2015 Six Nations Championship

2015 Six Nations Championship
2015 Six Nations Championship
Date	6 February – 21 March 2015
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales;
Tournament statistics
Champions	Ireland (13th title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	1,040,680 (69,379 per match)
Tries scored	62 (4.13 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	George Ford (75)
Top try scorer(s)	Jonathan Joseph (4)
Player of the tournament	Paul O'Connell
Official website	Six Nations Website
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The 2015 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2015 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 16th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union tournament. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 121st edition of the tournament.

Ireland retained their title from the previous year, their 13th triumph in the competition.^[2] This was the first time that Ireland had retained their title outright since 1949, having shared the 1983 championship with France after winning in 1982.^[3] They were the first team to be awarded the redesigned Six Nations trophy introduced for 2015, which featured six sides as opposed to five.^[4]^[5]

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	Thierry Dusautoir
Ireland	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Joe Schmidt	Paul O'Connell
Italy	Stadio Olimpico	73,261	Rome	Jacques Brunel	Sergio Parisse*
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144	Edinburgh	Vern Cotter	Greig Laidlaw
Wales	Millennium Stadium	74,500	Cardiff	Warren Gatland	Sam Warburton

* Parisse did not play in Italy's final match at home against Wales after an injury sustained in their round four match against France. Leonardo Ghiraldini took his place as captain.^[6]

Squads

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts
1	Ireland	5	4	1	119	56	+63	8	8
2	England	5	4	1	157	100	+57	18	8
3	Wales	5	4	1	146	93	+53	13	8
4	France	5	2	3	103	101	+2	9	4
5	Italy	5	1	4	62	182	−120	8	2
6	Scotland	5	0	5	73	128	−55	6	0

Source: RBS 6 Nations Table (accessed 21 March 2015)

Fixtures

The 2015 Six Nations Championship commenced with a Friday night fixture, once again held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, this time between Wales and England.^[7]^[8]

Round 1

6 February 2015
20:05 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	16–21	England
Try: Webb 7' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 8' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 1', 23' Drop: Biggar (1/1) 40'	Report	Try: Watson 14' m Joseph 43' c Con: Ford (1/2) 45' Pen: Ford (3/4) 31', 61', 78'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,815
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert	60' to 70'
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	George North		30'	38'
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Rhys Webb		68'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Jake Ball		68'
TP	3	Samson Lee		71'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Baldwin
PR	17	Paul James		59'
PR	18	Aaron Jarvis		71'
LK	19	Luke Charteris		68'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric
SH	21	Mike Phillips		68'
FH	22	Rhys Priestland
FB	23	Liam Williams		30'	38'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph
IC	12	Luther Burrell	75'
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	Ben Youngs	68'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	James Haskell
RL	5	George Kruis	71'
LL	4	Dave Attwood
TP	3	Dan Cole	61'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	54'
LP	1	Joe Marler	54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	54'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	54'
PR	18	Kieran Brookes	61'
N8	19	Nick Easter	71'
FL	20	Tom Croft
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth	68'
FH	22	Danny Cipriani
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees	75'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
George Ford (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Welsh captain Sam Warburton earned his 50th cap for Wales.^[9]

7 February 2015
15:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	3–26	Ireland
Pen: Haimona (1/1) 40'	Report	Try: Murray 64' c O'Donnell 66' c Con: Keatley (1/1) 65' Madigan (1/1) 67' Pen: Keatley (4/4) 6', 20', 35', 57'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 57,700
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)


FB	15	Andrea Masi		76'
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro		63'
IC	12	Luca Morisi
LW	11	Luke McLean
FH	10	Kelly Haimona
SH	9	Edoardo Gori
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Francesco Minto		68'	74'
BF	6	Alessandro Zanni		46'
RL	5	George Biagi				74'
LL	4	Joshua Furno
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		68'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	63' to 73'		74'
LP	1	Matías Agüero		52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrea Manici		68'
PR	17	Alberto De Marchi		52'
PR	18	Dario Chistolini		68'
LK	19	Marco Fuser			67'
FL	20	Marco Barbini		46'	67' to 74'
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani
FH	22	Tommaso Allan		63'
WG	23	Giovanbattista Venditti		76'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Tommy Bowe	67'
OC	13	Jared Payne
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Ian Keatley	65'
SH	9	Conor Murray	68'
N8	8	Jordi Murphy
OF	7	Tommy O'Donnell
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony	65'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner
TP	3	Mike Ross	51'
HK	2	Rory Best	46'
LP	1	Jack McGrath	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	46'
PR	17	James Cronin	67'
PR	18	Martin Moore	51'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	65'
N8	20	Robbie Diack
SH	21	Isaac Boss	68'
FH	22	Ian Madigan	65'
FB	23	Felix Jones	67'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Marco Barbini made his international debut for Italy.^[10]
Seán O'Brien was set to return to the Irish line-up after injury, but was replaced by Tommy O'Donnell in the starting XV following injury in the pre-game warm-up.^[11]

