2016 Six Nations Championship

2016 Six Nations Championship
Date	6 February – 19 March 2016
Countries	England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (27th title)
Grand Slam	England (13th title)
Triple Crown	England (25th title)
Calcutta Cup	England
Millennium Trophy	England
Centenary Quaich	Ireland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy	France
Matches played	15
Attendance	1,034,521 (68,968 per match)
Tries scored	71 (4.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Owen Farrell (69)
Top try scorer(s)	George North (4)
Player of the tournament	Stuart Hogg
Official website	Six Nations Website
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The 2016 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2016 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 17th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.

It was contested by England, France, defending champions Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 122nd edition of the tournament.^[1]

England were crowned Champions on 13 March with a game to play, winning their first Championship since 2011.^[2][3][4] On 19 March, they earned the Grand Slam for the 13th time, their first since 2003.^[5][6][7]

The 2016 Championship was the first time in the Six Nations era that either the champions or the wooden spoon "winners" had been decided before the final day, as Italy were confirmed to finish in sixth place for the 11th time on 13 March with Scotland's victory over France.^[8] Italy would go on to lose their final match, and would thus be whitewashed for the seventh time. The 29 tries conceded by Italy was also a Championship record, beating the 25 tries they conceded in 2000 and 2003.

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
	Home stadium	Capacity	Location
England	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London	Eddie Jones	Dylan Hartley
France	Stade de France	81,338	Saint-Denis	Guy Novès	Guilhem Guirado
Ireland	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Joe Schmidt	Rory Best
Italy	Stadio Olimpico	73,261	Rome	Jacques Brunel	Sergio Parisse
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144	Edinburgh	Vern Cotter	Greig Laidlaw
Wales	Millennium Stadium	74,500	Cardiff	Warren Gatland	Sam Warburton*

* Except the final match at home against Italy, when Warburton was ruled out due to concussion protocol. Dan Lydiate took his place as captain, with championship vice-captain Alun Wyn Jones also ruled out injured.^[9]

Squads

Story of the tournament

Week 1 (6–7 February)

The tournament started with a surprisingly narrow 23–21 win for France over Italy. At one point, Italy had led 18–10 and then 21–20, but a late penalty from Jules Plisson gave France the points.^[10] The same day, another tight game saw England retain the Calcutta Cup in a narrow 15–9 win over Scotland, with tries from George Kruis and Jack Nowell.^[11] The following day, two of the three tournament favourites, Ireland and Wales, drew 16–16 in Dublin. Ireland had led 13–0 before Wales battled back to lead 16–13. Jonathan Sexton's late penalty gave Ireland a share of the spoils.^[12]

Week 2 (13–14 February)

Ireland's defence of the title was damaged further in Week 2 when they were beaten 10–9 in a second successive narrow victory for France. Ireland had led 9–3 from before half-time, but Maxime Médard's 69th minute converted try proved to be the winner.^[13] Another comeback later that day saw Wales beat Scotland 27–23 in Cardiff. Scotland had led 13–10 at half time, but tries from Jamie Roberts and George North gave Wales a 27–16 lead before a late Scotland score.^[14] On Sunday, England easily beat Italy 40–9 after a tight first half, with Jonathan Joseph scoring a hat-trick of tries.^[15]

Week 3 (26–27 February)

In the Friday evening kick-off, Wales maintained their title hopes with a 19–10 win over France. Another George North try helped them to a comfortable 19–3 lead before a France try in the last minute.^[16] On Saturday, Scotland won their first Six Nations game in 10 attempts, winning 36–20 in Rome with Greig Laidlaw kicking 21 points.^[17] Ireland's title hopes were extinguished when they were beaten 21–10 by England at Twickenham; Ireland had led 10–6 early in the second half, but conceded 15 unanswered points in 13 minutes with tries by Anthony Watson and Mike Brown.^[18]

Week 4 (12–13 March)

Entering the fourth round of matches, the England-Wales game was touted as a Championship decider,^[19] although France – a point behind Wales and two behind England – still had an outside chance of winning it. The first match of the weekend saw Ireland trounce Italy 58–15, running in nine tries.^[20] England then beat Wales 25–21 in a thrilling encounter at Twickenham; England had led 25–7 with less than 10 minutes remaining before two converted Wales tries made it a tense ending.^[21] England thus won the Triple Crown, and the next day won the Championship outright, as France, needing to win to take the tournament to a final week, lost 29–18 to Scotland in Edinburgh, the Scots' first win over the French in 10 years.^[22] In addition to guaranteeing that England would win the tournament, Scotland's victory over France also guaranteed that Italy would finish last and "win" the wooden spoon as a result.

