2011 Six Nations Championship

2011 Six Nations Championship
Italy and France during the tournament at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome
Date4 February – 19 March 2011
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (26th title)
Matches played15
Attendance920,618 (61,375 per match)
Tries scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Toby Flood (50)
Top try scorer(s) Chris Ashton (6)
Player of the tournament Andrea Masi
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The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the 117th edition of the international championship. The annual rugby union tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and was won by England.

Ireland played their first Six Nations games at the Aviva Stadium, having played their first matches at the new stadium in November 2010.

For the first time in its history, the tournament opened with a Friday night fixture.[1] For the first time in a decade, all of the teams had the same head coach as in the previous year's tournament.[2]

This tournament was also notable for a major upset, with Italy beating 2010 champions France. Despite this upset, Italy still finished last, and was awarded the wooden spoon as a result. The champions were England, who won their first four matches, but were denied the Grand Slam and the Triple Crown by a defeat to Ireland.

Italy's Andrea Masi was named the Six Nations Player of the Championship, becoming the first Italian player to win the award with 30% of the voting. The runners up were Fabio Semenzato in second, Seán O'Brien in third and Toby Flood in fourth. [3]

Final results

England won the championship after winning four out of their five matches, losing against Ireland. Due to France defeating Wales in the final match of the tournament, England ended the tournament at the top of the table.[4] Had England beaten Ireland it would have led to their first Grand Slam since 2003.[4] Italy lost their final match against Scotland to claim the wooden spoon for the ninth time since entering the competition in 2000.[5]

Participants

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London Martin Johnson Mike Tindall[captains 1]
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis Marc Lièvremont Thierry Dusautoir
 Ireland Aviva Stadium Dublin Declan Kidney Brian O'Driscoll
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome Nick Mallett Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Andy Robinson Alastair Kellock
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Warren Gatland Matthew Rees
  1. ^ Replaced regular captain Lewis Moody, who was initially ruled out of at least the first two rounds of the competition with a knee injury.[6] He returned to play for his club team, Bath, on 20 February, but his injury reportedly returned during a training session for England's third match against France, ultimately ruling him out of the rest of the Championship.[7] Tindall suffered an ankle injury during England's fourth match against Scotland that ruled him out of their final match against Ireland; Nick Easter was named captain for that match in Tindall's absence.[8][9][10]

Squads

See 2011 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  England 5 4 0 1 132 81 +51 13 8
2  France 5 3 0 2 117 91 +26 10 6
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 93 81 +12 10 6
4  Wales 5 3 0 2 95 89 +6 6 6
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 82 109 −27 6 2
6  Italy 5 1 0 4 70 138 −68 6 2
Source:

Results

Round 1

4 February 2011
19:45
Wales 19–26 England
Try: Stoddart 60' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 23', 29', 43'
Hook (1/2) 70'		Report[11]Try: Ashton (2) 14' c, 56' c
Con: Flood (2/2)
Pen: Flood (3/3) 19', 32', 47'
Wilkinson (1/1) 75'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,276
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 James Hook
RW 14 Morgan Stoddart
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones  67'
SH 9 Mike Phillips  69'
N8 8 Andy Powell  33'
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  52'  57'  69'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Craig Mitchell  46'  71'
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)  70'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard  70'
PR 17 John Yapp  52'  57'  71'
N8 18 Ryan Jones  33'
FL 19 Jonathan Thomas  69'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel  69'
FH 21 Rhys Priestland
FB 22 Lee Byrne  67'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Toby Flood  63'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  62'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell  62'
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon  27'  69'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  69'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan  61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  69'
PR 17 David Wilson  61'
LK 18 Simon Shaw  69'
FL 19 Joe Worsley  62'
SH 20 Danny Care  62'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson  63'
WG 22 Matt Banahan
Coach:
Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:
Toby Flood (England)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

