2018 Six Nations Championship

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2018 Six Nations Championship
Date3 February – 17 March 2018
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (14th title)
Grand Slam IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (3rd title)
Triple Crown IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (11th title)
Matches played15
Attendance991,844 (66,123 per match)
Tries scored78 (5.2 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Maxime Machenaud (50)
Top try scorer(s) IRFU flag.svg Jacob Stockdale (7) [lower-alpha 1]
Player of the tournament IRFU flag.svg Jacob Stockdale [2]
Official website sixnationsrugby.com
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The 2018 Six Nations Championship (known as the Natwest 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th Six Nations Championship, the annual international rugby union tournament for the six major European rugby union nations.

Contents

The championship was contested by France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales and defending champions England. Including the competition's previous iterations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 124th edition of the tournament. [3]

The Championship was won by Ireland on 10 March 2018, with their four wins (three with try bonus points) from the first four matches sufficient to place them out of reach of the other participants ahead of the final round. [4] [5] This was the third tournament running where the championship and Wooden Spoon had been decided by the end of round four. After a 24–15 victory against England on the final day, Ireland secured a Grand Slam, their third ever, alongside a Triple Crown. [6] [7] [8]

Participants

NationStadiumHead coachCaptain
Home stadiumCapacityLocation
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Jones Dylan Hartley 1
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Jacques Brunel Guilhem Guirado 2
Stade Vélodrome 67,394 Marseille
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 IRFU flag.svg Conor O'Shea Sergio Parisse
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Flag of Scotland.svg Gregor Townsend John Barclay
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland Alun Wyn Jones 3

1 Dylan Hartley was ruled out of round 4 due to injury, and Owen Farrell captained England in his absence. [9]
2 Guilhem Guirado was ruled out of round 5 due to injury, and Mathieu Bastareaud captained France in his absence. [10] 3 Alun Wyn Jones was dropped from the match-day team to play Italy in round 4, and Taulupe Faletau captained Wales in his absence. [11]

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTAGSTBLBPts
1IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 550016082+78201133026
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 530211983+36131102115
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5302101128−27111401013
4Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 520310894+148600311
5Flag of England.svg  England 520310292+1014901110
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 500592203−11112270011
Source: [ citation needed ]

Table ranking rules

Fixtures

The fixtures were announced on 16 May 2017. [12] France hosted games in more than one venue, with their Friday night game against Italy taking place at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille. [13]

Round 1

3 February 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg34–7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: G. Davies 6' c
Halfpenny (2) 12' c, 61' c
S. Evans 73' c
Con: Halfpenny (4/4) 8', 13', 63', 74'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 44', 49'		 Report Try: Horne 79' c
Con: Russell (1/1) 79'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,169
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW14 Josh Adams
OC13 Scott Williams Sub off.svg 71'
IC12 Hadleigh Parkes
LW11 Steff Evans
FH10 Rhys Patchell Sub off.svg 63'
SH9 Gareth Davies Sub off.svg 66'
N88 Ross Moriarty Sub off.svg 65'
OF7 Josh Navidi
BF6 Aaron Shingler
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4 Cory Hill Sub off.svg 56'
TP3 Samson Lee Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Ken Owens Sub off.svg 63'
LP1 Rob Evans Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 Elliot Dee Sub on.svg 63'
PR17 Wyn Jones Sub on.svg 51'
PR18 Tomas Francis Sub on.svg 51'
LK19 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 56'
FL20 Justin Tipuric Sub on.svg 65'
SH21 Aled Davies Sub on.svg 66'
FH22 Gareth Anscombe Sub on.svg 63'
CE23 Owen Watkin Sub on.svg 71'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs Scotland 2018-02-03.svg
FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Tommy Seymour
OC13 Chris Harris Sub off.svg 55'
IC12 Huw Jones
LW11 Byron McGuigan Sub off.svg 55'
FH10 Finn Russell
SH9 Ali Price Sub off.svg 49'
N88 Cornell du Preez Sub off.svg 49'
OF7 Hamish Watson
BF6 John Barclay (c)
RL5 Jonny Gray
LL4 Ben Toolis Sub off.svg 55'
TP3 Jon Welsh Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 Stuart McInally Sub off.svg 70'
LP1 Gordon Reid Sub off.svg 49'Sub on.svg 76'
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson Sub on.svg 70'
PR17 Jamie Bhatti Sub on.svg 49'Sub off.svg 76'
PR18 Murray McCallum Sub on.svg 65'
LK19 Grant Gilchrist Sub on.svg 55'
N820 Ryan Wilson Sub on.svg 49'
SH21 Greig Laidlaw Sub on.svg 49'
FH22 Peter Horne Sub on.svg 55'
WG23 Sean Maitland Sub on.svg 55'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Aaron Shingler (Wales)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

