2016 Women's Six Nations Championship

2016 Women's Six Nations Championship
2016 Women's Six Nations Championship
Date	5 February – 20 March 2016
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	France (5th title)
Triple Crown	England (17th title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	39,732 (2,649 per match)
Tries scored	66 (4.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Niamh Briggs (38)
Top try scorer(s)	Audrey Forlani (4)
Official website	Official website
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The 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2016 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were played in February and March 2016, on the same weekends as the men's tournament. France won the championship after beating England in their final game. France and England were tied on eight table points each after winning four games, France took the title on the points difference tie-breaker.^[1]

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Home stadium	Capacity	Location	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	82,500	London	Scott Bemand	Sarah Hunter
England	Twickenham Stoop	14,800	London	Scott Bemand	Sarah Hunter
France	Stade Marcel-Verchère	11,400	Bourg-en-Bresse	Jean-Michel Gonzalez	Gaëlle Mignot
	Stade Aimé Giral	16,593	Perpignan
	Stade de la Rabine	9,500	Vannes
Ireland	Donnybrook Stadium	6,000	Dublin	Tom Tierney	Niamh Briggs
Italy	Stadio Gino Pistoni	3,500	Ivrea	Andrea Di Giandomenico	Sara Barattin
Italy	Stadio Arcoveggio	2,000	Bologna	Andrea Di Giandomenico	Sara Barattin
Scotland	Broadwood Stadium	7,936	Cumbernauld	Shade Munro	Lisa Martin
Wales	The Gnoll	5,000	Neath	Rhys Edwards	Rachel Taylor
Wales	Talbot Athletic Ground	3,000	Port Talbot	Rhys Edwards	Rachel Taylor

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Table points
1	France	5	4	0	1	106	28	+78	8
2	England	5	4	0	1	110	63	+47	8
3	Ireland	5	3	0	2	95	49	+46	6
4	Wales	5	2	0	3	61	75	–14	4
5	Italy	5	2	0	3	65	105	–40	4
6	Scotland	5	0	0	5	29	146	–117	0

Fixtures and results

Week 1

Test: 1136	5 February 2016	Scotland	0–32	England	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
	18:00 GMT (UTC+0)		Report SRU Report	Try: Lauren Cattell 26' m Harriet Millar-Mills (2) 34' c, 48' m Sarah Hunter 55' m Lucy Demaine 76' c Con: Amber Reed 34' Lauren Cattell 76' Pen: Amber Reed 39'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand)


FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14	Megan Gaffney
OC	13	Hannah Smith
IC	12	Lisa Thomson
LW	11	Rhona Lloyd
FH	10	Lisa Martin (c)
SH	9	Sarah Law
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7	Karen Dunbar
BF	6	Jemma Forsyth
RL	5	Deborah McCormack
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Lindsey Smith
HK	2	Lana Skeldon
LP	1	Tracy Balmer
Replacements:
HK	16	Sarah Quick
PR	17	Debbie Falconer
PR	18	Heather Lockhart
LK	19	Fiona Sim
FL	20	Anna Stodter
SH	21	Jenny Maxwell
CE	22	Lauren Harris
WG	23	Eilidh Sinclair
Coach:
Shade Munro


FB	15	Katie Mason
RW	14	Ruth Laybourn
OC	13	Lauren Cattell
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11	Lotte Clapp
FH	10	Amber Reed
SH	9	La Toya Mason
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (c)
OF	7	Izzy Noel-Smith
BF	6	Harriet Millar-Mills
RL	5	Emily Braund
LL	4	Abbie Scott
TP	3	Victoria Cornborough
HK	2	Amy Cokayne
LP	1	Rochelle Clark
Replacements:
HK	16	Heather Kerr
PR	17	Emma Croker
PR	18	Bee Dawson
LK	19	Courtney Gill
FL	20	Poppy Cleall
SH	21	Bianca Blackburn
FH	22	Lucy Demaine
CE	23	Leanne Riley
Coach:
Scott Bemand

Test: 1137	6 February 2016	Ireland	21–3	Wales	Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
	13:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Sene Naoupu 25' c Sophie Spence 36' m Con: Niamh Briggs 25' Pen: Niamh Briggs (3) 6', 44', 64'	Report IRFU Report	Pen: Robyn Wilkins 4'	Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Leah Berard (United States)


