2011 Six Nations Championship

Rugby tournament

2011 Six Nations Championship

Italy and France during the 2011 Six Nations at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome

Date| 4 February – 19 March 2011
Countries|  England
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions|  England (26th title)
Matches played| 15
Attendance| 920,618 (61,375 per match)
Tries scored| 51 (3.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)|  Toby Flood (50)
Top try scorer(s)|  Chris Ashton (6)
Player of the tournament|  Andrea Masi
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The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the 117th edition of the international championship. The annual rugby union tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and was won by England.

Ireland played their first Six Nations games at the Aviva Stadium, having played their first matches at the new stadium in November 2010.

For the first time in its history, the tournament opened with a Friday night fixture.[1] For the first time in a decade, all of the teams had the same head coach as in the previous year's tournament.[2]

This tournament was also notable for a major upset, with Italy beating 2010 champions France. Despite this upset, Italy still finished last, and was awarded the wooden spoon as a result. The champions were England, who won their first four matches, but were denied the Grand Slam and the Triple Crown by a defeat to Ireland.

Italy's Andrea Masi was named the Six Nations Player of the Championship, becoming the first Italian player to win the award with 30% of the voting. The runners up were Fabio Semenzato in second, Seán O'Brien in third and Toby Flood in fourth. [3]

## Final results

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England won the championship after winning four out of their five matches, losing against Ireland. Due to France defeating Wales in the final match of the tournament, England ended the tournament at the top of the table.[4] Had England beaten Ireland it would have led to their first Grand Slam since 2003.[4] Italy lost their final match against Scotland to claim the wooden spoon for the ninth time since entering the competition in 2000.[5]

## Participants

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Nation  | Home stadium  | City  | Head coach  | Captain

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England | Twickenham Stadium | London |  Martin Johnson | Mike Tindall[captains 1]
France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis |  Marc Lièvremont | Thierry Dusautoir
Ireland | Aviva Stadium | Dublin |  Declan Kidney | Brian O'Driscoll
Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome |  Nick Mallett | Sergio Parisse
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh |  Andy Robinson | Alastair Kellock
Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff |  Warren Gatland | Matthew Rees

1. ^ Replaced regular captain Lewis Moody, who was initially ruled out of at least the first two rounds of the competition with a knee injury.[6] He returned to play for his club team, Bath, on 20 February, but his injury reportedly returned during a training session for England's third match against France, ultimately ruling him out of the rest of the Championship.[7] Tindall suffered an ankle injury during England's fourth match against Scotland that ruled him out of their final match against Ireland; Nick Easter was named captain for that match in Tindall's absence.[8][9][10]

## Squads

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See 2011 Six Nations Championship squads.

## Table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts

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1  |  England | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 132  | 81  | +51  | 13  | 8
2  |  France | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 117  | 91  | +26  | 10  | 6
3  |  Ireland | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 93  | 81  | +12  | 10  | 6
4  |  Wales | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 95  | 89  | +6  | 6  | 6
5  |  Scotland | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 82  | 109  | −27  | 6  | 2
6  |  Italy | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 70  | 138  | −68  | 6  | 2

Source: [citation needed]

## Results

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### Round 1

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4 February 2011
19:45

Wales | 19–26|  England

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Try: Stoddart 60' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 23', 29', 43'
Hook (1/2) 70'| Report[11]| Try: Ashton (2) 14' c, 56' c
Con: Flood (2/2)
Pen: Flood (3/3) 19', 32', 47'
Wilkinson (1/1) 75'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,276
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

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FB | 15 | James Hook
RW | 14 | Morgan Stoddart
OC | 13 | Jamie Roberts
IC | 12 | Jonathan Davies
LW | 11 | Shane Williams
FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |  |  67'
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |  |  69'
N8 | 8 | Andy Powell |  |  33'
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |  |  52' |  57' |  69'
RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones
LL | 4 | Bradley Davies
TP | 3 | Craig Mitchell |  46' |  |  |  71'
HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) |  |  70'
LP | 1 | Paul James
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard |  |  70'
PR | 17 | John Yapp |  |  52' |  57' |  71'
N8 | 18 | Ryan Jones |  |  33'
FL | 19 | Jonathan Thomas |  |  |  |  69'
SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel |  |  69'
FH | 21 | Rhys Priestland
FB | 22 | Lee Byrne |  |  67'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
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FB | 15 | Ben Foden
RW | 14 | Chris Ashton
OC | 13 | Mike Tindall (c)
IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape
LW | 11 | Mark Cueto
FH | 10 | Toby Flood |  |  63'
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  62'
N8 | 8 | Nick Easter
OF | 7 | James Haskell |  |  62'
BF | 6 | Tom Wood
RL | 5 | Tom Palmer
LL | 4 | Louis Deacon |  27' |  69'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  69'
LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan |  |  61'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Steve Thompson |  |  69'
PR | 17 | David Wilson |  |  61'
LK | 18 | Simon Shaw |  |  69'
FL | 19 | Joe Worsley |  |  62'
SH | 20 | Danny Care |  |  62'
FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson |  |  63'
WG | 22 | Matt Banahan
Coach:
Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:
Toby Flood (England)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

