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2013 Six Nations Championship
Date	2 February  – 16 March 2013
Countries	England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Wales (26th title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	1,042,965 (69,531 per match)
Tries scored	37 (2.47 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Leigh Halfpenny (74)
Top try scorer(s)	Alex Cuthbert (4)
Player of the tournament	Leigh Halfpenny
Official website	Official website
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The 2013 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2013 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 14th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. 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 119th edition of the tournament. Wales won the tournament for the second time in two years, the first time they had won back-to-back championships since their 1978 and 1979 wins. France collected the wooden spoon by finishing last for the first time since 1999. It was also the first time every team managed to win at least 3 competition points (the equivalent of a win and a draw or three draws) since 1974.

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	Pascal Papé, Thierry Dusautoir
Ireland	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Declan Kidney	Jamie Heaslip
Italy	Stadio Olimpico	72,698	Rome	Jacques Brunel	Sergio Parisse
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144	Edinburgh	Scott Johnson (interim)	Kelly Brown
Wales	Millennium Stadium	74,500	Cardiff	Rob Howley (caretaker)	Ryan Jones, Sam Warburton, Gethin Jenkins

Except the round 3 match as he was suspended.

Squads

Overview

At the start of the 2013 Six Nations Championships England were favoured to win by many pundits after they beat the world champion New Zealand team in December 2012. France, enjoying a winning streak prior to the competition, were also considered strong contenders. In contrast defending champions Wales had suffered seven consecutive defeats (4 versus Australia) and were without their regular head coach Warren Gatland. Expectations regarding England and Wales were confirmed in the first round of matches, played on 2 February, with England enjoying a convincing 38–18 victory against Scotland and Wales losing 22–30 against Ireland despite a Welsh comeback from 3-30 down just after half time. France however were upset in their first game, going down 23–18 against Italy. The following week both England and Wales won their matches, against Ireland and France respectively. Scotland meanwhile beat Italy 34–10 in the other game, their first Six Nations victory since 2011. In round three Wales defeated Italy 9–26 and England beat France 23–13. In the remaining match, Scotland defeated Ireland for a second consecutive victory. Wales won their round four clash against Scotland 26-13 and in the process achieved a record fifth consecutive away win in the Six Nations. England remained undefeated after beating Italy 18-11. Ireland and France tied 13–13, giving France their first points in the competition.

England having won all four matches to this point (on 8 points) and Wales with three victories (6 points) meant that their match against each other in the final week, on 16 March, would determine the champions. A victory by Wales would give them two points and put them on equal footing with England. If they won by more than seven points they would move ahead on points differential and retain the title. England were slight favourites heading into the game due to their unbeaten run, although Wales had the advantage of a more experienced side and playing at home in the Millennium Stadium. Going into the final round Scotland were on 4 points, Ireland on 3, Italy on 2 and France on 1. Italy ended up beating Ireland and Scotland lost to France, giving Scotland and Italy 4 points each (with Scotland finishing ahead on points differential) and Ireland and France 3 points each (with Ireland finishing ahead on points differential). France ended up with the wooden spoon, the first time they had finished last in the competition since 1999.

Wales defeated England by an emphatic 30–3, their biggest ever win over England. At half time Wales had just a 9-3 lead, with three penalties to fullback Leigh Halfpenny against one from England's Owen Farrell. The first 20 minutes of the second half saw Wales score points through a try to winger Alex Cuthbert, and another penalty goal to Halfpenny. This gave them a comfortable 17-3 lead heading into the last quarter of the game. Wales fly half Dan Biggar dropped a goal, which was then followed by a second try to Cuthbert in the 66th minute to put the game beyond England. Biggar kicked a final penalty with 10 minutes to go to give Wales their 30–3 victory. Wales coach Rob Howley described the victory as a better achievement than their 2012 Grand Slam and Welsh captain Sam Warburton described the win as the "best moment" of his career. England coach Stuart Lancaster admitted that his side "didn't turn up" to their final match.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts
1	Wales	5	4	0	1	122	66	+56	9	8
2	England	5	4	0	1	94	78	+16	5	8
3	Scotland	5	2	0	3	98	107	−9	7	4
4	Italy	5	2	0	3	75	111	−36	5	4
5	Ireland	5	1	1	3	72	81	−9	5	3
6	France	5	1	1	3	73	91	−18	6	3

Fixtures

As with the 2012 Six Nations Championship, there were no Friday night fixtures.

