2015 Six Nations Championship

2015 Six Nations Championship
Date 6 February – 21 March 2015
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions  Ireland (13th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Millennium Trophy  Ireland
Centenary Quaich  Ireland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy  France
Matches played 15
Attendance 1,040,680 (69,379 per match)
Tries scored 62 (4.13 per match)
Top point scorer(s) England George Ford (75)
Top try scorer(s) England Jonathan Joseph (4)
Player of the tournament Ireland Paul O'Connell[1]
Official website Six Nations Website
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The 2015 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2015 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 16th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 121st edition of the tournament.

Ireland retained their title from the previous year, their 13th triumph in the competition.[2] This was the first time that Ireland had retained their title outright since 1949, having shared the 1983 championship with France after winning in 1982.[3] They were the first team to be awarded the redesigned Six Nations trophy introduced for 2015, which featured six sides as opposed to five.[4][5]

Participants

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity City
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London England Stuart Lancaster Chris Robshaw
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis France Philippe Saint-André Thierry Dusautoir
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin New Zealand Joe Schmidt Paul O'Connell
 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 to Wales, when he was ruled out after an injury sustained in the week four match against France. Leonardo Ghiraldini took his place as captain.[6]

Squads

Table

Position Nation Games Points Tries Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Ireland 540111956+6388
2 England 5401157100+57188
3 Wales 540114693+53138
4 France 5203103101+294
5 Italy 510462182−12082
6 Scotland 500573128−5560
Source: RBS 6 Nations Table (accessed 21 March 2015)

Fixtures

The 2015 Six Nations Championship commenced with a Friday night fixture, once again held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, this time between Wales and England.[7][8]

Week 1

6 February 2015
20:05 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  16–21  England
Try: Webb 7' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 8'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 1', 23'
Drop: Biggar (1/1) 40'
 Report Try: Watson 14' m
Joseph 43' c
Con: Ford (1/2) 45'
Pen: Ford (3/4) 31', 61', 78'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,815
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert 60' to 70'
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North  30'  38'
FH 10Dan Biggar
SH 9 Rhys Webb  68'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Jake Ball  68'
TP 3 Samson Lee  71'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  59'
Replacements:
HK 16Scott Baldwin
PR 17Paul James  59'
PR 18Aaron Jarvis  71'
LK 19Luke Charteris  68'
FL 20Justin Tipuric
SH 21Mike Phillips  68'
FH 22Rhys Priestland
FB 23Liam Williams  30'  38'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15Mike Brown
RW 14Anthony Watson
OC 13Jonathan Joseph
IC 12Luther Burrell  75'
LW 11Jonny May
FH 10George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs  68'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 George Kruis  71'
LL 4 Dave Attwood
TP 3 Dan Cole  61'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  54'
LP 1 Joe Marler  54'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  54'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  54'
PR 18Kieran Brookes  61'
N8 19Nick Easter  71'
FL 20Tom Croft
SH 21Richard Wigglesworth  68'
FH 22Danny Cipriani
CE 23Billy Twelvetrees  75'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
George Ford (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

7 February 2015
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  3–26  Ireland
Pen: Haimona (1/1) 40'
 Report Try: Murray 64' c
O'Donnell 66' c
Con: Keatley (1/1) 65'
Madigan (1/1) 67'
Pen: Keatley (4/4) 6', 20', 35', 57'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 57,700
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB 15Andrea Masi  76'
RW 14Leonardo Sarto
OC 13Michele Campagnaro  63'
IC 12Luca Morisi
LW 11Luke McLean
FH 10Kelly Haimona
SH 9 Edoardo Gori
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Francesco Minto  68'  74'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni  46'
RL 5 George Biagi  74'
LL 4 Joshua Furno
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  68'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 63' to 73'  74'
LP 1 Matías Agüero  52'
Replacements:
HK 16Andrea Manici  68'
PR 17Alberto De Marchi  52'
PR 18Dario Chistolini  68'
LK 19Marco Fuser  67'
FL 20Marco Barbini  46' 67' to 74'
SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani
FH 22Tommaso Allan  63'
WG 23Giovanbattista Venditti  76'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Tommy Bowe  67'
OC 13Jared Payne
IC 12Robbie Henshaw
LW 11Simon Zebo
FH 10Ian Keatley  65'
SH 9 Conor Murray  68'
N8 8 Jordi Murphy
OF 7 Tommy O'Donnell
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  65'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross  51'
HK 2 Rory Best  46'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  67'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  46'
PR 17James Cronin  67'
PR 18Martin Moore  51'
LK 19Iain Henderson  65'
N8 20Robbie Diack
SH 21Isaac Boss  68'
FH 22Ian Madigan  65'
FB 23Felix Jones  67'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

