2010 Six Nations Championship

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2010 Six Nations Championship
Date6 February – 20 March 2010
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Flag of France (lighter variant).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 (lighter variant).svg  France (17th title)
Grand Slam Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (9th title)
Matches played15
Attendance1,055,268 (70,351 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Jones (63)
Top try scorer(s) IRFU flag.svg Keith Earls (3)
IRFU flag.svg Tommy Bowe (3)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg James Hook (3)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Shane Williams (3)
Player of the tournament IRFU flag.svg Tommy Bowe
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The 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Championship and the 116th international championship, an annual rugby union competition between the six major European national teams. The tournament was held between 6 February and 20 March 2010.

Contents

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. France won the tournament, achieving a final 12–10 victory over England to win the Grand Slam, their first since 2004 and ninth overall (including six in the Five Nations). [1] [2] This was also their 17th outright victory, including 12 victories in the Five Nations, excluding eight titles shared with other countries. France also retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy by defeating Italy in the tournament, to whom they had (then) never lost within the Six Nations.

Ireland, 2009 Grand Slam winners, came second with three victories and two defeats. Despite defeating England and Wales, Ireland failed to win the Triple Crown after a 23–20 defeat to Scotland in their final match. [3] England and Wales came third and fourth respectively with two victories each, while Scotland and Italy finished in fifth and sixth positions for the third tournament in a row. Both teams achieved just one victory each, with Scotland also recording a draw in the Calcutta Cup match against England to place ahead of Italy.

Summary

Scrum between Scotland, left, and France, right, 7 February 2010. France won the match 18-9. Ecosse-France 2010.JPG
Scrum between Scotland, left, and France, right, 7 February 2010. France won the match 18–9.
Line-out between England, in white, and Italy, in blue, 14 February 2010. England won the match 17-12. Ita-Ingh 6 nazioni '10.JPG
Line-out between England, in white, and Italy, in blue, 14 February 2010. England won the match 17–12.

The reigning champions on entering the tournament were Ireland, who won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2009.

Ireland did not win the Triple Crown in 2010 due to a surprise 23–20 loss to Scotland in the final Six Nations match at Croke Park on 20 March, with Scotland avoiding their third "wooden spoon" since 2004 in the process. Brian O'Driscoll had opened the scoring in the 11th minute and Ireland were level with Scotland in the 64th minute after Tommy Bowe scored a try, with substitute Ronan O'Gara converting. Scotland's Johnnie Beattie scored his team's first try since they played Wales in their second game and Dan Parks scored a penalty in the final minute to prevent Ireland winning the Triple Crown. [4] Ireland coach Declan Kidney described it as "not our greatest day". [5]

Ireland's previous match – a 27–12 victory over Wales on 13 March – had seen O'Driscoll achieve 100 caps for his country. [6] Ireland's previous match against England had seen John Hayes achieve 100 caps for his country, the first player to do so for Ireland. [7] [8]

Ireland's loss to Scotland meant France had won the Championship but could still achieve the Grand Slam by beating England in their final game at the Stade de France on 20 March. [9] The Grand Slam was achieved by France following a 12–10 victory in this game. It was France's first Grand Slam since 2004. [10] England scored the only try of the game. [11] Jonny Wilkinson was not included in the England starting team for only the third time in his career. [12] [13] Bryce Lawrence from New Zealand refereed the game. [14]

The nominations for "Player of the Championship" were announced on 17 March; these were Tommy Bowe (Ireland), Mathieu Bastareaud, Morgan Parra, Thierry Dusautoir, Imanol Harinordoquy (all France) and Shane Williams (Wales). Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll, who had won the award in three of the four previous seasons, was not included this time. [15] Tommy Bowe was named as the player of the championship on 25 March, having polled nearly 50% of the fan votes. [16]

Participants

NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham Stadium London Flag of England.svg Martin Johnson Steve Borthwick/Lewis Moody
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Stade de France Saint-Denis Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marc Lièvremont Thierry Dusautoir
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Croke Park [N 1] Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg Declan Kidney Brian O'Driscoll
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome Flag of South Africa.svg Nick Mallett Leonardo Ghiraldini [N 2]
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Flag of England.svg Andy Robinson Mike Blair/Chris Cusiter
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland Ryan Jones
  1. ↑ The Aviva Stadium (replacing Lansdowne Road) did not open until May 2010, following the redevelopment of the site.
  2. ↑ Italy's normal captain, Sergio Parisse, was ruled out of the 2010 Six Nations due to a torn ACL suffered in a training session during the November 2009 test series. [17]

