2015 Six Nations Championship

Rugby union competition in Europe

2015 Six Nations Championship

Date| 6 February – 21 March 2015
Countries|

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

Tournament statistics
Champions|  Ireland (13th title)
Matches played| 15
Attendance| 1,040,680 (69,379 per match)
Tries scored| 62 (4.13 per match)
Top point scorer(s)|  George Ford (75)
Top try scorer(s)|  Jonathan Joseph (4)
Player of the tournament|  Paul O'Connell[1]
Official website| Six Nations Website
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The 2015 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2015 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 16th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union tournament. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 121st edition of the tournament.

Ireland retained their title from the previous year, their 13th triumph in the competition.[2] This was the first time that Ireland had retained their title outright since 1949, having shared the 1983 championship with France after winning in 1982.[3] They were the first team to be awarded the redesigned Six Nations trophy introduced for 2015, which featured six sides as opposed to five.[4][5]

## Participants

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Nation  | Stadium  | Head coach  | Captain

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Home stadium  | Capacity  | City
England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000  | London |  Stuart Lancaster | Chris Robshaw
France | Stade de France | 81,338  | Saint-Denis |  Philippe Saint-André | Thierry Dusautoir
Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 51,700  | Dublin |  Joe Schmidt | Paul O'Connell
Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 73,261  | Rome |  Jacques Brunel | Sergio Parisse*
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144  | Edinburgh |  Vern Cotter | Greig Laidlaw
Wales | Millennium Stadium | 74,500  | Cardiff |  Warren Gatland | Sam Warburton

* Parisse did not play in Italy's final match at home against Wales after an injury sustained in their round four match against France. Leonardo Ghiraldini took his place as captain.[6]

## Squads

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Main article: 2015 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  |  Ireland | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 119  | 56  | +63  | 8  | 8
2  |  England | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 157  | 100  | +57  | 18  | 8
3  |  Wales | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 146  | 93  | +53  | 13  | 8
4  |  France | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 103  | 101  | +2  | 9  | 4
5  |  Italy | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 62  | 182  | −120  | 8  | 2
6  |  Scotland | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 73  | 128  | −55  | 6  | 0

Source: RBS 6 Nations Table (accessed 21 March 2015)

## Fixtures

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The 2015 Six Nations Championship commenced with a Friday night fixture, once again held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, this time between Wales and England.[7][8]

### Round 1

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6 February 2015
20:05 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales | 16–21|  England

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Try: Webb 7' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 8'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 1', 23'
Drop: Biggar (1/1) 40'| Report| Try: Watson 14' m
Joseph 43' c
Con: Ford (1/2) 45'
Pen: Ford (3/4) 31', 61', 78'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,815
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

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FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny
RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |  60'
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts
LW | 11 | George North |  |  30' |  38'
FH | 10 | Dan Biggar
SH | 9 | Rhys Webb |  |  68'
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c)
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate
RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones
LL | 4 | Jake Ball |  |  68'
TP | 3 | Samson Lee |  |  71'
HK | 2 | Richard Hibbard
LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |  |  59'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Scott Baldwin
PR | 17 | Paul James |  |  59'
PR | 18 | Aaron Jarvis |  |  71'
LK | 19 | Luke Charteris |  |  68'
FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric
SH | 21 | Mike Phillips |  |  68'
FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland
FB | 23 | Liam Williams |  |  30' |  38'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
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FB | 15 | Mike Brown
RW | 14 | Anthony Watson
OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph
IC | 12 | Luther Burrell |  |  75'
LW | 11 | Jonny May
FH | 10 | George Ford
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  68'
N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola
OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c)
BF | 6 | James Haskell
RL | 5 | George Kruis |  |  71'
LL | 4 | Dave Attwood
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  61'
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  54'
LP | 1 | Joe Marler |  |  54'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tom Youngs |  |  54'
PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola |  |  54'
PR | 18 | Kieran Brookes |  |  61'
N8 | 19 | Nick Easter |  |  71'
FL | 20 | Tom Croft
SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth |  |  68'
FH | 22 | Danny Cipriani
CE | 23 | Billy Twelvetrees |  |  75'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
George Ford (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

* Welsh captain Sam Warburton earned his 50th cap for Wales.[9]

* * *

7 February 2015
15:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy | 3–26|  Ireland

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Pen: Haimona (1/1) 40'| Report| Try: Murray 64' c
O'Donnell 66' c
Con: Keatley (1/1) 65'
Madigan (1/1) 67'
Pen: Keatley (4/4) 6', 20', 35', 57'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 57,700
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

