2018 Six Nations Championship

2018 Six Nations Championship
Date3 February – 17 March 2018
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (14th title)
Grand Slam Ireland (3rd title)
Triple Crown Ireland (11th title)
Matches played15
Attendance991,844 (66,123 per match)
Tries scored78 (5.2 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Maxime Machenaud (50)
Top try scorer(s) Jacob Stockdale (7)[a]
Player of the tournament Jacob Stockdale[2]
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The 2018 Six Nations Championship (known as the Natwest 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th Six Nations Championship, the annual international rugby union tournament for the six major European rugby union nations.

The championship was contested by France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales and defending champions England. Including the competition's previous iterations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 124th edition of the tournament.[3]

The Championship was won by Ireland on 10 March 2018, with their four wins (three with try bonus points) from the first four matches sufficient to place them out of reach of the other participants ahead of the final round.[4][5] This was the third tournament running where the championship and Wooden Spoon had been decided by the end of round four. After a 24–15 victory against England on the final day, Ireland secured a Grand Slam, their third ever, alongside a Triple Crown.[6][7][8]

Participants

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Eddie Jones Dylan Hartley 1
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Jacques Brunel Guilhem Guirado 2
Stade Vélodrome 67,394 Marseille
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Joe Schmidt Rory Best
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Conor O'Shea Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Gregor Townsend John Barclay
 Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff Warren Gatland Alun Wyn Jones 3

1 Dylan Hartley was ruled out of round 4 due to injury, and Owen Farrell captained England in his absence.[9]
2 Guilhem Guirado was ruled out of round 5 due to injury, and Mathieu Bastareaud captained France in his absence.[10] 3 Alun Wyn Jones was dropped from the match-day team to play Italy in round 4, and Taulupe Faletau captained Wales in his absence.[11]

Squads

Main article: 2018 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS TB LB Pts
1  Ireland 5 5 0 0 160 82 +78 20 11 3 3 0 26
2  Wales 5 3 0 2 119 83 +36 13 11 0 2 1 15
3  Scotland 5 3 0 2 101 128 −27 11 14 0 1 0 13
4  France 5 2 0 3 108 94 +14 8 6 0 0 3 11
5  England 5 2 0 3 102 92 +10 14 9 0 1 1 10
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 92 203 −111 12 27 0 0 1 1
Source:

Table ranking rules

  • Four match points are awarded for a win.
  • Two match points are awarded for a draw.
  • A bonus match point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries in a match or loses a match by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four tries in a match and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points.
  • Three bonus match points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (known as a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team always ranks over a team who won four matches in which they also were awarded four try bonus points and were also awarded two bonus points in the match that they lost.
  • Tiebreakers –
    • If two or more teams be tied on match points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
    • If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scored the higher number of total tries in their matches is ranked higher.
    • If two or more teams remain tied for first place at the end of the championship after applying the above tiebreakers, the title is shared between them.

Fixtures

The fixtures were announced on 16 May 2017.[12] France hosted games in more than one venue, with their Friday night game against Italy taking place at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille.[13]

Round 1

3 February 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales 34–7 Scotland
Try: G. Davies 6' c
Halfpenny (2) 12' c, 61' c
S. Evans 73' c
Con: Halfpenny (4/4) 8', 13', 63', 74'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 44', 49'		ReportTry: Horne 79' c
Con: Russell (1/1) 79'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,169
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Josh Adams
OC 13 Scott Williams  71'
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes
LW 11 Steff Evans
FH 10 Rhys Patchell  63'
SH 9 Gareth Davies  66'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  65'
OF 7 Josh Navidi
BF 6 Aaron Shingler
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Cory Hill  56'
TP 3 Samson Lee  51'
HK 2 Ken Owens  63'
LP 1 Rob Evans  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee  63'
PR 17 Wyn Jones  51'
PR 18 Tomas Francis  51'
LK 19 Bradley Davies  56'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric  65'
SH 21 Aled Davies  66'
FH 22 Gareth Anscombe  63'
CE 23 Owen Watkin  71'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Chris Harris  55'
IC 12 Huw Jones
LW 11 Byron McGuigan  55'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ali Price  49'
N8 8 Cornell du Preez  49'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 John Barclay (c)
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Ben Toolis  55'
TP 3 Jon Welsh  65'
HK 2 Stuart McInally  70'
LP 1 Gordon Reid  49'  76'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson  70'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  49'  76'
PR 18 Murray McCallum  65'
LK 19 Grant Gilchrist  55'
N8 20 Ryan Wilson  49'
SH 21 Greig Laidlaw  49'
FH 22 Peter Horne  55'
WG 23 Sean Maitland  55'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Aaron Shingler (Wales)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

