2023 Women's Six Nations Championship

The 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the TikTok Women's Six Nations for marketing purposes, was the 22nd series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It began on 25 March and concluded on 29 April 2023.^[1]

2023 Women's Six Nations Championship
Date	25 March – 29 April 2023
Countries	England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (19th title)
Grand Slam	England (17th title)
Triple Crown	England (23rd title)
Matches played	15
Tries scored	122 (8.13 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Marlie Packer (35)
Top try scorer(s)	Marlie Packer (7)
Player of the tournament	Gabrielle Vernier
Official website	Official website
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England entered the tournament as defending champions, having completed a Grand Slam in 2022 and retained their title with a 38–33 victory over France in the final game.

Participants

Nation	Stadiums			Head coach	Captain
	Home stadium	Capacity	Location
England	Kingston Park[2]	10,200	Newcastle	Simon Middleton	Sarah Hunter Marlie Packer[lower-alpha 1]
	Franklin's Gardens	15,200	Northampton
	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London
France	Stade de la Rabine[4]	11,303	Vannes	Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz[5]	Audrey Forlani
	Stade des Alpes	20,068	Grenoble
Ireland	Musgrave Park	8,008	Cork	Greg McWilliams	Nichola Fryday
Italy	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi	5,000	Parma	Giovanni Raineri[6]	Elisa Giordano
Scotland	Edinburgh Rugby Stadium[7]	7,800	Edinburgh	Bryan Easson	Rachel Malcolm
Wales	Cardiff Arms Park	12,125	Cardiff	Ioan Cunningham	Hannah Jones

Squads

Main article: 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Position	Nation	Matches				Points			Tries		Bonus points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	For	Against	T BP	L BP	GS BP
1	England	5	5	0	0	271	48	+223	45	7	5	0	3	28
2	France	5	4	0	1	202	67	+135	32	10	4	1	0	21
3	Wales	5	3	0	2	118	135	–17	17	20	3	0	0	15
4	Scotland	5	2	0	3	94	178	–84	15	28	2	0	0	10
5	Italy	5	1	0	4	72	162	–90	10	26	0	0	0	4
6	Ireland	5	0	0	5	25	192	–167	3	31	0	0	0	0

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

25 March 2023 14:15 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) Wales	31–5	Ireland
Try: Callender 4' m Bevan 13' c Harries 23' c H. Jones 33' c Tuipulotu 46' m Con: Bevan (3/5) 14', 24', 34'	Report	Try: Fryday 67' m

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 4,962 Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia)

FB 15 Courtney Keight RW 14 Lisa Neumann OC 13 Hannah Jones (c)  60' IC 12 Kerin Lake LW 11 Carys Williams-Morris FH 10 Elinor Snowsill SH 9 Keira Bevan  60' N8 8 Bethan Lewis  57' OF 7 Alex Callender BF 6 Georgia Evans RL 5 Gwen Crabb  7' LL 4 Abbie Fleming TP 3 Sisilia Tuipulotu  60' HK 2 Kelsey Jones  62' LP 1 Gwenllian Pyrs Replacements: HK 16 Katharine Evans  62' PR 17 Caryl Thomas PR 18 Cerys Hale  60' LK 19 Kate Williams  57' N8 20 Sioned Harries  7' SH 21 Ffion Lewis  60' FH 22 Lleucu George WG 23 Hannah Bluck  60' Coach: Ioan Cunningham

FB 15 Méabh Deely  32' RW 14 Aoife Doyle  48' OC 13 Aoife Dalton IC 12 Enya Breen LW 11 Natasja Behan FH 10 Nicole Cronin  64' SH 9 Molly Scuffil-McCabe N8 8 Brittany Hogan  57' OF 7 Maeve Óg O'Leary  40' BF 6 Dorothy Wall  57' RL 5 Sam Monaghan 20' to 32' LL 4 Nichola Fryday (c) TP 3 Linda Djougang HK 2 Neve Jones LP 1 Sadhbh McGrath  57' Replacements: HK 16 Deirbhile Nic a Bháird 44' to 54'  40' PR 17 Niamh O'Dowd PR 18 Christy Haney  57' LK 19 Jo Brown  57' FL 20 Grace Moore  57' FL 21 Hannah O'Connor  20'  32'  64' SH 22 Dannah O'Brien  48' FB 23 Vicky A. Irwin  32' Coach: Greg McWilliams

Player of the Match:
Sisilia Tuipulotu (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Doriane Domenjo (France)
Maria Latos (Germany)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

• Kate Williams (Wales), Natasja Behan, Méabh Deely, Sadhbh McGrath and Niamh O'Dowd (all Ireland) made their international debuts.^[8]

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25 March 2023 16:45 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) England	58–7	Scotland
Try: MacDonald (2) 9' c, 24' m Cokayne (2) 18' m, 31' c Heard 27' c P. Cleall 42' m Kabeya 50' c M. Packer (3) 58' m, 63' m, 67' m Con: Reed (1/1) 9' Tuima (3/9) 28', 32', 51'	Report	Try: Rollie 75' c Con: Nelson (1/1) 77' c

Kingston Park, Newcastle Attendance: 10,053 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