* Tom Wood (England) made his international debut.

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5 February 2011
14:30

Italy | 11–13|  Ireland

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Try: McLean 75' m
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 6', 40'| Report[12]| Try: O'Driscoll 44' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28'
Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 78'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000[13]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

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FB | 15 | Luke McLean
RW | 14 | Andrea Masi
OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale
IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi |  |  69'
LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco
FH | 10 | Kris Burton |  |  71'
SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori |  |  10'
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni
BF | 6 | Josh Sole |  |  50'
RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys
LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |  |  54'
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  64'
LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |  |  36' to 40' |  64'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro |  |  64'
PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  36' |  40' |  64'
LK | 18 | Carlo Del Fava |  |  54'
FL | 19 | Valerio Bernabò |  |  50'
SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio |  |  10'
FH | 21 | Luciano Orquera |  |  71'
CE | 22 | Gonzalo Garcia |  |  69'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
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FB | 15 | Luke Fitzgerald
RW | 14 | Fergus McFadden
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |  |  76'
LW | 11 | Keith Earls
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |  |  65'
SH | 9 | Tomás O'Leary |  |  55'
N8 | 8 | Seán O'Brien
OF | 7 | David Wallace
BF | 6 | Denis Leamy |  73'
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |  |  73'
LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan
TP | 3 | Mike Ross
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  76'
LP | 1 | Cian Healy |  |  76'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  76'
PR | 17 | Tom Court |  |  76'
LK | 18 | Leo Cullen |  |  73'
FL | 19 | Shane Jennings
SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |  |  55'
FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara |  |  65'
CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace |  |  76'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Seán O'Brien (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

* Fergus McFadden (Ireland) made his international debut.

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5 February 2011
17:00

France | 34–21|  Scotland

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Try: Médard 2' c
Penalty try 29' c
Harinordoquy 54' c
Traille 68' c
Con: Parra (2/2)
Yachvili (2/2)
Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 79'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 9'| Report[14]| Try: Kellock 18' c
Brown 60' c
Lamont 75' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Jackson (1/1)
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,595
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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FB | 15 | Damien Traille
RW | 14 | Yoann Huget
OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie
IC | 12 | Maxime Mermoz |  |  44'
LW | 11 | Maxime Médard |  |  73'
FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc
SH | 9 | Morgan Parra |  |  52'
N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |  |  55'
OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire
BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet |  |  62'
LL | 4 | Julien Pierre
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |  |  52'
HK | 2 | William Servat |  |  57'
LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  57'
PR | 17 | Luc Ducalcon |  |  52'
LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion |  |  62'
N8 | 19 | Sébastien Chabal |  |  55'
SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili |  |  52'
FB | 21 | Clément Poitrenaud |  |  44'
WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc |  |  73'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
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FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell
RW | 14 | Nikki Walker
OC | 13 | Joe Ansbro
IC | 12 | Nick De Luca |  |  55'
LW | 11 | Max Evans
FH | 10 | Dan Parks |  |  69'
SH | 9 | Rory Lawson |  |  40'
N8 | 8 | Kelly Brown
OF | 7 | John Barclay |  |  61'
BF | 6 | Nathan Hines |  |  55'
RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c)
LL | 4 | Richie Gray
TP | 3 | Euan Murray |  |  70'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  73'
LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Dougie Hall |  |  73'
PR | 17 | Moray Low |  |  70'
N8 | 18 | Richie Vernon |  |  56'
FL | 19 | Ross Rennie |  |  61'
SH | 20 | Mike Blair |  |  40'
FH | 21 | Ruaridh Jackson |  |  69'
WG | 22 | Sean Lamont |  |  55'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
Maxime Médard (France)

Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

### Round 2

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12 February 2011
14:30

England | 59–13|  Italy

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Try: Ashton (4) 3' c, 25' c, 54' c, 76' c
Cueto 30' c
Tindall 35' c
Care 58' c
Haskell 72' c
Con: Flood (5/5)
Wilkinson (3/3)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 10'| Report[15]| Try: Ongaro 70' c
Con: Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 4', 12'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,810
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

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FB | 15 | Ben Foden
RW | 14 | Chris Ashton
OC | 13 | Mike Tindall (c)
IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape
LW | 11 | Mark Cueto |  |  49'
FH | 10 | Toby Flood |  |  55'
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  55'
N8 | 8 | Nick Easter
OF | 7 | James Haskell
BF | 6 | Tom Wood |  |  61'
RL | 5 | Tom Palmer
LL | 4 | Louis Deacon |  |  45'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  61'
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  49'
LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Steve Thompson |  |  49'
PR | 17 | David Wilson |  |  61'
LK | 18 | Simon Shaw |  |  45'
FL | 19 | Hendre Fourie |  |  61'
SH | 20 | Danny Care |  |  55'
FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson |  |  55'
WG | 22 | Matt Banahan |  |  49'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
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FB | 15 | Luke McLean |  |  79'
RW | 14 | Andrea Masi |  |  62'
OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale
IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi |  |  58'
LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco
FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera
SH | 9 | Fabio Semenzato
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse
OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni
BF | 6 | Valerio Bernabò |  |  53'
RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys
LL | 4 | Carlo Del Fava |  |  46'
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |  43' |  56'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  66'
LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro |  |  66'
PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  56'
LK | 18 | Santiago Dellapè |  |  46'
FL | 19 | Robert Barbieri |  |  53'
SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio |  |  62'
FH | 21 | Kris Burton |  |  79'
CE | 22 | Gonzalo Garcia |  |  58'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Chris Ashton (England)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

* Chris Ashton's four-try performance marked a number of milestones:
* He became the first player of any nation to score four tries in a Six Nations match since the competition expanded in  2000.
* He also became the first England player to have scored four tries in a Six Nations, Five Nations, or Home Nations match since Ronald Poulton-Palmer scored four against France in 1914.
* His six tries in the tournament equalled the single-season record in the Six Nations era, shared by Will Greenwood of England in  2001 and Shane Williams of Wales in  2008.
* Carlo Del Fava earned his 50th cap
* Alex Corbisiero (England) and Fabio Semenzato (Italy) made their international debuts.

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12 February 2011
17:00

Scotland | 6–24|  Wales

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Pen: Parks (2/3) 31', 58'| Report[16]| Try: Williams (2) 8' c, 70' m
Con: Hook (1/1)
Pen: Hook (4/5) 13', 18', 21', 65'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,259
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

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FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |  |  20'
RW | 14 | Nikki Walker
OC | 13 | Joe Ansbro
IC | 12 | Nick De Luca
LW | 11 | Max Evans
FH | 10 | Dan Parks
SH | 9 | Rory Lawson |  |  46'
N8 | 8 | Richie Vernon
OF | 7 | John Barclay |  |  67'
BF | 6 | Kelly Brown
RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c) |  |  71'
LL | 4 | Nathan Hines
TP | 3 | Euan Murray |  |  46'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  67'
LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Scott Lawson |  |  67'
PR | 17 | Moray Low |  |  46'
LK | 18 | Scott MacLeod |  |  71'
FL | 19 | Ross Rennie |  |  67'
SH | 20 | Mike Blair |  |  46'
FH | 21 | Ruaridh Jackson
WG | 22 | Sean Lamont |  |  20'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
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FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |  27' |  76'
RW | 14 | Morgan Stoddart
OC | 13 | Jamie Roberts
IC | 12 | Jonathan Davies
LW | 11 | Shane Williams
FH | 10 | James Hook |  |  66'
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |  |  75'
N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |  |  53'
RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |  |  71'
LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |  23'
TP | 3 | Craig Mitchell
HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) |  |  75'
LP | 1 | Paul James |  |  66'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard |  |  75'
PR | 17 | John Yapp |  |  66'
LK | 18 | Jonathan Thomas |  |  53'
FL | 19 | Josh Turnbull |  |  71'
SH | 20 | Tavis Knoyle |  |  75'
FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |  |  66'
FB | 22 | Rhys Priestland |  |  76'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

* Josh Turnbull and Rhys Priestland (both Wales) made their international debuts.

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13 February 2011
15:00

Ireland | 22–25|  France

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Try: McFadden 4' c
O'Leary 37' m
Heaslip 67' c
Con: Sexton (1/2)
O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 15'| Report[17]| Try: Médard 54' c
Con: Yachvili (1/1)
Pen: Parra (5/5) 10', 18', 20', 27', 48'
Yachvili (1/2) 62'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

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FB | 15 | Luke Fitzgerald
RW | 14 | Fergus McFadden
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy
LW | 11 | Keith Earls
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |  |  62'
SH | 9 | Tomás O'Leary |  |  68'
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip
OF | 7 | David Wallace
BF | 6 | Seán O'Brien
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |  |  80'
LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan
TP | 3 | Mike Ross
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  75'
LP | 1 | Cian Healy |  |  56'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  75'
PR | 17 | Tom Court |  |  56'
LK | 18 | Leo Cullen |  |  80'
FL | 19 | Denis Leamy
SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |  |  68'
FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara |  |  62'
CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace
Coach:
Declan Kidney
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FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |  |  50'
RW | 14 | Yoann Huget
OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie
IC | 12 | Damien Traille |  |  72'
LW | 11 | Maxime Médard
FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc
SH | 9 | Morgan Parra |  |  53'
N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy
OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire |  |  53'
BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet
LL | 4 | Julien Pierre |  |  63'
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas
HK | 2 | William Servat
LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo |  |  49'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado
PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet |  |  49'
LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion |  |  63'
N8 | 19 | Sébastien Chabal |  |  53'
SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili |  |  53'
CE | 21 | Yannick Jauzion |  |  72'
WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc |  |  50'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Thierry Dusautoir (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

### Round 3

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26 February 2011
14:30

Italy | 16–24|  Wales

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Try: Canale 5' m
Parisse 52' m
Pen: Bergamasco (2/2) 12', 26'| Report[18]| Try: Stoddart 9' m
Warburton 13' c
Con: S. Jones (1/2)
Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 3', 38', 40+2'
Drop: Hook (1/1) 73'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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FB | 15 | Luke McLean
RW | 14 | Andrea Masi |  |  73'
OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale
IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi
LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco
FH | 10 | Kris Burton |  |  64'
SH | 9 | Fabio Semenzato |  |  71'
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 | Robert Barbieri |  |  72'
BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni
RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys
LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |  |  52'
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |  |  |  70'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |  |  40' |  70'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia
PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  40'
LK | 18 | Valerio Bernabò |  |  52'
N8 | 19 | Manoa Vosawai |  |  72'
SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio |  |  71'
FH | 21 | Luciano Orquera |  |  64'
WG | 22 | Tommaso Benvenuti |  |  73'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
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FB | 15 | Lee Byrne
RW | 14 | Morgan Stoddart
OC | 13 | James Hook
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts
LW | 11 | Shane Williams
FH | 10 | Stephen Jones
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips
N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate
RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones
LL | 4 | Bradley Davies
TP | 3 | Craig Mitchell
HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) |  |  77'
LP | 1 | Paul James
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard |  |  77'
PR | 17 | John Yapp
N8 | 18 | Jonathan Thomas
FL | 19 | Josh Turnbull
SH | 20 | Tavis Knoyle
FH | 21 | Rhys Priestland
WG | 22 | Leigh Halfpenny
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Fabio Semenzato (Italy)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

* Alessandro Zanni (Italy) and James Hook (Wales) each earned their 50th caps.

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26 February 2011
17:00

England | 17–9|  France

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Try: Foden 42' m
Pen: Flood (3/3) 5', 13', 17'
Wilkinson (1/1) 52'| Report[19]| Pen: Yachvili (3/5) 7', 19', 22'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,107
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

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FB | 15 | Ben Foden
RW | 14 | Chris Ashton
OC | 13 | Mike Tindall (c)
IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape |  |  76'
LW | 11 | Mark Cueto
FH | 10 | Toby Flood |  |  51'
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  65'
N8 | 8 | Nick Easter
OF | 7 | James Haskell
BF | 6 | Tom Wood
RL | 5 | Tom Palmer
LL | 4 | Louis Deacon |  |  71'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  76'
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  67'
LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan |  |  23'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Steve Thompson |  |  67'
PR | 17 | Alex Corbisiero |  |  23'
LK | 18 | Simon Shaw |  |  71'
FL | 19 | Hendre Fourie |  |  76'
SH | 20 | Danny Care |  |  65'
FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson |  |  51'
WG | 22 | Matt Banahan |  |  76'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
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FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |  |  51'
RW | 14 | Yoann Huget
OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie
IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion
LW | 11 | Vincent Clerc
FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |  |  67'
SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |  |  62'
N8 | 8 | Sébastien Chabal |  |  51'
OF | 7 | Imanol Harinordoquy
BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet
LL | 4 | Julien Pierre |  |  62'
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas
HK | 2 | William Servat |  |  76'
LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo |  |  60'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  76'
PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet |  |  60'
LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion |  |  62'
FL | 19 | Julien Bonnaire |  |  51'
SH | 20 | Morgan Parra |  |  62'
UB | 21 | Damien Traille |  |  51'
FB | 22 | Alexis Palisson |  |  67'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Tom Palmer (England)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

* Dimitri Yachvili (France) earned his 50th cap.
* Jonny Wilkinson's 52nd-minute penalty for England made him the leading point scorer in international rugby, overtaking Dan Carter.

* * *

27 February 2011
15:00

Scotland | 18–21|  Ireland

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|

Pen: Paterson 16', 17', 32', 58'
Parks 66'
Drop: Parks 70'| Report[20]| Try: Heaslip 6' c
Reddan 29' c
O'Gara 53' c
Con: O'Gara (3/3)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,082
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Chris Paterson
RW | 14 | Nikki Walker |  |  74'
OC | 13 | Nick De Luca
IC | 12 | Sean Lamont
LW | 11 | Max Evans
FH | 10 | Ruaridh Jackson |  |  53'
SH | 9 | Mike Blair |  |  60'
N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie |  |  46' |  55' |  55'
OF | 7 | John Barclay |  |  66'
BF | 6 | Kelly Brown
RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c)
LL | 4 | Richie Gray
TP | 3 | Moray Low |  |  66'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  53'
LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |  44'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Scott Lawson |  |  53'
PR | 17 | Geoff Cross |  |  46' |  55' |  66'
LK | 18 | Nathan Hines |  |  66'
N8 | 19 | Richie Vernon |  |  55'
SH | 20 | Rory Lawson |  |  60'
FH | 21 | Dan Parks |  |  53'
WG | 22 | Simon Danielli |  |  74'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Luke Fitzgerald
RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy
LW | 11 | Keith Earls
FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |  |  67'
SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan |  |  60'
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip
OF | 7 | David Wallace |  |  60'
BF | 6 | Seán O'Brien
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell
LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |  |  66'
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  70'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  60'
LP | 1 | Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  60'
PR | 17 | Tom Court |  |  70'
LK | 18 | Leo Cullen |  |  66'
FL | 19 | Denis Leamy |  |  60'
SH | 20 | Peter Stringer |  |  60'
FH | 21 | Johnny Sexton |  |  67'
CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Ronan O'Gara (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

### Round 4

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12 March 2011
14:30

Italy | 22–21|  France

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|

Try: Masi 59' c
Con: Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Bergamasco (5/7) 1', 23', 63', 70', 75'| Report[21]| Try: Clerc 14' m
Parra 50' c
Con: Parra (1/2)
Pen: Parra (3/4) 19', 44', 66'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

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|

FB | 15 | Andrea Masi
RW | 14 | Tommaso Benvenuti
OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale
IC | 12 | Gonzalo Garcia
LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco
FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera |  |  57'
SH | 9 | Fabio Semenzato
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 | Robert Barbieri |  |  57'
BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni
RL | 5 | Carlo Del Fava
LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |  |  53'
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni
HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia |  |  47'
LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  47'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  47'
PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini |  |  47'
LK | 18 | Quintin Geldenhuys |  |  53'
FL | 19 | Paul Derbyshire |  |  57'
SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio
FH | 21 | Kris Burton |  |  57'
FB | 22 | Luke McLean
Coach:
Nick Mallett
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Maxime Médard
RW | 14 | Yoann Huget
OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie
IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |  |  70'
LW | 11 | Vincent Clerc
FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc
SH | 9 | Morgan Parra
N8 | 8 | Sébastien Chabal |  |  56'
OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire
BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet |  |  56'
LL | 4 | Julien Pierre
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |  |  40'
HK | 2 | William Servat |  |  61'
LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  61'
PR | 17 | Luc Ducalcon |  |  40'
LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion |  |  56'
N8 | 19 | Imanol Harinordoquy |  |  56'
SH | 20 | Julien Tomas
CE | 21 | Damien Traille |  |  70'
FB | 22 | Clément Poitrenaud
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Andrea Masi (Italy)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

* Carlo Festuccia earned his 50th cap
* This was the first time Italy had ever beaten France at home, and the first time they had won the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.

* * *

12 March 2011
17:00

Wales | 19–13|  Ireland

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Try: Phillips 50' c
Con: Hook (1/1)
Pen: Hook (3/4) 19', 27', 68'
Halfpenny (1/1) 38'| Report[22]| Try: O'Driscoll 2' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 32', 40'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,233
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Lee Byrne
RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny
OC | 13 | Jamie Roberts
IC | 12 | Jonathan Davies
LW | 11 | Shane Williams
FH | 10 | James Hook
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips
N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones |  |  59'
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate
RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones
LL | 4 | Bradley Davies
TP | 3 | Craig Mitchell |  |  12'
HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) |  |  71'
LP | 1 | Paul James
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard |  |  71'
PR | 17 | John Yapp |  |  12'
N8 | 18 | Jonathan Thomas |  |  59'
FL | 19 | Rob McCusker
SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel
FH | 21 | Stephen Jones
WG | 22 | Morgan Stoddart
Coach:
Warren Gatland
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|

FB | 15 | Luke Fitzgerald |  |  72'
RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy
LW | 11 | Keith Earls
FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |  |  49'
SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan |  |  1'
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |  |  69'
OF | 7 | David Wallace
BF | 6 | Seán O'Brien
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell
LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |  |  75'
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  68'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  75'
LP | 1 | Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  75'
PR | 17 | Tom Court |  |  68'
LK | 18 | Leo Cullen |  |  75'
N8 | 19 | Denis Leamy |  |  69'
SH | 20 | Peter Stringer |  |  1'
FH | 21 | Johnny Sexton |  |  49'
CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace |  |  72'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
James Hook (Wales)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

* Mike Phillips (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
* Brian O'Driscoll's try gave him 24 career tries in the Championship, equalling the all-time record of Ian Smith of Scotland, amassed in the Five Nations and Home Nations between 1924 and 1933.[23]
* Ronan O'Gara became the fifth player in rugby history with 1,000 career Test points, reaching the mark with his conversion of O'Driscoll's try.[23]
* The officials were heavily criticised for allowing the Wales try as it was scored following a quick throw-in after the ball went out on the full, with a different ball. A quick throw-in must be taken with the same ball without it being touched after going over the touchline.[24]

* * *

13 March 2011
15:00

England | 22–16|  Scotland

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Try: Croft 67' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Flood (4/5) 15', 23', 29', 57'
Wilkinson (1/1) 79'| Report[25]| Try: Evans 74 'c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 3', 20'
Drop: Jackson (1/1) 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,120
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

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|

FB | 15 | Ben Foden
RW | 14 | Chris Ashton
OC | 13 | Mike Tindall (c) |  |  40'
IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape
LW | 11 | Mark Cueto
FH | 10 | Toby Flood |  |  65'
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  54'
N8 | 8 | Nick Easter
OF | 7 | James Haskell
BF | 6 | Tom Wood |  |  65'
RL | 5 | Tom Palmer
LL | 4 | Louis Deacon |  |  65'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  74'
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  65'
LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Steve Thompson |  |  65'
PR | 17 | Paul Doran-Jones |  |  74'
LK | 18 | Simon Shaw |  |  65'
FL | 19 | Tom Croft |  |  65'
SH | 20 | Danny Care |  |  54'
FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson |  |  65'
CE | 22 | Matt Banahan |  |  40'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Chris Paterson
RW | 14 | Simon Danielli
OC | 13 | Joe Ansbro |  |  72'
IC | 12 | Sean Lamont
LW | 11 | Max Evans
FH | 10 | Ruaridh Jackson |  |  54'
SH | 9 | Rory Lawson |  |  54'
N8 | 8 | Kelly Brown |  |  42'
OF | 7 | John Barclay |  56'
BF | 6 | Nathan Hines |  |  68'
RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c)
LL | 4 | Richie Gray
TP | 3 | Moray Low |  |  52'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  65'
LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Scott Lawson |  |  65'
PR | 17 | Geoff Cross |  |  52'
N8 | 18 | Richie Vernon |  |  42'
FL | 19 | Alasdair Strokosch |  |  68'
SH | 20 | Mike Blair |  |  54'
FH | 21 | Dan Parks |  |  54'
CE | 22 | Nick De Luca |  |  72'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
James Haskell (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

* In the 58th minute, referee Poite was replaced by Jérôme Garcès due to injury. Andrew Small (England) replaced Garcès as touch judge.

