2020 Six Nations Championship

The 2020 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 126th edition of the competition (including all the tournament's previous versions as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship). The tournament began on 1 February 2020, and was scheduled to conclude on 14 March; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy's penultimate match against Ireland and all three of the final weekend's matches were postponed with the intention of being rescheduled.[2][3] It was the first time any match had been postponed since 2012, and the first time more than one match had been delayed since the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001.[4] In July 2020, a revised fixture schedule was announced, with the last four games being played in October.[5][6]

2020 Six Nations Championship
Date1 February – 31 October 2020
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions England (29th title)
Triple Crown England (26th title)
Calcutta Cup England
Millennium Trophy England
Centenary Quaich Ireland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy France
Auld Alliance Trophy Scotland
Doddie Weir Cup Scotland
Matches played15
Attendance727,458 (48,497 per match)
Tries scored74 (4.93 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Romain Ntamack (57)
Top try scorer(s) Charles Ollivon (4)
Player of the tournament Antoine Dupont[1]
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England became the first team to win the title despite losing their first game since Wales did so in 2013. It was England's 39th title overall (including shared titles), drawing them level with the record Wales set the previous year, and extended their record of 29 outright titles.[7]

Participants
Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Eddie Jones Owen Farrell
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Fabien Galthié Charles Ollivon
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Andy Farrell Jonathan Sexton
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Franco Smith Luca Bigi
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Gregor Townsend Stuart Hogg
 Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff Wayne Pivac Alun Wyn Jones
Parc y Scarlets[lower-alpha 1] 14,870 Llanelli

Squads
Main article: 2020 Six Nations Championship squads

Table
Position Nation Games Points Tries Bonus points Table
points
Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS Tries Loser
1 England 540112177+4414901118
2 France 5401138117+21171302018
3 Ireland 5302132102+30171102014
4 Scotland 53027759+187500214
5 Wales 510411998+2113100138
6 Italy 500544178−1346240000

Table ranking rules

  • Four points are awarded for a win.
  • Two points are awarded for a draw.
  • A bonus 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 points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team will always top the table with a minimum of 23 points. A team that loses a single match could only achieve a maximum of 22 points – they could win four matches with four try bonus points and lose the remaining match but still win two bonus points while losing that game.
  • Tiebreakers:
    • If two or more teams are tied on table points, the team with the better match points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
    • If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scores the higher number of total tries in its 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 will be shared between them.

Fixtures

The fixtures were announced on 20 March 2019. For the first time since 2013, no matches were scheduled on a Friday night. The final match of the tournament also returned to peak time for the first time since 2016.[8]

Round 1
1 February 2020
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales  42–0  Italy
Try: Adams (3) 18' m, 30' c, 80+2' c
Tompkins 59' c
North 76' c
Con: Biggar (2/3) 31', 61'
Halfpenny (2/2) 77', 80+4'
Pen: Biggar (3/3) 4', 11', 16'
 Report
Match data
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 68,582[9]
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Johnny McNicholl 11' to 22'
OC13George North
IC12Hadleigh Parkes 53'
LW11Josh Adams
FH10Dan Biggar 69'
SH9Tomos Williams 61'
N88Taulupe Faletau 53'
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Aaron Wainwright
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Jake Ball 56'
TP3Dillon Lewis 61'
HK2Ken Owens 64'
LP1Wyn Jones 56'
Replacements:
HK16Ryan Elias 64'
PR17Rob Evans 56'
PR18Leon Brown 61'
LK19Cory Hill 56'
N820Ross Moriarty 53'
SH21Rhys Webb 61'
FH22Jarrod Evans 69'
CE23Nick Tompkins 11' 22' 53'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB15Matteo Minozzi
RW14Leonardo Sarto 56'
OC13Luca Morisi
IC12Carlo Canna
LW11Mattia Bellini
FH10Tommaso Allan
SH9Callum Braley 71'
N88Braam Steyn
OF7Sebastian Negri 56'
BF6Jake Polledri
RL5Niccolò Cannone 71'
LL4Alessandro Zanni 47'
TP3Giosuè Zilocchi 47'
HK2Luca Bigi (c) 69'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 47'
Replacements:
HK16Federico Zani 69'
PR17Danilo Fischetti 47'
PR18Marco Riccioni 47'
LK19Marco Lazzaroni 47'
LK20Dean Budd 71'
FL21Giovanni Licata 56'
SH22Guglielmo Palazzani 71'
FB23Jayden Hayward 56'
Coach:
Franco Smith