FB 15 Abigail Dow  62' RW 14 Jessica Breach OC 13 Lagi Tuima IC 12 Amber Reed  19' LW 11 Claudia MacDonald FH 10 Holly Aitchison SH 9 Lucy Packer  62' N8 8 Sarah Hunter (cc)  59' OF 7 Marlie Packer (cc) BF 6 Sadia Kabeya RL 5 Poppy Cleall  65' LL 4 Zoe Aldcroft  62' TP 3 Sarah Bern  53' HK 2 Amy Cokayne  53' LP 1 Mackenzie Carson  53' Replacements: HK 16 Lark Davies  53' PR 17 Liz Crake  53' PR 18 Kelsey Clifford  53' LK 19 Catherine O'Donnell  59' FL 20 Sarah Beckett  62' SH 21 Ella Wyrwas  62' CE 22 Tatyana Heard  19' FB 23 Emma Sing  62' Coach: Simon Middleton

FB 15 Chloe Rollie RW 14 Coreen Grant  52' OC 13 Emma Orr IC 12 Meryl Smith  63' LW 11 Francesca McGhie FH 10 Helen Nelson SH 9 Caity Mattinson  53' N8 8 Evie Gallagher OF 7 Rachel McLachlan BF 6 Rachel Malcolm (c)  64' RL 5 Louise McMillan LL 4 Lyndsay O'Donnell  72' TP 3 Christine Belisle  52' HK 2 Lana Skeldon  53' LP 1 Leah Bartlett  67' Replacements: HK 16 Jodie Rettie  53' PR 17 Anne Young  67' PR 18 Elliann Clarke  52' LK 19 Eva Donaldson  72' FL 20 Eilidh Sinclair  64' SH 21 Mairi McDonald  53' FH 22 Beth Blacklock  63' WG 23 Liz Musgrove  52' Coach: Bryan Easson

Player of the Match:
Marlie Packer (England)

Assistant referees:
Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe)
Adele Roberts (Belgium)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Notes:

• Kelsey Clifford, Liz Crake and Ella Wyrwas (all England), and Francesca McGhie and Beth Blacklock (both Scotland) made their international debuts.^[9][10][11]
• Mackenzie Carson made her debut for England, having previously earned three caps for Canada.^[12]
• This was the 141st and final test match for Sarah Hunter (England) who announced her retirement in the week before kick-off.^[13]
• By playing against England, Caity Mattinson became the first woman to play both for and against England and Scotland in an Anglo-Scottish match.
• No replacement was issued for Poppy Cleall when she came off in the 65th minute.
• This was England 20th consecutive Women's Six Nations win, surpassing the records of 19 wins they made between 2005 and 2009, and 2009 and 2013.

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26 March 2023 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Italy	12–22	France
Try: Franco 22' c D'Incà 48' m Con: Sillari (1/2) 24'	Report	Try: Vernier 25' m Arbez 34' c Boujard 75' c Con: Bourdon (1/2) 35' Trémoulière (1/1) 76' Pen: Bourdon (1/2) 8'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)

FB 15 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi RW 14 Aura Muzzo 25' to 33' OC 13 Michela Sillari IC 12 Beatrice Rigoni LW 11 Alyssa D'Incà FH 10 Veronica Madia SH 9 Sofia Stefan  52' N8 8 Elisa Giordano (c) OF 7 Giada Franco  66' BF 6 Francesca Sgorbini RL 5 Giordana Duca LL 4 Valeria Fedrighi  50' TP 3 Lucia Gai  57' HK 2 Vittoria Vecchini LP 1 Silvia Turani  32' Replacements: HK 16 Emanuela Stecca PR 17 Gaia Maris  32' PR 18 Sara Seye  57' LK 19 Sara Tounesi  50' FL 20 Isabella Locatelli  66' SH 21 Sara Barratin  25'  33'  52' CE 22 Emma Stevanini FB 23 Beatrice Capomaggi Coach: Giovanni Raineri

FB 15 Émilie Boulard RW 14 Cyrielle Banet OC 13 Marine Ménager  70' IC 12 Gabrielle Vernier LW 11 Caroline Boujard 28' to 38' FH 10 Carla Arbez  57' SH 9 Pauline Bourdon  77' N8 8 Charlotte Escudero OF 7 Émeline Gros  67' BF 6 Axelle Berthoumieu  51' RL 5 Audrey Forlani (c) LL 4 Manae Feleu TP 3 Assia Khalfaoui  61' HK 2 Agathe Sochat  77' LP 1 Annaëlle Deshayes  61' Replacements: HK 16 Célia Domain  77' PR 17 Coco Lindelauf  61' PR 18 Rose Bernadou  61' LK 19 Maëlle Picut  67' FL 20 Gaëlle Hermet  51' SH 21 Alexandra Chambon  77' FH 22 Jessy Trémoulière  57' CE 23 Marie Dupouy  70' Coach: Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz

Player of the Match:
Gabrielle Vernier (France)

Assistant referees:
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Katherine Ritchie (England)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland)

Notes:

• Audrey Forlani captained France for the first time.