3 February 2018
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France 13–15 Ireland
Try: Thomas 72' c
Con: Belleau (1/1) 74'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 36', 54'		ReportPen: Sexton (4/5) 3', 22', 39', 47'
Drop: Sexton (1/1) 80+3'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 74,878
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Geoffrey Palis
RW 14 Teddy Thomas
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat
IC 12 Henry Chavancy
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10 Matthieu Jalibert  30'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  67'  76'
N8 8 Kevin Gourdon
OF 7 Yacouba Camara
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret  67'
RL 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina
LL 4 Arthur Iturria  61'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  55'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  74'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adrien Pélissié  74'
PR 17 Dany Priso  55'
PR 18 Cedate Gomes Sa  55'
LK 19 Paul Gabrillagues  61'
N8 20 Marco Tauleigne  67'
SH 21 Antoine Dupont  67'  76'
FH 22 Anthony Belleau  30'
WG 23 Benjamin Fall
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Robbie Henshaw
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale  75'
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 CJ Stander
OF 7 Josh van der Flier  37'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 James Ryan  68'
LL 4 Iain Henderson
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  70'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  68'
LP 1 Cian Healy  61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  68'
PR 17 Jack McGrath  61'
PR 18 John Ryan  70'
LK 19 Devin Toner  68'
FL 20 Dan Leavy  37'
SH 21 Luke McGrath
FH 22 Joey Carbery
WG 23 Fergus McFadden  75'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Guilhem Guirado (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

4 February 2018
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 15–46 England (1 BP)
Try: Benvenuti 20' c
Bellini 58' m
Con: Allan (1/2) 22'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 39'		ReportTry: Watson (2) 3' m, 11' m
Farrell 26' c
Simmonds (2) 52' c, 75' c
Ford 68' c
Nowell 77' m
Con: Farrell (4/7) 27', 53', 69', 76'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 47'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 61,464
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB 15 Matteo Minozzi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Tommaso Boni  80'
IC 12 Tommaso Castello  73'  80'
LW 11 Mattia Bellini
FH 10 Tommaso Allan  73'
SH 9 Marcello Violi  63'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Renato Giammarioli  50'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Dean Budd  61'
LL 4 Alessandro Zanni
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  54'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  54'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  41'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi  54'
PR 17 Nicola Quaglio  41'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  54'
LK 19 George Biagi  61'
FL 20 Maxime Mbanda  50'
SH 21 Edoardo Gori  63'
FH 22 Carlo Canna  73'
FB 23 Jayden Hayward  73'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB 15 Mike Brown  61'
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Ben Te'o  59'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs  10'
N8 8 Sam Simmonds
OF 7 Chris Robshaw  67'
BF 6 Courtney Lawes  59'
RL 5 Maro Itoje
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole  54'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  54'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  54'
PR 17 Alec Hepburn  73'
PR 18 Harry Williams  54'
LK 19 George Kruis  59'
FL 20 Sam Underhill  67'
SH 21 Danny Care  10'
CE 22 Jonathan Joseph  59'
WG 23 Jack Nowell  61'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Anthony Watson (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Alessandro Zanni (Italy) became the seventh Italian international to earn his 100th test cap.
  • Alec Hepburn (England) made his international debut.

