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2023 Six Nations Championship

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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]
2022 (Previous) (Next) 2024

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.

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 England Steve Borthwick Owen Farrell
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis France Fabien Galthié Antoine Dupont
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin England Andy Farrell Johnny Sexton
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome New Zealand Kieran Crowley Michele Lamaro
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Scotland Gregor Townsend Jamie Ritchie
 Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland Ken Owens

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS TB LB Pts  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 Yellow card 64'
RW 14 Josh Adams
OC 13 George North
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Rio Dyer downward-facing red arrow 69'
FH 10 Dan Biggar downward-facing red arrow 68'
SH 9 Tomos Williams downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric downward-facing red arrow 54'
BF 6 Jac Morgan
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 61'
LL 4 Adam Beard
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Ken Owens (c) downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas downward-facing red arrow 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Rhys Carré upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 19 Dafydd Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 20 Tommy Reffell upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 21 Rhys Webb upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 22 Owen Williams upward-facing green arrow 68'
WG 23 Alex Cuthbert upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Caelan Doris
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony downward-facing red arrow 60'
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Finlay Bealham downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan downward-facing red arrow 74'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring upward-facing green arrow 74'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne upward-facing green arrow 74'
PR 18 Tom O'Toole upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 19 Iain Henderson upward-facing green arrow 54'
N8 20 Jack Conan upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 21 Craig Casey upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 22 Ross Byrne upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 23 Bundee Aki upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
England 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 downward-facing red arrow 76'
IC 12 Owen Farrell (c)
LW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins downward-facing red arrow 65'
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt downward-facing red arrow 56'
OF 7 Ben Curry downward-facing red arrow 61'
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker
PR 17 Mako Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 18 Dan Cole upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 19 Nick Isiekwe upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 20 Ben Earl upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 21 Ben Youngs upward-facing green arrow 59'
CE 22 Ollie Lawrence upward-facing green arrow 76'
WG 23 Anthony Watson upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Stuart Hogg downward-facing red arrow 66'
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones downward-facing red arrow 76'
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White downward-facing red arrow 70'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Luke Crosbie downward-facing red arrow 59'
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c)
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist downward-facing red arrow 66'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 WP Nel downward-facing red arrow 59'
HK 2 George Turner downward-facing red arrow 59'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 18 Simon Berghan upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 19 Jonny Gray upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 20 Jack Dempsey upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 21 George Horne upward-facing green arrow 70'
FH 22 Blair Kinghorn upward-facing green arrow 66'
CE 23 Chris Harris upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
Scotland 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 downward-facing red arrow 67'
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Tommaso Menoncello
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Stephen Varney downward-facing red arrow 75'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Sebastian Negri downward-facing red arrow 66'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone downward-facing red arrow 69'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 Federico Zani upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 21 Manuel Zuliani upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco upward-facing green arrow 75'
FB 23 Edoardo Padovani upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
New Zealand 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 downward-facing red arrow 65'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt downward-facing red arrow 62'
OF 7 Charles Ollivon Yellow card 52'
BF 6 Anthony Jelonch
RL 5 Paul Willemse downward-facing red arrow 54'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gaëtan Barlot upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Reda Wardi upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 20 Thomas Lavault
FL 21 Sekou Macalou upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 22 Nolann Le Garrec
FH 23 Matthieu Jalibert upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
France 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 downward-facing red arrow 65'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c) downward-facing red arrow 47'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 51'
