2016 Women's Six Nations Championship
The 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2016 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were played in February and March 2016, on the same weekends as the men's tournament. France won the championship after beating England in their final game. France and England were tied on eight table points each after winning four games, France took the title on the points difference tie-breaker.[1]
Participants
| Nation |
Stadium |
Head coach |
Captain |
| Home stadium |
Capacity |
Location |
England |
Twickenham Stadium |
82,500 |
London |
Scott Bemand |
Sarah Hunter |
| Twickenham Stoop |
14,800 |
France |
Stade Marcel-Verchère |
11,400 |
Bourg-en-Bresse |
Jean-Michel Gonzalez
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Gaëlle Mignot |
| Stade Aimé Giral |
16,593 |
Perpignan |
| Stade de la Rabine |
9,500 |
Vannes |
Ireland |
Donnybrook Stadium |
6,000 |
Dublin |
Tom Tierney |
Niamh Briggs |
Italy |
Stadio Gino Pistoni |
3,500 |
Ivrea |
Andrea Di Giandomenico |
Sara Barattin |
| Stadio Arcoveggio |
2,000 |
Bologna |
Scotland |
Broadwood Stadium |
7,936 |
Cumbernauld |
Shade Munro |
Lisa Martin |
Wales |
The Gnoll |
5,000 |
Neath |
Rhys Edwards |
Rachel Taylor |
| Talbot Athletic Ground |
3,000 |
Port Talbot |
Table
| Position |
Nation |
Games |
Points |
Table points |
| Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Difference |
| 1 | France |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 28 | +78 | 8 |
| 2 | England |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 63 | +47 | 8 |
| 3 | Ireland |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 49 | +46 | 6 |
| 4 | Wales |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 75 | -14 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 105 | -40 | 4 |
| 6 | Scotland |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 146 | -117 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
Week 1
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| FB | 15 | Chloe Rollie |
| RW | 14 | Megan Gaffney |
| OC | 13 | Hannah Smith |
| IC | 12 | Lisa Thomson |
| LW | 11 | Rhona Lloyd |
| FH | 10 | Lisa Martin (c) |
| SH | 9 | Sarah Law |
| N8 | 8 | Jade Konkel |
| OF | 7 | Karen Dunbar |
| BF | 6 | Jemma Forsyth |
| RL | 5 | Deborah McCormack |
| LL | 4 | Emma Wassell |
| TP | 3 | Lindsey Smith |
| HK | 2 | Lana Skeldon |
| LP | 1 | Tracy Balmer |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Sarah Quick |
| PR | 17 | Debbie Falconer |
| PR | 18 | Heather Lockhart |
| LK | 19 | Fiona Sim |
| FL | 20 | Anna Stodter |
| SH | 21 | Jenny Maxwell |
| CE | 22 | Lauren Harris |
| WG | 23 | Eilidh Sinclair |
| Coach: |
Shade Munro |
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| FB | 15 | Katie Mason |
| RW | 14 | Ruth Laybourn |
| OC | 13 | Lauren Cattell |
| IC | 12 | Ceri Large |
| LW | 11 | Lotte Clapp |
| FH | 10 | Amber Reed |
| SH | 9 | La Toya Mason |
| N8 | 8 | Sarah Hunter (c) |
| OF | 7 | Izzy Noel-Smith |
| BF | 6 | Harriet Millar-Mills |
| RL | 5 | Emily Braund |
| LL | 4 | Abbie Scott |
| TP | 3 | Victoria Cornborough |
| HK | 2 | Amy Cockayne |
| LP | 1 | Rochelle Clark |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Heather Kerr |
| PR | 17 | Emma Croker |
| PR | 18 | Bee Dawson |
| LK | 19 | Courtney Gill |
| FL | 20 | Poppy Cleall |
| SH | 21 | Bianca Blackburn |