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTPts
1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 550013569+661310
2IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 530210695+11116
3Flag of England.svg  England 52128876+1265
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5203113117−4104
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 511383100−1733
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 510469137−6852
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

The schedule for the 2010 Championship was released on 2 April 2009. [18] Following the success of the tournament's first Friday night game, between France and Wales in the 2009 Championship, the organisers scheduled the reverse fixture to also be played on a Friday night. [19]

'c' and 'm' following a try denote 'converted' and 'missed conversion' respectively.

Round 1

6 February 2010
14:30 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg29–11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Heaslip 15' c
O'Leary 35' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 9', 27', 32', 46'
P. Wallace (1/1) 67'		Report [20] Try: Robertson 39' m
Pen: Gower (1/1) 26'
Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 44'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 77,686
Referee: Romain Poîte (France)
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Andrew Trimble Sub off.svg 56'
FH10 Ronan O'Gara Sub off.svg 65'
SH9 Tomás O'Leary Sub off.svg 73'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace Sub off.svg 72'
BF6 Kevin McLaughlin
RL5 Paul O'Connell Sub off.svg 61'
LL4 Leo Cullen
TP3 John Hayes Sub off.svg 72'
HK2 Jerry Flannery Sub off.svg 56'
LP1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16 Rory Best Sub on.svg 56'
PR17 Tom Court Sub on.svg 72'
LK18 Donnacha Ryan Sub on.svg 61'
FL19 Seán O'Brien Sub on.svg 72'
SH20 Eoin Reddan Sub on.svg 73'
CE21 Paddy Wallace Sub on.svg 65'
WG22 Keith Earls Sub on.svg 56'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
Ireland vs Italy 2010-02-06.svg
FB15 Luke McLean
RW14 Kaine Robertson Sub on.svg 58'
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Gonzalo García
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Craig Gower Sub on.svg 65'
SH9 Tito Tebaldi Sub on.svg 65'
N88 Alessandro Zanni
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Josh Sole
RL5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL4 Carlo Del Fava Sub on.svg 49'
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub on.svg 56'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)Sub on.svg 72'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16 Fabio Ongaro Sub on.svg 72'
PR17 Matías Agüero Sub on.svg 56'
LK18 Marco Bortolami Sub on.svg 49'
FL19 Paul Derbyshire
SH20 Simon Picone Sub on.svg 65'
FH21 Riccardo Bocchino Sub on.svg 65'
CE22 Andrea Masi Sub on.svg 58'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
6 February 2010
17:00 GMT
England  Flag of England.svg30–17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Haskell (2) 40' c, 75' c
Care 44' c
Con: Wilkinson (3/3)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/3) 11', 35', 79'		Report [21] Try: A. Jones 49' c
Hook 71' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (1/2) 27'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,406
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15 Delon Armitage
RW14 Mark Cueto
OC13 Mathew Tait
IC12 Toby Flood Sub off.svg 77'
LW11 Ugo Monye