Week 5 (19 March)

All three matches were played on the same day in the last round, with England needing to win in Paris to complete the Grand Slam for the first time since 2003. In the first match, Wales scored nine tries to easily beat Italy 67–14 in Cardiff, effectively whitewashing Italy; they had lost all five of their matches.^[23] Ireland then beat Scotland 35–25 in Dublin in an open game where the sides shared seven tries.^[24] In the final game in Paris, England scored two early tries through Danny Care and Dan Cole but the excellent kicking of Maxime Machenaud – who scored all of his side's points with seven penalties – kept France in the game until two late Owen Farrell penalties stretched England's lead to 31–21, enough to win the game and the Grand Slam, and to leave Farrell the leading points scorer in the Championship.^[25][26]

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Tries	Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff
1	England	5	5	0	0	132	70	+62	13	10
2	Wales	5	3	1	1	150	88	+62	17	7
3	Ireland	5	2	1	2	128	87	+41	15	5
4	Scotland	5	2	0	3	122	115	+7	11	4
5	France	5	2	0	3	82	109	−27	7	4
6	Italy	5	0	0	5	79	224	−145	8	0
Source: RBS 6 Nations Table (accessed 19 March 2016)

Fixtures

Week 1

6 February 2016 15:25 CET (UTC+1)

France	23–21	Italy
Try: Vakatawa 13' m Chouly 32' m Bonneval 59' c Con: Plisson (1/1) 59' Pen: Plisson (2/2) 68', 75'	Report	Try: Parisse 25' m Canna 45' c Con: Canna (1/2) 46' Pen: Canna (1/2) 43' Haimona (1/1) 73' Drop: Canna (1/1) 7'

Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 64,000 Referee: JP Doyle (England)

FB 15 Maxime Médard  77' RW 14 Hugo Bonneval OC 13 Gaël Fickou  56' IC 12 Jonathan Danty LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa FH 10 Jules Plisson SH 9 Sébastien Bézy  68' N8 8 Louis Picamoles  15' OF 7 Damien Chouly BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Paul Jedrasiak  72' TP 3 Rabah Slimani  50' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous  50' Replacements: HK 16 Camille Chat PR 17 Uini Atonio  50' PR 18 Jefferson Poirot  50' LK 19 Alexandre Flanquart  72' FL 20 Yacouba Camara  15' SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  68' FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain  77' CE 23 Maxime Mermoz  56' Coach: Guy Novès

FB 15 David Odiete  55' RW 14 Leonardo Sarto OC 13 Michele Campagnaro IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia  70' LW 11 Mattia Bellini FH 10 Carlo Canna  77' SH 9 Edoardo Gori N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Alessandro Zanni 12' to 20'  66' BF 6 Francesco Minto RL 5 Marco Fuser LL 4 George Biagi  43' TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  65' HK 2 Ornel Gega  56' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  65' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  56' PR 17 Matteo Zanusso  65' PR 18 Martin Castrogiovanni  65' LK 19 Valerio Bernabò  43' N8 20 Dries Van Schalkwyk  12'  20'  66' SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  77' CE 22 Kelly Haimona  70' FB 23 Luke McLean  55' Coach: Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match: Virimi Vakatawa (France) Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

• Sébastien Bezy, Yacouba Camara, Jonathan Danty, Paul Jedrasiak, Jefferson Poirot, Virimi Vakatawa (all France), Mattia Bellini, Ornel Gega, Andrea Lovotti, David Odiete, Dries van Schalkwyk and Matteo Zanusso (all Italy) made their international debuts.^[27]
• France retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy for the third consecutive year.

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6 February 2016 16:50 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	9–15	England
Pen: Laidlaw (3/4) 16', 37', 68'	Report	Try: Kruis 13' c Nowell 50' m Con: Farrell (1/2) 14' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 62'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Sean Maitland OC 13 Mark Bennett IC 12 Matt Scott LW 11 Tommy Seymour  65' FH 10 Finn Russell SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) N8 8 David Denton OF 7 John Hardie BF 6 John Barclay  58' RL 5 Jonny Gray  69' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 WP Nel  69' HK 2 Ross Ford  64' LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  57' Replacements: HK 16 Stuart McInally  64' PR 17 Gordon Reid  57' PR 18 Zander Fagerson  69' LK 19 Tim Swinson  69' FL 20 Blair Cowan  58' FH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne FH 22 Duncan Weir CE 23 Duncan Taylor  65' Coach: Vern Cotter

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Jonathan Joseph IC 12 Owen Farrell LW 11 Jack Nowell FH 10 George Ford SH 9 Danny Care  54' N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 James Haskell BF 6 Chris Robshaw  69' RL 5 George Kruis LL 4 Joe Launchbury  46' TP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  76' LP 1 Joe Marler  48' Replacements: HK 16 Jamie George  76' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  48' PR 18 Paul Hill LK 19 Courtney Lawes  46' FL 20 Jack Clifford  69' SH 21 Ben Youngs  54' CE 22 Ollie Devoto FB 23 Alex Goode Coach: Eddie Jones

Man of the Match: Billy Vunipola (England) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

• Zander Fagerson (Scotland) and Jack Clifford (England) made their international debuts.
• England retained the Calcutta Cup.