| FH | 22 | Lucy Demaine | |  |
| CE | 23 | Leanne Riley |
| Coach: |
Scott Bemand |
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| FB | 15 | Manuela Furlan |
| RW | 14 | Michela Sillari |
| OC | 13 | Maria Grazia Cioffi |
| IC | 12 | Beatrice Rigoni |
| LW | 11 | Sofia Stefan |
| FH | 10 | Veronica Schiavon | | 56' |
| SH | 9 | Sara Barattin (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Elisa Giordano |
| OF | 7 | Michela Este | | 60' |
| BF | 6 | Ilaria Arrighetti | | 67' |
| RL | 5 | Alice Trevisan |
| LL | 4 | Isabella Locatelli |
| TP | 3 | Lucia Gai | | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Melissa Bettoni |
| LP | 1 | Elisa Cucchiella | 68' to 78' |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Lucia Cammarano | | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Gaia Giacomoli | | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Nicoletti Diletta |
| LK | 19 | Valentina Ruzza |
| FL | 20 | Elisa Pillotti | | 60' |
| CE | 21 | Silvia Folli |
| CE | 22 | Paola Zangirolami | | 56' |
| WG | 23 | Maria Magatti |
| Coach: |
Andrea Di Giandomenico |
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Week 2
Italy  |
24–33 |
England |
Try: Maria Grazia Cioffi 1' c Sofia Stefan 28' m Elisa Giordano 43'm Michela Este 64' c Con: Veronica Schiavon (2) 1', 64'
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Report FIR Report (Italian) |
Try: Lauren Cattell 6' c Katie Mason 18' c Lotte Clapp 38' m Abbie Scott 59' c Bianca Blackburn 61' c Con: Amber Reed (3) 6', 18', 59' Lauren Cattell 61'
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| FB | 15 | Manuela Furlan |
| RW | 14 | Michela Sillari | | 62' |
| OC | 13 | Maria Grazia Cioffi |
| IC | 12 | Beatrice Rigoni | | 65' |
| LW | 11 | Sofia Stefan |
| FH | 10 | Veronica Schiavon |
| SH | 9 | Sara Barattin (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Elisa Giordano |
| OF | 7 | Isabella Locatelli |
| BF | 6 | Ilaria Arrighetti | | 19' |
| RL | 5 | Alice Trevisan |
| LL | 4 | Elisa Pillotti | | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Melissa Bettoni |
| HK | 2 | Lucia Cammarano |
| LP | 1 | Elisa Cucchiella | | 52' |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Lucia Gai | | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Gaia Giacomoli |
| PR | 18 | Nicoletti Diletta |
| LK | 19 | Valentina Ruzza | | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Michela Este | | 19' |
| CE | 21 | Silvia Folli |
| CE | 22 | Paola Zangirolami | | 65' |
| WG | 23 | Maria Magatti | | 62' |
| Coach: |
Andrea Di Giandomenico |
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| FB | 15 | Katie Mason | | 76' |
| RW | 14 | Ruth Laybourn | | 52' |
| OC | 13 | Lauren Cattell |
| IC | 12 | Ceri Large |
| LW | 11 | Lotte Clapp |
| FH | 10 | Amber Reed | | 59' |
| SH | 9 | La Toya Mason |
| N8 | 8 | Sarah Hunter (c) | | 69' |
| OF | 7 | Izzy Noel-Smith |
| BF | 6 | Harriet Millar-Mills |
| RL | 5 | Emily Braund |
| LL | 4 | Abbie Scott |
| TP | 3 | Victoria Cornborough |
| HK | 2 | Amy Cockayne | | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Rochelle Clark | | 72' |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Emma Croker | | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Heather Kerr | | 72' |
| PR | 18 | Bee Dawson |
| LK | 19 | Poppy Leitch |
| FL | 20 | Poppy Cleall | | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Bianca Blackburn | | 59' |
