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2025 Six Nations Championship

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2025 Men's Six Nations Championship
Date31 January – 15 March 2025
Countries
Tournament statistics
Triple Crown Ireland (14th title)
Matches played9
Attendance626,559 (69,618 per match)
Tries scored58 (6.44 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Italy Tommaso Allan (38)
Top try scorer(s)France Louis Bielle-Biarrey (5)
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The 2025 Men's Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Men's Six Nations for sponsorship reasons and branded as M6N) is a rugby union competition, taking place between January and March 2025, featuring the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It is the 131st season of the competition (including its incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and the Five Nations Championship), but the 26th since it expanded to become the Six Nations Championship in 2000. It started on 31 January 2025 with a Friday night match between France and Wales, and is scheduled to end with France against Scotland on 15 March.[1] Ireland entered the tournament as two-time reigning champions, aiming to become the first team to win the Championship outright three years in a row. France returned to their normal home venue, the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, after a year away while the stadium was being prepared for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Participants

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Nation Stadium Head coach Captain World Rugby Ranking
Home stadium Capacity Location Start[a] End[b]
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London England Steve Borthwick Maro Itoje[2] 7th
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis France Fabien Galthié Antoine Dupont[3] 4th
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Ireland Simon Easterby[N 1] Caelan Doris[5] 2nd
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Argentina Gonzalo Quesada Michele Lamaro 10th
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Scotland Gregor Townsend Rory Darge[N 2]
Finn Russell[N 2] 		6th
 Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland[N 3]
England Matt Sherratt[N 4] 		Jac Morgan[9] 11th

Notes

  1. ^ Simon Easterby was named as the interim head coach of the Ireland team while Andy Farrell is in charge of the British & Irish Lions for their tour to Australia.[4]
  2. ^ a b Rory Darge and Finn Russell were named as co-captains of the Scotland team, after original captain Sione Tuipulotu was ruled out of the competition due to a rib injury.[6][7]
  3. ^ Rounds 1 & 2[8]
  4. ^ Interim; round 3 onwards[8]

Squads

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Main article: 2025 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS TB LB Pts  IRE  FRA  ENG  SCO  ITA  WAL
1  Ireland 3 3 0 0 86 58 +28 10 7 0 2 0 14 — 8 Mar 27–22
2  France 3 2 0 1 141 50 +91 21 7 0 2 1 11 — 15 Mar 43–0
3  England 3 2 0 1 64 67 −3 8 10 0 1 1 10 26–25 — 16–15 9 Mar
4  Scotland 3 1 0 2 64 67 −3 10 6 0 1 1 6 18–32 — 31–19 8 Mar
5  Italy 3 1 0 2 65 119 −54 5 18 0 0 0 4 15 Mar 24–73 — 22–15
6  Wales 3 0 0 3 33 92 −59 4 10 0 0 1 1 18–27 15 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2025. Source: Six Nations Rugby

Table ranking rules[10]

  • 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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Round 1

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31 January 2025
21:15 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France 43–0 Wales
Try: Attissogbé (2) 18' c, 34' c
Bielle-Biarrey (2) 23' c, 40+1' c
Marchand 55' m
Gailleton 68' m
Alldritt 78' m
Con: Ramos (4/5) 19', 24', 35', 40+2'		Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,752
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)[11]
FB 15 Thomas Ramos downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 14 Théo Attissogbé
OC 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Romain Ntamack Red card 71'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c) downward-facing red arrow 50'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Paul Boudehent
BF 6 François Cros downward-facing red arrow 61'
RL 5 Emmanuel Meafou downward-facing red arrow 50'
LL 4 Alexandre Roumat downward-facing red arrow 50'
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Peato Mauvaka downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros downward-facing red arrow 50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julien Marchand upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 Cyril Baille upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 18 Georges-Henri Colombe upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 Hugo Auradou upward-facing green arrow 50'
BR 20 Mickaël Guillard upward-facing green arrow 50'
BR 21 Oscar Jégou upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 22 Nolann Le Garrec upward-facing green arrow 50'
CE 23 Émilien Gailleton upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 Tom Rogers downward-facing red arrow 62'
OC 13 Nick Tompkins
IC 12 Owen Watkin downward-facing red arrow 27'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Ben Thomas
SH 9 Tomos Williams downward-facing red arrow 71'
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright downward-facing red arrow 4'
OF 7 Jac Morgan (c)
BF 6 James Botham downward-facing red arrow 64'
RL 5 Dafydd Jenkins
LL 4 Will Rowlands
TP 3 Henry Thomas downward-facing red arrow 46'
HK 2 Evan Lloyd Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 46'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas downward-facing red arrow 46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee upward-facing green arrow 38' downward-facing red arrow 41' upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 17 Nicky Smith upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 18 Keiron Assiratti upward-facing green arrow 46'
LK 19 Freddie Thomas Yellow card 76' upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 20 Tommy Reffell upward-facing green arrow 4' downward-facing red arrow 38' upward-facing green arrow 41'
SH 21 Rhodri Williams upward-facing green arrow 71'
FH 22 Dan Edwards upward-facing green arrow 27'
WG 23 Blair Murray upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Player of the Match:
Grégory Alldritt (France)[12]

