2012 Six Nations Championship

2012 Six Nations Championship
Wales celebrate winning the 2012 Grand Slam at the Senedd
Date4 February – 17 March 2012
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (25th title)
Grand Slam Wales (11th title)
Triple Crown Wales (20th title)
Matches played15
Attendance1,034,926 (68,995 per match)
Tries scored46 (3.07 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Leigh Halfpenny (66)
Top try scorer(s) Tommy Bowe (5)
Player of the tournament Dan Lydiate
Official websiteOfficial website
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The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship 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 118th tournament of the annual European championship.

For the first time since 2008, there were no Friday night fixtures.[1]

Whilst Italy continued to play their home matches in Rome, they used the Stadio Olimpico instead of the Stadio Flaminio, which Italy had used for their home Championship fixtures since entering the competition in 2000.[2] The Championship was won by Wales, who achieved their third Grand Slam in eight tournaments.[3][4][5][6]

Participants

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London Stuart Lancaster Chris Robshaw
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis Philippe Saint-André Thierry Dusautoir
 Ireland Aviva Stadium Dublin Declan Kidney Rory Best/Paul O'Connell
 Italy Stadio Olimpico Rome Jacques Brunel Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Andy Robinson Ross Ford
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Warren Gatland Sam Warburton

Squads

Main article: 2012 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  Wales 5 5 0 0 109 58 +51 10 10
2  England 5 4 0 1 98 71 +27 7 8
3  Ireland 5 2 1 2 121 94 +27 13 5
4  France 5 2 1 2 101 86 +15 8 5
5  Italy 5 1 0 4 53 121 −68 4 2
6  Scotland 5 0 0 5 56 108 −52 4 0
Source: [7]

Results

Round 1

4 February 2012
15:30 CET (UTC+01)
France 30–12 Italy
Try: Rougerie 20' c
Malzieu 34' m
Clerc 53' c
Fofana 71' m
Con: Yachvili (2/3) 21', 54'
Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 51'		ReportPen: Burton (2/3) 29', 46'
Botes (1/1) 60'
Drop: Burton (1/2) 17'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,563[8]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie  76'
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Julien Malzieu
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  76'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili  62'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  64'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet  50'
LL 4 Pascal Papé
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  76'
HK 2 William Servat  55'
LP 1 Vincent Debaty  62'  76'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  55'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux  62'
LK 18 Yoann Maestri  50'
N8 19 Imanol Harinordoquy  64'
SH 20 Morgan Parra  62'
FH 21 Lionel Beauxis  76'
CE 22 Maxime Mermoz  76'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi  56'
LW 11 Luke McLean
FH 10 Kris Burton  56'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  76'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  67'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys  70'
LL 4 Corniel van Zyl  56'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  75'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice  75'
PR 17 Lorenzo Cittadini  62'
LK 18 Marco Bortolami  56'
FL 19 Simone Favaro  67'
SH 20 Fabio Semenzato  76'
FH 21 Tobias Botes  56'
CE 22 Gonzalo Canale  56'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Julien Malzieu (France)

Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

  • Nicolas Mas and Thierry Dusautoir (both France) earned their 50th caps.
  • Wesley Fofana, Yoann Maestri (both France), Tobias Botes and Giovanbattista Venditti (both Italy) made their international debuts in this match.
  • Vincent Clerc's try was the 32nd of his international career, placing him joint second with his coach Philippe Saint-André on the French try scoring list. (To this date, Serge Blanco remains the top French try scorer with 38.)
4 February 2012
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 6–13 England
Pen: Parks (2/2) 25', 32'ReportTry: Hodgson 40' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 41'
Pen: Farrell (2/4) 22', 74'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Rory Lamont
RW 14 Lee Jones
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Sean Lamont
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks  58'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter  59'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch  59'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  59'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Euan Murray  74'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)  74'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  74'
PR 17 Geoff Cross  74'
LK 18 Alastair Kellock  59'
FL 19 John Barclay  59'
SH 20 Mike Blair  59'
FH 21 Greig Laidlaw  58'
CE 22 Graeme Morrison
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Brad Barritt  71'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 David Strettle
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson  63'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  64'
N8 8 Phil Dowson  68'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Tom Palmer  61'
LL 4 Mouritz Botha
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Webber
PR 17 Matt Stevens  64'
LK 18 Geoff Parling  61'
N8 19 Ben Morgan  68'
SH 20 Lee Dickson  64'
CE 21 Jordan Turner-Hall  63'
FB 22 Mike Brown  71'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
David Denton (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

