2011 Six Nations Championship
| 2011 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Italy and France during the 2011 Six Nations at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome | |||
| Date | 4 February 2011 – 19 March 2011 | ||
| Countries |
 England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
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| Champions |
England (26th title) | ||
| Calcutta Cup |
England | ||
| Millennium Trophy |
Ireland | ||
| Centenary Quaich |
Ireland | ||
| Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy |
Italy | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 920,618 (61,375 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 51 (3.4 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Toby Flood (50) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) |
Chris Ashton (6) | ||
| Player of the tournament |
Andrea Masi | ||
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The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The tournament was won by England.
Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 117th edition of the annual Northern Hemisphere championship.
The biggest development for this season was Ireland's opening of their new Aviva Stadium on the former site of Lansdowne Road. The completion of the Aviva ended the IRFU's arrangement with the Gaelic Athletic Association that allowed the rugby team to use the GAA's flagship venue of Croke Park for rugby internationals. Ireland played their first Tests at the Aviva in November 2010.
For the first time in its history, the tournament opened with a Friday night fixture.[1] For the first time in a decade, all of the teams had the same head coach as in the previous year's tournament.[2]
This tournament was also notable for a major upset, with Italy coming up from the bottom of the table, to beat then holders France. Despite this upset, Italy would still subsequently end up finishing 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 as 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, Sean O'Brien in third and Toby Flood in fourth. [3]
Final results
England won the championship after winning four out of their five matches, losing only one against Ireland meaning they did not achieve a Grand Slam. Due to France defeating Wales in the final match of the tournament, England ended the tournament at the top of the table.[4] Had England beaten Ireland it would have led to their first Grand Slam since 2003.[4] Italy lost their final match against Scotland to claim the wooden spoon for the ninth time since entering the competition in 2000.[5]
Participants
The teams involved are:
- ↑ Replaced regular captain Lewis Moody, who was initially ruled out of at least the first two rounds of the competition with a knee injury.[6] 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.[7]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.[8][9][10]
Squads
Table
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| 1 | England |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 81 | +51 | 13 | 8 |
| 2 | France |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 91 | +26 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Ireland |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 81 | +12 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Wales |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 89 | +6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Scotland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 109 | -27 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 138 | -68 | 6 | 2 |
Results
Week 1
| 4 February 2011 19:45 |
| Wales |
19–26 | England |
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| Try: Stoddart 60' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 23', 29', 43' Hook (1/2) 70' |
Report | Try: Ashton (2) 14' c, 56' c Con: Flood (2/2) Pen: Flood (3/3) 19', 32', 47' Wilkinson (1/1) 75' |
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Man of the Match:
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- Tom Wood (England) made his international debut.
| 5 February 2011 14:30 |
| Italy |
11–13 | Ireland |
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| Try: McLean 75' m Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 6', 40' |
Report | Try: O'Driscoll 44' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28' Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 78' |
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- Fergus McFadden (Ireland) made his international debut.
| 5 February 2011 17:00 |
| France |
34–21 | Scotland |
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| Try: Médard 2' c Penalty try 29' c Harinordoquy 54' c Traille 68' c Con: Parra (2/2) Yachvili (2/2) Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 79' Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 9' |
Report | Try: Kellock 18' c Brown 60' c Lamont 75' c Con: Parks (2/2) Jackson (1/1) |
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Week 2
| 12 February 2011 14:30 |
| England |
59–13 | Italy |
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| Try: Ashton (4) 3' c, 25' c, 54' c, 76' c Cueto 30' c Tindall 35' c Care 58' c Haskell 72' c Con: Flood (5/5) Wilkinson (3/3) Pen: Flood (1/1) 10' |
Report | Try: Ongaro 70' c Con: Bergamasco (1/1) Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 4', 12' |
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- 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 and Shane Williams of Wales.
- Carlo Del Fava earned his 50th cap
- Alex Corbisiero (England) and Fabio Semenzato (Italy) made their international debuts.
| 12 February 2011 17:00 |
| Scotland |
6–24 | Wales |
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| Pen: Parks (2/3) 31', 58' |
Report | Try: Williams (2) 8' c, 70' m Con: Hook (1/1) Pen: Hook (4/5) 13', 18', 21', 65' |
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- Josh Turnbull and Rhys Priestland (both Wales) made their international debuts.
| 13 February 2011 15:00 |
| Ireland |
22–25 | France |
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| Try: McFadden 4' c O'Leary 37' m Heaslip 67' c Con: Sexton (1/2) O'Gara (1/1) Pen: Sexton (1/1) 15' |
Report | Try: Médard 54' c Con: Yachvili (1/1) Pen: Parra (5/5) 10', 18', 20', 27', 48' Yachvili (1/2) 62' |
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Week 3
| 26 February 2011 14:30 |
| Italy |
16–24 | Wales |
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| Try: Canale 5' m Parisse 52' m Pen: Bergamasco (2/2) 12', 26' |
Report | Try: Stoddart 9' m Warburton 13' c Con: S. Jones (1/2) Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 3', 38', 40+2' Drop: Hook (1/1) 73' |
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- Alessandro Zanni (Italy) and James Hook (Wales) each earned their 50th caps.
