2011 Six Nations Championship

Rugby tournament 2011 Six Nations Championship 2011-03-12 Rugby ITA - FRA 6 Nations.jpg Italy and France during the tournament at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome 4 February – 19 March 2011 ENGFRA 1974IREITASCOWAL ENG 26 15 920618 51 ENG Toby Flood (50) ENG Chris Ashton (6) ITA Andrea Masi 2010 2010 Six Nations Championship 2012 2012 Six Nations Championship The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the 117th edition of the international championship. The annual rugby union tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and was won by England. Ireland played their first Six Nations games at the Aviva Stadium, having played their first matches at the new stadium in November 2010. For the first time in its history, the tournament opened with a Friday night fixture.Six Nations to end experiment of Friday night matches https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/9377353.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 26 January 2011 27 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110127122002/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/9377353.stm 27 January 2011 live For the first time in a decade, all of the teams had the same head coach as in the previous year's tournament.Bryn Palmer Six Nations set for launch with a bang https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/brynpalmer/2011/01/six_nations_set_for_launch_wit.html BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 26 January 2011 27 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110201004226/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/brynpalmer/2011/01/six_nations_set_for_launch_wit.html 1 February 2011 live This tournament was also notable for a major upset, with Italy beating 2010 champions France. Despite this upset, Italy still finished last, and was awarded the wooden spoon as a result. The champions were England, who won their first four matches, but were denied the Grand Slam and the Triple Crown by a defeat to Ireland. Italy's Andrea Masi was named the Six Nations Player of the Championship, becoming the first Italian player to win the award with 30% of the voting. The runners up were Fabio Semenzato in second, Seán O'Brien in third and Toby Flood in fourth. http://www.espnscrum.com/sixnations2011/rugby/story/136939.html Masi scoops Six Nations award 23 March 2011 ESPN Scrum 23 March 2011 Final results England won the championship after winning four out of their five matches, losing against Ireland. Due to France defeating Wales in the final match of the tournament, England ended the tournament at the top of the table.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9426975.stm 2011 Six Nations: Ireland 24-8 England BBC Sport 19 March 2011 20 March 2011 James Standley Had England beaten Ireland it would have led to their first Grand Slam since 2003. Italy lost their final match against Scotland to claim the wooden spoon for the ninth time since entering the competition in 2000.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/mar/19/scotland-italy-six-nations-2011?intcmp=239 Scotland avoid Six Nations wooden spoon after rallying against Italy Guardian 19 March 2011 20 March 2011 London Ian Malin Participants NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenham StadiumLondonENG Martin JohnsonMike TindallReplaced regular captain Lewis Moody, who was initially ruled out of at least the first two rounds of the competition with a knee injury.Lewis Moody upbeat on injury progress https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9369061.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 21 January 2011 24 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124195231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9369061.stm 24 January 2011 live He returned to play for his club team, Bath, on 20 February, but his injury reportedly returned during a training session for England's third match against France, ultimately ruling him out of the rest of the Championship.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 Tindall suffered an ankle injury during England's fourth match against Scotland that ruled him out of their final match against Ireland; Nick Easter was named captain for that match in Tindall's absence.Six Nations: Sheridan back for England but Moody absent https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/9403504.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 24 February 2011 24 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110224055505/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/9403504.stm 24 February 2011 liveSix Nations: Croft back on bench as Corbisiero starts https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/9416616.