FB	15	Niamh Briggs (c)
RW	14	Elise O'Byrne-White
OC	13	Aine Donnelly	66'
IC	12	Sene Naoupu
LW	11	Mairead Coyne
FH	10	Nikki Caughey	39' to 40'		58'
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon	74'
N8	8	Heather O'Brien	58'
OF	7	Claire Molloy
BF	6	Paula Fitzpatrick
RL	5	Marie Louise Reilly	66'
LL	4	Sophie Spence
TP	3	Ruth O'Reilly	70'
HK	2	Zoe Grattage	50'
LP	1	Ailis Egan	58' to 61'		77'
Replacements:
HK	16	Cliodhna Moloney	50'
PR	17	Lindsay Peat	70'
PR	18	Fiona Reidy	58'	61'	77'
LK	19	Ciara Cooney	66'
FL	20	Ciara Griffin	58'
SH	21	Mary Healy	74'
CE	22	Nora Stapleton	39'	40'	58'
WG	23	Jackie Shiels	66'
Coach:
Tom Tierney


FB	15	Adi Taviner
RW	14	Elen Evans
OC	13	Kerin Lake		32'
IC	12	Hannah Jones		51'
LW	11	Bethan Dainton		20'	29'	66'
FH	10	Robyn Wilkins
SH	9	Keira Bevan
N8	8	Shona Powell Hughes		44'
OF	7	Sian Williams
BF	6	Rachel Taylor (c)
RL	5	Sioned Harries
LL	4	Rebecca Rowe		54'
TP	3	Amy Evans		58'
HK	2	Carys Phillips		73'
LP	1	Megan York	19' to 29'	73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Price		73'
PR	17	Catrin Edwards		20'	29'	58'
PR	18	Cerys Hale		73'
LK	19	Siwan Lillicrap		54'
FL	20	Alisha Butchers		44'
SH	21	Elinor Snowsill		51'
CE	22	Gemma Rowland		32'
WG	23	Dyddgu Hywel		66'
Coach:
Rhys Edwards

Test: 1138	6 February 2016	France	39–0	Italy	Stade Marcel-Verchère, Bourg-en-Bresse
	21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Try: Julie Billes 4' m Audrey Forlani (2) 16' m, 62' c Gaëlle Mignot 24' c Penalty try 50' c Élodie Poublan 72' m Con: Audrey Abadie (3) 24', 50', 62' Pen: Audrey Abadie 33'	Report FIR Report (in Italian)		Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sara Cox (England)


FB	15	Julie Billes	67'
RW	14	Caroline Boujard
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau
IC	12	Élodie Poublan
LW	11	Laura Delas
FH	10	Audrey Abadie	65'
SH	9	Yanna Rivoalen	60'
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7	Pauline Rayssac	59'
BF	6	Coumba Tombe Diallo
RL	5	Audrey Forlani
LL	4	Céline Ferer	51'
TP	3	Julie Duval	25'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (c)	65'
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agathe Sochat	65'
PR	17	Maylis Traore Dhia	65'
LK	18	Romane Menager	51'
FL	19	Julie Annery	59'
CE	20	Laure Sansus	60'
FB	21	Camille Imart	65'
WG	22	Coralie Bertrand	67'
PR	23	Patricia Carricaburu	25'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez


FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14	Michela Sillari
OC	13	Maria Grazia Cioffi
IC	12	Beatrice Rigoni
LW	11	Sofia Stefan
FH	10	Veronica Schiavon		56'
SH	9	Sara Barattin (c)
N8	8	Elisa Giordano
OF	7	Michela Este		60'
BF	6	Ilaria Arrighetti		67'
RL	5	Alice Trevisan
LL	4	Isabella Locatelli
TP	3	Lucia Gai		54'
HK	2	Melissa Bettoni
LP	1	Elisa Cucchiella	68' to 78'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lucia Cammarano		54'
PR	17	Gaia Giacomoli		67'
PR	18	Nicoletti Diletta
LK	19	Valentina Ruzza
FL	20	Elisa Pillotti		60'
CE	21	Silvia Folli
CE	22	Paola Zangirolami		56'
WG	23	Maria Magatti
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico

Week 2

Test: 1139	13 February 2016	Italy	24–33	England	Stadio Gino Pistoni, Ivrea
	15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Try: Maria Grazia Cioffi 1' c Sofia Stefan 28' m Elisa Giordano 43'm Michela Este 64' c Con: Veronica Schiavon (2) 1', 64'	Report FIR Report (in Italian)	Try: Lauren Cattell 6' c Katie Mason 18' c Lotte Clapp 38' m Abbie Scott 59' c Bianca Blackburn 61' c Con: Amber Reed (3) 6', 18', 59' Lauren Cattell 61'	Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Leah Berard (United States)


FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14	Michela Sillari	62'
OC	13	Maria Grazia Cioffi
IC	12	Beatrice Rigoni	65'
LW	11	Sofia Stefan
FH	10	Veronica Schiavon
SH	9	Sara Barattin (c)
N8	8	Elisa Giordano
OF	7	Isabella Locatelli
BF	6	Ilaria Arrighetti	19'
RL	5	Alice Trevisan
LL	4	Elisa Pillotti	55'
TP	3	Melissa Bettoni
HK	2	Lucia Cammarano
LP	1	Elisa Cucchiella	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lucia Gai	52'
PR	17	Gaia Giacomoli
PR	18	Nicoletti Diletta
LK	19	Valentina Ruzza	55'
FL	20	Michela Este	19'
CE	21	Silvia Folli
CE	22	Paola Zangirolami	65'
WG	23	Maria Magatti	62'
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico


FB	15	Katie Mason	76'
RW	14	Ruth Laybourn	52'
OC	13	Lauren Cattell
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11	Lotte Clapp
FH	10	Amber Reed	59'
SH	9	La Toya Mason
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (c)	69'
OF	7	Izzy Noel-Smith
BF	6	Harriet Millar-Mills
RL	5	Emily Braund
LL	4	Abbie Scott
TP	3	Victoria Cornborough
HK	2	Amy Cokayne	52'
LP	1	Rochelle Clark	72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Emma Croker	52'
PR	17	Heather Kerr	72'
PR	18	Bee Dawson
LK	19	Poppy Leitch
FL	20	Poppy Cleall	69'
SH	21	Bianca Blackburn	59'
FH	22	Leanne Riley	76'
CE	23	Lydia Thompson	52'
Coach:
Scott Bemand

Test: 1140	13 February 2016	France	18–6	Ireland	Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
	21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Try: Gaëlle Mignot 21' m Caroline Boujard 24' c Con: Audrey Abadie 24' Pen: Audrey Abadie 6' Laura Delas 70'	Report IRFU Report	Pen: Niamh Briggs (2) 15', 33'	Attendance: 11,170 Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand)


FB	15	Julie Billes	34'
RW	14	Caroline Boujard
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau
IC	12	Élodie Poublan
LW	11	Laura Delas
FH	10	Audrey Abadie	64'
SH	9	Yanna Rivoalen	58'
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7	Pauline Rayssac	61'
BF	6	Laëtitia Grand
RL	5	Audrey Forlani	54'
LL	4	Céline Ferer
TP	3	Julie Duval	58'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (c)	74'
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agathe Sochat	74'
PR	17	Arkya Ait Labib	52'
LK	18	Romane Menager	54'
FL	19	Julie Annery	61'
CE	20	Laure Sansus	58'
FB	21	Camille Imart	64'
WG	22	Coralie Bertrand	34'
PR	23	Patricia Carricaburu	58'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez


FB	15	Niamh Briggs (c)
RW	14	Elise O'Byrne-White
OC	13	Aine Donnelly	66'
IC	12	Sene Naoupu
LW	11	Mairead Coyne
FH	10	Nikki Caughey	66'
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon	66'
N8	8	Heather O'Brien	48'
OF	7	Claire Molloy	36' to 40'		56'
BF	6	Paula Fitzpatrick
RL	5	Marie Louise Reilly
LL	4	Sophie Spence
TP	3	Ailis Egan	74'
HK	2	Cliodhna Moloney	70'
LP	1	Ruth O'Reilly	48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Zoe Grattage	70'
PR	17	Lindsay Peat	48'
PR	18	Fiona Reidy	74'
LK	19	Ciara Cooney	56'
FL	20	Ciara Griffin	36'	40'	48'
SH	21	Mary Healy	66'
CE	22	Nora Stapleton	66'
WG	23	Jackie Shiels	66'
Coach:
Tom Tierney

