2016 Six Nations Championship

2016 Six Nations Championship
Date 6 February – 19 March 2016
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions  England (27th title)
Grand Slam  England (13th title)
Triple Crown  England (25th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Millennium Trophy  England
Centenary Quaich  Ireland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy  France
Matches played 15
Attendance 1,034,521 (68,968 per match)
Tries scored 71 (4.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s) England Owen Farrell (69)
Top try scorer(s) Wales George North (4)
Player of the tournament Scotland Stuart Hogg
Official website Six Nations Website
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The 2016 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2016 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 17th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.

It was contested by England, France, defending champions Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 122nd edition of the tournament.[1]

England were crowned Champions on 13 March with a game to play, winning their first Championship since 2011.[2][3][4] On 19 March, they earned the Grand Slam for the 13th time, their first since 2003.[5][6][7]

The 2016 Championship was the first time in the Six Nations era that either the champions or the wooden spoon "winners" had been decided before the final day, as Italy were confirmed to finish in sixth place for the 11th time on 13 March with Scotland's victory over France.[8] Italy would go on to lose their final match, and would thus be whitewashed for the seventh time. The 29 tries conceded by Italy was also a Championship record, beating the 25 tries they conceded in 2000 and 2003.

Participants

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Australia Eddie Jones Dylan Hartley
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis France Guy Novès Guilhem Guirado
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin New Zealand Joe Schmidt Rory Best
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome France Jacques Brunel Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh New Zealand Vern Cotter Greig Laidlaw
 Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland Sam Warburton*

* Except the final match at home against Italy, when Warburton was ruled out due to concussion protocol. Dan Lydiate took his place as captain, with championship vice-captain Alun Wyn Jones also ruled out injured.[9]

Squads

Story of the tournament

Week 1 (6–7 February)

The tournament started with a surprisingly narrow 23–21 win for France over Italy. At one point, Italy had led 18–10 and then 21–20, but a late penalty from Jules Plisson gave France the points.[10] The same day, another tight game saw England retain the Calcutta Cup in a narrow 15–9 win over Scotland, with tries from George Kruis and Jack Nowell.[11] The following day, two of the three tournament favourites, Ireland and Wales, drew 16–16 in Dublin. Ireland had led 13–0 before Wales battled back to lead 16–13. Jonathan Sexton's late penalty gave Ireland a share of the spoils.[12]

Week 2 (13–14 February)

Ireland's defence of the title was damaged further in Week 2 when they were beaten 10–9 in a second successive narrow victory for France. Ireland had led 9–3 from before half-time, but Maxime Médard's 69th minute converted try proved to be the winner.[13] Another comeback later that day saw Wales beat Scotland 27–23 in Cardiff. Scotland had led 13–10 at half time, but tries from Jamie Roberts and George North gave Wales a 27–16 lead before a late Scotland score.[14] On Sunday, England easily beat Italy 40–9 after a tight first half, with Jonathan Joseph scoring a hat-trick of tries.[15]

Week 3 (26–27 February)

In the Friday evening kick-off, Wales maintained their title hopes with a 19–10 win over France. Another George North try helped them to a comfortable 19–3 lead before a France try in the last minute.[16] On Saturday, Scotland won their first Six Nations game in 10 attempts, winning 36–20 in Rome with Greig Laidlaw kicking 21 points.[17] Ireland's title hopes were extinguished when they were beaten 21–10 by England at Twickenham; Ireland had led 10–6 early in the second half, but conceded 15 unanswered points in 13 minutes with tries by Anthony Watson and Mike Brown.[18]

Week 4 (12–13 March)

Entering the fourth round of matches, the England-Wales game was touted as a Championship decider,[19] although France – a point behind Wales and two behind England – still had an outside chance of winning it. The first match of the weekend saw Ireland trounce Italy 58–15, running in nine tries.[20] England then beat Wales 25–21 in a thrilling encounter at Twickenham; England had led 25–7 with less than 10 minutes remaining before two converted Wales tries made it a tense ending.[21] England thus won the Triple Crown, and the next day won the Championship outright, as France, needing to win to take the tournament to a final week, lost 29–18 to Scotland in Edinburgh, the Scots' first win over the French in 10 years.[22] In addition to guaranteeing that England would win the tournament, Scotland's victory over France also guaranteed that Italy would finish last and "win" the wooden spoon as a result.

