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2023 Six Nations Championship

The men's 2023 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It was the 129th edition of the competition (including all its previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship). France entered the tournament as defending champions, having won the Grand Slam in 2022.

2023 Six Nations Championship
Date4 February – 18 March 2023
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (15th title)
Grand Slam Ireland (4th title)
Triple Crown Ireland (13th title)
Matches played15
Attendance1,010,930 (67,395 per match)
Tries scored91 (6.07 per match)
Top point scorer(s)France Thomas Ramos
(84 points)
Top try scorer(s)France Damian Penaud
(5 tries)
Player of the tournamentFrance Antoine Dupont[1]
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Ireland won the tournament for a 15th time, along with a 13th Triple Crown and a fourth Grand Slam; it was also the first time they won the title in Dublin.[2] In beating England in their final game on 18 March, Ireland completed a full set of consecutive victories over all the other tier-one international sides.[3] In total 91 tries were scored in the Championship, a Championship record.[4]

Participants

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Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
  England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London   Steve Borthwick Owen Farrell
  France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis   Fabien Galthié Antoine Dupont
  Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin   Andy Farrell Johnny Sexton
  Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome   Kieran Crowley Michele Lamaro
  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh   Gregor Townsend Jamie Ritchie
  Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff   Warren Gatland Ken Owens

Squads

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Main article: 2023 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS TB LB Pts   IRE   FRA   SCO   ENG   WAL   ITA
1   Ireland 5 5 0 0 151 72 +79 20 6 3 4 0 27 — 32–19 29–16
2   France 5 4 0 1 174 115 +59 21 14 0 4 0 20 — 32–21 41–28
3   Scotland 5 3 0 2 118 98 +20 17 12 0 3 0 15 7–22 — 35–7 26–14
4   England 5 2 0 3 100 135 −35 13 18 0 1 1 10 10–53 23–29 — 31–14
5   Wales 5 1 0 4 84 147 −63 11 19 0 2 0 6 10–34 10–20 —
6   Italy 5 0 0 5 89 149 −60 9 22 0 0 1 1 20–34 24–29 17–29 —
Source: [citation needed]

Table ranking rules[5]

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

Fixtures

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The tournament's fixtures were announced on 20 April 2022.[6] There were no Friday night fixtures. Other than the final weekend, the three kick-off time slots were the same each weekend of the tournament.

Round 1

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4 February 2023
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  10–34  Ireland (1 BP)
Try: L. Williams 46' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 46'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 14'		ReportTry: Doris 2' c
Ryan 9' c
Lowe 21' c
Van der Flier 73' c
Con: Sexton (3/3) 3', 10', 22'
Byrne (1/1) 73'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 19', 28'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
FB 15 Liam Williams   64'
RW 14 Josh Adams
OC 13 George North
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Rio Dyer   69'
FH 10 Dan Biggar   68'
SH 9 Tomos Williams   64'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric   54'
BF 6 Jac Morgan
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones   61'
LL 4 Adam Beard
TP 3 Tomas Francis   40'
HK 2 Ken Owens (c)   61'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas   54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin   61'
PR 17 Rhys Carré   54'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis   40'
LK 19 Dafydd Jenkins   61'
FL 20 Tommy Reffell   54'
SH 21 Rhys Webb   64'
FH 22 Owen Williams   68'
WG 23 Alex Cuthbert   69'
Coach:
  Warren Gatland
 
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey   60'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)   69'
SH 9 Conor Murray   64'
N8 8 Caelan Doris
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony   60'
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne   54'
TP 3 Finlay Bealham   60'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan   74'
LP 1 Andrew Porter   74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring   74'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne   74'
PR 18 Tom O'Toole   60'
LK 19 Iain Henderson   54'
N8 20 Jack Conan   60'
SH 21 Craig Casey   64'
FH 22 Ross Byrne   69'
CE 23 Bundee Aki   60'
Coach:
  Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Hugo Keenan (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)

Notes:

  • Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) was originally named at full-back, but he was replaced by Liam Williams ahead of the match, after suffering a back spasm in training.[7]
  • Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland) was originally named at scrum-half, but withdrew on the day of the match due to injury. He was replaced in the starting line-up by Conor Murray, whose place in the bench was taken by Craig Casey.[8]
  • Cian Healy (Ireland) was originally named among the replacements, but withdrew on the day of the match due to injury. His place was taken by Dave Kilcoyne.[8]
  • Ireland won at the Millennium Stadium in a Six Nations match for the first time since 2013.
4 February 2023
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England  23–29  Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Malins (2) 24' m, 38' m
Genge 48' c
Con: Farrell (1/3) 49'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 43', 65'		ReportTry: Jones 15' c
Van der Merwe (2) 29' m, 74' c
White 51' c
Con: Russell (3/4) 16', 53', 76'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 69'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,545
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins
OC 13 Joe Marchant   76'
IC 12 Owen Farrell (c)
LW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins   65'
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet   59'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt   56'
OF 7 Ben Curry   61'
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler   61'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge   61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker
PR 17 Mako Vunipola   61'
PR 18 Dan Cole   61'
LK 19 Nick Isiekwe   61'
FL 20 Ben Earl   56'
SH 21 Ben Youngs   59'
CE 22 Ollie Lawrence   76'
WG 23 Anthony Watson   65'
Coach:
  Steve Borthwick
 
FB 15 Stuart Hogg   66'
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones   76'
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White   70'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Luke Crosbie   59'
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c)
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist   66'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 WP Nel   59'
HK 2 George Turner   59'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman   66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown   59'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti   66'
PR 18 Simon Berghan   59'
LK 19 Jonny Gray   66'
FL 20 Jack Dempsey   59'
SH 21 George Horne   70'
FH 22 Blair Kinghorn   66'
CE 23 Chris Harris   76'
Coach:
  Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Ollie Hassell-Collins (England) made his international debut.[9]
  • Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup.
  • Scotland won three consecutive games against England for the first time since 1972, and registered successive away wins against England for the first time since 1909.[10]
  • With this win, Scotland moved up to fifth in the World Rugby Rankings, equalling their highest position, last set in May 2018.[11]
5 February 2023
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) Italy  24–29  France (1 BP)
Try: Capuozzo 32' m
Penalty try 51'
Pen: Allan (4/5) 14', 23', 40+2', 62'		ReportTry: Flament 5' c
Ramos 19' m
Dumortier 27' c
Jalibert 67' c
Con: Ramos (3/4) 6', 28', 68'
Pen: Ramos (1/2) 47'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 41,232
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo
RW 14 Pierre Bruno   67'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Tommaso Menoncello
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Stephen Varney   75'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone   69'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Sebastian Negri   66'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone   69'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari   57'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera   69'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti   69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi   69'
PR 17 Federico Zani   69'
PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli   57'
LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi   69'
FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli   69'
FL 21 Manuel Zuliani   66'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco   75'
FB 23 Edoardo Padovani   67'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley
 
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Ethan Dumortier
FH 10 Romain Ntamack   65'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt   62'
OF 7 Charles Ollivon   52'
BF 6 Anthony Jelonch
RL 5 Paul Willemse   54'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Uini Atonio   52'
HK 2 Julien Marchand   62'
LP 1 Cyril Baille   52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gaëtan Barlot   62'
PR 17 Reda Wardi   52'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea   52'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua   54'
LK 20 Thomas Lavault
FL 21 Sekou Macalou   62'
SH 22 Nolann Le Garrec
FH 23 Matthieu Jalibert   65'
Coach:
  Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Antoine Dupont (France)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

Round 2

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11 February 2023
14:15 WET (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland  32–19  France
Try: Keenan 8' c
Lowe 21' m
Porter 26' c
Ringrose 71' c
Con: Sexton (2/3) 10', 26'
Byrne (1/1) 73'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 40'
Byrne (1/1) 59'		ReportTry: Penaud 17' c
Con: Ramos (1/1) 18'
Pen: Ramos (3/4) 4', 14', 32'
Drop: Ramos (1/1) 61'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700[13]
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey   65'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)   47'
SH 9 Conor Murray   51'
N8 8 Caelan Doris
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony   51'
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne   45'
TP 3 Finlay Bealham   61'
HK 2 Rob Herring   25'
LP 1 Andrew Porter   69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher   25'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne   69'
PR 18 Tom O'Toole   61'
LK 19 Iain Henderson   45'
N8 20 Jack Conan   56'
SH 21 Craig Casey   56'
FH 22 Ross Byrne   47'
CE 23 Bundee Aki   65'
Coach:
  Andy Farrell
 