Test: 1141	14 February 2016	Wales	23–10	Scotland	The Gnoll, Neath
	14:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Sioned Harries 7' c Hannah Jones 35' m Alisha Butchers 57' m Con: Robyn Wilkins 7' Pen: Robyn Wilkins (2) 15', 54'	Report	Try: Megan Gaffney 30' c Con: Lana Skeldon 30' Pen: Lana Skeldon 5'	Referee: Claire Hodnett (England)


FB	15	Dyddgu Hywel
RW	14	Adi Taviner
OC	13	Hannah Jones
IC	12	Robyn Wilkins
LW	11	Elen Evans
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill
SH	9	Keira Bevan
N8	8	Sioned Harries
OF	7	Alisha Butchers
BF	6	Sian Williams
RL	5	Siwan Lillicrap
LL	4	Rebecca Rowe
TP	3	Amy Evans
HK	2	Carys Phillips (c)
LP	1	Megan York
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Price
PR	17	Catrin Edwards
PR	18	Cerys Hale
LK	19	Jenny Hawkins
FL	20	Shona Powell Hughes
SH	21	Bethan Dainton
CE	22	Gemma Rowland
WG	23	Melissa Clay
Coach:
Rhys Edwards


FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14	Lauren Harris
OC	13	Megan Gaffney
IC	12	Lisa Thomson
LW	11	Rhona Lloyd
FH	10	Lisa Martin (c)
SH	9	Sarah Law
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7	Karen Dunbar
BF	6	Jemma Forsyth
RL	5	Deborah McCormack
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Lindsey Smith
HK	2	Lana Skeldon
LP	1	Tracy Balmer
Replacements:
HK	16	Sarah Quick
PR	17	Debbie Falconer
PR	18	Heather Lockhart
LK	19	Fiona Sim
FL	20	Anna Stodter
SH	21	Jenny Maxwell
CE	22	Abigail Evans
WG	23	Eilidh Sinclair
Coach:
Shade Munro

Week 3

Test: 1142	27 February 2016	England	13–9	Ireland	Twickenham Stadium, London
	19:15 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Emma Croker 22' m Abbie Scott 63' m Pen: Amber Reed 5'	Report IRFU Report	Pen: Niamh Briggs (3) 36', 40', 48'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)


FB	15	Katie Mason
RW	14	Lydia Thompson		69'
OC	13	Lauren Cattell
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11	Lotte Clapp
FH	10	Amber Reed
SH	9	La Toya Mason		48'
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (c)
OF	7	Izzy Noel-Smith		73'
BF	6	Harriet Millar-Mills	59' to 69'	69'
RL	5	Emily Braund
LL	4	Abbie Scott
TP	3	Victoria Cornborough		74'
HK	2	Emma Croker		60'
LP	1	Rochelle Clark		78'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Cokayne		60'
PR	17	Heather Kerr		78'
PR	18	Bee Dawson		74'
LK	19	Tamara Taylor		69'
FL	20	Poppy Leitch		73'
SH	21	Bianca Blackburn		48'
FH	22	Ruth Laybourn		69'
CE	23	Leanne Riley
Coach:
Scott Bemand


FB	15	Niamh Briggs (c)	73'
RW	14	Elise O'Byrne-White
OC	13	Aine Donnelly
IC	12	Sene Naoupu
LW	11	Mairead Coyne
FH	10	Nora Stapleton	55'
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon
N8	8	Paula Fitzpatrick
OF	7	Claire Molloy
BF	6	Ciara Griffin	64'
RL	5	Marie Louise Reilly	79'
LL	4	Sophie Spence
TP	3	Ailis Egan
HK	2	Cliodhna Moloney
LP	1	Ruth O'Reilly
Replacements:
HK	16	Zoe Grattage
PR	17	Fiona Hayes
PR	18	Fiona Reidy
LK	19	Ciara Cooney	79'
FL	20	Heather O'Brien	64'
SH	21	Mary Healy
CE	22	Nikki Caughey	55'
FB	23	Jackie Shiels	73'
Coach:
Tom Tierney

