2014 Six Nations Championship

2014 Six Nations Championship
2014 Six Nations Championship
Date	1 February 2014 – 15 March 2014
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Triple Crown	England (24th title)
Matches played	12
Attendance	815,603 (67,967 per match)
Tries scored	41 (3.42 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Leigh Halfpenny (51)
Top try scorer(s)	Luther Burrell; Yoann Huget (3)
Official website	Official website
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The 2014 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2014 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, is the 15th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It is being contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.^[1]

Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it is the 120th edition of the tournament.^[2]

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Home stadium	Capacity	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London	Stuart Lancaster	Chris Robshaw
France	Stade de France	81,338	Saint-Denis	Philippe Saint-André	Pascal Papé (for Thierry Dusautoir) ^{[N 1]}
Ireland	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Joe Schmidt	Paul O'Connell/Jamie Heaslip ^{[N 2]}
Italy	Stadio Olimpico	73,261	Rome	Jacques Brunel	Sergio Parisse/Marco Bortolami ^{[N 3]}
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144	Edinburgh	Scott Johnson (interim)	Kelly Brown/Greig Laidlaw ^{[N 4]}
Wales	Millennium Stadium	74,500	Cardiff	Warren Gatland	Sam Warburton/Alun Wyn Jones ^{[N 5]}

^ Original French captain Thierry Dusautoir was ruled out of the Six Nations ahead of the tournament due to tearing a tendon in his right bicep. Papé was therefore captain for the tournament.^[3]
^ Regular captain Paul O'Connell was ruled out of the opening fixture against Scotland, as he suffered from a chest infection. Jamie Heaslip was captain for the Scotland fixture.^[4]
^ Usual captain Sergio Parisse was rested for the round 4 clash against Ireland; Marco Bortolami was captain for that match.^[5]
^ Original Scottish captain Kelly Brown was dropped in the second and third round, with Laidlaw taking over as captain for rounds 2 and 3.^[6] Brown returned as captain for round 4.^[7]
^ Regular captain Sam Warburton did not captain Wales in the opening round, as he had not recovered from a shoulder injury. Alun Wyn Jones was captain for that match.^[8]

Squads

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Tries	Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries	Table points
1	Ireland	4	3	0	1	110	29	+81	13	6
2	England	4	3	0	1	86	54	+32	7	6
3	France	4	3	0	1	81	78	+3	7	6
4	Wales	4	2	0	2	71	76	−5	4	4
5	Scotland	4	1	0	3	44	87	−43	4	2
6	Italy	4	0	0	4	52	120	−68	6	0

Final round scenarios:

Champions:

If France win against Ireland, and England lose or draw against Italy, France win the Championship.
If Ireland win or draw against France, and England lose or draw against Italy, then Ireland win the Championship.
If England win against Italy, and Ireland win against France, whichever of England and Ireland have the greater points difference win the Championship.
If England win against Italy, and France win against Ireland, whichever of England and France have the greater points difference win the Championship.
If England win against Italy, and France and Ireland draw for the third consecutive year, England win the Championship.

Wooden Spoon

If Scotland win or draw against Wales, Italy finish last.
If Italy fail to win against England, Italy finish last.
If Italy win against England, and Scotland lose to Wales, whichever of Italy and Scotland have the lower points difference finish last.

Fixtures

The 2014 Six Nations Championship saw the return of a Friday night fixture, last seen during the 2011 Six Nations Championship, where Wales faced France in the third week of the championship at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.^[9]

Week 1

1 February 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	23–15	Italy
Try: Cuthbert 3' c S. Williams 37' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 4', 39' Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 28', 66', 73'	Report	Try: Campagnaro (2) 42' m, 68' c Con: Allan (1/2) 69' Pen: Allan (1/2) 13'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 66,974
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Scott Williams
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Rhys Priestland
SH	9	Mike Phillips	67'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Dan Lydiate	64'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL	4	Luke Charteris	57'
TP	3	Adam Jones	64'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard	67'
LP	1	Paul James	78'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	67'
PR	17	Ryan Bevington	78'
PR	18	Rhodri Jones	64'
LK	19	Andrew Coombs	57'
FL	20	Sam Warburton	64'
SH	21	Rhys Webb	67'
FH	22	James Hook
FB	23	Liam Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Alberto Sgarbi
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto	76'
FH	10	Tommaso Allan
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	65'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco	57'	72'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni		72'
RL	5	Marco Bortolami	68'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	68'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	57'
LP	1	Michele Rizzo	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	57'
PR	17	Alberto De Marchi	55'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	68'
FL	19	Joshua Furno	68'
FL	20	Francesco Minto	57'
SH	21	Tobias Botes	65'
FH	22	Luciano Orquera
WG	23	Tommaso Iannone	76'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Michele Campagnaro