Round 2

1 April 2023 15:15 IST (UTC+1)

Ireland	3–53	France (1 BP)
Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 22'	Report	Try: Forlani 9' m Boujard 13' m Bourdon (2) 27' c, 32' m Vernier (2) 35' m, 71' c Sochat 55' c Banet 59' m Escudero 75' c Con: Bourgeois (2/5) 29', 56' Trémoulière (2/2) 72', 76'

Musgrave Park, Cork Attendance: 5,214 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

FB 15 Méabh Deely 70' to 80 +1' RW 14 Aoife Doyle  73' OC 13 Aoife Dalton IC 12 Vicky A. Irwin  51' LW 11 Natasja Behan FH 10 Dannah O'Brien SH 9 Molly Scuffil-McCabe  51' N8 8 Deirbhile Nic a Bháird OF 7 Grace Moore  57' BF 6 Dorothy Wall RL 5 Sam Monaghan LL 4 Nichola Fryday (c)  73' TP 3 Christy Haney  57' HK 2 Neve Jones  76' LP 1 Linda Djougang  73' Replacements: HK 16 Clara Nielson  76' PR 17 Sadhbh McGrath  57' PR 18 Kathryn Buggy  73' LK 19 Hannah O'Connor  73' N8 20 Brittany Hogan  57' SH 21 Emma Swords  51' CE 22 Anna McGann  51' WG 23 Lauren Delaney  73' Coach: Greg McWilliams

FB 15 Morgane Bourgeois RW 14 Cyrielle Banet OC 13 Marine Ménager  60' IC 12 Gabrielle Vernier LW 11 Caroline Boujard FH 10 Carla Arbez  51' SH 9 Pauline Bourdon  58' N8 8 Charlotte Escudero OF 7 Émeline Gros  51' BF 6 Axelle Berthoumieu  25' RL 5 Audrey Forlani (c)  67' LL 4 Manae Feleu TP 3 Clara Joyeux  57' HK 2 Agathe Sochat  64' LP 1 Annaëlle Deshayes  21' Replacements: HK 16 Élisa Riffonneau  64' PR 17 Coco Lindelauf  25' PR 18 Assia Khalfaoui  57' LK 19 Maëlle Picut  67' FL 20 Gaëlle Hermet  51' SH 21 Alexandra Chambon  58' FH 22 Jessy Trémoulière  51' FB 23 Marie Dupouy  60' Coach: Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz

Player of the Match:
Pauline Bourdon (France)

Assistant referees:
Sara Cox (England)
Maria Heitor (Portugal)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

• Kathryn Buggy and Emma Swords (both Ireland) and Élisa Riffonneau (France) made their international debuts.
• Clara Nielson made her debut for Ireland, having previously earned one cap for England.
• Nicole Cronin was originally named on the bench for Ireland, but withdrew due to injury. She was replaced by Emma Swords.

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1 April 2023 17:30 BST (UTC+1)

Scotland	22–34	Wales
Try: Skeldon 34' c Grant 48' c Rollie 66' m Con: Nelson (2/3) 35', 49' Pen: Nelson (1/1) 28'	Report	Try: Tuipulotu (2) 3' m, 52' m Pyrs (2) 29' c, 42' c F. Lewis 79' c Con: Bevan (2/4) 30', 44' Snowsill (1/1) 80' Pen: Snowsill (1/1) 74'

Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)

FB 15 Chloe Rollie RW 14 Coreen Grant  67' OC 13 Emma Orr IC 12 Meryl Smith  74' LW 11 Francesca McGhie FH 10 Helen Nelson SH 9 Caity Mattinson  57' N8 8 Evie Gallagher OF 7 Rachel McLachlan 1' to 13'  30' BF 6 Rachel Malcolm (c) RL 5 Louise McMillan LL 4 Lyndsay O'Donnell  67' TP 3 Christine Belisle  57' HK 2 Lana Skeldon  80' LP 1 Leah Bartlett  69' Replacements: HK 16 Jodie Rettie  80' PR 17 Anne Young  69' PR 18 Elliann Clarke  57' LK 19 Eva Donaldson  67' N8 20 Eilidh Sinclair  1'  13'  30' SH 21 Mairi McDonald  57' FH 22 Beth Blacklock  74' WG 23 Liz Musgrove  67' Coach: Bryan Easson

FB 15 Courtney Keight RW 14 Lisa Neumann  80' OC 13 Hannah Jones (c) IC 12 Kerin Lake 40' to 50' LW 11 Carys Williams-Morris FH 10 Elinor Snowsill  80' SH 9 Keira Bevan  61' N8 8 Sioned Harries  64' OF 7 Alex Callender BF 6 Bethan Lewis RL 5 Georgia Evans LL 4 Abbie Fleming  67' TP 3 Sisilia Tuipulotu  80' HK 2 Kelsey Jones  80' LP 1 Gwenllian Pyrs  80' Replacements: HK 16 Carys Phillips  80' PR 17 Cara Hope  80' PR 18 Cerys Hale  80' LK 19 Natalia John  67' N8 20 Kate Williams  64' SH 21 Ffion Lewis  61' FH 22 Robyn Wilkins  80' CE 23 Hannah Bluck  80' Coach: Ioan Cunningham

Player of the Match:
Sisilia Tuipulotu (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
Mario Pacifico (Italy)
Television match official:
Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Notes:

• Keira Bevan (Wales) earned her 50th test cap.
• Lleucu George was originally named on the bench for Wales, but withdrew due to injury. She was replaced by Robyn Wilkins.

