2016 Six Nations Championship

Rugby union competition in Europe 2016 Six Nations Championship 6 February – 19 March 2016 ENG FRA 1974 IRE ITA SCO WAL ENG 27 ENG (13th title) ENG (25th title) 15 1034521 71 ENG Owen Farrell (69) WAL George North (4) SCO Stuart Hogg https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/home.php Six Nations Website 2015 2015 Six Nations Championship 2017 2017 Six Nations Championship The 2016 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2016 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 17th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, defending champions Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 122nd edition of the tournament.https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/news/italy/28961.php 2016 RBS 6 Nations launches in style 27 January 2016 RBS6nations.com 28 January 2016 England won the Championship on 13 March with a game to play, winning their first Championship since 2011.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/england-win-2016-six-nations-scotlands-29-18-triumph-over-france-gifts-england-the-title-for-the-a6928906.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/england-win-2016-six-nations-scotlands-29-18-triumph-over-france-gifts-england-the-title-for-the-a6928906.html 2022-05-01 subscription live England win 2016 Six Nations: Scotland's 29–18 triumph over France gifts England the title for the first time since 2011 14 March 2016 The Independent 15 March 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35798974 England win Six Nations as France lose to Scotland 14 March 2016 BBC Sport 15 March 2016https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/13/england-win-six-nations-scotland-france England win 2016 Six Nations thanks to Scotland beating France 14 March 2016 Guardian 15 March 2016 On 19 March, they earned the Grand Slam for the 13th time, their first since 2003. https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/35821697 Six Nations 2016: England win Grand Slam with France victory 19 March 2016 BBC Sport 22 March 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/19/england-win-six-nations-grand-slam-france-match-report England win Six Nations grand slam for Eddie Jones against France 19 March 2016 Guardian 22 March 2016 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2016/03/19/france-vs-england-six-nations-grand-slam-decider-live/ France 21 England 31: Eddie Jones promises more is to come from England after Grand Slam success 19 March 2016 Daily Telegraph 22 March 2016 Eccleshare Charlie The 2016 Championship was the first time in the Six Nations era that both the champions and the wooden spoon "winners" had been decided before the final day, as Italy were confirmed to finish in sixth place for the 11th time on 13 March with Scotland's victory over France.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2016/03/13/scotland-vs-france-six-nations-2016-live/ England crowned champions after Scotland defeat France 14 March 2016 Daily Telegraph 15 March 2016 Bagchi Rob Italy went on to lose their final match, and were thus whitewashed for the seventh time. The 29 tries conceded by Italy was also a Championship record, exceeding the 25 tries they conceded in 2000 and 2003. Participants NationStadiumHead coachCaptainHome stadiumCapacityLocationENGTwickenham Stadium82,000LondonAUS Eddie JonesDylan HartleyFRA 1974Stade de France81,338Saint-DenisFRA 1974 Guy NovèsGuilhem GuiradoIREAviva Stadium51,700DublinNZL Joe SchmidtRory BestITAStadio Olimpico73,261RomeFRA 1974 Jacques BrunelSergio ParisseSCOMurrayfield Stadium67,144EdinburghNZL Vern CotterGreig LaidlawWALMillennium Stadium74,500CardiffNZL Warren GatlandSam Warburton* * Except the final match at home against Italy, when Warburton was ruled out due to concussion protocol. Dan Lydiate took his place as captain, with championship vice-captain Alun Wyn Jones also ruled out injured.WALES TEAM TO FACE ITALY http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/wales/news/wales/36208.php Luke Broadley wru.co.uk Welsh Rugby Union 15 March 2016 19 March 2016 Squads 2016 Six Nations Championship squads Story of the tournament Round 1 (6–7 February) The tournament started with a surprisingly narrow 23–21 win for France over Italy. At one point, Italy had led 18–10 and then 21–20, but a late penalty from Jules Plisson gave France the points.France hang on to edge out Italy https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29134.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 The same day, another tight game saw England retain the Calcutta Cup in a narrow 15–9 win over Scotland, with tries from George Kruis and Jack Nowell.England battle to victory in tight encounter https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29140.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 The following day, two of the three tournament favourites, Ireland and Wales, drew 16–16 in Dublin. Ireland had led 13–0 before Wales battled back to lead 16–13. Johnny Sexton's late penalty gave Ireland a share of the spoils.Sexton's late penalty gives Ireland a draw https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29157.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 Round 2 (13–14 February) Ireland's defence of the title was damaged further in Week 2 when they were beaten 10–9 in a second successive narrow victory for France. Ireland had led 9–3 from before half-time, but Maxime Médard's 69th minute converted try proved to be the winner.Medard's magic leaves Ireland's hat-trick hopes in tatters https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29389.