2022 Six Nations Championship

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]
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

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Eddie Jones Tom Curry, Courtney Lawes1
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Fabien Galthié, Raphaël Ibañez 2 Antoine Dupont
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Andy Farrell Johnny Sexton, James Ryan, Peter O'Mahony 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

Table

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:

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)
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Andrew Conway  62'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Mack Hansen
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)  64'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  69'
N8 8 Jack Conan  53'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Caelan Doris
RL 5 James Ryan  66'
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  53'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher  62'
LP 1 Andrew Porter  66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dan Sheehan  62'
PR 17 Cian Healy  66'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham  53'
LK 19 Ryan Baird  66'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony  53'
SH 21 Conor Murray  69'
FH 22 Joey Carbery  64'
CE 23 James Hume  62'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 Johnny McNicholl  62'
OC 13 Josh Adams  48'
IC 12 Nick Tompkins
LW 11 Louis Rees-Zammit
FH 10 Dan Biggar (c)  71'
SH 9 Tomos Williams  57'
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright
OF 7 Taine Basham
BF 6 Ellis Jenkins  53'
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Will Rowlands  74'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  53'
HK 2 Ryan Elias  53'
LP 1 Wyn Jones  53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dewi Lake  53'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas  53'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis  53'
LK 19 Ben Carter  74'
N8 20 Ross Moriarty  53'
SH 21 Gareth Davies  57'
FH 22 Callum Sheedy  71'
CE 23 Owen 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)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg (c)
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Chris Harris
IC 12 Sam Johnson  60'
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ali Price  12'  24'  63'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie  60'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Jonny Gray  63'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  52'
HK 2 George Turner  52'
LP 1 Rory Sutherland  52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally  52'
PR 17 Pierre Schoeman  52'
PR 18 WP Nel  52'
LK 19 Sam Skinner  63'
FL 20 Magnus Bradbury  60'
SH 21 Ben White  12'  24'  63'
FB 22 Blair Kinghorn
CE 23 Sione Tuipulotu  60'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins
OC 13 Elliot Daly
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Joe Marchant  80+1'
FH 10 Marcus Smith  63'
SH 9 Ben Youngs
N8 8 Sam Simmonds  70'  77'
OF 7 Tom Curry (c)
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam  63'
RL 5 Nick Isiekwe  77'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  63'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie  65'  77'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  70'
PR 17 Joe Marler  63'
PR 18 Will Stuart  63'
LK 19 Charlie Ewels  77'
N8 20 Alex Dombrandt  63'
SH 21 Harry Randall
FH 22 George Ford  63'
WG 23 Jack 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)
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet  75'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Jonathan Danty  58'
LW 11 Gabin Villière
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)  70'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt  70'
OF 7 Dylan Cretin
BF 6 Anthony Jelonch
RL 5 Paul Willemse  56'
LL 4 Cameron Woki
TP 3 Uini Atonio  50'
HK 2 Julien Marchand  58'
LP 1 Cyril Baille  50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  58'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros  50'
PR 18 Demba Bamba  50'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  56'
FL 20 François Cros  70'
SH 21 Maxime Lucu  70'
CE 22 Yoram Moefana  58'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos  75'
Caretaker coach:
Raphaël Ibañez
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani
RW 14 Tommaso Menoncello  58'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Marco Zanon
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Stephen Varney  65'
N8 8 Toa Halafihi  56'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Sebastian Negri  70'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza  65'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone  50'  65'
TP 3 Tiziano Pasquali  50'
HK 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi  50'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Hame Faiva  50'
PR 17 Ivan Nemer  50'
PR 18 Giosuè Zilocchi  50'
LK 19 Marco Fuser  50'
FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli  56'
FL 21 Manuel Zuliani  70'
SH 22 Callum Braley  65'
FH 23 Leonardo 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)
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Owen Watkin
IC 12 Nick Tompkins  68'
LW 11 Louis Rees-Zammit
FH 10 Dan Biggar (c)  79'
SH 9 Tomos Williams
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  58'
OF 7 Jac Morgan
BF 6 Taine Basham
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Will Rowlands  76'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  60'
HK 2 Ryan Elias  65'
LP 1 Wyn Jones  65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dewi Lake  65'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas  65'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis  60'
LK 19 Seb Davies  76'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright  58'
SH 21 Gareth Davies
