2019 Six Nations Championship

2019 Six Nations Championship
Date1 February – 16 March 2019
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (27th title)
Grand Slam Wales (12th title)
Triple Crown Wales (21st title)
Matches played15
Tries scored84 (5.6 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Owen Farrell (59)
Top try scorer(s) Jonny May (6)
Player of the tournament Alun Wyn Jones[1]
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The 2019 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 125th edition of the competition (including all the tournament's previous versions as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship).

Wales won the championship for the first time since 2013, beating defending champions Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on the final day to claim their first Grand Slam since 2012.[2]

Participants

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Eddie Jones Owen Farrell
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Jacques Brunel Guilhem Guirado
 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 Greig Laidlaw
 Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff Warren Gatland Alun Wyn Jones

Squads

Main article: 2019 Six Nations Championship squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS TB LB Pts
1  Wales 5 5 0 0 114 65 +49 10 7 3 0 0 23
2  England 5 3 1 1 184 101 +83 24 13 0 4 0 18
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 101 100 +1 14 10 0 2 0 14
4  France 5 2 0 3 93 118 −25 12 15 0 1 1 10
5  Scotland 5 1 1 3 105 125 −20 14 17 0 2 1 9
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 79 167 −88 10 22 0 0 0 0
Source:

Table ranking rules

  • Four points were awarded for a win.
  • Two points were awarded for a draw.
  • A bonus point was awarded to a team that scored four or more tries in a match or loses a match by seven points or fewer. If a team scored four tries in a match and loses by seven points or fewer, they were awarded both bonus points.
  • Three bonus points were awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam). This ensured that a Grand Slam winning team would top the table with at least 23 points – a team could lose a match but still win two bonus points and win the other four matches with four try bonus points for a maximum of 22 points.
  • Tiebreakers
    • If two or more teams were tied on match points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) were ranked higher.
    • If the above tiebreaker failed to separate tied teams, the team that scored the higher number of total tries in their matches were ranked higher.
    • If two or more teams remained tied for first place at the end of the championship after applying the above tiebreakers, the title would be shared between them.

Fixtures

The fixtures were announced on 16 May 2017. The first game of the championship was a Friday night game between France and Wales.[3]

Round 1

1 February 2019
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France 19–24 Wales
Try: Picamoles 6' m
Huget 23' m
Pen: Lopez (2/3) 34', 78
Drop: Lopez (1/2) 40'		Report
Match data		Try: T. Williams 47' c
North (2) 52' c, 72' c
Con: Anscombe (2/2) 47', 53'
Biggar (1/1) 73'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 63'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)[4]
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Damian Penaud  63'
OC 13 Romain Ntamack
IC 12 Wesley Fofana  67'
LW 11 Yoann Huget
FH 10 Camille Lopez
SH 9 Morgan Parra  58'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  71'
OF 7 Arthur Iturria
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Paul Willemse  58'
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina
TP 3 Uini Atonio  48'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  58'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julien Marchand  58'
PR 17 Dany Priso  61'
PR 18 Demba Bamba  48'
LK 19 Félix Lambey  58'
N8 20 Grégory Alldritt  71'
SH 21 Baptiste Serin  58'
CE 22 Gaël Fickou  63'
CE 23 Geoffrey Doumayrou  67'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Liam Williams  67'
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes  77'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Gareth Anscombe  53'  67'
SH 9 Tomos Williams  53'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Josh Navidi  79'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Adam Beard  48'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  56'
HK 2 Ken Owens  73'
LP 1 Rob Evans  73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee  73'
PR 17 Wyn Jones  73'
PR 18 Samson Lee  56'
LK 19 Cory Hill  48'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright  79'
SH 21 Gareth Davies  53'
FH 22 Dan Biggar  53'
CE 23 Owen Watkin  77'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
George North (Wales)