7 February 2015
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  15–8  Scotland
Pen: Lopez (5/6) 2', 16', 37', 49', 78'
 Report Try: Fife 39' m
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 13'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,191
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15Scott Spedding
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud  71'
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Teddy Thomas
FH 10Camille Lopez
SH 9 Rory Kockott  54'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)  79'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé  60'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  54'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado  47'
LP 1 Alexandre Menini  40'
Replacements:
HK 16Benjamin Kayser  47'
PR 17Uini Atonio  54'
PR 18Eddy Ben Arous  40'
LK 19Romain Taofifénua  60'
N8 20Loann Goujon  79'
SH 21Morgan Parra  54'
FH 22Rémi Tales
CE 23Rémi Lamerat  71'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Tommy Seymour  16'
OC 13Mark Bennett
IC 12Alex Dunbar  67'
LW 11Tim Visser
FH 10Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  78'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie 61' to 71'
OF 7 Blair Cowan  54'  61'
BF 6 Rob Harley  52'  54'  61'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray  64'
TP 3 Euan Murray  64'
HK 2 Ross Ford  67'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  64'
Replacements:
HK 16Fraser Brown  67'
PR 17Gordon Reid  64'
PR 18Geoff Cross  64'
LK 19Jim Hamilton  64'
FL 20Alasdair Strokosch  52'
SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  78'
CE 22Peter Horne  67'
WG 23Dougie Fife  16'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Camille Lopez (France)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Week 2

14 February 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
England  47–17  Italy
Try: B. Vunipola 23' m
Joseph (2) 26' c, 60' c
B. Youngs 54' c
Cipriani 63' c
Easter 68' m
Con: Ford (3/4) 28', 55', 62'
Cipriani (1/2) 63'
Pen: Ford (3/3) 20', 45', 57'
 Report Try: Parisse 3' m
Morisi (2) 49' m, 78' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 79'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,061
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15Mike Brown  12'
RW 14Anthony Watson
OC 13Jonathan Joseph
IC 12Luther Burrell
LW 11Jonny May
FH 10George Ford  62'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  66'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 James Haskell  62'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Dave Attwood  50'
TP 3 Dan Cole  58'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  58'
LP 1 Joe Marler  62'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  58'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  62'
PR 18Kieran Brookes  58'
N8 19Nick Easter  50'
FL 20Tom Croft  62'
SH 21Richard Wigglesworth  66'
FH 22Danny Cipriani  62'
CE 23Billy Twelvetrees  12'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Luke McLean
RW 14Leonardo Sarto  71'
OC 13Luca Morisi
IC 12Andrea Masi
LW 11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10Kelly Haimona  69'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  69'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco  58'
BF 6 Francesco Minto  28'  37'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami  45'
LL 4 George Biagi
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  58'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  58'
LP 1 Alberto De Marchi  58'
Replacements:
HK 16Andrea Manici  58'
PR 17Matías Agüero  58'
PR 18Dario Chistolini  58'
LK 19Joshua Furno  45'
FL 20Samuela Vunisa  28'  37'  58'
SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani  69'
FH 22Tommaso Allan  69'
CE 23Giulio Bisegni  71'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Jonathan Joseph (England)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

14 February 2015
17:00 WET (UTC+0)
Ireland  18–11  France
Pen: Sexton (5/5) 13', 18', 32', 38', 67'
Madigan (1/1) 50'
 Report Try: Taofifénua 70' m
Pen: Lopez (2/3) 16', 35'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Tommy Bowe
OC 13Jared Payne
IC 12Robbie Henshaw
LW 11Simon Zebo
FH 10Jonathan Sexton 44' to 54'
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip  60'
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  65'  71'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner  74'
TP 3 Mike Ross  62'
HK 2 Rory Best 60' to 70'  71'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  62'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  65'
PR 17Cian Healy  62'
PR 18Martin Moore  62'
LK 19Iain Henderson  74'
FL 20Jordi Murphy  60'
SH 21Isaac Boss
FH 22Ian Madigan  44'  54'
FB 23Felix Jones
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15Scott Spedding  52'
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud 44' to 52'
IC 12Wesley Fofana  15'  22'
LW 11Teddy Thomas  32'
FH 10Camille Lopez
SH 9 Rory Kockott  65'
N8 8 Damien Chouly  71'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé 52' to 62'  63'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  49'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado  49'
LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous  49'
Replacements:
HK 16Benjamin Kayser  49'
PR 17Uini Atonio  49'
PR 18Vincent Debaty  49'
LK 19Romain Taofifénua  63'
N8 20Loann Goujon  71'
SH 21Morgan Parra  65'
FH 22Rémi Tales  44'
CE 23Rémi Lamerat  15'  22'  32'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

