2011 Six Nations Championship

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2011 Six Nations Championship
2011-03-12 Rugby ITA - FRA 6 Nations.jpg
Italy and France during the 2011 Six Nations at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome
Date4 February – 19 March 2011
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 Flag of England.svg  England (26th title)
Matches played15
Attendance920,618 (61,375 per match)
Tries scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Toby Flood (50)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Chris Ashton (6)
Player of the tournament Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Masi
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The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the 117th edition of the international championship. The annual rugby union tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and was won by England.

Contents

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

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

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

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

Final results

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

Participants

NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham Stadium London Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson Mike Tindall [captains 1]
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Stade de France Saint-Denis Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marc Lièvremont Thierry Dusautoir
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Aviva Stadium Dublin IRFU flag.svg Declan Kidney Brian O'Driscoll
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome Flag of South Africa.svg Nick Mallett Sergio Parisse
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Flag of England.svg Andy Robinson Alastair Kellock
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland Matthew Rees
  1. ↑ Replaced regular captain Lewis Moody, who was initially ruled out of at least the first two rounds of the competition with a knee injury. [6] He returned to play for his club team, Bath, on 20 February, but his injury reportedly returned during a training session for England's third match against France, ultimately ruling him out of the rest of the Championship. [7] Tindall suffered an ankle injury during England's fourth match against Scotland that ruled him out of their final match against Ireland; Nick Easter was named captain for that match in Tindall's absence. [8] [9] [10]

Squads

See 2011 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTPts
1Flag of England.svg  England 540113281+51138
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 530211791+26106
3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 53029381+12106
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 53029589+666
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 510482109−2762
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 510470138−6862
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Round 1

4 February 2011
19:45
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg19–26Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Stoddart 60' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 23', 29', 43'
Hook (1/2) 70'		Report [11] Try: Ashton (2) 14' c, 56' c
Con: Flood (2/2)
Pen: Flood (3/3) 19', 32', 47'
Wilkinson (1/1) 75'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,276
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15 James Hook
RW14 Morgan Stoddart
OC13 Jamie Roberts
IC12 Jonathan Davies
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones Sub off.svg 67'
SH9 Mike Phillips Sub off.svg 69'
N88 Andy Powell Sub off.svg 33'
OF7 Sam Warburton
BF6 Dan Lydiate Sub off.svg 52'Sub on.svg 57'Sub off.svg 69'
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Bradley Davies
TP3 Craig Mitchell Yellow card.svg 46'Sub off.svg 71'
HK2 Matthew Rees (c)Sub off.svg 70'
LP1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK16 Richard Hibbard Sub on.svg 70'
PR17 John Yapp Sub on.svg 52'Sub off.svg 57'Sub on.svg 71'
N818 Ryan Jones Sub on.svg 33'
FL19 Jonathan Thomas Sub on.svg 69'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 69'
FH21 Rhys Priestland
FB22 Lee Byrne Sub on.svg 67'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland
Wales vs England 2011-02-04.svg
FB15 Ben Foden
RW14 Chris Ashton
OC13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC12 Shontayne Hape
LW11 Mark Cueto
FH10 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 63'
SH9 Ben Youngs Sub off.svg 62'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 James Haskell Sub off.svg 62'
BF6 Tom Wood
RL5 Tom Palmer
LL4 Louis Deacon Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 69'
TP3 Dan Cole
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 69'
LP1 Andrew Sheridan Sub off.svg 61'
Replacements:
HK16 Steve Thompson Sub on.svg 69'
PR17 David Wilson Sub on.svg 61'
LK18 Simon Shaw Sub on.svg 69'
FL19 Joe Worsley Sub on.svg 62'
SH20 Danny Care Sub on.svg 62'
FH21 Jonny Wilkinson Sub on.svg 63'
WG22 Matt Banahan
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:
Toby Flood (England)

