2023_Six_Nations_Championship_squads

2023 Six Nations Championship squads

Annual rugby union tournament

The 2023 Six Nations Championship is the 24th Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Unlike the Rugby World Cup, teams are not required to name a limited squad for the tournament, and may call up players freely for each match.

Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 4 February 2023 – 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

On 16 January 2023, England coach Steve Borthwick named a 36-man squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship.^[1]

Head coach: Steve Borthwick

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Jamie George	Hooker	(1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 32)	72	Saracens
George McGuigan	Hooker	(1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 29)	0	Gloucester
Jack Walker	Hooker	(1996-05-06)6 May 1996 (aged 26)	0	Harlequins
Dan Cole	Prop	(1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 35)	95	Leicester Tigers
Ellis Genge	Prop	(1995-02-16)16 February 1995 (aged 27)	43	Bristol Bears
Joe Heyes	Prop	(1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 23)	7	Leicester Tigers
Bevan Rodd	Prop	(2000-08-26)26 August 2000 (aged 22)	2	Sale Sharks
Kyle Sinckler	Prop	(1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 29)	56	Bristol Bears
Mako Vunipola	Prop	(1991-01-14)14 January 1991 (aged 32)	74	Saracens
Ollie Chessum	Lock	(2000-09-06)6 September 2000 (aged 22)	5	Leicester Tigers
Jonny Hill	Lock	(1994-06-08)8 June 1994 (aged 28)	19	Sale Sharks
Nick Isiekwe	Lock	(1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 24)	8	Saracens
Maro Itoje	Lock	(1994-10-28)28 October 1994 (aged 28)	62	Saracens
Ben Curry	Flanker	(1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 24)	1	Sale Sharks
Ben Earl	Flanker	(1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 25)	13	Saracens
Courtney Lawes	Flanker	(1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 33)	96	Northampton Saints
Lewis Ludlam	Flanker	(1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 27)	14	Northampton Saints
Jack Willis	Flanker	(1996-12-24)24 December 1996 (aged 26)	6	Toulouse
Alex Dombrandt	Number 8	(1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 25)	7	Harlequins
Sam Simmonds	Number 8	(1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 28)	18	Exeter Chiefs
Alex Mitchell	Scrum-half	(1997-05-25)25 May 1997 (aged 25)	1	Northampton Saints
Jack van Poortvliet	Scrum-half	(2001-05-15)15 May 2001 (aged 21)	7	Leicester Tigers
Ben Youngs	Scrum-half	(1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 33)	121	Leicester Tigers
Owen Farrell	Fly-half	(1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 31)	101	Saracens
Fin Smith	Fly-half	(2002-05-11)11 May 2002 (aged 20)	0	Northampton Saints
Marcus Smith	Fly-half	(1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 23)	17	Harlequins
Elliot Daly	Centre	(1992-10-08)8 October 1992 (aged 30)	57	Saracens
Dan Kelly	Centre	(2001-06-16)16 June 2001 (aged 21)	1	Leicester Tigers
Joe Marchant	Centre	(1996-07-16)16 July 1996 (aged 26)	13	Harlequins
Henry Slade	Centre	(1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 29)	52	Exeter Chiefs
Manu Tuilagi	Centre	(1991-05-18)18 May 1991 (aged 31)	50	Sale Sharks
Ollie Hassell-Collins	Wing	(1999-01-17)17 January 1999 (aged 24)	0	London Irish
Max Malins	Wing	(1997-01-07)7 January 1997 (aged 26)	14	Saracens
Cadan Murley	Wing	(1999-07-31)31 July 1999 (aged 23)	0	Harlequins
Tommy Freeman	Fullback	(2001-03-05)5 March 2001 (aged 21)	3	Northampton Saints
Freddie Steward	Fullback	(2000-12-05)5 December 2000 (aged 22)	17	Leicester Tigers

Call-ups

On 29 January 2023, Borthwick named an updated 36-player squad, ahead of the opening fixture against Scotland on 4 February 2023, which added several players to the original squad, following injuries to Elliot Daly, Dan Kelly, Courtney Lawes, George McGuigan and Henry Slade.^[2]

On 6 February 2023, Borthwick named a revised 36-player squad for the second round fixture against Italy on 12 February 2023, which included a number of players returning from injury.^[3]

On 19 February 2023, Borthwick named an altered 36-player squad for the third round fixture against Wales on 25 February 2023, which recalled several veterans and two uncapped players.^[4]

On 28 February 2023, Borthwick named a 26-player training squad for the fallow week ahead of the fourth round fixture against France on 11 March 2023, which gave a recall to Jonny May.^[5]

On 13 March 2023, Borthwick named the final 36-player squad ahead of the last round fixture against Ireland on 18 March 2023, with new call-ups in place of Ollie Chessum and Ollie Lawrence, who withdrew because of injury.^[6]

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Tom Dunn	Hooker	(1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 30)	3	Bath
Will Collier	Prop	(1991-05-05)5 May 1991 (aged 31)	2	Harlequins
David Ribbans	Lock	(1995-08-29)29 August 1995 (aged 27)	3	Northampton Saints
Tom Curry	Flanker	(1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 24)	46	Sale Sharks
George Martin	Flanker	(2001-06-18)18 June 2001 (aged 21)	1	Leicester Tigers
George Ford	Fly-half	(1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 29)	84	Sale Sharks
Fraser Dingwall	Centre	(1999-04-07)7 April 1999 (aged 23)	0	Northampton Saints
Ollie Lawrence	Centre	(1999-09-18)18 September 1999 (aged 23)	6	Bath
Guy Porter	Centre	(1997-01-23)23 January 1997 (aged 26)	4	Leicester Tigers
Jonny May	Wing	(1990-04-01)1 April 1990 (aged 32)	72	Gloucester
Anthony Watson	Wing	(1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 28)	51	Leicester Tigers
Henry Arundell	Fullback	(2002-11-08)8 November 2002 (aged 20)	3	London Irish

France

On 17 January 2023, France head coach Fabien Galthié named a 42-man squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship.^[7]

Head coach: Fabien Galthié

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Gaëtan Barlot	Hooker	(1997-04-13)13 April 1997 (aged 25)	4	Castres
Teddy Baubigny	Hooker	(1998-09-02)2 September 1998 (aged 24)	1	Racing 92
Julien Marchand	Hooker	(1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 27)	24	Toulouse
Uini Atonio	Prop	(1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 32)	47	La Rochelle
Cyril Baille	Prop	(1993-09-15)15 September 1993 (aged 29)	38	Toulouse
Sipili Falatea	Prop	(1997-06-06)6 June 1997 (aged 25)	7	Bordeaux
Mohamed Haouas	Prop	(1994-06-09)9 June 1994 (aged 28)	15	Montpellier
Dany Priso	Prop	(1994-01-02)2 January 1994 (aged 29)	18	Toulon
Reda Wardi	Prop	(1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 27)	2	La Rochelle
Bastien Chalureau	Lock	(1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 30)	2	Montpellier
Thibaud Flament	Lock	(1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 25)	11	Toulouse
Thomas Jolmès	Lock	(1995-10-08)8 October 1995 (aged 27)	1	Bordeaux
Thomas Lavault	Lock	(1999-05-03)3 May 1999 (aged 23)	2	La Rochelle
Romain Taofifenua	Lock	(1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 32)	38	Lyon
Paul Willemse	Lock	(1992-11-13)13 November 1992 (aged 30)	24	Montpellier
Gregory Alldritt	Back row	(1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 25)	34	La Rochelle
Alexandre Bécognée	Back row	(1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 26)	1	Montpellier
Yacouba Camara	Back row	(1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 28)	17	Montpellier
Dylan Cretin	Back row	(1997-05-04)4 May 1997 (aged 25)	20	Lyon
François Cros	Back row	(1994-03-25)25 March 1994 (aged 28)	16	Toulouse
Anthony Jelonch	Back row	(1998-07-28)28 July 1998 (aged 24)	22	Toulouse
Sekou Macalou	Back row	(1995-04-20)20 April 1995 (aged 27)	11	Stade Français
Charles Ollivon	Back row	(1993-05-11)11 May 1993 (aged 29)	28	Toulon
Alexandre Roumat	Back row	(1997-06-27)27 June 1997 (aged 25)	0	Toulouse
Antoine Dupont (c)	Scrum-half	(1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 26)	42	Toulouse
Léo Coly	Scrum-half	(1999-09-09)9 September 1999 (aged 23)	0	Montpellier
Nolann Le Garrec	Scrum-half	(2002-05-14)14 May 2002 (aged 20)	0	Racing 92
Antoine Hastoy	Fly-half	(1997-06-04)4 June 1997 (aged 25)	2	La Rochelle
Matthieu Jalibert	Fly-half	(1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 24)	20	Bordeaux
Romain Ntamack	Fly-half	(1999-05-01)1 May 1999 (aged 23)	31	Toulouse
Pierre-Louis Barassi	Centre	(1998-04-22)22 April 1998 (aged 24)	3	Toulouse
Julien Delbouis	Centre	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 24)	0	Stade Français
Gaël Fickou	Centre	(1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 28)	74	Racing 92
Émilien Gailleton	Centre	(2003-07-13)13 July 2003 (aged 19)	0	Pau
Yoram Moefana	Centre	(2000-07-18)18 July 2000 (aged 22)	11	Bordeaux
Louis Bielle-Biarrey	Wing	(2003-06-16)16 June 2003 (aged 19)	0	Bordeaux
Ethan Dumortier	Wing	(2000-12-29)29 December 2000 (aged 22)	0	Lyon
Matthis Lebel	Wing	(1999-03-25)25 March 1999 (aged 23)	5	Toulouse
Damian Penaud	Wing	(1996-09-25)25 September 1996 (aged 26)	37	Clermont
Romain Buros	Fullback	(1997-07-31)31 July 1997 (aged 25)	0	Bordeaux
Melvyn Jaminet	Fullback	(1999-06-30)30 June 1999 (aged 23)	12	Toulouse
Thomas Ramos	Fullback	(1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 27)	20	Toulouse

Call-ups

On 29 January, Clément Castets, Baptiste Couilloud and Gabin Villière were called-up to the squad, while Dany Priso, Thomas Jolmès and Léo Coly were released.^[8] Alexandre Roumat also replaced an injured Paul Boudehent on the same day.^[9]

On 30 January, Thomas Jolmès was immediately called back after Yacouba Camara withdrew injured following Montpellier's game at Toulouse the previous day.^[10]

On 19 February, Jonathan Danty, Ibrahim Diallo, Thomas Lavault and Yoan Tanga were called up ahead of the third round match against Scotland.^[11]

On 3 March, Dorian Aldegheri, Léo Berdeu, Thomas Jolmès, Enzo Reybier and Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer were called up ahead of the final two rounds against England and Wales.^[12]

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Peato Mauvaka	Hooker	(1997-01-10)January 10, 1997 (aged 26)	19	Toulouse
Dorian Aldegheri	Prop	(1993-08-04)August 4, 1993 (aged 29)	9	Toulouse
Clément Castets	Prop	(1996-05-05)5 May 1996 (aged 26)	0	Stade Français
Thomas Jolmès	Lock	(1995-10-08)October 8, 1995 (aged 27)	1	Bordeaux
Thomas Lavault	Lock	(1999-05-03)May 3, 1999 (aged 23)	2	La Rochelle
Ibrahim Diallo	Back row	(1998-01-23)January 23, 1998 (aged 25)	1	Racing 92
Yoan Tanga	Back row	(1996-11-29)November 29, 1996 (aged 26)	2	Racing 92
Bastien Vergnes-Taillefer	Back row	(1997-06-13)June 13, 1997 (aged 25)	0	Bordeaux
Baptiste Couilloud	Scrum-half	(1997-08-22)22 August 1997 (aged 25)	11	Lyon
Léo Berdeu	Fly-half	(1998-06-13)June 13, 1998 (aged 24)	0	Lyon
Jonathan Danty	Centre	(1992-10-07)October 7, 1992 (aged 30)	18	La Rochelle
Enzo Reybier	Wing	(2002-04-04)April 4, 2002 (aged 20)	0	Oyonnax
Gabin Villière	Wing	(1995-12-13)13 December 1995 (aged 27)	12	Toulon

Ireland

On 19 January 2023, Ireland coach Andy Farrell named a 37-man squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship.^[13] (Caps updated 19 March 2023)

Head coach: Andy Farrell

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Rob Herring	Hooker	(1990-04-28)28 April 1990 (aged 32)	34	Ulster
Rónan Kelleher	Hooker	(1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 25)	21	Leinster
Dan Sheehan	Hooker	(1998-09-17)17 September 1998 (aged 24)	17	Leinster
Finlay Bealham	Prop	(1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 31)	30	Connacht
Tadhg Furlong	Prop	(1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 30)	65	Leinster
Cian Healy	Prop	(1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 35)	123	Leinster
Dave Kilcoyne	Prop	(1988-12-14)14 December 1988 (aged 34)	51	Munster
Tom O'Toole	Prop	(1998-09-23)23 September 1998 (aged 24)	9	Ulster
Andrew Porter	Prop	(1996-01-16)16 January 1996 (aged 27)	53	Leinster
Ryan Baird	Lock	(1999-07-26)26 July 1999 (aged 23)	11	Leinster
Tadhg Beirne	Lock	(1992-01-08)8 January 1992 (aged 31)	38	Munster
Iain Henderson	Lock	(1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 30)	72	Ulster
Joe McCarthy	Lock	(2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 21)	1	Leinster
James Ryan	Lock	(1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 26)	53	Leinster
Jack Conan	Back row	(1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 30)	38	Leinster
Gavin Coombes	Back row	(1997-12-11)11 December 1997 (aged 25)	2	Munster
Caelan Doris	Back row	(1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 24)	28	Leinster
Peter O'Mahony	Back row	(1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 33)	94	Munster
Cian Prendergast	Back row	(2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 22)	1	Connacht
Josh van der Flier	Back row	(1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 29)	50	Leinster
Craig Casey	Scrum-half	(1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 23)	10	Munster
Jamison Gibson-Park	Scrum-half	(1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 30)	25	Leinster
Conor Murray	Scrum-half	(1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 33)	105	Munster
Ross Byrne	Fly-half	(1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 27)	19	Leinster
Jack Crowley	Fly-half	(2000-01-13)13 January 2000 (aged 23)	3	Munster
Johnny Sexton (c)	Fly-half	(1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 37)	113	Leinster
Bundee Aki	Centre	(1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 32)	46	Connacht
Keith Earls	Centre	(1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 35)	98	Munster
Robbie Henshaw	Centre	(1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 29)	63	Leinster
Stuart McCloskey	Centre	(1992-08-06)6 August 1992 (aged 30)	12	Ulster
Garry Ringrose	Centre	(1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 28)	50	Leinster
Mack Hansen	Wing	(1998-03-27)27 March 1998 (aged 24)	14	Connacht
Jordan Larmour	Wing	(1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 25)	30	Leinster
James Lowe	Wing	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 30)	20	Leinster
Jacob Stockdale	Wing	(1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 26)	35	Ulster
Hugo Keenan	Fullback	(1996-06-18)18 June 1996 (aged 26)	30	Leinster
Jimmy O'Brien	Fullback	(1995-11-27)27 November 1995 (aged 27)	5	Leinster
Jamie Osborne	Fullback	(2001-11-16)16 November 2001 (aged 21)	0	Leinster

Call-ups

On 30 January, Tom Stewart was called up as injury cover at hooker, with Rónan Kelleher an injury concern ahead of the tournament.^[14]

On 6 February, Michael Milne and Caolin Blade were called up as injury cover, and Roman Salanoa was retained after being called up for injury cover.^[15]

On 20 February, Scott Penny , Kieran Treadwell and Joey Carbery were called up as injury cover.^[16]

On 3 March, Nick Timoney and Ciaran Frawley were called up.^[17]

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Tom Stewart	Hooker	(2001-09-23)23 September 2001 (aged 21)	6	Ulster
Roman Salanoa	Prop	(1997-10-28)28 October 1997 (aged 25)	0	Munster
Michael Milne	Prop	(1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 23)	0	Leinster
Kieran Treadwell	Lock	(1998-06-11)11 June 1998 (aged 24)	11	Ulster
Scott Penny	Back row	(1999-09-22)22 September 1999 (aged 23)	0	Leinster
Nick Timoney	Back row	(1995-08-01)1 August 1995 (aged 27)	3	Ulster
Caolin Blade	Scrum-half	(1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 28)	1	Connacht
Joey Carbery	Fly-half	(1995-01-11)11 January 1995 (aged 28)	37	Munster
Ciaran Frawley	Fly-half	(1997-12-04)4 December 1997 (aged 25)	0	Leinster

Italy

On 10 January, Italy head coach Kieran Crowley announced an initial 34-man squad for their opening two matches of the tournament against France on 5 February and England on 12 February.^[18]

Head coach: Kieran Crowley

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Luca Bigi	Hooker	(1991-04-19)19 April 1991 (aged 31)	42	Zebre Parma
Marco Manfredi	Hooker	(1997-09-18)18 September 1997 (aged 25)	0	Zebre Parma
Giacomo Nicotera	Hooker	(1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (aged 26)	7	Benetton
Pietro Ceccarelli	Prop	(1992-02-16)16 February 1992 (aged 30)	24	Brive
Simone Ferrari	Prop	(1994-03-28)28 March 1994 (aged 28)	40	Benetton
Danilo Fischetti	Prop	(1998-01-26)26 January 1998 (aged 25)	25	London Irish
Matteo Nocera	Prop	(1999-01-16)16 January 1999 (aged 24)	0	Zebre Parma
Marco Riccioni	Prop	(1997-10-19)19 October 1997 (aged 25)	18	Saracens
Luca Rizzoli	Prop	(2002-05-03)3 May 2002 (aged 20)	0	Zebre Parma
Mirco Spagnolo	Prop	(2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 22)	0	Petrarca
Federico Zani	Prop	(1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 33)	14	Benetton
Niccolò Cannone	Lock	(1998-05-17)17 May 1998 (aged 24)	25	Benetton
Marco Fuser	Lock	(1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (aged 31)	41	Massy
Federico Ruzza	Lock	(1994-08-04)4 August 1994 (aged 28)	36	Benetton
Andrea Zambonin	Lock	(2000-09-03)3 September 2000 (aged 22)	2	Zebre Parma
Lorenzo Cannone	Back row	(2001-01-28)28 January 2001 (aged 22)	3	Benetton
Michele Lamaro (c)	Back row	(1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 24)	21	Benetton
Sebastian Negri	Back row	(1994-06-30)30 June 1994 (aged 28)	40	Benetton
Giovanni Pettinelli	Back row	(1996-03-13)13 March 1996 (aged 26)	8	Benetton
Jake Polledri	Back row	(1995-11-08)8 November 1995 (aged 27)	19	Gloucester
Manuel Zuliani	Back row	(2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (aged 22)	6	Benetton
Alessandro Fusco	Scrum-half	(1999-10-28)28 October 1999 (aged 23)	8	Zebre Parma
Alessandro Garbisi	Scrum-half	(2002-04-11)11 April 2002 (aged 20)	3	Benetton
Stephen Varney	Scrum-half	(2001-05-16)16 May 2001 (aged 21)	15	Gloucester
Tommaso Allan	Fly-half	(1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 29)	66	Harlequins
Giacomo Da Re	Fly-half	(1999-03-29)29 March 1999 (aged 23)	1	Benetton
Ignacio Brex	Centre	(1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 30)	18	Benetton
Enrico Lucchin	Centre	(1995-04-04)4 April 1995 (aged 27)	1	Zebre Parma
Tommaso Menoncello	Centre	(2002-08-20)20 August 2002 (aged 20)	6	Benetton
Luca Morisi	Centre	(1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 31)	39	London Irish
Pierre Bruno	Wing	(1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 26)	7	Zebre Parma
Matteo Minozzi	Wing	(1996-06-04)4 June 1996 (aged 26)	24	Benetton
Ange Capuozzo	Fullback	(1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 23)	7	Toulouse
Edoardo Padovani	Fullback	(1993-03-15)15 March 1993 (aged 29)	40	Benetton

Call-ups

On 29 January, Italy reduced the squad for the first two rounds and included call-ups for Riccardo Favretto, Paolo Garbisi and Edoardo Iachizzi.^[19] At the same time it also saw the withdrawal of Marco Fuser, Matteo Nocera, Mirco Spagnolo and Andrea Zambonin.

On 20 February, Jake Polledri was announced to have withdrawn from the squad due to injury, whilst Paolo Buonfiglio, Andrea Zambonin and Giovanni Montemauri were called up ahead of round 3.^[20]

On 8 March, Italy named an updated squad ahead of the final two rounds which included the call ups for Page Relo, Marco Zanon and Simone Gesi.^[21]

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Paolo Buonfiglio	Lock	(1995-01-28)28 January 1995 (aged 28)	0	Zebre Parma
Riccardo Favretto	Lock	(2001-10-18)18 October 2001 (aged 21)	0	Benetton
Edoardo Iachizzi	Lock	(1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 24)	0	Vannes
Andrea Zambonin	Lock	(2000-09-03)3 September 2000 (aged 22)	2	Zebre Parma
Martin Page-Relo	Scrum-half	(1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 24)	0	Toulouse
Paolo Garbisi	Fly-half	(2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (aged 22)	21	Montpellier
Giovanni Montemauri	Fly-half	(2000-10-24)24 October 2000 (aged 22)	0	Rugby Rovigo Delta
Marco Zanon	Centre	(1997-10-03)3 October 1997 (aged 25)	15	Benetton
Simone Gesi	Wing	(2001-05-23)23 May 2001 (aged 21)	0	Zebre Parma

Scotland

On 17 January 2023, Scotland coach Gregor Townsend named a 40-man squad for the 2023 Six Nations Championship.^[22]

Head coach: Gregor Townsend

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ewan Ashman	Hooker	(2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (aged 22)	6	Sale Sharks
Fraser Brown	Hooker	(1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 33)	57	Glasgow Warriors
Dave Cherry	Hooker	(1991-01-03)3 January 1991 (aged 32)	8	Edinburgh
George Turner	Hooker	(1992-10-08)8 October 1992 (aged 30)	30	Glasgow Warriors
Simon Berghan	Prop	(1990-12-07)7 December 1990 (aged 32)	31	Glasgow Warriors
Jamie Bhatti	Prop	(1993-09-08)8 September 1993 (aged 29)	24	Glasgow Warriors
Zander Fagerson	Prop	(1996-01-19)19 January 1996 (aged 27)	54	Glasgow Warriors
WP Nel	Prop	(1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 36)	50	Edinburgh
Pierre Schoeman	Prop	(1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 28)	16	Edinburgh
Javan Sebastian	Prop	(1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 28)	3	Scarlets
Rory Sutherland	Prop	(1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (aged 30)	22	Ulster
Grant Gilchrist	Lock	(1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 32)	59	Edinburgh
Jonny Gray	Lock	(1994-03-24)24 March 1994 (aged 28)	72	Exeter Chiefs
Richie Gray	Lock	(1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 33)	69	Glasgow Warriors
Cameron Henderson	Lock	(2000-01-13)13 January 2000 (aged 23)	0	Leicester Tigers
Sam Skinner	Lock	(1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 28)	23	Edinburgh
Josh Bayliss	Back row	(1997-09-18)18 September 1997 (aged 25)	3	Bath
Andy Christie	Back row	(1999-03-27)27 March 1999 (aged 23)	4	Saracens
Luke Crosbie	Back row	(1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 25)	2	Edinburgh
Jack Dempsey	Back row	(1994-04-12)12 April 1994 (aged 28)	4	Glasgow Warriors
Matt Fagerson	Back row	(1998-07-16)16 July 1998 (aged 24)	28	Glasgow Warriors
Jamie Ritchie (c)	Back row	(1996-08-16)16 August 1996 (aged 26)	36	Edinburgh
Hamish Watson	Back row	(1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 31)	54	Edinburgh
George Horne	Scrum-half	(1995-05-12)12 May 1995 (aged 27)	18	Glasgow Warriors
Ali Price	Scrum-half	(1993-05-12)12 May 1993 (aged 29)	58	Glasgow Warriors
Ben White	Scrum-half	(1998-05-27)27 May 1998 (aged 24)	9	London Irish
Ben Healy	Fly-half	(1999-06-29)29 June 1999 (aged 23)	0	Munster
Blair Kinghorn	Fly-half	(1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 26)	38	Edinburgh
Finn Russell	Fly-half	(1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 30)	65	Racing 92
Chris Harris	Centre	(1990-12-28)28 December 1990 (aged 32)	39	Gloucester
Huw Jones	Centre	(1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 29)	31	Glasgow Warriors
Stafford McDowall	Centre	(1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 24)	0	Glasgow Warriors
Cameron Redpath	Centre	(1999-12-23)23 December 1999 (aged 23)	4	Bath
Sione Tuipulotu	Centre	(1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 25)	11	Glasgow Warriors
Sean Maitland	Wing	(1988-09-14)14 September 1988 (aged 34)	53	Saracens
Ruaridh McConnochie	Wing	(1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 31)	0	Bath
Kyle Steyn	Wing	(1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 29)	5	Glasgow Warriors
Duhan van der Merwe	Wing	(1995-06-04)4 June 1995 (aged 27)	23	Edinburgh
Stuart Hogg	Fullback	(1992-06-24)24 June 1992 (aged 30)	96	Exeter Chiefs
Ollie Smith	Fullback	(2000-08-07)7 August 2000 (aged 22)	2	Glasgow Warriors

Call-ups

On 7 February 2023, Andy Christie returned to his club due to injury and Scott Cummings joined up with the squad as his replacement.