15 February 2015
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  23–26  Wales
Try: Hogg 9' c
Welsh 79' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 10'
Russell (1/1) 79'
Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 17', 44', 54'
 Report Try: Webb 33' c
Davies 63' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 34', 64'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 6', 19', 31', 48'
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Sean Lamont
OC 13Mark Bennett
IC 12Alex Dunbar  58'
LW 11Tim Visser
FH 10Finn Russell 30' to 40'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  71'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  58'
OF 7 Blair Cowan
BF 6 Rob Harley
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray  56'
TP 3 Geoff Cross  49'
HK 2 Ross Ford  71'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  61'  64'
Replacements:
HK 16Fraser Brown  71'
PR 17Gordon Reid  61'  64'
PR 18Jon Welsh  49'
LK 19Jim Hamilton  56'
FL 20Alasdair Strokosch  58'
SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  71'
FH 22Greig Tonks
CE 23Matt Scott  58'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies 35' to 45'
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11Liam Williams
FH 10Dan Biggar
SH 9 Rhys Webb  74'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  61'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Jake Ball  60'
TP 3 Aaron Jarvis  60'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard  60'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  71'
Replacements:
HK 16Scott Baldwin  60'
PR 17Paul James  71'
PR 18Scott Andrews  60'
LK 19Luke Charteris  60'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  61'
SH 21Mike Phillips  74'
FH 22Rhys Priestland
CE 23Scott Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Week 3

28 February 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  19–22  Italy
Try: Bennett 7' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 8'
Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 1', 15', 26', 66'
 Report Try: Furno 9' m
Venditti 36' c
Penalty try 79' c
Con: Haimona (1/2) 37'
Allan (1/1) 80'
Pen: Haimona (1/2) 17'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 62,188
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Tommy Seymour
OC 13Mark Bennett  66'
IC 12Alex Dunbar
LW 11Sean Lamont
FH 10Peter Horne  78'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  74'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  50'
OF 7 Blair Cowan
BF 6 Rob Harley
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Tim Swinson  69'
TP 3 Euan Murray  74'
HK 2 Ross Ford  66'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  66'
Replacements:
HK 16Fraser Brown  66'
PR 17Ryan Grant  66'
PR 18Geoff Cross  74'
LK 19Ben Toolis 77' to 80'  69'
FL 20Hamish Watson 79' to 80'  50'
SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  74'
FH 22Greig Tonks  78'
CE 23Matt Scott  66'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter
FB 15Luke McLean
RW 14Michele Visentin
OC 13Luca Morisi
IC 12Enrico Bacchin
LW 11Giovanbattista Venditti  69'
FH 10Kelly Haimona  43'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Simone Favaro  61'
BF 6 Francesco Minto
RL 5 Joshua Furno
LL 4 George Biagi  66'
TP 3 Dario Chistolini  56'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  66'
LP 1 Matías Agüero  56'
Replacements:
HK 16Andrea Manici  66'
PR 17Alberto De Marchi  56'
PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini  56'
LK 19Marco Fuser  66'
FL 20Samuela Vunisa  61'
SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani
FH 22Tommaso Allan  43'
CE 23Giulio Bisegni  69'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Luke McLean (Italy)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

28 February 2015
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  13–20  Wales
Try: Dulin 67' c
Con: Lopez (1/1) 68'
Pen: Lopez (2/4) 17', 48'
 Report Try: Biggar 59' m
Pen: Halfpenny (5/5) 7', 28', 51', 64', 73'
FB 15Brice Dulin
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Rémi Lamerat  17'
IC 12Wesley Fofana  69'
LW 11Sofiane Guitoune
FH 10Camille Lopez
SH 9 Morgan Parra  52'
N8 8 Damien Chouly  73'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Romain Taofifénua  61'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  52'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado  52'
LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous  52'
Replacements:
HK 16Benjamin Kayser  52'
PR 17Uini Atonio  52'
PR 18Vincent Debaty  52'
LK 19Jocelino Suta  61'
N8 20Loann Goujon  73'
SH 21Sébastien Tillous-Borde  52'
FH 22Rémi Tales  69'
CE 23Mathieu Bastareaud  17'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14George North
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11Liam Williams
FH 10Dan Biggar  74'
SH 9 Rhys Webb
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  69'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris  69'
TP 3 Samson Lee  79'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin  69'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  69'
Replacements:
HK 16Richard Hibbard  69'
PR 17Paul James  69'
PR 18Aaron Jarvis  79'
LK 19Bradley Davies  69'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  69'
SH 21Mike Phillips
FH 22Rhys Priestland  74'
CE 23Scott Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Morgan Parra (France)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

