6 NATIONS 2022. Thanks to its improved success against Italy, the French rugby team is in the lead at the end of the first day of the Six Nations Tournament.
[Mis à jour le 7 février 2022 à 08h14] By playing Italy on the first day of the 6 Nations, the France team had to stock up on points and did it perfectly by winning, with the bonus, 37-10 even if everything did not was perfect as analyzed by Antoine Dupont after the meeting. “Even if they are having trouble stringing together results, Italy remain a brave team, which is a huge source of desire. In terms of state of mind, they are not far from being irreproachable. The rain also helped her, it was complicated to pass the ball. And she, of course, with her desire and her line speed on the defensive climbs, put us in difficulty. We took time to adapt. “
In the rest of this first day, Ireland made a strong impression by winning against Wales 29-7 while Scotland won against XV de la Rose, 20-17. 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
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). 2022 match schedule :
- 2nd day – Saturday February 12, 2022: Wales – Scotland, France – Ireland. Sunday February 13: Italy – England.
- 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.
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.
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 it scores at least four tries in the match, 1 defensive bonus point if it loses 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 separated by the difference in points per game.. Here is the 2022 ranking :
- France (5 points, +27)
- Ireland (5 points, +22)
- Scotland (4 points, +3)
- England (0 points, -3)
- Wales (0 points, -22)
- Italy (0 points, -27)
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.