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Danny Care Sub off.svg 76'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Lewis Moody Sub off.svg 76'
BF6 James Haskell
RL5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL4 Simon Shaw Sub off.svg 70'
TP3 David Wilson Sub off.svg 60'
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 60'
LP1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK16 Steve Thompson Sub on.svg 60'
PR17 Dan Cole Sub on.svg 60'
LK18 Louis Deacon Sub on.svg 70'
FL19 Steffon Armitage Sub on.svg 76'
SH20 Paul Hodgson Sub on.svg 76'
CE21 Dan Hipkiss Sub on.svg 77'
FB22 Ben Foden
Coach:
Martin Johnson
England vs Wales 2010-02-06.svg
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Tom James Sub off.svg 65'
OC13 James Hook
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Gareth Cooper Sub off.svg 68'
N88 Ryan Jones (c)
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Andy Powell Sub off.svg 68'
RL5 Luke Charteris Sub off.svg 54'
LL4 Alun Wyn Jones Yellow card.svg 35'
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Gareth Williams Sub off.svg 54'
LP1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 54'
PR17 Rhys Gill
LK18 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 54'
FL19 Jonathan Thomas Sub on.svg 68'
SH20 Richie Rees Sub on.svg 68'
CE21 Andrew Bishop
WG22 Leigh Halfpenny Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
  • England wore a special kit to celebrate the centenary of the first international match – England vs Wales – at Twickenham Stadium. [22]
  • Dan Cole (England) made his international debut.
7 February 2010
15:00 GMT
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg9–18Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Pen: Paterson (3/3) 9', 30', 52'Report [23] Try: Bastareaud (2) 14' m, 33' c
Con: Parra (1/2)
Pen: Parra (2/3) 28', 44'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 65,687
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15 Chris Paterson
RW14 Thom Evans
OC13 Max Evans
IC12 Graeme Morrison
LW11 Sean Lamont
FH10 Phil Godman Sub off.svg 51'
SH9 Chris Cusiter (c)
N88 Johnnie Beattie
OF7 John Barclay
BF6 Kelly Brown
RL5 Alastair Kellock
LL4 Nathan Hines Sub off.svg 68'
TP3 Moray Low Sub off.svg 51'Sub on.svg 70'
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Alasdair Dickinson Sub off.svg 70'
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Allan Jacobsen Sub on.svg 51'
LK18 Richie Gray Sub on.svg 68'
FL19 Alan MacDonald
SH20 Rory Lawson
CE21 Alex Grove
FB22 Hugo Southwell Sub on.svg 51'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
Scotland vs France 2010-02-07.svg
FB15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW14 Benjamin Fall
OC13 Mathieu Bastareaud Sub off.svg 71'
IC12 Yannick Jauzion
LW11 Aurélien Rougerie Sub off.svg 4'
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Morgan Parra Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)Sub off.svg 66'
RL5 Pascal Papé Sub off.svg 65'
LL4 Lionel Nallet
TP3 Nicolas Mas Sub off.svg 45'
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 50'
LP1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK16 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub on.svg 50'
PR17 Luc Ducalcon Sub on.svg 45'
LK18 Julien Pierre Sub on.svg 65'
FL19 Julien Bonnaire Sub on.svg 66'
SH20 Frédéric Michalak Sub on.svg 71'
CE21 David Marty Sub on.svg 71'
WG22 Vincent Clerc Sub on.svg 4'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Round 2

