The 2024 Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the Guinness Women's Six Nations for sponsorship purposes except in France where due to alcohol sponsorship prohibitions the tournament was unsponsored, was the 23rd series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It began on 23 March and ended on 27 April 2024.
2024 Women's Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 23 March – 27 April 2024 | ||
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | England (20th title) | ||
Grand Slam | England (18th title) | ||
Triple Crown | England (24th title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 107 (7.13 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Ellie Kildunne (45) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Ellie Kildunne (9) | ||
Official website | Official website | ||
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The competition was part of the qualification process for the 2025 World Cup, with a qualifying place awarded to the highest finisher other than England and France who had already qualified automatically for the tournament.[1]
Participants edit
Nation | Stadiums | Head coach | Captain | ||
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England | Ashton Gate | 27,000 | Bristol | John Mitchell[2] | Marlie Packer |
Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | |||
France | Stade Marie-Marvingt | 25,064 | Le Mans | Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz[3] |
Manaé Feleu |
Stade Jean-Bouin | 19,904 | Paris | |||
Stade Chaban-Delmas | 34,462 | Bordeaux | |||
Ireland | RDS Arena | 18,500 | Dublin | Scott Bemand[4] | Edel McMahon Sam Monaghan |
Musgrave Park | 8,008 | Cork | |||
Ravenhill Stadium | 18,196 | Belfast | |||
Italy | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 5,000 | Parma | Giovanni Raineri[5] | Elisa Giordano |
Scotland | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium[6] | 7,800 | Edinburgh | Bryan Easson[7] | Rachel Malcolm |
Wales | Cardiff Arms Park | 12,125 | Cardiff | Ioan Cunningham | Hannah Jones |
Millennium Stadium | 73,931 |
Squads edit
Table edit
Position | Nation | Matches | Points | Tries | Bonus points |
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | T BP | L BP | GS BP | |||
1 | England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 41 | +229 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 79 | +73 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 170 | –71 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
4 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 104 | –50 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 146 | –74 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
6 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 162 | –107 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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.
- 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 against 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 edit
Round 1 edit
23 March 2024 14:15 CET (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) France | 38–17 | Ireland |
Try: Sansus 3' c M. Ménager 32' c Fall 47' c Sochat 62' c Riffonneau 75' c Con: Queyroi (4/4) 4', 34', 49', 63' Bourgeois (1/1) 77' Pen: Queyroi (1/1) 38' | Report | Try: Wafer 71' c Dalton 78' c Con: O'Brien (2/2) 72', 77' Pen: Fowley (1/1) 14' |
Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans Referee: Kat Roche (United States) |
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- Katie Corrigan (Ireland) and Lina Tuy (France) made their international debuts.[9]
23 March 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Wales | 18–20 | Scotland |
Try: Tuipulotu 59' c Callender 79' m Con: Bevan (1/1) 60' Pen: Bevan (2/2) 6', 40' +1 | Report | Try: Grant 7' c Lloyd 49' c Con: Nelson (2/2) 8', 50' Pen: Nelson (2/2) 16', 74' |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy) |
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- Jenny Hesketh and Sian Jones (both Wales) made their international debuts.[11][12]
- Alex Stewart (Scotland) made her international debut.[13]
- Scotland won their seventh consecutive test, making this their longest winning streak in terms of games played, surpassing the six successive victories between 1997 and 1998.