  • Josh Adams (Wales) and Murray McCallum (Scotland) made their international debuts. [14]
  • This was Wales' first try bonus point in the Six Nations.
3 February 2018
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg13–15IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Thomas 72' c
Con: Belleau (1/1) 74'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 36', 54'		 Report Pen: Sexton (4/5) 3', 22', 39', 47'
Drop: Sexton (1/1) 80+3'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 74,878
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15 Geoffrey Palis
RW14 Teddy Thomas
OC13 Rémi Lamerat
IC12 Henry Chavancy
LW11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH10 Matthieu Jalibert Sub off.svg 30'
SH9 Maxime Machenaud Sub off.svg 67'Sub on.svg 76'
N88 Kevin Gourdon
OF7 Yacouba Camara
BF6 Wenceslas Lauret Sub off.svg 67'
RL5 Sébastien Vahaamahina
LL4 Arthur Iturria Sub off.svg 61'
TP3 Rabah Slimani Sub off.svg 55'
HK2 Guilhem Guirado (c)Sub off.svg 74'
LP1 Jefferson Poirot Sub off.svg 55'
Replacements:
HK16 Adrien Pélissié Sub on.svg 74'
PR17 Dany Priso Sub on.svg 55'
PR18 Cedate Gomes Sa Sub on.svg 55'
LK19 Paul Gabrillagues Sub on.svg 61'
N820 Marco Tauleigne Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Antoine Dupont Sub on.svg 67'Sub off.svg 76'
FH22 Anthony Belleau Sub on.svg 30'
WG23 Benjamin Fall
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
France vs Ireland 2018-02-03.svg
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Keith Earls
OC13 Robbie Henshaw
IC12 Bundee Aki
LW11 Jacob Stockdale Sub off.svg 75'
FH10 Johnny Sexton
SH9 Conor Murray
N88 CJ Stander
OF7 Josh van der Flier Sub off.svg 37'
BF6 Peter O'Mahony
RL5 James Ryan Sub off.svg 68'
LL4 Iain Henderson
TP3 Tadhg Furlong Sub off.svg 70'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 68'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 61'
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 68'
PR17 Jack McGrath Sub on.svg 61'
PR18 John Ryan Sub on.svg 70'
LK19 Devin Toner Sub on.svg 68'
FL20 Dan Leavy Sub on.svg 37'
SH21 Luke McGrath
FH22 Joey Carbery
WG23 Fergus McFadden Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Guilhem Guirado (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

4 February 2018
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg15–46Flag of England.svg  England (1 BP)
Try: Benvenuti 20' c
Bellini 58' m
Con: Allan (1/2) 22'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 39'		 Report Try: Watson (2) 3' m, 11' m
Farrell 26' c
Simmonds (2) 52' c, 75' c
Ford 68' c
Nowell 77' m
Con: Farrell (4/7) 27', 53', 69', 76'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 47'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 61,464
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB15 Matteo Minozzi
RW14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13 Tommaso Boni Sub off.svg 80'
IC12 Tommaso Castello Sub off.svg 73'Sub on.svg 80'
LW11 Mattia Bellini
FH10 Tommaso Allan Sub off.svg 73'
SH9 Marcello Violi Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Renato Giammarioli Sub off.svg 50'
BF6 Sebastian Negri
RL5 Dean Budd Sub off.svg 61'
LL4 Alessandro Zanni
TP3 Simone Ferrari Sub off.svg 54'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub off.svg 54'
LP1 Andrea Lovotti Sub off.svg 41'
Replacements:
HK16 Luca Bigi Sub on.svg 54'
PR17 Nicola Quaglio Sub on.svg 41'
PR18 Tiziano Pasquali Sub on.svg 54'
LK19 George Biagi Sub on.svg 61'
FL20 Maxime Mbanda Sub on.svg 50'
SH21 Edoardo Gori Sub on.svg 63'
FH22 Carlo Canna Sub on.svg 73'
FB23 Jayden Hayward Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
Italy vs England 2018-02-04.svg
FB15 Mike Brown Sub off.svg 61'
RW14 Anthony Watson
OC13 Ben Te'o Sub off.svg 59'
IC12 Owen Farrell
LW11 Jonny May
FH10 George Ford
SH9 Ben Youngs Sub off.svg 10'
N88 Sam Simmonds
OF7 Chris Robshaw Sub off.svg 67'
BF6 Courtney Lawes Sub off.svg 59'
RL5 Maro Itoje
LL4 Joe Launchbury
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 54'
HK2 Dylan Hartley (c)Sub off.svg 54'
LP1 Mako Vunipola Sub off.svg 73'
Replacements:
HK16 Jamie George Sub on.svg 54'
PR17 Alec Hepburn Sub on.svg 73'
PR18 Harry Williams Sub on.svg 54'
LK19 George Kruis Sub on.svg 59'
FL20 Sam Underhill Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Danny Care Sub on.svg 10'
CE22 Jonathan Joseph Sub on.svg 59'
WG23 Jack Nowell Sub on.svg 61'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Anthony Watson (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Alessandro Zanni (Italy) became the seventh Italian international to earn his 100th test cap.
  • Alec Hepburn (England) made his international debut.