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 11 March 2011 12 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110312063027/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/9416616.stm 12 March 2011 liveSix Nations: England pick Banahan for Grand Slam match https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/9425530.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 17 March 2011 17 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110319034751/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/9425530.stm 19 March 2011 live "captains"FRA 1974Stade de FranceSaint-DenisFRA 1974 Marc LièvremontThierry DusautoirIREAviva StadiumDublinIRE rugby union Declan KidneyBrian O'DriscollITAStadio FlaminioRomeRSA Nick MallettSergio ParisseSCOMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghENG Andy RobinsonAlastair KellockWALMillennium StadiumCardiffNZL Warren GatlandMatthew Rees "captains" Squads See 2011 Six Nations Championship squads. Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 ENG ENG FRA FRA 1974 IRE IRE WAL WAL SCO SCO ITA ITA 4 0 1 132 81 13 3 0 2 117 91 10 3 0 2 93 81 10 3 0 2 95 89 6 1 0 4 82 109 6 1 0 4 70 138 6 complete ESPN Results Round 1 4 February 2011 19:45 WAL 19–26 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9386391.stm Wales 19-26 England 4 February 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport ENG Stoddart 60' c S. Jones (1/1) S. Jones (3/4) 23', 29', 43'Hook (1/2) 70' Ashton (2) 14' c, 56' c Flood (2/2) Flood (3/3) 19', 32', 47'Wilkinson (1/1) 75' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,276 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15James HookRW 14Morgan StoddartOC 13Jamie RobertsIC 12Jonathan DaviesLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen Jones 67SH 9 Mike Phillips 69N8 8 Andy Powell 33OF 7 Sam WarburtonBF 6 Dan Lydiate 52 57 69RL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Bradley DaviesTP 3 Craig Mitchell 46 71HK 2 Matthew Rees (c) 70LP 1 Paul JamesReplacements:HK 16Richard Hibbard 70PR 17John Yapp 52 57 71N8 18Ryan Jones 33FL 19Jonathan Thomas 69SH 20Dwayne Peel 69FH 21Rhys PriestlandFB 22Lee Byrne 67Coach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15Ben FodenRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Mike Tindall (c)IC 12Shontayne HapeLW 11Mark CuetoFH 10Toby Flood 63SH 9 Ben Youngs 62N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 James Haskell 62BF 6 Tom WoodRL 5 Tom PalmerLL 4 Louis Deacon 27 69TP 3 Dan ColeHK 2 Dylan Hartley 69LP 1 Andrew Sheridan 61Replacements:HK 16Steve Thompson 69PR 17David Wilson 61LK 18Simon Shaw 69FL 19Joe Worsley 62SH 20Danny Care 62FH 21Jonny Wilkinson 63WG 22Matt BanahanCoach:ENG Martin Johnson Man of the Match: Toby Flood (England) Touch judges: Alan Lewis (Ireland) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland) Tom Wood (England) made his international debut. 5 February 2011 14:30 ITA 11–13 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9386742.stm Italy 11-13 Ireland 5 February 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport IRE McLean 75' m Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 6', 40' O'Driscoll 44' c Sexton (1/1) Sexton (1/1) 28' O'Gara (1/1) 78' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 32,000O'Gara rescues shaky Ireland http://www.espnscrum.com/sixnations2011/rugby/story/133831.html ESPN Scrum ESPN EMEA 5 February 2011 6 February 2011 Romain Poite (France) FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Andrea MasiOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Alberto Sgarbi 69LW 11Mirco BergamascoFH 10Kris Burton 71SH 9 Edoardo Gori 10N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Alessandro ZanniBF 6 Josh Sole 50RL 5 Quintin GeldenhuysLL 4 Santiago Dellapè 54TP 3 Martin CastrogiovanniHK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 64LP 1 Salvatore Perugini 36 40 64Replacements:HK 16Fabio Ongaro 64PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero 36 40 64LK 18Carlo Del Fava 54FL 19Valerio Bernabò 50SH 20Pablo Canavosio 10FH 21Luciano Orquera 71CE 22Gonzalo Garcia 69Coach:RSA Nick Mallett350px FB 15Luke FitzgeraldRW 14Fergus McFaddenOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'Arcy 76LW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Johnny Sexton 65SH 9 Tomás O'Leary 55N8 8 Seán O'BrienOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Denis Leamy 73RL 5 Paul O'Connell 73LL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory Best 76LP 1 Cian Healy 76Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 76PR 17Tom Court 76LK 18Leo Cullen 73FL 19Shane JenningsSH 20Eoin Reddan 55FH 21Ronan O'Gara 65CE 22Paddy Wallace 76Coach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney Man of the Match: Seán O'Brien (Ireland) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) David Changleng (Scotland) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England) Fergus McFadden (Ireland) made his international debut. 