Round 1

Wales	22–30	Ireland
Try: Cuthbert 47' c Halfpenny 58' m Mitchell 75' c Con: Halfpenny (2/3) 49', 76' Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: Zebo 10' c Healy 23' c O'Driscoll 42' c Con: Sexton (3/3) 11', 25', 43' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 20', 28', 40'

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 George North FH 10 Dan Biggar  73' SH 9 Mike Phillips  63' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 Aaron Shingler  44' RL 5 Ian Evans  73' LL 4 Andrew Coombs TP 3 Adam Jones  73' HK 2 Matthew Rees 13' to 21'  51' LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 38' to 40'  66' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  13'  21'  51' PR 17 Paul James  38'  40'  66' PR 18 Craig Mitchell  73' LK 19 Ollie Kohn  73' FL 20 Justin Tipuric  44' SH 21 Lloyd Williams  63' FH 22 James Hook  73' CE 23 Scott Williams Coach: Rob Howley

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Craig Gilroy OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  44' LW 11 Simon Zebo FH 10 Johnny Sexton SH 9 Conor Murray  69'  79' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c) OF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  51' RL 5 Donnacha Ryan LL 4 Mike McCarthy  73' TP 3 Mike Ross  68' HK 2 Rory Best  57' LP 1 Cian Healy  73' Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  73' PR 18 Declan Fitzpatrick  68' LK 19 Donncha O'Callaghan  73' FL 20 Chris Henry  51' SH 21 Eoin Reddan  79' FH 22 Ronan O'Gara CE 23 Keith Earls  44' Coach: Declan Kidney

Notes:

• Andrew Coombs and Olly Kohn (both Wales) made their international debuts.
• This was the first time that Wales had lost five consecutive matches at home in their history after losing four consecutive matches in the 2012 Autumn internationals and this match.

England	38–18	Scotland
Try: Ashton 30' c Twelvetrees 42' c Parling 53' m Care 80' c Con: Farrell (3/4) 31', 43', 80' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 2', 13', 18', 37'	Report	Try: Maitland 9' m Hogg 70' c Con: Laidlaw (1/2) 70' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 19', 39'

FB 15 Alex Goode  67' RW 14 Chris Ashton OC 13 Brad Barritt IC 12 Billy Twelvetrees  67' LW 11 Mike Brown FH 10 Owen Farrell SH 9 Ben Youngs  57' N8 8 Ben Morgan  45' OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 Tom Wood RL 5 Geoff Parling LL 4 Joe Launchbury  64' TP 3 Dan Cole  73' HK 2 Tom Youngs  53' LP 1 Joe Marler  57' Replacements: HK 16 Dylan Hartley  53' PR 17 David Wilson  73' PR 18 Mako Vunipola  57' LK 19 Courtney Lawes  64' FL 20 James Haskell  45' SH 21 Danny Care  57' FH 22 Toby Flood  67' CE 23 David Strettle  67' Coach: Stuart Lancaster

FB 15 Stuart Hogg  78' RW 14 Sean Maitland OC 13 Sean Lamont IC 12 Matt Scott LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson SH 9 Greig Laidlaw  73' N8 8 Johnnie Beattie OF 7 Kelly Brown (c) BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch  13' RL 5 Jim Hamilton  55' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Euan Murray HK 2 Dougie Hall  47' LP 1 Ryan Grant Replacements: HK 16 Ross Ford  47' PR 17 Moray Low PR 18 Geoff Cross LK 19 Alastair Kellock  55' FL 20 David Denton  13' SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  73' FH 22 Duncan Weir CE 23 Max Evans  78' Coach: Scott Johnson

Notes:

• Euan Murray (Scotland) earned his 50th cap.
• England retained the Calcutta Cup they won in 2012.
• Scotland's Sean Maitland and England's Billy Twelvetrees each scored a try on their debuts in this game.

