2018 Women's Six Nations Championship

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2018 Women's Six Nations Championship
Date2 February – 18 March 2018
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of France.svg  France (6th title)
Grand Slam Flag of France.svg  France (5th title)
Triple Crown Flag of England.svg  England (19th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored57 (3.8 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of France.svg Jessy Tremouliere (64)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Ellie Kildunne (5)
Flag of France.svg Jessy Tremouliere (5)
Official website Official website
2017 (Previous)(Next) 2019

The 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2018 RBS Women's Six Nations sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 17th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition featuring six European rugby union national teams. Matches were held in February and March 2018, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day.

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As in the 2017 tournament, the 2018 tournament used the rugby union bonus points system common to other professional tournaments: [1] "As well as the standard four points for a win or two for a draw, a team scoring four or more tries during a match will receive an additional league table point, as will a team losing by 7 or fewer points". [1] "Additionally, to ensure that a team winning all of its five matches (a Grand Slam) will also win the Championship, three bonus points will be awarded for this achievement". [1] [2]

Table

PositionNationMatchesPointsTriesBonus
points
Table
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstT BPL BPGS BP
1Flag of France.svg  France 550016323+14025240327
2Flag of England.svg  England 540118744+14329641021
3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 52037992−13111411010
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 520363147−84102220010
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 510455125−708200105
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 510448164−1167260105
Source: sixnationsrugby.com

Fixtures

Week 1

Test: 12522 February 2018 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg18–17Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1 BP) Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay  
18:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Kavanagh-Williams 11' m
Bluck 40+1' m
Lake 51' m
Pen: J. Evans 24'
Report Try: Rollie (2) 45' m, 62' m
Konkel 69' c
Con: Law 70'
Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRE) [3]
Test: 12533 February 2018(1 BP) France  Flag of France.svg24–0IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse  
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Try: Banet 6' m
Le Pesq (2) 25' c, 74' c
Tremouliere 34' m
Con: Tremouliere (2) 26', 75'
Report Referee: Ian Tempest (ENG) [3]
Test: 12544 February 2018 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg7–42Flag of England.svg  England (1 BP) Stadio Mirabello, Reggio Emilia  
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Try: Ruzza 34' c
Con: Sillari 35'
Report Try: Bern 6' c
Hunter (3) 54' m, 67' c, 80' m
Cleall 56' m
Dow 60'm
Kildunne 70'c
Con: Daley-McLean (2) 7', 68'
Pen: Daley-McLean 43'
Referee: Tim Baker (HKG) [3]

Week 2

Test: 125510 February 2018(1 BP) England  Flag of England.svg52–0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales The Stoop, Twickenham  
12:15 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Cleall (2) 8' c, 70' m
Dow 17' c
Riley 21' c
Kildunne (2) 30' m, 79' c
Packer 46' c
Burford 60' c
Con: Daley-McLean (6) 9', 18', 22', 47', 61', 80'
Report Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (RSA) [3]
Test: 125610 February 2018 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg3–26Flag of France.svg  France (1 BP) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
19:05 GMT (UTC±00:00)Pen: Law 30' Report Try: Sochat 36' m
Banet 39' c
Boujard 71' c
Le Pesq 80' c
Con: Tremouliere (3) 40', 72', 80+1'
Referee: Graham Cooper (AUS) [3]
Test: 125711 February 2018 Ireland  IRFU flag.svg21–8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Donnybrook, Dublin  
13:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Williams 10' c
Griffin (2) 67' c, 74' c
Con: Briggs (3) 11', 68', 75'
Report Try: Ricci 80' m
Pen: Sillari 40+2'
Referee: Tim Baker (HKG) [3]

