2011 Six Nations Championship

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2011 Six Nations Championship
Italy and France during the 2011 Six Nations at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome
Date4 February – 19 March 2011
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (26th title)
Matches played15
Attendance920,618 (61,375 per match)
Tries scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Toby Flood (50)
Top try scorer(s)England Chris Ashton (6)
Player of the tournamentItaly Andrea Masi
2010 (Previous) (Next) 2012

The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the 117th edition of the international championship. The annual rugby union tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and was won by England.

Ireland played their first Six Nations games at the Aviva Stadium, having played their first matches at the new stadium in November 2010.

For the first time in its history, the tournament opened with a Friday night fixture.[1] For the first time in a decade, all of the teams had the same head coach as in the previous year's tournament.[2]

This tournament was also notable for a major upset, with Italy beating 2010 champions France. Despite this upset, Italy still finished last, and was awarded the wooden spoon as a result. The champions were England, who won their first four matches, but were denied the Grand Slam and the Triple Crown by a defeat to Ireland.

Italy's Andrea Masi was named the Six Nations Player of the Championship, becoming the first Italian player to win the award with 30% of the voting. The runners up were Fabio Semenzato in second, Seán O'Brien in third and Toby Flood in fourth. [3]

Final results[edit]

England won the championship after winning four out of their five matches, losing against Ireland. Due to France defeating Wales in the final match of the tournament, England ended the tournament at the top of the table.[4] Had England beaten Ireland it would have led to their first Grand Slam since 2003.[4] Italy lost their final match against Scotland to claim the wooden spoon for the ninth time since entering the competition in 2000.[5]

Participants[edit]

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London England Martin Johnson Mike Tindall[captains 1]
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis France Marc Lièvremont Thierry Dusautoir
 Ireland Aviva Stadium Dublin Ireland Declan Kidney Brian O'Driscoll
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome South Africa Nick Mallett Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh England Andy Robinson Alastair Kellock
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland Matthew Rees
  1. ^ Replaced regular captain Lewis Moody, who was initially ruled out of at least the first two rounds of the competition with a knee injury.[6] He returned to play for his club team, Bath, on 20 February, but his injury reportedly returned during a training session for England's third match against France, ultimately ruling him out of the rest of the Championship.[7] Tindall suffered an ankle injury during England's fourth match against Scotland that ruled him out of their final match against Ireland; Nick Easter was named captain for that match in Tindall's absence.[8][9][10]

Squads[edit]

See 2011 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  England 5 4 0 1 132 81 +51 13 8
2  France 5 3 0 2 117 91 +26 10 6
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 93 81 +12 10 6
4  Wales 5 3 0 2 95 89 +6 6 6
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 82 109 −27 6 2
6  Italy 5 1 0 4 70 138 −68 6 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

4 February 2011
19:45
Wales 19–26 England
Try: Stoddart 60' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 23', 29', 43'
Hook (1/2) 70'
Report[11]Try: Ashton (2) 14' c, 56' c
Con: Flood (2/2)
Pen: Flood (3/3) 19', 32', 47'
Wilkinson (1/1) 75'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,276
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 James Hook
RW 14 Morgan Stoddart
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Mike Phillips downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Andy Powell downward-facing red arrow 33'
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate downward-facing red arrow 52' upward-facing green arrow 57' downward-facing red arrow 69'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Craig Mitchell Yellow card 46' downward-facing red arrow 71'
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 John Yapp upward-facing green arrow 52' downward-facing red arrow 57' upward-facing green arrow 71'
N8 18 Ryan Jones upward-facing green arrow 33'
FL 19 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 21 Rhys Priestland
FB 22 Lee Byrne upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Toby Flood downward-facing red arrow 63'
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell downward-facing red arrow 62'
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 69'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 David Wilson upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 19 Joe Worsley upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 20 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 62'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson upward-facing green arrow 63'
WG 22 Matt Banahan
Coach:
England Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:
Toby Flood (England)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

  • Tom Wood (England) made his international debut.

