2017 Six Nations Championship

2017 Six Nations Championship
Date4 February – 18 March 2017
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions England (28th title)
Matches played15
Attendance996,662 (66,444 per match)
Tries scored66 (4.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Camille Lopez (67)
Top try scorer(s)
Eight players
Player of the tournament Stuart Hogg[1]
Official websiteSix Nations Website
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The 2017 Six Nations Championship was the 18th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was also known as the RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

It was contested by defending champions England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous iterations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 123rd edition of the tournament.[2]

For the first time the 2017 tournament used the bonus point system common to most other professional rugby union tournaments.[3] As well as the standard four points for a win and two for a draw, a team scoring four tries in a match received an additional league table point, as did a team losing by seven or fewer points.[3] Additionally, to ensure that a team winning all of its five matches (a Grand Slam) would also win the Championship, three bonus points were to be awarded for this achievement.[3][4]

For the second successive year, the championship was won by England with a round to spare.[5] However, they were denied the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in the final game by a defeat to Ireland in the final round, the fifth time this has happened to England in the Six Nations era (2000, 2001, 2011, 2013 and 2017) and the third time at the hands of the Irish (the other two being 2001 and 2011).[6][7]

Participants

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Eddie Jones Dylan Hartley
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Guy Novès Guilhem Guirado
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Joe Schmidt Rory Best 1
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Conor O'Shea Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Vern Cotter John Barclay 2
 Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff Rob Howley (caretaker) Alun Wyn Jones

1 Except the round 2 match against Italy, when Best was a late withdrawal due to illness and Jamie Heaslip took over the captaincy.[8]
2 Replaced original captain Greig Laidlaw, who was ruled out of the Championship after sustaining an injury during Scotland's game against France in round 2.[9][10]

Squads

Main article: 2017 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T TB LB Pts
1  England 5 4 0 1 146 81 +65 16 2 1 19
2  Ireland 5 3 0 2 126 77 +49 14 1 1 14
3  France 5 3 0 2 107 90 +17 8 1 1 14
4  Scotland 5 3 0 2 122 118 +4 14 1 1 14
5  Wales 5 2 0 3 102 86 +16 8 0 2 10
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 50 201 −151 6 0 0 0
Source:

Fixtures

Round 1

4 February 2017
14:25 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 27–22 Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Hogg (2) 8' c, 20' c
Dunbar 28' c
Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 9', 21', 29'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 72', 80'		ReportTry: Earls 25' m
Henderson 47' c
Jackson 61' c
Con: Jackson (2/3) 48', 62'
Pen: Jackson (1/1) 33'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Sean Maitland
OC 13 Huw Jones  59'
IC 12 Alex Dunbar
LW 11 Tommy Seymour
FH 10 Finn Russell  45'  51'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 8 Josh Strauss  65'
OF 7 Hamish Watson  48'
BF 6 Ryan Wilson
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Zander Fagerson
HK 2 Fraser Brown 4' to 9'  26'
LP 1 Allan Dell  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ross Ford  4'  9'  26'
PR 17 Gordon Reid  55'
PR 18 Simon Berghan
LK 19 Tim Swinson  65'
FL 20 John Barclay  48'
SH 21 Ali Price
FH 22 Duncan Weir  45'  51'
CE 23 Mark Bennett  59'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Keith Earls  67'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Paddy Jackson
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  65'
BF 6 CJ Stander
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Iain Henderson  63'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  68'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)
LP 1 Jack McGrath  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell
PR 17 Cian Healy  55'
PR 18 John Ryan  67'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane  63'
FL 20 Josh van der Flier  65'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion
FH 22 Ian Keatley
WG 23 Tommy Bowe  68'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Scotland reclaimed the Centenary Quaich for the first time since 2013, the last time they beat Ireland.[11]
  • Scotland won their opening Six Nations match for the first time since 2006.[12]
  • Ireland lost their opening Six Nations match for the first time since 2012.
  • Stuart Hogg became Scotland's highest try scorer in the Six Nations.
  • Ireland received the first bonus point in the history of the Six Nations.
4 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
England 19–16 France (1 BP)
Try: Te'o 70'
Con: Farrell (1/1) 71' c
Pen: Farrell (3/4) 9', 22', 54'
Daly (1/1) 37'		ReportTry: Slimani 59'
Con: Lopez (1/1) 60' c
Pen: Lopez (3/4) 6', 12', 19'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,902
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Jonny May  12'
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  68'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford  68'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  65'
N8 8 Nathan Hughes
OF 7 Tom Wood
BF 6 Maro Itoje
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  63'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  54'
LP 1 Joe Marler  65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  54'
PR 17 Matt Mullan  65'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler
FL 19 Teimana Harrison
FL 20 James Haskell  63'
SH 21 Danny Care  65'
CE 22 Ben Te'o  68'
WG 23 Jack Nowell  68'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Scott Spedding
RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat  71'
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10 Camille Lopez  71'
SH 9 Baptiste Serin  56'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Kevin Gourdon
BF 6 Damien Chouly  63'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina  71'
TP 3 Uini Atonio  45'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  71'
LP 1 Cyril Baille  45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Clément Maynadier  71'
PR 17 Rabah Slimani  45'
PR 18 Xavier Chiocci  45'
LK 19 Arthur Iturria  71'
FL 20 Loann Goujon  63'
SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  56'
FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain  71'
WG 23 Yoann Huget  71'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Louis Picamoles (France)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Arthur Iturria (France) made his international debut.
  • England won their 15th consecutive match, their longest winning run.[13]
5 February 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 7–33 Wales
Try: Gori 28' c
Con: Canna (1/1) 29'		ReportTry: J. Davies 60' c
L. Williams 66' c
North 77' c
Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 61', 68', 78'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 35', 45', 52', 55'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 40,986
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani  73'
RW 14 Giulio Bisegni  59'  70'
OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti  52'
IC 12 Luke McLean
LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10 Carlo Canna  68'  73'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  64'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Maxime Mbanda
BF 6 Braam Steyn
RL 5 George Biagi  52'
LL 4 Marco Fuser  34'  40'  62'
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  58'
HK 2 Ornel Gega  46'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini  46'
PR 17 Sami Panico  59'  70'
PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli  58'
LK 19 Joshua Furno  34'  40'  52'
FL 20 Francesco Minto  62'
SH 21 Giorgio Bronzini  64'
FH 22 Tommaso Allan  68'
CE 23 Michele Campagnaro  52'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Scott Williams  73'
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan Biggar  40'
SH 9 Rhys Webb  73'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  73'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Sam Warburton
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)  4'  15'
LL 4 Jake Ball  62'
TP 3 Samson Lee  49'
HK 2 Ken Owens  68'
LP 1 Nicky Smith  49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin  68'
PR 17 Rob Evans  49'
PR 18 Tomas Francis  49'
LK 19 Cory Hill  4'  15'  62'
FL 20 James King  73'
SH 21 Gareth Davies  73'
FH 22 Sam Davies  40'
CE 23 Jamie Roberts  73'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Round 2

