2018 Six Nations Championship

The 2018 Six Nations Championship (known as the Natwest 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th Six Nations Championship, the annual international rugby union tournament for the six major European rugby union nations.

2018 Six Nations Championship
Date3 February – 17 March 2018
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (14th title)
Grand Slam Ireland (3rd title)
Triple Crown Ireland (11th title)
Calcutta Cup Scotland
Millennium Trophy Ireland
Centenary Quaich Ireland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy France
Auld Alliance Trophy Scotland
Matches played15
Attendance991,844 (66,123 per match)
Tries scored78 (5.2 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Maxime Machenaud (50)
Top try scorer(s) Jacob Stockdale (7)[lower-alpha 1]
Player of the tournament Jacob Stockdale[2]
Official websitesixnationsrugby.com
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The championship was contested by France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales and defending champions England. Including the competition's previous iterations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 124th edition of the tournament.[3]

The Championship was won by Ireland on 10 March 2018, with their four wins (three with try bonus points) from the first four matches sufficient to place them out of reach of the other participants ahead of the final round.[4][5] This was the third tournament running where the championship and Wooden Spoon had been decided by the end of round four. After a 24–15 victory against England on the final day, Ireland secured a Grand Slam, their third ever, alongside a Triple Crown.[6][7][8]

Participants
Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Eddie Jones Dylan Hartley 1
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Jacques Brunel Guilhem Guirado 3
Stade Vélodrome 67,394 Marseille
 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 Gregor Townsend John Barclay
 Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff Warren Gatland Alun Wyn Jones 2

1 Dylan Hartley was ruled out of round 4 due to injury, and Owen Farrell captained England in his absence.[9]
2 Alun Wyn Jones was dropped from the match-day team to play Italy in round 4, and Taulupe Faletau captained Wales in his absence.[10]
3 Guilhem Guirado was ruled out of round 5 due to injury, and Mathieu Bastareaud captained France in his absence.[11]

Squads
Main article: 2018 Six Nations Championship squads

Table
Position Nation Games Points Tries Bonus points Match
points
Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS Tries Loser
1 Ireland 550016082+78201133026
2 Wales 530211983+36131102115
3 Scotland 5302101128−27111401013
4 France 520310894+148600311
5 England 520310292+1014901110
6 Italy 500592203−11112270011

Table ranking rules

  • Four match points are awarded for a win.
  • Two match points are awarded for a draw.
  • A bonus match point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries in a match or loses a match by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four tries in a match and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points.
  • Three bonus match points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (known as a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team always ranks over a team who won four matches in which they also were awarded four try bonus points and were also awarded two bonus points in the match that they lost.
  • Tiebreakers –
    • If two or more teams be tied on match points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
    • If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scored the higher number of total tries in their matches is ranked higher.
    • If two or more teams remain tied for first place at the end of the championship after applying the above tiebreakers, the title is shared between them.

Fixtures

The fixtures were announced on 16 May 2017.[12] France hosted games in more than one venue, with their Friday night game against Italy taking place at the Stade Vélodrome, Marseille.[13]

Round 1
3 February 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales  34–7  Scotland
Try: G. Davies 6' c
Halfpenny (2) 12' c, 61' c
S. Evans 73' c
Con: Halfpenny (4/4) 8', 13', 63', 74'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 44', 49'
 Report Try: Horne 79' c
Con: Russell (1/1) 79'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,169
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Josh Adams
OC13Scott Williams 71'
IC12Hadleigh Parkes
LW11Steff Evans
FH10Rhys Patchell 63'
SH9Gareth Davies 66'
N88Ross Moriarty 65'
OF7Josh Navidi
BF6Aaron Shingler
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Cory Hill 56'
TP3Samson Lee 51'
HK2Ken Owens 63'
LP1Rob Evans 51'
Replacements:
HK16Elliot Dee 63'
PR17Wyn Jones 51'
PR18Tomas Francis 51'
LK19Bradley Davies 56'
FL20Justin Tipuric 65'
SH21Aled Davies 66'
FH22Gareth Anscombe 63'
CE23Owen Watkin 71'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Tommy Seymour
OC13Chris Harris 55'
IC12Huw Jones
LW11Byron McGuigan 55'
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Ali Price 49'
N88Cornell du Preez 49'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6John Barclay (c)
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Ben Toolis 55'
TP3Jon Welsh 65'
HK2Stuart McInally 70'
LP1Gordon Reid 49' 76'
Replacements:
HK16Scott Lawson 70'
PR17Jamie Bhatti 49' 76'
PR18Murray McCallum 65'
LK19Grant Gilchrist 55'
N820Ryan Wilson 49'
SH21Greig Laidlaw 49'
FH22Peter Horne 55'
WG23Sean Maitland 55'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Aaron Shingler (Wales)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

