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2017 Six Nations Championship
Date	4 February – 18 March 2017
Countries	England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (28th title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	996,662 (66,444 per match)
Tries scored	66 (4.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Camille Lopez (67)
Top try scorer(s)	Eight players Danny Care (3) Keith Earls (3) Craig Gilroy (3) Stuart Hogg (3) Jonathan Joseph (3) George North (3) CJ Stander (3) Liam Williams (3)
Player of the tournament	Stuart Hogg
Official website	Six Nations Website
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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.

For the first time the 2017 tournament used the bonus point system common to most other professional rugby union tournaments. 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. 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.

For the second successive year, the championship was won by England with a round to spare. 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).

Participants

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

Except the round 2 match against Italy, when Best was a late withdrawal due to illness and Jamie Heaslip took over the captaincy.
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.

Squads

Table

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

Fixtures

Round 1

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'	Report	Try: Earls 25' m Henderson 47' c Jackson 61' c Con: Jackson (2/3) 48', 62' Pen: Jackson (1/1) 33'

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Sean Maitland OC 13 Huw Jones  59' IC 12 Alex Dunbar LW 11 Tommy Seymour FH 10 Finn Russell  45'  51' SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) N8 8 Josh Strauss  65' OF 7 Hamish Watson  48' BF 6 Ryan Wilson RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Zander Fagerson HK 2 Fraser Brown 4' to 9'  26' LP 1 Allan Dell  55' Replacements: HK 16 Ross Ford  4'  9'  26' PR 17 Gordon Reid  55' PR 18 Simon Berghan LK 19 Tim Swinson  65' FL 20 John Barclay  48' SH 21 Ali Price FH 22 Duncan Weir  45'  51' CE 23 Mark Bennett  59' Coach: Vern Cotter

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Keith Earls  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  65' BF 6 CJ Stander RL 5 Devin Toner LL 4 Iain Henderson  63' TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  68' HK 2 Rory Best (c) LP 1 Jack McGrath  55' Replacements: HK 16 Niall Scannell PR 17 Cian Healy  55' PR 18 John Ryan  67' LK 19 Ultan Dillane  63' FL 20 Josh van der Flier  65' SH 21 Kieran Marmion FH 22 Ian Keatley WG 23 Tommy Bowe  68' Coach: Joe Schmidt

Notes:

• Scotland reclaimed the Centenary Quaich for the first time since 2013, the last time they beat Ireland.
• Scotland won their opening Six Nations match for the first time since 2006.
• 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.

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'	Report	Try: Slimani 59' Con: Lopez (1/1) 60' c Pen: Lopez (3/4) 6', 12', 19'

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Jonny May  12' OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  68' IC 12 Owen Farrell LW 11 Elliot Daly FH 10 George Ford  68' SH 9 Ben Youngs  65' N8 8 Nathan Hughes OF 7 Tom Wood BF 6 Maro Itoje RL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 Joe Launchbury  63' TP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  54' LP 1 Joe Marler  65' Replacements: HK 16 Jamie George  54' PR 17 Matt Mullan  65' PR 18 Kyle Sinckler FL 19 Teimana Harrison FL 20 James Haskell  63' SH 21 Danny Care  65' CE 22 Ben Te'o  68' WG 23 Jack Nowell  68' Coach: Eddie Jones

FB 15 Scott Spedding RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci OC 13 Rémi Lamerat  71' IC 12 Gaël Fickou LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa FH 10 Camille Lopez  71' SH 9 Baptiste Serin  56' N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Kevin Gourdon BF 6 Damien Chouly  63' RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina  71' TP 3 Uini Atonio  45' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  71' LP 1 Cyril Baille  45' Replacements: HK 16 Clément Maynadier  71' PR 17 Rabah Slimani  45' PR 18 Xavier Chiocci  45' LK 19 Arthur Iturria  71' FL 20 Loann Goujon  63' SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  56' FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain  71' WG 23 Yoann Huget  71' Coach: Guy Novès

Notes:

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

Italy	7–33	Wales
Try: Gori 28' c Con: Canna (1/1) 29'	Report	Try: 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'

