2017 Six Nations Championship

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.

2017 Six Nations Championship
Date4 February – 18 March 2017
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions England (28th title)
Calcutta Cup England
Millennium Trophy Ireland
Centenary Quaich Scotland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy France
Matches played15
Attendance996,662 (66,444 per match)
Tries scored66 (4.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Camille Lopez (67)
Top try scorer(s)
Player of the tournament Stuart Hogg[1]
Official websiteSix Nations Website
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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.[2]

For the first time the 2017 tournament used the bonus point system common to most other professional rugby union tournaments.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3][4]

For the second successive year, the championship was won by England with a round to spare.[5] 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).[6][7]

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 1
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Conor O'Shea Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Vern Cotter John Barclay 2
 Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff Rob Howley (caretaker) Alun Wyn Jones

1 Except the round 2 match against Italy, when Best was a late withdrawal due to illness and Jamie Heaslip took over the captaincy.[8]
2 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.[9][10]

Squads
Main article: 2017 Six Nations Championship squads

Table
Position Nation Games Points Tries Bonus points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff T BP L BP
1 England 540114681+65162119
2 Ireland 530212677+49141114
3 France 530210790+1781114
4 Scotland 5302122118+4141114
5 Wales 520310286+1680210
6 Italy 500550201–1516000

Fixtures

Round 1
4 February 2017
14:25 GMT (UTC+0)
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'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Sean Maitland
OC13Huw Jones 59'
IC12Alex Dunbar
LW11Tommy Seymour
FH10Finn Russell 45' 51'
SH9Greig Laidlaw (c)
N88Josh Strauss 65'
OF7Hamish Watson 48'
BF6Ryan Wilson
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Richie Gray
TP3Zander Fagerson
HK2Fraser Brown 4' to 9' 26'
LP1Allan Dell 55'
Replacements:
HK16Ross Ford 4' 9' 26'
PR17Gordon Reid 55'
PR18Simon Berghan
LK19Tim Swinson 65'
FL20John Barclay 48'
SH21Ali Price
FH22Duncan Weir 45' 51'
CE23Mark Bennett 59'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Keith Earls 67'
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Simon Zebo
FH10Paddy Jackson
SH9Conor Murray
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7Seán O'Brien 65'
BF6CJ Stander
RL5Devin Toner
LL4Iain Henderson 63'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 68'
HK2Rory Best (c)
LP1Jack McGrath 55'
Replacements:
HK16Niall Scannell
PR17Cian Healy 55'
PR18John Ryan 67'
LK19Ultan Dillane 63'
FL20Josh van der Flier 65'
SH21Kieran Marmion
FH22Ian Keatley
WG23Tommy Bowe 68'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Scotland reclaimed the Centenary Quaich for the first time since 2013, the last time they beat Ireland.[11]
  • Scotland won their opening Six Nations match for the first time since 2006.[12]
  • 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.
4 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
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'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,902
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB15Mike Brown
RW14Jonny May 12' to 22'
OC13Jonathan Joseph 68'
IC12Owen Farrell
LW11Elliot Daly
FH10George Ford 68'
SH9Ben Youngs 65'
N88Nathan Hughes
OF7Tom Wood
BF6Maro Itoje
RL5Courtney Lawes
LL4Joe Launchbury 63'
TP3Dan Cole
HK2Dylan Hartley (c) 54'
LP1Joe Marler 65'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 54'
PR17Matt Mullan 65'
PR18Kyle Sinckler
FL19Teimana Harrison