3 February 2018
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France  13–15  Ireland
Try: Thomas 72' c
Con: Belleau (1/1) 74'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 36', 54'
 Report Pen: Sexton (4/5) 3', 22', 39', 47'
Drop: Sexton (1/1) 80+3'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 74,878
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15Geoffrey Palis
RW14Teddy Thomas
OC13Rémi Lamerat
IC12Henry Chavancy
LW11Virimi Vakatawa
FH10Matthieu Jalibert 30'
SH9Maxime Machenaud 67' 76'
N88Kevin Gourdon
OF7Yacouba Camara
BF6Wenceslas Lauret 67'
RL5Sébastien Vahaamahina
LL4Arthur Iturria 61'
TP3Rabah Slimani 55'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c) 74'
LP1Jefferson Poirot 55'
Replacements:
HK16Adrien Pélissié 74'
PR17Dany Priso 55'
PR18Cedate Gomes Sa 55'
LK19Paul Gabrillagues 61'
N820Marco Tauleigne 67'
SH21Antoine Dupont 67' 76'
FH22Anthony Belleau 30'
WG23Benjamin Fall
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Robbie Henshaw
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Jacob Stockdale 75'
FH10Jonathan Sexton
SH9Conor Murray
N88CJ Stander
OF7Josh van der Flier 37'
BF6Peter O'Mahony
RL5James Ryan 68'
LL4Iain Henderson
TP3Tadhg Furlong 70'
HK2Rory Best (c) 68'
LP1Cian Healy 61'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 68'
PR17Jack McGrath 61'
PR18John Ryan 70'
LK19Devin Toner 68'
FL20Dan Leavy 37'
SH21Luke McGrath
FH22Joey Carbery
WG23Fergus McFadden 75'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Guilhem Guirado (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

4 February 2018
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  15–46  England (1 BP)
Try: Benvenuti 20' c
Bellini 58' m
Con: Allan (1/2) 22'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 39'
 Report Try: Watson (2) 3' m, 11' m
Farrell 26' c
Simmonds (2) 52' c, 75' c
Ford 68' c
Nowell 77' m
Con: Farrell (4/7) 27', 53', 69', 76'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 47'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 61,464
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB15Matteo Minozzi
RW14Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13Tommaso Boni 80'
IC12Tommaso Castello 73' 80'
LW11Mattia Bellini
FH10Tommaso Allan 73'
SH9Marcello Violi 63'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Renato Giammarioli 50'
BF6Sebastian Negri
RL5Dean Budd 61'
LL4Alessandro Zanni
TP3Simone Ferrari 54'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 54'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 41'
Replacements:
HK16Luca Bigi 54'
PR17Nicola Quaglio 41'
PR18Tiziano Pasquali 54'
LK19George Biagi 61'
FL20Maxime Mbanda 50'
SH21Edoardo Gori 63'
FH22Carlo Canna 73'
FB23Jayden Hayward 73'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB15Mike Brown 61'
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Ben Te'o 59'
IC12Owen Farrell
LW11Jonny May
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 10'
N88Sam Simmonds
OF7Chris Robshaw 67'
BF6Courtney Lawes 59'
RL5Maro Itoje
LL4Joe Launchbury
TP3Dan Cole 54'
HK2Dylan Hartley (c) 54'
LP1Mako Vunipola 73'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 54'
PR17Alec Hepburn 73'
PR18Harry Williams 54'
LK19George Kruis 59'
FL20Sam Underhill 67'
SH21Danny Care 10'
CE22Jonathan Joseph 59'
WG23Jack Nowell 61'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Anthony Watson (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Alessandro Zanni (Italy) became the seventh Italian international to earn his 100th test cap.
  • Alec Hepburn (England) made his international debut.