Italy	23–18	France
Try: Parisse 4' c Castrogiovanni 56' c Con: Orquera (2/2) 5', 58' Pen: Orquera (1/1) 17' Drop: Orquera 14' Burton 68'	Report	Try: Picamoles 11' m Fall 33' c Con: Michalak (1/2) 33' Pen: Michalak (2/3) 27', 49'

FB 15 Andrea Masi RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti  71' IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi LW 11 Luke McLean FH 10 Luciano Orquera  63' SH 9 Tobias Botes  55' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Simone Favaro  63' BF 6 Alessandro Zanni RL 5 Francesco Minto LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  71' TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  62' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  55'  79' LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  55' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  79'  55' PR 17 Alberto de Marchi  55' PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini  62' LK 19 Antonio Pavanello  71' FL 20 Paul Derbyshire  63' SH 21 Edoardo Gori  55' FH 22 Kris Burton  63'  79' CE 23 Gonzalo Canale  71' Coach: Jacques Brunel

FB 15 Yoann Huget  71' RW 14 Wesley Fofana OC 13 Florian Fritz  62' IC 12 Maxime Mermoz LW 11 Benjamin Fall FH 10 Frédéric Michalak SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  62' N8 8 Louis Picamoles  68' OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir BF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)  58' TP 3 Nicolas Mas  67' HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  52' LP 1 Yannick Forestier  52' Replacements: HK 16 Benjamin Kayser  52' PR 17 Vincent Debaty  52' PR 18 Luc Ducalcon  66' LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  58' N8 20 Damien Chouly  68' SH 21 Morgan Parra  62' FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  71' CE 23 Mathieu Bastareaud  62' Coach: Philippe Saint-André

Notes:

• Italy reclaimed the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy after losing it in 2012.

Round 2

Scotland	34–10	Italy
Try: Visser 28' c Scott 42' c Hogg 47' c Lamont 68' c Con: Laidlaw (4/4) 30', 44', 48', 69' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 15', 24'	Report	Try: Zanni 73' c Con: Burton (1/1) 74' Pen: Orquera (1/2) 39'

FB 15 Stuart Hogg  71' RW 14 Sean Maitland OC 13 Sean Lamont IC 12 Matt Scott LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson SH 9 Greig Laidlaw  75' N8 8 Johnnie Beattie OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)  70' BF 6 Rob Harley RL 5 Jim Hamilton  66' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Euan Murray  70' HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Ryan Grant  59' Replacements: HK 16 Pat MacArthur PR 17 Moray Low  59' PR 18 Geoff Cross  80'  70' LK 19 Alastair Kellock  66' FL 20 David Denton  70' SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  75' FH 22 Duncan Weir CE 23 Max Evans  71' Coach: Scott Johnson

FB 15 Andrea Masi RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti IC 12 Gonzalo Canale LW 11 Luke McLean FH 10 Luciano Orquera  47' SH 9 Tobias Botes  47' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Simone Favaro  67' BF 6 Alessandro Zanni RL 5 Francesco Minto LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  59' TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  63' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  59' LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  59' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  59' PR 17 Alberto de Marchi  59' PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini  63' LK 19 Antonio Pavanello  59' FL 20 Paul Derbyshire  67' SH 21 Edoardo Gori  47' FH 22 Kris Burton  47' CE 23 Gonzalo Garcia Coach: Jacques Brunel

Notes:

• Leonardo Ghiraldini (Italy) earned his 50th cap.
• Scotland's first Six Nations win since their 21–8 win over Italy in the 2011 Six Nations Championship.
• This was Scotland's first home win since their 23–12 win over Italy in their 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up test match.

France	6–16	Wales
Pen: Michalak (2/2) 14', 52'	Report	Try: North 71' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 73' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 17', 42', 74'

FB 15 Yoann Huget RW 14 Wesley Fofana OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud IC 12 Maxime Mermoz  75' LW 11 Benjamin Fall  40' FH 10 Frédéric Michalak SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  55' N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c) BF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo  51' RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Jocelino Suta  65' TP 3 Nicolas Mas  55' HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  50' LP 1 Yannick Forestier  50' Replacements: HK 16 Benjamin Kayser  50' PR 17 Vincent Debaty  50' PR 18 Luc Ducalcon  55' LK 19 Romain Taofifénua  65' N8 20 Damien Chouly  51' SH 21 Morgan Parra  55' FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  40' CE 23 Florian Fritz  75' Coach: Philippe Saint-André

