2009 Six Nations Championship

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2009 Six Nations Championship
Six Nations 2009 - Scotland vs Ireland 4.jpg
Ireland win over Scotland on 14 March 2009
Date7 February – 21 March 2009
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (11th title)
Grand Slam IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (2nd title)
Triple Crown IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (10th title)
Matches played15
Attendance981,963 (65,464 per match)
Tries scored56 (3.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s) IRFU flag.svg Ronan O'Gara (51)
Top try scorer(s) IRFU flag.svg Brian O'Driscoll (4)
Flag of England.svg Riki Flutey (4)
Player of the tournament IRFU flag.svg Brian O'Driscoll
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The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th Six Nations Championship, and the 115th international championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major European national teams: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The tournament was held between 7 February and 21 March 2009.

Contents

Ireland won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown, only their second Grand Slam, and first since 1948, and first Triple Crown since 2007. [1]

England finished as runners-up, and also won the Calcutta Cup. The tournament featured the first Friday night game in its history, played between France and Wales at the Stade de France. [2]

Summary

The tournament began on 7 February 2009, when England hosted Italy in the earlier of the day's two matches. Ireland played France later that evening, with Scotland versus Wales the following day.

The reigning champions on entering the 2009 tournament were Wales, who won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2008. The winners of both accolades in 2009 were Ireland, with Ronan O'Gara's dropped goal leaving the score in the final match against Wales in Cardiff on 21 March at 17–15. [3] Wales's Stephen Jones then missed a late penalty from just inside the Ireland half to leave Wales in fourth position. [4] Ireland's two tries in that match came when captain Brian O'Driscoll and Tommy Bowe scored in quick succession in the 44th and 46th minutes respectively. [4] [5] Paul O'Connell received the Triple Crown and Ireland's captain Brian O'Driscoll lifted the trophy. It was Ireland's first Grand Slam since 1948, 61 years earlier. [4] [6] This was achieved in the first Six Nations Championship since Declan Kidney was appointed as manager of the Ireland team, succeeding Eddie O'Sullivan who resigned after the previous tournament. [7]

Brian O'Driscoll lifting the Six Nations cup 2009 Six Nations Champions - Ireland.jpg
Brian O'Driscoll lifting the Six Nations cup

Twelve tries were scored by Ireland throughout the tournament, and five wins left the team on top of the table at the end of the Championship with ten points. They opened with a 30–21 win over France at home stadium Croke Park on 7 February. [8] On 15 February, Ireland's second match was a 38–9 victory over Italy at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. [9] On 28 February, Ireland beat England 14–13 at Croke Park and on 14 March, Ireland beat Scotland 22–15 at Murrayfield Stadium. [10] [11] Then followed the Grand Slam against Wales on 21 March 2009. That game was attended by the President of Ireland Mary McAleese, who presented the trophy, and Taoiseach Brian Cowen. [12] Following the game there were tributes from politicians. [12] A civic reception for the team took place outside Dublin's Mansion House on 22 March at 16:30, [12] with 18,000 fans attending alongside Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Dublin's Deputy Lord Mayor Emer Costelloe. [13] 2,000 fans had earlier greeted the team upon their arrival at Dublin Airport. [13] Brian O'Driscoll described 21 March as a "sweet, sweet day". [5] The game was watched by 945,000 people in Ireland, the highest rating television programme in the country by that stage of 2009. [14] Former coach Eddie O'Sullivan was said to be "delighted" for the team. [15] Brian O'Driscoll was named player of the tournament, beating Italy's Sergio Parisse and Ireland teammate Paul O'Connell. [16] O'Connell was later named captain of the British and Irish Lions team to tour South Africa and containing fourteen members of the Grand Slam winning Irish team on 21 April 2009, describing it as "a great honour". [17] [18]

Italy were the only side to not win a match in the tournament, suffering defeats by twenty points or more against, in addition to Ireland, France (50–8), England (36–11) and Scotland (26–6), while losing 20–15 to Wales. Scotland managed a solitary victory against Italy to finish on 2 points. England, France and Wales all managed to win three of their matches to finish level on six points but England's points difference of +54 granted them second place in the table. Their points tally was boosted by a 36–10 defeat of France and a 26–12 win against Scotland which sealed the Calcutta Cup. Wales' early loss to France and narrow loss to Ireland in the last game of the tournament denied them a second consecutive championship. Although Wales needed to beat Ireland by more than 13 points to win the championship, they could have won the game and the Triple Crown in the last minute of the tournament (as well as denying Ireland the Grand Slam) if Stephen Jones' 50-yard penalty kick had not fallen short.