FH 22 Callum Sheedy  79'
CE 23 Jonathan Davies  68'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB 15 Stuart Hogg (c)
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Chris Harris
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu  71'
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe  79'
FH 10 Finn Russell  68'
SH 9 Ali Price  63'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson  32'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 Sam Skinner
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Jonny Gray  63'
TP 3 WP Nel  45'
HK 2 Stuart McInally  45'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  45'  63'
Replacements:
HK 16 George Turner  45'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland  45'  63'
PR 18 Zander Fagerson  45'
FL 19 Magnus Bradbury  32'
FL 20 Rory Darge  63'
SH 21 Ben White  63'
FB 22 Blair Kinghorn  71'
CE 23 Cameron 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)
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)  70'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Anthony Jelonch
BF 6 François Cros  73'
RL 5 Paul Willemse  53'
LL 4 Cameron Woki  53'
TP 3 Uini Atonio  55'
HK 2 Julien Marchand  55'
LP 1 Cyril Baille  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  55'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros  55'
PR 18 Demba Bamba  55'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  53'
LK 20 Thibaud Flament  53'
FL 21 Dylan Cretin  73'
SH 22 Maxime Lucu  70'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Andrew Conway
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki  64'
LW 11 Mack Hansen
FH 10 Joey Carbery  79'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  64'
N8 8 Jack Conan  53'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Caelan Doris
RL 5 James Ryan (c)
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  73'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher  26'
LP 1 Andrew Porter  73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dan Sheehan  26'
PR 17 Cian Healy  73'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham  73'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  58'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony  53'  58'
SH 21 Conor Murray  64'
FH 22 Jack Carty  79'
CE 23 Robbie 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)
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani
RW 14 Federico Mori  55'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Marco Zanon
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Stephen Varney  65'
N8 8 Toa Halafihi  38'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Braam Steyn
RL 5 Federico Ruzza  72'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone
TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli  40'
HK 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi  52'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Hame Faiva  52'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè  46'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  40'
LK 19 Andrea Zambonin  72'
FL 20 Sebastian Negri  38'  55'
FL 21 Giovanni Pettinelli  55'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco  65'
FH 23 Leonardo Marin  55'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins
OC 13 Joe Marchant  74'
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Jack Nowell  17'
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Harry Randall  55'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt
OF 7 Tom Curry (c)  65'
BF 6 Maro Itoje
RL 5 Nick Isiekwe  55'
LL 4 Charlie Ewels
TP 3 Will Stuart  40'
HK 2 Jamie George  56'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  56'
PR 17 Joe Marler  65'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  40'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum  65'
N8 20 Sam Simmonds  55'
SH 21 Ben Youngs  55'
FH 22 George Ford  74'
WG 23 Elliot 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)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg (c)
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Chris Harris  40'
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell  61'
SH 9 Ali Price  48'  58'  69'
N8 8 Magnus Bradbury
OF 7 Rory Darge
BF 6 Nick Haining  44'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist  61'
LL 4 Sam Skinner
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  56'
HK 2 Stuart McInally  56'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  61'
Replacements:
HK 16 George Turner  56'
PR 17 Oli Kebble  61'
PR 18 WP Nel  56'
LK 19 Jamie Hodgson  61'
FL 20 Andy Christie  44'
SH 21 Ben White  48'  58'  69'
FB 22 Blair Kinghorn  61'
CE 23 Mark Bennett  40'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet  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)  74'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Anthony Jelonch  54'
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Paul Willemse  54'
LL 4 Cameron Woki  68'
TP 3 Uini Atonio  47'
HK 2 Julien Marchand  54'
LP 1 Cyril Baille  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  54'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros  58'
PR 18 Demba Bamba  47'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  54'
LK 20 Thibaud Flament  54'
FL 21 Dylan Cretin  68'
SH 22 Maxime Lucu  74'
FB 23 Thomas 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)
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins
OC 13 Elliot Daly  74'
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Harry Randall  62'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt
OF 7 Tom Curry  40'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c)
RL 5 Maro Itoje
LL 4 Charlie Ewels  68'
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  68'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie  25'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  72'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  25'
PR 17 Joe Marler  72'
PR 18 Will Stuart  68'