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts  78' LW 11 George North FH 10 Dan Biggar SH 9 Mike Phillips  70' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Ryan Jones (c)  78' RL 5 Ian Evans  78' LL 4 Andrew Coombs TP 3 Adam Jones  78' HK 2 Richard Hibbard  58' LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 38' to 40'  58' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  55' PR 17 Paul James  38'  40'  58' PR 18 Craig Mitchell  78' LK 19 Lou Reed  78' FL 20 Aaron Shingler  78' SH 21 Lloyd Williams  70' FH 22 James Hook CE 23 Scott Williams  78' Coach: Rob Howley

Notes:

• Jamie Roberts (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
• This was Wales' first win since their 16–9 Grand Slam victory over France in the 2012 Six Nations Championship.
• Wales' first back to back win over France since 1999 and the first time they have won in France since their Grand Slam triumph in 2005 .
• This was the first time that France had lost their opening two matches in the Six Nations Championship since the competition became the Six Nations in 2000. The last time they lost their first two games was in 1982.

Ireland	6–12	England
Pen: O'Gara (2/3) 44', 57'	Report	Pen: Farrell (4/6) 2', 28', 63', 65'

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Craig Gilroy OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Simon Zebo  10' FH 10 Johnny Sexton  31' SH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c) OF 7 Seán O'Brien  65' BF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 Donnacha Ryan  65' LL 4 Mike McCarthy TP 3 Mike Ross  78' HK 2 Rory Best  74' LP 1 Cian Healy  74' Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin  74' PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  74' PR 18 Declan Fitzpatrick  78' LK 19 Donncha O'Callaghan  65' FL 20 Chris Henry  65' SH 21 Eoin Reddan FH 22 Ronan O'Gara  31' CE 23 Keith Earls  10' Coach: Declan Kidney

FB 15 Alex Goode RW 14 Chris Ashton OC 13 Brad Barritt IC 12 Billy Twelvetrees  47' LW 11 Mike Brown FH 10 Owen Farrell SH 9 Ben Youngs N8 8 Tom Wood OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 James Haskell RL 5 Geoff Parling LL 4 Joe Launchbury  47' TP 3 Dan Cole  76' HK 2 Tom Youngs  50' LP 1 Joe Marler  58' Replacements: HK 16 Dylan Hartley  50' PR 17 David Wilson  76' PR 18 Mako Vunipola  58' LK 19 Courtney Lawes  47'  70' N8 20 Thomas Waldrom  70' SH 21 Danny Care FH 22 Toby Flood CE 23 Manu Tuilagi  47' Coach: Stuart Lancaster

Notes:

• This was the lowest scoring match since the competition became the Six Nations in 2000.
• This win was England's first Six Nations victory in Ireland since their Grand Slam triumph in 2003.
• England retained the Millennium Trophy they won in 2012.

Round 3

Italy	9–26	Wales
Pen: Burton (3/3) 9', 29', 49'	Report	Try: Davies 44' c Cuthbert 61' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 45', 61' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 7', 15', 19', 52'

FB 15 Andrea Masi RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti OC 13 Tommaso Benvenuti IC 12 Gonzalo Canale  63' LW 11 Luke McLean FH 10 Kris Burton SH 9 Edoardo Gori  65' N8 8 Manoa Vosawai  65'  68' OF 7 Simone Favaro  69' BF 6 Alessandro Zanni RL 5 Francesco Minto  54' LL 4 Antonio Pavanello TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni (c)  58'  70' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  54' LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  54' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  54' PR 17 Alberto de Marchi  54' PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini  65'  68'  70' LK 19 Quintin Geldenhuys  54' FL 20 Paul Derbyshire  69' SH 21 Tobias Botes  65' FH 22 Luciano Orquera CE 23 Gonzalo Garcia  63' Coach: Jacques Brunel

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts  70' LW 11 George North FH 10 Dan Biggar  68' SH 9 Mike Phillips  63' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Ryan Jones (c)  68' RL 5 Ian Evans LL 4 Andrew Coombs  51' TP 3 Adam Jones  73' HK 2 Richard Hibbard  51' LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  45' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  51' PR 17 Paul James  45' PR 18 Craig Mitchell  73' LK 19 Alun Wyn Jones  51' FL 20 Sam Warburton  68' SH 21 Lloyd Williams  63' FH 22 James Hook  68' CE 23 Scott Williams  70' Coach: Rob Howley