Participants

NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson [19] Steve Borthwick
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Stade de France Saint-Denis Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marc Lièvremont Lionel Nallet
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Croke Park Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg Declan Kidney [7] Brian O'Driscoll [20]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome Flag of South Africa.svg Nick Mallett Sergio Parisse
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Flag of Scotland.svg Frank Hadden Mike Blair
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland Ryan Jones [21] [22]

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTPts
1IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 550012173+481210
2Flag of England.svg  England 530212470+54166
3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 5302124101+23146
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 530210081+1986
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 510479102−2342
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 500549170−12120
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: The first tiebreaker is point difference from all matches, the second is tries scored. After these two tiebreakers the championship is shared. [23]

Fixtures

The fixtures for the 2009 Six Nations were released on 17 April 2008. [24] The France v Wales game on 27 February was the first Friday night game in the history of the championship, both under the Five and Six Nations format. [25]

Round 1

7 February 2009
15:00 GMT
England  Flag of England.svg36–11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Goode 2' c
Ellis (2) 18' m, 54' c
Flutey 28' c
Cueto 78' c
Con: Goode (4/5)
Pen: Goode (1/3) 36'		 Report Try: Mi. Bergamasco 72' m
Pen: McLean (2/3) 34', 39'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15 Delon Armitage
RW14 Paul Sackey
OC13 Jamie Noon Sub off.svg 73'
IC12 Riki Flutey Sub off.svg 60'
LW11 Mark Cueto
FH10 Andy Goode
SH9 Harry Ellis Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Steffon Armitage Sub off.svg 62'
BF6 James Haskell Yellow card.svg 34'
RL5 Nick Kennedy Sub off.svg 73'
LL4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Lee Mears Sub off.svg 55'
LP1 Andrew Sheridan Sub off.svg 60'
Replacements:
HK16 Dylan Hartley Sub on.svg 55'
PR17 Julian White Sub on.svg 60'
LK18 Tom Croft Sub on.svg 73'
FL19 Joe Worsley Sub on.svg 62'
SH20 Ben Foden Sub on.svg 60'
CE21 Shane Geraghty Yellow card.svg 63'Sub on.svg 60'
CE22 Mathew Tait Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
England vs Italy 2009-02-07.svg
FB15 Andrea Masi
RW14 Kaine Robertson
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Gonzalo García Sub off.svg 55'
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Andrea Marcato Sub off.svg 29'
SH9 Mauro Bergamasco Sub off.svg 41'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Alessandro Zanni
BF6 Josh Sole
RL5 Marco Bortolami Sub off.svg 55'
LL4 Santiago Dellapè Sub off.svg 76'
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK2 Fabio Ongaro Sub off.svg 55'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini Sub off.svg 60'
Replacements:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia Sub on.svg 55'
PR17 Carlos Nieto Sub on.svg 60'
LK18 Tommaso Reato Sub on.svg 55'
FL19 Jean-François Montauriol Sub on.svg 76'
SH20 Giulio Toniolatti Sub on.svg 41'
FH21 Luke McLean Sub on.svg 29'
CE22 Matteo Pratichetti Sub on.svg 55'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
7 February 2009
17:00 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg30–21Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: Heaslip 34' c
O'Driscoll 43' c
D'Arcy 66' c
Con: O'Gara (3/3)
