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2017 Six Nations Championship
Date4 February – 18 March 2017
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions England (28th title)
Matches played15
Attendance996,662 (66,444 per match)
Tries scored66 (4.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)France Camille Lopez (67)
Top try scorer(s)
Player of the tournamentScotland Stuart Hogg[1]
Official websiteSix Nations Website
2016 (Previous) (Next) 2018

The 2017 Six Nations Championship was the 18th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was also known as the RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

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

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

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

Participants

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

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

Squads

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Table

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

Fixtures

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Round 1

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

Man of the Match:
Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

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

Notes:

  • Scotland reclaimed the Centenary Quaich for the first time since 2013, the last time they beat Ireland.[11]
  • Scotland won their opening Six Nations match for the first time since 2006.[12]
  • Ireland lost their opening Six Nations match for the first time since 2012.
  • Stuart Hogg became Scotland's highest try scorer in the Six Nations.
  • Ireland received the first bonus point in the history of the Six Nations.

4 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
England 19–16 France (1 BP)
Try: Te'o 70'
Con: Farrell (1/1) 71' c
Pen: Farrell (3/4) 9', 22', 54'
Daly (1/1) 37'
ReportTry: Slimani 59'
Con: Lopez (1/1) 60' c
Pen: Lopez (3/4) 6', 12', 19'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,902
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Jonny May Yellow card 12'
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph downward-facing red arrow 68'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford downward-facing red arrow 68'
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Nathan Hughes
OF 7 Tom Wood
BF 6 Maro Itoje
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Joe Marler downward-facing red arrow 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Matt Mullan upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler
FL 19 Teimana Harrison
FL 20 James Haskell upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 21 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 22 Ben Te'o upward-facing green arrow 68'
WG 23 Jack Nowell upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones
FB 15 Scott Spedding
RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat downward-facing red arrow 71'
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa
FH 10 Camille Lopez downward-facing red arrow 71'
SH 9 Baptiste Serin downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Kevin Gourdon
BF 6 Damien Chouly downward-facing red arrow 63'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 45'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) downward-facing red arrow 71'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Clément Maynadier upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 Rabah Slimani upward-facing green arrow 45'
PR 18 Xavier Chiocci upward-facing green arrow 45'
LK 19 Arthur Iturria upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 20 Loann Goujon upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 21 Maxime Machenaud upward-facing green arrow 56'
FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain upward-facing green arrow 71'
WG 23 Yoann Huget upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
France Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Louis Picamoles (France)

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

Notes:

  • Arthur Iturria (France) made his international debut.
  • England won their 15th consecutive match, their longest winning run.[13]

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

Man of the Match:
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

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

Round 2

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

Man of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)

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

Notes:

  • Niall Scannell (Ireland) made his test debut.
  • Ireland captain Rory Best was named to start but was withdrawn from the team due to illness on the day of the match.[14]
  • CJ Stander became the first forward to score a hat-trick in the Six Nations.[15]
  • Ireland earned the first try bonus point in the history of the Six Nations.[16]
  • This was Ireland's largest victory in the tournament.[15]

11 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales 16–21 England
Try: L. Williams 37' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 38'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 2', 22', 60'
ReportTry: Youngs 17' m
Daly 75' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 77'
Pen: Farrell (3/3) 10', 55', 70'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Scott Williams downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan Biggar
SH 9 Rhys Webb downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty downward-facing red arrow 52'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric downward-facing red arrow 77'
BF 6 Sam Warburton
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Jake Ball
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Ken Owens downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Rob Evans downward-facing red arrow 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Nicky Smith upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 18 Samson Lee upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 Cory Hill upward-facing green arrow 77'
N8 20 Taulupe Faletau upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 21 Gareth Davies upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 22 Sam Davies
CE 23 Jamie Roberts upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
Wales Rob Howley
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Jack Nowell downward-facing red arrow 70'
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph downward-facing red arrow 64'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Nathan Hughes downward-facing red arrow 77'
OF 7 Jack Clifford downward-facing red arrow 48'
BF 6 Maro Itoje
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
LP 1 Joe Marler downward-facing red arrow 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 17 Matt Mullan upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 19 Tom Wood upward-facing green arrow 77'
FL 20 James Haskell upward-facing green arrow 48'
SH 21 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 64'
CE 22 Ben Te'o upward-facing green arrow 64'
WG 23 Jonny May upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Joe Launchbury (England)

