2012 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 4 February – 17 March 2012 | ||
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (25th title) | ||
Grand Slam | Wales (11th title) | ||
Triple Crown | Wales (20th title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Attendance | 1,034,926 (68,995 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 46 (3.07 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Leigh Halfpenny (66) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Tommy Bowe (5) | ||
Player of the tournament | Dan Lydiate | ||
Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 118th tournament of the annual European championship.
For the first time since 2008, there were no Friday night fixtures. [1]
Whilst Italy continued to play their home matches in Rome, they used the Stadio Olimpico instead of the Stadio Flaminio, which Italy had used for their home Championship fixtures since entering the competition in 2000. [2] The Championship was won by Wales, who achieved their third Grand Slam in eight tournaments. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
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1 | Wales | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 58 | +51 | 10 | 10 |
2 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 71 | +27 | 7 | 8 |
3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 94 | +27 | 13 | 5 |
4 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 86 | +15 | 8 | 5 |
5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 121 | −68 | 4 | 2 |
6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 108 | −52 | 4 | 0 |
4 February 2012 15:30 CET (UTC+01) |
France | 30–12 | Italy |
Try: Rougerie 20' c Malzieu 34' m Clerc 53' c Fofana 71' m Con: Yachvili (2/3) 21', 54' Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 51' | Report | Pen: Burton (2/3) 29', 46' Botes (1/1) 60' Drop: Burton (1/2) 17' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,563 [8] Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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4 February 2012 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 6–13 | England |
Pen: Parks (2/2) 25', 32' | Report | Try: Hodgson 40' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 41' Pen: Farrell (2/4) 22', 74' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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5 February 2012 15:00 IST (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 21–23 | Wales |
Try: Best 36' c Bowe 67' m Con: Sexton (1/2) 38' Pen: Sexton (3/5) 3', 43', 59' | Report | Try: J. Davies (2) 13' m, 54' c North 75' m Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 55' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 53', 79' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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11 February 2012 17:00 CET (UTC+01) |
Italy | 15–19 | England |
Try: Venditti 37' m Benvenuti 40' c Con: Burton (1/2) 40' Pen: Burton (1/1) 47' | Report | Try: Hodgson 50' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 50' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 26', 35', 54', 65' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 53,700 [9] Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
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11 February 2012 21:00 CET (UTC+01) |
France | P–P | Ireland |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
This match was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. It was the first weather-related postponement of a Five/Six Nations game since 1985. [10] The match was rescheduled for 4 March. [11]
12 February 2012 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 27–13 | Scotland |
Try: Cuthbert 41' c Halfpenny (2) 50' c, 55' c Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 43', 52', 56' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 29', 45' | Report | Try: Laidlaw 63' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 64' Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 22', 48' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,189 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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25 February 2012 13:30 IST (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 42–10 | Italy |
Try: Earls 15' c Bowe (2) 38' c, 61' c Court 76' c Trimble 80' m Con: Sexton (4/5) 17', 39', 61', 78' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 10', 48', 57' | Report | Try: Parisse 34' c Con: Botes (1/1) 35' Pen: Botes (1/4) 7' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 [12] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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25 February 2012 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 12–19 | Wales |
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 29', 38', 45' | Report | Try: S. Williams 75' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 76' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 25', 34', 53', 71' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,764 [13] Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia) [N 1] |
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26 February 2012 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 17–23 | France |
Try: Hogg 7' c Jones 55' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 9' Weir (1/1) 56' Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 25' | Report | Try: Fofana 28' c Médard 58' c Con: Parra (2/2) 29', 59' Pen: Parra (2/3) 39', 47' Drop: Beauxis (1/1) 68' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,200 [15] Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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4 March 2012 [N 2] 16:00 CET (UTC+01) |
France | 17–17 | Ireland |
Try: Fofana 50' m Pen: Parra (4/5) 22', 29', 46', 57' | Report | Try: Bowe (2) 12' c, 37' c Con: Sexton (2/2) 13', 38' Pen: Sexton (1/2) 25' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 [16] Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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10 March 2012 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 24–3 | Italy |
Try: Roberts 59' c Cuthbert 77' m Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 50' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 9', 19', 36' Priestland (1/1) 69' | Report | Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 12' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,892 [17] Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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10 March 2012 17:00 IST (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 32–14 | Scotland |
Try: Best 13' c Reddan 33' c Trimble 40' m McFadden 76' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 14', 34', 77' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 25', 71' | Report | Try: Gray 36' m Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 3', 9', 31' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 [18] Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) |
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11 March 2012 16:00 CET (UTC+01) |
France | 22–24 | England |
Try: Fofana 74' c Con: Parra (1/1) 75' Pen: Beauxis (3/4) 16', 39', 68' Dupuy (1/2) 32' Parra (1/1) 64' | Report | Try: Tuilagi 12' c Foden 17' c Croft 70' c Con: Farrell (3/3) 14', 18', 71' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 49' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,895 [19] Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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17 March 2012 13:30 CET (UTC+01) |
Italy | 13–6 | Scotland |
Try: Venditti 42' c Con: Burton (1/1) 43' Pen: Bergamasco (1/3) 10' Drop: Burton (1/2) 76' | Report | Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 35', 59' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 72,354 [20] Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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17 March 2012 14:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 16–9 | France |
Try: Cuthbert 20' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 21', Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 32', 52', 75' | Report | Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 10', 72' Beauxis (1/1) 44' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,658 [21] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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17 March 2012 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 30–9 | Ireland |
Try: Penalty try 58' c Youngs 73' m Con: Farrell (1/2) 58' Pen: Farrell (6/6) 2', 23', 34', 48', 64', 77' | Report | Pen: Sexton (3/3) 15', 40', 51' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,567 [22] Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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