Round 2

10 February 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg56–19Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Henshaw (2) 11' c, 44' c
Murray 14' c
Aki 21' c
Earls 35' c
Best 53' c
Stockdale (2) 60' c, 70' c
Con: Sexton (5/5) 12', 16', 22', 37', 45'
Carbery (3/3) 54', 61', 71'		 Report Try: Allan 56' c
Gori 66' c
Minozzi 75' m
Con: Allan (2/3) 58', 66'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Keith Earls
OC13 Robbie Henshaw Sub off.svg 45'
IC12 Bundee Aki
LW11 Jacob Stockdale
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 51'
SH9 Conor Murray Sub off.svg 51'
N88 Jack Conan Sub off.svg 41'
OF7 Dan Leavy
BF6 Peter O'Mahony
RL5 Devin Toner
LL4 Iain Henderson Sub off.svg 41'
TP3 Tadhg Furlong Sub off.svg 4'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 61'
LP1 Jack McGrath Sub off.svg 68'
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 61'
PR17 Cian Healy Sub on.svg 68'
PR18 Andrew Porter Sub on.svg 4'
LK19 Quinn Roux Sub on.svg 41'
N820 CJ Stander Sub on.svg 41'
SH21 Kieran Marmion Sub on.svg 51'
FH22 Joey Carbery Sub on.svg 51'
FB23 Jordan Larmour Sub on.svg 45'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Italy 2018-02-10.svg
FB15 Matteo Minozzi
RW14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13 Tommaso Boni Sub off.svg 54'
IC12 Tommaso Castello
LW11 Mattia Bellini
FH10 Tommaso Allan
SH9 Marcello Violi Sub off.svg 58'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Braam Steyn Sub off.svg 45'
BF6 Sebastian Negri Sub off.svg 58'
RL5 Dean Budd
LL4 Alessandro Zanni
TP3 Simone Ferrari Sub off.svg 54'
HK2 Luca Bigi Sub off.svg 45'
LP1 Nicola Quaglio Sub off.svg 37'
Replacements:
HK16 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub on.svg 45'
PR17 Andrea Lovotti Sub on.svg 37'
PR18 Tiziano Pasquali Sub on.svg 54'
LK19 Federico Ruzza Sub on.svg 58'
FL20 Maxime Mbanda Sub on.svg 45'
SH21 Edoardo Gori Sub on.svg 58'
FH22 Carlo Canna
FB23 Jayden Hayward Sub on.svg 54'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

  • Jordan Larmour (Ireland) made his international debut. [16]
  • This was Ireland's 300th Test win.
10 February 2018
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England  Flag of England.svg12–6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (1 BP)
Try: May (2) 3' m, 20' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 21'		 Report Pen: Patchell (1/2) 24'
Anscombe (1/1) 77'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB15 Mike Brown
RW14 Anthony Watson Sub off.svg 45'
OC13 Jonathan Joseph
IC12 Owen Farrell
LW11 Jonny May
FH10 George Ford Sub off.svg 68'
SH9 Danny Care Sub off.svg 65'
N88 Sam Simmonds Sub off.svg 41'
OF7 Chris Robshaw
BF6 Courtney Lawes
RL5 Maro Itoje
LL4 Joe Launchbury Sub off.svg 68'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 Dylan Hartley (c)Sub off.svg 1'Sub on.svg 11'Sub off.svg 52'
LP1 Mako Vunipola Sub off.svg 77'
Replacements:
HK16 Jamie George Sub on.svg 1'Sub off.svg 11'Sub on.svg 52'
PR17 Alec Hepburn Sub on.svg 77'
PR18 Harry Williams Sub on.svg 65'
LK19 George Kruis Sub on.svg 68'
FL20 Sam Underhill Sub on.svg 41'
SH21 Richard Wigglesworth Sub on.svg 65'
CE22 Ben Te'o Sub on.svg 68'
WG23 Jack Nowell Sub on.svg 45'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
England vs Wales 2018-02-10.svg
FB15 Gareth Anscombe
RW14 Josh Adams
OC13 Scott Williams
IC12 Hadleigh Parkes
LW11 Steff Evans
FH10 Rhys Patchell Sub off.svg 56'
SH9 Gareth Davies Sub off.svg 66'
N88 Ross Moriarty Sub off.svg 65'
OF7 Josh Navidi
BF6 Aaron Shingler
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4 Cory Hill Sub off.svg 74'
TP3 Samson Lee Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Ken Owens Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Rob Evans Sub off.svg 58'
Replacements:
HK16 Elliot Dee Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Wyn Jones Sub on.svg 58'
PR18 Tomas Francis Sub on.svg 58'
LK19 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 73'
FL20 Justin Tipuric Sub on.svg 65'
SH21 Aled Davies Sub on.svg 66'
CE22 Owen Watkin
WG23 George North Sub on.svg 56'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown (England)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • With this win, England won their 15th consecutive Six Nations home game, breaking their previous record of 14 between 1998 and 2003. [17]
  • Leigh Halfpenny was originally named in the starting XV but fell ill the night before the match. Gareth Anscombe replaced him in the starting XV, and centre Owen Watkin came onto the bench.
  • This was the lowest aggregate score in a Six Nations match since England beat Ireland 12–6 in 2013.
11 February 2018
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg32–26Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (1 BP)
Try: Maitland 13' c
Jones 32' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 14', 33'
Pen: Laidlaw (6/6) 44', 49', 61', 65', 71', 77'		 Report Try: Thomas (2) 3' c, 27' c
Con: Machenaud (2/2) 4', 28'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 10', 40+2'
Serin (2/2) 47', 58'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Tommy Seymour
OC13 Huw Jones
IC12 Peter Horne
LW11 Sean Maitland
FH10 Finn Russell Sub off.svg 65'
SH9 Greig Laidlaw
N88 Ryan Wilson
OF7 Hamish Watson
BF6 John Barclay (c)Sub off.svg 65'
RL5 Jonny Gray
LL4 Grant Gilchrist Sub off.svg 58'
TP3 Simon Berghan
HK2 Stuart McInally
LP1 Gordon Reid Sub off.svg 58'
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson
PR17 Jamie Bhatti Sub on.svg 58'
PR18 Jon Welsh
LK19 Ben Toolis Sub on.svg 58'
N820 David Denton Sub on.svg 65'
SH21 Ali Price Sub on.svg 65'
CE22 Chris Harris
FB23 Blair Kinghorn
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
Scotland vs France 2018-02-11.svg
FB15 Geoffrey Palis
RW14 Teddy Thomas
OC13 Rémi Lamerat
IC12 Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW11 Virimi Vakatawa Sub off.svg 71'
FH10 Lionel Beauxis Sub off.svg 71'
SH9 Maxime Machenaud Sub off.svg 41'
N88 Marco Tauleigne Sub off.svg 58'
OF7 Yacouba Camara
BF6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL5 Sébastien Vahaamahina Sub off.svg 71'
LL4 Arthur Iturria
TP3 Rabah Slimani Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Guilhem Guirado (c)Sub off.svg 75'
LP1 Jefferson Poirot Sub off.svg 58'
Replacements:
HK16 Adrien Pélissié Sub on.svg 75'
PR17 Eddy Ben Arous Sub on.svg 58'
PR18 Cedate Gomes Sa Sub on.svg 58'
LK19 Paul Gabrillagues Sub on.svg 71'
N820 Louis Picamoles Sub on.svg 58'
SH21 Baptiste Serin Sub on.svg 41'
FH22 Anthony Belleau Sub on.svg 71'
WG23 Benjamin Fall Sub on.svg 71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Round 3

