The 2024 Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the Guinness Women's Six Nations for sponsorship purposes except in France where due to alcohol sponsorship prohibitions the tournament was unsponsored, was the 23rd series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It began on 23 March and ended on 27 April 2024.
The competition was part of the qualification process for the 2025 World Cup, with a qualifying place awarded to the highest finisher other than England and France who had already qualified automatically for the tournament.[1]
A bonus point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries, or loses by seven points or fewer.
Three bonus points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team would top the table with at least 23 points, as another team could lose one match while winning two bonus points and win the other four matches while winning four bonus points for a maximum of 22 points.
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams are tied on table points, the team with the better points difference (points scored against points conceded) is ranked higher.
If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scores the higher number of total tries (including penalty tries) in their matches is ranked higher.
If two or more teams remain tied after applying the above tiebreakers then those teams will be placed at equal rank; if the tournament has concluded and more than one team is placed first then the title will be shared between them.
Scotland won their seventh consecutive test, making this their longest winning streak in terms of games played, surpassing the six successive victories between 1997 and 1998.
Emma Wassell was originally named in the second row for Scotland, but withdrew prior to the match due to injury. She was replaced by Fiona McIntosh, whose place on the bench was taken by Eva Donaldson.
Try:Dow (3) 7' m, 37' m, 64' c Hunt 10' c Jones (2) 13' c, 58' c Aldcroft 19' c Kildunne (3) 28' c, 68' c, 75' m Breach (2) 44' m, 72' c Kabeya 49' c Feaunati 77' m Con:Aitchison (9/14) 11', 14', 20', 29', 49', 59', 65', 70', 73'
Lizzie Hanlon (England) made her international debut.
Rosie Galligan was originally named in the England second row, but withdrew through injury during the warm-up. She was replaced by Morwenna Talling, whose place on the bench was taken by Lizzie Hanlon. Talling resumed wearing 19 while Hanlon wore 24.
With this win, England won their 24th Triple Crown, their 8th in succession.
Lucia Gai became the second Italian woman, after Sara Barattin, to earn her 100th Test cap.
Wales received the Wooden Spoon, after finishing bottom of the Six Nations table for the first time since 2021, and for the first time in the traditional round robin format since 2018.
This was the first Italy–Wales match won by the home team since 2015.
Four players were nominated for the 2024 Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship on 30 April 2024.[42] The winner was announced on 17 May 2024.[43]
