The 2022 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd Six Nations Championship, the annual

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competition contested by the national teams of

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, and

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, 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. Runners-up Ireland won the

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for the sixth time in the Six Nations era. Italy came into the tournament on the back of 36 successive Six Nations losses since they beat

, 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.

Participants

Owen Farrell Owen Andrew Farrell (born 24 September 1991) is an English professional rugby union player, currently captain of Gallagher Premiership side Saracens. Farrell has played international rugby for England since 2012. Farrell is one of the top poi ...

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

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was captain for the final three rounds.
²

Fabien Galthié Fabien Galthié (; born 20 March 1969) is a French rugby union coach and former player, he is currently the head coach of the French national team. His usual position was at scrum-half. He played much of his club rugby for Colomiers, and later ...

tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the opening round and

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took on the role for France's match against Italy.
³ Jonathan 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

Table

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

The tournament's fixtures were announced on 28 April 2021, and included a Friday night game – Wales hosting France in

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– for the first time since the opening match of the

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Round 1

Notes: *

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(Wales) was originally named on the bench but was replaced by Ben Carter prior to kick off due to a back spasm. *

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(Ireland) and Dewi Lake (Wales) made their international debuts. *

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(Wales) earned his 50th test cap. ---- 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

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. * Tom Curry became England's youngest captain since

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against Australia in 1988. ---- Notes: * Toa Halafihi, Leonardo Marin, Tommaso Menoncello and Manuel Zuliani (all Italy) made their international debuts. * Tommaso Menoncello (Italy) became the youngest player to score a try in any of the Six, Five or Home Nations Championships, surpassing Wales' Keith Jarrett. * France retained the

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Round 2

Notes * Wales retained the

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. *

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(Wales) and

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(Scotland) made their international debuts. * Dan Biggar and Jonathan Davies (both Wales) won their 100th test caps, including caps for the

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. ---- ---- Notes: * Andrea Zambonin (Italy) and

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(England) made their international debuts. *

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made his 114th appearance for England, equalling

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's record as England's most-capped player. * England kept a clean sheet against Italy in the Six Nations for the first time.

Round 3

Notes: * Hamish Watson (Scotland) was originally named to start, but was forced to withdraw the day before the match after testing positive for

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. He was replaced by Nick Haining, who was replaced on the bench by Andy Christie. * Andy Christie (Scotland) made his international debut. * France reclaimed the

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, having lost it in 2020. ---- Notes: *

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(England) was originally named to start, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. His place in the starting line-up was taken by

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, who was replaced on the bench by Joe Marchant. *

made his 115th appearance for England to surpass

's record as England's most capped international player. * Kyle Sinckler (England) and

Alex Cuthbert Alex Cuthbert (born 5 April 1990) is a Welsh rugby union player. Born in Gloucester, he plays on the wing for the Ospreys and the Wales national team. Early life Born in Gloucester, Cuthbert went to Newent Community School. He gained a diplom ...

(Wales) earned their 50th test caps. *

(England) and Dan Biggar (Wales) became the sixth club mates (

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) in the history of the Championship to captain their countries against each other. ---- Notes: *

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(Ireland) made his international debut. * 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. * Italy suffered their 100th defeat in the Six Nations Championship. * Referee

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became the first

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and Tier 2 union official to referee in this Six Nations Championship.

Round 4

---- Notes: * Ben Vellacott (Scotland) and Ange Capuozzo (Italy) made their international debuts. *

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(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

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. * Scotland won the inaugural

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. ---- Notes * Ireland retain the

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. * This was Ireland's biggest win over England at Twickenham since 1964, surpassing the 13-point margin in 1964. *

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' red card was the quickest to be given (at 82 seconds) in Championship history.

Round 5

Notes: *

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(Wales) made his 150th appearance, the first player to achieve this. * Dan Biggar (Wales) became the seventh Welshman to earn his 100th test cap. *

(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

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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

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(20–18). ---- Notes: * Ireland won the

for the first time since

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, and the first time at home since 2004. * Ireland retained the

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. ---- Notes: * France won their first 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

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Player statistics

Most points

Most tries

Broadcasting

In the

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, each game was broadcast live on a free-to-air terrestrial TV channel, either the

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