23 February 2018
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg34–17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Gabrillagues 4' m
Bonneval 59' c
Bastareaud 72' c
Con: Machenaud (1/2) 60'
Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73'
Pen: Machenaud (5/5) 28', 39', 45', 64', 70'		 Report Try: Penalty try 9'
Minozzi 78' c
Con: Canna (1/1) 78'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 49'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Hugo Bonneval
RW14 Benjamin Fall
OC13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC12 Geoffrey Doumayrou Sub off.svg 65'
LW11 Rémy Grosso
FH10 Lionel Beauxis Sub off.svg 70'
SH9 Maxime Machenaud Sub off.svg 70'
N88 Marco Tauleigne
OF7 Yacouba Camara Sub off.svg 56'
BF6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL5 Sébastien Vahaamahina Sub off.svg 65'
LL4 Paul Gabrillagues
TP3 Rabah Slimani Sub off.svg 70'
HK2 Guilhem Guirado (c)Sub off.svg 38'Sub on.svg 40'Sub off.svg 70'
LP1 Jefferson Poirot Sub off.svg 60'
Replacements:
HK16 Adrien Pélissié Sub on.svg 38'Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 70'
PR17 Dany Priso Sub on.svg 60'
PR18 Cedate Gomes Sa Sub on.svg 70'
LK19 Romain Taofifénua Sub on.svg 65'
N820 Kélian Galletier Sub on.svg 56'
SH21 Baptiste Couilloud Sub on.svg 70'
FH22 François Trinh-Duc Sub on.svg 70'
CE23 Gaël Fickou Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
France vs Italy 2018-02-23.svg
FB15 Matteo Minozzi
RW14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13 Tommaso Boni Sub off.svg 62'
IC12 Tommaso Castello
LW11 Mattia Bellini
FH10 Tommaso Allan Sub off.svg 70'
SH9 Marcello Violi
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Maxime Mbanda
BF6 Sebastian Negri Sub off.svg 70'
RL5 Dean Budd Sub off.svg 33'
LL4 Alessandro Zanni
TP3 Simone Ferrari Sub off.svg 61'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Andrea Lovotti Sub off.svg 56'
Replacements:
HK16 Luca Bigi Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Nicola Quaglio Sub on.svg 56'
PR18 Tiziano Pasquali Sub on.svg 61'
LK19 George Biagi Yellow card.svg 80+2'Sub on.svg 33'
LK20 Federico Ruzza Sub on.svg 70'
SH21 Edoardo Gori Sub on.svg 48'
FH22 Carlo Canna Sub on.svg 70'
FB23 Jayden Hayward Sub on.svg 62'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Yacouba Camara (France)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

