The2022 Six Nations Championship is the 23rdSix Nations Championship, an annualrugby union competition contested by the national teams ofEngland,France,Ireland,Italy,Scotland andWales. England are the defending champions. There is no limit on the number of players each team may call up to play in the competition, and initial squad sizes ranged from 33 to 42.

Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 5 February 2022 – the tournament's opening day. For players added to a squad during the tournament, their caps and age are indicated as of the date of their call-up.

England coach Eddie Jones named an initial 36-man squad for the tournament on 18 January 2022, including six uncapped players.^[1]

Head coach:Eddie Jones

On 24 January,Jonny May withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced byElliot Daly.^{[citation needed]} In addition,George Ford was called up to replaceOwen Farrell, who was ruled out of the tournament on 26 January.^[2]Nick Isiekwe also joined the squad as injury cover forCourtney Lawes.^[3]

On 30 January,Louis Lynagh andAdam Radwan were added to the squad.^[4]

On 8 February,Joe Launchbury andTom Pearson were called up to the squad, whileOrlando Bailey was released.^[5]

On 15 February,Manu Tuilagi joined up with the squad.^[6]

On 1 March,Will Goodrick-Clarke andLewis Ludlow were included in a fallow week training squad, before returning to their clubs.^[7]

On 6 March,Nic Dolly,Alex Mitchell andSam Underhill were recalled as part of a revised 36-man squad.Luke Cowan-Dickie,Jonny Hill,Lewis Ludlam,Raffi Quirke andManu Tuilagi were all withdrawn due to injury, whileMark Atkinson,Tommy Freeman,Tom Pearson andAdam Radwan were also released back to their clubs.^[8]

On 14 March,Tom Curry withdrew from the squad because of injury, and was replaced byJack Willis.^[9]

On 18 January 2022,France coachFabien Galthié named a 42-man squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship.^[10]

Head coach:Fabien Galthié

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Gaëtan Barlot	Hooker	(1997-04-13)13 April 1997 (aged 24)	4	Castres
Julien Marchand	Hooker	(1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 26)	16	Toulouse
Peato Mauvaka	Hooker	(1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 25)	9	Toulouse
Uini Atonio	Prop	(1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 31)	39	La Rochelle
Cyril Baille	Prop	(1993-09-15)15 September 1993 (aged 28)	31	Toulouse
Demba Bamba	Prop	(1998-03-17)17 March 1998 (aged 23)	20	Lyon
Daniel Bibi Biziwu	Prop	(2001-08-29)29 August 2001 (aged 20)	0	Clermont
Jean-Baptiste Gros	Prop	(1999-05-29)29 May 1999 (aged 22)	14	Toulon
Mohamed Haouas	Prop	(1994-03-09)9 March 1994 (aged 27)	13	Montpellier
Thibaud Flament	Lock	(1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 24)	3	Toulouse
Bernard Le Roux	Lock	(1989-06-04)4 June 1989 (aged 32)	47	Racing 92
Romain Taofifénua	Lock	(1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 31)	31	Lyon
Florent Vanverberghe	Lock	(2000-07-22)22 July 2000 (aged 21)	0	Castres
Florian Verhaeghe	Lock	(1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 24)	0	Montpellier
Paul Willemse	Lock	(1992-11-13)13 November 1992 (aged 29)	19	Montpellier
Grégory Alldritt	Back row	(1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 24)	26	La Rochelle
Dylan Cretin	Back row	(1997-05-04)4 May 1997 (aged 24)	13	Lyon
François Cros	Back row	(1994-03-25)25 March 1994 (aged 27)	11	Toulouse
Ibrahim Diallo	Back row	(1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 24)	1	Racing 92
Anthony Jelonch	Back row	(1996-07-28)28 July 1996 (aged 25)	14	Toulouse
Sekou Macalou	Back row	(1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 26)	7	Stade Français
Yoan Tanga	Back row	(1996-11-29)29 November 1996 (aged 25)	0	Racing 92
Cameron Woki	Back row	(1998-11-07)7 November 1998 (aged 23)	11	Bordeaux
Baptiste Couilloud	Scrum-half	(1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 24)	8	Lyon
Antoine Dupont	Scrum-half	(1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 25)	35	Toulouse
Maxime Lucu	Scrum-half	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 29)	2	Bordeaux
Léo Berdeu	Fly-half	(1998-06-13)13 June 1998 (aged 23)	0	Lyon
Antoine Hastoy	Fly-half	(1997-06-04)4 June 1997 (aged 24)	1	Pau
Romain Ntamack	Fly-half	(1999-05-01)1 May 1999 (aged 22)	23	Toulouse
Jonathan Danty	Centre	(1992-10-07)7 October 1992 (age 33)	11	La Rochelle
Jules Favre	Centre	(1999-03-22)22 March 1999 (aged 22)	0	La Rochelle
Gaël Fickou	Centre	(1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 27)	66	Racing 92
Yoram Moefana	Centre	(2000-07-18)18 July 2000 (aged 21)	2	Bordeaux
Virimi Vakatawa	Centre	(1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 29)	30	Racing 92
Tani Vili	Centre	(2000-10-31)31 October 2000 (aged 21)	0	Clermont
Matthis Lebel	Wing	(1999-03-25)25 March 1999 (aged 22)	1	Toulouse
Damian Penaud	Wing	(1996-09-25)25 September 1996 (aged 25)	28	Clermont
Teddy Thomas	Wing	(1993-09-18)18 September 1993 (aged 28)	28	Racing 92
Gabin Villière	Wing	(1995-12-13)13 December 1995 (aged 26)	8	Toulon
Brice Dulin	Fullback	(1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 31)	36	La Rochelle
Melvyn Jaminet	Fullback	(1999-06-30)30 June 1999 (aged 22)	6	Perpignan
Thomas Ramos	Fullback	(1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 26)	14	Toulouse

