2014 Six Nations Championship

2014 Six Nations Championship
2014 Six Nations Championship
Date	1 February – 15 March 2014
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Ireland (12th title)
Triple Crown	England (24th title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	1,038,744 (69,250 per match)
Tries scored	61 (4.07 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Johnny Sexton (66)
Top try scorer(s)	Mike Brown (4); Johnny Sexton (4)
Player of the tournament	Mike Brown
Official website	Official website
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The 2014 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2014 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 120th edition of the tournament.^[1]

Going into the final day, three teams could have still won the championship – Ireland, England and France. In the final game, Ireland hung on to win against France by just two points and secure the championship, on points difference over England.^[2] This was their first championship since 2009, and the 12th title they have won, including predecessor championships.^[3]^[4]

The final game also saw the retirement of Brian O'Driscoll from international rugby, with a record number of 141 international caps – 133 for Ireland (83 as captain), and 8 for the British and Irish Lions.^[5]^[6]^[7]

England won the Triple Crown by beating Wales, Scotland and Ireland^[8] – they became the first team to win the Triple Crown while another of the Home Nations won the championship outright.

The 2014 tournament saw 12 players earn their first cap – three English, four French, two Scottish, one Irish, one Italian and one Welsh. Sergio Parisse and Martin Castrogiovanni became the most-capped Italian players with 105 caps,^[9]^[10] with Gethin Jenkins earning the same number to become the most-capped Welsh player.^[11] In their match against Wales on 1 February, Italy broke the world record for the most-capped starting pack with 587 caps, surpassing the previous record of 546 caps as held by New Zealand.

In line with a global change to the Television Match Official (TMO) protocol, this was the first Six Nations tournament where the TMO could be called upon to review up to two phases prior to a try being scored and to review potential instances of foul play occurring at any time during the match. Two red cards were issued for foul play during the tournament after referral to the TMO.^[12]

Participants[edit]

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Home stadium	Capacity	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London	Stuart Lancaster	Chris Robshaw
France	Stade de France	81,338	Saint-Denis	Philippe Saint-André	Pascal Papé¹
Ireland	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Joe Schmidt	Paul O'Connell²
Italy	Stadio Olimpico	73,261	Rome	Jacques Brunel	Sergio Parisse³
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144	Edinburgh	Scott Johnson (interim)	Kelly Brown⁴
Wales	Millennium Stadium	74,500	Cardiff	Warren Gatland	Sam Warburton⁵

¹ Replaced original captain Thierry Dusautoir who was ruled out of the Six Nations ahead of the tournament due to tearing a tendon in his right biceps.^[13]
² Except the opening week fixture against Scotland as he was ruled out as he suffered from a chest infection. Jamie Heaslip was captain of the fixture.^[14]
³ Except the round 4 match against Ireland as he was injured. Marco Bortolami was captain for that match.^[15]
⁴ Except for the round 2 match against England and the round 3 match against Italy as he was dropped. Greig Laidlaw was captain of those matches.^[16] Brown returned as captain for the last two matches against France and Wales.^[17]
⁵ Except for the opening match against Italy as he did not captain as he had not recovered from a shoulder injury. Alun Wyn Jones was captain for that match.^[18]

Squads[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts
1	Ireland	5	4	1	132	49	+83	16	8
2	England	5	4	1	138	65	+73	14	8
3	Wales	5	3	2	122	79	+43	11	6
4	France	5	3	2	101	100	+1	9	6
5	Scotland	5	1	4	47	138	−91	4	2
6	Italy	5	0	5	63	172	−109	7	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Fixtures[edit]

The 2014 Six Nations Championship saw the return of a Friday night fixture, last seen during the 2011 Six Nations Championship, where Wales faced France in the third week of the championship at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.^[19]

Round 1[edit]