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2 April 2023 15:00 BST (UTC+1)

(1 BP) England	68–5	Italy
Try: Breach (3) 3' c, 39' m, 64' m Dow (4) 9' m, 53' c, 56' m, 72' m MacDonald (2) 17' m, 33' m Heard 46' c M. Packer (2) 68' c, 78' m Con: Aitchison (1/5) 4' Tuima (1/1) 47' Sing (2/6) 54', 70'	Report	Try: Tounesi 4' m

Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 12,947 Referee: Kat Roche (United States)

FB 15 Abigail Dow RW 14 Jessica Breach OC 13 Lagi Tuima IC 12 Tatyana Heard  66' LW 11 Claudia MacDonald  49' FH 10 Holly Aitchison SH 9 Lucy Packer  62' N8 8 Zoe Aldcroft OF 7 Marlie Packer (c) BF 6 Sadia Kabeya  62' RL 5 Delaney Burns LL 4 Catherine O'Donnell  62' TP 3 Sarah Bern  65' HK 2 Amy Cokayne  62' LP 1 Mackenzie Carson  65' Replacements: HK 16 Lark Davies  62' PR 17 Liz Crake  65' PR 18 Kelsey Clifford  65' FL 19 Sarah Beckett  62' LK 20 Emily Robinson  62' SH 21 Ella Wyrwas  62' CE 22 Sarah McKenna  66' FB 23 Emma Sing  49' Coach: Simon Middleton

FB 15 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi RW 14 Aura Muzzo OC 13 Michela Sillari IC 12 Beatrice Rigoni 26' to 34'  62' LW 11 Sofia Stefan FH 10 Veronica Madia  47' SH 9 Sara Barattin  58' N8 8 Elisa Giordano (c)  67' OF 7 Giada Franco BF 6 Francesca Sgorbini RL 5 Giordana Duca  54' LL 4 Sara Tounesi TP 3 Lucia Gai  54' HK 2 Vittoria Vecchini LP 1 Gai Maris Replacements: HK 16 Emanuela Stecca  67' PR 17 Alice Cassaghi PR 18 Sara Seye  54' LK 19 Valeria Fedrighi  54' FL 20 Isabella Locatelli  67' SH 21 Emma Stevanin  47' CE 22 Jessica Busato  62'  67' FB 23 Beatrice Capomaggi  26'  34'  58' Coach: Giovanni Raineri

Player of the Match:
Sarah Bern (England)

Assistant referees:
Doirane Domenjo (France)
Mary Pringle (Scotland)
Television match official:
Andrew McMenemy (Scotland)

Notes:

• Delaney Burns and Emily Robinson (both England) made their international debuts.^[14]

Round 3

15 April 2023 14:15 BST (UTC+1)

Wales	3–59	England (1 BP)
Pen: Bevan (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: L. Packer 27' c Heard 36' m Dow 40' +1 c Aitchison 46' m Breach 51' c Kildunne 55' c Muir 60' c Botterman 64' c Beckett 74' c Con: Sing (3/5) 28', 40' +2, 51' Tuima (4/4) 56', 61', 65', 75'

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 8,862 Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

FB 15 Courtney Keight RW 14 Lisa Neumann OC 13 Hannah Jones (c) IC 12 Hannah Bluck  57' LW 11 Lowri Norkett FH 10 Elinor Snowsill SH 9 Keira Bevan  54' N8 8 Sioned Harries  54' OF 7 Alex Callender BF 6 Bethan Lewis RL 5 Georgia Evans LL 4 Abbie Fleming  47' TP 3 Sisilia Tuipulotu  54' HK 2 Kelsey Jones  54' LP 1 Gwenllian Pyrs  65' Replacements: HK 16 Carys Phillips  54' PR 17 Cara Hope  65' PR 18 Cerys Hale  54' LK 19 Natalia John  47'  70' FL 20 Kate Williams 59' to 69'  54' FL 21 Bryonie King  70' SH 22 Ffion Lewis  54' FH 23 Robyn Wilkins  57' Coach: Ioan Cunningham

FB 15 Emma Sing  54' RW 14 Jessica Breach OC 13 Lagi Tuima IC 12 Tatyana Heard  62' LW 11 Abigail Dow FH 10 Holly Aitchison SH 9 Lucy Packer  54' N8 8 Alex Matthews  40' OF 7 Marlie Packer (c) 66' to 77' BF 6 Sadia Kabeya RL 5 Catherine O'Donnell  13' LL 4 Zoe Aldcroft TP 3 Sarah Bern  59' HK 2 Lark Davies  57' LP 1 Mackenzie Carson  52' Replacements: HK 16 May Campbell 66' to 77'  57' PR 17 Hannah Botterman  52' PR 18 Maud Muir  59' LK 19 Delaney Burns  40' FL 20 Sarah Beckett  13' SH 21 Ella Wyrwas  54' CE 22 Sarah McKenna  62' FB 23 Ellie Kildunne  54' Coach: Simon Middleton

Player of the Match:
Tatyana Heard (England)

Assistant referees:
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
Maria Pacifico (Italy)
Television match official:
Olly Hodges (Ireland) Notes:

• * Bryonie King (Wales) and May Campbell (England) made their international debuts.^[15][16]

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15 April 2023 16:45 CEST (UTC+2)

Italy	24–7	Ireland
Try: Stefan 29' c D'Incà (2) 42' c, 78' c Con: Sillari (3/3) 30', 43', 79' Pen: Sillari (1/1) 64'	Report	Try: Penalty try 68'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)

FB 15 Beatrice Capomaggi  69' RW 14 Aura Muzzo OC 13 Michela Sillari IC 12 Beatrice Rigoni LW 11 Alyssa D'Incà FH 10 Veronica Madia  64' SH 9 Sofia Stefan (c) N8 8 Giada Franco OF 7 Isabella Locatelli  71' BF 6 Francesca Sgorbini  57' RL 5 Giordana Duca LL 4 Sara Tounesi  80' TP 3 Lucia Gai  68' HK 2 Vittoria Vecchini LP 1 Gaia Maris  80' Replacements: HK 16 Emanuela Stecca  80' PR 17 Alice Cassaghi PR 18 Sara Seye  68' LK 19 Valeria Fedrighi  57' FL 20 Laura Gurioli  80' FL 21 Alissa Ranuccini  71' SH 22 Sara Barattin  69' WG 23 Emma Stevanin  64' Coach: Giovanni Raineri