On 19 January 2022,Ireland coach Andy Farrell named a 37-man squad for the tournament, including two uncapped players. FlankerCian Prendergast was also included as an additional development player, who would participate in the training camp.^[11]

Head coach:Andy Farrell

On 7 February,Dave Heffernan replaced the injuredRónan Kelleher.^[12]

On 21 February,James Lowe andJimmy O'Brien were added to the squad.^[13]

On 7 March, Jeremy Loughman was called up to the squad ahead of the final two rounds of the Championship.^[14]

Italy named a 33-man squad for the tournament on 13 January 2022.^[15]

Head coach:Kieran Crowley

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Hame Faiva	Hooker	(1994-05-09)9 May 1994 (aged 27)	1	Benetton /Rovigo Delta
Gianmarco Lucchesi	Hooker	(2000-09-10)10 September 2000 (aged 21)	8	Benetton
Giacomo Nicotera	Hooker	(1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (aged 25)	0	Benetton
Pietro Ceccarelli	Prop	(1992-02-16)16 February 1992 (aged 29)	17	Brive
Danilo Fischetti	Prop	(1998-01-26)26 January 1998 (aged 24)	15	Zebre Parma
Ivan Nemer	Prop	(1998-04-22)22 April 1998 (aged 23)	3	Benetton
Tiziano Pasquali	Prop	(1994-07-14)14 July 1994 (aged 27)	21	Benetton
Cherif Traorè	Prop	(1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 27)	12	Benetton
Giosuè Zilocchi	Prop	(1997-01-15)15 January 1997 (aged 25)	15	Zebre Parma
Niccolò Cannone	Lock	(1998-05-17)17 May 1998 (aged 23)	15	Benetton
Marco Fuser	Lock	(1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (aged 30)	36	Newcastle Falcons
Federico Ruzza	Lock	(1994-08-04)4 August 1994 (aged 27)	25	Benetton
David Sisi	Lock	(1993-02-05)5 February 1993 (aged 29)	18	Zebre Parma
Toa Halafihi	Back row	(1993-11-27)27 November 1993 (aged 28)	0	Benetton
Michele Lamaro (c)	Back row	(1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 23)	10	Benetton
Sebastian Negri	Back row	(1994-06-30)30 June 1994 (aged 27)	36	Benetton
Giovanni Pettinelli	Back row	(1996-03-13)13 March 1996 (aged 25)	1	Benetton
Braam Steyn	Back row	(1992-05-02)2 May 1992 (aged 29)	46	Benetton
Manuel Zuliani	Back row	(2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (aged 21)	0	Benetton
Callum Braley	Scrum-half	(1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 27)	12	Benetton
Alessandro Fusco	Scrum-half	(1999-10-28)28 October 1999 (aged 22)	2	Zebre Parma
Stephen Varney	Scrum-half	(2001-05-16)16 May 2001 (aged 20)	9	Gloucester
Giacomo Da Re	Fly-half	(1999-03-29)29 March 1999 (aged 22)	0	Benetton /Rovigo Delta
Paolo Garbisi	Fly-half	(2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (aged 21)	13	Montpellier
Leonardo Marin	Fly-half	(2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (aged 19)	0	Benetton
Ignacio Brex	Centre	(1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 29)	8	Benetton
Luca Morisi	Centre	(1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 30)	36	Benetton
Marco Zanon	Centre	(1997-10-03)3 October 1997 (aged 24)	7	Benetton
Pierre Bruno	Wing	(1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 25)	1	Zebre Parma
Monty Ioane	Wing	(1994-10-30)30 October 1994 (aged 27)	9	Benetton
Tommaso Menoncello	Wing	(2002-08-20)20 August 2002 (aged 19)	0	Benetton /F.I.R. Academy
Federico Mori	Wing	(2000-10-13)13 October 2000 (aged 21)	11	Bordeaux
Edoardo Padovani	Fullback	(1993-03-15)15 March 1993 (aged 28)	30	Benetton

