2010 Six Nations Championship

2010 Six Nations Championship
Date6 February – 20 March 2010
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (17th title)
Grand Slam France (9th title)
Matches played15
Attendance1,055,268 (70,351 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Stephen Jones (63)
Top try scorer(s) Keith Earls (3)
Tommy Bowe (3)
James Hook (3)
Shane Williams (3)
Player of the tournament Tommy Bowe
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The 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Championship and the 116th international championship, an annual rugby union competition between the six major European national teams. The tournament was held between 6 February and 20 March 2010.

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. France won the tournament, achieving a final 12–10 victory over England to win the Grand Slam, their first since 2004 and ninth overall (including six in the Five Nations).[1][2] This was also their 17th outright victory, including 12 victories in the Five Nations, excluding eight titles shared with other countries. France also retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy by defeating Italy in the tournament, to whom they had (then) never lost within the Six Nations.

Ireland, 2009 Grand Slam winners, came second with three victories and two defeats. Despite defeating England and Wales, Ireland failed to win the Triple Crown after a 23–20 defeat to Scotland in their final match.[3] England and Wales came third and fourth respectively with two victories each, while Scotland and Italy finished in fifth and sixth positions for the third tournament in a row. Both teams achieved just one victory each, with Scotland also recording a draw in the Calcutta Cup match against England to place ahead of Italy.

Summary

The reigning champions on entering the tournament were Ireland, who won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2009.

Ireland did not win the Triple Crown in 2010 due to a surprise 23–20 loss to Scotland in the final Six Nations match at Croke Park on 20 March, with Scotland avoiding their third "wooden spoon" since 2004 in the process. Brian O'Driscoll had opened the scoring in the 11th minute and Ireland were level with Scotland in the 64th minute after Tommy Bowe scored a try, with substitute Ronan O'Gara converting. Scotland's Johnnie Beattie scored his team's first try since they played Wales in their second game and Dan Parks scored a penalty in the final minute to prevent Ireland winning the Triple Crown.[4] Ireland coach Declan Kidney described it as "not our greatest day".[5]

Ireland's previous match – a 27–12 victory over Wales on 13 March – had seen O'Driscoll achieve 100 caps for his country.[6] Ireland's previous match against England had seen John Hayes achieve 100 caps for his country, the first player to do so for Ireland.[7][8]

Ireland's loss to Scotland meant France had won the Championship but could still achieve the Grand Slam by beating England in their final game at the Stade de France on 20 March.[9] The Grand Slam was achieved by France following a 12–10 victory in this game. It was France's first Grand Slam since 2004.[10] England scored the only try of the game.[11] Jonny Wilkinson was not included in the England starting team for only the third time in his career.[12][13] Bryce Lawrence from New Zealand refereed the game.[14]

The nominations for "Player of the Championship" were announced on 17 March; these were Tommy Bowe (Ireland), Mathieu Bastareaud, Morgan Parra, Thierry Dusautoir, Imanol Harinordoquy (all France) and Shane Williams (Wales). Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll, who had won the award in three of the four previous seasons, was not included this time.[15] Tommy Bowe was named as the player of the championship on 25 March, having polled nearly 50% of the fan votes.[16]

Participants

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London Martin Johnson Steve Borthwick/Lewis Moody
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis Marc Lièvremont Thierry Dusautoir
 Ireland Croke Park[N 1] Dublin Declan Kidney Brian O'Driscoll
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome Nick Mallett Leonardo Ghiraldini[N 2]
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Andy Robinson Mike Blair/Chris Cusiter
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Warren Gatland Ryan Jones
  1. ^ The Aviva Stadium (replacing Lansdowne Road) did not open until May 2010, following the redevelopment of the site.
  2. ^ Italy's normal captain, Sergio Parisse, was ruled out of the 2010 Six Nations due to a torn ACL suffered in a training session during the November 2009 test series.[17]

Squads

For each nation's squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship, see 2010 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  France 5 5 0 0 135 69 +66 13 10
2  Ireland 5 3 0 2 106 95 +11 11 6
3  England 5 2 1 2 88 76 +12 6 5
4  Wales 5 2 0 3 113 117 −4 10 4
5  Scotland 5 1 1 3 83 100 −17 3 3
6  Italy 5 1 0 4 69 137 −68 5 2
Source:

Results

The schedule for the 2010 Championship was released on 2 April 2009.[18] Following the success of the tournament's first Friday night game, between France and Wales in the 2009 Championship, the organisers scheduled the reverse fixture to also be played on a Friday night.[19]

'c' and 'm' following a try denote 'converted' and 'missed conversion' respectively.

