2016 Women's Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 5 February – 20 March 2016 | ||
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | France (5th title) | ||
Triple Crown | England (17th title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Attendance | 39,732 (2,649 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 66 (4.4 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Niamh Briggs (38) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Audrey Forlani (4) | ||
Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2016 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were played in February and March 2016, on the same weekends as the men's tournament. France won the championship after beating England in their final game. France and England were tied on eight table points each after winning four games, France took the title on the points difference tie-breaker. [1]
Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
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Home stadium | Capacity | Location | |||
England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,500 | London | Scott Bemand | Sarah Hunter |
Twickenham Stoop | 14,800 | ||||
France | Stade Marcel-Verchère | 11,400 | Bourg-en-Bresse | Jean-Michel Gonzalez | Gaëlle Mignot |
Stade Aimé Giral | 16,593 | Perpignan | |||
Stade de la Rabine | 9,500 | Vannes | |||
Ireland | Donnybrook Stadium | 6,000 | Dublin | Tom Tierney | Niamh Briggs |
Italy | Stadio Gino Pistoni | 3,500 | Ivrea | Andrea Di Giandomenico | Sara Barattin |
Stadio Arcoveggio | 2,000 | Bologna | |||
Scotland | Broadwood Stadium | 7,936 | Cumbernauld | Shade Munro | Lisa Martin |
Wales | The Gnoll | 5,000 | Neath | Rhys Edwards | Rachel Taylor |
Talbot Athletic Ground | 3,000 | Port Talbot |
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 28 | +78 | 8 |
2 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 63 | +47 | 8 |
3 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 49 | +46 | 6 |
4 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 75 | –14 | 4 |
5 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 105 | –40 | 4 |
6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 146 | –117 | 0 |
Test: 1136 | 5 February 2016 | Scotland | 0–32 | England | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld | |
18:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report SRU Report | Try: Lauren Cattell 26' m Harriet Millar-Mills (2) 34' c, 48' m Sarah Hunter 55' m Lucy Demaine 76' c Con: Amber Reed 34' Lauren Cattell 76' Pen: Amber Reed 39' | Attendance: 500 Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand) |
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Test: 1137 | 6 February 2016 | Ireland | 21–3 | Wales | Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin | |
13:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Sene Naoupu 25' c Sophie Spence 36' m Con: Niamh Briggs 25' Pen: Niamh Briggs (3) 6', 44', 64' | Report IRFU Report | Pen: Robyn Wilkins 4' | Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Leah Berard (United States) |
Test: 1138 | 6 February 2016 | France | 39–0 | Italy | Stade Marcel-Verchère, Bourg-en-Bresse | |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Try: Julie Billes 4' m Audrey Forlani (2) 16' m, 62' c Gaëlle Mignot 24' c Penalty try 50' c Élodie Poublan 72' m Con: Audrey Abadie (3) 24', 50', 62' Pen: Audrey Abadie 33' | Report FIR Report (in Italian) | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sara Cox (England) |
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Test: 1139 | 13 February 2016 | Italy | 24–33 | England | Stadio Gino Pistoni, Ivrea | |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Try: Maria Grazia Cioffi 1' c Sofia Stefan 28' m Elisa Giordano 43'm Michela Este 64' c Con: Veronica Schiavon (2) 1', 64' | Report FIR Report (in Italian) | Try: Lauren Cattell 6' c Katie Mason 18' c Lotte Clapp 38' m Abbie Scott 59' c Bianca Blackburn 61' c Con: Amber Reed (3) 6', 18', 59' Lauren Cattell 61' | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Leah Berard (United States) |
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Test: 1140 | 13 February 2016 | France | 18–6 | Ireland | Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan | |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Try: Gaëlle Mignot 21' m Caroline Boujard 24' c Con: Audrey Abadie 24' Pen: Audrey Abadie 6' Laura Delas 70' | Report IRFU Report | Pen: Niamh Briggs (2) 15', 33' | Attendance: 11,170 Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand) |