Week 5 (19 March)

All three matches were played on the same day in the last round, with England needing to win in Paris to complete the Grand Slam for the first time since 2003. In the first match, Wales scored eight tries to easily beat Italy 67–14 in Cardiff, effectively whitewashing Italy; they had lost all five of their matches.[23] Ireland then beat Scotland 35–25 in Dublin in an open game where the sides shared seven tries.[24] In the final game in Paris, England scored two early tries through Danny Care and Dan Cole but the excellent kicking of Maxime Machenaud – who scored all of his side's points with seven penalties – kept France in the game until two late Owen Farrell penalties stretched England's lead to 31–21, enough to win the game and the Grand Slam, and to leave Farrell the leading points scorer in the Championship.[25][26]

Table

Position Nation Games Points Tries Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 England 550013270+621310
2 Wales 531115088+62177
3 Ireland 521212887+41155
4 Scotland 5203122115+7114
5 France 520382109−2774
6 Italy 500579224−14580
Source: RBS 6 Nations Table (accessed 19 March 2016)

Fixtures

Week 1

6 February 2016
15:25 CET (UTC+1)
France  23–21  Italy
Try: Vakatawa 13' m
Chouly 32' m
Bonneval 59' c
Con: Plisson (1/1) 59'
Pen: Plisson (2/2) 68', 75'
 Report Try: Parisse 25' m
Canna 45' c
Con: Canna (1/2) 46'
Pen: Canna (1/2) 43'
Haimona (1/1) 73'
Drop: Canna (1/1) 7'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 64,000
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
FB 15Maxime Médard  77'
RW 14Hugo Bonneval
OC 13Gaël Fickou  56'
IC 12Jonathan Danty
LW 11Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10Jules Plisson
SH 9 Sébastien Bézy  68'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  15'
OF 7 Damien Chouly
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Paul Jedrasiak  72'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  50'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)
LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous  50'
Replacements:
HK 16Camille Chat
PR 17Uini Atonio  50'
PR 18Jefferson Poirot  50'
LK 19Alexandre Flanquart  72'
FL 20Yacouba Camara  15'
SH 21Maxime Machenaud  68'
FH 22Jean-Marc Doussain  77'
CE 23Maxime Mermoz  56'
Coach:
France Guy Novès
FB 15David Odiete  55'
RW 14Leonardo Sarto
OC 13Michele Campagnaro
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia  70'
LW 11Mattia Bellini
FH 10Carlo Canna  77'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni 12' to 20'  66'
BF 6 Francesco Minto
RL 5 Marco Fuser
LL 4 George Biagi  43'
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  65'
HK 2 Ornel Gega  56'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  65'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  56'
PR 17Matteo Zanusso  65'
PR 18Martin Castrogiovanni  65'
LK 19Valerio Bernabò  43'
N8 20Dries Van Schalkwyk  12'  20'  66'
SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani  77'
CE 22Kelly Haimona  70'
FB 23Luke McLean  55'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Virimi Vakatawa (France)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

