2012 Six Nations Championship

Rugby union tournament 2012 Six Nations Championship File:Tickertape engulfs the Welsh rugby team. Wales Grand Slam Celebration, Senedd 19 March 2012 Tapiau papur yn amgylchynnu tîm rygbi Cymru, Dathliadau Camp Lawn Cymru, Senedd 19 Mawrth 2012 (7008509181).jpg Wales celebrate winning the 2012 Grand Slam at the Senedd 4 February – 17 March 2012 ENGFRA 1974IREITASCOWAL WAL 25 WAL (11th title) WAL (20th title) 15 46 WAL Leigh Halfpenny (66) IRE rugby union Tommy Bowe (5) WAL Dan Lydiate http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/home.php 2011 2011 Six Nations Championship 2013 2013 Six Nations Championship The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship 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 118th tournament of the annual European championship. For the first time since 2008, there were no Friday night fixtures.http://www.rugbyworld.com/featured/rbs-6-nations-fixtures-2012/ RBS 6 NATIONS FIXTURES 2012 and 2013 - Rugby World 26 January 2011 rugbyworld.com 14 September 2017 Whilst Italy continued to play their home matches in Rome, they used the Stadio Olimpico instead of the Stadio Flaminio, which Italy had used for their home Championship fixtures since entering the competition in 2000.http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3112:rbs-6-nazioni-allo-stadio-olimpico-ledizione-2012&catid=109:italia&Itemid=415 RBS 6 Nazioni, allo Stadio Olimpico l'Edizione 2012 Italian Rugby Federation it 13 July 2011 8 August 2011 The Championship was won by Wales, who achieved their third Grand Slam in eight tournaments.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17414400 Six Nations 2012: final day as it happened 17 March 2012 BBC Sport 4 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120320051539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17414400 2012-03-20 dead http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/2012/0317/313009-wales_france_sixnations_report/ Wales win RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam 17 March 2012 RTÉ Sport 4 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120522024949/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/2012/0317/313009-wales_france_sixnations_report/ 22 May 2012 live https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17416771 Grand Slam joy as Wales beat France 17 March 2012 BBC Sport 4 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120319204437/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17416771 19 March 2012 live https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/17/rhys-priestland-wales-france-six-nations?intcmp=239 Wales 16-9 France 17 March 2012 Guardian (London) 4 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131111220141/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/mar/17/rhys-priestland-wales-france-six-nations?intcmp=239 11 November 2013 live Participants NationHome stadiumCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenham StadiumLondonENG Stuart LancasterChris RobshawFRA 1974Stade de FranceSaint-DenisFRA 1974 Philippe Saint-AndréThierry DusautoirIREAviva StadiumDublinIRE rugby union Declan KidneyRory Best/Paul O'ConnellITAStadio OlimpicoRomeFRA 1974 Jacques Brunel Sergio ParisseSCOMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghENG Andy Robinson Ross FordWALMillennium StadiumCardiffNZL Warren Gatland Sam Warburton Squads 2012 Six Nations Championship squads Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 WAL WAL ENG ENG IRE IRE FRA FRA 1974 ITA ITA SCO SCO 5 0 0 109 58 10 4 0 1 98 71 7 2 1 2 121 94 13 2 1 2 101 86 8 1 0 4 53 121 4 0 0 5 56 108 4 complete http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/match-centre_table.php?includeref=739&season=2011-2012 https://archive.today/20120910191928/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/match-centre_table.php?includeref=739&season=2011-2012 usurped 10 September 2012 RBS Six Nations Table: 2011-2012 4 February 2012 Six Nations Championship Six Nations Rugby Ltd. Results Round 1 4 February 2012 15:30 CET (UTC+01) FRA 1974 30–12 Report ITA Rougerie 20' cMalzieu 34' mClerc 53' cFofana 71' m Yachvili (2/3) 21', 54' Yachvili (2/3) 11', 51' Burton (2/3) 29', 46'Botes (1/1) 60' Burton (1/2) 17' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,563http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=33683 France start Six Nations with Italian victory 4 February 2012 4 February 2012 RugbyWeek Sports Digital