11 February 2017
15:25 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 10–63 Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 31' c
Con: Canna (1/1) 31'
Pen: Canna (1/1) 15'		ReportTry: Earls (2) 11' c, 25' c
Stander (3) 17' c, 34' c, 45' c
Gilroy (3) 67' c, 77' c, 80' c
Ringrose 71' c
Con: Jackson (9/9) 13', 19', 27', 35', 56', 68', 72', 78', 80'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 50,197
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani
RW 14 Angelo Esposito
OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti  48'
IC 12 Luke McLean
LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10 Carlo Canna  70'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  60'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Simone Favaro  56'
BF 6 Maxime Mbanda
RL 5 Dries van Schalkwyk  46'
LL 4 Marco Fuser
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  41'  58'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  46'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ornel Gega  46'
PR 17 Sami Panico  63'
PR 18 Dario Chistolini  41'  58'
LK 19 George Biagi  46'
N8 20 Braam Steyn  56'
SH 21 Giorgio Bronzini  60'
FH 22 Tommaso Allan  70'
CE 23 Michele Campagnaro  48'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB 15 Rob Kearney  78'
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw  47'
LW 11 Simon Zebo  74'
FH 10 Paddy Jackson
SH 9 Conor Murray  68'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  68'
BF 6 CJ Stander
RL 5 Devin Toner  59'
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan  31'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  53'
HK 2 Niall Scannell  62'
LP 1 Cian Healy  50'
Replacements:
HK 16 James Tracy  62'
PR 17 Jack McGrath  50'
PR 18 John Ryan  53'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane  59'
FL 20 Josh van der Flier  68'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion  68'
FH 22 Ian Keatley  74'
WG 23 Craig Gilroy  47'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • Niall Scannell (Ireland) made his test debut.
  • Ireland captain Rory Best was named to start but was withdrawn from the team due to illness on the day of the match.[14]
  • CJ Stander became the first forward to score a hat-trick in the Six Nations.[15]
  • Ireland earned the first try bonus point in the history of the Six Nations.[16]
  • This was Ireland's largest victory in the tournament.[15]
11 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales 16–21 England
Try: L. Williams 37' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 38'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 2', 22', 60'		ReportTry: Youngs 17' m
Daly 75' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 77'
Pen: Farrell (3/3) 10', 55', 70'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Scott Williams  70'
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan Biggar
SH 9 Rhys Webb  64'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  52'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric  77'
BF 6 Sam Warburton
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Jake Ball
TP 3 Tomas Francis  52'
HK 2 Ken Owens  60'
LP 1 Rob Evans  52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin  60'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  52'
PR 18 Samson Lee  52'
LK 19 Cory Hill  77'
N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  52'
SH 21 Gareth Davies  64'
FH 22 Sam Davies
CE 23 Jamie Roberts  70'
Coach:
Rob Howley
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Jack Nowell  70'
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  64'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs  64'
N8 8 Nathan Hughes  77'
OF 7 Jack Clifford  48'
BF 6 Maro Itoje
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole  70'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  46'
LP 1 Joe Marler  70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  46'
PR 17 Matt Mullan  70'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  70'
FL 19 Tom Wood  77'
FL 20 James Haskell  48'
SH 21 Danny Care  64'
CE 22 Ben Te'o  64'
WG 23 Jonny May  70'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Joe Launchbury (England)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

12 February 2017
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
France 22–16 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Fickou 30' c
Con: Lopez (1/1) 31'
Pen: Lopez (5/6) 6', 19', 46', 71', 76'		ReportTry: Hogg 16' m
Swinson 43' m
Pen: Russell (2/2) 35', 38'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 75,283
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Scott Spedding
RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa  52'
FH 10 Camille Lopez
SH 9 Baptiste Serin  55'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Kevin Gourdon
BF 6 Loann Goujon  44'  47'  59'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  58'
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina
TP 3 Uini Atonio  44'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  71'
LP 1 Cyril Baille  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Christopher Tolofua  71'
PR 17 Rabah Slimani  44'
PR 18 Xavier Chiocci  58'
LK 19 Julien Le Devedec  58'
N8 20 Damien Chouly  44'  47'  59'
SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  55'
FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain
WG 23 Yoann Huget  52'
Coach:
Guy Novès
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Sean Maitland
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Alex Dunbar  56'  61'
LW 11 Tommy Seymour
FH 10 Finn Russell  74'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  24'
N8 8 Josh Strauss
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 John Barclay  35'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  58'
HK 2 Fraser Brown  66'
LP 1 Allan Dell  44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ross Ford  66'
PR 17 Gordon Reid  44'
PR 18 Simon Berghan  58'
LK 19 Tim Swinson  41'
FL 20 John Hardie  35'  41'
SH 21 Ali Price  24'
FH 22 Duncan Weir  74'
CE 23 Mark Bennett  56'  61'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Kevin Gourdon (France)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Notes:

Round 3

25 February 2017
14:25 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 29–13 Wales
Try: Seymour 43' c
Visser 66' c
Con: Russell (2/2) 44', 67'
Pen: Russell (5/5) 6', 29', 40', 54', 72'		ReportTry: L. Williams 22' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 24'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 11', 33'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Alex Dunbar
LW 11 Tim Visser
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ali Price  54'
N8 8 Ryan Wilson
OF 7 John Hardie  24'
BF 6 John Barclay (c)
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Zander Fagerson
HK 2 Fraser Brown  70'
LP 1 Gordon Reid  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ross Ford  70'
PR 17 Allan Dell  51'
PR 18 Simon Berghan
LK 19 Tim Swinson
FL 20 Hamish Watson  24'
SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  54'
FH 22 Duncan Weir
CE 23 Mark Bennett
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Scott Williams  62'
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan Biggar  68'
SH 9 Rhys Webb
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  62'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Sam Warburton
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Jake Ball  56'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  57'
HK 2 Ken Owens  68'
LP 1 Rob Evans  68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin  68'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  68'
PR 18 Samson Lee  57'
LK 19 Luke Charteris  56'
N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  62'
SH 21 Gareth Davies
FH 22 Sam Davies  68'
CE 23 Jamie Roberts  62'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • Scotland ended a record nine-match losing streak against Wales by winning for the first time since their 21–9 victory in 2007.[17]
  • With this victory, Scotland climbed from seventh to fifth in the World Rugby Rankings, their highest position since the rankings were introduced in 2003, overtaking South Africa and Wales.[18]
25 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland 19–9 France
Try: Murray 29' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 30'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 45', 54'
Jackson (1/1) 75'
Drop: Sexton (1/1) 49'		ReportPen: Lopez (3/3) 11', 18', 73'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Rob Kearney  50'
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  68'
SH 9 Conor Murray  78'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  67'
BF 6 CJ Stander
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan  59'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  73'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  67'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell  67'
PR 17 Cian Healy  59'
PR 18 John Ryan  73'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  59'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony  67'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion  78'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson  68'
WG 23 Andrew Trimble  50'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Scott Spedding  73'
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat  59'
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Noa Nakaitaci
FH 10 Camille Lopez
SH 9 Baptiste Serin  61'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Kevin Gourdon
BF 6 Bernard Le Roux  59'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina  50'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  50'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  61'
LP 1 Cyril Baille  50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Christopher Tolofua  61'
PR 17 Uini Atonio  50'
PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous  50'
LK 19 Julien Le Devedec  50'
FL 20 Charles Ollivon  59'
SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  61'
CE 22 Henry Chavancy  59'
WG 23 Djibril Camara  73'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce (England)
Dan Jones (Wales)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

26 February 2017
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England 36–15 Italy
Try: Cole 23' m
Care 43' m
Daly 46' c
Nowell (2) 69' m, 79' c
Te'o 72' c
Con: Farrell (3/6) 47', 73', 79'		ReportTry: Venditti 39' c
Campagnaro 59' m
Con: Allan (1/1) 40'
Drop: Allan (1/1) 32'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,904
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Jonny May  55'
OC 13 Ben Te'o  75'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Danny Care  51'
N8 8 Nathan Hughes  71'
OF 7 James Haskell  71'
BF 6 Maro Itoje
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole  71'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  55'
LP 1 Joe Marler  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  55'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola  55'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  71'
FL 19 Tom Wood  71'
FL 20 Jack Clifford  71'
SH 21 Ben Youngs  51'
CE 22 Henry Slade  75'
WG 23 Jack Nowell  55'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani
RW 14 Giulio Bisegni  51'
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Luke McLean
LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10 Tommaso Allan  61'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  35'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Simone Favaro  57'
BF 6 Braam Steyn
RL 5 Dries van Schalkwyk
LL 4 Marco Fuser  74'
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  51'
HK 2 Ornel Gega  74'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice  74'
PR 17 Michele Rizzo  57'
PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli  51'
LK 19 George Biagi  74'
FL 20 Maxime Mbanda  57'
SH 21 Giorgio Bronzini  35'
FH 22 Carlo Canna  61'
CE 23 Tommaso Benvenuti  51'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Joe Launchbury (England)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

