The 2024 Six Nations will be different. We will discover how far the recent WXV has effected it. All six competitors, with the possible exception of France and Wales, came away from their adventures in New Zealand, South Africa and Dubai feeling pleased with themselves. The three tiers were won by England, Scotland and Ireland.
Ireland begin the big rebuild The RFU have produced a piece of magic by granting Ireland the choicest of venues for their 6N encounter. They will become the second nation to experience a stadalone women’s international at HQ. The challenge now for the authorities is to match the 58,000 attendance that brought the 2023 tournament
Have you had enough time to forget all about the Six Nations? Oh, good! Cheating permitted. Who scored the first try of the tournament? Who was named Player of the Tournament? England had three on-field captains in the game against Ireland. Who were they? Bonus point if you can get the sequence right. Where was
Gabrielle Vernier, the France and Blagnac Rugby centre, has been named the 2023 TikTok Women’s Six Nations Player of The Championship, following a fan vote to determine the winner. Vernier was a standout player throughout the Championship, appearing in the top group for player statistics, with her five tries and eight offloads, showing her threat
Red Roses duo, Marlie Packer and Holly Aitchison are named on the shortlist for the TikTok Women’s Six Nations Player of The Championship France centre Gabrielle Vernier and Wales prop Sisilia Tuipulotu complete the shortlist for this year’s award The shortlist for the 2023 TikTok Women’s Six Nations Player of The Championship has been decided
Here are some reactions to one great game of rugby: First, Gaelle Mignot’s droop of the head as she realises how close her team have got once more to beating England. From 33-0 down at the break to a 5-point margin at the close. We can justly claim that neither side played an 80-minute game.
Scotland v Ireland – Six Nations – Round Five DAM Health Stadium, Edinburgh Another desperately important game for both sides. If the Scots could beat the Irish at home, they would qualify for Tier 2 of the WXV next autumn. But they hadn’t achieved back- to-back wins in the 6N for seventeen years. For Ireland, could
Simon Middleton sat back with a contented smile, his work very much done. After the best part of a decade as England head coach, it had been an emotional final week, one last game and one last trophy to win before he bowed out. It was quite the occasion for a curtain call, and quite
Italy v Wales – Six Nations – Round Five Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Result: Italy 10 Wales 36 Player of the Match: Alex Callender The looming arrival of the WXV meant that every point scored in Parma would take on extra significance. To ensure their place in Tier 1 Wales had either to win or gain
Super-heavyweight title bout – Last Round Twickenham Attendance: 58,498, a new world record Result: England 38 France 33 Player of the Match: Sadia Kabeya A monumental occasion The most heralded Six Nations game in history lived up to every expectation. England might have thought they had the game sewn up by half-time, but this was
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