Round 2
10 February 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland  56–19  Italy
Try: Henshaw (2) 11' c, 44' c
Murray 14' c
Aki 21' c
Earls 35' c
Best 53' c
Stockdale (2) 60' c, 70' c
Con: Sexton (5/5) 12', 16', 22', 37', 45'
Carbery (3/3) 54', 61', 71'
 Report Try: Allan 56' c
Gori 66' c
Minozzi 75' m
Con: Allan (2/3) 58', 66'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Robbie Henshaw 45'
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Jonathan Sexton 51'
SH9Conor Murray 51'
N88Jack Conan 41'
OF7Dan Leavy
BF6Peter O'Mahony
RL5Devin Toner
LL4Iain Henderson 41'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 4'
HK2Rory Best (c) 61'
LP1Jack McGrath 68'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 61'
PR17Cian Healy 68'
PR18Andrew Porter 4'
LK19Quinn Roux 41'
N820CJ Stander 41'
SH21Kieran Marmion 51'
FH22Joey Carbery 51'
FB23Jordan Larmour 45'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Matteo Minozzi
RW14Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13Tommaso Boni 54'
IC12Tommaso Castello
LW11Mattia Bellini
FH10Tommaso Allan
SH9Marcello Violi 58'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Braam Steyn 45'
BF6Sebastian Negri 58'
RL5Dean Budd
LL4Alessandro Zanni
TP3Simone Ferrari 54'
HK2Luca Bigi 45'
LP1Nicola Quaglio 37'
Replacements:
HK16Leonardo Ghiraldini 45'
PR17Andrea Lovotti 37'
PR18Tiziano Pasquali 54'
LK19Federico Ruzza 58'
FL20Maxime Mbanda 45'
SH21Edoardo Gori 58'
FH22Carlo Canna
FB23Jayden Hayward 54'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