| FH | 22 | Leanne Riley | | 76' |
| CE | 23 | Lydia Thompson | | 52' |
| Coach: |
Scott Bemand |
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Wales  |
23–10 |
Scotland |
Try: Sioned Harries 7' c Hannah Jones 35' m Alisha Butchers 57' m Con: Robyn Wilkins 7' Pen: Robyn Wilkins (2) 15', 54'
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Report |
Try: Megan Gaffney 30' c Con: Lana Skeldon 30' Pen: Lana Skeldon 5'
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| FB | 15 | Chloe Rollie |
| RW | 14 | Lauren Harris |
| OC | 13 | Megan Gaffney |
| IC | 12 | Lisa Thomson |
| LW | 11 | Rhona Lloyd |
| FH | 10 | Lisa Martin (c) |
| SH | 9 | Sarah Law |
| N8 | 8 | Jade Konkel |
| OF | 7 | Karen Dunbar |
| BF | 6 | Jemma Forsyth |
| RL | 5 | Deborah McCormack |
| LL | 4 | Emma Wassell |
| TP | 3 | Lindsey Smith |
| HK | 2 | Lana Skeldon |
| LP | 1 | Tracy Balmer |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Sarah Quick |
| PR | 17 | Debbie Falconer |
| PR | 18 | Heather Lockhart |
| LK | 19 | Fiona Sim |
| FL | 20 | Anna Stodter |
| SH | 21 | Jenny Maxwell |
| CE | 22 | Abigail Evans |
| WG | 23 | Eilidh Sinclair |
| Coach: |
Shade Munro |
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Week 3
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| FB | 15 | Katie Mason |
| RW | 14 | Lydia Thompson | | 69' |
| OC | 13 | Lauren Cattell |
| IC | 12 | Ceri Large |
| LW | 11 | Lotte Clapp |
| FH | 10 | Amber Reed |
| SH | 9 | La Toya Mason | | 48' |
| N8 | 8 | Sarah Hunter (c) |
| OF | 7 | Izzy Noel-Smith | | 73' |
| BF | 6 | Harriet Millar-Mills | 59' to 69' | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Emily Braund |
| LL | 4 | Abbie Scott |
| TP | 3 | Victoria Cornborough | | 74' |
| HK | 2 | Emma Croker | | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Rochelle Clark | | 78' |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Amy Cockayne | | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Heather Kerr | | 78' |
| PR | 18 | Bee Dawson | | 74' |
| LK | 19 | Tamara Taylor | | 69' |
| FL | 20 | Poppy Leitch | | 73' |
| SH | 21 | Bianca Blackburn | | 48' |
| FH | 22 | Ruth Laybourn | | 69' |
| CE | 23 | Leanne Riley |
| Coach: |
Scott Bemand |
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Italy  |
22–7 |
Scotland |
Try: Melissa Bettoni 16' m Elisa Cucchiella 26' c Manuela Furlan 44' c Con: Veronica Schiavon (2) 26', 44' Pen: Veronica Schiavon 31'
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Report FIR Report (Italian) |
Try: Lisa Thomson 52' c Con: Lana Skeldon 52'
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Stadio Arcoveggio, BolognaAttendance: 2,500 Referee: Marie Lematte (France) |
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| FB | 15 | Manuela Furlan |
| RW | 14 | Maria Magatti | | 78' |
| OC | 13 | Maria Grazia Cioffi | | 78' |
| IC | 12 | Beatrice Rigoni | | 78' |
| LW | 11 | Sofia Stefan |
| FH | 10 | Veronica Schiavon |
| SH | 9 | Sara Barattin (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Elisa Giordano |
| OF | 7 | Isabella Locatelli |
| BF | 6 | Michela Este | | 50' |
| RL | 5 | Alice Trevisan |
| LL | 4 | Elisa Pillotti | | 72' |
| TP | 3 | Melissa Bettoni |
| HK | 2 | Lucia Cammarano | | 41' |
| LP | 1 | Elisa Cucchiella | | 78' |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Lucia Gai | | 41' | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Gaia Giacomoli | | 78' |