24 February 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg37–27Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Stockdale (2) 6' m, 80' c
Aki 40' c
Leavy 44' c
Healy 53' m
Con: Sexton (2/4) 40', 45'
Carbery (1/1) 80'
Pen: Sexton (1/3) 35'
Murray (1/1) 75'		 Report Try: G. Davies 20' c
Shingler 61' c
S. Evans 76' c
Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 21', 63', 77'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 2', 30'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Keith Earls Sub off.svg 63'
OC13 Chris Farrell
IC12 Bundee Aki
LW11 Jacob Stockdale
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 76'
SH9 Conor Murray
N88 CJ Stander
OF7 Dan Leavy
BF6 Peter O'Mahony Sub off.svg 66'
RL5 Devin Toner Sub off.svg 73'
LL4 James Ryan
TP3 Andrew Porter Sub off.svg 66'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 70'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 63'
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 70'
PR17 Jack McGrath Sub on.svg 63'
PR18 John Ryan Sub on.svg 66'
LK19 Quinn Roux Sub on.svg 73'
N820 Jack Conan Sub on.svg 66'
SH21 Kieran Marmion
FH22 Joey Carbery Sub on.svg 76'
WG23 Fergus McFadden Sub on.svg 63'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Wales 2018-02-24.svg
FB15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW14 Liam Williams Sub off.svg 63'
OC13 Scott Williams
IC12 Hadleigh Parkes
LW11 Steff Evans
FH10 Dan Biggar Sub off.svg 63'
SH9 Gareth Davies
N88 Ross Moriarty Sub off.svg 63'
OF7 Josh Navidi
BF6 Aaron Shingler
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4 Cory Hill Sub off.svg 63'
TP3 Samson Lee Sub off.svg 55'
HK2 Ken Owens Sub off.svg 55'
LP1 Rob Evans Sub off.svg 55'Sub on.svg 73'
Replacements:
HK16 Elliot Dee Sub on.svg 55'
PR17 Wyn Jones Sub on.svg 55'Sub off.svg 73'
PR18 Tomas Francis Sub on.svg 55'
LK19 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 63'
FL20 Justin Tipuric Sub on.svg 63'
SH21 Aled Davies
FH22 Gareth Anscombe Sub on.svg 63'
WG23 George North Sub on.svg 63'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Chris Farrell (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • This was Warren Gatland's 100th test match in charge of Wales.
24 February 2018
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg25–13Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Jones (2) 14' c, 37' c
Maitland 30' m
Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 15', 38'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 2'
Russell (1/1) 66'		 Report Try: Farrell 43' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 43'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 17'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Tommy Seymour Sub off.svg 64'
OC13 Huw Jones
IC12 Peter Horne Sub off.svg 71'
LW11 Sean Maitland
FH10 Finn Russell
SH9 Greig Laidlaw Sub off.svg 62'
N88 Ryan Wilson Sub off.svg 68'
OF7 Hamish Watson
BF6 John Barclay (c)
RL5 Jonny Gray
LL4 Grant Gilchrist Sub off.svg 55'
TP3 Simon Berghan Sub off.svg 68'
HK2 Stuart McInally
LP1 Gordon Reid Sub off.svg 55'
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson
PR17 Jamie Bhatti Sub on.svg 55'
PR18 WP Nel Sub on.svg 68'
LK19 Tim Swinson Sub on.svg 55'
N820 David Denton Sub on.svg 68'
SH21 Ali Price Sub on.svg 62'
CE22 Nick Grigg Sub on.svg 71'
FB23 Blair Kinghorn Sub on.svg 64'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
Scotland vs England 2018-02-24.svg
FB15 Mike Brown Sub off.svg 55'
RW14 Anthony Watson
OC13 Jonathan Joseph
IC12 Owen Farrell
LW11 Jonny May
FH10 George Ford Sub off.svg 64'
SH9 Danny Care Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Nathan Hughes Sub off.svg 54'
OF7 Chris Robshaw
BF6 Courtney Lawes
RL5 Maro Itoje
LL4 Joe Launchbury Sub off.svg 71'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 64'
HK2 Dylan Hartley (c)Sub off.svg 55'
LP1 Mako Vunipola Sub off.svg 68'
Replacements:
HK16 Jamie George Sub on.svg 55'
PR17 Joe Marler Sub on.svg 68'
PR18 Harry Williams Sub on.svg 64'
LK19 George Kruis Sub on.svg 71'
FL20 Sam Underhill Yellow card.svg 65'Sub on.svg 54'
SH21 Richard Wigglesworth Sub on.svg 71'
CE22 Ben Te'o Sub on.svg 64'
WG23 Jack Nowell Sub on.svg 55'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Blair Kinghorn (Scotland) made his international debut.
  • Joe Launchbury (England) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This was Scotland's first victory over England since 2008.
  • Scotland reclaimed the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2008.
  • Huw Jones' first try was Scotland's first scored against England in Edinburgh since Simon Danielli in 2004.
  • Scotland extended their home winning record in the Six Nations to 6 games, their best ever run in the Six Nations.
  • This was Scotland's largest victory over England in the Six Nations, and their biggest since they won 33–6 in 1986. That match was also the last time that Scotland had scored three tries against England at Murrayfield.

Round 4

10 March 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg28–8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Stockdale (2) 22' c, 40+2' c
Murray 46' c
Cronin 69' c
Con: Sexton (4/4) 24', 40+3', 47', 71'		 Report Try: Kinghorn 52' m
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 13'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Rob Kearney Sub off.svg 75'
RW14 Keith Earls
OC13 Garry Ringrose
IC12 Bundee Aki
LW11 Jacob Stockdale
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 73'
SH9 Conor Murray Sub off.svg 71'
N88 CJ Stander
OF7 Dan Leavy
BF6 Peter O'Mahony Sub off.svg 55'
RL5 Devin Toner Sub off.svg 55'
LL4 James Ryan
TP3 Tadhg Furlong Sub off.svg 62'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 Jack McGrath Sub on.svg 51'
PR18 Andrew Porter Sub on.svg 62'
LK19 Iain Henderson Sub on.svg 55'
FL20 Jordi Murphy Sub on.svg 55'
SH21 Kieran Marmion Sub on.svg 71'
FH22 Joey Carbery Sub on.svg 73'
WG23 Jordan Larmour Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Scotland 2018-03-10.svg
FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Blair Kinghorn Sub off.svg 29'Sub on.svg 37'
OC13 Huw Jones
IC12 Peter Horne Sub off.svg 73'
LW11 Sean Maitland
FH10 Finn Russell
SH9 Greig Laidlaw Sub off.svg 67'
N88 Ryan Wilson Sub off.svg 18'
OF7 Hamish Watson
BF6 John Barclay (c)
RL5 Jonny Gray Sub off.svg 71'
LL4 Grant Gilchrist
TP3 Simon Berghan Sub off.svg 55'
HK2 Stuart McInally Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Gordon Reid Sub off.svg 55'
Replacements:
HK16 Fraser Brown Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Jamie Bhatti Sub on.svg 55'
PR18 WP Nel Sub on.svg 55'
LK19 Tim Swinson Sub on.svg 71'
N820 David Denton Sub on.svg 18'
SH21 Ali Price Sub on.svg 67'
CE22 Nick Grigg Sub on.svg 73'
WG23 Lee Jones Sub on.svg 29'Sub off.svg 37'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Rob Kearney (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

