Six Nations Championship 2024
FEBRUARY 2 - MARCH 16

Barring Italy, each nation sees a new captain take charge – Grégory Alldritt deputises for France’s Antoine Dupont, who misses the Six Nations to play Rugby 7s at the Paris Olympics

Ireland
France
England
Scotland
Wales
Italy

Ireland
IRB rank 2
Coach Andy Farrell ENG 
Captain Peter O’Mahony
RECORD
15 Titles 
4 Slams
W223-L249-D26
Points (F/A): 6215-6272

France
RB rank 4 
Coach Fabien Galthié 
Captain Grégory Alldritt
RECORD
18 Titles 
10 Slams
W211-L170-D19
Points (F/A): 6357-5507

England
IRB rank 5 
Coach: Steve Borthwick 
Captain Jamie George
RECORD
29 Titles 
13 Slams
W271-L187-D40
Points (F/A): 7293-5537

Scotland
IRB rank 6
Coach Gregor Townsend 
Captains: Rory Darge, Finn Russell (above)
RECORD
15 Titles 
3 Slams
W208-L268-D24
Points (F/A): 5774-6728

Wales
RB rank 8
Coach Warren Gatland NZL 
Captain Dafydd Jenkins
RECORD
28 Titles 
12 Slams
W263-L209-D26
Points (F/A): 6968-6161

Italy
IRB rank 11
Coach Gonzalo Quesada ARG 
Captain Michele Lamaro
RECORD
0 Titles 
0 Slams
W13-L106-D1
Points (F/A):  1708-4110

Competition schedule
Teams play each other home and away in alternate years

STANDINGS P W D L F A Pts
1 2 3 4 5 6

Six Nations points system:
4pts Match win
3pts Grand Slam (5 wins)
2pts Draw
1pt  Score four or more tries
1pt  Lose by fewer than 7pts
  
Players to watch: Try-scoring wingers Damian Penaud (FRA) and James Lowe (IRE)

Performance comparison 
Six Nations champions include England, France, Wales and Ireland, while Scotland claimed final Five Nations trophy in 1999
 
Champion
Grand Slam
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Points 27 20 15 10 6 1


Week 1
Feb 2 20:00
France Ireland 
Stade Velodrome
Head-to-head*: Won 59 Drawn 7 Won 36

Feb 3 14:15
Italy England 
Stadio Olimpico
Won 0 Drawn 0 Won 30

Feb 3 16:45
Wales Scotland 
Principality Stadium
Won 75 Drawn 3 Won 51

Week 2
Feb 10 14:15
Scotland France 
Murrayfield
Head-to-head: Won 40 Drawn 3 Won 59

Feb 10 16:15
England Wales 
Twickenham
Won 68 Drawn 12 Won 61

Feb 11 15:00
Irland Italy 
Aviva Stadium
Won 32 Drawn 0 Won 4

Week 3
Feb 24 14:15
Ireland Wales 
Aviva Stadium
Head-to-head: Won 57 Drawn 7 Won 70

Feb 24 16:45
Scotland England 
Murrayfield
Won 46 Drawn 19 Won 76

Feb 25 15:00
France Italy 
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Won 46 Drawn 0 Won 3

Week 4
Mar 9 14:15
Italy Scotland  
Stadio Olimpico
Head-to-head: Won 8 Drawn 0 Won 28

Mar 9 16:45
England Ireland 
Twickenham
Won 80 Drawn 8 Won 53

Mar 10 15:00
Wales France 
Principality Stadium
Won 51 Drawn 3 Won 49

Week 5
Mar 16 14:15
Wales Italy  
Stadio Olimpico
Head-to-head: Won 28 Drawn 1 Won 3

Mar 16 16:45
Ireland Scotland  
Aviva Stadium
Won 70 Drawn 5 Won 67

Mar 16 20:00
France England  
Parc Olympique Lyonnais
Won 43 Drawn 7 Won 60

Source: Six Nations *In all competitions All kick-off times GMT Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS