The 2022 Women’s Six Nations was the first “stand alone” competition held outside of the traditional February/March time frame with the five rounds played in March and April.
From an Irish point of view it was the first tournament with the new head coach Greg McWilliams in charge. McWilliams tasked with rebuilding the side after 6 years of a declining performance from the Ireland Women’s international side culminating in their failure to qualify for the 2021 Women’s World Cup – the competition delayed to October 2022 due to the Covid pandemic.
Off the field, the tournament is regarded as one of the most successful ever with the games free to view on the BBC and record attendances claimed for most games though actual attendance figures are not available for the latter rounds.
On the field, the tournament was dominated by England and France. England averaged winning margins of more than 60 points per game against the other four sides with France averaging, slightly less than, a 30 point winning . . .
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