2023 Six Nations Championship
The 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 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.
| 2023 Six Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 4 February – 18 March 2023 | ||
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Ireland (15th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | Ireland (4th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | Ireland (13th title) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 1,010,930 (67,395 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 91 (6.07 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Thomas Ramos (84 points) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Damian Penaud (5 tries) | ||
| Player of the tournament | Antoine Dupont | ||
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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. 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. In total 91 tries were scored in the Championship, a Championship record.