FB 15 Edoardo Padovani  73' RW 14 Giulio Bisegni  59'  70' OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti  52' IC 12 Luke McLean LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti FH 10 Carlo Canna  68'  73' SH 9 Edoardo Gori  64' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Maxime Mbanda BF 6 Braam Steyn RL 5 George Biagi  52' LL 4 Marco Fuser  34'  40'  62' TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  58' HK 2 Ornel Gega  46' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  59' Replacements: HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini  46' PR 17 Sami Panico  59'  70' PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli  58' LK 19 Joshua Furno  34'  40'  52' FL 20 Francesco Minto  62' SH 21 Giorgio Bronzini  64' FH 22 Tommaso Allan  68' CE 23 Michele Campagnaro  52' Coach: Conor O'Shea

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 George North OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Scott Williams  73' LW 11 Liam Williams FH 10 Dan Biggar  40' SH 9 Rhys Webb  73' N8 8 Ross Moriarty  73' OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Sam Warburton RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)  4'  15' LL 4 Jake Ball  62' TP 3 Samson Lee  49' HK 2 Ken Owens  68' LP 1 Nicky Smith  49' Replacements: HK 16 Scott Baldwin  68' PR 17 Rob Evans  49' PR 18 Tomas Francis  49' LK 19 Cory Hill  4'  15'  62' FL 20 James King  73' SH 21 Gareth Davies  73' FH 22 Sam Davies  40' CE 23 Jamie Roberts  73' Coach: Rob Howley

Round 2

Italy	10–63	Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 31' c Con: Canna (1/1) 31' Pen: Canna (1/1) 15'	Report	Try: 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'

FB 15 Edoardo Padovani RW 14 Angelo Esposito OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti  48' IC 12 Luke McLean LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti FH 10 Carlo Canna  70' SH 9 Edoardo Gori  60' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Simone Favaro  56' BF 6 Maxime Mbanda RL 5 Dries van Schalkwyk  46' LL 4 Marco Fuser TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  41'  58' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  46' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  63' Replacements: HK 16 Ornel Gega  46' PR 17 Sami Panico  63' PR 18 Dario Chistolini  41'  58' LK 19 George Biagi  46' N8 20 Braam Steyn  56' SH 21 Giorgio Bronzini  60' FH 22 Tommaso Allan  70' CE 23 Michele Campagnaro  48' Coach: Conor O'Shea

FB 15 Rob Kearney  78' RW 14 Keith Earls OC 13 Garry Ringrose IC 12 Robbie Henshaw  47' LW 11 Simon Zebo  74' FH 10 Paddy Jackson SH 9 Conor Murray  68' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c) OF 7 Seán O'Brien  68' BF 6 CJ Stander RL 5 Devin Toner  59' LL 4 Donnacha Ryan  31' TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  53' HK 2 Niall Scannell  62' LP 1 Cian Healy  50' Replacements: HK 16 James Tracy  62' PR 17 Jack McGrath  50' PR 18 John Ryan  53' LK 19 Ultan Dillane  59' FL 20 Josh van der Flier  68' SH 21 Kieran Marmion  68' FH 22 Ian Keatley  74' WG 23 Craig Gilroy  47' Coach: Joe Schmidt

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.
• CJ Stander became the first forward to score a hat-trick in the Six Nations.
• Ireland earned the first try bonus point in the history of the Six Nations.
• This was Ireland's largest victory in the tournament.

(1 BP) Wales	16–21	England
Try: L. Williams 37' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 38' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 2', 22', 60'	Report	Try: Youngs 17' m Daly 75' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 77' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 10', 55', 70'

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Scott Williams  70' LW 11 Liam Williams FH 10 Dan Biggar SH 9 Rhys Webb  64' N8 8 Ross Moriarty  52' OF 7 Justin Tipuric  77' BF 6 Sam Warburton RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c) LL 4 Jake Ball TP 3 Tomas Francis  52' HK 2 Ken Owens  60' LP 1 Rob Evans  52' Replacements: HK 16 Scott Baldwin  60' PR 17 Nicky Smith  52' PR 18 Samson Lee  52' LK 19 Cory Hill  77' N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  52' SH 21 Gareth Davies  64' FH 22 Sam Davies CE 23 Jamie Roberts  70' Coach: Rob Howley

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Jack Nowell  70' OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  64' IC 12 Owen Farrell LW 11 Elliot Daly FH 10 George Ford SH 9 Ben Youngs  64' N8 8 Nathan Hughes  77' OF 7 Jack Clifford  48' BF 6 Maro Itoje RL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 Joe Launchbury TP 3 Dan Cole  70' HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  46' LP 1 Joe Marler  70' Replacements: HK 16 Jamie George  46' PR 17 Matt Mullan  70' PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  70' FL 19 Tom Wood  77' FL 20 James Haskell  48' SH 21 Danny Care  64' CE 22 Ben Te'o  64' WG 23 Jonny May  70' Coach: Eddie Jones

Notes:

• George North was named to start for Wales but was replaced by Alex Cuthbert after failing to recover from injury.