On 24 January,Ange Capuozzo was added to the squad.^[16]

On 31 January, Ion Neculai and Enrico Lucchin were added to the squad, with Lucchin initially replacing Luca Morisi due to injury.^[17][18]

On 7 February Andrea Zambonin joined the squad ahead of round 2.^[19]

On 23 February Renato Giammarioli and Andrea Lovotti replace Fuser, Negri, Capuozzo, Da Re and Menoncello.^[20]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Andrea Lovotti	Prop	(1989-07-28)28 July 1989 (aged 32)	47	Zebre Parma
Ion Neculai	Prop	(2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 21)	0	Zebre Parma
Andrea Zambonin	Lock	(2000-09-03)3 September 2000 (aged 21)	1	Zebre Parma
Renato Giammarioli	Back row	(1995-03-23)23 March 1995 (aged 26)	5	Zebre Parma
Enrico Lucchin	Centre	(1995-04-04)4 April 1995 (aged 26)	0	Zebre Parma
Ange Capuozzo	Fullback	(1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 22)	0	Grenoble

Scotland named a 39-man squad for the tournament on 19 January 2022, including five uncapped players.^[21]

Head coach:Gregor Townsend

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ewan Ashman	Hooker	(2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (aged 21)	2	Sale Sharks
Stuart McInally	Hooker	(1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 31)	43	Edinburgh
George Turner	Hooker	(1992-10-08)8 October 1992 (aged 29)	20	Glasgow Warriors
Jamie Bhatti	Prop	(1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 28)	22	Glasgow Warriors
Zander Fagerson	Prop	(1996-01-19)19 January 1996 (aged 26)	42	Glasgow Warriors
WP Nel	Prop	(1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 35)	43	Edinburgh
Pierre Schoeman	Prop	(1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 27)	4	Edinburgh
Javan Sebastian	Prop	(1994-09-27)27 September 1994 (aged 27)	1	Scarlets
Rory Sutherland	Prop	(1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (aged 29)	16	Worcester Warriors
Scott Cummings	Lock	(1996-12-03)3 December 1996 (aged 25)	21	Glasgow Warriors
Grant Gilchrist	Lock	(1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 31)	48	Edinburgh
Jonny Gray	Lock	(1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 27)	64	Exeter Chiefs
Jamie Hodgson	Lock	(1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (aged 23)	3	Edinburgh
Sam Skinner	Lock	(1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 27)	15	Exeter Chiefs
Josh Bayliss	Back row	(1997-09-18)18 September 1997 (aged 24)	2	Bath
Magnus Bradbury	Back row	(1995-08-23)23 August 1995 (aged 26)	14	Edinburgh
Andy Christie	Back row	(1999-03-27)27 March 1999 (aged 22)	0	Saracens
Rory Darge	Back row	(2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 21)	0	Glasgow Warriors
Matt Fagerson	Back row	(1998-07-16)16 July 1998 (aged 23)	17	Glasgow Warriors
Nick Haining	Back row	(1990-09-01)1 September 1990 (aged 31)	10	Edinburgh
Jamie Ritchie	Back row	(1996-08-16)16 August 1996 (aged 25)	31	Edinburgh
Hamish Watson	Back row	(1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 30)	45	Edinburgh
Ali Price	Scrum-half	(1993-05-12)12 May 1993 (aged 28)	46	Glasgow Warriors
Ben Vellacott	Scrum-half	(1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 26)	0	Edinburgh