FB 15 Thomas Ramos   61'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Yoram Moefana   25'   37'
LW 11 Ethan Dumortier
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt   51'
OF 7 Charles Ollivon   69'
BF 6 Anthony Jelonch
RL 5 Paul Willemse   45'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Uini Atonio   24'   51'
HK 2 Julien Marchand   73'
LP 1 Cyril Baille   51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gaëtan Barlot   73'
PR 17 Reda Wardi   51'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea   25'   37'   51'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua   45'
FL 20 François Cros   69'
FL 21 Sekou Macalou   51'
SH 22 Baptiste Couilloud
FH 23 Matthieu Jalibert   61'
Coach:
  Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Caelan Doris (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)

Notes:

11 February 2023
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland  35–7  Wales
Try: Turner 29' c
Steyn (2) 50' c, 57' m
Kinghorn 70' m
M. Fagerson 78' m
Con: Russell (2/5) 31', 52'
Pen: Russell (2/2) 8', 14'		ReportTry: Owens 33' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 35'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg   13'
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu   71'
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White   58'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Luke Crosbie   36'   42'   44'
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c)
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist   64'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Zander Fagerson   64'
HK 2 George Turner   32'   58'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman   64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown   36'   42'   58'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti   64'
PR 18 WP Nel   64'
LK 19 Jonny Gray   64'
FL 20 Jack Dempsey   44'
SH 21 George Horne   58'
FH 22 Blair Kinghorn   13'
CE 23 Chris Harris   71'
Coach:
  Gregor Townsend
 
FB 15 Liam Williams   56'
RW 14 Josh Adams   58'
OC 13 George North   33'   40'
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Rio Dyer
FH 10 Dan Biggar   56'
SH 9 Tomos Williams   56'
N8 8 Jac Morgan   52'
OF 7 Tommy Reffell
BF 6 Christ Tshiunza
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins   65'
TP 3 Dillon Lewis   64'
HK 2 Ken Owens (c)   64'
LP 1 Wyn Jones   52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin   64'
PR 17 Rhys Carré   52'
PR 18 Leon Brown   64'
LK 19 Rhys Davies   65'
N8 20 Taulupe Faletau   52'
SH 21 Rhys Webb   82'   56'
FH 22 Rhys Patchell   56'
WG 23 Alex Cuthbert   33'   40'   58'
Coach:
  Warren Gatland

Player of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Rhys Davies (Wales) made his international debut.[19]
  • Stuart Hogg (Scotland) earned his 100th international cap (98 for Scotland, 2 for the British & Irish Lions).[20]
  • This was Scotland's biggest win over Wales, surpassing the 25-point winning margin set in 1924.[21]
  • Scotland won back-to-back matches in the opening rounds of the Six Nations for the first time.[22]
  • Wales lost their opening two Six Nations games for the first time since 2007.[23]
  • Scotland reclaimed the Doddie Weir Cup.[24]
12 February 2023
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England  31–14  Italy
Try: Willis 12' c
Chessum 27' c
George 36' m
Penalty try 49'
Arundell 69' m
Con: Farrell (2/4) 13', 28'		ReportTry: Riccioni 43' c
Fusco 63' c
Con: Allan (2/2) 43', 63'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,609
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins
OC 13 Henry Slade   72'
IC 12 Ollie Lawrence
LW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins   54'
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet   59'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt   65'
OF 7 Jack Willis   52'
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler   49'
HK 2 Jamie George   73'
LP 1 Ellis Genge   54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker   73'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola   54'
PR 18 Dan Cole   49'
LK 19 Nick Isiekwe   65'
FL 20 Ben Earl   52'
SH 21 Alex Mitchell   59'
FH 22 Marcus Smith   72'
FB 23 Henry Arundell   54'
Coach:
  Steve Borthwick
 
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Luca Morisi   46'
LW 11 Tommaso Menoncello
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Stephen Varney   62'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone   26'   56'   78'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)   23'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri   54'   60'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone   74'   80'
TP 3 Marco Riccioni   47'   54'   60'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera   60'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti   54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi   60'
PR 17 Federico Zani   54'
PR 18 Simone Ferrari   49'   47'
LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi   74'
N8 20 Jake Polledri   56'   80'
FL 21 Manuel Zuliani   23'   78'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco   62'
WG 23 Pierre Bruno   46'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley

Player of the Match:
Ollie Lawrence (England)