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

  • Tom Wood (England) made his international debut.
5 February 2011
14:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg11–13IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: McLean 75' m
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 6', 40'		Report [12] Try: O'Driscoll 44' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28'
Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 78'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000 [13]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15 Luke McLean
RW14 Andrea Masi
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Alberto Sgarbi Sub off.svg 69'
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Kris Burton Sub off.svg 71'
SH9 Edoardo Gori Sub off.svg 10'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Alessandro Zanni
BF6 Josh Sole Sub off.svg 50'
RL5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL4 Santiago Dellapè Sub off.svg 54'
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub off.svg 64'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini Cruz Roja.svg 36' to 40'Sub off.svg 64'
Replacements:
HK16 Fabio Ongaro Sub on.svg 64'
PR17 Andrea Lo Cicero Sub on.svg 36'Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 64'
LK18 Carlo Del Fava Sub on.svg 54'
FL19 Valerio Bernabò Sub on.svg 50'
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 10'
FH21 Luciano Orquera Sub on.svg 71'
CE22 Gonzalo Garcia Sub on.svg 69'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Nick Mallett
Italy vs Ireland 2011-02-05.svg
FB15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW14 Fergus McFadden
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy Sub off.svg 76'
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 65'
SH9 Tomás O'Leary Sub off.svg 55'
N88 Seán O'Brien
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Denis Leamy Yellow card.svg 73'
RL5 Paul O'Connell Sub off.svg 73'
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 Mike Ross
HK2 Rory Best Sub off.svg 76'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 76'
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 76'
PR17 Tom Court Sub on.svg 76'
LK18 Leo Cullen Sub on.svg 73'
FL19 Shane Jennings
SH20 Eoin Reddan Sub on.svg 55'
FH21 Ronan O'Gara Sub on.svg 65'
CE22 Paddy Wallace Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Declan Kidney

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

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

5 February 2011
17:00
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg34–21Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Médard 2' c
Penalty try 29' c
Harinordoquy 54' c
Traille 68' c
Con: Parra (2/2)
Yachvili (2/2)
Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 79'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 9'		Report [14] Try: Kellock 18' c
Brown 60' c
Lamont 75' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Jackson (1/1)
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,595
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Damien Traille
RW14 Yoann Huget
OC13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC12 Maxime Mermoz Sub off.svg 44'
LW11 Maxime Médard Sub off.svg 73'
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Morgan Parra Sub off.svg 52'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub off.svg 55'
OF7 Julien Bonnaire
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Lionel Nallet Sub off.svg 62'
LL4 Julien Pierre
TP3 Nicolas Mas Sub off.svg 52'
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 57'
LP1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK16 Guilhem Guirado Sub on.svg 57'
PR17 Luc Ducalcon Sub on.svg 52'
LK18 Jérôme Thion Sub on.svg 62'
N819 Sébastien Chabal Sub on.svg 55'
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili Sub on.svg 52'
FB21 Clément Poitrenaud Sub on.svg 44'
WG22 Vincent Clerc Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marc Lièvremont
France vs Scotland 2011-02-05.svg
FB15 Hugo Southwell
RW14 Nikki Walker
OC13 Joe Ansbro
IC12 Nick De Luca Sub off.svg 55'
LW11 Max Evans
FH10 Dan Parks Sub off.svg 69'
SH9 Rory Lawson Sub off.svg 40'
N88 Kelly Brown
OF7 John Barclay Sub off.svg 61'
BF6 Nathan Hines Sub off.svg 55'
RL5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL4 Richie Gray
TP3 Euan Murray Sub off.svg 70'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 73'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Dougie Hall Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Moray Low Sub on.svg 70'
N818 Richie Vernon Sub on.svg 56'
FL19 Ross Rennie Sub on.svg 61'
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 40'
FH21 Ruaridh Jackson Sub on.svg 69'
WG22 Sean Lamont Sub on.svg 55'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
Maxime Médard (France)