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 Another comeback later that day saw Wales beat Scotland 27–23 in Cardiff. Scotland had led 13–10 at half time, but tries from Jamie Roberts and George North gave Wales a 27–16 lead before a late Scotland score.North starsas Wales hold off Scotland https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29396.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 On Sunday, England easily beat Italy 40–9 after a tight first half, with Jonathan Joseph scoring a hat-trick of tries.Joseph hat-trick inspires England https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29412.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 Round 3 (26–27 February) In the Friday evening kick-off, Wales maintained their title hopes with a 19–10 win over France. Another George North try helped them to a comfortable 19–3 lead before a France try in the last minute.North's score keeps Wales unbeaten http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/29574.php https://web.archive.org/web/20160227194825/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/29574.php usurped February 27, 2016 rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 On Saturday, Scotland won their first Six Nations game in 10 attempts, winning 36–20 in Rome with Greig Laidlaw kicking 21 points.Scotland down Italy to end losing streak http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/29585.php https://web.archive.org/web/20160227221200/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/29585.php usurped February 27, 2016 rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 Ireland's title hopes were extinguished when they were beaten 21–10 by England at Twickenham; Ireland had led 10–6 early in the second half, but conceded 15 unanswered points in 13 minutes with tries by Anthony Watson and Mike Brown.Ireland's hat-trick hopes ended by patient England https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29592.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 Round 4 (12–13 March) Entering the fourth round of matches, the England-Wales game was touted as a Championship decider,Why this England v Wales match will decide who has been the best Six Nations team of the Warren Gatland era http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/england-v-wales-match-decide-10991927 21 March 2016 Wales Online 11 March 2016 although France – a point behind Wales and two behind England – still had an outside chance of winning it. The first match of the weekend saw Ireland trounce Italy 58–15, running in nine tries.Record-breaking Ireland bounce back in style https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29772.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 England then beat Wales 25–21 in a thrilling encounter at Twickenham; England had led 25–7 with less than 10 minutes remaining before two converted Wales tries made it a tense ending.England claim Triple Crown in face of frenzied Welsh fightback https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29780.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 England thus won the Triple Crown, and the next day won the Championship outright, as France, needing to win to take the tournament to a final week, lost 29–18 to Scotland in Edinburgh, the Scots' first win over the French in 10 years.Hogg inspires Scotland to end ten-year wait against France https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29799.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 In addition to guaranteeing that England would win the tournament, Scotland's victory over France also guaranteed that Italy would finish last and "win" the wooden spoon as a result. Round 5 (19 March) All three matches were played on the same day in the last round, with England needing to win in Paris to complete the Grand Slam for the first time since 2003. In the first match, Wales scored nine tries to easily beat Italy 67–14 in Cardiff, effectively whitewashing Italy; they had lost all five of their matches.Rampant Wales sign off in style in Cardiff https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29912.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 Ireland then beat Scotland 35–25 in Dublin in an open game where the sides shared seven tries.Ireland finish on a high in Dublin thriller https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29919.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 In the final game in Paris, England scored two early tries through Danny Care and Dan Cole but the excellent kicking of Maxime Machenaud – who scored all of his side's points with seven penalties – kept France in the game until two late Owen Farrell penalties stretched England's lead to 31–21, enough to win the game and the Grand Slam, and to leave Farrell the leading points scorer in the Championship.Clinical England seal the Grand Slam https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29928.php rbs6nations.com RBS 6 Nations 21 March 2016 http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/288859.html England beat France to complete Grand Slam 19 March 2016 ESPN 22 March 2016 Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 ENG ENG WAL WAL IRE IRE SCO SCO FRA FRA 1974 ITA ITA 5 0 0 132 70 13 3 1 1 150 88 17 2 1 2 128 87 15 2 0 3 122 115 11 2 0 3 82 109 7 0 0 5 79 224 8 complete RBS 6 Nations Table (accessed 19 March 2016) Fixtures Round 1 6 February 2016 15:25 CET (UTC+1) FRA 1974 23–21 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29134.php France hang on to edge out Italy sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 ITA Vakatawa 13' mChouly 32' mBonneval 59' c Plisson (1/1) 59' Plisson (2/2) 68', 75' Parisse 25' mCanna 45' c Canna (1/2) 46' Canna (1/2) 43'Haimona (1/1) 73' Canna (1/1) 7' Stade de France, Paris 64,000 JP Doyle (England) FB 15Maxime Médard 77RW 14Hugo BonnevalOC 13Gaël Fickou 56IC 12Jonathan DantyLW 11Virimi VakatawaFH 10Jules PlissonSH 9 Sébastien Bézy 68N8 8 Louis Picamoles 15OF 7 Damien ChoulyBF 6 Wenceslas LauretRL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Paul Jedrasiak 72TP 3 Rabah Slimani 50HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous 50Replacements:HK 16Camille ChatPR 17Uini Atonio 50PR 18Jefferson Poirot 50LK 19Alexandre Flanquart 72FL 20Yacouba Camara 15SH 21Maxime Machenaud 68FH 22Jean-Marc Doussain 77CE 23Maxime Mermoz 56Coach:FRA 1974 Guy Novès350px FB 15David Odiete 55RW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Michele CampagnaroIC 12Gonzalo Garcia 70LW 11Mattia BelliniFH 10Carlo Canna 77SH 9 Edoardo GoriN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Alessandro Zanni 12 20 66BF 6 Francesco Minto RL 5 Marco FuserLL 4 George Biagi 43TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini 65HK 2 Ornel Gega 56LP 1 Andrea Lovotti 65Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon 56PR 17Matteo Zanusso 65PR 18Martin Castrogiovanni 65LK 19Valerio Bernabò 43N8 20Dries Van Schalkwyk 12 20 66SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani 77CE 22Kelly Haimona 70FB 23Luke McLean 55Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel Man of the Match: Virimi Vakatawa (France) Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Sébastien Bezy, Yacouba Camara, Jonathan Danty, Paul Jedrasiak, Jefferson Poirot, Virimi Vakatawa (all France), Mattia Bellini, Ornel Gega, Andrea Lovotti, David Odiete, Dries van Schalkwyk and Matteo Zanusso (all Italy) made their international debuts.Six Nations preview: France and Italy field new-look sides http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/page/SixNations2016_Match1/six-nations-preview-france-italy-field-new-look-sides ESPN Rugby 4 February 2016 ESPN 21 March 2016 France retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy for the third consecutive year. 6 February 2016 16:50 GMT (UTC+0) SCO 9–15 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29140.php England battle to victory in tight BT Murrayfield encounter sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 ENG Laidlaw (3/4) 16', 37', 68' Kruis 13' cNowell 50' m Farrell (1/2) 14' Farrell (1/2) 62' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,144 John Lacey (Ireland) FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Sean MaitlandOC 13Mark BennettIC 12Matt ScottLW 11Tommy Seymour 65FH 10Finn RussellSH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)N8 8 David DentonOF 7 John HardieBF 6 John Barclay 58RL 5 Jonny Gray 69LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 WP Nel 69HK 2 Ross Ford 64LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson 57Replacements:HK 16Stuart McInally 64PR 17Gordon Reid 57PR 18Zander Fagerson 69LK 19Tim Swinson 69FL 20Blair Cowan 58FH 21Sam Hidalgo-ClyneFH 22Duncan WeirCE 23Duncan Taylor 65Coach:NZL Vern Cotter350px FB 15Mike BrownRW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Owen FarrellLW 11Jack NowellFH 10George FordSH 9 Danny Care 54N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 James HaskellBF 6 Chris Robshaw 69RL 5 George KruisLL 4 Joe Launchbury 46TP 3 Dan ColeHK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) 76LP 1 Joe Marler 48Replacements:HK 16Jamie George 76PR 17Mako Vunipola 48PR 18Paul HillLK 19Courtney Lawes 46FL 20Jack Clifford 69SH 21Ben Youngs 54CE 22Ollie DevotoFB 23Alex GoodeCoach:AUS Eddie Jones Man of the Match: Billy Vunipola (England) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Notes: Zander Fagerson (Scotland) and Jack Clifford (England) made their international debuts. England retained the Calcutta Cup. 7 February 2016 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) IRE 16–16 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29157.php Sexton's late penalty earns Ireland a draw sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 WAL Murray 26' c Sexton (1/1) 27' Sexton (3/3) 4', 13', 74' Faletau 37' c Priestland (1/1) 38' Priestland (3/3) 31', 46', 72' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,700 Jérôme Garcès (France) FB 15Simon ZeboRW 14Andrew TrimbleOC 13Jared PayneIC 12Robbie HenshawLW 11Keith Earls 71FH 10Johnny Sexton 75SH 9 Conor MurrayN8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Tommy O'Donnell 48BF 6 CJ StanderRL 5 Devin TonerLL 4 Mike McCarthy 63TP 3 Nathan White 63HK 2 Rory Best (c) 75LP 1 Jack McGrathReplacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 75PR 17James CroninPR 18Tadhg Furlong 63LK 19Donnacha Ryan 63FL 20Rhys Ruddock 48SH 21Kieran MarmionFH 22Ian Madigan 75WG 23Dave Kearney 71Coach:NZL Joe Schmidt350px FB 15Liam WilliamsRW 14George NorthOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Tom JamesFH 10Dan Biggar 21SH 9 Gareth Davies 71N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Justin TipuricBF 6 Sam Warburton (c) 72RL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Luke Charteris 61TP 3 Samson Lee 57HK 2 Scott Baldwin 63LP 1 Rob Evans 52Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 63PR 17Gethin Jenkins 52PR 18Tomas Francis 57LK 19Bradley Davies 61FL 20Dan Lydiate 72SH 21Lloyd Williams 71FH 22Rhys Priestland 21WG 23Alex CuthbertCoach:NZL Warren Gatland Man of the Match: CJ Stander (Ireland) Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: CJ Stander (Ireland) made his international debut. Bradley Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap. This was the first time that Ireland and Wales had drawn since the 21–21 draw in Cardiff during the 1991 Five Nations Championship.Bagchi Bob Jonny Sexton seals draw after fierce battle https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/sixnations/12145039/Ireland-vs-Wales-Six-Nations-2016-live.html 21 March 2016 Daily Telegraph Round 2 13 February 2016 15:25 CET (UTC+1) FRA 1974 10–9 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29389.php Medard's magic leaves Ireland's hat-trick hopes in tatters sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 IRE Médard 69' c Plisson (1/1) 70' Plisson (1/2) 31' Sexton (3/3) 14', 28', 38' Stade de France, Paris 78,000 Jaco Peyper (South Africa) FB 15Maxime MédardRW 14Teddy Thomas 44OC 13Maxime MermozIC 12Jonathan Danty 76LW 11Virimi VakatawaFH 10Jules PlissonSH 9 Sébastien Bézy 56N8 8 Damien ChoulyOF 7 Yacouba Camara 67BF 6 Wenceslas LauretRL 5 Yoann Maestri 58LL 4 Alexandre FlanquartTP 3 Uini Atonio 44HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) 47 57 73LP 1 Jefferson Poirot 44 73Replacements:HK 16Camille Chat 47 57 73PR 17Rabah Slimani 44PR 18Eddy Ben Arous 44 73LK 19Paul Jedrasiak 58N8 20Loann Goujon 67SH 21Maxime Machenaud 56FH 22Jean-Marc Doussain 76WG 23Hugo Bonneval 44Coach:FRA 1974 Guy Novès350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Andrew TrimbleOC 13Jared PayneIC 12Robbie Henshaw LW 11Dave Kearney 29FH 10Johnny Sexton 69SH 9 Conor MurrayN8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Seán O'Brien 19 BF 6 CJ StanderRL 5 Devin TonerLL 4 Mike McCarthy 34 40 62TP 3 Nathan White 62HK 2 Rory Best (c) 71LP 1 Jack McGrath 73Replacements:HK 16Richardt Strauss 71PR 17James Cronin 73PR 18Tadhg Furlong 62LK 19Donnacha Ryan 34 40 62FL 20Tommy O'Donnell 19SH 21Eoin ReddanFH 22Ian Madigan 69WG 23Fergus McFadden 29Coach:NZL Joe Schmidt Man of the Match: Guilhem Guirado (France) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Notes: Camille Chat (France) made his international debut. This was France's first victory over Ireland since their 26–22 win during the 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. 13 February 2016 16:50 GMT (UTC+0) WAL 27–23 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29396.php North stars as Wales hold off Scotland sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 SCO G. Davies 6' cRoberts 64' cNorth 70' c Biggar (3/3) 7', 64', 71' Biggar (2/2) 34', 46' Seymour 12' cTaylor 78' c Laidlaw (1/1) 13'Weir (1/1) 79' Laidlaw (3/3) 30', 40', 54' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,160 George Clancy (Ireland) FB 15Liam WilliamsRW 14George NorthOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Tom James 65FH 10Dan Biggar 75SH 9 Gareth DaviesN8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Justin Tipuric 61BF 6 Sam Warburton (c)RL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Luke Charteris 47TP 3 Samson Lee 68HK 2 Scott Baldwin 47LP 1 Rob Evans 47Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 47PR 17Gethin Jenkins 47PR 18Tomas Francis 68LK 19Bradley Davies 47FL 20Dan Lydiate 61SH 21Lloyd WilliamsFH 22Rhys Priestland 75FB 23Gareth Anscombe 65Coach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15Stuart Hogg 28RW 14Tommy SeymourOC 13Mark BennettIC 12Duncan TaylorLW 11Sean LamontFH 10Finn Russell 68SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) 77N8 8 David DentonOF 7 John HardieBF 6 John Barclay 65 75RL 5 Jonny Gray 68LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 WP NelHK 2 Ross Ford 65LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson 65Replacements:HK 16Stuart McInally 65PR 17Gordon Reid 65PR 18Zander FagersonLK 19Tim Swinson 68FL 20Blair Cowan 65 75SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 77FH 22Duncan Weir 68FB 23Ruaridh Jackson 28Coach:NZL Vern Cotter Man of the Match: Jamie Roberts (Wales) Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Jonathan Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap. This was Scotland's ninth consecutive loss in the competition, their worst run of losses ever in the six-team format.Goodlad Phil Six Nations 2016: Scotland tired of defeat – Ruaridh Jackson BBC Sport 14 February 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/35573491 27 February 2016 14 February 2016 15:00 CET (UTC+1) ITA 9–40 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29412.php Joseph hat-trick inspires England to cut loose in Rome sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 ENG Canna (3/4) 8', 18', 35' Ford 24' mJoseph (3) 52' c, 57' c, 70' mFarrell 74' c Farrell (3/5) 53', 58', 75' Farrell (2/2) 11', 62'Ford (1/1) 16' Stadio Olimpico, Rome 70,000 Glen Jackson (New Zealand) FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Michele CampagnaroIC 12Gonzalo Garcia 32LW 11Mattia BelliniFH 10Carlo Canna 60SH 9 Edoardo Gori 75N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Alessandro Zanni 30BF 6 Francesco Minto RL 5 Marco Fuser 14LL 4 George BiagiTP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini 58HK 2 Ornel Gega 41LP 1 Andrea Lovotti 62Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon 41PR 17Matteo Zanusso 62PR 18Martin Castrogiovanni 58LK 19Valerio Bernabò 14FL 20Braam Steyn 30SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani 75FH 22Edoardo Padovani 60CE 23Andrea Pratichetti 32Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel350px FB 15Mike Brown 69RW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Owen