7 February 2015
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	15–8	Scotland
Pen: Lopez (5/6) 2', 16', 37', 49', 78'	Report	Try: Fife 39' m Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 13'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,191
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud	71'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana
LW	11	Teddy Thomas
FH	10	Camille Lopez
SH	9	Rory Kockott	54'
N8	8	Damien Chouly
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)	79'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Pascal Papé	60'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	54'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	47'
LP	1	Alexandre Menini	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	47'
PR	17	Uini Atonio	54'
PR	18	Eddy Ben Arous	40'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua	60'
N8	20	Loann Goujon	79'
SH	21	Morgan Parra	54'
FH	22	Rémi Talès
CE	23	Rémi Lamerat	71'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Tommy Seymour		16'
OC	13	Mark Bennett
IC	12	Alex Dunbar		67'
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)		78'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie	61' to 71'
OF	7	Blair Cowan			54'	61'
BF	6	Rob Harley		52'	54'	61'
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Richie Gray		64'
TP	3	Euan Murray		64'
HK	2	Ross Ford		67'
LP	1	Alasdair Dickinson		64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fraser Brown		67'
PR	17	Gordon Reid		64'
PR	18	Geoff Cross		64'
LK	19	Jim Hamilton		64'
FL	20	Alasdair Strokosch		52'
SH	21	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne		78'
CE	22	Peter Horne		67'
WG	23	Dougie Fife		16'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Camille Lopez (France)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Loann Goujon made his international debut for France.^[12]
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne made his international debut for Scotland.^[13]

Round 2

14 February 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

England	47–17	Italy
Try: B. Vunipola 23' m Joseph (2) 26' c, 60' c B. Youngs 54' c Cipriani 63' c Easter 68' m Con: Ford (3/4) 28', 55', 62' Cipriani (1/2) 63' Pen: Ford (3/3) 20', 45', 57'	Report	Try: Parisse 3' m Morisi (2) 49' m, 78' c Con: Allan (1/1) 79'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,061
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)


FB	15	Mike Brown	12'
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph
IC	12	Luther Burrell
LW	11	Jonny May
FH	10	George Ford	62'
SH	9	Ben Youngs	66'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	James Haskell	62'
RL	5	George Kruis
LL	4	Dave Attwood	50'
TP	3	Dan Cole	58'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	58'
LP	1	Joe Marler	62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	58'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	62'
PR	18	Kieran Brookes	58'
N8	19	Nick Easter	50'
FL	20	Tom Croft	62'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth	66'
FH	22	Danny Cipriani	62'
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees	12'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto	71'
OC	13	Luca Morisi
IC	12	Andrea Masi
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Kelly Haimona	69'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	69'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco			58'
BF	6	Francesco Minto	28'	37'
RL	5	Marco Bortolami	45'
LL	4	George Biagi
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	58'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	58'
LP	1	Alberto De Marchi	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrea Manici	58'
PR	17	Matías Agüero	58'
PR	18	Dario Chistolini	58'
LK	19	Joshua Furno	45'
FL	20	Samuela Vunisa	28'	37'	58'
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani	69'
FH	22	Tommaso Allan	69'
CE	23	Giulio Bisegni	71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Jonathan Joseph (England)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Giulio Bisegni made his international debut for Italy.^[14]
Nick Easter, aged 36, became the oldest English player to score a try in a test match.^[15]