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

Notes:

Marco Bortolami became the fifth Italian player to earn 100 test caps.
Angelo Esposito made his international debut for Italy.
Italy's starting pack set a new record as the most-capped of all time. The pack entered the match with 587 caps, surpassing the previous record of 546 by New Zealand's pack against England on 16 November 2013.^[10]

1 February 2014
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	26–24	England
Try: Huget (2) 1' m, 17' m Fickou 76' c Con: Doussain (0/2) Machenaud (1/1) 78' Pen: Doussain (2/2) 10', 22' Machenaud (1/1) 69'	Report	Try: Brown 36' m Burrell 47' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 48' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 5', 42' Goode (1/1) 72' Drop: Care (1/1) 56'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,763
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	74'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Maxime Médard
FH	10	Jules Plisson
SH	9	Jean-Marc Doussain	57'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	65'
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux	40'
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga
RL	5	Pascal Papé (c)
LL	4	Alexandre Flanquart	43'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	48'
HK	2	Benjamin Kayser	43'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo	48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski	43'
PR	17	Yannick Forestier	48'
PR	18	Rabah Slimani	48'
LK	19	Yoann Maestri	43'
FL	20	Antoine Burban	40'
N8	21	Damien Chouly	65'
SH	22	Maxime Machenaud	57'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou	74'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell	65'
OC	13	Luther Burrell
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees
LW	11	Jonny May	8'
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Danny Care	61'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola	65'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Courtney Lawes	67'
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Dan Cole
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	58'
LP	1	Joe Marler	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	58'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	51'
PR	18	Henry Thomas
LK	19	Dave Attwood	67'
N8	20	Ben Morgan	65'
SH	21	Lee Dickson	61'
CE	22	Brad Barritt	65'
FB	23	Alex Goode	8'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Yoann Huget

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

French captain Pascal Papé earned his 50th test cap.
Antoine Burban and Jules Plisson made their international debuts for France.
Luther Burrell and Jack Nowell made their international debuts for England.

2 February 2014
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	28–6	Scotland
Try: Trimble 40' m Heaslip 46' c R. Kearney 70' c Con: Sexton (2/3) 47', 72' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 13', 22', 56'	Report	Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 18', 42'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll	72'
IC	12	Luke Marshall
LW	11	David Kearney
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton	72'
SH	9	Conor Murray	72'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF	7	Chris Henry
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	65'
RL	5	Dan Tuohy
LL	4	Devin Toner	73'
TP	3	Mike Ross	62'
HK	2	Rory Best	65'
LP	1	Cian Healy	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sean Cronin	65'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	63'
PR	18	Martin Moore	62'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	73'
FL	20	Tommy O'Donnell	65'
SH	21	Isaac Boss	72'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	72'
WG	23	Fergus McFadden	72'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Sean Maitland	31'
OC	13	Alex Dunbar
IC	12	Duncan Taylor	64'
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw	73'
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)	56'
BF	6	Ryan Wilson
RL	5	Jim Hamilton	56'
LL	4	Tim Swinson
TP	3	Moray Low	65'
HK	2	Ross Ford	67'
LP	1	Ryan Grant	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Pat MacArthur	67'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson	52'
PR	18	Geoff Cross	65'
LK	19	Richie Gray	56'
N8	20	Johnnie Beattie	56'
SH	21	Chris Cusiter	73'
CE	22	Matt Scott	64'
WG	23	Max Evans	31'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Jamie Heaslip

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Notes:

Paul O'Connell was named at lock for this match, but was ruled out with a chest infection hours before kick-off. He was replaced by Dan Tuohy.^[11]
Ireland reclaimed the Centenary Quaich after losing it in 2013.
Martin Moore made his international debut for Ireland.
Brian O'Driscoll made his 129th appearance for Ireland to surpass Ronan O'Gara as Ireland's most-capped player.
Rob Kearney earned his 50th test cap.

