2017 Six Nations Championship

2017 Six Nations Championship
2017 Six Nations Championship
Date	4 February – 18 March 2017
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales;
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (28th title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	996,662 (66,444 per match)
Tries scored	66 (4.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Camille Lopez (67)
Top try scorer(s)	Eight players Danny Care (3); Keith Earls (3); Craig Gilroy (3); Stuart Hogg (3); Jonathan Joseph (3); George North (3); CJ Stander (3); Liam Williams (3);
Player of the tournament	Stuart Hogg
Official website	Six Nations Website
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The 2017 Six Nations Championship was the 18th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was also known as the RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

It was contested by defending champions England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous iterations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 123rd edition of the tournament.^[2]

For the first time the 2017 tournament used the bonus point system common to most other professional rugby union tournaments.^[3] As well as the standard four points for a win and two for a draw, a team scoring four tries in a match received an additional league table point, as did a team losing by seven or fewer points.^[3] Additionally, to ensure that a team winning all of its five matches (a Grand Slam) would also win the Championship, three bonus points were to be awarded for this achievement.^[3]^[4]

For the second successive year, the championship was won by England with a round to spare.^[5] However, they were denied the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in the final game by a defeat to Ireland in the final round, the fifth time this has happened to England in the Six Nations era (2000, 2001, 2011, 2013 and 2017) and the third time at the hands of the Irish (the other two being 2001 and 2011).^[6]^[7]

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Home stadium	Capacity	Location	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London	Eddie Jones	Dylan Hartley
France	Stade de France	81,338	Saint-Denis	Guy Novès	Guilhem Guirado
Ireland	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Joe Schmidt	Rory Best ¹
Italy	Stadio Olimpico	73,261	Rome	Conor O'Shea	Sergio Parisse
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144	Edinburgh	Vern Cotter	John Barclay ²
Wales	Millennium Stadium	74,500	Cardiff	Rob Howley (caretaker)	Alun Wyn Jones

¹ Except the round 2 match against Italy, when Best was a late withdrawal due to illness and Jamie Heaslip took over the captaincy.^[8]
² Replaced original captain Greig Laidlaw, who was ruled out of the Championship after sustaining an injury during Scotland's game against France in round 2.^[9]^[10]

Squads

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	TB	LB	Pts
1	England	5	4	1	146	81	+65	16	2	1	19
2	Ireland	5	3	2	126	77	+49	14	1	1	14
3	France	5	3	2	107	90	+17	8	1	1	14
4	Scotland	5	3	2	122	118	+4	14	1	1	14
5	Wales	5	2	3	102	86	+16	8	0	2	10
6	Italy	5	0	5	50	201	−151	6	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Fixtures

Round 1

4 February 2017
14:25 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	27–22	Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Hogg (2) 8' c, 20' c Dunbar 28' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 9', 21', 29' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 72', 80'	Report	Try: Earls 25' m Henderson 47' c Jackson 61' c Con: Jackson (2/3) 48', 62' Pen: Jackson (1/1) 33'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Sean Maitland
OC	13	Huw Jones	59'
IC	12	Alex Dunbar
LW	11	Tommy Seymour
FH	10	Finn Russell	45'	51'
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)
N8	8	Josh Strauss	65'
OF	7	Hamish Watson	48'
BF	6	Ryan Wilson
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Zander Fagerson
HK	2	Fraser Brown	4' to 9'		26'
LP	1	Allan Dell	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford	4'	9'	26'
PR	17	Gordon Reid	55'
PR	18	Simon Berghan
LK	19	Tim Swinson	65'
FL	20	John Barclay	48'
SH	21	Ali Price
FH	22	Duncan Weir	45'	51'
CE	23	Mark Bennett	59'
Coach:
Vern Cotter


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Keith Earls	67'
OC	13	Garry Ringrose
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Paddy Jackson
SH	9	Conor Murray
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien	65'
BF	6	CJ Stander
RL	5	Devin Toner
LL	4	Iain Henderson	63'
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	68'
HK	2	Rory Best (c)
LP	1	Jack McGrath	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Niall Scannell
PR	17	Cian Healy	55'
PR	18	John Ryan	67'
LK	19	Ultan Dillane	63'
FL	20	Josh van der Flier	65'
SH	21	Kieran Marmion
FH	22	Ian Keatley
WG	23	Tommy Bowe	68'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

Scotland reclaimed the Centenary Quaich for the first time since 2013, the last time they beat Ireland.^[11]
Scotland won their opening Six Nations match for the first time since 2006.^[12]
Ireland lost their opening Six Nations match for the first time since 2012.
Stuart Hogg became Scotland's highest try scorer in the Six Nations.
Ireland received the first bonus point in the history of the Six Nations.