14 February 2015
17:00 WET (UTC+0)

Ireland	18–11	France
Pen: Sexton (5/5) 13', 18', 32', 38', 67' Madigan (1/1) 50'	Report	Try: Taofifénua 70' m Pen: Lopez (2/3) 16', 35'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Jared Payne
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Johnny Sexton		44' to 54'
SH	9	Conor Murray
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip		60'
OF	7	Seán O'Brien		65'	71'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner		74'
TP	3	Mike Ross		62'
HK	2	Rory Best	60' to 70'		71'
LP	1	Jack McGrath		62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin		65'
PR	17	Cian Healy		62'
PR	18	Martin Moore		62'
LK	19	Iain Henderson		74'
FL	20	Jordi Murphy		60'
SH	21	Isaac Boss
FH	22	Ian Madigan		44'	54'
FB	23	Felix Jones
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Scott Spedding			52'
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Mathieu Bastareaud		44' to 52'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana		15'	22'
LW	11	Teddy Thomas				32'
FH	10	Camille Lopez
SH	9	Rory Kockott		65'
N8	8	Damien Chouly		71'
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Pascal Papé	52' to 62'	63'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani		49'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado		49'
LP	1	Eddy Ben Arous		49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser		49'
PR	17	Uini Atonio		49'
PR	18	Vincent Debaty		49'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua		63'
N8	20	Loann Goujon		71'
SH	21	Morgan Parra		65'
FH	22	Rémi Talès		44'
CE	23	Rémi Lamerat		15'	22'	32'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

15 February 2015
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	23–26	Wales
Try: Hogg 9' c Welsh 79' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 10' Russell (1/1) 79' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 17', 44', 54'	Report	Try: Webb 33' c Davies 63' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 34', 64' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 6', 19', 31', 48'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Sean Lamont
OC	13	Mark Bennett
IC	12	Alex Dunbar		58'
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Finn Russell	30' to 40'
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)		71'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie		58'
OF	7	Blair Cowan
BF	6	Rob Harley
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Richie Gray		56'
TP	3	Geoff Cross		49'
HK	2	Ross Ford		71'
LP	1	Alasdair Dickinson		61'	64'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fraser Brown		71'
PR	17	Gordon Reid		61'	64'
PR	18	Jon Welsh		49'
LK	19	Jim Hamilton		56'
FL	20	Alasdair Strokosch		58'
SH	21	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne		71'
FH	22	Greig Tonks
CE	23	Matt Scott		58'
Coach:
Vern Cotter


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies	35' to 45'
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	Liam Williams
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Rhys Webb		74'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate		61'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Jake Ball		60'
TP	3	Aaron Jarvis		60'
HK	2	Richard Hibbard		60'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins		71'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Baldwin		60'
PR	17	Paul James		71'
PR	18	Scott Andrews		60'
LK	19	Luke Charteris		60'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric		61'
SH	21	Mike Phillips		74'
FH	22	Rhys Priestland
CE	23	Scott Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Round 3

28 February 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	19–22	Italy
Try: Bennett 7' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 8' Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 1', 15', 26', 66'	Report	Try: Furno 9' m Venditti 36' c Penalty try 79' c Con: Haimona (1/2) 37' Allan (1/1) 80' Pen: Haimona (1/2) 17'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 62,188
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Tommy Seymour
OC	13	Mark Bennett		66'
IC	12	Alex Dunbar
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Peter Horne		78'
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)		74'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie		50'
OF	7	Blair Cowan
BF	6	Rob Harley
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Tim Swinson		69'
TP	3	Euan Murray		74'
HK	2	Ross Ford		66'
LP	1	Alasdair Dickinson		66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fraser Brown		66'
PR	17	Ryan Grant		66'
PR	18	Geoff Cross		74'
LK	19	Ben Toolis	77' to 80'	69'
FL	20	Hamish Watson	79' to 80'	50'
SH	21	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne		74'
FH	22	Greig Tonks		78'
CE	23	Matt Scott		66'
Coach:
Vern Cotter


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Michele Visentin
OC	13	Luca Morisi
IC	12	Enrico Bacchin
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti	69'
FH	10	Kelly Haimona	43'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Simone Favaro	61'
BF	6	Francesco Minto
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	George Biagi	66'
TP	3	Dario Chistolini	56'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	66'
LP	1	Matías Agüero	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrea Manici	66'
PR	17	Alberto De Marchi	56'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	56'
LK	19	Marco Fuser	66'
FL	20	Samuela Vunisa	61'
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani
FH	22	Tommaso Allan	43'
CE	23	Giulio Bisegni	69'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Luke McLean (Italy)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Enrico Bacchin and Michele Visentin made their international debuts for Italy.^[16]^[17]
Ben Toolis and Hamish Watson made their international debuts for Scotland.^[18]^[19]
Italy got its first Six Nations win since beating Ireland 22–15 in 2013, and its second away win since beating Scotland 37–17 in 2007.^[20]

28 February 2015
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	13–20	Wales
Try: Dulin 67' c Con: Lopez (1/1) 68' Pen: Lopez (2/4) 17', 48'	Report	Try: Biggar 59' m Pen: Halfpenny (5/5) 7', 28', 51', 64', 73'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,814
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Rémi Lamerat	17'
IC	12	Wesley Fofana	69'
LW	11	Sofiane Guitoune
FH	10	Camille Lopez
SH	9	Morgan Parra	52'
N8	8	Damien Chouly	73'
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Romain Taofifénua	61'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	52'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	52'
LP	1	Eddy Ben Arous	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	52'
PR	17	Uini Atonio	52'
PR	18	Vincent Debaty	52'
LK	19	Jocelino Suta	61'
N8	20	Loann Goujon	73'
SH	21	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	52'
FH	22	Rémi Talès	69'
CE	23	Mathieu Bastareaud	17'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	Liam Williams
FH	10	Dan Biggar	74'
SH	9	Rhys Webb
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)	69'
BF	6	Dan Lydiate
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Luke Charteris	69'
TP	3	Samson Lee	79'
HK	2	Scott Baldwin	69'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Richard Hibbard	69'
PR	17	Paul James	69'
PR	18	Aaron Jarvis	79'
LK	19	Bradley Davies	69'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric	69'
SH	21	Mike Phillips
FH	22	Rhys Priestland	74'
CE	23	Scott Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Morgan Parra (France)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Brice Dulin's try was France's first try against Wales since their 2011 Six Nations fixture.^[21]
Wales captain Sam Warburton equalled Ryan Jones' record of 33 Tests as captain.^[22]
George North became the youngest player to earn 50 international caps (47 for Wales, 3 for the British and Irish Lions) at the age of 22, surpassing Australia's Joe Roff, who was 24.^[23]

1 March 2015
15:00 WET (UTC+0)

Ireland	19–9	England
Try: Henshaw 52' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 52' Pen: Sexton (4/5) 1', 8', 29', 47'	Report	Pen: Ford (2/3) 58', 67' Drop: Ford (1/1) 11'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Jared Payne	70'
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	54'
SH	9	Conor Murray
N8	8	Jordi Murphy
OF	7	Seán O'Brien	24'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner	65'
TP	3	Mike Ross	57'
HK	2	Rory Best	73'
LP	1	Jack McGrath	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	73'
PR	17	Cian Healy	58'
PR	18	Martin Moore	57'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	65'
FL	20	Tommy O'Donnell	24'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan
FH	22	Ian Madigan	54'
FB	23	Felix Jones	70'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph	67'
IC	12	Luther Burrell
LW	11	Jack Nowell
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	Ben Youngs	67'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	James Haskell	61'
RL	5	George Kruis
LL	4	Dave Attwood	67'
TP	3	Dan Cole
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	53'
LP	1	Joe Marler	65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	53'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	65'
PR	18	Henry Thomas
N8	19	Nick Easter	67'
FL	20	Tom Croft	61'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth	67'
FH	22	Danny Cipriani
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees	67'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)

Notes:

Nick Easter earned his 50th cap for England.^[24]
Ireland reclaim the Millennium Trophy for the first time since 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Round 4

14 March 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	23–16	Ireland
Try: S. Williams 61' m Pen: Halfpenny (5/5) 2', 7', 11', 13', 74' Drop: Biggar (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: Penalty try 68' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 69' Pen: Sexton (3/4) 17', 29', 36'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,950
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)^{[nb 1]}


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Jonathan Davies	77' to 80'
IC	12	Jamie Roberts		59'
LW	11	Liam Williams
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Rhys Webb		68'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)	27' to 37'
BF	6	Dan Lydiate		68'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones		71'
LL	4	Luke Charteris
TP	3	Samson Lee		12'
HK	2	Scott Baldwin		56'	78'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Richard Hibbard		56'	78'
PR	17	Rob Evans		40'
PR	18	Aaron Jarvis		12'
LK	19	Jake Ball		71'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric		68'
SH	21	Mike Phillips		68'
FH	22	Rhys Priestland
CE	23	Scott Williams		59'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Jared Payne
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	74'
SH	9	Conor Murray	62'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip	71'
OF	7	Seán O'Brien
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner	62'
TP	3	Mike Ross	62'
HK	2	Rory Best	62'
LP	1	Jack McGrath	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	62'
PR	17	Cian Healy	56'
PR	18	Martin Moore	62'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	62'
FL	20	Jordi Murphy	71'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	62'
FH	22	Ian Madigan	74'
FB	23	Felix Jones
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)^{[nb 1]}
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

