham
OC13Chris Harris
IC12Sam Johnson 76'
LW11Kyle Steyn
FH10Finn Russell 76'
SH9Ali Price 76'
N88Matt Fagerson 63'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Rory Darge
RL5Grant Gilchrist
LL4Sam Skinner 76'
TP3Zander Fagerson 60'
HK2George Turner 60'
LP1Pierre Schoeman 60'
Replacements:
HK16Stuart McInally 60'
PR17Allan Dell 60'
PR18WP Nel 60'
LK19Jamie Hodgson 76'
FL20Magnus Bradbury 63'
SH21Ben Vellacott 76'
FH22Adam Hastings 76'
CE23Sione Tuipulotu 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)
FB15Freddie Steward 80'
RW14Max Malins
OC13Joe Marchant 70'
IC12Henry Slade
LW11Jack Nowell
FH10Marcus Smith
SH9Harry Randall 53'
N88Sam Simmonds
OF7Tom Curry 15'
BF6Courtney Lawes (c)
RL5Charlie Ewels 2'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler 39'
HK2Jamie George 80'
LP1Ellis Genge 67'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie Blamire 80'
PR17Joe Marler 67'
PR18Will Stuart 39'
LK19Joe Launchbury 67'
N820Alex Dombrandt 15' 67'
SH21Ben Youngs 53'
FH22George Ford 80'
CE23Elliot Daly 70'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Hugo Keenan
RW14Andrew Conway
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Bundee Aki 66'
LW11James Lowe
FH10Johnny Sexton (c) 80'
SH9Jamison Gibson-Park 68'
N88Caelan Doris
OF7Josh van der Flier
BF6Peter O'Mahony 61'
RL5James Ryan 2'
LL4Tadhg Beirne
TP3Tadhg Furlong 74'
HK2Dan Sheehan 53'
LP1Cian Healy 53'
Replacements:
HK16Rob Herring 53'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 53'
PR18Finlay Bealham 74'
LK19Iain Henderson 2'
N820Jack Conan 61'
SH21Conor Murray 68'
FH22Joey Carbery 80'
CE23Robbie Henshaw 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
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)
FB15Johnny McNicholl 59'
RW14Louis Rees-Zammit
OC13Owen Watkin
IC12Willis Halaholo 46'
LW11Josh Adams
FH10Dan Biggar (c)
SH9Gareth Davies 66'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Josh Navidi
BF6Seb Davies 49'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones 59'
LL4Adam Beard
TP3Dillon Lewis 40'
HK2Dewi Lake 75'
LP1Gareth Thomas 59'
Replacements:
HK16Bradley Roberts 75'
PR17Wyn Jones 59'
PR18Leon Brown 40'
LK19Will Rowlands 59'
N820Ross Moriarty 49'
SH21Kieran Hardy 66'
FH22Callum Sheedy 59'
CE23Nick Tompkins 46'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB15Ange Capuozzo
RW14Edoardo Padovani
OC13Ignacio Brex
IC12Leonardo Marin 52'
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Paolo Garbisi
SH9Callum Braley 59'
N88Toa Halafihi 63'
OF7Michele Lamaro (c)
BF6Giovanni Pettinelli 74'
RL5Federico Ruzza
LL4Marco Fuser 47'
TP3Pietro Ceccarelli 52'
HK2Giacomo Nicotera 52'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 69'
Replacements:
HK16Luca Bigi 52'
PR17Cherif Traorè 69'
PR18Filippo Alongi 52'
LK19David Sisi 74'
LK20Niccolò Cannone 47'
N821Braam Steyn 63'
SH22Alessandro Fusco 59'
CE23Marco Zanon 52'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley

Player of the Match:
Josh Adams (Wales) [lower-alpha 1]

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)
FB15Hugo Keenan 73'
RW14Mack Hansen
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Bundee Aki 55'
LW11James Lowe
FH10Johnny Sexton (c)
SH9Jamison Gibson-Park 66'
N88Jack Conan 51'
OF7Josh van der Flier
BF6Caelan Doris
RL5Iain Henderson 62'
LL4Tadhg Beirne 67'
TP3Tadhg Furlong
HK2Dan Sheehan 62'
LP1Cian Healy 51'
Replacements:
HK16Rob Herring 62'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 51'
PR18Finlay Bealham 67'
LK19Kieran Treadwell 62'
FL20Peter O'Mahony 51'
SH21Conor Murray 66'
FH22Joey Carbery 73'
CE23Robbie Henshaw 55'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Darcy Graham
OC13Chris Harris 66'
IC12Sam Johnson 60'
LW11Kyle Steyn
FH10Blair Kinghorn
SH9Ali Price 60'
N88Matt Fagerson 62'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Rory Darge
RL5Grant Gilchrist 51'
LL4Jonny Gray
TP3Zander Fagerson 54'
HK2George Turner 51'
LP1Pierre Schoeman 73'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 51'
PR17Allan Dell 73'
PR18WP Nel 54'
LK19Sam Skinner 51'
FL20Josh Bayliss 62'
SH21Ben White 60' 77' to end'
FH22Finn Russell 66'
CE23Mark Bennett 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)
FB15Melvyn Jaminet 76'
RW14Damian Penaud
OC13Gaël Fickou
IC12Jonathan Danty
LW11Gabin Villière
FH10Romain Ntamack
SH9Antoine Dupont (c) 76'
N88Grégory Alldritt
OF7Anthony Jelonch
BF6François Cros 71'
RL5Paul Willemse 49'
LL4Cameron Woki 71'
TP3Uini Atonio 54'
HK2Julien Marchand 49'
LP1Cyril Baille 49'
Replacements:
HK16Peato Mauvaka 49'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 49'
PR18Mohamed Haouas 54'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 49'
LK20Thibaud Flament 71'
FL21Dylan Cretin 71'
SH22Maxime Lucu 76'
FB23Thomas Ramos 76'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15George Furbank 76'
RW14Freddie Steward
OC13Joe Marchant
IC12Henry Slade
LW11Jack Nowell 25'
FH10Marcus Smith
SH9Ben Youngs 64'
N88Sam Simmonds
OF7Sam Underhill 64'
BF6Courtney Lawes (c)
RL5Nick Isiekwe 61'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Will Stuart 49'
HK2Jamie George
LP1Ellis Genge 64'
Replacements:
HK16Nic Dolly
PR17Joe Marler 64'
PR18Kyle Sinckler 49'
LK19Ollie Chessum 61'
N820Alex Dombrandt 64'
SH21Harry Randall 64'
FH22George Ford 76'
CE23Elliot Daly 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

Broadcasting
See also: Six Nations Championship § Media

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
  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]

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