2016 Six Nations Championship

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2016 Six Nations Championship
Date6 February – 19 March 2016
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of England.svg  England (27th title)
Grand Slam Flag of England.svg  England (13th title)
Triple Crown Flag of England.svg  England (25th title)
Matches played15
Attendance1,034,521 (68,968 per match)
Tries scored71 (4.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Owen Farrell (69)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg George North (4)
Player of the tournament Flag of Scotland.svg 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.

Contents

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 won the Championship 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 both the champions and 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 went on to lose their final match, and were thus whitewashed for the seventh time. The 29 tries conceded by Italy was also a Championship record, exceeding the 25 tries they conceded in 2000 and 2003.

Participants

NationStadiumHead coachCaptain
Home stadiumCapacityLocation
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Jones Dylan Hartley
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Guy Novès Guilhem Guirado
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt Rory Best
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Jacques Brunel Sergio Parisse
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Flag of New Zealand.svg Vern Cotter Greig Laidlaw
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff Flag of New Zealand.svg 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

Round 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. Johnny Sexton's late penalty gave Ireland a share of the spoils. [12]

Round 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]

Round 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]

Round 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.

Round 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

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTPts
1Flag of England.svg  England 550013270+621310
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 531115088+62177
3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 521212887+41155
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5203122115+7114
5Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 520382109−2774
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 500579224−14580
Source: RBS 6 Nations Table (accessed 19 March 2016)

Fixtures

Round 1

6 February 2016
15:25 CET (UTC+1)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg23–21Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Vakatawa 13' m
Chouly 32' m
Bonneval 59' c
Con: Plisson (1/1) 59'
Pen: Plisson (2/2) 68', 75'		Report [27] 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)
FB15 Maxime Médard Sub off.svg 77'
RW14 Hugo Bonneval
OC13 Gaël Fickou Sub off.svg 56'
IC12 Jonathan Danty
LW11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH10 Jules Plisson
SH9 Sébastien Bézy Sub off.svg 68'
N88 Louis Picamoles Sub off.svg 15'
OF7 Damien Chouly
BF6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL5 Yoann Maestri
LL4 Paul Jedrasiak Sub off.svg 72'
TP3 Rabah Slimani Sub off.svg 50'
HK2 Guilhem Guirado (c)
LP1 Eddy Ben Arous Sub off.svg 50'
Replacements:
HK16 Camille Chat
PR17 Uini Atonio Sub on.svg 50'
PR18 Jefferson Poirot Sub on.svg 50'
LK19 Alexandre Flanquart Sub on.svg 72'
FL20 Yacouba Camara Sub on.svg 15'
SH21 Maxime Machenaud Sub on.svg 68'
FH22 Jean-Marc Doussain Sub on.svg 77'
CE23 Maxime Mermoz Sub on.svg 56'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Guy Novès
France vs Italy 2016-02-06.svg
FB15 David Odiete Sub off.svg 55'
RW14 Leonardo Sarto
OC13 Michele Campagnaro
IC12 Gonzalo Garcia Sub off.svg 70'
LW11 Mattia Bellini
FH10 Carlo Canna Sub off.svg 77'
SH9 Edoardo Gori
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Alessandro Zanni Cruz Roja.svg 12' to 20'Sub off.svg 66'
BF6 Francesco Minto
RL5 Marco Fuser
LL4 George Biagi Sub off.svg 43'
TP3 Lorenzo Cittadini Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 Ornel Gega Sub off.svg 56'
LP1 Andrea Lovotti Sub off.svg 65'
Replacements:
HK16 Davide Giazzon Sub on.svg 56'
PR17 Matteo Zanusso Sub on.svg 65'
PR18 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub on.svg 65'
LK19 Valerio Bernabò Sub on.svg 43'
N820 Dries Van Schalkwyk Sub on.svg 12'Sub off.svg 20'Sub on.svg 66'
SH21 Guglielmo Palazzani Sub on.svg 77'
CE22 Kelly Haimona Sub on.svg 70'
FB23 Luke McLean Sub on.svg 55'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Virimi Vakatawa (France)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