With this Welsh win, no team could win the Grand Slam or the Triple Crown.^[26]
Rob Evans made his international debut for Wales.^[27]
Wales captain Sam Warburton captained his country for a record 34th time, surpassing Ryan Jones' record of 33 Tests as captain.^[28]
Paul O'Connell became the fourth player to earn 100 test caps for Ireland.^[29]
Johnny Sexton and Cian Healy earned their 50th caps for Ireland.^[29]

14 March 2015
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England	25–13	Scotland
Try: Joseph 4' c Ford 43' c Nowell 75' m Con: Ford (2/3) 5', 43' Pen: Ford (2/3) 25', 50'	Report	Try: Bennett 21' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 22' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 29', 38'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Mike Brown	76'
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph
IC	12	Luther Burrell
LW	11	Jack Nowell
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	Ben Youngs	66'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	James Haskell	66'
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Dave Attwood	50'
TP	3	Dan Cole	66'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	50'
LP	1	Joe Marler	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs	50'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	59'
PR	18	Kieran Brookes	66'
LK	19	Geoff Parling	50'
FL	20	Tom Wood	66'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth	66'
FH	22	Danny Cipriani	76'
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Dougie Fife
OC	13	Mark Bennett
IC	12	Matt Scott	40'
LW	11	Tommy Seymour
FH	10	Finn Russell	71'
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8	8	David Denton	54'
OF	7	Blair Cowan
BF	6	Rob Harley	66'
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Jim Hamilton	35'	40'	47'
TP	3	Euan Murray	54'
HK	2	Ross Ford	59'
LP	1	Alasdair Dickinson	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fraser Brown	59'
PR	17	Ryan Grant	59'
PR	18	Geoff Cross	54'
LK	19	Tim Swinson	35'	40'	47'
N8	20	Johnnie Beattie	66'
N8	21	Adam Ashe	54'
SH	22	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne	71'
FH	23	Greig Tonks	40'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Ben Youngs (England)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

England retained the Calcutta Cup.^[30]
With this win, and Wales' win against Ireland, Australia dropped to sixth in the World Rugby Rankings, their lowest ever position.^[31]

15 March 2015
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	0–29	France
	Report	Try: Maestri 45' c Bastareaud 80' c Con: Plisson (2/2) 46', 80' Pen: Lopez (2/2) 28', 34' Spedding (1/2) 40' Plisson (2/2) 41', 57'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 67,127
Referee: JP Doyle (England)


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Luca Morisi	37'
IC	12	Andrea Masi
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan	13'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	72'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)	74'
OF	7	Samuela Vunisa
BF	6	Francesco Minto
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	George Biagi	50'
TP	3	Dario Chistolini	50'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	58'
LP	1	Matías Agüero	32'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrea Manici	58'
PR	17	Alberto De Marchi	32'
PR	18	Lorenzo Cittadini	50'
LK	19	Quintin Geldenhuys	50'
FL	20	Marco Barbini	74'
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani	72'
FH	22	Luciano Orquera	13'
CE	23	Enrico Bacchin	37'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Gaël Fickou	69'
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz
LW	11	Noa Nakaitaci
FH	10	Camille Lopez	40'
SH	9	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	63'
N8	8	Loann Goujon	72'
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Yoann Maestri	64'
LL	4	Alexandre Flanquart
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	50'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	53'
LP	1	Eddy Ben Arous	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	53'
PR	17	Rabah Slimani	50'
PR	18	Vincent Debaty	57'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua	64'
N8	20	Damien Chouly	72'
SH	21	Rory Kockott	63'
FH	22	Jules Plisson	40'
CE	23	Mathieu Bastareaud	69'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Thierry Dusautoir (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)^{[nb 1]}
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Sergio Parisse won his 112th cap for Italy, a new national record.^[32]
Noa Nakaitaci made his international debut for France.^[33]
This was the first time that Italy failed to score any points in the Six Nations since their 25–0 loss to France in 2004.^[34]