5 February 2011 17:00 FRA 1974 34–21 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9386540.stm France 34-21 Scotland 5 February 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport SCO Médard 2' cPenalty try 29' cHarinordoquy 54' cTraille 68' c Parra (2/2)Yachvili (2/2) Yachvili (1/2) 79' Trinh-Duc (1/1) 9' Kellock 18' cBrown 60' cLamont 75' c Parks (2/2)Jackson (1/1) Stade de France, Paris 78,595 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Damien TrailleRW 14Yoann HugetOC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Maxime Mermoz 44LW 11Maxime Médard 73FH 10François Trinh-DucSH 9 Morgan Parra 52N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy 55OF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel Nallet 62LL 4 Julien PierreTP 3 Nicolas Mas 52HK 2 William Servat 57LP 1 Thomas DomingoReplacements:HK 16Guilhem Guirado 57PR 17Luc Ducalcon 52LK 18Jérôme Thion 62N8 19Sébastien Chabal 55SH 20Dimitri Yachvili 52FB 21Clément Poitrenaud 44WG 22Vincent Clerc 73Coach:FRA 1974 Marc Lièvremont350px FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Nikki WalkerOC 13Joe AnsbroIC 12Nick De Luca 55LW 11Max EvansFH 10Dan Parks 69SH 9 Rory Lawson 40N8 8 Kelly BrownOF 7 John Barclay 61BF 6 Nathan Hines 55RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Euan Murray 70HK 2 Ross Ford 73LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Dougie Hall 73PR 17Moray Low 70N8 18Richie Vernon 56FL 19Ross Rennie 61SH 20Mike Blair 40FH 21Ruaridh Jackson 69WG 22Sean Lamont 55Coach:ENG Andy Robinson Man of the Match: Maxime Médard (France) Touch judges: Andrew Small (England) Stuart Terheege (England) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy) Round 2 12 February 2011 14:30 ENG 59–13 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9393726.stm England 59-13 Italy 12 February 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport ITA Ashton (4) 3' c, 25' c, 54' c, 76' cCueto 30' cTindall 35' cCare 58' cHaskell 72' c Flood (5/5)Wilkinson (3/3) Flood (1/1) 10' Ongaro 70' c Bergamasco (1/1) Bergamasco (2/3) 4', 12' Twickenham Stadium, London 80,810 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Ben FodenRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Mike Tindall (c)IC 12Shontayne HapeLW 11Mark Cueto 49FH 10Toby Flood 55SH 9 Ben Youngs 55N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 James HaskellBF 6 Tom Wood 61RL 5 Tom PalmerLL 4 Louis Deacon 45TP 3 Dan Cole 61HK 2 Dylan Hartley 49LP 1 Alex CorbisieroReplacements:HK 16Steve Thompson 49PR 17David Wilson 61LK 18Simon Shaw 45FL 19Hendre Fourie 61SH 20Danny Care 55FH 21Jonny Wilkinson 55WG 22Matt Banahan 49Coach:ENG Martin Johnson350px FB 15Luke McLean 79RW 14Andrea Masi 62OC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Alberto Sgarbi 58LW 11Mirco BergamascoFH 10Luciano OrqueraSH 9 Fabio SemenzatoN8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 Alessandro ZanniBF 6 Valerio Bernabò 53RL 5 Quintin GeldenhuysLL 4 Carlo Del Fava 46TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 43 56HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 66LP 1 Salvatore PeruginiReplacements:HK 16Fabio Ongaro 66PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero 56LK 18Santiago Dellapè 46FL 19Robert Barbieri 53SH 20Pablo Canavosio 62FH 21Kris Burton 79CE 22Gonzalo Garcia 58Coach:RSA Nick Mallett Man of the Match: Chris Ashton (England) Touch judges: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) Peter Allan (Scotland) Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland) Chris Ashton's four-try performance marked a number of milestones: He became the first player of any nation to score four tries in a Six Nations match since the competition expanded in 2000. He also became the first England player to have scored four tries in a Six Nations, Five Nations, or Home Nations match since Ronald Poulton-Palmer scored four against France in 1914. His six tries in the tournament equalled the single-season record in the Six Nations era, shared by Will Greenwood of England in 2001 and Shane Williams of Wales in 2008. Carlo Del Fava earned his 50th cap Alex Corbisiero (England) and Fabio Semenzato (Italy) made their international debuts. 