France	22–16	Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Fickou 30' c Con: Lopez (1/1) 31' Pen: Lopez (5/6) 6', 19', 46', 71', 76'	Report	Try: Hogg 16' m Swinson 43' m Pen: Russell (2/2) 35', 38'

FB 15 Scott Spedding RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci OC 13 Rémi Lamerat IC 12 Gaël Fickou LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa  52' FH 10 Camille Lopez SH 9 Baptiste Serin  55' N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Kevin Gourdon BF 6 Loann Goujon  44'  47'  59' RL 5 Yoann Maestri  58' LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina TP 3 Uini Atonio  44' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  71' LP 1 Cyril Baille  58' Replacements: HK 16 Christopher Tolofua  71' PR 17 Rabah Slimani  44' PR 18 Xavier Chiocci  58' LK 19 Julien Le Devedec  58' N8 20 Damien Chouly  44'  47'  59' SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  55' FH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain WG 23 Yoann Huget  52' Coach: Guy Novès

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Sean Maitland OC 13 Huw Jones IC 12 Alex Dunbar  56'  61' LW 11 Tommy Seymour FH 10 Finn Russell  74' SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  24' N8 8 Josh Strauss OF 7 Hamish Watson BF 6 John Barclay  35' RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Zander Fagerson  58' HK 2 Fraser Brown  66' LP 1 Allan Dell  44' Replacements: HK 16 Ross Ford  66' PR 17 Gordon Reid  44' PR 18 Simon Berghan  58' LK 19 Tim Swinson  41' FL 20 John Hardie  35'  41' SH 21 Ali Price  24' FH 22 Duncan Weir  74' CE 23 Mark Bennett  56'  61' Coach: Vern Cotter

Notes:

• Stuart Hogg (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap.
• Simon Berghan (Scotland) made his international debut.

Round 3

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'	Report	Try: L. Williams 22' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 24' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 11', 33'

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  54' N8 8 Ryan Wilson OF 7 John Hardie  24' BF 6 John Barclay (c) RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Zander Fagerson HK 2 Fraser Brown  70' LP 1 Gordon Reid  51' Replacements: HK 16 Ross Ford  70' PR 17 Allan Dell  51' PR 18 Simon Berghan LK 19 Tim Swinson FL 20 Hamish Watson  24' SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  54' FH 22 Duncan Weir CE 23 Mark Bennett Coach: Vern Cotter

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 George North OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Scott Williams  62' LW 11 Liam Williams FH 10 Dan Biggar  68' SH 9 Rhys Webb N8 8 Ross Moriarty  62' OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Sam Warburton RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c) LL 4 Jake Ball  56' TP 3 Tomas Francis  57' HK 2 Ken Owens  68' LP 1 Rob Evans  68' Replacements: HK 16 Scott Baldwin  68' PR 17 Nicky Smith  68' PR 18 Samson Lee  57' LK 19 Luke Charteris  56' N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  62' SH 21 Gareth Davies FH 22 Sam Davies  68' CE 23 Jamie Roberts  62' Coach: Rob Howley

Notes:

• Scotland ended a record nine-match losing streak against Wales by winning for the first time since their 21–9 victory in 2007.
• 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.

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'	Report	Pen: Lopez (3/3) 11', 18', 73'

FB 15 Rob Kearney  50' RW 14 Keith Earls OC 13 Garry Ringrose IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Simon Zebo FH 10 Johnny Sexton  68' SH 9 Conor Murray  78' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Seán O'Brien  67' BF 6 CJ Stander RL 5 Devin Toner LL 4 Donnacha Ryan  59' TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  73' HK 2 Rory Best (c)  67' LP 1 Jack McGrath  59' Replacements: HK 16 Niall Scannell  67' PR 17 Cian Healy  59' PR 18 John Ryan  73' LK 19 Iain Henderson  59' FL 20 Peter O'Mahony  67' SH 21 Kieran Marmion  78' FH 22 Paddy Jackson  68' WG 23 Andrew Trimble  50' Coach: Joe Schmidt

FB 15 Scott Spedding  73' RW 14 Yoann Huget OC 13 Rémi Lamerat  59' IC 12 Gaël Fickou LW 11 Noa Nakaitaci FH 10 Camille Lopez SH 9 Baptiste Serin  61' N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Kevin Gourdon BF 6 Bernard Le Roux  59' RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina  50' TP 3 Rabah Slimani  50' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  61' LP 1 Cyril Baille  50' Replacements: HK 16 Christopher Tolofua  61' PR 17 Uini Atonio  50' PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous  50' LK 19 Julien Le Devedec  50' FL 20 Charles Ollivon  59' SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  61' CE 22 Henry Chavancy  59' WG 23 Djibril Camara  73' Coach: Guy Novès

Notes:

• Henry Chavancy (France) made his international debut.