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

Round 2

12 February 2011
14:30
England  Flag of England.svg59–13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Ashton (4) 3' c, 25' c, 54' c, 76' c
Cueto 30' c
Tindall 35' c
Care 58' c
Haskell 72' c
Con: Flood (5/5)
Wilkinson (3/3)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 10'		Report [15] Try: Ongaro 70' c
Con: Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 4', 12'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,810
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15 Ben Foden
RW14 Chris Ashton
OC13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC12 Shontayne Hape
LW11 Mark Cueto Sub off.svg 49'
FH10 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 55'
SH9 Ben Youngs Sub off.svg 55'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 James Haskell
BF6 Tom Wood Sub off.svg 61'
RL5 Tom Palmer
LL4 Louis Deacon Sub off.svg 45'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 61'
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK16 Steve Thompson Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 David Wilson Sub on.svg 61'
LK18 Simon Shaw Sub on.svg 45'
FL19 Hendre Fourie Sub on.svg 61'
SH20 Danny Care Sub on.svg 55'
FH21 Jonny Wilkinson Sub on.svg 55'
WG22 Matt Banahan Sub on.svg 49'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson
England vs Italy 2011-02-12.svg
FB15 Luke McLean Sub off.svg 79'
RW14 Andrea Masi Sub off.svg 62'
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Alberto Sgarbi Sub off.svg 58'
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Luciano Orquera
SH9 Fabio Semenzato
N88 Sergio Parisse
OF7 Alessandro Zanni
BF6 Valerio Bernabò Sub off.svg 53'
RL5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL4 Carlo Del Fava Sub off.svg 46'
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni Yellow card.svg 43'Sub off.svg 56'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16 Fabio Ongaro Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 Andrea Lo Cicero Sub on.svg 56'
LK18 Santiago Dellapè Sub on.svg 46'
FL19 Robert Barbieri Sub on.svg 53'
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 62'
FH21 Kris Burton Sub on.svg 79'
CE22 Gonzalo Garcia Sub on.svg 58'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Chris Ashton (England)

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

  • Chris Ashton's four-try performance marked a number of milestones:
    • He became the first player of any nation to score four tries in a Six Nations match since the competition expanded in 2000.
    • He also became the first England player to have scored four tries in a Six Nations, Five Nations, or Home Nations match since Ronald Poulton-Palmer scored four against France in 1914.
    • His six tries in the tournament equalled the single-season record in the Six Nations era, shared by Will Greenwood of England in 2001 and Shane Williams of Wales in 2008.
  • Carlo Del Fava earned his 50th cap
  • Alex Corbisiero (England) and Fabio Semenzato (Italy) made their international debuts.
12 February 2011
17:00
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg6–24Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pen: Parks (2/3) 31', 58'Report [16] Try: Williams (2) 8' c, 70' m
Con: Hook (1/1)
Pen: Hook (4/5) 13', 18', 21', 65'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,259
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB15 Hugo Southwell Sub off.svg 20'
RW14 Nikki Walker
OC13 Joe Ansbro
IC12 Nick De Luca
LW11 Max Evans
FH10 Dan Parks
SH9 Rory Lawson Sub off.svg 46'
N88 Richie Vernon
OF7 John Barclay Sub off.svg 67'
BF6 Kelly Brown
RL5 Alastair Kellock (c)Sub off.svg 71'
LL4 Nathan Hines
TP3 Euan Murray Sub off.svg 46'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Moray Low Sub on.svg 46'
LK18 Scott MacLeod Sub on.svg 71'
FL19 Ross Rennie Sub on.svg 67'
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 46'
FH21 Ruaridh Jackson
WG22 Sean Lamont Sub on.svg 20'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Robinson
Scotland vs Wales 2011-02-12.svg
FB15 Lee Byrne Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 76'
RW14 Morgan Stoddart
OC13 Jamie Roberts
IC12 Jonathan Davies
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 James Hook Sub off.svg 66'
SH9 Mike Phillips Sub off.svg 75'
N88 Ryan Jones
OF7 Sam Warburton
BF6 Dan Lydiate Sub off.svg 53'
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones Sub off.svg 71'
LL4 Bradley Davies Yellow card.svg 23'
TP3 Craig Mitchell
HK2 Matthew Rees (c)Sub off.svg 75'
LP1 Paul James Sub off.svg 66'
Replacements:
HK16 Richard Hibbard Sub on.svg 75'
PR17 John Yapp Sub on.svg 66'
LK18 Jonathan Thomas Sub on.svg 53'
FL19 Josh Turnbull Sub on.svg 71'
SH20 Tavis Knoyle Sub on.svg 75'
FH21 Stephen Jones Sub on.svg 66'
FB22 Rhys Priestland Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