Player of the Match:
Justin Tipuric (Wales)

Touch judges:
Matthew Carley (England)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
James Leckie (Australia)

Notes:

1 February 2020
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  19–12  Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Sexton 10' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 12'
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 35', 45', 57', 73'
 Report
Match data		 Pen: Hastings (4/5) 5', 16', 52', 66'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000[10]
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB15Jordan Larmour
RW14Andrew Conway
OC13Garry Ringrose 41'
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c) 73'
SH9Conor Murray 61'
N88Caelan Doris 5'
OF7Josh van der Flier
BF6CJ Stander
RL5James Ryan
LL4Iain Henderson 67'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 78'
HK2Rob Herring 73'
LP1Cian Healy 50' 51' 66' 78'
Replacements:
HK16Rónan Kelleher 73'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 50' 51'
PR18Andrew Porter 66'
LK19Devin Toner 67'
FL20Peter O'Mahony 5'
SH21John Cooney 61'
FH22Ross Byrne 73'
CE23Robbie Henshaw 41'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Sean Maitland
OC13Huw Jones 65'
IC12Sam Johnson 73'
LW11Blair Kinghorn
FH10Adam Hastings
SH9Ali Price 65'
N88Nick Haining 73'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Jamie Ritchie
RL5Jonny Gray 65'
LL4Scott Cummings
TP3Zander Fagerson 73'
HK2Fraser Brown 47' to 51' 57'
LP1Rory Sutherland 65'
Replacements:
HK16Stuart McInally 47' 51' 57'
PR17Allan Dell 65'
PR18W. P. Nel 73'
LK19Ben Toolis 65'
N820Cornell du Preez 73'
SH21George Horne 65'
CE22Rory Hutchinson 73'
CE23Chris Harris 65'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

2 February 2020
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  24–17  England (1 BP)
Try: Rattez 6' c
Ollivon (2) 20' c, 55' c
Con: Ntamack (3/3) 7', 21', 56'
Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 16'
 Report
Match data		 Try: May (2) 57' c, 65' c
Con: Farrell (2/2) 58', 65'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 80+2'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,310[13]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15Anthony Bouthier
RW14Teddy Thomas
OC13Virimi Vakatawa 80'
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Vincent Rattez
FH10Romain Ntamack 77'
SH9Antoine Dupont
N88Grégory Alldritt
OF7Charles Ollivon (c)
BF6François Cros 57'
RL5Paul Willemse 57'
LL4Bernard Le Roux
TP3Mohamed Haouas 49'
HK2Julien Marchand 67'
LP1Cyril Baille 49'
Replacements:
HK16Peato Mauvaka 67'
PR17Jefferson Poirot 49'
PR18Demba Bamba 49'
LK19Boris Palu 57'
FL20Cameron Woki 57'
SH21Baptiste Serin
FH22Matthieu Jalibert 77'
CE23Arthur Vincent 80'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15George Furbank
RW14Jonny May
OC13Manu Tuilagi 16'
IC12Owen Farrell (c)
LW11Elliot Daly
FH10George Ford 76'
SH9Ben Youngs 62'
N88Tom Curry
OF7Sam Underhill
BF6Courtney Lawes 55'
RL5Charlie Ewels 56'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler 73'
HK2Jamie George 49'
LP1Joe Marler 52'
Replacements:
HK16Luke Cowan-Dickie 49'
PR17Ellis Genge 52'
PR18Will Stuart 73'
LK19George Kruis 56'
FL20Lewis Ludlam 55'
SH21Willi Heinz 62'
CE22Ollie Devoto 76'
CE23Jonathan Joseph 16'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Player of the Match:
Grégory Alldritt (France)