6 February 2016
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg9–15Flag of England.svg  England
Pen: Laidlaw (3/4) 16', 37', 68'Report [29] 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)
FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Sean Maitland
OC13 Mark Bennett
IC12 Matt Scott
LW11 Tommy Seymour Sub off.svg 65'
FH10 Finn Russell
SH9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N88 David Denton
OF7 John Hardie
BF6 John Barclay Sub off.svg 58'
RL5 Jonny Gray Sub off.svg 69'
LL4 Richie Gray
TP3 WP Nel Sub off.svg 69'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 64'
LP1 Alasdair Dickinson Sub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
HK16 Stuart McInally Sub on.svg 64'
PR17 Gordon Reid Sub on.svg 57'
PR18 Zander Fagerson Sub on.svg 69'
LK19 Tim Swinson Sub on.svg 69'
FL20 Blair Cowan Sub on.svg 58'
FH21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
FH22 Duncan Weir
CE23 Duncan Taylor Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Vern Cotter
Scotland vs England 2016-02-06.svg
FB15 Mike Brown
RW14 Anthony Watson
OC13 Jonathan Joseph
IC12 Owen Farrell
LW11 Jack Nowell
FH10 George Ford
SH9 Danny Care Sub off.svg 54'
N88 Billy Vunipola
OF7 James Haskell
BF6 Chris Robshaw Sub off.svg 69'
RL5 George Kruis
LL4 Joe Launchbury Sub off.svg 46'
TP3 Dan Cole
HK2 Dylan Hartley (c)Sub off.svg 76'
LP1 Joe Marler Sub off.svg 48'
Replacements:
HK16 Jamie George Sub on.svg 76'
PR17 Mako Vunipola Sub on.svg 48'
PR18 Paul Hill
LK19 Courtney Lawes Sub on.svg 46'
FL20 Jack Clifford Sub on.svg 69'
SH21 Ben Youngs Sub on.svg 54'
CE22 Ollie Devoto
FB23 Alex Goode
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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:

7 February 2016
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg16–16Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Murray 26' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 27'
Pen: Sexton (3/3) 4', 13', 74'		Report [30] 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)
FB15 Simon Zebo
RW14 Andrew Trimble
OC13 Jared Payne
IC12 Robbie Henshaw
LW11 Keith Earls Sub off.svg 71'
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 75'
SH9 Conor Murray
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 Tommy O'Donnell Sub off.svg 48'
BF6 CJ Stander
RL5 Devin Toner
LL4 Mike McCarthy Sub off.svg 63'
TP3 Nathan White Sub off.svg 63'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 75'
LP1 Jack McGrath
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 75'
PR17 James Cronin
PR18 Tadhg Furlong Sub on.svg 63'
LK19 Donnacha Ryan Sub on.svg 63'
FL20 Rhys Ruddock Sub on.svg 48'
SH21 Kieran Marmion
FH22 Ian Madigan Sub on.svg 75'
WG23 Dave Kearney Sub on.svg 71'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Wales 2016-02-07.svg
FB15 Liam Williams
RW14 George North
OC13 Jonathan Davies
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Tom James
FH10 Dan Biggar Sub off.svg 21'
SH9 Gareth Davies Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Taulupe Faletau
OF7 Justin Tipuric
BF6 Sam Warburton (c)Sub off.svg 72'
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Luke Charteris Sub off.svg 61'
TP3 Samson Lee Sub off.svg 57'
HK2 Scott Baldwin Sub off.svg 63'
LP1 Rob Evans Sub off.svg 52'
Replacements:
HK16 Ken Owens Sub on.svg 63'
PR17 Gethin Jenkins Sub on.svg 52'
PR18 Tomas Francis Sub on.svg 57'
LK19 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 61'
FL20 Dan Lydiate Sub on.svg 72'
SH21 Lloyd Williams Sub on.svg 71'
FH22 Rhys Priestland Sub on.svg 21'
WG23 Alex Cuthbert
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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:

Round 2

13 February 2016
15:25 CET (UTC+1)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg10–9IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Médard 69' c
Con: Plisson (1/1) 70'
Pen: Plisson (1/2) 31'		Report [32] Pen: Sexton (3/3) 14', 28', 38'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB15 Maxime Médard
RW14 Teddy Thomas Sub off.svg 44'
OC13 Maxime Mermoz
IC12 Jonathan Danty Sub off.svg 76'
LW11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH10 Jules Plisson
SH9 Sébastien Bézy Sub off.svg 56'
N88 Damien Chouly
OF7 Yacouba Camara Sub off.svg 67'
BF6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL5 Yoann Maestri Sub off.svg 58'
LL4 Alexandre Flanquart
TP3 Uini Atonio Sub off.svg 44'
HK2 Guilhem Guirado (c)Cruz Roja.svg 47' to 57'Sub off.svg 73'
LP1 Jefferson Poirot Sub off.svg 44'Sub on.svg 73'
Replacements:
HK16 Camille Chat Sub on.svg 47'Sub off.svg 57'Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Rabah Slimani Sub on.svg 44'
PR18 Eddy Ben Arous Sub on.svg 44'Sub off.svg 73'
LK19 Paul Jedrasiak Sub on.svg 58'
N820 Loann Goujon Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Maxime Machenaud Sub on.svg 56'
FH22 Jean-Marc Doussain Sub on.svg 76'
WG23 Hugo Bonneval Sub on.svg 44'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Guy Novès
France vs Ireland 2016-02-13.svg
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Andrew Trimble
OC13 Jared Payne
IC12 Robbie Henshaw
LW11 Dave Kearney Sub off.svg 29'
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 69'
SH9 Conor Murray
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 Seán O'Brien Sub off.svg 19'
BF6 CJ Stander
RL5 Devin Toner
LL4 Mike McCarthy Cruz Roja.svg 34' to 40'Sub off.svg 62'
TP3 Nathan White Sub off.svg 62'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 71'
LP1 Jack McGrath Sub off.svg 73'
Replacements:
HK16 Richardt Strauss Sub on.svg 71'
PR17 James Cronin Sub on.svg 73'
PR18 Tadhg Furlong Sub on.svg 62'
LK19 Donnacha Ryan Sub on.svg 34'Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 62'
FL20 Tommy O'Donnell Sub on.svg 19'
SH21 Eoin Reddan
FH22 Ian Madigan Sub on.svg 69'
WG23 Fergus McFadden Sub on.svg 29'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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:

13 February 2016
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg27–23Flag of Scotland.svg  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 [33] 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)
FB15 Liam Williams
RW14 George North
OC13 Jonathan Davies
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Tom James Sub off.svg 65'
FH10 Dan Biggar Sub off.svg 75'
SH9 Gareth Davies
N88 Taulupe Faletau
OF7 Justin Tipuric Sub off.svg 61'
BF6 Sam Warburton (c)
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Luke Charteris Sub off.svg 47'
TP3 Samson Lee Sub off.svg 68'
HK2 Scott Baldwin Sub off.svg 47'
LP1 Rob Evans Sub off.svg 47'
Replacements:
HK16 Ken Owens Sub on.svg 47'
PR17 Gethin Jenkins Sub on.svg 47'
PR18 Tomas Francis Sub on.svg 68'
LK19 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 47'
FL20 Dan Lydiate Sub on.svg 61'
SH21 Lloyd Williams
FH22 Rhys Priestland Sub on.svg 75'
FB23 Gareth Anscombe Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland
Wales vs Scotland 2016-02-13.svg
FB15 Stuart Hogg Sub off.svg 28'
RW14 Tommy Seymour
OC13 Mark Bennett
IC12 Duncan Taylor
LW11 Sean Lamont
FH10 Finn Russell Sub off.svg 68'
SH9 Greig Laidlaw (c)Sub off.svg 77'
N88 David Denton
OF7 John Hardie
BF6 John Barclay Sub off.svg 65'Sub on.svg 75'
RL5 Jonny Gray Sub off.svg 68'
LL4 Richie Gray
TP3 WP Nel
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Alasdair Dickinson Sub off.svg 65'
Replacements:
HK16 Stuart McInally Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Gordon Reid Sub on.svg 65'
PR18 Zander Fagerson
LK19 Tim Swinson Sub on.svg 68'
FL20 Blair Cowan Sub on.svg 65'Sub off.svg 75'
SH21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne Sub on.svg 77'
FH22 Duncan Weir Sub on.svg 68'
FB23 Ruaridh Jackson Sub on.svg 28'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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. [34]
14 February 2016
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg9–40Flag of England.svg  England
Pen: Canna (3/4) 8', 18', 35'Report [35] 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)
FB15 Luke McLean
RW14 Leonardo Sarto
OC13 Michele Campagnaro
IC12 Gonzalo Garcia Sub off.svg 32'
LW11 Mattia Bellini
FH10 Carlo Canna Sub off.svg 60'
SH9 Edoardo Gori Sub off.svg 75'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Alessandro Zanni Sub off.svg 30'
BF6 Francesco Minto
RL5 Marco Fuser Sub off.svg 14'
LL4 George Biagi
TP3 Lorenzo Cittadini Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Ornel Gega Sub off.svg 41'
LP1 Andrea Lovotti Sub off.svg 62'
Replacements:
HK16 Davide Giazzon Sub on.svg 41'
PR17 Matteo Zanusso Sub on.svg 62'
PR18 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub on.svg 58'
LK19 Valerio Bernabò Sub on.svg 14'
FL20 Braam Steyn Sub on.svg 30'
SH21 Guglielmo Palazzani Sub on.svg 75'
FH22 Edoardo Padovani Sub on.svg 60'
CE23 Andrea Pratichetti Sub on.svg 32'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Jacques Brunel
Italy vs England 2016-02-14.svg
FB15 Mike Brown Sub off.svg 69'
RW14 Anthony Watson
OC13 Jonathan Joseph
IC12 Owen Farrell Sub off.svg 15'Sub on.svg 21'
LW11 Jack Nowell
FH10 George Ford
SH9 Ben Youngs Sub off.svg 49'
N88 Billy Vunipola
OF7 James Haskell Sub off.svg 54'
BF6 Chris Robshaw Sub off.svg 62'
RL5 George Kruis
LL4 Courtney Lawes Sub off.svg 47'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 69'
HK2 Dylan Hartley (c)Sub off.svg 69'
LP1 Mako Vunipola Sub off.svg 47'
Replacements:
HK16 Jamie George Sub on.svg 69'
PR17 Joe Marler Sub on.svg 47'
PR18 Paul Hill Sub on.svg 69'
LK19 Joe Launchbury Sub on.svg 47'
LK20 Maro Itoje Sub on.svg 54'
FL21 Jack Clifford Sub on.svg 62'
SH22 Danny Care Sub on.svg 49'
FB23 Alex Goode Sub on.svg 15'Sub off.svg 21'Sub on.svg 69'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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:

Round 3

26 February 2016
20:05 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg19–10Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: North 45'
Con: Biggar (1/1) 47'
Pen: Biggar (4/5) 21', 30', 42', 65'		Report [36] Try: Guirado 78'
Con: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 79'
Pen: Plisson (1/2) 33'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,160
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Liam Williams Sub off.svg 73'
RW14 Alex Cuthbert
OC13 Jonathan Davies
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 George North
FH10 Dan Biggar Sub off.svg 70'
SH9 Gareth Davies Sub off.svg 76'
N88 Taulupe Faletau
OF7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF6 Dan Lydiate Sub off.svg 76'
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones Sub off.svg 76'
LL4 Bradley Davies
TP3 Samson Lee Sub off.svg 66'
HK2 Scott Baldwin Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Rob Evans Sub off.svg 55'
Replacements:
HK16 Ken Owens Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 Gethin Jenkins Sub on.svg 55'
PR18 Tomas Francis Sub on.svg 66'
LK19 Jake Ball Sub on.svg 76'
FL20 Justin Tipuric Sub on.svg 76'
SH21 Lloyd Williams Sub on.svg 76'
FH22 Rhys Priestland Sub on.svg 70'
FB23 Gareth Anscombe Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland
Wales vs France 2016-02-26.svg
FB15 Maxime Médard Sub off.svg 70'
RW14 Virimi Vakatawa
OC13 Maxime Mermoz Sub off.svg 66'
IC12 Jonathan Danty
LW11 Djibril Camara
FH10 Jules Plisson Sub off.svg 62'
SH9 Maxime Machenaud
N88 Damien Chouly Sub off.svg 62'
OF7 Antoine Burban Sub off.svg 29'Sub on.svg 33'Sub off.svg 52'
BF6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL5 Alexandre Flanquart
LL4 Paul Jedrasiak Sub off.svg 43'
TP3 Rabah Slimani Sub off.svg 62'
HK2 Guilhem Guirado (c)
LP1 Jefferson Poirot Sub off.svg 62'
Replacements:
HK16 Camille Chat Sub on.svg 62'
PR17 Uini Atonio Sub on.svg 62'
PR18 Vincent Pelo Sub on.svg 62'
LK19 Yoann Maestri Sub on.svg 43'
N820 Loann Goujon Sub on.svg 29'Sub off.svg 33'Sub on.svg 52'
SH21 Sébastien Bézy Sub on.svg 70'
FH22 François Trinh-Duc Sub on.svg 62'
CE23 Gaël Fickou Sub on.svg 66'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 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:

27 February 2016
15:25 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg20–36Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Ghiraldini 29' c
Fuser 62' c
Con: Haimona (2/2) 30', 63'
Pen: Haimona (2/2) 9', 49'		Report [37] 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)
FB15 David Odiete
RW14 Leonardo Sarto
OC13 Michele Campagnaro
IC12 Gonzalo Garcia Sub off.svg 75'
LW11 Mattia Bellini
FH10 Kelly Haimona Sub off.svg 72'
SH9 Edoardo Gori Sub off.svg 79'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Alessandro Zanni
BF6 Francesco Minto Sub off.svg 67'
RL5 Joshua Furno Sub off.svg 36'
LL4 Marco Fuser
TP3 Lorenzo Cittadini Sub off.svg 57'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub off.svg 57'
LP1 Andrea Lovotti Sub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
HK16 Davide Giazzon Sub on.svg 57'
PR17 Matteo Zanusso Sub on.svg 57'
PR18 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub on.svg 57'
LK19 Valerio Bernabò Sub on.svg 36'
N820 Dries van Schalkwyk Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Guglielmo Palazzani Sub on.svg 79'
FH22 Edoardo Padovani Sub on.svg 72'
CE23 Andrea Pratichetti Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Jacques Brunel
Italy vs Scotland 2016-02-27.svg
FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Tommy Seymour
OC13 Mark Bennett Sub off.svg 62'
IC12 Duncan Taylor
LW11 Tim Visser Sub off.svg 72'
FH10 Finn Russell Yellow card.svg 61'
SH9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N88 Ryan Wilson Sub off.svg 67'
OF7 John Hardie
BF6 John Barclay Sub off.svg 79'
RL5 Jonny Gray
LL4 Richie Gray Sub off.svg 79'
TP3 WP Nel Yellow card.svg 75'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 63'
LP1 Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements:
HK16 Stuart McInally Sub on.svg 63'
PR17 Rory Sutherland
PR18 Moray Low Sub on.svg 79'
LK19 Tim Swinson Sub on.svg 79'
FL20 Josh Strauss Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
CE22 Peter Horne Sub on.svg 62'
WG23 Sean Lamont Sub on.svg 72'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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. [38]
27 February 2016
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
England  Flag of England.svg21–10IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Watson 57' m
Brown 62' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 63'
Pen: Farrell (3/4) 11', 34', 50'		Report [39] Try: Murray 45' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 46'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 5'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,826
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15 Mike Brown
RW14 Anthony Watson
OC13 Jonathan Joseph
IC12 Owen Farrell Sub off.svg 65'
LW11 Jack Nowell
FH10 George Ford
SH9 Ben Youngs Sub off.svg 59'
N88 Billy Vunipola
OF7 James Haskell Yellow card.svg 44'Sub off.svg 76'
BF6 Chris Robshaw Sub off.svg 70'
RL5 George Kruis
LL4 Maro Itoje
TP3 Dan Cole
HK2 Dylan Hartley (c)Sub off.svg 70'
LP1 Joe Marler Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Jamie George Sub on.svg 70'
PR17 Mako Vunipola Sub on.svg 59'
PR18 Paul Hill
LK19 Courtney Lawes Sub on.svg 76'
FL20 Jack Clifford Sub on.svg 70'
SH21 Danny Care Yellow card.svg 70'Sub on.svg 59'
CE22 Elliot Daly Sub on.svg 65'
FB23 Alex Goode
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Jones
England vs Ireland 2016-02-27.svg
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Andrew Trimble
OC13 Robbie Henshaw
IC12 Stuart McCloskey Sub off.svg 63'
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 76'
SH9 Conor Murray Sub off.svg 70'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 Josh van der Flier
BF6 CJ Stander Sub off.svg 66'
RL5 Devin Toner
LL4 Donnacha Ryan Sub off.svg 65'
TP3 Mike Ross Sub off.svg 59'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 70'
LP1 Jack McGrath Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Richardt Strauss Sub on.svg 70'
PR17 Cian Healy Sub on.svg 59'
PR18 Nathan White Sub on.svg 59'
LK19 Ultan Dillane Sub on.svg 65'
FL20 Rhys Ruddock Sub on.svg 66'
SH21 Eoin Reddan Sub on.svg 70'
FH22 Ian Madigan Sub on.svg 76'
WG23 Simon Zebo Sub on.svg 63'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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:

Round 4

12 March 2016
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg58–15Flag of Italy.svg  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 [40] 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)
FB15 Simon Zebo
RW14 Andrew Trimble Cruz Roja.svg 20' to 28'
OC13 Jared Payne Sub off.svg 71'
IC12 Robbie Henshaw Sub off.svg 36'Sub on.svg 40'
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 49'
SH9 Conor Murray Sub off.svg 59'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 Josh van der Flier
BF6 CJ Stander Sub off.svg 61'
RL5 Devin Toner Sub off.svg 54'
LL4 Donnacha Ryan
TP3 Mike Ross Sub off.svg 54'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Jack McGrath Sub off.svg 65'
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Finlay Bealham Sub on.svg 65'
PR18 Nathan White Sub on.svg 54'
LK19 Ultan Dillane Sub on.svg 54'
FL20 Rhys Ruddock Sub on.svg 61'
SH21 Kieran Marmion Sub on.svg 59'
FH22 Ian Madigan Sub on.svg 49'
WG23 Fergus McFadden Sub on.svg 20'Sub off.svg 28'Sub on.svg 36'Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 71'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Italy 2016-03-12.svg
FB15 David Odiete
RW14 Leonardo Sarto
OC13 Michele Campagnaro
IC12 Gonzalo Garcia Sub off.svg 54'
LW11 Mattia Bellini
FH10 Edoardo Padovani Sub off.svg 59'
SH9 Guglielmo Palazzani Sub off.svg 61'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Alessandro Zanni
BF6 Francesco Minto
RL5 Marco Fuser Sub off.svg 26'
LL4 George Biagi Sub off.svg 35'
TP3 Dario Chistolini Sub off.svg 54'
HK2 Davide Giazzon Sub off.svg 54'
LP1 Andrea Lovotti Sub off.svg 71'
Replacements:
HK16 Oliviero Fabiani Sub on.svg 54'
PR17 Matteo Zanusso Sub on.svg 71'
PR18 Pietro Ceccarelli Sub on.svg 54'
LK19 Quintin Geldenhuys Sub on.svg 26'
FL20 Braam Steyn Sub on.svg 35'
SH21 Alberto Lucchese Sub on.svg 61'
CE22 Kelly Haimona Sub on.svg 54'
FB23 Luke McLean Sub on.svg 59'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 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:

12 March 2016
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  Flag of England.svg25–21Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Watson 31' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 32'
Pen: Farrell (6/6) 9', 18', 20', 45', 65', 67'		Report [43] 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)
FB15 Mike Brown
RW14 Anthony Watson
OC13 Jonathan Joseph Sub off.svg 74'
IC12 Owen Farrell
LW11 Jack Nowell
FH10 George Ford Sub off.svg 63'
SH9 Ben Youngs Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Billy Vunipola
OF7 James Haskell Sub off.svg 67'
BF6 Chris Robshaw Sub off.svg 71'
RL5 George Kruis Sub off.svg 78'
LL4 Maro Itoje
TP3 Dan Cole Yellow card.svg 71'
HK2 Dylan Hartley (c)Sub off.svg 71'
LP1 Joe Marler Sub off.svg 56'
Replacements:
HK16 Luke Cowan-Dickie Sub on.svg 71'
PR17 Mako Vunipola Sub on.svg 56'
PR18 Kieran Brookes Sub on.svg 71'
LK19 Joe Launchbury Sub on.svg 78'
FL20 Jack Clifford Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Danny Care Sub on.svg 63'
CE22 Manu Tuilagi Sub on.svg 63'
CE23 Elliot Daly Sub on.svg 74'
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Jones
England vs Wales 2016-03-12.svg
FB15 Liam Williams
RW14 Alex Cuthbert
OC13 Jonathan Davies
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 George North
FH10 Dan Biggar Sub off.svg 73'
SH9 Gareth Davies Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Taulupe Faletau
OF7 Sam Warburton (c)Sub off.svg 56'
BF6 Dan Lydiate
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones Sub off.svg 63'
LL4 Bradley Davies
TP3 Samson Lee Sub off.svg 53'
HK2 Scott Baldwin Sub off.svg 53'
LP1 Rob Evans Sub off.svg 53'
Replacements:
HK16 Ken Owens Sub on.svg 53'
PR17 Paul James Sub on.svg 53'
PR18 Tomas Francis Sub on.svg 53'
LK19 Luke Charteris Sub on.svg 63'
FL20 Justin Tipuric Sub on.svg 56'
SH21 Rhys Webb Sub on.svg 63'
FH22 Rhys Priestland Sub on.svg 73'
FB23 Gareth Anscombe
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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:

13 March 2016
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg29–18Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  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 [44] 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)
FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Tommy Seymour
OC13 Duncan Taylor
IC12 Alex Dunbar
LW11 Tim Visser
FH10 Finn Russell Sub off.svg 5'
SH9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N88 Josh Strauss Sub off.svg 61'
OF7 John Hardie
BF6 John Barclay
RL5 Jonny Gray
LL4 Richie Gray Sub off.svg 77'
TP3 WP Nel Sub off.svg 72'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements:
HK16 Stuart McInally Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Rory Sutherland
PR18 Moray Low Sub on.svg 72'
LK19 Tim Swinson Sub on.svg 77'
N820 Ryan Wilson Sub on.svg 61'
SH21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
CE22 Peter Horne Sub on.svg 5'
WG23 Sean Lamont
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Vern Cotter
Scotland vs France 2016-03-13.svg
FB15 Scott Spedding
RW14 Wesley Fofana
OC13 Gaël Fickou
IC12 Maxime Mermoz Sub off.svg 68'
LW11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH10 François Trinh-Duc Sub off.svg 68'
SH9 Maxime Machenaud Sub off.svg 74'
N88 Damien Chouly
OF7 Yacouba Camara Sub off.svg 64'
BF6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL5 Yoann Maestri
LL4 Alexandre Flanquart Sub off.svg 51'
TP3 Rabah Slimani Sub off.svg 61'
HK2 Guilhem Guirado (c)Sub off.svg 69'
LP1 Jefferson Poirot Sub off.svg 61'Sub on.svg 64'
Replacements:
HK16 Camille Chat Sub on.svg 69'
PR17 Uini Atonio Sub on.svg 61'
PR18 Vincent Pelo Sub on.svg 61'Sub off.svg 64'
LK19 Sébastien Vahaamahina Sub on.svg 51'
N820 Loann Goujon Sub on.svg 64'
SH21 Sébastien Bézy Sub on.svg 74'
FH22 Jules Plisson Sub on.svg 68'
WG23 Maxime Médard Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 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. [45]
  • Scotland beat France for the first time since their 20–16 victory at Murrayfield during the 2006 Six Nations Championship. [46]
  • This was also Scotland's first win at Murrayfield in the Six Nations since they beat Ireland in round three of the 2013 Championship, breaking a 7-game losing streak at home.
  • 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.