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FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |  |  76'
RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto
OC | 13 | Michele Campagnaro |  |  63'
IC | 12 | Luca Morisi
LW | 11 | Luke McLean
FH | 10 | Kelly Haimona
SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 | Francesco Minto |  |  68' |  74'
BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |  |  46'
RL | 5 | George Biagi |  |  |  |  74'
LL | 4 | Joshua Furno
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |  |  68'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  63' |  |  74'
LP | 1 | Matías Agüero |  |  52'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Andrea Manici |  |  68'
PR | 17 | Alberto De Marchi |  |  52'
PR | 18 | Dario Chistolini |  |  68'
LK | 19 | Marco Fuser |  |  |  67'
FL | 20 | Marco Barbini |  |  46' |  67' to 74'
SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani
FH | 22 | Tommaso Allan |  |  63'
WG | 23 | Giovanbattista Venditti |  |  76'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
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FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |  |  67'
OC | 13 | Jared Payne
IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw
LW | 11 | Simon Zebo
FH | 10 | Ian Keatley |  |  65'
SH | 9 | Conor Murray |  |  68'
N8 | 8 | Jordi Murphy
OF | 7 | Tommy O'Donnell
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony |  |  65'
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c)
LL | 4 | Devin Toner
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  51'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  46'
LP | 1 | Jack McGrath |  |  67'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  46'
PR | 17 | James Cronin |  |  67'
PR | 18 | Martin Moore |  |  51'
LK | 19 | Iain Henderson |  |  65'
N8 | 20 | Robbie Diack
SH | 21 | Isaac Boss |  |  68'
FH | 22 | Ian Madigan |  |  65'
FB | 23 | Felix Jones |  |  67'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

* Marco Barbini made his international debut for Italy.[10]
* Seán O'Brien was set to return to the Irish line-up after injury, but was replaced by Tommy O'Donnell in the starting XV following injury in the pre-game warm-up.[11]

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7 February 2015
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

France | 15–8|  Scotland

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Pen: Lopez (5/6) 2', 16', 37', 49', 78'| Report| Try: Fife 39' m
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 13'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,191
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

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FB | 15 | Scott Spedding
RW | 14 | Yoann Huget
OC | 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud |  |  71'
IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana
LW | 11 | Teddy Thomas
FH | 10 | Camille Lopez
SH | 9 | Rory Kockott |  |  54'
N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly
OF | 7 | Bernard Le Roux
BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |  |  79'
RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri
LL | 4 | Pascal Papé |  |  60'
TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani |  |  54'
HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  47'
LP | 1 | Alexandre Menini |  |  40'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser |  |  47'
PR | 17 | Uini Atonio |  |  54'
PR | 18 | Eddy Ben Arous |  |  40'
LK | 19 | Romain Taofifénua |  |  60'
N8 | 20 | Loann Goujon |  |  79'
SH | 21 | Morgan Parra |  |  54'
FH | 22 | Rémi Talès
CE | 23 | Rémi Lamerat |  |  71'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
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FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg
RW | 14 | Tommy Seymour |  |  16'
OC | 13 | Mark Bennett
IC | 12 | Alex Dunbar |  |  67'
LW | 11 | Tim Visser
FH | 10 | Finn Russell
SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |  |  78'
N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie |  61'
OF | 7 | Blair Cowan |  |  |  54' |  61'
BF | 6 | Rob Harley |  |  52' |  54' |  61'
RL | 5 | Jonny Gray
LL | 4 | Richie Gray |  |  64'
TP | 3 | Euan Murray |  |  64'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  67'
LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson |  |  64'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Fraser Brown |  |  67'
PR | 17 | Gordon Reid |  |  64'
PR | 18 | Geoff Cross |  |  64'
LK | 19 | Jim Hamilton |  |  64'
FL | 20 | Alasdair Strokosch |  |  52'
SH | 21 | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne |  |  78'
CE | 22 | Peter Horne |  |  67'
WG | 23 | Dougie Fife |  |  16'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Camille Lopez (France)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

* Loann Goujon made his international debut for France.[12]
* Sam Hidalgo-Clyne made his international debut for Scotland.[13]

### Round 2

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14 February 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

England | 47–17|  Italy

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Try: B. Vunipola 23' m
Joseph (2) 26' c, 60' c
B. Youngs 54' c
Cipriani 63' c
Easter 68' m
Con: Ford (3/4) 28', 55', 62'
Cipriani (1/2) 63'
Pen: Ford (3/3) 20', 45', 57'| Report| Try: Parisse 3' m
Morisi (2) 49' m, 78' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 79'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,061
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

