The fixtures for the 2024 Six Nations were announced on 28 February 2023, beginning with France hosting Ireland in a Friday night clash at the
Stade Vélodrome in Marseille on 2 February 2024. The final round of matches was played on 16 March 2024, beginning with Wales vs Italy, followed by Ireland vs Scotland and France vs England.
Round 1 Notes: •
Romain Taofifénua was originally named among the replacements in the France squad; however, he was withdrawn the day before the match because of illness, and his place on the bench was taken by
Posolo Tuilagi. •
Nolann Le Garrec and
Posolo Tuilagi (both France) made their international debuts. • This was France's heaviest home defeat in the competition in 110 years. ----
Notes: •
Ange Capuozzo was originally named in the starting line-up for Italy; however, he was withdrawn the day before the match because of illness. He was replaced by
Lorenzo Pani, whose place on the bench was taken by
Federico Mori. •
Edoardo Iachizzi was originally named among the replacements for Italy; however, he was withdrawn the day of the match because of injury, and his place on the bench was taken by
Alessandro Izekor. •
Federico Ruzza (Italy) earned his 50th test cap. •
Alessandro Izekor,
Mirco Spagnolo (both Italy),
Chandler Cunningham-South,
Fraser Dingwall,
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso,
Ethan Roots and
Fin Smith (all England) made their international debuts. • The final score was the narrowest ever margin in a
test match between England and Italy, and also Italy's highest points total against England. ----
Notes: •
Alex Mann,
Cameron Winnett (both Wales) and
Elliot Millar-Mills (Scotland) made their international debuts;
Alec Hepburn made his debut for Scotland, having previously played six times for England. • This was Scotland's first win at the
Millennium Stadium for
22 years. Their previous victory in
Cardiff (
27–22) occurred on 6 April 2002. • Scotland retained the
Doddie Weir Cup.
Round 2 Notes: •
Kyle Steyn was originally named in the starting line-up for Scotland; however, he was withdrawn on the day of the match for personal reasons. He was replaced on the wing by
Kyle Rowe, whose place at full-back was taken by
Harry Paterson. •
Harry Paterson (Scotland) and
Alexandre Roumat (France) made their international debuts. •
Damian Penaud (France) earned his 50th test cap. • France retained the
Auld Alliance Trophy, and became the first of the two nations to win it on three consecutive occasions. ----
Notes: •
Archie Griffin (Wales) made his international debut. • England recorded their largest ever second-half comeback in the Six Nations, and equalled their
test match record for biggest half-time deficit overcome to secure victory (9 points; tied with their win against
Argentina on
22 June 2002). • Assistant referee
Hollie Davidson became the first woman to be part of the on-field officiating team in a men's Six Nations match. ----
Notes: •
Ross Vintcent (Italy) made his international debut. • Ireland recorded a clean sheet for the first time in the Six Nations era; their previous clean sheet in the tournament was within the Five Nations format in
1987, when they achieved a 17–0 victory against
England. • Italy failed to score a point against Ireland
for the first time.
Round 3 Notes: •
Oli Jager (Ireland) and
Mackenzie Martin (Wales) made their international debuts. •
Ireland equalled
England's record of 11 consecutive wins in the Six Nations set between
2015 and
2017. •
Andrea Piardi became the first
Italian to officiate as referee in the
Six Nations Championship. ----
Notes: •
Duhan van der Merwe became the first Scottish player to score a
hat-trick against
England, and the first player to score a hat-trick against England in the
Six Nations era. • Scotland recorded their fourth consecutive victory over England, matching their longest winning streaks in the fixture, set in 1896 and 1972. • Scotland retained the
Calcutta Cup. •
Esteban Abadie (France) made his international debut. • This was the first ever draw
between France and Italy across 49 test matches.
Round 4 Notes: •
Louis Lynagh (Italy) made his international debut. • This was Italy's first home victory in the Six Nations for 11 years, since defeating
Ireland in
2013. • Italy won against Scotland for the
first time in 9 years, since their away win in
2015, and thereby claimed the
Cuttitta Cup for the first time in history. ----
Notes: • England reclaimed the
Millennium Trophy for the first time since 2020. •
Danny Care (England) earned his 100th test cap, becoming the sixth England player to reach this milestone (after
Jason Leonard,
Ben Youngs,
Owen Farrell,
Dan Cole and
Courtney Lawes). •
Chandler Cunningham-South left the field due to injury in the 78th minute; with no replacements remaining, England finished the match with 14 players. ----
Notes: •
Ryan Elias was originally named in the starting line-up for Wales; however, he was withdrawn the day of match because of injury. He was replaced by
Elliot Dee, whose place on the bench was taken by
Evan Lloyd. •
Elliot Dee (Wales) earned his 50th test cap. •
Evan Lloyd (Wales),
Léo Barré,
Nicolas Depoortère,
Georges-Henri Colombe and
Emmanuel Meafou (all France) made their international debuts.
Round 5 Notes: • Wales received the
Wooden Spoon after losing all five of their matches for the first time since
2003. • Italy ended the tournament on 11 points, following two wins and a draw; their best ever performance in the Six Nations. •
Harri O'Connor (Wales) made his international debut. • This was
George North's 121st and final test cap before retirement, ending his international career as the most-capped Wales back in test history. •
George North left the field due to injury in the 79th minute; with no replacements remaining, Wales finished the match with 14 players. •
Andrea Zambonin was originally named among the replacements for Italy; however, he was withdrawn the day of the match because of illness, and his place on the bench was taken by
Riccardo Favretto. ----
Notes: • Ireland retained the Six Nations Championship, winning back-to-back titles for the second time in the Six Nations era (after consecutive triumphs in
2014 and
2015). •
Hugo Keenan (Ireland) was originally named in the starting line-up for Ireland; however, he was withdrawn shortly before kick-off after sustaining an injury during the pre-match warm-up. He was replaced by
Jordan Larmour. •
Tadhg Beirne (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap. ---- ==Player statistics==