1 March 2015
15:00 WET (UTC+0)
Ireland  19–9  England
Try: Henshaw 52' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 52'
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 1', 8', 29', 47'
 Report Pen: Ford (2/3) 58', 67'
Drop: Ford (1/1) 11'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Tommy Bowe
OC 13Jared Payne  70'
IC 12Robbie Henshaw
LW 11Simon Zebo
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  54'
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 Jordi Murphy
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  24'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner  65'
TP 3 Mike Ross  57'
HK 2 Rory Best  73'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  58'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  73'
PR 17Cian Healy  58'
PR 18Martin Moore  57'
LK 19Iain Henderson  65'
FL 20Tommy O'Donnell  24'
SH 21Eoin Reddan
FH 22Ian Madigan  54'
FB 23Felix Jones  70'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15Alex Goode
RW 14Anthony Watson
OC 13Jonathan Joseph  67'
IC 12Luther Burrell
LW 11Jack Nowell
FH 10George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs  67'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 James Haskell  61'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Dave Attwood  67'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  53'
LP 1 Joe Marler  65'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  53'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  65'
PR 18Henry Thomas
N8 19Nick Easter  67'
FL 20Tom Croft  61'
SH 21Richard Wigglesworth  67'
FH 22Danny Cipriani
CE 23Billy Twelvetrees  67'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)

Notes:

Week 4

14 March 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  23–16  Ireland
Try: S. Williams 61' m
Pen: Halfpenny (5/5) 2', 7', 11', 13', 74'
Drop: Biggar (1/1) 33'
 Report Try: Penalty try 68' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 69'
Pen: Sexton (3/4) 17', 29', 36'
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14George North
OC 13Jonathan Davies 77' to 80'
IC 12Jamie Roberts  59'
LW 11Liam Williams
FH 10Dan Biggar
SH 9 Rhys Webb  68'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) 27' to 37'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  68'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  71'
LL 4 Luke Charteris
TP 3 Samson Lee  12'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin  56'  78'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  40'
Replacements:
HK 16Richard Hibbard  56'  78'
PR 17Rob Evans  40'
PR 18Aaron Jarvis  12'
LK 19Jake Ball  71'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  68'
SH 21Mike Phillips  68'
FH 22Rhys Priestland
CE 23Scott Williams  59'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Tommy Bowe
OC 13Jared Payne
IC 12Robbie Henshaw
LW 11Simon Zebo
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  74'
SH 9 Conor Murray  62'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip  71'
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner  62'
TP 3 Mike Ross  62'
HK 2 Rory Best  62'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  56'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  62'
PR 17Cian Healy  56'
PR 18Martin Moore  62'
LK 19Iain Henderson  62'
FL 20Jordi Murphy  71'
SH 21Eoin Reddan  62'
FH 22Ian Madigan  74'
FB 23Felix Jones
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)[nb 1]
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

14 March 2015
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  25–13  Scotland
Try: Joseph 4' c
Ford 43' c
Nowell 75' m
Con: Ford (2/3) 5', 43'
Pen: Ford (2/3) 25', 50'
 Report Try: Bennett 21' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 22'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 29', 38'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15Mike Brown  76'
RW 14Anthony Watson
OC 13Jonathan Joseph
IC 12Luther Burrell
LW 11Jack Nowell
FH 10George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs  66'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 James Haskell  66'
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Dave Attwood  50'
TP 3 Dan Cole  66'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  50'
LP 1 Joe Marler  59'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  50'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  59'
PR 18Kieran Brookes  66'
LK 19Geoff Parling  50'
FL 20Tom Wood  66'
SH 21Richard Wigglesworth  66'
FH 22Danny Cipriani  76'
CE 23Billy Twelvetrees
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Dougie Fife
OC 13Mark Bennett
IC 12Matt Scott  40'
LW 11Tommy Seymour
FH 10Finn Russell  71'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 David Denton  54'
OF 7 Blair Cowan
BF 6 Rob Harley  66'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Jim Hamilton  35'  40'  47'
TP 3 Euan Murray  54'
HK 2 Ross Ford  59'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  59'
Replacements:
HK 16Fraser Brown  59'
PR 17Ryan Grant  59'
PR 18Geoff Cross  54'
LK 19Tim Swinson  35'  40'  47'
N8 20Johnnie Beattie  66'
N8 21Adam Ashe  54'
SH 22Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  71'
FH 23Greig Tonks  40'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Ben Youngs (England)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