4 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)

England	19–16	France (1 BP)
Try: Te'o 70' Con: Farrell (1/1) 71' c Pen: Farrell (3/4) 9', 22', 54' Daly (1/1) 37'	Report	Try: Slimani 59' Con: Lopez (1/1) 60' c Pen: Lopez (3/4) 6', 12', 19'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,902
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jonny May	12'
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph		68'
IC	12	Owen Farrell
LW	11	Elliot Daly
FH	10	George Ford		68'
SH	9	Ben Youngs		65'
N8	8	Nathan Hughes
OF	7	Tom Wood
BF	6	Maro Itoje
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury		63'
TP	3	Dan Cole
HK	2	Dylan Hartley (c)		54'
LP	1	Joe Marler		65'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George		54'
PR	17	Matt Mullan		65'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler
FL	19	Teimana Harrison
FL	20	James Haskell		63'
SH	21	Danny Care		65'
CE	22	Ben Te'o		68'
WG	23	Jack Nowell		68'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Noa Nakaitaci
OC	13	Rémi Lamerat	71'
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Virimi Vakatawa
FH	10	Camille Lopez	71'
SH	9	Baptiste Serin	56'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Kevin Gourdon
BF	6	Damien Chouly	63'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Sébastien Vahaamahina	71'
TP	3	Uini Atonio	45'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado (c)	71'
LP	1	Cyril Baille	45'
Replacements:
HK	16	Clément Maynadier	71'
PR	17	Rabah Slimani	45'
PR	18	Xavier Chiocci	45'
LK	19	Arthur Iturria	71'
FL	20	Loann Goujon	63'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud	56'
FH	22	Jean-Marc Doussain	71'
WG	23	Yoann Huget	71'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Louis Picamoles (France)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Notes:

Arthur Iturria (France) made his international debut.
England won their 15th consecutive match, their longest winning run.^[13]

5 February 2017
15:00 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	7–33	Wales
Try: Gori 28' c Con: Canna (1/1) 29'	Report	Try: J. Davies 60' c L. Williams 66' c North 77' c Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 61', 68', 78' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 35', 45', 52', 55'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 40,986
Referee: JP Doyle (England)


FB	15	Edoardo Padovani			73'
RW	14	Giulio Bisegni		59'	70'
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti		52'
IC	12	Luke McLean
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Carlo Canna		68'	73'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori		64'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Maxime Mbanda
BF	6	Braam Steyn
RL	5	George Biagi				52'
LL	4	Marco Fuser		34'	40'	62'
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini		58'
HK	2	Ornel Gega		46'
LP	1	Andrea Lovotti	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Leonardo Ghiraldini		46'
PR	17	Sami Panico		59'	70'
PR	18	Pietro Ceccarelli		58'
LK	19	Joshua Furno		34'	40'	52'
FL	20	Francesco Minto				62'
SH	21	Giorgio Bronzini		64'
FH	22	Tommaso Allan		68'
CE	23	Michele Campagnaro		52'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Scott Williams	73'
LW	11	Liam Williams
FH	10	Dan Biggar	40'
SH	9	Rhys Webb	73'
N8	8	Ross Moriarty	73'
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Sam Warburton
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)	4'	15'
LL	4	Jake Ball			62'
TP	3	Samson Lee	49'
HK	2	Ken Owens	68'
LP	1	Nicky Smith	49'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Baldwin	68'
PR	17	Rob Evans	49'
PR	18	Tomas Francis	49'
LK	19	Cory Hill	4'	15'	62'
FL	20	James King	73'
SH	21	Gareth Davies	73'
FH	22	Sam Davies	40'
CE	23	Jamie Roberts	73'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Round 2

11 February 2017
15:25 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	10–63	Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 31' c Con: Canna (1/1) 31' Pen: Canna (1/1) 15'	Report	Try: Earls (2) 11' c, 25' c Stander (3) 17' c, 34' c, 45' c Gilroy (3) 67' c, 77' c, 80' c Ringrose 71' c Con: Jackson (9/9) 13', 19', 27', 35', 56', 68', 72', 78', 80'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 50,197
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)


