Six Nations Complete Squad Rundown

As the 6 Nations fast approaches, we’re all feeling a sense of growing anticipation. This storied tournament, now in its 142nd year, kicks off on January 31st with France hosting Wales in a match that promises to set the tone for the weeks to follow. With Ireland entering as defending champions, having secured back-to-back titles, the pressure is on to see if they can achieve a historic three-peat. However, as always, the competition is fierce, with others looking to snatch the trophy away from Ireland given the opportunity.

This year’s squads are a fascinating blend of seasoned veterans and emerging talents, each team looking to strike the perfect balance between experience and youth. England has named Maro Itoje as their new captain, a strategic move by head coach Steve Borthwick to bring an ’80-minute’ leader to the forefront. Across the channel, France sees the return of Antoine Dupont, whose absence last year was keenly felt, adding an extra layer of excitement to their campaign. Scotland, despite the injury to their Autumn Series captain Sione Tuipulotu, has a squad bolstered by the likes of Finn Russell, whose creative flair could be the key to unlocking defences.

Italy, under the new leadership of Gonzalo Quesada, is infused with fresh energy, particularly with the inclusion of young players like Ross Vintcent. Meanwhile, Wales, with Jac Morgan at the helm, looks to bounce back from a challenging year. Each nation’s squad is meticulously selected, aiming not only for the Six Nations glory but also with an eye on securing spots for the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour to Australia. As we delve into the line-ups, we see a reflection of each country’s rugby philosophy and their aspirations for this tournament. Here’s a full rundown of the squads set to ignite this year’s Six Nations.

ENGLAND:

Forwards:
Fin Baxter (Harlequins)
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers)
Arthur Clarke (Gloucester)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks)
Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins)
Ben Curry (Sale Sharks)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
Theo Dan (Saracens)
Ben Earl (Saracens)
Ellis Genge (vice-captain) (Bristol Bears)
Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
Ted Hill (Bath Rugby)
Maro Itoje (captain) (Saracens)
Curtis Langdon (Northampton Saints)
George Martin (Leicester Tigers)
Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale Sharks)
Henry Pollock (Leicester Tigers)
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)
Tom Willis (Saracens)

Backs:
Oscar Beard (Harlequins)
Elliot Daly (Saracens)
Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints)
George Ford (Sale Sharks)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints)
Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby)
Cadan Murley (Harlequins)
Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks)
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears)
Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints)
Fin Smith (Northampton Saints)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints)

FRANCE:

Forwards:
Esteban Abadie (Toulon)
Dorian Aldegheri (Toulouse)
Gregory Alldritt (La Rochelle)
Uini Atonio (La Rochelle)
Hugo Auradou (Pau)
Cyril Baille (Toulouse)
Giorgi Beria (Clermont)
Paul Boudehent (La Rochelle)
Joshua Brennan (Toulouse)
Georges-Henri Colombe (Castres)
Francois Cros (Toulouse)
Thibaud Flament (Toulouse)
Marko Gazzotti (Bayonne)
Jean-Baptiste Gros (Toulon)
Mickaël Guillard (Racing 92)
Matthias Halagahu (Toulon)
Oscar Jegou (La Rochelle)
Maxime Lamothe (Bordeaux-Begles)
Julien Marchand (Toulouse)
Peato Mauvaka (Toulouse)
Emmanuel Meafou (Toulouse)
Dany Priso (Toulon)
Rabah Slimani (Clermont)
Romain Taofifénua (Lyon)

Backs:
Theo Attissogbe (La Rochelle)
Pierre-Louis Barassi (Toulouse)
Leo Barre (Stade Francais)
Nicolas Depoortere (Bordeaux-Begles)
Gael Drean (Toulon)
Antoine Dupont (c) (Toulouse)
Antoine Frisch (Munster)
Emilien Gailleton (Pau)
Matthieu Jalibert (Bordeaux-Begles)
Nolann le Garrec (Racing 92)
Maxime Lucu (Bordeaux-Begles)
Yoram Moefana (Bordeaux-Begles)
Noah Nene (Dax, on loan from Stade Francais)
Romain Ntamack (Toulouse)
Damien Penaud (Bordeaux-Begles)
Thomas Ramos (Toulouse)
Killian Tixeront (Racing 92)
Gabin Villiere (Toulon)

IRELAND:

Forwards:
Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh)
Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby)
Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors)
Gregor Brown (Glasgow Warriors)
Dave Cherry (Edinburgh)
Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh)
Rory Darge (co-captain) (Glasgow Warriors)
Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors)
Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh)
Jonny Gray (Exeter Chiefs)
Patrick Harrison (Leinster)
Will Hurd (Connacht)
Jack Mann (Glasgow Warriors)
D’Arcy Rae (Glasgow Warriors)
Dylan Richardson (Leinster)
Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh)
Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh)
Rory Sutherland (Ulster)
Marshall Sykes (Glasgow Warriors)

Backs:
Fergus Burke (Saracens)
Matt Currie (Edinburgh)
Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors)
Darcy Graham (Edinburgh)
George Horne (Glasgow Warriors)
Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints)
Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors)
Tom Jordan (Glasgow Warriors)
Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh)
Stafford McDowall (Glasgow Warriors)
Finn Russell (co-captain) (Bath Rugby)
Kyle Rowe (Glasgow Warriors)
Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh)
Ben White (Toulon)

ITALY:

Forwards:
Lorenzo Cannone (Benetton)
Niccolo Cannone (Benetton)
Riccardo Favretto (Benetton)
Simone Ferrari (Benetton)
Danilo Fischetti (Zebre)
Alessandro Izekor (Benetton)
Dino Lamb (Harlequins)
Michele Lamaro (Benetton)
Gianmarco Lucchesi (Benetton)
Sebastian Negri (Benetton)
Giacomo Nicotera (Benetton)
Marco Ricconi (Saracens)
Luca Rizzoli (Zebre)
Federico Ruzza (Benetton)
Ross Vintcent (Exeter Chiefs)
Giosue Zilocchi (Benetton)
Manuel Zuliani (Benetton)

Backs:
Tommaso Allan (Perpignan)
Juan Ignacio Brex (Benetton)
Ange Capuozzo (Toulouse)
Matt Gallagher (Benetton)
Alessandro Garbisi (Montpellier)
Paolo Garbisi (Montpellier)
Simone Gesi (Zebre)
Monty Ioane (Lyon)
Leonardo Marin (Benetton)
Tommaso Menoncello (Benetton)
Martin Page-Relo (Toulon)
Jacopo Trulla (Zebre)
Stephen Varney (Gloucester)

WALES:

Forwards:
Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff Rugby)
James Botham (Cardiff Rugby)
Elliot Dee (Dragons)
Taulupe Faletau (Cardiff Rugby)
Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs)
WillGriff John (Sale Sharks)
Evan Lloyd (Cardiff Rugby)
Kemsley Mathias (Scarlets)
Jac Morgan (captain) (Ospreys)
Sam Parry (Ospreys)
Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers)
Will Rowlands (Racing 92)
Nicky Smith (Ospreys)
Gareth Thomas (Ospreys)
Freddie Thomas (Gloucester Rugby)
Henry Thomas (Scarlets)
Christ Tshiunza (Exeter Chiefs)
Aaron Wainwright (Dragons)
Teddy Williams (Cardiff Rugby)
Ben Warren (Ospreys)

Backs:
Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby)
Ellis Bevan (Cardiff Rugby)
Dan Edwards (Ospreys)
Josh Hathaway (Gloucester Rugby)
Eddie James (Scarlets)
Ellis Mee (Scarlets)
Blair Murray (Scarlets)
Joe Roberts (Scarlets)
Tom Rogers (Scarlets)
Ben Thomas (Cardiff Rugby)
Nick Tompkins (Saracens)
Owen Watkin (Ospreys)
Liam Williams (Kubota Spears)
Rhodri Williams (Dragons)
Tomos Williams (Gloucester Rugby)

SCOTLAND:

Forwards:

Ewan Ashman – Edinburgh Rugby
Jamie Bhatti – Glasgow Warriors
Gregor Brown – Glasgow Warriors
Dave Cherry – Edinburgh Rugby
Luke Crosbie – Edinburgh Rugby
Rory Darge – Co-Captain – Glasgow Warriors
Jack Dempsey – Glasgow Warriors
Matt Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors
Zander Fagerson – Glasgow Warriors
Euan Ferrie – Glasgow Warriors
Grant Gilchrist – Edinburgh Rugby
Jonny Gray – Bordeaux Bègles
Cameron Henderson – Leicester Tigers
Patrick Harrison – Edinburgh Rugby
Will Hurd – Leicester Tigers
Ewan Johnson – Oyonnax
Jack Mann – Glasgow Warriors
Alexander Masibaka – Soyaux-Angoulême
D’Arcy Rae – Edinburgh Rugby
Jamie Ritchie – Edinburgh Rugby
Pierre Schoeman – Edinburgh Rugby
Rory Sutherland – Glasgow Warriors
Marshall Sykes – Edinburgh Rugby

Backs:

Fergus Burke – Saracens
Matt Currie – Edinburgh Rugby
Jamie Dobie – Glasgow Warriors
Darcy Graham – Edinburgh Rugby
George Horne – Glasgow Warriors
Rory Hutchinson – Northampton Saints
Huw Jones – Glasgow Warriors
Tom Jordan – Glasgow Warriors
Blair Kinghorn – Toulouse
Stafford McDowall – Glasgow Warriors
Finn Russell – Co-Captain – Bath Rugby
Arron Reed – Sale Sharks
Kyle Rowe – Glasgow Warriors
Duhan van der Merwe – Edinburgh Rugby
Ollie Smith – Glasgow Warriors
Ben White – Toulon

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