  • Jordan Larmour (Ireland) made his international debut.[16]
  • This was Ireland's 300th Test win.
10 February 2018
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England  12–6  Wales (1 BP)
Try: May (2) 3' m, 20' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 21'
 Report Pen: Patchell (1/2) 24'
Anscombe (1/1) 77'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB15Mike Brown
RW14Anthony Watson 45'
OC13Jonathan Joseph
IC12Owen Farrell
LW11Jonny May
FH10George Ford 68'
SH9Danny Care 65'
N88Sam Simmonds 41'
OF7Chris Robshaw
BF6Courtney Lawes
RL5Maro Itoje
LL4Joe Launchbury 68'
TP3Dan Cole 65'
HK2Dylan Hartley (c) 1' 11' 52'
LP1Mako Vunipola 77'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 1' 11' 52'
PR17Alec Hepburn 77'
PR18Harry Williams 65'
LK19George Kruis 68'
FL20Sam Underhill 41'
SH21Richard Wigglesworth 65'
CE22Ben Te'o 68'
WG23Jack Nowell 45'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Gareth Anscombe
RW14Josh Adams
OC13Scott Williams
IC12Hadleigh Parkes
LW11Steff Evans
FH10Rhys Patchell 56'
SH9Gareth Davies 66'
N88Ross Moriarty 65'
OF7Josh Navidi
BF6Aaron Shingler
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Cory Hill 74'
TP3Samson Lee 58'
HK2Ken Owens 65'
LP1Rob Evans 58'
Replacements:
HK16Elliot Dee 65'
PR17Wyn Jones 58'
PR18Tomas Francis 58'
LK19Bradley Davies 73'
FL20Justin Tipuric 65'
SH21Aled Davies 66'
CE22Owen Watkin
WG23George North 56'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown (England)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • With this win, England won their 15th consecutive Six Nations home game, breaking their previous record of 14 between 1998–2003.[17]
  • Leigh Halfpenny was originally named in the starting XV but fell ill the night before the match. Gareth Anscombe replaced him in the starting XV, and centre Owen Watkin came onto the bench.
  • This was the lowest aggregate score in a Six Nations match since England beat Ireland 12–6 in 2013.
11 February 2018
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  32–26  France (1 BP)
Try: Maitland 13' c
Jones 32' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 14', 33'
Pen: Laidlaw (6/6) 44', 49', 61', 65', 71', 77'
 Report Try: Thomas (2) 3' c, 27' c
Con: Machenaud (2/2) 4', 28'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 10', 40+2'
Serin (2/2) 47', 58'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Tommy Seymour
OC13Huw Jones
IC12Peter Horne
LW11Sean Maitland
FH10Finn Russell 65'
SH9Greig Laidlaw
N88Ryan Wilson
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6John Barclay (c) 65'
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Grant Gilchrist 58'
TP3Simon Berghan
HK2Stuart McInally
LP1Gordon Reid 58'
Replacements:
HK16Scott Lawson
PR17Jamie Bhatti 58'
PR18Jon Welsh
LK19Ben Toolis 58'
N820David Denton 65'
SH21Ali Price 65'
CE22Chris Harris
FB23Blair Kinghorn
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Geoffrey Palis
RW14Teddy Thomas
OC13Rémi Lamerat
IC12Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW11Virimi Vakatawa 71'
FH10Lionel Beauxis 71'
SH9Maxime Machenaud 41'
N88Marco Tauleigne 58'
OF7Yacouba Camara
BF6Wenceslas Lauret
RL5Sébastien Vahaamahina 71'
LL4Arthur Iturria
TP3Rabah Slimani 58'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c) 75'
LP1Jefferson Poirot 58'
Replacements:
HK16Adrien Pélissié 75'
PR17Eddy Ben Arous 58'
PR18Cedate Gomes Sa 58'
LK19Paul Gabrillagues 71'
N820Louis Picamoles 58'
SH21Baptiste Serin 41'
FH22Anthony Belleau 71'
WG23Benjamin Fall 71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Round 3
23 February 2018
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  34–17  Italy
Try: Gabrillagues 4' m
Bonneval 59' c
Bastareaud 72' c
Con: Machenaud (1/2) 60'
Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73'
Pen: Machenaud (5/5) 28', 39', 45', 64', 70'
 Report Try: Penalty try 9'
Minozzi 78' c
Con: Canna (1/1) 78'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 49'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15Hugo Bonneval
RW14Benjamin Fall
OC13Mathieu Bastareaud
IC12Geoffrey Doumayrou 65'
LW11Rémy Grosso
FH10Lionel Beauxis 70'
SH9Maxime Machenaud 70'
N88Marco Tauleigne
OF7Yacouba Camara 56'
BF6Wenceslas Lauret
RL5Sébastien Vahaamahina 65'
LL4Paul Gabrillagues
TP3Rabah Slimani 70'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c) 38' 40' 70'
LP1Jefferson Poirot 60'
Replacements:
HK16Adrien Pélissié 38' 40' 70'
PR17Dany Priso 60'
PR18Cedate Gomes Sa 70'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 65'
N820Kélian Galletier 56'
SH21Baptiste Couilloud 70'
FH22François Trinh-Duc 70'
CE23Gaël Fickou 65'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB15Matteo Minozzi
RW14Tommaso Benvenuti
OC13Tommaso Boni 62'
IC12Tommaso Castello
LW11Mattia Bellini
FH10Tommaso Allan 70'
SH9Marcello Violi
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Maxime Mbanda
BF6Sebastian Negri 70'
RL5Dean Budd 33'
LL4Alessandro Zanni
TP3Simone Ferrari 61'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 67'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 56'
Replacements:
HK16Luca Bigi 67'
PR17Nicola Quaglio 56'
PR18Tiziano Pasquali 61'
LK19George Biagi 80+2' to 80' 33'
LK20Federico Ruzza 70'
SH21Edoardo Gori 48'
FH22Carlo Canna 70'
FB23Jayden Hayward 62'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Yacouba Camara (France)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