Touch judges:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

2 February 2019
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland 33–20 Italy
Try: Kinghorn (3) 12' m, 21' c, 54' c
Hogg 47' c
Harris 62' c
Con: Laidlaw (3/4) 23', 49', 55'
Russell (1/1) 63'		Report
Match data		Try: Palazzani 71' c
Padovani 75' m
Esposito 78' m
Con: Allan (1/1) 71'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 10'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[4]
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Huw Jones  58'
IC 12 Sam Johnson
LW 11 Blair Kinghorn
FH 10 Finn Russell  76'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  58'
N8 8 Ryan Wilson  72'
OF 7 Jamie Ritchie
BF 6 Sam Skinner  13'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Ben Toolis
TP 3 WP Nel  50'
HK 2 Stuart McInally  63'
LP 1 Allan Dell  58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jake Kerr  63'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  58'
PR 18 Simon Berghan  71'  50'
FL 19 Gary Graham  72'
N8 20 Josh Strauss  13'
SH 21 Ali Price  58'
FH 22 Adam Hastings  76'
CE 23 Chris Harris  58'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Jayden Hayward
RW 14 Angelo Esposito
OC 13 Luca Morisi  79'
IC 12 Tommaso Castello  49'
LW 11 Michele Campagnaro
FH 10 Tommaso Allan 27' to 36'  72'
SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Braam Steyn
BF 6 Sebastian Negri  59'
RL 5 Dean Budd  52'
LL 4 Dave Sisi
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  63'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  59'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi  59'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè  52'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  63'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza  52'
FL 20 Jimmy Tuivaiti  59'
CE 21 Tommaso Benvenuti  79'
FH 22 Ian McKinley  27'  36'  72'
FB 23 Edoardo Padovani  49'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Blair Kinghorn (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Sam Johnson, Jake Kerr, Gary Graham (all Scotland) and Dave Sisi (Italy) made their international debuts.
  • Leonardo Ghiraldini earned his 100th cap for Italy.
  • This was Sergio Parisse's 66th Six Nations appearance, the most by any player in the history of the competition.
  • Blair Kinghorn's hat-trick was the first by a Scottish player in the Five/Six Nations since Iwan Tukalo managed the feat against Ireland in 1989.[6]
  • This was Scotland's fourth consecutive Six Nations win over Italy, the first time they have won four in a row against any team in the Six nations.
2 February 2019
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland 20–32 England (1 BP)
Try: Healy 25' c
Cooney 80' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 26', 80'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 11', 55'		Report
Match data		Try: May 2' c
Daly 30' c
Slade (2) 66' m, 76' c
Con: Farrell (3/4) 3', 31', 77'
Pen: Farrell (2/3) 40', 70'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)[4]
FB 15 Robbie Henshaw
RW 14 Keith Earls  41'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose  73'
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray  77'
N8 8 CJ Stander  65'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Devin Toner  57'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  62'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  67'
LP 1 Cian Healy  62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  67'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  62'
PR 18 Andrew Porter  62'
LK 19 Quinn Roux  57'
FL 20 Seán O'Brien  65'
SH 21 John Cooney  77'
FH 22 Joey Carbery  73'
FB 23 Jordan Larmour  41'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Jack Nowell  74'
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi  77'
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Ben Youngs
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Tom Curry  13'
BF 6 Mark Wilson
RL 5 George Kruis  52'
LL 4 Maro Itoje  54'
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  65'
HK 2 Jamie George  77'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  77'
PR 17 Ellis Genge  77'
PR 18 Harry Williams  65'
LK 19 Courtney Lawes  52'
N8 20 Nathan Hughes  54'
SH 21 Dan Robson
FH 22 George Ford  77'
WG 23 Chris Ashton  74'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Mako Vunipola (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Round 2

9 February 2019
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 13–22 Ireland
Try: Johnson 29' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 30'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 7', 62'		Report
Match data		Try: Murray 10' m
Stockdale 17' c
Earls 56' c
Con: Murray (1/1) 17'
Carbery (1/1) 57'
Pen: Carbery (1/1) 69'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Romain Poite (France)[4]
FB 15 Stuart Hogg  17'
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sam Johnson  64'
LW 11 Sean Maitland
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  69'
N8 8 Josh Strauss
OF 7 Jamie Ritchie 35' to 41'
BF 6 Ryan Wilson  41'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist
TP 3 Simon Berghan  69'
HK 2 Stuart McInally  64'
LP 1 Allan Dell  69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown  64'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti  69'
PR 18 D'Arcy Rae  69'
LK 19 Ben Toolis
FL 20 Rob Harley  35'
SH 21 Ali Price  69'
CE 22 Peter Horne  64'
WG 23 Blair Kinghorn  17'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Chris Farrell
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale  72'
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  24'
SH 9 Conor Murray  77'
N8 8 Jack Conan
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  64'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Quinn Roux  68'
LL 4 James Ryan
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  68'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  72'
LP 1 Cian Healy  57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin  72'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  57'
PR 18 Andrew Porter  68'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane  68'
FL 20 Josh van der Flier  64'
SH 21 John Cooney  77'
FH 22 Joey Carbery  24'
FB 23 Jordan Larmour  72'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

