The 2024 Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the Guinness Women's Six Nations for sponsorship purposes except in France where due to alcohol sponsorship prohibitions the tournament was unsponsored, was the 23rd series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition featuring England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It began on 23 March and ended on 27 April 2024.
The competition was part of the qualification process for the 2025 World Cup, with a qualifying place awarded to the highest finisher other than England and France who had already qualified automatically for the tournament, by virtue of being among the top 4 teams at the previous World Cup. England also automatically qualified as hosts.
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.
- 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 against 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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- Jenny Hesketh and Sian Jones (both Wales) made their international debuts.
- Alex Stewart (Scotland) made her international debut.
- Scotland won their seventh consecutive test, making this their longest winning streak in terms of games played, surpassing the six successive victories between 1997 and 1998.
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Round 2
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- This was Italy's first away win against Ireland.
Round 3
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- Teani Feleu (France) made her international debut.
- This was the last test as an official for Joy Neville, who announced her retirement before the beginning of the tournament.
Round 4
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- Lizzie Hanlon (England) made her international debut.
- Rosie Galligan was originally named in the England second row, but withdrew through injury during the warm-up. She was replaced by Morwenna Talling, whose place on the bench was taken by Lizzie Hanlon. Talling resumed wearing 19 while Hanlon wore 24.
- With this win, England won their 24th Triple Crown, their 8th in succession.
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Round 5
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- Lucia Gai became the second Italian woman, after Sara Barattin, to earn her 100th Test cap.
- Wales received the Wooden Spoon, after finishing bottom of the Six Nations table for the first time since 2021, and for the first time in the traditional round robin format since 2018.
- This was the first ItalyâÂÂWales match won by the home team since 2015.
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- Lana Skeldon was named as Scotland hooker, but withdrew before kick-off due to injury. She was replaced by Elis Martin.
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Player statistics
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
Discipline
Summary
Yellow cards
2 yellow cards
1 yellow card
Red cards
1 red card
Citings/bans
<small>Note: The cited player's team is listed in bold italics.</small>
Awards
Player of the Match awards
Player of the Championship
Four players were nominated for the 2024 Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship on 30 April 2024. The winner was announced on 17 May 2024.
Try of the Championship
Four tries were nominated for the 2024 Women's Six Nations Try of the Championship on 2 May 2024. The winner was announced on 14 May 2024.
Team of the Championship
The 15 players voted in as the 2024 Women's Six Nations Team of the Championship were announced on 16 May 2024.
Broadcast
Notes
References