Touch judges:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

Round 2
8 February 2020
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland  24–14  Wales
Try: Larmour 19' m
Furlong 32' c
Van der Flier 47' c
Conway 75' m
Con: Sexton (2/4) 33', 48'
 Report
Match data		 Try: T. Williams 27' c
Tipuric 80+1' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 28'
Halfpenny (1/1) 80+2'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000[17]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB15Jordan Larmour
RW14Andrew Conway
OC13Robbie Henshaw 45'
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c) 71'
SH9Conor Murray 73'
N88CJ Stander 80' to end'
OF7Josh van der Flier
BF6Peter O'Mahony 71'
RL5James Ryan
LL4Iain Henderson 67'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 67'
HK2Rob Herring 67'
LP1Cian Healy 51'
Replacements:
HK16Rónan Kelleher 67'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 51'
PR18Andrew Porter 67'
LK19Devin Toner 67'
FL20Max Deegan 71'
SH21John Cooney 73'
FH22Ross Byrne 71'
WG23Keith Earls 45'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Nick Tompkins
IC12Hadleigh Parkes
LW11Josh Adams 25'
FH10Dan Biggar 45'
SH9Tomos Williams 49'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Aaron Wainwright 49'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Jake Ball 71'
TP3Dillon Lewis 67'
HK2Ken Owens 74'
LP1Wyn Jones 64'
Replacements:
HK16Ryan Elias 74'
PR17Rhys Carré 64'
PR18Leon Brown 67'
LK19Adam Beard 71'
N820Ross Moriarty 49'
SH21Gareth Davies 49'
FH22Jarrod Evans 45'
WG23Johnny McNicholl 25'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac

Player of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce (England)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

8 February 2020
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland  6–13  England
Pen: Hastings (2/2) 46', 78'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Genge 70' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 71'
Pen: Farrell (2/5) 11', 77'
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Sean Maitland
OC13Huw Jones 56'
IC12Sam Johnson
LW11Blair Kinghorn
FH10Adam Hastings
SH9Ali Price
N88Magnus Bradbury 75'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Jamie Ritchie
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Scott Cummings 56'
TP3Zander Fagerson 60'
HK2Fraser Brown 52'
LP1Rory Sutherland 60'
Replacements:
HK16Stuart McInally 52'
PR17Allan Dell 60'
PR18Simon Berghan 60'
LK19Ben Toolis 56'
N820Nick Haining 75'
SH21George Horne
CE22Rory Hutchinson
CE23Chris Harris 56'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15George Furbank
RW14Jonny May
OC13Jonathan Joseph
IC12Owen Farrell (c)
LW11Elliot Daly
FH10George Ford
SH9Willi Heinz 59'
N88Tom Curry
OF7Sam Underhill 66'
BF6Lewis Ludlam 52'
RL5George Kruis 71'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler
HK2Jamie George
LP1Mako Vunipola 57'
Replacements:
HK16Tom Dunn
PR17Ellis Genge 57'
PR18Will Stuart
LK19Joe Launchbury 71'
LK20Courtney Lawes 52'
FL21Ben Earl 66'
SH22Ben Youngs 59'
CE23Ollie Devoto
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Player of the Match:
Sam Underhill (England)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
James Leckie (Australia)

Notes:

9 February 2020
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France  35–22  Italy
Try: Thomas 7' m
Ollivon 18' m
Alldritt 39' c
Ntamack 59' m
Serin 74' c
Con: Ntamack (1/4) 40'
Jalibert (1/1) 75'
Pen: Ntamack (2/3) 3', 32'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Minozzi 24' c
Zani 65' c
Bellini 80' m
Con: Allan (2/2) 26', 66'
Pen: Allan (1/2) 29'
FB15Anthony Bouthier
RW14Teddy Thomas
OC13Arthur Vincent
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Vincent Rattez 77'
FH10Romain Ntamack 70' 77'
SH9Antoine Dupont 72'
N88Grégory Alldritt
OF7Charles Ollivon (c)
BF6François Cros 61'
RL5Paul Willemse 44'
LL4Bernard Le Roux 70'
TP3Mohamed Haouas 58'
HK2Julien Marchand 61'
LP1Cyril Baille 58'
Replacements:
HK16Peato Mauvaka 61'
PR17Jefferson Poirot 58'
PR18Demba Bamba 58'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 44'
LK20Boris Palu 70'
FL21Cameron Woki 61'
SH22Baptiste Serin 72'
FH23Matthieu Jalibert 70'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15Jayden Hayward
RW14Mattia Bellini
OC13Luca Morisi
IC12Carlo Canna
LW11Matteo Minozzi
FH10Tommaso Allan 75'
SH9Callum Braley 61'
N88Braam Steyn
OF7Jake Polledri 61'
BF6Sebastian Negri 52'
RL5Niccolò Cannone
LL4Dean Budd 77'
TP3Giosuè Zilocchi 52'
HK2Luca Bigi (c) 61'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 52'
Replacements:
HK16Federico Zani 61'
PR17Danilo Fischetti 52'
PR18Marco Riccioni 52'
LK19Jimmy Tuivaiti 61'
LK20Federico Ruzza 77'
FL21Giovanni Licata 52'
SH22Guglielmo Palazzani 61'
CE23Giulio Bisegni 75'
Coach:
Franco Smith