FL20James Haskell 63'
SH21Danny Care 65'
CE22Ben Te'o 68'
WG23Jack Nowell 68'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Scott Spedding
RW14Noa Nakaitaci
OC13Rémi Lamerat 71'
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Virimi Vakatawa
FH10Camille Lopez 71'
SH9Baptiste Serin 56'
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Kevin Gourdon
BF6Damien Chouly 63'
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Sébastien Vahaamahina 71'
TP3Uini Atonio 45'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c) 71'
LP1Cyril Baille 45'
Replacements:
HK16Clément Maynadier 71'
PR17Rabah Slimani 45'
PR18Xavier Chiocci 45'
LK19Arthur Iturria 71'
FL20Loann Goujon 63'
SH21Maxime Machenaud 56'
FH22Jean-Marc Doussain 71'
WG23Yoann Huget 71'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Louis Picamoles (France)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Arthur Iturria (France) made his international debut.
  • England won their 15th consecutive match, their longest winning run.[13]
5 February 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
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'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 40,986
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
FB15Edoardo Padovani 73'
RW14Giulio Bisegni 59' 70'
OC13Tommaso Benvenuti 52'
IC12Luke McLean
LW11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH10Carlo Canna 68' 73'
SH9Edoardo Gori 64'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Maxime Mbanda
BF6Braam Steyn
RL5George Biagi 52'
LL4Marco Fuser 34' 40' 62'
TP3Lorenzo Cittadini 58'
HK2Ornel Gega 46'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 59' to 69'
Replacements:
HK16Leonardo Ghiraldini 46'
PR17Sami Panico 59' 70'
PR18Pietro Ceccarelli 58'
LK19Joshua Furno 34' 40' 52'
FL20Francesco Minto 62'
SH21Giorgio Bronzini 64'
FH22Tommaso Allan 68'
CE23Michele Campagnaro 52'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Scott Williams 73'
LW11Liam Williams
FH10Dan Biggar 40'
SH9Rhys Webb 73'
N88Ross Moriarty 73'
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Sam Warburton
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c) 4' 15'
LL4Jake Ball 62'
TP3Samson Lee 49'
HK2Ken Owens 68'
LP1Nicky Smith 49'
Replacements:
HK16Scott Baldwin 68'
PR17Rob Evans 49'
PR18Tomas Francis 49'
LK19Cory Hill 4' 15' 62'
FL20James King 73'
SH21Gareth Davies 73'
FH22Sam Davies 40'
CE23Jamie Roberts 73'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Round 2
11 February 2017
15:25 CET (UTC+1)
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'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 50,197
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB15Edoardo Padovani
RW14Angelo Esposito
OC13Tommaso Benvenuti 48'
IC12Luke McLean
LW11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH10Carlo Canna 70'
SH9Edoardo Gori 60'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Simone Favaro 56'
BF6Maxime Mbanda
RL5Dries van Schalkwyk 46'
LL4Marco Fuser
TP3Lorenzo Cittadini 41' 58'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 46'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 63'
Replacements:
HK16Ornel Gega 46'
PR17Sami Panico 63'
PR18Dario Chistolini 41' 58'
LK19George Biagi 46'
N820Braam Steyn 56'
SH21Giorgio Bronzini 60'
FH22Tommaso Allan 70'
CE23Michele Campagnaro 48'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB15Rob Kearney 78'
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Robbie Henshaw 47'
LW11Simon Zebo 74'
FH10Paddy Jackson
SH9Conor Murray 68'
N88Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF7Seán O'Brien 68'
BF6CJ Stander
RL5Devin Toner 59'
LL4Donnacha Ryan 31' to 41'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 53'
HK2Niall Scannell 62'
LP1Cian Healy 50'
Replacements:
HK16James Tracy 62'
PR17Jack McGrath 50'
PR18John Ryan 53'
LK19Ultan Dillane 59'
FL20Josh van der Flier 68'
SH21Kieran Marmion 68'
FH22Ian Keatley 74'
WG23Craig Gilroy 47'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