  • Tom Wood (England) made his international debut.
5 February 2011
14:30
Italy 11–13 Ireland
Try: McLean 75' m
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 6', 40'		Report[12]Try: O'Driscoll 44' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28'
Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 78'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000[13]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi  69'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Kris Burton  71'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  10'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Josh Sole  50'
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  54'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  64'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini 36' to 40'  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro  64'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero  36'  40'  64'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava  54'
FL 19 Valerio Bernabò  50'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio  10'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera  71'
CE 22 Gonzalo Garcia  69'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  76'
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  65'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary  55'
N8 8 Seán O'Brien
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Denis Leamy  73'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell  73'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best  76'
LP 1 Cian Healy  76'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  76'
PR 17 Tom Court  76'
LK 18 Leo Cullen  73'
FL 19 Shane Jennings
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  55'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  65'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace  76'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

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

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

5 February 2011
17:00
France 34–21 Scotland
Try: Médard 2' c
Penalty try 29' c
Harinordoquy 54' c
Traille 68' c
Con: Parra (2/2)
Yachvili (2/2)
Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 79'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 9'		Report[14]Try: Kellock 18' c
Brown 60' c
Lamont 75' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Jackson (1/1)
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,595
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Damien Traille
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz  44'
LW 11 Maxime Médard  73'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra  52'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy  55'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet  62'
LL 4 Julien Pierre
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  52'
HK 2 William Servat  57'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado  57'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon  52'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion  62'
N8 19 Sébastien Chabal  55'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili  52'
FB 21 Clément Poitrenaud  44'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc  73'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Joe Ansbro
IC 12 Nick De Luca  55'
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks  69'
SH 9 Rory Lawson  40'
N8 8 Kelly Brown
OF 7 John Barclay  61'
BF 6 Nathan Hines  55'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Euan Murray  70'
HK 2 Ross Ford  73'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall  73'
PR 17 Moray Low  70'
N8 18 Richie Vernon  56'
FL 19 Ross Rennie  61'
SH 20 Mike Blair  40'
FH 21 Ruaridh Jackson  69'
WG 22 Sean Lamont  55'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
Maxime Médard (France)

Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Round 2

12 February 2011
14:30
England 59–13 Italy
Try: Ashton (4) 3' c, 25' c, 54' c, 76' c
Cueto 30' c
Tindall 35' c
Care 58' c
Haskell 72' c
Con: Flood (5/5)
Wilkinson (3/3)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 10'		Report[15]Try: Ongaro 70' c
Con: Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 4', 12'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,810
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto  49'
FH 10 Toby Flood  55'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  55'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood  61'
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon  45'
TP 3 Dan Cole  61'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  49'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  49'
PR 17 David Wilson  61'
LK 18 Simon Shaw  45'
FL 19 Hendre Fourie  61'
SH 20 Danny Care  55'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson  55'
WG 22 Matt Banahan  49'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Luke McLean  79'
RW 14 Andrea Masi  62'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi  58'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Valerio Bernabò  53'
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava  46'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  43'  56'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  66'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro  66'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero  56'
LK 18 Santiago Dellapè  46'
FL 19 Robert Barbieri  53'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio  62'
FH 21 Kris Burton  79'
CE 22 Gonzalo Garcia  58'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Chris Ashton (England)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

  • Chris Ashton's four-try performance marked a number of milestones:
    • He became the first player of any nation to score four tries in a Six Nations match since the competition expanded in 2000.
    • He also became the first England player to have scored four tries in a Six Nations, Five Nations, or Home Nations match since Ronald Poulton-Palmer scored four against France in 1914.
    • His six tries in the tournament equalled the single-season record in the Six Nations era, shared by Will Greenwood of England in 2001 and Shane Williams of Wales in 2008.
  • Carlo Del Fava earned his 50th cap
  • Alex Corbisiero (England) and Fabio Semenzato (Italy) made their international debuts.
12 February 2011
17:00
Scotland 6–24 Wales
Pen: Parks (2/3) 31', 58'Report[16]Try: Williams (2) 8' c, 70' m
Con: Hook (1/1)
Pen: Hook (4/5) 13', 18', 21', 65'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,259
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell  20'
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Joe Ansbro
IC 12 Nick De Luca
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Rory Lawson  46'
N8 8 Richie Vernon
OF 7 John Barclay  67'
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)  71'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray  46'
HK 2 Ross Ford  67'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  67'
PR 17 Moray Low  46'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod  71'
FL 19 Ross Rennie  67'
SH 20 Mike Blair  46'
FH 21 Ruaridh Jackson
WG 22 Sean Lamont  20'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Lee Byrne  27'  76'
RW 14 Morgan Stoddart
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook  66'
SH 9 Mike Phillips  75'
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  53'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones  71'
LL 4 Bradley Davies  23'
TP 3 Craig Mitchell
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)  75'
LP 1 Paul James  66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard  75'
PR 17 John Yapp  66'
LK 18 Jonathan Thomas  53'
FL 19 Josh Turnbull  71'
SH 20 Tavis Knoyle  75'
FH 21 Stephen Jones  66'
FB 22 Rhys Priestland  76'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