6 February 2016
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  9–15  England
Pen: Laidlaw (3/4) 16', 37', 68'
 Report Try: Kruis 13' c
Nowell 50' m
Con: Farrell (1/2) 14'
Pen: Farrell (1/2) 62'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Sean Maitland
OC 13Mark Bennett
IC 12Matt Scott
LW 11Tommy Seymour  65'
FH 10Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 John Hardie
BF 6 John Barclay  58'
RL 5 Jonny Gray  69'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 WP Nel  69'
HK 2 Ross Ford  64'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  57'
Replacements:
HK 16Stuart McInally  64'
PR 17Gordon Reid  57'
PR 18Zander Fagerson  69'
LK 19Tim Swinson  69'
FL 20Blair Cowan  58'
FH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
FH 22Duncan Weir
CE 23Duncan Taylor  65'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter
FB 15Mike Brown
RW 14Anthony Watson
OC 13Jonathan Joseph
IC 12Owen Farrell
LW 11Jack Nowell
FH 10George Ford
SH 9 Danny Care  54'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Chris Robshaw  69'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  46'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  76'
LP 1 Joe Marler  48'
Replacements:
HK 16Jamie George  76'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  48'
PR 18Paul Hill
LK 19Courtney Lawes  46'
FL 20Jack Clifford  69'
SH 21Ben Youngs  54'
CE 22Ollie Devoto
FB 23Alex Goode
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Billy Vunipola (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

7 February 2016
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  16–16  Wales
Try: Murray 26' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 27'
Pen: Sexton (3/3) 4', 13', 74'
 Report Try: Faletau 37' c
Con: Priestland (1/1) 38'
Pen: Priestland (3/3) 31', 46', 72'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15Simon Zebo
RW 14Andrew Trimble
OC 13Jared Payne
IC 12Robbie Henshaw
LW 11Keith Earls  71'
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  75'
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Tommy O'Donnell  48'
BF 6 CJ Stander
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Mike McCarthy  63'
TP 3 Nathan White  63'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  75'
LP 1 Jack McGrath
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  75'
PR 17James Cronin
PR 18Tadhg Furlong  63'
LK 19Donnacha Ryan  63'
FL 20Rhys Ruddock  48'
SH 21Kieran Marmion
FH 22Ian Madigan  75'
WG 23Dave Kearney  71'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15Liam Williams
RW 14George North
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11Tom James
FH 10Dan Biggar  21'
SH 9 Gareth Davies  71'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Sam Warburton (c)  72'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris  61'
TP 3 Samson Lee  57'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin  63'
LP 1 Rob Evans  52'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  63'
PR 17Gethin Jenkins  52'
PR 18Tomas Francis  57'
LK 19Bradley Davies  61'
FL 20Dan Lydiate  72'
SH 21Lloyd Williams  71'
FH 22Rhys Priestland  21'
WG 23Alex Cuthbert
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Week 2

13 February 2016
15:25 CET (UTC+1)
France  10–9  Ireland
Try: Médard 69' c
Con: Plisson (1/1) 70'
Pen: Plisson (1/2) 31'
 Report Pen: Sexton (3/3) 14', 28', 38'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15Maxime Médard
RW 14Teddy Thomas  44'
OC 13Maxime Mermoz
IC 12Jonathan Danty  76'
LW 11Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10Jules Plisson
SH 9 Sébastien Bézy  56'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Yacouba Camara  67'
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  58'
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart
TP 3 Uini Atonio  44'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) 47' to 57'  73'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  44'  73'
Replacements:
HK 16Camille Chat  47'  57'  73'
PR 17Rabah Slimani  44'
PR 18Eddy Ben Arous  44'  73'
LK 19Paul Jedrasiak  58'
N8 20Loann Goujon  67'
SH 21Maxime Machenaud  56'
FH 22Jean-Marc Doussain  76'
WG 23Hugo Bonneval  44'
Coach:
France Guy Novès
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Andrew Trimble
OC 13Jared Payne
IC 12Robbie Henshaw
LW 11Dave Kearney  29'
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  69'
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  19'
BF 6 CJ Stander
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Mike McCarthy 34' to 40'  62'
TP 3 Nathan White  62'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  71'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  73'
Replacements:
HK 16Richardt Strauss  71'
PR 17James Cronin  73'
PR 18Tadhg Furlong  62'
LK 19Donnacha Ryan  34'  40'  62'
FL 20Tommy O'Donnell  19'
SH 21Eoin Reddan
FH 22Ian Madigan  69'
WG 23Fergus McFadden  29'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Guilhem Guirado (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