Farrell 15 21LW 11Jack NowellFH 10George FordSH 9 Ben Youngs 49N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 James Haskell 54BF 6 Chris Robshaw 62RL 5 George KruisLL 4 Courtney Lawes 47TP 3 Dan Cole 69HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) 69LP 1 Mako Vunipola 47Replacements:HK 16Jamie George 69PR 17Joe Marler 47PR 18Paul Hill 69LK 19Joe Launchbury 47LK 20Maro Itoje 54FL 21Jack Clifford 62SH 22Danny Care 49FB 23Alex Goode 15 21 69Coach:AUS Eddie Jones Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (England) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Notes: Braam Steyn and Edoardo Padovani (both Italy), Paul Hill and Maro Itoje (both England) made their international debuts. Round 3 26 February 2016 20:05 GMT (UTC+0) WAL 19–10 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29574.php North's score keeps Wales unbeaten sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 FRA 1974 North 45' Biggar (1/1) 47' Biggar (4/5) 21', 30', 42', 65' Guirado 78' Trinh-Duc (1/1) 79' Plisson (1/2) 33' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,160 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Liam Williams 73RW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11George NorthFH 10Dan Biggar 70SH 9 Gareth Davies 76N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c)BF 6 Dan Lydiate 76RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones 76LL 4 Bradley DaviesTP 3 Samson Lee 66HK 2 Scott Baldwin 66LP 1 Rob Evans 55Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 66PR 17Gethin Jenkins 55PR 18Tomas Francis 66LK 19Jake Ball 76FL 20Justin Tipuric 76SH 21Lloyd Williams 76FH 22Rhys Priestland 70FB 23Gareth Anscombe 73Coach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15Maxime Médard 70RW 14Virimi VakatawaOC 13Maxime Mermoz 66IC 12Jonathan DantyLW 11Djibril CamaraFH 10Jules Plisson 62SH 9 Maxime MachenaudN8 8 Damien Chouly 62OF 7 Antoine Burban 29 33 52BF 6 Wenceslas LauretRL 5 Alexandre FlanquartLL 4 Paul Jedrasiak 43TP 3 Rabah Slimani 62HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)LP 1 Jefferson Poirot 62Replacements:HK 16Camille Chat 62PR 17Uini Atonio 62PR 18Vincent Pelo 62LK 19Yoann Maestri 43N8 20Loann Goujon 29 33 52SH 21Sébastien Bézy 70FH 22François Trinh-Duc 62CE 23Gaël Fickou 66Coach:FRA 1974 Guy Novès Man of the Match: Gareth Davies (Wales) Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Luke Pearce (England) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Notes: Djibril Camara and Vincent Pelo (France) made their international debuts. 27 February 2016 15:25 CET (UTC+1) ITA 20–36 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29585.php Scotland down Italy to end losing streak sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 SCO Ghiraldini 29' cFuser 62' c Haimona (2/2) 30', 63' Haimona (2/2) 9', 49' Barclay 9' cHardie 16' cSeymour 77' Laidlaw (3/3) 10', 17', 78' Laidlaw (5/6) 25', 45', 53', 58', 65' Stadio Olimpico, Rome 67,721 Jaco Peyper (South Africa) FB 15David OdieteRW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Michele CampagnaroIC 12Gonzalo Garcia 75LW 11Mattia BelliniFH 10Kelly Haimona 72SH 9 Edoardo Gori 79N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Alessandro ZanniBF 6 Francesco Minto 67RL 5 Joshua Furno 36LL 4 Marco FuserTP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini 57HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 57LP 1 Andrea Lovotti 57Replacements:HK 16Davide Giazzon 57PR 17Matteo Zanusso 57PR 18Martin Castrogiovanni 57LK 19Valerio Bernabò 36N8 20Dries van Schalkwyk 67SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani 79FH 22Edoardo Padovani 72CE 23Andrea Pratichetti 75Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel350px FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Tommy SeymourOC 13Mark Bennett 62IC 12Duncan TaylorLW 11Tim Visser 72FH 10Finn Russell 61SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)N8 8 Ryan Wilson 67OF 7 John HardieBF 6 John Barclay 79RL 5 Jonny GrayLL 4 Richie Gray 79TP 3 WP Nel 75HK 2 Ross Ford 63LP 1 Alasdair DickinsonReplacements:HK 16Stuart McInally 63PR 17Rory SutherlandPR 18Moray Low 79LK 19Tim Swinson 79FL 20Josh Strauss 67SH 21Sam Hidalgo-ClyneCE 22Peter Horne 62WG 23Sean Lamont 72Coach:NZL Vern Cotter Man of the Match: Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Nick Briant (New Zealand) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Edoardo Gori (Italy) earned his 50th test cap. The 36 points scored by Scotland was the most they have scored in any Six Nations game.Bathgate Stuart Italy 20 Scotland 36: Six Nations victory at last for Cotter's team http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14307336.Italy_20_Scotland_36__Victory_at_last_for_Cotter_s_team/ 21 March 2016 Herald Scotland 27 February 2016 27 February 2016 16:50 GMT (UTC+0) ENG 21–10 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29592.php Ireland's hat-trick hopes ended by patient England sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 IRE Watson 57' mBrown 62' c Farrell (1/2) 63' Farrell (3/4) 11', 34', 50' Murray 45' c Sexton (1/1) 46' Sexton (1/1) 5' Twickenham Stadium, London 81,826 Romain Poite (France) FB 15Mike BrownRW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Owen Farrell 65LW 11Jack NowellFH 10George FordSH 9 Ben Youngs 59N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 James Haskell 44 76BF 6 Chris Robshaw 70RL 5 George KruisLL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Dan ColeHK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) 70LP 1 Joe Marler 