Player of the Match:
Grégory Alldritt (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

Round 3
22 February 2020
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  0–17  Scotland
Report
Match data		 Try: Hogg 23' m
Harris 47' m
Hastings 79' c
Con: Hastings (1/3) 80'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 54,349
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB15Jayden Hayward
RW14Mattia Bellini 74' 80+1'
OC13Luca Morisi
IC12Carlo Canna
LW11Matteo Minozzi 80'
FH10Tommaso Allan 74' 80'
SH9Callum Braley 59'
N88Braam Steyn
OF7Sebastian Negri 44'
BF6Jake Polledri
RL5Niccolò Cannone 68'
LL4Alessandro Zanni 44'
TP3Giosuè Zilocchi 31' 54'
HK2Luca Bigi (c) 60' 74' 80+1'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 59'
Replacements:
HK16Federico Zani 70' to 80+1' 60'
PR17Danilo Fischetti 59'
PR18Marco Riccioni 31' 54'
LK19Marco Lazzaroni 68'
LK20Dean Budd 44'
FL21Giovanni Licata 44'
SH22Guglielmo Palazzani 59'
CE23Giulio Bisegni 74'
Coach:
Franco Smith
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Sean Maitland 68'
OC13Chris Harris 60'
IC12Sam Johnson
LW11Blair Kinghorn
FH10Adam Hastings
SH9Ali Price 55'
N88Magnus Bradbury 55'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Jamie Ritchie
RL5Scott Cummings 68'
LL4Ben Toolis
TP3Zander Fagerson 55'
HK2Stuart McInally 60'
LP1Rory Sutherland 55'
Replacements:
HK16Fraser Brown 60'
PR17Allan Dell 55'
PR18W. P. Nel 55'
LK19Grant Gilchrist 68'
FL20Matt Fagerson 55'
SH21George Horne 55'
CE22Rory Hutchinson 60'
WG23Byron McGuigan 68'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Hamish Watson (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

22 February 2020
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales  23–27  France
Try: Lewis 48' c
Biggar 75' c
Con: Biggar (2/2) 49', 75'
Pen: Biggar (3/3) 4', 26', 35'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Bouthier 7' c
Willemse 30' c
Ntamack 52' c
Con: Ntamack (3/3) 8', 31', 53'
Pen: Ntamack (2/2) 19', 63'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,931
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North 11'
OC13Nick Tompkins
IC12Hadleigh Parkes
LW11Josh Adams 70'
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Gareth Davies 56'
N88Taulupe Faletau 65'
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Ross Moriarty
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Jake Ball 66'
TP3Dillon Lewis 70'
HK2Ken Owens 73'
LP1Wyn Jones 59'
Replacements:
HK16Ryan Elias 73'
PR17Rob Evans 59'
PR18Leon Brown 70'
LK19Will Rowlands 66'
FL20Aaron Wainwright 65'
SH21Tomos Williams 56'
FH22Jarrod Evans 70'
WG23Johnny McNicholl 11'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB15Anthony Bouthier
RW14Teddy Thomas 66'
OC13Virimi Vakatawa
IC12Arthur Vincent
LW11Gaël Fickou
FH10Romain Ntamack 74'
SH9Antoine Dupont 74'
N88Gregory Alldritt 40' to 46'
OF7Charles Ollivon (c)
BF6François Cros 69'
RL5Paul Willemse
LL4Bernard Le Roux 65'
TP3Mohamed Haouas 69' to 79' 79'
HK2Julien Marchand 56'
LP1Cyril Baille 41'
Replacements:
HK16Camille Chat 56'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 41'
PR18Demba Bamba 69'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 65'
FL20Dylan Cretin 79'
SH21Baptiste Serin 75'
FH22Matthieu Jalibert 66'
FB23Thomas Ramos 75'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Romain Ntamack (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