10 March 2018
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg22–16Flag of England.svg  England (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 49'
Pen: Machenaud (4/4) 25', 33', 37', 63'
Beauxis (1/1) 78'		 Report Try: May 74' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 75'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 4', 29'
Daly (1/1) 21'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,060
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB15 Hugo Bonneval Sub off.svg 15'Sub on.svg 24'Sub off.svg 41'
RW14 Benjamin Fall
OC13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC12 Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW11 Rémy Grosso
FH10 François Trinh-Duc Sub off.svg 71'
SH9 Maxime Machenaud Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Marco Tauleigne
OF7 Yacouba Camara
BF6 Wenceslas Lauret Sub off.svg 66'
RL5 Sébastien Vahaamahina Sub off.svg 66'
LL4 Paul Gabrillagues
TP3 Rabah Slimani Sub off.svg 59'
HK2 Guilhem Guirado (c)Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Jefferson Poirot Sub off.svg 66'
Replacements:
HK16 Adrien Pélissié Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 Dany Priso Sub on.svg 66'
PR18 Cedate Gomes Sa Sub on.svg 59'
FL19 Bernard Le Roux Sub on.svg 66'
N820 Kélian Galletier Sub on.svg 66'
SH21 Baptiste Couilloud Sub on.svg 71'
FH22 Lionel Beauxis Sub on.svg 71'
CE23 Gaël Fickou Sub on.svg 15'Sub off.svg 24'Sub on.svg 41'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
France vs England 2018-03-10.svg
FB15 Anthony Watson Yellow card.svg 49'Sub off.svg 68'
RW14 Jonny May
OC13 Ben Te'o
IC12 Owen Farrell (c)
LW11 Elliot Daly
FH10 George Ford Sub off.svg 60'
SH9 Danny Care Sub off.svg 68'
N88 Nathan Hughes Sub off.svg 24'
OF7 Chris Robshaw
BF6 Courtney Lawes
RL5 Maro Itoje
LL4 Joe Launchbury Sub off.svg 52'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Jamie George Sub off.svg 64'
LP1 Mako Vunipola Sub off.svg 64'
Replacements:
HK16 Luke Cowan-Dickie Sub on.svg 64'
PR17 Joe Marler Sub on.svg 64'
PR18 Kyle Sinckler Sub on.svg 58'
FL19 James Haskell Sub on.svg 52'
N820 Sam Simmonds Sub on.svg 24'
SH21 Richard Wigglesworth Sub on.svg 68'
CE22 Jonathan Joseph Sub on.svg 60'
FB23 Mike Brown Sub on.svg 68'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Rémy Grosso (France)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • With this English loss, Ireland claimed the Championship with the final round yet to be played.
  • This was the first time since 2015 that England lost two consecutive games; 2015 was also the last time France beat England.
  • This was the first time since 2010 England lost multiple games in a single Six Nations tournament.
  • With Dylan Hartley's injury, Owen Farrell captained England for the first time.
11 March 2018
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg38–14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Parkes 3' c
North (2) 5' c, 65' c
Hill 42' c
Tipuric 70' c
Con: Anscombe (3/3) 4', 7', 43'
Halfpenny (2/2) 67', 71'
Pen: Anscombe (1/1) 36'		 Report Try: Minozzi 9' c
Bellini 75' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 11'
Canna (1/1) 76'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 65,242
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB15 Liam Williams Yellow card.svg 40+3'Sub off.svg 50'
RW14 George North
OC13 Owen Watkin
IC12 Hadleigh Parkes
LW11 Steff Evans
FH10 Gareth Anscombe Sub off.svg 60'
SH9 Gareth Davies Yellow card.svg 48'Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Taulupe Faletau (c)
OF7 James Davies Sub off.svg 65'
BF6 Justin Tipuric
RL5 Bradley Davies
LL4 Cory Hill Sub off.svg 65'
TP3 Tomas Francis Sub off.svg 67'
HK2 Elliot Dee Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Nicky Smith Sub off.svg 60'
Replacements:
HK16 Ken Owens Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Rob Evans Sub on.svg 60'
PR18 Rhodri Jones Sub on.svg 67'
LK19 Seb Davies Sub on.svg 65'
FL20 Ellis Jenkins Sub on.svg 65'
SH21 Aled Davies Sub on.svg 60'
FH22 Rhys Patchell Sub on.svg 60'
FB23 Leigh Halfpenny Sub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs Italy 2018-03-11.svg
FB15 Matteo Minozzi
RW14 Tommaso Benvenuti Yellow card.svg 77'
OC13 Giulio Bisegni
IC12 Tommaso Castello Sub off.svg 4'
LW11 Mattia Bellini
FH10 Tommaso Allan Sub off.svg 68'
SH9 Marcello Violi Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Maxime Mbanda Sub off.svg 14'
BF6 Sebastian Negri Sub off.svg 67'
RL5 Dean Budd
LL4 Alessandro Zanni
TP3 Simone Ferrari Sub off.svg 63'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub off.svg 68'
LP1 Andrea Lovotti Sub off.svg 60'
Replacements:
HK16 Oliviero Fabiani Sub on.svg 68'
PR17 Nicola Quaglio Sub on.svg 60'
PR18 Tiziano Pasquali Sub on.svg 63'
LK19 Federico Ruzza Sub on.svg 67'
FL20 Giovanni Licata Sub on.svg 14'
SH21 Guglielmo Palazzani Sub on.svg 63'
FH22 Carlo Canna Sub on.svg 68'
FB23 Jayden Hayward Sub on.svg 4'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Hadleigh Parkes (Wales)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • James Davies (Wales) made his international debut.
  • Samson Lee was named on the bench, but withdrew from the squad due to illness on match-day. He was replaced with Rhodri Jones.
  • Wales's win guaranteed Italy would win the "wooden spoon" for coming last.

