2016 Six Nations Championship

2016 Six Nations Championship
Date6 February – 19 March 2016
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions England (27th title)
Grand Slam England (13th title)
Triple Crown England (25th title)
Matches played15
Attendance1,034,521 (68,968 per match)
Tries scored71 (4.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Owen Farrell (69)
Top try scorer(s)Wales George North (4)
Player of the tournamentScotland Stuart Hogg
Official websiteSix Nations Website
2015 (Previous) (Next) 2017

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 won the Championship 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 both the champions and 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 went on to lose their final match, and were thus whitewashed for the seventh time. The 29 tries conceded by Italy was also a Championship record, exceeding the 25 tries they conceded in 2000 and 2003.

Participants

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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

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Story of the tournament

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Round 1 (6–7 February)

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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. Johnny Sexton's late penalty gave Ireland a share of the spoils.[12]

Round 2 (13–14 February)

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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]

Round 3 (26–27 February)

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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]

Round 4 (12–13 March)

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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.

Round 5 (19 March)

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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 nine 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  England 5 5 0 0 132 70 +62 13 10
2  Wales 5 3 1 1 150 88 +62 17 7
3  Ireland 5 2 1 2 128 87 +41 15 5
4  Scotland 5 2 0 3 122 115 +7 11 4
5  France 5 2 0 3 82 109 −27 7 4
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 79 224 −145 8 0
Source: RBS 6 Nations Table (accessed 19 March 2016)

Fixtures

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Round 1

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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[27]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 15 Maxime Médard downward-facing red arrow 77'
RW 14 Hugo Bonneval
OC 13 Gaël Fickou downward-facing red arrow 56'
IC 12 Jonathan Danty
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10 Jules Plisson
SH 9 Sébastien Bézy downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles downward-facing red arrow 15'
OF 7 Damien Chouly
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Paul Jedrasiak downward-facing red arrow 72'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)
LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous downward-facing red arrow 50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat
PR 17 Uini Atonio upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 18 Jefferson Poirot upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 Alexandre Flanquart upward-facing green arrow 72'
FL 20 Yacouba Camara upward-facing green arrow 15'
SH 21 Maxime Machenaud upward-facing green arrow 68'
FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain upward-facing green arrow 77'
CE 23 Maxime Mermoz upward-facing green arrow 56'
Coach:
France Guy Novès
FB 15 David Odiete downward-facing red arrow 55'
RW 14 Leonardo Sarto
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Mattia Bellini
FH 10 Carlo Canna downward-facing red arrow 77'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni red cross icon 12' to 20' downward-facing red arrow 66'
BF 6 Francesco Minto
RL 5 Marco Fuser
LL 4 George Biagi downward-facing red arrow 43'
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini downward-facing red arrow 65'
HK 2 Ornel Gega downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti downward-facing red arrow 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Davide Giazzon upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Matteo Zanusso upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 18 Martin Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 19 Valerio Bernabò upward-facing green arrow 43'
N8 20 Dries Van Schalkwyk upward-facing green arrow 12' downward-facing red arrow 20' upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani upward-facing green arrow 77'
CE 22 Kelly Haimona upward-facing green arrow 70'
FB 23 Luke McLean upward-facing green arrow 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[29]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 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Sean Maitland
OC 13 Mark Bennett
IC 12 Matt Scott
LW 11 Tommy Seymour downward-facing red arrow 65'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 John Hardie
BF 6 John Barclay downward-facing red arrow 58'
RL 5 Jonny Gray downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 WP Nel downward-facing red arrow 69'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson downward-facing red arrow 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 Gordon Reid upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 18 Zander Fagerson upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 19 Tim Swinson upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 20 Blair Cowan upward-facing green arrow 58'
FH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
FH 22 Duncan Weir
CE 23 Duncan Taylor upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Danny Care downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Chris Robshaw downward-facing red arrow 69'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Joe Launchbury downward-facing red arrow 46'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Joe Marler downward-facing red arrow 48'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 48'
PR 18 Paul Hill
LK 19 Courtney Lawes upward-facing green arrow 46'
FL 20 Jack Clifford upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 21 Ben Youngs upward-facing green arrow 54'
CE 22 Ollie Devoto
FB 23 Alex 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[30]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 15 Simon Zebo
RW 14 Andrew Trimble
OC 13 Jared Payne
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Keith Earls downward-facing red arrow 71'
FH 10 Johnny Sexton downward-facing red arrow 75'
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Tommy O'Donnell downward-facing red arrow 48'
BF 6 CJ Stander
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Mike McCarthy downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Nathan White downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) downward-facing red arrow 75'
LP 1 Jack McGrath
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 17 James Cronin
PR 18 Tadhg Furlong upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 19 Donnacha Ryan upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 20 Rhys Ruddock upward-facing green arrow 48'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion
FH 22 Ian Madigan upward-facing green arrow 75'
WG 23 Dave Kearney upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Tom James
FH 10 Dan Biggar downward-facing red arrow 21'
SH 9 Gareth Davies downward-facing red arrow 71'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Sam Warburton (c) downward-facing red arrow 72'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris downward-facing red arrow 61'
TP 3 Samson Lee downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin downward-facing red arrow 63'
LP 1 Rob Evans downward-facing red arrow 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 18 Tomas Francis upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 19 Bradley Davies upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 20 Dan Lydiate upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 21 Lloyd Williams upward-facing green arrow 71'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland upward-facing green arrow 21'
WG 23 Alex 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:

Round 2

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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[32]Pen: Sexton (3/3) 14', 28', 38'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Teddy Thomas downward-facing red arrow 44'
OC 13 Maxime Mermoz
IC 12 Jonathan Danty downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10 Jules Plisson
SH 9 Sébastien Bézy downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Yacouba Camara downward-facing red arrow 67'
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Yoann Maestri downward-facing red arrow 58'
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 44'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) red cross icon 47' to 57' downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot downward-facing red arrow 44' upward-facing green arrow 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat upward-facing green arrow 47' downward-facing red arrow 57' upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Rabah Slimani upward-facing green arrow 44'
PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous upward-facing green arrow 44' downward-facing red arrow 73'
LK 19 Paul Jedrasiak upward-facing green arrow 58'
N8 20 Loann Goujon upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 21 Maxime Machenaud upward-facing green arrow 56'
FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain upward-facing green arrow 76'
WG 23 Hugo Bonneval upward-facing green arrow 44'
Coach:
France Guy Novès
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Andrew Trimble
OC 13 Jared Payne
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Dave Kearney downward-facing red arrow 29'
FH 10 Johnny Sexton downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien downward-facing red arrow 19'
BF 6 CJ Stander
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Mike McCarthy red cross icon 34' to 40' downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 Nathan White downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) downward-facing red arrow 71'
LP 1 Jack McGrath downward-facing red arrow 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richardt Strauss upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 James Cronin upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 18 Tadhg Furlong upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 19 Donnacha Ryan upward-facing green arrow 34' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 20 Tommy O'Donnell upward-facing green arrow 19'
SH 21 Eoin Reddan
FH 22 Ian Madigan upward-facing green arrow 69'
WG 23 Fergus McFadden upward-facing green arrow 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[33]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 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Tom James downward-facing red arrow 65'
FH 10 Dan Biggar downward-facing red arrow 75'
SH 9 Gareth Davies
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric downward-facing red arrow 61'
BF 6 Sam Warburton (c)
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris downward-facing red arrow 47'
TP 3 Samson Lee downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin downward-facing red arrow 47'
LP 1 Rob Evans downward-facing red arrow 47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens upward-facing green arrow 47'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 47'
PR 18 Tomas Francis upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 19 Bradley Davies upward-facing green arrow 47'
FL 20 Dan Lydiate upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 21 Lloyd Williams
FH 22 Rhys Priestland upward-facing green arrow 75'
FB 23 Gareth Anscombe upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15 Stuart Hogg downward-facing red arrow 28'
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Mark Bennett
IC 12 Duncan Taylor
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Finn Russell downward-facing red arrow 68'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) downward-facing red arrow 77'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 John Hardie
BF 6 John Barclay downward-facing red arrow 65' upward-facing green arrow 75'
RL 5 Jonny Gray downward-facing red arrow 68'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 WP Nel
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson downward-facing red arrow 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Gordon Reid upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 18 Zander Fagerson
LK 19 Tim Swinson upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 20 Blair Cowan upward-facing green arrow 65' downward-facing red arrow 75'
SH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne upward-facing green arrow 77'
FH 22 Duncan Weir upward-facing green arrow 68'
FB 23 Ruaridh Jackson upward-facing green arrow 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:

  • Jonathan Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This was Scotland's ninth consecutive loss in the competition, their worst run of losses ever in the six-team format.[34]