| PR | 18 | Nicoletti Diletta | | | 78' |
| LK | 19 | Valentina Ruzza | | 50' |
| FL | 20 | Ilaria Arrighetti | | 72' |
| CE | 21 | Silvia Folli | | 78' |
| CE | 22 | Paola Zangirolami | | 78' |
| WG | 23 | Veronica Madia | | 78' |
| Coach: |
Andrea Di Giandomenico |
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| FB | 15 | Chloe Rollie |
| RW | 14 | Eilidh Sinclair | | 46' |
| OC | 13 | Megan Gaffney | | 67' |
| IC | 12 | Lisa Thomson |
| LW | 11 | Rhona Lloyd |
| FH | 10 | Lisa Martin (c) |
| SH | 9 | Jenny Maxwell | 31' to 41' |
| N8 | 8 | Jade Konkel |
| OF | 7 | Karen Dunbar |
| BF | 6 | Jemma Forsyth | | 62' |
| RL | 5 | Deborah McCormack | | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Emma Wassell |
| TP | 3 | Lindsey Smith |
| HK | 2 | Lana Skeldon | | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Tracy Balmer | | 46' |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Sarah Quick | | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Debbie Falconer | | | 75' |
| PR | 18 | Heather Lockhart | | 46' | 75' |
| LK | 19 | Fiona Sim | | 62' |
| FL | 20 | Anna Stodter | | 62' |
| SH | 21 | Sarah Law | | 46' |
| CE | 22 | Abigail Evans | | 67' |
| CE | 23 | Claire Bain |
| Coach: |
Shade Munro |
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Week 4
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| FB | 15 | Chloe Rollie |
| RW | 14 | Megan Gaffney | | 53' |
| OC | 13 | Lisa Thomson |
| IC | 12 | Lisa Martin (c) |
| LW | 11 | Rhona Lloyd | | 73' |
| FH | 10 | Sarah Law |
| SH | 9 | Jenny Maxwell | | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Jade Konkel |
| OF | 7 | Karen Dunbar |
| BF | 6 | Jemma Forsyth | | 51' |
| RL | 5 | Deborah McCormack | | 73' |
| LL | 4 | Emma Wassell |
| TP | 3 | Lindsey Smith |
| HK | 2 | Lana Skeldon |
| LP | 1 | Heather Lockhart | | 40' |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Sarah Quick |
| PR | 17 | Lisa Robertson | | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Tracy Balmer | 50' to 60' | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Fiona Sim | | 73' |
| FL | 20 | Anna Stodter |
| SH | 21 | Helen Nelson | | 53' |
| CE | 22 | Lauren Harris | | 73' |
| WG | 23 | Eilidh Sinclair | | 53' |
| Coach: |
Shade Munro |
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| FB | 15 | Manuela Furlan |
| RW | 14 | Maria Magatti | |
| OC | 13 | Maria Grazia Cioffi | |
| IC | 12 | Michela Sillari | |
| LW | 11 | Sofia Stefan | | 73' |
| FH | 10 | Beatrice Rigoni |
| SH | 9 | Sara Barattin (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Elisa Giordano |
| OF | 7 | Isabella Locatelli |
| BF | 6 | Michela Este | | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Alice Trevisan |
| LL | 4 | Elisa Pillotti | | 64' |
| TP | 3 | Melissa Bettoni | | 35' | 68' | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Lucia Cammarano | | | 68' to 76' |
| LP | 1 | Elisa Cucchiella | | 73' |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Lucia Gai | | 35' |
| PR | 17 | Gaia Giacomoli | | 73' | 80+3' |
| PR | 18 | Nicoletti Diletta | | | 80+3' |
| LK | 19 | Valentina Ruzza | | 64' |
| FL | 20 | Ilaria Arrighetti | | 69' |
| CE | 21 | Silvia Folli | |
| CE | 22 | Paola Zangirolami | | 73' |
| WG | 23 | Veronica Madia | |
| Coach: |
Andrea Di Giandomenico |