Pen: O'Gara (3/5) 3', 17', 78'		 Report Try: Harinordoquy 15' c
Médard 50' m
Con: Beauxis (1/2)
Pen: Beauxis (1/1) 76'
Drop: Beauxis (2/2) 40+1', 53'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 79,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15 Rob Kearney Sub off.svg 80'
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Paddy Wallace Sub off.svg 63'
LW11 Luke Fitzgerald
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Tomás O'Leary
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Stephen Ferris Sub off.svg 76'
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Jerry Flannery Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16 Rory Best Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Tom Court
LK18 Malcolm O'Kelly
FL19 Denis Leamy Sub on.svg 76'
SH20 Peter Stringer
CE21 Gordon D'Arcy Sub on.svg 63'
FB22 Geordan Murphy Sub on.svg 80'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
Ireland vs France 2009-02-07.svg
FB15 Clément Poitrenaud Sub off.svg 79'
RW14 Julien Malzieu
OC13 Florian Fritz Sub off.svg 80'
IC12 Yannick Jauzion
LW11 Maxime Médard
FH10 Lionel Beauxis
SH9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde Sub off.svg 68'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub off.svg 71'
OF7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL5 Sébastien Chabal Sub off.svg 62'
LL4 Lionel Nallet (c)
TP3 Benoît Lecouls Sub off.svg 40'
HK2 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub off.svg 58'
LP1 Lionel Faure
Replacements:
HK16 Benjamin Kayser Sub on.svg 58'
PR17 Nicolas Mas Sub on.svg 40'
LK18 Romain Millo-Chluski Sub on.svg 62'
N819 Louis Picamoles Sub on.svg 71'
SH20 Morgan Parra Sub on.svg 68'
CE21 Benoît Baby Sub on.svg 80'
WG22 Cédric Heymans Sub on.svg 79'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
8 February 2009
15:00 GMT
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg13–26Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: M. Evans 69' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 32', 51'		 Report Try: Shanklin 22' m
A. W. Jones 29' m
Halfpenny 41' m
S. Williams 58' m
Pen: S. Jones (2/3) 13', 40+1'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15 Hugo Southwell
RW14 Simon Webster Sub off.svg 21'
OC13 Ben Cairns Sub off.svg 52'
IC12 Graeme Morrison
LW11 Sean Lamont
FH10 Phil Godman
SH9 Mike Blair (c)Sub off.svg 62'
N88 Simon Taylor
OF7 John Barclay Sub off.svg 56'
BF6 Ally Hogg Sub off.svg 73'
RL5 Jim Hamilton
LL4 Jason White
TP3 Geoff Cross Yellow card.svg 20'Sub off.svg 31'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 62'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Dougie Hall Sub on.svg 62'
PR17 Alasdair Dickinson Sub on.svg 31'
LK18 Kelly Brown Sub on.svg 73'
FL19 Scott Gray Sub on.svg 56'
SH20 Chris Cusiter Sub on.svg 62'
WG21 Chris Paterson Sub on.svg 21'
CE22 Max Evans Sub on.svg 52'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
Scotland vs Wales 2009-02-08.svg
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC13 Tom Shanklin
IC12 Jamie Roberts Sub off.svg 60'
LW11 Shane Williams Sub off.svg 72'
FH10 Stephen Jones Sub off.svg 63'
SH9 Mike Phillips Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Andy Powell
OF7 Martyn Williams (c)Yellow card.svg 66'
BF6 Dafydd Jones
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Ian Gough Sub off.svg 63'
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Matthew Rees Sub off.svg 63'
LP1 Gethin Jenkins Sub off.svg 63'
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 63'
PR17 John Yapp Sub on.svg 63'
LK18 Luke Charteris Sub on.svg 63'
FL19 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 72'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 60'
FH21 James Hook Sub on.svg 63'
CE22 Andrew Bishop Sub on.svg 60'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Round 2