FB 15 Lauren Delany RW 14 Aoife Doyle OC 13 Aoife Dalton  77' IC 12 Anna McGann LW 11 Natasja Behan  62' FH 10 Dannah O'Brien SH 9 Ailsa Hughes  57' N8 8 Deirbhile Nic a Bháird OF 7 Grace Moore  66' BF 6 Dorothy Wall  59' RL 5 Sam Monaghan LL 4 Nichola Fryday (c) TP 3 Christy Haney  53' HK 2 Neve Jones  71' LP 1 Linda Djougang  80' Replacements: HK 16 Clara Nielson  71' PR 17 Sadhbh McGrath  80' PR 18 Kathryn Buggy  53' LK 19 Hannah O'Connor  66' FL 20 Brittany Hogan  60' SH 21 Molly Scuffil-McCabe  57' CE 22 Vicky A. Irwin  77' WG 23 Méabh Deely  62' Coach: Greg McWilliams

Player of the Match:
Alyssa D'Incà (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Maria Latos (German)
Mary Pringle (Scotland)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)

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16 April 2023 15:15 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) France	55–0	Scotland
Try: Bourdon 12' m Llorens 23' m Boulard (3) 37' c, 45' m, 56' c Hermet 50' c Vernier 54' c R. Ménager 62' m Filopon 73' m Con: Trémoulière (4/8) 38', 51', 55', 57' Arbez (1/1) 74'	Report

Stade de la Rabine, Vannes Attendance: 10,044[17] Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

FB 15 Émilie Boulard RW 14 Caroline Boujard  63' OC 13 Marine Ménager IC 12 Gabrielle Vernier LW 11 Mélissande Llorens FH 10 Jessy Trémoulière  63' SH 9 Pauline Bourdon  56' N8 8 Charlotte Escudero OF 7 Gaëlle Hermet BF 6 Axelle Berthoumieu  66' RL 5 Audrey Forlani (c)  52' LL 4 Maëlle Picut TP 3 Assia Khalfaoui  56' HK 2 Agathe Sochat  66' LP 1 Yllana Brosseau  58' Replacements: HK 16 Élisa Riffonneau  66' PR 17 Ambre Mwayembe  58' PR 18 Rose Bernadou  56' N8 19 Romane Ménager  52' LK 20 Julie Annery  66' SH 21 Alexandra Chambon  56' FH 22 Carla Arbez  63' CE 23 Maëlle Filopon  63' Coach: Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz

FB 15 Chloe Rollie RW 14 Liz Musgrove OC 13 Emma Orr  77' IC 12 Lisa Thomson LW 11 Francesca McGhie  9' FH 10 Helen Nelson  67' SH 9 Caity Mattinson  58' N8 8 Jade Konkel-Roberts  47' OF 7 Evie Gallagher BF 6 Rachel Malcolm (c) RL 5 Louise McMillan LL 4 Lyndsay O'Donnell  56' TP 3 Christine Belisle  58' HK 2 Lana Skeldon  64' LP 1 Leah Bartlett  75' Replacements: HK 16 Jodie Rettie  64' PR 17 Anne Young  75' PR 18 Elliann Clarke  58' LK 19 Eva Donaldson  56' FL 20 Rachel McLachlan  47' SH 21 Mairi McDonald  58' CE 22 Meryl Smith  67' WG 23 Coreen Grant  9' Coach: Bryan Easson

Player of the Match:
Mélissande Llorens (France)

Assistant referees:
Clara Munarini (Italy)
Katherine Ritchie (England)
Television match official:
Leo Colgan (Ireland)

Notes:

• No replacement was issued for Emma Orr when she came off in the 77th minute.

Round 4

22 April 2023 14:15 IST (UTC+1)

Ireland	0–48	England (1 BP)
	Report	Try: Beckett 2' c Heard 16' m Kildunne 21' m M. Packer 26' m Talling 36' c Reed 71' c Matthews (2) 78' c, 80' +3 c Con: Tuima (1/5) 37' Rowland (3/3) 72', 78', 80' +3

Musgrave Park, Cork Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

FB 15 Lauren Delany RW 14 Aoife Doyle OC 13 Aoife Dalton  54' IC 12 Vicky A. Irwin 35' to 40' LW 11 Natasja Behan  67' FH 10 Dannah O'Brien SH 9 Molly Scuffil-McCabe  65' N8 8 Deirbhile Nic a Bháird OF 7 Grace Moore  56' BF 6 Brittany Hogan  67' RL 5 Sam Monaghan LL 4 Nichola Fryday (c) TP 3 Christy Haney  78' HK 2 Neve Jones  65' LP 1 Linda Djougang  29' Replacements: HK 16 Clara Nielson  65' PR 17 Sadhbh McGrath  78' PR 18 Kathryn Buggy  29' LK 19 Hannah O'Connor  67' FL 20 Jo Brown  56' SH 21 Aisla Hughes  65' CE 22 Anna McGann  35'  40'  54' FB 23 Méabh Deely  67' Coach: Greg McWilliams