13 February 2016
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  27–23  Scotland
Try: G. Davies 6' c
Roberts 64' c
North 70' c
Con: Biggar (3/3) 7', 64', 71'
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 34', 46'
 Report Try: Seymour 12' c
Taylor 78' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 13'
Weir (1/1) 79'
Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 30', 40', 54'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,160
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15Liam Williams
RW 14George North
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11Tom James  65'
FH 10Dan Biggar  75'
SH 9 Gareth Davies
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric  61'
BF 6 Sam Warburton (c)
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris  47'
TP 3 Samson Lee  68'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin  47'
LP 1 Rob Evans  47'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  47'
PR 17Gethin Jenkins  47'
PR 18Tomas Francis  68'
LK 19Bradley Davies  47'
FL 20Dan Lydiate  61'
SH 21Lloyd Williams
FH 22Rhys Priestland  75'
FB 23Gareth Anscombe  65'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15Stuart Hogg  28'
RW 14Tommy Seymour
OC 13Mark Bennett
IC 12Duncan Taylor
LW 11Sean Lamont
FH 10Finn Russell  68'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  77'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 John Hardie
BF 6 John Barclay  65'  75'
RL 5 Jonny Gray  68'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 WP Nel
HK 2 Ross Ford  65'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  65'
Replacements:
HK 16Stuart McInally  65'
PR 17Gordon Reid  65'
PR 18Zander Fagerson
LK 19Tim Swinson  68'
FL 20Blair Cowan  65'  75'
SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  77'
FH 22Duncan Weir  68'
FB 23Ruaridh Jackson  28'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Jamie Roberts (Wales)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

14 February 2016
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  9–40  England
Pen: Canna (3/4) 8', 18', 35'
 Report Try: Ford 24' m
Joseph (3) 52' c, 57' c, 70' m
Farrell 74' c
Con: Farrell (3/5) 53', 58', 75'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 11', 62'
Ford (1/1) 16'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB 15Luke McLean
RW 14Leonardo Sarto
OC 13Michele Campagnaro
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia  32'
LW 11Mattia Bellini
FH 10Carlo Canna  60'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  75'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni  30'
BF 6 Francesco Minto
RL 5 Marco Fuser  14'
LL 4 George Biagi
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  58'
HK 2 Ornel Gega  41'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  62'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  41'
PR 17Matteo Zanusso  62'
PR 18Martin Castrogiovanni  58'
LK 19Valerio Bernabò  14'
FL 20Braam Steyn  30'
SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani  75'
FH 22Edoardo Padovani  60'
CE 23Andrea Pratichetti  32'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Mike Brown  69'
RW 14Anthony Watson
OC 13Jonathan Joseph
IC 12Owen Farrell  15'  21'
LW 11Jack Nowell
FH 10George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs  49'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 James Haskell  54'
BF 6 Chris Robshaw  62'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Courtney Lawes  47'
TP 3 Dan Cole  69'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  69'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  47'
Replacements:
HK 16Jamie George  69'
PR 17Joe Marler  47'
PR 18Paul Hill  69'
LK 19Joe Launchbury  47'
LK 20Maro Itoje  54'
FL 21Jack Clifford  62'
SH 22Danny Care  49'
FB 23Alex Goode  15'  21'  69'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Ben Youngs (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Week 3