(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'	Report	Try: Venditti 39' c Campagnaro 59' m Con: Allan (1/1) 40' Drop: Allan (1/1) 32'

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Jonny May  55' OC 13 Ben Te'o  75' IC 12 Owen Farrell LW 11 Elliot Daly FH 10 George Ford SH 9 Danny Care  51' N8 8 Nathan Hughes  71' OF 7 James Haskell  71' BF 6 Maro Itoje RL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 Joe Launchbury TP 3 Dan Cole  71' HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  55' LP 1 Joe Marler  55' Replacements: HK 16 Jamie George  55' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  55' PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  71' FL 19 Tom Wood  71' FL 20 Jack Clifford  71' SH 21 Ben Youngs  51' CE 22 Henry Slade  75' WG 23 Jack Nowell  55' Coach: Eddie Jones

FB 15 Edoardo Padovani RW 14 Giulio Bisegni  51' OC 13 Michele Campagnaro IC 12 Luke McLean LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti FH 10 Tommaso Allan  61' SH 9 Edoardo Gori  35' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Simone Favaro  57' BF 6 Braam Steyn RL 5 Dries van Schalkwyk LL 4 Marco Fuser  74' TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  51' HK 2 Ornel Gega  74' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  57' Replacements: HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice  74' PR 17 Michele Rizzo  57' PR 18 Pietro Ceccarelli  51' LK 19 George Biagi  74' FL 20 Maxime Mbanda  57' SH 21 Giorgio Bronzini  35' FH 22 Carlo Canna  61' CE 23 Tommaso Benvenuti  51' Coach: Conor O'Shea

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.
• Michele Campagnaro scored Italy's 900th try in tests.
• 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. In reaction, the rules regarding rucks were changed later that year.

Round 4

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'	Report	Pen: Sexton (2/2) 6', 56' Jackson (1/1) 26'

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 George North OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Scott Williams  66' LW 11 Liam Williams FH 10 Dan Biggar  79' SH 9 Rhys Webb  66' N8 8 Ross Moriarty  66' OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Sam Warburton RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c) LL 4 Jake Ball  62' TP 3 Tomas Francis  69' HK 2 Ken Owens  71' LP 1 Rob Evans  66' Replacements: HK 16 Scott Baldwin  71' PR 17 Nicky Smith  66' PR 18 Samson Lee  69' LK 19 Luke Charteris  62' N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  66' SH 21 Gareth Davies  66' FH 22 Sam Davies  79' CE 23 Jamie Roberts  66' Coach: Rob Howley

FB 15 Rob Kearney  79' RW 14 Keith Earls OC 13 Garry Ringrose IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Simon Zebo FH 10 Johnny Sexton  37'  18'  26'  79' SH 9 Conor Murray  45' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 CJ Stander  62' RL 5 Devin Toner  62' LL 4 Donnacha Ryan TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  79' HK 2 Rory Best (c)  79' LP 1 Jack McGrath  58' Replacements: HK 16 Niall Scannell  79' PR 17 Cian Healy  58' PR 18 John Ryan  79' LK 19 Iain Henderson  62' FL 20 Peter O'Mahony  62' SH 21 Kieran Marmion  45' FH 22 Paddy Jackson  18'  26'  79' WG 23 Tommy Bowe  79' Coach: Joe Schmidt

Notes:

• Justin Tipuric (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.