On 7 March 2023, Rory Darge joined up with the squad ahead of the fourth round.

On 14 March 2023, Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell withdrew from the squad due to injury and Charlie Savala was called up to the squad as cover.

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Scott Cummings	Lock	(1996-12-03)3 December 1996 (aged 26)	23	Glasgow Warriors
Rory Darge	Flanker	(2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 22)	7	Glasgow Warriors
Charlie Savala	Fly-half	(2000-04-21)21 April 2000 (aged 22)	0	Edinburgh

Wales

Wales coach Warren Gatland named a 37-man squad for the tournament on 17 January 2023.^[23]

Head coach: Warren Gatland

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Dewi Lake	Hooker	(1999-05-16)16 May 1999 (aged 23)	8	Ospreys
Ken Owens (c)	Hooker	(1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 36)	86	Scarlets
Bradley Roberts	Hooker	(1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 27)	3	Dragons
Rhys Carré	Prop	(1998-02-08)8 February 1998 (aged 24)	17	Cardiff
Leon Brown	Prop	(1996-10-26)26 October 1996 (aged 26)	22	Dragons
Tomas Francis	Prop	(1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (aged 30)	67	Ospreys
Wyn Jones	Prop	(1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 30)	45	Scarlets
Dillon Lewis	Prop	(1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 27)	45	Cardiff
Gareth Thomas	Prop	(1993-08-02)2 August 1993 (aged 29)	17	Ospreys
Adam Beard	Lock	(1996-01-07)7 January 1996 (aged 27)	41	Ospreys
Rhys Davies	Lock	(1998-11-09)9 November 1998 (aged 24)	0	Ospreys
Dafydd Jenkins	Lock	(2002-12-05)5 December 2002 (aged 20)	1	Exeter Chiefs
Alun Wyn Jones	Lock	(1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 37)	155	Ospreys
Teddy Williams	Lock	(2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (aged 22)	0	Cardiff
Taulupe Faletau	Back row	(1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 32)	95	Cardiff
Jac Morgan	Back row	(2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 23)	6	Ospreys
Tommy Reffell	Back row	(1999-04-27)27 April 1999 (aged 23)	4	Leicester Tigers
Justin Tipuric	Back row	(1989-08-06)6 August 1989 (aged 33)	89	Ospreys
Christ Tshiunza	Back row	(2002-01-09)9 January 2002 (aged 21)	3	Exeter Chiefs
Aaron Wainwright	Back row	(1997-09-25)25 September 1997 (aged 25)	36	Dragons
Kieran Hardy	Scrum-half	(1995-11-30)30 November 1995 (aged 27)	16	Scarlets
Rhys Webb	Scrum-half	(1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 34)	36	Ospreys
Tomos Williams	Scrum-half	(1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 28)	40	Cardiff
Dan Biggar	Fly-half	(1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 33)	103	Toulon
Rhys Patchell	Fly-half	(1993-05-17)17 May 1993 (aged 29)	21	Scarlets
Owen Williams	Fly-half	(1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (aged 30)	3	Ospreys
Mason Grady	Centre	(2002-03-29)29 March 2002 (aged 20)	0	Cardiff
Joe Hawkins	Centre	(2002-06-11)11 June 2002 (aged 20)	1	Ospreys
George North	Centre	(1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 30)	109	Ospreys
Nick Tompkins	Centre	(1995-02-16)16 February 1995 (aged 27)	25	Saracens
Keiran Williams	Centre	(1997-04-12)12 April 1997 (aged 25)	0	Ospreys
Josh Adams	Wing	(1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 27)	44	Cardiff
Alex Cuthbert	Wing	(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 32)	55	Ospreys
Rio Dyer	Wing	(1999-12-21)21 December 1999 (aged 23)	3	Dragons
Louis Rees-Zammit	Wing	(2001-02-02)2 February 2001 (aged 22)	22	Gloucester
Leigh Halfpenny	Fullback	(1988-12-22)22 December 1988 (aged 34)	97	Scarlets
Liam Williams	Fullback	(1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 31)	81	Cardiff

Call-ups

On 24 January 2023, Scott Baldwin was called up to replace Dewi Lake.^[24]

More information Player, Position ...

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Scott Baldwin	Hooker	(1988-07-12)12 July 1988 (aged 34)	34	Ospreys

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