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

13 February 2011
15:00
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg22–25Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: McFadden 4' c
O'Leary 37' m
Heaslip 67' c
Con: Sexton (1/2)
O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 15'		Report [17] Try: Médard 54' c
Con: Yachvili (1/1)
Pen: Parra (5/5) 10', 18', 20', 27', 48'
Yachvili (1/2) 62'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW14 Fergus McFadden
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 62'
SH9 Tomás O'Leary Sub off.svg 68'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Seán O'Brien
RL5 Paul O'Connell Sub off.svg 80'
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 Mike Ross
HK2 Rory Best Sub off.svg 75'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 56'
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 75'
PR17 Tom Court Sub on.svg 56'
LK18 Leo Cullen Sub on.svg 80'
FL19 Denis Leamy
SH20 Eoin Reddan Sub on.svg 68'
FH21 Ronan O'Gara Sub on.svg 62'
CE22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Declan Kidney
Ireland vs France 2011-02-13.svg
FB15 Clément Poitrenaud Sub off.svg 50'
RW14 Yoann Huget
OC13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC12 Damien Traille Sub off.svg 72'
LW11 Maxime Médard
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Morgan Parra Sub off.svg 53'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7 Julien Bonnaire Sub off.svg 53'
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Lionel Nallet
LL4 Julien Pierre Sub off.svg 63'
TP3 Nicolas Mas
HK2 William Servat
LP1 Thomas Domingo Sub off.svg 49'
Replacements:
HK16 Guilhem Guirado
PR17 Sylvain Marconnet Sub on.svg 49'
LK18 Jérôme Thion Sub on.svg 63'
N819 Sébastien Chabal Sub on.svg 53'
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili Sub on.svg 53'
CE21 Yannick Jauzion Sub on.svg 72'
WG22 Vincent Clerc Sub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Thierry Dusautoir (France)

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

Round 3

26 February 2011
14:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg16–24Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Canale 5' m
Parisse 52' m
Pen: Bergamasco (2/2) 12', 26'		Report [18] Try: Stoddart 9' m
Warburton 13' c
Con: S. Jones (1/2)
Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 3', 38', 40+2'
Drop: Hook (1/1) 73'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Luke McLean
RW14 Andrea Masi Sub off.svg 73'
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Alberto Sgarbi
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Kris Burton Sub off.svg 64'
SH9 Fabio Semenzato Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Robert Barbieri Sub off.svg 72'
BF6 Alessandro Zanni
RL5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL4 Santiago Dellapè Sub off.svg 52'
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub off.svg 70'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1 Salvatore Perugini Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 70'
Replacements:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia
PR17 Andrea Lo Cicero Sub on.svg 40'
LK18 Valerio Bernabò Sub on.svg 52'
N819 Manoa Vosawai Sub on.svg 72'
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 71'
FH21 Luciano Orquera Sub on.svg 64'
WG22 Tommaso Benvenuti Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Nick Mallett
Italy vs Wales 2011-02-26.svg
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Morgan Stoddart
OC13 James Hook
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Mike Phillips
N88 Ryan Jones
OF7 Sam Warburton
BF6 Dan Lydiate
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Bradley Davies
TP3 Craig Mitchell
HK2 Matthew Rees (c)Sub off.svg 77'
LP1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK16 Richard Hibbard Sub on.svg 77'
PR17 John Yapp
N818 Jonathan Thomas
FL19 Josh Turnbull
SH20 Tavis Knoyle
FH21 Rhys Priestland
WG22 Leigh Halfpenny
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Fabio Semenzato (Italy)