Test: 1143	28 February 2016	Wales	10–8	France	The Gnoll, Neath
	14:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Dyddgu Hywel 5' m Megan York 58' m	Report WRU Report FFR Report (in French)	Try: Safi N'Diaye 15' m Pen: Audrey Abadie 44'	Referee: Rose LaBrèche (Canada)


FB	15	Dyddgu Hywel
RW	14	Bethan Dainton
OC	13	Hannah Jones		62'
IC	12	Robyn Wilkins
LW	11	Elen Evans
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill
SH	9	Keira Bevan
N8	8	Sioned Harries		64'
OF	7	Sian Williams		76'
BF	6	Rachel Taylor (c)
RL	5	Shona Powell Hughes	39' to 49'	62'
LL	4	Rebecca Rowe
TP	3	Catrin Edwards
HK	2	Carys Phillips
LP	1	Megan York		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Price
PR	17	Cerys Hale
PR	18	Amy Evans		59'
LK	19	Siwan Lillicrap		62'
FL	20	Alisha Butchers		76'
LK	21	Jenny Hawkins		62'
CE	22	Kerin Lake
WG	23	Adi Taviner		64'
Coach:
Rhys Edwards


FB	15	Julie Billes
RW	14	Caroline Boujard	41'
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau
IC	12	Élodie Poublan
LW	11	Laura Delas
FH	10	Audrey Abadie	43'
SH	9	Yanna Rivoalen	58'
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7	Pauline Rayssac
BF	6	Laëtitia Grand	43'
RL	5	Audrey Forlani	56'
LL	4	Céline Ferer
TP	3	Julie Duval	57'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (c)	56'
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Agathe Sochat	56'
PR	17	Arkya Ait Labib	57'
LK	18	Romane Menager	56'
FL	19	Julie Annery	43'
CE	20	Laure Sansus	58'
FB	21	Camille Imart	43'
WG	22	Coralie Bertrand	41'
PR	23	Patricia Carricaburu	57'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez

Test: 1144	28 February 2016	Italy	22–7	Scotland	Stadio Arcoveggio, Bologna
	14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Try: Melissa Bettoni 16' m Elisa Cucchiella 26' c Manuela Furlan 44' c Con: Veronica Schiavon (2) 26', 44' Pen: Veronica Schiavon 31'	Report FIR Report (in Italian)	Try: Lisa Thomson 52' c Con: Lana Skeldon 52'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Marie Lematte (France)


FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14	Maria Magatti	78'
OC	13	Maria Grazia Cioffi	78'
IC	12	Beatrice Rigoni	78'
LW	11	Sofia Stefan
FH	10	Veronica Schiavon
SH	9	Sara Barattin (c)
N8	8	Elisa Giordano
OF	7	Isabella Locatelli
BF	6	Michela Este	50'
RL	5	Alice Trevisan
LL	4	Elisa Pillotti	72'
TP	3	Melissa Bettoni
HK	2	Lucia Cammarano	41'
LP	1	Elisa Cucchiella	78'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lucia Gai	41'	78'
PR	17	Gaia Giacomoli	78'
PR	18	Nicoletti Diletta		78'
LK	19	Valentina Ruzza	50'
FL	20	Ilaria Arrighetti	72'
CE	21	Silvia Folli	78'
CE	22	Paola Zangirolami	78'
WG	23	Veronica Madia	78'
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico


FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14	Eilidh Sinclair		46'
OC	13	Megan Gaffney		67'
IC	12	Lisa Thomson
LW	11	Rhona Lloyd
FH	10	Lisa Martin (c)
SH	9	Jenny Maxwell	31' to 41'
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7	Karen Dunbar
BF	6	Jemma Forsyth		62'
RL	5	Deborah McCormack		62'
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Lindsey Smith
HK	2	Lana Skeldon		67'
LP	1	Tracy Balmer		46'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sarah Quick		67'
PR	17	Debbie Falconer			75'
PR	18	Heather Lockhart		46'	75'
LK	19	Fiona Sim		62'
FL	20	Anna Stodter		62'
SH	21	Sarah Law		46'
CE	22	Abigail Evans		67'
CE	23	Claire Bain
Coach:
Shade Munro