26 February 2016
20:05 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  19–10  France
Try: North 45'
Con: Biggar (1/1) 47'
Pen: Biggar (4/5) 21', 30', 42', 65'
 Report Try: Guirado 78'
Con: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 79'
Pen: Plisson (1/2) 33'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,160
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15Liam Williams  73'
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North
FH 10Dan Biggar  70'
SH 9 Gareth Davies  76'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  76'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  76'
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Samson Lee  66'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin  66'
LP 1 Rob Evans  55'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  66'
PR 17Gethin Jenkins  55'
PR 18Tomas Francis  66'
LK 19Jake Ball  76'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  76'
SH 21Lloyd Williams  76'
FH 22Rhys Priestland  70'
FB 23Gareth Anscombe  73'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15Maxime Médard  70'
RW 14Virimi Vakatawa
OC 13Maxime Mermoz  66'
IC 12Jonathan Danty
LW 11Djibril Camara
FH 10Jules Plisson  62'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud
N8 8 Damien Chouly  62'
OF 7 Antoine Burban  29'  33'  52'
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Alexandre Flanquart
LL 4 Paul Jedrasiak  43'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  62'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  62'
Replacements:
HK 16Camille Chat  62'
PR 17Uini Atonio  62'
PR 18Vincent Pelo  62'
LK 19Yoann Maestri  43'
N8 20Loann Goujon  29'  33'  52'
SH 21Sébastien Bézy  70'
FH 22François Trinh-Duc  62'
CE 23Gaël Fickou  66'
Coach:
France Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Gareth Davies (Wales)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

27 February 2016
15:25 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  20–36  Scotland
Try: Ghiraldini 29' c
Fuser 62' c
Con: Haimona (2/2) 30', 63'
Pen: Haimona (2/2) 9', 49'
 Report Try: Barclay 9' c
Hardie 16' c
Seymour 77'
Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 10', 17', 78'
Pen: Laidlaw (5/6) 25', 45', 53', 58', 65'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 67,721
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15David Odiete
RW 14Leonardo Sarto
OC 13Michele Campagnaro
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia  75'
LW 11Mattia Bellini
FH 10Kelly Haimona  72'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  79'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Francesco Minto  67'
RL 5 Joshua Furno  36'
LL 4 Marco Fuser
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  57'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  57'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  57'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  57'
PR 17Matteo Zanusso  57'
PR 18Martin Castrogiovanni  57'
LK 19Valerio Bernabò  36'
N8 20Dries van Schalkwyk  67'
SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani  79'
FH 22Edoardo Padovani  72'
CE 23Andrea Pratichetti  75'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Tommy Seymour
OC 13Mark Bennett  62'
IC 12Duncan Taylor
LW 11Tim Visser  72'
FH 10Finn Russell 61' to 71'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 Ryan Wilson  67'
OF 7 John Hardie
BF 6 John Barclay  79'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray  79'
TP 3 WP Nel 75' to 80'
HK 2 Ross Ford  63'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements:
HK 16Stuart McInally  63'
PR 17Rory Sutherland
PR 18Moray Low  79'
LK 19Tim Swinson  79'
FL 20Josh Strauss  67'
SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
CE 22Peter Horne  62'
WG 23Sean Lamont  72'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

27 February 2016
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
England  21–10  Ireland
Try: Watson 57' m
Brown 62' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 63'
Pen: Farrell (3/4) 11', 34', 50'
 Report Try: Murray 45' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 46'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 5'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,826
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15Mike Brown
RW 14Anthony Watson
OC 13Jonathan Joseph
IC 12Owen Farrell  65'
LW 11Jack Nowell
FH 10George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs  59'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 James Haskell 44' to 54'  76'
BF 6 Chris Robshaw  70'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  70'
LP 1 Joe Marler  59'
Replacements:
HK 16Jamie George  70'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  59'
PR 18Paul Hill
LK 19Courtney Lawes  76'
FL 20Jack Clifford  70'
SH 21Danny Care 70' to 80'  59'
CE 22Elliot Daly  65'
FB 23Alex Goode
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Andrew Trimble
OC 13Robbie Henshaw
IC 12Stuart McCloskey  63'
LW 11Keith Earls
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  76'
SH 9 Conor Murray  70'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 CJ Stander  66'
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan  65'
TP 3 Mike Ross  59'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  70'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  59'
Replacements:
HK 16Richardt Strauss  70'
PR 17Cian Healy  59'
PR 18Nathan White  59'
LK 19Ultan Dillane  65'
FL 20Rhys Ruddock  66'
SH 21Eoin Reddan  70'
FH 22Ian Madigan  76'
WG 23Simon Zebo  63'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Billy Vunipola (England)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