59Replacements:HK 16Jamie George 70PR 17Mako Vunipola 59PR 18Paul HillLK 19Courtney Lawes 76FL 20Jack Clifford 70SH 21Danny Care 70 59CE 22Elliot Daly 65FB 23Alex GoodeCoach:AUS Eddie Jones350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Andrew TrimbleOC 13Robbie HenshawIC 12Stuart McCloskey 63LW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Johnny Sexton 76SH 9 Conor Murray 70N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Josh van der FlierBF 6 CJ Stander 66RL 5 Devin TonerLL 4 Donnacha Ryan 65TP 3 Mike Ross 59HK 2 Rory Best (c) 70LP 1 Jack McGrath 59Replacements:HK 16Richardt Strauss 70PR 17Cian Healy 59PR 18Nathan White 59LK 19Ultan Dillane 65FL 20Rhys Ruddock 66SH 21Eoin Reddan 70FH 22Ian Madigan 76WG 23Simon Zebo 63Coach:NZL Joe Schmidt Man of the Match: Billy Vunipola (England) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Notes: Ultan Dillane, Stuart McCloskey and Josh van der Flier (all Ireland), Elliot Daly (England) made their international debuts. England regained the Millennium Trophy, having lost it in 2015. Round 4 12 March 2016 13:30 GMT (UTC+0) IRE 58–15 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29772.php Record-breaking Ireland bounce back in style sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 ITA Trimble 6' mMcGrath 14' cStander 29' mHeaslip (2) 39' m, 48' cPayne 42' cCronin 53' cMadigan 63' mMcFadden 78' c Sexton (3/6) 14', 43', 49'Madigan (2/3) 54', 79' Sexton (1/1) 26' Odiete 57'Sarto 74' m Haimona (1/2) 58' Padovani (1/1) 23' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,700 Angus Gardner (Australia) FB 15Simon ZeboRW 14Andrew Trimble 20 28OC 13Jared Payne 71IC 12Robbie Henshaw 36 40LW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Johnny Sexton 49SH 9 Conor Murray 59N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Josh van der FlierBF 6 CJ Stander 61RL 5 Devin Toner 54LL 4 Donnacha RyanTP 3 Mike Ross 54HK 2 Rory Best (c) 49LP 1 Jack McGrath 65Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 49PR 17Finlay Bealham 65PR 18Nathan White 54LK 19Ultan Dillane 54FL 20Rhys Ruddock 61SH 21Kieran Marmion 59FH 22Ian Madigan 49WG 23Fergus McFadden 20 28 36 40 71Coach:NZL Joe Schmidt350px FB 15David OdieteRW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Michele CampagnaroIC 12Gonzalo Garcia 54LW 11Mattia BelliniFH 10Edoardo Padovani 59SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani 61N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Alessandro ZanniBF 6 Francesco MintoRL 5 Marco Fuser 26LL 4 George Biagi 35TP 3 Dario Chistolini 54HK 2 Davide Giazzon 54LP 1 Andrea Lovotti 71Replacements:HK 16Oliviero Fabiani 54PR 17Matteo Zanusso 71PR 18Pietro Ceccarelli 54LK 19Quintin Geldenhuys 26FL 20Braam Steyn 35SH 21Alberto Lucchese 61CE 22Kelly Haimona 54FB 23Luke McLean 59Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel Man of the Match: Donnacha Ryan (Ireland) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Notes: Finlay Bealham (Ireland), Oliviero Fabiani, Pietro Ceccarelli and Alberto Lucchese (all Italy) made their international debuts. Seán Cronin (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap. Sergio Parisse equalled Martin Castrogiovanni's record as Italy's most capped player.Sergio Parisse laughs off 'pressure' on Ireland suggestion http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/2016/0311/774269-sergio-parisse-ireland-italy/ 21 March 2016 RTE Sport 12 March 2016 The nine tries scored by Ireland is the most tries they have scored in a Six Nations match.Fanning Brendan Ireland thump Italy and set their Six Nations try record with nine https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/12/ireland-italy-six-nations-match-report 21 March 2016 The Guardian 13 March 2016 12 March 2016 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) ENG 25–21 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29780.php England claim Triple Crown in face of frenzied Welsh fightback sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 WAL Watson 31' c Farrell (1/1) 32' Farrell (6/6) 9', 18', 20', 45', 65', 67' Biggar 53' cNorth 73' cFaletau 76' c Biggar (1/1) 54'Priestland (2/2) 74', 77' Twickenham Stadium, London 81,916 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Mike BrownRW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Jonathan Joseph 74IC 12Owen FarrellLW 11Jack NowellFH 10George Ford 63SH 9 Ben Youngs 63N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 James Haskell 67BF 6 Chris Robshaw 71RL 5 George Kruis 78LL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Dan Cole 71HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) 71LP 1 Joe Marler 56Replacements:HK 16Luke Cowan-Dickie 71PR 17Mako Vunipola 56PR 18Kieran Brookes 71LK 19Joe Launchbury 78FL 20Jack Clifford 67SH 21Danny Care 63CE 22Manu Tuilagi 63CE 23Elliot Daly 74Coach:AUS Eddie Jones350px FB 15Liam WilliamsRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11George NorthFH 10Dan Biggar 73SH 9 Gareth Davies 63N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c) 56BF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Alun Wyn Jones 63LL 4 Bradley DaviesTP 3 Samson Lee 53HK 2 Scott Baldwin 53LP 1 Rob Evans 53Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 53PR 17Paul James 53PR 18Tomas Francis 53LK 19Luke Charteris 63FL 20Justin Tipuric 56SH 21Rhys Webb 63FH 22Rhys Priestland 73FB 23Gareth AnscombeCoach:NZL Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Maro Itoje (England) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Mathieu Raynal (France) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: England secured their 25th Triple Crown trophy; the previous one was in 2014. 