5 February 2011
14:30
Italy 11–13 Ireland
Try: McLean 75' m
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 6', 40'
Report[12]Try: O'Driscoll 44' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28'
Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 78'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000[13]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Kris Burton downward-facing red arrow 71'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori downward-facing red arrow 10'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Josh Sole downward-facing red arrow 50'
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini red cross icon 36' to 40' downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 36' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 19 Valerio Bernabò upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 10'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera upward-facing green arrow 71'
CE 22 Gonzalo Garcia upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton downward-facing red arrow 65'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 Seán O'Brien
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Denis Leamy Yellow card 73'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell downward-facing red arrow 73'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Cian Healy downward-facing red arrow 76'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 76'
LK 18 Leo Cullen upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 19 Shane Jennings
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 55'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Seán O'Brien (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)


5 February 2011
17:00
France 34–21 Scotland
Try: Médard 2' c
Penalty try 29' c
Harinordoquy 54' c
Traille 68' c
Con: Parra (2/2)
Yachvili (2/2)
Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 79'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 9'
Report[14]Try: Kellock 18' c
Brown 60' c
Lamont 75' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Jackson (1/1)
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,595
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Damien Traille
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz downward-facing red arrow 44'
LW 11 Maxime Médard downward-facing red arrow 73'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra downward-facing red arrow 52'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 55'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Julien Pierre
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 57'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion upward-facing green arrow 62'
N8 19 Sébastien Chabal upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili upward-facing green arrow 52'
FB 21 Clément Poitrenaud upward-facing green arrow 44'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Joe Ansbro
IC 12 Nick De Luca downward-facing red arrow 55'
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Rory Lawson downward-facing red arrow 40'
N8 8 Kelly Brown
OF 7 John Barclay downward-facing red arrow 61'
BF 6 Nathan Hines downward-facing red arrow 55'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Euan Murray downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Moray Low upward-facing green arrow 70'
N8 18 Richie Vernon upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 19 Ross Rennie upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 40'
FH 21 Ruaridh Jackson upward-facing green arrow 69'
WG 22 Sean Lamont upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
England Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
Maxime Médard (France)

Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Round 2[edit]

12 February 2011
14:30
England 59–13 Italy
Try: Ashton (4) 3' c, 25' c, 54' c, 76' c
Cueto 30' c
Tindall 35' c
Care 58' c
Haskell 72' c
Con: Flood (5/5)
Wilkinson (3/3)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 10'
Report[15]Try: Ongaro 70' c
Con: Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 4', 12'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,810
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto downward-facing red arrow 49'
FH 10 Toby Flood downward-facing red arrow 55'
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood downward-facing red arrow 61'
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon downward-facing red arrow 45'
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 David Wilson upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 45'
FL 19 Hendre Fourie upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 20 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 55'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson upward-facing green arrow 55'
WG 22 Matt Banahan upward-facing green arrow 49'
Coach:
England Martin Johnson
FB 15 Luke McLean downward-facing red arrow 79'
RW 14 Andrea Masi downward-facing red arrow 62'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi downward-facing red arrow 58'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Valerio Bernabò downward-facing red arrow 53'
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava downward-facing red arrow 46'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni Yellow card 43' downward-facing red arrow 56'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 18 Santiago Dellapè upward-facing green arrow 46'
FL 19 Robert Barbieri upward-facing green arrow 53'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 62'
FH 21 Kris Burton upward-facing green arrow 79'
CE 22 Gonzalo Garcia upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Chris Ashton (England)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

  • Chris Ashton's four-try performance marked a number of milestones:
    • He became the first player of any nation to score four tries in a Six Nations match since the competition expanded in 2000.
    • He also became the first England player to have scored four tries in a Six Nations, Five Nations, or Home Nations match since Ronald Poulton-Palmer scored four against France in 1914.
    • His six tries in the tournament equalled the single-season record in the Six Nations era, shared by Will Greenwood of England in 2001 and Shane Williams of Wales in 2008.
  • Carlo Del Fava earned his 50th cap
  • Alex Corbisiero (England) and Fabio Semenzato (Italy) made their international debuts.

12 February 2011
17:00
Scotland 6–24 Wales
Pen: Parks (2/3) 31', 58'Report[16]Try: Williams (2) 8' c, 70' m
Con: Hook (1/1)
Pen: Hook (4/5) 13', 18', 21', 65'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,259
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell downward-facing red arrow 20'
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Joe Ansbro
IC 12 Nick De Luca
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Rory Lawson downward-facing red arrow 46'
N8 8 Richie Vernon
OF 7 John Barclay downward-facing red arrow 67'
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c) downward-facing red arrow 71'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray downward-facing red arrow 46'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Moray Low upward-facing green arrow 46'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 19 Ross Rennie upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 46'
FH 21 Ruaridh Jackson
WG 22 Sean Lamont upward-facing green arrow 20'
Coach:
England Andy Robinson
FB 15 Lee Byrne Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 76'
RW 14 Morgan Stoddart
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook downward-facing red arrow 66'
SH 9 Mike Phillips downward-facing red arrow 75'
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate downward-facing red arrow 53'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 71'
LL 4 Bradley Davies Yellow card 23'
TP 3 Craig Mitchell
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c) downward-facing red arrow 75'
LP 1 Paul James downward-facing red arrow 66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 17 John Yapp upward-facing green arrow 66'
LK 18 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 53'
FL 19 Josh Turnbull upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Tavis Knoyle upward-facing green arrow 75'
FH 21 Stephen Jones upward-facing green arrow 66'
FB 22 Rhys Priestland upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)