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

26 February 2011
17:00
England  Flag of England.svg17–9Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: Foden 42' m
Pen: Flood (3/3) 5', 13', 17'
Wilkinson (1/1) 52'		Report [19] Pen: Yachvili (3/5) 7', 19', 22'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,107
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB15 Ben Foden
RW14 Chris Ashton
OC13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC12 Shontayne Hape Sub off.svg 76'
LW11 Mark Cueto
FH10 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 51'
SH9 Ben Youngs Sub off.svg 65'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 James Haskell
BF6 Tom Wood
RL5 Tom Palmer
LL4 Louis Deacon Sub off.svg 71'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 76'
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Andrew Sheridan Sub off.svg 23'
Replacements:
HK16 Steve Thompson Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Alex Corbisiero Sub on.svg 23'
LK18 Simon Shaw Sub on.svg 71'
FL19 Hendre Fourie Sub on.svg 76'
SH20 Danny Care Sub on.svg 65'
FH21 Jonny Wilkinson Sub on.svg 51'
WG22 Matt Banahan Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson
England vs France 2011-02-26.svg
FB15 Clément Poitrenaud Sub off.svg 51'
RW14 Yoann Huget
OC13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC12 Yannick Jauzion
LW11 Vincent Clerc
FH10 François Trinh-Duc Sub off.svg 67'
SH9 Dimitri Yachvili Sub off.svg 62'
N88 Sébastien Chabal Sub off.svg 51'
OF7 Imanol Harinordoquy
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Lionel Nallet
LL4 Julien Pierre Sub off.svg 62'
TP3 Nicolas Mas
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 76'
LP1 Thomas Domingo Sub off.svg 60'
Replacements:
HK16 Guilhem Guirado Sub on.svg 76'
PR17 Sylvain Marconnet Sub on.svg 60'
LK18 Jérôme Thion Sub on.svg 62'
FL19 Julien Bonnaire Sub on.svg 51'
SH20 Morgan Parra Sub on.svg 62'
UB21 Damien Traille Sub on.svg 51'
FB22 Alexis Palisson Sub on.svg 67'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Tom Palmer (England)

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

27 February 2011
15:00
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg18–21IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pen: Paterson 16', 17', 32', 58'
Parks 66'
Drop: Parks 70'		Report [20] Try: Heaslip 6' c
Reddan 29' c
O'Gara 53' c
Con: O'Gara (3/3)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,082
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15 Chris Paterson
RW14 Nikki Walker Sub off.svg 74'
OC13 Nick De Luca
IC12 Sean Lamont
LW11 Max Evans
FH10 Ruaridh Jackson Sub off.svg 53'
SH9 Mike Blair Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Johnnie Beattie Sub off.svg 46'Sub on.svg 55'Sub off.svg 55'
OF7 John Barclay Sub off.svg 66'
BF6 Kelly Brown
RL5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL4 Richie Gray
TP3 Moray Low Sub off.svg 66'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 53'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen Yellow card.svg 44'
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson Sub on.svg 53'
PR17 Geoff Cross Sub on.svg 46'Sub off.svg 55'Sub on.svg 66'
LK18 Nathan Hines Sub on.svg 66'
N819 Richie Vernon Sub on.svg 55'
SH20 Rory Lawson Sub on.svg 60'
FH21 Dan Parks Sub on.svg 53'
WG22 Simon Danielli Sub on.svg 74'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Robinson
Scotland vs Ireland 2011-02-27.svg
FB15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Ronan O'Gara Sub off.svg 67'
SH9 Eoin Reddan Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace Sub off.svg 60'
BF6 Seán O'Brien
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan Sub off.svg 66'
TP3 Mike Ross Sub off.svg 70'
HK2 Rory Best Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Tom Court Sub on.svg 70'
LK18 Leo Cullen Sub on.svg 66'
FL19 Denis Leamy Sub on.svg 60'
SH20 Peter Stringer Sub on.svg 60'
FH21 Johnny Sexton Sub on.svg 67'
CE22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Declan Kidney