Round 2

10 February 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland 56–19 Italy
Try: Henshaw (2) 11' c, 44' c
Murray 14' c
Aki 21' c
Earls 35' c
Best 53' c
Stockdale (2) 60' c, 70' c
Con: Sexton (5/5) 12', 16', 22', 37', 45'
Carbery (3/3) 54', 61', 71'		ReportTry: Allan 56' c
Gori 66' c
Minozzi 75' m
Con: Allan (2/3) 58', 66'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Robbie Henshaw  45'
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  51'
SH 9 Conor Murray  51'
N8 8 Jack Conan  41'
OF 7 Dan Leavy
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Iain Henderson  41'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  4'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  61'
LP 1 Jack McGrath  68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  61'
PR 17 Cian Healy  68'
PR 18 Andrew Porter  4'
LK 19 Quinn Roux  41'
N8 20 CJ Stander  41'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion  51'
FH 22 Joey Carbery  51'
FB 23 Jordan Larmour  45'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Matteo Minozzi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Tommaso Boni  54'
IC 12 Tommaso Castello
LW 11 Mattia Bellini
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Marcello Violi  58'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Braam Steyn  45'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri  58'
RL 5 Dean Budd
LL 4 Alessandro Zanni
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  54'
HK 2 Luca Bigi  45'
LP 1 Nicola Quaglio  37'
Replacements:
HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini  45'
PR 17 Andrea Lovotti  37'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  54'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza  58'
FL 20 Maxime Mbanda  45'
SH 21 Edoardo Gori  58'
FH 22 Carlo Canna
FB 23 Jayden Hayward  54'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

  • Jordan Larmour (Ireland) made his international debut.[16]
  • This was Ireland's 300th Test win.
10 February 2018
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England 12–6 Wales (1 BP)
Try: May (2) 3' m, 20' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 21'		ReportPen: Patchell (1/2) 24'
Anscombe (1/1) 77'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Anthony Watson  45'
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 George Ford  68'
SH 9 Danny Care  65'
N8 8 Sam Simmonds  41'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw
BF 6 Courtney Lawes
RL 5 Maro Itoje
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  68'
TP 3 Dan Cole  65'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  1'  11'  52'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  1'  11'  52'
PR 17 Alec Hepburn  77'
PR 18 Harry Williams  65'
LK 19 George Kruis  68'
FL 20 Sam Underhill  41'
SH 21 Richard Wigglesworth  65'
CE 22 Ben Te'o  68'
WG 23 Jack Nowell  45'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Gareth Anscombe
RW 14 Josh Adams
OC 13 Scott Williams
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes
LW 11 Steff Evans
FH 10 Rhys Patchell  56'
SH 9 Gareth Davies  66'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  65'
OF 7 Josh Navidi
BF 6 Aaron Shingler
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Cory Hill  74'
TP 3 Samson Lee  58'
HK 2 Ken Owens  65'
LP 1 Rob Evans  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee  65'
PR 17 Wyn Jones  58'
PR 18 Tomas Francis  58'
LK 19 Bradley Davies  73'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric  65'
SH 21 Aled Davies  66'
CE 22 Owen Watkin
WG 23 George North  56'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown (England)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • With this win, England won their 15th consecutive Six Nations home game, breaking their previous record of 14 between 1998 and 2003.[17]
  • Leigh Halfpenny was originally named in the starting XV but fell ill the night before the match. Gareth Anscombe replaced him in the starting XV, and centre Owen Watkin came onto the bench.
  • This was the lowest aggregate score in a Six Nations match since England beat Ireland 12–6 in 2013.
11 February 2018
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 32–26 France (1 BP)
Try: Maitland 13' c
Jones 32' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 14', 33'
Pen: Laidlaw (6/6) 44', 49', 61', 65', 71', 77'		ReportTry: Thomas (2) 3' c, 27' c
Con: Machenaud (2/2) 4', 28'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 10', 40+2'
Serin (2/2) 47', 58'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Peter Horne
LW 11 Sean Maitland
FH 10 Finn Russell  65'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw
N8 8 Ryan Wilson
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 John Barclay (c)  65'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist  58'
TP 3 Simon Berghan
HK 2 Stuart McInally
LP 1 Gordon Reid  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  58'
PR 18 Jon Welsh
LK 19 Ben Toolis  58'
N8 20 David Denton  65'
SH 21 Ali Price  65'
CE 22 Chris Harris
FB 23 Blair Kinghorn
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Geoffrey Palis
RW 14 Teddy Thomas
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat
IC 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa  71'
FH 10 Lionel Beauxis  71'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  41'
N8 8 Marco Tauleigne  58'
OF 7 Yacouba Camara
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina  71'
LL 4 Arthur Iturria
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  58'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  75'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adrien Pélissié  75'
PR 17 Eddy Ben Arous  58'
PR 18 Cedate Gomes Sa  58'
LK 19 Paul Gabrillagues  71'
N8 20 Louis Picamoles  58'
SH 21 Baptiste Serin  41'
FH 22 Anthony Belleau  71'
WG 23 Benjamin Fall  71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Round 3

