2015 Six Nations Championship

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.

2015 Six Nations Championship
Date6 February – 21 March 2015
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (13th title)
Calcutta Cup England
Millennium Trophy Ireland
Centenary Quaich Ireland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy France
Matches played15
Attendance1,040,680 (69,379 per match)
Tries scored62 (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[1]
Official websiteSix Nations Website
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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
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.[6]

Squads
Main article: 2015 Six Nations Championship squads

Table
Position Nation Games Points Tries Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Ireland 540111956+6388
2 England 5401157100+57188
3 Wales 540114693+53138
4 France 5203103101+294
5 Italy 510462182−12082
6 Scotland 500573128−5560
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)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Alex Cuthbert 60' to 70'
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11George North 30' 38'
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Rhys Webb 68'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Sam Warburton (c)
BF6Dan Lydiate
RL5Alun Wyn Jones
LL4Jake Ball 68'
TP3Samson Lee 71'
HK2Richard Hibbard
LP1Gethin Jenkins 59'
Replacements:
HK16Scott Baldwin
PR17Paul James 59'
PR18Aaron Jarvis 71'
LK19Luke Charteris 68'
FL20Justin Tipuric
SH21Mike Phillips 68'
FH22Rhys Priestland
FB23Liam Williams 30' 38'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Mike Brown
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Jonathan Joseph
IC12Luther Burrell 75'
LW11Jonny May
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 68'
N88Billy Vunipola
OF7Chris Robshaw (c)
BF6James Haskell
RL5George Kruis 71'
LL4Dave Attwood
TP3Dan Cole 61'
HK2Dylan Hartley 54'
LP1Joe Marler 54'
Replacements:
HK16Tom Youngs 54'
PR17Mako Vunipola 54'
PR18Kieran Brookes 61'
N819Nick Easter 71'
FL20Tom Croft
SH21Richard Wigglesworth 68'
FH22Danny Cipriani
CE23Billy 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:

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)
FB15Andrea Masi 76'
RW14Leonardo Sarto
OC13Michele Campagnaro 63'
IC12Luca Morisi
LW11Luke McLean
FH10Kelly Haimona
SH9Edoardo Gori
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Francesco Minto 68' 74'
BF6Alessandro Zanni 46'
RL5George Biagi 74'
LL4Joshua Furno
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni 68'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 63' to 73' 74'
LP1Matías Agüero 52'
Replacements:
HK16Andrea Manici 68'
PR17Alberto De Marchi 52'
PR18Dario Chistolini 68'
LK19Marco Fuser 67'
FL20Marco Barbini 46' 67' to 74'
SH21Guglielmo Palazzani
FH22Tommaso Allan 63'
WG23Giovanbattista Venditti 76'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe 67'
OC13Jared Payne
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Simon Zebo
FH10Ian Keatley 65'
SH9Conor Murray 68'
N88Jordi Murphy
OF7Tommy O'Donnell
BF6Peter O'Mahony 65'
RL5Paul O'Connell (c)
LL4Devin Toner
TP3Mike Ross 51'
HK2Rory Best 46'
LP1Jack McGrath 67'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 46'
PR17James Cronin 67'
PR18Martin Moore 51'
LK19Iain Henderson 65'
N820Robbie Diack
SH21Isaac Boss 68'
FH22Ian Madigan 65'
FB23Felix 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:

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)
FB15Scott Spedding
RW14Yoann Huget
OC13Mathieu Bastareaud 71'
IC12Wesley Fofana
LW11Teddy Thomas
FH10Camille Lopez
SH9Rory Kockott 54'
N88Damien Chouly
OF7Bernard Le Roux
BF6Thierry Dusautoir (c) 79'
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Pascal Papé 60'
TP3Rabah Slimani 54'
HK2Guilhem Guirado 47'
LP1Alexandre Menini 40'
Replacements:
HK16Benjamin Kayser 47'
PR17Uini Atonio 54'
PR18Eddy Ben Arous 40'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 60'
N820Loann Goujon 79'
SH21Morgan Parra 54'
FH22Rémi Tales
CE23Rémi Lamerat 71'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Tommy Seymour 16'
OC13Mark Bennett
IC12Alex Dunbar 67'
LW11Tim Visser
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Greig Laidlaw (c) 78'
N88Johnnie Beattie 61' to 71'
OF7Blair Cowan 54' 61'
BF6Rob Harley 52' 54' 61'
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Richie Gray 64'
TP3Euan Murray 64'
HK2Ross Ford 67'
LP1Alasdair Dickinson 64'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 67'
PR17Gordon Reid 64'
PR18Geoff Cross 64'
LK19Jim Hamilton 64'
FL20Alasdair Strokosch 52'
SH21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 78'
CE22Peter Horne 67'
WG23Dougie 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:

