2023 Women's Six Nations Championship squads
The 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship was the 22nd edition of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England were the defending champions, having won their 18th title in 2022. There was no limit on the number of players each team may call up to play in the competition.
Note: Number of caps are indicated as of the first match of the tournament (25 March 2023).
England
England's 42-player squad was announced on 2 March 2023.[1]
On 22 March 2023, Mackenzie Carson was added to the squad, after her application to transfer her national allegiance from Canada, under new World Rugby eligibility regulations, was approved.[2]
On 30 March 2023, lock Delaney Burns was called up to England's squad ahead of their second round fixture against Italy.[3]
Head coach: Simon Middleton
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
---|---|---|---|---|
May Campbell | Hooker | 16 May 1996 (aged 26) | 0 | Saracens |
Amy Cokayne | Hooker | 11 July 1996 (aged 26) | 70 | Harlequins |
Lark Davies | Hooker | 3 March 1995 (aged 28) | 44 | Bristol Bears |
Connie Powell | Hooker | 13 July 2000 (aged 22) | 7 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
Hannah Sims | Hooker | 3 November 1996 (aged 26) | 0 | Harlequins |
Sarah Bern | Prop | 10 July 1997 (aged 25) | 52 | Bristol Bears |
Mackenzie Carson | Prop | 9 March 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | Saracens |
Bryony Cleall | Prop | 12 June 1992 (aged 30) | 7 | Harlequins |
Kelsey Clifford | Prop | 11 December 2001 (aged 21) | 0 | Saracens |
Liz Crake | Prop | 8 November 1994 (aged 28) | 0 | Wasps |
Detysha Harper | Prop | 23 October 1998 (aged 24) | 5 | Loughborough Lightning |
Maud Muir | Prop | 12 July 2001 (aged 21) | 17 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
Zoe Aldcroft | Lock | 19 November 1996 (aged 26) | 38 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
Rosie Galligan | Lock | 30 April 1998 (aged 24) | 9 | Harlequins |
Poppy Leitch | Lock | 4 July 1997 (aged 25) | 7 | Exeter Chiefs |
Catherine O'Donnell | Lock | 13 June 1996 (aged 26) | 24 | Loughborough Lightning |
Emily Robinson | Lock | 22 June 2000 (aged 22) | 0 | Harlequins |
Morwenna Talling | Lock | 29 September 2002 (aged 20) | 5 | Loughborough Lightning |
Sarah Beckett | Back row | 14 February 1999 (aged 24) | 25 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
Poppy Cleall | Back row | 12 June 1992 (aged 30) | 7 | Saracens |
Sadia Kabeya | Back row | 22 February 2002 (aged 21) | 8 | Loughborough Lightning |
Alex Matthews | Back row | 3 August 1993 (aged 29) | 56 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
Marlie Packer (cc) | Back row | 2 October 1989 (aged 33) | 89 | Saracens |
Sarah Hunter (cc) | Back row | 19 September 1985 (aged 37) | 140 | Loughborough Lightning |
Natasha Hunt | Scrum-half | 21 March 1989 (aged 34) | 60 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
Leanne Infante | Scrum-half | 18 July 1993 (aged 29) | 57 | Saracens |
Claudia MacDonald | Scrum-half | 4 January 1996 (aged 27) | 24 | Exeter Chiefs |
Lucy Packer | Scrum-half | 2 February 2000 (aged 23) | 9 | Harlequins |
Ella Wyrwas | Scrum-half | 7 March 1999 (aged 24) | 0 | Saracens |
Lizzie Duffy | Fly-half | 12 February 2002 (aged 21) | 0 | Sale Sharks |
Helena Rowland | Fly-half | 19 September 1999 (aged 23) | 22 | Loughborough Lightning |
Holly Aitchison | Centre | 13 September 1997 (aged 25) | 15 | Saracens |
Tatyana Heard | Centre | 14 January 1995 (aged 28) | 9 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