12 February 2011 17:00 SCO 6–24 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9392746.stm Scotland 6-24 Wales 12 February 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport WAL Parks (2/3) 31', 58' Williams (2) 8' c, 70' m Hook (1/1) Hook (4/5) 13', 18', 21', 65' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 60,259 George Clancy (Ireland) FB 15Hugo Southwell 20RW 14Nikki WalkerOC 13Joe AnsbroIC 12Nick De LucaLW 11Max EvansFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Rory Lawson 46N8 8 Richie VernonOF 7 John Barclay 67BF 6 Kelly BrownRL 5 Alastair Kellock (c) 71LL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan Murray 46HK 2 Ross Ford 67LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Scott Lawson 67PR 17Moray Low 46LK 18Scott MacLeod 71FL 19Ross Rennie 67SH 20Mike Blair 46FH 21Ruaridh JacksonWG 22Sean Lamont 20Coach:ENG Andy Robinson350px FB 15Lee Byrne 27 76RW 14Morgan StoddartOC 13Jamie RobertsIC 12Jonathan DaviesLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10James Hook 66SH 9 Mike Phillips 75N8 8 Ryan JonesOF 7 Sam WarburtonBF 6 Dan Lydiate 53RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones 71LL 4 Bradley Davies 23TP 3 Craig MitchellHK 2 Matthew Rees (c) 75LP 1 Paul James 66Replacements:HK 16Richard Hibbard 75PR 17John Yapp 66LK 18Jonathan Thomas 53FL 19Josh Turnbull 71SH 20Tavis Knoyle 75FH 21Stephen Jones 66FB 22Rhys Priestland 76Coach:NZL Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Sam Warburton (Wales) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Josh Turnbull and Rhys Priestland (both Wales) made their international debuts. 13 February 2011 15:00 IRE 22–25 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9396342.stm Ireland 22-25 France 13 February 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport FRA 1974 McFadden 4' cO'Leary 37' mHeaslip 67' c Sexton (1/2)O'Gara (1/1) Sexton (1/1) 15' Médard 54' c Yachvili (1/1) Parra (5/5) 10', 18', 20', 27', 48'Yachvili (1/2) 62' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,000 Dave Pearson (England) FB 15Luke FitzgeraldRW 14Fergus McFaddenOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Johnny Sexton 62SH 9 Tomás O'Leary 68N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Seán O'BrienRL 5 Paul O'Connell 80LL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory Best 75LP 1 Cian Healy 56Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 75PR 17Tom Court 56LK 18Leo Cullen 80FL 19Denis LeamySH 20Eoin Reddan 68FH 21Ronan O'Gara 62CE 22Paddy WallaceCoach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney350px FB 15Clément Poitrenaud 50RW 14Yoann HugetOC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Damien Traille 72LW 11Maxime MédardFH 10François Trinh-DucSH 9 Morgan Parra 53N8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Julien Bonnaire 53BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel NalletLL 4 Julien Pierre 63TP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 William ServatLP 1 Thomas Domingo 49Replacements:HK 16Guilhem GuiradoPR 17Sylvain Marconnet 49LK 18Jérôme Thion 63N8 19Sébastien Chabal 53SH 20Dimitri Yachvili 53CE 21Yannick Jauzion 72WG 22Vincent Clerc 50Coach:FRA 1974 Marc Lièvremont Man of the Match: Thierry Dusautoir (France) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) David Changleng (Scotland) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England) Round 3 26 February 2011 14:30 ITA 16–24 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9406749.stm Italy 16-24 Wales 26 February 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport WAL Canale 5' mParisse 52' m Bergamasco (2/2) 12', 26' Stoddart 9' mWarburton 13' c S. Jones (1/2) S. Jones (3/3) 3', 38', 40+2' Hook (1/1) 73' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 32,000 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Luke McLeanRW 14Andrea Masi 73OC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Alberto SgarbiLW 11Mirco BergamascoFH 10Kris Burton 64SH 9 Fabio Semenzato 71N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Robert Barbieri 72BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Quintin GeldenhuysLL 4 Santiago Dellapè 52TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 70HK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Salvatore Perugini 40 70Replacements:HK 16Carlo FestucciaPR 17Andrea Lo Cicero 40LK 18Valerio Bernabò 52N8 19Manoa Vosawai 72SH 20Pablo Canavosio 71FH 21Luciano Orquera 64WG 22Tommaso Benvenuti 73Coach:RSA Nick Mallett350px FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Morgan StoddartOC 13James HookIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Ryan JonesOF 7 Sam WarburtonBF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Bradley DaviesTP 3 Craig MitchellHK 2 Matthew Rees (c) 77LP 1 Paul JamesReplacements:HK 16Richard Hibbard 77PR 17John YappN8 18Jonathan ThomasFL 19Josh TurnbullSH 20Tavis KnoyleFH 21Rhys PriestlandWG 22Leigh HalfpennyCoach:NZL Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Fabio Semenzato (Italy) Touch judges: Dave Pearson (England) John Lacey (Ireland) Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland) Alessandro Zanni (Italy) and James Hook (Wales) each earned their 50th caps. 26 February 2011 17:00 ENG 17–9 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9406593.stm England 17-9 France 26 February 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport FRA 1974 Foden 42' m Flood (3/3) 5', 13', 17'Wilkinson (1/1) 52' Yachvili (3/5) 7', 19', 22' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,107 George Clancy (Ireland) FB 15Ben FodenRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Mike Tindall (c)IC 12Shontayne Hape 76LW 11Mark CuetoFH 10Toby Flood 51SH 9 Ben Youngs 65N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 James HaskellBF 6 Tom WoodRL 5 Tom PalmerLL 4 Louis Deacon 71TP 3 Dan Cole 76HK 2 Dylan Hartley 67LP 1 Andrew Sheridan 23Replacements:HK 16Steve Thompson 67PR 17Alex Corbisiero 23LK 18Simon Shaw 71FL 19Hendre Fourie 76SH 20Danny Care 65FH 21Jonny Wilkinson 51WG 22Matt Banahan 76Coach:ENGMartin Johnson350px FB 15Clément Poitrenaud 51RW 14Yoann HugetOC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Vincent ClercFH 10François Trinh-Duc 67SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili 62N8 8 Sébastien Chabal 51OF 7 Imanol HarinordoquyBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel NalletLL 4 Julien Pierre 62TP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 William Servat 76LP 1 Thomas Domingo 60Replacements:HK 16Guilhem Guirado 76PR 17Sylvain Marconnet 60LK 18Jérôme Thion 62FL 19Julien Bonnaire 51SH 20Morgan Parra 62UB 21Damien Traille 51FB 22Alexis Palisson 67Coach:FRA 1974 Marc Lièvremont Man of the Match: Tom Palmer (England) Touch judges: Alan Lewis (Ireland) Tim Hayes (Wales) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy) Dimitri Yachvili (France) earned his 50th cap. Jonny Wilkinson's 52nd-minute penalty for England made him the leading point scorer in international rugby, overtaking Dan Carter. 27 February 2011 15:00 SCO 18–21 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9405955.stm Scotland 18-21 Ireland 27 February 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport IRE Paterson 16', 17', 32', 58'Parks 66' Parks 70' Heaslip 6' cReddan 29' cO'Gara 53' c O'Gara (3/3) Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 63,082 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Nikki Walker 74OC 13Nick De LucaIC 12Sean LamontLW 11Max EvansFH 10Ruaridh Jackson 53SH 9 Mike Blair 60N8 8 Johnnie Beattie 46 55 55OF 7 John Barclay 66BF 6 Kelly BrownRL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Moray Low 66HK 2 Ross Ford 53LP 1 Allan Jacobsen 44 Replacements:HK 16Scott Lawson 53PR 17Geoff Cross 46 55 66LK 18Nathan Hines 66N8 19Richie Vernon 55SH 20Rory Lawson 60FH 21Dan Parks 53WG 22Simon Danielli 74Coach:ENG Andy Robinson350px FB 15Luke FitzgeraldRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Ronan O'Gara 67SH 9 Eoin Reddan 60N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David Wallace 60BF 6 Seán O'BrienRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 66TP 3 Mike Ross 70HK 2 Rory Best 60LP 1 Cian HealyReplacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 60PR 17Tom Court 70LK 18Leo Cullen 66FL 19Denis Leamy 60SH 20Peter Stringer 60FH 21Johnny Sexton 67CE 22Paddy WallaceCoach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney Man of the Match: Ronan O'Gara (Ireland) Touch judges: Andrew Small (England) Pascal Gaüzère (France) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Round 4 12 March 2011 14:30 ITA 22–21 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9417508.stm Italy 22-21 France 12 March 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport FRA 1974 Masi 59' c Bergamasco (1/1) Bergamasco (5/7) 1', 23', 63', 70', 75' Clerc 14' mParra 50' c Parra (1/2) Parra (3/4) 19', 44', 66' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 34,000 Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Tommaso BenvenutiOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Gonzalo GarciaLW 11Mirco