Round 5

19 March 2016
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg67–14Flag of Italy.svg  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 [47] Try: Palazzani 53' c
Garcia 61' c
Con: Haimona (2/2) 54', 62'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,160
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15 Liam Williams
RW14 George North
OC13 Jonathan Davies
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Hallam Amos Sub off.svg 48'
FH10 Dan Biggar Sub off.svg 58'
SH9 Rhys Webb Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Taulupe Faletau
OF7 Justin Tipuric Sub off.svg 16'
BF6 Dan Lydiate (c)
RL5 Luke Charteris
LL4 Bradley Davies Sub off.svg 58'
TP3 Samson Lee Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Scott Baldwin Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Rob Evans Sub off.svg 49'
Replacements:
HK16 Ken Owens Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Gethin Jenkins Sub on.svg 49'
PR18 Aaron Jarvis Sub on.svg 58'
LK19 Jake Ball Sub on.svg 58'
FL20 Ross Moriarty Sub on.svg 16'
SH21 Gareth Davies Sub on.svg 63'
FH22 Rhys Priestland Sub on.svg 58'
FB23 Gareth Anscombe Sub on.svg 48'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland
Wales vs Italy 2016-03-19.svg
FB15 David Odiete
RW14 Leonardo Sarto
OC13 Andrea Pratichetti Sub off.svg 35'
IC12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW11 Mattia Bellini Sub off.svg 33'
FH10 Tommaso Allan
SH9 Guglielmo Palazzani Yellow card.svg 18'Sub off.svg 64'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Alessandro Zanni
BF6 Francesco Minto Sub off.svg 58'
RL5 Valerio Bernabò Sub off.svg 46'
LL4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub off.svg 46'
HK2 Davide Giazzon Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Andrea Lovotti Sub off.svg 64'
Replacements:
HK16 Oliviero Fabiani Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Matteo Zanusso Sub on.svg 64'
PR18 Dario Chistolini Sub on.svg 46'
FL19 Jacopo Sarto Sub on.svg 46'
FL20 Braam Steyn Sub on.svg 58'
SH21 Alberto Lucchese Sub on.svg 64'
CE22 Kelly Haimona Sub on.svg 35'
FB23 Luke McLean Sub on.svg 33'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 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 the previous 2015 tournament.
  • This was Wales' biggest winning margin in a Six Nations match, surpassing the 48-point winning margin set against Scotland in 2014.
19 March 2016
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg35–25Flag of Scotland.svg  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 [48] 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)
FB15 Simon Zebo
RW14 Andrew Trimble Sub off.svg 78'
OC13 Jared Payne
IC12 Robbie Henshaw
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Johnny Sexton Yellow card.svg 76'
SH9 Conor Murray Sub off.svg 78'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 Tommy O'Donnell Sub off.svg 68'
BF6 CJ Stander
RL5 Devin Toner
LL4 Donnacha Ryan Sub off.svg 68'
TP3 Mike Ross Sub off.svg 62'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Jack McGrath Sub off.svg 67'
Replacements:
HK16 Richardt Strauss Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Cian Healy Sub on.svg 67'
PR18 Nathan White Sub on.svg 62'
LK19 Ultan Dillane Sub on.svg 68'
FL20 Rhys Ruddock Sub on.svg 68'
SH21 Eoin Reddan Sub on.svg 78'
FH22 Ian Madigan
WG23 Fergus McFadden Sub on.svg 78'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Scotland 2016-03-19.svg
FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Tommy Seymour
OC13 Duncan Taylor
IC12 Alex Dunbar Yellow card.svg 67'
LW11 Tim Visser Sub off.svg 68'
FH10 Duncan Weir Sub off.svg 62'
SH9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N88 Ryan Wilson
OF7 John Hardie Sub off.svg 52'
BF6 John Barclay Yellow card.svg 24'
RL5 Tim Swinson Sub off.svg 62'
LL4 Richie Gray
TP3 WP Nel Sub off.svg 67'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 50'
LP1 Alasdair Dickinson Sub off.svg 66'
Replacements:
HK16 Stuart McInally Sub on.svg 50'
PR17 Rory Sutherland Sub on.svg 66'
PR18 Moray Low Sub on.svg 67'
LK19 Rob Harley Sub on.svg 62'
FL20 Josh Strauss Sub on.svg 52'
SH21 Henry Pyrgos
CE22 Peter Horne Sub on.svg 62'
WG23 Sean Lamont Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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:

19 March 2016
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg21–31Flag of England.svg  England
Pen: Machenaud (7/7) 2', 15', 28', 39', 43', 50', 58'Report [49] 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)
FB15 Scott Spedding
RW14 Wesley Fofana
OC13 Gaël Fickou
IC12 Maxime Mermoz Sub off.svg 69'
LW11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH10 François Trinh-Duc Sub off.svg 13'
SH9 Maxime Machenaud Sub off.svg 75'
N88 Loann Goujon Sub off.svg 69'
OF7 Bernard Le Roux Sub off.svg 79'
BF6 Damien Chouly
RL5 Yoann Maestri
LL4 Alexandre Flanquart Sub off.svg 57'
TP3 Rabah Slimani Sub off.svg 57'
HK2 Guilhem Guirado (c)Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Jefferson Poirot Sub off.svg 57'Sub on.svg 79'
Replacements:
HK16 Camille Chat Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 Uini Atonio Sub on.svg 57'
PR18 Xavier Chiocci Yellow card.svg 76'Sub on.svg 57'
LK19 Paul Jedrasiak Sub on.svg 57'
FL20 Wenceslas Lauret Sub on.svg 69'
SH21 Sébastien Bezy Sub on.svg 75'
FH22 Jules Plisson Sub on.svg 13'
WG23 Maxime Médard Sub on.svg 69'
Coach:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Guy Novès
France vs England 2016-03-19.svg
FB15 Mike Brown
RW14 Anthony Watson
OC13 Jonathan Joseph
IC12 Owen Farrell
LW11 Jack Nowell
FH10 George Ford
SH9 Danny Care Sub off.svg 43'
N88 Billy Vunipola
OF7 James Haskell
BF6 Chris Robshaw Sub off.svg 75'
RL5 George Kruis
LL4 Maro Itoje
TP3 Dan Cole
HK2 Dylan Hartley (c)Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Mako Vunipola Sub off.svg 40'
Replacements:
HK16 Luke Cowan-Dickie Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Joe Marler Sub on.svg 40'
PR18 Kieran Brookes
LK19 Joe Launchbury
FL20 Jack Clifford Sub on.svg 75'
SH21 Ben Youngs Sub on.svg 43'
CE22 Manu Tuilagi
CE23 Elliot Daly
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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:

Statistics

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. [50]

In France, all of the matches were broadcast on France 2, the traditional French channel for rugby. [51] In the Republic of Ireland, matches are being broadcast by RTÉ. [52] In Italy, all of the matches are being broadcast live on DMAX.

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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.

The 2013 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2013 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 14th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

The 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2013 RBS Women's Six Nations, due to the tournament been sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the annual women's rugby union competition. Matches were held in February and March 2013, on the same weekends as the men's tournament.

The 2014 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2014 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 120th edition of the tournament.

The 2015 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2015 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 16th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union tournament. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 121st edition of the tournament.

The 2017 Six Nations Championship was the 18th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was also known as the RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

The 2018 Six Nations Championship was the 19th Six Nations Championship, the annual international rugby union tournament for the six major European rugby union nations.

The 2019 Six Nations Championship was the 20th Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 125th edition of the competition.

The 2020 Six Nations Championship was the 21st Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 126th edition of the competition. The tournament began on 1 February 2020, and was scheduled to conclude on 14 March; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy's penultimate match against Ireland and all three of the final weekend's matches were postponed with the intention of being rescheduled. It was the first time any match had been postponed since 2012, and the first time more than one match had been delayed since the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001. In July 2020, a revised fixture schedule was announced, with the last four games being played in October.

The 2021 Six Nations Championship was the 22nd Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 127th edition of the competition. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament started just three months after the end of the previous tournament and all matches took place without spectators.

The 2022 Six Nations Championship was the 23rd Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 128th edition of the competition. Wales entered the tournament as defending champions.

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