13 February 2010
14:00 GMT
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg31–24Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Byrne 56' m
Halfpenny 77' c
S. Williams 80+1' c
Con: S. Jones (2/3)
Pen: S. Jones (4/5) 15', 23', 39', 79'		Report [24] Try: Barclay 9' c
M. Evans 20' m
Con: Paterson (1/2)
Pen: Parks (2/2) 26', 41'
Drop: Parks (2/4) 18', 66'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,133
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC13 James Hook
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Gareth Cooper Sub off.svg 41'
N88 Ryan Jones (c)
OF7 Martyn Williams Sub off.svg 68'
BF6 Andy Powell Sub off.svg 49'
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Jonathan Thomas
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Gareth Williams Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Paul James Sub off.svg 49'
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Gethin Jenkins Sub on.svg 49'
LK18 Bradley Davies Sub on.svg 49'
FL19 Sam Warburton Sub on.svg 68'
SH20 Richie Rees Sub on.svg 41'
CE21 Andrew Bishop
CE22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs Scotland 2010-02-13.svg
FB15 Chris Paterson Sub off.svg 30'
RW14 Thom Evans Sub off.svg 36'
OC13 Sean Lamont
IC12 Graeme Morrison
LW11 Rory Lamont Sub off.svg 73'
FH10 Dan Parks Sub off.svg 79'
SH9 Chris Cusiter (c)
N88 Johnnie Beattie
OF7 John Barclay
BF6 Kelly Brown
RL5 Alastair Kellock
LL4 Jim Hamilton Sub off.svg 78'
TP3 Euan Murray
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 59'
LP1 Alasdair Dickinson Sub off.svg 57'
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson Yellow card.svg 74'Sub on.svg 59'
PR17 Allan Jacobsen Sub on.svg 57'
LK18 Richie Gray Sub on.svg 78'
FL19 Alan MacDonald Sub on.svg 79'
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 36'
FH21 Phil Godman Yellow card.svg 80'Sub on.svg 73'
WG22 Max Evans Sub on.svg 30'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
  • Chris Paterson became the 13th player in history with at least 100 international appearances. His missed conversion ended a personal streak of 35 consecutive successful kicks at goal in the Six Nations, dating back to 2007. [25]
13 February 2010
16:30 GMT
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg33–10IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Servat 27' c
Jauzion 31' c
Poitrenaud 59' c
Con: Parra (3/3)
Pen: Parra (2/3) 17', 68'
Drop: Parra (1/1) 62'
Michalak (1/1) 78'		Report [26] Try: D. Wallace 64' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 29'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,289
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW14 Vincent Clerc Sub off.svg 48'
OC13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC12 Yannick Jauzion Sub off.svg 67'
LW11 Alexis Palisson Sub off.svg 24'
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Morgan Parra
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub off.svg 62'
OF7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Pascal Papé Sub off.svg 74'
LL4 Lionel Nallet
TP3 Nicolas Mas Sub off.svg 49'
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 49'
LP1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK16 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub on.svg 49'