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FB | 15 | Mike Brown |  |  12'
RW | 14 | Anthony Watson
OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph
IC | 12 | Luther Burrell
LW | 11 | Jonny May
FH | 10 | George Ford |  |  62'
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  66'
N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola
OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c)
BF | 6 | James Haskell |  |  62'
RL | 5 | George Kruis
LL | 4 | Dave Attwood |  |  50'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  58'
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  58'
LP | 1 | Joe Marler |  |  62'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tom Youngs |  |  58'
PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola |  |  62'
PR | 18 | Kieran Brookes |  |  58'
N8 | 19 | Nick Easter |  |  50'
FL | 20 | Tom Croft |  |  62'
SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth |  |  66'
FH | 22 | Danny Cipriani |  |  62'
CE | 23 | Billy Twelvetrees |  |  12'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
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FB | 15 | Luke McLean
RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto |  |  71'
OC | 13 | Luca Morisi
IC | 12 | Andrea Masi
LW | 11 | Giovanbattista Venditti
FH | 10 | Kelly Haimona |  |  69'
SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori |  |  69'
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |  |  |  |  58'
BF | 6 | Francesco Minto |  |  28' |  37'
RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |  |  45'
LL | 4 | George Biagi
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |  |  58'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  58'
LP | 1 | Alberto De Marchi |  |  58'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Andrea Manici |  |  58'
PR | 17 | Matías Agüero |  |  58'
PR | 18 | Dario Chistolini |  |  58'
LK | 19 | Joshua Furno |  |  45'
FL | 20 | Samuela Vunisa |  |  28' |  37' |  58'
SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani |  |  69'
FH | 22 | Tommaso Allan |  |  69'
CE | 23 | Giulio Bisegni |  |  71'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Jonathan Joseph (England)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

* Giulio Bisegni made his international debut for Italy.[14]
* Nick Easter, aged 36, became the oldest English player to score a try in a test match.[15]

* * *

14 February 2015
17:00 WET (UTC+0)

Ireland | 18–11|  France

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Pen: Sexton (5/5) 13', 18', 32', 38', 67'
Madigan (1/1) 50'| Report| Try: Taofifénua 70' m
Pen: Lopez (2/3) 16', 35'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe
OC | 13 | Jared Payne
IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw
LW | 11 | Simon Zebo
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |  |  44' to 54'
SH | 9 | Conor Murray
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |  |  60'
OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien |  |  65' |  71'
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c)
LL | 4 | Devin Toner |  |  74'
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  62'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  60' |  |  71'
LP | 1 | Jack McGrath |  |  62'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  65'
PR | 17 | Cian Healy |  |  62'
PR | 18 | Martin Moore |  |  62'
LK | 19 | Iain Henderson |  |  74'
FL | 20 | Jordi Murphy |  |  60'
SH | 21 | Isaac Boss
FH | 22 | Ian Madigan |  |  44' |  54'
FB | 23 | Felix Jones
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
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FB | 15 | Scott Spedding |  |  |  52'
RW | 14 | Yoann Huget
OC | 13 | Mathieu Bastareaud |  |  44' to 52'
IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |  |  15' |  22'
LW | 11 | Teddy Thomas |  |  |  |  32'
FH | 10 | Camille Lopez
SH | 9 | Rory Kockott |  |  65'
N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly |  |  71'
OF | 7 | Bernard Le Roux
BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri
LL | 4 | Pascal Papé |  52' |  63'
TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani |  |  49'
HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  49'
LP | 1 | Eddy Ben Arous |  |  49'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser |  |  49'
PR | 17 | Uini Atonio |  |  49'
PR | 18 | Vincent Debaty |  |  49'
LK | 19 | Romain Taofifénua |  |  63'
N8 | 20 | Loann Goujon |  |  71'
SH | 21 | Morgan Parra |  |  65'
FH | 22 | Rémi Talès |  |  44'
CE | 23 | Rémi Lamerat |  |  15' |  22' |  32'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

* * *

15 February 2015
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland | 23–26|  Wales

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Try: Hogg 9' c
Welsh 79' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 10'
Russell (1/1) 79'
Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 17', 44', 54'| Report| Try: Webb 33' c
Davies 63' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 34', 64'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 6', 19', 31', 48'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

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FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg
RW | 14 | Sean Lamont
OC | 13 | Mark Bennett
IC | 12 | Alex Dunbar |  |  58'
LW | 11 | Tim Visser
FH | 10 | Finn Russell |  30'
SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |  |  71'
N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie |  |  58'
OF | 7 | Blair Cowan
BF | 6 | Rob Harley
RL | 5 | Jonny Gray
LL | 4 | Richie Gray |  |  56'
TP | 3 | Geoff Cross |  |  49'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  71'
LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson |  |  61' |  64'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Fraser Brown |  |  71'
PR | 17 | Gordon Reid |  |  61' |  64'
PR | 18 | Jon Welsh |  |  49'
LK | 19 | Jim Hamilton |  |  56'
FL | 20 | Alasdair Strokosch |  |  58'
SH | 21 | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne |  |  71'
FH | 22 | Greig Tonks
CE | 23 | Matt Scott |  |  58'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
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FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny
RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |  35'
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts
LW | 11 | Liam Williams
FH | 10 | Dan Biggar
SH | 9 | Rhys Webb |  |  74'
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c)
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |  |  61'
RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones
LL | 4 | Jake Ball |  |  60'
TP | 3 | Aaron Jarvis |  |  60'
HK | 2 | Richard Hibbard |  |  60'
LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |  |  71'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Scott Baldwin |  |  60'
PR | 17 | Paul James |  |  71'
PR | 18 | Scott Andrews |  |  60'
LK | 19 | Luke Charteris |  |  60'
FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric |  |  61'
SH | 21 | Mike Phillips |  |  74'
FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland
CE | 23 | Scott Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