| 26 February 2011 17:00 |
| England |
17–9 | France |
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| Try: Foden 42' m Pen: Flood (3/3) 5', 13', 17' Wilkinson (1/1) 52' |
Report | Pen: Yachvili (3/5) 7', 19', 22' |
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- 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 |
| Scotland |
18–21 | Ireland |
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| Pen: Paterson 16', 17', 32', 58' Parks 66' Drop: Parks 70' |
Report | Try: Heaslip 6' c Reddan 29' c O'Gara 53' c Con: O'Gara (3/3) |
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Week 4
| 12 March 2011 14:30 |
| Italy |
22–21 | France |
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| Try: Masi 59' c Con: Bergamasco (1/1) Pen: Bergamasco (5/7) 1', 23', 63', 70', 75' |
Report | Try: Clerc 14' m Parra 50' c Con: Parra (1/2) Pen: Parra (3/4) 19', 44', 66' |
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- 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 |
| Wales |
19–13 | Ireland |
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| Try: Phillips 50' c Con: Hook (1/1) Pen: Hook (3/4) 19', 27', 68' Halfpenny (1/1) 38' |
Report | Try: O'Driscoll 2' c Con: O'Gara (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 32', 40' |
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- 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.[12]
- 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.[12]
- 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.[13]
| 13 March 2011 15:00 |
| England |
22–16 | Scotland |
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| Try: Croft 67' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Flood (4/5) 15', 23', 29', 57' Wilkinson (1/1) 79' |
Report | Try: Evans 74 'c Con: Paterson (1/1) Pen: Paterson (2/2) 3', 20' Drop: Jackson (1/1) 40' |
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- In the 58th minute, referee Poite was replaced by Jérôme Garcès due to injury. Andrew Small (England) replaced Garcès as touch judge.
Week 5
| 19 March 2011 14:30 |
| Scotland |
21–8 | Italy |
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| Try: De Luca 46' m Walker 54' c Con: Paterson (1/2) Pen: Paterson (3/4) 3', 18', 67' |
Report | Try: Masi 10' m Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 30' |
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- 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 |
| Ireland |
24–8 | England |
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| Try: Bowe 27' m O’Driscoll 46' c Con: Sexton (1/2) Pen: Sexton (4/4) 6' 14' 22' 37' |
Report | Try: Thompson 52' m Pen: Flood (1/2) 32' |
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- 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.[14]
- Denis Leamy (Ireland) and Mark Cueto (England) each earned their 50th caps.
| 19 March 2011 19:45 |
| France |
28–9 | Wales |
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| Try: Nallet (2) 37' m, 43' c Clerc 58' c Con: Parra (2/3) Pen: Parra (3/4) 7', 25', 52' |
Report | Pen: Hook (3/4) 2', 42', 48' |
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- Wales needed to beat France by 27 points to clinch the title.
- Ryan Jones (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
Top scorers
Try scorers
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Media coverage
In the United Kingdom, BBC One[15] televised the matches live except the week three match between Scotland and Ireland which was televised live on BBC HD and BBC Two. The opening match between Wales and England started at 7:00pm in Wales and half an hour later for the rest of the UK and the week four match between Italy and France starting at 2:00pm apart from Scotland which started half an hour later. The matches were also televised by France 2 in France, RTÉ Two in Ireland,[16] Sky Sport in Italy and ESPN in Australia and New Zealand.[17]
In Wales, Welsh language channel S4C televised live only Wales matches.[18]
In the United States and the Caribbean, Premium Sports[19] televised the matches live while in the United States, BBC America televised selected matches only.[20]
References
- ↑ "Six Nations to end experiment of Friday night matches". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ Palmer, Bryn (26 January 2011). "Six Nations set for launch with a bang". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "Masi scoops Six Nations award". ESPN Scrum. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- 1 2 Standley, James (19 March 2011). "2011 Six Nations: Ireland 24-8 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ↑ Malin, Ian (19 March 2011). "Scotland avoid Six Nations wooden spoon after rallying against Italy". London: Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ↑ "Lewis Moody upbeat on injury progress". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ↑ "Sergio Parisse ruled out of Italy-Wales clash". ESPN Scrum (ESPN Sports Media). 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Six Nations: Sheridan back for England but Moody absent". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 24 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ↑ "Six Nations: Croft back on bench as Corbisiero starts". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ↑ "Six Nations: England pick Banahan for Grand Slam match". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ↑ "O'Gara rescues shaky Ireland". ESPN Scrum (ESPN EMEA). 5 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- 1 2 Pope, Bruce (12 March 2011). "Wales 19–13 Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ http://www.rugby365.com/all_news/nbc/wales/news/2704241.htm
- ↑ "Rugby videos of tackles, tries, funny incidents and more: Brian O'Driscoll's record breaking 25 Championship tries". rugbydump.blogspot.com.
- ↑ "Six Nations on the BBC". BBC Sport. 5 February 2009. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ↑ "Six Nations Coverage on RTÉ". RTÉ Sport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ↑ "ESPN: RUGBY - RBS SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP". espn.com.au. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ↑ "Match Schedule". S4C.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ↑ "Schedule". premiumsportsinc.com. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ↑ "2011 Match Schedule". BBC America. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
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