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

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

Round 4

12 March 2011
14:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg22–21Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: Masi 59' c
Con: Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Bergamasco (5/7) 1', 23', 63', 70', 75'		Report [21] Try: Clerc 14' m
Parra 50' c
Con: Parra (1/2)
Pen: Parra (3/4) 19', 44', 66'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB15 Andrea Masi
RW14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Luciano Orquera Sub off.svg 57'
SH9 Fabio Semenzato
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Robert Barbieri Sub off.svg 57'
BF6 Alessandro Zanni
RL5 Carlo Del Fava
LL4 Santiago Dellapè Sub off.svg 53'
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK2 Carlo Festuccia Sub off.svg 47'
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero Sub off.svg 47'
Replacements:
HK16 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub on.svg 47'
PR17 Salvatore Perugini Sub on.svg 47'
LK18 Quintin Geldenhuys Sub on.svg 53'
FL19 Paul Derbyshire Sub on.svg 57'
SH20 Pablo Canavosio
FH21 Kris Burton Sub on.svg 57'
FB22 Luke McLean
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Nick Mallett
Italy vs France 2011-03-12.svg
FB15 Maxime Médard
RW14 Yoann Huget
OC13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC12 Yannick Jauzion Sub off.svg 70'
LW11 Vincent Clerc
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Morgan Parra
N88 Sébastien Chabal Sub off.svg 56'
OF7 Julien Bonnaire
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Lionel Nallet Sub off.svg 56'
LL4 Julien Pierre
TP3 Nicolas Mas Sub off.svg 40'
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 61'
LP1 Sylvain Marconnet
Replacements:
HK16 Guilhem Guirado Sub on.svg 61'
PR17 Luc Ducalcon Sub on.svg 40'
LK18 Jérôme Thion Sub on.svg 56'
N819 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub on.svg 56'
SH20 Julien Tomas
CE21 Damien Traille Sub on.svg 70'
FB22 Clément Poitrenaud
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Andrea Masi (Italy)

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

12 March 2011
17:00
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg19–13IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Phillips 50' c
Con: Hook (1/1)
Pen: Hook (3/4) 19', 27', 68'
Halfpenny (1/1) 38'		Report [22] Try: O'Driscoll 2' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 32', 40'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,233
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC13 Jamie Roberts
IC12 Jonathan Davies
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 James Hook
SH9 Mike Phillips
N88 Ryan Jones Sub off.svg 59'
OF7 Sam Warburton
BF6 Dan Lydiate
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Bradley Davies
TP3 Craig Mitchell Sub off.svg 12'
HK2 Matthew Rees (c)Sub off.svg 71'
LP1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK16 Richard Hibbard Sub on.svg 71'
PR17 John Yapp Sub on.svg 12'
N818 Jonathan Thomas Sub on.svg 59'
FL19 Rob McCusker
SH20 Dwayne Peel
FH21 Stephen Jones
WG22 Morgan Stoddart
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland
Wales vs Ireland 2011-03-12.svg
FB15 Luke Fitzgerald Sub off.svg 72'
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Ronan O'Gara Sub off.svg 49'
SH9 Eoin Reddan Sub off.svg 1'
N88 Jamie Heaslip Sub off.svg 69'
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Seán O'Brien
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan Sub off.svg 75'
TP3 Mike Ross Sub off.svg 68'
HK2 Rory Best Sub off.svg 75'
LP1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 75'
PR17 Tom Court Sub on.svg 68'
LK18 Leo Cullen Sub on.svg 75'
N819 Denis Leamy Sub on.svg 69'
SH20 Peter Stringer Sub on.svg 1'
FH21 Johnny Sexton Sub on.svg 49'
CE22 Paddy Wallace Sub on.svg 72'
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
James Hook (Wales)

