The opening match of the 6 Nations Tournament pits France against Ireland, the last winner with the Grand Slam up for grabs.
The 6 Nations Tournament begins this Friday, February 2 between France and Ireland, the last two winners of the tournament. At the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille since the Stade de France is reserved for the Paris Olympic Games in a few months, the Blues are starting a new campaign, a new era. If the overall structure of the team remains almost the same, a few newcomers have joined the French XV group like Tuilagi or Gabrillagues and will have to establish themselves. Fabien Galthié’s gang will also have to live without Antoine Dupont who has decided to participate in the Olympics with the rugby sevens team.
On the other hand, Ireland will experience its first international competition without Jonathan Sexton, who retired after the World Cup and the quarterfinal defeat against New Zealand. According to observers, this after Sexton will shake up Ireland’s game which relied mainly on its playing master during the launches of the game.
We will also follow during this Tournament the performances of England, surprise semi-finalist of the World Cup in France and still rebuilding, but also Wales without their prodigy Louis Rees-Zammit, the winger has decided to put aside the rugby to try his luck in the NFL.
Here is the complete calendar for the 6 Nations 2024, revealed Tuesday February 28, 2023. On the program, an enticing France – Ireland to open the tournament and a France – England to conclude it.
- 1st day:
- France – Ireland on Friday February 2 at 9 p.m.
- Italy-England on Saturday February 3 at 3:15 p.m.
- Wales – Scotland on Saturday February 3 at 5:45 p.m.
- 2nd day:
- Scotland-France Saturday February 10 at 3:15 p.m.
- England – Wales on Saturday February 10 at 5:45 p.m.
- Ireland – Italy on Sunday February 11 at 4 p.m.
- 3rd day:
- Ireland – Wales on Saturday February 24 at 3:15 p.m.
- Scotland – England on Saturday February 24 at 5:45 p.m.
- France – Italy on Sunday February 25 at 4 p.m.
- 4th day:
- Italy – Scotland on Saturday March 9 at 3:15 p.m.
- England – Ireland on Saturday March 9 at 5:45 p.m.
- Wales – France Sunday March 10 at 4 p.m.
- 5th day:
- Wales – Italy on Saturday March 16 at 3:15 p.m.
- Ireland – Scotland on Saturday March 16 at 5:45 p.m.
- France – England on Saturday March 16 at 9 p.m.
Results of the 6 Nations Tournament
The match schedule for the 6 Nations Tournament is established over five days. Each team meets its opponents only once. While waiting for the end of the first match of the 2024 edition, find the results for the year 2023.
The ranking of the 6 Nations Tournament is established as follows: victory is worth 4 points, a draw is worth 2 points and a defeat is worth 0 points. 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 difference of seven points. Finally, if one of the selections 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 are decided by the difference in points per match. While waiting for the end of the first match of the 2024 edition, find last year’s ranking with the coronation of Ireland which achieved the Grand Slam.
In France, the matches of this 6 Nations Tournament are broadcast on France TV. The pair composed of Matthieu Lartot and Dimitri Yashviliis in the comments of the nine matches of the competition, including all those of the Blues, scheduled on France 2.