### Round 3

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28 February 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland | 19–22|  Italy

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Try: Bennett 7' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 8'
Pen: Laidlaw (4/4) 1', 15', 26', 66'| Report| Try: Furno 9' m
Venditti 36' c
Penalty try 79' c
Con: Haimona (1/2) 37'
Allan (1/1) 80'
Pen: Haimona (1/2) 17'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 62,188
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

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FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg
RW | 14 | Tommy Seymour
OC | 13 | Mark Bennett |  |  66'
IC | 12 | Alex Dunbar
LW | 11 | Sean Lamont
FH | 10 | Peter Horne |  |  78'
SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |  |  74'
N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie |  |  50'
OF | 7 | Blair Cowan
BF | 6 | Rob Harley
RL | 5 | Jonny Gray
LL | 4 | Tim Swinson |  |  69'
TP | 3 | Euan Murray |  |  74'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  66'
LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson |  |  66'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Fraser Brown |  |  66'
PR | 17 | Ryan Grant |  |  66'
PR | 18 | Geoff Cross |  |  74'
LK | 19 | Ben Toolis |  77' |  69'
FL | 20 | Hamish Watson |  79' |  50'
SH | 21 | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne |  |  74'
FH | 22 | Greig Tonks |  |  78'
CE | 23 | Matt Scott |  |  66'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
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FB | 15 | Luke McLean
RW | 14 | Michele Visentin
OC | 13 | Luca Morisi
IC | 12 | Enrico Bacchin
LW | 11 | Giovanbattista Venditti |  |  69'
FH | 10 | Kelly Haimona |  |  43'
SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c)
OF | 7 | Simone Favaro |  |  61'
BF | 6 | Francesco Minto
RL | 5 | Joshua Furno
LL | 4 | George Biagi |  |  66'
TP | 3 | Dario Chistolini |  |  56'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  66'
LP | 1 | Matías Agüero |  |  56'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Andrea Manici |  |  66'
PR | 17 | Alberto De Marchi |  |  56'
PR | 18 | Lorenzo Cittadini |  |  56'
LK | 19 | Marco Fuser |  |  66'
FL | 20 | Samuela Vunisa |  |  61'
SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani
FH | 22 | Tommaso Allan |  |  43'
CE | 23 | Giulio Bisegni |  |  69'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Luke McLean (Italy)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

* Enrico Bacchin and Michele Visentin made their international debuts for Italy.[16][17]
* Ben Toolis and Hamish Watson made their international debuts for Scotland.[18][19]
* Italy got its first Six Nations win since beating Ireland 22–15 in 2013, and its second away win since beating Scotland 37–17 in 2007.[20]

* * *

28 February 2015
18:00 CET (UTC+1)

France | 13–20|  Wales

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Try: Dulin 67' c
Con: Lopez (1/1) 68'
Pen: Lopez (2/4) 17', 48'| Report| Try: Biggar 59' m
Pen: Halfpenny (5/5) 7', 28', 51', 64', 73'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,814
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

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FB | 15 | Brice Dulin
RW | 14 | Yoann Huget
OC | 13 | Rémi Lamerat |  |  17'
IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |  |  69'
LW | 11 | Sofiane Guitoune
FH | 10 | Camille Lopez
SH | 9 | Morgan Parra |  |  52'
N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly |  |  73'
OF | 7 | Bernard Le Roux
BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri
LL | 4 | Romain Taofifénua |  |  61'
TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani |  |  52'
HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  52'
LP | 1 | Eddy Ben Arous |  |  52'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser |  |  52'
PR | 17 | Uini Atonio |  |  52'
PR | 18 | Vincent Debaty |  |  52'
LK | 19 | Jocelino Suta |  |  61'
N8 | 20 | Loann Goujon |  |  73'
SH | 21 | Sébastien Tillous-Borde |  |  52'
FH | 22 | Rémi Talès |  |  69'
CE | 23 | Mathieu Bastareaud |  |  17'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
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FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny
RW | 14 | George North
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts
LW | 11 | Liam Williams
FH | 10 | Dan Biggar |  |  74'
SH | 9 | Rhys Webb
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) |  |  69'
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate
RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones
LL | 4 | Luke Charteris |  |  69'
TP | 3 | Samson Lee |  |  79'
HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin |  |  69'
LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |  |  69'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard |  |  69'
PR | 17 | Paul James |  |  69'
PR | 18 | Aaron Jarvis |  |  79'
LK | 19 | Bradley Davies |  |  69'
FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric |  |  69'
SH | 21 | Mike Phillips
FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland |  |  74'
CE | 23 | Scott Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Morgan Parra (France)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