Amber Reed | Centre | 3 April 1991 (aged 31) | 62 | Bristol Bears |
Lagi Tuima | Centre | 16 June 1998 (aged 24) | 12 | Harlequins |
Jessica Breach | Wing | 4 November 1997 (aged 25) | 24 | Saracens |
Abigail Dow | Wing | 29 September 1997 (aged 25) | 30 | Harlequins |
Nancy McGillivray | Wing | 15 November 2002 (aged 20) | 0 | Exeter Chiefs |
Ellie Rugman | Wing | 14 June 1993 (aged 29) | 0 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
Lydia Thompson | Wing | 10 February 1992 (aged 31) | 58 | University of Worcester Warriors |
Ellie Kildunne | Fullback | 8 September 1999 (aged 23) | 31 | Harlequins |
Sarah McKenna | Fullback | 23 March 1989 (aged 34) | 43 | Saracens |
Emma Sing | Fullback | 11 March 2001 (aged 22) | 2 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
France
France's 36-player squad was announced on 7 March 2023.[4]
Head coach: Thomas Darracq
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Ireland
Ireland's 32-player squad was announced on 28 February 2023.[5][6]
Head coach: Greg McWilliams
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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Neve Jones | Hooker | 26 December 1998 (aged 24) | 12 | Gloucester-Hartpury / Ulster |
Deirbhile Nic a Bháird | Hooker | 12 September 1995 (aged 27) | 0 | Old Belvedere / Munster |
Clara Nielson | Hooker | 22 October 1990 (aged 32) | 0 | Exeter Chiefs / IQ |
Kathryn Buggy | Prop | 1 September 1987 (aged 35) | 0 | Gloucester-Hartpury / Ulster |
Linda Djougang | Prop | 17 May 1996 (aged 26) | 22 | Old Belvedere / Leinster |
Christy Haney | Prop | 2 February 1994 (aged 29) | 0 | Blackrock College / Leinster |
Sadhbh McGrath | Prop | 30 August 2004 (aged 18) | 0 | City of Derry / Cooke / Ulster |
Niamh O'Dowd | Prop | 17 May 1996 (aged 26) | 0 | Old Belvedere / Leinster |
Nichola Fryday (c) | Lock | 2 June 1995 (aged 27) | 27 | Exeter Chiefs / Connacht |
Sam Monaghan | Lock | 25 June 1996 (aged 26) | 10 | Gloucester-Hartpury / IQ |
Fiona Tuite | Lock | 8 November 1992 (aged 30) | 0 | Old Belvedere / Ulster |
Jo Brown | Back row | 3 September 1993 (aged 29) | 1 | University of Worcester Warriors / IQ |
Brittany Hogan | Back row | 19 September 1998 (aged 24) | 10 | Old Belvedere / Ulster |
Edel McMahon | Back row | 25 March 1994 (aged 29) | 19 | Exeter Chiefs / Connacht |
Grace Moore | Back row | 21 May 1996 (aged 26) | 5 | Saracens / IQ |
Hannah O'Connor | Back row | 28 April 1990 (aged 32) | 12 | Blackrock College / Leinster |
Maeve Óg O'Leary | Back row | 6 March 2000 (aged 23) | 2 | Blackrock College / Munster |
Aoife Wafer | Back row | 25 May 2003 (aged 19) | 1 | Blackrock College / Leinster |
Dorothy Wall | Back row | 4 May 2000 (aged 22) | 12 | Blackrock College / Munster |
Ailsa Hughes | Scrum-half | 18 August 1991 (aged 31) | 15 | Railway Union / Leinster |
Molly Scuffil-McCabe | Scrum-half | 15 March 1998 (aged 25) | 4 | Railway Union / Leinster |
Emma Swords | Scrum-half | 22 October 1995 (aged 27) | 0 | Harlequins / IQ |
Nicole Cronin | Fly-half | 20 August 1992 (aged 30) | 19 | UL Bohemian / Munster |
Dannah O'Brien | Fly-half | 22 September 2003 (aged 19) | 2 | Old Belvedere / Leinster |
Enya Breen | Centre | 23 April 1999 (aged 23) | 15 | Blackrock College / Munster |
Aoife Dalton | Centre | 3 May 2003 (aged 19) | 2 | Blackrock College / Munster |
Natasja Behan | Wing | 18 February 2000 (aged 23) | 2 | Blackrock College / Leinster |
Lauren Delany | Wing | 17 June 1989 (aged 33) | 0 | Sale Sharks / IQ |
Aoife Doyle | Wing | 17 June 1989 (aged 33) | 12 | Railway Union / Munster |