13 February 2011
15:00
Ireland 22–25 France
Try: McFadden 4' c
O'Leary 37' m
Heaslip 67' c
Con: Sexton (1/2)
O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 15'
Report[17]Try: Médard 54' c
Con: Yachvili (1/1)
Pen: Parra (5/5) 10', 18', 20', 27', 48'
Yachvili (1/2) 62'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton downward-facing red arrow 62'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell downward-facing red arrow 80'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 75'
LP 1 Cian Healy downward-facing red arrow 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 18 Leo Cullen upward-facing green arrow 80'
FL 19 Denis Leamy
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 68'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 62'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud downward-facing red arrow 50'
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Damien Traille downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 11 Maxime Médard
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra downward-facing red arrow 53'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire downward-facing red arrow 53'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Julien Pierre downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat
LP 1 Thomas Domingo downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion upward-facing green arrow 63'
N8 19 Sébastien Chabal upward-facing green arrow 53'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili upward-facing green arrow 53'
CE 21 Yannick Jauzion upward-facing green arrow 72'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc upward-facing green arrow 50'
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Thierry Dusautoir (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Round 3[edit]

26 February 2011
14:30
Italy 16–24 Wales
Try: Canale 5' m
Parisse 52' m
Pen: Bergamasco (2/2) 12', 26'
Report[18]Try: Stoddart 9' m
Warburton 13' c
Con: S. Jones (1/2)
Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 3', 38', 40+2'
Drop: Hook (1/1) 73'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi downward-facing red arrow 73'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Kris Burton downward-facing red arrow 64'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato downward-facing red arrow 71'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri downward-facing red arrow 72'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 52'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò upward-facing green arrow 52'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 71'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera upward-facing green arrow 64'
WG 22 Tommaso Benvenuti upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Morgan Stoddart
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Craig Mitchell
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c) downward-facing red arrow 77'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard upward-facing green arrow 77'
PR 17 John Yapp
N8 18 Jonathan Thomas
FL 19 Josh Turnbull
SH 20 Tavis Knoyle
FH 21 Rhys Priestland
WG 22 Leigh Halfpenny
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Fabio Semenzato (Italy)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)


26 February 2011
17:00
England 17–9 France
Try: Foden 42' m
Pen: Flood (3/3) 5', 13', 17'
Wilkinson (1/1) 52'
Report[19]Pen: Yachvili (3/5) 7', 19', 22'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,107
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC 12 Shontayne Hape downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Toby Flood downward-facing red arrow 51'
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 76'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 23'
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Alex Corbisiero upward-facing green arrow 23'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 19 Hendre Fourie upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 65'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson upward-facing green arrow 51'
WG 22 Matt Banahan upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
EnglandMartin Johnson
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud downward-facing red arrow 51'
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Sébastien Chabal downward-facing red arrow 51'
OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Julien Pierre downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo downward-facing red arrow 60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire upward-facing green arrow 51'
SH 20 Morgan Parra upward-facing green arrow 62'
UB 21 Damien Traille upward-facing green arrow 51'
FB 22 Alexis Palisson upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Tom Palmer (England)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)


27 February 2011
15:00
Scotland 18–21 Ireland
Pen: Paterson 16', 17', 32', 58'
Parks 66'
Drop: Parks 70'
Report[20]Try: Heaslip 6' c
Reddan 29' c
O'Gara 53' c
Con: O'Gara (3/3)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,082
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Nikki Walker downward-facing red arrow 74'
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Sean Lamont
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson downward-facing red arrow 53'
SH 9 Mike Blair downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie downward-facing red arrow 46' upward-facing green arrow 55' downward-facing red arrow 55'
OF 7 John Barclay downward-facing red arrow 66'
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Moray Low downward-facing red arrow 66'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen Yellow card 44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Geoff Cross upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 55' upward-facing green arrow 66'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 66'
N8 19 Richie Vernon upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Rory Lawson upward-facing green arrow 60'
FH 21 Dan Parks upward-facing green arrow 53'
WG 22 Simon Danielli upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
England Andy Robinson
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Eoin Reddan downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace downward-facing red arrow 60'
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan downward-facing red arrow 66'
TP 3 Mike Ross downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 18 Leo Cullen upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 20 Peter Stringer upward-facing green arrow 60'
FH 21 Johnny Sexton upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Ronan O'Gara (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Round 4[edit]

