2023 Six Nations Championship

2023 Six Nations Championship
Date4 February – 18 March 2023
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (15th title)
Grand Slam Ireland (4th title)
Triple Crown Ireland (13th title)
Matches played15
Attendance1,010,930 (67,395 per match)
Tries scored91 (6.07 per match)
Top point scorer(s)France Thomas Ramos
(84 points)
Top try scorer(s)France Damian Penaud
(5 tries)
Player of the tournamentFrance Antoine Dupont[1]
2022 (Previous) (Next) 2024

The men's 2023 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It was the 129th edition of the competition (including all its previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship). France entered the tournament as defending champions, having won the Grand Slam in 2022.

Ireland won the tournament for a 15th time, along with a 13th Triple Crown and a fourth Grand Slam; it was also the first time they won the title in Dublin.[2] In beating England in their final game on 18 March, Ireland completed a full set of consecutive victories over all the other tier-one international sides.[3] In total 91 tries were scored in the Championship, a Championship record.[4]

  1. ^ "Antoine Dupont: France captain named Six Nations player of the championship". BBC Sport. 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ Kitson, Robert (18 March 2023). "Ireland clinch Six Nations grand slam after victory over 14-man England". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ Gault, Matt (18 March 2023). "Ireland 29-16 England - Irish seal Grand Slam in Dublin". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Six Nations 2023: The top try-scorer, best try-scoring team and vote for your favourite try". BBC Sport. 20 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.