FB	15	Edoardo Padovani
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti	48'
IC	12	Luke McLean
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Carlo Canna	70'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	60'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Simone Favaro	56'
BF	6	Maxime Mbanda
RL	5	Dries van Schalkwyk	46'
LL	4	Marco Fuser
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini	41'	58'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	46'
LP	1	Andrea Lovotti	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ornel Gega	46'
PR	17	Sami Panico	63'
PR	18	Dario Chistolini	41'	58'
LK	19	George Biagi	46'
N8	20	Braam Steyn	56'
SH	21	Giorgio Bronzini	60'
FH	22	Tommaso Allan	70'
CE	23	Michele Campagnaro	48'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea


FB	15	Rob Kearney		78'
RW	14	Keith Earls
OC	13	Garry Ringrose
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw		47'
LW	11	Simon Zebo		74'
FH	10	Paddy Jackson
SH	9	Conor Murray		68'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF	7	Seán O'Brien		68'
BF	6	CJ Stander
RL	5	Devin Toner		59'
LL	4	Donnacha Ryan	31'
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong		53'
HK	2	Niall Scannell		62'
LP	1	Cian Healy		50'
Replacements:
HK	16	James Tracy		62'
PR	17	Jack McGrath		50'
PR	18	John Ryan		53'
LK	19	Ultan Dillane		59'
FL	20	Josh van der Flier		68'
SH	21	Kieran Marmion		68'
FH	22	Ian Keatley		74'
WG	23	Craig Gilroy		47'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
CJ Stander (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Niall Scannell (Ireland) made his test debut.
Ireland captain Rory Best was named to start but was withdrawn from the team due to illness on the day of the match.^[14]
CJ Stander became the first forward to score a hat-trick in the Six Nations.^[15]
Ireland earned the first try bonus point in the history of the Six Nations.^[16]
This was Ireland's largest victory in the tournament.^[15]

11 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) Wales	16–21	England
Try: L. Williams 37' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 38' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 2', 22', 60'	Report	Try: Youngs 17' m Daly 75' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 77' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 10', 55', 70'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	Alex Cuthbert
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Scott Williams	70'
LW	11	Liam Williams
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Rhys Webb	64'
N8	8	Ross Moriarty	52'
OF	7	Justin Tipuric	77'
BF	6	Sam Warburton
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL	4	Jake Ball
TP	3	Tomas Francis	52'
HK	2	Ken Owens	60'
LP	1	Rob Evans	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Baldwin	60'
PR	17	Nicky Smith	52'
PR	18	Samson Lee	52'
LK	19	Cory Hill	77'
N8	20	Taulupe Faletau	52'
SH	21	Gareth Davies	64'
FH	22	Sam Davies
CE	23	Jamie Roberts	70'
Coach:
Rob Howley


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell	70'
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph	64'
IC	12	Owen Farrell
LW	11	Elliot Daly
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	Ben Youngs	64'
N8	8	Nathan Hughes	77'
OF	7	Jack Clifford	48'
BF	6	Maro Itoje
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Dan Cole	70'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley (c)	46'
LP	1	Joe Marler	70'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George	46'
PR	17	Matt Mullan	70'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler	70'
FL	19	Tom Wood	77'
FL	20	James Haskell	48'
SH	21	Danny Care	64'
CE	22	Ben Te'o	64'
WG	23	Jonny May	70'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Joe Launchbury (England)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

George North was named to start for Wales but was replaced by Alex Cuthbert after failing to recover from injury.

12 February 2017
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

France	22–16	Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Fickou 30' c Con: Lopez (1/1) 31' Pen: Lopez (5/6) 6', 19', 46', 71', 76'	Report	Try: Hogg 16' m Swinson 43' m Pen: Russell (2/2) 35', 38'

Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 75,283
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)


FB	15	Scott Spedding
RW	14	Noa Nakaitaci
OC	13	Rémi Lamerat
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Virimi Vakatawa	52'
FH	10	Camille Lopez
SH	9	Baptiste Serin	55'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Kevin Gourdon
BF	6	Loann Goujon	44'	47'	59'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri	58'
LL	4	Sébastien Vahaamahina
TP	3	Uini Atonio	44'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado (c)	71'
LP	1	Cyril Baille	58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Christopher Tolofua	71'
PR	17	Rabah Slimani	44'
PR	18	Xavier Chiocci	58'
LK	19	Julien Le Devedec	58'
N8	20	Damien Chouly	44'	47'	59'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud	55'
FH	22	Jean-Marc Doussain
WG	23	Yoann Huget	52'
Coach:
Guy Novès


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Sean Maitland
OC	13	Huw Jones
IC	12	Alex Dunbar	56'	61'
LW	11	Tommy Seymour
FH	10	Finn Russell	74'
SH	9	Greig Laidlaw (c)	24'
N8	8	Josh Strauss
OF	7	Hamish Watson
BF	6	John Barclay	35'
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Zander Fagerson	58'
HK	2	Fraser Brown	66'
LP	1	Allan Dell	44'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford	66'
PR	17	Gordon Reid	44'
PR	18	Simon Berghan	58'
LK	19	Tim Swinson		41'
FL	20	John Hardie	35'	41'
SH	21	Ali Price	24'
FH	22	Duncan Weir	74'
CE	23	Mark Bennett	56'	61'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Kevin Gourdon (France)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Notes:

Stuart Hogg (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap.
Simon Berghan (Scotland) made his international debut.