Week 2

8 February 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	26–3	Wales
Try: Henry 31' c Jackson 78' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 33' Jackson (1/1) 79' Pen: Sexton (4/5) 7', 16', 45', 55'	Report	Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 55'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,045
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble	60'
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	David Kearney
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton	74'
SH	9	Conor Murray	79'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Chris Henry
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)	54'
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross	54'
HK	2	Rory Best	72'
LP	1	Cian Healy	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sean Cronin	72'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	67'
PR	18	Martin Moore	54'
LK	19	Dan Tuohy	54'	63'
FL	20	Tommy O'Donnell		63'
SH	21	Isaac Boss	79'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	74'
WG	23	Fergus McFadden	60'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Scott Williams		16'
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Rhys Priestland
SH	9	Mike Phillips	79' to 80'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate		70'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Andrew Coombs		70'
TP	3	Adam Jones		60'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard		60'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins		70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens		60'
PR	17	Paul James		70'
PR	18	Rhodri Jones		60'
LK	19	Jake Ball		70'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric		70'
SH	21	Rhys Webb
FH	22	James Hook
FB	23	Liam Williams		16'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Peter O'Mahony

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Paul James and Leigh Halfpenny earned their 50th test caps, with Halfpenny becoming the youngest Welsh player to reach the landmark.
Jake Ball made his international debut for Wales.
This was Wales' first Six Nations fixture that they have failed to score a try in since their 28–9 loss to France in 2011.

8 February 2014
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	0–20	England
Pen: Laidlaw (0/2)	Report	Try: Burrell 14' c Brown 58' c Con: Farrell (2/2) 15', 59' Pen: Farrell (1/4) 28' Drop: Care (1/1) 5'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Tommy Seymour		64'
OC	13	Alex Dunbar	51' to 61'
IC	12	Matt Scott		72'
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)		64'
N8	8	David Denton		52'
OF	7	Chris Fusaro
BF	6	Ryan Wilson
RL	5	Jim Hamilton		69'
LL	4	Tim Swinson
TP	3	Moray Low		69'
HK	2	Ross Ford		42'
LP	1	Ryan Grant		42'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Lawson		42'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson		42'
PR	18	Geoff Cross		69'
LK	19	Jonny Gray		69'
N8	20	Johnnie Beattie		52'
SH	21	Chris Cusiter		64'
CE	22	Duncan Taylor		72'
WG	23	Max Evans		64'
Coach:
Scott Johnson


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell
OC	13	Luther Burrell	73'
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees
LW	11	Jonny May	70'
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Danny Care	73'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola	69'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury	62'
TP	3	Dan Cole	75'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	69'
LP	1	Joe Marler	64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	69'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	64'
PR	18	Henry Thomas	75'
LK	19	Dave Attwood	62'
N8	20	Ben Morgan	69'
SH	21	Lee Dickson	73'
CE	22	Brad Barritt	73'
FB	23	Alex Goode	70'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

England retained the Calcutta Cup.
Chris Fusaro made his international debut for Scotland.
This was the first match in which Scotland failed to score any points against England since their 15–0 loss in 1978.