Round 1

6 February 2010
14:30 GMT
Ireland 29–11 Italy
Try: Heaslip 15' c
O'Leary 35' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 9', 27', 32', 46'
P. Wallace (1/1) 67'		Report[20]Try: Robertson 39' m
Pen: Gower (1/1) 26'
Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 44'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 77,686
Referee: Romain Poîte (France)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Andrew Trimble  56'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  65'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary  73'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace  72'
BF 6 Kevin McLaughlin
RL 5 Paul O'Connell  61'
LL 4 Leo Cullen
TP 3 John Hayes  72'
HK 2 Jerry Flannery  56'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best  56'
PR 17 Tom Court  72'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan  61'
FL 19 Seán O'Brien  72'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  73'
CE 21 Paddy Wallace  65'
WG 22 Keith Earls  56'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Kaine Robertson  58'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower  65'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi  65'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava  49'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  56'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)  72'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro  72'
PR 17 Matías Agüero  56'
LK 18 Marco Bortolami  49'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Simon Picone  65'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino  65'
CE 22 Andrea Masi  58'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
6 February 2010
17:00 GMT
England 30–17 Wales
Try: Haskell (2) 40' c, 75' c
Care 44' c
Con: Wilkinson (3/3)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/3) 11', 35', 79'		Report[21]Try: A. Jones 49' c
Hook 71' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (1/2) 27'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,406
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Toby Flood  77'
LW 11 Ugo Monye
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Danny Care  76'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody  76'
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Simon Shaw  70'
TP 3 David Wilson  60'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  60'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  60'
PR 17 Dan Cole  60'
LK 18 Louis Deacon  70'
FL 19 Steffon Armitage  76'
SH 20 Paul Hodgson  76'
CE 21 Dan Hipkiss  77'
FB 22 Ben Foden
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Tom James  65'
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper  68'
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Andy Powell  68'
RL 5 Luke Charteris  54'
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones  35'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Gareth Williams  54'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett  54'
PR 17 Rhys Gill
LK 18 Bradley Davies  54'
FL 19 Jonathan Thomas  68'
SH 20 Richie Rees  68'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop
WG 22 Leigh Halfpenny  65'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
  • England wore a special kit to celebrate the centenary of the first international match – England vs Wales – at Twickenham Stadium.[22]
  • Dan Cole (England) made his international debut.
7 February 2010
15:00 GMT
Scotland 9–18 France
Pen: Paterson (3/3) 9', 30', 52'Report[23]Try: Bastareaud (2) 14' m, 33' c
Con: Parra (1/2)
Pen: Parra (2/3) 28', 44'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 65,687
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Thom Evans
OC 13 Max Evans
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Phil Godman  51'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Nathan Hines  68'
TP 3 Moray Low  51'  70'
HK 2 Ross Ford  65'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  65'
PR 17 Allan Jacobsen  51'
LK 18 Richie Gray  68'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald
SH 20 Rory Lawson
CE 21 Alex Grove
FB 22 Hugo Southwell  51'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Benjamin Fall
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud  71'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Aurélien Rougerie  4'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra  71'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)  66'
RL 5 Pascal Papé  65'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  45'
HK 2 William Servat  50'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  50'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon  45'
LK 18 Julien Pierre  65'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire  66'
SH 20 Frédéric Michalak  71'
CE 21 David Marty  71'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc  4'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Round 2