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

Notes:


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

Man of the Match:
Kevin Gourdon (France)

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

Notes:

Round 3

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

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

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

Notes:

  • Scotland ended a record nine-match losing streak against Wales by winning for the first time since their 21–9 victory in 2007.[17]
  • With this victory, Scotland climbed from seventh to fifth in the World Rugby Rankings, their highest position since the rankings were introduced in 2003, overtaking South Africa and Wales.[18]

25 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland 19–9 France
Try: Murray 29' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 30'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 45', 54'
Jackson (1/1) 75'
Drop: Sexton (1/1) 49'
ReportPen: Lopez (3/3) 11', 18', 73'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Rob Kearney downward-facing red arrow 50'
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Johnny Sexton downward-facing red arrow 68'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 78'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Seán O'Brien downward-facing red arrow 67'
BF 6 CJ Stander
RL 5 Devin Toner
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan downward-facing red arrow 59'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 73'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Jack McGrath downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 John Ryan upward-facing green arrow 73'
LK 19 Iain Henderson upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion upward-facing green arrow 78'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson upward-facing green arrow 68'
WG 23 Andrew Trimble upward-facing green arrow 50'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Scott Spedding downward-facing red arrow 73'
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat downward-facing red arrow 59'
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Noa Nakaitaci
FH 10 Camille Lopez
SH 9 Baptiste Serin downward-facing red arrow 61'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Kevin Gourdon
BF 6 Bernard Le Roux downward-facing red arrow 59'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina downward-facing red arrow 50'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Christopher Tolofua upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Uini Atonio upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 19 Julien Le Devedec upward-facing green arrow 50'
FL 20 Charles Ollivon upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 21 Maxime Machenaud upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 22 Henry Chavancy upward-facing green arrow 59'
WG 23 Djibril Camara upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
France Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

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

Notes:


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

Man of the Match:
Joe Launchbury (England)

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

Notes:

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

Round 4

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

Man of the Match:
Rhys Webb (Wales)

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

Notes:


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

Man of the Match:
Baptiste Serin (France)

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

Notes:


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

Man of the Match:
Jonathan Joseph (England)

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

Notes:

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

Round 5

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

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

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

Notes:

  • Federico Ruzza (Italy) made his international debut.
  • This was Vern Cotter's last game as head coach.
  • This was the first time Scotland has kept Italy scoreless.
  • This was the first time, since beating Canada 41–0 in 2008, that Scotland kept their opponent scoreless.
  • This was Scotland's first match in the Six Nations where they kept their opponent scoreless.
  • The match concluded Scotland's most successful Six Nations tournament since they won 3 games in 2006.