  • Leonardo Ghiraldini was named in Italy's starting XV, but was ruled out before kick-off due to injury.
  • Owen Farrell (England) earned his 50th cap.[20]
  • Michele Campagnaro scored Italy's 900th try in tests.[21]
  • Italy made the unorthodox tactical decision not to commit any players to rucks after tacking an English ball carrier. Under the laws at the time, this meant that no offside line formed and the Italians were free to position themselves among the English formation, threatening interceptions.[22] In reaction, the rules regarding rucks were changed later that year.[23][24]

Round 4

10 March 2017
20:05 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales 22–9 Ireland
Try: North (2) 19' m, 43' c
Roberts 77' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/3) 45', 78'
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 38'		ReportPen: Sexton (2/2) 6', 56'
Jackson (1/1) 26'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Scott Williams  66'
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan Biggar  79'
SH 9 Rhys Webb  66'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  66'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Sam Warburton
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Jake Ball  62'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  69'
HK 2 Ken Owens  71'
LP 1 Rob Evans  66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin  71'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  66'
PR 18 Samson Lee  69'
LK 19 Luke Charteris  62'
N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  66'
SH 21 Gareth Davies  66'
FH 22 Sam Davies  79'
CE 23 Jamie Roberts  66'
Coach:
Rob Howley
FB 15 Rob Kearney  79'
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  37'  18'  26'  79'
SH 9 Conor Murray  45'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien
BF 6 CJ Stander  62'
RL 5 Devin Toner  62'
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  79'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  79'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell  79'
PR 17 Cian Healy  58'
PR 18 John Ryan  79'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  62'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony  62'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion  45'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson  18'  26'  79'
WG 23 Tommy Bowe  79'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Rhys Webb (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

11 March 2017
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 18–40 France (1 BP)
Try: Parisse 2' m
Esposito 80' c
Con: Canna (1/2) 80'
Pen: Canna (2/2) 16', 27'		ReportTry: Fickou 20' c
Vakatawa 47' c
Picamoles 66' c
Dulin 76' c
Con: Lopez (4/4) 21', 48', 71', 77'
Pen: Lopez (4/4) 8', 18', 33', 42'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 51,770
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani  72'
RW 14 Angelo Esposito
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro  64'
IC 12 Luke McLean
LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10 Carlo Canna
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  50'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Simone Favaro  50'
BF 6 Braam Steyn
RL 5 Dries van Schalkwyk
LL 4 Marco Fuser  56'
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  40'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  61'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice  61'
PR 17 Sami Panico  66'
PR 18 Dario Chistolini  40'
LK 19 George Biagi  56'
FL 20 Maxime Mbanda  50'
SH 21 Giorgio Bronzini  50'
CE 22 Tommaso Benvenuti  64'
WG 23 Luca Sperandio  72'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat  69'
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa  63'
FH 10 Camille Lopez
SH 9 Baptiste Serin  72'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  72'
OF 7 Kevin Gourdon
BF 6 Fabien Sanconnie
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Julien Le Devedec  58'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  53'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  54'
LP 1 Cyril Baille  53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Christopher Tolofua  54'
PR 17 Uini Atonio  53'
PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous  53'
LK 19 Paul Jedrasiak  58'
FL 20 Bernard Le Roux  72'
SH 21 Antoine Dupont  72'
FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  69'
WG 23 Yoann Huget  63'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Baptiste Serin (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

