2012 Six Nations Championship
2012 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 4 February – 17 March 2012 | ||
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (25th title) | ||
Grand Slam | Wales (11th title) | ||
Triple Crown | Wales (20th title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Attendance | 1,034,926 (68,995 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 46 (3.07 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Leigh Halfpenny (66) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Tommy Bowe (5) | ||
Player of the tournament | Dan Lydiate | ||
Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship 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 118th tournament of the annual European championship.
For the first time since 2008, there were no Friday night fixtures.[1]
Whilst Italy continued to play their home matches in Rome, they used the Stadio Olimpico instead of the Stadio Flaminio, which Italy had used for their home Championship fixtures since entering the competition in 2000.[2] The Championship was won by Wales, who achieved their third Grand Slam in eight tournaments.[3][4][5][6]
Participants
[edit]Squads
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
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1 | Wales | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 58 | +51 | 10 | 10 |
2 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 71 | +27 | 7 | 8 |
3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 94 | +27 | 13 | 5 |
4 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 86 | +15 | 8 | 5 |
5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 121 | −68 | 4 | 2 |
6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 108 | −52 | 4 | 0 |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]4 February 2012 15:30 CET (UTC+01) |
France | 30–12 | Italy |
Try: Rougerie 20' c Malzieu 34' m Clerc 53' c Fofana 71' m Con: Yachvili (2/3) 21', 54' Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 51' | Report | Pen: Burton (2/3) 29', 46' Botes (1/1) 60' Drop: Burton (1/2) 17' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,563[8] Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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- Nicolas Mas and Thierry Dusautoir (both France) earned their 50th caps.
- Wesley Fofana, Yoann Maestri (both France), Tobias Botes and Giovanbattista Venditti (both Italy) made their international debuts in this match.
- Vincent Clerc's try was the 32nd of his international career, placing him joint second with his coach Philippe Saint-André on the French try scoring list. (To this date, Serge Blanco remains the top French try scorer with 38.)
4 February 2012 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 6–13 | England |
Pen: Parks (2/2) 25', 32' | Report | Try: Hodgson 40' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 41' Pen: Farrell (2/4) 22', 74' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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- Brad Barritt, Lee Dickson, Phil Dowson, Owen Farrell, Ben Morgan, Geoff Parling, Jordan Turner-Hall (all England) and Lee Jones (Scotland) made their international debuts.
- Chris Robshaw of England captained his team earning only his second cap in this match.
- This match turned out to be Dan Parks's last appearance with the Scotland jersey as he announced his retirement from international rugby a few days after the game.
5 February 2012 15:00 IST (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 21–23 | Wales |
Try: Best 36' c Bowe 67' m Con: Sexton (1/2) 38' Pen: Sexton (3/5) 3', 43', 59' | Report | Try: J. Davies (2) 13' m, 54' c North 75' m Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 55' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 53', 79' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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- Huw Bennett (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
- Coming off the bench in the 76th minute to replace Johnny Sexton, Ronan O'Gara became the most capped Irish player with 117 caps, jointly with Brian O'Driscoll. O'Gara also took sole possession of the all-time lead for appearances in the Championship, with 57. He had previously been level with his countryman Mike Gibson, who made 56 appearances in the Five Nations between 1964 and 1979.
Round 2
[edit]11 February 2012 17:00 CET (UTC+01) |
Italy | 15–19 | England |
Try: Venditti 37' m Benvenuti 40' c Con: Burton (1/2) 40' Pen: Burton (1/1) 47' | Report | Try: Hodgson 50' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 50' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 26', 35', 54', 65' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 53,700[9] Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
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- Luca Morisi (Italy) and Rob Webber (England) made their international debuts.
- The four-point margin in this match is the joint-closest Italy have ever come to beating England.
11 February 2012 21:00 CET (UTC+01) |
France | P–P | Ireland |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
This match was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. It was the first weather-related postponement of a Five/Six Nations game since 1985.[10] The match was rescheduled for 4 March.[11]
12 February 2012 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 27–13 | Scotland |
Try: Cuthbert 41' c Halfpenny (2) 50' c, 55' c Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 43', 52', 56' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 29', 45' | Report | Try: Laidlaw 63' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 64' Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 22', 48' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,189 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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- Lou Reed, Aaron Shingler (both Wales), Stuart Hogg and Ed Kalman (both Scotland) made their international debuts.
Round 3
[edit]25 February 2012 13:30 IST (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 42–10 | Italy |
Try: Earls 15' c Bowe (2) 38' c, 61' c Court 76' c Trimble 80' m Con: Sexton (4/5) 17', 39', 61', 78' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 10', 48', 57' | Report | Try: Parisse 34' c Con: Botes (1/1) 35' Pen: Botes (1/4) 7' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000[12] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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- Peter O'Mahony (Ireland) made his international debut.