23 February 2018
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
France 34–17 Italy
Try: Gabrillagues 4' m
Bonneval 59' c
Bastareaud 72' c
Con: Machenaud (1/2) 60'
Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73'
Pen: Machenaud (5/5) 28', 39', 45', 64', 70'		ReportTry: Penalty try 9'
Minozzi 78' c
Con: Canna (1/1) 78'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 49'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Hugo Bonneval
RW 14 Benjamin Fall
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou  65'
LW 11 Rémy Grosso
FH 10 Lionel Beauxis  70'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  70'
N8 8 Marco Tauleigne
OF 7 Yacouba Camara  56'
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina  65'
LL 4 Paul Gabrillagues
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  70'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  38'  40'  70'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adrien Pélissié  38'  40'  70'
PR 17 Dany Priso  60'
PR 18 Cedate Gomes Sa  70'
LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  65'
N8 20 Kélian Galletier  56'
SH 21 Baptiste Couilloud  70'
FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  70'
CE 23 Gaël Fickou  65'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Matteo Minozzi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Tommaso Boni  62'
IC 12 Tommaso Castello
LW 11 Mattia Bellini
FH 10 Tommaso Allan  70'
SH 9 Marcello Violi
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Maxime Mbanda
BF 6 Sebastian Negri  70'
RL 5 Dean Budd  33'
LL 4 Alessandro Zanni
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  61'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  67'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi  67'
PR 17 Nicola Quaglio  56'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  61'
LK 19 George Biagi  80+2'  33'
LK 20 Federico Ruzza  70'
SH 21 Edoardo Gori  48'
FH 22 Carlo Canna  70'
FB 23 Jayden Hayward  62'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Yacouba Camara (France)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

24 February 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland 37–27 Wales
Try: Stockdale (2) 6' m, 80' c
Aki 40' c
Leavy 44' c
Healy 53' m
Con: Sexton (2/4) 40', 45'
Carbery (1/1) 80'
Pen: Sexton (1/3) 35'
Murray (1/1) 75'		ReportTry: G. Davies 20' c
Shingler 61' c
S. Evans 76' c
Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 21', 63', 77'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 2', 30'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Keith Earls  63'
OC 13 Chris Farrell
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  76'
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 CJ Stander
OF 7 Dan Leavy
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  66'
RL 5 Devin Toner  73'
LL 4 James Ryan
TP 3 Andrew Porter  66'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  70'
LP 1 Cian Healy  63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  70'
PR 17 Jack McGrath  63'
PR 18 John Ryan  66'
LK 19 Quinn Roux  73'
N8 20 Jack Conan  66'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion
FH 22 Joey Carbery  76'
WG 23 Fergus McFadden  63'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Liam Williams  63'
OC 13 Scott Williams
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes
LW 11 Steff Evans
FH 10 Dan Biggar  63'
SH 9 Gareth Davies
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  63'
OF 7 Josh Navidi
BF 6 Aaron Shingler
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Cory Hill  63'
TP 3 Samson Lee  55'
HK 2 Ken Owens  55'
LP 1 Rob Evans  55'  73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee  55'
PR 17 Wyn Jones  55'  73'
PR 18 Tomas Francis  55'
LK 19 Bradley Davies  63'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric  63'
SH 21 Aled Davies
FH 22 Gareth Anscombe  63'
WG 23 George North  63'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Chris Farrell (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • This was Warren Gatland's 100th test match in charge of Wales.
24 February 2018
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 25–13 England
Try: Jones (2) 14' c, 37' c
Maitland 30' m
Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 15', 38'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 2'
Russell (1/1) 66'		ReportTry: Farrell 43' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 43'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 17'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour  64'
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Peter Horne  71'
LW 11 Sean Maitland
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw  62'
N8 8 Ryan Wilson  68'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 John Barclay (c)
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist  55'
TP 3 Simon Berghan  68'
HK 2 Stuart McInally
LP 1 Gordon Reid  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  55'
PR 18 WP Nel  68'
LK 19 Tim Swinson  55'
N8 20 David Denton  68'
SH 21 Ali Price  62'
CE 22 Nick Grigg  71'
FB 23 Blair Kinghorn  64'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Mike Brown  55'
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 George Ford  64'
SH 9 Danny Care  71'
N8 8 Nathan Hughes  54'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw
BF 6 Courtney Lawes
RL 5 Maro Itoje
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  71'
TP 3 Dan Cole  64'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  55'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  55'
PR 17 Joe Marler  68'
PR 18 Harry Williams  64'
LK 19 George Kruis  71'
FL 20 Sam Underhill  65'  54'
SH 21 Richard Wigglesworth  71'
CE 22 Ben Te'o  64'
WG 23 Jack Nowell  55'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Blair Kinghorn (Scotland) made his international debut.
  • Joe Launchbury (England) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This was Scotland's first victory over England since 2008.
  • Scotland reclaimed the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2008.
  • Huw Jones' first try was Scotland's first scored against England in Edinburgh since Simon Danielli in 2004.
  • Scotland extended their home winning record in the Six Nations to 6 games, their best ever run in the Six Nations.
  • This was Scotland's largest victory over England in the Six Nations, and their biggest since they won 33–6 in 1986. That match was also the last time that Scotland had scored three tries against England at Murrayfield.