### Round 5

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19 March 2011
14:30

Scotland | 21–8|  Italy

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|

Try: De Luca 46' m
Walker 54' c
Con: Paterson (1/2)
Pen: Paterson (3/4) 3', 18', 67'| Report[26]| Try: Masi 10' m
Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 30'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 42,464
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Chris Paterson
RW | 14 | Nikki Walker
OC | 13 | Joe Ansbro |  |  19'
IC | 12 | Sean Lamont |  |  78'
LW | 11 | Simon Danielli
FH | 10 | Ruaridh Jackson
SH | 9 | Rory Lawson |  |  64'
N8 | 8 | Kelly Brown |  |  74'
OF | 7 | John Barclay
BF | 6 | Nathan Hines |  |  54'
RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c)
LL | 4 | Richie Gray
TP | 3 | Geoff Cross |  |  64'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  64'
LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Scott Lawson |  |  64'
PR | 17 | Euan Murray |  |  64'
N8 | 18 | Richie Vernon |  |  74'
FL | 19 | Alasdair Strokosch |  |  64'
SH | 20 | Mike Blair |  |  64'
FH | 21 | Dan Parks |  |  78'
CE | 22 | Nick De Luca |  |  19'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |  |  32'
RW | 14 | Tommaso Benvenuti
OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale
IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi |  |  69'
LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco
FH | 10 | Kris Burton |  |  59'
SH | 9 | Fabio Semenzato
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 | Paul Derbyshire |  |  59'
BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni
RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys
LL | 4 | Carlo Del Fava |  |  54'
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  79'
LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |  |  59'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia |  |  79'
PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  59'
LK | 18 | Valerio Bernabò |  |  54'
FL | 19 | Robert Barbieri |  |  59'
SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio |  |  69'
FH | 21 | Luciano Orquera |  |  59'
FB | 22 | Luke McLean |  |  32'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Richie Gray (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)

* Scotland's victory lifted them from the bottom of the table and condemned Italy to a fourth consecutive wooden spoon.
* De Luca's try was the first for Scotland at Murrayfield for nearly two years.

* * *

19 March 2011
17:00

Ireland | 24–8|  England

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|

Try: Bowe 27' m
O’Driscoll 46' c
Con: Sexton (1/2)
Pen: Sexton (4/4) 6' 14' 22' 37'| Report[27]| Try: Thompson 52' m
Pen: Flood (1/2) 32'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Keith Earls
RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy
LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |  |  69'
SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan |  |  78'
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip
OF | 7 | David Wallace |  |  71'
BF | 6 | Seán O'Brien
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |  |  78'
LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  58'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  78'
LP | 1 | Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  78'
PR | 17 | Tom Court |  |  58'
LK | 18 | Leo Cullen |  |  78'
FL | 19 | Denis Leamy |  |  79'
SH | 20 | Peter Stringer |  |  78'
FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara |  |  69'
CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace
Coach:
Declan Kidney
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|

FB | 15 | Ben Foden
RW | 14 | Chris Ashton
OC | 13 | Matt Banahan
IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape
LW | 11 | Mark Cueto |  |  66'
FH | 10 | Toby Flood |  |  51'
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  35' |  46'
N8 | 8 | Nick Easter (c)
OF | 7 | James Haskell
BF | 6 | Tom Wood
RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |  |  27'
LL | 4 | Louis Deacon |  |  55'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  51'
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  51'
LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Steve Thompson |  |  51'
PR | 17 | Paul Doran-Jones |  |  51'
LK | 18 | Simon Shaw |  |  27'
FL | 19 | Tom Croft |  |  55'
SH | 20 | Danny Care |  |  46'
FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson |  |  51'
WG | 22 | David Strettle |  |  66'
Coach:
Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:
Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

* Brian O'Driscoll's try against England took his all-time championship tally up to 25, breaking the record held by Ian Smith since  1933.[28]
* Denis Leamy (Ireland) and Mark Cueto (England) each earned their 50th caps.