Media dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120206043706/http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=33683 6 February 2012 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Maxime MédardRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Aurélien Rougerie 76IC 12Wesley FofanaLW 11Julien MalzieuFH 10François Trinh-Duc 76SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili 62N8 8 Louis Picamoles 64OF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Lionel Nallet 50LL 4 Pascal PapéTP 3 Nicolas Mas 76HK 2 William Servat 55LP 1 Vincent Debaty 62 76Replacements:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski 55PR 17Jean-Baptiste Poux 62LK 18Yoann Maestri 50N8 19Imanol Harinordoquy 64SH 20Morgan Parra 62FH 21Lionel Beauxis 76CE 22Maxime Mermoz 76Coach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André350px FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Giovanbattista VendittiOC 13Tommaso BenvenutiIC 12Alberto Sgarbi 56LW 11Luke McLeanFH 10Kris Burton 56SH 9 Edoardo Gori 76N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Robert Barbieri 67BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys 70LL 4 Corniel van Zyl 56TP 3 Martin CastrogiovanniHK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 75LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 62Replacements:HK 16Tommaso D'Apice 75PR 17Lorenzo Cittadini 62LK 18Marco Bortolami 56FL 19Simone Favaro 67SH 20Fabio Semenzato 76FH 21Tobias Botes 56CE 22Gonzalo Canale 56Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel Man of the Match: Julien Malzieu (France) Touch judges: Andrew Small (England) John Lacey (Ireland) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England) Nicolas Mas and Thierry Dusautoir (both France) earned their 50th caps. Wesley Fofana, Yoann Maestri (both France), Tobias Botes and Giovanbattista Venditti (both Italy) made their international debuts in this match. Vincent Clerc's try was the 32nd of his international career, placing him joint second with his coach Philippe Saint-André on the French try scoring list. (To this date, Serge Blanco remains the top French try scorer with 38.) 4 February 2012 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) SCO 6–13 Report ENG Parks (2/2) 25', 32' Hodgson 40' c Farrell (1/1) 41' Farrell (2/4) 22', 74' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,144 George Clancy (Ireland) FB 15Rory LamontRW 14Lee JonesOC 13Nick De LucaIC 12Sean LamontLW 11Max EvansFH 10Dan Parks 58SH 9 Chris Cusiter 59N8 8 David DentonOF 7 Ross RennieBF 6 Alasdair Strokosch 59RL 5 Jim Hamilton 59LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Euan Murray 74HK 2 Ross Ford (c) 74LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Scott Lawson 74PR 17Geoff Cross 74LK 18Alastair Kellock 59FL 19John Barclay 59SH 20Mike Blair 59FH 21Greig Laidlaw 58CE 22Graeme MorrisonCoach:ENG Andy Robinson350px FB 15Ben FodenRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Brad Barritt 71IC 12Owen FarrellLW 11David StrettleFH 10Charlie Hodgson 63SH 9 Ben Youngs 64N8 8 Phil Dowson 68OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Tom Palmer 61LL 4 Mouritz BothaTP 3 Dan ColeHK 2 Dylan HartleyLP 1 Alex Corbisiero 64Replacements:HK 16Rob WebberPR 17Matt Stevens 64LK 18Geoff Parling 61N8 19Ben Morgan 68SH 20Lee Dickson 64CE 21Jordan Turner-Hall 63FB 22Mike Brown 71Coach:ENG Stuart Lancaster Man of the Match: David Denton (Scotland) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland) Brad Barritt, Lee Dickson, Phil Dowson, Owen Farrell, Ben Morgan, Geoff Parling, Jordan Turner-Hall (all England) and Lee Jones (Scotland) made their international debuts. Chris Robshaw of England captained his team earning only his second cap in this match. This match turned out to be Dan Parks's last appearance with the Scotland jersey as he announced his retirement from international rugby a few days after the game. 5 February 2012 15:00 IST (UTC+0) IRE 21–23 Report WAL Best 36' cBowe 67' m Sexton (1/2) 38' Sexton (3/5) 3', 43', 59' J. Davies (2) 13' m, 54' cNorth 75' m Halfpenny (1/2) 55' Halfpenny (2/2) 53', 79' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,000 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Fergus McFaddenIC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Andrew TrimbleFH 10Johnny Sexton 76SH 9 Conor Murray 76N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Seán O'BrienBF 6 Stephen Ferris 79RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 