Round 4

10 March 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland 28–8 Scotland
Try: Stockdale (2) 22' c, 40+2' c
Murray 46' c
Cronin 69' c
Con: Sexton (4/4) 24', 40+3', 47', 71'		ReportTry: Kinghorn 52' m
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 13'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Rob Kearney  75'
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  73'
SH 9 Conor Murray  71'
N8 8 CJ Stander
OF 7 Dan Leavy
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  55'
RL 5 Devin Toner  55'
LL 4 James Ryan
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  62'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  66'
LP 1 Cian Healy  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  66'
PR 17 Jack McGrath  51'
PR 18 Andrew Porter  62'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  55'
FL 20 Jordi Murphy  55'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion  71'
FH 22 Joey Carbery  73'
WG 23 Jordan Larmour  75'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Blair Kinghorn  29'  37'
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Peter Horne  73'
LW 11 Sean Maitland
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw  67'
N8 8 Ryan Wilson  18'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 John Barclay (c)
RL 5 Jonny Gray  71'
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist
TP 3 Simon Berghan  55'
HK 2 Stuart McInally  60'
LP 1 Gordon Reid  55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown  60'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  55'
PR 18 WP Nel  55'
LK 19 Tim Swinson  71'
N8 20 David Denton  18'
SH 21 Ali Price  67'
CE 22 Nick Grigg  73'
WG 23 Lee Jones  29'  37'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Rob Kearney (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