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

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • D'Arcy Rae (Scotland) made his international debut.
  • This was Scotland's first loss at Murrayfield in the Six Nations since the opening round of the 2016 tournament, bringing an end to a run of seven consecutive home wins in the championship, their longest run of home wins in the Six Nations era.[10]
  • The nine-point margin was Scotland's biggest defeat in any international at Murrayfield since Ireland won 40–10 on the final day of the 2015 Six Nations tournament.
  • Ireland retained the Centenary Quaich.
9 February 2019
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 15–26 Wales
Try: Steyn 34' c
Padovani 75' m
Con: Allan (1/2) 36'
Pen: Allan (1/2) 44'		Report
Match data		Try: Adams 54' c
Watkin 70' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 55'
Anscombe (1/1) 71'
Pen: Biggar (4/4) 2', 15', 19', 30'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 38,700
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)[4]
FB 15 Jayden Hayward
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Angelo Esposito
FH 10 Tommaso Allan 48' to 55'
SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani  60'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Braam Steyn
BF 6 Sebastian Negri  57'
RL 5 Dean Budd  52'
LL 4 Dave Sisi
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  60'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  60'
LP 1 Nicola Quaglio  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi  60'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè  51'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  60'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza  52'
FL 20 Marco Barbini  57'
SH 21 Edoardo Gori  60'
FH 22 Ian McKinley  48'  55'
CE 23 Tommaso Benvenuti
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB 15 Liam Williams  67'
RW 14 Jonah Holmes
OC 13 Jonathan Davies (c)
IC 12 Owen Watkin
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Biggar  55'
SH 9 Aled Davies  63'
N8 8 Josh Navidi  67'
OF 7 Thomas Young
BF 6 Aaron Wainwright
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Jake Ball  51'
TP 3 Samson Lee  51'
HK 2 Elliot Dee  67'
LP 1 Nicky Smith  63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryan Elias  67'
PR 17 Wyn Jones  63'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis  51'
LK 19 Alun Wyn Jones  51'
N8 20 Ross Moriarty  67'
SH 21 Gareth Davies  63'
FH 22 Gareth Anscombe  55'
WG 23 Hallam Amos  67'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Josh Navidi (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

  • Jonathan Davies captained Wales for the first time.
  • Alun Wyn Jones made his 50th Six Nations appearance, making him only the fourth Wales player to reach that mark.
  • This was Wales' 11th consecutive win in international rugby, equalling their all-time record, set between 1907 and 1910.[11]
10 February 2019
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England 44–8 France
Try: May (3) 2' m, 24' m, 29' c
Slade 40' c
Penalty try 49'
Farrell 55' c
Con: Farrell (3/5) 31', 40', 56'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 7', 13'		Report
Match data		Try: Penaud 35' m
Pen: Parra (1/1) 10'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)[4]
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Chris Ashton  52'
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi  62'
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Ben Youngs  70'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola  65'
OF 7 Tom Curry 47' to 52'
BF 6 Mark Wilson
RL 5 George Kruis  47'
LL 4 Courtney Lawes
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  57'
HK 2 Jamie George  62'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  62'
PR 17 Ben Moon  44'
PR 18 Dan Cole  57'
LK 19 Joe Launchbury  47'
N8 20 Nathan Hughes  47'  52'  65'
SH 21 Dan Robson  70'
FH 22 George Ford  62'
WG 23 Jack Nowell  52'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Yoann Huget  41'
RW 14 Damian Penaud 47' to 57'
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW 11 Gaël Fickou  50'
FH 10 Camille Lopez  57'
SH 9 Morgan Parra  47'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Arthur Iturria
BF 6 Yacouba Camara
RL 5 Félix Lambey  70'
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina  57'
TP 3 Demba Bamba  57'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  76'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  65'  70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Pierre Bourgarit  76'
PR 17 Dany Priso  65'  70'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri  57'
LK 19 Paul Willemse  57'
N8 20 Grégory Alldritt  70'
SH 21 Antoine Dupont  47'
FH 22 Romain Ntamack  47'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos  41'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Jonny May (England)