11 March 2017
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England 61–21 Scotland
Try: Joseph (3) 2' c, 24' c, 42' c
Watson 34' c
B. Vunipola 56' c
Care (2) 71' c, 80' c
Con: Farrell (7/7) 3', 24', 36', 43', 57', 72', 80'
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 6', 14', 31', 46'		ReportTry: Reid 28' c
Jones (2) 49' c, 68' c
Con: Russell (3/3) 29', 50', 69'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,100
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Jack Nowell
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  57'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Elliot Daly  1'  9'  15'
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs  60'
N8 8 Nathan Hughes  51'
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Maro Itoje
RL 5 Courtney Lawes  66'
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole  60'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  51'  61'  70'
LP 1 Joe Marler  57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  51'  61'  70'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola  57'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  60'
FL 19 Tom Wood  66'
N8 20 Billy Vunipola  51'
SH 21 Danny Care  60'
CE 22 Ben Te'o  57'
WG 23 Anthony Watson  1'  9'  15'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Stuart Hogg  17'
RW 14 Tommy Seymour  44'
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Alex Dunbar
LW 11 Tim Visser
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ali Price
N8 8 Ryan Wilson  61'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 John Barclay (c)
RL 5 Jonny Gray  74'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  60'
HK 2 Fraser Brown  1'  43'
LP 1 Gordon Reid  43'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ross Ford  43'
PR 17 Allan Dell  43'
PR 18 Simon Berghan  60'
LK 19 Tim Swinson  74'
FL 20 Cornell du Preez  61'
SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  21'
FH 22 Duncan Weir  44'
CE 23 Mark Bennett  17'  21'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Jonathan Joseph (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Joe Marler (England) earned his 50th test cap.
  • Cornell du Preez (Scotland) made his international debut.
  • For a second consecutive season, England claimed the Six Nations title prior to the final round.[25]
  • The 61 points scored by England is the most scored against Scotland, and the 40-point margin equalled their previous largest winning margin set in 2001 (43–3).
  • This was also the most points Scotland had scored against England at Twickenham since 2005, when they scored 22 points, and the second largest number of points they had ever scored in a game away to England overall.
  • England matched New Zealand's International record of 18 consecutive wins set between August 2015 and October 2016.[26]
  • England won their 11th consecutive Six Nations match, a championship record.[27]
  • England retained the Calcutta Cup.

Round 5

18 March 2017
12:30 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland 29–0 Italy
Try: Russell 27' c
Scott 37' m
Visser 61' c
Seymour 72' c
Con: Russell (3/4) 28', 62', 73'
Pen: Hogg (1/1) 5'		Report
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Huw Jones  26'
IC 12 Alex Dunbar
LW 11 Tim Visser
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ali Price  53'
N8 8 Ryan Wilson  48'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 John Barclay (c)  48'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist  56'
TP 3 Zander Fagerson  65'
HK 2 Ross Ford  65'
LP 1 Gordon Reid  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown  65'
PR 17 Allan Dell  55'
PR 18 Simon Berghan  65'
LK 19 Tim Swinson  56'
FL 20 Cornell du Preez  48'
SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  53'
FH 22 Duncan Weir  74'
CE 23 Matt Scott  26'  74'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB 15 Edoardo Padovani
RW 14 Angelo Esposito
OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12 Luke McLean
LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
FH 10 Carlo Canna  62'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  52'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Maxime Mbanda  52'
BF 6 Braam Steyn
RL 5 George Biagi  74'
LL 4 Marco Fuser  52'
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  40'
HK 2 Ornel Gega  40'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini  40'
PR 17 Sami Panico  52'
PR 18 Dario Chistolini  40'
LK 19 Dries van Schalkwyk  52'
LK 20 Federico Ruzza  74'
FL 21 Francesco Minto  52'
SH 22 Marcello Violi  52'
FB 23 Luca Sperandio  62'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Federico Ruzza (Italy) made his international debut.
  • This was Vern Cotter's last game as head coach.
  • This was the first time Scotland has kept Italy scoreless.
  • This was the first time, since beating Canada 41–0 in 2008, that Scotland kept their opponent scoreless.
  • This was Scotland's first match in the Six Nations where they kept their opponent scoreless.
  • The match concluded Scotland's most successful Six Nations tournament since they won 3 games in 2006.
18 March 2017
15:45 CET (UTC+1)
France 20–18 Wales (1 BP)
Try: Lamerat 6' c
Chouly 80+19' c
Con: Lopez (2/2) 7', 80+20'
Pen: Lopez (2/3) 15', 66'		ReportPen: Halfpenny (6/6) 19', 27', 39', 53', 64', 71'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,688
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat  65'
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa  18'  53'
FH 10 Camille Lopez  32'  39'
SH 9 Baptiste Serin  18'  24'  71'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Kevin Gourdon
BF 6 Fabien Sanconnie  54'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina  77'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  54'  80'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  71'
LP 1 Cyril Baille  54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat  71'
PR 17 Uini Atonio  54'  80'
PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous  54'
LK 19 Julien Le Devedec  77'
N8 20 Damien Chouly  54'
SH 21 Antoine Dupont  18'  24'  71'
FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  32'  39'  65'
WG 23 Yoann Huget  53'
Coach:
Guy Novès
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny  80+5'  80+12'
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Scott Williams  53'
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan Biggar
SH 9 Rhys Webb
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  53'  71'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Sam Warburton
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)  51'
LL 4 Jake Ball  59'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  59'  80+5'  80+12'
HK 2 Ken Owens
LP 1 Rob Evans  80+16'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin  59'  71'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  80+16'
PR 18 Samson Lee  80+1'  59'
LK 19 Luke Charteris  51'
N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  53'
SH 21 Gareth Davies
FH 22 Sam Davies
CE 23 Jamie Roberts  53'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Brice Dulin (France)