* Brice Dulin's try was France's first try against Wales since their 2011 Six Nations fixture.[21]
* Wales captain Sam Warburton equalled Ryan Jones' record of 33 Tests as captain.[22]
* George North became the youngest player to earn 50 international caps (47 for Wales, 3 for the British and Irish Lions) at the age of 22, surpassing Australia's Joe Roff, who was 24.[23]

* * *

1 March 2015
15:00 WET (UTC+0)

Ireland | 19–9|  England

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|

Try: Henshaw 52' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 52'
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 1', 8', 29', 47'| Report| Pen: Ford (2/3) 58', 67'
Drop: Ford (1/1) 11'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe
OC | 13 | Jared Payne |  |  70'
IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw
LW | 11 | Simon Zebo
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |  |  54'
SH | 9 | Conor Murray
N8 | 8 | Jordi Murphy
OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien |  |  24'
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c)
LL | 4 | Devin Toner |  |  65'
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  57'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  73'
LP | 1 | Jack McGrath |  |  58'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  73'
PR | 17 | Cian Healy |  |  58'
PR | 18 | Martin Moore |  |  57'
LK | 19 | Iain Henderson |  |  65'
FL | 20 | Tommy O'Donnell |  |  24'
SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan
FH | 22 | Ian Madigan |  |  54'
FB | 23 | Felix Jones |  |  70'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Alex Goode
RW | 14 | Anthony Watson
OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |  |  67'
IC | 12 | Luther Burrell
LW | 11 | Jack Nowell
FH | 10 | George Ford
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  67'
N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola
OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c)
BF | 6 | James Haskell |  |  61'
RL | 5 | George Kruis
LL | 4 | Dave Attwood |  |  67'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  53'
LP | 1 | Joe Marler |  |  65'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tom Youngs |  |  53'
PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola |  |  65'
PR | 18 | Henry Thomas
N8 | 19 | Nick Easter |  |  67'
FL | 20 | Tom Croft |  |  61'
SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth |  |  67'
FH | 22 | Danny Cipriani
CE | 23 | Billy Twelvetrees |  |  67'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)

Notes:

* Nick Easter earned his 50th cap for England.[24]
* Ireland reclaim the Millennium Trophy for the first time since 2011.[citation needed]

### Round 4

[edit]

14 March 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales | 23–16|  Ireland

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|

Try: S. Williams 61' m
Pen: Halfpenny (5/5) 2', 7', 11', 13', 74'
Drop: Biggar (1/1) 33'| Report| Try: Penalty try 68' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 69'
Pen: Sexton (3/4) 17', 29', 36'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,950
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)[nb 1]

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny
RW | 14 | George North
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |  77'
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |  |  59'
LW | 11 | Liam Williams
FH | 10 | Dan Biggar
SH | 9 | Rhys Webb |  |  68'
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) |  27'
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |  |  68'
RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |  |  71'
LL | 4 | Luke Charteris
TP | 3 | Samson Lee |  |  12'
HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin |  |  56' |  78'
LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |  |  40'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard |  |  56' |  78'
PR | 17 | Rob Evans |  |  40'
PR | 18 | Aaron Jarvis |  |  12'
LK | 19 | Jake Ball |  |  71'
FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric |  |  68'
SH | 21 | Mike Phillips |  |  68'
FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland
CE | 23 | Scott Williams |  |  59'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe
OC | 13 | Jared Payne
IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw
LW | 11 | Simon Zebo
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |  |  74'
SH | 9 | Conor Murray |  |  62'
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |  |  71'
OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c)
LL | 4 | Devin Toner |  |  62'
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  62'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  62'
LP | 1 | Jack McGrath |  |  56'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  62'
PR | 17 | Cian Healy |  |  56'
PR | 18 | Martin Moore |  |  62'
LK | 19 | Iain Henderson |  |  62'
FL | 20 | Jordi Murphy |  |  71'
SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan |  |  62'
FH | 22 | Ian Madigan |  |  74'
FB | 23 | Felix Jones
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)[nb 1]
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

* With this Welsh win, no team could win the Grand Slam or the Triple Crown.[26]
* Rob Evans made his international debut for Wales.[27]
* Wales captain Sam Warburton captained his country for a record 34th time, surpassing Ryan Jones' record of 33 Tests as captain.[28]
* Paul O'Connell became the fourth player to earn 100 test caps for Ireland.[29]
* Johnny Sexton and Cian Healy earned their 50th caps for Ireland.[29]