13 February 2011
15:00
Ireland 22–25 France
Try: McFadden 4' c
O'Leary 37' m
Heaslip 67' c
Con: Sexton (1/2)
O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 15'		Report[17]Try: Médard 54' c
Con: Yachvili (1/1)
Pen: Parra (5/5) 10', 18', 20', 27', 48'
Yachvili (1/2) 62'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  62'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary  68'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell  80'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best  75'
LP 1 Cian Healy  56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  75'
PR 17 Tom Court  56'
LK 18 Leo Cullen  80'
FL 19 Denis Leamy
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  68'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  62'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud  50'
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Damien Traille  72'
LW 11 Maxime Médard
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra  53'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire  53'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Julien Pierre  63'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet  49'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion  63'
N8 19 Sébastien Chabal  53'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili  53'
CE 21 Yannick Jauzion  72'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc  50'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Thierry Dusautoir (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Round 3

26 February 2011
14:30
Italy 16–24 Wales
Try: Canale 5' m
Parisse 52' m
Pen: Bergamasco (2/2) 12', 26'		Report[18]Try: Stoddart 9' m
Warburton 13' c
Con: S. Jones (1/2)
Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 3', 38', 40+2'
Drop: Hook (1/1) 73'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi  73'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Kris Burton  64'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato  71'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  72'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  52'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  70'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini  40'  70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero  40'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò  52'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai  72'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio  71'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera  64'
WG 22 Tommaso Benvenuti  73'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Morgan Stoddart
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Craig Mitchell
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)  77'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard  77'
PR 17 John Yapp
N8 18 Jonathan Thomas
FL 19 Josh Turnbull
SH 20 Tavis Knoyle
FH 21 Rhys Priestland
WG 22 Leigh Halfpenny
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Fabio Semenzato (Italy)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

26 February 2011
17:00
England 17–9 France
Try: Foden 42' m
Pen: Flood (3/3) 5', 13', 17'
Wilkinson (1/1) 52'		Report[19]Pen: Yachvili (3/5) 7', 19', 22'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,107
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC 12 Shontayne Hape  76'
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Toby Flood  51'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  65'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon  71'
TP 3 Dan Cole  76'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  67'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan  23'
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  67'
PR 17 Alex Corbisiero  23'
LK 18 Simon Shaw  71'
FL 19 Hendre Fourie  76'
SH 20 Danny Care  65'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson  51'
WG 22 Matt Banahan  76'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud  51'
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  67'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili  62'
N8 8 Sébastien Chabal  51'
OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Julien Pierre  62'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat  76'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado  76'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet  60'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion  62'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire  51'
SH 20 Morgan Parra  62'
UB 21 Damien Traille  51'
FB 22 Alexis Palisson  67'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Tom Palmer (England)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

27 February 2011
15:00
Scotland 18–21 Ireland
Pen: Paterson 16', 17', 32', 58'
Parks 66'
Drop: Parks 70'		Report[20]Try: Heaslip 6' c
Reddan 29' c
O'Gara 53' c
Con: O'Gara (3/3)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,082
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Nikki Walker  74'
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Sean Lamont
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson  53'
SH 9 Mike Blair  60'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  46'  55'  55'
OF 7 John Barclay  66'
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Moray Low  66'
HK 2 Ross Ford  53'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen  44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  53'
PR 17 Geoff Cross  46'  55'  66'
LK 18 Nathan Hines  66'
N8 19 Richie Vernon  55'
SH 20 Rory Lawson  60'
FH 21 Dan Parks  53'
WG 22 Simon Danielli  74'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  67'
SH 9 Eoin Reddan  60'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace  60'
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  66'
TP 3 Mike Ross  70'
HK 2 Rory Best  60'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  60'
PR 17 Tom Court  70'
LK 18 Leo Cullen  66'
FL 19 Denis Leamy  60'
SH 20 Peter Stringer  60'
FH 21 Johnny Sexton  67'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Ronan O'Gara (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Round 4

12 March 2011
14:30
Italy 22–21 France
Try: Masi 59' c
Con: Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Bergamasco (5/7) 1', 23', 63', 70', 75'		Report[21]Try: Clerc 14' m
Parra 50' c
Con: Parra (1/2)
Pen: Parra (3/4) 19', 44', 66'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Luciano Orquera  57'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  57'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  53'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia  47'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini  47'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  47'
LK 18 Quintin Geldenhuys  53'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire  57'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio
FH 21 Kris Burton  57'
FB 22 Luke McLean
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion  70'
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Sébastien Chabal  56'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet  56'
LL 4 Julien Pierre
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  40'
HK 2 William Servat  61'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado  61'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon  40'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion  56'
N8 19 Imanol Harinordoquy  56'
SH 20 Julien Tomas
CE 21 Damien Traille  70'
FB 22 Clément Poitrenaud
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Andrea Masi (Italy)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

12 March 2011
17:00
Wales 19–13 Ireland
Try: Phillips 50' c
Con: Hook (1/1)
Pen: Hook (3/4) 19', 27', 68'
Halfpenny (1/1) 38'		Report[22]Try: O'Driscoll 2' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 32', 40'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,233
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones  59'
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Craig Mitchell  12'
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)  71'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard  71'
PR 17 John Yapp  12'
N8 18 Jonathan Thomas  59'
FL 19 Rob McCusker
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
FH 21 Stephen Jones
WG 22 Morgan Stoddart
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald  72'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  49'
SH 9 Eoin Reddan  1'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip  69'
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  75'
TP 3 Mike Ross  68'
HK 2 Rory Best  75'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  75'
PR 17 Tom Court  68'
LK 18 Leo Cullen  75'
N8 19 Denis Leamy  69'
SH 20 Peter Stringer  1'
FH 21 Johnny Sexton  49'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace  72'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
James Hook (Wales)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

  • Mike Phillips (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
  • Brian O'Driscoll's try gave him 24 career tries in the Championship, equalling the all-time record of Ian Smith of Scotland, amassed in the Five Nations and Home Nations between 1924 and 1933.[23]
  • Ronan O'Gara became the fifth player in rugby history with 1,000 career Test points, reaching the mark with his conversion of O'Driscoll's try.[23]
  • The officials were heavily criticised for allowing the Wales try as it was scored following a quick throw-in after the ball went out on the full, with a different ball. A quick throw-in must be taken with the same ball without it being touched after going over the touchline.[24]
13 March 2011
15:00
England 22–16 Scotland
Try: Croft 67' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Flood (4/5) 15', 23', 29', 57'
Wilkinson (1/1) 79'		Report[25]Try: Evans 74 'c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 3', 20'
Drop: Jackson (1/1) 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,120
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)  40'
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Toby Flood  65'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  54'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood  65'
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon  65'
TP 3 Dan Cole  74'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  65'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  65'
PR 17 Paul Doran-Jones  74'
LK 18 Simon Shaw  65'
FL 19 Tom Croft  65'
SH 20 Danny Care  54'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson  65'
CE 22 Matt Banahan  40'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Joe Ansbro  72'
IC 12 Sean Lamont
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson  54'
SH 9 Rory Lawson  54'
N8 8 Kelly Brown  42'
OF 7 John Barclay  56'
BF 6 Nathan Hines  68'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Moray Low  52'
HK 2 Ross Ford  65'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  65'
PR 17 Geoff Cross  52'
N8 18 Richie Vernon  42'
FL 19 Alasdair Strokosch  68'
SH 20 Mike Blair  54'
FH 21 Dan Parks  54'
CE 22 Nick De Luca  72'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
James Haskell (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

  • In the 58th minute, referee Poite was replaced by Jérôme Garcès due to injury. Andrew Small (England) replaced Garcès as touch judge.