PR17 Sylvain Marconnet Sub on.svg 49'
LK18 Julien Pierre Sub on.svg 74'
FL19 Julien Bonnaire Sub on.svg 62'
SH20 Frédéric Michalak Sub on.svg 67'
CE21 David Marty Sub on.svg 48'
WG22 Julien Malzieu Sub on.svg 24'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
France vs Ireland 2010-02-13.svg
FB15 Rob Kearney Sub off.svg 35'
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Ronan O'Gara Sub off.svg 69'
SH9 Tomás O'Leary Sub off.svg 69'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Stephen Ferris
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Leo Cullen Sub off.svg 61'
TP3 John Hayes Sub off.svg 49'
HK2 Jerry Flannery Sub off.svg 61'
LP1 Cian Healy Yellow card.svg 17'
Replacements:
HK16 Rory Best Sub on.svg 61'
PR17 Tom Court Sub on.svg 49'
LK18 Donnacha Ryan Sub on.svg 61'
FL19 Seán O'Brien
SH20 Eoin Reddan Sub on.svg 69'
FH21 Johnny Sexton Sub on.svg 69'
CE22 Paddy Wallace Sub on.svg 35'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
14 February 2010
14:30 GMT
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg12–17Flag of England.svg  England
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (4/5)Report [27] Try: Tait 44' m
Pen: Wilkinson (3/5)
Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 74'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 31,876
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB15 Luke McLean
RW14 Andrea Masi Sub off.svg 55'
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Gonzalo García
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Craig Gower
SH9 Tito Tebaldi Sub off.svg 53'
N88 Alessandro Zanni
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Josh Sole
RL5 Marco Bortolami
LL4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni Yellow card.svg 58'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)Sub off.svg 75'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini Sub off.svg 55'
Replacements:
HK16 Fabio Ongaro Sub on.svg 75'
PR17 Matías Agüero Sub on.svg 55'
LK18 Valerio Bernabò
FL19 Paul Derbyshire
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 53'
FH21 Riccardo Bocchino
WG22 Kaine Robertson Sub on.svg 55'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
Italy vs England 2010-02-14.svg
FB15 Delon Armitage
RW14 Mark Cueto
OC13 Mathew Tait
IC12 Riki Flutey
LW11 Ugo Monye
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Danny Care Sub off.svg 75'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Lewis Moody Sub off.svg 72'
BF6 James Haskell
RL5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL4 Simon Shaw Sub off.svg 64'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 64'
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 69'
LP1 Tim Payne Sub off.svg 59'
Replacements:
HK16 Steve Thompson Sub on.svg 69'
PR17 David Wilson Sub on.svg 64'
PR18 Matt Mullan Sub on.svg 59'
LK19 Louis Deacon Sub on.svg 64'
FL20 Steffon Armitage Sub on.svg 72'
SH21 Paul Hodgson Sub on.svg 75'
FH22 Toby Flood
Coach:
Martin Johnson
  • Jonny Wilkinson's two missed penalties ended a personal streak of consecutive successful penalty kicks in any international which he has started, dating back to 2003. [28]
  • Matt Mullan (England) made his international debut.