14 February 2009
16:00 CET
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg22–13Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Ouedraogo 46' c
Con: Beauxis (1/1)
Pen: Beauxis (5/7) 23', 38', 53', 60', 73'		 Report Try: T. Evans 69' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Godman (2/3) 35', 49'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,600
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW14 Maxime Médard
OC13 Benoît Baby Sub off.svg 59'
IC12 Yannick Jauzion
LW11 Cédric Heymans
FH10 Lionel Beauxis
SH9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde Sub off.svg 67'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub off.svg 70'
OF7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL5 Lionel Nallet (c)
LL4 Romain Millo-Chluski Sub off.svg 59'
TP3 Nicolas Mas Sub off.svg 41'
HK2 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub off.svg 55'
LP1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK16 Benjamin Kayser Sub on.svg 55'
PR17 Renaud Boyoud Sub on.svg 41'
LK18 Sébastien Chabal Sub on.svg 59'
N819 Louis Picamoles Sub on.svg 70'
SH20 Morgan Parra Sub on.svg 67'
CE21 Maxime Mermoz Sub on.svg 59'
WG22 Julien Malzieu
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
France vs Scotland 2009-02-14.svg
FB15 Hugo Southwell
RW14 Simon Danielli Sub off.svg 66'
OC13 Max Evans
IC12 Graeme Morrison Sub off.svg 73'
LW11 Thom Evans
FH10 Phil Godman
SH9 Mike Blair (c)Sub off.svg 73'
N88 Simon Taylor
OF7 John Barclay
BF6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL5 Jim Hamilton Sub off.svg 18'
LL4 Jason White
TP3 Alasdair Dickinson Sub off.svg 46'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Dougie Hall Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 Moray Low Sub on.svg 46'
LK18 Kelly Brown Sub on.svg 18'
FL19 Scott Gray
SH20 Chris Cusiter Sub on.svg 73'
WG21 Chris Paterson Sub on.svg 66'
CE22 Nick De Luca Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
14 February 2009
17:30 GMT
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg23–15Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Halfpenny 44' m
Pen: S. Jones (5/5) 4', 16', 43', 54', 72'
Halfpenny 22' (1/2)		 Report Try: Sackey 24' m
D. Armitage 57' c
Con: Flood (1/1)
Drop: Goode (1/1) 30'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC13 Tom Shanklin
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Mark Jones
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Mike Phillips Sub off.svg 73'
N88 Andy Powell Sub off.svg 60'
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Ryan Jones (c)
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Ian Gough
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Matthew Rees Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 John Yapp
LK18 Luke Charteris
FL19 Dafydd Jones Sub on.svg 60'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 73'
FH21 James Hook
CE22 Andrew Bishop
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs England 2009-02-14.svg
FB15 Delon Armitage
RW14 Paul Sackey Sub off.svg 65'
OC13 Mike Tindall Yellow card.svg 14'
IC12 Riki Flutey
LW11 Mark Cueto
FH10 Andy Goode Yellow card.svg 41'Sub off.svg 53'
SH9 Harry Ellis
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Joe Worsley
BF6 James Haskell Sub off.svg 54'
RL5 Nick Kennedy Sub off.svg 55'
LL4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP3 Phil Vickery Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 Lee Mears Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK16 Dylan Hartley Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Julian White Sub on.svg 65'
LK18 Tom Croft Sub on.svg 55'
FL19 Luke Narraway Sub on.svg 54'
SH20 Paul Hodgson
FH21 Toby Flood Sub on.svg 53'
CE22 Mathew Tait Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
15 February 2009
15:30 CET
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg9–38IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pen: McLean (3/4) 5', 16', 24' Report Try: Bowe 19' c
Fitzgerald (2) 40' c, 76' c
D. Wallace 48' c
O'Driscoll 78' c
Con: O'Gara (4/4)
Kearney (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 50'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB15 Andrea Masi Yellow card.svg 1'
RW14 Kaine Robertson Sub off.svg 20'
OC13 Gonzalo Canale Sub off.svg 48'
IC12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW11 Matteo Pratichetti
FH10 Luke McLean Sub off.svg 72'
SH9 Paul Griffen
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Alessandro Zanni
RL5 Tommaso Reato Sub off.svg 48'
LL4 Santiago Dellapè Sub off.svg 48'
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub off.svg 33'
HK2 Fabio Ongaro Sub off.svg 41'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini Yellow card.svg 36'
Replacements:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia Sub on.svg 41'
PR17 Carlos Nieto Sub on.svg 33'
LK18 Carlo Del Fava Sub on.svg 48'
FL19 Josh Sole Sub on.svg 48'
SH20 Giulio Toniolatti Sub on.svg 72'
FH21 Gonzalo García Sub on.svg 48'
CE22 Andrea Bacchetti Sub on.svg 20'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
Italy vs Ireland 2009-02-15.svg
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Paddy Wallace Sub off.svg 41'
LW11 Luke Fitzgerald
FH10 Ronan O'Gara Yellow card.svg 32'
SH9 Tomás O'Leary Sub off.svg 72'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Stephen Ferris Sub off.svg 62'
RL5 Paul O'Connell Sub off.svg 77'
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Jerry Flannery Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Marcus Horan Sub off.svg 55'
Replacements:
HK16 Rory Best Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Tom Court Sub on.svg 55'
LK18 Malcolm O'Kelly Sub on.svg 77'
FL19 Denis Leamy Sub on.svg 62'
SH20 Peter Stringer Sub on.svg 72'
CE21 Gordon D'Arcy Sub on.svg 41'
FB22 Geordan Murphy
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Round 3