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7 February 2016 15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	16–16	Wales
Try: Murray 26' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 27' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 4', 13', 74'	Report	Try: Faletau 37' c Con: Priestland (1/1) 38' Pen: Priestland (3/3) 31', 46', 72'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

FB 15 Simon Zebo RW 14 Andrew Trimble OC 13 Jared Payne IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Keith Earls  71' FH 10 Jonathan Sexton  75' SH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Tommy O'Donnell  48' BF 6 CJ Stander RL 5 Devin Toner LL 4 Mike McCarthy  63' TP 3 Nathan White  63' HK 2 Rory Best (c)  75' LP 1 Jack McGrath Replacements: HK 16 Sean Cronin  75' PR 17 James Cronin PR 18 Tadhg Furlong  63' LK 19 Donnacha Ryan  63' FL 20 Rhys Ruddock  48' SH 21 Kieran Marmion FH 22 Ian Madigan  75' WG 23 Dave Kearney  71' Coach: Joe Schmidt

FB 15 Liam Williams RW 14 George North OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Tom James FH 10 Dan Biggar  21' SH 9 Gareth Davies  71' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Sam Warburton (c)  72' RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 Luke Charteris  61' TP 3 Samson Lee  57' HK 2 Scott Baldwin  63' LP 1 Rob Evans  52' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  63' PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  52' PR 18 Tomas Francis  57' LK 19 Bradley Davies  61' FL 20 Dan Lydiate  72' SH 21 Lloyd Williams  71' FH 22 Rhys Priestland  21' WG 23 Alex Cuthbert Coach: Warren Gatland

Man of the Match: CJ Stander (Ireland) Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

• CJ Stander (Ireland) made his international debut.
• Bradley Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
• This was the first time that Ireland and Wales had drawn since the 21–21 draw in Cardiff during the 1991 Five Nations Championship.^[28]

Week 2

13 February 2016 15:25 CET (UTC+1)

France	10–9	Ireland
Try: Médard 69' c Con: Plisson (1/1) 70' Pen: Plisson (1/2) 31'	Report	Pen: Sexton (3/3) 14', 28', 38'

Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

FB 15 Maxime Médard RW 14 Teddy Thomas  44' OC 13 Maxime Mermoz IC 12 Jonathan Danty  76' LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa FH 10 Jules Plisson SH 9 Sébastien Bézy  56' N8 8 Damien Chouly OF 7 Yacouba Camara  67' BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret RL 5 Yoann Maestri  58' LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart TP 3 Uini Atonio  44' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) 47' to 57'  73' LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  44'  73' Replacements: HK 16 Camille Chat  47'  57'  73' PR 17 Rabah Slimani  44' PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous  44'  73' LK 19 Paul Jedrasiak  58' N8 20 Loann Goujon  67' SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  56' FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain  76' WG 23 Hugo Bonneval  44' Coach: Guy Novès

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Andrew Trimble OC 13 Jared Payne IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Dave Kearney  29' FH 10 Jonathan Sexton  69' SH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Seán O'Brien  19' BF 6 CJ Stander RL 5 Devin Toner LL 4 Mike McCarthy 34' to 40'  62' TP 3 Nathan White  62' HK 2 Rory Best (c)  71' LP 1 Jack McGrath  73' Replacements: HK 16 Richardt Strauss  71' PR 17 James Cronin  73' PR 18 Tadhg Furlong  62' LK 19 Donnacha Ryan  34'  40'  62' FL 20 Tommy O'Donnell  19' SH 21 Eoin Reddan FH 22 Ian Madigan  69' WG 23 Fergus McFadden  29' Coach: Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match: Guilhem Guirado (France) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

• Camille Chat (France) made his international debut.
• This was France's first victory over Ireland since their 26–22 win during the 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches.

