2022 Six Nations Championship

Rugby union competition in Europe

2022 Six Nations Championship

Date| 5 February – 19 March 2022
Countries|

*  England
*  France
*  Ireland
*  Italy
*  Scotland
*  Wales

Tournament statistics
Champions|  France (18th title)
Grand Slam|  France (10th title)
Triple Crown|  Ireland (12th title)
Matches played| 15
Attendance| 964,370 (64,291 per match)
Tries scored| 73 (4.87 per match)
Top point scorer(s)|  Marcus Smith (71 points)
Top try scorer(s)|  James Lowe
Damian Penaud
Gabin Villière (3 tries)
Player of the tournament|  Antoine Dupont[1]
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The 2022 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 128th edition of the competition (including all its previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship). Wales entered the tournament as defending champions.

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

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

## Participants

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Nation  | Stadium  | Head coach  | Captain

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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

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Main article: 2022 Six Nations Championship squads

## Table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | GS | TB | LB | Pts |  |  FRA |  IRE |  ENG |  SCO |  WAL |  ITA

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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: ESPN

Table ranking rules

* Four points are awarded for a win.
* Two points are awarded for a draw.
* A bonus point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries, or loses by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four or more tries, and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points.
* Three bonus points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team would top the table with at least 23 points, as another team could lose one match while winning two bonus points and win the other four matches while winning four bonus points for a maximum of 22 points.
* Tiebreakers
* If two or more teams are tied on table points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
* If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scores the higher number of total tries (including penalty tries) in their matches is ranked higher.
* If two or more teams remain tied after applying the above tiebreakers then those teams will be placed at equal rank; if the tournament has concluded and more than one team is placed first then the title will be shared between them.

## Fixtures

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

### Round 1

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5 February 2022
14:15 WET (UTC+0)

(1 BP) Ireland | 29–7|  Wales

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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'| Report| Try: Basham 75' c
Con: Sheedy 76' (1/1)
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

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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
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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:

* Seb Davies (Wales) was originally named on the bench but was replaced by Ben Carter prior to kick-off due to a back spasm.[7]
* Mack Hansen (Ireland) and Dewi Lake (Wales) made their international debuts.[8]
* Ross Moriarty (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.

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5 February 2022
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland | 20–17|  England (1 BP)

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Try: White 18' c
Penalty try 66'
Con: Russell (1/1) 20'
Pen: Russell (2/2) 41', 72'| Report| Try: Smith 53' m
Pen: Smith (4/4) 17', 34', 48', 63'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

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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
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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.

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6 February 2022
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

(1 BP) France | 37–10|  Italy

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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'| Report| Try: 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)

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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
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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:

* Toa Halafihi, Leonardo Marin, Tommaso Menoncello and Manuel Zuliani (all Italy) made their international debuts.
* France retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.[10]

### Round 2

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12 February 2022
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales | 20–17|  Scotland (1 BP)

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Try: Francis 32' m
Pen: Biggar (4/5) 5', 8', 25', 58'
Drop: Biggar (1/1) 70'| Report| Try: Graham 12' m
Pen: Russell (4/4) 16', 20', 29', 50'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,782
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

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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
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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

* Wales retained the Doddie Weir Cup.
* Jac Morgan (Wales) and Rory Darge (Scotland) made their international debuts.
* Dan Biggar and Jonathan Davies (both Wales) won their 100th test caps, including caps for the British & Irish Lions.[11]

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12 February 2022
17:45 CET (UTC+1)

France | 30–24|  Ireland (1 BP)

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Try: Dupont 2' c
Baille 54' m
Con: Jaminet (1/2) 3'
Pen: Jaminet (6/6) 7', 17', 36', 41', 44', 79'| Report| Try: 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)

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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
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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)

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13 February 2022
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Italy | 0–33|  England (1 BP)

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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)

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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
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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.[citation needed]

### Round 3

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26 February 2022
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland | 17–36|  France (1 BP)

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Try: Darge 29' c
Van der Merwe 80' c
Con: Russell (1/1) 30'
Hogg (1/1) 80'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 11'| Report| Try: 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)

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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
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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)

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Try: Dombrandt 43' m
Pen: Smith (6/7) 3', 6', 31', 40+2', 68', 72'| Report| Try: 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)

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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
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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:

* Manu Tuilagi (England) was originally named to start, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. His place in the starting line-up was taken by Elliot Daly, who was replaced on the bench by Joe Marchant.[13]
* Ben Youngs made his 115th appearance for England to surpass Jason Leonard's record as England's most capped international player.
* Kyle Sinckler (England) and Alex Cuthbert (Wales) earned their 50th test caps.
* Courtney Lawes (England) and Dan Biggar (Wales) became the sixth club mates (Northampton Saints) in the history of the Championship to captain their countries against each other.

