2015 Six Nations Championship

2015 Six Nations Championship
Date6 February – 21 March 2015
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (13th title)
Matches played15
Attendance1,040,680 (69,379 per match)
Tries scored62 (4.13 per match)
Top point scorer(s) George Ford (75)
Top try scorer(s) Jonathan Joseph (4)
Player of the tournament Paul O'Connell[1]
Official websiteSix 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 rugby union tournament. 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 Stuart Lancaster Chris Robshaw
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Philippe Saint-André Thierry Dusautoir
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Joe Schmidt Paul O'Connell
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Jacques Brunel Sergio Parisse*
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Vern Cotter Greig Laidlaw
 Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff Warren Gatland Sam Warburton

* Parisse did not play in Italy's final match at home against Wales after an injury sustained in their round four match against France. Leonardo Ghiraldini took his place as captain.[6]

Squads

Main article: 2015 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  Ireland 5 4 0 1 119 56 +63 8 8
2  England 5 4 0 1 157 100 +57 18 8
3  Wales 5 4 0 1 146 93 +53 13 8
4  France 5 2 0 3 103 101 +2 9 4
5  Italy 5 1 0 4 62 182 −120 8 2
6  Scotland 5 0 0 5 73 128 −55 6 0
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]

Round 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'		ReportTry: 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 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert  60'
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North  30'  38'
FH 10 Dan 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 16 Scott Baldwin
PR 17 Paul James  59'
PR 18 Aaron Jarvis  71'
LK 19 Luke Charteris  68'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric
SH 21 Mike Phillips  68'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland
FB 23 Liam Williams  30'  38'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph
IC 12 Luther Burrell  75'
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 George 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 16 Tom Youngs  54'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola  54'
PR 18 Kieran Brookes  61'
N8 19 Nick Easter  71'
FL 20 Tom Croft
SH 21 Richard Wigglesworth  68'
FH 22 Danny Cipriani
CE 23 Billy Twelvetrees  75'
Coach:
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'ReportTry: 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 15 Andrea Masi  76'
RW 14 Leonardo Sarto
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro  63'
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Luke McLean
FH 10 Kelly 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'  74'
LP 1 Matías Agüero  52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Andrea Manici  68'
PR 17 Alberto De Marchi  52'
PR 18 Dario Chistolini  68'
LK 19 Marco Fuser  67'
FL 20 Marco Barbini  46' 67' to 74'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
FH 22 Tommaso Allan  63'
WG 23 Giovanbattista Venditti  76'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe  67'
OC 13 Jared Payne
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Ian 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 16 Seán Cronin  46'
PR 17 James Cronin  67'
PR 18 Martin Moore  51'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  65'
N8 20 Robbie Diack
SH 21 Isaac Boss  68'
FH 22 Ian Madigan  65'
FB 23 Felix Jones  67'
Coach:
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'ReportTry: Fife 39' m
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 13'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,191
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Scott Spedding
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud  71'
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Teddy Thomas
FH 10 Camille 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 16 Benjamin Kayser  47'
PR 17 Uini Atonio  54'
PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous  40'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  60'
N8 20 Loann Goujon  79'
SH 21 Morgan Parra  54'
FH 22 Rémi Talès
CE 23 Rémi Lamerat  71'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour  16'
OC 13 Mark Bennett
IC 12 Alex Dunbar  67'
LW 11 Tim Visser
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  78'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  61'
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 16 Fraser Brown  67'
PR 17 Gordon Reid  64'
PR 18 Geoff Cross  64'
LK 19 Jim Hamilton  64'
FL 20 Alasdair Strokosch  52'
SH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  78'
CE 22 Peter Horne  67'
WG 23 Dougie Fife  16'
Coach:
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:

Round 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'		ReportTry: 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 15 Mike Brown  12'
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph
IC 12 Luther Burrell
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 George 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 16 Tom Youngs  58'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola  62'
PR 18 Kieran Brookes  58'
N8 19 Nick Easter  50'
FL 20 Tom Croft  62'
SH 21 Richard Wigglesworth  66'
FH 22 Danny Cipriani  62'
CE 23 Billy Twelvetrees  12'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Leonardo Sarto  71'
OC 13 Luca Morisi
IC 12 Andrea Masi
LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10 Kelly 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 16 Andrea Manici  58'
PR 17 Matías Agüero  58'
PR 18 Dario Chistolini  58'
LK 19 Joshua Furno  45'
FL 20 Samuela Vunisa  28'  37'  58'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  69'
FH 22 Tommaso Allan  69'
CE 23 Giulio Bisegni  71'
Coach:
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'		ReportTry: Taofifénua 70' m
Pen: Lopez (2/3) 16', 35'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Jared Payne
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Johnny 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'  71'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  65'
PR 17 Cian Healy  62'
PR 18 Martin Moore  62'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  74'
FL 20 Jordi Murphy  60'
SH 21 Isaac Boss
FH 22 Ian Madigan  44'  54'
FB 23 Felix Jones
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Scott Spedding  52'
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud 44' to 52'
IC 12 Wesley Fofana  15'  22'
LW 11 Teddy Thomas  32'
FH 10 Camille 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'  63'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  49'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado  49'
LP 1 Eddy Ben Arous  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Benjamin Kayser  49'
PR 17 Uini Atonio  49'
PR 18 Vincent Debaty  49'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  63'
N8 20 Loann Goujon  71'
SH 21 Morgan Parra  65'
FH 22 Rémi Talès  44'
CE 23 Rémi Lamerat  15'  22'  32'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Johnny 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'		ReportTry: Webb 33' c
Davies 63' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 34', 64'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 6', 19', 31', 48'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Mark Bennett
IC 12 Alex Dunbar  58'
LW 11 Tim Visser
FH 10 Finn Russell  30'
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 16 Fraser Brown  71'
PR 17 Gordon Reid  61'  64'
PR 18 Jon Welsh  49'
LK 19 Jim Hamilton  56'
FL 20 Alasdair Strokosch  58'
SH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  71'
FH 22 Greig Tonks
CE 23 Matt Scott  58'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies  35'
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan 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 16 Scott Baldwin  60'
PR 17 Paul James  71'
PR 18 Scott Andrews  60'
LK 19 Luke Charteris  60'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric  61'
SH 21 Mike Phillips  74'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland
CE 23 Scott Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

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

Round 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'		ReportTry: 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 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Mark Bennett  66'
IC 12 Alex Dunbar
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Peter 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 16 Fraser Brown  66'
PR 17 Ryan Grant  66'
PR 18 Geoff Cross  74'
LK 19 Ben Toolis  77'  69'
FL 20 Hamish Watson  79'  50'
SH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  74'
FH 22 Greig Tonks  78'
CE 23 Matt Scott  66'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Michele Visentin
OC 13 Luca Morisi
IC 12 Enrico Bacchin
LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti  69'
FH 10 Kelly 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 16 Andrea Manici  66'
PR 17 Alberto De Marchi  56'
PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini  56'
LK 19 Marco Fuser  66'
FL 20 Samuela Vunisa  61'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
FH 22 Tommaso Allan  43'
CE 23 Giulio Bisegni  69'
Coach:
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'		ReportTry: Biggar 59' m
Pen: Halfpenny (5/5) 7', 28', 51', 64', 73'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,814
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat  17'
IC 12 Wesley Fofana  69'
LW 11 Sofiane Guitoune
FH 10 Camille 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 16 Benjamin Kayser  52'
PR 17 Uini Atonio  52'
PR 18 Vincent Debaty  52'
LK 19 Jocelino Suta  61'
N8 20 Loann Goujon  73'
SH 21 Sébastien Tillous-Borde  52'
FH 22 Rémi Talès  69'
CE 23 Mathieu Bastareaud  17'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan 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 16 Richard Hibbard  69'
PR 17 Paul James  69'
PR 18 Aaron Jarvis  79'
LK 19 Bradley Davies  69'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric  69'
SH 21 Mike Phillips
FH 22 Rhys Priestland  74'
CE 23 Scott Williams
Coach:
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'		ReportPen: Ford (2/3) 58', 67'
Drop: Ford (1/1) 11'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Jared Payne  70'
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Johnny 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 16 Seán Cronin  73'
PR 17 Cian Healy  58'
PR 18 Martin Moore  57'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  65'
FL 20 Tommy O'Donnell  24'
SH 21 Eoin Reddan
FH 22 Ian Madigan  54'
FB 23 Felix Jones  70'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Alex Goode
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  67'
IC 12 Luther Burrell
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 George 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 16 Tom Youngs  53'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola  65'
PR 18 Henry Thomas
N8 19 Nick Easter  67'
FL 20 Tom Croft  61'
SH 21 Richard Wigglesworth  67'
FH 22 Danny Cipriani
CE 23 Billy Twelvetrees  67'
Coach:
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:

Round 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'		ReportTry: Penalty try 68' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 69'
Pen: Sexton (3/4) 17', 29', 36'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,950
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)[nb 1]
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies  77'
IC 12 Jamie Roberts  59'
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan Biggar
SH 9 Rhys Webb  68'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  27'
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 16 Richard Hibbard  56'  78'
PR 17 Rob Evans  40'
PR 18 Aaron Jarvis  12'
LK 19 Jake Ball  71'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric  68'
SH 21 Mike Phillips  68'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland
CE 23 Scott Williams  59'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Jared Payne
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Johnny 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 16 Seán Cronin  62'
PR 17 Cian Healy  56'
PR 18 Martin Moore  62'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  62'
FL 20 Jordi Murphy  71'
SH 21 Eoin Reddan  62'
FH 22 Ian Madigan  74'
FB 23 Felix Jones
Coach:
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'		ReportTry: 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 15 Mike Brown  76'
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph
IC 12 Luther Burrell
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 George 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 16 Tom Youngs  50'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola  59'
PR 18 Kieran Brookes  66'
LK 19 Geoff Parling  50'
FL 20 Tom Wood  66'
SH 21 Richard Wigglesworth  66'
FH 22 Danny Cipriani  76'
CE 23 Billy Twelvetrees
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Dougie Fife
OC 13 Mark Bennett
IC 12 Matt Scott  40'
LW 11 Tommy Seymour
FH 10 Finn 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 16 Fraser Brown  59'
PR 17 Ryan Grant  59'
PR 18 Geoff Cross  54'
LK 19 Tim Swinson  35'  40'  47'
N8 20 Johnnie Beattie  66'
N8 21 Adam Ashe  54'
SH 22 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  71'
FH 23 Greig Tonks  40'
Coach:
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
ReportTry: 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 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Leonardo Sarto
OC 13 Luca Morisi  37'
IC 12 Andrea Masi
LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10 Tommaso 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 16 Andrea Manici  58'
PR 17 Alberto De Marchi  32'
PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini  50'
LK 19 Quintin Geldenhuys  50'
FL 20 Marco Barbini  74'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  72'
FH 22 Luciano Orquera  13'
CE 23 Enrico Bacchin  37'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Scott Spedding
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Gaël Fickou  69'
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz
LW 11 Noa Nakaitaci
FH 10 Camille 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 16 Benjamin Kayser  53'
PR 17 Rabah Slimani  50'
PR 18 Vincent Debaty  57'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  64'
N8 20 Damien Chouly  72'
SH 21 Rory Kockott  63'
FH 22 Jules Plisson  40'
CE 23 Mathieu Bastareaud  69'
Coach:
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:

  • Sergio Parisse won his 112th cap for Italy, a new national record.[32]
  • Noa Nakaitaci made his international debut for France.[33]
  • This was the first time that Italy failed to score any points in the Six Nations since their 25–0 loss to France in 2004.[34]

Round 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'		ReportTry: 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 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Leonardo Sarto
OC 13 Luca Morisi
IC 12 Andrea Masi  52'  73'
LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10 Kelly 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 16 Andrea Manici  50'
PR 17 Alberto De Marchi  50'
PR 18 Dario Chistolini  50'
LK 19 Quintin Geldenhuys  64'  50'
FL 20 Robert Barbieri  69'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  73'
FH 22 Luciano Orquera  4'
CE 23 Enrico Bacchin  73'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny  33'
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Liam Williams  70'
FH 10 Dan 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 16 Ken Owens  55'
PR 17 Rhys Gill  52'
PR 18 Scott Andrews  73'
LK 19 Jake Ball  73'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric  55'
SH 21 Gareth Davies  70'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland  70'
CE 23 Scott Williams  33'
Coach:
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:

  • Wales' 41-point margin of victory was their biggest winning margin over Italy, surpassing the previous record of 39 they set in 1999.[35]
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'		ReportTry: 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'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Dougie Fife 11' to 21'
OC 13 Mark Bennett  70'
IC 12 Matt Scott  69'
LW 11 Tommy Seymour
FH 10 Finn 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 16 Fraser Brown  52'
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson  31'
PR 18 Geoff Cross  55'  11'
LK 19 Tim Swinson  52'
FL 20 Rob Harley  55'
SH 21 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne  55'
FH 22 Greig Tonks  69'
WG 23 Tim Visser  11'  21'  70'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Jared Payne
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald
FH 10 Johnny 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 16 Seán Cronin  61'
PR 17 Jack McGrath  52'
PR 18 Martin Moore  45'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  61'
FL 20 Jordi Murphy  72'
SH 21 Eoin Reddan  79'
FH 22 Ian Madigan  70'
FB 23 Felix Jones
Coach:
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:

  • Euan Murray earned his 66th test cap to become Scotland's most-capped prop, surpassing Allan Jacobsen's previous record of 65.[36]
  • Ireland required a win of at least 21 points in order to remain capable of winning the championship.
  • Ireland retain the Centenary Quaich.[37]
  • With this loss, Scotland were whitewashed and finished bottom of the table, receiving the wooden spoon for the fourth time in the Six Nations era, and the first time since 2012.[38]
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'		ReportTry: 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 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Anthony Watson  62'
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph
IC 12 Luther Burrell  71'
LW 11 Jack Nowell
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs  71'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 James Haskell  56'  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 16 Tom Youngs  52'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola  62'
PR 18 Kieran Brookes  62'
N8 19 Nick Easter  67'
FL 20 Tom Wood  67'
SH 21 Richard Wigglesworth  71'
FH 22 Danny Cipriani  62'
CE 23 Billy Twelvetrees  71'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB 15 Scott Spedding
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Gaël Fickou
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz  71'
LW 11 Noa Nakaitaci
FH 10 Jules 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 16 Benjamin Kayser  47'
PR 17 Rabah Slimani  47'
PR 18 Uini Atonio  60'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  67'
N8 20 Damien Chouly  62'
SH 21 Rory Kockott  48'
FH 22 Rémi Talès  71'
CE 23 Mathieu Bastareaud  71'
Coach:
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:

  • Dan Cole earned his 50th cap for England.[39]
  • This is the greatest number of points England has ever scored against France.[40]
  • England had to win this game by 26 points or more to claim the Championship. They only won by 20, meaning that Ireland won the Championship instead.

Statistics

Broadcasting

In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised all the matches live, 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 sides 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 of 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.[41] 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.[41] 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.[41] S4C simulcasted Wales matches in the Welsh language.[42]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c 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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