1 February 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	23–15	Italy
Try: Cuthbert 3' c S. Williams 37' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 4', 39' Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 28', 66', 73'	Report^[20]	Try: Campagnaro (2) 42' m, 68' c Con: Allan (1/2) 69' Pen: Allan (1/2) 13'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 66,974
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Scott Williams
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Rhys Priestland
SH	9	Mike Phillips	67'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Dan Lydiate	64'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL	4	Luke Charteris	57'
TP	3	Adam Jones	64'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard	67'
LP	1	Paul James	78'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	67'
PR	17	Ryan Bevington	78'
PR	18	Rhodri Jones	64'
LK	19	Andrew Coombs	57'
FL	20	Sam Warburton	64'
SH	21	Rhys Webb	67'
FH	22	James Hook
FB	23	Liam Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Alberto Sgarbi
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto	76'
FH	10	Tommaso Allan
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	65'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco	57'	72'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni		72'
RL	5	Marco Bortolami	68'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	68'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	57'
LP	1	Michele Rizzo	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	57'
PR	17	Alberto De Marchi	55'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	68'
FL	19	Joshua Furno	68'
FL	20	Francesco Minto	57'
SH	21	Tobias Botes	65'
FH	22	Luciano Orquera
WG	23	Tommaso Iannone	76'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Michele Campagnaro (Italy)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

Notes:

Marco Bortolami became the fifth Italian player to earn 100 test caps.
Angelo Esposito made his international debut for Italy.
Italy's starting pack set a new record as the most-capped of all time. The pack entered the match with 587 caps, surpassing the previous record of 546 by New Zealand's pack against England on 16 November 2013.^[21]

1 February 2014
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	26–24	England
Try: Huget (2) 1' m, 17' m Fickou 76' c Con: Doussain (0/2) Machenaud (1/1) 78' Pen: Doussain (2/2) 10', 22' Machenaud (1/1) 69'	Report^[22]	Try: Brown 36' m Burrell 47' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 48' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 5', 42' Goode (1/1) 72' Drop: Care (1/1) 56'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,763
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	74'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Maxime Médard
FH	10	Jules Plisson
SH	9	Jean-Marc Doussain	57'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	65'
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux	40'
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga
RL	5	Pascal Papé (c)
LL	4	Alexandre Flanquart	43'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	48'
HK	2	Benjamin Kayser	43'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo	48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski	43'
PR	17	Yannick Forestier	48'
PR	18	Rabah Slimani	48'
LK	19	Yoann Maestri	43'
FL	20	Antoine Burban	40'
N8	21	Damien Chouly	65'
SH	22	Maxime Machenaud	57'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou	74'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell	65'
OC	13	Luther Burrell
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees
LW	11	Jonny May	8'
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Danny Care	61'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola	65'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Courtney Lawes	67'
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Dan Cole
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	58'
LP	1	Joe Marler	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	58'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	51'
PR	18	Henry Thomas
LK	19	Dave Attwood	67'
N8	20	Ben Morgan	65'
SH	21	Lee Dickson	61'
CE	22	Brad Barritt	65'
FB	23	Alex Goode	8'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Yoann Huget (France)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

French captain Pascal Papé earned his 50th test cap.
Antoine Burban and Jules Plisson made their international debuts for France.
Luther Burrell and Jack Nowell made their international debuts for England.

2 February 2014
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	28–6	Scotland
Try: Trimble 40' m Heaslip 46' c R. Kearney 70' c Con: Sexton (2/3) 47', 72' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 13', 22', 56'	Report^[23]	Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 18', 42'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll	72'
IC	12	Luke Marshall
LW	11	David Kearney
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	72'
SH	9	Conor Murray	72'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF	7	Chris Henry
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	65'
RL	5	Dan Tuohy
LL	4	Devin Toner	73'
TP	3	Mike Ross	62'
HK	2	Rory Best	65'
LP	1	Cian Healy	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	65'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	63'
PR	18	Martin Moore	62'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	73'
FL	20	Tommy O'Donnell	65'
SH	21	Isaac Boss	72'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	72'
WG	23	Fergus McFadden	72'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Sean Maitland	31'
OC	13	Alex Dunbar
IC	12	Duncan Taylor	64'
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw	73'
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)	56'
BF	6	Ryan Wilson
RL	5	Jim Hamilton	56'
LL	4	Tim Swinson
TP	3	Moray Low	65'
HK	2	Ross Ford	67'
LP	1	Ryan Grant	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Pat MacArthur	67'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson	52'
PR	18	Geoff Cross	65'
LK	19	Richie Gray	56'
N8	20	Johnnie Beattie	56'
SH	21	Chris Cusiter	73'
CE	22	Matt Scott	64'
WG	23	Max Evans	31'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Notes:

Paul O'Connell was named at lock for this match, but was ruled out with a chest infection hours before kick-off. He was replaced by Dan Tuohy.^[24]
Ireland reclaimed the Centenary Quaich after losing it in 2013.
Martin Moore made his international debut for Ireland.
Brian O'Driscoll made his 129th appearance for Ireland to surpass Ronan O'Gara as Ireland's most-capped player.
Rob Kearney earned his 50th test cap.