  • Brad Barritt, Lee Dickson, Phil Dowson, Owen Farrell, Ben Morgan, Geoff Parling, Jordan Turner-Hall (all England) and Lee Jones (Scotland) made their international debuts.
  • Chris Robshaw of England captained his team earning only his second cap in this match.
  • This match turned out to be Dan Parks's last appearance with the Scotland jersey as he announced his retirement from international rugby a few days after the game.
5 February 2012
15:00 IST (UTC+0)
Ireland 21–23 Wales
Try: Best 36' c
Bowe 67' m
Con: Sexton (1/2) 38'
Pen: Sexton (3/5) 3', 43', 59'		ReportTry: J. Davies (2) 13' m, 54' c
North 75' m
Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 55'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 53', 79'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Fergus McFadden
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  76'
SH 9 Conor Murray  76'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 Stephen Ferris  79'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  63'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy  74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tom Court  74'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan  63'
FL 19 Peter O'Mahony
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  76'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  76'
WG 22 David Kearney
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert  41'
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  41'
BF 6 Ryan Jones
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Bradley Davies  64'
TP 3 Adam Jones  70'
HK 2 Huw Bennett
LP 1 Rhys Gill
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens
PR 17 Paul James  70'
N8 18 Andy Powell
FL 19 Justin Tipuric  41'
SH 20 Lloyd Williams
FH 21 James Hook  41'
CE 22 Scott Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Mike Phillips (Wales)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

  • Huw Bennett (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
  • Coming off the bench in the 76th minute to replace Johnny Sexton, Ronan O'Gara became the most capped Irish player with 117 caps, jointly with Brian O'Driscoll. O'Gara also took sole possession of the all-time lead for appearances in the Championship, with 57. He had previously been level with his countryman Mike Gibson, who made 56 appearances in the Five Nations between 1964 and 1979.

Round 2

11 February 2012
17:00 CET (UTC+01)
Italy 15–19 England
Try: Venditti 37' m
Benvenuti 40' c
Con: Burton (1/2) 40'
Pen: Burton (1/1) 47'		ReportTry: Hodgson 50' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 50'
Pen: Farrell (4/4) 26', 35', 54', 65'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 53,700[9]
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12 Gonzalo Canale  63'
LW 11 Luke McLean
FH 10 Kris Burton  48'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  57'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  76'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys  57'
LL 4 Marco Bortolami
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  33'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  58'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice  58'
PR 17 Lorenzo Cittadini  33'
LK 18 Antonio Pavanello  57'
FL 19 Mauro Bergamasco  76'
SH 20 Fabio Semenzato  57'
FH 21 Tobias Botes  48'
CE 22 Luca Morisi  63'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Brad Barritt
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 David Strettle
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson  77'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  51'
N8 8 Phil Dowson  51'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Tom Palmer  58'
LL 4 Mouritz Botha
TP 3 Dan Cole  75'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  75'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Webber  75'
PR 17 Matt Stevens  75'
LK 18 Geoff Parling  58'
N8 19 Ben Morgan  51'
SH 20 Lee Dickson  51'
CE 21 Jordan Turner-Hall  77'
FB 22 Mike Brown
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Sergio Parisse (Italy)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

  • Luca Morisi (Italy) and Rob Webber (England) made their international debuts.
  • The four-point margin in this match is the joint-closest Italy have ever come to beating England.
11 February 2012
21:00 CET (UTC+01)
France P–P Ireland
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

This match was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. It was the first weather-related postponement of a Five/Six Nations game since 1985.[10] The match was rescheduled for 4 March.[11]

12 February 2012
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales 27–13 Scotland
Try: Cuthbert 41' c
Halfpenny (2) 50' c, 55' c
Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 43', 52', 56'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 29', 45'		ReportTry: Laidlaw 63' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 64'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 22', 48'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,189
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts  78'
LW 11 George North  40'
FH 10 Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips  75'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Aaron Shingler
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  73'
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Ryan Jones (c)  75'
TP 3 Adam Jones  73'
HK 2 Huw Bennett 10' to 19'  41'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  78'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens  10'  19'  41'
PR 17 Paul James  73'
LK 18 Lou Reed  75'
N8 19 Andy Powell  73'
SH 20 Lloyd Williams  75'
FH 21 James Hook  40'
CE 22 Scott Williams  78'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Rory Lamont  53'
RW 14 Lee Jones
OC 13 Nick De Luca  45'
IC 12 Sean Lamont
LW 11 Max Evans  16'
FH 10 Greig Laidlaw
SH 9 Chris Cusiter  49'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch  44'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  58'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross  58'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)  72'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  72'
PR 17 Ed Kalman  58'
LK 18 Alastair Kellock  58'
FL 19 John Barclay  44'
SH 20 Mike Blair  49'
FH 21 Duncan Weir
FB 22 Stuart Hogg  16'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
Dan Lydiate (Wales)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

  • Lou Reed, Aaron Shingler (both Wales), Stuart Hogg and Ed Kalman (both Scotland) made their international debuts.