* * *

27 February 2022
15:00 WET (UTC+0)

(1 BP) Ireland | 57–6|  Italy

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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'| Report| Pen: Padovani (1/1) 14'
Garbisi (1/1) 40+1'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

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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
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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

[edit]

11 March 2022
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) Wales | 9–13|  France

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Pen: Biggar (3/3) 5', 17', 39'| Report| Try: Jelonch 9' c
Con: Jaminet (1/1) 10'
Pen: Jaminet (2/3) 3', 47'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 63,208
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

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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
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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)

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Try: Braley 30' c
Capuozzo (2) 66' c, 80+3' m
Con: Garbisi (2/3) 31', 67'
Pen: Garbisi (1/3) 4'| Report| Try: 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)

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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
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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:

* Ben Vellacott (Scotland) and Ange Capuozzo (Italy) made their international debuts.
* Ali Price (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap.
* Giosuè Zilocchi and Manuel Zuliani (Italy) were originally named on the bench, but were later replaced by Tiziano Pasquali and Braam Steyn.
* Scotland won the inaugural Cuttitta Cup.[16]

* * *

12 March 2022
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

England | 15–32|  Ireland (1 BP)

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Pen: Smith (5/6) 18', 33', 40+1', 53', 61'| Report| Try: 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)

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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
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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

[edit]

19 March 2022
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) Wales | 21–22|  Italy

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Try: Watkin 27' c
Lake 51' c
Adams 68' c
Con: Biggar (3/3) 27', 52', 68'| Report| Try: 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)

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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
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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

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Try: Sheehan 16' c
Healy 27' c
Van der Flier 59' c
Murray 78' m
Con: Sexton (3/4) 18', 28', 59'| Report| Try: Schoeman 34' m
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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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
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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:

* Ireland won the Triple Crown for the first time since 2018, and the first time at home since 2004.[3]
* Ireland retained the Centenary Quaich.

* * *

19 March 2022
21:00 CET (UTC+1)

(3 BP) France | 25–13|  England

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Try: Fickou 14' m
Cros 39' c
Dupont 60' c
Con: Jaminet (2/3) 40', 61'
Pen: Jaminet (2/2) 8', 23'| Report| Try: 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)

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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
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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

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### Most points

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| Pos  | Name  | Team  | Pts

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1  | Marcus Smith |  England | 71
2  | Melvyn Jaminet |  France | 54
3  | Johnny Sexton |  Ireland | 35
4  | Dan Biggar |  Wales | 34
5  | Finn Russell |  Scotland | 33
6  | Paolo Garbisi |  Italy | 26
7  | Joey Carbery |  Ireland | 18
8  | James Lowe |  Ireland | 15
Damian Penaud |  France
Gabin Villière |  France

### Most tries

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| Pos  | Name  | Team  | Tries

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1  | James Lowe |  Ireland | 3
Damian Penaud |  France
Gabin Villière |  France
4  | Josh Adams |  Wales | 2
Ange Capuozzo |  Italy
Andrew Conway |  Ireland
Antoine Dupont |  France
Gaël Fickou |  France
Jamie George |  England
Jamison Gibson-Park |  Ireland
Darcy Graham |  Scotland
Chris Harris |  Scotland
Anthony Jelonch |  France
Michael Lowry |  Ireland
Marcus Smith |  England
Josh van der Flier |  Ireland

## 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. The BBC broadcast all Scotland and Wales home fixtures, with ITV airing all England, France, Ireland and Italy home fixtures.[21] All of Wales' games were also broadcast on S4C in the Welsh language[22]

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

## Notes

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

## References

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1. ^ "Antoine Dupont named 2022 Guinness Six Nations Player of the Championship". Six Nations Rugby. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
2. ^ "Antoine Dupont try sinks England and secures grand slam for France". The Guardian. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
3. ^ a b "Conor Murray seals Ireland win over Scotland to claim triple crown". The Guardian. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
4. ^ "Padovani's late try gives Italy historic Six Nations win against turgid Wales". The Guardian. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
5. ^ "Dupont to skipper France against Italy". Six Nations Rugby. 4 February 2022.
6. ^ "Guinness Six Nations fixtures announced for 2022 Championship". Six Nations Rugby. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
7. ^ Campbell, Gwennan (6 February 2022). "Wales say Scotland game is a 'must win' after Ireland Six Nations defeat". ITV News. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
8. ^ "Ireland hammer sorry Wales 29–7 in one-sided opener". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
9. ^ "Scotland 20–17 England – late penalty try helps hosts retain Calcutta Cup". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
10. ^ "France 37–10 Italy – Gabin Villiere scores hat-trick for hosts". BBC Sport. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
11. ^ "Wales 20–17 Scotland – Dan Biggar guides Wales to tense win". BBC Sport. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
12. ^ White, Tom (13 February 2022). "Ben Youngs equals England appearance record after winning 114th cap". The Independent. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
13. ^ Grey, Becky (26 February 2022). "Six Nations: Daly starts for England against Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
14. ^ "Six Nations: Ireland stroll past 12-man Italy with 57–6 win". BBC Sport. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
15. ^ "Italy thrashed by Ireland after being forced to play for an hour with 13 men". The Guardian. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
16. ^ "Six Nations 2022: Italy 22–33 Scotland – visitors bounce back with disjointed win". BBC Sport. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
17. ^ "Ireland hold off England to stay in Six Nations title hunt after Ewels' early red". The Guardian. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
18. ^ "Ireland avoid painful inquest as strong finish sets up record win at Twickenham". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
19. ^ "Six Nations 2022: Ireland see off brave 14-man England". BBC Sport. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
20. ^ Rucker, Rugby (19 March 2022). "Incredible piece of sportsmanship from Josh Adams goes viral".
21. ^ "Six Nations 2022 fixtures: match dates, TV channel schedule and latest odds". Daily Telegraph. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022. "Every game will be aired live on either the BBC or ITV. ... the tournament remains on terrestrial television after a new four-year deal was agreed up to and including 2025."
22. ^ ."S4C to show Wales's Six Nations matches for next four years". 7 December 2021.
23. ^ "RTÉ and Virgin Media's Six Nations rights share: here's which games are on each station". The 42. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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