24 February 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland  37–27  Wales
Try: Stockdale (2) 6' m, 80' c
Aki 40' c
Leavy 44' c
Healy 53' m
Con: Sexton (2/4) 40', 45'
Carbery (1/1) 80'
Pen: Sexton (1/3) 35'
Murray (1/1) 75'
 Report Try: G. Davies 20' c
Shingler 61' c
S. Evans 76' c
Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 21', 63', 77'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 2', 30'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Keith Earls 63'
OC13Chris Farrell
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Jonathan Sexton 76'
SH9Conor Murray
N88CJ Stander
OF7Dan Leavy
BF6Peter O'Mahony 66'
RL5Devin Toner 73'
LL4James Ryan
TP3Andrew Porter 66'
HK2Rory Best (c) 70'
LP1Cian Healy 63'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 70'
PR17Jack McGrath 63'
PR18John Ryan 66'
LK19Quinn Roux 73'
N820Jack Conan 66'
SH21Kieran Marmion
FH22Joey Carbery 76'
WG23Fergus McFadden 63'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Liam Williams 63'
OC13Scott Williams
IC12Hadleigh Parkes
LW11Steff Evans
FH10Dan Biggar 63'
SH9Gareth Davies
N88Ross Moriarty 63'
OF7Josh Navidi
BF6Aaron Shingler
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Cory Hill 63'
TP3Samson Lee 55'
HK2Ken Owens 55'
LP1Rob Evans 55' 73'
Replacements:
HK16Elliot Dee 55'
PR17Wyn Jones 55' 73'
PR18Tomas Francis 55'
LK19Bradley Davies 63'
FL20Justin Tipuric 63'
SH21Aled Davies
FH22Gareth Anscombe 63'
WG23George North 63'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Chris Farrell (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • This was Warren Gatland's 100th test match in charge of Wales.
24 February 2018
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  25–13  England
Try: Jones (2) 14' c, 37' c
Maitland 30' m
Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 15', 38'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 2'
Russell (1/1) 66'
 Report Try: Farrell 43' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 43'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 17'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Tommy Seymour 64'
OC13Huw Jones
IC12Peter Horne 71'
LW11Sean Maitland
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Greig Laidlaw 62'
N88Ryan Wilson 68'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6John Barclay (c)
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Grant Gilchrist 55'
TP3Simon Berghan 68'
HK2Stuart McInally
LP1Gordon Reid 55'
Replacements:
HK16Scott Lawson
PR17Jamie Bhatti 55'
PR18WP Nel 68'
LK19Tim Swinson 55'
N820David Denton 68'
SH21Ali Price 62'
CE22Nick Grigg 71'
FB23Blair Kinghorn 64'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Mike Brown 55'
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Jonathan Joseph
IC12Owen Farrell
LW11Jonny May
FH10George Ford 64'
SH9Danny Care 71'
N88Nathan Hughes 54'
OF7Chris Robshaw
BF6Courtney Lawes
RL5Maro Itoje
LL4Joe Launchbury 71'
TP3Dan Cole 64'
HK2Dylan Hartley (c) 55'
LP1Mako Vunipola 68'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 55'
PR17Joe Marler 68'
PR18Harry Williams 64'
LK19George Kruis 71'
FL20Sam Underhill 65' to 75' 54'
SH21Richard Wigglesworth 71'
CE22Ben Te'o 64'
WG23Jack Nowell 55'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Blair Kinghorn (Scotland) made his international debut.
  • Joe Launchbury (England) earned his 50th test cap.
  • Scotland reclaimed the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2008.
  • Huw Jones' first try was Scotland's first scored against England in Edinburgh since Simon Danielli in 2004.
  • Scotland extended their home winning record in the Six Nations to 6 games, their best ever run in the Six Nations.
  • This was Scotland's largest victory over England in the Six Nations, and their biggest since they won 33–6 in 1986. That match was also the last time that Scotland had scored three tries against England at Murrayfield.