63TP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Cian Healy 74Replacements:HK 16Seán CroninPR 17Tom Court 74LK 18Donnacha Ryan 63FL 19Peter O'MahonySH 20Eoin Reddan 76FH 21Ronan O'Gara 76WG 22David KearneyCoach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney350px FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex Cuthbert 41OC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11George NorthFH 10Rhys PriestlandSH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c) 41BF 6 Ryan JonesRL 5 Ian EvansLL 4 Bradley Davies 64TP 3 Adam Jones 70HK 2 Huw BennettLP 1 Rhys GillReplacements:HK 16Ken OwensPR 17Paul James 70N8 18Andy PowellFL 19Justin Tipuric 41SH 20Lloyd WilliamsFH 21James Hook 41CE 22Scott WilliamsCoach:NZL Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Mike Phillips (Wales) Touch judges: Dave Pearson (England) Stuart Terheege (England) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England) Huw Bennett (Wales) earned his 50th cap. Coming off the bench in the 76th minute to replace Johnny Sexton, Ronan O'Gara became the most capped Irish player with 117 caps, jointly with Brian O'Driscoll. O'Gara also took sole possession of the all-time lead for appearances in the Championship, with 57. He had previously been level with his countryman Mike Gibson, who made 56 appearances in the Five Nations between 1964 and 1979. Round 2 11 February 2012 17:00 CET (UTC+01) ITA 15–19 Report ENG Venditti 37' mBenvenuti 40' c Burton (1/2) 40' Burton (1/1) 47' Hodgson 50' c Farrell (1/1) 50' Farrell (4/4) 26', 35', 54', 65' Stadio Olimpico, Rome 53,700http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/highest_attendance.html?id=20;type=host Italy Highest Attendance 12 February 2012 12 February 2012 ESPNScrum ESPN Emea Ltd. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160305202431/http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/highest_attendance.html?id=20%3Btype%3Dhost 5 March 2016 Jérôme Garcès (France) FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Giovanbattista VendittiOC 13Tommaso BenvenutiIC 12Gonzalo Canale 63LW 11Luke McLeanFH 10Kris Burton 48SH 9 Edoardo Gori 57N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Robert Barbieri 76BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys 57LL 4 Marco BortolamiTP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 33HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 58LP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroReplacements:HK 16Tommaso D'Apice 58PR 17Lorenzo Cittadini 33LK 18Antonio Pavanello 57FL 19Mauro Bergamasco 76SH 20Fabio Semenzato 57FH 21Tobias Botes 48CE 22Luca Morisi 63Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel350px FB 15Ben FodenRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Brad BarrittIC 12Owen FarrellLW 11David StrettleFH 10Charlie Hodgson 77SH 9 Ben Youngs 51N8 8 Phil Dowson 51OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Tom Palmer 58LL 4 Mouritz BothaTP 3 Dan Cole 75HK 2 Dylan Hartley 75LP 1 Alex CorbisieroReplacements:HK 16Rob Webber 75PR 17Matt Stevens 75LK 18Geoff Parling 58N8 19Ben Morgan 51SH 20Lee Dickson 51CE 21Jordan Turner-Hall 77FB 22Mike BrownCoach:ENG Stuart Lancaster Man of the Match: Sergio Parisse (Italy) Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Neil Paterson (Scotland) Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland) Luca Morisi (Italy) and Rob Webber (England) made their international debuts. The four-point margin in this match is the joint-closest Italy have ever come to beating England. 11 February 2012 21:00 CET (UTC+01) FRA 1974 P–P IRE Stade de France, Saint-Denis Dave Pearson (England) This match was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. It was the first weather-related postponement of a Five/Six Nations game since 1985.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/16969821 France v Ireland match called off at last minute BBC Sport BBC 11 February 2012 26 February 2012 The match was rescheduled for 4 March.