13 March 2016 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) SCO 29–18 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29799.php Guinness Six Nations Rugby News FRA 1974 Hogg 32' mTaylor 35' cVisser 65' m Laidlaw (1/3) 37' Laidlaw (3/3) 15', 21', 74'Hogg (1/1) 46' Guirado 4' mFickou 40' c Machenaud (1/1) 40' Machenaud (2/2) 51', 57' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,500 Glen Jackson (New Zealand) FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Tommy SeymourOC 13Duncan TaylorIC 12Alex DunbarLW 11Tim VisserFH 10Finn Russell 5SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)N8 8 Josh Strauss 61OF 7 John HardieBF 6 John BarclayRL 5 Jonny GrayLL 4 Richie Gray 77TP 3 WP Nel 72HK 2 Ross Ford 67LP 1 Alasdair DickinsonReplacements:HK 16Stuart McInally 67PR 17Rory SutherlandPR 18Moray Low 72LK 19Tim Swinson 77N8 20Ryan Wilson 61SH 21Sam Hidalgo-ClyneCE 22Peter Horne 5WG 23Sean LamontCoach:NZL Vern Cotter350px FB 15Scott SpeddingRW 14Wesley FofanaOC 13Gaël FickouIC 12Maxime Mermoz 68LW 11Virimi VakatawaFH 10François Trinh-Duc 68SH 9 Maxime Machenaud 74N8 8 Damien ChoulyOF 7 Yacouba Camara 64BF 6 Wenceslas LauretRL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Alexandre Flanquart 51TP 3 Rabah Slimani 61HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) 69LP 1 Jefferson Poirot 61 64Replacements:HK 16Camille Chat 69PR 17Uini Atonio 61PR 18Vincent Pelo 61 64LK 19Sébastien Vahaamahina 51N8 20Loann Goujon 64SH 21Sébastien Bézy 74FH 22Jules Plisson 68WG 23Maxime Médard 68Coach:FRA 1974 Guy Novès Man of the Match: Stuart Hogg (Scotland) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap, and equalled David Sole's record of 25 matches as Scottish captain.http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/six-nations-winning-before-milestones-for-greig-laidlaw-1-4057563 Six Nations: Winning before milestones for Greig Laidlaw Scotland beat France for the first time since their 20–16 victory at Murrayfield during the 2006 Six Nations Championship.Anderson Gavin Scotland urged to finish Six Nations in style after handing England title with France win http://www.express.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/652313/Scotland-France-England-Six-Nations-Rugby-Union-News-Gossip 21 March 2016 Daily Express 14 March 2016 This was also Scotland's first win at Murrayfield in the Six Nations since they beat Ireland in round three of the 2013 Championship, breaking a 7-game losing streak at home. France's loss guaranteed that England won the championship. This was the first time that a nation has been sure of winning the championship title before their final match during the competition's current six-team format. Scotland's win also guaranteed Italy would win the "wooden spoon" for coming last. This was also the first time that a nation has been confirmed as coming bottom of the Championship table before their final match in the competition's current six-team format. Round 5 19 March 2016 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) WAL 67–14 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29912.php Rampant Wales sign off in style in Cardiff sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 ITA Webb 4' cBiggar 28' cJ. Davies 32' cRoberts 44' mNorth 48' cWilliams 56' cMoriarty (2) 64' c, 78' cG. Davies 80+2' c Biggar (5/6) 4', 29', 32', 49', 58'Priestland (3/3) 65', 79', 80+2' Biggar (2/2) 14', 20' Palazzani 53' cGarcia 61' c Haimona (2/2) 54', 62' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,160 Romain Poite (France) FB 15Liam WilliamsRW 14George NorthOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Hallam Amos 48FH 10Dan Biggar 58SH 9 Rhys Webb 63N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Justin Tipuric 16BF 6 Dan Lydiate (c)RL 5 Luke CharterisLL 4 Bradley Davies 58TP 3 Samson Lee 58HK 2 Scott Baldwin 49LP 1 Rob Evans 49Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 49PR 17Gethin Jenkins 49PR 18Aaron Jarvis 58LK 19Jake Ball 58FL 20Ross Moriarty 16SH 21Gareth Davies 63FH 22Rhys Priestland 58FB 23Gareth Anscombe 48Coach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15David OdieteRW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Andrea Pratichetti 35IC 12Gonzalo GarciaLW 11Mattia Bellini 33FH 10Tommaso AllanSH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani 18 64N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Alessandro ZanniBF 6 Francesco Minto 58RL 5 Valerio Bernabò 46LL 4 Quintin GeldenhuysTP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 46HK 2 Davide Giazzon 49LP 1 Andrea Lovotti 64Replacements:HK 16Oliviero Fabiani 49PR 17Matteo Zanusso 64PR 18Dario Chistolini 46FL 19Jacopo Sarto 46FL 20Braam Steyn 58SH 21Alberto Lucchese 64CE 22Kelly Haimona 35FB 23Luke McLean 33Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel Man of the Match: George North (Wales) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Jacopo Sarto (Italy) made his international debut. Wales' 53-point margin of victory was their biggest winning margin over Italy, surpassing the previous record of 41 set during the previous 2015 tournament. This was Wales' biggest winning margin in a Six Nations match, surpassing the 48-point winning margin set against Scotland in 2014. 