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13 February 2016 16:50 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	27–23	Scotland
Try: G. Davies 6' c Roberts 64' c North 70' c Con: Biggar (3/3) 7', 64', 71' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 34', 46'	Report	Try: Seymour 12' c Taylor 78' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 13' Weir (1/1) 79' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 30', 40', 54'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,160 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

FB 15 Liam Williams RW 14 George North OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Tom James  65' FH 10 Dan Biggar  75' SH 9 Gareth Davies N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric  61' BF 6 Sam Warburton (c) RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 Luke Charteris  47' TP 3 Samson Lee  68' HK 2 Scott Baldwin  47' LP 1 Rob Evans  47' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  47' PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  47' PR 18 Tomas Francis  68' LK 19 Bradley Davies  47' FL 20 Dan Lydiate  61' SH 21 Lloyd Williams FH 22 Rhys Priestland  75' FB 23 Gareth Anscombe  65' Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Stuart Hogg  28' RW 14 Tommy Seymour OC 13 Mark Bennett IC 12 Duncan Taylor LW 11 Sean Lamont FH 10 Finn Russell  68' SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  77' N8 8 David Denton OF 7 John Hardie BF 6 John Barclay  65'  75' RL 5 Jonny Gray  68' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 WP Nel HK 2 Ross Ford  65' LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  65' Replacements: HK 16 Stuart McInally  65' PR 17 Gordon Reid  65' PR 18 Zander Fagerson LK 19 Tim Swinson  68' FL 20 Blair Cowan  65'  75' SH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  77' FH 22 Duncan Weir  68' FB 23 Ruaridh Jackson  28' Coach: Vern Cotter

Man of the Match: Jamie Roberts (Wales) Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

• Jonathan Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
• This was Scotland's ninth consecutive loss in the competition, their worst run of losses ever in the six-team format.^[29]

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14 February 2016 15:00 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	9–40	England
Pen: Canna (3/4) 8', 18', 35'	Report	Try: Ford 24' m Joseph (3) 52' c, 57' c, 70' m Farrell 74' c Con: Farrell (3/5) 53', 58', 75' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 11', 62' Ford (1/1) 16'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

FB 15 Luke McLean RW 14 Leonardo Sarto OC 13 Michele Campagnaro IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia  32' LW 11 Mattia Bellini FH 10 Carlo Canna  60' SH 9 Edoardo Gori  75' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Alessandro Zanni  30' BF 6 Francesco Minto RL 5 Marco Fuser  14' LL 4 George Biagi TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  58' HK 2 Ornel Gega  41' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  62' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  41' PR 17 Matteo Zanusso  62' PR 18 Martin Castrogiovanni  58' LK 19 Valerio Bernabò  14' FL 20 Braam Steyn  30' SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  75' FH 22 Edoardo Padovani  60' CE 23 Andrea Pratichetti  32' Coach: Jacques Brunel

FB 15 Mike Brown  69' RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Jonathan Joseph IC 12 Owen Farrell  15'  21' LW 11 Jack Nowell FH 10 George Ford SH 9 Ben Youngs  49' N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 James Haskell  54' BF 6 Chris Robshaw  62' RL 5 George Kruis LL 4 Courtney Lawes  47' TP 3 Dan Cole  69' HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  69' LP 1 Mako Vunipola  47' Replacements: HK 16 Jamie George  69' PR 17 Joe Marler  47' PR 18 Paul Hill  69' LK 19 Joe Launchbury  47' LK 20 Maro Itoje  54' FL 21 Jack Clifford  62' SH 22 Danny Care  49' FB 23 Alex Goode  15'  21'  69' Coach: Eddie Jones

Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (England) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

• Braam Steyn and Edoardo Padovani (both Italy), Paul Hill and Maro Itoje (both England) made their international debuts.

Week 3

26 February 2016 20:05 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	19–10	France
Try: North 45' Con: Biggar (1/1) 47' Pen: Biggar (4/5) 21', 30', 42', 65'	Report	Try: Guirado 78' Con: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 79' Pen: Plisson (1/2) 33'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,160 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

FB 15 Liam Williams  73' RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 George North FH 10 Dan Biggar  70' SH 9 Gareth Davies  76' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 Dan Lydiate  76' RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  76' LL 4 Bradley Davies TP 3 Samson Lee  66' HK 2 Scott Baldwin  66' LP 1 Rob Evans  55' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  66' PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  55' PR 18 Tomas Francis  66' LK 19 Jake Ball  76' FL 20 Justin Tipuric  76' SH 21 Lloyd Williams  76' FH 22 Rhys Priestland  70' FB 23 Gareth Anscombe  73' Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Maxime Médard  70' RW 14 Virimi Vakatawa OC 13 Maxime Mermoz  66' IC 12 Jonathan Danty LW 11 Djibril Camara FH 10 Jules Plisson  62' SH 9 Maxime Machenaud N8 8 Damien Chouly  62' OF 7 Antoine Burban  29'  33'  52' BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret RL 5 Alexandre Flanquart LL 4 Paul Jedrasiak  43' TP 3 Rabah Slimani  62' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  62' Replacements: HK 16 Camille Chat  62' PR 17 Uini Atonio  62' PR 18 Vincent Pelo  62' LK 19 Yoann Maestri  43' N8 20 Loann Goujon  29'  33'  52' SH 21 Sébastien Bézy  70' FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  62' CE 23 Gaël Fickou  66' Coach: Guy Novès

Man of the Match: Gareth Davies (Wales) Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Luke Pearce (England) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

• Djibril Camara and Vincent Pelo (France) made their international debuts.