Assistant referees:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Tual Trainini (France)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

Round 3

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25 February 2023
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  20–34  Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Varney 6' c
Bruno 40' c
Con: P. Garbisi (2/2) 7', 40'
Pen: P. Garbisi (2/2) 18', 55'		ReportTry: Ryan 2' m
Keenan 12' c
Aki 19' c
Hansen (2) 34' m, 70' c
Con: Byrne (3/5) 13', 21', 71'
Pen: Byrne (1/1) 64'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 51,034[26]
Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello   77'
LW 11 Pierre Bruno
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi   72'
SH 9 Stephen Varney   67'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone   64'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone   64'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari   46'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera   30'   40'   60'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti   60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi   30'   40'   60'
PR 17 Federico Zani   60'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni   46'
LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi   64'
FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli   64'
SH 21 Alessandro Fusco   67'
CE 22 Luca Morisi   77'
FH 23 Tommaso Allan   72'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley
 
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Bundee Aki
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey   72'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Ross Byrne   77'
SH 9 Craig Casey   64'
N8 8 Jack Conan   56'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Caelan Doris
RL 5 James Ryan (c)
LL 4 Iain Henderson   52'
TP 3 Finlay Bealham   36'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher   56'
LP 1 Andrew Porter   64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dan Sheehan   56'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne   64'
PR 18 Tom O'Toole   36'
LK 19 Ryan Baird   52'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony   56'
SH 21 Conor Murray   64'
FH 22 Jack Crowley   77'
WG 23 Jimmy O'Brien   72'
Coach:
  Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Mack Hansen (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Garry Ringrose (Ireland) was originally named to start at outside centre, but withdrew the day before the match due to injury. He was replaced in the starting line-up by Stuart McCloskey, who started at inside centre with Bundee Aki moving to outside centre. McCloskey's place on the bench was taken by Jimmy O'Brien.[27]
25 February 2023
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  10–20  England
Try: Rees-Zammit 40' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 41'
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 21'		ReportTry: Watson 18' m
Sinckler 44' c
Lawrence 74' m
Con: Farrell (1/3) 44'
Pen: Farrell (1/3) 9'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,007
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Josh Adams   54'
OC 13 Mason Grady
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Louis Rees-Zammit
FH 10 Owen Williams   54'
SH 9 Tomos Williams   68'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Christ Tshiunza   63'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones   63'
LL 4 Adam Beard
TP 3 Tomas Francis   55'
HK 2 Ken Owens (c)   68'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bradley Roberts   68'
PR 17 Rhys Carré   55'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis   55'
LK 19 Dafydd Jenkins   63'
FL 20 Tommy Reffell   63'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy   68'
FH 22 Dan Biggar   54'
CE 23 Nick Tompkins   54'
Coach:
  Warren Gatland
 
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins   79'
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Ollie Lawrence
LW 11 Anthony Watson
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)   79'
SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet   72'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt   68'
OF 7 Jack Willis   59'
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler   64'
HK 2 Jamie George   79'
LP 1 Ellis Genge   54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker   79'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola   54'
PR 18 Dan Cole   64'
LK 19 Courtney Lawes   68'
FL 20 Ben Curry   59'
SH 21 Alex Mitchell   72'
FH 22 Marcus Smith   79'
FB 23 Henry Arundell   79'
Coach:
  Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Freddie Steward (England)

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

26 February 2023
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France  32–21  Scotland
Try: Ntamack 4' c
Dumortier 7' m
Ramos 18' c
Fickou 79' c
Con: Ramos (3/4) 5', 20', 80+1'
Pen: Ramos (2/2) 35', 57'		ReportTry: Jones (2) 25' c, 47' c
Russell 67' c
Con: Russell (3/3) 25', 48', 68'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Ethan Dumortier
FH 10 Romain Ntamack   68'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt   12'
OF 7 Charles Ollivon
BF 6 Anthony Jelonch   6'   13'   24'
RL 5 Paul Willemse   53'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Mohamed Haouas   12'
HK 2 Julien Marchand   68'
LP 1 Cyril Baille   62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gaëtan Barlot   68'
PR 17 Reda Wardi   62'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea   12'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua   53'
FL 20 François Cros   6'   13'   24'
FL 21 Sekou Macalou
SH 22 Baptiste Couilloud
FH 23 Matthieu Jalibert   68'
Coach:
  Fabien Galthié
 