FB 15 Ellie Kildunne RW 14 Abigail Dow OC 13 Lagi Tuima  53' IC 12 Tatyana Heard  53' LW 11 Claudia MacDonald FH 10 Holly Aitchison SH 9 Natasha Hunt  65' N8 8 Alex Matthews OF 7 Marlie Packer (c)  35' BF 6 Sadia Kabeya RL 5 Sarah Beckett LL 4 Zoe Aldcroft  53' TP 3 Maud Muir  61' HK 2 Connie Powell  61' LP 1 Hannah Botterman  29' Replacements: HK 16 Lark Davies  61' PR 17 Mackenzie Carson  29' PR 18 Sarah Bern  61' LK 19 Delaney Burns  53' FL 20 Morwenna Talling  35' SH 21 Lucy Packer  65' CE 22 Amber Reed  53' FB 23 Helena Rowland  53' Coach: Simon Middleton

Player of the Match:
Sarah Beckett (England)

Assistant referees:
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
Maria Pacifico (Italy)
Television match official:
Andre McMenemy (Scotland)

Notes:

• By playing against England, Jo Brown became the first woman to play both for and against England and Ireland in an Anglo-Irish match.
• Nicole Cronin was originally named on the bench for Ireland, but withdrew due to injury. She was replaced by Ailsa Hughes.
• England secured their 23rd Triple Crown, having won it all times previously since 2016.

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22 April 2023 16:45 BST (UTC+1)

(1 BP) Scotland	29–21	Italy
Try: McMillan 12' m Skeldon (2) 36' m, 68' m Bartlett (2) 47' c, 52' c Con: Nelson (2/5) 48', 54'	Report	Try: Franco 30' c Tounesi 58' c Vecchini 61' c Con: Sillari (3/3) 31', 59', 62'

Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)

FB 15 Chloe Rollie RW 14 Coreen Grant OC 13 Lisa Thomson IC 12 Meryl Smith LW 11 Francesca McGhie FH 10 Helen Nelson SH 9 Mairi McDonald  60' N8 8 Evie Gallagher OF 7 Rachel McLachlan BF 6 Rachel Malcolm (c) RL 5 Louise McMillan LL 4 Jade Konkel-Roberts  65'  77' TP 3 Christine Belisle HK 2 Lana Skeldon LP 1 Leah Bartlett Replacements: HK 16 Jodie Rettie PR 17 Anne Young PR 18 Elliann Clarke LK 19 Eva Donaldson  65'  77' N8 20 Eilidh Sinclair SH 21 Caity Mattinson  60' FH 22 Beth Blacklock WG 23 Liz Musgrove Coach: Bryan Easson

FB 15 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi RW 14 Aura Muzzo  54' OC 13 Michela Sillari  72' IC 12 Beatrice Rigoni LW 11 Alyssa D'Incà  70' FH 10 Veronica Madia SH 9 Sofia Stefan (c) N8 8 Giada Franco OF 7 Isabella Locatelli  62' BF 6 Sara Tounesi RL 5 Giordana Duca 35' to 45' LL 4 Valeria Fedrighi  73' TP 3 Lucia Gai  60' HK 2 Vittoria Vecchini LP 1 Gaia Maris Replacements: HK 16 Emanuela Stecca PR 17 Alice Cassaghi  73' PR 18 Sara Seye  65'  60' LK 19 Laura Gurioli FL 20 Alissa Ranuccini  62' SH 21 Sara Barattin  54' CE 22 Emma Stevanin  72' WG 23 Francesca Granzotto  70' Coach: Giovanni Raineri

Player of the Match:
Jade Konkel-Roberts (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Joy Neville (Ireland)
Adele Roberts (Belgium)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

• Lisa Thomson (Scotland) earned her 50th test cap.
• This was Scotland's first Women's Six Nations victory since defeating Wales 27–20 in 2021. It is also the first victory over Italy since defeating them 14–12 in the 2017 tournament.

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23 April 2023 15:15 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) France	39–14	Wales
Try: R. Ménager 1' c Hermet 10' c Llorens (2) 25' c, 40' +1 m Escudero 44' m Bernadou 78' m Con: Trémoulière (3/6) 3', 11', 26' Pen: Trémoulière (1/1) 6'	Report	Try: G. Evans 52' c Pyrs 57' c Con: Snowsill (2/2) 53', 58'

Stade des Alpes, Grenoble Attendance: 18,604 Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)

FB 15 Émilie Boulard  61' RW 14 Cyrielle Banet OC 13 Marine Ménager  68' IC 12 Gabrielle Vernier LW 11 Mélissande Llorens FH 10 Jessy Trémoulière SH 9 Alexandra Chambon  75' N8 8 Romane Ménager OF 7 Gaëlle Hermet BF 6 Charlotte Escudero  53' RL 5 Audrey Forlani (c)  58' LL 4 Maëlle Picut TP 3 Assia Khalfaoui  53' HK 2 Agathe Sochat  76' LP 1 Yllana Brosseau  68' Replacements: HK 16 Élisa Riffonneau  76' PR 17 Ambre Mwayembe  68' PR 18 Rose Bernadou  53' LK 19 Manaé Feleu  58' N8 20 Émeline Gros  53' SH 21 Margaux Duces  76' FH 22 Carla Arbez  61' CE 23 Maëlle Filopon  68' Coach: Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz

FB 15 Courtney Keight RW 14 Lisa Neumann OC 13 Hannah Jones (c) IC 12 Lleucu George LW 11 Carys Williams-Morris  76' FH 10 Elinor Snowsill  76' SH 9 Ffion Lewis  56' N8 8 Sioned Harries 15' to 25'  80' OF 7 Kate Williams BF 6 Bethan Lewis  56' RL 5 Georgia Evans LL 4 Abbie Fleming TP 3 Cerys Hale 24' to 37'  56' HK 2 Carys Phillips  56' LP 1 Abbey Constable  56' Replacements: HK 16 Kelsey Jones  56' PR 17 Gwenllian Pyrs  56' PR 18 Sisilia Tuipulotu  24'  37'  56' LK 19 Bryonie King  80' N8 20 Alex Callender  56' SH 21 Keira Bevan  56' FH 22 Robyn Wilkins  76' FB 23 Niamh Terry  76' Coach: Ioan Cunningham

Player of the Match:
Gaëlle Hermet (France)

Assistant referees:
Katherine Ritchie (England)
Mary Pringle (Scotland)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Notes:

• Abbey Constable (Wales) made her international debut.
• The attendance of 18,604 was a new Women's Six Nations record, surpassing the 15,683 spectators in attendance for the England v Ireland match the previous year.

Round 5

29 April 2023 13:00 BST (UTC+1)

(1 BP) England	38–33	France (2 BP)
Try: Dow 17' m M. Packer 26' c Matthews 32' c Penalty try 36' Aldcroft 40' +2 c Davies 60' m Con: Rowland (3/5) 26', 33', 40' +3	Report	Try: Boulard 49' c Vernier 56' c Escudero 66' c Gros 76' m Banet 80' c Con: Trémoulière (3/4) 50', 57', 67' Arbez (1/1) 80' +1

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 58,498 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

FB 15 Ellie Kildunne RW 14 Abigail Dow OC 13 Helena Rowland IC 12 Tatyana Heard  67' LW 11 Claudia MacDonald  50' FH 10 Holly Aitchison SH 9 Lucy Packer  77' N8 8 Alex Matthews OF 7 Marlie Packer (c) BF 6 Sadia Kabeya  75' RL 5 Sarah Beckett  57' LL 4 Zoe Aldcroft TP 3 Sarah Bern  67' HK 2 Lark Davies  67' LP 1 Hannah Botterman  50' Replacements: HK 16 Connie Powell  67' PR 17 Mackenzie Carson  50' PR 18 Maud Muir  67' LK 19 Poppy Cleall  57' FL 20 Morwenna Talling  75' SH 21 Natasha Hunt  77' FH 22 Amber Reed  67' WG 23 Jessica Breach  50' Coach: Simon Middleton

FB 15 Émilie Boulard  70' RW 14 Cyrielle Banet OC 13 Marine Ménager  72' IC 12 Gabrielle Vernier LW 11 Mélissande Llorens FH 10 Jessy Trémoulière 32' to 40' SH 9 Pauline Bourdon  70' N8 8 Charlotte Escudero OF 7 Gaëlle Hermet BF 6 Axelle Berthoumieu  40'  47'  67' RL 5 Audrey Forlani (c)  47' LL 4 Manaé Feleu TP 3 Rose Bernadou 36' to 47'  47' HK 2 Agathe Sochat LP 1 Yllana Brosseau  61' Replacements: HK 16 Élisa Riffonneau PR 17 Ambre Mwayembe  61' PR 18 Assia Khalfaoui  40' FL 19 Romane Ménager  47' N8 20 Émeline Gros  67' SH 21 Alexandra Chambon  70' FH 22 Carla Arbez  70' CE 23 Maëlle Filopon  72' Coach: Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz

Player of the Match:
Sadia Kabeya (England)

Assistant referees:
Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
Maria Heitor (Portugal)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

Notes:

• This was the 78th and final test match for Jessy Trémoulière (France) who announced her retirement before the beginning of the tournament.^[18]
• This was the 86th and final game for Simon Middleton as England head coach, who had been in charge since 2015.^[18]
• As a result of this match, England won their 19th Women's Six Nations title (their 5th in succession) and their 17th Grand Slam.
• This was England's first standalone fixture to be played at Twickenham.^[19]
• The attendance of 58,498 set a new world record for the highest attendance at a women's rugby union match, surpassing the attendance of 42,579 at the World Cup final the previous year.^[20]

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29 April 2023 15:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Italy	10–36	Wales (1 BP)
Try: Madia 26' c Con: Sillari (1/1) 27' Pen: Sillari (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: B. Lewis 24' c Tuipulotu 38' c Harries 50' c Callender 60' m Lake 70' c Con: Bevan (3/4) 25', 39', 51' Snowsill 71' Pen: Bevan (1/1) 7'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

FB 15 Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi RW 14 Aura Muzzo OC 13 Michela Sillari  74' IC 12 Beatrice Rigoni LW 11 Alyssa D'Incà FH 10 Veronica Madia  58' SH 9 Sara Barattin (c)  50' N8 8 Giada Franco  55' OF 7 Isabella Locatelli BF 6 Sara Tounesi RL 5 Giordana Duca LL 4 Valeria Fedrighi  78' TP 3 Lucia Gai  55' HK 2 Vittoria Vecchini LP 1 Gaia Maris  55' Replacements: HK 16 Emanuela Stecca  55' PR 17 Alice Cassaghi  55' PR 18 Alessia Pilani LK 19 Laura Gurioli  55' FL 20 Alissa Ranuccini  78' SH 21 Sofia Stefan  51' CE 22 Emma Stevanin  58' FB 23 Beatrice Capomaggi  74' Coach: Giovanni Raineri

