2015 Six Nations Championship

Rugby union competition in Europe 2015 Six Nations Championship 6 February – 21 March 2015 ENG FRA 1974 IRE ITA SCO WAL IRE 13 15 1040680 62 ENG George Ford (75) ENG Jonathan Joseph (4) IRE rugby union Paul O'ConnellIreland captain Paul O'Connell named 2015 Six Nations player of the tournament https://www1.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12040/9778285/ireland-captain-paul-oconnell-named-2015-six-nations-player-of-the-tournament skysports.com 27 March 2015 http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/home.php Six Nations Website 2014 2014 Six Nations Championship 2016 2016 Six Nations Championship The 2015 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2015 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 16th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union tournament. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 121st edition of the tournament. Ireland retained their title from the previous year, their 13th triumph in the competition.Mike Averis Ireland hammer Scotland and retain their title after a nervous wait https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/21/scotland-ireland-six-nations-match-report The Observer Guardian News and Media 21 March 2015 24 March 2015 This was the first time that Ireland had retained their title outright since 1949, having shared the 1983 championship with France after winning in 1982.Determined Ireland batter Scots http://www.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2015/rugby/story/259953.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 24 March 2015 They were the first team to be awarded the redesigned Six Nations trophy introduced for 2015, which featured six sides as opposed to five.Will Ireland be getting their hands on this? New trophy for the RBS Six Nations unveiled https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/will-ireland-be-getting-their-hands-on-this-new-trophy-for-the-rbs-six-nations-unveiled-30944386.html independent.ie Irish Independent 28 January 2015 24 March 2015 Alasdair Reid Scotland 10 Ireland 40, match report: Irish delight as they blitz their way to Six Nations title with victory at Murrayfield https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/sixnations/11487301/Ireland-thrash-Scotland-40-10-in-Six-Nations-clash-at-Murrayfield.html Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 21 March 2015 24 March 2015 Participants NationStadiumHead coachCaptainHome stadiumCapacityCityENGTwickenham Stadium82,000LondonENG Stuart LancasterChris RobshawFRA 1974Stade de France81,338Saint-DenisFRA 1974 Philippe Saint-AndréThierry DusautoirIREAviva Stadium51,700DublinNZL Joe SchmidtPaul O'ConnellITAStadio Olimpico73,261RomeFRA 1974 Jacques BrunelSergio Parisse*SCOMurrayfield Stadium67,144EdinburghNZL Vern CotterGreig LaidlawWALMillennium Stadium74,500CardiffNZL Warren GatlandSam Warburton * Parisse did not play in Italy's final match at home against Wales after an injury sustained in their round four match against France. Leonardo Ghiraldini took his place as captain.Sergio Parisse ruled out of Italy-Wales clash http://www.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2015/rugby/story/259791.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 19 March 2015 19 March 2015 Squads 2015 Six Nations Championship squads Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 IRE IRE ENG ENG WAL WAL FRA FRA 1974 ITA ITA SCO SCO 4 0 1 119 56 8 4 0 1 157 100 18 4 0 1 146 93 13 2 0 3 103 101 9 1 0 4 62 182 8 0 0 5 73 128 6 complete RBS 6 Nations Table (accessed 21 March 2015) Fixtures The 2015 Six Nations Championship commenced with a Friday night fixture, once again held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, this time between Wales and England.RBS 6 Nations Fixtures & Results http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/fixtures_and_results.php?includeref=428&season=2014-2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140318193513/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/fixtures_and_results.php?includeref=428&season=2014-2015 usurped March 18, 2014 rbs6nations.com Steve James Wales v England: Six Nations opener in Cardiff will be 127th match between the two countries – and rivals https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/wales/11385021/Wales-v-England-Six-Nations-opener-in-Cardiff-will-be-127th-match-between-the-two-countries-and-rivals.html Daily Telegraph Telegraph Media Group 2 February 2015 3 February 2015 Round 1 6 February 2015 20:05 GMT (UTC+0) WAL 16–21 Report ENG Webb 7' c Halfpenny (1/1) 8' Halfpenny (2/3) 1', 23' Biggar (1/1) 40' Watson 14' mJoseph 43' c Ford (1/2) 45' Ford (3/4) 31', 61', 78' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 73,815 Jérôme Garcès (France) FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex Cuthbert 60OC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11George North 30 38FH 10Dan BiggarSH 9 Rhys Webb 68N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c)BF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Jake Ball 68TP 3 Samson Lee 71HK 2 Richard HibbardLP 1 Gethin Jenkins 59Replacements:HK 16Scott BaldwinPR 17Paul James 59PR 18Aaron Jarvis 71LK 19Luke Charteris 68FL 20Justin TipuricSH 21Mike