9 February 2014
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	30–10	Italy
Try: Picamoles 42' c Fofana 45' c Bonneval 51' c Con: Doussain (3/3) 43', 46', 52' Pen: Doussain (3/5) 26', 33', 38'	Report	Try: Iannone 76' c Con: Orquera (1/1) 77' Pen: Allan (1/2) 28' Garcia (0/2)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,700
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud		72'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Hugo Bonneval
FH	10	Jules Plisson		66'
SH	9	Jean-Marc Doussain		60'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles		57'
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux				75'
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga			74'	75'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)		66'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas		48'	74'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski		57'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo		48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser		57'
PR	17	Yannick Forestier		48'
PR	18	Rabah Slimani	70'	48'
LK	19	Sébastien Vahaamahina	69' to 79'	66'
N8	20	Damien Chouly		57'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud		60'
FH	22	François Trinh-Duc		66'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou		72'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Tommaso Iannone
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto
FH	10	Tommaso Allan		63'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori		63'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco			74'
BF	6	Francesco Minto		51'
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys		70'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		58'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini		58'
LP	1	Alberto De Marchi		58'	74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon		58'
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	70'	58'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini		58'
LK	19	Marco Bortolami		70'
FL	20	Alessandro Zanni		51'
SH	21	Tobias Botes		63'
FH	22	Luciano Orquera		63'
WG	23	Angelo Esposito
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Wesley Fofana

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Notes:

Hugo Bonneval made his international debut for France.
France reclaimed the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy after losing it in 2013.
This was the first Six Nations fixture in which a red card was issued since Scott Murray was sent off when playing for Scotland against Wales in 2006.

Week 3

21 February 2014
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	27–6	France
Try: North 5' m Warburton 63' c Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 63' Pen: Halfpenny (5/6) 2', 9', 19', 34', 40'	Report	Pen: Doussain (1/2) 16' Plisson (1/2) 31'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,086
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny		70'
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	George North
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	Liam Williams
FH	10	Rhys Priestland		70'
SH	9	Rhys Webb		70'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate		50'	62'	70'
RL	5	Jake Ball		70'
LL	4	Luke Charteris
TP	3	Adam Jones		70'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard		56'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	50' to 60'			70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens		56'
PR	17	Paul James		50'	62'	70'
PR	18	Rhodri Jones		70'
LK	19	Andrew Coombs		70'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric				70'
SH	21	Mike Phillips		70'
FH	22	Dan Biggar		70'
FH	23	James Hook		70'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud		70'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Hugo Bonneval
FH	10	Jules Plisson		63'
SH	9	Jean-Marc Doussain		40'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	62' to 72'
OF	7	Wenceslas Lauret
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga		50'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri		63'
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	50' to 60'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski		63'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo		63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Brice Mach		63'
PR	17	Yannick Forestier		63'
PR	18	Vincent Debaty		50'	62'
LK	19	Sébastien Vahaamahina		63'
N8	20	Damien Chouly			62'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud		40'
FH	22	Rémi Talès		63'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou		70'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Gethin Jenkins

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Brice Mach made his international debut for France.
Alun Wyn Jones was named in the Wales starting XV, but was ruled out hours before kick-off due to an injury to his foot. Jake Ball was promoted from the bench, with Andrew Coombs taking his place.^[12]

22 February 2014
14:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	20–21	Scotland
Try: Allan 39' c Furno 70' c Con: Allan (1/1) 40' Orquera (1/1) 72' Pen: Allan (2/3) 13', 31'	Report	Try: Dunbar (2) 53' m, 67' c Con: Laidlaw (0/1) Weir (1/1) 67' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 22', 45' Drop: Weir (1/1) 79'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 66,271
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto
FH	10	Tommaso Allan	68'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	63'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Robert Barbieri	63'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni	73'
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	57'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	57'
LP	1	Alberto De Marchi	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	57'
PR	17	Matías Agüero	57'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	57'
LK	19	Marco Bortolami	73'
FL	20	Paul Derbyshire	63'
SH	21	Tobias Botes	63'
FH	22	Luciano Orquera	68'
WG	23	Tommaso Iannone
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Tommy Seymour	55'
OC	13	Alex Dunbar	72'
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)	63'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie
OF	7	Chris Fusaro	52'
BF	6	Ryan Wilson
RL	5	Jim Hamilton
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Moray Low	38'
HK	2	Scott Lawson
LP	1	Ryan Grant	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson	58'
PR	18	Geoff Cross	38'
LK	19	Tim Swinson
N8	20	David Denton	52'
SH	21	Chris Cusiter	63'
CE	22	Duncan Taylor	72'
WG	23	Max Evans	55'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Joshua Furno

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Notes:

Martin Castrogiovanni and Sergio Parisse surpassed Andrea Lo Cicero's 103 caps to become Italy' most capped players with 104 caps.

