The French rugby team can still win the 2023 6 Nations Tournament, here are the different scenarios.
What if… Despite a defeat against Ireland on the second day, the French team can still believe in the final victory in this 2023 6 Nations Tournament, but this requires several conditions and scenarios that we detail you just below:
For Fabien Galthié, interviewed at a press conference, the match against Wales is the first priority before thinking about the final victory. ‘This Welsh team, two years ago, was in a position to make the Grand Slam at home, within two minutes. It’s not far two seasons. There are players in this team who have made the Grand Slam three times, won five tournaments. Whatever happens, the Welsh give their body on the line, it gives everything, everything, everything. For a very long time, they martyred the fifteen of France. The Twickenham match gave us a lot of satisfaction, we must not hide it. But we also saw points for improvement. We can play better with the ball, or without the ball. Play our transitions better.”
As explained above, Ireland are on their way to a historic victory. If Johnny Sexton’s partners win by scoring four or more tries, then they will have 27 points (the grand slam automatically earns three more), and that would be an unprecedented performance. For Scotland, which hosts Italy, the challenge is a first podium since 2018 in the 6 Nations Tournament. For England and Wales, it is above all a question of not relapsing to avoid an excessively negative balance sheet, but against Ireland and France, the task seems almost impossible. For Italy, as very often in recent years, the objective is to avoid another wooden spoon.
2023 6 Nations Tournament Schedule and Results
The schedule of matches for the 6 Nations Tournament is established over five days. Each team meets its opponents only once. For this 2023 edition, France travels three times (since it had received three times during the previous edition). The schedule of matches in 2023:
The classification of the 6 Nations Tournament is established as follows: the victory is worth 4 points, the draw 2 points and the defeat 0 point. Each of the six teams can also collect bonus points: 1 offensive bonus point if they score at least four tries in the match, 1 defensive bonus point if they lose the match by up to seven points. Finally, if one of the selections achieves the Grand Slam, they are granted an additional bonus of 3 points. In the event of a tie at the end of the tournament, the teams are separated by the difference in points per game.
In France, the matches of this 2023 6 Nations Tournament are broadcast on France TV. The pair made up of Matthieu Lartot and Dimitri Yachvili, accompanied by Cécile Grès for the interviews on the pitch, are in the comments of the nine matches of the competition, including all those of the Blues, scheduled on France 2. For the other matches, the broadcast is also available on the antennas of France TV, with the tandem Laurent Bellet – Jérôme Cazalbou at the microphone.
Here is the complete calendar of the 6 Nations 2024, unveiled on Tuesday February 28, 2023. On the program, an enticing France – Ireland at the start of the tournament and a France – England to conclude the latter.