Week 4

12 March 2016
13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  58–15  Italy
Try: Trimble 6' m
McGrath 14' c
Stander 29' m
Heaslip (2) 39' m, 48' c
Payne 42' c
Cronin 53' c
Madigan 63' m
McFadden 78' c
Con: Sexton (3/6) 14', 43', 49'
Madigan (2/3) 54', 79'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 26'
 Report Try: Odiete 57'
Sarto 74' m
Con: Haimona (1/2) 58'
Pen: Padovani (1/1) 23'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15Simon Zebo
RW 14Andrew Trimble 20' to 28'
OC 13Jared Payne  71'
IC 12Robbie Henshaw  36'  40'
LW 11Keith Earls
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  49'
SH 9 Conor Murray  59'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 CJ Stander  61'
RL 5 Devin Toner  54'
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan
TP 3 Mike Ross  54'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  49'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  65'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  49'
PR 17Finlay Bealham  65'
PR 18Nathan White  54'
LK 19Ultan Dillane  54'
FL 20Rhys Ruddock  61'
SH 21Kieran Marmion  59'
FH 22Ian Madigan  49'
WG 23Fergus McFadden  20'  28'  36'  40'  71'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15David Odiete
RW 14Leonardo Sarto
OC 13Michele Campagnaro
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia  54'
LW 11Mattia Bellini
FH 10Edoardo Padovani  59'
SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani  61'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Francesco Minto
RL 5 Marco Fuser  26'
LL 4 George Biagi  35'
TP 3 Dario Chistolini  54'
HK 2 Davide Giazzon  54'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  71'
Replacements:
HK 16Oliviero Fabiani  54'
PR 17Matteo Zanusso  71'
PR 18Pietro Ceccarelli  54'
LK 19Quintin Geldenhuys  26'
FL 20Braam Steyn  35'
SH 21Alberto Lucchese  61'
CE 22Kelly Haimona  54'
FB 23Luke McLean  59'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Donnacha Ryan (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

12 March 2016
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  25–21  Wales
Try: Watson 31' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 32'
Pen: Farrell (6/6) 9', 18', 20', 45', 65', 67'
 Report Try: Biggar 53' c
North 73' c
Faletau 76' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 54'
Priestland (2/2) 74', 77'
FB 15Mike Brown
RW 14Anthony Watson
OC 13Jonathan Joseph  74'
IC 12Owen Farrell
LW 11Jack Nowell
FH 10George Ford  63'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  63'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 James Haskell  67'
BF 6 Chris Robshaw  71'
RL 5 George Kruis  78'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Dan Cole 71' to 80'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  71'
LP 1 Joe Marler  56'
Replacements:
HK 16Luke Cowan-Dickie  71'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  56'
PR 18Kieran Brookes  71'
LK 19Joe Launchbury  78'
FL 20Jack Clifford  67'
SH 21Danny Care  63'
CE 22Manu Tuilagi  63'
CE 23Elliot Daly  74'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15Liam Williams
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North
FH 10Dan Biggar  73'
SH 9 Gareth Davies  63'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  56'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  63'
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Samson Lee  53'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin  53'
LP 1 Rob Evans  53'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  53'
PR 17Paul James  53'
PR 18Tomas Francis  53'
LK 19Luke Charteris  63'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  56'
SH 21Rhys Webb  63'
FH 22Rhys Priestland  73'
FB 23Gareth Anscombe
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Maro Itoje (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