18 March 2017
15:45 CET (UTC+1)
France 20–18 Wales (1 BP)
Try: Lamerat 6' c
Chouly 80+19' c
Con: Lopez (2/2) 7', 80+20'
Pen: Lopez (2/3) 15', 66'
ReportPen: Halfpenny (6/6) 19', 27', 39', 53', 64', 71'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,688
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci
OC 13 Rémi Lamerat downward-facing red arrow 65'
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 53'
FH 10 Camille Lopez downward-facing red arrow 32' upward-facing green arrow 39'
SH 9 Baptiste Serin downward-facing red arrow 18' upward-facing green arrow 24' downward-facing red arrow 71'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Kevin Gourdon
BF 6 Fabien Sanconnie downward-facing red arrow 54'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina downward-facing red arrow 77'
TP 3 Rabah Slimani downward-facing red arrow 54' upward-facing green arrow 80'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) downward-facing red arrow 71'
LP 1 Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 Uini Atonio upward-facing green arrow 54' downward-facing red arrow 80'
PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 19 Julien Le Devedec upward-facing green arrow 77'
N8 20 Damien Chouly upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 21 Antoine Dupont upward-facing green arrow 18' downward-facing red arrow 24' upward-facing green arrow 71'
FH 22 François Trinh-Duc upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 39' upward-facing green arrow 65'
WG 23 Yoann Huget upward-facing green arrow 53'
Coach:
France Guy Novès
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny downward-facing red arrow 80+5' upward-facing green arrow 80+12'
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Scott Williams downward-facing red arrow 53'
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Dan Biggar
SH 9 Rhys Webb
N8 8 Ross Moriarty downward-facing red arrow 53' upward-facing green arrow 71'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Sam Warburton
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c) downward-facing red arrow 51'
LL 4 Jake Ball downward-facing red arrow 59'
TP 3 Tomas Francis downward-facing red arrow 59' upward-facing green arrow 80+5' downward-facing red arrow 80+12'
HK 2 Ken Owens
LP 1 Rob Evans downward-facing red arrow 80+16'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Baldwin upward-facing green arrow 59' downward-facing red arrow 71'
PR 17 Nicky Smith upward-facing green arrow 80+16'
PR 18 Samson Lee Yellow card 80+1' upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 19 Luke Charteris upward-facing green arrow 51'
N8 20 Taulupe Faletau upward-facing green arrow 53'
SH 21 Gareth Davies
FH 22 Sam Davies
CE 23 Jamie Roberts upward-facing green arrow 53'
Coach:
Wales Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Brice Dulin (France)

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

Notes:

  • Ken Owens (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
  • This was France's first win over Wales since their 9–8 victory during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
  • France finished in the top half of the table for the first time since 2011 and Wales finished in the bottom half for the first time since that same year, with fifth their lowest position since 2007.
  • The winning points were scored in the 100th minute of the match[28] in one of the longest games on record.[29]

18 March 2017
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland 13–9 England (1 BP)
Try: Henderson 23' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 23'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 10', 62'
ReportPen: Farrell (3/3) 17', 50', 66'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Jared Payne
RW 14 Keith Earls downward-facing red arrow 40'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Simon Zebo
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Kieran Marmion downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 CJ Stander
OF 7 Seán O'Brien downward-facing red arrow 65'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Iain Henderson
LL 4 Donnacha Ryan downward-facing red arrow 64'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 75'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) red cross icon 9' to 17' downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Jack McGrath upward-facing green arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell upward-facing green arrow 9' downward-facing red arrow 17' upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 18 John Ryan upward-facing green arrow 75'
LK 19 Devin Toner upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 20 Dan Leavy upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 21 Luke McGrath upward-facing green arrow 68'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson
WG 23 Andrew Conway upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Anthony Watson
OC 13 Jonathan Joseph downward-facing red arrow 67'
IC 12 Owen Farrell
LW 11 Elliot Daly
FH 10 George Ford downward-facing red arrow 62' upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 9 Ben Youngs downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola downward-facing red arrow 62'
OF 7 James Haskell downward-facing red arrow 59'
BF 6 Maro Itoje
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 77'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Joe Marler downward-facing red arrow 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jamie George upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola upward-facing green arrow 40'
PR 18 Kyle Sinckler upward-facing green arrow 77'
FL 19 Tom Wood upward-facing green arrow 59'
N8 20 Nathan Hughes upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 21 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 62'
CE 22 Ben Te'o upward-facing green arrow 62' downward-facing red arrow 69'
WG 23 Jack Nowell upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
Australia Eddie Jones

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

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

Notes:

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

Statistics

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

See also

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