15 March 2015
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  0–29  France
Report Try: Maestri 45' c
Bastareaud 80' c
Con: Plisson (2/2) 46', 80'
Pen: Lopez (2/2) 28', 34'
Spedding (1/2) 40'
Plisson (2/2) 41', 57'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 67,127
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
FB 15Luke McLean
RW 14Leonardo Sarto
OC 13Luca Morisi  37'
IC 12Andrea Masi
LW 11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10Tommaso Allan  13'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  72'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)  74'
OF 7 Samuela Vunisa
BF 6 Francesco Minto
RL 5 Joshua Furno
LL 4 George Biagi  50'
TP 3 Dario Chistolini  50'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  58'
LP 1 Matías Agüero  32'
Replacements:
HK 16Andrea Manici  58'
PR 17Alberto De Marchi  32'
PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini  50'
LK 19Quintin Geldenhuys  50'
FL 20Marco Barbini  74'
SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani  72'
FH 22Luciano Orquera  13'
CE 23Enrico Bacchin  37'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Scott Spedding
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Gaël Fickou  69'
IC 12Maxime Mermoz
LW 11Noa Nakaitaci
FH 10Camille Lopez  40'
SH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde  63'
N8 8 Loann Goujon  72'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  64'
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  50'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado  53'
LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous  57'
Replacements:
HK 16Benjamin Kayser  53'
PR 17Rabah Slimani  50'
PR 18Vincent Debaty  57'
LK 19Romain Taofifénua  64'
N8 20Damien Chouly  72'
SH 21Rory Kockott  63'
FH 22Jules Plisson  40'
CE 23Mathieu Bastareaud  69'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Thierry Dusautoir (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)[nb 1]
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Week 5

21 March 2015
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  20–61  Wales
Try: Venditti 24' c
Sarto 79' c
Con: Orquera (2/2) 26', 80'
Pen: Haimona (1/1) 1'
Orquera (1/1) 10'
 Report Try: Roberts 18' m
L. Williams 47' c
North (3) 49' c, 54' c, 59' c
Webb 66' m
Warburton 68' c
S. Williams 73' c
Con: Biggar (6/7) 47', 50', 55', 59', 69', 73'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 7', 12'
Biggar (1/1) 40'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 65,827
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
FB 15Luke McLean
RW 14Leonardo Sarto
OC 13Luca Morisi
IC 12Andrea Masi 52' to 62'  73'
LW 11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10Kelly Haimona  4'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  73'
N8 8 Samuela Vunisa  69'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Francesco Minto
RL 5 Joshua Furno
LL 4 George Biagi  50'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  50'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)  50'
LP 1 Michele Rizzo  50'
Replacements:
HK 16Andrea Manici  50'
PR 17Alberto De Marchi  50'
PR 18Dario Chistolini  50'
LK 19Quintin Geldenhuys 64' to 74'  50'
FL 20Robert Barbieri  69'
SH 21Guglielmo Palazzani  73'
FH 22Luciano Orquera  4'
CE 23Enrico Bacchin  73'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny  33'
RW 14George North
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11Liam Williams  70'
FH 10Dan Biggar
SH 9 Rhys Webb  70'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  55'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris  73'
TP 3 Aaron Jarvis  73'
HK 2 Scott Baldwin  55'
LP 1 Rob Evans  52'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  55'
PR 17Rhys Gill  52'
PR 18Scott Andrews  73'
LK 19Jake Ball  73'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  55'
SH 21Gareth Davies  70'
FH 22Rhys Priestland  70'
CE 23Scott Williams  33'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