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.[14]
  • CJ Stander became the first forward to score a hat-trick in the Six Nations.[15]
  • Ireland earned the first try bonus point in the history of the Six Nations.[16]
  • This was Ireland's largest victory in the tournament.[15]
11 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
(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'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Alex Cuthbert
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Scott Williams 70'
LW11Liam Williams
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Rhys Webb 64'
N88Ross Moriarty 52'
OF7Justin Tipuric 77'
BF6Sam Warburton
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Jake Ball
TP3Tomas Francis 52'
HK2Ken Owens 60'
LP1Rob Evans 52'
Replacements:
HK16Scott Baldwin 60'
PR17Nicky Smith 52'
PR18Samson Lee 52'
LK19Cory Hill 77'
N820Taulupe Faletau 52'
SH21Gareth Davies 64'
FH22Sam Davies
CE23Jamie Roberts 70'
Coach:
Rob Howley
FB15Mike Brown
RW14Jack Nowell 70'
OC13Jonathan Joseph 64'
IC12Owen Farrell
LW11Elliot Daly
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 64'
N88Nathan Hughes 77'
OF7Jack Clifford 48'
BF6Maro Itoje
RL5Courtney Lawes
LL4Joe Launchbury
TP3Dan Cole 70'
HK2Dylan Hartley (c) 46'
LP1Joe Marler 70'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 46'
PR17Matt Mullan 70'
PR18Kyle Sinckler 70'
FL19Tom Wood 77'
FL20James Haskell 48'
SH21Danny Care 64'
CE22Ben Te'o 64'
WG23Jonny May 70'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Joe Launchbury (England)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

12 February 2017
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
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'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 75,283
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB15Scott Spedding
RW14Noa Nakaitaci
OC13Rémi Lamerat
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Virimi Vakatawa 52'
FH10Camille Lopez
SH9Baptiste Serin 55'
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Kevin Gourdon
BF6Loann Goujon 44' 47' 59'
RL5Yoann Maestri 58'
LL4Sébastien Vahaamahina
TP3Uini Atonio 44'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c) 71'
LP1Cyril Baille 58'
Replacements:
HK16Christopher Tolofua 71'
PR17Rabah Slimani 44'
PR18Xavier Chiocci 58'
LK19Julien Le Devedec 58'
N820Damien Chouly 44' 47' 59'
SH21Maxime Machenaud 55'
FH22Jean-Marc Doussain
WG23Yoann Huget 52'
Coach:
Guy Novès
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Sean Maitland
OC13Huw Jones
IC12Alex Dunbar 56' 61'
LW11Tommy Seymour
FH10Finn Russell 74'
SH9Greig Laidlaw (c) 24'
N88Josh Strauss
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6John Barclay 35'
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Richie Gray
TP3Zander Fagerson 58'
HK2Fraser Brown 66'
LP1Allan Dell 44'
Replacements:
HK16Ross Ford 66'
PR17Gordon Reid 44'
PR18Simon Berghan 58'
LK19Tim Swinson 41'
FL20John Hardie 35' 41'
SH21Ali Price 24'
FH22Duncan Weir 74'
CE23Mark Bennett 56' 61'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Kevin Gourdon (France)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Notes:

Round 3
25 February 2017
14:25 GMT (UTC+0)
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'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Tommy Seymour
OC13Huw Jones
IC12Alex Dunbar
LW11Tim Visser
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Ali Price 54'
N88Ryan Wilson
OF7John Hardie 24'
BF6John Barclay (c)
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Richie Gray
TP3Zander Fagerson
HK2Fraser Brown 70'
LP1Gordon Reid 51'
Replacements:
HK16Ross Ford 70'
PR17Allan Dell 51'
PR18Simon Berghan
LK19Tim Swinson
FL20Hamish Watson 24'
SH21Henry Pyrgos 54'
FH22Duncan Weir
CE23Mark Bennett
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Scott Williams 62'
LW11Liam Williams
FH10Dan Biggar 68'
SH9Rhys Webb
N88Ross Moriarty 62'
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Sam Warburton
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Jake Ball 56'
TP3Tomas Francis 57'
HK2Ken Owens 68'
LP1Rob Evans 68'
Replacements:
HK16Scott Baldwin 68'
PR17Nicky Smith 68'
PR18Samson Lee 57'
LK19Luke Charteris 56'
N820Taulupe Faletau 62'
SH21Gareth Davies
FH22Sam Davies 68'
CE23Jamie Roberts 62'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • Scotland ended a record nine-match losing streak against Wales by winning for the first time since their 21–9 victory in 2007.[17]
  • 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.[18]
25 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
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'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15Rob Kearney 50'
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Simon Zebo
FH10Jonathan Sexton 68'
SH9Conor Murray 78'
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7Seán O'Brien 67'
BF6CJ Stander
RL5Devin Toner
LL4Donnacha Ryan 59'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 73'
HK2Rory Best (c) 67'
LP1Jack McGrath 59'
Replacements:
HK16Niall Scannell 67'
PR17Cian Healy 59'
PR18John Ryan 73'
LK19Iain Henderson 59'
FL20Peter O'Mahony 67'
SH21Kieran Marmion 78'
FH22Paddy Jackson 68'
WG23Andrew Trimble 50'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Scott Spedding 73'
RW14Yoann Huget
OC13Rémi Lamerat 59'
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Noa Nakaitaci
FH10Camille Lopez
SH9Baptiste Serin 61'
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Kevin Gourdon
BF6Bernard Le Roux 59'
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Sébastien Vahaamahina 50'
TP3Rabah Slimani 50'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c) 61'
LP1Cyril Baille 50'
Replacements:
HK16Christopher Tolofua 61'
PR17Uini Atonio 50'
PR18Eddy Ben Arous 50'
LK19Julien Le Devedec 50'
FL20Charles Ollivon 59'
SH21Maxime Machenaud 61'
CE22Henry Chavancy 59'
WG23Djibril Camara 73'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce (England)
Dan Jones (Wales)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