Round 5

21 March 2015
13:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	20–61	Wales
Try: Venditti 24' c Sarto 79' c Con: Orquera (2/2) 26', 80' Pen: Haimona (1/1) 1' Orquera (1/1) 10'	Report	Try: Roberts 18' m L. Williams 47' c North (3) 49' c, 54' c, 59' c Webb 66' m Warburton 68' c S. Williams 73' c Con: Biggar (6/7) 47', 50', 55', 59', 69', 73' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 7', 12' Biggar (1/1) 40'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 65,827
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)


FB	15	Luke McLean
RW	14	Leonardo Sarto
OC	13	Luca Morisi
IC	12	Andrea Masi	52' to 62'	73'
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Kelly Haimona		4'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori		73'
N8	8	Samuela Vunisa		69'
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco
BF	6	Francesco Minto
RL	5	Joshua Furno
LL	4	George Biagi		50'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni		50'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)		50'
LP	1	Michele Rizzo		50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrea Manici		50'
PR	17	Alberto De Marchi		50'
PR	18	Dario Chistolini		50'
LK	19	Quintin Geldenhuys	64' to 74'	50'
FL	20	Robert Barbieri		69'
SH	21	Guglielmo Palazzani		73'
FH	22	Luciano Orquera		4'
CE	23	Enrico Bacchin		73'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny	33'
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	Liam Williams	70'
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Rhys Webb	70'
N8	8	Taulupe Faletau
OF	7	Sam Warburton (c)
BF	6	Dan Lydiate	55'
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones
LL	4	Luke Charteris	73'
TP	3	Aaron Jarvis	73'
HK	2	Scott Baldwin	55'
LP	1	Rob Evans	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ken Owens	55'
PR	17	Rhys Gill	52'
PR	18	Scott Andrews	73'
LK	19	Jake Ball	73'
FL	20	Justin Tipuric	55'
SH	21	Gareth Davies	70'
FH	22	Rhys Priestland	70'
CE	23	Scott Williams	33'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Wales' 41-point margin of victory was their biggest winning margin over Italy, surpassing the previous record of 39 they set in 1999.^[35]

21 March 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	10–40	Ireland
Try: Russell 29' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 30' Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 17'	Report	Try: O'Connell 4' c O'Brien (2) 24' c, 71' c Payne 49' c Con: Sexton (3/3) 5', 25', 50' Madigan (1/1) 72' Pen: Sexton (4/6) 9', 33', 44', 61'

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


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Dougie Fife		11' to 21'
OC	13	Mark Bennett				70'
IC	12	Matt Scott		69'
LW	11	Tommy Seymour
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)		55'
N8	8	David Denton
OF	7	Blair Cowan
BF	6	Adam Ashe		55'
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Jim Hamilton		52'
TP	3	Euan Murray		11'
HK	2	Ross Ford		52'
LP	1	Ryan Grant		31'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fraser Brown		52'
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson		31'
PR	18	Geoff Cross	55' to 65'	11'
LK	19	Tim Swinson		52'
FL	20	Rob Harley		55'
SH	21	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne		55'
FH	22	Greig Tonks		69'
WG	23	Tim Visser		11'	21'	70'
Coach:
Vern Cotter


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Jared Payne
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Luke Fitzgerald
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	70'
SH	9	Conor Murray	79'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien	72'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
LL	4	Devin Toner	61'
TP	3	Mike Ross	45'
HK	2	Rory Best	61'
LP	1	Cian Healy	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Seán Cronin	61'
PR	17	Jack McGrath	52'
PR	18	Martin Moore	45'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	61'
FL	20	Jordi Murphy	72'
SH	21	Eoin Reddan	79'
FH	22	Ian Madigan	70'
FB	23	Felix Jones
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Seán O'Brien (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

Euan Murray earned his 66th test cap to become Scotland's most-capped prop, surpassing Allan Jacobsen's previous record of 65.^[36]
Ireland required a win of at least 21 points in order to remain capable of winning the championship.
Ireland retain the Centenary Quaich.^[37]
With this loss, Scotland were whitewashed and finished bottom of the table, winning the wooden spoon for the fourth time in the Six Nations era, and the first time since 2012.^[38]