Italy	18–40	France (1 BP)
Try: Parisse 2' m Esposito 80' c Con: Canna (1/2) 80' Pen: Canna (2/2) 16', 27'	Report	Try: 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'

FB 15 Edoardo Padovani  72' RW 14 Angelo Esposito OC 13 Michele Campagnaro  64' IC 12 Luke McLean LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti FH 10 Carlo Canna SH 9 Edoardo Gori  50' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Simone Favaro  50' BF 6 Braam Steyn RL 5 Dries van Schalkwyk LL 4 Marco Fuser  56' TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  40' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  61' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  66' Replacements: HK 16 Tommaso D'Apice  61' PR 17 Sami Panico  66' PR 18 Dario Chistolini  40' LK 19 George Biagi  56' FL 20 Maxime Mbanda  50' SH 21 Giorgio Bronzini  50' CE 22 Tommaso Benvenuti  64' WG 23 Luca Sperandio  72' Coach: Conor O'Shea

FB 15 Brice Dulin RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci OC 13 Rémi Lamerat  69' IC 12 Gaël Fickou LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa  63' FH 10 Camille Lopez SH 9 Baptiste Serin  72' N8 8 Louis Picamoles  72' OF 7 Kevin Gourdon BF 6 Fabien Sanconnie RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Julien Le Devedec  58' TP 3 Rabah Slimani  53' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  54' LP 1 Cyril Baille  53' Replacements: HK 16 Christopher Tolofua  54' PR 17 Uini Atonio  53' PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous  53' LK 19 Paul Jedrasiak  58' FL 20 Bernard Le Roux  72' SH 21 Antoine Dupont  72' FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  69' WG 23 Yoann Huget  63' Coach: Guy Novès

Notes:

• Luca Sperandio (Italy) and Antoine Dupont and Fabien Sanconnie (both France) made their international debuts.
• Guilhem Guirado (France) earned his 50th test cap.
• France retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.
• France's win also guaranteed Italy would win the "wooden spoon" for coming last.

(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'	Report	Try: Reid 28' c Jones (2) 49' c, 68' c Con: Russell (3/3) 29', 50', 69'

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Jack Nowell OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  57' IC 12 Owen Farrell LW 11 Elliot Daly  1'  9'  15' FH 10 George Ford SH 9 Ben Youngs  60' N8 8 Nathan Hughes  51' OF 7 James Haskell BF 6 Maro Itoje RL 5 Courtney Lawes  66' LL 4 Joe Launchbury TP 3 Dan Cole  60' HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  51'  61'  70' LP 1 Joe Marler  57' Replacements: HK 16 Jamie George  51'  61'  70' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  57' PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  60' FL 19 Tom Wood  66' N8 20 Billy Vunipola  51' SH 21 Danny Care  60' CE 22 Ben Te'o  57' WG 23 Anthony Watson  1'  9'  15' Coach: Eddie Jones

FB 15 Stuart Hogg  17' RW 14 Tommy Seymour  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  61' OF 7 Hamish Watson BF 6 John Barclay (c) RL 5 Jonny Gray  74' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Zander Fagerson  60' HK 2 Fraser Brown  1'  43' LP 1 Gordon Reid  43' Replacements: HK 16 Ross Ford  43' PR 17 Allan Dell  43' PR 18 Simon Berghan  60' LK 19 Tim Swinson  74' FL 20 Cornell du Preez  61' SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  21' FH 22 Duncan Weir  44' CE 23 Mark Bennett  17'  21' Coach: Vern Cotter

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.
• 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).
• 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.
• England won their 11th consecutive Six Nations match, a championship record.
• England retained the Calcutta Cup.

Round 5

(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

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Tommy Seymour OC 13 Huw Jones  26' IC 12 Alex Dunbar LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Finn Russell SH 9 Ali Price  53' N8 8 Ryan Wilson  48' OF 7 Hamish Watson BF 6 John Barclay (c)  48' RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 Grant Gilchrist  56' TP 3 Zander Fagerson  65' HK 2 Ross Ford  65' LP 1 Gordon Reid  55' Replacements: HK 16 Fraser Brown  65' PR 17 Allan Dell  55' PR 18 Simon Berghan  65' LK 19 Tim Swinson  56' FL 20 Cornell du Preez  48' SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  53' FH 22 Duncan Weir  74' CE 23 Matt Scott  26'  74' Coach: 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  62' SH 9 Edoardo Gori  52' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Maxime Mbanda  52' BF 6 Braam Steyn RL 5 George Biagi  74' LL 4 Marco Fuser  52' TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  40' HK 2 Ornel Gega  40' LP 1 Andrea Lovotti  52' Replacements: HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini  40' PR 17 Sami Panico  52' PR 18 Dario Chistolini  40' LK 19 Dries van Schalkwyk  52' LK 20 Federico Ruzza  74' FL 21 Francesco Minto  52' SH 22 Marcello Violi  52' FB 23 Luca Sperandio  62' Coach: Conor O'Shea

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.