26 February 2017
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(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'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,904
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15Mike Brown
RW14Jonny May 55'
OC13Ben Te'o 75'
IC12Owen Farrell
LW11Elliot Daly
FH10George Ford
SH9Danny Care 51'
N88Nathan Hughes 71'
OF7James Haskell 71'
BF6Maro Itoje
RL5Courtney Lawes
LL4Joe Launchbury
TP3Dan Cole 71'
HK2Dylan Hartley (c) 55'
LP1Joe Marler 55'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 55'
PR17Mako Vunipola 55'
PR18Kyle Sinckler 71'
FL19Tom Wood 71'
FL20Jack Clifford 71'
SH21Ben Youngs 51'
CE22Henry Slade 75'
WG23Jack Nowell 55'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Edoardo Padovani
RW14Giulio Bisegni 51'
OC13Michele Campagnaro
IC12Luke McLean
LW11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH10Tommaso Allan 61'
SH9Edoardo Gori 35'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Simone Favaro 57'
BF6Braam Steyn
RL5Dries van Schalkwyk
LL4Marco Fuser 74'
TP3Lorenzo Cittadini 51'
HK2Ornel Gega 74'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 57'
Replacements:
HK16Tommaso D'Apice 74'
PR17Michele Rizzo 57'
PR18Pietro Ceccarelli 51'
LK19George Biagi 74'
FL20Maxime Mbanda 57'
SH21Giorgio Bronzini 35'
FH22Carlo Canna 61'
CE23Tommaso Benvenuti 51'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Joe Launchbury (England)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

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.[20]
  • Michele Campagnaro scored Italy's 900th try in tests.[21]
  • 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.[22] In reaction, the rules regarding rucks were changed later that year.[23][24]

Round 4
10 March 2017
20:05 GMT (UTC+0)
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'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Scott Williams 66'
LW11Liam Williams
FH10Dan Biggar 79'
SH9Rhys Webb 66'
N88Ross Moriarty 66'
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Sam Warburton
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Jake Ball 62'
TP3Tomas Francis 69'
HK2Ken Owens 71'
LP1Rob Evans 66'
Replacements:
HK16Scott Baldwin 71'
PR17Nicky Smith 66'
PR18Samson Lee 69'
LK19Luke Charteris 62'
N820Taulupe Faletau 66'
SH21Gareth Davies 66'
FH22Sam Davies 79'
CE23Jamie Roberts 66'
Coach:
Rob Howley
FB15Rob Kearney 79'
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Simon Zebo
FH10Jonathan Sexton 37' to 47' 18' 26' 79'
SH9Conor Murray 45'
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7Seán O'Brien
BF6CJ Stander 62'
RL5Devin Toner 62'
LL4Donnacha Ryan
TP3Tadhg Furlong 79'
HK2Rory Best (c) 79'
LP1Jack McGrath 58'
Replacements:
HK16Niall Scannell 79'
PR17Cian Healy 58'
PR18John Ryan 79'
LK19Iain Henderson 62'
FL20Peter O'Mahony 62'
SH21Kieran Marmion 45'
FH22Paddy Jackson 18' 26' 79'
WG23Tommy Bowe 79'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Rhys Webb (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