Round 3

25 February 2012
13:30 IST (UTC+0)
Ireland 42–10 Italy
Try: Earls 15' c
Bowe (2) 38' c, 61' c
Court 76' c
Trimble 80' m
Con: Sexton (4/5) 17', 39', 61', 78'
Pen: Sexton (3/3) 10', 48', 57'		ReportTry: Parisse 34' c
Con: Botes (1/1) 35'
Pen: Botes (1/4) 7'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000[12]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Keith Earls  67'
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  69'
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray  54'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  58'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  58'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best  69'
LP 1 Cian Healy  69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  69'
PR 17 Tom Court  69'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan  58'
FL 19 Peter O'Mahony  58'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  54'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  69'
CE 22 Fergus McFadden  67'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi  63'
LW 11 Luke McLean
FH 10 Tobias Botes  58'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  71'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  63'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  58'
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  67'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  71'
LP 1 Michele Rizzo
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice  71'
PR 17 Fabio Staibano  67'
LK 18 Antonio Pavanello  58'
FL 19 Simone Favaro  63'
SH 20 Fabio Semenzato  71'
FH 21 Kris Burton  58'
CE 22 Gonzalo Canale  63'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

  • Peter O'Mahony (Ireland) made his international debut.
  • Coming off the bench in the 69th minute to replace Gordon D'Arcy, Ronan O'Gara overtook Brian O'Driscoll as the most-capped Irish player with 118 caps.
25 February 2012
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England 12–19 Wales
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 29', 38', 45'ReportTry: S. Williams 75' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 76'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 25', 34', 53', 71'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,764[13]
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)[N 1]
FB 15 Ben Foden  77'
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Manu Tuilagi
IC 12 Brad Barritt
LW 11 David Strettle
FH 10 Owen Farrell  65'
SH 9 Lee Dickson  60'
N8 8 Ben Morgan  72'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Mouritz Botha  60'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  72'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero  65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Webber  72'
PR 17 Matt Stevens  65'
LK 18 Courtney Lawes  60'
N8 19 Phil Dowson  72'
SH 20 Ben Youngs  60'
FH 21 Toby Flood  65'
FB 22 Mike Brown  77'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts  41'
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Rhys Priestland  44'
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones  54'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Ken Owens
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard
PR 17 Paul James
LK 18 Ryan Jones  54'
FL 19 Justin Tipuric
SH 20 Lloyd Williams
FH 21 Stephen Jones
CE 22 Scott Williams  41'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

26 February 2012
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 17–23 France
Try: Hogg 7' c
Jones 55' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 9'
Weir (1/1) 56'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 25'		ReportTry: Fofana 28' c
Médard 58' c
Con: Parra (2/2) 29', 59'
Pen: Parra (2/3) 39', 47'
Drop: Beauxis (1/1) 68'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,200[15]
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Rory Lamont  30'
OC 13 Sean Lamont
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Lee Jones
FH 10 Greig Laidlaw  48'
SH 9 Mike Blair  30'
N8 8 David Denton  52'
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 John Barclay
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  69'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross  61'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)  68'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  68'
PR 17 Ed Kalman  61'
LK 18 Alastair Kellock  69'
N8 19 Richie Vernon  52'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter  30'
FH 21 Duncan Weir  48'
CE 22 Nick De Luca  30'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Maxime Médard  61'
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Julien Malzieu
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra  74'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  55'
OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  65'
LL 4 Pascal Papé
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  50'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux  50'
Replacements:
HK 16 William Servat  50'
PR 17 Vincent Debaty  50'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet  65'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire  55'
SH 20 Julien Dupuy  74'
FH 21 Lionel Beauxis  61'
CE 22 Maxime Mermoz
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Ross Rennie (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

  • Duncan Weir (Scotland) made his international debut.