10 March 2018
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
France 22–16 England (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 49'
Pen: Machenaud (4/4) 25', 33', 37', 63'
Beauxis (1/1) 78'		ReportTry: May 74' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 75'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 4', 29'
Daly (1/1) 21'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,060
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Hugo Bonneval  15'  24'  41'
RW 14 Benjamin Fall
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW 11 Rémy Grosso
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  71'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  71'
N8 8 Marco Tauleigne
OF 7 Yacouba Camara
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret  66'
RL 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina  66'
LL 4 Paul Gabrillagues
TP 3 Rabah Slimani  59'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  66'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Adrien Pélissié  66'
PR 17 Dany Priso  66'
PR 18 Cedate Gomes Sa  59'
FL 19 Bernard Le Roux  66'
N8 20 Kélian Galletier  66'
SH 21 Baptiste Couilloud  71'
FH 22 Lionel Beauxis  71'
CE 23 Gaël Fickou  15'  24'  41'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Anthony Watson  49'  68'
RW 14 Jonny May
OC 13 Ben Te'o
IC 12 Owen Farrell (c)
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford  60'
SH 9 Danny Care  68'
N8 8 Nathan Hughes  24'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw
BF 6 Courtney Lawes
RL 5 Maro Itoje
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  52'
TP 3 Dan Cole  58'
HK 2 Jamie George  64'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  64'
PR 17 Joe Marler  64'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  58'
FL 19 James Haskell  52'
N8 20 Sam Simmonds  24'
SH 21 Richard Wigglesworth  68'
CE 22 Jonathan Joseph  60'
FB 23 Mike Brown  68'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Rémy Grosso (France)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • With this English loss, Ireland claimed the Championship with the final round yet to be played.
  • This was the first time since 2015 that England lost two consecutive games; 2015 was also the last time France beat England.
  • This was the first time since 2010 England lost multiple games in a single Six Nations tournament.
  • With Dylan Hartley's injury, Owen Farrell captained England for the first time.
11 March 2018
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales 38–14 Italy
Try: Parkes 3' c
North (2) 5' c, 65' c
Hill 42' c
Tipuric 70' c
Con: Anscombe (3/3) 4', 7', 43'
Halfpenny (2/2) 67', 71'
Pen: Anscombe (1/1) 36'		ReportTry: Minozzi 9' c
Bellini 75' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 11'
Canna (1/1) 76'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 65,242
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Liam Williams  40+3'  50'
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Owen Watkin
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes
LW 11 Steff Evans
FH 10 Gareth Anscombe  60'
SH 9 Gareth Davies  48'  60'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau (c)
OF 7 James Davies  65'
BF 6 Justin Tipuric
RL 5 Bradley Davies
LL 4 Cory Hill  65'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  67'
HK 2 Elliot Dee  60'
LP 1 Nicky Smith  60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens  60'
PR 17 Rob Evans  60'
PR 18 Rhodri Jones  67'
LK 19 Seb Davies  65'
FL 20 Ellis Jenkins  65'
SH 21 Aled Davies  60'
FH 22 Rhys Patchell  60'
FB 23 Leigh Halfpenny  50'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Matteo Minozzi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti  77'
OC 13 Giulio Bisegni
IC 12 Tommaso Castello  4'
LW 11 Mattia Bellini
FH 10 Tommaso Allan  68'
SH 9 Marcello Violi  63'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Maxime Mbanda  14'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri  67'
RL 5 Dean Budd
LL 4 Alessandro Zanni
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  63'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  68'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Oliviero Fabiani  68'
PR 17 Nicola Quaglio  60'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  63'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza  67'
FL 20 Giovanni Licata  14'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  63'
FH 22 Carlo Canna  68'
FB 23 Jayden Hayward  4'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Hadleigh Parkes (Wales)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • James Davies (Wales) made his international debut.
  • Samson Lee was named on the bench, but withdrew from the squad due to illness on match-day. He was replaced with Rhodri Jones.
  • Wales's win guaranteed Italy would win the "wooden spoon" for coming last.