23 February 2020
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  24–12  Ireland
Try: Ford 8' c
Daly 25' c
Cowan-Dickie 62' c
Con: Farrell (3/3) 9', 25', 64'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 40'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Henshaw 50' m
Porter 80+2' c
Con: Cooney (1/1) 80+3'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,476
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB15Elliot Daly
RW14Jonny May
OC13Manu Tuilagi 74'
IC12Owen Farrell (c)
LW11Jonathan Joseph
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 58'
N88Tom Curry 66'
OF7Sam Underhill
BF6Courtney Lawes 58'
RL5George Kruis 60'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler 69'
HK2Jamie George 52'
LP1Joe Marler 58'
Replacements:
HK16Luke Cowan-Dickie 52'
PR17Ellis Genge 58'
PR18Will Stuart 69'
LK19Joe Launchbury 60'
LK20Charlie Ewels 58'
FL21Ben Earl 66'
SH22Willi Heinz 58'
CE23Henry Slade 74'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Jordan Larmour 64'
RW14Andrew Conway 66'
OC13Robbie Henshaw
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Jacob Stockdale
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c)
SH9Conor Murray 55'
N88CJ Stander
OF7Josh van der Flier 60'
BF6Peter O'Mahony
RL5James Ryan
LL4Devin Toner 60'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 58'
HK2Rob Herring 60'
LP1Cian Healy 26'
Replacements:
HK16Rónan Kelleher 60'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 26'
PR18Andrew Porter 58'
LK19Ultan Dillane 60'
N820Caelan Doris 60'
SH21John Cooney 55'
FH22Ross Byrne 66'
WG23Keith Earls 64'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Courtney Lawes (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

Round 4
7 March 2020
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England  33–30  Wales (1 BP)
Try: Watson 4' c
Daly 32' c
Tuilagi 61' c
Con: Farrell (3/3) 6', 34', 62'
Pen: Farrell (3/3) 16', 39', 45'
Ford (1/1) 52'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Tipuric (2) 41' c, 80+1' c
Biggar 78' c
Con: Biggar (3/3) 42', 78', 80+1'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 9', 21'
Biggar (1/1) 40+1'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,522
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
FB15Elliot Daly
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Manu Tuilagi 75'
IC12Owen Farrell (c)
LW11Jonny May 8'
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 70'
N88Tom Curry
OF7Mark Wilson 76'
BF6Courtney Lawes 66'
RL5George Kruis 58'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler 77'
HK2Jamie George 58'
LP1Joe Marler 66' 76'
Replacements:
HK16Luke Cowan-Dickie 58'
PR17Ellis Genge 73' to end' 66'
PR18Will Stuart 77'
LK19Joe Launchbury 58'
LK20Charlie Ewels 66' 76'
FL21Ben Earl 76'
SH22Willi Heinz 70'
CE23Henry Slade 8'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14George North
OC13Nick Tompkins
IC12Hadleigh Parkes
LW11Liam Williams 66'
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Tomos Williams 46'
N88Josh Navidi
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Ross Moriarty 58'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Jake Ball 58'
TP3Dillon Lewis 41'
HK2Ken Owens 75'
LP1Rob Evans 58'
Replacements:
HK16Ryan Elias 75'
PR17Rhys Carré 58'
PR18Leon Brown 41'
FL19Aaron Shingler 58'
N820Taulupe Faletau 58'
SH21Rhys Webb 46'
FH22Jarrod Evans
WG23Johnny McNicholl 66'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac

Player of the Match:
Ben Youngs (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

