6 NATIONS 2022. Return of the XV of France this weekend with a perilous trip to the lawn of Murrayfield. Latest news
[Mis à jour le 21 février 2022 à 15h46] After a week’s break, the 6 Nations Tournament returns this weekend with the XV de France moving to the legendary Murrayfield lawn to challenge the XV du Chardon. Winners of Italy and especially Ireland, the Blues are now alone in the lead and considered the favorites of the Six Nations. For this meeting, the French Rugby Federation announced this Friday via a press release that the three-quarter center of La Rochelle, Jonathan Danty (29 years old, 12 caps), had been called up to the group of 42 players who is reunited this Sunday, February 20 in place of Clermontois Tani Vili (21 years, 0 sel.)
The classification of the 6 Nations Tournament is established as follows: victory is worth 4 points, a draw 2 points and a defeat 0 point. Each of the six teams can also collect bonus points: 1 offensive bonus point if they score at least four tries in the match, 1 defensive bonus point if they lose the match with a maximum gap of seven points. Finally, if one of the selection achieves the Grand Slam, it is granted an additional bonus of 3 points. In the event of a tie at the end of the tournament, the teams were decided on the basis of the difference in points per game.
The schedule of matches for the 6 Nations Tournament is established over five days. Each team meets its opponents only once. For this 2022 edition, France travels only twice (since it had received twice during the previous edition). The schedule of matches in 2022:
- 3rd day – Saturday 26 February: Scotland – France, England – Wales. Sunday February 27: Ireland – Italy.
- 4th day – Friday 11 March: Wales – France. Saturday March 12: Italy – Scotland, England – Ireland.
- 5th day – Saturday March 19: France – England, Wales – Italy, Ireland – Scotland.
On the next day, the Blues will face Ireland in a match that could already look like a small final. For the occasion, 14 new players were called up:
- Daniel BIBI BIZIWU
- Paul BOUDEHENT
- Ibrahim DIALLO
- Jules FAVRE
- Thibaud FLAMENT
- Thomas LAVAULT
- Sekou MACALOU
- Yoan TANGA
- Donovan TAOFIFENUA
- Brice DULIN
- Antoine HASTOY
- Matthis LEBEL
- Virimi VAKATAWA
- Tani VILI
In France, the matches of this 2022 6 Nations Tournament will be broadcast on France TV. The pair made up of Matthieu Lartot and Dimitri Yachvili, accompanied by Cécile Grès for the interviews on the sidelines, will be on commentary for nine matches in the competition, including all those of the Blues, scheduled on France 2. For the other matches, the broadcast will also be available on France TV, with the Laurent Bellet – Jérôme Cazalbou duo on the microphone.
You can get a ticket for the 2022 6 Nations Tournament by going to the official website of the French Rugby Federation. Several matches are still available with prices ranging from 13 to 120 euros for the match against Italy and from 25 to 155 euros for the match against Ireland. On the other hand, the shock against England is no longer bookable.