# 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship squads

The 2022 Women's Six Nations Championship was the 21st Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England were the defending champions, having won a COVID shortened version of the tournament in 2021. There was no limit on the number of players each team may call up to play in the competition.
Note: Number of caps are indicated as of the first match of the tournament (26 March 2022).

## England

Head coach: Simon Middleton
On 7 March Simon Middleton announced England's 40 player squad for the tournament
| Player | Position | Caps | Club/Province |
| Zoe Aldcroft | Lock | 28 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Sarah Beckett | Number 8 | 22 | Harlequins |
| Sarah Bern | Prop | 40 | Bristol Bears |
| Hannah Botterman | Prop | 26 | Saracens |
| Shaunagh Brown | Prop | 24 | Harlequins |
| Rowena Burnfield | Lock | 50 | Wasps |
| May Campbell | Hooker | 0 | Saracens |
| Byrony Cleall | Prop | 5 | Wasps |
| Poppy Cleall | Lock / Number 8 | 50 | Saracens |
| Amy Cokayne | Hooker | 60 | Harlequins |
| Vickii Cornborough | Prop | 64 | Harlequins |
| Lark Davies | Hooker | 35 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Vicky Fleetwood | Flanker | 79 | Saracens |
| Rosie Galligan | Lock | 1 | Harlequins |
| Detysha Harper | Prop | 5 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Sarah Hunter (c) | Number 8 | 130 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Sadia Kabeya | Flanker | 2 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Alex Matthews | Flanker | 45 | Worcester Warriors |
| Harriet Millar-Mills | Number 8 | 66 | Wasps |
| Maud Muir | Prop | 4 | Wasps |
| Marlie Packer | Flanker | 79 | Saracens |
| Connie Powell | Hooker | 1 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Abbie Ward | Lock | 50 | Bristol Bears |
| Holly Aitchison | Flyhalf | 4 | Saracens |
| Jess Breach | Wing | 19 | Harlequins |
| Heather Cowell | Wing | 2 | Harlequins |
| Abigail Dow | Wing | 22 | Wasps |
| Zoe Harrison | Flyhalf | 34 | Saracens |
| Natasha Hunt | Scrumhalf | 55 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Leanne Infante | Scrumhalf | 48 | Bristol Bears |
| Ellie Kildunne | Fullback | 18 | Harlequins |
| Sarah McKenna | Fullback | 39 | Saracens |
| Lucy Packer | Scrumhalf | 1 | Harlequins |
| Amber Reed | Centre | 58 | Bristol Bears |
| Helena Rowland | Flyhalf | 10 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Emily Scarratt | Centre | 96 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Emma Sing | Fullback | 0 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Lagi Tuima | Centre | 12 | Harlequins |
| Lydia Thompson | Wing | 50 | Worcester Warriors |
| Ella Wyrwas | Scrumhalf | 0 | Saracens |