8 March 2020
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  28–17  France
Try: Maitland (2) 40+1' m, 45' c
McInally 64' c
Con: Hastings (2/3) 46', 66'
Pen: Hastings (3/3) 11', 19', 37'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Penaud 33' c
Ollivon 76' c
Con: Jalibert (2/2) 34', 76'
Pen: Jalibert (1/1) 61'
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Sean Maitland 67'
OC13Chris Harris
IC12Sam Johnson 79'
LW11Blair Kinghorn
FH10Adam Hastings
SH9Ali Price 59'
N88Nick Haining 59'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Jamie Ritchie
RL5Grant Gilchrist
LL4Scott Cummings 71'
TP3Zander Fagerson 67'
HK2Fraser Brown 59'
LP1Rory Sutherland 59'
Replacements:
HK16Stuart McInally 59'
PR17Allan Dell 59'
PR18W. P. Nel 67'
LK19Sam Skinner 71'
N820Magnus Bradbury 59'
SH21George Horne 59'
FH22Duncan Weir 79'
WG23Kyle Steyn 67'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Anthony Bouthier 71'
RW14Damian Penaud 59'
OC13Virimi Vakatawa
IC12Arthur Vincent
LW11Gaël Fickou
FH10Romain Ntamack 8'
SH9Antoine Dupont 77'
N88Gregory Alldritt
OF7Charles Ollivon (c)
BF6François Cros 5' to 15' 48'
RL5Paul Willemse 48'
LL4Bernard Le Roux
TP3Mohamed Haouas 37'
HK2Julien Marchand 64'
LP1Jefferson Poirot 51'
Replacements:
HK16Peato Mauvaka 64'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 51'
PR18Demba Bamba 48'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 48'
FL20Dylan Cretin 59'
SH21Baptiste Serin 77'
FH22Matthieu Jalibert 8'
FB23Thomas Ramos 71'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Jamie Ritchie (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Brian MacNeice (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Kyle Steyn (Scotland) made his international debut.
  • Fraser Brown (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap.
  • With France's defeat, no team could win the Grand Slam.
  • Scotland reclaimed the Auld Alliance Trophy.
  • This was Scotland's 200th win in the Six Nations, including Home Nations and Five Nations tournaments.
  • Scotland won back-to-back matches against France, after also defeating them in August 2019, for the first time since 1964.
  • Camille Chat was named on the bench for France as hooker, but withdrew in the warm-up ahead of the game due to a hamstring injury, with Peato Mauvaka replacing him.
24 October 2020[lower-alpha 2]
15:30 IST (UTC+01)
(1 BP) Ireland  50–17  Italy
Try: Stander 8' c
Keenan (2) 30' c, 36' c
Connors 61' c
Sexton 65' m
Aki 69' c
Heffernan 80' c
Con: Sexton (5/6) 9', 31', 38', 63', 71'
R. Byrne (1/1) 80'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 14'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Padovani 55' c
Garbisi 80+2' c
Con: Garbisi (2/2) 56', 80+3'
Pen: Garbisi (1/2) 4'
FB15Jacob Stockdale
RW14Andrew Conway
OC13Garry Ringrose 27'
IC12Bundee Aki
LW11Hugo Keenan
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c) 71'
SH9Conor Murray 3' to 14' 67'
N88CJ Stander
OF7Will Connors
BF6Caelan Doris 67'
RL5James Ryan 63'
LL4Tadhg Beirne
TP3Andrew Porter 63'
HK2Rob Herring 51'
LP1Cian Healy 56'
Replacements:
HK16Dave Heffernan 51'
PR17Ed Byrne 56'
PR18Finlay Bealham 63'
LK19Ultan Dillane 63'
FL20Peter O'Mahony 67'
SH21Jamison Gibson-Park 67'
FH22Ross Byrne 71'
CE23Robbie Henshaw 27'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB15Jayden Hayward
RW14Edoardo Padovani
OC13Luca Morisi 54'
IC12Carlo Canna
LW11Mattia Bellini
FH10Paolo Garbisi
SH9Marcello Violi 72'
N88Jake Polledri
OF7Braam Steyn
BF6Sebastian Negri 67'
RL5Niccolò Cannone 47'
LL4Marco Lazzaroni 63'
TP3Giosuè Zilocchi 47'
HK2Luca Bigi (c) 47'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 47'
Replacements:
HK16Gianmarco Lucchesi 47'
PR17Simone Ferrari 47'
PR18Pietro Ceccarelli 47'
FL19David Sisi 47'
N820Johan Meyer 63'
FL21Maxime Mbanda 67'
SH22Callum Braley 72'
CE23Federico Mori 54'
Coach:
Franco Smith