11 March 2017
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
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'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 51,770
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB15Edoardo Padovani 72'
RW14Angelo Esposito
OC13Michele Campagnaro 64'
IC12Luke McLean
LW11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH10Carlo Canna
SH9Edoardo Gori 50'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Simone Favaro 50'
BF6Braam Steyn
RL5Dries van Schalkwyk
LL4Marco Fuser 56'
TP3Lorenzo Cittadini 40'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 61'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 66'
Replacements:
HK16Tommaso D'Apice 61'
PR17Sami Panico 66'
PR18Dario Chistolini 40'
LK19George Biagi 56'
FL20Maxime Mbanda 50'
SH21Giorgio Bronzini 50'
CE22Tommaso Benvenuti 64'
WG23Luca Sperandio 72'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB15Brice Dulin
RW14Noa Nakaitaci
OC13Rémi Lamerat 69'
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Virimi Vakatawa 63'
FH10Camille Lopez
SH9Baptiste Serin 72'
N88Louis Picamoles 72'
OF7Kevin Gourdon
BF6Fabien Sanconnie
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Julien Le Devedec 58'
TP3Rabah Slimani 53'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c) 54'
LP1Cyril Baille 53'
Replacements:
HK16Christopher Tolofua 54'
PR17Uini Atonio 53'
PR18Eddy Ben Arous 53'
LK19Paul Jedrasiak 58'
FL20Bernard Le Roux 72'
SH21Antoine Dupont 72'
FH22François Trinh-Duc 69'
WG23Yoann Huget 63'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Baptiste Serin (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

11 March 2017
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(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'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,100
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB15Mike Brown
RW14Jack Nowell
OC13Jonathan Joseph 57'
IC12Owen Farrell
LW11Elliot Daly 1' 9' 15'
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 60'
N88Nathan Hughes 51'
OF7James Haskell
BF6Maro Itoje
RL5Courtney Lawes 66'
LL4Joe Launchbury
TP3Dan Cole 60'
HK2Dylan Hartley (c) 51' 61' 70'
LP1Joe Marler 57'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 51' 61' 70'
PR17Mako Vunipola 57'
PR18Kyle Sinckler 60'
FL19Tom Wood 66'
N820Billy Vunipola 51'
SH21Danny Care 60'
CE22Ben Te'o 57'
WG23Anthony Watson 1' 9' 15'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Stuart Hogg 17'
RW14Tommy Seymour 44'
OC13Huw Jones
IC12Alex Dunbar
LW11Tim Visser
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Ali Price
N88Ryan Wilson 61'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6John Barclay (c)
RL5Jonny Gray 74'
LL4Richie Gray
TP3Zander Fagerson 60'
HK2Fraser Brown 1' to 11' 43'
LP1Gordon Reid 43'
Replacements:
HK16Ross Ford 43'
PR17Allan Dell 43'
PR18Simon Berghan 60'
LK19Tim Swinson 74'
FL20Cornell du Preez 61'
SH21Henry Pyrgos 21'
FH22Duncan Weir 44'
CE23Mark Bennett 17' 21'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Jonathan Joseph (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

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.[25]
  • 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 record of 18 consecutive wins set between August 2015 and October 2016.[26]
  • England won their 11th consecutive Six Nations match, a championship record.[27]
  • England retained the Calcutta Cup.