Ben White	Scrum-half	(1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 23)	0	London Irish
Finn Russell	Fly-half	(1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 29)	58	Racing 92
Mark Bennett	Centre	(1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 29)	22	Edinburgh
Chris Harris	Centre	(1990-12-28)28 December 1990 (aged 31)	31	Gloucester
Rory Hutchinson	Centre	(1996-01-29)29 January 1996 (aged 26)	5	Northampton Saints
Sam Johnson	Centre	(1993-06-19)19 June 1993 (aged 28)	21	Glasgow Warriors
Cameron Redpath	Centre	(1999-12-23)23 December 1999 (aged 22)	1	Bath
Sione Tuipulotu	Centre	(1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 24)	1	Glasgow Warriors
Darcy Graham	Wing	(1997-06-21)21 June 1997 (aged 24)	22	Edinburgh
Rufus McLean	Wing	(2000-03-02)2 March 2000 (aged 21)	2	Glasgow Warriors
Kyle Rowe	Wing	(1998-02-08)8 February 1998 (aged 23)	0	London Irish
Kyle Steyn	Wing	(1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 28)	3	Glasgow Warriors
Duhan van der Merwe	Wing	(1995-06-04)4 June 1995 (aged 26)	13	Worcester Warriors
Stuart Hogg	Fullback	(1992-06-24)24 June 1992 (aged 29)	88	Exeter Chiefs
Blair Kinghorn	Fullback	(1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 25)	28	Edinburgh

On 25 January,Sean Maitland was added to the squad afterKyle Rowe andDuhan van der Merwe were unable to report to the pre-tournament training camp due to illness.^[22]

On 31 January, Jamie Bhatti withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Allan Dell.

On 21 February, Scotland announced an updated squad for their match against France, which included the new inclusions of Simon Berghan, James Lang, Oli Kebble, Ollie Smith and Marshall Sykes.^[23]

On 7 March, Adam Hastings, Ross Thompson and Glen Young were called up to the squad whilst Marshall Sykes, Nick Haining, Oli Kebble, Ollie Smith, Rufus McLean withdrew after due to injury.

On 14 March, Fraser Brown, Murphy Walker, Scott Cummings and Jordan Edmunds were added to the squad ahead of Ireland whilst Kiran McDonald, Glen Young and Duhan van der Merwe returned to their clubs.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Fraser Brown	Hooker	(1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 32)	54	Glasgow Warriors
Simon Berghan	Prop	(1990-12-07)7 December 1990 (aged 31)	31	Glasgow Warriors
Allan Dell	Prop	(1992-03-16)16 March 1992 (aged 29)	32	London Irish
Oli Kebble	Prop	(1992-06-18)18 June 1992 (aged 29)	11	Glasgow Warriors
Murphy Walker	Prop	(1999-10-25)25 October 1999 (aged 22)	0	Glasgow Warriors
Kiran McDonald	Lock	(1994-01-11)11 January 1994 (aged 28)	0	Glasgow Warriors
Marshall Sykes	Lock	(1999-12-29)29 December 1999 (aged 22)	1	Edinburgh
Glen Young	Lock	(1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 27)	0	Edinburgh
Adam Hastings	Fly-half	(1996-10-05)5 October 1996 (aged 25)	25	Gloucester
Ross Thompson	Fly-half	(1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 22)	1	Glasgow Warriors
James Lang	Centre	(1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 26)	6	Edinburgh
Jordan Edmunds	Wing		0	Boroughmuir RFC
Sean Maitland	Wing	(1988-09-14)14 September 1988 (aged 33)	53	Saracens
Ollie Smith	Fullback	(2000-07-08)8 July 2000 (aged 21)	0	Glasgow Warriors