Ella Roberts | Wing | 27 May 2001 (aged 21) | 0 | Wicklow / Leinster |
Méabh Deely | Fullback | 2 June 1995 (aged 27) | 0 | Blackrock College / Connacht |
Vicky Irwin | Fullback | 4 April 1998 (aged 24) | 1 | Sale Sharks / Ulster |
Italy
On 6 March 2023, Italy named a 38-player squad for the 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship.[7][8]
Head coach: Giovanni Raineri
Player | Position | Age | Caps | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sara Barattin | Scrum-half | 36 | 111 | Arredissima Villorba Rugby |
Francesca Barro | Prop | 23 | 1 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Jessica Busato | Centre | 29 | 11 | Arredissima Villorba Rugby |
Gaia Buso | Centre | 0 | Rugby Colorno | |
Beatrice Capomaggi | Centre | 26 | 7 | Arredissima Villorba Rugby |
Alice Cassaghi | Prop | 23 | 3 | CUS Milano |
Giulia Cavina | Flanker | 23 | 0 | CUS Milano |
Mathilde Cheval | Centre | 0 | Valsugana Rugby Padova | |
Alyssa D'Incà | Centre | 21 | 15 | Arredissima Villorba Rugby |
Giordana Duca | Lock | 30 | 34 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Valeria Fedrighi | Lock | 30 | 28 | Stade Toulousain |
Giada Franco | Flanker | 26 | 23 | Rugby Colorno |
Alessandra Frangipani | Flanker | 19 | 3 | Arredissima Villorba Rugby |
Lucia Gai | Prop | 31 | 29 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Elisa Giordano | Flanker | 32 | 27 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Francesca Granzotto | Scrum-half | 21 | 4 | Unione Rugby Capitolina |
Alessia Gronda | Wing | 22 | 0 | CUS Torino |
Laura Gurioli | Hooker | 28 | 2 | Arredissima Villorba Rugby |
Isabella Locatelli | Lock | 28 | 23 | Rugby Colorno |
Veronica Madia | Fly-half | 28 | 27 | Rugby Colorno |
Alessia Margotti | Lock | 23 | 1 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Gaia Maris | Prop | 21 | 18 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Aura Muzzo | Wing | 26 | 29 | Arredissima Villorba Rugby |
Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi | Wing | 21 | 20 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Alessia Pilani | Prop | 0 | Rugby Colorno | |
Alissa Ranuccini | Flanker | 22 | 2 | Rugby Colorno |
Beatrice Rigoni | Centre | 27 | 32 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Sofia Rolfi | Wing | 21 | 0 | Rugby Colorno |
Sara Seye | Prop | 22 | 15 | Transvecta Rugby Calvisano |
Francesca Sgorbini | Flanker | 22 | 18 | ASM Romagnat |
Michela Sillari | Centre | 30 | 74 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Emanuela Stecca | Prop | 26 | 9 | Arredissima Villorba Rugby |
Sofia Stefan | Scrum-half | 30 | 73 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Emma Stevanin | Fly-half | 21 | 6 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Arianna Toeschi | Scrum-half | 22 | 0 | CUS Torino |
Sara Tounesi | Lock | 27 | 23 | Sale Sharks |
Silvia Turani | Prop | 27 | 22 | Exeter Chiefs |
Vittoria Vecchini | Hooker | 21 | 15 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
Scotland
On 13 March 2023, Scotland named a 37-player squad for the 2023 Women's Six Nations Championship.[9][10]
Head coach: Bryan Easson
Wales
Wales 36-player squad was announced on 8 March 2023.[11]
Head coach: Ioan Cunningham
References
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- "Women's Six Nations 2023: Ex-Canada prop Mackenzie Carson to start for England". BBC Sport. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- "Women's Six Nations 2023: Delaney Burns to make debut in new-look England pack". BBC Sport. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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