Player of the Match:
Will Connors (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)

Note:

Round 5
31 October 2020[lower-alpha 4]
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales  10–14  Scotland
Try: Carré 31' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 32'
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 66'
 Report
Match data		 Try: McInally 61' m
Pen: Russell (1/2) 10'
Hastings (1/1) 40'
Hogg (1/1) 80'
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Liam Williams
OC13Jonathan Davies
IC12Owen Watkin 74'
LW11Josh Adams
FH10Dan Biggar 43'
SH9Gareth Davies 72'
N88Taulupe Faletau 70'
OF7James Davies
BF6Shane Lewis-Hughes
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Will Rowlands 57'
TP3Tomas Francis 57' 73'
HK2Ryan Elias 70'
LP1Rhys Carré 49'
Replacements:
HK16Sam Parry 70'
PR17Wyn Jones 49'
PR18Dillon Lewis 57' 73'
LK19Cory Hill 57'
FL20Aaron Wainwright 70'
SH21Lloyd Williams 72'
FH22Rhys Patchell 43'
CE23Nick Tompkins 74'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Darcy Graham 66'
OC13Chris Harris
IC12James Lang
LW11Blair Kinghorn
FH10Finn Russell 32'
SH9Ali Price
N88Blade Thomson 54'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Jamie Ritchie
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Scott Cummings
TP3Zander Fagerson 54'
HK2Fraser Brown 54'
LP1Rory Sutherland 54'
Replacements:
HK16Stuart McInally 54'
PR17Oli Kebble 54'
PR18Simon Berghan 54'
LK19Ben Toolis
N820Cornell du Preez 54'
SH21Scott Steele 70'
FH22Adam Hastings 32' 70'
WG23Duhan van der Merwe 66'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Jamie Ritchie (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)

Notes:

  • Wales made 19 changes to the team that was selected for the original fixture on 14 March, while Scotland made 15 changes.[27][28]
  • Justin Tipuric was named in the starting XV at openside flanker, but was ruled out ahead of kick-off. James Davies replaced him in the starting team with Aaron Wainwright joining the replacements.
  • Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) earned his 149th international cap (140 for Wales, 9 for the British and Irish Lions) to surpass New Zealand's Richie McCaw's record as the most capped international rugby player.
  • Shane Lewis-Hughes (Wales) and Scott Steele (Scotland) made their international debuts.
  • Scotland won three consecutive Six Nations matches for the first time since 1996.
  • This was Scotland's first win in Wales since 2002.
  • Wales finished in fifth place with one win, their worst performance since 2007.
  • Wales played a home game away from the Millennium Stadium for the first time since playing Romania at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham in 2003. It was also the first Welsh international played in Llanelli since 1998 and the first Six Nations game in Llanelli since 1893, making this the first international match played at Parc y Scarlets.
  • Scotland won the Doddie Weir Cup for the first time.
31 October 2020[lower-alpha 6]
17:45 CET (UTC+01)
Italy  5–34  England (1 BP)
Try: Polledri 18' m
 Report
Match data		 Try: Youngs (2) 5' c, 41' c
George 51' c
Curry 67' m
Slade 72' m
Con: Farrell (3/5) 6', 42', 52'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 13'
FB15Matteo Minozzi 47'
RW14Edoardo Padovani 22'
OC13Luca Morisi
IC12Carlo Canna
LW11Mattia Bellini
FH10Paolo Garbisi
SH9Marcello Violi
N88Jake Polledri 38' to 48'
OF7Braam Steyn
BF6Sebastian Negri 73'
RL5Niccolò Cannone 61'
LL4Marco Lazzaroni 78'
TP3Giosuè Zilocchi 61'
HK2Luca Bigi (c) 61'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 42' 52' 61'
Replacements:
HK16Gianmarco Lucchesi 61'
PR17Simone Ferrari 42' 52' 61'
PR18Pietro Ceccarelli 61'
FL19David Sisi 61'
N820Johan Meyer 78'
FL21Maxime Mbanda 73'
SH22Guglielmo Palazzani 47'
CE23Federico Mori 22'
Coach:
Franco Smith
FB15George Furbank
RW14Anthony Watson 54'
OC13Jonathan Joseph 68'
IC12Henry Slade
LW11Jonny May
FH10Owen Farrell (c)
SH9Ben Youngs 73'
N88Billy Vunipola
OF7Sam Underhill 33' to 41' 54'
BF6Tom Curry
RL5Jonny Hill 22' to 32' 68'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler 63'
HK2Jamie George 79'
LP1Mako Vunipola 59'
Replacements:
HK16Tom Dunn 79'
PR17Ellis Genge 59'
PR18Will Stuart 63'
LK19Charlie Ewels 68'
FL20Ben Earl 36' 40' 54'
SH21Dan Robson 73'
CE22Ollie Lawrence 68'
WG23Ollie Thorley 54'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Player of the Match:
Ben Youngs (England)

