2019 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 1 February – 16 March 2019 | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (27th title) | ||
Grand Slam | Wales (12th title) | ||
Triple Crown | Wales (21st title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 84 (5.6 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Owen Farrell (59) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Jonny May (6) | ||
Player of the tournament | Alun Wyn Jones [1] | ||
Official website | sixnationsrugby.com | ||
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The 2019 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) 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 (including all the tournament's previous versions as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship).
Wales won the championship for the first time since 2013, beating defending champions Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on the final day to claim their first Grand Slam since 2012. [2]
Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
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Home stadium | Capacity | Location | |||
England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | Eddie Jones | Owen Farrell |
France | Stade de France | 81,338 | Saint-Denis | Jacques Brunel | Guilhem Guirado |
Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 51,700 | Dublin | Joe Schmidt | Rory Best |
Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 73,261 | Rome | Conor O'Shea | Sergio Parisse |
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | Gregor Townsend | Greig Laidlaw |
Wales | Millennium Stadium | 73,931 | Cardiff | Warren Gatland | Alun Wyn Jones |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | GS | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | Wales | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 65 | +49 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
2 | England | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 101 | +83 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
3 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 100 | +1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
4 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 118 | −25 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 105 | 125 | −20 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 167 | −88 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table ranking rules
The fixtures were announced on 16 May 2017. The first game of the championship was a Friday night game between France and Wales. [3]
1 February 2019 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) France | 19–24 | Wales |
Try: Picamoles 6' m Huget 23' m Pen: Lopez (2/3) 34', 78 Drop: Lopez (1/2) 40' | Report Match data | Try: T. Williams 47' c North (2) 52' c, 72' c Con: Anscombe (2/2) 47', 53' Biggar (1/1) 73' Pen: Biggar (1/1) 63' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) [4] |
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2 February 2019 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Scotland | 33–20 | Italy |
Try: Kinghorn (3) 12' m, 21' c, 54' c Hogg 47' c Harris 62' c Con: Laidlaw (3/4) 23', 49', 55' Russell (1/1) 63' | Report Match data | Try: Palazzani 71' c Padovani 75' m Esposito 78' m Con: Allan (1/1) 71' Pen: Allan (1/1) 10' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Luke Pearce (England) [4] |
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2 February 2019 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 20–32 | England (1 BP) |
Try: Healy 25' c Cooney 80' c Con: Sexton (2/2) 26', 80' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 11', 55' | Report Match data | Try: May 2' c Daly 30' c Slade (2) 66' m, 76' c Con: Farrell (3/4) 3', 31', 77' Pen: Farrell (2/3) 40', 70' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) [4] |
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9 February 2019 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 13–22 | Ireland |
Try: Johnson 29' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 30' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 7', 62' | Report Match data | Try: Murray 10' m Stockdale 17' c Earls 56' c Con: Murray (1/1) 17' Carbery (1/1) 57' Pen: Carbery (1/1) 69' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Romain Poite (France) [4] |
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9 February 2019 17:45 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy | 15–26 | Wales |
Try: Steyn 34' c Padovani 75' m Con: Allan (1/2) 36' Pen: Allan (1/2) 44' | Report Match data | Try: Adams 54' c Watkin 70' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 55' Anscombe (1/1) 71' Pen: Biggar (4/4) 2', 15', 19', 30' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 38,700 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) [4] |
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10 February 2019 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) England | 44–8 | France |
Try: May (3) 2' m, 24' m, 29' c Slade 40' c Penalty try 49' Farrell 55' c Con: Farrell (3/5) 31', 40', 56' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 7', 13' | Report Match data | Try: Penaud 35' m Pen: Parra (1/1) 10' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) [4] |
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23 February 2019 15:15 CET (UTC+1) |
(1 BP) France | 27–10 | Scotland |
Try: Ntamack 13' c Huget 41' m Alldritt (2) 75' m, 80+8' c Con: Ramos (1/2) 15' Serin (1/2) 80+9' Pen: Ramos (1/2) 18' | Report Match data | Try: Price 78' c Con: Hastings 78' Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 26' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Nic Berry (Australia) [4] |
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23 February 2019 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 21–13 | England |
Try: Hill 68' c Adams 78' m Con: Biggar (1/2) 69' Pen: Anscombe (3/3) 24', 52', 57' | Report Match data | Try: Curry 27' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 27' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 18', 63' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,931 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa) [4] |
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24 February 2019 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy | 16–26 | Ireland (1 BP) |
Try: Padovani 33' m Morisi 39' m Pen: Allan (2/3) 20', 26' | Report Match data | Try: Roux 11' c Stockdale 21' m Earls 51' c Murray 67' c Con: Sexton (1/2) 12' Murray (2/2) 52', 68' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 49,720 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) [4] |
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9 March 2019 14:15 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Scotland | 11–18 | Wales |
Try: D. Graham 58' m Pen: Russell (2/2) | Report Match data | Try: Adams 13' c J. Davies 30' m Con: Anscombe (1/2) 14' Pen: Anscombe (2/3) 24', 80' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France) [4] |
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9 March 2019 16:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) England | 57–14 | Italy |
Try: George 8' c May 15' c Tuilagi (2) 21' c, 47' m Shields (2) 32' c, 79' c Kruis 64' c Robson 68' c Con: Farrell (4/5) 9', 16', 22', 33' Ford (3/3) 65', 69', 80' Pen: Farrell (1/1) 26' | Report Match data | Try: Allan 12' c Morisi 54' c Con: Allan (2/2) 14', 56' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: Nic Berry (Australia) [4] |
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10 March 2019 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Ireland | 26–14 | France |
Try: Best 3' c Sexton 30' c Conan 36' m Earls 56' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 4', 31', 58' | Report Match data | Try: Huget 77' c Chat 80+1' c Con: Serin (2/2) 77', 80+4' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) [4] |
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16 March 2019 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
Italy | 14–25 | France |
Try: Tebaldi 55' m Pen: Allan (3/3) 6', 12', 43' | Report | Try: Dupont 16' c Huget 46' c Penaud 79' m Con: Ntamack (2/3) 17', 48' Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 21' Drop: Ntamack (1/1) 63' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 48,820 Referee: Matthew Carley (England) [4] |
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16 March 2019 14:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 25–7 | Ireland |
Try: Parkes 2' c Con: Anscombe (1/1) 3' Pen: Anscombe (6/6) 18', 36', 40+2', 49', 54', 70' | Report | Try: Larmour 80+3' c Con: Carty (1/1) 80+4' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) [4] |
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16 March 2019 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
(1 BP) England | 38–38 | Scotland (1 BP) |
Try: Nowell 2' c Curry 9' c Launchbury 13' c May 29' c Ford 80+3' c Con: Farrell (4/4) 3', 10', 15', 31' Ford (1/1) 80+4' Pen: Farrell 25' | Report | Try: McInally 35' c Graham (2) 47' m, 57' m Bradbury 50' c Russell 60' c Johnson 76' c Con: Russell (2/3) 36', 51' Laidlaw (2/3) 60', 77' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) [4] |
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