LK 19 Nick Isiekwe  68'
N8 20 Sam Simmonds  40'
SH 21 Ben Youngs  62'
FH 22 George Ford
CE 23 Joe Marchant  74'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Liam Williams  20'  71'  78'
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Owen Watkin  20'  24'  65'
IC 12 Nick Tompkins
LW 11 Josh Adams  78'
FH 10 Dan Biggar (c)
SH 9 Tomos Williams  68'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Taine Basham  55'
BF 6 Ross Moriarty  70'
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Will Rowlands
TP 3 Tomas Francis  20'  28'  55'
HK 2 Ryan Elias  68'
LP 1 Wyn Jones  44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dewi Lake  68'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas  44'
PR 18 Leon Brown  20'  28'  55'
LK 19 Seb Davies  70'
FL 20 Jac Morgan  55'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy  68'
FH 22 Gareth Anscombe  71'
CE 23 Jonathan 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)
FB 15 Michael Lowry
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Garry Ringrose 3' to 9'  53'  68'
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw  68'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Joey Carbery  53'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  62'
N8 8 Caelan Doris  54'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c)
RL 5 Ryan Baird
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne  62'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  62'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan  69'
LP 1 Andrew Porter  44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring  69'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  44'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham  62'
LK 19 Kieran Treadwell  62'
N8 20 Jack Conan  54'
SH 21 Craig Casey  62'
FH 22 Johnny Sexton  53'
CE 23 James Hume  3'  9'  53'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani
RW 14 Pierre Bruno  20'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Leonardo Marin  66'  78'
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi  78'
SH 9 Stephen Varney  40'
N8 8 Toa Halafihi  20'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)  62'  78'
BF 6 Giovanni Pettinelli  54'  62'  78'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza  68'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone  49'
TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli  40'
HK 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi  9'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements:
HK 16 Hame Faiva  18'  9'
PR 17 Ivan Nemer  20'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  40'
LK 19 David Sisi  68'
FL 20 Manuel Zuliani  49'
N8 21 Braam Steyn  74'  54'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco  40'
CE 23 Marco 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)
FB 15 Liam Williams  67'
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Owen Watkin
IC 12 Jonathan Davies  65'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Biggar (c)
SH 9 Tomos Williams  11'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Josh Navidi  76'
BF 6 Seb Davies  62'
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Will Rowlands
TP 3 Tomas Francis  60'
HK 2 Ryan Elias  55'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas  20'  33'  67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dewi Lake  55'
PR 17 Wyn Jones  20'  33'  67'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis  60'
FL 19 Ross Moriarty  62'
FL 20 Jac Morgan  76'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy  11'
FH 22 Gareth Anscombe  67'
WG 23 Louis Rees-Zammit  65'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB 15 Melvyn Jaminet
RW 14 Yoram Moefana
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Jonathan Danty  80'
LW 11 Gabin Villière
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)  72'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt  65'
OF 7 Anthony Jelonch
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Paul Willemse
LL 4 Cameron Woki  65'
TP 3 Uini Atonio  40'
HK 2 Julien Marchand  53'
LP 1 Cyril Baille  53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  53'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros  53'
PR 18 Mohamed Haouas  40'
LK 19 Thibaud Flament  65'
FL 20 Dylan Cretin  65'
SH 21 Maxime Lucu  72'
FB 22 Thomas Ramos
WG 23 Matthis 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)
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani  67'
RW 14 Pierre Bruno  46'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex  35'  40'
IC 12 Leonardo Marin
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Callum Braley  52'
N8 8 Toa Halafihi
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)  16'  23'
BF 6 Giovanni Pettinelli  72'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone  54'
TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli  52'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  52'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi  52'
PR 17 Ivan Nemer  52'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  52'
LK 19 David Sisi  54'
FL 20 Braam Steyn  16'  23'  72'
SH 21 Alessandro Fusco  52'
CE 22 Marco Zanon  35'  40'  67'
FB 23 Ange Capuozzo  46'
Coach:
Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Stuart Hogg (c)
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Chris Harris
IC 12 Sam Johnson  76'
LW 11 Kyle Steyn
FH 10 Finn Russell  76'
SH 9 Ali Price  76'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson  63'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 Rory Darge
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Sam Skinner  76'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  60'
HK 2 George Turner  60'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally  60'
PR 17 Allan Dell  60'
PR 18 WP Nel  60'
LK 19 Jamie Hodgson  76'
FL 20 Magnus Bradbury  63'
SH 21 Ben Vellacott  76'
FH 22 Adam Hastings  76'
CE 23 Sione 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)