Wales named a 36-man squad for the tournament on 18 January 2022. Usual captainAlun Wyn Jones was ruled out of the start of the tournament, so fly-halfDan Biggar was named as his replacement. The squad included three uncapped players: hookerDewi Lake, and back rowersJac Morgan andJames Ratti.^[24]

Head coach:Wayne Pivac

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ryan Elias	Hooker	(1995-01-07)7 January 1995 (aged 27)	23	Scarlets
Dewi Lake	Hooker	(1999-05-16)16 May 1999 (aged 22)	0	Ospreys
Bradley Roberts	Hooker	(1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 26)	1	Ulster
Leon Brown	Prop	(1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 25)	16	Dragons
Rhys Carré	Prop	(1998-02-08)8 February 1998 (aged 23)	16	Cardiff
Tomas Francis	Prop	(1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (aged 29)	60	Ospreys
Wyn Jones	Prop	(1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 29)	38	Scarlets
Dillon Lewis	Prop	(1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 26)	34	Cardiff
Gareth Thomas	Prop	(1993-08-02)2 August 1993 (aged 28)	5	Ospreys
Adam Beard	Lock	(1996-01-07)7 January 1996 (aged 26)	29	Ospreys
Ben Carter	Lock	(2001-01-23)23 January 2001 (aged 21)	5	Dragons
Seb Davies	Lock	(1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 25)	13	Cardiff
Will Rowlands	Lock	(1991-09-19)19 September 1991 (aged 30)	13	Dragons
Christ Tshiunza	Lock	(2002-01-09)9 January 2002 (aged 20)	2	Exeter Chiefs
Taine Basham	Back row	(1999-11-02)2 November 1999 (aged 22)	7	Dragons
Ellis Jenkins	Back row	(1993-04-29)29 April 1993 (aged 28)	14	Cardiff
Jac Morgan	Back row	(2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 22)	0	Ospreys
Ross Moriarty	Back row	(1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 27)	49	Cardiff
James Ratti	Back row	(1997-10-14)14 October 1997 (aged 24)	0	Cardiff
Aaron Wainwright	Back row	(1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (aged 24)	34	Dragons
Gareth Davies	Scrum-half	(1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 31)	65	Scarlets
Kieran Hardy	Scrum-half	(1995-11-30)30 November 1995 (aged 26)	8	Scarlets
Tomos Williams	Scrum-half	(1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 27)	29	Cardiff
Gareth Anscombe	Fly-half	(1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 30)	29	Ospreys
Dan Biggar (c)	Fly-half	(1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 32)	95	Northampton Saints
Rhys Priestland	Fly-half	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 35)	52	Cardiff
Callum Sheedy	Fly-half	(1995-10-28)28 October 1995 (aged 26)	13	Bristol Bears
Jonathan Davies	Centre	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 33)	93	Scarlets
Willis Halaholo	Centre	(1990-07-06)6 July 1990 (aged 31)	9	Cardiff
Nick Tompkins	Centre	(1995-02-16)16 February 1995 (aged 26)	16	Saracens
Owen Watkin	Centre	(1996-10-12)12 October 1996 (aged 25)	26	Ospreys
Josh Adams	Wing	(1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 26)	35	Cardiff
Alex Cuthbert	Wing	(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 31)	48	Ospreys
Louis Rees-Zammit	Wing	(2001-02-02)2 February 2001 (aged 21)	12	Gloucester
Johnny McNicholl	Fullback	(1990-09-24)24 September 1990 (aged 31)	8	Scarlets
Liam Williams	Fullback	(1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 30)	74	Scarlets

On 21 February, Taulupe Faletau was called up to the squad after recovering from injury.^[25]

On 6 March, Josh Navidi was called up to the squad with Ellis Jenkins being released back to his club.^[26]

On 12 March, Alun Wyn Jones was called up to the squad following recovery from injury.^[27]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Alun Wyn Jones	Lock	(1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 36)	149	Ospreys
Taulupe Faletau	Back row	(1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 31)	86	Bath
Josh Navidi	Back row	(1990-12-30)30 December 1990 (aged 31)	28	Cardiff

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