Week 4

Test: 1145	11 March 2016	Scotland	0–24	France	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
	18:00 GMT (UTC+0)		Report SRU Report FFR Report (in French)	Try: Penalty try (2) 39' c, 52' c Audrey Forlani 67' m Julie Duval 79' m Con: Laura Delas (2) 39', 52'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Helen O'Reilly (Ireland)


FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14	Megan Gaffney		53'
OC	13	Lisa Thomson
IC	12	Lisa Martin (c)
LW	11	Rhona Lloyd		73'
FH	10	Sarah Law
SH	9	Jenny Maxwell		53'
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7	Karen Dunbar
BF	6	Jemma Forsyth		51'
RL	5	Deborah McCormack		73'
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Lindsey Smith
HK	2	Lana Skeldon
LP	1	Heather Lockhart		40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sarah Quick
PR	17	Lisa Robertson		51'
PR	18	Tracy Balmer	50' to 60'	40'
LK	19	Fiona Sim		73'
FL	20	Anna Stodter
SH	21	Helen Nelson		53'
CE	22	Lauren Harris		73'
WG	23	Eilidh Sinclair		53'
Coach:
Shade Munro


FB	15	Julie Billes	66'
RW	14	Coralie Bertrand
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau	75'
IC	12	Élodie Poublan
LW	11	Laura Delas
FH	10	Camille Imart
SH	9	Laure Sansus	67'
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7	Julie Annery
BF	6	Pauline Rayssac	51'
RL	5	Romane Menager	68'
LL	4	Audrey Forlani
TP	3	Patricia Carricaburu	63'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (c)	72'
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Manon Bigot	72'
PR	17	Maylis Traore Dhia	60'
LK	18	Céline Ferer	68'
FL	19	Laëtitia Grand	51'
SH	20	Yanna Rivoalen	67'
FB	21	Camille Boudaud	75'
WG	22	Camille Cabalou	66'
PR	23	Julie Duval	63'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez

Test: 1146	12 March 2016	England	20–13	Wales	Twickenham Stoop, London
	18:05 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Ceri Large (2) 10' c, 28' c Con: Amber Reed (2) 10', 28' Pen: Amber Reed (2) 65', 79'	Report	Try: Robyn Wilkins (2) 49' m, 68' m Pen: Robyn Wilkins 30'	Referee: Sherry Trumbull (Canada)


FB	15	Katie Mason
RW	14	Lydia Thompson
OC	13	Lauren Cattell
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11	Lotte Clapp
FH	10	Amber Reed
SH	9	La Toya Mason	57'
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (c)
OF	7	Izzy Noel-Smith	79'
BF	6	Abbie Scott	15'
RL	5	Tamara Taylor	79'
LL	4	Emily Braund
TP	3	Victoria Cornborough	75'
HK	2	Emma Croker	48'
LP	1	Rochelle Clark	75'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Cokayne	48'
PR	17	Heather Kerr	75'
PR	18	Bee Dawson	75'
LK	19	Harriet Millar-Mills	15'
FL	20	Poppy Leitch	79'
SH	21	Bianca Blackburn	57'
FH	22	Poppy Cleall	79'
CE	23	Leanne Riley
Coach:
Scott Bemand


FB	15	Dyddgu Hywel
RW	14	Bethan Dainton
OC	13	Hannah Jones
IC	12	Robyn Wilkins
LW	11	Elen Evans
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill
SH	9	Keira Bevan
N8	8	Alisha Butchers	73'
OF	7	Sian Williams
BF	6	Rachel Taylor (c)
RL	5	Shona Powell Hughes
LL	4	Rebecca Rowe	57'
TP	3	Megan York
HK	2	Carys Phillips
LP	1	Catrin Edwards	27'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Price	73'
PR	17	Cerys Hale
PR	18	Amy Evans	27'
LK	19	Siwan Lillicrap	57'
FL	20	Gemma Rowland
LK	21	Melissa Clay
CE	22	Kerin Lake
WG	23	Adi Taviner
Coach:
Rhys Edwards

Test: 1147	13 March 2016	Ireland	14–3	Italy	Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
	13:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Lindsay Peat 33' c Paula Fitzpatrick 64' c Con: Niamh Briggs 33' Nora Stapleton 64'	Report IRFU Report	Pen: Michela Sillari 12'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)