Phillips 68FH 22Rhys PriestlandFB 23Liam Williams 30 38Coach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15Mike BrownRW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Luther Burrell 75LW 11Jonny MayFH 10George FordSH 9 Ben Youngs 68N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 James HaskellRL 5 George Kruis 71LL 4 Dave AttwoodTP 3 Dan Cole 61HK 2 Dylan Hartley 54LP 1 Joe Marler 54Replacements:HK 16Tom Youngs 54PR 17Mako Vunipola 54PR 18Kieran Brookes 61N8 19Nick Easter 71FL 20Tom CroftSH 21Richard Wigglesworth 68FH 22Danny CiprianiCE 23Billy Twelvetrees 75Coach:ENG Stuart Lancaster Man of the Match: George Ford (England) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Mathieu Raynal (France) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland) Notes: Welsh captain Sam Warburton earned his 50th cap for Wales.Six Nations 2015: Sam Warburton not motivated by records https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31663487 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 27 February 2015 21 March 2015 7 February 2015 15:30 CET (UTC+1) ITA 3–26 Report IRE Haimona (1/1) 40' Murray 64' cO'Donnell 66' c Keatley (1/1) 65'Madigan (1/1) 67' Keatley (4/4) 6', 20', 35', 57' Stadio Olimpico, Rome 57,700 Pascal Gaüzère (France) FB 15Andrea Masi 76RW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Michele Campagnaro 63IC 12Luca MorisiLW 11Luke McLeanFH 10Kelly HaimonaSH 9 Edoardo GoriN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Francesco Minto 68 74BF 6 Alessandro Zanni 46RL 5 George Biagi 74LL 4 Joshua FurnoTP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 68HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 63 74LP 1 Matías Agüero 52Replacements:HK 16Andrea Manici 68PR 17Alberto De Marchi 52PR 18Dario Chistolini 68LK 19Marco Fuser 67FL 20Marco Barbini 46 67 74SH 21Guglielmo PalazzaniFH 22Tommaso Allan 63WG 23Giovanbattista Venditti 76Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy Bowe 67OC 13Jared PayneIC 12Robbie HenshawLW 11Simon ZeboFH 10Ian Keatley 65SH 9 Conor Murray 68N8 8 Jordi MurphyOF 7 Tommy O'DonnellBF 6 Peter O'Mahony 65RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Devin TonerTP 3 Mike Ross 51HK 2 Rory Best 46LP 1 Jack McGrath 67Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 46PR 17James Cronin 67PR 18Martin Moore 51LK 19Iain Henderson 65N8 20Robbie DiackSH 21Isaac Boss 68FH 22Ian Madigan 65FB 23Felix Jones 67Coach:NZL Joe Schmidt Man of the Match: Conor Murray (Ireland) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Marco Barbini made his international debut for Italy.Italy / Players & Officials / Marco Barbini http://www.espn.co.uk/italy/rugby/player/130810.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 Seán O'Brien was set to return to the Irish line-up after injury, but was replaced by Tommy O'Donnell in the starting XV following injury in the pre-game warm-up.Nick Purewal Italy vs Ireland match report: Conor Murray and Tommy O'Donnell trigger lacklustre defending Six Nations champions into life https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/italy-vs-ireland-match-report-conor-murray-and-tommy-odonnell-trigger-irish-into-life-but-defending-six-nations-champions-lose-sean-obrien-10031083.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/italy-vs-ireland-match-report-conor-murray-and-tommy-odonnell-trigger-irish-into-life-but-defending-six-nations-champions-lose-sean-obrien-10031083.html 2022-05-01 subscription The Independent Independent Print 7 February 2015 21 March 2015 7 February 2015 18:00 CET (UTC+1) FRA 1974 15–8 Report SCO Lopez (5/6) 2', 16', 37', 49', 78' Fife 39' m Laidlaw (1/1) 13' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,191 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Scott SpeddingRW 14Yoann HugetOC 13Mathieu Bastareaud 71IC 12Wesley FofanaLW 11Teddy ThomasFH 10Camille LopezSH 9 Rory Kockott 54N8 8 Damien ChoulyOF 7 Bernard Le RouxBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) 79RL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Pascal Papé 60TP 3 Rabah Slimani 54HK 2 Guilhem Guirado 47LP 1 Alexandre Menini 40Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 47PR 17Uini Atonio 54PR 18Eddy Ben Arous 40LK 19Romain Taofifénua 60N8 20Loann Goujon 79SH 21Morgan Parra 54FH 22Rémi TalèsCE 23Rémi Lamerat 71Coach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André350px FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Tommy Seymour 16OC 13Mark BennettIC 12Alex Dunbar 67LW 11Tim VisserFH 10Finn RussellSH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) 78N8 8 Johnnie Beattie 61OF 7 Blair Cowan 54 61BF 6 Rob Harley 52 54 61RL 5 Jonny GrayLL 4 Richie Gray 64TP 3 Euan Murray 64HK 2 Ross Ford 67LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson 64Replacements:HK 16Fraser Brown 67PR 17Gordon Reid 64PR 18Geoff Cross 64LK 19Jim Hamilton 64FL 20Alasdair Strokosch 52SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 78CE 22Peter Horne 67WG 23Dougie Fife 16Coach:NZL Vern Cotter Man of the Match: Camille Lopez (France) Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Notes: Loann Goujon made his international debut for France.Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Loan Goujon http://www.