Round 3

25 February 2017
14:25 GMT (UTC+0)

Scotland	29–13	Wales
Try: Seymour 43' c Visser 66' c Con: Russell (2/2) 44', 67' Pen: Russell (5/5) 6', 29', 40', 54', 72'	Report	Try: L. Williams 22' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 24' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 11', 33'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Tommy Seymour
OC	13	Huw Jones
IC	12	Alex Dunbar
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Ali Price	54'
N8	8	Ryan Wilson
OF	7	John Hardie	24'
BF	6	John Barclay (c)
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Zander Fagerson
HK	2	Fraser Brown	70'
LP	1	Gordon Reid	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford	70'
PR	17	Allan Dell	51'
PR	18	Simon Berghan
LK	19	Tim Swinson
FL	20	Hamish Watson	24'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos	54'
FH	22	Duncan Weir
CE	23	Mark Bennett
Coach:
Vern Cotter


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Scott Williams	62'
LW	11	Liam Williams
FH	10	Dan Biggar	68'
SH	9	Rhys Webb
N8	8	Ross Moriarty	62'
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Sam Warburton
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL	4	Jake Ball	56'
TP	3	Tomas Francis	57'
HK	2	Ken Owens	68'
LP	1	Rob Evans	68'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Baldwin	68'
PR	17	Nicky Smith	68'
PR	18	Samson Lee	57'
LK	19	Luke Charteris	56'
N8	20	Taulupe Faletau	62'
SH	21	Gareth Davies
FH	22	Sam Davies	68'
CE	23	Jamie Roberts	62'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
JP Doyle (England)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

Scotland ended a record nine-match losing streak against Wales by winning for the first time since their 21–9 victory in 2007.^[17]
With this victory, Scotland climbed from seventh to fifth in the World Rugby Rankings, their highest position since the rankings were introduced in 2003, overtaking South Africa and Wales.^[18]

25 February 2017
16:50 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	19–9	France
Try: Murray 29' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 30' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 45', 54' Jackson (1/1) 75' Drop: Sexton (1/1) 49'	Report	Pen: Lopez (3/3) 11', 18', 73'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


FB	15	Rob Kearney	50'
RW	14	Keith Earls
OC	13	Garry Ringrose
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	68'
SH	9	Conor Murray	78'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien	67'
BF	6	CJ Stander
RL	5	Devin Toner
LL	4	Donnacha Ryan	59'
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	73'
HK	2	Rory Best (c)	67'
LP	1	Jack McGrath	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Niall Scannell	67'
PR	17	Cian Healy	59'
PR	18	John Ryan	73'
LK	19	Iain Henderson	59'
FL	20	Peter O'Mahony	67'
SH	21	Kieran Marmion	78'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson	68'
WG	23	Andrew Trimble	50'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Scott Spedding	73'
RW	14	Yoann Huget
OC	13	Rémi Lamerat	59'
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Noa Nakaitaci
FH	10	Camille Lopez
SH	9	Baptiste Serin	61'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Kevin Gourdon
BF	6	Bernard Le Roux	59'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Sébastien Vahaamahina	50'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	50'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado (c)	61'
LP	1	Cyril Baille	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Christopher Tolofua	61'
PR	17	Uini Atonio	50'
PR	18	Eddy Ben Arous	50'
LK	19	Julien Le Devedec	50'
FL	20	Charles Ollivon	59'
SH	21	Maxime Machenaud	61'
CE	22	Henry Chavancy	59'
WG	23	Djibril Camara	73'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Conor Murray (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce (England)
Dan Jones (Wales)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Henry Chavancy (France) made his international debut.^[19]

