2025 Six Nations Championship

Participants

Table

• 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. 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 is ranked higher.
• *If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scores the higher number of total 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

• Dan Edwards made his international debut.
• Nicky Smith earned his 50th test cap.
• 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.

• Luca Rizzoli made his international debut.
• Scotland reclaimed the Cuttitta Cup, having lost it in the previous year's tournament.

• Cadan Murley made his international debut.
• Ireland reclaimed the Millennium Trophy, having lost it in the previous year's tournament.

Round 2

• Dafydd Jenkins and Liam Williams were originally named to start the match, but withdrew prior to kick-off due to illness and injury, respectively. They were replaced by Freddie Thomas and Blair Murray, whose places on the bench were taken by Teddy Williams and Josh Hathaway.
• Italy recorded back-to-back victories over Wales for the first time, and their first home win against the nation since 2007.
• With this defeat, Wales dropped to 12th place in the World Rugby Rankings – their worst position since the rankings were established in 2003.
• This was Warren Gatland's last match as Wales head coach, as he left the role by mutual consent on 11 February. He was replaced by Matt Sherratt from 17 February.

• England claimed victory in Le Crunch for the first time since 2021.

• Mack Hansen was originally named in the starting line-up, but withdrew the day before the match due to a hamstring injury. He was replaced by Calvin Nash.
• This was Ireland's 11th consecutive victory over Scotland.
• Cian Healy made his 66th Six Nations appearance, to become Ireland's most capped player in the tournament's history – breaking the record previously held by Brian O'Driscoll. In doing so, he also moved to third on the all-time list for most Six Nations caps, behind Sergio Parisse and Alun Wyn Jones.

Round 3

• Cian Prendergast was originally named among the replacements but was ruled out due to illness; he was replaced on the bench by Ryan Baird.
• Ellis Mee and Jack Boyle made their international debuts.
• Ireland won the Triple Crown for the 14th time.

• George Martin was originally named among the replacements, but was ruled out with a knee injury; he was replaced on the bench by Ted Hill.
• Rory Sutherland was originally named among the replacements, but was ruled out with a back injury; he was replaced on the bench by Jamie Bhatti.
• England won the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2020, and for the first time at home since 2017.

• Niccolò Cannone and Danilo Fischetti earned their 50th test caps.
• This was France's highest ever points total against Italy, as well as their largest ever away victory in the tournament.
• This match broke the record for the most tries in a Six Nations fixture with 14 – breaking the previous record of 12.

Round 4

• James Lowe was originally named in the starting line-up, but withdrew during the pre-match warm-up due to a back injury; he was replaced by Calvin Nash.
• Finlay Bealham, Jack Conan and Caelan Doris earned their 50th test caps.
• This was France's biggest ever away win against Ireland.
• Damian Penaud scored his 38th international try, to become France's joint top try scorer in test history.
• Louis Bielle-Biarrey equalled the record for most tries scored by one player in a single Six Nations tournament. He also set a new record for most tries scored by a French player in one tournament.

• Jamie George earned his 100th test cap for England, becoming the seventh player to reach this milestone.

Round 5

• Will Stuart earned his 50th test cap.
• Henry Pollock made his international debut.
• This was England's highest points total and largest away win against Wales.
• This was Wales' heaviest home defeat, their biggest loss in Six Nations history, and the most points conceded on their home ground.
• Wales received a second consecutive Wooden Spoon, after going winless in back-to-back Six Nations tournaments for the first time.
• Tommy Freeman became the first England player to score a try in every round of a single Six Nations tournament.
• At the age of 20 years and 60 days, Henry Pollock became England's youngest try scorer in Six Nations history.

• Jonny Gray was originally named among the replacements, but withdrew the day before the game due to a knee injury; he was replaced by Ewan Johnson.
• France set a new record for most tries scored in a Six Nations tournament – breaking the record held by England since 2001.
• Louis Bielle-Biarrey set a new record for most tries scored by one player in a Six Nations tournament.
• Thomas Ramos became France's all-time top test points scorer, overtaking the record of 436 held by Frédéric Michalak.
• The 2025 Six Nations Championship concluded with 829 points and 108 tries scored across 15 matches – both new tournament records, exceeding the previous highest figures of 803 points and 91 tries.

Player statistics

Most points

Most tries

Discipline

Summary

Yellow cards

• Marcus Smith
• François Cros
• Jean-Baptiste Gros
• Peato Mauvaka
• Joe McCarthy
• Calvin Nash
• Michele Lamaro
• Dino Lamb
• Marco Riccioni
• Jamie Ritchie
• Duhan van der Merwe
• Josh Adams
• WillGriff John
• Evan Lloyd
• Freddie Thomas

Red cards

• Romain Ntamack
• Garry Ringrose
• Giacomo Nicotera
• Ross Vintcent

Citings/bans

Awards

Player of the Championship

• Winner in 'bold'''''

Try of the Championship

Team of the Championship

BKT Rising Player Award