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2015/rugby/player/149319.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 dead https://archive.today/20150409234221/http://www.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2015/rugby/player/149319.html 9 April 2015 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne made his international debut for Scotland.Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Sam Hidalgo-Clyne http://www.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2015/rugby/player/158705.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 Round 2 14 February 2015 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) ENG 47–17 Report ITA B. Vunipola 23' mJoseph (2) 26' c, 60' cB. Youngs 54' cCipriani 63' cEaster 68' m Ford (3/4) 28', 55', 62'Cipriani (1/2) 63' Ford (3/3) 20', 45', 57' Parisse 3' mMorisi (2) 49' m, 78' c Allan (1/1) 79' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,061 John Lacey (Ireland) FB 15Mike Brown 12RW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Luther BurrellLW 11Jonny MayFH 10George Ford 62SH 9 Ben Youngs 66N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 James Haskell 62RL 5 George KruisLL 4 Dave Attwood 50TP 3 Dan Cole 58HK 2 Dylan Hartley 58LP 1 Joe Marler 62Replacements:HK 16Tom Youngs 58PR 17Mako Vunipola 62PR 18Kieran Brookes 58N8 19Nick Easter 50FL 20Tom Croft 62SH 21Richard Wigglesworth 66FH 22Danny Cipriani 62CE 23Billy Twelvetrees 12Coach:ENG Stuart Lancaster350px FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Leonardo Sarto 71OC 13Luca MorisiIC 12Andrea MasiLW 11Giovanbattista VendittiFH 10Kelly Haimona 69SH 9 Edoardo Gori 69N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco 58BF 6 Francesco Minto 28 37RL 5 Marco Bortolami 45LL 4 George BiagiTP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 58HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 58LP 1 Alberto De Marchi 58Replacements:HK 16Andrea Manici 58PR 17Matías Agüero 58PR 18Dario Chistolini 58LK 19Joshua Furno 45FL 20Samuela Vunisa 28 37 58SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani 69FH 22Tommaso Allan 69CE 23Giulio Bisegni 71Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel Man of the Match: Jonathan Joseph (England) Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia) Notes: Giulio Bisegni made his international debut for Italy.Italy / Players & Officials / Giulio Bisegni http://www.espn.co.uk/italy/rugby/player/160827.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 Nick Easter, aged 36, became the oldest English player to score a try in a test match.Tom Fordyce Six Nations 2015: England 47-17 Italy https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31446910 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 14 February 2015 14 February 2015 14 February 2015 17:00 WET (UTC+0) IRE 18–11 Report FRA 1974 Sexton (5/5) 13', 18', 32', 38', 67'Madigan (1/1) 50' Taofifénua 70' m Lopez (2/3) 16', 35' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,200 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Jared PayneIC 12Robbie HenshawLW 11Simon ZeboFH 10Johnny Sexton 44 54SH 9 Conor MurrayN8 8 Jamie Heaslip 60OF 7 Seán O'Brien 65 71BF 6 Peter O'MahonyRL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Devin Toner 74TP 3 Mike Ross 62HK 2 Rory Best 60 71LP 1 Jack McGrath 62Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 65PR 17Cian Healy 62PR 18Martin Moore 62LK 19Iain Henderson 74FL 20Jordi Murphy 60SH 21Isaac BossFH 22Ian Madigan 44 54FB 23Felix JonesCoach:NZL Joe Schmidt350px FB 15Scott Spedding 52RW 14Yoann HugetOC 13Mathieu Bastareaud 44 52IC 12Wesley Fofana 15 22LW 11Teddy Thomas 32FH 10Camille LopezSH 9 Rory Kockott 65N8 8 Damien Chouly 71OF 7 Bernard Le RouxBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Pascal Papé 52 63TP 3 Rabah Slimani 49HK 2 Guilhem Guirado 49LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous 49Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 49PR 17Uini Atonio 49PR 18Vincent Debaty 49LK 19Romain Taofifénua 63N8 20Loann Goujon 71SH 21Morgan Parra 65FH 22Rémi Talès 44CE 23Rémi Lamerat 15 22 32Coach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André Man of the Match: Johnny Sexton (Ireland) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) 15 February 2015 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) SCO 23–26 Report WAL Hogg 9' cWelsh 79' c Laidlaw (1/1) 10'Russell (1/1) 79' Laidlaw (3/3) 17', 44', 54' Webb 33' cDavies 63' c Halfpenny (2/2) 34', 64' Halfpenny (4/5) 6', 19', 31', 48' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,144 Glen Jackson (New Zealand) FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Sean LamontOC 13Mark BennettIC 12Alex Dunbar 58LW 11Tim VisserFH 10Finn Russell 30SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) 71N8 8 Johnnie Beattie 58OF 7 Blair CowanBF 6 Rob HarleyRL 5 Jonny GrayLL 4 Richie Gray 56TP 3 Geoff Cross 49HK 2 Ross Ford 71LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson 61 64Replacements:HK 16Fraser Brown 71PR 17Gordon Reid 61 64PR 18Jon Welsh 49LK 19Jim Hamilton 56FL 20Alasdair Strokosch 58SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 71FH 22Greig TonksCE 23Matt Scott 58Coach:NZL Vern Cotter350px FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan Davies 