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/17010572 Postponed France v Ireland Six Nations game set for 4 March BBC Sport BBC 14 February 2012 14 February 2012 12 February 2012 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) WAL 27–13 Report SCO Cuthbert 41' cHalfpenny (2) 50' c, 55' c Halfpenny (3/3) 43', 52', 56' Halfpenny (2/3) 29', 45' Laidlaw 63' c Laidlaw (1/1) 64' Laidlaw (2/3) 22', 48' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 73,189 Romain Poite (France) FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie Roberts 78LW 11George North 40FH 10Rhys PriestlandSH 9 Mike Phillips 75N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Aaron ShinglerBF 6 Dan Lydiate 73RL 5 Ian EvansLL 4 Ryan Jones (c) 75TP 3 Adam Jones 73HK 2 Huw Bennett 10 19 41LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 78Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 10 19 41PR 17Paul James 73LK 18Lou Reed 75N8 19Andy Powell 73SH 20Lloyd Williams 75FH 21James Hook 40CE 22Scott Williams 78Coach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15Rory Lamont 53RW 14Lee JonesOC 13Nick De Luca 45IC 12Sean LamontLW 11Max Evans 16FH 10Greig LaidlawSH 9 Chris Cusiter 49N8 8 David DentonOF 7 Ross RennieBF 6 Alasdair Strokosch 44RL 5 Jim Hamilton 58LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Geoff Cross 58HK 2 Ross Ford (c) 72LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Scott Lawson 72PR 17Ed Kalman 58LK 18Alastair Kellock 58FL 19John Barclay 44SH 20Mike Blair 49FH 21Duncan WeirFB 22Stuart Hogg 16Coach:ENG Andy Robinson Man of the Match: Dan Lydiate (Wales) Touch judges: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy) Lou Reed, Aaron Shingler (both Wales), Stuart Hogg and Ed Kalman (both Scotland) made their international debuts. Round 3 25 February 2012 13:30 IST (UTC+0) IRE 42–10 Report ITA Earls 15' cBowe (2) 38' c, 61' cCourt 76' cTrimble 80' m Sexton (4/5) 17', 39', 61', 78' Sexton (3/3) 10', 48', 57' Parisse 34' c Botes (1/1) 35' Botes (1/4) 7' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,000Tony Curtis Ireland see off Italy http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_50349_1,00.html https://archive.today/20130105020535/http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_50349_1,00.html dead 5 January 2013 Sky Sports BSkyB 25 February 2012 25 February 2012 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Keith Earls 67IC 12Gordon D'Arcy 69LW 11Andrew TrimbleFH 10Johnny SextonSH 9 Conor Murray 54N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Seán O'Brien 58BF 6 Stephen FerrisRL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 58TP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory Best 69LP 1 Cian Healy 69Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 69PR 17Tom Court 69LK 18Donnacha Ryan 58FL 19Peter O'Mahony 58SH 20Eoin Reddan 54FH 21Ronan O'Gara 69CE 22Fergus McFadden 67Coach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney350px FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Giovanbattista VendittiOC 13Tommaso BenvenutiIC 12Alberto Sgarbi 63LW 11Luke McLeanFH 10Tobias Botes 58SH 9 Edoardo Gori 71N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Robert Barbieri 63BF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys 58TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini 67HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 71LP 1 Michele RizzoReplacements:HK 16Tommaso D'Apice 71PR 17Fabio Staibano 67LK 18Antonio Pavanello 58FL 19Simone Favaro 63SH 20Fabio Semenzato 71FH 21Kris Burton 58CE 22Gonzalo Canale 63Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel Man of the Match: Johnny Sexton (Ireland) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) David Changleng (Scotland) Television match official: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) Peter O'Mahony (Ireland) made his international debut. Coming off the bench in the 69th minute to replace Gordon D'Arcy, Ronan O'Gara overtook Brian O'Driscoll as the most-capped Irish player with 118 caps. 25 February 2012 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) ENG 12–19 Report WAL Farrell (4/5) 23', 29', 38', 45' S. Williams 75' c Halfpenny (1/1) 76' Halfpenny (4/5) 25', 34', 53', 71' Twickenham Stadium, London 80,764http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_49649_1,00.html Williams steals the show Sky Sports BSkyB 25 February 2012 25 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120229192027/http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0%2C%2C11069_49649_1%2C00.html 29 February 2012 Steve Walsh (Australia)Although born in New Zealand, Walsh is registered with the Australian Rugby Union and therefore recognised as an Australian referee.http://www.rugby.com.au/ARUHQ/Referees.aspx Referees 14 February 2012 Australian Rugby Union Australian Rugby Union "N" FB 15Ben Foden 77RW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Manu TuilagiIC 12Brad