## France

Head coach: Annick Hayraud
On 14 March 2022 Annick Hayraud announced their 35 player squad for the tournament.
On 29 March Céline Ferer, Maïlys Traoré and Safi N'Diaye were all added to the squad to face Ireland
Caroline Boujard was added to the squad prior to the fourth round match against Wales.
| Player | Position | Caps | Club/Province |
| Julie Annery | Flanker | 9 | Stade Français Paris |
| Cyrielle Banet | Wing | 20 | Montpellier RC |
| Rose Bernadou | Prop | 6 | Montpellier RC |
| Axelle Berthoumieu | Flanker | 6 | Blagnac Rugby Féminin |
| Camille Boudaud | Centre | 12 | Stade Toulousain Rugby |
| Caroline Boujard | Wing | 28 | Montpellier RC |
| Emilie Boulard | Fullback | 6 | RC Chilly Mazarin |
| Yllana Brosseau | Prop | 4 | Stade Bordelais |
| Marie-Aurélie Castel | Wing | 4 | Stade Rennais Rugby |
| Alexandra Chambon | Scrumhalf | 1 | FC Grenoble Amazones |
| Annaëlle Deshaye | Prop | 19 | Lyon Olympique Universitaire |
| Coumba Diallo | Flanker | 17 | Stade Français Paris |
| Célia Domain | Prop | 4 | Blagnac Rugby Féminin |
| Caroline Drouin | Flyhalf | 13 | Stade Rennais Rugby |
| Charlotte Escudero | Number 8 | 0 | Blagnac Rugby Féminin |
| Madoussou Fall | Lock | 11 | Stade Bordelais |
| Manae Feleu | Lock | 1 | FC Grenoble Amazones |
| Céline Ferer | Flanker | 28 | Stade Toulousain Rugby |
| Maëlle Filopon | Wing | 11 | Stade Toulousain Rugby |
| Audrey Forlani | Lock | 23 | Blagnac Rugby Féminin |
| Emeline Gros | Number 8 | 5 | Montpellier RC |
| Gaëlle Hermet (c) | Flanker | 33 | Stade Toulousain Rugby |
| Chloé Jacquet | Fullback | 3 | Lyon Olympique Universitaire |
| Clara Joyeux | Prop | 25 | Blagnac Rugby Féminin |
| Assia Khalfaoui | Prop | 0 | Stade Bordelais |
| Coco Lindelauf | Prop | 3 | Blagnac Rugby Féminin |
| Mélissande Llorens | Wing | 1 | Blagnac Rugby Féminin |
| Marjorie Mayans | Flanker | 12 | Blagnac Rugby Féminin |
| Marine Ménager | Wing | 22 | Montpellier RC |
| Romane Ménager | Flanker | 23 | Montpellier RC |
| Léa Murie | Wing | 5 | Stade Toulousain Rugby |
| Safi N'Diaye | Flanker | 27 | Montpellier RC |
| Morgane Peyronnet | Centre | 17 | Montpellier RC |
| Laure Sansus | Scrumhalf | 17 | Stade Toulousain Rugby |
| Agathe Sochat | Hooker | 17 | Stade Bordelais |
| Laure Touyé | Hooker | 15 | Montpellier RC |
| Maïlys Traoré | Prop | 24 | Stade Toulousain Rugby |
| Jessy Trémoulière | Fullback | 22 | ASM Romagnat Rugby Féminin |
| Gabrielle Vernier | Centre | 22 | Blagnac Rugby Féminin |

## Ireland

Head coach: Greg McWilliams
On 3 March 2022 Greg McWilliams announced his 38 player squad for the tournament.
On 21 March Nichola Fryday was named captain for the tournament.
On 19 April 2022 Laura Feely, Laura Sheehan, Mary Healy, Shannon Touhey, Sene Naoupu, Niamh Byrne and Alice O'Dowd were all called up to the squad.
| Player | Position | Caps | Club/Province |
| Amanda McQuade | Prop | 0 | Railway Union RFC |
| Katie O'Dwyer | Prop | 5 | Railway Union RFC |
| Chloe Pearse | Lock | 2 | UL Bohemian RFC |
| Linda Djougang | Prop | 17 | ASM Romagnat Rugby |
| Christy Haney | Prop | 0 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Laura Feely | Prop | 19 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Alice O'Dowd | Prop | 0 | Old Belvedere RFC |
| Claire Boles | Flanker | 3 | Railway Union RFC |
| Emma Hooban | Hooker | 8 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Neve Jones | Hooker | 6 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Nichola Fryday (c) | Lock | 22 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Sam Monaghan | Lock | 5 | Wasps |
| Aoife McDermott | Lock | 18 | Railway Union RFC |
| Anna McGann | Flanker | 0 | Railway Union RFC |
| Grace Moore | Flanker | 1 | Railway Union RFC |
| Dorothy Wall | Flanker | 10 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Aoife Wafer | Flanker | 0 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Brittany Hogan | Flanker | 7 | Old Belvedere RFC |
| Emma Murphy | Flanker | 0 | Railway Union RFC |
| Edel McMahon | Flanker | 14 | Wasps |
| Maeve Óg O'Leary | Flanker | 1 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Hannah O'Connor | Number 8 | 7 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Aoibheann Reilly | Scrumhalf | 0 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Kathryn Dane | Scrumhalf | 18 | Old Belvedere RFC |
| Ailsa Hughes | Scrumhalf | 13 | Railway Union RFC |
| Nicole Cronin | Scrumhalf | 16 | UL Bohemian RFC |
| Mary Healy | Scrumhalf | 1 | Naas RFC/Suttonians RFC |
| Nikki Caughey | Centre | 13 | Railway Union RFC |
| Enya Breen | Centre | 9 | UL Bohemian RFC |
| Stacey Flood | Flyhalf | 7 | Railway Union RFC |
| Michelle Claffey | Centre | 12 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Eve Higgins | Centre | 6 | Railway Union RFC |
| Sene Naoupu | Centre | 40 | Old Belvedere RFC |
| Lucy Mulhall | Flyhalf | 1 | Wicklow RFC |
| Beibhinn Parsons | Wing | 15 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Amee-Leigh Murphy Crow | Wing | 6 | Railway Union RFC |
| Aoife Doyle | Wing | 7 | Railway Union RFC |
| Natasja Behan | Fullback | 0 | Blackrock College RFC |
| Lauren Delany | Fullback | 18 | Sale Sharks |
| Eimear Considine | Wing | 23 | UL Bohemian RFC |
| Molly Scuffil-McCabe | Scrumhalf | 0 | Railway Union RFC |
| Vicky Irwin | Centre | 0 | Sale Sharks |
| Laura Sheehan | Wing | 5 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Shannon Touhey | Wing | 1 | Tullamore RFC |
| Niamh Byrne | Wing | 0 | Railway Union RFC |