35IC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Liam WilliamsFH 10Dan BiggarSH 9 Rhys Webb 74N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c)BF 6 Dan Lydiate 61RL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Jake Ball 60TP 3 Aaron Jarvis 60HK 2 Richard Hibbard 60LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 71Replacements:HK 16Scott Baldwin 60PR 17Paul James 71PR 18Scott Andrews 60LK 19Luke Charteris 60FL 20Justin Tipuric 61SH 21Mike Phillips 74FH 22Rhys PriestlandCE 23Scott WilliamsCoach:NZL Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Dudley Phillips (Ireland) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland) Round 3 28 February 2015 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) SCO 19–22 Report ITA Bennett 7' c Laidlaw (1/1) 8' Laidlaw (4/4) 1', 15', 26', 66' Furno 9' mVenditti 36' cPenalty try 79' c Haimona (1/2) 37'Allan (1/1) 80' Haimona (1/2) 17' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 62,188 George Clancy (Ireland) FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Tommy SeymourOC 13Mark Bennett 66IC 12Alex DunbarLW 11Sean LamontFH 10Peter Horne 78SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) 74N8 8 Johnnie Beattie 50OF 7 Blair CowanBF 6 Rob HarleyRL 5 Jonny GrayLL 4 Tim Swinson 69TP 3 Euan Murray 74HK 2 Ross Ford 66LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson 66Replacements:HK 16Fraser Brown 66PR 17Ryan Grant 66PR 18Geoff Cross 74LK 19Ben Toolis 77 69FL 20Hamish Watson 79 50SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 74FH 22Greig Tonks 78CE 23Matt Scott 66Coach:NZL Vern Cotter350px FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Michele VisentinOC 13Luca MorisiIC 12Enrico BacchinLW 11Giovanbattista Venditti 69FH 10Kelly Haimona 43SH 9 Edoardo GoriN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Simone Favaro 61BF 6 Francesco MintoRL 5 Joshua FurnoLL 4 George Biagi 66TP 3 Dario Chistolini 56HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 66LP 1 Matías Agüero 56Replacements:HK 16Andrea Manici 66PR 17Alberto De Marchi 56PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini 56LK 19Marco Fuser 66FL 20Samuela Vunisa 61SH 21Guglielmo PalazzaniFH 22Tommaso Allan 43CE 23Giulio Bisegni 69Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel Man of the Match: Luke McLean (Italy) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Enrico Bacchin and Michele Visentin made their international debuts for Italy.Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Enrico Bacchin http://www.espn.co.uk/italy/rugby/player/202889.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Michele Visentin http://www.espn.co.uk/italy/rugby/player/135385.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 Ben Toolis and Hamish Watson made their international debuts for Scotland.Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Ben Toolis http://www.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/205285.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Hamish Watson http://www.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/134162.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 Italy got its first Six Nations win since beating Ireland 22–15 in 2013, and its second away win since beating Scotland 37–17 in 2007.Andy Burke Scotland 19-22 Italy https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31642502 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 28 February 2015 21 March 2015 28 February 2015 18:00 CET (UTC+1) FRA 1974 13–20 Report WAL Dulin 67' c Lopez (1/1) 68' Lopez (2/4) 17', 48' Biggar 59' m Halfpenny (5/5) 7', 28', 51', 64', 73' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,814 Jaco Peyper (South Africa) FB 15Brice DulinRW 14Yoann HugetOC 13Rémi Lamerat 17IC 12Wesley Fofana 69LW 11Sofiane GuitouneFH 10Camille LopezSH 9 Morgan Parra 52N8 8 Damien Chouly 73OF 7 Bernard Le RouxBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Romain Taofifénua 61TP 3 Rabah Slimani 52HK 2 Guilhem Guirado 52LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous 52Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 52PR 17Uini Atonio 52PR 18Vincent Debaty 52LK 19Jocelino Suta 61N8 20Loann Goujon 73SH 21Sébastien Tillous-Borde 52FH 22Rémi Talès 69CE 23Mathieu Bastareaud 17Coach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André350px FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14George NorthOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Liam WilliamsFH 10Dan Biggar 74SH 9 Rhys WebbN8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c) 69BF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Luke Charteris 69TP 3 Samson Lee 79HK 2 Scott Baldwin 69LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 69Replacements:HK 16Richard Hibbard 69PR 17Paul James 69PR 18Aaron Jarvis 79LK 19Bradley Davies 69FL 20Justin Tipuric 69SH 21Mike PhillipsFH 22Rhys Priestland 74CE 23Scott WilliamsCoach:NZL Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Morgan Parra (France) Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland) Notes: Brice Dulin's try was France's first try against Wales since their 2011 Six Nations fixture.Dafydd Pritchard Six Nations 2015: France 13-20 Wales https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31646805 