Round 3

26 February 2010
20:00 GMT
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg20–26Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: Halfpenny 62' c
S. Williams 79' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 45', 49'		Report [29] Try: Palisson 6' c
Trinh-Duc 40' c
Con: Parra (2/2)
Pen: Parra (3/3) 19', 26', 78'
Michalak (1/1) 71'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,767
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC13 James Hook
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Richie Rees
N88 Ryan Jones (c)
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Jonathan Thomas
RL5 Deiniol Jones Sub off.svg 25'
LL4 Bradley Davies
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Huw Bennett
LP1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK16 Ken Owens
PR17 Rhys Gill
LK18 Luke Charteris Sub on.svg 25'
FL19 Sam Warburton
SH20 Mike Phillips
CE21 Andrew Bishop
CE22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs France 2010-02-26.svg
FB15 Clément Poitrenaud Sub off.svg 78'
RW14 Julien Malzieu
OC13 Mathieu Bastareaud Sub off.svg 69'
IC12 Yannick Jauzion
LW11 Alexis Palisson
FH10 François Trinh-Duc Sub off.svg 65'
SH9 Morgan Parra Yellow card.svg 64'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub off.svg 69'
OF7 Julien Bonnaire
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Julien Pierre Sub off.svg 64'
LL4 Lionel Nallet
TP3 Nicolas Mas
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 52'Sub on.svg 68'Sub off.svg 70'
LP1 Thomas Domingo Sub off.svg 54'
Replacements:
HK16 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub on.svg 52'Sub off.svg 68'Sub on.svg 70'
PR17 Jean-Baptiste Poux Sub on.svg 54'
LK18 Sébastien Chabal Sub on.svg 64'
FL19 Alexandre Lapandry Sub on.svg 69'
FH20 Frédéric Michalak Sub on.svg 65'
CE21 David Marty Sub on.svg 69'
WG22 Marc Andreu Sub on.svg 78'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Notes:

  • Marc Andreu (France) made his international debut.
27 February 2010
13:30 GMT
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg16–12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Canavosio 64' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (3/3) 10', 14', 43'		Report [30] Pen: Parks (3/4) 22', 33', 64'
Drop: Parks 49'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB15 Luke McLean
RW14 Andrea Masi
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Gonzalo García Sub off.svg 69'
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Craig Gower
SH9 Tito Tebaldi Sub off.svg 52'
N88 Alessandro Zanni
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Josh Sole
RL5 Marco Bortolami Sub off.svg 69'
LL4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)Sub off.svg 73'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini Sub off.svg 69'
Replacements:
HK16 Fabio Ongaro Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Matías Agüero Sub on.svg 69'
LK18 Carlo Del Fava Sub on.svg 69'
FL19 Paul Derbyshire
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 52'
FH21 Riccardo Bocchino
WG22 Kaine Robertson Sub on.svg 69'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
Italy vs Scotland 2010-02-27.svg
FB15 Hugo Southwell
RW14 Simon Danielli Sub off.svg 55'
OC13 Max Evans
IC12 Graeme Morrison
LW11 Sean Lamont
FH10 Dan Parks Sub off.svg 79'
SH9 Chris Cusiter (c)Sub off.svg 55'
N88 Johnnie Beattie Sub off.svg 55'
OF7 John Barclay
BF6 Kelly Brown
RL5 Alastair Kellock
LL4 Jim Hamilton Sub off.svg 70'
TP3 Euan Murray Sub off.svg 70'
HK2 Ross Ford
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson
PR17 Alasdair Dickinson Sub on.svg 70'
LK18 Nathan Hines Sub on.svg 70'
FL19 Alasdair Strokosch Sub on.svg 55'
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 55'
FH21 Phil Godman
CE22 Nick De Luca Sub on.svg 55'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
27 February 2010
16:00 GMT
England  Flag of England.svg16–20IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Cole 61' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 15', 36'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/3) 70'		Report [31] Try: Bowe (2) 4' m, 75' c
Earls 56' m
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/3) 29'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,554
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15 Delon Armitage Sub off.svg 49'
RW14 Mark Cueto
OC13 Mathew Tait
IC12 Riki Flutey
LW11 Ugo Monye
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Danny Care Sub off.svg 73'
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Lewis Moody Sub off.svg 55'
BF6 James Haskell
RL5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL4 Simon Shaw Sub off.svg 4'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 73'
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 64'
LP1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK16 Lee Mears Sub on.svg 64'
PR17 David Wilson Sub on.svg 73'
LK18 Louis Deacon Sub on.svg 4'
FL19 Joe Worsley Sub on.svg 55'
SH20 Paul Hodgson Sub on.svg 73'
FH21 Toby Flood
FB22 Ben Foden Sub on.svg 49'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
England vs Ireland 2010-02-27.svg
FB15 Geordan Murphy
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)Sub off.svg 64'
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 69'
SH9 Tomás O'Leary
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace Sub off.svg 70'
BF6 Stephen Ferris
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan Sub off.svg 69'
TP3 John Hayes Sub off.svg 63'
HK2 Rory Best
LP1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin
PR17 Tony Buckley Sub on.svg 63'
LK18 Leo Cullen Sub on.svg 69'
FL19 Shane Jennings Sub on.svg 70'
SH20 Eoin Reddan
FH21 Ronan O'Gara Sub on.svg 69'
CE22 Andrew Trimble Sub on.svg 64'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
  • John Hayes became the first Irish player to earn 100 international caps. [32]