BarrittLW 11David StrettleFH 10Owen Farrell 65SH 9 Lee Dickson 60N8 8 Ben Morgan 72OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Geoff ParlingLL 4 Mouritz Botha 60TP 3 Dan ColeHK 2 Dylan Hartley 72LP 1 Alex Corbisiero 65Replacements:HK 16Rob Webber 72PR 17Matt Stevens 65LK 18Courtney Lawes 60N8 19Phil Dowson 72SH 20Ben Youngs 60FH 21Toby Flood 65FB 22Mike Brown 77Coach:ENG Stuart Lancaster350px FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie Roberts 41LW 11George NorthFH 10Rhys Priestland 44SH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c)BF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Ian EvansLL 4 Alun Wyn Jones 54TP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Ken OwensLP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements:HK 16Richard HibbardPR 17Paul JamesLK 18Ryan Jones 54FL 19Justin TipuricSH 20Lloyd WilliamsFH 21Stephen JonesCE 22Scott Williams 41Coach:NZL Warren Gatland Man of the Match: Sam Warburton (Wales) Touch judges: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) Pascal Gaüzère (France) Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland) Wales won their 20th Triple Crown. 26 February 2012 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) SCO 17–23 Report FRA 1974 Hogg 7' cJones 55' c Laidlaw (1/1) 9'Weir (1/1) 56' Laidlaw (1/2) 25' Fofana 28' cMédard 58' c Parra (2/2) 29', 59' Parra (2/3) 39', 47' Beauxis (1/1) 68' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,200http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_50170_1,00.html France edge out Scotland Sky Sports BSkyB 26 February 2012 26 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120229224951/http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0%2C%2C11069_50170_1%2C00.html 29 February 2012 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Rory Lamont 30OC 13Sean LamontIC 12Graeme MorrisonLW 11Lee JonesFH 10Greig Laidlaw 48SH 9 Mike Blair 30N8 8 David Denton 52OF 7 Ross RennieBF 6 John BarclayRL 5 Jim Hamilton 69LL 4 Richie GrayTP 3 Geoff Cross 61HK 2 Ross Ford (c) 68LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Scott Lawson 68PR 17Ed Kalman 61LK 18Alastair Kellock 69N8 19Richie Vernon 52SH 20Chris Cusiter 30FH 21Duncan Weir 48CE 22Nick De Luca 30Coach:ENG Andy Robinson350px FB 15Maxime Médard 61RW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Wesley FofanaLW 11Julien MalzieuFH 10François Trinh-DucSH 9 Morgan Parra 74N8 8 Louis Picamoles 55OF 7 Imanol HarinordoquyBF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Yoann Maestri 65LL 4 Pascal PapéTP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 50LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux 50Replacements:HK 16William Servat 50PR 17Vincent Debaty 50LK 18Lionel Nallet 65FL 19Julien Bonnaire 55SH 20Julien Dupuy 74FH 21Lionel Beauxis 61CE 22Maxime MermozCoach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André Man of the Match: Ross Rennie (Scotland) Touch judges: Alain Rolland (Ireland) Simon McDowell (Ireland) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England) Duncan Weir (Scotland) made his international debut. Rescheduled match 4 March 2012Rescheduled from 11 February 2012. "N" 16:00 CET (UTC+01) FRA 1974 17–17 Report IRE Fofana 50' m Parra (4/5) 22', 29', 46', 57' Bowe (2) 12' c, 37' c Sexton (2/2) 13', 38' Sexton (1/2) 25' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,000http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_52289_1,00.html https://archive.today/20120910135900/http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_52289_1,00.html dead 10 September 2012 Honours even in Paris Sky Sports BSkyB 4 March 2012 4 March 2012 Dave Pearson (England) FB 15Clément Poitrenaud 68RW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Wesley FofanaLW 11Julien MalzieuFH 10François Trinh-DucSH 9 Morgan ParraN8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Julien Bonnaire 71BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Pascal Papé 61TP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 53LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux 53Replacements:HK 16William Servat 53PR 17Vincent Debaty 53LK 18Lionel Nallet 61N8 19Louis Picamoles 71SH 20Julien DupuyFH 21Lionel Beauxis 68CE 22Maxime MermozCoach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Keith EarlsIC 12Gordon D'Arcy 71LW 11Andrew Trimble 72FH 10Johnny SextonSH 9 Conor Murray 59N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Seán O'Brien 66BF 6 Stephen