21 March 2015
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England	55–35	France
Try: B. Youngs (2) 1' c, 35' c Watson 30' c Ford 46' c Nowell (2) 53' c, 74' c B. Vunipola 63' c Con: Ford (7/7) 3', 30', 36', 46', 54', 63', 75' Pen: Ford (2/3) 26', 40'	Report	Try: Tillous-Borde 13' m Nakaitaci 17' c Mermoz 42' c Debaty 59' m Kayser 65' m Con: Plisson (2/3) 18', 42' Kockott (0/2) Pen: Plisson (1/3) 10' Kockott (1/1) 51'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,319
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Anthony Watson		62'
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph
IC	12	Luther Burrell		71'
LW	11	Jack Nowell
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	Ben Youngs		71'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	James Haskell	56' to 66'	67'
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Geoff Parling		67'
TP	3	Dan Cole		62'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley		52'
LP	1	Joe Marler		62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs		52'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola		62'
PR	18	Kieran Brookes		62'
N8	19	Nick Easter		67'
FL	20	Tom Wood		67'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth		71'
FH	22	Danny Cipriani		62'
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees		71'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Gaël Fickou
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz	71'
LW	11	Noa Nakaitaci
FH	10	Jules Plisson	71'
SH	9	Sébastien Tillous-Borde	48'
N8	8	Loann Goujon	62'
OF	7	Bernard Le Roux
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Yoann Maestri	67'
LL	4	Alexandre Flanquart
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	47'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado	47'
LP	1	Vincent Debaty	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	47'
PR	17	Rabah Slimani	47'
PR	18	Uini Atonio	60'
LK	19	Romain Taofifénua	67'
N8	20	Damien Chouly	62'
SH	21	Rory Kockott	48'
FH	22	Rémi Talès	71'
CE	23	Mathieu Bastareaud	71'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Ben Youngs (England)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Dan Cole earned his 50th cap for England.^[39]
This is the greatest number of points England has ever scored against France.^[40]
England had to win this game by 26 points or more to claim the Championship. They only won by 20, meaning that Ireland won the Championship instead.

Statistics

Points scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	George Ford	England	75
2	Leigh Halfpenny	Wales	60
3	Johnny Sexton	Ireland	58
4	Greig Laidlaw	Scotland	41
5	Camille Lopez	France	35
6	Dan Biggar	Wales	26
7	Jonathan Joseph	England	20
8	Jules Plisson	France	17
9	George North	Wales	15
	Jack Nowell	England
	Rhys Webb	Wales
	Ben Youngs	England

Try scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Jonathan Joseph	England	4
2	George North	Wales	3
	Jack Nowell	England
	Rhys Webb	Wales
	Ben Youngs	England
6	Mark Bennett	Scotland	2
	George Ford	England
	Luca Morisi	Italy
	Seán O'Brien	Ireland
	Giovanbattista Venditti	Italy
	Billy Vunipola	England
	Anthony Watson	England
	Scott Williams	Wales

Broadcasting

In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised all the matches live, although for viewers in Scotland the week 4 match between Italy and France was shown on BBC Two Scotland. BBC Two also televised live the buildup of the opening match between Wales and England and after the match, an extra between the two sides on BBC Two but only for viewers in Wales. There was also a special Six Nations special looking ahead to the final week match on BBC Two but only for viewers in Northern Ireland. On the morning of the final week of matches, BBC Two televised classic Five Nations matches including Scotland vs Ireland in 1991 and France vs England in 1992. The final match of the tournament between England and France was watched live on BBC One by 9.63 million people, beating the previous record for that fixture of 9.56 million, set in 2011.^[41] This followed audiences of 4.1 million for the match between Italy and Wales and 5.1 million for the match between Scotland and Ireland earlier in the day.^[41] The BBC website also received 8.22 million unique browser hits during the day, breaking the previous record of 8.03 million set during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[41] S4C simulcasted Wales matches in the Welsh language.^[42]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Referee Wayne Barnes replaced referee Steve Walsh for the match between Wales and Ireland after Walsh withdrew due to "business commitments". Barnes was due to be a touch judge for the match between Italy and France; he was replaced by referee Nigel Owens. Referee Chris Pollock was due to be a touch judge for the match between Wales and Ireland, but he was replaced by referee Jérôme Garcès.^[25]

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[walsh-26] Referee Wayne Barnes replaced referee Steve Walsh for the match between Wales and Ireland after Walsh withdrew due to "business commitments". Barnes was due to be a touch judge for the match between Italy and France; he was replaced by referee Nigel Owens. Referee Chris Pollock was due to be a touch judge for the match between Wales and Ireland, but he was replaced by referee Jérôme Garcès.^[25]

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