Round 4

13 March 2010
14:30 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg27–12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Earls (2) 27' m, 60' m
O'Leary 31' m
Pen: Sexton (3/4) 16', 21', 50'
Drop: Sexton (1/1) 76'		Report [33] Pen: S. Jones (4/5) 9', 38', 54', 63'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 81,340
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15 Geordan Murphy
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy Sub off.svg 23'
LW11 Keith Earls Sub off.svg 77'
FH10 Johnny Sexton
SH9 Tomás O'Leary Sub off.svg 78'
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Stephen Ferris Sub off.svg 78'
RL5 Paul O'Connell Sub off.svg 79'
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes Sub off.svg 73'
HK2 Rory Best Sub off.svg 79'
LP1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin Sub on.svg 79'
PR17 Tony Buckley Sub on.svg 73'
LK18 Leo Cullen Sub on.svg 79'
FL19 Shane Jennings Sub on.svg 78'
SH20 Eoin Reddan Sub on.svg 78'
FH21 Ronan O'Gara Sub on.svg 77'
FB22 Rob Kearney Sub on.svg 23'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
Ireland vs Wales 2010-03-13.svg
FB15 Lee Byrne Sub off.svg 63'
RW14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC13 James Hook
IC12 Jamie Roberts
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Richie Rees Sub off.svg 61'
N88 Gareth Delve
OF7 Martyn Williams (c)Sub off.svg 66'
BF6 Jonathan Thomas
RL5 Luke Charteris
LL4 Bradley Davies Sub off.svg 58'
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Matthew Rees Sub off.svg 56'
LP1 Paul James Sub off.svg 77'
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 56'
PR17 Rhys Gill Sub on.svg 77'
LK18 Ian Gough Sub on.svg 58'
FL19 Sam Warburton Sub on.svg 66'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 61'
CE21 Andrew Bishop Sub on.svg 63'
CE22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland
13 March 2010
17:00 GMT
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg15–15Flag of England.svg  England
Pen: Parks (4/6) 6', 18', 50', 68'
Drop: Parks (1/3) 39'		Report [35] Pen: Wilkinson (3/3) 14', 30', 41'
Flood (2/4) 49', 64'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 66,891
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB15 Hugo Southwell Sub off.svg 69'
RW14 Sean Lamont
OC13 Nick De Luca
IC12 Graeme Morrison
LW11 Max Evans
FH10 Dan Parks Sub off.svg 71'
SH9 Chris Cusiter (c)Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Johnnie Beattie
OF7 John Barclay
BF6 Kelly Brown Sub off.svg 55'
RL5 Alastair Kellock
LL4 Jim Hamilton Sub off.svg 51'
TP3 Euan Murray
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen Sub off.svg 71'
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Geoff Cross Sub on.svg 71'
LK18 Nathan Hines Sub on.svg 51'
FL19 Alan MacDonald Sub on.svg 55'
SH20 Rory Lawson Sub on.svg 60'
FH21 Phil Godman Sub on.svg 71'
WG22 Simon Danielli Sub on.svg 69'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
Scotland vs England 2010-03-13.svg
FB15 Delon Armitage Sub off.svg 50'
RW14 Mark Cueto
OC13 Mathew Tait
IC12 Riki Flutey
LW11 Ugo Monye Sub off.svg 55'
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson Sub off.svg 44'
SH9 Danny Care
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Joe Worsley
BF6 James Haskell Sub off.svg 61'
RL5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL4 Louis Deacon Sub off.svg 73'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 77'
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 61'
LP1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK16 Steve Thompson Sub on.svg 61'
PR17 David Wilson Sub on.svg 77'
LK18 Courtney Lawes Sub on.svg 73'
FL19 Lewis Moody Sub on.svg 61'
SH20 Ben Youngs Sub on.svg 55'
FH21 Toby Flood Sub on.svg 44'
FB22 Ben Foden Sub on.svg 50'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
  • Ben Youngs (England) made his international debut.
14 March 2010
14:30 GMT
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg46–20Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Harinordoquy 5' c
Marty (2) 17' c, 25' m
Andreu 51' c
Jauzion 56' c
Lapandry 65' c
Con: Parra (5/6)
Pen: Parra (2/3) 10', 41'		Report [36] Try: Del Fava 68' c
Canavosio 72' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (2/2)
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/2) 35', 44'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,712
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB15 Clément Poitrenaud Sub off.svg 64'
RW14 Marc Andreu
OC13 David Marty
IC12 Yannick Jauzion Sub off.svg 69'
LW11 Alexis Palisson
FH10 François Trinh-Duc Sub off.svg 58'
SH9 Morgan Parra
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7 Julien Bonnaire
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)Sub off.svg 58'
RL5 Julien Pierre
LL4 Lionel Nallet Sub off.svg 48'
TP3 Nicolas Mas Sub off.svg 40'
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 40'
LP1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK16 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub on.svg 40'
PR17 Jean-Baptiste Poux Sub on.svg 40'
LK18 Sébastien Chabal Sub on.svg 48'
FL19 Alexandre Lapandry Sub on.svg 58'
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili Sub on.svg 58'
CE21 Mathieu Bastareaud Sub on.svg 69'
WG22 Julien Malzieu Sub on.svg 64'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
France vs Italy 2010-03-14.svg
FB15 Luke McLean
RW14 Andrea Masi
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Gonzalo García Yellow card.svg 15'
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Craig Gower Sub off.svg 76'
SH9 Tito Tebaldi Sub off.svg 30'
N88 Alessandro Zanni
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Josh Sole
RL5 Marco Bortolami Sub off.svg 55'
LL4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP3 Martin Castrogiovanni Sub off.svg 66'
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16 Fabio Ongaro Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 Matías Agüero Sub on.svg 66'
LK18 Carlo Del Fava Sub on.svg 55'
FL19 Paul Derbyshire
SH20 Pablo Canavosio Sub on.svg 30'
FH21 Riccardo Bocchino Sub on.svg 76'
WG22 Kaine Robertson
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Round 5

