2010 Six Nations Championship
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| 2010 Six Nations Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Attendance | 480,422 (68,632 per match) |
The 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, is the 11th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship is contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The tournament began on the weekend of 6 February 2010, with the final games scheduled for 20 March 2010.
Participants
The teams involved are:
- ^ The Aviva Stadium (replacing Lansdowne Road) is not expected to open until April 2010 following the redevelopment of the site.
- ^ Italy's normal captain, Sergio Parisse, has been ruled out of the 2010 Six Nations due to a torn ACL suffered in a training session during the November 2009 test series.[1]
Squads
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
| 1 |  France
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 39 | +38 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 |  England
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 |  Ireland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 |  Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 80 | −12 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 |  Italy
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Scotland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 2 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
The schedule for the 2010 Championship was released on 2 April 2009.[2] Following the success of the tournament's first Friday night game, between France and Wales in the 2009 Championship, the organisers scheduled the reverse fixture to also be played on a Friday night.[3]
'c' and 'm' following a try denote 'converted' and 'missed conversion' respectively.
Week 1
| 6 February 2010 14:30 GMT |
| Ireland | 29 – 11 | Italy |
| Try: Heaslip 15' c O'Leary 35' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 9', 27', 32', 46' P. Wallace (1/1) 67' | Report | Try: Robertson 39' m Pen: Gower (1/1) 26' Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 44' |
| Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 77,686 Referee: Romain Poîte (France) |
| 6 February 2010 17:00 GMT |
| England | 30 – 17 | Wales |
| Try: Haskell (2) 40' c, 75' c Care 44' c Con: Wilkinson (3/3) Pen: Wilkinson (3/3) 11', 35', 79' | Report | Try: A. Jones 49' c Hook 71' c Con: S. Jones (2/2) Pen: S. Jones (1/2) 27' |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 81,406 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
- England wore a special kit to celebrate the centenary of the first international match – England v Wales – at Twickenham Stadium.[4]
| 7 February 2010 15:00 GMT |
| Scotland | 9 – 18 | France |
| Pen: Paterson (3/3) 9', 30', 52' | Report | Try: Bastareaud (2) 14' m, 33' c Con: Parra (1/2) Pen: Parra (2/3) 28', 44' |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 65,687 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
Week 2
| 13 February 2010 14:00 GMT |
| Wales | 31 – 24 | Scotland |
| Try: Byrne 56' m Halfpenny 77' c S. Williams 80+1' c Con: S. Jones (2/3) Pen: S. Jones (4/5) 15', 23', 39', 79' | Report | Try: Barclay 9' c M. Evans 20' m Con: Paterson (1/2) Pen: Parks (2/2) 26', 41' Drop: Parks (2/4) 18', 66' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,400 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
- Chris Paterson became the 13th player in history with at least 100 international appearances. His missed conversion ended a personal streak of 35 consecutive successful kicks at goal in the Six Nations, dating back to 2007.[5]
| 13 February 2010 16:30 GMT |
| France | 33 – 10 | Ireland |
| Try: Servat 27' c Jauzion 31' c Poitrenaud 59' c Con: Parra (3/3) Pen: Parra (2/3) 17', 68' Drop: Parra (1/1) 62' Michalak (1/1) 78' | Report | Try: D. Wallace 64' c Con: O'Gara (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 29' |
| Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
| 14 February 2010 14:30 GMT |
| Italy | 12 – 17 | England |
| Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (4/5) | Report | Try: Tait 44' m Pen: Wilkinson (3/5) Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 74' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 31,876 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
- Jonny Wilkinson's two missed penalties ended a personal streak of consecutive successful penalty kicks in any international which he has started, dating back to 2003.[6]
Week 3
| 26 February 2010 20:00 GMT |
| Wales | 20 – 26 | France |
| Try: Halfpenny 62' c S. Williams 79' c Con: S. Jones (2/2) Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 45', 49' | Report | Try: Palisson 6' c Trinh-Duc 40' c Con: Parra (2/2) Pen: Parra (3/3) 19', 26', 78' Michalak (1/1) 71' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,767 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
| 27 February 2010 13:30 GMT |
| Italy | 16 - 12 | Scotland |
| Try: Canavosio 64' c Con: Mi. Birgamasco (1/1) Pen: Mi. Birgamasco (3/3) 10', 14', 43' | Pen: Parks (3/4) 22', 33', 64' Drop: Parks 49' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
| 27 February 2010 16:00 GMT |
| England | 16 - 13 (70mins) | Ireland |
| Twickenham, London Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
- John Hayes of Ireland became the first Irish player to earn 100 international caps for his country.[7]
Week 4
Week 5
Scorers
References
- ^ "Sergio Parisse ruled out of Italy's Six Nations campaign after injury". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "RBS Six Nations Fixtures and Results". rbs6nations.com. Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Wales host France in Friday clash". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ Evans, Jonathan (3 February 2010). "England strip back to good old days (when they won)". Western Mail. Media Wales. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ Scrum.com
- ^ "Six Nations - Italy v England as it happened". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "England v Ireland". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.