Round 2[edit]

8 February 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	26–3	Wales
Try: Henry 31' c Jackson 78' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 33' Jackson (1/1) 79' Pen: Sexton (4/5) 7', 16', 45', 55'	Report^[25]	Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 55'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,045
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble	60'
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	David Kearney
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	74'
SH	9	Conor Murray	79'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Chris Henry
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)	54'
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross	54'
HK	2	Rory Best	72'
LP	1	Cian Healy	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	72'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	67'
PR	18	Martin Moore	54'
LK	19	Dan Tuohy	54'	63'
FL	20	Tommy O'Donnell		63'
SH	21	Isaac Boss	79'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	74'
WG	23	Fergus McFadden	60'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Scott Williams		16'
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Rhys Priestland
SH	9	Mike Phillips	79'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate		70'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Andrew Coombs		70'
TP	3	Adam Jones		60'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard		60'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins		70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens		60'
PR	17	Paul James		70'
PR	18	Rhodri Jones		60'
LK	19	Jake Ball		70'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric		70'
SH	21	Rhys Webb
FH	22	James Hook
FB	23	Liam Williams		16'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Peter O'Mahony (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Paul James and Leigh Halfpenny earned their 50th test caps, with Halfpenny becoming the youngest Welsh player to reach the landmark.
Jake Ball made his international debut for Wales.
This was Wales' first Six Nations fixture that they have failed to score a try in since their 28–9 loss to France in 2011.

8 February 2014
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	0–20	England
Pen: Laidlaw (0/2)	Report^[26]	Try: Burrell 14' c Brown 58' c Con: Farrell (2/2) 15', 59' Pen: Farrell (1/4) 28' Drop: Care (1/1) 5'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Tommy Seymour		64'
OC	13	Alex Dunbar	51'
IC	12	Matt Scott		72'
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)		64'
N8	8	David Denton		52'
OF	7	Chris Fusaro
BF	6	Ryan Wilson
RL	5	Jim Hamilton		69'
LL	4	Tim Swinson
TP	3	Moray Low		69'
HK	2	Ross Ford		42'
LP	1	Ryan Grant		42'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Lawson		42'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson		42'
PR	18	Geoff Cross		69'
LK	19	Jonny Gray		69'
N8	20	Johnnie Beattie		52'
SH	21	Chris Cusiter		64'
CE	22	Duncan Taylor		72'
WG	23	Max Evans		64'
Coach:
Scott Johnson


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell
OC	13	Luther Burrell	73'
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees
LW	11	Jonny May	70'
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Danny Care	73'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola	69'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury	62'
TP	3	Dan Cole	75'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	69'
LP	1	Joe Marler	64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	69'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	64'
PR	18	Henry Thomas	75'
LK	19	Dave Attwood	62'
N8	20	Ben Morgan	69'
SH	21	Lee Dickson	73'
CE	22	Brad Barritt	73'
FB	23	Alex Goode	70'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown (England)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

England retained the Calcutta Cup.
Chris Fusaro made his international debut for Scotland.
This was the first match in which Scotland failed to score any points against England since their 15–0 loss in 1978.

9 February 2014
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	30–10	Italy
Try: Picamoles 42' c Fofana 45' c Bonneval 51' c Con: Doussain (3/3) 43', 46', 52' Pen: Doussain (3/5) 26', 33', 38'	Report^[27]	Try: Iannone 76' c Con: Orquera (1/1) 77' Pen: Allan (1/2) 28' Garcia (0/2)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,700
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud		72'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Hugo Bonneval
FH	10	Jules Plisson		66'
SH	9	Jean-Marc Doussain		60'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles		57'
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux				75'
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga			74'	75'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)		66'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas		48'	74'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski		57'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo		48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser		57'
PR	17	Yannick Forestier		48'
PR	18	Rabah Slimani	70'	48'
LK	19	Sébastien Vahaamahina	69'	66'
N8	20	Damien Chouly		57'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud		60'
FH	22	François Trinh-Duc		66'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou		72'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Tommaso Iannone
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto
FH	10	Tommaso Allan		63'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori		63'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco			74'
BF	6	Francesco Minto		51'
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys		70'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		58'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini		58'
LP	1	Alberto De Marchi		58'	74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon		58'
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	70'	58'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini		58'
LK	19	Marco Bortolami		70'
FL	20	Alessandro Zanni		51'
SH	21	Tobias Botes		63'
FH	22	Luciano Orquera		63'
WG	23	Angelo Esposito
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Wesley Fofana (France)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Notes:

Hugo Bonneval made his international debut for France.
France reclaimed the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy after losing it in 2013.
This was the first Six Nations fixture in which a red card was issued since Scott Murray was sent off when playing for Scotland against Wales in 2006.

Round 3[edit]

21 February 2014
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	27–6	France
Try: North 5' m Warburton 63' c Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 63' Pen: Halfpenny (5/6) 2', 9', 19', 34', 40'	Report^[28]	Pen: Doussain (1/2) 16' Plisson (1/2) 31'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,086
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny		70'
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	George North
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	Liam Williams
FH	10	Rhys Priestland		70'
SH	9	Rhys Webb		70'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate		50'	62'	70'
RL	5	Jake Ball		70'
LL	4	Luke Charteris
TP	3	Adam Jones		70'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard		56'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	50'			70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens		56'
PR	17	Paul James		50'	62'	70'
PR	18	Rhodri Jones		70'
LK	19	Andrew Coombs		70'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric				70'
SH	21	Mike Phillips		70'
FH	22	Dan Biggar		70'
FH	23	James Hook		70'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud		70'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Hugo Bonneval
FH	10	Jules Plisson		63'
SH	9	Jean-Marc Doussain		40'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	62'
OF	7	Wenceslas Lauret
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga		50'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri		63'
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	50'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski		63'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo		63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Brice Mach		63'
PR	17	Yannick Forestier		63'
PR	18	Vincent Debaty		50'	62'
LK	19	Sébastien Vahaamahina		63'
N8	20	Damien Chouly			62'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud		40'
FH	22	Rémi Talès		63'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou		70'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Gethin Jenkins (Wales)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Brice Mach made his international debut for France.
Alun Wyn Jones was named in the Wales starting XV, but was ruled out hours before kick-off due to an injury to his foot. Jake Ball was promoted from the bench, with Andrew Coombs taking his place.^[29]

22 February 2014
14:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	20–21	Scotland
Try: Allan 39' c Furno 70' c Con: Allan (1/1) 40' Orquera (1/1) 72' Pen: Allan (2/3) 13', 31'	Report^[30]	Try: Dunbar (2) 53' m, 67' c Con: Laidlaw (0/1) Weir (1/1) 67' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 22', 45' Drop: Weir (1/1) 79'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 66,271
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto
FH	10	Tommaso Allan	68'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	63'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Robert Barbieri	63'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni	73'
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	57'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	57'
LP	1	Alberto De Marchi	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	57'
PR	17	Matías Agüero	57'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	57'
LK	19	Marco Bortolami	73'
FL	20	Paul Derbyshire	63'
SH	21	Tobias Botes	63'
FH	22	Luciano Orquera	68'
WG	23	Tommaso Iannone
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Tommy Seymour	55'
OC	13	Alex Dunbar	72'
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)	63'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie
OF	7	Chris Fusaro	52'
BF	6	Ryan Wilson
RL	5	Jim Hamilton
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Moray Low	38'
HK	2	Scott Lawson
LP	1	Ryan Grant	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson	58'
PR	18	Geoff Cross	38'
LK	19	Tim Swinson
N8	20	David Denton	52'
SH	21	Chris Cusiter	63'
CE	22	Duncan Taylor	72'
WG	23	Max Evans	55'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Joshua Furno (Italy)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Notes:

Martin Castrogiovanni and Sergio Parisse earned their 104th caps for Italy, surpassing Andrea Lo Cicero on 103 as Italy's most-capped players.