Week 3

Test: 125823 February 2018 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg8–43Flag of England.svg  England (1 BP) Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow  
19:05 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Konkel 17' m
Pen: Law 14'
Report Try: Waterman (2) 3' c, 67' m
Bern 7' c
Pearce (2) 21' c, 47' m
Kildunne 39' m
Tuima 62' c
Con: Daley-McLean (4) 4', 8', 22', 63'
Referee: Joy Neville (IRE) [3]
Test: 125924 February 2018(1 BP) France  Flag of France.svg57–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stade Furiani, Furiani  
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Try: Banet (2) 8' c, 15' c
Tremouliere 30' c
M. Menager (2) 35' c, 76' m
Sochat 40' c
Rivoalen 73' c
Bourdon 80+1' c
Con: Tremouliere (7) 9', 17', 31', 36', 40+1', 74', 80+2'
Pen: Tremouliere 23'
Report Referee: Rose LaBrèche (CAN) [3]
Test: 126025 February 2018(1 BP) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg35–12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Donnybrook, Dublin  
15:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Lyons 16' c
Molloy (2) 40+2' c, 79' c
Naoupu 52' c
Tyrrell 74' c
Con: Briggs (3) 17', 40+3', 53'
Flood (2) 75', 80'
Report Try: A. Evans 44' c
Harries 46' m
Con: Snowsill 45'
Referee: Sara Cox (ENG) [3]

Week 4

Test: 126510 March 2018 France  Flag of France.svg18–17Flag of England.svg  England (1 BP) Stade des Alpes, Grenoble  
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Try: Tremouliere (2) 30' m, 79' m
Drouin 40' m
Pen: Tremouliere 55'
Report Try: Dow 8' c
Cokayne 51' c
Con: Daley-McLean (2) 9', 52'
Pen: Daley-McLean 72'
Referee: Joy Neville (IRE) [3]
Test: 126611 March 2018(1 BP) Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg15–22Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1 BP) Principality Stadium, Cardiff  
11:45 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Butchers 32' m
Harries 69' c
Con: Wilkins 70'
Pen: Wilkins 28'
Report Try: Locatelli 9' m
Magatti 39' m
Rigoni 50' m
Sillari 80' c
Con: Sillari 80'
Referee: Marie Lematte (FRA) [3]
Test: 126711 March 2018(1 BP) Ireland  IRFU flag.svg12–15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Donnybrook, Dublin  
13:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Penalty try 50'
Fitzpatrick 69' m
Report Try: Nelson 42' m
Rollie 62' c
Con: Skeldon 63'
Pen: Nelson 3'
Referee: Ian Tempest (ENG) [3]

Week 5

Test: 126816 March 2018(1 BP) England  Flag of England.svg33–11IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Ricoh Arena, Coventry  
17:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)Try: Waterman 11' m
Packer 26' c
Cokayne 30' c
Kildunne 58' c
Reed 64' c
Con: Daley-McLean (4) 27', 31', 59', 66'
Report Try: Molloy 71' m
Pen: Tyrrell 20'
Briggs 34'
Referee: Alhambra Nievas (ESP) [3]
Test: 126916 March 2018 Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg3–38Flag of France.svg  France (1 BP) Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay  
18:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)Pen: Wilkins 36' Report Try: Bourdon 6' c
Drouin 12' c
Tremouliere 40' m
Penalty try 51'
Sochat 57' c
Neisen 68' m
Con: Tremouliere (3) 7', 13', 58'
Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (ITA) [3]
Test: 127018 March 2018(1 BP) Italy  Flag of Italy.svg26–12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Stadio Plebiscito, Padua  
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Try: Bettoni 3' c
Stefan 10' m
Franco 27' c
Rigoni 43' c
Con: Sillari (3) 4', 28', 44'
Report Try: Skeldon 57' m
Sinclair 63' c
Con: Skeldon 64'
Referee: Sara Cox (ENG) [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Six Nations Bonus points system7 : RBS 6 Nations". rbs6nations.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. "Six Nations: Bonus-point system introduced for 2017 tournament". BBC Sport. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Appointments: 6 Nations 2018 - women's". worldrugby.org. World Rugby . Retrieved 11 February 2018.