Touch judges:
Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Ken Owens (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This was France's first win over Wales since their 9–8 victory during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
  • France finished in the top half of the table for the first time since 2011 and Wales finished in the bottom half for the first time since that same year, with fifth their lowest position since 2007.
  • The winning points were scored in the 100th minute of the match[28] in one of the longest games on record.[29]
18 March 2017
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland 13–9 England (1 BP)
Try: Henderson 23' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 23'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 10', 62'		ReportPen: Farrell (3/3) 17', 50', 66'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Jared Payne
RW 14 Keith Earls  40'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Kieran Marmion  68'
N8 8 CJ Stander
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  65'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Iain Henderson
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan  64'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  75'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) 9' to 17'  72'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell  9'  17'  72'
PR 17 Cian Healy  59'
PR 18 John Ryan  75'
LK 19 Devin Toner  64'
FL 20 Dan Leavy  65'
SH 21 Luke McGrath  68'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson
WG 23 Andrew Conway  40'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  67'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford  62'  69'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  62'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola  62'
OF 7 James Haskell  59'
BF 6 Maro Itoje
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole  77'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  54'
LP 1 Joe Marler  40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  54'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola  40'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  77'
FL 19 Tom Wood  59'
N8 20 Nathan Hughes  62'
SH 21 Danny Care  62'
CE 22 Ben Te'o  62'  69'
WG 23 Jack Nowell  67'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Peter O'Mahony (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Jamie Heaslip withdrew from the team after suffering an injury during the pre-match warm-up. He never recovered from the injury or played again and retired in February 2018.
  • Andrew Conway (Ireland) made his international debut.
  • Tom Wood (England) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This was Eddie Jones's first loss as England coach, and England's first since losing 33–13 to Australia in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[30]
  • Ireland reclaimed the Millennium Trophy.
  • This was the second time in six months that Ireland had beaten a team with 18 straight wins, having also ended New Zealand's winning streak in November 2016.

Statistics

A record eight players were joint top try scorers, with Ireland flanker CJ Stander the first forward in the Six Nations era to score a hat-trick in a single match, against Italy. Stander's compatriot Craig Gilroy's own hat-trick in the same game set a new record – a replacement scoring three tries despite playing only 33 minutes in the entire tournament.

See also

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