FerrisRL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 58TP 3 Mike RossHK 2 Rory Best 75LP 1 Cian Healy 75Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 75PR 17Tom Court 75LK 18Donnacha Ryan 58FL 19Peter O'Mahony 66SH 20Eoin Reddan 59FH 21Ronan O'Gara 71CE 22Fergus McFadden 72Coach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney Man of the Match: Yoann Maestri (France) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Andrew Small (England) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England) Round 4 10 March 2012 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) WAL 24–3 Report ITA Roberts 59' cCuthbert 77' m Halfpenny (1/2) 50' Halfpenny (3/3) 9', 19', 36'Priestland (1/1) 69' Bergamasco (1/1) 12' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 73,892http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_50716_1,00.html Simply a stroll for Wales Sky Sports BSkyB 10 March 2012 11 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312205231/http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0%2C%2C11069_50716_1%2C00.html 12 March 2012 George Clancy (Ireland) FB 15Leigh Halfpenny 64 74RW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan Davies 69IC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11George NorthFH 10Rhys PriestlandSH 9 Mike Phillips 71N8 8 Taulupe Faletau 66OF 7 Justin TipuricBF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Ian EvansLL 4 Alun Wyn Jones 62TP 3 Adam Jones 70HK 2 Matthew Rees 62LP 1 Gethin Jenkins (c)Replacements:HK 16Ken Owens 62PR 17Paul James 70LK 18Luke Charteris 62FL 19Ryan Jones 66SH 20Rhys Webb 71FH 21James Hook 74CE 22Scott Williams 69Coach:NZL rugby union Warren Gatland350px FB 15Andrea Masi 70RW 14Mirco BergamascoOC 13Gonzalo Canale 66IC 12Alberto Sgarbi LW 11Luke McLean FH 10Kris Burton SH 9 Fabio Semenzato 66N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Simone Favaro 63BF 6 Alessandro Zanni RL 5 Corniel van Zyl 51LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini 51 72HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 54LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 72Replacements:HK 16Tommaso D'Apice 54PR 17Fabio Staibano 51PR 18Marco Bortolami 51LK 19Robert Barbieri 63SH 20Tobias Botes 66CE 21Tommaso Benvenuti 66WG 22Giulio Toniolatti 70Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel Man of the Match: Alex Cuthbert (Wales) Touch judges: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) Peter Gauzere (Scotland) Television match official: Geoff Hughes (England) Rhys Webb (Wales) and Fabio Staibano (Italy) made their international debuts. 10 March 2012 17:00 IST (UTC+0) IRE 32–14 Report SCO Best 13' cReddan 33' cTrimble 40' mMcFadden 76' c Sexton (3/4) 14', 34', 77' Sexton (2/2) 25', 71' Gray 36' m Laidlaw (3/3) 3', 9', 31' Aviva Stadium, Dublin 51,000http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_50667_1,00.html Dublin delight for Ireland Sky Sports BSkyB 10 March 2012 11 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312194358/http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_50667_1,00.html 12 March 2012 Chris Pollock (New Zealand) FB 15Rob Kearney 74RW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Keith EarlsIC 12Gordon D'Arcy 54LW 11Andrew TrimbleFH 10Johnny SextonSH 9 Eoin Reddan 54N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Peter O'Mahony 62BF 6 Stephen FerrisRL 5 Donnacha RyanLL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 78TP 3 Mike Ross 78HK 2 Rory Best (c) 54LP 1 Cian Healy 51 58Replacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 54PR 17Tom Court 51 58 78LK 18Mike McCarthy 78FL 19Shane Jennings 62SH 20Tomás O'Leary 54FH 21Ronan O'Gara 54CE 22Fergus McFadden 74Coach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney350px FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Lee Jones 62OC 13Max Evans 73IC 12Graeme Morrison LW 11Sean Lamont FH 10Greig Laidlaw 56SH 9 Mike Blair 50N8 8 David Denton OF 7 Ross Rennie 58BF 6 John Barclay RL 5 Jim Hamilton 59LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Geoff Cross 46HK 2 Ross Ford (c)LP 1 Allan Jacobsen Replacements:HK 16Scott Lawson PR 17Euan Murray 46PR 18Alastair Kellock 59LK 19Richie Vernon 58FL 20Chris Cusiter 50FH 21Ruaridh Jackson 56CE 22Matt Scott 62Coach:ENG rugby union Andy Robinson Man of the Match: Donncha O'Callaghan (Ireland) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Greg Garner (England) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy) Matt Scott (Scotland) made his international debut. 