13 February 2010
14:00 GMT
Wales 31–24 Scotland
Try: Byrne 56' m
Halfpenny 77' c
S. Williams 80+1' c
Con: S. Jones (2/3)
Pen: S. Jones (4/5) 15', 23', 39', 79'		Report[24]Try: Barclay 9' c
M. Evans 20' m
Con: Paterson (1/2)
Pen: Parks (2/2) 26', 41'
Drop: Parks (2/4) 18', 66'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,133
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper  41'
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams  68'
BF 6 Andy Powell  49'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Jonathan Thomas
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Gareth Williams  49'
LP 1 Paul James  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett  49'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  49'
LK 18 Bradley Davies  49'
FL 19 Sam Warburton  68'
SH 20 Richie Rees  41'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Chris Paterson  30'
RW 14 Thom Evans  36'
OC 13 Sean Lamont
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Rory Lamont  73'
FH 10 Dan Parks  79'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton  78'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford  59'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson  57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  74'  59'
PR 17 Allan Jacobsen  57'
LK 18 Richie Gray  78'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald  79'
SH 20 Mike Blair  36'
FH 21 Phil Godman  80'  73'
WG 22 Max Evans  30'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
  • Chris Paterson became the 13th player in history with at least 100 international appearances. His missed conversion ended a personal streak of 35 consecutive successful kicks at goal in the Six Nations, dating back to 2007.[25]
13 February 2010
16:30 GMT
France 33–10 Ireland
Try: Servat 27' c
Jauzion 31' c
Poitrenaud 59' c
Con: Parra (3/3)
Pen: Parra (2/3) 17', 68'
Drop: Parra (1/1) 62'
Michalak (1/1) 78'		Report[26]Try: D. Wallace 64' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 29'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,289
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Vincent Clerc  48'
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion  67'
LW 11 Alexis Palisson  24'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy  62'
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Pascal Papé  74'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  49'
HK 2 William Servat  49'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  49'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet  49'
LK 18 Julien Pierre  74'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire  62'
SH 20 Frédéric Michalak  67'
CE 21 David Marty  48'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu  24'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Rob Kearney  35'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  69'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary  69'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Leo Cullen  61'
TP 3 John Hayes  49'
HK 2 Jerry Flannery  61'
LP 1 Cian Healy  17'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best  61'
PR 17 Tom Court  49'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan  61'
FL 19 Seán O'Brien
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  69'
FH 21 Johnny Sexton  69'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace  35'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
14 February 2010
14:30 GMT
Italy 12–17 England
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (4/5)Report[27]Try: Tait 44' m
Pen: Wilkinson (3/5)
Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 74'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 31,876
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi  55'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi  53'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  58'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)  75'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro  75'
PR 17 Matías Agüero  55'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio  53'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino
WG 22 Kaine Robertson  55'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Ugo Monye
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Danny Care  75'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody  72'
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Simon Shaw  64'
TP 3 Dan Cole  64'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  69'
LP 1 Tim Payne  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  69'
PR 17 David Wilson  64'
PR 18 Matt Mullan  59'
LK 19 Louis Deacon  64'
FL 20 Steffon Armitage  72'
SH 21 Paul Hodgson  75'
FH 22 Toby Flood
Coach:
Martin Johnson
  • Jonny Wilkinson's two missed penalties ended a personal streak of consecutive successful penalty kicks in any international which he has started, dating back to 2003.[28]
  • Matt Mullan (England) made his international debut.

Round 3

26 February 2010
20:00 GMT
Wales 20–26 France
Try: Halfpenny 62' c
S. Williams 79' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 45', 49'		Report[29]Try: Palisson 6' c
Trinh-Duc 40' c
Con: Parra (2/2)
Pen: Parra (3/3) 19', 26', 78'
Michalak (1/1) 71'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,767
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Richie Rees
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Deiniol Jones  25'
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Huw Bennett
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens
PR 17 Rhys Gill
LK 18 Luke Charteris  25'
FL 19 Sam Warburton
SH 20 Mike Phillips
CE 21 Andrew Bishop
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud  78'
RW 14 Julien Malzieu
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud  69'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  65'
SH 9 Morgan Parra  64'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy  69'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Julien Pierre  64'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat  52'  68'  70'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  52'  68'  70'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux  54'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal  64'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry  69'
FH 20 Frédéric Michalak  65'
CE 21 David Marty  69'
WG 22 Marc Andreu  78'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Notes:

  • Marc Andreu (France) made his international debut.
27 February 2010
13:30 GMT
Italy 16–12 Scotland
Try: Canavosio 64' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (3/3) 10', 14', 43'		Report[30]Pen: Parks (3/4) 22', 33', 64'
Drop: Parks 49'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García  69'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi  52'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami  69'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)  73'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini  69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro  73'
PR 17 Matías Agüero  69'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava  69'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio  52'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino
WG 22 Kaine Robertson  69'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Simon Danielli  55'
OC 13 Max Evans
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks  79'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)  55'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  55'
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton  70'
TP 3 Euan Murray  70'
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson  70'
LK 18 Nathan Hines  70'
FL 19 Alasdair Strokosch  55'
SH 20 Mike Blair  55'
FH 21 Phil Godman
CE 22 Nick De Luca  55'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
27 February 2010
16:00 GMT
England 16–20 Ireland
Try: Cole 61' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 15', 36'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/3) 70'		Report[31]Try: Bowe (2) 4' m, 75' c
Earls 56' m
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/3) 29'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,554
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB 15 Delon Armitage  49'
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Ugo Monye
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Danny Care  73'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody  55'
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Simon Shaw  4'
TP 3 Dan Cole  73'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  64'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears  64'
PR 17 David Wilson  73'
LK 18 Louis Deacon  4'
FL 19 Joe Worsley  55'
SH 20 Paul Hodgson  73'
FH 21 Toby Flood
FB 22 Ben Foden  49'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)  64'
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  69'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace  70'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  69'
TP 3 John Hayes  63'
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tony Buckley  63'
LK 18 Leo Cullen  69'
FL 19 Shane Jennings  70'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  69'
CE 22 Andrew Trimble  64'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
  • John Hayes became the first Irish player to earn 100 international caps.[32]

Round 4

13 March 2010
14:30 GMT
Ireland 27–12 Wales
Try: Earls (2) 27' m, 60' m
O'Leary 31' m
Pen: Sexton (3/4) 16', 21', 50'
Drop: Sexton (1/1) 76'		Report[33]Pen: S. Jones (4/5) 9', 38', 54', 63'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 81,340
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  23'
LW 11 Keith Earls  77'
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary  78'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris  78'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell  79'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes  73'
HK 2 Rory Best  79'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  79'
PR 17 Tony Buckley  73'
LK 18 Leo Cullen  79'
FL 19 Shane Jennings  78'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  78'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  77'
FB 22 Rob Kearney  23'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Lee Byrne  63'
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Richie Rees  61'
N8 8 Gareth Delve
OF 7 Martyn Williams (c)  66'
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Luke Charteris
LL 4 Bradley Davies  58'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees  56'
LP 1 Paul James  77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett  56'
PR 17 Rhys Gill  77'
LK 18 Ian Gough  58'
FL 19 Sam Warburton  66'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel  61'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop  63'
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland
13 March 2010
17:00 GMT
Scotland 15–15 England
Pen: Parks (4/6) 6', 18', 50', 68'
Drop: Parks (1/3) 39'		Report[35]Pen: Wilkinson (3/3) 14', 30', 41'
Flood (2/4) 49', 64'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 66,891
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell  69'
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks  71'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)  60'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown  55'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton  51'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford  65'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen  71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  65'
PR 17 Geoff Cross  71'
LK 18 Nathan Hines  51'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald  55'
SH 20 Rory Lawson  60'
FH 21 Phil Godman  71'
WG 22 Simon Danielli  69'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Delon Armitage  50'
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Ugo Monye  55'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson  44'
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Joe Worsley
BF 6 James Haskell  61'
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Louis Deacon  73'
TP 3 Dan Cole  77'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  61'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  61'
PR 17 David Wilson  77'
LK 18 Courtney Lawes  73'
FL 19 Lewis Moody  61'
SH 20 Ben Youngs  55'
FH 21 Toby Flood  44'
FB 22 Ben Foden  50'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
  • Ben Youngs (England) made his international debut.
14 March 2010
14:30 GMT
France 46–20 Italy
Try: Harinordoquy 5' c
Marty (2) 17' c, 25' m
Andreu 51' c
Jauzion 56' c
Lapandry 65' c
Con: Parra (5/6)
Pen: Parra (2/3) 10', 41'		Report[36]Try: Del Fava 68' c
Canavosio 72' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (2/2)
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/2) 35', 44'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,712
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud  64'
RW 14 Marc Andreu
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion  69'
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  58'
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)  58'
RL 5 Julien Pierre
LL 4 Lionel Nallet  48'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  40'
HK 2 William Servat  40'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  40'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux  40'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal  48'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry  58'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili  58'
CE 21 Mathieu Bastareaud  69'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu  64'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García  15'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower  76'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi  30'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami  55'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  66'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)  66'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro  66'
PR 17 Matías Agüero  66'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava  55'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio  30'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino  76'
WG 22 Kaine Robertson
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Round 5