Round 5

17 March 2018
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) Italy  Flag of Italy.svg27–29Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Allan (2) 14' c, 45' c
Minozzi 21' c
Con: Allan (3/3) 15', 22', 46'
Pen: Allan (2/2) 7', 76'		 Report Try: Brown 10' m
Barclay 25' c
Maitland 61' c
Hogg 71' c
Con: Laidlaw (3/4) 26', 62', 72'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 79'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 60,412
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB15 Matteo Minozzi
RW14 Tommaso Benvenuti Sub off.svg 59'
OC13 Giulio Bisegni
IC12 Tommaso Castello Sub off.svg 74'
LW11 Mattia Bellini
FH10 Tommaso Allan
SH9 Marcello Violi Sub off.svg 67'
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Jake Polledri Sub off.svg 67'
BF6 Sebastian Negri
RL5 Dean Budd
LL4 Alessandro Zanni Sub off.svg 53'
TP3 Simone Ferrari Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Sub off.svg 77'
LP1 Andrea Lovotti Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Oliviero Fabiani Sub on.svg 77'
PR17 Nicola Quaglio Sub on.svg 59'
PR18 Tiziano Pasquali Sub on.svg 60'
N819 Braam Steyn Sub on.svg 53'
FL20 Giovanni Licata Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Guglielmo Palazzani Sub on.svg 67'
FH22 Carlo Canna Sub on.svg 74'
FB23 Jayden Hayward Sub on.svg 59'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
Italy vs Scotland 2018-03-17.svg
FB15 Stuart Hogg
RW14 Tommy Seymour
OC13 Huw Jones Sub off.svg 53'
IC12 Nick Grigg
LW11 Sean Maitland
FH10 Finn Russell Sub off.svg 54'
SH9 Greig Laidlaw
N88 Ryan Wilson Sub off.svg 67'
OF7 Hamish Watson
BF6 John Barclay (c)
RL5 Jonny Gray
LL4 Tim Swinson Sub off.svg 53'
TP3 WP Nel Sub off.svg 40'
HK2 Fraser Brown Sub off.svg 40'
LP1 Gordon Reid Sub off.svg 40'
Replacements:
HK16 Stuart McInally Sub on.svg 40'
PR17 Jamie Bhatti Sub on.svg 40'
PR18 Zander Fagerson Sub on.svg 40'
LK19 Richie Gray Sub on.svg 53'
N820 David Denton Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Ali Price Sub on.svg 54'
FH22 Peter Horne Sub on.svg 53'
FB23 Blair Kinghorn
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Tommaso Allan (Italy)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Jake Polledri (Italy) made his international debut.
  • Tommaso Benvenuti (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.
  • The losing bonus point obtained by Italy was their first point under the new points structure introduced in 2017.
  • This loss was Sergio Parisse's 100th test loss, the first time the figure has been reached.
17 March 2018
14:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England  Flag of England.svg15–24IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (3 BP)
Try: Daly (2) 32' m, 65' m
May 80+2' m		 Report Try: Ringrose 6' c
Stander 24' c
Stockdale 40+2' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 7', 24'
Carbery (1/1) 40+5'
Pen: Murray (1/1) 60'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,062
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB15 Anthony Watson Sub off.svg 34'
RW14 Jonny May
OC13 Jonathan Joseph Sub off.svg 56'
IC12 Ben Te'o
LW11 Elliot Daly
FH10 Owen Farrell
SH9 Richard Wigglesworth Sub off.svg 61'
N88 Sam Simmonds Sub off.svg 67'
OF7 James Haskell
BF6 Chris Robshaw
RL5 George Kruis Sub off.svg 71'
LL4 Maro Itoje
TP3 Kyle Sinckler Sub off.svg 53'
HK2 Dylan Hartley (c)Sub off.svg 58'
LP1 Mako Vunipola Sub off.svg 53'
Replacements:
HK16 Jamie George Sub on.svg 58'
PR17 Joe Marler Sub on.svg 53'
PR18 Dan Cole Sub on.svg 53'
LK19 Joe Launchbury Sub on.svg 71'
FL20 Don Armand Sub on.svg 67'
SH21 Danny Care Sub on.svg 61'
FH22 George Ford Sub on.svg 56'
FB23 Mike Brown Sub on.svg 34'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
England vs Ireland 2018-03-17.svg
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Keith Earls Sub off.svg 74'
OC13 Garry Ringrose
IC12 Bundee Aki Sub off.svg 56'
LW11 Jacob Stockdale
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 34'Sub on.svg 41'Sub off.svg 67'
SH9 Conor Murray
N88 CJ Stander
OF7 Dan Leavy
BF6 Peter O'Mahony Yellow card.svg 29'Sub off.svg 74'
RL5 Iain Henderson
LL4 James Ryan Sub off.svg 67'
TP3 Tadhg Furlong Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 Rory Best (c)Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Cian Healy Sub off.svg 51'
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Jack McGrath Sub on.svg 51'
PR18 Andrew Porter Sub on.svg 65'