England	23–13	France
Try: Tuilagi 54' m Pen: Farrell (4/5) 1', 27', 33', 47' Flood (2/2) 72', 76'	Report	Try: Fofana 29' c Con: Parra (1/1) 31' Pen: Parra (1/3) 4' Michalak (1/1) 56'

FB 15 Alex Goode RW 14 Chris Ashton OC 13 Manu Tuilagi IC 12 Brad Barritt LW 11 Mike Brown FH 10 Owen Farrell  61' SH 9 Ben Youngs  58' N8 8 Tom Wood OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 Courtney Lawes  51' RL 5 Geoff Parling LL 4 Joe Launchbury TP 3 Dan Cole  79' HK 2 Dylan Hartley  51' LP 1 Joe Marler  51' Replacements: HK 16 Tom Youngs  51' PR 17 Dave Wilson PR 18 Mako Vunipola  51' FL 19 James Haskell  51' N8 20 Thomas Waldrom SH 21 Danny Care  58' FH 22 Toby Flood  61' CE 23 Billy Twelvetrees Coach: Stuart Lancaster

FB 15 Yoann Huget RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud  73' IC 12 Wesley Fofana LW 11 Benjamin Fall FH 10 François Trinh-Duc  52' SH 9 Morgan Parra  64' N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c) BF 6 Yannick Nyanga  68' RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Christophe Samson  64' TP 3 Nicolas Mas  64' HK 2 Benjamin Kayser  55' LP 1 Thomas Domingo  55' Replacements: HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  55' PR 17 Vincent Debaty  55' PR 18 Luc Ducalcon  64' LK 19 Jocelino Suta  64' FL 20 Antonie Claassen  68' SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  66' FH 22 Frédéric Michalak  52' CE 23 Florian Fritz  73' Coach: Philippe Saint-André

Scotland	12–8	Ireland
Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 52', 59', 63', 73'	Report	Try: Gilroy 43' m Pen: Jackson (1/3) 35'

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Sean Maitland OC 13 Sean Lamont IC 12 Matt Scott LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson  59' SH 9 Greig Laidlaw N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  71' OF 7 Kelly Brown (c) 45' to 50' BF 6 Rob Harley  18'  25' RL 5 Jim Hamilton  71' LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Geoff Cross  75' HK 2 Ross Ford  45' LP 1 Ryan Grant  15' Replacements: HK 16 Dougie Hall  45' PR 17 Moray Low  18'  25'  75' PR 18 Jon Welsh LK 19 Alastair Kellock  71' FL 20 David Denton  45'  50'  71' SH 21 Henry Pyrgos FH 22 Duncan Weir  59' CE 23 Max Evans Coach: Scott Johnson

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Craig Gilroy  59' OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Luke Marshall LW 11 Keith Earls FH 10 Paddy Jackson  64' SH 9 Conor Murray  69' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c) OF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  71' RL 5 Donnacha Ryan LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  71' TP 3 Mike Ross HK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Tom Court  55' Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  55' PR 18 Declan Fitzpatrick LK 19 Devin Toner  71' FL 20 Iain Henderson  71' SH 21 Eoin Reddan  69' FH 22 Ronan O'Gara  64' WG 23 Luke Fitzgerald  59' Coach: Declan Kidney

Notes:

• Alastair Kellock (Scotland) earned his 50th cap.
• Paddy Jackson (Ireland) made his international debut.
• This was the first time Scotland had won consecutive matches within the tournament since 2001 after beating Italy then Ireland.
• Scotland won the Centenary Quaich which they last won in 2010.