22 February 2014
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England	13–10	Ireland
Try: Care 56' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 56' Pen: Farrell (2/3) 24', 53'	Report	Try: Kearney 41' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 42' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 49'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,835
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell
OC	13	Luther Burrell
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Danny Care
N8	8	Billy Vunipola	36'
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood	69'
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	David Wilson	69'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	74'
LP	1	Joe Marler	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	74'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	63'
PR	18	Henry Thomas	69'
LK	19	Dave Attwood	69'
N8	20	Ben Morgan	36'
SH	21	Lee Dickson
FH	22	George Ford
FB	23	Alex Goode
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble	65'
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll	79'
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	David Kearney
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton
SH	9	Conor Murray	79'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Chris Henry	73'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	69'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross	61'
HK	2	Rory Best	73'
LP	1	Cian Healy	71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sean Cronin	73'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	71'
PR	18	Martin Moore	61'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	69'
N8	20	Jordi Murphy	73'
SH	21	Isaac Boss	79'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	79'
WG	23	Fergus McFadden	65'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

England retained the Millennium Trophy.
Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll drew level with Australia's George Gregan for the most caps in international rugby history, with 139. O'Driscoll has 131 caps with Ireland and eight with the British and Irish Lions.^[13]

Week 4

8 March 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	46–7	Italy
Try: Sexton (2) 6' c, 59' m Trimble 37' c Healy 52' m Cronin 68' c McFadden 77' c McGrath 80' m Con: Sexton (2/4) 6', 39' Jackson (2/3) 69', 77' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 31'	Report	Try: Sarto 24' c Con: Orquera (1/1) 25'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll	61'
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	David Kearney
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton	63'
SH	9	Conor Murray	16'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Chris Henry	73'
BF	6	Iain Henderson	53'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross	56'
HK	2	Rory Best	54'
LP	1	Cian Healy	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sean Cronin	54'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	53'
PR	18	Martin Moore	56'
FL	19	Rhys Ruddock	53'
FL	20	Jordi Murphy	73'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	16'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	63'
WG	23	Fergus McFadden	61'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia	63'
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto
FH	10	Luciano Orquera	63'
SH	9	Tito Tebaldi	70'
N8	8	Robert Barbieri
OF	7	Paul Derbyshire	34'	39'	56'
BF	6	Joshua Furno
RL	5	Marco Bortolami (c)	63'
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	7'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	70'
LP	1	Alberto De Marchi	56'	70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon	70'
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	56'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	7'	70'
LK	19	Antonio Pavanello	63'
N8	20	Manoa Vosawai	34'	39'	56'
SH	21	Edoardo Gori	70'
FH	22	Tommaso Allan	63'
FB	23	Andrea Masi	63'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Brian O'Driscoll

Touch judges:
Pascal Gauzère (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Notes:

Brian O'Driscoll surpassed Australia's George Gregan for the most caps in international rugby history with 140 – 132 for Ireland, eight for the British and Irish Lions.^[14]
With Sergio Parisse unselected for this match, Martin Castrogiovanni became Italy's most capped player with 105 caps.^[15]
Italy made 208 tackles in this match, an international record.

8 March 2014
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	17–19	France
Try: Hogg 12' c Seymour 22' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 13', 22' Pen: Laidlaw (0/1) Weir (1/2) 61'	Report	Try: Huget 45' c Con: Machenaud (1/1) 46' Pen: Machenaud (3/4) 1', 10', 16' Doussain (1/1) 78'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Tommy Seymour
OC	13	Alex Dunbar
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Sean Lamont	29'
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)
BF	6	Johnnie Beattie	16'
RL	5	Jim Hamilton	68'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Geoff Cross
HK	2	Scott Lawson	51'
LP	1	Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford	51'
PR	17	Moray Low
PR	18	Euan Murray
LK	19	Tim Swinson	68'
FL	20	Ryan Wilson	16'
SH	21	Chris Cusiter
CE	22	Duncan Taylor
WG	23	Max Evans	29'
Coach:
Scott Johnson