FB 15 Freddie Steward  80'
RW 14 Max Malins
OC 13 Joe Marchant  70'
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Harry Randall  53'
N8 8 Sam Simmonds
OF 7 Tom Curry  15'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c)
RL 5 Charlie Ewels  2'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  39'
HK 2 Jamie George  80'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie Blamire  80'
PR 17 Joe Marler  67'
PR 18 Will Stuart  39'
LK 19 Joe Launchbury  67'
N8 20 Alex Dombrandt  15'  67'
SH 21 Ben Youngs  53'
FH 22 George Ford  80'
CE 23 Elliot Daly  70'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Andrew Conway
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki  66'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)  80'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  68'
N8 8 Caelan Doris
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  61'
RL 5 James Ryan  2'
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  74'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan  53'
LP 1 Cian Healy  53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring  53'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  53'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham  74'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  2'
N8 20 Jack Conan  61'
SH 21 Conor Murray  68'
FH 22 Joey Carbery  80'
CE 23 Robbie 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)
FB 15 Johnny McNicholl  59'
RW 14 Louis Rees-Zammit
OC 13 Owen Watkin
IC 12 Willis Halaholo  46'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Biggar (c)
SH 9 Gareth Davies  66'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Josh Navidi
BF 6 Seb Davies  49'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  59'
LL 4 Adam Beard
TP 3 Dillon Lewis  40'
HK 2 Dewi Lake  75'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bradley Roberts  75'
PR 17 Wyn Jones  59'
PR 18 Leon Brown  40'
LK 19 Will Rowlands  59'
N8 20 Ross Moriarty  49'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy  66'
FH 22 Callum Sheedy  59'
CE 23 Nick Tompkins  46'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Leonardo Marin  52'
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Callum Braley  59'
N8 8 Toa Halafihi  63'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Giovanni Pettinelli  74'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Marco Fuser  47'
TP 3 Pietro Ceccarelli  52'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  52'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi  52'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè  69'
PR 18 Filippo Alongi  52'
LK 19 David Sisi  74'
LK 20 Niccolò Cannone  47'
N8 21 Braam Steyn  63'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco  59'
CE 23 Marco Zanon  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  73'
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki  55'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  66'
N8 8 Jack Conan  51'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Caelan Doris
RL 5 Iain Henderson  62'
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne  67'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong
HK 2 Dan Sheehan  62'
LP 1 Cian Healy  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring  62'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  51'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham  67'
LK 19 Kieran Treadwell  62'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony  51'
SH 21 Conor Murray  66'
FH 22 Joey Carbery  73'
CE 23 Robbie Henshaw  55'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB 15 Stuart Hogg (c)
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Chris Harris  66'
IC 12 Sam Johnson  60'
LW 11 Kyle Steyn
FH 10 Blair Kinghorn
SH 9 Ali Price  60'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson  62'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 Rory Darge
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist  51'
LL 4 Jonny Gray
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  54'
HK 2 George Turner  51'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown  51'
PR 17 Allan Dell  73'
PR 18 WP Nel  54'
LK 19 Sam Skinner  51'
FL 20 Josh Bayliss  62'
SH 21 Ben White  77'  60'
FH 22 Finn Russell  66'
CE 23 Mark 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)
(3 BP) 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  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)  76'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Anthony Jelonch
BF 6 François Cros  71'
RL 5 Paul Willemse  49'
LL 4 Cameron Woki  71'
TP 3 Uini Atonio  54'
HK 2 Julien Marchand  49'
LP 1 Cyril Baille  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka  49'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Gros  49'
PR 18 Mohamed Haouas  54'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  49'
LK 20 Thibaud Flament  71'
FL 21 Dylan Cretin  71'
SH 22 Maxime Lucu  76'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos  76'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB 15 George Furbank  76'
RW 14 Freddie Steward
OC 13 Joe Marchant
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Jack Nowell  25'
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Ben Youngs  64'
N8 8 Sam Simmonds
OF 7 Sam Underhill  64'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes (c)
RL 5 Nick Isiekwe  61'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Will Stuart  49'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nic Dolly
PR 17 Joe Marler  64'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  49'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum  61'
N8 20 Alex Dombrandt  64'
SH 21 Harry Randall  64'
FH 22 George Ford  76'
CE 23 Elliot 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 the 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

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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