BergamascoFH 10Luciano Orquera 57SH 9 Fabio SemenzatoN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Robert Barbieri 57BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Carlo Del FavaLL 4 Santiago Dellapè 53TP 3 Martin CastrogiovanniHK 2 Carlo Festuccia 47LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 47Replacements:HK 16Leonardo Ghiraldini 47PR 17Salvatore Perugini 47LK 18Quintin Geldenhuys 53FL 19Paul Derbyshire 57SH 20Pablo CanavosioFH 21Kris Burton 57FB 22Luke McLeanCoach:RSA Nick Mallett350px FB 15Maxime MédardRW 14Yoann HugetOC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Yannick Jauzion 70LW 11Vincent ClercFH 10François Trinh-DucSH 9 Morgan ParraN8 8 Sébastien Chabal 56OF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel Nallet 56LL 4 Julien PierreTP 3 Nicolas Mas 40HK 2 William Servat 61LP 1 Sylvain MarconnetReplacements:HK 16Guilhem Guirado 61PR 17Luc Ducalcon 40LK 18Jérôme Thion 56N8 19Imanol Harinordoquy 56SH 20Julien TomasCE 21Damien Traille 70FB 22Clément PoitrenaudCoach:FRA 1974 Marc Lièvremont Man of the Match: Andrea Masi (Italy) Touch judges: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) Stuart Terheege (England) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland) Carlo Festuccia earned his 50th cap This was the first time Italy had ever beaten France at home, and the first time they had won the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy. 12 March 2011 17:00 WAL 19–13 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9420401.stm Wales 19-13 Ireland 12 March 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport IRE Phillips 50' c Hook (1/1) Hook (3/4) 19', 27', 68'Halfpenny (1/1) 38' O'Driscoll 2' c O'Gara (1/1) O'Gara (2/2) 32', 40' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,233 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Leigh HalfpennyOC 13Jamie RobertsIC 12Jonathan DaviesLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10James HookSH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Ryan Jones 59OF 7 Sam WarburtonBF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Bradley DaviesTP 3 Craig Mitchell 12HK 2 Matthew Rees (c) 71LP 1 Paul JamesReplacements:HK 16Richard Hibbard 71PR 17John Yapp 12N8 18Jonathan Thomas 59FL 19Rob McCuskerSH 20Dwayne PeelFH 21Stephen JonesWG 22Morgan StoddartCoach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15Luke Fitzgerald 72RW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Keith EarlsFH 10Ronan O'Gara 49SH 9 Eoin Reddan 1N8 8 Jamie Heaslip 69OF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Seán O'BrienRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 75TP 3 Mike Ross 68HK 2 Rory Best 75LP 1 Cian HealyReplacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 75PR 17Tom Court 68LK 18Leo Cullen 75N8 19Denis Leamy 69SH 20Peter Stringer 1FH 21Johnny Sexton 49CE 22Paddy Wallace 72Coach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney Man of the Match: James Hook (Wales) Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa) Peter Allan (Scotland) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England) Mike Phillips (Wales) earned his 50th cap. Brian O'Driscoll's try gave him 24 career tries in the Championship, equalling the all-time record of Ian Smith of Scotland, amassed in the Five Nations and Home Nations between 1924 and 1933.Bruce Pope Wales 19–13 Ireland https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9420401.stm BBC Sport 12 March 2011 13 March 2011 Ronan O'Gara became the fifth player in rugby history with 1,000 career Test points, reaching the mark with his conversion of O'Driscoll's try. The officials were heavily criticised for allowing the Wales try as it was scored following a quick throw-in after the ball went out on the full, with a different ball. A quick throw-in must be taken with the same ball without it being touched after going over the touchline.http://www.rugby365.com/all_news/nbc/wales/news/2704241.htmJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 13 March 2011 15:00 ENG 22–16 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9422279.stm England 22-16 Scotland 13 March 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport SCO Croft 67' c Wilkinson (1/1) Flood (4/5) 15', 23', 29', 57'Wilkinson (1/1) 79' Evans 74 'c Paterson (1/1) Paterson (2/2) 3', 20' Jackson (1/1) 40' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,120 Romain Poite (France) FB 15 Ben FodenRW 14 Chris AshtonOC 13 Mike Tindall (c) 40IC 12 Shontayne HapeLW 11 Mark CuetoFH 10 Toby Flood 65SH 9 Ben Youngs 54N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 James