Round 4
10 March 2018
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland  28–8  Scotland
Try: Stockdale (2) 22' c, 40+2' c
Murray 46' c
Cronin 69' c
Con: Sexton (4/4) 24', 40+3', 47', 71'
 Report Try: Kinghorn 52' m
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 13'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15Rob Kearney 75'
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Jonathan Sexton 73'
SH9Conor Murray 71'
N88CJ Stander
OF7Dan Leavy
BF6Peter O'Mahony 55'
RL5Devin Toner 55'
LL4James Ryan
TP3Tadhg Furlong 62'
HK2Rory Best (c) 66'
LP1Cian Healy 51'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 66'
PR17Jack McGrath 51'
PR18Andrew Porter 62'
LK19Iain Henderson 55'
FL20Jordi Murphy 55'
SH21Kieran Marmion 71'
FH22Joey Carbery 73'
WG23Jordan Larmour 75'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Blair Kinghorn 29' 37'
OC13Huw Jones
IC12Peter Horne 73'
LW11Sean Maitland
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Greig Laidlaw 67'
N88Ryan Wilson 18'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6John Barclay (c)
RL5Jonny Gray 71'
LL4Grant Gilchrist
TP3Simon Berghan 55'
HK2Stuart McInally 60'
LP1Gordon Reid 55'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 60'
PR17Jamie Bhatti 55'
PR18WP Nel 55'
LK19Tim Swinson 71'
N820David Denton 18'
SH21Ali Price 67'
CE22Nick Grigg 73'
WG23Lee Jones 29' 37'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Rob Kearney (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

10 March 2018
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
France  22–16  England (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 49'
Pen: Machenaud (4/4) 25', 33', 37', 63'
Beauxis (1/1) 78'
 Report Try: May 74' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 75'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 4', 29'
Daly (1/1) 21'
FB15Hugo Bonneval 15' 24' 41'
RW14Benjamin Fall
OC13Mathieu Bastareaud
IC12Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW11Rémy Grosso
FH10François Trinh-Duc 71'
SH9Maxime Machenaud 71'
N88Marco Tauleigne
OF7Yacouba Camara
BF6Wenceslas Lauret 66'
RL5Sébastien Vahaamahina 66'
LL4Paul Gabrillagues
TP3Rabah Slimani 59'
HK2Guilhem Guirado (c) 66'
LP1Jefferson Poirot 66'
Replacements:
HK16Adrien Pélissié 66'
PR17Dany Priso 66'
PR18Cedate Gomes Sa 59'
FL19Bernard Le Roux 66'
N820Kélian Galletier 66'
SH21Baptiste Couilloud 71'
FH22Lionel Beauxis 71'
CE23Gaël Fickou 15' 24' 41'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
FB15Anthony Watson 49' to 59' 68'
RW14Jonny May
OC13Ben Te'o
IC12Owen Farrell (c)
LW11Elliot Daly
FH10George Ford 60'
SH9Danny Care 68'
N88Nathan Hughes 24'
OF7Chris Robshaw
BF6Courtney Lawes
RL5Maro Itoje
LL4Joe Launchbury 52'
TP3Dan Cole 58'
HK2Jamie George 64'
LP1Mako Vunipola 64'
Replacements:
HK16Luke Cowan-Dickie 64'
PR17Joe Marler 64'
PR18Kyle Sinckler 58'
FL19James Haskell 52'
N820Sam Simmonds 24'
SH21Richard Wigglesworth 68'
CE22Jonathan Joseph 60'
FB23Mike Brown 68'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Rémy Grosso (France)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • With this English loss, Ireland claimed the Championship with the final round yet to be played.
  • This was the first time since 2015 that England lost two consecutive games; 2015 was also the last time France beat England.
  • This was the first time since 2010 England lost multiple games in a single Six Nations tournament.
  • With Dylan Hartley's injury, Owen Farrell captained England for the first time.
11 March 2018
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales  38–14  Italy
Try: Parkes 3' c
North (2) 5' c, 65' c
Hill 42' c
Tipuric 70' c
Con: Anscombe (3/3) 4', 7', 43'
Halfpenny (2/2) 67', 71'
Pen: Anscombe (1/1) 36'
 Report Try: Minozzi 9' c
Bellini 75' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 11'
Canna (1/1) 76'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 65,242
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB15Liam Williams 40+3' to 51' 50'
RW14George North
OC13Owen Watkin
IC12Hadleigh Parkes
LW11Steff Evans
FH10Gareth Anscombe 60'
SH9Gareth Davies 48' to 58' 60'
N88Taulupe Faletau (c)
OF7James Davies 65'
BF6Justin Tipuric
RL5Bradley Davies
LL4Cory Hill 65'
TP3Tomas Francis 67'
HK2Elliot Dee 60'
LP1Nicky Smith 60'
Replacements:
HK16Ken Owens 60'
PR17Rob Evans 60'
PR18Rhodri Jones 67'
LK19Seb Davies 65'
FL20Ellis Jenkins 65'
SH21Aled Davies 60'
FH22Rhys Patchell 60'
FB23Leigh Halfpenny 50'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Matteo Minozzi
RW14Tommaso Benvenuti 77' to 80'
OC13Giulio Bisegni
IC12Tommaso Castello 4'
LW11Mattia Bellini
FH10Tommaso Allan 68'
SH9Marcello Violi 63'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Maxime Mbanda 14'
BF6Sebastian Negri 67'
RL5Dean Budd
LL4Alessandro Zanni
TP3Simone Ferrari 63'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 68'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 60'
Replacements:
HK16Oliviero Fabiani 68'
PR17Nicola Quaglio 60'
PR18Tiziano Pasquali 63'
LK19Federico Ruzza 67'
FL20Giovanni Licata 14'
SH21Guglielmo Palazzani 63'
FH22Carlo Canna 68'
FB23Jayden Hayward 4'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Hadleigh Parkes (Wales)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • James Davies (Wales) made his international debut.
  • Samson Lee was named on the bench, but withdrew from the squad due to illness on match-day. He was replaced with Rhodri Jones.
  • Wales's win guaranteed Italy would win the "wooden spoon" for coming last.