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)
FB15Mike Brown 12'
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Jonathan Joseph
IC12Luther Burrell
LW11Jonny May
FH10George Ford 62'
SH9Ben Youngs 66'
N88Billy Vunipola
OF7Chris Robshaw (c)
BF6James Haskell 62'
RL5George Kruis
LL4Dave Attwood 50'
TP3Dan Cole 58'
HK2Dylan Hartley 58'
LP1Joe Marler 62'
Replacements:
HK16Tom Youngs 58'
PR17Mako Vunipola 62'
PR18Kieran Brookes 58'
N819Nick Easter 50'
FL20Tom Croft 62'
SH21Richard Wigglesworth 66'
FH22Danny Cipriani 62'
CE23Billy Twelvetrees 12'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB15Luke McLean
RW14Leonardo Sarto 71'
OC13Luca Morisi
IC12Andrea Masi
LW11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH10Kelly Haimona 69'
SH9Edoardo Gori 69'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Mauro Bergamasco 58'
BF6Francesco Minto 28' 37'
RL5Marco Bortolami 45'
LL4George Biagi
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni 58'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 58'
LP1Alberto De Marchi 58'
Replacements:
HK16Andrea Manici 58'
PR17Matías Agüero 58'
PR18Dario Chistolini 58'
LK19Joshua Furno 45'
FL20Samuela Vunisa 28' 37' 58'
SH21Guglielmo Palazzani 69'
FH22Tommaso Allan 69'
CE23Giulio 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:

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)
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Jared Payne
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Simon Zebo
FH10Jonathan Sexton 44' to 54'
SH9Conor Murray
N88Jamie Heaslip 60'
OF7Seán O'Brien 65' 71'
BF6Peter O'Mahony
RL5Paul O'Connell (c)
LL4Devin Toner 74'
TP3Mike Ross 62'
HK2Rory Best 60' to 70' 71'
LP1Jack McGrath 62'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 65'
PR17Cian Healy 62'
PR18Martin Moore 62'
LK19Iain Henderson 74'
FL20Jordi Murphy 60'
SH21Isaac Boss
FH22Ian Madigan 44' 54'
FB23Felix Jones
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Scott Spedding 52'
RW14Yoann Huget
OC13Mathieu Bastareaud 44' to 52'
IC12Wesley Fofana 15' 22'
LW11Teddy Thomas 32'
FH10Camille Lopez
SH9Rory Kockott 65'
N88Damien Chouly 71'
OF7Bernard Le Roux
BF6Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Pascal Papé 52' to 62' 63'
TP3Rabah Slimani 49'
HK2Guilhem Guirado 49'
LP1Eddy Ben Arous 49'
Replacements:
HK16Benjamin Kayser 49'
PR17Uini Atonio 49'
PR18Vincent Debaty 49'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 63'
N820Loann Goujon 71'
SH21Morgan Parra 65'
FH22Rémi Tales 44'
CE23Rémi Lamerat 15' 22' 32'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Jonathan 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'
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Sean Lamont
OC13Mark Bennett
IC12Alex Dunbar 58'
LW11Tim Visser
FH10Finn Russell 30' to 40'
SH9Greig Laidlaw (c) 71'
N88Johnnie Beattie 58'
OF7Blair Cowan
BF6Rob Harley
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Richie Gray 56'
TP3Geoff Cross 49'
HK2Ross Ford 71'
LP1Alasdair Dickinson 61' 64'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 71'
PR17Gordon Reid 61' 64'
PR18Jon Welsh 49'
LK19Jim Hamilton 56'
FL20Alasdair Strokosch 58'
SH21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 71'
FH22Greig Tonks
CE23Matt Scott 58'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Jonathan Davies 35' to 45'
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11Liam Williams
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Rhys Webb 74'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Sam Warburton (c)
BF6Dan Lydiate 61'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones
LL4Jake Ball 60'
TP3Aaron Jarvis 60'
HK2Richard Hibbard 60'
LP1Gethin Jenkins 71'
Replacements:
HK16Scott Baldwin 60'
PR17Paul James 71'
PR18Scott Andrews 60'
LK19Luke Charteris 60'
FL20Justin Tipuric 61'
SH21Mike Phillips 74'
FH22Rhys Priestland
CE23Scott 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)
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Tommy Seymour
OC13Mark Bennett 66'
IC12Alex Dunbar
LW11Sean Lamont
FH10Peter Horne 78'
SH9Greig Laidlaw (c) 74'
N88Johnnie Beattie 50'
OF7Blair Cowan
BF6Rob Harley
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Tim Swinson 69'
TP3Euan Murray 74'
HK2Ross Ford 66'
LP1Alasdair Dickinson 66'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 66'
PR17Ryan Grant 66'
PR18Geoff Cross 74'
LK19Ben Toolis 77' to 80' 69'
FL20Hamish Watson 79' to 80' 50'
SH21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 74'
FH22Greig Tonks 78'
CE23Matt Scott 66'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB15Luke McLean
RW14Michele Visentin
OC13Luca Morisi
IC12Enrico Bacchin
LW11Giovanbattista Venditti 69'
FH10Kelly Haimona 43'
SH9Edoardo Gori
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Simone Favaro 61'
BF6Francesco Minto
RL5Joshua Furno
LL4George Biagi 66'
TP3Dario Chistolini 56'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 66'
LP1Matías Agüero 56'
Replacements:
HK16Andrea Manici 66'
PR17Alberto De Marchi 56'
PR18Lorenzo Cittadini 56'
LK19Marco Fuser 66'
FL20Samuela Vunisa 61'
SH21Guglielmo Palazzani
FH22Tommaso Allan 43'
CE23Giulio 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:

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'
FB15Brice Dulin
RW14Yoann Huget
OC13Rémi Lamerat 17'
IC12Wesley Fofana 69'
LW11Sofiane Guitoune
FH10Camille Lopez
SH9Morgan Parra 52'
N88Damien Chouly 73'
OF7Bernard Le Roux
BF6Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Romain Taofifénua 61'
TP3Rabah Slimani 52'
HK2Guilhem Guirado 52'
LP1Eddy Ben Arous 52'
Replacements:
HK16Benjamin Kayser 52'
PR17Uini Atonio 52'
PR18Vincent Debaty 52'
LK19Jocelino Suta 61'
N820Loann Goujon 73'
SH21Sébastien Tillous-Borde 52'
FH22Rémi Tales 69'
CE23Mathieu Bastareaud 17'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11Liam Williams
FH10Dan Biggar 74'
SH9Rhys Webb
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Sam Warburton (c) 69'
BF6Dan Lydiate
RL5Alun Wyn Jones
LL4Luke Charteris 69'
TP3Samson Lee 79'
HK2Scott Baldwin 69'
LP1Gethin Jenkins 69'
Replacements:
HK16Richard Hibbard 69'
PR17Paul James 69'
PR18Aaron Jarvis 79'
LK19Bradley Davies 69'
FL20Justin Tipuric 69'
SH21Mike Phillips
FH22Rhys Priestland 74'
CE23Scott 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:

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)
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Jared Payne 70'
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Simon Zebo
FH10Jonathan Sexton 54'
SH9Conor Murray
N88Jordi Murphy
OF7Seán O'Brien 24'
BF6Peter O'Mahony
RL5Paul O'Connell (c)
LL4Devin Toner 65'
TP3Mike Ross 57'
HK2Rory Best 73'
LP1Jack McGrath 58'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 73'
PR17Cian Healy 58'
PR18Martin Moore 57'
LK19Iain Henderson 65'
FL20Tommy O'Donnell 24'
SH21Eoin Reddan
FH22Ian Madigan 54'
FB23Felix Jones 70'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Alex Goode
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Jonathan Joseph 67'
IC12Luther Burrell
LW11Jack Nowell
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 67'
N88Billy Vunipola
OF7Chris Robshaw (c)
BF6James Haskell 61'
RL5George Kruis
LL4Dave Attwood 67'
TP3Dan Cole
HK2Dylan Hartley 53'
LP1Joe Marler 65'
Replacements:
HK16Tom Youngs 53'
PR17Mako Vunipola 65'
PR18Henry Thomas
N819Nick Easter 67'
FL20Tom Croft 61'
SH21Richard Wigglesworth 67'
FH22Danny Cipriani
CE23Billy 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:

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'
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Jonathan Davies 77' to 80'
IC12Jamie Roberts 59'
LW11Liam Williams
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Rhys Webb 68'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Sam Warburton (c) 27' to 37'
BF6Dan Lydiate 68'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones 71'
LL4Luke Charteris
TP3Samson Lee 12'
HK2Scott Baldwin 56' 78'
LP1Gethin Jenkins 40'
Replacements:
HK16Richard Hibbard 56' 78'
PR17Rob Evans 40'
PR18Aaron Jarvis 12'
LK19Jake Ball 71'
FL20Justin Tipuric 68'
SH21Mike Phillips 68'
FH22Rhys Priestland
CE23Scott Williams 59'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Jared Payne
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Simon Zebo
FH10Jonathan Sexton 74'
SH9Conor Murray 62'
N88Jamie Heaslip 71'
OF7Seán O'Brien
BF6Peter O'Mahony
RL5Paul O'Connell (c)
LL4Devin Toner 62'
TP3Mike Ross 62'
HK2Rory Best 62'
LP1Jack McGrath 56'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 62'
PR17Cian Healy 56'
PR18Martin Moore 62'
LK19Iain Henderson 62'
FL20Jordi Murphy 71'
SH21Eoin Reddan 62'
FH22Ian Madigan 74'
FB23Felix 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:

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)
FB15Mike Brown 76'
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Jonathan Joseph
IC12Luther Burrell
LW11Jack Nowell
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 66'
N88Billy Vunipola
OF7Chris Robshaw (c)
BF6James Haskell 66'
RL5Courtney Lawes
LL4Dave Attwood 50'
TP3Dan Cole 66'
HK2Dylan Hartley 50'
LP1Joe Marler 59'
Replacements:
HK16Tom Youngs 50'
PR17Mako Vunipola 59'
PR18Kieran Brookes 66'
LK19Geoff Parling 50'
FL20Tom Wood 66'
SH21Richard Wigglesworth 66'
FH22Danny Cipriani 76'
CE23Billy Twelvetrees
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Dougie Fife
OC13Mark Bennett
IC12Matt Scott 40'
LW11Tommy Seymour
FH10Finn Russell 71'
SH9Greig Laidlaw (c)
N88David Denton 54'
OF7Blair Cowan
BF6Rob Harley 66'
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Jim Hamilton 35' 40' 47'
TP3Euan Murray 54'
HK2Ross Ford 59'
LP1Alasdair Dickinson 59'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 59'
PR17Ryan Grant 59'
PR18Geoff Cross 54'
LK19Tim Swinson 35' 40' 47'
N820Johnnie Beattie 66'
N821Adam Ashe 54'
SH22Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 71'
FH23Greig 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:

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)
FB15Luke McLean
RW14Leonardo Sarto
OC13Luca Morisi 37'
IC12Andrea Masi
LW11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH10Tommaso Allan 13'
SH9Edoardo Gori 72'
N88Sergio Parisse (c) 74'
OF7Samuela Vunisa
BF6Francesco Minto
RL5Joshua Furno
LL4George Biagi 50'
TP3Dario Chistolini 50'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 58'
LP1Matías Agüero 32'
Replacements:
HK16Andrea Manici 58'
PR17Alberto De Marchi 32'
PR18Lorenzo Cittadini 50'
LK19Quintin Geldenhuys 50'
FL20Marco Barbini 74'
SH21Guglielmo Palazzani 72'
FH22Luciano Orquera 13'
CE23Enrico Bacchin 37'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB15Scott Spedding
RW14Yoann Huget
OC13Gaël Fickou 69'
IC12Maxime Mermoz
LW11Noa Nakaitaci
FH10Camille Lopez 40'
SH9Sébastien Tillous-Borde 63'
N88Loann Goujon 72'
OF7Bernard Le Roux
BF6Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5Yoann Maestri 64'
LL4Alexandre Flanquart
TP3Nicolas Mas 50'
HK2Guilhem Guirado 53'
LP1Eddy Ben Arous 57'
Replacements:
HK16Benjamin Kayser 53'
PR17Rabah Slimani 50'
PR18Vincent Debaty 57'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 64'
N820Damien Chouly 72'
SH21Rory Kockott 63'
FH22Jules Plisson 40'
CE23Mathieu 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)
FB15Luke McLean
RW14Leonardo Sarto
OC13Luca Morisi
IC12Andrea Masi 52' to 62' 73'
LW11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH10Kelly Haimona 4'
SH9Edoardo Gori 73'
N88Samuela Vunisa 69'
OF7Mauro Bergamasco
BF6Francesco Minto
RL5Joshua Furno
LL4George Biagi 50'
TP3Martin Castrogiovanni 50'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) 50'
LP1Michele Rizzo 50'
Replacements:
HK16Andrea Manici 50'
PR17Alberto De Marchi 50'
PR18Dario Chistolini 50'
LK19Quintin Geldenhuys 64' to 74' 50'
FL20Robert Barbieri 69'
SH21Guglielmo Palazzani 73'
FH22Luciano Orquera 4'
CE23Enrico Bacchin 73'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB15Leigh Halfpenny 33'
RW14George North
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Jamie Roberts
LW11Liam Williams 70'
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Rhys Webb 70'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Sam Warburton (c)
BF6Dan Lydiate 55'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones
LL4Luke Charteris 73'
TP3Aaron Jarvis 73'
HK2Scott Baldwin 55'
LP1Rob Evans 52'
Replacements:
HK16Ken Owens 55'
PR17Rhys Gill 52'
PR18Scott Andrews 73'
LK19Jake Ball 73'
FL20Justin Tipuric 55'
SH21Gareth Davies 70'
FH22Rhys Priestland 70'
CE23Scott 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'
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Dougie Fife 11' to 21'
OC13Mark Bennett 70'
IC12Matt Scott 69'
LW11Tommy Seymour
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Greig Laidlaw (c) 55'
N88David Denton
OF7Blair Cowan
BF6Adam Ashe 55'
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Jim Hamilton 52'
TP3Euan Murray 11'
HK2Ross Ford 52'
LP1Ryan Grant 31'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 52'
PR17Alasdair Dickinson 31'
PR18Geoff Cross 55' to 65' 11'
LK19Tim Swinson 52'
FL20Rob Harley 55'
SH21Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 55'
FH22Greig Tonks 69'
WG23Tim Visser 11' 21' 70'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Jared Payne
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Luke Fitzgerald
FH10Jonathan Sexton 70'
SH9Conor Murray 79'
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7Seán O'Brien 72'
BF6Peter O'Mahony
RL5Paul O'Connell (c)
LL4Devin Toner 61'
TP3Mike Ross 45'
HK2Rory Best 61'
LP1Cian Healy 52'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 61'
PR17Jack McGrath 52'
PR18Martin Moore 45'
LK19Iain Henderson 61'
FL20Jordi Murphy 72'
SH21Eoin Reddan 79'
FH22Ian Madigan 70'
FB23Felix 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 are effectively whitewashed, and finish at the bottom of the table for the fourth time in the Six Nations era, and the first time since 2012, and are awarded the wooden spoon as a result.[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)
FB15Mike Brown
RW14Anthony Watson 62'
OC13Jonathan Joseph
IC12Luther Burrell 71'
LW11Jack Nowell
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 71'
N88Billy Vunipola
OF7Chris Robshaw (c)
BF6James Haskell 56' to 66' 67'
RL5Courtney Lawes
LL4Geoff Parling 67'
TP3Dan Cole 62'
HK2Dylan Hartley 52'
LP1Joe Marler 62'
Replacements:
HK16Tom Youngs 52'
PR17Mako Vunipola 62'
PR18Kieran Brookes 62'
N819Nick Easter 67'
FL20Tom Wood 67'
SH21Richard Wigglesworth 71'
FH22Danny Cipriani 62'
CE23Billy Twelvetrees 71'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
FB15Scott Spedding
RW14Yoann Huget
OC13Gaël Fickou
IC12Maxime Mermoz 71'
LW11Noa Nakaitaci
FH10Jules Plisson 71'
SH9Sébastien Tillous-Borde 48'
N88Loann Goujon 62'
OF7Bernard Le Roux
BF6Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL5Yoann Maestri 67'
LL4Alexandre Flanquart
TP3Nicolas Mas 47'
HK2Guilhem Guirado 47'
LP1Vincent Debaty 60'
Replacements:
HK16Benjamin Kayser 47'
PR17Rabah Slimani 47'
PR18Uini Atonio 60'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 67'
N820Damien Chouly 62'
SH21Rory Kockott 48'
FH22Rémi Talès 71'
CE23Mathieu 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

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
  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.[25]

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