- Coming off the bench in the 69th minute to replace Gordon D'Arcy, Ronan O'Gara overtook Brian O'Driscoll as the most-capped Irish player with 118 caps.
25 February 2012 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 12–19 | Wales |
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 29', 38', 45' | Report | Try: S. Williams 75' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 76' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 25', 34', 53', 71' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,764[13] Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)[N 1] |
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- Wales won their 20th Triple Crown.
26 February 2012 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 17–23 | France |
Try: Hogg 7' c Jones 55' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 9' Weir (1/1) 56' Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 25' | Report | Try: Fofana 28' c Médard 58' c Con: Parra (2/2) 29', 59' Pen: Parra (2/3) 39', 47' Drop: Beauxis (1/1) 68' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,200[15] Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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- Duncan Weir (Scotland) made his international debut.
Rescheduled match
[edit]4 March 2012[N 2] 16:00 CET (UTC+01) |
France | 17–17 | Ireland |
Try: Fofana 50' m Pen: Parra (4/5) 22', 29', 46', 57' | Report | Try: Bowe (2) 12' c, 37' c Con: Sexton (2/2) 13', 38' Pen: Sexton (1/2) 25' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000[16] Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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Round 4
[edit]10 March 2012 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 24–3 | Italy |
Try: Roberts 59' c Cuthbert 77' m Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 50' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 9', 19', 36' Priestland (1/1) 69' | Report | Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 12' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,892[17] Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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- Rhys Webb (Wales) and Fabio Staibano (Italy) made their international debuts.
10 March 2012 17:00 IST (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 32–14 | Scotland |
Try: Best 13' c Reddan 33' c Trimble 40' m McFadden 76' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 14', 34', 77' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 25', 71' | Report | Try: Gray 36' m Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 3', 9', 31' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000[18] Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) |
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- Matt Scott (Scotland) made his international debut.
11 March 2012 16:00 CET (UTC+01) |
France | 22–24 | England |
Try: Fofana 74' c Con: Parra (1/1) 75' Pen: Beauxis (3/4) 16', 39', 68' Dupuy (1/2) 32' Parra (1/1) 64' | Report | Try: Tuilagi 12' c Foden 17' c Croft 70' c Con: Farrell (3/3) 14', 18', 71' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 49' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,895[19] Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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Round 5
[edit]17 March 2012 13:30 CET (UTC+01) |
Italy | 13–6 | Scotland |
Try: Venditti 42' c Con: Burton (1/1) 43' Pen: Bergamasco (1/3) 10' Drop: Burton (1/2) 76' | Report | Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 35', 59' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 72,354[20] Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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- Scotland were whitewashed. This was the first time since 2007 that Italy avoided the wooden spoon.
- Italy's starting pack in this match was the most capped ever to play an international match.
17 March 2012 14:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 16–9 | France |
Try: Cuthbert 20' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 21', Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 32', 52', 75' | Report | Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 10', 72' Beauxis (1/1) 44' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,658[21] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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- Matthew Rees (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
- Jean-Marcellin Buttin (France) made his international debut.
- William Servat and Julien Bonnaire (both France) played their final matches.
- Wales won the Grand Slam.
17 March 2012 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 30–9 | Ireland |
Try: Penalty try 58' c Youngs 73' m Con: Farrell (1/2) 58' Pen: Farrell (6/6) 2', 23', 34', 48', 64', 77' | Report | Pen: Sexton (3/3) 15', 40', 51' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,567[22] Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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Media coverage
[edit]In the United Kingdom, all the matches were televised on BBC channels. In Ireland, RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD televised all the matches live. S4C televised Wales matches while French international channel TV5Monde televised only France matches and was available internationally (including the United States, where BBC America and BBC America HD also televised some matches).[citation needed]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although born in New Zealand, Walsh is registered with the Australian Rugby Union and therefore recognised as an Australian referee.[14]
- ^ Rescheduled from 11 February 2012.[11]
References
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- ^ "France v Ireland match called off at last minute". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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- ^ Curtis, Tony (25 February 2012). "Ireland see off Italy". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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External links
[edit]- 2012 Six Nations Championship
- 2012 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 2011–12 in European rugby union
- 2011–12 in Irish rugby union
- 2011–12 in English rugby union
- 2011–12 in Welsh rugby union
- 2011–12 in Scottish rugby union
- 2011–12 in French rugby union
- 2011–12 in Italian rugby union
- February 2012 sports events in Europe
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