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27 February 2016 15:25 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	20–36	Scotland
Try: Ghiraldini 29' c Fuser 62' c Con: Haimona (2/2) 30', 63' Pen: Haimona (2/2) 9', 49'	Report	Try: Barclay 9' c Hardie 16' c Seymour 77' Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 10', 17', 78' Pen: Laidlaw (5/6) 25', 45', 53', 58', 65'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 67,721 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

FB 15 David Odiete RW 14 Leonardo Sarto OC 13 Michele Campagnaro IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia  75' LW 11 Mattia Bellini FH 10 Kelly Haimona  72' SH 9 Edoardo Gori  79' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Alessandro Zanni BF 6 Francesco Minto  67' RL 5 Joshua Furno  36' LL 4 Marco Fuser TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  57' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  57' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  57' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  57' PR 17 Matteo Zanusso  57' PR 18 Martin Castrogiovanni  57' LK 19 Valerio Bernabò  36' N8 20 Dries van Schalkwyk  67' SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  79' FH 22 Edoardo Padovani  72' CE 23 Andrea Pratichetti  75' Coach: Jacques Brunel

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Tommy Seymour OC 13 Mark Bennett  62' IC 12 Duncan Taylor LW 11 Tim Visser  72' FH 10 Finn Russell 61' to 71' SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) N8 8 Ryan Wilson  67' OF 7 John Hardie BF 6 John Barclay  79' RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 Richie Gray  79' TP 3 WP Nel 75' to 80' HK 2 Ross Ford  63' LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson Replacements: HK 16 Stuart McInally  63' PR 17 Rory Sutherland PR 18 Moray Low  79' LK 19 Tim Swinson  79' FL 20 Josh Strauss  67' SH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne CE 22 Peter Horne  62' WG 23 Sean Lamont  72' Coach: Vern Cotter

Man of the Match: Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Nick Briant (New Zealand) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

• Edoardo Gori (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.
• The 36 points scored by Scotland was the most they have scored in any Six Nations game.^[30]

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27 February 2016 16:50 GMT (UTC+0)

England	21–10	Ireland
Try: Watson 57' m Brown 62' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 63' Pen: Farrell (3/4) 11', 34', 50'	Report	Try: Murray 45' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 46' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 5'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,826 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Jonathan Joseph IC 12 Owen Farrell  65' LW 11 Jack Nowell FH 10 George Ford SH 9 Ben Youngs  59' N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 James Haskell 44' to 54'  76' BF 6 Chris Robshaw  70' RL 5 George Kruis LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  70' LP 1 Joe Marler  59' Replacements: HK 16 Jamie George  70' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  59' PR 18 Paul Hill LK 19 Courtney Lawes  76' FL 20 Jack Clifford  70' SH 21 Danny Care 70' to 80'  59' CE 22 Elliot Daly  65' FB 23 Alex Goode Coach: Eddie Jones

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Andrew Trimble OC 13 Robbie Henshaw IC 12 Stuart McCloskey  63' LW 11 Keith Earls FH 10 Jonathan Sexton  76' SH 9 Conor Murray  70' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 CJ Stander  66' RL 5 Devin Toner LL 4 Donnacha Ryan  65' TP 3 Mike Ross  59' HK 2 Rory Best (c)  70' LP 1 Jack McGrath  59' Replacements: HK 16 Richardt Strauss  70' PR 17 Cian Healy  59' PR 18 Nathan White  59' LK 19 Ultan Dillane  65' FL 20 Rhys Ruddock  66' SH 21 Eoin Reddan  70' FH 22 Ian Madigan  76' WG 23 Simon Zebo  63' Coach: Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match: Billy Vunipola (England) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

• Ultan Dillane, Stuart McCloskey and Josh van der Flier (all Ireland), Elliot Daly (England) made their international debuts.
• England regained the Millennium Trophy, having lost it in 2015.