* * *

19 March 2011
19:45

France | 28–9|  Wales

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Try: Nallet (2) 37' m, 43' c
Clerc 58' c
Con: Parra (2/3)
Pen: Parra (3/4) 7', 25', 52'| Report[29]| Pen: Hook (3/4) 2', 42', 48'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,798
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Maxime Médard
RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |  |  75'
OC | 13 | David Marty
IC | 12 | Damien Traille |  |  70'
LW | 11 | Alexis Palisson
FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc
SH | 9 | Morgan Parra |  |  73'
N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |  |  72'
OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire
BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet
LL | 4 | Julien Pierre |  |  66'
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |  |  66'
HK | 2 | William Servat |  |  70'
LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  70'
PR | 17 | Luc Ducalcon |  |  66'
LK | 18 | Pascal Papé |  |  66'
FL | 19 | Alexandre Lapandry |  |  72'
SH | 20 | Julien Tomas |  |  73'
CE | 21 | Fabrice Estebanez |  |  70'
WG | 22 | Yoann Huget |  |  75'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
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|

FB | 15 | Lee Byrne
RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny
OC | 13 | Jamie Roberts
IC | 12 | Jonathan Davies
LW | 11 | George North
FH | 10 | James Hook |  57' |  66'
SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |  |  67'
N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton |  |  15'
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate
RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones
LL | 4 | Bradley Davies
TP | 3 | Adam Jones |  |  52'
HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) |  |  67'
LP | 1 | Paul James
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard |  |  67'
PR | 17 | John Yapp |  |  52'
N8 | 18 | Jonathan Thomas |  |  15' |  71'
FL | 19 | Rob McCusker |  |  |  71'
SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel |  |  67'
FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |  |  66'
WG | 22 | Morgan Stoddart
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Lionel Nallet (France)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

* Wales needed to beat France by 27 points to clinch the title.
* Ryan Jones (Wales) earned his 50th cap.

## Top scorers

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### Try scorers

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| Tries  | Name  | Pld  | Team

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6  | Chris Ashton | 5  |  England
3  | Brian O'Driscoll | 5  |  Ireland
2  | Vincent Clerc | 5  |  France
Maxime Médard | 4  |  France
Lionel Nallet | 5  |  France
Jamie Heaslip | 4  |  Ireland
Andrea Masi | 5  |  Italy
Morgan Stoddart | 3  |  Wales
Shane Williams | 4  |  Wales
1  | 27 players

### Points scorers

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| Points  | Name  | Pld  | Team

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50  | Toby Flood | 5  |  England
47  | Morgan Parra | 5  |  France
40  | Mirco Bergamasco | 5  |  Italy
James Hook | 5  |  Wales
31  | Chris Paterson | 3  |  Scotland
30  | Chris Ashton | 5  |  England
24  | Ronan O'Gara | 5  |  Ireland
Johnny Sexton | 5  |  Ireland
22  | Stephen Jones | 5  |  Wales
21  | Dimitri Yachvili | 5  |  France

## Media coverage

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In the United Kingdom, BBC channels televised the matches live. The matches were also televised by France 2 in France, RTÉ Two in Ireland,[30] Sky Sport in Italy and ESPN in Australia and New Zealand.[31]

In Wales, Welsh language channel S4C televised Wales matches live.[32]

In the United States and the Caribbean, Premium Sports[33] televised the matches live while BBC America also televised some matches in the United States.[34]

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* England
* France
* Ireland
* Italy
* Scotland
* Wales

Stadia|

* Twickenham Stadium
* Stade de France
* Aviva Stadium
* Stadio Olimpico
* Murrayfield Stadium
* Millennium Stadium

Seasons|

| Home|

* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

|

Five|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931

Home|

* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

Five|

* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

Six|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Squads|

| Five|

* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

|

Six|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Head-to-head
records|

| England|

* France
* Ireland
* Italy
* Scotland
* Wales

|

France|

* England
* Ireland
* Italy
* Scotland
* Wales

Ireland|

* England
* France
* Italy
* Scotland
* Wales

Italy|

* England
* France
* Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales

Scotland|

* England
* France
* Ireland
* Italy
* Wales

Wales|

* England
* France
* Ireland
* Italy
* Scotland

Honours|

* Triple Crown
* Grand Slam
* Auld Alliance Trophy
* Calcutta Cup
* Centenary Quaich
* Cuttitta Cup
* Doddie Weir Cup
* Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy
* Millennium Trophy
* Wooden Spoon

* Championship records
* Hat-tricks
* Players of the Championship
* Under 20s Championship
* Women's Championship

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Matches played
*[W]: Matches won
*[D]: Matches drawn
*[L]: Matches lost
*[PF]: Match points for
*[PA]: Match points against
*[PD]: Match points difference
*[T]: Tries scored
*[Pts]: Total competition points
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