N8 8 Caelan Doris
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony downward-facing red arrow 51'
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne downward-facing red arrow 45'
TP 3 Finlay Bealham downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 Rob Herring downward-facing red arrow 25'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher upward-facing green arrow 25'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 18 Tom O'Toole upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 19 Iain Henderson upward-facing green arrow 45'
N8 20 Jack Conan upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 21 Craig Casey upward-facing green arrow 56'
FH 22 Ross Byrne upward-facing green arrow 47'
CE 23 Bundee Aki upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
England Andy Farrell
FB 15 Thomas Ramos downward-facing red arrow 61'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Yoram Moefana downward-facing red arrow 25' upward-facing green arrow 37'
LW 11 Ethan Dumortier
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt downward-facing red arrow 51'
OF 7 Charles Ollivon downward-facing red arrow 69'
BF 6 Anthony Jelonch
RL 5 Paul Willemse downward-facing red arrow 45'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Uini Atonio Yellow card 24' downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gaëtan Barlot upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Reda Wardi upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea upward-facing green arrow 25' downward-facing red arrow 37' upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua upward-facing green arrow 45'
FL 20 François Cros upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 21 Sekou Macalou upward-facing green arrow 51'
SH 22 Baptiste Couilloud
FH 23 Matthieu Jalibert upward-facing green arrow 61'
Coach:
France 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 downward-facing red arrow 13'
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White downward-facing red arrow 58'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Luke Crosbie downward-facing red arrow 36' upward-facing green arrow 42' downward-facing red arrow 44'
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c)
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist downward-facing red arrow 64'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 George Turner Yellow card 32' downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown upward-facing green arrow 36' downward-facing red arrow 42' upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 18 WP Nel upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Jonny Gray upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 20 Jack Dempsey upward-facing green arrow 44'
SH 21 George Horne upward-facing green arrow 58'
FH 22 Blair Kinghorn upward-facing green arrow 13'
CE 23 Chris Harris upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
Scotland Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Liam Williams Yellow card 56'
RW 14 Josh Adams downward-facing red arrow 58'
OC 13 George North downward-facing red arrow 33' upward-facing green arrow 40'
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Rio Dyer
FH 10 Dan Biggar downward-facing red arrow 56'
SH 9 Tomos Williams downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Jac Morgan downward-facing red arrow 52'
OF 7 Tommy Reffell
BF 6 Christ Tshiunza
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Dafydd Jenkins downward-facing red arrow 65'
TP 3 Dillon Lewis downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Ken Owens (c) downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 Rhys Carré upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 18 Leon Brown upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Rhys Davies upward-facing green arrow 65'
N8 20 Taulupe Faletau upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 21 Rhys Webb Yellow card 82' upward-facing green arrow 56'
FH 22 Rhys Patchell upward-facing green arrow 56'
WG 23 Alex Cuthbert upward-facing green arrow 33' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
New Zealand 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 downward-facing red arrow 72'
IC 12 Ollie Lawrence
LW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins downward-facing red arrow 54'
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt downward-facing red arrow 65'
OF 7 Jack Willis downward-facing red arrow 52'
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 Jamie George downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 18 Dan Cole upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 19 Nick Isiekwe upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 20 Ben Earl upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 21 Alex Mitchell upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 22 Marcus Smith upward-facing green arrow 72'
FB 23 Henry Arundell upward-facing green arrow 54'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Ange Capuozzo
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Luca Morisi downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 11 Tommaso Menoncello
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Stephen Varney downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone Yellow card 26' downward-facing red arrow 56' upward-facing green arrow 78'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) downward-facing red arrow 23'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri downward-facing red arrow 54' upward-facing green arrow 60'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone downward-facing red arrow 74' upward-facing green arrow 80'
TP 3 Marco Riccioni downward-facing red arrow 47' upward-facing green arrow 54' downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Federico Zani upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 18 Simone Ferrari Yellow card 49' upward-facing green arrow 47'
LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi upward-facing green arrow 74'
N8 20 Jake Polledri upward-facing green arrow 56' downward-facing red arrow 80'
FL 21 Manuel Zuliani upward-facing green arrow 23' downward-facing red arrow 78'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco upward-facing green arrow 62'