Week 4

12 March 2016 13:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	58–15	Italy
Try: Trimble 6' m McGrath 14' c Stander 29' m Heaslip (2) 39' m, 48' c Payne 42' c Cronin 53' c Madigan 63' m McFadden 78' c Con: Sexton (3/6) 14', 43', 49' Madigan (2/3) 54', 79' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 26'	Report	Try: Odiete 57' Sarto 74' m Con: Haimona (1/2) 58' Pen: Padovani (1/1) 23'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)

FB 15 Simon Zebo RW 14 Andrew Trimble 20' to 28' OC 13 Jared Payne  71' IC 12 Robbie Henshaw  36'  40' LW 11 Keith Earls FH 10 Jonathan Sexton  49' SH 9 Conor Murray  59' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Josh van der Flier BF 6 CJ Stander  61' RL 5 Devin Toner  54' LL 4 Donnacha Ryan TP 3 Mike Ross  54' HK 2 Rory Best (c)  49' LP 1 Jack McGrath  65' Replacements: HK 16 Sean Cronin  49' PR 17 Finlay Bealham  65' PR 18 Nathan White  54' LK 19 Ultan Dillane  54' FL 20 Rhys Ruddock  61' SH 21 Kieran Marmion  59' FH 22 Ian Madigan  49' WG 23 Fergus McFadden  20'  28'  36'  40'  71' Coach: Joe Schmidt

FB 15 David Odiete RW 14 Leonardo Sarto OC 13 Michele Campagnaro IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia  54' LW 11 Mattia Bellini FH 10 Edoardo Padovani  59' SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani  61' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Alessandro Zanni BF 6 Francesco Minto RL 5 Marco Fuser  26' LL 4 George Biagi  35' TP 3 Dario Chistolini  54' HK 2 Davide Giazzon  54' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  71' Replacements: HK 16 Oliviero Fabiani  54' PR 17 Matteo Zanusso  71' PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli  54' LK 19 Quintin Geldenhuys  26' FL 20 Braam Steyn  35' SH 21 Alberto Lucchese  61' CE 22 Kelly Haimona  54' FB 23 Luke McLean  59' Coach: Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match: Donnacha Ryan (Ireland) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

• Finlay Bealham (Ireland), Oliviero Fabiani, Pietro Ceccarelli and Alberto Lucchese (all Italy) made their international debuts.
• Sean Cronin (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.
• Sergio Parisse equalled Martin Castrogiovanni's record as Italy's most capped player.^[31]
• The nine tries scored by Ireland is the most tries they have scored in a Six Nations match.^[32]

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12 March 2016 16:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England	25–21	Wales
Try: Watson 31' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 32' Pen: Farrell (6/6) 9', 18', 20', 45', 65', 67'	Report	Try: Biggar 53' c North 73' c Faletau 76' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 54' Priestland (2/2) 74', 77'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,916 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  74' IC 12 Owen Farrell LW 11 Jack Nowell FH 10 George Ford  63' SH 9 Ben Youngs  63' N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 James Haskell  67' BF 6 Chris Robshaw  71' RL 5 George Kruis  78' LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Dan Cole 71' to 80' HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  71' LP 1 Joe Marler  56' Replacements: HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  71' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  56' PR 18 Kieran Brookes  71' LK 19 Joe Launchbury  78' FL 20 Jack Clifford  67' SH 21 Danny Care  63' CE 22 Manu Tuilagi  63' CE 23 Elliot Daly  74' Coach: Eddie Jones

FB 15 Liam Williams RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 George North FH 10 Dan Biggar  73' SH 9 Gareth Davies  63' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  56' BF 6 Dan Lydiate RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  63' LL 4 Bradley Davies TP 3 Samson Lee  53' HK 2 Scott Baldwin  53' LP 1 Rob Evans  53' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  53' PR 17 Paul James  53' PR 18 Tomas Francis  53' LK 19 Luke Charteris  63' FL 20 Justin Tipuric  56' SH 21 Rhys Webb  63' FH 22 Rhys Priestland  73' FB 23 Gareth Anscombe Coach: Warren Gatland

Man of the Match: Maro Itoje (England) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Mathieu Raynal (France) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

• England secured their 25th Triple Crown trophy; the previous one was in 2014.

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13 March 2016 15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	29–18	France
Try: Hogg 32' m Taylor 35' c Visser 65' m Con: Laidlaw (1/3) 37' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 15', 21', 74' Hogg (1/1) 46'	Report	Try: Guirado 4' m Fickou 40' c Con: Machenaud (1/1) 40' Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 51', 57'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Tommy Seymour OC 13 Duncan Taylor IC 12 Alex Dunbar LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Finn Russell  5' SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) N8 8 Josh Strauss  61' OF 7 John Hardie BF 6 John Barclay RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 Richie Gray  77' TP 3 WP Nel  72' HK 2 Ross Ford  67' LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson Replacements: HK 16 Stuart McInally  67' PR 17 Rory Sutherland PR 18 Moray Low  72' LK 19 Tim Swinson  77' N8 20 Ryan Wilson  61' SH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne CE 22 Peter Horne  5' WG 23 Sean Lamont Coach: Vern Cotter