26 February 2017
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) England	36–15	Italy
Try: Cole 23' m Care 43' m Daly 46' c Nowell (2) 69' m, 79' c Te'o 72' c Con: Farrell (3/6) 47', 73', 79'	Report	Try: Venditti 39' c Campagnaro 59' m Con: Allan (1/1) 40' Drop: Allan (1/1) 32'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,904
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jonny May	55'
OC	13	Ben Te'o	75'
IC	12	Owen Farrell
LW	11	Elliot Daly
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	Danny Care	51'
N8	8	Nathan Hughes	71'
OF	7	James Haskell	71'
BF	6	Maro Itoje
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Dan Cole	71'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley (c)	55'
LP	1	Joe Marler	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George	55'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	55'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler	71'
FL	19	Tom Wood	71'
FL	20	Jack Clifford	71'
SH	21	Ben Youngs	51'
CE	22	Henry Slade	75'
WG	23	Jack Nowell	55'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Edoardo Padovani
RW	14	Giulio Bisegni	51'
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro
IC	12	Luke McLean
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Tommaso Allan	61'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	35'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Simone Favaro	57'
BF	6	Braam Steyn
RL	5	Dries van Schalkwyk
LL	4	Marco Fuser	74'
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini	51'
HK	2	Ornel Gega	74'
LP	1	Andrea Lovotti	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tommaso D'Apice	74'
PR	17	Michele Rizzo	57'
PR	18	Pietro Ceccarelli	51'
LK	19	George Biagi	74'
FL	20	Maxime Mbanda	57'
SH	21	Giorgio Bronzini	35'
FH	22	Carlo Canna	61'
CE	23	Tommaso Benvenuti	51'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Joe Launchbury (England)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

Leonardo Ghiraldini was named in Italy's starting XV, but was ruled out before kick-off due to injury.
Owen Farrell (England) earned his 50th cap.^[20]
Michele Campagnaro scored Italy's 900th try in tests.^[21]
Italy made the unorthodox tactical decision not to commit any players to rucks after tacking an English ball carrier. Under the laws at the time, this meant that no offside line formed and the Italians were free to position themselves among the English formation, threatening interceptions.^[22] In reaction, the rules regarding rucks were changed later that year.^[23]^[24]

Round 4

10 March 2017
20:05 GMT (UTC+0)

Wales	22–9	Ireland
Try: North (2) 19' m, 43' c Roberts 77' c Con: Halfpenny (2/3) 45', 78' Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 38'	Report	Pen: Sexton (2/2) 6', 56' Jackson (1/1) 26'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Scott Williams	66'
LW	11	Liam Williams
FH	10	Dan Biggar	79'
SH	9	Rhys Webb	66'
N8	8	Ross Moriarty	66'
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Sam Warburton
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL	4	Jake Ball	62'
TP	3	Tomas Francis	69'
HK	2	Ken Owens	71'
LP	1	Rob Evans	66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Baldwin	71'
PR	17	Nicky Smith	66'
PR	18	Samson Lee	69'
LK	19	Luke Charteris	62'
N8	20	Taulupe Faletau	66'
SH	21	Gareth Davies	66'
FH	22	Sam Davies	79'
CE	23	Jamie Roberts	66'
Coach:
Rob Howley


FB	15	Rob Kearney		79'
RW	14	Keith Earls
OC	13	Garry Ringrose
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Johnny Sexton	37'	18'	26'	79'
SH	9	Conor Murray		45'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Seán O'Brien
BF	6	CJ Stander		62'
RL	5	Devin Toner		62'
LL	4	Donnacha Ryan
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong		79'
HK	2	Rory Best (c)		79'
LP	1	Jack McGrath		58'
Replacements:
HK	16	Niall Scannell		79'
PR	17	Cian Healy		58'
PR	18	John Ryan		79'
LK	19	Iain Henderson		62'
FL	20	Peter O'Mahony		62'
SH	21	Kieran Marmion		45'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson		18'	26'	79'
WG	23	Tommy Bowe		79'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Rhys Webb (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Justin Tipuric (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.

11 March 2017
14:30 CET (UTC+1)

Italy	18–40	France (1 BP)
Try: Parisse 2' m Esposito 80' c Con: Canna (1/2) 80' Pen: Canna (2/2) 16', 27'	Report	Try: Fickou 20' c Vakatawa 47' c Picamoles 66' c Dulin 76' c Con: Lopez (4/4) 21', 48', 71', 77' Pen: Lopez (4/4) 8', 18', 33', 42'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 51,770
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)