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	68'
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz
LW	11	Maxime Médard
FH	10	Jules Plisson	47'
SH	9	Maxime Machenaud	74'
N8	8	Damien Chouly
OF	7	Alexandre Lapandry
BF	6	Sébastien Vahaamahina	66'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri	59'
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	59'
HK	2	Brice Mach	47'
LP	1	Thomas Domingo	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado	47'
PR	17	Vincent Debaty	68'
PR	18	Rabah Slimani	59'
LK	19	Alexandre Flanquart	59'
N8	20	Antonie Claassen	66'
SH	21	Jean-Marc Doussain	74'
FH	22	Rémi Talès	47'
CE	23	Gaël Fickou	68'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
David Denton

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

9 March 2014
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England	29–18	Wales
Try: Care 4' c Burrell 33' c Con: Farrell (2/2) 5', 34' Pen: Farrell (5/5) 18', 26', 45', 54', 58'	Report	Pen: Halfpenny (6/6) 8', 22', 30', 37', 40', 56'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,641
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Mike Brown	78'
RW	14	Jack Nowell
OC	13	Luther Burrell
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	Owen Farrell	78'
SH	9	Danny Care	78'
N8	8	Ben Morgan
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood	78'
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury	72'
TP	3	David Wilson	72'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	68'
LP	1	Joe Marler	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	68'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	63'
PR	18	Henry Thomas	72'
LK	19	Dave Attwood	72'
FL	20	Tom Johnson	78'
SH	21	Lee Dickson	78'
FH	22	George Ford	78'
FB	23	Alex Goode	78'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny		74'
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Rhys Priestland		61'
SH	9	Rhys Webb		52'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate		72'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Jake Ball		72'
TP	3	Adam Jones		66'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard		54'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	53' to 63'	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens		54'
PR	17	Paul James		63'
PR	18	Rhodri Jones		66'
LK	19	Andrew Coombs		72'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric		72'
SH	21	Mike Phillips		52'
FH	22	Dan Biggar		61'
FB	23	Liam Williams		74'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Courtney Lawes

Touch judges:
Steve Walsh (Australia)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

George Ford made his international debut for England.
Wales' Gethin Jenkins drew level with Stephen Jones as the most-capped Welsh player with 104 caps.
England won the Triple Crown for the first time since 2003.

Week 5

15 March 2014
13:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	v	England

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Gonzalo Garcia
LW	11	Leonardo Sarto
FH	10	Luciano Orquera
SH	9	Tito Tebaldi
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Robert Barbieri
BF	6	Joshua Furno
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Quintin Geldenhuys
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP	1	Matías Agüero
Replacements:
HK	16	Davide Giazzon
PR	17	Michele Rizzo
PR	18	Alberto De Marchi
LK	19	George Biagi
FL	20	Paul Derbyshire
SH	21	Edoardo Gori
FH	22	Tommaso Allan
FB	23	Andrea Masi
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell
OC	13	Luther Burrell
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Danny Care
N8	8	Ben Morgan
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Tom Wood
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	David Wilson
HK	2	Dylan Hartley
LP	1	Mako Vunipola
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs
PR	17	Matt Mullan
PR	18	Henry Thomas
LK	19	Dave Attwood
FL	20	Tom Johnson
SH	21	Lee Dickson
FH	22	George Ford
CE	23	Manu Tuilagi
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

15 March 2014
14:45 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	v	Scotland

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Liam Williams
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Mike Phillips
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Luke Charteris
TP	3	Rhodri Jones
HK	2	Ken Owens
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK	16	Richard Hibbard
PR	17	Paul James
PR	18	Adam Jones
LK	19	Jake Ball
FL	20	Justin Tipuric
SH	21	Rhodri Williams
FH	22	Rhys Priestland
FH	23	James Hook
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Dougie Fife
OC	13	Alex Dunbar
IC	12	Matt Scott
LW	11	Max Evans
FH	10	Duncan Weir
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	Kelly Brown (c)
BF	6	Ryan Wilson
RL	5	Jim Hamilton
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Geoff Cross
HK	2	Scott Lawson
LP	1	Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson
PR	18	Euan Murray
LK	19	Tim Swinson
FL	20	Alasdair Strokosch
SH	21	Chris Cusiter
FH	22	Duncan Taylor
FB	23	Jack Cuthbert
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