FB 15 Scott Spedding RW 14 Wesley Fofana OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 Maxime Mermoz  68' LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  68' SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  74' N8 8 Damien Chouly OF 7 Yacouba Camara  64' BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart  51' TP 3 Rabah Slimani  61' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  69' LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  61'  64' Replacements: HK 16 Camille Chat  69' PR 17 Uini Atonio  61' PR 18 Vincent Pelo  61'  64' LK 19 Sébastien Vahaamahina  51' N8 20 Loann Goujon  64' SH 21 Sébastien Bézy  74' FH 22 Jules Plisson  68' WG 23 Maxime Médard  68' Coach: Guy Novès

Man of the Match: Stuart Hogg (Scotland) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

• Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap, and equalled David Sole's record of 25 matches as Scottish captain.^[33]
• Scotland beat France for the first time since their 20–16 victory at Murrayfield during the 2006 Six Nations Championship.^[34]
• France's loss guaranteed that England won the championship. This was the first time that a nation has been sure of winning the championship title before their final match during the competition's current six-team format.
• Scotland's win also guaranteed Italy would win the "wooden spoon" for coming last. This was also the first time that a nation has been confirmed as coming bottom of the Championship table before their final match in the competition's current six-team format.

Week 5

19 March 2016 14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	67–14	Italy
Try: Webb 4' c Biggar 28' c J. Davies 32' c Roberts 44' m North 48' c Williams 56' c Moriarty (2) 64' c, 78' c G. Davies 80+2' c Con: Biggar (5/6) 4', 29', 32', 49', 58' Priestland (3/3) 65', 79', 80+2' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 14', 20'	Report	Try: Palazzani 53' c Garcia 61' c Con: Haimona (2/2) 54', 62'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,160 Referee: Romain Poite (France)

FB 15 Liam Williams RW 14 George North OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Hallam Amos  48' FH 10 Dan Biggar  58' SH 9 Rhys Webb  63' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric  16' BF 6 Dan Lydiate (c) RL 5 Luke Charteris LL 4 Bradley Davies  58' TP 3 Samson Lee  58' HK 2 Scott Baldwin  49' LP 1 Rob Evans  49' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  49' PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  49' PR 18 Aaron Jarvis  58' LK 19 Jake Ball  58' FL 20 Ross Moriarty  16' SH 21 Gareth Davies  63' FH 22 Rhys Priestland  58' FB 23 Gareth Anscombe  48' Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 David Odiete RW 14 Leonardo Sarto OC 13 Andrea Pratichetti  35' IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia LW 11 Mattia Bellini  33' FH 10 Tommaso Allan SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani 18' to 28'  64' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Alessandro Zanni BF 6 Francesco Minto  58' RL 5 Valerio Bernabò  46' LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  46' HK 2 Davide Giazzon  49' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  64' Replacements: HK 16 Oliviero Fabiani  49' PR 17 Matteo Zanusso  64' PR 18 Dario Chistolini  46' FL 19 Jacopo Sarto  46' FL 20 Braam Steyn  58' SH 21 Alberto Lucchese  64' CE 22 Kelly Haimona  35' FB 23 Luke McLean  33' Coach: Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match: George North (Wales) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

• Jacopo Sarto (Italy) made his international debut.
• Wales' 53-point margin of victory was their biggest winning margin over Italy, surpassing the previous record of 41 set during last year's tournament.
• This was Wales' biggest winning margin in a Six Nations match, surpassing the 48-point winning margin set against Scotland in 2014.

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19 March 2016 17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	35–25	Scotland
Try: Stander 27' c Earls 30' m Murray 47' c Toner 68' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 28', 49', 68' Pen: Sexton (3/4) 5', 12', 17'	Report	Try: Hogg 19' c Gray 55' c Dunbar 77' m Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 20', 55' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 14', 40'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

FB 15 Simon Zebo RW 14 Andrew Trimble  78' OC 13 Jared Payne IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Keith Earls FH 10 Jonathan Sexton 76' to 80' SH 9 Conor Murray  78' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Tommy O'Donnell  68' BF 6 CJ Stander RL 5 Devin Toner LL 4 Donnacha Ryan  68' TP 3 Mike Ross  62' HK 2 Rory Best (c)  67' LP 1 Jack McGrath  67' Replacements: HK 16 Richardt Strauss  67' PR 17 Cian Healy  67' PR 18 Nathan White  62' LK 19 Ultan Dillane  68' FL 20 Rhys Ruddock  68' SH 21 Eoin Reddan  78' FH 22 Ian Madigan WG 23 Fergus McFadden  78' Coach: Joe Schmidt