* * *

14 March 2015
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England | 25–13|  Scotland

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|

Try: Joseph 4' c
Ford 43' c
Nowell 75' m
Con: Ford (2/3) 5', 43'
Pen: Ford (2/3) 25', 50'| Report| Try: Bennett 21' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 22'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 29', 38'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Mike Brown |  |  76'
RW | 14 | Anthony Watson
OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph
IC | 12 | Luther Burrell
LW | 11 | Jack Nowell
FH | 10 | George Ford
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  66'
N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola
OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c)
BF | 6 | James Haskell |  |  66'
RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes
LL | 4 | Dave Attwood |  |  50'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  66'
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  50'
LP | 1 | Joe Marler |  |  59'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tom Youngs |  |  50'
PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola |  |  59'
PR | 18 | Kieran Brookes |  |  66'
LK | 19 | Geoff Parling |  |  50'
FL | 20 | Tom Wood |  |  66'
SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth |  |  66'
FH | 22 | Danny Cipriani |  |  76'
CE | 23 | Billy Twelvetrees
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg
RW | 14 | Dougie Fife
OC | 13 | Mark Bennett
IC | 12 | Matt Scott |  |  40'
LW | 11 | Tommy Seymour
FH | 10 | Finn Russell |  |  71'
SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8 | 8 | David Denton |  |  54'
OF | 7 | Blair Cowan
BF | 6 | Rob Harley |  |  66'
RL | 5 | Jonny Gray
LL | 4 | Jim Hamilton |  |  35' |  40' |  47'
TP | 3 | Euan Murray |  |  54'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  59'
LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson |  |  59'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Fraser Brown |  |  59'
PR | 17 | Ryan Grant |  |  59'
PR | 18 | Geoff Cross |  |  54'
LK | 19 | Tim Swinson |  |  35' |  40' |  47'
N8 | 20 | Johnnie Beattie |  |  66'
N8 | 21 | Adam Ashe |  |  54'
SH | 22 | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne |  |  71'
FH | 23 | Greig Tonks |  |  40'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Ben Youngs (England)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

* England retained the Calcutta Cup.[30]
* With this win, and Wales' win against Ireland, Australia dropped to sixth in the World Rugby Rankings, their lowest ever position.[31]

* * *

15 March 2015
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Italy | 0–29|  France

|
|

| Report| Try: Maestri 45' c
Bastareaud 80' c
Con: Plisson (2/2) 46', 80'
Pen: Lopez (2/2) 28', 34'
Spedding (1/2) 40'
Plisson (2/2) 41', 57'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 67,127
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Luke McLean
RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto
OC | 13 | Luca Morisi |  |  37'
IC | 12 | Andrea Masi
LW | 11 | Giovanbattista Venditti
FH | 10 | Tommaso Allan |  |  13'
SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori |  |  72'
N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |  |  74'
OF | 7 | Samuela Vunisa
BF | 6 | Francesco Minto
RL | 5 | Joshua Furno
LL | 4 | George Biagi |  |  50'
TP | 3 | Dario Chistolini |  |  50'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |  |  58'
LP | 1 | Matías Agüero |  |  32'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Andrea Manici |  |  58'
PR | 17 | Alberto De Marchi |  |  32'
PR | 18 | Lorenzo Cittadini |  |  50'
LK | 19 | Quintin Geldenhuys |  |  50'
FL | 20 | Marco Barbini |  |  74'
SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani |  |  72'
FH | 22 | Luciano Orquera |  |  13'
CE | 23 | Enrico Bacchin |  |  37'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Scott Spedding
RW | 14 | Yoann Huget
OC | 13 | Gaël Fickou |  |  69'
IC | 12 | Maxime Mermoz
LW | 11 | Noa Nakaitaci
FH | 10 | Camille Lopez |  |  40'
SH | 9 | Sébastien Tillous-Borde |  |  63'
N8 | 8 | Loann Goujon |  |  72'
OF | 7 | Bernard Le Roux
BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |  |  64'
LL | 4 | Alexandre Flanquart
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |  |  50'
HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  53'
LP | 1 | Eddy Ben Arous |  |  57'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser |  |  53'
PR | 17 | Rabah Slimani |  |  50'
PR | 18 | Vincent Debaty |  |  57'
LK | 19 | Romain Taofifénua |  |  64'
N8 | 20 | Damien Chouly |  |  72'
SH | 21 | Rory Kockott |  |  63'
FH | 22 | Jules Plisson |  |  40'
CE | 23 | Mathieu Bastareaud |  |  69'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Thierry Dusautoir (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)[nb 1]
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

* Sergio Parisse won his 112th cap for Italy, a new national record.[32]
* Noa Nakaitaci made his international debut for France.[33]
* This was the first time that Italy failed to score any points in the Six Nations since their 25–0 loss to France in 2004.[34]

### Round 5

[edit]