22 February 2014
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England	13–10	Ireland
Try: Care 56' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 56' Pen: Farrell (2/3) 24', 53'	Report^[31]	Try: R. Kearney 41' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 42' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 49'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,835
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell
OC	13	Luther Burrell
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Danny Care
N8	8	Billy Vunipola	36'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood	69'
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	David Wilson	69'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	74'
LP	1	Joe Marler	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	74'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	63'
PR	18	Henry Thomas	69'
LK	19	Dave Attwood	69'
N8	20	Ben Morgan	36'
SH	21	Lee Dickson
FH	22	George Ford
FB	23	Alex Goode
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble	65'
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll	79'
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	David Kearney
FH	10	Johnny Sexton
SH	9	Conor Murray	79'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Chris Henry	73'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	69'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross	61'
HK	2	Rory Best	73'
LP	1	Cian Healy	71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	73'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	71'
PR	18	Martin Moore	61'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	69'
N8	20	Jordi Murphy	73'
SH	21	Isaac Boss	79'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	79'
WG	23	Fergus McFadden	65'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

Jordi Murphy (Ireland) made his international debut.
Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll drew level with Australia's George Gregan for the most caps in international rugby history, with 139. O'Driscoll has 131 caps with Ireland and eight with the British and Irish Lions.^[32]
England retained the Millennium Trophy.

Round 4[edit]

8 March 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	46–7	Italy
Try: Sexton (2) 6' c, 59' m Trimble 37' c Healy 52' m Cronin 68' c McFadden 77' c McGrath 80' m Con: Sexton (2/4) 6', 39' Jackson (2/3) 69', 77' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 31'	Report^[33]	Try: Sarto 24' c Con: Orquera (1/1) 25'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll	61'
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	David Kearney
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	63'
SH	9	Conor Murray	16'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Chris Henry	73'
BF	6	Iain Henderson	53'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross	56'
HK	2	Rory Best	54'
LP	1	Cian Healy	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	54'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	53'
PR	18	Martin Moore	56'
FL	19	Rhys Ruddock	53'
FL	20	Jordi Murphy	73'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	16'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	63'
WG	23	Fergus McFadden	61'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia	63'
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto
FH	10	Luciano Orquera	63'
SH	9	Tito Tebaldi	70'
N8	8	Robert Barbieri
OF	7	Paul Derbyshire	34'	39'	56'
BF	6	Joshua Furno
RL	5	Marco Bortolami (c)	63'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	7'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	70'
LP	1	Alberto De Marchi	56'	70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	70'
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	56'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	7'	70'
LK	19	Antonio Pavanello	63'
N8	20	Manoa Vosawai	34'	39'	56'
SH	21	Edoardo Gori	70'
FH	22	Tommaso Allan	63'
FB	23	Andrea Masi	63'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gauzère (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Notes:

Brian O'Driscoll surpassed Australia's George Gregan for the most caps in international rugby history with 140 – 132 for Ireland, eight for the British and Irish Lions.^[34]
With Sergio Parisse unselected for this match, Martin Castrogiovanni became Italy's most capped player with 105 caps.^[35]

8 March 2014
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	17–19	France
Try: Hogg 12' c Seymour 22' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 13', 22' Pen: Laidlaw (0/1) Weir (1/2) 61'	Report^[36]	Try: Huget 45' c Con: Machenaud (1/1) 46' Pen: Machenaud (3/4) 1', 10', 16' Doussain (1/1) 78'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Tommy Seymour
OC	13	Alex Dunbar
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Sean Lamont	29'
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)
BF	6	Johnnie Beattie	16'
RL	5	Jim Hamilton	68'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Geoff Cross
HK	2	Scott Lawson	51'
LP	1	Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford	51'
PR	17	Moray Low
PR	18	Euan Murray
LK	19	Tim Swinson	68'
FL	20	Ryan Wilson	16'
SH	21	Chris Cusiter
CE	22	Duncan Taylor
WG	23	Max Evans	29'
Coach:
Scott Johnson


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	68'
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz
LW	11	Maxime Médard
FH	10	Jules Plisson	47'
SH	9	Maxime Machenaud	74'
N8	8	Damien Chouly
OF	7	Alexandre Lapandry
BF	6	Sébastien Vahaamahina	66'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri	59'
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	59'
HK	2	Brice Mach	47'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado	47'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	68'
PR	18	Rabah Slimani	59'
LK	19	Alexandre Flanquart	59'
N8	20	Antonie Claassen	66'
SH	21	Jean-Marc Doussain	74'
FH	22	Rémi Talès	47'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou	68'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
David Denton (Scotland)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