11 March 2012 16:00 CET (UTC+01) FRA 1974 22–24 Report ENG Fofana 74' c Parra (1/1) 75' Beauxis (3/4) 16', 39', 68'Dupuy (1/2) 32'Parra (1/1) 64' Tuilagi 12' cFoden 17' cCroft 70' c Farrell (3/3) 14', 18', 71' Farrell (1/2) 49' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,895http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_50113_1,00.html England come of age Sky Sports BSkyB 11 March 2012 11 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120313202313/http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0%2C%2C11069_50113_1%2C00.html 13 March 2012 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Vincent Clerc 37OC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Wesley FofanaLW 11Julien MalzieuFH 10Lionel Beauxis 74SH 9 Julien Dupuy 50N8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Julien Bonnaire 69BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Yoann Maestri 55LL 4 Pascal PapéTP 3 Nicolas Mas 75HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski 50LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux 65 75Replacements:HK 16William Servat 50PR 17Vincent Debaty 65LK 18Lionel Nallet 55N8 19Louis Picamoles 69SH 20Morgan Parra 50FH 21François Trinh-Duc 74CE 22Maxime Mermoz 37Coach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André350px FB 15Ben FodenRW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Manu TuilagiIC 12Brad BarrittLW 11Charlie Sharples 52FH 10Owen FarrellSH 9 Lee Dickson 71N8 8 Ben Morgan 63OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Geoff ParlingLL 4 Mouritz Botha 56TP 3 Dan Cole 69HK 2 Dylan HartleyLP 1 Alex Corbisiero Replacements:HK 16Rob Webber 74PR 17Matt Stevens 69LK 18Tom Palmer 56FL 19Phil Dowson 63 74SH 20Ben Youngs 71FH 21Charlie HodgsonFB 22Mike BrownCoach:ENG Stuart Lancaster Man of the Match: Imanol Harinordoquy (France) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) John Lacey (Ireland) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland) Round 5 17 March 2012 13:30 CET (UTC+01) ITA 13–6 Report SCO Venditti 42' c Burton (1/1) 43' Bergamasco (1/3) 10' Burton (1/2) 76' Laidlaw (2/3) 35', 59' Stadio Olimpico, Rome 72,354http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_50674_1,00.html Azzurri claim precious win Simon Dilger Sky Sports BSkyB 17 March 2012 17 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120317051424/http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0%2C%2C11069_50674_1%2C00.html 17 March 2012 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Giovanbattista VendittiOC 13Tommaso BenvenutiIC 12Gonzalo Canale 70LW 11Mirco BergamascoFH 10Kris BurtonSH 9 Edoardo Gori 67N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Robert Barbieri 57BF 6 Alessandro Zanni 66RL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys 76TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni 67HK 2 Fabio Ongaro 57LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 52 67Replacements:HK 16Tommaso D'Apice 57PR 17Lorenzo Cittadini 52LK 18Joshua Furno 76FL 19Simone Favaro 76N8 20Manoa Vosawai 57FH 21Tobias Botes 67 76WG 22Giulio Toniolatti 70Coach:FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel350px FB 15Stuart HoggRW 14Max EvansOC 13Nick De Luca 39IC 12Graeme MorrisonLW 11Sean LamontFH 10Greig Laidlaw 70SH 9 Mike BlairN8 8 David DentonOF 7 Ross RennieBF 6 John Barclay 70RL 5 Jim Hamilton 54LL 4 Richie Gray 55TP 3 Geoff Cross 50HK 2 Ross Ford (c)LP 1 Jon WelshReplacements:HK 16Scott LawsonPR 17Euan Murray 50LK 18Alastair Kellock 55N8 19Richie Vernon 70SH 20Chris CusiterFH 21Ruaridh Jackson 70WG 22Jack CuthbertCoach:ENG Andy Robinson Man of the Match: Martín Castrogiovanni (Italy) Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Pascal Gaüzère (France) Television match official: Tony Redmond (Ireland) Scotland were whitewashed. This was the first time since 2007 that Italy avoided the wooden spoon. Italy's starting pack in this match was the most capped ever to play an international match. 