FB	15	Edoardo Padovani	72'
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Michele Campagnaro	64'
IC	12	Luke McLean
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Carlo Canna
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	50'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Simone Favaro	50'
BF	6	Braam Steyn
RL	5	Dries van Schalkwyk
LL	4	Marco Fuser	56'
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini	40'
HK	2	Leonardo Ghiraldini	61'
LP	1	Andrea Lovotti	66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tommaso D'Apice	61'
PR	17	Sami Panico	66'
PR	18	Dario Chistolini	40'
LK	19	George Biagi	56'
FL	20	Maxime Mbanda	50'
SH	21	Giorgio Bronzini	50'
CE	22	Tommaso Benvenuti	64'
WG	23	Luca Sperandio	72'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Noa Nakaitaci
OC	13	Rémi Lamerat	69'
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Virimi Vakatawa	63'
FH	10	Camille Lopez
SH	9	Baptiste Serin	72'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles	72'
OF	7	Kevin Gourdon
BF	6	Fabien Sanconnie
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Julien Le Devedec	58'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	53'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado (c)	54'
LP	1	Cyril Baille	53'
Replacements:
HK	16	Christopher Tolofua	54'
PR	17	Uini Atonio	53'
PR	18	Eddy Ben Arous	53'
LK	19	Paul Jedrasiak	58'
FL	20	Bernard Le Roux	72'
SH	21	Antoine Dupont	72'
FH	22	François Trinh-Duc	69'
WG	23	Yoann Huget	63'
Coach:
Guy Novès

Man of the Match:
Baptiste Serin (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

Luca Sperandio (Italy) and Antoine Dupont and Fabien Sanconnie (both France) made their international debuts.
Guilhem Guirado (France) earned his 50th test cap.
France retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.
France's win also guaranteed Italy would win the "wooden spoon" for coming last.

11 March 2017
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) England	61–21	Scotland
Try: Joseph (3) 2' c, 24' c, 42' c Watson 34' c B. Vunipola 56' c Care (2) 71' c, 80' c Con: Farrell (7/7) 3', 24', 36', 43', 57', 72', 80' Pen: Farrell (4/5) 6', 14', 31', 46'	Report	Try: Reid 28' c Jones (2) 49' c, 68' c Con: Russell (3/3) 29', 50', 69'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,100
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Jack Nowell
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph	57'
IC	12	Owen Farrell
LW	11	Elliot Daly	1'	9'	15'
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	Ben Youngs	60'
N8	8	Nathan Hughes	51'
OF	7	James Haskell
BF	6	Maro Itoje
RL	5	Courtney Lawes	66'
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Dan Cole	60'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley (c)	51'	61'	70'
LP	1	Joe Marler	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George	51'	61'	70'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	57'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler	60'
FL	19	Tom Wood	66'
N8	20	Billy Vunipola	51'
SH	21	Danny Care	60'
CE	22	Ben Te'o	57'
WG	23	Anthony Watson	1'	9'	15'
Coach:
Eddie Jones


FB	15	Stuart Hogg		17'
RW	14	Tommy Seymour		44'
OC	13	Huw Jones
IC	12	Alex Dunbar
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Ali Price
N8	8	Ryan Wilson		61'
OF	7	Hamish Watson
BF	6	John Barclay (c)
RL	5	Jonny Gray		74'
LL	4	Richie Gray
TP	3	Zander Fagerson		60'
HK	2	Fraser Brown	1'	43'
LP	1	Gordon Reid		43'
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross Ford		43'
PR	17	Allan Dell		43'
PR	18	Simon Berghan		60'
LK	19	Tim Swinson		74'
FL	20	Cornell du Preez		61'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos			21'
FH	22	Duncan Weir		44'
CE	23	Mark Bennett		17'	21'
Coach:
Vern Cotter

Man of the Match:
Jonathan Joseph (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Joe Marler (England) earned his 50th test cap.
Cornell du Preez (Scotland) made his international debut.
For a second consecutive season, England claimed the Six Nations title prior to the final round.^[25]
The 61 points scored by England is the most scored against Scotland, and the 40-point margin equalled their previous largest winning margin set in 2001 (43–3).^{[citation needed]}
This was also the most points Scotland had scored against England at Twickenham since 2005, when they scored 22 points, and the second largest number of points they had ever scored in a game away to England overall.
England matched New Zealand's International record of 18 consecutive wins set between August 2015 and October 2016.^[26]
England won their 11th consecutive Six Nations match, a championship record.^[27]
England retained the Calcutta Cup.