Round 4

Scotland	18–28	Wales
Pen: Laidlaw (6/8) 6', 12', 26', 37', 48', 60'	Report	Try: Hibbard 23' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 23' Pen: Halfpenny (7/10) 4', 40', 46', 55', 58', 67', 71'

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Sean Maitland OC 13 Sean Lamont IC 12 Matt Scott LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Duncan Weir  78' SH 9 Greig Laidlaw N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  68' OF 7 Kelly Brown (c) BF 6 Rob Harley RL 5 Jim Hamilton LL 4 Richie Gray  29' TP 3 Euan Murray  76' HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Ryan Grant Replacements: HK 16 Dougie Hall PR 17 Moray Low PR 18 Geoff Cross  76' LK 19 Alastair Kellock  29' N8 20 Ryan Wilson  68' SH 21 Henry Pyrgos FH 22 Ruaridh Jackson  78' CE 23 Max Evans Coach: Scott Johnson

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts  72' LW 11 George North FH 10 Dan Biggar SH 9 Mike Phillips  72' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau  80+1' OF 7 Sam Warburton BF 6 Ryan Jones (c)  48' RL 5 Ian Evans LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Richard Hibbard  60' LP 1 Paul James  77' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  60' PR 17 Ryan Bevington  80+1' PR 18 Scott Andrews LK 19 Andrew Coombs FL 20 Justin Tipuric  48' SH 21 Lloyd Williams  72' FH 22 James Hook CE 23 Scott Williams  72' Coach: Rob Howley

Notes:

• Ryan Wilson (Scotland) made his international debut.
• 18 penalties were attempted in this match, a record for an international match.
• This was Wales' fifth consecutive away victory in the Six Nations, a national and tournament record.

Ireland	13–13	France
Try: Heaslip 10' c Con: Jackson (1/1) 11' Pen: Jackson (2/4) 29', 32'	Report	Try: Picamoles 73' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 74' Pen: Michalak (1/3) 26' Parra (1/2) 53'

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Fergus McFadden  62' OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll  71'  75' IC 12 Luke Marshall  71' LW 11 Keith Earls FH 10 Paddy Jackson SH 9 Conor Murray  62'  71'  75' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c) OF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  76' RL 5 Donnacha Ryan  67' LL 4 Mike McCarthy TP 3 Mike Ross HK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Cian Healy Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin  80' PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne PR 18 Stephen Archer LK 19 Donncha O'Callaghan  67' FL 20 Iain Henderson  76' SH 21 Eoin Reddan  62'  80' FH 22 Ian Madigan  71' WG 23 Luke Fitzgerald  62' Coach: Declan Kidney

FB 15 Yoann Huget RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 Florian Fritz 51' to 57'  67' IC 12 Wesley Fofana LW 11 Maxime Médard FH 10 Frédéric Michalak SH 9 Morgan Parra N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c) BF 6 Yannick Nyanga  65' RL 5 Yoann Maestri  50' LL 4 Christophe Samson TP 3 Nicolas Mas HK 2 Benjamin Kayser  67' LP 1 Thomas Domingo  65' Replacements: HK 16 Guilhem Guirado  67' PR 17 Vincent Debaty  65' PR 18 Luc Ducalcon LK 19 Sebastien Vahaamahina  50' FL 20 Antonie Claassen  65' SH 21 Maxime Machenaud FH 22 François Trinh-Duc CE 23 Mathieu Bastareaud  51'  57'  67' Coach: Philippe Saint-André

Notes:

• Eoin Reddan (Ireland) and Morgan Parra (France) earned their 50th caps.
• Ian Madigan (Ireland) made his international debut.
• This is the first time France and Ireland have drawn two consecutive matches against each other, the first time this has happened since England and France drew three consecutive matches in 1959, 1960 and 1961.

England	18–11	Italy
Pen: Flood (6/6) 3', 15', 37', 40', 43', 61'	Report	Try: McLean 48' m Pen: Orquera (2/3) 17', 47'

FB 15 Alex Goode RW 14 Chris Ashton OC 13 Manu Tuilagi IC 12 Brad Barritt  66' LW 11 Mike Brown FH 10 Toby Flood SH 9 Danny Care  57' N8 8 Tom Wood OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 James Haskell  50' RL 5 Geoff Parling  45' LL 4 Joe Launchbury TP 3 Dan Cole  75' HK 2 Tom Youngs  71' LP 1 Mako Vunipola  57' Replacements: HK 16 Dylan Hartley  71' PR 17 David Wilson  75' PR 18 Joe Marler  57' LK 19 Courtney Lawes  45' FL 20 Tom Croft  50' SH 21 Ben Youngs  57' FH 22 Freddie Burns CE 23 Billy Twelvetrees  66' Coach: Stuart Lancaster