HaskellBF 6 Tom Wood 65RL 5 Tom PalmerLL 4 Louis Deacon 65TP 3 Dan Cole 74HK 2 Dylan Hartley 65LP 1 Alex CorbisieroReplacements:HK 16 Steve Thompson 65PR 17 Paul Doran-Jones 74LK 18 Simon Shaw 65FL 19 Tom Croft 65SH 20 Danny Care 54FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson 65CE 22 Matt Banahan 40Coach:ENG Martin Johnson350px FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Simon DanielliOC 13Joe Ansbro 72IC 12Sean LamontLW 11Max EvansFH 10Ruaridh Jackson 54SH 9 Rory Lawson 54N8 8 Kelly Brown 42OF 7 John Barclay 56BF 6 Nathan Hines 68RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Moray Low 52HK 2 Ross Ford 65LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Scott Lawson 65PR 17Geoff Cross 52N8 18Richie Vernon 42FL 19Alasdair Strokosch 68SH 20Mike Blair 54FH 21Dan Parks 54CE 22Nick De Luca 72Coach:ENG Andy Robinson Man of the Match: James Haskell (England) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland) In the 58th minute, referee Poite was replaced by Jérôme Garcès due to injury. Andrew Small (England) replaced Garcès as touch judge. Round 5 19 March 2011 14:30 SCO 21–8 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9428170.stm Scotland 21-8 Italy 19 March 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport ITA De Luca 46' mWalker 54' c Paterson (1/2) Paterson (3/4) 3', 18', 67' Masi 10' m Bergamasco (1/1) 30' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 42,464 Steve Walsh (Australia) FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Nikki WalkerOC 13Joe Ansbro 19IC 12Sean Lamont 78LW 11Simon DanielliFH 10Ruaridh JacksonSH 9 Rory Lawson 64N8 8 Kelly Brown 74OF 7 John BarclayBF 6 Nathan Hines 54RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Geoff Cross 64HK 2 Ross Ford 64LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Scott Lawson 64PR 17Euan Murray 64N8 18Richie Vernon 74FL 19Alasdair Strokosch 64SH 20Mike Blair 64FH 21Dan Parks 78CE 22Nick De Luca 19Coach:ENG Andy Robinson350px FB 15Andrea Masi 32RW 14Tommaso BenvenutiOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Alberto Sgarbi 69LW 11Mirco BergamascoFH 10Kris Burton 59SH 9 Fabio SemenzatoN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Paul Derbyshire 59BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Quintin GeldenhuysLL 4 Carlo Del Fava 54TP 3 Martin CastrogiovanniHK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 79LP 1 Salvatore Perugini 59Replacements:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 79PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero 59LK 18Valerio Bernabò 54FL 19Robert Barbieri 59SH 20Pablo Canavosio 69FH 21Luciano Orquera 59FB 22Luke McLean 32Coach:RSA Nick Mallett Man of the Match: Richie Gray (Scotland) Touch judges: Alan Lewis (Ireland) John Lacey (Ireland) Television match official: Hugh Watkins (Wales) Scotland's victory lifted them from the bottom of the table and condemned Italy to a fourth consecutive wooden spoon. De Luca's try was the first for Scotland at Murrayfield for nearly two years. 19 March 2011 17:00 IRE 24–8 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9426975.stm Ireland 24-8 England 19 March 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport ENG Bowe 27' mO’Driscoll 46' c Sexton (1/2) Sexton (4/4) 6' 14' 22' 37' Thompson 52' m Flood (1/2) 32' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,000 Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) FB 15Keith EarlsRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Andrew TrimbleFH 10Johnny Sexton 69SH 9 Eoin Reddan 78N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David Wallace 71BF 6 Seán O'BrienRL 5 Paul O'Connell 78LL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 Mike Ross 58HK 2 Rory Best 78LP 1 Cian HealyReplacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 78PR 17Tom Court 58LK 18Leo Cullen 78FL 19Denis Leamy 79SH 20Peter Stringer 78FH 21Ronan O'Gara 69CE 22Paddy WallaceCoach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney350px FB 15Ben FodenRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Matt BanahanIC 12Shontayne HapeLW 11Mark Cueto 66FH 10Toby Flood 51SH 9 Ben Youngs 35 46N8 8 Nick Easter (c)OF 7 James HaskellBF 6 Tom WoodRL 5 Tom Palmer 27LL 4 Louis Deacon 55TP 3 Dan Cole 51HK 2 Dylan Hartley 51LP 1 Alex CorbisieroReplacements:HK 16Steve Thompson 51PR 17Paul Doran-Jones 51LK 18Simon Shaw 27FL 19Tom Croft 55SH 20Danny Care 46FH 21Jonny Wilkinson 51WG 22David Strettle 66Coach:ENG Martin Johnson Man of the Match: Johnny Sexton (Ireland) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Tim Hayes (Wales) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy) Brian