21 March 2015
13:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy | 20–61|  Wales

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|

Try: Venditti 24' c
Sarto 79' c
Con: Orquera (2/2) 26', 80'
Pen: Haimona (1/1) 1'
Orquera (1/1) 10'| Report| Try: Roberts 18' m
L. Williams 47' c
North (3) 49' c, 54' c, 59' c
Webb 66' m
Warburton 68' c
S. Williams 73' c
Con: Biggar (6/7) 47', 50', 55', 59', 69', 73'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 7', 12'
Biggar (1/1) 40'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 65,827
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Luke McLean
RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto
OC | 13 | Luca Morisi
IC | 12 | Andrea Masi |  52' |  73'
LW | 11 | Giovanbattista Venditti
FH | 10 | Kelly Haimona |  |  4'
SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori |  |  73'
N8 | 8 | Samuela Vunisa |  |  69'
OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco
BF | 6 | Francesco Minto
RL | 5 | Joshua Furno
LL | 4 | George Biagi |  |  50'
TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |  |  50'
HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) |  |  50'
LP | 1 | Michele Rizzo |  |  50'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Andrea Manici |  |  50'
PR | 17 | Alberto De Marchi |  |  50'
PR | 18 | Dario Chistolini |  |  50'
LK | 19 | Quintin Geldenhuys |  64' |  50'
FL | 20 | Robert Barbieri |  |  69'
SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani |  |  73'
FH | 22 | Luciano Orquera |  |  4'
CE | 23 | Enrico Bacchin |  |  73'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny |  |  33'
RW | 14 | George North
OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies
IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts
LW | 11 | Liam Williams |  |  70'
FH | 10 | Dan Biggar
SH | 9 | Rhys Webb |  |  70'
N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau
OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c)
BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |  |  55'
RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones
LL | 4 | Luke Charteris |  |  73'
TP | 3 | Aaron Jarvis |  |  73'
HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin |  |  55'
LP | 1 | Rob Evans |  |  52'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Ken Owens |  |  55'
PR | 17 | Rhys Gill |  |  52'
PR | 18 | Scott Andrews |  |  73'
LK | 19 | Jake Ball |  |  73'
FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric |  |  55'
SH | 21 | Gareth Davies |  |  70'
FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland |  |  70'
CE | 23 | Scott Williams |  |  33'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

* Wales' 41-point margin of victory was their biggest winning margin over Italy, surpassing the previous record of 39 they set in  1999.[35]

* * *

21 March 2015
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland | 10–40|  Ireland

|
|

Try: Russell 29' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 30'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 17'| Report| Try: O'Connell 4' c
O'Brien (2) 24' c, 71' c
Payne 49' c
Con: Sexton (3/3) 5', 25', 50'
Madigan (1/1) 72'
Pen: Sexton (4/6) 9', 33', 44', 61'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg
RW | 14 | Dougie Fife |  |  11' to 21'
OC | 13 | Mark Bennett |  |  |  |  70'
IC | 12 | Matt Scott |  |  69'
LW | 11 | Tommy Seymour
FH | 10 | Finn Russell
SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |  |  55'
N8 | 8 | David Denton
OF | 7 | Blair Cowan
BF | 6 | Adam Ashe |  |  55'
RL | 5 | Jonny Gray
LL | 4 | Jim Hamilton |  |  52'
TP | 3 | Euan Murray |  |  11'
HK | 2 | Ross Ford |  |  52'
LP | 1 | Ryan Grant |  |  31'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Fraser Brown |  |  52'
PR | 17 | Alasdair Dickinson |  |  31'
PR | 18 | Geoff Cross |  55' |  11'
LK | 19 | Tim Swinson |  |  52'
FL | 20 | Rob Harley |  |  55'
SH | 21 | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne |  |  55'
FH | 22 | Greig Tonks |  |  69'
WG | 23 | Tim Visser |  |  11' |  21' |  70'
Coach:
Vern Cotter
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Rob Kearney
RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe
OC | 13 | Jared Payne
IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw
LW | 11 | Luke Fitzgerald
FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |  |  70'
SH | 9 | Conor Murray |  |  79'
N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip
OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien |  |  72'
BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony
RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c)
LL | 4 | Devin Toner |  |  61'
TP | 3 | Mike Ross |  |  45'
HK | 2 | Rory Best |  |  61'
LP | 1 | Cian Healy |  |  52'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |  |  61'
PR | 17 | Jack McGrath |  |  52'
PR | 18 | Martin Moore |  |  45'
LK | 19 | Iain Henderson |  |  61'
FL | 20 | Jordi Murphy |  |  72'
SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan |  |  79'
FH | 22 | Ian Madigan |  |  70'
FB | 23 | Felix Jones
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

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

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

* Euan Murray earned his 66th test cap to become Scotland's most-capped prop, surpassing Allan Jacobsen's previous record of 65.[36]
* Ireland required a win of at least 21 points in order to remain capable of winning the championship.
* Ireland retain the Centenary Quaich.[37]
* With this loss, Scotland were whitewashed and finished bottom of the table, receiving the wooden spoon for the fourth time in the Six Nations era, and the first time since 2012.[38]