13 March 2016
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  29–18  France
Try: Hogg 32' m
Taylor 35' c
Visser 65' m
Con: Laidlaw (1/3) 37'
Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 15', 21', 74'
Hogg (1/1) 46'
 Report Try: Guirado 4' m
Fickou 40' c
Con: Machenaud (1/1) 40'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 51', 57'
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Tommy Seymour
OC 13Duncan Taylor
IC 12Alex Dunbar
LW 11Tim Visser
FH 10Finn Russell  5'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 Josh Strauss  61'
OF 7 John Hardie
BF 6 John Barclay
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray  77'
TP 3 WP Nel  72'
HK 2 Ross Ford  67'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements:
HK 16Stuart McInally  67'
PR 17Rory Sutherland
PR 18Moray Low  72'
LK 19Tim Swinson  77'
N8 20Ryan Wilson  61'
SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
CE 22Peter Horne  5'
WG 23Sean Lamont
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter
FB 15Scott Spedding
RW 14Wesley Fofana
OC 13Gaël Fickou
IC 12Maxime Mermoz  68'
LW 11Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10François Trinh-Duc  68'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  74'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Yacouba Camara  64'
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart  51'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  61'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  69'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  61'  64'
Replacements:
HK 16Camille Chat  69'
PR 17Uini Atonio  61'
PR 18Vincent Pelo  61'  64'
LK 19Sébastien Vahaamahina  51'
N8 20Loann Goujon  64'
SH 21Sébastien Bézy  74'
FH 22Jules Plisson  68'
WG 23Maxime Médard  68'
Coach:
France Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Week 5

19 March 2016
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  67–14  Italy
Try: Webb 4' c
Biggar 28' c
J. Davies 32' c
Roberts 44' m
North 48' c
Williams 56' c
Moriarty (2) 64' c, 78' c
G. Davies 80+2' c
Con: Biggar (5/6) 4', 29', 32', 49', 58'
Priestland (3/3) 65', 79', 80+2'
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 14', 20'
 Report Try: Palazzani 53' c
Garcia 61' c
Con: Haimona (2/2) 54', 62'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,160
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15Liam Williams
RW 14George North
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11Hallam Amos  48'
FH 10Dan Biggar  58'
SH 9 Rhys Webb  63'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric  16'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate (c)
RL 5 Luke Charteris
LL 4 Bradley Davies  58'
TP 3 Samson Lee  58'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin  49'
LP 1 Rob Evans  49'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  49'
PR 17Gethin Jenkins  49'
PR 18Aaron Jarvis  58'
LK 19Jake Ball  58'
FL 20Ross Moriarty  16'
SH 21Gareth Davies  63'
FH 22Rhys Priestland  58'
FB 23Gareth Anscombe  48'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15David Odiete
RW 14Leonardo Sarto
OC 13Andrea Pratichetti  35'
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11Mattia Bellini  33'
FH 10Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani 18' to 28'  64'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Francesco Minto  58'
RL 5 Valerio Bernabò  46'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  46'
HK 2 Davide Giazzon  49'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  64'
Replacements:
HK 16Oliviero Fabiani  49'
PR 17Matteo Zanusso  64'
PR 18Dario Chistolini  46'
FL 19Jacopo Sarto  46'
FL 20Braam Steyn  58'
SH 21Alberto Lucchese  64'
CE 22Kelly Haimona  35'
FB 23Luke McLean  33'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
George North (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

19 March 2016
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  35–25  Scotland
Try: Stander 27' c
Earls 30' m
Murray 47' c
Toner 68' c
Con: Sexton (3/4) 28', 49', 68'
Pen: Sexton (3/4) 5', 12', 17'
 Report Try: Hogg 19' c
Gray 55' c
Dunbar 77' m
Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 20', 55'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 14', 40'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB 15Simon Zebo
RW 14Andrew Trimble  78'
OC 13Jared Payne
IC 12Robbie Henshaw
LW 11Keith Earls
FH 10Jonathan Sexton 76' to 80'
SH 9 Conor Murray  78'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Tommy O'Donnell  68'
BF 6 CJ Stander
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan  68'
TP 3 Mike Ross  62'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  67'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  67'
Replacements:
HK 16Richardt Strauss  67'
PR 17Cian Healy  67'
PR 18Nathan White  62'
LK 19Ultan Dillane  68'
FL 20Rhys Ruddock  68'
SH 21Eoin Reddan  78'
FH 22Ian Madigan
WG 23Fergus McFadden  78'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Tommy Seymour
OC 13Duncan Taylor
IC 12Alex Dunbar 67' to 77'
LW 11Tim Visser  68'
FH 10Duncan Weir  62'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 Ryan Wilson
OF 7 John Hardie  52'
BF 6 John Barclay 24' to 34'
RL 5 Tim Swinson  62'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 WP Nel  67'
HK 2 Ross Ford  50'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  66'
Replacements:
HK 16Stuart McInally  50'
PR 17Rory Sutherland  66'
PR 18Moray Low  67'
FL 19Rob Harley  62'
FL 20Josh Strauss  52'
SH 21Henry Pyrgos
CE 22Peter Horne  62'
WG 23Sean Lamont  68'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Notes:

19 March 2016
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  21–31  England
Pen: Machenaud (7/7) 2', 15', 28', 39', 43', 50', 58'
 Report Try: Care 11' c
Cole 19' c
Watson 55' m
Con: Farrell (2/3) 12', 20'
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 4', 44', 71', 77'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,750
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15Scott Spedding
RW 14Wesley Fofana
OC 13Gaël Fickou
IC 12Maxime Mermoz  69'
LW 11Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10François Trinh-Duc  13'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  75'
N8 8 Loann Goujon  69'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux  79'
BF 6 Damien Chouly
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart  57'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  57'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  66'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  57'  79'
Replacements:
HK 16Camille Chat  66'
PR 17Uini Atonio  57'
PR 18Xavier Chiocci 76' to 80'  57'
LK 19Paul Jedrasiak  57'
FL 20Wenceslas Lauret  69'
SH 21Sébastien Bezy  75'
FH 22Jules Plisson  13'
WG 23Maxime Médard  69'
Coach:
France Guy Novès
FB 15Mike Brown
RW 14Anthony Watson
OC 13Jonathan Joseph
IC 12Owen Farrell
LW 11Jack Nowell
FH 10George Ford
SH 9 Danny Care  43'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Chris Robshaw  75'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  67'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  40'
Replacements:
HK 16Luke Cowan-Dickie  67'
PR 17Joe Marler  40'
PR 18Kieran Brookes
LK 19Joe Launchbury
FL 20Jack Clifford  75'
SH 21Ben Youngs  43'
CE 22Manu Tuilagi
CE 23Elliot Daly
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Billy Vunipola (England)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Statistics

Points scorers

Pos Name Team Pts
1 Owen Farrell  England 69
2 Greig Laidlaw  Scotland 62
3 Dan Biggar  Wales 54
4 Jonathan Sexton  Ireland 49
5 Maxime Machenaud  France 29
6 Carlo Canna  Italy 22
7 Rhys Priestland  Wales 21
8 George North  Wales 20
9 Kelly Haimona  Italy 19
10 Jules Plisson  France 16

Try scorers

Pos Name Team Tries
1 George North  Wales 4
2 Jonathan Joseph  England 3
Conor Murray  Ireland
Anthony Watson  England
5 Dan Biggar  Wales 2
Gareth Davies  Wales
Taulupe Faletau  Wales
Guilhem Guirado  France
Jamie Heaslip  Ireland
Stuart Hogg  Scotland
Ross Moriarty  Wales
Jamie Roberts  Wales
Tommy Seymour  Scotland
CJ Stander  Ireland
Duncan Taylor  Scotland

Broadcasting

In the United Kingdom, 2016 marked the first year that the tournament was broadcast across both the BBC and ITV, with the BBC broadcasting France, Scotland and Wales home matches and ITV screening England, Ireland and Italy home fixtures. In this first year of the split UK TV deal, the BBC covered eight matches from the tournament, and ITV the other seven. This arrangement will alternate every year for the remainder of the deal to 2021. S4C in Wales will also broadcast every Wales game in Welsh for the remainder of this contract.[35]

In France, all of the matches were broadcast on France 2, the traditional French channel for rugby.[36] In the Republic of Ireland, matches are being broadcast by RTÉ.[37] In Italy, all of the matches are being broadcast live on DMAX.

References

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