FB 15 Andrea Masi 34' to 40' RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti OC 13 Gonzalo Canale IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia LW 11 Luke McLean  71' FH 10 Luciano Orquera SH 9 Edoardo Gori  30'  57' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Robert Barbieri  62' BF 6 Alessandro Zanni RL 5 Joshua Furno  62' LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  62' TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  28' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  58' LP 1 Alberto de Marchi  75' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  58' PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero  75' PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini  28' LK 19 Antonio Pavanello  62' LK 20 Francesco Minto  62' FL 21 Simone Favaro  62' SH 22 Tobias Botes  34'  40'  57' CE 23 Tommaso Benvenuti  71' Coach: Jacques Brunel

Notes

• Closest winning margin between the sides in England.

Round 5

Italy	22–15	Ireland
Try: Venditti 48' c Con: Orquera (1/1) 49' Pen: Orquera (4/5) 13', 21', 69', 80' Garcia (1/2) 35'	Report	Pen: Jackson (5/6) 5', 40', 52', 57', 63'

FB 15 Andrea Masi  65' RW 14 Giovanbattista Venditti OC 13 Gonzalo Canale IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia LW 11 Luke McLean FH 10 Luciano Orquera SH 9 Edoardo Gori  74' N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)  51' OF 7 Simone Favaro  57' BF 6 Alessandro Zanni RL 5 Joshua Furno  57' LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  64' TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  74' HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  74' LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  64' Replacements: HK 16 Davide Giazzon  74' PR 17 Michele Rizzo  64' PR 18 Alberto de Marchi  74' LK 19 Antonio Pavanello  64' LK 20 Francesco Minto  57' FL 21 Paul Derbyshire  57' SH 22 Tobias Botes  74' CE 23 Tommaso Benvenuti  65' Coach: Jacques Brunel

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Craig Gilroy OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll  29' IC 12 Luke Marshall  27' LW 11 Keith Earls  24' FH 10 Paddy Jackson SH 9 Conor Murray  79' N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c) OF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 Donnacha Ryan  68'  79' LL 4 Mike McCarthy  64' TP 3 Mike Ross  66' HK 2 Rory Best  69' LP 1 Cian Healy  69' Replacements: HK 16 Seán Cronin  69' PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne  69' PR 18 Stephen Archer  66' LK 19 Devin Toner  64' FL 20 Iain Henderson  36' SH 21 Paul Marshall  79' FH 22 Ian Madigan  27' WG 23 Luke Fitzgerald  24'  36' Coach: Declan Kidney

Notes:

• This is Italy's first double win in the Six Nations since 2007.
• First Italian win against Ireland in the Six Nations and since 1997.
• With this defeat, Ireland dropped to 9th in the IRB World Rankings, their lowest position since the rankings began.

Wales	30–3	England
Try: Cuthbert (2) 56' m, 65' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 66' Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 10', 17', 23', 51' Biggar (1/1) 70' Drop: Biggar 64'	Report	Pen: Farrell (1/3) 20'

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts  75' LW 11 George North FH 10 Dan Biggar  75' SH 9 Mike Phillips  75' N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Justin Tipuric BF 6 Sam Warburton  75' RL 5 Ian Evans  70' LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones TP 3 Adam Jones  73' HK 2 Richard Hibbard  52' LP 1 Gethin Jenkins (c)  61' Replacements: HK 16 Ken Owens  52' PR 17 Paul James  61' PR 18 Scott Andrews  73' LK 19 Andrew Coombs  70' FL 20 Aaron Shingler  75' SH 21 Lloyd Williams  75' FH 22 James Hook  75' CE 23 Scott Williams  75' Coach: Rob Howley

FB 15 Alex Goode  64' RW 14 Chris Ashton OC 13 Manu Tuilagi IC 12 Brad Barritt LW 11 Mike Brown FH 10 Owen Farrell  67' SH 9 Ben Youngs  64' N8 8 Tom Wood  67' OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 Tom Croft RL 5 Geoff Parling LL 4 Joe Launchbury  52' TP 3 Dan Cole  72' HK 2 Tom Youngs  52' LP 1 Joe Marler  44' Replacements: HK 16 Dylan Hartley  52' PR 17 David Wilson  72' PR 18 Mako Vunipola  44' LK 19 Courtney Lawes  52' FL 20 James Haskell  67' SH 21 Danny Care  64' FH 22 Toby Flood  67' CE 23 Billy Twelvetrees  64' Coach: Stuart Lancaster

Notes:

• James Haskell (England) earned his 50th cap.
• This was Wales' biggest ever win over England.
• This was Wales' first back-to-back titles since they won the Five Nations Championship in 1978 and 1979.