## Italy

Head coach: Andrea Di Giandomenico
On 14 March 2022 Andrea Di Giandomenico announced his squad for the championship.
Due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Italy squad Federica Cipolla was added to the squad for the Round 3 game against Ireland.
| Player | Position | Caps | Club/Province |
| Ilaria Arrighetti | Flanker | 51 | Stade Rennais |
| Sara Barattin | Scrumhalf | 101 | Villorba Rugby |
| Melissa Bettoni | Hooker | 64 | Stade Rennais |
| Francesca Barro | Prop | 0 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Beatrice Capomaggi | Centre | 4 | Villorba Rugby |
| Federica Cipolla | Wing | 0 | Villorba Rugby |
| Alyssa D'Inca' | Centre | 4 | Villorba Rugby |
| Giordana Duca | Lock | 24 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Valeria Fedrighi | Lock | 28 | Stade Toulousain |
| Alessandra Frangipani | Flanker | 0 | Villorba Rugby |
| Giada Franco | Flanker | 21 | Rugby Colorno |
| Manuela Furlan (c) | Fullback | 81 | Villorba Rugby |
| Lucia Gai | Prop | 76 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Elisa Giordano | Flanker | 49 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Francesca Granzotto | Centre / Wing | 0 | Unione Rugby Capitolina |
| Isabella Locatelli | Flanker | 28 | Rugby Colorno |
| Veronica Madia | Fullback | 25 | Rugby Colorno |
| Maria Magatti | Centre | 38 | CUS Milano Rugby |
| Alessia Margotti | Prop | 0 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Gaia Maris | Prop | 6 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Michela Merlo | Prop | 11 | Rugby Colorno |
| Aura Muzzo | Wing | 20 | Villorba Rugby |
| Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi | Fullback | 9 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Beatrice Rigoni | Wing | 49 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Francesca Sberna | Flanker | 6 | Rugby Calvisano |
| Sara Seye | Prop | 2 | Rugby Calvisano |
| Michela Sillari | Centre | 63 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Emanuela Stecca | Hooker | 0 | Villorba Rugby |
| Sofia Stefan | Scrumhalf | 62 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Sara Tounesi | Lock | 18 | ASM Romagnat |
| Silvia Turani | Hooker | 16 | Rugby Colorno |
| Emma Stevanin | Prop | 0 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Vittoria Vecchini | Hooker | 3 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |
| Beatrice Veronese | Flanker | 7 | Valsugana Rugby Padova |