19 March 2016 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) IRE 35–25 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29919.php Ireland finish on a high in Dublin thriller sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 SCO Stander 27' cEarls 30' mMurray 47' cToner 68' c Sexton (3/4) 28', 49', 68' Sexton (3/4) 5', 12', 17' Hogg 19' cGray 55' cDunbar 77' m Laidlaw (2/3) 20', 55' Laidlaw (2/2) 14', 40' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,700 Pascal Gaüzère (France) FB 15Simon ZeboRW 14Andrew Trimble 78OC 13Jared PayneIC 12Robbie HenshawLW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Johnny Sexton 76SH 9 Conor Murray 78N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Tommy O'Donnell 68BF 6 CJ StanderRL 5 Devin TonerLL 4 Donnacha Ryan 68TP 3 Mike Ross 62HK 2 Rory Best (c) 67LP 1 Jack McGrath 67Replacements:HK 16Richardt Strauss 67PR 17Cian Healy 67PR 18Nathan White 62LK 19Ultan Dillane 68FL 20Rhys Ruddock 68SH 21Eoin Reddan 78FH 22Ian MadiganWG 23Fergus McFadden 78Coach:NZL Joe Schmidt350px FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Tommy SeymourOC 13Duncan TaylorIC 12Alex Dunbar 67LW 11Tim Visser 68FH 10Duncan Weir 62SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)N8 8 Ryan WilsonOF 7 John Hardie 52BF 6 John Barclay 24RL 5 Tim Swinson 62LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 WP Nel 67HK 2 Ross Ford 50LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson 66Replacements:HK 16Stuart McInally 50PR 17Rory Sutherland 66PR 18Moray Low 67LK 19Rob Harley 62FL 20Josh Strauss 52SH 21Henry PyrgosCE 22Peter Horne 62WG 23Sean Lamont 68Coach:NZL Vern Cotter Man of the Match: Jamie Heaslip (Ireland) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Alexandre Ruiz (France) Television match official: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) Notes: Ireland retained the Centenary Quaich for the third consecutive year. Rory Sutherland (Scotland) made his international debut. Keith Earls (Ireland) and John Barclay (Scotland) earned their 50th test caps. Ross Ford (Scotland) made his 100th international appearance; 99 for Scotland, 1 for the British and Irish Lions. 19 March 2016 21:00 CET (UTC+1) FRA 1974 21–31 Reporthttps://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/matchcentre/29928.php Clinical England seal the Grand Slam sixnationsrugby.com 14 September 2017 ENG Machenaud (7/7) 2', 15', 28', 39', 43', 50', 58' Care 11' cCole 19' cWatson 55' m Farrell (2/3) 12', 20' Farrell (4/5) 4', 44', 71', 77' Stade de France, Paris 78,750 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Scott SpeddingRW 14Wesley FofanaOC 13Gaël FickouIC 12Maxime Mermoz 69LW 11Virimi VakatawaFH 10François Trinh-Duc 13SH 9 Maxime Machenaud 75N8 8 Loann Goujon 69OF 7 Bernard Le Roux 79BF 6 Damien ChoulyRL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Alexandre Flanquart 57TP 3 Rabah Slimani 57HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) 66LP 1 Jefferson Poirot 57 79Replacements:HK 16Camille Chat 66PR 17Uini Atonio 57PR 18Xavier Chiocci 76 57LK 19Paul Jedrasiak 57FL 20Wenceslas Lauret 69SH 21Sébastien Bezy 75FH 22Jules Plisson 13WG 23Maxime Médard 69Coach:FRA 1974 Guy Novès350px FB 15Mike BrownRW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Owen FarrellLW 11Jack NowellFH 10George FordSH 9 Danny Care 43N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 James HaskellBF 6 Chris Robshaw 75RL 5 George KruisLL 4 Maro ItojeTP 3 Dan ColeHK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) 67LP 1 Mako Vunipola 40Replacements:HK 16Luke Cowan-Dickie 67PR 17Joe Marler 40PR 18Kieran BrookesLK 19Joe LaunchburyFL 20Jack Clifford 75SH 21Ben Youngs 43CE 22Manu TuilagiCE 23Elliot DalyCoach:AUS Eddie Jones Man of the Match: Billy Vunipola (England) Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: England secured their first Grand Slam since the 2003 Six Nations Championship Owen Farrell became England's second-highest points scorer in history, behind only Jonny Wilkinson and overtaking Paul Grayson. Statistics Points scorers PosNameTeamPts1Owen FarrellENG692Greig LaidlawSCO623Dan BiggarWAL544Johnny SextonIRE495Maxime MachenaudFRA 1974296Carlo CannaITA227Rhys PriestlandWAL218George NorthWAL209Kelly HaimonaITA1910Jules PlissonFRA 197416 Try scorers PosNameTeamTries1George NorthWAL42Jonathan JosephENG3Conor MurrayIREAnthony WatsonENG5Dan BiggarWAL2Gareth DaviesWALTaulupe FaletauWALGuilhem GuiradoFRA 1974Jamie HeaslipIREStuart HoggSCORoss MoriartyWALJamie RobertsWALTommy SeymourSCOCJ StanderIREDuncan TaylorSCO Broadcasting In the United Kingdom, 2016 marked the first year that the tournament was broadcast across both the BBC and ITV, with the BBC broadcasting France, Scotland and Wales home matches and ITV screening England, Ireland and Italy home fixtures. In this first year of the split UK TV deal, the BBC covered eight matches from the tournament, and ITV the other seven. This arrangement will alternate every year for the remainder of the deal to 2021. S4C in Wales will also broadcast every Wales game in Welsh for the remainder of this contract.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33463368?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_wales_news&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=wales BBC and ITV bid wins Six Nations TV rights until 2021 BBC News 9 July 2015 1 January 2016 In France, all of the matches were broadcast on France 2, the traditional French channel for rugby.http://www.rugbyimweb.de/index.php/rugby-im-tv. Rugbyimweb.de In the Republic of Ireland, matches are being broadcast by RTÉ.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/2016/0203/765090-six-nations-rte-coverage-ireland/ How to follow the Six Nations on RTÉ Sport 3 February 2016 RTÉ Sport In Italy, all of the matches are being broadcast live on DMAX. 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