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 28 February 2015 21 March 2015 Wales captain Sam Warburton equalled Ryan Jones' record of 33 Tests as captain.Sam Warburton Sam Warburton: Equalling Ryan Jones' record of 33 Tests as captain will be special, I realise now I can just be myself https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/sam-warburton/11436843/Sam-Warburton-Equalling-Ryan-Jones-record-of-33-Tests-as-captain-will-be-special-I-realise-now-I-can-just-be-myself.html Telegraph.co.uk Telegraph Media Group 26 February 2015 21 March 2015 George North became the youngest player to earn 50 international caps (47 for Wales, 3 for the British and Irish Lions) at the age of 22, surpassing Australia's Joe Roff, who was 24.Matthew Southcombe George North reaches 50 caps: The story of one man's meteoric rise to sporting stardom https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/george-north-reaches-50-caps-8716435 Wales Online Media Wales 25 February 2015 21 March 2015 1 March 2015 15:00 WET (UTC+0) IRE 19–9 Report ENG Henshaw 52' c Sexton (1/1) 52' Sexton (4/5) 1', 8', 29', 47' Ford (2/3) 58', 67' Ford (1/1) 11' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,200 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Jared Payne 70IC 12Robbie HenshawLW 11Simon ZeboFH 10Johnny Sexton 54SH 9 Conor MurrayN8 8 Jordi MurphyOF 7 Seán O'Brien 24BF 6 Peter O'MahonyRL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Devin Toner 65TP 3 Mike Ross 57HK 2 Rory Best 73LP 1 Jack McGrath 58Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 73PR 17Cian Healy 58PR 18Martin Moore 57LK 19Iain Henderson 65FL 20Tommy O'Donnell 24SH 21Eoin ReddanFH 22Ian Madigan 54FB 23Felix Jones 70Coach:NZL Joe Schmidt350px FB 15Alex GoodeRW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Jonathan Joseph 67IC 12Luther BurrellLW 11Jack NowellFH 10George FordSH 9 Ben Youngs 67N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 James Haskell 61RL 5 George KruisLL 4 Dave Attwood 67TP 3 Dan ColeHK 2 Dylan Hartley 53LP 1 Joe Marler 65Replacements:HK 16Tom Youngs 53PR 17Mako Vunipola 65PR 18Henry ThomasN8 19Nick Easter 67FL 20Tom Croft 61SH 21Richard Wigglesworth 67FH 22Danny CiprianiCE 23Billy Twelvetrees 67Coach:ENG Stuart Lancaster Man of the Match: Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Mathieu Raynal (France) Television match official: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa) Notes: Nick Easter earned his 50th cap for England.Six Nations: Nick Easter targets England starting place https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31799762 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 9 March 2015 21 March 2015 Ireland reclaim the Millennium Trophy for the first time since 2011.March 2015 Round 4 14 March 2015 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) WAL 23–16 Report IRE S. Williams 61' m Halfpenny (5/5) 2', 7', 11', 13', 74' Biggar (1/1) 33' Penalty try 68' c Sexton (1/1) 69' Sexton (3/4) 17', 29', 36' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 73,950 Wayne Barnes (England)Referee Wayne Barnes replaced referee Steve Walsh for the match between Wales and Ireland after Walsh withdrew due to "business commitments". Barnes was due to be a touch judge for the match between Italy and France; he was replaced by referee Nigel Owens. Referee Chris Pollock was due to be a touch judge for the match between Wales and Ireland, but he was replaced by referee Jérôme Garcès.Wayne Barnes replaces Steve Walsh as Wales v Ireland referee https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31747947 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 5 March 2015 15 March 2015 "nb" "walsh" FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14George NorthOC 13Jonathan Davies 77IC 12Jamie Roberts 59LW 11Liam WilliamsFH 10Dan BiggarSH 9 Rhys Webb 68N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c) 27BF 6 Dan Lydiate 68RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones 71LL 4 Luke CharterisTP 3 Samson Lee 12HK 2 Scott Baldwin 56 78LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 40Replacements:HK 16Richard Hibbard 56 78PR 17Rob Evans 40PR 18Aaron Jarvis 12LK 19Jake Ball 71FL 20Justin Tipuric 68SH 21Mike Phillips 68FH 22Rhys PriestlandCE 23Scott Williams 59Coach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Jared PayneIC 12Robbie HenshawLW 11Simon ZeboFH 10Johnny Sexton 74SH 9 Conor Murray 62N8 8 Jamie Heaslip 71OF 7 Seán O'BrienBF 6 Peter O'MahonyRL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Devin Toner 62TP 3 Mike Ross 62HK 2 Rory Best 62LP 1 Jack McGrath 56Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 62PR 17Cian Healy 56PR 18Martin Moore 62LK 19Iain Henderson 62FL 20Jordi Murphy 71SH 21Eoin Reddan 62FH 22Ian Madigan 74FB 23Felix JonesCoach:NZL Joe Schmidt Man of the Match: Sam Warburton (Wales) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France)"nb" "walsh" Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: With this Welsh win, no team could win the Grand Slam or the Triple Crown.Dafydd Pritchard Six Nations 2015: Wales 23-16 Ireland https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31870482 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 14 March 2015 21 March 2015 Rob Evans made his international debut for Wales.Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Rob Evans http://www.espn.co.uk/wales/rugby/player/135377.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 Wales captain Sam Warburton captained his country for a record 34th time, surpassing Ryan Jones' record of 33 Tests as captain.Six Nations 2015: Wales captain Sam Warburton 'grown into role' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31860434 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 13 March 2015 21 March 2015 Paul O'Connell became the fourth player to earn 100 test caps for Ireland.Six Nations 2015: Ireland's Joe Schmidt lauds Paul O'Connell https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31860256 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 12 March 2015 21 March 2015 Johnny Sexton and Cian Healy earned their 50th caps for Ireland. 14 March 2015 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) ENG 25–13 Report SCO Joseph 4' cFord 43' cNowell 75' m Ford (2/3) 5', 43' Ford (2/3) 25', 50' Bennett 21' c Laidlaw (1/1) 22' Laidlaw (2/2) 29', 38' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,000 Romain Poite (France) FB 15Mike Brown 76RW 14Anthony WatsonOC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Luther BurrellLW 11Jack NowellFH 10George FordSH 9 Ben Youngs 66N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 James Haskell 66RL 5 Courtney LawesLL 4 Dave Attwood 50TP 3 Dan Cole 66HK 2 Dylan Hartley 50LP 1 Joe Marler 59Replacements:HK 16Tom Youngs 50PR 17Mako Vunipola 59PR 18Kieran Brookes 66LK 19Geoff Parling 50FL 20Tom Wood 66SH 21Richard Wigglesworth 66FH 22Danny Cipriani 76CE 23Billy TwelvetreesCoach:ENG Stuart Lancaster350px FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Dougie FifeOC 13Mark BennettIC 12Matt Scott 40LW 11Tommy SeymourFH 10Finn Russell 71SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)N8 8 David Denton 54OF 7 Blair CowanBF 6 Rob Harley 66RL 5 Jonny GrayLL 4 Jim Hamilton 35 40 47TP 3 Euan Murray 54HK 2 Ross Ford 59LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson 59Replacements:HK 16Fraser Brown 59PR 17Ryan Grant 59PR 18Geoff Cross 54LK 19Tim Swinson 35 40 47N8 20Johnnie Beattie 66N8 21Adam Ashe 54SH 22Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 71FH 23Greig Tonks 40Coach:NZL Vern Cotter Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (England) Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: England retained the Calcutta Cup.Tom Fordyce Six Nations 2015: England beat Scotland and eye title https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31860360 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 14 March 2015 21 March 2015 With this win, and Wales' win against Ireland, Australia dropped to sixth in the World Rugby Rankings, their lowest ever position.Australia's Wallabies fall to lowest rugby union world ranking of sixth https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/17/rugby-wallabies-fall-lowest-world-ranking theguardian.com Guardian News and Media 17 March 2015 21 March 2015 15 March 2015 16:00 CET (UTC+1) ITA 0–29 Report FRA 1974 Maestri 45' cBastareaud 80' c Plisson (2/2) 46', 80' Lopez (2/2) 28', 34'Spedding (1/2) 40'Plisson (2/2) 41', 57' Stadio Olimpico, Rome 67,127 JP Doyle (England) FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Luca Morisi 37IC 12Andrea MasiLW 11Giovanbattista VendittiFH 10Tommaso Allan 13SH 9 Edoardo Gori 72N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) 74OF 7 Samuela VunisaBF 6 Francesco MintoRL 5 Joshua FurnoLL 4 George Biagi 50TP 3 Dario Chistolini 50HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 58LP 1 Matías Agüero 32Replacements:HK 16Andrea Manici 58PR 17Alberto De Marchi 32PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini 50LK 19Quintin Geldenhuys 50FL 20Marco Barbini 74SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani 72FH 22Luciano Orquera 13CE 23Enrico Bacchin 37Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel350px FB 15Scott SpeddingRW 14Yoann HugetOC 13Gaël Fickou 69IC 12Maxime MermozLW 11Noa NakaitaciFH 10Camille Lopez 40SH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde 63N8 8 Loann Goujon 72OF 7 Bernard Le RouxBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Yoann Maestri 64LL 4 Alexandre FlanquartTP 3 Nicolas Mas 50HK 2 Guilhem Guirado 53LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous 57Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 53PR 17Rabah Slimani 50PR 18Vincent Debaty 57LK 19Romain Taofifénua 64N8 20Damien Chouly 72SH 21Rory Kockott 63FH 22Jules Plisson 40CE 23Mathieu Bastareaud 69Coach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André Man of the Match: Thierry Dusautoir (France) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales)"nb" "walsh" Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland) Notes: Sergio Parisse won his 112th cap for Italy, a new national record.James Standley Six Nations 2015: France too good for Italy in Rome https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31859724 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 15 March 2015 15 March 2015 Noa Nakaitaci made his international debut for France.Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Noa Nakaitaci http://www.espn.co.uk/france/rugby/player/147774.html ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 This was the first time that Italy failed to score any points in the Six Nations since their 25–0 loss to France in 2004.List of Italy v France matches http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=20;orderby=date;orderbyad=reverse;team=9;template=results;type=team;view=match ESPN Scrum ESPN Sports Media 21 March 2015 dead https://archive.today/20150409234216/http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=20;orderby=date;orderbyad=reverse;team=9;template=results;type=team;view=match 9 April 2015 Round 5 21 March 2015 13:30 CET (UTC+1) ITA 20–61 Report WAL Venditti 24' cSarto 79' c Orquera (2/2) 26', 80' Haimona (1/1) 1'Orquera (1/1) 10' Roberts 18' mL. Williams 47' cNorth (3) 49' c, 54' c, 59' cWebb 66' mWarburton 68' cS. Williams 73' c Biggar (6/7) 47', 50', 55', 59', 69', 73' Halfpenny (2/2) 7', 12'Biggar (1/1) 40' Stadio Olimpico, Rome 65,827 Chris Pollock (New Zealand) FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Leonardo SartoOC 13Luca MorisiIC 12Andrea Masi 52 73LW 11Giovanbattista VendittiFH 10Kelly Haimona 4SH 9 Edoardo Gori 73N8 8 Samuela Vunisa 69OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Francesco MintoRL 5 Joshua FurnoLL 4 George Biagi 50TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 50HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) 50LP 1 Michele Rizzo 50Replacements:HK 16Andrea Manici 50PR 17Alberto De Marchi 50PR 18Dario Chistolini 50LK 19Quintin Geldenhuys 64 50FL 20Robert Barbieri 69SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani 73FH 22Luciano Orquera 4CE 23Enrico Bacchin 73Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel350px FB 15Leigh Halfpenny 33RW 14George NorthOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Liam Williams 70FH 10Dan BiggarSH 9 Rhys Webb 70N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c)BF 6 Dan Lydiate 55RL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Luke Charteris 73TP 3 Aaron Jarvis 73HK 2 Scott Baldwin 55LP 1 Rob Evans 52Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 55PR 17Rhys Gill 52PR 18Scott Andrews 73LK 19Jake Ball 73FL 20Justin Tipuric 55SH 21Gareth Davies 70FH 22Rhys Priestland 70CE 23Scott Williams 33Coach:NZL Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Luke Pearce (England) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland) Notes: Wales' 41-point margin of victory was their biggest winning margin over Italy, surpassing the previous record of 39 they set in 1999.Richard Williams Six Nations 2015: Italy 20-61 Wales https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31953992 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 21 March 2015 21 March 2015 21 March 2015 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) SCO 10–40 Report IRE Russell 29' c Laidlaw (1/1) 30' Laidlaw (1/1) 17' O'Connell 4' cO'Brien (2) 24' c, 71' cPayne 49' c Sexton (3/3) 5', 25', 50'Madigan (1/1) 72' Sexton (4/6) 9', 33', 44', 61' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,144 Jérôme Garcès (France) FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Dougie Fife 11 21OC 13Mark Bennett 70IC 12Matt Scott 69LW 11Tommy SeymourFH 10Finn RussellSH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) 55N8 8 David DentonOF 7 Blair CowanBF 6 Adam Ashe 55RL 5 Jonny GrayLL 4 Jim Hamilton 52TP 3 Euan Murray 11HK 2 Ross Ford 52LP 1 Ryan Grant 31Replacements:HK 16Fraser Brown 52PR 17Alasdair Dickinson 31PR 18Geoff Cross 55 11LK 19Tim Swinson 52FL 20Rob Harley 55SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 55FH 22Greig Tonks 69WG 23Tim Visser 11 21 70Coach:NZL Vern Cotter350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Jared PayneIC 12Robbie HenshawLW 11Luke FitzgeraldFH 10Johnny Sexton 70SH 9 Conor Murray 79N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Seán O'Brien 72BF 6 Peter O'MahonyRL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Devin Toner 61TP 3 Mike Ross 45HK 2 Rory Best 61LP 1 Cian Healy 52Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 61PR 17Jack McGrath 52PR 18Martin Moore 45LK 19Iain Henderson 61FL 20Jordi Murphy 72SH 21Eoin Reddan 79FH 22Ian Madigan 70FB 23Felix JonesCoach:NZL Joe Schmidt Man of the Match: Seán O'Brien (Ireland) Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Notes: Euan Murray earned his 66th test cap to become Scotland's most-capped prop, surpassing Allan Jacobsen's previous record of 65.Six Nations: Euan Murray to be most-capped Scotland prop https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/19/euan-murray-most-capped-scotland-prop-ireland-six-nations The Guardian Guardian News and Media 19 March 2015 21 March 2015 Ireland required a win of at least 21 points in order to remain capable of winning the championship. Ireland retain the Centenary Quaich.Declan Whooley Paul O'Connell: 'God, it was tough to watch the French game' https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/irish-news/paul-oconnell-god-it-was-tough-to-watch-the-french-game-31084761.html indepependent.ie Irish Independent 21 March 2015 24 March 2015 With this loss, Scotland were whitewashed and finished bottom of the table, receiving the wooden spoon for the fourth time in the Six Nations era, and the