## Scotland

Head coach: Bryan Easson
On 15 March 2022 Scotland head coach Bryan Easson announced his team for the 2022 championship.
Panashe Muzambe was added to the squad prior to Scotland's second-round game against Wales.
| Player | Position | Caps | Club/Province |
| Leah Bartlett | Prop | 12 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Christine Belisle | Prop | 12 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Sarah Bonar | Lock | 25 | Harlequins |
| Lisa Cockburn | Prop | 23 | Worcester Warriors |
| Katie Dougan | Prop | 15 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Eva Donaldson | Flanker | 1 | Edinburgh University |
| Evie Gallagher | Number 8 | 8 | Stirling County |
| Jade Konkel | Number 8 | 49 | Harlequins |
| Rachel Malcolm (c) | Flanker | 24 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Rachel McLachlan | Flanker | 24 | Sale Sharks |
| Louise McMillan | Lock | 31 | Hillhead Jordanhill |
| Panashe Muzambe | Prop | 7 | Garioch |
| Lyndsay O'Donnell | Lock | 15 | Worcester Warriors |
| Jodie Rettie | Hooker | 18 | Saracens |
| Lana Skeldon | Hooker | 48 | Worcester Warriors |
| Emma Wassell | Lock | 52 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Alison Wilson | Prop | 0 | Heriots |
| Molly Wright (rugby) | Hooker | 10 | Sale Sharks |
| Anne Young | Prop | 1 | Edinburgh University |
| Shona Campbell | Wing | 2 | Edinburgh University |
| Abi Evans | Wing | 15 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Megan Gaffney | Wing | 39 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Coreen Grant | Centre | 1 | Saracens |
| Sarah Law | Flyhalf | 48 | Sale Sharks |
| Rhona Lloyd | Wing | 33 | Les Lioness du Stade Bordelaise |
| Caity Mattinson | Scrumhalf | 1 | Worcester Warriors |
| Jenny Maxwell | Scrumhalf | 36 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Mairi McDonald | Scrumhalf | 7 | Hillhead Jordanhill |
| Liz Musgrove | Wing | 10 | Watsonians |
| Helen Nelson | Flyhalf / Centre | 37 | Loughborough Lightning |
| Emma Orr | Centre | 0 | Biggar |
| Chloe Rollie | Fullback | 45 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Hannah Smith | Centre | 30 | Watsonians |
| Meryl Smith | Wing | 0 | Edinburgh University |
| Lisa Thomson | Centre | 40 | Sale Sharks |
| Evie Wills | Flyhalf | 3 | Hillhead Jordanhill |

## Wales

Head coach: Ioan Cunningham
On 17 March 2022 Cunningham named their 37 player squad for the championship.
| Player | Position | Caps | Club/Province |
| Siwan Lillicrap (c) | Number 8 | 40 | Bristol Bears |
| Alisha Butchers | Flanker | 32 | Bristol Bears |
| Alex Callender | Flanker | 13 | Worcester Warriors |
| Gwen Crabb | Lock | 19 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Cara Hope | Prop | 14 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Kat Evans | Hooker | 3 | Saracens |
| Abbie Fleming | Flanker | 3 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Cerys Hale | Prop | 35 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Sioned Harries | Flanker | 58 | Worcester Warriors |
| Natalia John | Lock | 22 | Bristol Bears |
| Manon Johnes | Flanker | 13 | Bristol Bears |
| Kelsey Jones | Hooker | 22 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Bethan Lewis | Flanker | 22 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Liliana Podpadec | Lock | 0 | Llandaff North |
| Carys Phillips | Hooker | 54 | Worcester Warriors |
| Gwenllian Pyrs | Prop | 16 | Sale Sharks |
| Donna Rose | Prop | 6 | Saracens |
| Jenni Scoble | Prop | 0 | Llandaff North |
| Caryl Thomas | Prop | 58 | Worcester Warriors |
| Sisilia Tuipulotu | Lock | 0 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Keira Bevan | Scrumhalf | 38 | Bristol Bears |
| Lleucu George | Centre | 7 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Emma Hennessy | Wing | 0 | Cheltenham Tigers |
| Hannah Jones | Centre | 32 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Jasmine Joyce | Wing | 20 | Bristol Bears |
| Courtney Keight | Centre | 5 | Bristol Bears |
| Caitlin Lewis | Wing | 7 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Kerin Lake | Centre | 33 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Ffion Lewis | Scrumhalf | 17 | Worcester Warriors |
| Lisa Neumann | Wing | 22 | Gloucester-Hartpury |
| Lowri Norkett | Centre | 0 | Pontyclun |
| Kayleigh Powell | Flyhalf | 5 | Bristol Bears |
| Gemma Rowland | Centre | 19 | Wasps |
| Emma Swords | Scrumhalf | 0 | Harlequins |
| Elinor Snowsill | Flyhalf | 61 | Bristol Bears |
| Niamh Terry | Flyhalf | 4 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Robyn Wilkins | Flyhalf | 54 | Gloucester-Hartpury |