Touch judges:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Dan Robson (England), Dorian Aldegheri and Thomas Ramos (both France) made their international debuts.
  • Jonny May's hat-trick was the first by an England player against France since Jake Jacob in 1924.[12]
  • This was France's biggest defeat to England since they lost 37–0 in 1911, as well as their biggest loss to any team in the Five/Six Nations since that date.

Round 3

23 February 2019
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France 27–10 Scotland
Try: Ntamack 13' c
Huget 41' m
Alldritt (2) 75' m, 80+8' c
Con: Ramos (1/2) 15'
Serin (1/2) 80+9'
Pen: Ramos (1/2) 18'		Report
Match data		Try: Price 78' c
Con: Hastings 78'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 26'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)[4]
FB 15 Thomas Ramos  70'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Yoann Huget  28'
FH 10 Romain Ntamack  76'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont  70'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  70'
OF 7 Arthur Iturria
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Félix Lambey  65'
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina
TP 3 Demba Bamba  70'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) 28' to 37'  70'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat  28'  37'  70'
PR 17 Etienne Falgoux  70'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri  70'
LK 19 Paul Willemse  65'
N8 20 Grégory Alldritt  70'
SH 21 Baptiste Serin  70'
FH 22 Anthony Belleau  76'
FB 23 Maxime Médard  70'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Nick Grigg
IC 12 Sam Johnson  53'
LW 11 Sean Maitland  65'
FH 10 Peter Horne 44' to 53'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  65'
N8 8 Josh Strauss  65'
OF 7 Jamie Ritchie
BF 6 Magnus Bradbury
RL 5 Jonny Gray  55'
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist
TP 3 Simon Berghan  65'
HK 2 Stuart McInally  65'
LP 1 Allan Dell  65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown  65'
PR 17 Alex Allan  65'
PR 18 Zander Fagerson  65'
LK 19 Ben Toolis  55'
FL 20 Gary Graham  65'
SH 21 Ali Price  65'
FH 22 Adam Hastings  44'
WG 23 Darcy Graham  65'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Demba Bamba (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

23 February 2019
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales 21–13 England
Try: Hill 68' c
Adams 78' m
Con: Biggar (1/2) 69'
Pen: Anscombe (3/3) 24', 52', 57'		Report
Match data		Try: Curry 27' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 27'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 18', 63'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,931
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)[4]
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes  80'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Gareth Anscombe  61'
SH 9 Gareth Davies  77'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  77'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Josh Navidi
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Cory Hill  71'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  61'
HK 2 Ken Owens  77'
LP 1 Rob Evans  61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee  77'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  61'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis  61'
LK 19 Adam Beard  71'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright  77'
SH 21 Aled Davies  77'
FH 22 Dan Biggar  61'
CE 23 Owen Watkin  80'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Jack Nowell
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi
LW 11 Jonny May  70'
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Ben Youngs
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Tom Curry
BF 6 Mark Wilson
RL 5 George Kruis  64'
LL 4 Courtney Lawes  77'
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  57'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ben Moon  77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
PR 17 Ellis Genge  77'
PR 18 Harry Williams  57'
LK 19 Joe Launchbury  64'
FL 20 Brad Shields  77'
SH 21 Dan Robson
FH 22 George Ford
WG 23 Joe Cokanasiga  70'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Liam Williams (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

