The 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the TikTok Women's Six Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 21st series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It was held from 26 March to 30 April 2022.
England entered the tournament as defending champions, having won the abridged version of the competition held in 2021.
England defeated France in the final round of the tournament to secure their 18th title and their 16th Grand Slam.
Format
The 2022 competition saw the tournament return to its traditional format, with each participating country playing each other once, following the COVID disrupted tournament that took place in 2021. However the tournament retained its later starting date, which saw it begin after the conclusion of the men's competition.
Participants
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
Round 1
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Round 2
Player of the Match: <br>Laure Sansus (France)
Assistant referees: <br>Clara Munarini (Italy) <br>Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe) <br>Television match official: <br>Ian Tempest (England)
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Player of the Match: <br>Sioned Harries (Wales)
Assistant referees: <br>Nikki O'Donnell (England) <br>Katherine Ritchie (England) <br>Television match official: <br>Chris Assmus (Canada)
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- Emma Orr (Scotland) made her international debut.
Player of the Match: <br>Natasha Hunt (England)
Assistant referees: <br>Doriane Domenjo (France) <br>Clara Munarini (Italy) <br>Television match official: <br>Olly Hodges (Ireland)
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Round 3
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- The crowd of 14,689 was a record for an England ticketed home game.
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Round 4
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- Molly Scuffil-McCabe and Niamh Byrne (both Ireland) made their international debuts.
- The attendance of 15,863 broke the record for the largest attendance at a ticketed England home game. The previous attendance record was set in Gloucester in round 3.
Round 5
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- With this win England won their 18th Women's Six Nations title and their 16th grand slam.
- This was England's 23rd consecutive win, tying their own record for the most consecutive wins by a senior international side.
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- Vicky Irwin (Ireland) made her international debut.
Player statistics
Most points
Most tries
Broadcast
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