9 March 2014
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England	29–18	Wales
Try: Care 4' c Burrell 33' c Con: Farrell (2/2) 5', 34' Pen: Farrell (5/5) 18', 26', 45', 54', 58'	Report^[37]	Pen: Halfpenny (6/6) 8', 22', 30', 37', 40', 56'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,641
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Mike Brown	78'
RW	14	Jack Nowell
OC	13	Luther Burrell
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	Owen Farrell	78'
SH	9	Danny Care	78'
N8	8	Ben Morgan
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood	78'
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury	72'
TP	3	David Wilson	72'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	68'
LP	1	Joe Marler	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	68'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	63'
PR	18	Henry Thomas	72'
LK	19	Dave Attwood	72'
FL	20	Tom Johnson	78'
SH	21	Lee Dickson	78'
FH	22	George Ford	78'
FB	23	Alex Goode	78'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny		74'
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Rhys Priestland		61'
SH	9	Rhys Webb		52'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate		72'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Jake Ball		72'
TP	3	Adam Jones		66'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard		54'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	53'	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens		54'
PR	17	Paul James		63'
PR	18	Rhodri Jones		66'
LK	19	Andrew Coombs		72'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric		72'
SH	21	Mike Phillips		52'
FH	22	Dan Biggar		61'
FB	23	Liam Williams		74'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Courtney Lawes (England)

Touch judges:
Steve Walsh (Australia)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

George Ford made his international debut for England.
Wales' Gethin Jenkins drew level with Stephen Jones as the most-capped Welsh player with 104 caps.
England won the Triple Crown for the first time since 2003.

Round 5[edit]

15 March 2014
13:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	11–52	England
Try: Sarto 68' m Con: Allan (0/1) Pen: Orquera (2/2) 6', 22'	Report^[38]	Try: Brown (2) 12' c, 37' c Farrell 31' c Nowell 52' c Vunipola 60' c Tuilagi 67' c Robshaw 80+1' c Con: Farrell (7/7) 13', 32', 39', 53', 61', 67', 80+2' Pen: Farrell (1/1) 10'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 71,257
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia		72'
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto
FH	10	Luciano Orquera		43'
SH	9	Tito Tebaldi		66'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Robert Barbieri
BF	6	Joshua Furno		55'
RL	5	Marco Bortolami	50'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini		46'	74'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP	1	Matías Agüero		46'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon
PR	17	Michele Rizzo		46'	74'
PR	18	Alberto De Marchi		46'
LK	19	George Biagi			61'
FL	20	Paul Derbyshire		55'	61'
SH	21	Edoardo Gori		66'
FH	22	Tommaso Allan		43'
FB	23	Andrea Masi		72'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell
OC	13	Luther Burrell	53'
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees	70'
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Danny Care	66'
N8	8	Ben Morgan
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood	66'
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury	70'
TP	3	David Wilson	70'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	53'
LP	1	Mako Vunipola	75'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	53'
PR	17	Matt Mullan	75'
PR	18	Henry Thomas	70'
LK	19	Dave Attwood	70'
FL	20	Tom Johnson	66'
SH	21	Lee Dickson	66'
FH	22	George Ford	70'
CE	23	Manu Tuilagi	53'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown (England)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

George Biagi made his international debut for Italy.
With Martin Castrogiovanni unselected for this match, Sergio Parisse joined Castrogiovanni as the most capped Italian rugby player with 105 caps.

15 March 2014
14:45 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	51–3	Scotland
Try: L. Williams 15' c North (2) 33' c, 41' m Roberts (2) 38' c, 47' c Faletau 52' m R. Williams 73' c Con: Biggar (4/6) 15', 23', 39', 48' Hook (1/1) 74' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 8', 23'	Report^[39]	Pen: Laidlaw (1/3) 3'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,547
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Liam Williams	62'
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar	62'
SH	9	Mike Phillips	53'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate	53'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Luke Charteris	62'
TP	3	Rhodri Jones	57'
HK	2	Ken Owens	57'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Richard Hibbard	57'
PR	17	Paul James	57'
PR	18	Adam Jones	57'
LK	19	Jake Ball	62'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric	53'
SH	21	Rhodri Williams	53'
FH	22	Rhys Priestland	62'
FH	23	James Hook	62'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Stuart Hogg	22'
RW	14	Dougie Fife		66'
OC	13	Alex Dunbar
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Max Evans
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw		61'
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)		8'
BF	6	Ryan Wilson
RL	5	Jim Hamilton		54'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Geoff Cross		40'
HK	2	Scott Lawson		45'
LP	1	Ryan Grant		45'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford		45'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson		45'
PR	18	Euan Murray		40'
LK	19	Tim Swinson		54'
FL	20	Alasdair Strokosch		8'
SH	21	Chris Cusiter		61'
FH	22	Duncan Taylor		66'
FB	23	Jack Cuthbert
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Liam Williams (Wales)