FB	15	Kim Flood
RW	14	Liz Burke
OC	13	Niamh Briggs (c)	59'
IC	12	Sene Naoupu
LW	11	Alison Miller	69'	76'
FH	10	Nikki Caughey	51'
SH	9	Mary Healy	51'
N8	8	Sophie Spence	59'
OF	7	Ciara Griffin
BF	6	Ciara Cooney	65'
RL	5	Marie Louise Reilly
LL	4	Elaine Anthony
TP	3	Ailis Egan		76'
HK	2	Cliodhna Moloney	65'
LP	1	Lindsay Peat	54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Zoe Grattage	65'
PR	17	Ruth O'Reilly	54'
PR	18	Fiona Reidy	69'
LK	19	Claire Molloy	65'
FL	20	Paula Fitzpatrick	59'
SH	21	Larissa Muldoon	51'
CE	22	Nora Stapleton	51'
FB	23	Claire McLaughlin	59'
Coach:
Tom Tierney


FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14	Maria Magatti
OC	13	Maria Grazia Cioffi
IC	12	Michela Sillari
LW	11	Sofia Stefan	73'
FH	10	Beatrice Rigoni
SH	9	Sara Barattin (c)
N8	8	Elisa Giordano
OF	7	Isabella Locatelli
BF	6	Michela Este	69'
RL	5	Alice Trevisan
LL	4	Elisa Pillotti	64'
TP	3	Melissa Bettoni	35'	68'	76'
HK	2	Lucia Cammarano		68' to 76'
LP	1	Elisa Cucchiella	73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lucia Gai	35'
PR	17	Gaia Giacomoli	73'	80+3'
PR	18	Nicoletti Diletta		80+3'
LK	19	Valentina Ruzza	64'
FL	20	Ilaria Arrighetti	69'
CE	21	Silvia Folli
CE	22	Paola Zangirolami	73'
WG	23	Veronica Madia
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico

Week 5

Test: 1148	18 March 2016	France	17–12	England	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
	21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Try: Gaëlle Mignot (2) 37' m, 70' m Audrey Forlani 55' c Con: Camille Cabalou 55'	Report FFR Report (in French)	Try: Lydia Thompson 25' c Tamara Taylor 61' m Con: Amber Reed 25'	Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)


FB	15	Laura Delas
RW	14	Camille Cabalou
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau
IC	12	Élodie Poublan
LW	11	Julie Billes	65'
FH	10	Camille Imart
SH	9	Pauline Bourdon
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7	Laëtitia Grand
BF	6	Pauline Rayssac	65'
RL	5	Céline Ferer
LL	4	Audrey Forlani
TP	3	Julie Duval
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (c)
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Manon Bigot
PR	17	Maylis Traore Dhia
LK	18	Patricia Carricaburu	70'
FL	19	Romane Menager
SH	20	Julie Annery	65'
FB	21	Camille Boudaud
WG	22	Coralie Bertrand	65'
PR	23	Caroline Boujard
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez


FB	15	Katie Mason
RW	14	Lydia Thompson	80'
OC	13	Lauren Cattell
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11	Lotte Clapp
FH	10	Amber Reed
SH	9	La Toya Mason	56'
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (c)
OF	7	Izzy Noel-Smith	51'
BF	6	Harriet Millar-Mills
RL	5	Tamara Taylor	72'
LL	4	Emily Braund
TP	3	Victoria Cornborough
HK	2	Emma Croker
LP	1	Rochelle Clark
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Cokayne	51'
PR	17	Heather Kerr
PR	18	Bee Dawson	80'
LK	19	Poppy Leitch
FL	20	Poppy Cleall	72'
SH	21	Bianca Blackburn
FH	22	Leanne Riley
CE	23	Ruth Laybourn	56'
Coach:
Scott Bemand

Test: 1149	20 March 2016	Ireland	45–12	Scotland	Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
	13:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Alison Miller (3) 4' c, 41' m, 59' m Liz Burke 8' m Ciara Griffin 13' m Niamh Briggs 30' m, 48' m Sophie Spence 74' m Con: Niamh Briggs 4' Pen: Niamh Briggs 27'	Report IRFU Report	Try: Jenny Maxwell 32' c Rhona Lloyd 80' m Con: Lana Skeldon 32'	Referee: Sherry Trumbull (Canada)