  • This was Wales' 12th consecutive win, their best run, beating the previous record of 11, set between 1907 and 1910.[14]
  • This was Wales' first victory against England since winning 28–25 at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and their first in the Six Nations since a 30–3 win in 2013.
24 February 2019
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 16–26 Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Padovani 33' m
Morisi 39' m
Pen: Allan (2/3) 20', 26'		Report
Match data		Try: Roux 11' c
Stockdale 21' m
Earls 51' c
Murray 67' c
Con: Sexton (1/2) 12'
Murray (2/2) 52', 68'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 49,720
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)[4]
FB 15 Jayden Hayward
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro  72'
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Angelo Esposito
FH 10 Tommaso Allan  74'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi
N8 8 Braam Steyn
OF 7 Maxime Mbanda  43'
BF 6 Jimmy Tuivaiti  52'
RL 5 Dean Budd
LL 4 Federico Ruzza
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  52'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi
PR 17 Cherif Traorè  61'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  52'
LK 19 David Sisi  52'
FL 20 Alessandro Zanni  43'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
FH 22 Ian McKinley  74'
CE 23 Tommaso Castello  72'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Chris Farrell
IC 12 Bundee Aki  13'
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  78'
SH 9 Conor Murray  71'
N8 8 Jordi Murphy
OF 7 Seán O'Brien  58'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c)
RL 5 Quinn Roux
LL 4 Ultan Dillane 32' to 40'  58'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  63'
HK 2 Seán Cronin  47'  74'
LP 1 Dave Kilcoyne  63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell  47'  74'
PR 17 Jack McGrath  63'
PR 18 John Ryan  63'
LK 19 Iain Henderson  32'  40'  58'
FL 20 Josh van der Flier  58'
SH 21 John Cooney  71'
FH 22 Jack Carty  78'
WG 23 Andrew Conway  13'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

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

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Round 4

9 March 2019
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland 11–18 Wales
Try: D. Graham 58' m
Pen: Russell (2/2)		Report
Match data		Try: Adams 13' c
J. Davies 30' m
Con: Anscombe (1/2) 14'
Pen: Anscombe (2/3) 24', 80'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)[4]
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn  32'
RW 14 Tommy Seymour  21'
OC 13 Nick Grigg
IC 12 Peter Horne
LW 11 Darcy Graham  65'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ali Price
N8 8 Josh Strauss  65'
OF 7 Jamie Ritchie  9'  21'
BF 6 Magnus Bradbury
RL 5 Jonny Gray  65'
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist
TP 3 WP Nel  65'
HK 2 Stuart McInally (c)  70'
LP 1 Allan Dell
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown  15'  21'  70'
PR 17 Gordon Reid
PR 18 Simon Berghan  65'
LK 19 Ben Toolis  65'
FL 20 Hamish Watson  9'  15'  65'
SH 21 Greig Laidlaw  65'
FH 22 Adam Hastings  32'
WG 23 Byron McGuigan  21'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB 15 Liam Williams  48'
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes  74'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Gareth Anscombe
SH 9 Gareth Davies  70'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  70'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Josh Navidi
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Adam Beard 21' to 32'  62'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  65'
HK 2 Ken Owens  65'
LP 1 Rob Evans  62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee  65'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  62'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis  65'
LK 19 Jake Ball  21'  32'  62'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright  70'
SH 21 Aled Davies  70'
FH 22 Dan Biggar  48'
CE 23 Owen Watkin  74'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Hadleigh Parkes (Wales)

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce (England)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes

9 March 2019
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England 57–14 Italy
Try: George 8' c
May 15' c
Tuilagi (2) 21' c, 47' m
Shields (2) 32' c, 79' c
Kruis 64' c
Robson 68' c
Con: Farrell (4/5) 9', 16', 22', 33'
Ford (3/3) 65', 69', 80'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 26'		Report
Match data		Try: Allan 12' c
Morisi 54' c
Con: Allan (2/2) 14', 56'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)[4]
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Joe Cokanasiga
OC 13 Manu Tuilagi  62'
IC 12 Ben Te'o
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)  62'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  62'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Tom Curry  56'
BF 6 Brad Shields
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  66'
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  56'
HK 2 Jamie George  59'
LP 1 Ellis Genge  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  59'
PR 17 Ben Moon  59'
PR 18 Dan Cole  56'
LK 19 Nathan Hughes  66'
FL 20 Mark Wilson  56'
SH 21 Dan Robson  62'
FH 22 George Ford  62'
CE 23 Henry Slade  62'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Jayden Hayward
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro  23'
IC 12 Luca Morisi  62'
LW 11 Angelo Esposito
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Braam Steyn
BF 6 Sebastian Negri  49'
RL 5 Dean Budd  49'
LL 4 Federico Ruzza
TP 3 Simone Ferrari  49'
HK 2 Luca Bigi  49'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti
Replacements:
HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini  49'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè  62'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali  49'
LK 19 David Sisi  49'
FL 20 Jake Polledri  49'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani  62'
FH 22 Ian McKinley  33'
CE 23 Tommaso Castello  23'  33'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Joe Cokanasiga (England)