Round 5

17 March 2018
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) Italy 27–29 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Allan (2) 14' c, 45' c
Minozzi 21' c
Con: Allan (3/3) 15', 22', 46'
Pen: Allan (2/2) 7', 76'		ReportTry: Brown 10' m
Barclay 25' c
Maitland 61' c
Hogg 71' c
Con: Laidlaw (3/4) 26', 62', 72'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 79'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 60,412
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB 15 Matteo Minozzi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti  59'
OC 13 Giulio Bisegni
IC 12 Tommaso Castello  74'
LW 11 Mattia Bellini
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Marcello Violi  67'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Jake Polledri  67'
BF 6 Sebastian Negri
RL 5 Dean Budd
LL 4 Alessandro Zanni  53'
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  60'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  77'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Oliviero Fabiani  77'
PR 17 Nicola Quaglio  59'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  60'
N8 19 Braam Steyn  53'
FL 20 Giovanni Licata  67'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  67'
FH 22 Carlo Canna  74'
FB 23 Jayden Hayward  59'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Huw Jones  53'
IC 12 Nick Grigg
LW 11 Sean Maitland
FH 10 Finn Russell  54'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw
N8 8 Ryan Wilson  67'
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 John Barclay (c)
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Tim Swinson  53'
TP 3 WP Nel  40'
HK 2 Fraser Brown  40'
LP 1 Gordon Reid  40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Stuart McInally  40'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  40'
PR 18 Zander Fagerson  40'
LK 19 Richie Gray  53'
N8 20 David Denton  67'
SH 21 Ali Price  54'
FH 22 Peter Horne  53'
FB 23 Blair Kinghorn
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Tommaso Allan (Italy)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Jake Polledri (Italy) made his international debut.
  • Tommaso Benvenuti (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.
  • The losing bonus point obtained by Italy was their first point under the new points structure introduced in 2017.
  • This loss was Sergio Parisse's 100th test loss, the first time the figure has been reached.
17 March 2018
14:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England 15–24 Ireland (3 BP)
Try: Daly (2) 32' m, 65' m
May 80+2' m		ReportTry: Ringrose 6' c
Stander 24' c
Stockdale 40+2' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 7', 24'
Carbery (1/1) 40+5'
Pen: Murray (1/1) 60'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,062
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Anthony Watson  34'
RW 14 Jonny May
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  56'
IC 12 Ben Te'o
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 Owen Farrell
SH 9 Richard Wigglesworth  61'
N8 8 Sam Simmonds  67'
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Chris Robshaw
RL 5 George Kruis  71'
LL 4 Maro Itoje
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  53'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  58'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George  58'
PR 17 Joe Marler  53'
PR 18 Dan Cole  53'
LK 19 Joe Launchbury  71'
FL 20 Don Armand  67'
SH 21 Danny Care  61'
FH 22 George Ford  56'
FB 23 Mike Brown  34'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Keith Earls  74'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki  56'
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  34'  41'  67'
SH 9 Conor Murray
N8 8 CJ Stander
OF 7 Dan Leavy
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  29'  74'
RL 5 Iain Henderson
LL 4 James Ryan  67'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  65'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  65'
LP 1 Cian Healy  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  65'
PR 17 Jack McGrath  51'
PR 18 Andrew Porter  65'
LK 19 Devin Toner  67'
FL 20 Jordi Murphy  74'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion  74'
FH 22 Joey Carbery  34'  41'  67'
WG 23 Jordan Larmour  56'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Marius van der Westhuizen was originally named as a touch judge, but was replaced with Nigel Owens by World Rugby, after attending an England training session in midweek.[19]
  • England's defeat was their first loss at Twickenham in the Six Nations since 2012 (a run of 15 matches), their first loss at home overall since 2015 (a run of 14 games), and Ireland's first win against England at Twickenham since 2010.[20]
  • Ireland retained the Millennium Trophy for the first time since their three consecutive victories over England between 2009 and 2011.[21]
  • Ireland won their third Grand Slam and their eleventh Triple Crown; the first time they had won either since 2009.[22]
  • With this win, Ireland became the first team to earn the three-point bonus for completing a Grand Slam.
17 March 2018
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales 14–13 France (1 BP)
Try: L. Williams 4' m
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 10', 16', 32'		ReportTry: Fickou 21' c
Con: Machenaud (1/1) 22'
Pen: Machenaud (1/2) 49'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 4'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,169
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Scott Williams
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan Biggar
SH 9 Gareth Davies
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Josh Navidi
BF 6 Justin Tipuric  56'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Cory Hill  69'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  64'
HK 2 Ken Owens  69'
LP 1 Rob Evans  64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee  69'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  64'
PR 18 Samson Lee  64'
LK 19 Bradley Davies  69'
FL 20 Aaron Shingler  56'
SH 21 Aled Davies
FH 22 Gareth Anscombe
WG 23 Steff Evans
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Benjamin Fall
RW 14 Gaël Fickou
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud (c)
IC 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW 11 Rémy Grosso
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  71'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  62'
N8 8 Marco Tauleigne
OF 7 Yacouba Camara  26'
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret  77'
RL 5 Sébastien Vahaamahina
LL 4 Paul Gabrillagues  71'  77'
TP 3 Cedate Gomes Sa  51'
HK 2 Adrien Pélissié  51'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat  51'
PR 17 Dany Priso  60'
PR 18 Rabah Slimani  51'
FL 19 Bernard Le Roux  71'
FL 20 Mathieu Babillot  26'
SH 21 Baptiste Couilloud  62'
FH 22 Lionel Beauxis  71'
FB 23 Geoffrey Palis
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

  • Mathieu Babillot (France) made his international debut.
  • The losing bonus point secured by France ensured that England finished 5th outright for the first time since 1983.

Statistics

Notes

  1. ^ a b This is a record for the most tries scored in a single Championship in the Six Nations era.[1] The overall record is 8 by Cyril Lowe in 1914 and Ian Smith in 1925.

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