17 March 2012 14:45 GMT (UTC+0) WAL 16–9 Report FRA 1974 Cuthbert 20' c Halfpenny (1/1) 21', Halfpenny (3/4) 32', 52', 75' Yachvili (2/2) 10', 72'Beauxis (1/1) 44' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 72,658http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_49736_1,00.html A Grand day out for Wales Rob Lancaster Sky Sports BSkyB 17 March 2012 17 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319184057/http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0%2C%2C11069_49736_1%2C00.html 19 March 2012 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Leigh HalfpennyRW 14Alex CuthbertOC 13Jonathan DaviesIC 12Jamie RobertsLW 11George NorthFH 10Rhys PriestlandSH 9 Mike Phillips 64N8 8 Taulupe FaletauOF 7 Sam Warburton (c) 41BF 6 Dan LydiateRL 5 Ian EvansLL 4 Alun Wyn Jones 64TP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew Rees 64LP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements:HK 16Ken Owens 64PR 17Paul JamesLK 18Luke Charteris 64FL 19Ryan Jones 41SH 20Lloyd Williams 64FH 21James HookCE 22Scott WilliamsCoach:NZL Warren Gatland350px FB 15Clément Poitrenaud 36RW 14Wesley FofanaOC 13Aurélien RougerieIC 12Florian FritzLW 11Alexis Palisson 54FH 10Lionel Beauxis 72SH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Julien Bonnaire 60BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)RL 5 Yoann MaestriLL 4 Pascal Papé 68TP 3 David AttoubHK 2 William Servat 45LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux 45Replacements:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski 45PR 17Vincent Debaty 45LK 18Julien Pierre 68N8 19Louis Picamoles 60SH 20Morgan Parra 72FH 21François Trinh-Duc 54WG 22Jean-Marcellin Buttin 36Coach:FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André Man of the Match: Dan Lydiate (Wales) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Stuart Terheege (England) Television match official: Iain Ramage (Scotland) Matthew Rees (Wales) earned his 50th cap. Jean-Marcellin Buttin (France) made his international debut. William Servat and Julien Bonnaire (both France) played their final matches. Wales won the Grand Slam. 17 March 2012 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) ENG 30–9 Report IRE Penalty try 58' cYoungs 73' m Farrell (1/2) 58' Farrell (6/6) 2', 23', 34', 48', 64', 77' Sexton (3/3) 15', 40', 51' Twickenham Stadium, London 80,567http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0,,11069_49693_1,00.html England sign off in style Mark Kendall Sky Sports BSkyB 17 March 2012 17 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120319152503/http://www.skysports.com/rugbyunion/match_report/0%2C%2C11069_49693_1%2C00.html 19 March 2012 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Ben Foden 71RW 14Chris AshtonOC 13Manu TuilagiIC 12Brad BarrittLW 11David StrettleFH 10Owen FarrellSH 9 Lee Dickson 49N8 8 Ben Morgan 75OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)BF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Geoff ParlingLL 4 Mouritz Botha 56TP 3 Dan Cole 75HK 2 Dylan Hartley 75LP 1 Alex CorbisieroReplacements:HK 16Lee Mears 75PR 17Matt Stevens 75LK 18Tom Palmer 56FL 19Phil Dowson 75SH 20Ben Youngs 49FH 21Charlie HodgsonCE 22Mike Brown 71Coach:ENG Stuart Lancaster350px FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Keith EarlsIC 12Gordon D'Arcy 49LW 11Andrew Trimble 75FH 10Johnny SextonSH 9 Eoin Reddan 49N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 Seán O'Brien 70BF 6 Stephen FerrisRL 5 Donnacha RyanLL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 67TP 3 Mike Ross 37HK 2 Rory Best (c) 75LP 1 Cian HealyReplacements:HK 16Seán Cronin 75PR 17Tom Court 37LK 18Mike McCarthy 67FL 19Peter O'Mahony 70SH 20Tomás O'Leary 49FH 21Ronan O'Gara 49WG 22Fergus McFadden 75Coach:IRE rugby union Declan Kidney Man of the Match: Ben Morgan (England) Touch judges: Jérôme Garces (France) Neil Paterson (Scotland) Television match official: Jim Yuille (Scotland) Media coverage In the United Kingdom, all the matches were televised on BBC channels. In Ireland, RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD televised all the matches live. S4C televised Wales matches while French international channel TV5Monde televised only France matches and was available internationally (including the United States, where BBC America and BBC America HD also televised some matches).February 2024 Notes "N" References External links 2012 Six Nations Championship Official site Category:2012 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2012 Category:2011–12 in European rugby union Category:2011–12 in Irish rugby union Category:2011–12 in English rugby union Category:2011–12 in Welsh rugby union Category:2011–12 in Scottish rugby union Category:2011–12 in French rugby union Category:2011–12 in Italian rugby union Category:February 2012 sports events in Europe Category:March 2012 sports events in Europe Category:Royal Bank of Scotland