15 March 2014
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	v	Ireland

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Maxime Médard
FH	10	Rémi Tales
SH	9	Maxime Machenaud
N8	8	Damien Chouly
OF	7	Alexandre Lapandry
BF	6	Louis Picamoles
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Pascal Papé (c)
TP	3	Nicolas Mas
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski
LP	1	Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK	16	Guilhem Guirado
PR	17	Vincent Debaty
PR	18	Rabah Slimani
LK	19	Alexandre Flanquart
LK	20	Sébastien Vahaamahina
FL	21	Wenceslas Lauret
SH	22	Jean-Marc Doussain
CE	23	Maxime Mermoz
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Andrew Trimble
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	David Kearney
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton
SH	9	Conor Murray
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Chris Henry
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross
HK	2	Rory Best
LP	1	Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK	16	Sean Cronin
PR	17	Jack McGrath
PR	18	Martin Moore
LK	19	Iain Henderson
FL	20	Jordi Murphy
SH	21	Eoin Reddan
FH	22	Ian Madigan
WG	23	Fergus McFadden
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Statistics

Statistics at the end of round 4.

Points scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	Leigh Halfpenny	Wales	51
2	Jonathan Sexton	Ireland	49
3	Owen Farrell	England	42
4	Jean-Marc Doussain	France	27
5	Tommaso Allan	Italy	21
6	Danny Care	England	16
	Greig Laidlaw	Scotland
	Maxime Machenaud	France
9	Luther Burrell	England	15
9	Yoann Huget	France	15
11	Paddy Jackson	Ireland	11
12	Mike Brown	England	10
	Michele Campagnaro	Italy
	Alex Dunbar	Scotland
	Rob Kearney	Ireland
	Andrew Trimble	Ireland
17	Duncan Weir	Scotland	8
18	Luciano Orquera	Italy	6
19	Hugo Bonneval	France	5
	Sean Cronin	Ireland
	Alex Cuthbert	Wales
	Gaël Fickou	France
	Joshua Furno	Italy
	Wesley Fofana	France
	Cian Healy	Ireland
	Jamie Heaslip	Ireland
	Chris Henry	Ireland
	Stuart Hogg	Scotland
	Tommaso Iannone	Italy
	Fergus McFadden	Ireland
	Jack McGrath	Ireland
	George North	Wales
	Louis Picamoles	France
	Leonardo Sarto	Italy
	Tommy Seymour	Scotland
	Sam Warburton	Wales
	Scott Williams	Wales
38	Alex Goode	England	3
38	Jules Plisson	France	3

Try scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Luther Burrell	England	3
1	Yoann Huget	France	3
3	Mike Brown	England	2
	Michele Campagnaro	Italy
	Danny Care	England
	Alex Dunbar	Scotland
	Rob Kearney	Ireland
	Jonathan Sexton	Ireland
	Andrew Trimble	Ireland
10	Tommaso Allan	Italy	1
	Hugo Bonneval	France
	Sean Cronin	Ireland
	Alex Cuthbert	Wales
	Gaël Fickou	France
	Wesley Fofana	France
	Joshua Furno	Italy
	Cian Healy	Ireland
	Jamie Heaslip	Ireland
	Chris Henry	Ireland
	Stuart Hogg	Scotland
	Tommaso Iannone	Italy
	Paddy Jackson	Ireland
	Fergus McFadden	Ireland
	Jack McGrath	Ireland
	George North	Wales
	Louis Picamoles	France
	Leonardo Sarto	Italy
	Tommy Seymour	Scotland
	Sam Warburton	Wales
	Scott Williams	Wales

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, every Six Nations match will be broadcast live by the BBC,^[16] and Wales matches will also broadcast live in Welsh by S4C. In Ireland, every match will be broadcast live on RTÉ.^[17] DMAX will be the new broadcaster in Italy for the Six Nations.^[18]

Territory	Broadcaster	Matches	Transmission
United Kingdom	BBC	15	Live
United Kingdom	S4C	Wales matches	Live
Ireland	RTÉ	15	Live
France	France Télévisions	15	Live
Italy	DMAX	15	Live