Rescheduled match

4 March 2012[N 2]
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
France 17–17 Ireland
Try: Fofana 50' m
Pen: Parra (4/5) 22', 29', 46', 57'		ReportTry: Bowe (2) 12' c, 37' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 13', 38'
Pen: Sexton (1/2) 25'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000[16]
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud  68'
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Julien Malzieu
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire  71'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé  61'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  53'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux  53'
Replacements:
HK 16 William Servat  53'
PR 17 Vincent Debaty  53'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet  61'
N8 19 Louis Picamoles  71'
SH 20 Julien Dupuy
FH 21 Lionel Beauxis  68'
CE 22 Maxime Mermoz
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Keith Earls
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  71'
LW 11 Andrew Trimble  72'
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray  59'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  66'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  58'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best  75'
LP 1 Cian Healy  75'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  75'
PR 17 Tom Court  75'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan  58'
FL 19 Peter O'Mahony  66'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan  59'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  71'
CE 22 Fergus McFadden  72'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Yoann Maestri (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Andrew Small (England)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Round 4

10 March 2012
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales 24–3 Italy
Try: Roberts 59' c
Cuthbert 77' m
Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 50'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 9', 19', 36'
Priestland (1/1) 69'		ReportPen: Bergamasco (1/1) 12'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,892[17]
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny  64'  74'
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies  69'
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips  71'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau  66'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones  62'
TP 3 Adam Jones  70'
HK 2 Matthew Rees  62'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins (c)
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens  62'
PR 17 Paul James  70'
LK 18 Luke Charteris  62'
FL 19 Ryan Jones  66'
SH 20 Rhys Webb  71'
FH 21 James Hook  74'
CE 22 Scott Williams  69'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Andrea Masi  70'
RW 14 Mirco Bergamasco
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale  66'
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi
LW 11 Luke McLean
FH 10 Kris Burton
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato  66'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Simone Favaro  63'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Corniel van Zyl  51'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  51'  72'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  54'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  72'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice  54'
PR 17 Fabio Staibano  51'
PR 18 Marco Bortolami  51'
LK 19 Robert Barbieri  63'
SH 20 Tobias Botes  66'
CE 21 Tommaso Benvenuti  66'
WG 22 Giulio Toniolatti  70'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Alex Cuthbert (Wales)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Peter Gauzere (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Hughes (England)

  • Rhys Webb (Wales) and Fabio Staibano (Italy) made their international debuts.
10 March 2012
17:00 IST (UTC+0)
Ireland 32–14 Scotland
Try: Best 13' c
Reddan 33' c
Trimble 40' m
McFadden 76' c
Con: Sexton (3/4) 14', 34', 77'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 25', 71'		ReportTry: Gray 36' m
Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 3', 9', 31'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000[18]
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
FB 15 Rob Kearney  74'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Keith Earls
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  54'
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Eoin Reddan  54'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Peter O'Mahony  62'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  78'
TP 3 Mike Ross  78'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  54'
LP 1 Cian Healy 51' to 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  54'
PR 17 Tom Court  51'  58'  78'
LK 18 Mike McCarthy  78'
FL 19 Shane Jennings  62'
SH 20 Tomás O'Leary  54'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  54'
CE 22 Fergus McFadden  74'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Lee Jones  62'
OC 13 Max Evans  73'
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Greig Laidlaw  56'
SH 9 Mike Blair  50'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Ross Rennie  58'
BF 6 John Barclay
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  59'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross  46'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Euan Murray  46'
PR 18 Alastair Kellock  59'
LK 19 Richie Vernon  58'
FL 20 Chris Cusiter  50'
FH 21 Ruaridh Jackson  56'
CE 22 Matt Scott  62'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
Donncha O'Callaghan (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

  • Matt Scott (Scotland) made his international debut.
11 March 2012
16:00 CET (UTC+01)
France 22–24 England
Try: Fofana 74' c
Con: Parra (1/1) 75'
Pen: Beauxis (3/4) 16', 39', 68'
Dupuy (1/2) 32'
Parra (1/1) 64'		ReportTry: Tuilagi 12' c
Foden 17' c
Croft 70' c
Con: Farrell (3/3) 14', 18', 71'
Pen: Farrell (1/2) 49'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,895[19]
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Vincent Clerc  37'
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Julien Malzieu
FH 10 Lionel Beauxis  74'
SH 9 Julien Dupuy  50'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire  69'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  55'
LL 4 Pascal Papé
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  75'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  50'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux  65'  75'
Replacements:
HK 16 William Servat  50'
PR 17 Vincent Debaty  65'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet  55'
N8 19 Louis Picamoles  69'
SH 20 Morgan Parra  50'
FH 21 François Trinh-Duc  74'
CE 22 Maxime Mermoz  37'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Manu Tuilagi
IC 12 Brad Barritt
LW 11 Charlie Sharples  52'
FH 10 Owen Farrell
SH 9 Lee Dickson  71'
N8 8 Ben Morgan  63'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Mouritz Botha  56'
TP 3 Dan Cole  69'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Webber  74'
PR 17 Matt Stevens  69'
LK 18 Tom Palmer  56'
FL 19 Phil Dowson  63'  74'
SH 20 Ben Youngs  71'
FH 21 Charlie Hodgson
FB 22 Mike Brown
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Imanol Harinordoquy (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Round 5