Round 5

19 March 2011
14:30
Scotland 21–8 Italy
Try: De Luca 46' m
Walker 54' c
Con: Paterson (1/2)
Pen: Paterson (3/4) 3', 18', 67'		Report[26]Try: Masi 10' m
Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 30'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 42,464
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Joe Ansbro  19'
IC 12 Sean Lamont  78'
LW 11 Simon Danielli
FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson
SH 9 Rory Lawson  64'
N8 8 Kelly Brown  74'
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Nathan Hines  54'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross  64'
HK 2 Ross Ford  64'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  64'
PR 17 Euan Murray  64'
N8 18 Richie Vernon  74'
FL 19 Alasdair Strokosch  64'
SH 20 Mike Blair  64'
FH 21 Dan Parks  78'
CE 22 Nick De Luca  19'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Andrea Masi  32'
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi  69'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Kris Burton  59'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Paul Derbyshire  59'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava  54'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  79'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia  79'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero  59'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò  54'
FL 19 Robert Barbieri  59'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio  69'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera  59'
FB 22 Luke McLean  32'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Richie Gray (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)

  • Scotland's victory lifted them from the bottom of the table and condemned Italy to a fourth consecutive wooden spoon.
  • De Luca's try was the first for Scotland at Murrayfield for nearly two years.
19 March 2011
17:00
Ireland 24–8 England
Try: Bowe 27' m
O’Driscoll 46' c
Con: Sexton (1/2)
Pen: Sexton (4/4) 6' 14' 22' 37'		Report[27]Try: Thompson 52' m
Pen: Flood (1/2) 32'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Keith Earls
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  69'
SH 9 Eoin Reddan  78'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace  71'
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell  78'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross  58'
HK 2 Rory Best  78'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  78'
PR 17 Tom Court  58'
LK 18 Leo Cullen  78'
FL 19 Denis Leamy  79'
SH 20 Peter Stringer  78'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  69'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Matt Banahan
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto  66'
FH 10 Toby Flood  51'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  35'  46'
N8 8 Nick Easter (c)
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Tom Palmer  27'
LL 4 Louis Deacon  55'
TP 3 Dan Cole  51'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  51'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson  51'
PR 17 Paul Doran-Jones  51'
LK 18 Simon Shaw  27'
FL 19 Tom Croft  55'
SH 20 Danny Care  46'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson  51'
WG 22 David Strettle  66'
Coach:
Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:
Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

  • Brian O'Driscoll's try against England took his all-time championship tally up to 25, breaking the record held by Ian Smith since 1933.[28]
  • Denis Leamy (Ireland) and Mark Cueto (England) each earned their 50th caps.
19 March 2011
19:45
France 28–9 Wales
Try: Nallet (2) 37' m, 43' c
Clerc 58' c
Con: Parra (2/3)
Pen: Parra (3/4) 7', 25', 52'		Report[29]Pen: Hook (3/4) 2', 42', 48'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,798
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Vincent Clerc  75'
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Damien Traille  70'
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra  73'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy  72'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Julien Pierre  66'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  66'
HK 2 William Servat  70'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado  70'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon  66'
LK 18 Pascal Papé  66'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry  72'
SH 20 Julien Tomas  73'
CE 21 Fabrice Estebanez  70'
WG 22 Yoann Huget  75'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 George North
FH 10 James Hook  57'  66'
SH 9 Mike Phillips  67'
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Sam Warburton  15'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Adam Jones  52'
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)  67'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard  67'
PR 17 John Yapp  52'
N8 18 Jonathan Thomas  15'  71'
FL 19 Rob McCusker  71'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel  67'
FH 21 Stephen Jones  66'
WG 22 Morgan Stoddart
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Lionel Nallet (France)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

  • Wales needed to beat France by 27 points to clinch the title.
  • Ryan Jones (Wales) earned his 50th cap.

Top scorers

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, BBC channels televised the matches live. The matches were also televised by France 2 in France, RTÉ Two in Ireland,[30] Sky Sport in Italy and ESPN in Australia and New Zealand.[31]

In Wales, Welsh language channel S4C televised Wales matches live.[32]

In the United States and the Caribbean, Premium Sports[33] televised the matches live while BBC America also televised some matches in the United States.[34]

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