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes

This was Scott Johnson's final match in charge of Scotland, before being replaced by Vern Cotter.
Gethin Jenkins surpassed Stephen Jones as the most-capped Welsh player with 105 caps.
This was Wales' biggest winning margin over Scotland. It was previously the 46–22 victory at Murrayfield during the 2005 Six Nations Championship.
Stuart Hogg's red card was the third of the 2014 tournament, but only the third since Scott Murray was sent off when playing for Scotland against Wales in 2006.

15 March 2014
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	20–22	Ireland
Try: Dulin 30' c Szarzewski 62' c Con: Machenaud (2/2) 31', 63' Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 1', 14' Doussain (0/1)	Report^[40]	Try: Sexton (2) 20' m, 46' c Trimble 25' c Con: Sexton (2/3) 26', 47' Pen: Sexton (1/2) 52'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,337
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud
IC	12	Gaël Fickou	75'
LW	11	Maxime Médard
FH	10	Rémi Talès
SH	9	Maxime Machenaud	66'
N8	8	Damien Chouly
OF	7	Alexandre Lapandry	75'
BF	6	Louis Picamoles	66'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri	53'
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	36'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski	68'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado	68'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	40'
PR	18	Rabah Slimani	36'
LK	19	Alexandre Flanquart	53'
LK	20	Sébastien Vahaamahina	66'
FL	21	Wenceslas Lauret	75'
SH	22	Jean-Marc Doussain	66'
CE	23	Maxime Mermoz	75'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy	66'
LW	11	David Kearney
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	68'
SH	9	Conor Murray	63'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Chris Henry
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	63'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross	63'
HK	2	Rory Best	70'
LP	1	Cian Healy	70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	70'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	70'
PR	18	Martin Moore	63'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	63'
FL	20	Jordi Murphy
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	63'
FH	22	Ian Madigan	68'
WG	23	Fergus McFadden	66'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Notes:

This was the final Test match for Brian O'Driscoll, who had previously announced his retirement effective at the end of the 2013–14 season.^[41]
This game was the deciding game of the 2014 Six Nations Championship:
If the game were drawn, or if France won by less than 70 points, England would win the Championship.
If France won by 71 points or more, they would win the Championship. If they won by exactly 70, it would be decided on whichever team (France or England) had score more tries.
Ireland won; sealing the title for the first time in 5 years.

Statistics[edit]

Points scorers[edit]

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	Johnny Sexton	Ireland	66
2	Owen Farrell	England	64
3	Leigh Halfpenny	Wales	51
4	Jean-Marc Doussain	France	27
5	Maxime Machenaud	France	26
6	Tommaso Allan	Italy	21
7	Mike Brown	England	20
8	Greig Laidlaw	Scotland	19
9	Danny Care	England	16
10	Luther Burrell	England	15
	Yoann Huget	France
	George North	Wales
	Andrew Trimble	Ireland

Try scorers[edit]

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Mike Brown	England	4
1	Johnny Sexton	Ireland	4
3	Luther Burrell	England	3
	Yoann Huget	France
	George North	Wales
	Andrew Trimble	Ireland
7	Michele Campagnaro	Italy	2
	Danny Care	England
	Alex Dunbar	Scotland
	Rob Kearney	Ireland
	Jamie Roberts	Wales
	Leonardo Sarto	Italy

Media coverage[edit]

In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised all the matches live.^[42] There was a forum show on the BBC Red Button for satellite and cable viewers after several matches. Wales matches were televised live in Welsh on S4C.

Elsewhere, the tournament's matches were televised live by France Télévisions in France, RTÉ in Ireland^[43] and DMAX in Italy in the first year of a four-year contract.^[44]

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