FB	15	Niamh Briggs (c)
RW	14	Liz Burke
OC	13	Claire McLaughlin
IC	12	Sene Naoupu
LW	11	Alison Miller	67'
FH	10	Nora Stapleton	60'
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon	49'
N8	8	Paula Fitzpatrick	55'
OF	7	Claire Molloy
BF	6	Ciara Griffin
RL	5	Ciara Cooney
LL	4	Elaine Anthony	60'
TP	3	Ailis Egan	67'
HK	2	Zoe Grattage	49'
LP	1	Ruth O'Reilly	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Cliodhna Moloney	49'
PR	17	Fiona Hayes	67'
PR	18	Fiona Reidy	67'
LK	19	Orla Fitzsimons	60'
FL	20	Sophie Spence	55'
SH	21	Mary Healy	49'
CE	22	Aine Donnelly	67'
FB	23	Kim Flood	60'
Coach:
Tom Tierney


FB	15	Chloe Rollie		64'
RW	14	Megan Gaffney		63'
OC	13	Lisa Thomson
IC	12	Lisa Martin (c)
LW	11	Rhona Lloyd
FH	10	Sarah Law		41'
SH	9	Jenny Maxwell
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7	Karen Dunbar
BF	6	Jemma Forsyth	60' to 70'	72'
RL	5	Deborah McCormack		72'
LL	4	Emma Wassell		64'	69'
TP	3	Lindsey Smith				69'
HK	2	Lana Skeldon		72'
LP	1	Heather Lockhart		41'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sarah Quick		72'
PR	17	Lisa Robertson		64'	69'	69'
PR	18	Tracy Balmer	58' to 68'	41'
LK	19	Fiona Sim		72'
FL	20	Anna Stodter		72'
SH	21	Helen Nelson		41'
CE	22	Lauren Harris		63'
WG	23	Eilidh Sinclair		64'
Coach:
Shade Munro

Test: 1150	20 March 2016	Wales	12–16	Italy	Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot
	14:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Sioned Harries (2) 40' m, 46' c Con: Robyn Wilkins 46'	Report FIR Report (in Italian)	Try: Beatrice Rigoni (2) 10' m, 27' m Pen: Michela Sillari (2) 34', 56'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)


FB	15	Adi Taviner
RW	14	Bethan Dainton
OC	13	Hannah Jones
IC	12	Kerin Lake		67'
LW	11	Elen Evans		73'
FH	10	Robyn Wilkins
SH	9	Keira Bevan		58'
N8	8	Sioned Harries	55' to 65'
OF	7	Sian Williams
BF	6	Rachel Taylor (c)
RL	5	Siwan Lillicrap		54'
LL	4	Shona Powell Hughes
TP	3	Amy Evans		67'
HK	2	Carys Phillips		51'
LP	1	Megan York		67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Price		51'
PR	17	Cerys Hale		67'
PR	18	Catrin Edwards		67'
LK	19	Rebecca Rowe		54'
FL	20	Alisha Butchers
LK	21	Elinor Snowsill		58'
CE	22	Gemma Rowland		67'
WG	23	Dyddgu Hywel		73'
Coach:
Rhys Edwards


FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14	Maria Magatti
OC	13	Michela Sillari
IC	12	Paola Zangirolami
LW	11	Sofia Stefan
FH	10	Beatrice Rigoni
SH	9	Sara Barattin (c)
N8	8	Elisa Giordano
OF	7	Isabella Locatelli
BF	6	Michela Este		28'
RL	5	Alice Trevisan
LL	4	Elisa Pillotti
TP	3	Melissa Bettoni		73'
HK	2	Lucia Cammarano
LP	1	Elisa Cucchiella
Replacements:
HK	16	Lucia Gai		73'
PR	17	Nicoletti Diletta
PR	18	Sara Tounesi
LK	19	Valentina Ruzza			77'
FL	20	Ilaria Arrighetti	39' to 49'	28'	77'
CE	21	Silvia Folli
CE	22	Maria Grazia Cioffi
WG	23	Veronica Madia
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico

References

^ "France beat England to win 2016 Women's Six Nations". BBC Sport. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

External links

The official RBS Six Nations Site Archived 2016-03-23 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "France beat England to win 2016 Women's Six Nations". BBC Sport. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

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