12 March 2011
14:30
Italy 22–21 France
Try: Masi 59' c
Con: Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Bergamasco (5/7) 1', 23', 63', 70', 75'
Report[21]Try: Clerc 14' m
Parra 50' c
Con: Parra (1/2)
Pen: Parra (3/4) 19', 44', 66'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Luciano Orquera downward-facing red arrow 57'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri downward-facing red arrow 57'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 53'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia downward-facing red arrow 47'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero downward-facing red arrow 47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini upward-facing green arrow 47'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini upward-facing green arrow 47'
LK 18 Quintin Geldenhuys upward-facing green arrow 53'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio
FH 21 Kris Burton upward-facing green arrow 57'
FB 22 Luke McLean
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Sébastien Chabal downward-facing red arrow 56'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet downward-facing red arrow 56'
LL 4 Julien Pierre
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion upward-facing green arrow 56'
N8 19 Imanol Harinordoquy upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 20 Julien Tomas
CE 21 Damien Traille upward-facing green arrow 70'
FB 22 Clément Poitrenaud
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Andrea Masi (Italy)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)


12 March 2011
17:00
Wales 19–13 Ireland
Try: Phillips 50' c
Con: Hook (1/1)
Pen: Hook (3/4) 19', 27', 68'
Halfpenny (1/1) 38'
Report[22]Try: O'Driscoll 2' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 32', 40'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,233
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones downward-facing red arrow 59'
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Craig Mitchell downward-facing red arrow 12'
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c) downward-facing red arrow 71'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 John Yapp upward-facing green arrow 12'
N8 18 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 19 Rob McCusker
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
FH 21 Stephen Jones
WG 22 Morgan Stoddart
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald downward-facing red arrow 72'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 49'
SH 9 Eoin Reddan downward-facing red arrow 1'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan downward-facing red arrow 75'
TP 3 Mike Ross downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 75'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 18 Leo Cullen upward-facing green arrow 75'
N8 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 20 Peter Stringer upward-facing green arrow 1'
FH 21 Johnny Sexton upward-facing green arrow 49'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
James Hook (Wales)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

  • Mike Phillips (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
  • Brian O'Driscoll's try gave him 24 career tries in the Championship, equalling the all-time record of Ian Smith of Scotland, amassed in the Five Nations and Home Nations between 1924 and 1933.[23]
  • Ronan O'Gara became the fifth player in rugby history with 1,000 career Test points, reaching the mark with his conversion of O'Driscoll's try.[23]
  • The officials were heavily criticised for allowing the Wales try as it was scored following a quick throw-in after the ball went out on the full, with a different ball. A quick throw-in must be taken with the same ball without it being touched after going over the touchline.[24]

13 March 2011
15:00
England 22–16 Scotland
Try: Croft 67' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Flood (4/5) 15', 23', 29', 57'
Wilkinson (1/1) 79'
Report[25]Try: Evans 74 'c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 3', 20'
Drop: Jackson (1/1) 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,120
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c) downward-facing red arrow 40'
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Toby Flood downward-facing red arrow 65'
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood downward-facing red arrow 65'
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon downward-facing red arrow 65'
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 74'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Paul Doran-Jones upward-facing green arrow 74'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 19 Tom Croft upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 20 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 54'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 22 Matt Banahan upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
England Martin Johnson
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Joe Ansbro downward-facing red arrow 72'
IC 12 Sean Lamont
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson downward-facing red arrow 54'
SH 9 Rory Lawson downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Kelly Brown downward-facing red arrow 42'
OF 7 John Barclay Yellow card 56'
BF 6 Nathan Hines downward-facing red arrow 68'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Moray Low downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Geoff Cross upward-facing green arrow 52'
N8 18 Richie Vernon upward-facing green arrow 42'
FL 19 Alasdair Strokosch upward-facing green arrow 68'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 54'
FH 21 Dan Parks upward-facing green arrow 54'
CE 22 Nick De Luca upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
England Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
James Haskell (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

  • In the 58th minute, referee Poite was replaced by Jérôme Garcès due to injury. Andrew Small (England) replaced Garcès as touch judge.