WG 23 Pierre Bruno upward-facing green arrow 46'
Coach:
New Zealand 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 downward-facing red arrow 77'
LW 11 Pierre Bruno
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi downward-facing red arrow 72'
SH 9 Stephen Varney downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone downward-facing red arrow 64'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone downward-facing red arrow 64'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari downward-facing red arrow 46'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 30' upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi upward-facing green arrow 30' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Federico Zani upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni upward-facing green arrow 46'
LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 21 Alessandro Fusco upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 22 Luca Morisi upward-facing green arrow 77'
FH 23 Tommaso Allan upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
New Zealand Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Bundee Aki
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Ross Byrne downward-facing red arrow 77'
SH 9 Craig Casey downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Jack Conan downward-facing red arrow 56'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Caelan Doris
RL 5 James Ryan (c)
LL 4 Iain Henderson downward-facing red arrow 52'
TP 3 Finlay Bealham downward-facing red arrow 36'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dan Sheehan upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 18 Tom O'Toole upward-facing green arrow 36'
LK 19 Ryan Baird upward-facing green arrow 52'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 21 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 22 Jack Crowley upward-facing green arrow 77'
WG 23 Jimmy O'Brien upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
England 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 downward-facing red arrow 54'
OC 13 Mason Grady
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Louis Rees-Zammit
FH 10 Owen Williams downward-facing red arrow 54'
SH 9 Tomos Williams downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Christ Tshiunza downward-facing red arrow 63'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 63'
LL 4 Adam Beard
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 55'
HK 2 Ken Owens (c) downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bradley Roberts upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 Rhys Carré upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 19 Dafydd Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 20 Tommy Reffell upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 21 Kieran Hardy upward-facing green arrow 68'
FH 22 Dan Biggar upward-facing green arrow 54'
CE 23 Nick Tompkins upward-facing green arrow 54'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15 Freddie Steward
RW 14 Max Malins downward-facing red arrow 79'
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Ollie Lawrence
LW 11 Anthony Watson
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c) downward-facing red arrow 79'
SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt downward-facing red arrow 68'
OF 7 Jack Willis downward-facing red arrow 59'
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Jamie George downward-facing red arrow 79'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker upward-facing green arrow 79'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 18 Dan Cole upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Courtney Lawes upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 20 Ben Curry upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 21 Alex Mitchell upward-facing green arrow 72'
FH 22 Marcus Smith upward-facing green arrow 79'
FB 23 Henry Arundell upward-facing green arrow 79'
Coach:
England 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 downward-facing red arrow 68'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt downward-facing red arrow 12'
OF 7 Charles Ollivon
BF 6 Anthony Jelonch downward-facing red arrow 6' upward-facing green arrow 13' downward-facing red arrow 24'
RL 5 Paul Willemse downward-facing red arrow 53'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Mohamed Haouas Red card 12'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gaëtan Barlot upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 Reda Wardi upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea upward-facing green arrow 12'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua upward-facing green arrow 53'
FL 20 François Cros upward-facing green arrow 6' downward-facing red arrow 13' upward-facing green arrow 24'
FL 21 Sekou Macalou
SH 22 Baptiste Couilloud
FH 23 Matthieu Jalibert upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
France Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Kyle Steyn downward-facing red arrow 68'
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ben White downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 57'
OF 7 Hamish Watson downward-facing red arrow 10'
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c)
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist Red card 7'
LL 4 Richie Gray downward-facing red arrow 70'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 George Turner downward-facing red arrow 63'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 18 WP Nel upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 19 Jonny Gray upward-facing green arrow 10'
LK 20 Sam Skinner upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 21 Jack Dempsey upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 22 Ali Price upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 23 Blair Kinghorn upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Scotland 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 downward-facing red arrow 59'
LW 11 Pierre Bruno Yellow card 44'