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

Round 3

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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[36]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 15 Liam Williams downward-facing red arrow 73'
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Dan Biggar downward-facing red arrow 70'
SH 9 Gareth Davies downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate downward-facing red arrow 76'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 76'
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Samson Lee downward-facing red arrow 66'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Rob Evans downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 18 Tomas Francis upward-facing green arrow 66'
LK 19 Jake Ball upward-facing green arrow 76'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 21 Lloyd Williams upward-facing green arrow 76'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland upward-facing green arrow 70'
FB 23 Gareth Anscombe upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15 Maxime Médard downward-facing red arrow 70'
RW 14 Virimi Vakatawa
OC 13 Maxime Mermoz downward-facing red arrow 66'
IC 12 Jonathan Danty
LW 11 Djibril Camara
FH 10 Jules Plisson downward-facing red arrow 62'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud
N8 8 Damien Chouly downward-facing red arrow 62'
OF 7 Antoine Burban downward-facing red arrow 29' upward-facing green arrow 33' downward-facing red arrow 52'
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Alexandre Flanquart
LL 4 Paul Jedrasiak downward-facing red arrow 43'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot downward-facing red arrow 62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Uini Atonio upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 18 Vincent Pelo upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 19 Yoann Maestri upward-facing green arrow 43'
N8 20 Loann Goujon upward-facing green arrow 29' downward-facing red arrow 33' upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 21 Sébastien Bézy upward-facing green arrow 70'
FH 22 François Trinh-Duc upward-facing green arrow 62'
CE 23 Gaël Fickou upward-facing green arrow 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[37]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 15 David Odiete
RW 14 Leonardo Sarto
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia downward-facing red arrow 75'
LW 11 Mattia Bellini
FH 10 Kelly Haimona downward-facing red arrow 72'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori downward-facing red arrow 79'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Francesco Minto downward-facing red arrow 67'
RL 5 Joshua Furno downward-facing red arrow 36'
LL 4 Marco Fuser
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini downward-facing red arrow 57'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti downward-facing red arrow 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Davide Giazzon upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 17 Matteo Zanusso upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 18 Martin Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 19 Valerio Bernabò upward-facing green arrow 36'
N8 20 Dries van Schalkwyk upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani upward-facing green arrow 79'
FH 22 Edoardo Padovani upward-facing green arrow 72'
CE 23 Andrea Pratichetti upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Mark Bennett downward-facing red arrow 62'
IC 12 Duncan Taylor
LW 11 Tim Visser downward-facing red arrow 72'
FH 10 Finn Russell Yellow card 61'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 Ryan Wilson downward-facing red arrow 67'
OF 7 John Hardie
BF 6 John Barclay downward-facing red arrow 79'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray downward-facing red arrow 79'
TP 3 WP Nel Yellow card 75'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 63'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland
PR 18 Moray Low upward-facing green arrow 79'
LK 19 Tim Swinson upward-facing green arrow 79'
FL 20 Josh Strauss upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
CE 22 Peter Horne upward-facing green arrow 62'
WG 23 Sean Lamont upward-facing green arrow 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:

  • Edoardo Gori (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.
  • The 36 points scored by Scotland was the most they have scored in any Six Nations game.[38]

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[39]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 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph
IC 12 Owen Farrell downward-facing red arrow 65'
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 James Haskell Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 76'
BF 6 Chris Robshaw downward-facing red arrow 70'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Joe Marler downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 Paul Hill
LK 19 Courtney Lawes upward-facing green arrow 76'
FL 20 Jack Clifford upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 21 Danny Care Yellow card 70' upward-facing green arrow 59'
CE 22 Elliot Daly upward-facing green arrow 65'
FB 23 Alex Goode
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Andrew Trimble
OC 13 Robbie Henshaw
IC 12 Stuart McCloskey downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton downward-facing red arrow 76'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 70'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 CJ Stander downward-facing red arrow 66'
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan downward-facing red arrow 65'
TP 3 Mike Ross downward-facing red arrow 59'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Jack McGrath downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richardt Strauss upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 Nathan White upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 20 Rhys Ruddock upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 21 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 70'
FH 22 Ian Madigan upward-facing green arrow 76'
WG 23 Simon Zebo upward-facing green arrow 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:

Round 4

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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[40]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 15 Simon Zebo
RW 14 Andrew Trimble red cross icon 20' to 28'
OC 13 Jared Payne downward-facing red arrow 71'
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw downward-facing red arrow 36' upward-facing green arrow 40'
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton downward-facing red arrow 49'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 CJ Stander downward-facing red arrow 61'
RL 5 Devin Toner downward-facing red arrow 54'
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan
TP 3 Mike Ross downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Jack McGrath downward-facing red arrow 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 18 Nathan White upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 20 Rhys Ruddock upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 22 Ian Madigan upward-facing green arrow 49'
WG 23 Fergus McFadden upward-facing green arrow 20' downward-facing red arrow 28' upward-facing green arrow 36' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15 David Odiete
RW 14 Leonardo Sarto
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia downward-facing red arrow 54'
LW 11 Mattia Bellini
FH 10 Edoardo Padovani downward-facing red arrow 59'
SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani downward-facing red arrow 61'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Francesco Minto
RL 5 Marco Fuser downward-facing red arrow 26'
LL 4 George Biagi downward-facing red arrow 35'
TP 3 Dario Chistolini downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Davide Giazzon downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti downward-facing red arrow 71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Oliviero Fabiani upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Matteo Zanusso upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 Quintin Geldenhuys upward-facing green arrow 26'
FL 20 Braam Steyn upward-facing green arrow 35'
SH 21 Alberto Lucchese upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 22 Kelly Haimona upward-facing green arrow 54'
FB 23 Luke McLean upward-facing green arrow 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[43]Try: Biggar 53' c
North 73' c
Faletau 76' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 54'
Priestland (2/2) 74', 77'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,916
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph downward-facing red arrow 74'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 George Ford downward-facing red arrow 63'
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 James Haskell downward-facing red arrow 67'
BF 6 Chris Robshaw downward-facing red arrow 71'
RL 5 George Kruis downward-facing red arrow 78'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Dan Cole Yellow card 71'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) downward-facing red arrow 71'
LP 1 Joe Marler downward-facing red arrow 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 18 Kieran Brookes upward-facing green arrow 71'
LK 19 Joe Launchbury upward-facing green arrow 78'
FL 20 Jack Clifford upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 21 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 63'
CE 22 Manu Tuilagi upward-facing green arrow 63'
CE 23 Elliot Daly upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Dan Biggar downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Gareth Davies downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) downward-facing red arrow 56'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones downward-facing red arrow 63'
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Samson Lee downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Rob Evans downward-facing red arrow 53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Paul James upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 18 Tomas Francis upward-facing green arrow 53'
LK 19 Luke Charteris upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 21 Rhys Webb upward-facing green arrow 63'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland upward-facing green arrow 73'
FB 23 Gareth 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[44]Try: Guirado 4' m
Fickou 40' c
Con: Machenaud (1/1) 40'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 51', 57'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Duncan Taylor
IC 12 Alex Dunbar
LW 11 Tim Visser
FH 10 Finn Russell downward-facing red arrow 5'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 Josh Strauss downward-facing red arrow 61'
OF 7 John Hardie
BF 6 John Barclay
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray downward-facing red arrow 77'
TP 3 WP Nel downward-facing red arrow 72'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland
PR 18 Moray Low upward-facing green arrow 72'
LK 19 Tim Swinson upward-facing green arrow 77'
N8 20 Ryan Wilson upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne
CE 22 Peter Horne upward-facing green arrow 5'
WG 23 Sean Lamont
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter
FB 15 Scott Spedding
RW 14 Wesley Fofana
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz downward-facing red arrow 68'
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc downward-facing red arrow 68'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Yacouba Camara downward-facing red arrow 64'
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart downward-facing red arrow 51'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot downward-facing red arrow 61' upward-facing green arrow 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 Uini Atonio upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 18 Vincent Pelo upward-facing green arrow 61' downward-facing red arrow 64'
LK 19 Sébastien Vahaamahina upward-facing green arrow 51'
N8 20 Loann Goujon upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 21 Sébastien Bézy upward-facing green arrow 74'
FH 22 Jules Plisson upward-facing green arrow 68'
WG 23 Maxime Médard upward-facing green arrow 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:

  • Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap, and equalled David Sole's record of 25 matches as Scottish captain.[45]
  • Scotland beat France for the first time since their 20–16 victory at Murrayfield during the 2006 Six Nations Championship.[46]
  • This was also Scotland's first win at Murrayfield in the Six Nations since they beat Ireland in round three of the 2013 Championship, breaking a 7-game losing streak at home.
  • France's loss guaranteed that England won the championship. This was the first time that a nation has been sure of winning the championship title before their final match during the competition's current six-team format.
  • Scotland's win also guaranteed Italy would win the "wooden spoon" for coming last. This was also the first time that a nation has been confirmed as coming bottom of the Championship table before their final match in the competition's current six-team format.