Round 5[edit]

19 March 2011
14:30
Scotland 21–8 Italy
Try: De Luca 46' m
Walker 54' c
Con: Paterson (1/2)
Pen: Paterson (3/4) 3', 18', 67'
Report[26]Try: Masi 10' m
Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 30'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 42,464
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Joe Ansbro downward-facing red arrow 19'
IC 12 Sean Lamont downward-facing red arrow 78'
LW 11 Simon Danielli
FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson
SH 9 Rory Lawson downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Kelly Brown downward-facing red arrow 74'
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Nathan Hines downward-facing red arrow 54'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 Euan Murray upward-facing green arrow 64'
N8 18 Richie Vernon upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 19 Alasdair Strokosch upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 21 Dan Parks upward-facing green arrow 78'
CE 22 Nick De Luca upward-facing green arrow 19'
Coach:
England Andy Robinson
FB 15 Andrea Masi downward-facing red arrow 32'
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Kris Burton downward-facing red arrow 59'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Paul Derbyshire downward-facing red arrow 59'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini downward-facing red arrow 79'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 79'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 19 Robert Barbieri upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera upward-facing green arrow 59'
FB 22 Luke McLean upward-facing green arrow 32'
Coach:
South Africa Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Richie Gray (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)

  • Scotland's victory lifted them from the bottom of the table and condemned Italy to a fourth consecutive wooden spoon.
  • De Luca's try was the first for Scotland at Murrayfield for nearly two years.

19 March 2011
17:00
Ireland 24–8 England
Try: Bowe 27' m
O’Driscoll 46' c
Con: Sexton (1/2)
Pen: Sexton (4/4) 6' 14' 22' 37'
Report[27]Try: Thompson 52' m
Pen: Flood (1/2) 32'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Keith Earls
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Johnny Sexton downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Eoin Reddan downward-facing red arrow 78'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace downward-facing red arrow 71'
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell downward-facing red arrow 78'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 78'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin upward-facing green arrow 78'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 18 Leo Cullen upward-facing green arrow 78'
FL 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 79'
SH 20 Peter Stringer upward-facing green arrow 78'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Matt Banahan
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto downward-facing red arrow 66'
FH 10 Toby Flood downward-facing red arrow 51'
SH 9 Ben Youngs Yellow card 35' downward-facing red arrow 46'
N8 8 Nick Easter (c)
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Tom Palmer downward-facing red arrow 27'
LL 4 Louis Deacon downward-facing red arrow 55'
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley downward-facing red arrow 51'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 17 Paul Doran-Jones upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 27'
FL 19 Tom Croft upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 46'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson upward-facing green arrow 51'
WG 22 David Strettle upward-facing green arrow 66'
Coach:
England Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:
Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

  • Brian O'Driscoll's try against England took his all-time championship tally up to 25, breaking the record held by Ian Smith since 1933.[28]
  • Denis Leamy (Ireland) and Mark Cueto (England) each earned their 50th caps.

19 March 2011
19:45
France 28–9 Wales
Try: Nallet (2) 37' m, 43' c
Clerc 58' c
Con: Parra (2/3)
Pen: Parra (3/4) 7', 25', 52'
Report[29]Pen: Hook (3/4) 2', 42', 48'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,798
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Vincent Clerc downward-facing red arrow 75'
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Damien Traille downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 72'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Julien Pierre downward-facing red arrow 66'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 66'
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon upward-facing green arrow 66'
LK 18 Pascal Papé upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 20 Julien Tomas upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 21 Fabrice Estebanez upward-facing green arrow 70'
WG 22 Yoann Huget upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
France Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 George North
FH 10 James Hook Yellow card 57' downward-facing red arrow 66'
SH 9 Mike Phillips downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Sam Warburton downward-facing red arrow 15'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Adam Jones downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 John Yapp upward-facing green arrow 52'
N8 18 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 15' downward-facing red arrow 71'
FL 19 Rob McCusker upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 67'
FH 21 Stephen Jones upward-facing green arrow 66'
WG 22 Morgan Stoddart
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Lionel Nallet (France)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

  • Wales needed to beat France by 27 points to clinch the title.
  • Ryan Jones (Wales) earned his 50th cap.

Top scorers[edit]

Media coverage[edit]

In the United Kingdom, BBC channels televised the matches live. The matches were also televised by France 2 in France, RTÉ Two in Ireland,[30] Sky Sport in Italy and ESPN in Australia and New Zealand.[31]

In Wales, Welsh language channel S4C televised Wales matches live.[32]

In the United States and the Caribbean, Premium Sports[33] televised the matches live while BBC America also televised some matches in the United States.[34]

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