17 March 2012
13:30 CET (UTC+01)
Italy 13–6 Scotland
Try: Venditti 42' c
Con: Burton (1/1) 43'
Pen: Bergamasco (1/3) 10'
Drop: Burton (1/2) 76'		ReportPen: Laidlaw (2/3) 35', 59'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 72,354[20]
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12 Gonzalo Canale  70'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Kris Burton
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  67'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  57'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni  66'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  76'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  67'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  57'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  52'  67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice  57'
PR 17 Lorenzo Cittadini  52'
LK 18 Joshua Furno  76'
FL 19 Simone Favaro  76'
N8 20 Manoa Vosawai  57'
FH 21 Tobias Botes  67'  76'
WG 22 Giulio Toniolatti  70'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Max Evans
OC 13 Nick De Luca  39'
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Greig Laidlaw  70'
SH 9 Mike Blair
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 John Barclay  70'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  54'
LL 4 Richie Gray  55'
TP 3 Geoff Cross  50'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)
LP 1 Jon Welsh
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Euan Murray  50'
LK 18 Alastair Kellock  55'
N8 19 Richie Vernon  70'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter
FH 21 Ruaridh Jackson  70'
WG 22 Jack Cuthbert
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
Martín Castrogiovanni (Italy)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

  • Scotland were whitewashed. This was the first time since 2007 that Italy avoided the wooden spoon.
  • Italy's starting pack in this match was the most capped ever to play an international match.
17 March 2012
14:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales 16–9 France
Try: Cuthbert 20' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 21',
Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 32', 52', 75'		ReportPen: Yachvili (2/2) 10', 72'
Beauxis (1/1) 44'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,658[21]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips  64'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  41'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones  64'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees  64'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens  64'
PR 17 Paul James
LK 18 Luke Charteris  64'
FL 19 Ryan Jones  41'
SH 20 Lloyd Williams  64'
FH 21 James Hook
CE 22 Scott Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud  36'
RW 14 Wesley Fofana
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Florian Fritz
LW 11 Alexis Palisson  54'
FH 10 Lionel Beauxis  72'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire  60'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé  68'
TP 3 David Attoub
HK 2 William Servat  45'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux  45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  45'
PR 17 Vincent Debaty  45'
LK 18 Julien Pierre  68'
N8 19 Louis Picamoles  60'
SH 20 Morgan Parra  72'
FH 21 François Trinh-Duc  54'
WG 22 Jean-Marcellin Buttin  36'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Dan Lydiate (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

  • Matthew Rees (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
  • Jean-Marcellin Buttin (France) made his international debut.
  • William Servat and Julien Bonnaire (both France) played their final matches.
  • Wales won the Grand Slam.
17 March 2012
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England 30–9 Ireland
Try: Penalty try 58' c
Youngs 73' m
Con: Farrell (1/2) 58'
Pen: Farrell (6/6) 2', 23', 34', 48', 64', 77'		ReportPen: Sexton (3/3) 15', 40', 51'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,567[22]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Ben Foden  71'
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Manu Tuilagi
IC 12 Brad Barritt
LW 11 David Strettle
FH 10 Owen Farrell
SH 9 Lee Dickson  49'
N8 8 Ben Morgan  75'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Mouritz Botha  56'
TP 3 Dan Cole  75'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  75'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears  75'
PR 17 Matt Stevens  75'
LK 18 Tom Palmer  56'
FL 19 Phil Dowson  75'
SH 20 Ben Youngs  49'
FH 21 Charlie Hodgson
CE 22 Mike Brown  71'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Keith Earls
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  49'
LW 11 Andrew Trimble  75'
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Eoin Reddan  49'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  70'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  67'
TP 3 Mike Ross  37'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  75'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  75'
PR 17 Tom Court  37'
LK 18 Mike McCarthy  67'
FL 19 Peter O'Mahony  70'
SH 20 Tomás O'Leary  49'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  49'
WG 22 Fergus McFadden  75'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Ben Morgan (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garces (France)
Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, all the matches were televised on BBC channels. In Ireland, RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD televised all the matches live. S4C televised Wales matches while French international channel TV5Monde televised only France matches and was available internationally (including the United States, where BBC America and BBC America HD also televised some matches).

Notes

  1. ^ Although born in New Zealand, Walsh is registered with the Australian Rugby Union and therefore recognised as an Australian referee.[14]
  2. ^ Rescheduled from 11 February 2012.[11]

References

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