20 March 2010
14:30 GMT
Wales 33–10 Italy
Try: Hook (2) 52' c, 57' c
S. Williams 68' c
Con: S. Jones (3/3)
Pen: S. Jones (4/4) 8', 22', 33', 36'		Report[37]Try: McLean 75' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 75'
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (1/2) 65'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 70,548
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Tom Prydie
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts  63'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones  70'
SH 9 Mike Phillips  70'
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)  67'
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Luke Charteris
LL 4 Bradley Davies  15'
TP 3 Adam Jones  63'
HK 2 Matthew Rees  63'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett  63'
PR 17 Paul James  63'
LK 18 Ian Gough  15'
N8 19 Gareth Delve  67'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel  70'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop  70'
CE 22 Tom Shanklin  63'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale  4'
IC 12 Gonzalo García
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Pablo Canavosio  25'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco  56'
BF 6 Josh Sole  55'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami  73'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)  65'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro  65'
PR 17 Matías Agüero  55'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò  73'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai  55'
SH 20 Tito Tebaldi  25'  63'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino  63'
CE 22 Matteo Pratichetti  4'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
  • Tom Prydie became the youngest test cap in Welsh rugby history, at the age of 18 years, 25 days.[38]
20 March 2010
17:00 GMT
Ireland 20–23 Scotland
Try: O'Driscoll 11' c
Bowe 64' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/3) 51'
O'Gara (1/1) 76'		Report[39]Try: Beattie 15' m
Pen: Parks (5/6) 5', 37', 46', 73', 78'
Drop: Parks (1/2) 40+1'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 80,313
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy  26'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  52'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes  80'
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tony Buckley  80'
LK 18 Leo Cullen
FL 19 Shane Jennings
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  52'
FB 22 Rob Kearney  26'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Sean Lamont  73'
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)  52'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton  52'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford  72'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen  67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  72'
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson  67'
LK 18 Richie Gray  52'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald
SH 20 Mike Blair  52'
FH 21 Phil Godman
WG 22 Simon Danielli  73'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
20 March 2010
19:45 GMT
France 12–10 England
Pen: Parra (3/4) 19', 25', 35'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 3'		Report[40]Try: Foden 6' c
Con: Flood (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (1/1) 67'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,066
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Marc Andreu  73'
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud  51'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy  53'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Julien Pierre  59'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat  53'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  53'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux  55'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal  59'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry  53'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
CE 21 David Marty  51'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu  73'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mike Tindall  53'
IC 12 Riki Flutey  61'
LW 11 Chris Ashton
FH 10 Toby Flood
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody (c)
BF 6 Joe Worsley  64'
RL 5 Louis Deacon
LL 4 Simon Shaw  15'
TP 3 Dan Cole  41'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  41'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  41'
PR 17 David Wilson  41'
LK 18 Tom Palmer  15'
FL 19 James Haskell  64'
SH 20 Ben Youngs
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson  61'
CE 22 Mathew Tait  53'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
  • Chris Ashton (England) made his international debut.

Top scorers

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