FB 15 Courtney Keight RW 14 Lisa Neumann OC 13 Hannah Jones (c)  77' IC 12 Lleucu George  56'  77' LW 11 Carys Williams-Morris  76' FH 10 Elinor Snowsill SH 9 Keira Bevan  65' N8 8 Sioned Harries  56' OF 7 Alex Callender BF 6 Bethan Lewis RL 5 Georgia Evans  76' LL 4 Abbie Fleming TP 3 Sisilia Tuipulotu  71' HK 2 Kelsey Jones  62' LP 1 Gwenllian Pyrs  71' Replacements: HK 16 Carys Phillips  62' PR 17 Caryl Thomas  71' PR 18 Cerys Hale  71' LK 19 Bryonie King  76' FL 20 Kate Williams  56' SH 21 Ffion Lewis  65' CE 22 Kerin Lake  56' WG 23 Amelia Tutt  76' Coach: Ioan Cunningham

Player of the Match:
Alex Callender (Wales)

Assistant referees:
Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
Mary Pringle (Scotland)
Television match official:
Ben Blain (Scotland)

Notes:

• Amelia Tutt (Wales) made her international debut.
• This was the final test match for Sara Barattin (Italy) and Caryl Thomas (Wales), respectively with 116 and 65 caps, who announced their retirements before the beginning of the tournament.

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29 April 2023 19:30 BST (UTC+1)

(1 BP) Scotland	36–10	Ireland
Try: Smith 40' +1 m Skeldon 48' m Bartlett 57' m McGhie 66' c Malcolm 75' c Rollie 80' +2 m Con: Nelson (3/6) 59', 67', 76'	Report	Try: Fryday 54' c Con: O'Brien (1/1) 55' Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 6'

Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 4,862 Referee: Sara Cox (England)

FB 15 Chloe Rollie RW 14 Coreen Grant OC 13 Emma Orr IC 12 Meryl Smith  77' LW 11 Francesca McGhie  77' FH 10 Helen Nelson SH 9 Mairi McDonald  57' N8 8 Evie Gallagher OF 7 Rachel McLachlan BF 6 Rachel Malcolm (c)  72' RL 5 Louise McMillan  72' LL 4 Jade Konkel-Roberts TP 3 Christine Belisle  77' HK 2 Lana Skeldon  77' LP 1 Leah Bartlett  77' Replacements: HK 16 Jodie Rettie  77' PR 17 Anne Young  77' PR 18 Elliann Clarke  77' LK 19 Eva Donaldson  72' FL 20 Eilidh Sinclair  72' SH 21 Caity Mattinson  57' FH 22 Beth Blacklock  77' WG 23 Liz Musgrove  77' Coach: Bryan Easson

FB 15 Lauren Delany RW 14 Aoife Doyle  70' OC 13 Aoife Dalton IC 12 Vicky A. Irwin  51' LW 11 Natasja Behan FH 10 Dannah O'Brien SH 9 Molly Scuffil-McCabe  59' N8 8 Deirbhile Nic a Bháird OF 7 Grace Moore  16' BF 6 Brittany Hogan  65' RL 5 Sam Monaghan LL 4 Nichola Fryday (c) TP 3 Christy Haney  69' HK 2 Neve Jones  77' LP 1 Linda Djougang  77' Replacements: HK 16 Clara Nielson  77' PR 17 Sadhbh McGrath  69' PR 18 Kathryn Buggy  77' LK 19 Hannah O'Connor  65' FL 20 Dorothy Wall  16' SH 21 Ailsa Hughes  59' CE 22 Anna McGann  51' FB 23 Méabh Deely  70' Coach: Greg McWilliams

Player of the Match:
Meryl Smith (Scotland)

Assistant referees:
Clara Munarini
Katherine Ritchie (England)
Television match official:
Matteo Liperini (Italy)

Notes:

• Ireland's defeat meant that they claimed the wooden spoon for the first time since 2004. As this was their fifth successive defeat and as the men had won the Grand Slam the same year, this was the first year in which one senior team for the same country won all five games and the other lost all five games.

Statistics

Top points scorers Pos Name Team Pts 1 Marlie Packer  England 35 2 Abigail Dow  England 30 3 Jessy Trémoulière  France 29 4 Keira Bevan  Wales 27 5 Gabrielle Vernier  France 25 6 Michela Sillari  Italy 22 7 Jessica Breach  England 20 Tatyana Heard  England Claudia MacDonald  England Émilie Boulard  France Lana Skeldon  Scotland Charlotte Escudero  France Sisilia Tuipulotu  Wales

Top try scorers Pos Name Team Tries 1 Marlie Packer  England 7 2 Abigail Dow  England 6 3 Gabrielle Vernier  France 5 4 Claudia MacDonald  England 4 Jessica Breach  England Tatyana Heard  England Émilie Boulard  France Charlotte Escudero  France Sisilia Tuipulotu  Wales Lana Skeldon  Scotland

Broadcast

Country	Broadcaster
Australia	Stan Sport
United Kingdom	BBC Sport
France	France TV
Republic of Ireland	RTÉ Virgin Media Television
Italy	Sky Sport Italia

Notes

1. Sarah Hunter and Marlie Packer were named as England co-captains for the opening round of the tournament, before Packer became the sole team captain following Hunter's retirement from rugby.^[3]

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