27 February 2009
21:00 CET
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg21–16Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Dusautoir 40' c
Heymans 53' m
Con: Parra (1/2)
Pen: Parra (3/5) 6', 35', 70'		 Report Try: Byrne 24' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 3', 9'
Hook (1/1) 73'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15 Maxime Médard
RW14 Julien Malzieu
OC13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC12 Yannick Jauzion
LW11 Cédric Heymans
FH10 Benoît Baby Sub off.svg 37'
SH9 Morgan Parra Sub off.svg 72'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL5 Sébastien Chabal Sub off.svg 57'
LL4 Lionel Nallet (c)
TP3 Sylvain Marconnet Sub off.svg 57'
HK2 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK16 Benjamin Kayser Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Thomas Domingo Sub on.svg 57'
LK18 Romain Millo-Chluski Sub on.svg 57'
N819 Louis Picamoles
SH20 Sébastien Tillous-Borde Sub on.svg 72'
FH21 François Trinh-Duc Sub on.svg 37'
FB22 Clément Poitrenaud
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
France vs Wales 2009-02-27.svg
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC13 Tom Shanklin
IC12 Jamie Roberts Sub off.svg 55'
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones Sub off.svg 70'
SH9 Mike Phillips Sub off.svg 55'
N88 Andy Powell Sub off.svg 62'
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Ryan Jones (c)
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Ian Gough Sub off.svg 71'
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Matthew Rees Sub off.svg 55'
LP1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 55'
PR17 John Yapp
LK18 Luke Charteris Sub on.svg 71'
FL19 Dafydd Jones Sub on.svg 62'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 55'
FH21 James Hook Sub on.svg 70'
CE22 Gavin Henson Sub on.svg 55'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
28 February 2009
15:00 GMT
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg26–6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Danielli 35' c
Gray 64' c
Con: Godman (1/1)
Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (3/3) 5', 13', 68'
Godman (1/2) 31'		 Report Pen: McLean (1/1) 55'
Drop: Parisse (1/1) 22'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15 Hugo Southwell Sub off.svg 47'
RW14 Simon Danielli
OC13 Max Evans
IC12 Graeme Morrison Sub off.svg 67'
LW11 Thom Evans
FH10 Phil Godman
SH9 Mike Blair (c)Sub off.svg 55'
N88 Simon Taylor
OF7 John Barclay Sub off.svg 56'
BF6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL5 Alastair Kellock
LL4 Jason White
TP3 Euan Murray Sub off.svg 67'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 53'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen Sub off.svg 68'
Replacements:
HK16 Dougie Hall Sub on.svg 53'
PR17 Alasdair Dickinson Sub on.svg 67'
LK18 Kelly Brown Sub on.svg 68'
FL19 Scott Gray Sub on.svg 56'
SH20 Chris Cusiter Sub on.svg 55'
WG21 Chris Paterson Sub on.svg 47'
CE22 Nick De Luca Sub on.svg 67'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
Scotland vs Italy 2009-02-28.svg
FB15 Andrea Marcato Sub off.svg 47'
RW14 Mirco Bergamasco
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Gonzalo García Sub off.svg 3'
LW11 Matteo Pratichetti
FH10 Luke McLean
SH9 Paul Griffen Sub off.svg 55'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Alessandro Zanni
RL5 Marco Bortolami Sub off.svg 77'
LL4 Santiago Dellapè Sub off.svg 57'
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub off.svg 58'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16 Franco Sbaraglini Sub on.svg 58'
PR17 Carlos Nieto Sub on.svg 58'
LK18 Carlo Del Fava Sub on.svg 57'
FL19 Josh Sole Sub on.svg 77'
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 55'
CE21 Andrea Bacchetti Sub on.svg 3'
WG22 Giulio Rubini Sub on.svg 47'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
28 February 2009
17:30 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg14–13Flag of England.svg  England
Try: O'Driscoll 57' m
Pen: O'Gara (2/5) 27', 71'
Drop: O'Driscoll (1/2) 46'		 Report Try: D. Armitage 78' c
Con: Goode (1/1)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 38'
D. Armitage (1/1) 64'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Paddy Wallace
LW11 Luke Fitzgerald
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Tomás O'Leary Sub off.svg 65'
N88 Jamie Heaslip Sub off.svg 68'
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Stephen Ferris
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Jerry Flannery Sub off.svg 68'
LP1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16 Rory Best Sub on.svg 68'
PR17 Tom Court
LK18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL19 Denis Leamy Sub on.svg 68'
SH20 Peter Stringer Sub on.svg 65'
CE21 Gordon D'Arcy
FB22 Geordan Murphy
Coach:
Declan Kidney
Ireland vs England 2009-02-28.svg
FB15 Delon Armitage
RW14 Paul Sackey Sub off.svg 57'
OC13 Mike Tindall
IC12 Riki Flutey
LW11 Mark Cueto
FH10 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 66'
SH9 Harry Ellis Sub off.svg 58'
N88 Nick Easter Sub off.svg 76'
OF7 Joe Worsley
BF6 James Haskell
RL5 Nick Kennedy Sub off.svg 69'
LL4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP3 Phil Vickery Yellow card.svg 55'
HK2 Lee Mears Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Andrew Sheridan Sub off.svg 77'
Replacements:
HK16 Dylan Hartley Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 Julian White Sub on.svg 77'
LK18 Tom Croft Sub on.svg 69'
FL19 Luke Narraway Sub on.svg 76'
SH20 Danny Care Yellow card.svg 69'Sub on.svg 58'
FH21 Andy Goode Sub on.svg 66'
CE22 Mathew Tait Sub on.svg 57'
Coach:
Martin Johnson