References

^ "Official Championship Guide: RBS Six Nations 2014". Official Six Nations Site. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "Six Nations 2014 team captains' press conference". Daily Telegraph. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "Six Nations: Thierry Dusautoir, France captain, out for four months". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ "O'Connell ruled out of Scotland Test". ESPN Scrum. ESPN Sports Media. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ "Parisse rested, Bortolami leads Italy". Planet Rugby. Planet Rugby. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^ "Scotland drop captain Brown for England". ESPN Scrum. ESPN Sports Media. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
^ "ScoSix Nations 2014: Scotland recall Kelly Brown as captain". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
^ "Jones leads Wales against Italy". Planet Rugby. Planet Rugby Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
^ "Six Nations: Wales to start defence against Italy in 2014". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ Griffiths, John (13 February 2014). "The most-capped pack of all time". Ask Steven. ESPN (UK). Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ O'Connell ruled out of Scotland Test
^ Foot infection rules Alun Wyn Jones out of France Test
^ Bruce, Sam (5 March 2014). "Brian O'Driscoll to break George Gregan's Test record as he bids farewell to Dublin". Fox Sports (Australia). Retrieved 5 March 2014.
^ O'Driscoll sets new world record
^ Six Nations 2014: Italy's Sergio Parisse out of Ireland game
^ "Rugby union on the BBC". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
^ "RTÉ to broadcast Six Nations until 2017". RTÉ. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
^ "DMAX searching for digital reporter for six nations campaign". Official Six Nations Site. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

External links

Official Site

[FrenchCaptain-4] Original French captain Thierry Dusautoir was ruled out of the Six Nations ahead of the tournament due to tearing a tendon in his right bicep. Papé was therefore captain for the tournament.^[3]

[IrishCaptain-6] Regular captain Paul O'Connell was ruled out of the opening fixture against Scotland, as he suffered from a chest infection. Jamie Heaslip was captain for the Scotland fixture.^[4]

[ItalianCaptain-8] Usual captain Sergio Parisse was rested for the round 4 clash against Ireland; Marco Bortolami was captain for that match.^[5]

[ScottishCaptain-11] Original Scottish captain Kelly Brown was dropped in the second and third round, with Laidlaw taking over as captain for rounds 2 and 3.^[6] Brown returned as captain for round 4.^[7]

[WelshCaptain-13] Regular captain Sam Warburton did not captain Wales in the opening round, as he had not recovered from a shoulder injury. Alun Wyn Jones was captain for that match.^[8]

[1] "Official Championship Guide: RBS Six Nations 2014". Official Six Nations Site. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[2] "Six Nations 2014 team captains' press conference". Daily Telegraph. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[3] "Six Nations: Thierry Dusautoir, France captain, out for four months". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

[5] "O'Connell ruled out of Scotland Test". ESPN Scrum. ESPN Sports Media. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

[7] "Parisse rested, Bortolami leads Italy". Planet Rugby. Planet Rugby. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

[9] "Scotland drop captain Brown for England". ESPN Scrum. ESPN Sports Media. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

[10] "ScoSix Nations 2014: Scotland recall Kelly Brown as captain". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

[12] "Jones leads Wales against Italy". Planet Rugby. Planet Rugby Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

[14] "Six Nations: Wales to start defence against Italy in 2014". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[15] Griffiths, John (13 February 2014). "The most-capped pack of all time". Ask Steven. ESPN (UK). Retrieved 13 February 2014.

[16] O'Connell ruled out of Scotland Test

[17] Foot infection rules Alun Wyn Jones out of France Test

[18] Bruce, Sam (5 March 2014). "Brian O'Driscoll to break George Gregan's Test record as he bids farewell to Dublin". Fox Sports (Australia). Retrieved 5 March 2014.

[19] O'Driscoll sets new world record

[20] Six Nations 2014: Italy's Sergio Parisse out of Ireland game

[21] "Rugby union on the BBC". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[22] "RTÉ to broadcast Six Nations until 2017". RTÉ. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[23] "DMAX searching for digital reporter for six nations campaign". Official Six Nations Site. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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