Touch judges:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

  • This result meant Italy won the Wooden Spoon for the fourth consecutive year, and their 14th since joining the Six Nations.[18]
10 March 2019
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland 26–14 France
Try: Best 3' c
Sexton 30' c
Conan 36' m
Earls 56' c
Con: Sexton (3/4) 4', 31', 58'		Report
Match data		Try: Huget 77' c
Chat 80+1' c
Con: Serin (2/2) 77', 80+4'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[4]
FB 15 Jordan Larmour
RW 14 Keith Earls  76'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Johnny Sexton  58'
SH 9 Conor Murray  58'
N8 8 CJ Stander
OF 7 Josh van der Flier  24'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Iain Henderson  58'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  58'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  58'
LP 1 Cian Healy  51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell  58'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  51'
PR 18 John Ryan  58'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane  58'
N8 20 Jack Conan  24'
SH 21 John Cooney  58'
FH 22 Jack Carty  58'
FB 23 Andrew Conway  76'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Thomas Ramos  63'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Yoann Huget
FH 10 Romain Ntamack  76'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont  72'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  69'  79'
OF 7 Arthur Iturria
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret  11'
RL 5 Félix Lambey  63'
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina
TP 3 Demba Bamba  13'  20'  63'  69'  79'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  72'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot  17'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat  72'
PR 17 Etienne Falgoux  17'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri  68'  13'  20'  63'
LK 19 Paul Willemse  63'
N8 20 Grégory Alldritt  11'
SH 21 Baptiste Serin  72'
FH 22 Anthony Belleau  76'
FB 23 Maxime Médard  63'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
James Ryan (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes

  • Rob Kearney was originally named at fullback for Ireland, but withdrew due to a calf injury and was replaced by Jordan Larmour; Andrew Conway replaced Larmour on the bench.[19]
  • Ireland's half-time lead of 19–0 is their largest against France.

Round 5

16 March 2019
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy 14–25 France
Try: Tebaldi 55' m
Pen: Allan (3/3) 6', 12', 43'		ReportTry: Dupont 16' c
Huget 46' c
Penaud 79' m
Con: Ntamack (2/3) 17', 48'
Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 21'
Drop: Ntamack (1/1) 63'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 48,820
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[4]
FB 15 Jayden Hayward
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Marco Zanon
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Angelo Esposito  68'
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Jake Polledri
BF 6 Braam Steyn  64'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 David Sisi  59'
TP 3 Tiziano Pasquali  46'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  58'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi  58'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè  68'
PR 18 Simone Ferrari  46'
LK 19 Alessandro Zanni  59'
FL 20 Sebastian Negri  64'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
FH 22 Ian McKinley
WG 23 Luca Sperandio  68'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Yoann Huget  69'
FH 10 Romain Ntamack  80'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont  57'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Yacouba Camara  75'
BF 6 Grégory Alldritt  58'
RL 5 Paul Willemse  60'
LL 4 Félix Lambey
TP 3 Demba Bamba
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  19'
LP 1 Etienne Falgoux  65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat  72'  19'
PR 17 Dany Priso  65'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri  75'
LK 19 Paul Gabrillagues  60'
LK 20 Arthur Iturria  58'
SH 21 Baptiste Serin  57'
FH 22 Camille Lopez  80'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos  69'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Sergio Parisse (Italy)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