France	23–16	Scotland
Try: Fofana 65' c Médard 70' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 66' Machenaud (1/1) 71' Pen: Michalak (3/3) 44', 49', 53'	Report	Try: Visser 75' c Con: Jackson (1/1) 75' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 8', 14', 58'

FB 15 Yoann Huget RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud  74' IC 12 Wesley Fofana LW 11 Maxime Médard FH 10 Frédéric Michalak  70' SH 9 Morgan Parra  40' N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir (c) 63' to 67' BF 6 Antonie Claassen  68' RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 Sebastien Vahaamahina  70' TP 3 Nicolas Mas  63' HK 2 Benjamin Kayser  54' LP 1 Thomas Domingo  54' Replacements: HK 16 Guilhem Guirado  54' PR 17 Vincent Debaty  54' PR 18 Luc Ducalcon  63' LK 19 Christophe Samson  70' FL 20 Yannick Nyanga  63'  67'  68' SH 21 Maxime Machenaud  40' FH 22 François Trinh-Duc  70' CE 23 Gaël Fickou  74' Coach: Philippe Saint-André

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Sean Maitland  30' OC 13 Sean Lamont IC 12 Matt Scott LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Duncan Weir  67' SH 9 Greig Laidlaw  74' N8 8 Johnnie Beattie  70' OF 7 Kelly Brown (c) BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Jim Hamilton LL 4 Grant Gilchrist  53' TP 3 Euan Murray  64' HK 2 Ross Ford  74' LP 1 Ryan Grant  63' Replacements: HK 16 Dougie Hall  74' PR 17 Moray Low  63' PR 18 Geoff Cross  64' LK 19 Alastair Kellock  53' N8 20 Ryan Wilson  70' SH 21 Henry Pyrgos  74' FH 22 Ruaridh Jackson  67' CE 23 Max Evans  30' Coach: Scott Johnson

• Gaël Fickou (France) and Grant Gilchrist (Scotland) made their international debuts.
• Despite winning this match, France finished last in the table for the first time since 1999, and was awarded the wooden spoon as a result.

Statistics

Points scorers Pos Name Team Pts 1 Leigh Halfpenny  Wales 74 2 Greig Laidlaw  Scotland 61 3 Owen Farrell  England 45 4 Frédéric Michalak  France 33 Luciano Orquera  Italy 6 Paddy Jackson  Ireland 26 7 Toby Flood  England 24 8 Alex Cuthbert  Wales 20 9 Johnny Sexton  Ireland 15 10 Kris Burton  Italy 14

Try scorers Pos Name Team Tries 1 Alex Cuthbert  Wales 4 2 Wesley Fofana  France 2 Stuart Hogg  Scotland Louis Picamoles  France Tim Visser  Scotland 6 25 players 1

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised the all matches live apart from the round five match between France and Scotland which was televised live on both BBC HD and BBC Two. There was also a forum show on the BBC Red Button for satellite, cable and Freeview viewers after several matches. Four days after the conclusion of the tournament, there was a highlights programme called “Wales v England: We Did It!” shown at 10:50pm on BBC One in Wales.

In Wales, Wales matches were televised live in Welsh by S4C.

Elsewhere, the tournament's matches were televised live by RTÉ in Ireland, France Télévisions in France, Sky Italia in Italy, ESPN in Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Japan, SuperSport in South Africa, ESPN+ in Latin America, ESPN Brasil in Brazil, Setanta Sports Asia in Southeast Asia, Dolce Sport in Romania, Nova Sports in Greece, Sport TV in Portugal, Sport 1 in eastern Europe as well as Channel 9, Arena Sport TV and Canal+.

In the United States, BBC America televised one match from each week live while Universal Sports televised all the matches in delay as did Sportsnet World in Canada.

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