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Kyle Steyn   68'
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White   57'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson   57'
OF 7 Hamish Watson   10'
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c)
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist   7'
LL 4 Richie Gray   70'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson   63'
HK 2 George Turner   63'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman   63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown   63'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti   63'
PR 18 WP Nel   63'
LK 19 Jonny Gray   10'
LK 20 Sam Skinner   70'
FL 21 Jack Dempsey   57'
SH 22 Ali Price   57'
FH 23 Blair Kinghorn   68'
Coach:
  Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Gaël Fickou (France)

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

  • France retained the Auld Alliance Trophy.
  • Mohamed Haouas (France) became the first player to receive two career red cards in Six Nations Championship matches, his first also coming against Scotland in 2020.[31]
  • This was the 100th meeting between France and Scotland.[32]

Round 4

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11 March 2023
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  17–29  Wales (1 BP)
Try: Negri 42' c
Brex 67' c
Con: Allan (2/2) 43', 67'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 15'		ReportTry: Dyer 8' c
L. Williams 17' m
Penalty try 33'
Faletau 49' c
Con: O. Williams (2/3) 9', 50'
Pen: O. Williams (1/1) 6'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 61,536
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
FB 15 Tommaso Allan
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello   59'
LW 11 Pierre Bruno   44'
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Stephen Varney   56'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone   33'   60'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)   76'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri   52'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone
TP 3 Simone Ferrari   32'   38'   48'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera   52'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti   61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi   52'
PR 17 Federico Zani   61'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni   32'   38'   48'
LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi   60'
FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli   76'
FL 21 Manuel Zuliani   52'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco   56'
CE 23 Luca Morisi   59'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley
 
FB 15 Liam Williams   61'
RW 14 Josh Adams   51'
OC 13 Mason Grady
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Rio Dyer
FH 10 Owen Williams
SH 9 Rhys Webb   53'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Jac Morgan   59'
RL 5 Dafydd Jenkins   68'
LL 4 Adam Beard
TP 3 Tomas Francis   52'
HK 2 Ken Owens (c)   68'   73'
LP 1 Wyn Jones   45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin   68'   73'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas   45'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis   52'
LK 19 Rhys Davies   68'
FL 20 Tommy Reffell   59'
SH 21 Tomos Williams   53'
CE 22 George North   61'
WG 23 Louis Rees-Zammit   51'
Coach:
  Warren Gatland

Player of the Match:
Rhys Webb (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Chris Busby (Ireland)
Television match official:
Joy Neville (Ireland)

11 March 2023
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England  10–53  France (1 BP)
Try: Steward 47' c
Con: Smith (1/1) 48'
Pen: Smith (1/1) 33'		ReportTry: Ramos 1' c
Flament (2) 25' c, 56' c
Ollivon (2) 40' c, 59' c
Penaud (2) 71' c, 74' m
Con: Ramos (6/7) 3', 26', 42', 58', 60', 72'
Pen: Ramos (2/2) 6', 35'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins   58'
OC 13 Henry Slade   45'
IC 12 Ollie Lawrence   60'
LW 11 Anthony Watson
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet   45'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt   75'
OF 7 Jack Willis   52'
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler   64'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge (c)   64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker   60'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola   64'
PR 18 Dan Cole   64'
LK 19 David Ribbans   75'
FL 20 Ben Curry   52'
SH 21 Alex Mitchell   45'
FH 22 Owen Farrell   45'
FB 23 Henry Arundell   58'
Coach:
  Steve Borthwick
 
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Jonathan Danty   64'
LW 11 Ethan Dumortier
FH 10 Romain Ntamack   73'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)   68'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Charles Ollivon   62'
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Paul Willemse   49'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri   49'
HK 2 Julien Marchand   60'
LP 1 Cyril Baille   60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka   60'
PR 17 Reda Wardi   60'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea   49'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua   49'
FL 20 Sekou Macalou   62'
SH 21 Maxime Lucu   68'
CE 22 Yoram Moefana   64'
FB 23 Melvyn Jaminet   73'
Coach:
  Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Thomas Ramos (France)