O'Driscoll's try against England took his all-time championship tally up to 25, breaking the record held by Ian Smith since 1933.https://rugbydump.blogspot.com/2011/03/brian-odriscolls-record-breaking-25.html Rugby videos of tackles, tries, funny incidents and more: Brian O'Driscoll's record breaking 25 Championship tries rugbydump.blogspot.com Denis Leamy (Ireland) and Mark Cueto (England) each earned their 50th caps. 19 March 2011 19:45 FRA 1974 28–9 Reporthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9427807.stm France 28-9 Wales 19 March 2011 14 September 2017 BBC Sport WAL Nallet (2) 37' m, 43' cClerc 58' c Parra (2/3) Parra (3/4) 7', 25', 52' Hook (3/4) 2', 42', 48' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,798 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Maxime MédardRW 14Vincent Clerc 75OC 13David MartyIC 12Damien Traille 70LW 11Alexis PalissonFH 10François Trinh-DucSH 9 Morgan Parra 73N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy 72OF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel NalletLL 4 Julien Pierre 66TP 3 Nicolas Mas 66HK 2 William Servat 70LP 1 Thomas DomingoReplacements:HK 16Guilhem Guirado 70PR 17Luc Ducalcon 66LK 18Pascal Papé 66FL 19Alexandre Lapandry 72SH 20Julien Tomas 73CE 21Fabrice Estebanez 70WG 22Yoann Huget 75Coach:FRA 1974 Marc Lièvremont350px FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Leigh HalfpennyOC 13Jamie RobertsIC 12Jonathan DaviesLW 11George NorthFH 10James Hook 57 66SH 9 Mike Phillips 67N8 8 Ryan JonesOF 7 Sam Warburton 15BF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Bradley DaviesTP 3 Adam Jones 52HK 2 Matthew Rees (c) 67LP 1 Paul JamesReplacements:HK 16Richard Hibbard 67PR 17John Yapp 52N8 18Jonathan Thomas 15 71FL 19Rob McCusker 71SH 20Dwayne Peel 67FH 21Stephen Jones 66WG 22Morgan StoddartCoach:NZL Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Lionel Nallet (France) Touch judges: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Wales needed to beat France by 27 points to clinch the title. Ryan Jones (Wales) earned his 50th cap. Top scorers Try scorers TriesNamePldTeam6Chris Ashton5ENG3Brian O'Driscoll5IRE2Vincent Clerc5FRA 1974Maxime Médard4FRA 1974Lionel Nallet5FRA 1974Jamie Heaslip4IREAndrea Masi5ITAMorgan Stoddart3WALShane Williams4WAL127 players Points scorers PointsNamePldTeam50Toby Flood5ENG47Morgan Parra5FRA 197440Mirco Bergamasco5ITAJames Hook5WAL31Chris Paterson3SCO30Chris Ashton5ENG24Ronan O'Gara5IREJohnny Sexton5IRE22Stephen Jones5WAL21Dimitri Yachvili5FRA 1974 Media coverage In the United Kingdom, BBC channels televised the matches live. The matches were also televised by France 2 in France, RTÉ Two in Ireland,http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/rtecoverage.html Six Nations Coverage on RTÉ 31 January 2011 RTÉ Sport 22 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110211214612/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/rtecoverage.html 11 February 2011 Sky Sport in Italy and ESPN in Australia and New Zealand.http://www.espn.com.au/index.php?action=view&id=180&module=newsmodule&src=%40random4802ef4a58a47 ESPN: RUGBY - RBS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP espn.com.au 27 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110216172540/http://www.espn.com.au/index.php?action=view&id=180&module=newsmodule&src=%40random4802ef4a58a47 2011-02-16 dead In Wales, Welsh language channel S4C televised Wales matches live.http://www.s4c.co.uk/rygbi/e_international.shtml Match Schedule S4C.co.uk 22 February 2011 In the United States and the Caribbean, Premium Sportshttp://premiumsportsinc.com/schedule.html Schedule premiumsportsinc.com 27 February 2011 televised the matches live while BBC America also televised some matches in the United States.http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/394/2011-match-schedule.jsp 2011 Match Schedule BBC America 22 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110223071247/http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/394/2011-match-schedule.jsp 23 February 2011 References External links 2011 Six Nations Championship Official site Category:2011 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2011 Category:2010–11 in European rugby union Category:2010–11 in Irish rugby union Category:2010–11 in English rugby union Category:2010–11 in Welsh rugby union Category:2010–11 in Scottish rugby union Category:2010–11 in French rugby union Category:2010–11 in Italian rugby union Category:February 2011 sports events in Europe Category:March 2011 sports events in Europe Category:Royal Bank of Scotland