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Test: 1141 | 14 February 2016 | Wales | 23–10 | Scotland | The Gnoll, Neath | |
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Sioned Harries 7' c Hannah Jones 35' m Alisha Butchers 57' m Con: Robyn Wilkins 7' Pen: Robyn Wilkins (2) 15', 54' | Report | Try: Megan Gaffney 30' c Con: Lana Skeldon 30' Pen: Lana Skeldon 5' | Referee: Claire Hodnett (England) |
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Test: 1142 | 27 February 2016 | England | 13–9 | Ireland | Twickenham Stadium, London | |
19:15 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Emma Croker 22' m Abbie Scott 63' m Pen: Amber Reed 5' | Report IRFU Report | Pen: Niamh Briggs (3) 36', 40', 48' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain) |
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Test: 1143 | 28 February 2016 | Wales | 10–8 | France | The Gnoll, Neath | |
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Dyddgu Hywel 5' m Megan York 58' m | Report WRU Report FFR Report (in French) | Try: Safi N'Diaye 15' m Pen: Audrey Abadie 44' | Referee: Rose LaBrèche (Canada) |
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Test: 1144 | 28 February 2016 | Italy | 22–7 | Scotland | Stadio Arcoveggio, Bologna | |
14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Try: Melissa Bettoni 16' m Elisa Cucchiella 26' c Manuela Furlan 44' c Con: Veronica Schiavon (2) 26', 44' Pen: Veronica Schiavon 31' | Report FIR Report (in Italian) | Try: Lisa Thomson 52' c Con: Lana Skeldon 52' | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Marie Lematte (France) |
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Test: 1145 | 11 March 2016 | Scotland | 0–24 | France | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld | |
18:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report SRU Report FFR Report (in French) | Try: Penalty try (2) 39' c, 52' c Audrey Forlani 67' m Julie Duval 79' m Con: Laura Delas (2) 39', 52' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Helen O'Reilly (Ireland) |
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Test: 1146 | 12 March 2016 | England | 20–13 | Wales | Twickenham Stoop, London | |
18:05 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Ceri Large (2) 10' c, 28' c Con: Amber Reed (2) 10', 28' Pen: Amber Reed (2) 65', 79' | Report | Try: Robyn Wilkins (2) 49' m, 68' m Pen: Robyn Wilkins 30' | Referee: Sherry Trumbull (Canada) |
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Test: 1147 | 13 March 2016 | Ireland | 14–3 | Italy | Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin | |
13:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Lindsay Peat 33' c Paula Fitzpatrick 64' c Con: Niamh Briggs 33' Nora Stapleton 64' | Report IRFU Report | Pen: Michela Sillari 12' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia) |
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Test: 1148 | 18 March 2016 | France | 17–12 | England | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes | |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Try: Gaëlle Mignot (2) 37' m, 70' m Audrey Forlani 55' c Con: Camille Cabalou 55' | Report FFR Report (in French) | Try: Lydia Thompson 25' c Tamara Taylor 61' m Con: Amber Reed 25' | Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia) |
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Test: 1149 | 20 March 2016 | Ireland | 45–12 | Scotland | Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin | |
13:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Alison Miller (3) 4' c, 41' m, 59' m Liz Burke 8' m Ciara Griffin 13' m Niamh Briggs 30' m, 48' m Sophie Spence 74' m Con: Niamh Briggs 4' Pen: Niamh Briggs 27' | Report IRFU Report | Try: Jenny Maxwell 32' c Rhona Lloyd 80' m Con: Lana Skeldon 32' | Referee: Sherry Trumbull (Canada) |
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Test: 1150 | 20 March 2016 | Wales | 12–16 | Italy | Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot | |
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Sioned Harries (2) 40' m, 46' c Con: Robyn Wilkins 46' | Report FIR Report (in Italian) | Try: Beatrice Rigoni (2) 10' m, 27' m Pen: Michela Sillari (2) 34', 56' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) |
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