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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. 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. They were the first team to be awarded the redesigned Six Nations trophy introduced for 2015, which featured six sides as opposed to five.

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
	Home stadium	Capacity	City
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.

Squads

Table

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

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.

Round 1

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'

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert  60' 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

Notes:

• Welsh captain Sam Warburton earned his 50th cap for Wales.

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'

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'  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

Notes:

• Marco Barbini made his international debut for Italy.
• 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.

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

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' 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

Notes:

• Loann Goujon made his international debut for France.
• Sam Hidalgo-Clyne made his international debut for Scotland.

Round 2

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'

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

Notes:

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

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'

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'  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'  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

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'

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' 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' 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

Round 3

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'

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'  69' FL 20 Hamish Watson  79'  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

Notes:

• Enrico Bacchin and Michele Visentin made their international debuts for Italy.
• Ben Toolis and Hamish Watson made their international debuts for Scotland.
• 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.

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'

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

Notes:

• Brice Dulin's try was France's first try against Wales since their 2011 Six Nations fixture.
• Wales captain Sam Warburton equalled Ryan Jones' record of 33 Tests as captain.
• 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.

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'

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

Notes:

• Nick Easter earned his 50th cap for England.
• Ireland reclaim the Millennium Trophy for the first time since 2011.

Round 4

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'

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 George North OC 13 Jonathan Davies  77' 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' 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

Notes:

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

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'

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

Notes:

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

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'

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

Notes:

• Sergio Parisse won his 112th cap for Italy, a new national record.
• Noa Nakaitaci made his international debut for France.
• 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.

Round 5

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'

FB 15 Luke McLean RW 14 Leonardo Sarto OC 13 Luca Morisi IC 12 Andrea Masi  52'  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'  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

Notes:

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

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'

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'  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

Notes:

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

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'

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'  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

Notes:

• Dan Cole earned his 50th cap for England.
• This is the greatest number of points England has ever scored against France.
• 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. 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. 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. S4C simulcasted Wales matches in the Welsh language.

Notes

1. ^ 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.

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