24 March 2024 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy | 0–48 | England (1 BP) |
Report | Try: Botterman 31' m Ward 36' m Atkin-Davies 45' m Kildunne (2) 50' c, 71' m Rowland 54' c Carson 61' c Powell 80' +2 c Con: Harrison (3/6) 52', 55', 62' Aitchison (1/2) 80' +3 |
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France) |
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- Maddie Fe'aunati (England) made her international debut.[15]
- Marlie Packer became the 7th Englishwoman to earn her 100th test cap.[15]
Round 2 edit
30 March 2024 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 5–15 | France |
Try: Martin 35' m | Report | Try: Arbey 53' m Gros 80' +1 c Con: Queyroi (1/2) 80' +2 Pen: Queyroi (1/1) 14' |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Sara Cox (England) |
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- Louise McMillan (Scotland) earned her 50th test cap.[17]
30 March 2024 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) England | 46–10 | Wales |
Try: Muir 8' m Aldcroft 15' c Botterman 24' c Atkin-Davies 40' +2 m Kildunne (2) 43' m, 62' m Dow 46' m Galligan 58' c Con: Aitchison (3/7) 16', 25', 59' | Report | Try: Bevan 54' c Con: George (1/1) 55' Pen: George (1/1) 5' |
Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 19,705[18] Referee: Kat Roche (United States) |
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- Molly Reardon (Wales) made her international debut.[20]
- Zoe Aldcroft (England) earned her 50th test cap.[21]
- Jasmine Joyce-Butchers, Kelsey Jones, and Nel Metcalfe were originally named in the respectively in the Welsh starting line-up on the wing, bench at hooker and bench on the wing, but withdrew before the match due to injuries. They were replaced by Lisa Neumann, Molly Reardon, and Courtney Keight respectively.[20][22]
31 March 2024 15:00 IST (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) Ireland | 21–27 | Italy (1 BP) |
Try: Penalty try 8' Jones 62' c Corrigan 79' c Con: O'Brien (2/2) 63', 79' | Report | Try: Vecchini (2) 25' m, 57' c Fedrighi 33' c Muzzo 69' m Con: Rigoni (2/4) 34', 58' Pen: Rigoni (1/1) 36' |
RDS Arena, Dublin Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
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- This was Italy's first away win against Ireland.
Round 3 edit
13 April 2024 14:15 BST (UTC+1) |
Scotland | 0–46 | England (1 BP) |
Report | Try: Cokayne 7' m Dow 12' m Kildunne (2) 34' c, 65' m Kabeya 44' c Breach (2) 52' m, 59' m Packer 73' c Con: Aitchison (2/6) 35', 45' Harrison (1/1) 73' |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 7,774 Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy) |
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- Fiona McIntosh (Scotland) made her international debut.
- Emma Wassell was originally named in the second row for Scotland, but withdrew prior to the match due to injury. She was replaced by Fiona McIntosh, whose place on the bench was taken by Eva Donaldson.
13 April 2024 16:45 IST (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) Ireland | 36–5 | Wales |
Try: Wafer 14' c Higgins 20' c Jones 26' c Corrigan 42' c Parsons 60' m Con: O'Brien (4/5) 16', 21', 27', 43' Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 49' | Report | Try: Hopkins 66' m |
Musgrave Park, Cork Referee: Sara Cox (England) |
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- Shannon Ikahifo (Ireland) and Gwennan Hopkins (Wales) made their international debuts.[25]
- No replacement was made for Aoife Wafer (Ireland) when she came off in the 74th minute.
14 April 2024 12:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
(1 BP) France | 38–15 | Italy |
Try: Konde 2' c Deshayes 23' c Escudero 31' c Llorens 38' m Khalfaoui 44' c Fall 63' m Con: Queyroi (4/6) 4', 24', 33', 45' | Report | Try: D'Incà (2) 55' c, 77' m Con: Rigoni (1/2) 56' Pen: Rigoni (1/1) 22' |
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) |
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- Teani Feleu (France) made her international debut.
- This was the last test as an official for Joy Neville, who announced her retirement before the beginning of the tournament.[27]
Round 4 edit
20 April 2024 14:15 BST (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) England | 88–10 | Ireland |
Try: Dow (3) 7' m, 37' m, 64' c Hunt 10' c Jones (2) 13' c, 58' c Aldcroft 19' c Kildunne (3) 28' c, 68' c, 75' m Breach (2) 44' m, 72' c Kabeya 49' c Fe'aunati 77' m Con: Aitchison (9/14) 11', 14', 20', 29', 49', 59', 65', 70', 73' | Report | Try: Penalty try 56' Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 24' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 48,778 Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France) |
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Round 5 edit
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Player statistics edit
Discipline editSummary edit
Yellow cards edit
Red cards edit
Citings/bans edit
Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics.[40] Awards editFour players were nominated for the 2024 Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship on 30 April 2024.[41] Four tries were nominated for the 2024 Women's Six Nations Try of the Championship on 2 May 2024.[42]
Broadcast edit
Notes editReferences edit
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