Assistant referees:
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Television match official:
Brett Cronan (Australia)
Foul play review officer:
Damon Murphy (Australia)

Notes:

  • Dan Edwards (Wales) made his international debut.[13]
  • Nicky Smith (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.[14]
  • France kept a clean sheet against Wales for the first time since the 1998 Five Nations.[15]
  • This was France's largest winning margin against Wales at home, surpassing the 33-point margin set in 1991.[16]
  • This was the first time Wales had failed to score a point in a Six Nations match, and the first time in any match since they lost 31–0 to Australia in 2007.[17]
  • This was Wales' 13th defeat in a row, which is now their longest losing streak.[18]
1 February 2025
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland 31–19 Italy
Try: Darge 3' c
Jones (3) 8' c, 60' c, 65' m
White 28' m
Con: Russell (3/5) 4', 9', 61'		ReportTry: Brex 45' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 46'
Pen: Allan (4/4) 20', 23', 38', 43'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)[11]
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Darcy Graham downward-facing red arrow 72'
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Stafford McDowall downward-facing red arrow 56'
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell (cc)
SH 9 Ben White downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Rory Darge (cc)
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie downward-facing red arrow 50'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Jonny Gray downward-facing red arrow 56'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 Dave Cherry downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ewan Ashman upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 18 Will Hurd upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 19 Gregor Brown upward-facing green arrow 56'
N8 20 Jack Dempsey upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 21 George Horne upward-facing green arrow 56'
FH 22 Tom Jordan upward-facing green arrow 56'
WG 23 Kyle Rowe upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Tommaso Allan
RW 14 Ange Capuozzo
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane downward-facing red arrow 67'
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Martin Page-Relo downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone downward-facing red arrow 54'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Federico Ruzza downward-facing red arrow 42' upward-facing green arrow 54'
LL 4 Dino Lamb downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 51'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 17 Luca Rizzoli upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 Niccolò Cannone upward-facing green arrow 42'
FL 20 Manuel Zuliani upward-facing green arrow 62'
N8 21 Ross Vintcent upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi upward-facing green arrow 62'
WG 23 Simone Gesi upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Huw Jones (Scotland)[19]

Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)
Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

Notes:

1 February 2025
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland 27–22 England (1 BP)
Try: Gibson-Park 34' m
Aki 51' m
Beirne 63' c
Sheehan 71' c
Con: Crowley (2/2) 64', 72'
Pen: S. Prendergast (1/1) 55'		ReportTry: Murley 8' c
T. Curry 75' m
Freeman 80+1' c
Con: M. Smith (2/3) 9', 80+1'
Pen: M. Smith (1/1) 40'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[11]
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Mack Hansen downward-facing red arrow 3' upward-facing green arrow 16'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki downward-facing red arrow 57'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Sam Prendergast downward-facing red arrow 58'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Ryan Baird downward-facing red arrow 49'
RL 5 Tadhg Beirne
LL 4 James Ryan downward-facing red arrow 61'
TP 3 Finlay Bealham downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dan Sheehan upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 18 Tom Clarkson upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 19 Iain Henderson upward-facing green arrow 61'
N8 20 Jack Conan upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 21 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 74'
FH 22 Jack Crowley upward-facing green arrow 58'
CE 23 Robbie Henshaw upward-facing green arrow 3' downward-facing red arrow 16' upward-facing green arrow 57'
Coach:
Simon Easterby
FB 15 Freddie Steward downward-facing red arrow 64'
RW 14 Tommy Freeman
OC 13 Ollie Lawrence
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Cadan Murley
FH 10 Marcus Smith Yellow card 25'
SH 9 Alex Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Ben Earl downward-facing red arrow 55'
OF 7 Ben Curry downward-facing red arrow 59'
BF 6 Tom Curry
RL 5 George Martin downward-facing red arrow 59'
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)
TP 3 Will Stuart downward-facing red arrow 37' upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 49' upward-facing green arrow 59' downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Theo Dan upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Fin Baxter upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 18 Joe Heyes upward-facing green arrow 37' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 49' downward-facing red arrow 59' upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 20 Chandler Cunningham-South upward-facing green arrow 59'
N8 21 Tom Willis upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 22 Harry Randall upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 23 Fin Smith upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

Player of the Match:
Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)[22]

Assistant referees:
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Notes:

Round 2

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8 February 2025
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 22–15 Wales (1 BP)
Try: Capuozzo 20' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 21'
Pen: Allan (5/7) 7', 29', 34', 61', 74'		ReportTry: Wainwright 69' m
Penalty try 79'
Pen: B. Thomas (1/1) 17'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 60,518
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[11]
FB 15 Tommaso Allan downward-facing red arrow 74'
RW 14 Ange Capuozzo
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi downward-facing red arrow 59' upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 9 Martin Page-Relo downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri downward-facing red arrow 62'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone
TP 3 Simone Ferrari downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Luca Rizzoli upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni Yellow card 78' upward-facing green arrow 53'
LK 19 Dino Lamb Yellow card 79' upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 20 Manuel Zuliani upward-facing green arrow 67'
FL 21 Ross Vintcent upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi upward-facing green arrow 69'
WG 23 Jacopo Trulla upward-facing green arrow 59' downward-facing red arrow 69' upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada
FB 15 Blair Murray
RW 14 Tom Rogers downward-facing red arrow 62'
OC 13 Nick Tompkins downward-facing red arrow 17' upward-facing green arrow 28'
IC 12 Eddie James
LW 11 Josh Adams Yellow card 59'
FH 10 Ben Thomas downward-facing red arrow 49'
SH 9 Tomos Williams downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Jac Morgan (c)
BF 6 James Botham downward-facing red arrow 58'
RL 5 Freddie Thomas
LL 4 Will Rowlands downward-facing red arrow 58'
TP 3 Henry Thomas downward-facing red arrow 45'
HK 2 Evan Lloyd downward-facing red arrow 45'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas downward-facing red arrow 45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee upward-facing green arrow 45'
PR 17 Nicky Smith upward-facing green arrow 45'
PR 18 Keiron Assiratti upward-facing green arrow 45'
LK 19 Teddy Williams upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 21 Rhodri Williams upward-facing green arrow 67'
FH 22 Dan Edwards upward-facing green arrow 49'
WG 23 Josh Hathaway upward-facing green arrow 17' downward-facing red arrow 28' upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Player of the Match:
Lorenzo Cannone (Italy)[25]

Assistant referees:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

8 February 2025
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England 26–25 France (1 BP)
Try: Lawrence 36' c
Freeman 58' m
Baxter 70' c
Daly 79' c
Con: M. Smith (1/2) 37'
F. Smith (2/2) 71', 80'		ReportTry: Bielle-Biarrey (2) 30' c, 75' c
Penaud 61' m
Con: Ramos (2/3) 31', 76'
Pen: Ramos (2/3) 50', 56'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,000
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)[11]
FB 15 Marcus Smith
RW 14 Tommy Freeman
OC 13 Ollie Lawrence
IC 12 Henry Slade downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 11 Ollie Sleightholme
FH 10 Fin Smith
SH 9 Alex Mitchell
N8 8 Tom Willis downward-facing red arrow 54'
OF 7 Ben Earl
BF 6 Tom Curry
RL 5 George Martin downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)
TP 3 Will Stuart downward-facing red arrow 59'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Fin Baxter upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 18 Joe Heyes upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 20 Chandler Cunningham-South
FL 21 Ben Curry upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 22 Harry Randall
FB 23 Elliot Daly upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Thomas Ramos
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Paul Boudehent downward-facing red arrow 50'
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Emmanuel Meafou downward-facing red arrow 67'
LL 4 Alexandre Roumat downward-facing red arrow 50'
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Peato Mauvaka downward-facing red arrow 57'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros downward-facing red arrow 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julien Marchand upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 17 Cyril Baille upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 18 Georges-Henri Colombe upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 19 Hugo Auradou upward-facing green arrow 50'
FL 20 Mickaël Guillard upward-facing green arrow 67'
FL 21 Oscar Jégou upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 22 Nolann Le Garrec upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 23 Émilien Gailleton
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Fin Smith (England)[30]

Assistant referees:
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Television match official:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

9 February 2025
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 18–32 Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Van der Merwe 40+1' m
White 76' c
Con: Kinghorn (1/2) 76'
Pen: Kinghorn (2/2) 43', 49'		ReportTry: Nash 8' c
Doris 31' c
Lowe 54' c
Conan 59' m
Con: S. Prendergast (3/4) 9', 32', 55'
Pen: S. Prendergast (2/2) 23', 70'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)[11]
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Darcy Graham downward-facing red arrow 22'
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Tom Jordan
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe Yellow card 14'
FH 10 Finn Russell (cc) downward-facing red arrow 22'
SH 9 Ben White
N8 8 Jack Dempsey downward-facing red arrow 61'
OF 7 Rory Darge (cc)
BF 6 Matt Fagerson
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist downward-facing red arrow 68'
LL 4 Jonny Gray downward-facing red arrow 48'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 Dave Cherry downward-facing red arrow 48'
LP 1 Rory Sutherland downward-facing red arrow 48'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ewan Ashman upward-facing green arrow 48'
PR 17 Pierre Schoeman upward-facing green arrow 48'
PR 18 Will Hurd upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 19 Sam Skinner upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 20 Gregor Brown upward-facing green arrow 48'
FL 21 Jamie Ritchie upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 22 Jamie Dobie upward-facing green arrow 22'
CE 23 Stafford McDowall upward-facing green arrow 22'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Calvin Nash downward-facing red arrow 65'
OC 13 Robbie Henshaw
IC 12 Bundee Aki downward-facing red arrow 58'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Sam Prendergast
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony downward-facing red arrow 52'
RL 5 Tadhg Beirne downward-facing red arrow 10' upward-facing green arrow 19'
LL 4 James Ryan downward-facing red arrow 65'
TP 3 Finlay Bealham downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher downward-facing red arrow 41'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dan Sheehan upward-facing green arrow 41'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 18 Tom Clarkson upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 19 Ryan Baird upward-facing green arrow 10' downward-facing red arrow 14' upward-facing green arrow 65'
N8 20 Jack Conan upward-facing green arrow 14' downward-facing red arrow 19' upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 21 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 22 Jack Crowley upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 23 Garry Ringrose upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
Simon Easterby

Player of the Match:
Sam Prendergast (Ireland)[32]

Assistant referees:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Luc Ramos (France)
Television match official:
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Foul play review officer:
Andrew Jackson (England)

Notes:

Round 3

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22 February 2025
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales 18–27 Ireland
Try: Morgan 40+3' c
Rogers 43' m
Con: Anscombe (1/2) 40+4'
Pen: Anscombe (2/2) 23', 35'		ReportTry: Conan 7' c
Osborne 56' m
Con: Prendergast (1/2) 8'
Pen: Prendergast (5/6) 21', 49', 67', 70', 78'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,623
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)[11]
FB 15 Blair Murray
RW 14 Tom Rogers downward-facing red arrow 63'
OC 13 Max Llewellyn
IC 12 Ben Thomas
LW 11 Ellis Mee
FH 10 Gareth Anscombe downward-facing red arrow 53'
SH 9 Tomos Williams
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Tommy Reffell downward-facing red arrow 57'
BF 6 Jac Morgan (c)
RL 5 Dafydd Jenkins
LL 4 Will Rowlands downward-facing red arrow 72'
TP 3 WillGriff John downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 2 Elliot Dee downward-facing red arrow 74'
LP 1 Nicky Smith downward-facing red arrow 19' upward-facing green arrow 31' downward-facing red arrow 62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Evan Lloyd upward-facing green arrow 74'
PR 17 Gareth Thomas upward-facing green arrow 19' downward-facing red arrow 31' upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 18 Henry Thomas upward-facing green arrow 53'
LK 19 Teddy Williams upward-facing green arrow 72'
N8 20 Aaron Wainwright upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 21 Rhodri Williams
FH 22 Jarrod Evans upward-facing green arrow 53'
CE 23 Joe Roberts upward-facing green arrow 63'
Coach:
Matt Sherratt
FB 15 Jamie Osborne
RW 14 Mack Hansen downward-facing red arrow 73'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose Red card 32' downward-facing red arrow 52'
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Sam Prendergast
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 79'
N8 8 Jack Conan downward-facing red arrow 44'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Tadhg Beirne
LL 4 Joe McCarthy downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 50' downward-facing red arrow 65'
TP 3 Tom Clarkson downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan (c) downward-facing red arrow 75'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gus McCarthy upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 17 Jack Boyle upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 19 James Ryan upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 50' upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 20 Ryan Baird upward-facing green arrow 44'
SH 21 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 79'
FH 22 Jack Crowley upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 23 Bundee Aki upward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach:
Simon Easterby

Player of the Match:
Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)[36]

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Notes:

22 February 2025
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England 16–15 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Freeman 9' c
Con: M. Smith (1/1) 9'
Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 56', 67'
F. Smith (1/1) 70'		ReportTry: White 4' m
Jones 19' m
Van der Merwe 79' m
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)[11]
FB 15 Marcus Smith
RW 14 Tommy Freeman
OC 13 Ollie Lawrence
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Ollie Sleightholme downward-facing red arrow 45'
FH 10 Fin Smith
SH 9 Alex Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Tom Willis downward-facing red arrow 37'
OF 7 Ben Earl
BF 6 Tom Curry downward-facing red arrow 47'
RL 5 Ollie Chessum downward-facing red arrow 80'
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)
TP 3 Will Stuart downward-facing red arrow 71'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie downward-facing red arrow 45'
LP 1 Ellis Genge downward-facing red arrow 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 45'
PR 17 Fin Baxter upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 18 Joe Heyes upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 19 Ted Hill upward-facing green arrow 80'
FL 20 Chandler Cunningham-South upward-facing green arrow 47'
FL 21 Ben Curry upward-facing green arrow 37'
SH 22 Harry Randall upward-facing green arrow 62'
FB 23 Elliot Daly upward-facing green arrow 45'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Kyle Rowe
OC 13 Huw Jones downward-facing red arrow 65'
IC 12 Tom Jordan
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell (cc)
SH 9 Ben White downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Jack Dempsey downward-facing red arrow 55'
OF 7 Rory Darge (cc)
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist downward-facing red arrow 71'
LL 4 Jonny Gray downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson downward-facing red arrow 77'
HK 2 Dave Cherry downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman downward-facing red arrow 71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ewan Ashman upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 18 Will Hurd upward-facing green arrow 77'
LK 19 Sam Skinner upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 20 Gregor Brown upward-facing green arrow 71'
N8 21 Matt Fagerson upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 22 Jamie Dobie upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 23 Stafford McDowall upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland)[40]

Assistant referees:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Luc Ramos (France)
Television match official:
Tual Trainini (France)
Foul play review officer:
Quinton Immelman (South Africa)

Notes:

23 February 2025
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 24–73 France (1 BP)
Try: Menoncello 11' c
Brex 28' c
P. Garbisi 61' c
Con: Allan (2/2) 12', 29'
P. Garbisi (1/1) 61'
Pen: Allan (1/2) 18'		ReportTry: Guillard 14' c
Mauvaka 21' c
Dupont (2) 24' c, 54' c
Boudehent 30' c
Barré (2) 39' c, 65' c
Alldritt 45' c
Bielle-Biarrey 50' m
Attissogbé 76' c
Barassi 80' m
Con: Ramos (8/9) 15', 22', 25', 31', 40', 46', 55', 66'
Lucu (1/2) 77'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 65,766
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)[11]
FB 15 Tommaso Allan downward-facing red arrow 55'
RW 14 Ange Capuozzo
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Simone Gesi
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Martin Page-Relo downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone downward-facing red arrow 55'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri downward-facing red arrow 49' upward-facing green arrow 62'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 Niccolò Cannone downward-facing red arrow 73'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari downward-facing red arrow 46'
HK 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi downward-facing red arrow 46'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti downward-facing red arrow 17'
Replacements:
HK 16 Giacomo Nicotera upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 17 Mirco Spagnolo upward-facing green arrow 17'
PR 18 Giosuè Zilocchi upward-facing green arrow 46'
LK 19 Riccardo Favretto upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 20 Manuel Zuliani upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 21 Ross Vintcent upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi upward-facing green arrow 59'
WG 23 Jacopo Trulla upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada
FB 15 Léo Barré
RW 14 Théo Attissogbé
OC 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Thomas Ramos downward-facing red arrow 68'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt downward-facing red arrow 49'
OF 7 Paul Boudehent downward-facing red arrow 49'
BF 6 François Cros
RL 5 Mickaël Guillard downward-facing red arrow 49'
LL 4 Thibaud Flament downward-facing red arrow 66'
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 Peato Mauvaka downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julien Marchand upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Cyril Baille upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 20 Alexandre Roumat upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 21 Oscar Jégou upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 22 Anthony Jelonch upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 23 Maxime Lucu upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Antoine Dupont (France)[44]

Assistant referees:
Craig Evans (Wales)
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Foul play review officer:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Notes

  • Niccolò Cannone and Danilo Fischetti (both Italy) earned their 50th test caps.[45]
  • This game broke the record for the most tries in a Six Nations fixture with 14, breaking the previous record of 12.[46]

Round 4

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Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Andrew Jackson (England)

Assistant referees:
Nic Berry (Australia)
Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)
Foul play review officer:
Tual Trainini (France)

Assistant referees:
Craig Evans (Wales)
Luc Ramos (France)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)

Round 5

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15 March 2025
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy v Ireland
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[11]

Assistant referees:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Morné Ferreira (South Africa)
Television match official:
Andrew Jackson (England)
Foul play review officer:
Tual Trainini (France)

Assistant referees:
Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Foul play review officer:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Foul play review officer:
Ian Tempest (England)

Player statistics

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Discipline

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Summary

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As of 22 February 2025
Team Total
 England 1 0 1
 France 0 1 1
 Ireland 0 1 1
 Italy 2 0 2
 Scotland 1 0 1
 Wales 3 0 3

Yellow cards

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Red cards

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Citings/bans

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Player Match Citing date Law breached Result Ref
Romain Ntamack  France vs.  Wales
(Round 1 – 31 January 2025) 		5 February 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackle
(Red card) 		3-match ban[c] [49]
Garry Ringrose  Wales vs.  Ireland
(Round 3 – 22 February 2025) 		25 February 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackle
(Red card) 		3-match ban[c] [50]

Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics.[51]

Awards

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Player of the Match awards

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As of 24 February 2025
Awards Player Team Opponent
2 Jamison Gibson-Park  Ireland England (R1)
Wales (R3)
1 Grégory Alldritt  France Wales (R1)
Huw Jones  Scotland Italy (R1)
Lorenzo Cannone  Italy Wales (R2)
Fin Smith  England France (R2)
Sam Prendergast  Ireland Scotland (R2)
Duhan van der Merwe  Scotland England (R3)
Antoine Dupont  France Italy (R3)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ As of 27 January 2025
  2. ^ As of 17 March 2025
  3. ^ a b The suspension is reduced by one match, subject to the player's completion of the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme.[48]

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