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

  • Mike Phillips (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
  • Brian O'Driscoll's try gave him 24 career tries in the Championship, equalling the all-time record of Ian Smith of Scotland, amassed in the Five Nations and Home Nations between 1924 and 1933. [23]
  • Ronan O'Gara became the fifth player in rugby history with 1,000 career Test points, reaching the mark with his conversion of O'Driscoll's try. [23]
  • The officials were heavily criticised for allowing the Wales try as it was scored following a quick throw-in after the ball went out on the full, with a different ball. A quick throw-in must be taken with the same ball without it being touched after going over the touchline. [24]
13 March 2011
15:00
England  Flag of England.svg22–16Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Croft 67' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Flood (4/5) 15', 23', 29', 57'
Wilkinson (1/1) 79'		Report [25] Try: Evans 74 'c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 3', 20'
Drop: Jackson (1/1) 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,120
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15 Ben Foden
RW14 Chris Ashton
OC13 Mike Tindall (c)Sub off.svg 40'
IC12 Shontayne Hape
LW11 Mark Cueto
FH10 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 65'
SH9 Ben Youngs Sub off.svg 54'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 James Haskell
BF6 Tom Wood Sub off.svg 65'
RL5 Tom Palmer
LL4 Louis Deacon Sub off.svg 65'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 74'
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK16 Steve Thompson Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Paul Doran-Jones Sub on.svg 74'
LK18 Simon Shaw Sub on.svg 65'
FL19 Tom Croft Sub on.svg 65'
SH20 Danny Care Sub on.svg 54'
FH21 Jonny Wilkinson Sub on.svg 65'
CE22 Matt Banahan Sub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson
England vs Scotland 2011-03-13.svg
FB15 Chris Paterson
RW14 Simon Danielli
OC13 Joe Ansbro Sub off.svg 72'
IC12 Sean Lamont
LW11 Max Evans
FH10 Ruaridh Jackson Sub off.svg 54'
SH9 Rory Lawson Sub off.svg 54'
N88 Kelly Brown Sub off.svg 42'
OF7 John Barclay Yellow card.svg 56'
BF6 Nathan Hines Sub off.svg 68'
RL5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL4 Richie Gray
TP3 Moray Low Sub off.svg 52'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Geoff Cross Sub on.svg 52'
N818 Richie Vernon Sub on.svg 42'
FL19 Alasdair Strokosch Sub on.svg 68'
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 54'
FH21 Dan Parks Sub on.svg 54'
CE22 Nick De Luca Sub on.svg 72'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
James Haskell (England)

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

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

Round 5

19 March 2011
14:30
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg21–8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: De Luca 46' m
Walker 54' c
Con: Paterson (1/2)
Pen: Paterson (3/4) 3', 18', 67'		Report [26] Try: Masi 10' m
Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 30'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 42,464
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB15 Chris Paterson
RW14 Nikki Walker
OC13 Joe Ansbro Sub off.svg 19'
IC12 Sean Lamont Sub off.svg 78'
LW11 Simon Danielli
FH10 Ruaridh Jackson
SH9 Rory Lawson Sub off.svg 64'
N88 Kelly Brown Sub off.svg 74'
OF7 John Barclay
BF6 Nathan Hines Sub off.svg 54'
RL5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL4 Richie Gray
TP3 Geoff Cross Sub off.svg 64'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 64'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson Sub on.svg 64'
PR17 Euan Murray Sub on.svg 64'
N818 Richie Vernon Sub on.svg 74'
FL19 Alasdair Strokosch Sub on.svg 64'
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 64'
FH21 Dan Parks Sub on.svg 78'
CE22 Nick De Luca Sub on.svg 19'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Andy Robinson
Scotland vs Italy 2011-03-19.svg
FB15 Andrea Masi Sub off.svg 32'
RW14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Alberto Sgarbi Sub off.svg 69'
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Kris Burton Sub off.svg 59'
SH9 Fabio Semenzato
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Paul Derbyshire Sub off.svg 59'
BF6 Alessandro Zanni
RL5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL4 Carlo Del Fava Sub off.svg 54'
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub off.svg 79'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia Sub on.svg 79'
PR17 Andrea Lo Cicero Sub on.svg 59'
LK18 Valerio Bernabò Sub on.svg 54'
FL19 Robert Barbieri Sub on.svg 59'
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 69'
FH21 Luciano Orquera Sub on.svg 59'
FB22 Luke McLean Sub on.svg 32'
Coach:
Flag of South Africa.svg Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Richie Gray (Scotland)