* * *

21 March 2015
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

England | 55–35|  France

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|

Try: B. Youngs (2) 1' c, 35' c
Watson 30' c
Ford 46' c
Nowell (2) 53' c, 74' c
B. Vunipola 63' c
Con: Ford (7/7) 3', 30', 36', 46', 54', 63', 75'
Pen: Ford (2/3) 26', 40'| Report| Try: Tillous-Borde 13' m
Nakaitaci 17' c
Mermoz 42' c
Debaty 59' m
Kayser 65' m
Con: Plisson (2/3) 18', 42'
Kockott (0/2)
Pen: Plisson (1/3) 10'
Kockott (1/1) 51'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,319
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

|  |

|

FB | 15 | Mike Brown
RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |  |  62'
OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph
IC | 12 | Luther Burrell |  |  71'
LW | 11 | Jack Nowell
FH | 10 | George Ford
SH | 9 | Ben Youngs |  |  71'
N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola
OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c)
BF | 6 | James Haskell |  56' |  67'
RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes
LL | 4 | Geoff Parling |  |  67'
TP | 3 | Dan Cole |  |  62'
HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |  |  52'
LP | 1 | Joe Marler |  |  62'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Tom Youngs |  |  52'
PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola |  |  62'
PR | 18 | Kieran Brookes |  |  62'
N8 | 19 | Nick Easter |  |  67'
FL | 20 | Tom Wood |  |  67'
SH | 21 | Richard Wigglesworth |  |  71'
FH | 22 | Danny Cipriani |  |  62'
CE | 23 | Billy Twelvetrees |  |  71'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
|  |  |

|

FB | 15 | Scott Spedding
RW | 14 | Yoann Huget
OC | 13 | Gaël Fickou
IC | 12 | Maxime Mermoz |  |  71'
LW | 11 | Noa Nakaitaci
FH | 10 | Jules Plisson |  |  71'
SH | 9 | Sébastien Tillous-Borde |  |  48'
N8 | 8 | Loann Goujon |  |  62'
OF | 7 | Bernard Le Roux
BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |  |  67'
LL | 4 | Alexandre Flanquart
TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |  |  47'
HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado |  |  47'
LP | 1 | Vincent Debaty |  |  60'
Replacements:
HK | 16 | Benjamin Kayser |  |  47'
PR | 17 | Rabah Slimani |  |  47'
PR | 18 | Uini Atonio |  |  60'
LK | 19 | Romain Taofifénua |  |  67'
N8 | 20 | Damien Chouly |  |  62'
SH | 21 | Rory Kockott |  |  48'
FH | 22 | Rémi Talès |  |  71'
CE | 23 | Mathieu Bastareaud |  |  71'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Ben Youngs (England)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

* Dan Cole earned his 50th cap for England.[39]
* This is the greatest number of points England has ever scored against France.[40]
* England had to win this game by 26 points or more to claim the Championship. They only won by 20, meaning that Ireland won the Championship instead.

## Statistics

[edit]

### Points scorers

[edit]

| Pos  | Name  | Team  | Pts

|
|
|

1  | George Ford |  England | 75
2  | Leigh Halfpenny |  Wales | 60
3  | Johnny Sexton |  Ireland | 58
4  | Greig Laidlaw |  Scotland | 41
5  | Camille Lopez |  France | 35
6  | Dan Biggar |  Wales | 26
7  | Jonathan Joseph |  England | 20
8  | Jules Plisson |  France | 17
9  | George North |  Wales | 15
Jack Nowell |  England
Rhys Webb |  Wales
Ben Youngs |  England

### Try scorers

[edit]

| Pos  | Name  | Team  | Tries

|
|
|

1  | Jonathan Joseph |  England | 4
2  | George North |  Wales | 3
Jack Nowell |  England
Rhys Webb |  Wales
Ben Youngs |  England
6  | Mark Bennett |  Scotland | 2
George Ford |  England
Luca Morisi |  Italy
Seán O'Brien |  Ireland
Giovanbattista Venditti |  Italy
Billy Vunipola |  England
Anthony Watson |  England
Scott Williams |  Wales

## Broadcasting

[edit]

In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised all the matches live, although for viewers in Scotland the week 4 match between Italy and France was shown on BBC Two Scotland. BBC Two also televised live the buildup of the opening match between Wales and England and after the match, an extra between the two sides on BBC Two but only for viewers in Wales. There was also a special Six Nations special looking ahead to the final week match on BBC Two but only for viewers in Northern Ireland. On the morning of the final week of matches, BBC Two televised classic Five Nations matches including Scotland vs Ireland in 1991 and France vs England in 1992. The final match of the tournament between England and France was watched live on BBC One by 9.63 million people, beating the previous record for that fixture of 9.56 million, set in 2011.[41] This followed audiences of 4.1 million for the match between Italy and Wales and 5.1 million for the match between Scotland and Ireland earlier in the day.[41] The BBC website also received 8.22 million unique browser hits during the day, breaking the previous record of 8.03 million set during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[41] S4C simulcasted Wales matches in the Welsh language.[42]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Referee Wayne Barnes replaced referee Steve Walsh for the match between Wales and Ireland after Walsh withdrew due to "business commitments". Barnes was due to be a touch judge for the match between Italy and France; he was replaced by referee Nigel Owens. Referee Chris Pollock was due to be a touch judge for the match between Wales and Ireland, but he was replaced by referee Jérôme Garcès.[25]

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