first time since 2012.Andy Burke Six Nations 2015: Scotland 10-40 Ireland https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31973793 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 21 March 2015 24 March 2015 21 March 2015 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) ENG 55–35 Report FRA 1974 B. Youngs (2) 1' c, 35' cWatson 30' cFord 46' cNowell (2) 53' c, 74' cB. Vunipola 63' c Ford (7/7) 3', 30', 36', 46', 54', 63', 75' Ford (2/3) 26', 40' Tillous-Borde 13' mNakaitaci 17' cMermoz 42' cDebaty 59' mKayser 65' m Plisson (2/3) 18', 42'Kockott (0/2) Plisson (1/3) 10'Kockott (1/1) 51' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,319 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Mike BrownRW 14Anthony Watson 62OC 13Jonathan JosephIC 12Luther Burrell 71LW 11Jack NowellFH 10George FordSH 9 Ben Youngs 71N8 8 Billy VunipolaOF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 James Haskell 56 67RL 5 Courtney LawesLL 4 Geoff Parling 67TP 3 Dan Cole 62HK 2 Dylan Hartley 52LP 1 Joe Marler 62Replacements:HK 16Tom Youngs 52PR 17Mako Vunipola 62PR 18Kieran Brookes 62N8 19Nick Easter 67FL 20Tom Wood 67SH 21Richard Wigglesworth 71FH 22Danny Cipriani 62CE 23Billy Twelvetrees 71Coach:ENG Stuart Lancaster350px FB 15Scott SpeddingRW 14Yoann HugetOC 13Gaël FickouIC 12Maxime Mermoz 71LW 11Noa NakaitaciFH 10Jules Plisson 71SH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde 48N8 8 Loann Goujon 62OF 7 Bernard Le RouxBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Yoann Maestri 67LL 4 Alexandre FlanquartTP 3 Nicolas Mas 47HK 2 Guilhem Guirado 47LP 1 Vincent Debaty 60Replacements:HK 16Benjamin Kayser 47PR 17Rabah Slimani 47PR 18Uini Atonio 60LK 19Romain Taofifénua 67N8 20Damien Chouly 62SH 21Rory Kockott 48FH 22Rémi Talès 71CE 23Mathieu Bastareaud 71Coach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (England) Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand) Notes: Dan Cole earned his 50th cap for England.Cole at 50: pressure win would be massive http://www.englandrugby.com/news/cole-win-would-massive/ englandrugby.com Rugby Football Union 20 March 2015 21 March 2015 This is the greatest number of points England has ever scored against France.Tom Fordyce Six Nations 2015: England 55-35 France https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/31974720 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 21 March 2015 22 March 2015 England had to win this game by 26 points or more to claim the Championship. They only won by 20, meaning that Ireland won the Championship instead. Statistics Points scorers PosNameTeamPts1George FordENG752Leigh HalfpennyWAL603Johnny SextonIRE584Greig LaidlawSCO415Camille LopezFRA 1974356Dan BiggarWAL267Jonathan JosephENG208Jules PlissonFRA 1974179George NorthWAL15Jack NowellENGRhys WebbWALBen YoungsENG Try scorers PosNameTeamTries1Jonathan JosephENG42George NorthWAL3Jack NowellENGRhys WebbWALBen YoungsENG6Mark BennettSCO2George FordENGLuca MorisiITASeán O'BrienIREGiovanbattista VendittiITABilly VunipolaENGAnthony WatsonENGScott WilliamsWAL Broadcasting In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised all the matches live, although for viewers in Scotland the week 4 match between Italy and France was shown on BBC Two Scotland. BBC Two also televised live the buildup of the opening match between Wales and England and after the match, an extra between the two sides on BBC Two but only for viewers in Wales. There was also a special Six Nations special looking ahead to the final week match on BBC Two but only for viewers in Northern Ireland. On the morning of the final week of matches, BBC Two televised classic Five Nations matches including Scotland vs Ireland in 1991 and France vs England in 1992. The final match of the tournament between England and France was watched live on BBC One by 9.63 million people, beating the previous record for that fixture of 9.56 million, set in 2011.Six Nations draws record-breaking TV audience for BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/32019463 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 23 March 2015 23 March 2015 This followed audiences of 4.1 million for the match between Italy and Wales and 5.1 million for the match between Scotland and Ireland earlier in the day. The BBC website also received 8.22 million unique browser hits during the day, breaking the previous record of 8.03 million set during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. S4C simulcasted Wales matches in the Welsh language.Sion Barry Welsh language channel S4C calls for Six Nations television coverage review https://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/welsh-language-channel-s4c-calls-8571131 Wales Online Media Wales 3 February 2015 23 March 2015 Notes "nb" References 30em External links Official site Category:2015 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2015 Category:2014–15 in European rugby union Category:2014–15 in Irish rugby union Category:2014–15 in English rugby union Category:2014–15 in Welsh rugby union Category:2014–15 in Scottish rugby union Category:2014–15 in French rugby union Category:2014–15 in Italian rugby union Category:February 2015 sports events in Europe Category:March 2015 sports events in Europe Category:Royal Bank of Scotland