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

  • Scotland's victory lifted them from the bottom of the table and condemned Italy to a fourth consecutive wooden spoon.
  • De Luca's try was the first for Scotland at Murrayfield for nearly two years.
19 March 2011
17:00
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg24–8Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Bowe 27' m
O’Driscoll 46' c
Con: Sexton (1/2)
Pen: Sexton (4/4) 6' 14' 22' 37'		Report [27] Try: Thompson 52' m
Pen: Flood (1/2) 32'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB15 Keith Earls
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Andrew Trimble
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 69'
SH9 Eoin Reddan Sub off.svg 78'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace Sub off.svg 71'
BF6 Seán O'Brien
RL5 Paul O'Connell Sub off.svg 78'
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 Mike Ross Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Rory Best Sub off.svg 78'
LP1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 78'
PR17 Tom Court Sub on.svg 58'
LK18 Leo Cullen Sub on.svg 78'
FL19 Denis Leamy Sub on.svg 79'
SH20 Peter Stringer Sub on.svg 78'
FH21 Ronan O'Gara Sub on.svg 69'
CE22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
IRFU flag.svg Declan Kidney
Ireland vs England 2011-03-19.svg
FB15 Ben Foden
RW14 Chris Ashton
OC13 Matt Banahan
IC12 Shontayne Hape
LW11 Mark Cueto Sub off.svg 66'
FH10 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 51'
SH9 Ben Youngs Yellow card.svg 35'Sub off.svg 46'
N88 Nick Easter (c)
OF7 James Haskell
BF6 Tom Wood
RL5 Tom Palmer Sub off.svg 27'
LL4 Louis Deacon Sub off.svg 55'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 51'
LP1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK16 Steve Thompson Sub on.svg 51'
PR17 Paul Doran-Jones Sub on.svg 51'
LK18 Simon Shaw Sub on.svg 27'
FL19 Tom Croft Sub on.svg 55'
SH20 Danny Care Sub on.svg 46'
FH21 Jonny Wilkinson Sub on.svg 51'
WG22 David Strettle Sub on.svg 66'
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:
Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

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

  • Brian O'Driscoll's try against England took his all-time championship tally up to 25, breaking the record held by Ian Smith since 1933. [28]
  • Denis Leamy (Ireland) and Mark Cueto (England) each earned their 50th caps.
19 March 2011
19:45
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg28–9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Nallet (2) 37' m, 43' c
Clerc 58' c
Con: Parra (2/3)
Pen: Parra (3/4) 7', 25', 52'		Report [29] Pen: Hook (3/4) 2', 42', 48'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,798
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15 Maxime Médard
RW14 Vincent Clerc Sub off.svg 75'
OC13 David Marty
IC12 Damien Traille Sub off.svg 70'
LW11 Alexis Palisson
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Morgan Parra Sub off.svg 73'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub off.svg 72'
OF7 Julien Bonnaire
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Lionel Nallet
LL4 Julien Pierre Sub off.svg 66'
TP3 Nicolas Mas Sub off.svg 66'
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 70'
LP1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK16 Guilhem Guirado Sub on.svg 70'
PR17 Luc Ducalcon Sub on.svg 66'
LK18 Pascal Papé Sub on.svg 66'
FL19 Alexandre Lapandry Sub on.svg 72'
SH20 Julien Tomas Sub on.svg 73'
CE21 Fabrice Estebanez Sub on.svg 70'
WG22 Yoann Huget Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marc Lièvremont
France vs Wales 2011-03-19.svg
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC13 Jamie Roberts
IC12 Jonathan Davies
LW11 George North
FH10 James Hook Yellow card.svg 57'Sub off.svg 66'
SH9 Mike Phillips Sub off.svg 67'
N88 Ryan Jones
OF7 Sam Warburton Sub off.svg 15'
BF6 Dan Lydiate
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Bradley Davies
TP3 Adam Jones Sub off.svg 52'
HK2 Matthew Rees (c)Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK16 Richard Hibbard Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 John Yapp Sub on.svg 52'
N818 Jonathan Thomas Sub on.svg 15'Sub off.svg 71'
FL19 Rob McCusker Sub on.svg 71'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 67'
FH21 Stephen Jones Sub on.svg 66'
WG22 Morgan Stoddart
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Lionel Nallet (France)

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

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

Top scorers

Media coverage

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

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

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

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