LK19 Devin Toner Sub on.svg 67'
FL20 Jordi Murphy Sub on.svg 74'
SH21 Kieran Marmion Sub on.svg 74'
FH22 Joey Carbery Sub on.svg 34'Sub off.svg 41'Sub on.svg 67'
WG23 Jordan Larmour Sub on.svg 56'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Marius van der Westhuizen was originally named as a touch judge, but was replaced with Nigel Owens by World Rugby, after attending an England training session in midweek. [19]
  • England's defeat was their first loss at Twickenham in the Six Nations since 2012 (a run of 15 matches), their first loss at home overall since 2015 (a run of 14 games), and Ireland's first win against England at Twickenham since 2010. [20]
  • Ireland retained the Millennium Trophy for the first time since their three consecutive victories over England between 2009 and 2011. [21]
  • Ireland won their third Grand Slam and their eleventh Triple Crown; the first time they had won either since 2009. [22]
  • With this win, Ireland became the first team to earn the three-point bonus for completing a Grand Slam.
17 March 2018
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg14–13Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (1 BP)
Try: L. Williams 4' m
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 10', 16', 32'		 Report Try: Fickou 21' c
Con: Machenaud (1/1) 22'
Pen: Machenaud (1/2) 49'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 4'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,169
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW14 George North
OC13 Scott Williams
IC12 Hadleigh Parkes
LW11 Liam Williams
FH10 Dan Biggar
SH9 Gareth Davies
N88 Taulupe Faletau
OF7 Josh Navidi
BF6 Justin Tipuric Sub off.svg 56'
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4 Cory Hill Sub off.svg 69'
TP3 Tomas Francis Sub off.svg 64'
HK2 Ken Owens Sub off.svg 69'
LP1 Rob Evans Sub off.svg 64'
Replacements:
HK16 Elliot Dee Sub on.svg 69'
PR17 Nicky Smith Sub on.svg 64'
PR18 Samson Lee Sub on.svg 64'
LK19 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 69'
FL20 Aaron Shingler Sub on.svg 56'
SH21 Aled Davies
FH22 Gareth Anscombe
WG23 Steff Evans
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs France 2018-03-17.svg
FB15 Benjamin Fall
RW14 Gaël Fickou
OC13 Mathieu Bastareaud (c)
IC12 Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW11 Rémy Grosso
FH10 François Trinh-Duc Sub off.svg 71'
SH9 Maxime Machenaud Sub off.svg 62'
N88 Marco Tauleigne
OF7 Yacouba Camara Sub off.svg 26'
BF6 Wenceslas Lauret Sub off.svg 77'
RL5 Sébastien Vahaamahina
LL4 Paul Gabrillagues Sub off.svg 71'Sub on.svg 77'
TP3 Cedate Gomes Sa Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Adrien Pélissié Sub off.svg 51'
LP1 Jefferson Poirot Sub off.svg 60'
Replacements:
HK16 Camille Chat Sub on.svg 51'
PR17 Dany Priso Sub on.svg 60'
PR18 Rabah Slimani Sub on.svg 51'
FL19 Bernard Le Roux Sub on.svg 71'
FL20 Mathieu Babillot Sub on.svg 26'
SH21 Baptiste Couilloud Sub on.svg 62'
FH22 Lionel Beauxis Sub on.svg 71'
FB23 Geoffrey Palis
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

  • Mathieu Babillot (France) made his international debut.
  • The losing bonus point secured by France ensured that England finished 5th outright for the first time since 1983.

Statistics

Notes

  1. 1 2 This is a record for the most tries scored in a single Championship in the Six Nations era. [1] The overall record is 8 by Cyril Lowe in 1914 and   Ian Smith in 1925.

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The 2024 Six Nations Championship was a rugby union competition that took place in February and March 2024, and featured the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It was the 130th season of the competition, but the 25th since it expanded to become the Six Nations Championship in 2000. It started on 2 February 2024 with a Friday night match between France and Ireland, and concluded with France against England on 16 March. France played their home fixtures away from their normal venue, the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, as the stadium was being prepared for use in the 2024 Summer Olympics later in the year.

The 2024 Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the Guinness Women's Six Nations for marketing purposes, is the 23rd series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It began on 23 March and conclude on 27 April 2024.

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