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Stephen Varney downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone Yellow card 33' downward-facing red arrow 60'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri downward-facing red arrow 52'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone
TP 3 Simone Ferrari downward-facing red arrow 32' upward-facing green arrow 38' downward-facing red arrow 48'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Federico Zani upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 38' upward-facing green arrow 48'
LK 19 Edoardo Iachizzi upward-facing green arrow 60'
FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli upward-facing green arrow 76'
FL 21 Manuel Zuliani upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 22 Alessandro Fusco upward-facing green arrow 56'
CE 23 Luca Morisi upward-facing green arrow 59'
Coach:
New Zealand Kieran Crowley
FB 15 Liam Williams downward-facing red arrow 61'
RW 14 Josh Adams downward-facing red arrow 51'
OC 13 Mason Grady
IC 12 Joe Hawkins
LW 11 Rio Dyer
FH 10 Owen Williams
SH 9 Rhys Webb downward-facing red arrow 53'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Jac Morgan downward-facing red arrow 59'
RL 5 Dafydd Jenkins downward-facing red arrow 68'
LL 4 Adam Beard
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Ken Owens (c) downward-facing red arrow 68' upward-facing green arrow 73'
LP 1 Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin upward-facing green arrow 68' downward-facing red arrow 73'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas upward-facing green arrow 45'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 Rhys Davies upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 20 Tommy Reffell upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 21 Tomos Williams upward-facing green arrow 53'
CE 22 George North upward-facing green arrow 61'
WG 23 Louis Rees-Zammit upward-facing green arrow 51'
Coach:
New Zealand 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 downward-facing red arrow 58'
OC 13 Henry Slade downward-facing red arrow 45'
IC 12 Ollie Lawrence downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Anthony Watson
FH 10 Marcus Smith
SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet downward-facing red arrow 45'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt downward-facing red arrow 75'
OF 7 Jack Willis downward-facing red arrow 52'
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam
RL 5 Ollie Chessum
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge (c) downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 18 Dan Cole upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 David Ribbans upward-facing green arrow 75'
FL 20 Ben Curry upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 21 Alex Mitchell upward-facing green arrow 45'
FH 22 Owen Farrell upward-facing green arrow 45'
FB 23 Henry Arundell upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
England Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Jonathan Danty downward-facing red arrow 64'
LW 11 Ethan Dumortier
FH 10 Romain Ntamack downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Charles Ollivon downward-facing red arrow 62'
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Paul Willemse downward-facing red arrow 49'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Reda Wardi upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 20 Sekou Macalou upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 21 Maxime Lucu upward-facing green arrow 68'
CE 22 Yoram Moefana upward-facing green arrow 64'
FB 23 Melvyn Jaminet upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
France 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 downward-facing red arrow 64'
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell downward-facing red arrow 80'
SH 9 Ben White downward-facing red arrow 58'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey
OF 7 Jamie Ritchie (c)
BF 6 Matt Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 66'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray downward-facing red arrow 5'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 2 George Turner downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 18 Simon Berghan upward-facing green arrow 53'
LK 19 Scott Cummings upward-facing green arrow 5'
FL 20 Hamish Watson upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 21 Ali Price upward-facing green arrow 58'
FH 22 Blair Kinghorn upward-facing green arrow 64'
CE 23 Chris Harris upward-facing green arrow 80'
Coach:
Scotland Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Garry Ringrose downward-facing red arrow 72'
IC 12 Bundee Aki downward-facing red arrow 66' upward-facing green arrow 72'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 53'
N8 8 Caelan Doris downward-facing red arrow 12'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Iain Henderson downward-facing red arrow 23'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan downward-facing red arrow 18'
LP 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher upward-facing green arrow 18' downward-facing red arrow 48'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 48'
PR 18 Tom O'Toole upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Ryan Baird upward-facing green arrow 23'
N8 20 Jack Conan upward-facing green arrow 12'
SH 21 Jamison Gibson-Park upward-facing green arrow 53'
FH 22 Ross Byrne upward-facing green arrow 70'
CE 23 Robbie Henshaw upward-facing green arrow 66'
Coach:
England 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 downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 14 Kyle Steyn
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sione Tuipulotu downward-facing red arrow 67'
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Blair Kinghorn
SH 9 Ben White downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey
OF 7 Hamish Watson downward-facing red arrow 50'
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie (c)
RL 5 Jonny Gray downward-facing red arrow 59'
LL 4 Sam Skinner