Assistant referees:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

  • France won against England at Twickenham for the first time since 2007, and in a Six Nations match at Twickenham for the first time since 2005.[33]
  • France scored their most points against England (previously 37 points in 1972) to set a new record winning margin over England (previously 25 last set in 2006).
  • This was England's heaviest defeat at home (43-point difference), surpassing the 36 points to South Africa in 2008, and was the most points they had conceded at home, surpassing the 42 points conceded in the same game.[34]
  • This was England's heaviest defeat in any Home, Five or Six Nations match, surpassing the 43–13 loss to Ireland in 2007, and the most points conceded (surpassing the same game).
12 March 2023
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  7–22  Ireland
Try: Jones 16' c
Con: Russell (1/1) 17'		ReportTry: Hansen 27' m
Lowe 56' c
Conan 61' c
Con: Sexton (2/3) 57', 62'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 12'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg   64'
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell   80'
SH 9 Ben White   58'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey
OF 7 Jamie Ritchie (c)
BF 6 Matt Fagerson   66'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray   5'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson   53'
HK 2 George Turner   58'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman   53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown   58'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti   53'
PR 18 Simon Berghan   53'
LK 19 Scott Cummings   5'
FL 20 Hamish Watson   66'
SH 21 Ali Price   58'
FH 22 Blair Kinghorn   64'
CE 23 Chris Harris   80'
Coach:
  Gregor Townsend
 
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Garry Ringrose   72'
IC 12 Bundee Aki   66'   72'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)   70'
SH 9 Conor Murray   53'
N8 8 Caelan Doris   12'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Iain Henderson   23'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong   64'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan   18'
LP 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher   18'   48'
PR 17 Cian Healy   48'
PR 18 Tom O'Toole   64'
LK 19 Ryan Baird   23'
N8 20 Jack Conan   12'
SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park   53'
FH 22 Ross Byrne   70'
CE 23 Robbie Henshaw   66'
Coach:
  Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Mack Hansen (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Stuart Terheege (England)

Notes:

Round 5

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18 March 2023
12:30 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland  26–14  Italy
Try: Van der Merwe 12' m
Kinghorn (3) 29' c, 43' c, 80' c
Con: Kinghorn (3/4) 30', 45', 80+1'		ReportTry: Allan 61' m
Pen: Allan (2/2) 7', 15'
P. Garbisi (1/1) 65'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Ollie Smith   67'
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu   67'
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Blair Kinghorn
SH 9 Ben White   59'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey
OF 7 Hamish Watson   50'
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c)
RL 5 Jonny Gray   59'
LL 4 Sam Skinner
TP 3 Zander Fagerson   70'
HK 2 George Turner   50'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman   59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ewan Ashman   50'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland   59'
PR 18 WP Nel   70'
LK 19 Scott Cummings   59'
FL 20 Matt Fagerson   50'
SH 21 Ali Price   59'
FH 22 Ben Healy   67'
CE 23 Cameron Redpath   67'
Coach:
  Gregor Townsend
 
FB 15 Tommaso Allan
RW 14 Pierre Bruno
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Luca Morisi   70'
LW 11 Simone Gesi   28'   39'
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Fusco   50'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone   59'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Sebastian Negri   45'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Edoardo Iachizzi   22'   32'   45'
TP 3 Marco Riccioni   28'   56'   78'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera   72'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti   56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Marco Manfredi   72'
PR 17 Federico Zani   56'
PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli   28'   39'   56'   78'
LK 19 Niccolò Cannone   22'   32'   45'
FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli   59'
FL 21 Manuel Zuliani   45'
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi   50'
CE 23 Marco Zanon   70'
Coach:
  Kieran Crowley

Player of the Match:
Jack Dempsey (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)

Notes:

18 March 2023
15:45 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France  41–28  Wales (1 BP)
Try: Penaud (2) 9' c, 76'
Danty 33' c
Atonio 43' c
Fickou 48' c
Con: Ramos (5/5) 11', 34', 44', 49', 76'
Pen: Ramos (2/2) 25', 29'		ReportTry: North 7' c
Roberts 55' c
T. Williams 65' c
Dyer 79' c
Con: Biggar (3/3) 7', 56', 66'
Halfpenny (1/1) 80'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,635
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Jonathan Danty
LW 11 Ethan Dumortier   74'
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)   74'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Charles Ollivon   74'
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Romain Taofifenua   59'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Uini Atonio   47'
HK 2 Julien Marchand   49'
LP 1 Cyril Baille   49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka   49'
PR 17 Reda Wardi   49'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea   47'
LK 19 Bastien Chalureau   59'
FL 20 Sekou Macalou   74'
SH 21 Maxime Lucu   74'
CE 22 Yoram Moefana   74'
FB 23 Melvyn Jaminet
Coach:
  Fabien Galthié
 