Round 5
18 March 2017
12:30 GMT (UTC+0)
(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
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Tommy Seymour
OC13Huw Jones 26'
IC12Alex Dunbar
LW11Tim Visser
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Ali Price 53'
N88Ryan Wilson 48'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6John Barclay (c) 48' to 58'
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Grant Gilchrist 56'
TP3Zander Fagerson 65'
HK2Ross Ford 65'
LP1Gordon Reid 55'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 65'
PR17Allan Dell 55'
PR18Simon Berghan 65'
LK19Tim Swinson 56'
FL20Cornell du Preez 48'
SH21Henry Pyrgos 53'
FH22Duncan Weir 74'
CE23Matt Scott 26' 74'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
FB15Edoardo Padovani
RW14Angelo Esposito
OC13Tommaso Benvenuti
IC12Luke McLean
LW11Giovanbattista Venditti
FH10Carlo Canna 62'
SH9Edoardo Gori 52'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Maxime Mbanda 52'
BF6Braam Steyn
RL5George Biagi 74'
LL4Marco Fuser 52'
TP3Lorenzo Cittadini 40'
HK2Ornel Gega 40'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 52'
Replacements:
HK16Leonardo Ghiraldini 40'
PR17Sami Panico 52'
PR18Dario Chistolini 40'
LK19Dries van Schalkwyk 52'
LK20Federico Ruzza 74'
FL21Francesco Minto 52'
SH22Marcello Violi 52'
FB23Luca Sperandio 62'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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.
18 March 2017
15:45 CET (UTC+1)
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'
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,688
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15Brice Dulin
RW14Noa Nakaitaci
OC13Rémi Lamerat 65'
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Virimi Vakatawa 18' to 28' 53'
FH10Camille Lopez 32' 39'
SH9Baptiste Serin 18' 24' 71'
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Kevin Gourdon
BF6Fabien Sanconnie 54'
RL5Yoann Maestri
LL4Sébastien Vahaamahina 77'
TP3Rabah Slimani 54' 80'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c) 71'
LP1Cyril Baille 54'
Replacements:
HK16Camille Chat 71'
PR17Uini Atonio 54' 80'
PR18Eddy Ben Arous 54'
LK19Julien Le Devedec 77'
N820Damien Chouly 54'
SH21Antoine Dupont 18' 24' 71'
FH22François Trinh-Duc 32' 39' 65'
WG23Yoann Huget 53'
Coach:
Guy Novès
FB15Leigh Halfpenny 80+5' 80+12'
RW14George North
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Scott Williams 53'
LW11Liam Williams
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Rhys Webb
N88Ross Moriarty 53' 71'
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Sam Warburton
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c) 51'
LL4Jake Ball 59'
TP3Tomas Francis 59' 80+5' 80+12'
HK2Ken Owens
LP1Rob Evans 80+16'
Replacements:
HK16Scott Baldwin 59' 71'
PR17Nicky Smith 80+16'
PR18Samson Lee 80+1' to 80+11' 59'
LK19Luke Charteris 51'
N820Taulupe Faletau 53'
SH21Gareth Davies
FH22Sam Davies
CE23Jamie Roberts 53'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Brice Dulin (France)

Touch judges:
Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

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[28] in one of the longest games on record.[29]
18 March 2017
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
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'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB15Jared Payne
RW14Keith Earls 40'
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11Simon Zebo
FH10Jonathan Sexton
SH9Kieran Marmion 68'
N88CJ Stander
OF7Seán O'Brien 65'
BF6Peter O'Mahony
RL5Iain Henderson
LL4Donnacha Ryan 64'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 75'
HK2Rory Best (c) 9' to 17' 72'
LP1Jack McGrath 59'
Replacements:
HK16Niall Scannell 9' 17' 72'
PR17Cian Healy 59'
PR18John Ryan 75'
LK19Devin Toner 64'
FL20Dan Leavy 65'
SH21Luke McGrath 68'
FH22Paddy Jackson
WG23Andrew Conway 40'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Mike Brown
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Jonathan Joseph 67'
IC12Owen Farrell
LW11Elliot Daly
FH10George Ford 62' 69'
SH9Ben Youngs 62'
N88Billy Vunipola 62'
OF7James Haskell 59'
BF6Maro Itoje
RL5Courtney Lawes
LL4Joe Launchbury
TP3Dan Cole 77'
HK2Dylan Hartley (c) 54'
LP1Joe Marler 40'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 54'
PR17Mako Vunipola 40'
PR18Kyle Sinckler 77'
FL19Tom Wood 59'
N820Nathan Hughes 62'
SH21Danny Care 62'
CE22Ben Te'o 62' 69'
WG23Jack Nowell 67'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Peter O'Mahony (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

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.[30]
  • 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.

See also

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