Touch judges:
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Romain Poite France)

Notes:

31 October 2020[lower-alpha 7]
21:10 CET (UTC+01)
(1 BP) France  35–27  Ireland
Try: Dupont 7' c
Penalty try 30'
Ntamack 44' m
Vakatawa 71' c
Con: Ntamack (2/3) 8', 72'
Pen: Ntamack (3/3) 38', 48', 52'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Healy 19' c
Henshaw 60' c
Stockdale 80' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 19', 61'
R. Byrne (1/1) 80+1'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 26', 33'
FB15Anthony Bouthier 10' to 20' 73'
RW14Vincent Rattez
OC13Virimi Vakatawa 73'
IC12Arthur Vincent
LW11Gaël Fickou
FH10Romain Ntamack
SH9Antoine Dupont 77'
N88Gregory Alldritt
OF7Charles Ollivon (c)
BF6François Cros 34'
RL5Paul Willemse 73'
LL4Bernard Le Roux
TP3Mohamed Haouas 58'
HK2Julien Marchand 56'
LP1Cyril Baille 56'
Replacements:
HK16Camille Chat 56'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 58'
PR18Demba Bamba 56'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 73'
FL20Dylan Cretin 34'
SH21Baptiste Serin 77'
WG22Arthur Retière 73'
FB23Thomas Ramos 73'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15Jacob Stockdale
RW14Andrew Conway
OC13Robbie Henshaw
IC12Bundee Aki 53'
LW11Hugo Keenan
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c) 69'
SH9Conor Murray 66'
N88CJ Stander
OF7Will Connors 54'
BF6Caelan Doris 29' to 39'
RL5James Ryan
LL4Tadhg Beirne 61'
TP3Andrew Porter 69'
HK2Rob Herring 58'
LP1Cian Healy 26' 38' 61'
Replacements:
HK16Dave Heffernan 58'
PR17Ed Byrne 26' 38' 61'
PR18Finlay Bealham 69'
LK19Ultan Dillane 61'
FL20Peter O'Mahony 54'
SH21Jamison Gibson-Park 66'
FH22Ross Byrne 69'
CE23Chris Farrell 53'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Gregory Alldritt (France)

Touch judges:
Matthew Carley (England)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Luke Pearce (England)

Notes:

  • Arthur Retière (France) made his international debut.
  • Cian Healy became the sixth Ireland player to earn his 100th test cap.
  • France required a win by 28 points to win the championship, while Ireland needed a bonus-point win or a margin of seven points (or six if they scored at least one try). As neither side met their requirements, England won a record 29th outright title.[32][33]

Player statistics

See also

Notes
  1. Wales final game was scheduled for Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli as the Millennium Stadium was unavailable due to being used as Dragon's Heart Hospital.
  2. Initially scheduled for 7 March 2020.[24]
  3. Nic Berry was initially appointed as referee, but travel restrictions meant the match was reassigned to Matthew Carley.
  4. This game was originally due to go ahead on 14 March, and teams had been announced, but it was postponed on 13 March.[26]
  5. Angus Gardner was initially appointed as referee, but travel restrictions meant the match was reassigned to Andrew Brace.
  6. Due to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, this game was first arranged to be played behind closed doors on 14 March, but was postponed the following day,[29] and ultimately rescheduled for 31 October.[30]
    • The match between France and Ireland, initially scheduled for 14 March, was postponed on 9 March due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.[31]

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