20 March 2010
14:30 GMT
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg33–10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Hook (2) 52' c, 57' c
S. Williams 68' c
Con: S. Jones (3/3)
Pen: S. Jones (4/4) 8', 22', 33', 36'		Report [37] Try: McLean 75' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 75'
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (1/2) 65'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 70,548
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Tom Prydie
OC13 James Hook
IC12 Jamie Roberts Sub off.svg 63'
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones Sub off.svg 70'
SH9 Mike Phillips Sub off.svg 70'
N88 Ryan Jones (c)Sub off.svg 67'
OF7 Sam Warburton
BF6 Jonathan Thomas
RL5 Luke Charteris
LL4 Bradley Davies Sub off.svg 15'
TP3 Adam Jones Sub off.svg 63'
HK2 Matthew Rees Sub off.svg 63'
LP1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 63'
PR17 Paul James Sub on.svg 63'
LK18 Ian Gough Sub on.svg 15'
N819 Gareth Delve Sub on.svg 67'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 70'
CE21 Andrew Bishop Sub on.svg 70'
CE22 Tom Shanklin Sub on.svg 63'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs Italy 2010-03-20.svg
FB15 Luke McLean
RW14 Kaine Robertson
OC13 Gonzalo Canale Sub off.svg 4'
IC12 Gonzalo García
LW11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH10 Craig Gower
SH9 Pablo Canavosio Sub off.svg 25'
N88 Alessandro Zanni
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco Yellow card.svg 56'
BF6 Josh Sole Sub off.svg 55'
RL5 Marco Bortolami Sub off.svg 73'
LL4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Salvatore Perugini Sub off.svg 55'
Replacements:
HK16 Fabio Ongaro Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Matías Agüero Sub on.svg 55'
LK18 Valerio Bernabò Sub on.svg 73'
N819 Manoa Vosawai Sub on.svg 55'
SH20 Tito Tebaldi Sub on.svg 25'Sub off.svg 63'
FH21 Riccardo Bocchino Sub on.svg 63'
CE22 Matteo Pratichetti Sub on.svg 4'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
  • Tom Prydie became the youngest test cap in Welsh rugby history, at the age of 18 years, 25 days. [38]
20 March 2010
17:00 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg20–23Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: O'Driscoll 11' c
Bowe 64' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/3) 51'
O'Gara (1/1) 76'		Report [39] Try: Beattie 15' m
Pen: Parks (5/6) 5', 37', 46', 73', 78'
Drop: Parks (1/2) 40+1'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 80,313
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 Geordan Murphy Sub off.svg 26'
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Keith Earls
FH10 Johnny Sexton Sub off.svg 52'
SH9 Tomás O'Leary
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Stephen Ferris
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes Sub off.svg 80'
HK2 Rory Best
LP1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK16 Seán Cronin
PR17 Tony Buckley Sub on.svg 80'
LK18 Leo Cullen
FL19 Shane Jennings
SH20 Eoin Reddan
FH21 Ronan O'Gara Sub on.svg 52'
FB22 Rob Kearney Sub on.svg 26'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
Ireland vs Scotland 2010-03-20.svg
FB15 Hugo Southwell
RW14 Sean Lamont Sub off.svg 73'
OC13 Nick De Luca
IC12 Graeme Morrison
LW11 Max Evans
FH10 Dan Parks
SH9 Chris Cusiter (c)Sub off.svg 52'
N88 Johnnie Beattie
OF7 John Barclay
BF6 Kelly Brown
RL5 Alastair Kellock
LL4 Jim Hamilton Sub off.svg 52'
TP3 Euan Murray
HK2 Ross Ford Sub off.svg 72'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen Sub off.svg 67'
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson Sub on.svg 72'
PR17 Alasdair Dickinson Sub on.svg 67'
LK18 Richie Gray Sub on.svg 52'
FL19 Alan MacDonald
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 52'
FH21 Phil Godman
WG22 Simon Danielli Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
20 March 2010
19:45 GMT
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg12–10Flag of England.svg  England
Pen: Parra (3/4) 19', 25', 35'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 3'		Report [40] Try: Foden 6' c
Con: Flood (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (1/1) 67'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,066
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW14 Marc Andreu Sub off.svg 73'
OC13 Mathieu Bastareaud Sub off.svg 51'
IC12 Yannick Jauzion
LW11 Alexis Palisson
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Morgan Parra
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy Sub off.svg 53'
OF7 Julien Bonnaire
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5 Julien Pierre Sub off.svg 59'
LL4 Lionel Nallet
TP3 Nicolas Mas
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 53'
LP1 Thomas Domingo Sub off.svg 55'
Replacements:
HK16 Dimitri Szarzewski Sub on.svg 53'
PR17 Jean-Baptiste Poux Sub on.svg 55'
LK18 Sébastien Chabal Sub on.svg 59'
FL19 Alexandre Lapandry Sub on.svg 53'
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili
CE21 David Marty Sub on.svg 51'
WG22 Julien Malzieu Sub on.svg 73'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
France vs England 2010-03-20.svg
FB15 Ben Foden
RW14 Mark Cueto
OC13 Mike Tindall Sub off.svg 53'
IC12 Riki Flutey Sub off.svg 61'
LW11 Chris Ashton
FH10 Toby Flood
SH9 Danny Care
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Lewis Moody (c)
BF6 Joe Worsley Sub off.svg 64'
RL5 Louis Deacon
LL4 Simon Shaw Sub off.svg 15'
TP3 Dan Cole Sub off.svg 41'
HK2 Dylan Hartley Sub off.svg 41'
LP1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK16 Steve Thompson Sub on.svg 41'
PR17 David Wilson Sub on.svg 41'
LK18 Tom Palmer Sub on.svg 15'
FL19 James Haskell Sub on.svg 64'
SH20 Ben Youngs
FH21 Jonny Wilkinson Sub on.svg 61'
CE22 Mathew Tait Sub on.svg 53'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
  • Chris Ashton (England) made his international debut.

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