6 NATIONS 2022. The 128th edition of the Six Nations rugby tournament will take place from next February. Discover the program of the matches and the TV broadcast information of the matches of the XV of France.
[Mis à jour le 26 octobre 2021 à 10h37] Will the 2022 6 Nations Rugby Tournament be an opportunity for the France team to return to the ultimate success in the competition, which has eluded it since 2010? The Blues seem well armed and will try to make people forget the disillusionment of the previous edition: last March, on the occasion of their last match against Scotland, Fabien Galthié’s men had to win with at least 21 points d gap and by scoring four tries to win the competition but did not finally meet any of the criteria, even losing at the end of the match against XV du Chardon. A defeat which had made the happiness of Wales, winner of the Tournament in front of France and Ireland.
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 only travels twice (since it had received twice in the previous edition). The schedule of matches in 2022 :
- 1st day – Saturday February 5, 2022: Ireland – Wales, Scotland – England. Sunday February 6, 2022: France – Italy.
- 2nd day – Saturday February 12, 2022: Wales – Scotland, France – Ireland. Sunday February 13: Italy – England.
- 3rd day – Saturday February 26: Scotland – France, England – Wales. Sunday February 27: Ireland – Italy.
- 4th day – Friday March 11: Wales – France. Saturday March 12: Italy – Scotland, England – Ireland.
- Day 5 – 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 composed of Matthieu Lartot and Dimitri Yachvili, accompanied by Cécile Grès for the interviews at the edge of the field, will be in the comments for nine matches of 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 tandem at the microphone.
The classification of the 6 Nations Tournament is established as follows: the victory is worth 4 points, the draw 2 points and the 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 by a maximum 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 difference in points per match.. Reminder of the final ranking of the 2021 edition :
- Wales (20 points, +61)
- France (16 points, +37)
- Ireland (15 points, +48)
- Scotland (15 points, +47)
- England (10 points, -9)
- Italy (0 point, -184)