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Tommy Seymour OC 13 Duncan Taylor IC 12 Alex Dunbar 67' to 77' LW 11 Tim Visser  68' FH 10 Duncan Weir  62' SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) N8 8 Ryan Wilson OF 7 John Hardie  52' BF 6 John Barclay 24' to 34' RL 5 Tim Swinson  62' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 WP Nel  67' HK 2 Ross Ford  50' LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  66' Replacements: HK 16 Stuart McInally  50' PR 17 Rory Sutherland  66' PR 18 Moray Low  67' FL 19 Rob Harley  62' FL 20 Josh Strauss  52' SH 21 Henry Pyrgos CE 22 Peter Horne  62' WG 23 Sean Lamont  68' Coach: Vern Cotter

Man of the Match: Jamie Heaslip (Ireland) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

• Ireland retained the Centenary Quaich for the third consecutive year.
• Rory Sutherland (Scotland) made his international debut.
• Keith Earls (Ireland) and John Barclay (Scotland) earned their 50th test caps.
• Ross Ford (Scotland) made his 100th international appearance; 99 for Scotland, 1 for the British and Irish Lions.

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19 March 2016 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	21–31	England
Pen: Machenaud (7/7) 2', 15', 28', 39', 43', 50', 58'	Report	Try: Care 11' c Cole 19' c Watson 55' m Con: Farrell (2/3) 12', 20' Pen: Farrell (4/5) 4', 44', 71', 77'

Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 78,750 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

FB 15 Scott Spedding RW 14 Wesley Fofana OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 Maxime Mermoz  69' LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  13' SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  75' N8 8 Loann Goujon  69' OF 7 Bernard Le Roux  79' BF 6 Damien Chouly RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart  57' TP 3 Rabah Slimani  57' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  66' LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  57'  79' Replacements: HK 16 Camille Chat  66' PR 17 Uini Atonio  57' PR 18 Xavier Chiocci 76' to 80'  57' LK 19 Paul Jedrasiak  57' FL 20 Wenceslas Lauret  69' SH 21 Sébastien Bezy  75' FH 22 Jules Plisson  13' WG 23 Maxime Médard  69' Coach: Guy Novès

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Jonathan Joseph IC 12 Owen Farrell LW 11 Jack Nowell FH 10 George Ford SH 9 Danny Care  43' N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 James Haskell BF 6 Chris Robshaw  75' RL 5 George Kruis LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  67' LP 1 Mako Vunipola  40' Replacements: HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  67' PR 17 Joe Marler  40' PR 18 Kieran Brookes LK 19 Joe Launchbury FL 20 Jack Clifford  75' SH 21 Ben Youngs  43' CE 22 Manu Tuilagi CE 23 Elliot Daly Coach: Eddie Jones

Man of the Match: Billy Vunipola (England) Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

• England secured their first Grand Slam since the 2003 Six Nations Championship
• Owen Farrell became England's second-highest points scorer in history, behind only Jonny Wilkinson and overtaking Paul Grayson.

Statistics

Points scorers Pos Name Team Pts 1 Owen Farrell  England 69 2 Greig Laidlaw  Scotland 62 3 Dan Biggar  Wales 54 4 Jonathan Sexton  Ireland 49 5 Maxime Machenaud  France 29 6 Carlo Canna  Italy 22 7 Rhys Priestland  Wales 21 8 George North  Wales 20 9 Kelly Haimona  Italy 19 10 Jules Plisson  France 16

Try scorers Pos Name Team Tries 1 George North  Wales 4 2 Jonathan Joseph  England 3 Conor Murray  Ireland Anthony Watson  England 5 Dan Biggar  Wales 2 Gareth Davies  Wales Taulupe Faletau  Wales Guilhem Guirado  France Jamie Heaslip  Ireland Stuart Hogg  Scotland Ross Moriarty  Wales Jamie Roberts  Wales Tommy Seymour  Scotland CJ Stander  Ireland Duncan Taylor  Scotland

Broadcasting

In the United Kingdom, 2016 marked the first year that the tournament was broadcast across both the BBC and ITV, with the BBC broadcasting France, Scotland and Wales home matches and ITV screening England, Ireland and Italy home fixtures. In this first year of the split UK TV deal, the BBC covered eight matches from the tournament, and ITV the other seven. This arrangement will alternate every year for the remainder of the deal to 2021. S4C in Wales will also broadcast every Wales game in Welsh for the remainder of this contract.^[35]

In France, all of the matches were broadcast on France 2, the traditional French channel for rugby.^[36] In the Republic of Ireland, matches are being broadcast by RTÉ.^[37] In Italy, all of the matches are being broadcast live on DMAX.

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External links

• Official site