16 March 2019
14:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales 25–7 Ireland
Try: Parkes 2' c
Con: Anscombe (1/1) 3'
Pen: Anscombe (6/6) 18', 36', 40+2', 49', 54', 70'		ReportTry: Larmour 80+3' c
Con: Carty (1/1) 80+4'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)[4]
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 George North  9'
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes  71'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Gareth Anscombe
SH 9 Gareth Davies  57'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty  71'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Josh Navidi
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Adam Beard  71'
TP 3 Tomas Francis  54'
HK 2 Ken Owens  60'
LP 1 Rob Evans  54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee  60'
PR 17 Nicky Smith  54'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis  54'
LK 19 Jake Ball  71'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright  71'
SH 21 Aled Davies  57'
FH 22 Dan Biggar  9'
CE 23 Owen Watkin  71'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Rob Kearney  65'
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 Seán O'Brien  52'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne  59'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  65'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  65'
LP 1 Cian Healy  59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell  65'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  59'
PR 18 Andrew Porter  65'
LK 19 Quinn Roux  59'
N8 20 Jack Conan  52'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion  71'
FH 22 Jack Carty  73'
FB 23 Jordan Larmour  65'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Gareth Anscombe (Wales)

Touch judges:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Hadleigh Parkes' try was Wales' fastest against Ireland.
  • This was Wales' biggest margin of victory over Ireland since 1976.
  • Wales won their 12th Grand Slam, their fourth since the expansion of the tournament in 2000 (a record) and also their third under Warren Gatland, a record for a coach.[20]
  • This was the last Six Nations match for Gatland and Joe Schmidt as coaches of Wales and Ireland, respectively, having both announced prior to the tournament their resignations following the 2019 Rugby World Cup;[21][22] however, Gatland returned to coach Wales in the 2023 tournament.[23]
16 March 2019
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England 38–38 Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Nowell 2' c
Curry 9' c
Launchbury 13' c
May 29' c
Ford 80+3' c
Con: Farrell (4/4) 3', 10', 15', 31'
Ford (1/1) 80+4'
Pen: Farrell 25'		ReportTry: McInally 35' c
Graham (2) 47' m, 57' m
Bradbury 50' c
Russell 60' c
Johnson 76' c
Con: Russell (2/3) 36', 51'
Laidlaw (2/3) 60', 77'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)[4]
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Jack Nowell
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi  78'
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)  70'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  74'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Tom Curry
BF 6 Mark Wilson  62'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  74'
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler  51'
HK 2 Jamie George  74'
LP 1 Ben Moon  5'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie  74'
PR 17 Ellis Genge  5'
PR 18 Dan Cole  51'
FL 19 Brad Shields  62'
FL 20 Nathan Hughes  74'
SH 21 Ben Spencer  74'
FH 22 George Ford  70'
CE 23 Ben Te'o  78'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB 15 Sean Maitland  68'
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Nick Grigg  57'
IC 12 Sam Johnson
LW 11 Byron McGuigan
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ali Price  57'
N8 8 Magnus Bradbury
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 Sam Skinner  57'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist  57'
LL 4 Ben Toolis
TP 3 WP Nel  61'
HK 2 Stuart McInally (c)  57'
LP 1 Allan Dell  45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown  57'
PR 17 Gordon Reid  45'
PR 18 Simon Berghan  61'
LK 19 Jonny Gray  57'
FL 20 Josh Strauss  57'
SH 21 Greig Laidlaw  57'
FH 22 Adam Hastings  68'
CE 23 Chris Harris  57'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • This was the highest-scoring draw in international rugby history at 76 total points scored.
  • This was the first time England had conceded a try bonus point in the Six Nations; they became the final team to do so since bonus points were introduced in 2017.
  • Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup; this was the first time since 1984 they had done so, and the first time since 1989 they had not lost to England at Twickenham (the 1989 match was also a draw).
  • The 24-point half-time deficit (and 31-point deficit after 30 minutes) Scotland turned around, was the largest comeback for a draw in international rugby history, beating their own previous record against Wales in 2001.
  • With Jonny May's try in the 31st minute, England earned the fastest bonus point try in the Six Nations, beating the previous record they set against Italy the previous week.
  • Scotland's six tries were the most they had scored in a match at Twickenham.

Player statistics

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