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Week 5
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| FB | 15 | Laura Delas | |
| RW | 14 | Camille Cabalou | |
| OC | 13 | Lucille Godiveau | |
| IC | 12 | Élodie Poublan |
| LW | 11 | Julie Billes | | 65' |
| FH | 10 | Camille Imart | |
| SH | 9 | Pauline Bourdon | |
| N8 | 8 | Safi N'Diaye |
| OF | 7 | Laëtitia Grand | |
| BF | 6 | Pauline Rayssac | | 65' |
| RL | 5 | Céline Ferer | |
| LL | 4 | Audrey Forlani |
| TP | 3 | Julie Duval | |
| HK | 2 | Gaëlle Mignot (c) | |
| LP | 1 | Lise Arricastre | | 70' |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Manon Bigot | |
| PR | 17 | Maylis Traore Dhia | |
| LK | 18 | Patricia Carricaburu | | 70' |
| FL | 19 | Romane Menager | |
| SH | 20 | Julie Annery | | 65' |
| FB | 21 | Camille Boudaud | |
| WG | 22 | Coralie Bertrand | | 65' |
| PR | 23 | Caroline Boujard | |
| Coach: |
Jean-Michel Gonzalez |
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| FB | 15 | Chloe Rollie | | 64' |
| RW | 14 | Megan Gaffney | | 63' |
| OC | 13 | Lisa Thomson |
| IC | 12 | Lisa Martin (c) |
| LW | 11 | Rhona Lloyd | |
| FH | 10 | Sarah Law | | 41' |
| SH | 9 | Jenny Maxwell | |
| N8 | 8 | Jade Konkel |
| OF | 7 | Karen Dunbar |
| BF | 6 | Jemma Forsyth | 60' to 70' | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Deborah McCormack | | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Emma Wassell | | 64' | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Lindsey Smith | | | | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Lana Skeldon | | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Heather Lockhart | | 41' |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Sarah Quick | | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Lisa Robertson | | 64' | 69' | 69' |
| PR | 18 | Tracy Balmer | 58' to 68' | 41' |
| LK | 19 | Fiona Sim | | 72' |
| FL | 20 | Anna Stodter | | 72' |
| SH | 21 | Helen Nelson | | 41' |
| CE | 22 | Lauren Harris | | 63' |
| WG | 23 | Eilidh Sinclair | | 64' |
| Coach: |
Shade Munro |
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Wales  |
12–16 |
Italy |
Try: Sioned Harries (2) 40' m, 46' c Con: Robyn Wilkins 46'
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Report FIR Report (Italian) |
Try: Beatrice Rigoni (2) 10' m, 27' m Pen: Michela Sillari (2) 34', 56'
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| FB | 15 | Manuela Furlan |
| RW | 14 | Maria Magatti | |
| OC | 13 | Michela Sillari |
| IC | 12 | Paola Zangirolami |
| LW | 11 | Sofia Stefan |
| FH | 10 | Beatrice Rigoni |
| SH | 9 | Sara Barattin (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Elisa Giordano |
| OF | 7 | Isabella Locatelli |
| BF | 6 | Michela Este | | 28' |
| RL | 5 | Alice Trevisan |
| LL | 4 | Elisa Pillotti |
| TP | 3 | Melissa Bettoni | | 73' |
| HK | 2 | Lucia Cammarano |
| LP | 1 | Elisa Cucchiella |
| Replacements: |
| HK | 16 | Lucia Gai | | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Nicoletti Diletta |
| PR | 18 | Sara Tounesi |
| LK | 19 | Valentina Ruzza | | | 77' |
| FL | 20 | Ilaria Arrighetti | 39' to 49' | 28' | 77' |
| CE | 21 | Silvia Folli |
| CE | 22 | Maria Grazia Cioffi |
| WG | 23 | Veronica Madia |
| Coach: |
Andrea Di Giandomenico |
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References
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