Notes:

Round 4

14 March 2009
16:00 CET
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg15–20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pen: Marcato (5/5) 5', 31', 34', 57', 70' Report Try: S. Williams 25' c
Shanklin 71' c
Con: Hook (2/2)
Pen: Hook (2/3) 59', 63'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB15 Andrea Marcato Sub off.svg 75'
RW14 Giulio Rubini
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW11 Matteo Pratichetti
FH10 Luke McLean
SH9 Paul Griffen Sub off.svg 66'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Alessandro Zanni
RL5 Marco Bortolami Sub off.svg 64'
LL4 Santiago Dellapè Sub off.svg 50'
TP3 Carlos Nieto Sub off.svg 50'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16 Franco Sbaraglini
PR17 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub off.svg 50'
LK18 Carlo Del Fava Sub on.svg 50'
FL19 Josh Sole Sub on.svg 64'
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 66'
FH21 Luciano Orquera Sub on.svg 75'
CE22 Roberto Quartaroli
Coach:
Nick Mallett
Italy vs Wales 2009-03-14.svg
FB15 Lee Byrne Sub off.svg 68'
RW14 Mark Jones
OC13 Jamie Roberts
IC12 Gavin Henson
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 James Hook Sub off.svg 75'
SH9 Mike Phillips
N88 Andy Powell
OF7 Dafydd Jones
BF6 Jonathan Thomas Sub off.svg 57'
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4 Luke Charteris Sub off.svg 66'
TP3 Rhys M. Thomas Sub off.svg 57'
HK2 Huw Bennett Sub off.svg 57'
LP1 John Yapp
Replacements:
HK16 Matthew Rees Sub on.svg 57'
PR17 Gethin Jenkins Sub on.svg 57'
LK18 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 66'
FL19 Ryan Jones Sub on.svg 57'
SH20 Warren Fury
FH21 Stephen Jones Sub on.svg 75'
CE22 Tom Shanklin Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
14 March 2009
17:00 GMT
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg15–22IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pen: Paterson (5/5) 5', 13', 21', 31', 60' Report Try: Heaslip 51' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 11', 27', 33', 70'
Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 57'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 Chris Paterson
RW14 Simon Danielli
OC13 Max Evans
IC12 Graeme Morrison Sub off.svg 70'
LW11 Thom Evans
FH10 Phil Godman
SH9 Mike Blair (c)Sub off.svg 51'
N88 Simon Taylor
OF7 John Barclay Sub off.svg 67'
BF6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL5 Jim Hamilton
LL4 Jason White Sub off.svg 50'
TP3 Euan Murray
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 57'
LP1 Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements:
HK16 Dougie Hall Sub on.svg 57'
PR17 Moray Low
LK18 Nathan Hines Sub on.svg 50'
FL19 Scott Gray Sub on.svg 67'
SH20 Chris Cusiter Sub on.svg 51'
CE21 Nick De Luca Sub on.svg 70'
FB22 Hugo Southwell
Coach:
Frank Hadden
Scotland vs Ireland 2009-03-14.svg
FB15 Rob Kearney Sub off.svg 75'
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Luke Fitzgerald
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Peter Stringer Sub off.svg 65'
N88 Denis Leamy Sub off.svg 30'
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Stephen Ferris
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Rory Best Sub off.svg 61'
LP1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16 Jerry Flannery Sub on.svg 61'
PR17 Tom Court
LK18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL19 Jamie Heaslip Sub on.svg 30'
SH20 Tomás O'Leary Sub on.svg 65'
CE21 Paddy Wallace
FB22 Geordan Murphy Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Notes:

15 March 2009
15:00 GMT
England  Flag of England.svg34–10Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: Cueto 1' c
Flutey (2) 22' c, 41' m
D. Armitage 37' c
Worsley 39' m
Con: Flood (3/3)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 18'		 Report Try: Szarzewski 56' m
Malzieu 64' m
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB15 Delon Armitage
RW14 Mark Cueto
OC13 Mike Tindall
IC12 Riki Flutey
LW11 Ugo Monye Sub off.svg 72'
FH10 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 40'
SH9 Harry Ellis Sub off.svg 55'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Joe Worsley Sub off.svg 68'
BF6 Tom Croft
RL5 Simon Shaw Sub off.svg 57'
LL4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Lee Mears Sub off.svg 57'
LP1 Andrew Sheridan Sub off.svg 66'
Replacements:
HK16 Dylan Hartley Sub on.svg 57'
PR17 Julian White Sub on.svg 66'
LK18 Nick Kennedy Sub on.svg 68'
FL19 James Haskell Sub on.svg 57'
SH20 Danny Care Sub on.svg 55'
FH21 Andy Goode Sub on.svg 40'
CE22 Mathew Tait Sub on.svg 72'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
England vs France 2009-03-15.svg
FB15 Maxime Médard
RW14 Julien Malzieu
OC13 Mathieu Bastareaud Sub off.svg 46'
IC12 Yannick Jauzion
LW11 Cédric Heymans
FH10 François Trinh-Duc Sub off.svg 46'
SH9 Morgan Parra Sub off.svg 59'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub off.svg 68'
OF7 Sébastien Chabal
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL5 Jérôme Thion Sub off.svg 46'
LL4 Lionel Nallet (c)
TP3 Sylvain Marconnet
HK2 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub off.svg 59'
LP1 Lionel Faure Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 Benjamin Kayser Sub on.svg 59'
PR17 Thomas Domingo Sub on.svg 51'
N818 Louis Picamoles Sub on.svg 68'
FL19 Julien Bonnaire Sub on.svg 46'
SH20 Sébastien Tillous-Borde Sub on.svg 59'
CE21 Florian Fritz Sub on.svg 46'
CE22 Damien Traille Sub on.svg 46'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Round 5

21 March 2009
14:15 CET
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg8–50Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: Parisse 57' m
Pen: Marcato (1/2) 23'		 Report Try: Chabal 25' c
Trinh-Duc 29' m
Médard (2) 31' c, 70' m
Heymans 42' c
Domingo 55' m
Malzieu 76' m
Con: Parra (3/4)
Pen: Parra (3/3) 7', 15', 48'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 27,650
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15 Andrea Marcato
RW14 Giulio Rubini
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW11 Matteo Pratichetti Sub off.svg 48'
FH10 Luke McLean Sub off.svg 72'
SH9 Paul Griffen Sub off.svg 66'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Alessandro Zanni
RL5 Marco Bortolami Sub off.svg 68'
LL4 Santiago Dellapè Sub off.svg 54'
TP3 Carlos Nieto Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16 Franco Sbaraglini
PR17 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub on.svg 58'
LK18 Carlo Del Fava Sub on.svg 54'
FL19 Josh Sole Sub on.svg 68'
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 66'
FH21 Luciano Orquera Sub on.svg 72'
CE22 Roberto Quartaroli Sub on.svg 48'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
Italy vs France 2009-03-21.svg
FB15 Damien Traille
RW14 Maxime Médard
OC13 Florian Fritz Sub off.svg 60'
IC12 Yannick Jauzion
LW11 Cédric Heymans Sub off.svg 71'
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Morgan Parra Sub off.svg 52'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub off.svg 63'
OF7 Julien Bonnaire
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL5 Sébastien Chabal
LL4 Lionel Nallet (c)Sub off.svg 71'
TP3 Sylvain Marconnet Sub off.svg 50'
HK2 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub off.svg 52'
LP1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK16 William Servat Sub on.svg 52'
PR17 Thomas Domingo Sub on.svg 50'
LK18 Jérôme Thion Sub on.svg 71'
N819 Louis Picamoles Sub on.svg 63'
FH20 Frédéric Michalak Sub on.svg 52'
CE21 Mathieu Bastareaud Sub on.svg 60'
WG22 Julien Malzieu Sub on.svg 71'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Notes:

21 March 2009
15:30 GMT
England  Flag of England.svg26–12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Monye 22' m
Flutey 28' c
Tait 77' m
Con: Flood (1/2)
Pen: Flood (2/2) 40', 41'
Drop: Care 72'		 Report Pen: Paterson (3/3) 9', 44', 66'
Godman (1/2) 51'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,688
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB15 Delon Armitage
RW14 Mark Cueto
OC13 Mike Tindall
IC12 Riki Flutey
LW11 Ugo Monye Sub off.svg 48'
FH10 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 73'
SH9 Harry Ellis Sub off.svg 16'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Joe Worsley
BF6 Tom Croft Sub off.svg 73'
RL5 Simon Shaw Sub off.svg 57'
LL4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP3 Phil Vickery Sub off.svg 14'
HK2 Lee Mears Sub off.svg 73'
LP1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK16 Dylan Hartley Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Julian White Sub on.svg 14'
LK18 Nick Kennedy Sub on.svg 57'
FL19 James Haskell Sub on.svg 73'
SH20 Danny Care Sub on.svg 16'
FH21 Andy Goode Sub on.svg 73'
CE22 Mathew Tait Sub on.svg 48'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
England vs Scotland 2009-03-21.svg
FB15 Chris Paterson
RW14 Simon Danielli Sub off.svg 75'
OC13 Max Evans
IC12 Graeme Morrison
LW11 Thom Evans Sub off.svg 44'
FH10 Phil Godman
SH9 Mike Blair (c)Sub off.svg 68'
N88 Simon Taylor Sub off.svg 41'
OF7 Scott Gray
BF6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL5 Jim Hamilton
LL4 Jason White Sub off.svg 57'
TP3 Euan Murray
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Alasdair Dickinson Sub off.svg 75'
Replacements:
HK16 Dougie Hall Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Moray Low Sub on.svg 75'
LK18 Nathan Hines Sub on.svg 57'
FL19 Kelly Brown Sub on.svg 41'
SH20 Chris Cusiter Sub on.svg 68'
CE21 Nick De Luca Sub on.svg 44'
FB22 Hugo Southwell Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes:

21 March 2009
17:30 GMT
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg15–17IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pen: S. Jones (4/5) 33', 39', 51', 56'
Drop: S. Jones (1/1) 76'		 Report Try: O'Driscoll 44' c
Bowe 46' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 78'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,625
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Lee Byrne Sub off.svg 30'
RW14 Mark Jones
OC13 Tom Shanklin
IC12 Gavin Henson
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Mike Phillips
N88 Ryan Jones (c)
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Dafydd Jones
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Ian Gough Sub off.svg 55'
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Matthew Rees Sub off.svg 55'
LP1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 55'
PR17 John Yapp
LK18 Luke Charteris Sub on.svg 55'
FL19 Jonathan Thomas
SH20 Warren Fury
FH21 James Hook
CE22 Jamie Roberts Sub on.svg 30'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs Ireland 2009-03-21.svg
FB15 Rob Kearney Sub off.svg 66'
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Luke Fitzgerald Sub off.svg 76'
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Tomás O'Leary Sub off.svg 69'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Stephen Ferris Sub off.svg 7'
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes Sub off.svg 23'Sub on.svg 27'
HK2 Jerry Flannery Sub off.svg 68'
LP1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16 Rory Best Sub on.svg 68'
PR17 Tom Court Sub on.svg 23'Sub off.svg 27'
LK18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL19 Denis Leamy Sub on.svg 7'
SH20 Peter Stringer Sub on.svg 69'
CE21 Paddy Wallace Sub on.svg 76'
FB22 Geordan Murphy Sub on.svg 66'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Notes:

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