Round 5
17 March 2018
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) Italy  27–29  Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Allan (2) 14' c, 45' c
Minozzi 21' c
Con: Allan (3/3) 15', 22', 46'
Pen: Allan (2/2) 7', 76'
 Report Try: Brown 10' m
Barclay 25' c
Maitland 61' c
Hogg 71' c
Con: Laidlaw (3/4) 26', 62', 72'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 79'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 60,412
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB15Matteo Minozzi
RW14Tommaso Benvenuti 59'
OC13Giulio Bisegni
IC12Tommaso Castello 74'
LW11Mattia Bellini
FH10Tommaso Allan
SH9Marcello Violi 67'
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Jake Polledri 67'
BF6Sebastian Negri
RL5Dean Budd
LL4Alessandro Zanni 53'
TP3Simone Ferrari 60'
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini 77'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 59'
Replacements:
HK16Oliviero Fabiani 77'
PR17Nicola Quaglio 59'
PR18Tiziano Pasquali 60'
N819Braam Steyn 53'
FL20Giovanni Licata 67'
SH21Guglielmo Palazzani 67'
FH22Carlo Canna 74'
FB23Jayden Hayward 59'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
FB15Stuart Hogg
RW14Tommy Seymour
OC13Huw Jones 53'
IC12Nick Grigg
LW11Sean Maitland
FH10Finn Russell 54'
SH9Greig Laidlaw
N88Ryan Wilson 67'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6John Barclay (c)
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Tim Swinson 53'
TP3WP Nel 40'
HK2Fraser Brown 40'
LP1Gordon Reid 40'
Replacements:
HK16Stuart McInally 40'
PR17Jamie Bhatti 40'
PR18Zander Fagerson 40'
LK19Richie Gray 53'
N820David Denton 67'
SH21Ali Price 54'
FH22Peter Horne 53'
FB23Blair Kinghorn
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Tommaso Allan (Italy)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Jake Polledri (Italy) made his international debut.
  • Tommaso Benvenuti (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.
  • The losing bonus point obtained by Italy was their first point under the new points structure introduced in 2017.
  • This loss was Sergio Parisse's 100th test loss, the first time the figure has been reached.
17 March 2018
14:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England  15–24  Ireland (3 BP)
Try: Daly (2) 32' m, 65' m
May 80+2' m
 Report Try: Ringrose 6' c
Stander 24' c
Stockdale 40+2' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 7', 24'
Carbery (1/1) 40+5'
Pen: Murray (1/1) 60'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,062
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
FB15Anthony Watson 34'
RW14Jonny May
OC13Jonathan Joseph 56'
IC12Ben Te'o
LW11Elliot Daly
FH10Owen Farrell
SH9Richard Wigglesworth
N88Sam Simmonds 67'
OF7James Haskell
BF6Chris Robshaw
RL5George Kruis 71'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler 53'
HK2Dylan Hartley (c) 58'
LP1Mako Vunipola 53'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 58'
PR17Joe Marler 53'
PR18Dan Cole 53'
LK19Joe Launchbury 71'
FL20Don Armand 67'
SH21Danny Care 61'
FH22George Ford 56'
FB23Mike Brown 34'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Keith Earls 74'
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Bundee Aki 56'
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Jonathan Sexton 34' 41' 67'
SH9Conor Murray
N88CJ Stander
OF7Dan Leavy
BF6Peter O'Mahony 29' to 39' 74'