Round 5

18 March 2017
12:30 GMT (UTC+0)

(1 BP) Scotland	29–0	Italy
Try: Russell 27' c Scott 37' m Visser 61' c Seymour 72' c Con: Russell (3/4) 28', 62', 73' Pen: Hogg (1/1) 5'	Report

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)


FB	15	Stuart Hogg
RW	14	Tommy Seymour
OC	13	Huw Jones		26'
IC	12	Alex Dunbar
LW	11	Tim Visser
FH	10	Finn Russell
SH	9	Ali Price		53'
N8	8	Ryan Wilson		48'
OF	7	Hamish Watson
BF	6	John Barclay (c)	48'
RL	5	Jonny Gray
LL	4	Grant Gilchrist		56'
TP	3	Zander Fagerson		65'
HK	2	Ross Ford		65'
LP	1	Gordon Reid		55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fraser Brown		65'
PR	17	Allan Dell		55'
PR	18	Simon Berghan		65'
LK	19	Tim Swinson		56'
FL	20	Cornell du Preez		48'
SH	21	Henry Pyrgos		53'
FH	22	Duncan Weir			74'
CE	23	Matt Scott		26'	74'
Coach:
Vern Cotter


FB	15	Edoardo Padovani
RW	14	Angelo Esposito
OC	13	Tommaso Benvenuti
IC	12	Luke McLean
LW	11	Giovanbattista Venditti
FH	10	Carlo Canna	62'
SH	9	Edoardo Gori	52'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse (c)
OF	7	Maxime Mbanda	52'
BF	6	Braam Steyn
RL	5	George Biagi	74'
LL	4	Marco Fuser	52'
TP	3	Lorenzo Cittadini	40'
HK	2	Ornel Gega	40'
LP	1	Andrea Lovotti	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Leonardo Ghiraldini	40'
PR	17	Sami Panico	52'
PR	18	Dario Chistolini	40'
LK	19	Dries van Schalkwyk	52'
LK	20	Federico Ruzza	74'
FL	21	Francesco Minto	52'
SH	22	Marcello Violi	52'
FB	23	Luca Sperandio	62'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

Federico Ruzza (Italy) made his international debut.
This was Vern Cotter's last game as head coach.
This was the first time Scotland has kept Italy scoreless.
This was the first time, since beating Canada 41–0 in 2008, that Scotland kept their opponent scoreless.
This was Scotland's first match in the Six Nations where they kept their opponent scoreless.
The match concluded Scotland's most successful Six Nations tournament since they won 3 games in 2006.

18 March 2017
15:45 CET (UTC+1)

France	20–18	Wales (1 BP)
Try: Lamerat 6' c Chouly 80+19' c Con: Lopez (2/2) 7', 80+20' Pen: Lopez (2/3) 15', 66'	Report	Pen: Halfpenny (6/6) 19', 27', 39', 53', 64', 71'

Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,688
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


FB	15	Brice Dulin
RW	14	Noa Nakaitaci
OC	13	Rémi Lamerat				65'
IC	12	Gaël Fickou
LW	11	Virimi Vakatawa	18'	53'
FH	10	Camille Lopez		32'	39'
SH	9	Baptiste Serin		18'	24'	71'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Kevin Gourdon
BF	6	Fabien Sanconnie		54'
RL	5	Yoann Maestri
LL	4	Sébastien Vahaamahina		77'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani		54'	80'
HK	2	Guilhem Guirado (c)		71'
LP	1	Cyril Baille		54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Camille Chat		71'
PR	17	Uini Atonio		54'	80'
PR	18	Eddy Ben Arous		54'
LK	19	Julien Le Devedec		77'
N8	20	Damien Chouly		54'
SH	21	Antoine Dupont		18'	24'	71'
FH	22	François Trinh-Duc		32'	39'	65'
WG	23	Yoann Huget		53'
Coach:
Guy Novès


FB	15	Leigh Halfpenny			80+5'	80+12'
RW	14	George North
OC	13	Jonathan Davies
IC	12	Scott Williams		53'
LW	11	Liam Williams
FH	10	Dan Biggar
SH	9	Rhys Webb
N8	8	Ross Moriarty		53'	71'
OF	7	Justin Tipuric
BF	6	Sam Warburton
RL	5	Alun Wyn Jones (c)		51'
LL	4	Jake Ball		59'
TP	3	Tomas Francis		59'	80+5'	80+12'
HK	2	Ken Owens
LP	1	Rob Evans		80+16'
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Baldwin		59'	71'
PR	17	Nicky Smith		80+16'
PR	18	Samson Lee	80+1'	59'
LK	19	Luke Charteris		51'
N8	20	Taulupe Faletau		53'
SH	21	Gareth Davies
FH	22	Sam Davies
CE	23	Jamie Roberts		53'
Coach:
Rob Howley

Man of the Match:
Brice Dulin (France)

Touch judges:
Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Matthew Carley (England)
Television match official:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

Notes:

Ken Owens (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
This was France's first win over Wales since their 9–8 victory during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
France finished in the top half of the table for the first time since 2011 and Wales finished in the bottom half for the first time since that same year, with fifth their lowest position since 2007.
The winning points were scored in the 100th minute of the match^[28] in one of the longest games on record.^[29]

18 March 2017
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)

Ireland	13–9	England (1 BP)
Try: Henderson 23' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 23' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 10', 62'	Report	Pen: Farrell (3/3) 17', 50', 66'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)


FB	15	Jared Payne
RW	14	Keith Earls	40'
OC	13	Garry Ringrose
IC	12	Robbie Henshaw
LW	11	Simon Zebo
FH	10	Johnny Sexton
SH	9	Kieran Marmion	68'
N8	8	CJ Stander
OF	7	Seán O'Brien	65'
BF	6	Peter O'Mahony
RL	5	Iain Henderson
LL	4	Donnacha Ryan	64'
TP	3	Tadhg Furlong	75'
HK	2	Rory Best (c)	9' to 17'		72'
LP	1	Jack McGrath	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Niall Scannell	9'	17'	72'
PR	17	Cian Healy	59'
PR	18	John Ryan	75'
LK	19	Devin Toner	64'
FL	20	Dan Leavy	65'
SH	21	Luke McGrath	68'
FH	22	Paddy Jackson
WG	23	Andrew Conway	40'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Anthony Watson
OC	13	Jonathan Joseph	67'
IC	12	Owen Farrell
LW	11	Elliot Daly
FH	10	George Ford	62'	69'
SH	9	Ben Youngs	62'
N8	8	Billy Vunipola	62'
OF	7	James Haskell	59'
BF	6	Maro Itoje
RL	5	Courtney Lawes
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Dan Cole	77'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley (c)	54'
LP	1	Joe Marler	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George	54'
PR	17	Mako Vunipola	40'
PR	18	Kyle Sinckler	77'
FL	19	Tom Wood	59'
N8	20	Nathan Hughes	62'
SH	21	Danny Care	62'
CE	22	Ben Te'o	62'	69'
WG	23	Jack Nowell	67'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Peter O'Mahony (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

Jamie Heaslip withdrew from the team after suffering an injury during the pre-match warm-up. He never recovered from the injury or played again and retired in February 2018.
Andrew Conway (Ireland) made his international debut.
Tom Wood (England) earned his 50th test cap.
This was Eddie Jones's first loss as England coach, and England's first since losing 33–13 to Australia in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.^[30]
Ireland reclaimed the Millennium Trophy.
This was the second time in six months that Ireland had beaten a team with 18 straight wins, having also ended New Zealand's winning streak in November 2016.

Statistics

A record eight players were joint top try scorers, with Ireland flanker CJ Stander the first forward in the Six Nations era to score a hat-trick in a single match, against Italy. Stander's compatriot Craig Gilroy's own hat-trick in the same game set a new record – a replacement scoring three tries despite playing only 33 minutes in the entire tournament.^{[citation needed]}

Top points scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	Camille Lopez	France	67
2	Owen Farrell	England	63
3	Leigh Halfpenny	Wales	62
4	Finn Russell	Scotland	45
5	Paddy Jackson	Ireland	36
6	Johnny Sexton	Ireland	25
7	Stuart Hogg	Scotland	18
8	Carlo Canna	Italy	15
	Danny Care	England
	Keith Earls	Ireland
	Craig Gilroy	Ireland
	Jonathan Joseph	England
	George North	Wales
	CJ Stander	Ireland
	Liam Williams	Wales

Top try scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Danny Care	England	3
	Keith Earls	Ireland
	Craig Gilroy	Ireland
	Stuart Hogg	Scotland
	Jonathan Joseph	England
	George North	Wales
	CJ Stander	Ireland
	Liam Williams	Wales
9	Elliot Daly	England	2
	Gaël Fickou	France
	Iain Henderson	Ireland
	Huw Jones	Scotland
	Jack Nowell	England
	Tommy Seymour	Scotland
	Ben Te'o	England
	Tim Visser	Scotland

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External links

Official site

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[2] "Six Nations 2017 team-by-team guide: flexibility key as injuries mount". Guardian. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

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[6] "Ireland 13 England 9". BBC Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

[7] "England pursuit of grand slam and record foiled by defiant Ireland". Guardian. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

[Rory_Best-8] "Best out, Scannell starts for Ireland". 11 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

[9] "Cotter banks on Barclay to lead Scotland against Wales". thescotlandteam.com. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[10] "Six Nations: Scotland's Greig Laidlaw ruled out for rest of campaign". bbc.co.uk. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

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