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 George Turner downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ewan Ashman upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 WP Nel upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 19 Scott Cummings upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 20 Matt Fagerson upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 21 Ali Price upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 22 Ben Healy upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 23 Cameron Redpath upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
Scotland Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Tommaso Allan
RW 14 Pierre Bruno
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Luca Morisi downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Simone Gesi downward-facing red arrow 28' upward-facing green arrow 39'
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Alessandro Fusco downward-facing red arrow 50'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone downward-facing red arrow 59'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)
BF 6 Sebastian Negri downward-facing red arrow 45'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Edoardo Iachizzi downward-facing red arrow 22' upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 45'
TP 3 Marco Riccioni Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 56' upward-facing green arrow 78'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Marco Manfredi upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 Federico Zani upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli upward-facing green arrow 28' downward-facing red arrow 39' upward-facing green arrow 56' downward-facing red arrow 78'
LK 19 Niccolò Cannone upward-facing green arrow 22' downward-facing red arrow 32' upward-facing green arrow 45'
FL 20 Giovanni Pettinelli upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 21 Manuel Zuliani upward-facing green arrow 45'
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi upward-facing green arrow 50'
CE 23 Marco Zanon upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
New Zealand 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 downward-facing red arrow 74'
FH 10 Romain Ntamack
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Charles Ollivon downward-facing red arrow 74'
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Romain Taofifenua downward-facing red arrow 59'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 47'
HK 2 Julien Marchand downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Peato Mauvaka upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Reda Wardi upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Sipili Falatea upward-facing green arrow 47'
LK 19 Bastien Chalureau upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 20 Sekou Macalou upward-facing green arrow 74'
SH 21 Maxime Lucu upward-facing green arrow 74'
CE 22 Yoram Moefana upward-facing green arrow 74'
FB 23 Melvyn Jaminet
Coach:
France Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Louis Rees-Zammit downward-facing red arrow 74'
RW 14 Josh Adams
OC 13 George North
IC 12 Nick Tompkins
LW 11 Rio Dyer
FH 10 Dan Biggar downward-facing red arrow 74'
SH 9 Rhys Webb downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau downward-facing red arrow 62'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Aaron Wainwright
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 24' upward-facing green arrow 37' downward-facing red arrow 44'
LL 4 Adam Beard
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Ken Owens (c) downward-facing red arrow 44'
LP 1 Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Bradley Roberts upward-facing green arrow 44'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas upward-facing green arrow 44'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 19 Dafydd Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 24' downward-facing red arrow 37' upward-facing green arrow 44'
FL 20 Tommy Reffell upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 21 Tomos Williams upward-facing green arrow 54'
FH 22 Owen Williams upward-facing green arrow 74'
FB 23 Leigh Halfpenny upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
New Zealand 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 downward-facing red arrow 40'
RW 14 Mack Hansen
OC 13 Robbie Henshaw
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Johnny Sexton (c) downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Caelan Doris downward-facing red arrow 78'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony downward-facing red arrow 55' upward-facing green arrow 78'
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Ryan Baird downward-facing red arrow 73'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 75'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 18 Tom O'Toole upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 19 Kieran Treadwell upward-facing green arrow 73'
N8 20 Jack Conan upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 21 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 73'
FH 22 Ross Byrne upward-facing green arrow 73'
FB 23 Jimmy O'Brien upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
England Andy Farrell
FB 15 Freddie Steward Red card 40'
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi
LW 11 Henry Arundell downward-facing red arrow 58'
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Alex Dombrandt downward-facing red arrow 64'
OF 7 Jack Willis Yellow card 75' red cross icon 52' to 64'
BF 6 Lewis Ludlam
RL 5 David Ribbans downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler downward-facing red arrow 67'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jack Walker
PR 17 Mako Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 18 Dan Cole upward-facing green arrow 67'
LK 19 Nick Isiekwe upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 20 Ben Curry upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 21 Alex Mitchell upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 22 Marcus Smith
CE 23 Joe Marchant upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
England 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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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]

References

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