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit   74'
RW 14 Josh Adams
OC 13 George North
IC 12 Nick Tompkins
LW 11 Rio Dyer
FH 10 Dan Biggar   74'
SH 9 Rhys Webb   54'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau   62'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Aaron Wainwright
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones   24'   37'   44'
LL 4 Adam Beard
TP 3 Tomas Francis   57'
HK 2 Ken Owens (c)   44'
LP 1 Wyn Jones   44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bradley Roberts   44'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas   44'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis   57'
LK 19 Dafydd Jenkins   24'   37'   44'
FL 20 Tommy Reffell   62'
SH 21 Tomos Williams   54'
FH 22 Owen Williams   74'
FB 23 Leigh Halfpenny   74'
Coach:
  Warren Gatland

Player of the Match:
Romain Ntamack (France)

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Taulupe Faletau (Wales) became the eighth Welshman to earn 100 test caps for Wales.[38]
  • Uini Atonio (France) and Dillon Lewis (Wales) earned their 50th test caps.
  • France scored their most points against Wales when at home, surpassing the 38 points scored in 2020.
  • George North (Wales) surpassed Shane Williams's record of 22 Six Nations tries to become Wales' top try scorer in the Six Nations.
  • France surpass their record of 18 tries scored in a Six Nations campaign set in 2006 and 2021 and surpass their own record of 156 points scored in a campaign set in 2002.
  • Wales surpass their worst defensive record in a Six Nations campaign, conceding a total of 19 tries. It was previously 18 tries conceded in 2002.
18 March 2023
17:00 WET (UTC+0)
(4 BP) Ireland  29–16  England
Try: Sheehan (2) 32' c, 67' c
Henshaw 61' c
Herring 76' m
Con: Sexton (3/3) 34', 62', 69'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 18'		ReportTry: George 72' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 72'
Pen: Farrell (3/3) 7', 14', 50'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Hugo Keenan   40'
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Robbie Henshaw
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c)   73'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park   73'
N8 8 Caelan Doris   78'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony   55'   78'
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Ryan Baird   73'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong   58'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan   69'
LP 1 Andrew Porter   75'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring   69'
PR 17 Cian Healy   75'
PR 18 Tom O'Toole   58'
LK 19 Kieran Treadwell   73'
N8 20 Jack Conan   55'
SH 21 Conor Murray   73'
FH 22 Ross Byrne   73'
FB 23 Jimmy O'Brien   40'
Coach:
  Andy Farrell
 
FB 15 Freddie Steward   40'
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi
LW 11 Henry Arundell   58'
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet   69'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt   64'
OF 7 Jack Willis   75'   52' to 64'
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam
RL 5 David Ribbans   69'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler   67'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge   63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker
PR 17 Mako Vunipola   63'
PR 18 Dan Cole   67'
LK 19 Nick Isiekwe   69'
FL 20 Ben Curry   52'
SH 21 Alex Mitchell   69'
FH 22 Marcus Smith
CE 23 Joe Marchant   58'
Coach:
  Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Dan Sheehan (Ireland)

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Pierre Brousset (France)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Dan Cole (England) became the fourth player to earn 100 test caps for England.[39]
  • Freddie Steward was contentiously sent off during the game following a collision with Hugo Keenan. The red card was later rescinded by a World Rugby citing committee as they ruled that referee Jaco Peyper and his team were wrong to have sent Steward off. [40]
  • Josh van der Flier (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.[41]
  • Ireland won the Championship for the 15th time and a fourth Grand Slam, their first won at home since 1948 and a first home Championship win since 1985.[42]
  • Ireland became the first team to win the Triple Crown in back-to-back consecutive years since they last did it in 2006 and 2007.[43]
  • Ireland became the first nation to see their senior men's side and under-20s' side win the Grand Slam in the same year.[44]
  • Johnny Sexton (Ireland) surpassed Ronan O'Gara's record of 557 points scored in the Six Nations to become the competition's all-time leading point scorer.[45]
  • Ireland retained the Millennium Trophy.

Player statistics

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Broadcasting

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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. All of Wales' games were also broadcast on S4C in the Welsh language[46]

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.[47]

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