Round 5

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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[47]Try: Palazzani 53' c
Garcia 61' c
Con: Haimona (2/2) 54', 62'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,160
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Hallam Amos downward-facing red arrow 48'
FH 10 Dan Biggar downward-facing red arrow 58'
SH 9 Rhys Webb downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric downward-facing red arrow 16'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate (c)
RL 5 Luke Charteris
LL 4 Bradley Davies downward-facing red arrow 58'
TP 3 Samson Lee downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Rob Evans downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Aaron Jarvis upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 19 Jake Ball upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 20 Ross Moriarty upward-facing green arrow 16'
SH 21 Gareth Davies upward-facing green arrow 63'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland upward-facing green arrow 58'
FB 23 Gareth Anscombe upward-facing green arrow 48'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15 David Odiete
RW 14 Leonardo Sarto
OC 13 Andrea Pratichetti downward-facing red arrow 35'
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Mattia Bellini downward-facing red arrow 33'
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Francesco Minto downward-facing red arrow 58'
RL 5 Valerio Bernabò downward-facing red arrow 46'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 46'
HK 2 Davide Giazzon downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti downward-facing red arrow 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Oliviero Fabiani upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Matteo Zanusso upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 18 Dario Chistolini upward-facing green arrow 46'
FL 19 Jacopo Sarto upward-facing green arrow 46'
FL 20 Braam Steyn upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 21 Alberto Lucchese upward-facing green arrow 64'
CE 22 Kelly Haimona upward-facing green arrow 35'
FB 23 Luke McLean upward-facing green arrow 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:

  • Jacopo Sarto (Italy) made his international debut.
  • Wales' 53-point margin of victory was their biggest winning margin over Italy, surpassing the previous record of 41 set during the previous 2015 tournament.
  • This was Wales' biggest winning margin in a Six Nations match, surpassing the 48-point winning margin set against Scotland in 2014.

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[48]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 15 Simon Zebo
RW 14 Andrew Trimble downward-facing red arrow 78'
OC 13 Jared Payne
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton Yellow card 76'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 78'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Tommy O'Donnell downward-facing red arrow 68'
BF 6 CJ Stander
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan downward-facing red arrow 68'
TP 3 Mike Ross downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Jack McGrath downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richardt Strauss upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Nathan White upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 20 Rhys Ruddock upward-facing green arrow 68'
SH 21 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 78'
FH 22 Ian Madigan
WG 23 Fergus McFadden upward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Duncan Taylor
IC 12 Alex Dunbar Yellow card 67'
LW 11 Tim Visser downward-facing red arrow 68'
FH 10 Duncan Weir downward-facing red arrow 62'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 Ryan Wilson
OF 7 John Hardie downward-facing red arrow 52'
BF 6 John Barclay Yellow card 24'
RL 5 Tim Swinson downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 WP Nel downward-facing red arrow 67'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson downward-facing red arrow 66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 Rory Sutherland upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 18 Moray Low upward-facing green arrow 67'
LK 19 Rob Harley upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 20 Josh Strauss upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 21 Henry Pyrgos
CE 22 Peter Horne upward-facing green arrow 62'
WG 23 Sean Lamont upward-facing green arrow 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[49]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 15 Scott Spedding
RW 14 Wesley Fofana
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc downward-facing red arrow 13'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud downward-facing red arrow 75'
N8 8 Loann Goujon downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux downward-facing red arrow 79'
BF 6 Damien Chouly
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart downward-facing red arrow 57'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot downward-facing red arrow 57' upward-facing green arrow 79'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Uini Atonio upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 18 Xavier Chiocci Yellow card 76' upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 19 Paul Jedrasiak upward-facing green arrow 57'
FL 20 Wenceslas Lauret upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 21 Sébastien Bezy upward-facing green arrow 75'
FH 22 Jules Plisson upward-facing green arrow 13'
WG 23 Maxime Médard upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
France Guy Novès
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Danny Care downward-facing red arrow 43'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Chris Robshaw downward-facing red arrow 75'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola downward-facing red arrow 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Joe Marler upward-facing green arrow 40'
PR 18 Kieran Brookes
LK 19 Joe Launchbury
FL 20 Jack Clifford upward-facing green arrow 75'
SH 21 Ben Youngs upward-facing green arrow 43'
CE 22 Manu Tuilagi
CE 23 Elliot 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

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