RL5Iain Henderson
LL4James Ryan 67'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 65'
HK2Rory Best (c) 65'
LP1Cian Healy 51'
Replacements:
HK16Seán Cronin 65'
PR17Jack McGrath 51'
PR18Andrew Porter 65'
LK19Devin Toner 67'
FL20Jordi Murphy 74'
SH21Kieran Marmion 74'
FH22Joey Carbery 34' 41' 67'
WG23Jordan Larmour 56'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Marius van der Westhuizen was originally named as a touch judge, but was replaced with Nigel Owens by World Rugby, after attending an England training session in midweek.[19]
  • England's defeat was their first loss at Twickenham in the Six Nations since 2012 (a run of 15 matches), their first loss at home overall since 2015 (a run of 14 games), and Ireland's first win against England at Twickenham since 2010.[20]
  • Ireland retained the Millennium Trophy for the first time since their three consecutive victories over England between 2009 and 2011.[21]
  • Ireland won their third Grand Slam and their eleventh Triple Crown; the first time they had won either since 2009.[22]
  • Rob Kearney and Rory Best share the distinction of being Ireland's only players to have won multiple Grand Slams, having both played in the 2009 Six Nations.[23]
  • With this win, Ireland became the first team to earn the three-point bonus for completing a Grand Slam.
17 March 2018
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  14–13  France (1 BP)
Try: L. Williams 4' m
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 10', 16', 32'
 Report Try: Fickou 21' c
Con: Machenaud (1/1) 22'
Pen: Machenaud (1/2) 49'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 4'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,169
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Scott Williams
IC12Hadleigh Parkes
LW11Liam Williams
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Gareth Davies
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Josh Navidi
BF6Justin Tipuric 56'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Cory Hill 69'
TP3Tomas Francis 64'
HK2Ken Owens 69'
LP1Rob Evans 64'
Replacements:
HK16Elliot Dee 69'
PR17Nicky Smith 64'
PR18Samson Lee 64'
LK19Bradley Davies 69'
FL20Aaron Shingler 56'
SH21Aled Davies
FH22Gareth Anscombe
WG23Steff Evans
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Benjamin Fall
RW14Gaël Fickou
OC13Mathieu Bastareaud (c)
IC12Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW11Rémy Grosso
FH10François Trinh-Duc 71'
SH9Maxime Machenaud 62'
N88Marco Tauleigne
OF7Yacouba Camara 26'
BF6Wenceslas Lauret 77'
RL5Sébastien Vahaamahina
LL4Paul Gabrillagues 71' 77'
TP3Cedate Gomes Sa 51'
HK2Adrien Pélissié 51'
LP1Jefferson Poirot 60'
Replacements:
HK16Camille Chat 51'
PR17Dany Priso 60'
PR18Rabah Slimani 51'
FL19Bernard Le Roux 71'
FL20Mathieu Babillot 26'
SH21Baptiste Couilloud 62'
FH22Lionel Beauxis 71'
FB23Geoffrey Palis
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

  • Mathieu Babillot (France) made his international debut.
  • The losing bonus point secured by France ensured that England finished 5th outright for the first time since 1983.

Statistics

Notes
  1. This is a record for the most tries scored in a single Championship in the Six Nations era.[1] The overall record is 8 by Cyril Lowe in 1914 and  Ian Smith in 1925.

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