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'	Report	Pen: Halfpenny (6/6) 19', 27', 39', 53', 64', 71'

FB 15 Brice Dulin RW 14 Noa Nakaitaci OC 13 Rémi Lamerat  65' IC 12 Gaël Fickou LW 11 Virimi Vakatawa  18'  53' FH 10 Camille Lopez  32'  39' SH 9 Baptiste Serin  18'  24'  71' N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Kevin Gourdon BF 6 Fabien Sanconnie  54' RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina  77' TP 3 Rabah Slimani  54'  80' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  71' LP 1 Cyril Baille  54' Replacements: HK 16 Camille Chat  71' PR 17 Uini Atonio  54'  80' PR 18 Eddy Ben Arous  54' LK 19 Julien Le Devedec  77' N8 20 Damien Chouly  54' SH 21 Antoine Dupont  18'  24'  71' FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  32'  39'  65' WG 23 Yoann Huget  53' Coach: Guy Novès

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny  80+5'  80+12' RW 14 George North OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Scott Williams  53' LW 11 Liam Williams FH 10 Dan Biggar SH 9 Rhys Webb N8 8 Ross Moriarty  53'  71' OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Sam Warburton RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)  51' LL 4 Jake Ball  59' TP 3 Tomas Francis  59'  80+5'  80+12' HK 2 Ken Owens LP 1 Rob Evans  80+16' Replacements: HK 16 Scott Baldwin  59'  71' PR 17 Nicky Smith  80+16' PR 18 Samson Lee  80+1'  59' LK 19 Luke Charteris  51' N8 20 Taulupe Faletau  53' SH 21 Gareth Davies FH 22 Sam Davies CE 23 Jamie Roberts  53' Coach: Rob Howley

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 in one of the longest games on record.

Ireland	13–9	England (1 BP)
Try: Henderson 23' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 23' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 10', 62'	Report	Pen: Farrell (3/3) 17', 50', 66'

FB 15 Jared Payne RW 14 Keith Earls  40' OC 13 Garry Ringrose IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Simon Zebo FH 10 Johnny Sexton SH 9 Kieran Marmion  68' N8 8 CJ Stander OF 7 Seán O'Brien  65' BF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 Iain Henderson LL 4 Donnacha Ryan  64' TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  75' HK 2 Rory Best (c) 9' to 17'  72' LP 1 Jack McGrath  59' Replacements: HK 16 Niall Scannell  9'  17'  72' PR 17 Cian Healy  59' PR 18 John Ryan  75' LK 19 Devin Toner  64' FL 20 Dan Leavy  65' SH 21 Luke McGrath  68' FH 22 Paddy Jackson WG 23 Andrew Conway  40' Coach: Joe Schmidt

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Jonathan Joseph  67' IC 12 Owen Farrell LW 11 Elliot Daly FH 10 George Ford  62'  69' SH 9 Ben Youngs  62' N8 8 Billy Vunipola  62' OF 7 James Haskell  59' BF 6 Maro Itoje RL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 Joe Launchbury TP 3 Dan Cole  77' HK 2 Dylan Hartley (c)  54' LP 1 Joe Marler  40' Replacements: HK 16 Jamie George  54' PR 17 Mako Vunipola  40' PR 18 Kyle Sinckler  77' FL 19 Tom Wood  59' N8 20 Nathan Hughes  62' SH 21 Danny Care  62' CE 22 Ben Te'o  62'  69' WG 23 Jack Nowell  67' Coach: Eddie Jones

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.
• 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

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.

Top points scorers Pos Name Team Pts 1 Camille Lopez  France 67 2 Owen Farrell  England 63 3 Leigh Halfpenny  Wales 62 4 Finn Russell  Scotland 45 5 Paddy Jackson  Ireland 36 6 Johnny Sexton  Ireland 25 7 Stuart Hogg  Scotland 18 8 Carlo Canna  Italy 15 Danny Care  England Keith Earls  Ireland Craig Gilroy  Ireland Jonathan Joseph  England George North  Wales CJ Stander  Ireland Liam Williams  Wales

Top try scorers Pos Name Team Tries 1 Danny Care  England 3 Keith Earls  Ireland Craig Gilroy  Ireland Stuart Hogg  Scotland Jonathan Joseph  England George North  Wales CJ Stander  Ireland Liam Williams  Wales 9 Elliot Daly  England 2 Gaël Fickou  France Iain Henderson  Ireland Huw Jones  Scotland Jack Nowell  England Tommy Seymour  Scotland Ben Te'o  England Tim Visser  Scotland