21 March 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  10–40  Ireland
Try: Russell 29' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 30'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 17'
 Report Try: O'Connell 4' c
O'Brien (2) 24' c, 71' c
Payne 49' c
Con: Sexton (3/3) 5', 25', 50'
Madigan (1/1) 72'
Pen: Sexton (4/6) 9', 33', 44', 61'
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Dougie Fife 11' to 21'
OC 13Mark Bennett  70'
IC 12Matt Scott  69'
LW 11Tommy Seymour
FH 10Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  55'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Blair Cowan
BF 6 Adam Ashe  55'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Jim Hamilton  52'
TP 3 Euan Murray  11'
HK 2 Ross Ford  52'
LP 1 Ryan Grant  31'
Replacements:
HK 16Fraser Brown  52'
PR 17Alasdair Dickinson  31'
PR 18Geoff Cross 55' to 65'  11'
LK 19Tim Swinson  52'
FL 20Rob Harley  55'
SH 21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  55'
FH 22Greig Tonks  69'
WG 23Tim Visser  11'  21'  70'
Coach:
New Zealand Vern Cotter
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Tommy Bowe
OC 13Jared Payne
IC 12Robbie Henshaw
LW 11Luke Fitzgerald
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  70'
SH 9 Conor Murray  79'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  72'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner  61'
TP 3 Mike Ross  45'
HK 2 Rory Best  61'
LP 1 Cian Healy  52'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  61'
PR 17Jack McGrath  52'
PR 18Martin Moore  45'
LK 19Iain Henderson  61'
FL 20Jordi Murphy  72'
SH 21Eoin Reddan  79'
FH 22Ian Madigan  70'
FB 23Felix Jones
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Seán O'Brien (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

21 March 2015
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  55–35  France
Try: B. Youngs (2) 1' c, 35' c
Watson 30' c
Ford 46' c
Nowell (2) 53' c, 74' c
B. Vunipola 63' c
Con: Ford (7/7) 3', 30', 36', 46', 54', 63', 75'
Pen: Ford (2/3) 26', 40'
 Report Try: Tillous-Borde 13' m
Nakaitaci 17' c
Mermoz 42' c
Debaty 59' m
Kayser 65' m
Con: Plisson (2/3) 18', 42'
Kockott (0/2)
Pen: Plisson (1/3) 10'
Kockott (1/1) 51'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,319
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15Mike Brown
RW 14Anthony Watson  62'
OC 13Jonathan Joseph
IC 12Luther Burrell  71'
LW 11Jack Nowell
FH 10George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs  71'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 James Haskell 56' to 66'  67'
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Geoff Parling  67'
TP 3 Dan Cole  62'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  52'
LP 1 Joe Marler  62'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  52'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  62'
PR 18Kieran Brookes  62'
N8 19Nick Easter  67'
FL 20Tom Wood  67'
SH 21Richard Wigglesworth  71'
FH 22Danny Cipriani  62'
CE 23Billy Twelvetrees  71'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Scott Spedding
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Gaël Fickou
IC 12Maxime Mermoz  71'
LW 11Noa Nakaitaci
FH 10Jules Plisson  71'
SH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde  48'
N8 8 Loann Goujon  62'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  67'
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  47'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado  47'
LP 1 Vincent Debaty  60'
Replacements:
HK 16Benjamin Kayser  47'
PR 17Rabah Slimani  47'
PR 18Uini Atonio  60'
LK 19Romain Taofifénua  67'
N8 20Damien Chouly  62'
SH 21Rory Kockott  48'
FH 22Rémi Talès  71'
CE 23Mathieu Bastareaud  71'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Ben Youngs (England)

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

Notes:

Statistics

Broadcasting

In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised all the matches live[41] although for viewers in Scotland the week 4 match between Italy and France was shown on BBC Two Scotland. BBC Two also televised live the buildup of the opening match between Wales and England and after the match, an extra between the two side on BBC Two but only for viewers in Wales. There was also a special Six Nations special looking ahead to the final week match on BBC Two but only for viewers in Northern Ireland. On the morning of the final week matches, BBC Two televised classic Five Nations matches including Scotland vs Ireland in 1991 and France vs England in 1992. The final match of the tournament between England and France was watched live on BBC One by 9.63 million people, beating the previous record for that fixture of 9.56 million, set in 2011.[42] This followed audiences of 4.1 million for the match between Italy and Wales and 5.1 million for the match between Scotland and Ireland earlier in the day.[42] The BBC website also received 8.22 million unique browser hits during the day, breaking the previous record of 8.03 million set during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[42]S4C simulcasted Wales matches in Welsh language.[43]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Referee Wayne Barnes replaced referee Steve Walsh for the match between Wales and Ireland after Walsh withdrew due to "business commitments". Barnes was due to be a touch judge for the match between Italy and France; he was replaced by referee Nigel Owens. Referee Chris Pollock was due to be a touch judge for the match between Wales and Ireland, but he was replaced by referee Jérôme Garcès.[25]

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