2025 Six Nations Championship

2025 Men's Six Nations Championship
Date31 January – 15 March 2025
Countries
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Attendance196,596 (65,532 per match)
Tries scored20 (6.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Huw Jones (15)
Top try scorer(s) Huw Jones (3)
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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. Ireland will enter the tournament as two-time reigning champions. France returned to their normal venue, the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, after a year away while the stadium was being prepared for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Participants

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

Squads

Main article: 2025 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS TB LB Pts  FRA  SCO  IRE  ENG  ITA  WAL
1  France 1 1 0 0 43 0 +43 7 0 0 1 0 5 — 15 Mar 43–0
2  Scotland 1 1 0 0 31 19 +12 5 1 0 1 0 5 — 9 Feb 31–19 8 Mar
3  Ireland 1 1 0 0 27 22 +5 4 3 0 1 0 5 8 Mar — 27–22
4  England 1 0 0 1 22 27 −5 3 4 0 0 1 1 8 Feb 22 Feb — 9 Mar
5  Italy 1 0 0 1 19 31 −12 1 5 0 0 0 0 23 Feb 15 Mar — 8 Feb
6  Wales 1 0 0 1 0 43 −43 0 7 0 0 0 0 22 Feb 15 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2025. Source: Six Nations Rugby

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 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

Round 1

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)
FB 15 Thomas Ramos  67'
RW 14 Théo Attissogbé
OC 13 Pierre-Louis Barassi
IC 12 Yoram Moefana
LW 11 Louis Bielle-Biarrey
FH 10 Romain Ntamack  71'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont (c)  50'
N8 8 Grégory Alldritt
OF 7 Paul Boudehent
BF 6 François Cros  61'
RL 5 Emmanuel Meafou  50'
LL 4 Alexandre Roumat  50'
TP 3 Uini Atonio  50'
HK 2 Peato Mauvaka  50'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros  50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julien Marchand  50'
PR 17 Cyril Baille  50'
PR 18 Georges-Henri Colombe  50'
LK 19 Hugo Auradou  50'
BR 20 Mickaël Guillard  50'
BR 21 Oscar Jégou  61'
SH 22 Nolann Le Garrec  50'
CE 23 Émilien Gailleton  67'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 Tom Rogers  62'
OC 13 Nick Tompkins
IC 12 Owen Watkin  27'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Ben Thomas
SH 9 Tomos Williams  71'
N8 8 Aaron Wainwright  4'
OF 7 Jac Morgan (c)
BF 6 James Botham  64'
RL 5 Dafydd Jenkins
LL 4 Will Rowlands
TP 3 Henry Thomas  46'
HK 2 Evan Lloyd  31'  46'
LP 1 Gareth Thomas  46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee  38'  41'  46'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  46'
PR 18 Keiron Assiratti  46'
LK 19 Freddie Thomas  76'  64'
FL 20 Tommy Reffell  4'  38'  41'
SH 21 Rhodri Williams  71'
FH 22 Dan Edwards  27'
WG 23 Blair Murray  62'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Player of the Match:
Grégory Alldritt (France)

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.
  • France kept a clean sheet against Wales for the first time since the 1998 Five Nations.
  • This was France's largest winning margin against Wales at home, surpassing the 33-point margin set in 1991.
  • 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.
  • This was Wales' 13th defeat in a row, which is now their longest losing streak.
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)
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Darcy Graham  72'
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Stafford McDowall  56'
LW 11 Duhan van der Merwe
FH 10 Finn Russell (cc)
SH 9 Ben White  56'
N8 8 Matt Fagerson
OF 7 Rory Darge (cc)
BF 6 Jamie Ritchie  50'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Jonny Gray  56'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  68'
HK 2 Dave Cherry  50'
LP 1 Pierre Schoeman  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ewan Ashman  50'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland  51'
PR 18 Will Hurd  68'
LK 19 Gregor Brown  56'
N8 20 Jack Dempsey  50'
SH 21 George Horne  56'
FH 22 Tom Jordan  56'
WG 23 Kyle Rowe  72'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Tommaso Allan
RW 14 Ange Capuozzo
OC 13 Ignacio Brex
IC 12 Tommaso Menoncello
LW 11 Monty Ioane  67'
FH 10 Paolo Garbisi
SH 9 Martin Page-Relo  62'
N8 8 Lorenzo Cannone  54'
OF 7 Michele Lamaro (c)  62'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Federico Ruzza  42'  54'
LL 4 Dino Lamb  54'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  50'
HK 2 Giacomo Nicotera  51'
LP 1 Danilo Fischetti  67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi  51'
PR 17 Luca Rizzoli  67'
PR 18 Marco Riccioni  50'
LK 19 Niccolò Cannone  42'
FL 20 Manuel Zuliani  62'
N8 21 Ross Vintcent  54'
SH 22 Alessandro Garbisi  62'
WG 23 Simone Gesi  67'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Player of the Match:
Huw Jones (Scotland)

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:

  • Luca Rizzoli (Italy) made his international debut.
  • Scotland reclaimed the Cuttitta Cup, having lost it in the previous year's tournament.
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
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB 15 Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Mack Hansen  3'  16'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki  57'
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Sam Prendergast  58'
SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park  74'
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c)
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Ryan Baird  49'
RL 5 Tadhg Beirne
LL 4 James Ryan  61'
TP 3 Finlay Bealham  58'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher  49'
LP 1 Andrew Porter  73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dan Sheehan  49'
PR 17 Cian Healy  73'
PR 18 Tom Clarkson  58'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  61'
N8 20 Jack Conan  49'
SH 21 Conor Murray  74'
FH 22 Jack Crowley  58'
CE 23 Robbie Henshaw  3'  16'  57'
Coach:
Simon Easterby
FB 15 Freddie Steward  64'
RW 14 Tommy Freeman
OC 13 Ollie Lawrence
IC 12 Henry Slade
LW 11 Cadan Murley
FH 10 Marcus Smith  25'
SH 9 Alex Mitchell  64'
N8 8 Ben Earl  55'
OF 7 Ben Curry  59'
BF 6 Tom Curry
RL 5 George Martin  59'
LL 4 Maro Itoje (c)
TP 3 Will Stuart  37'  40'  49'  59'  70'
HK 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie  55'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Theo Dan  55'
PR 17 Fin Baxter  70'
PR 18 Joe Heyes  37'  40'  49'  59'  70'
LK 19 Ollie Chessum  59'
FL 20 Chandler Cunningham-South  59'
N8 21 Tom Willis  55'
SH 22 Harry Randall  64'
FH 23 Fin Smith  64'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick

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

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

8 February 2025
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy v Wales
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

Round 3

23 February 2025
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy v France
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

Round 4

Round 5

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

Player statistics

Notes

  1. ^ As of 27 January 2025
  2. ^ As of 17 March 2025
  3. ^ 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. ^ 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.

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