2012 Six Nations Championship

2012 Six Nations Championship
Date 4 February 2012 – 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)
Calcutta Cup  England
Millennium Trophy  England
Centenary Quaich  Ireland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy  France
Matches played 15
Attendance 1,034,926 (68,995 per match)
Tries scored 46 (3.07 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Wales Leigh Halfpenny (66)
Top try scorer(s) Ireland Tommy Bowe (5)
Player of the tournament Wales 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 Stadio Olimpico instead of 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

The teams involved were:

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London England Stuart Lancaster Chris Robshaw
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis, Paris France Philippe Saint-André Thierry Dusautoir
 Ireland Aviva Stadium Dublin Ireland Declan Kidney Rory Best/Paul O'Connell
 Italy Stadio Olimpico Rome France Jacques Brunel Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh England Andy Robinson Ross Ford
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland Sam Warburton

Squads

Table

[7]

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1 Wales 550010958+511010
2 England 54019871+2778
3 Ireland 521212194+27135
4 France 521210186+1585
5 Italy 510453121−6842
6 Scotland 500556108−5240

Fixtures

Week 1

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)
FB 15Maxime Médard
RW 14Vincent Clerc
OC 13Aurélien Rougerie  76'
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Julien Malzieu
FH 10François Trinh-Duc  76'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili  62'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  64'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet  50'
LL 4 Pascal Papé
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  76'
HK 2 William Servat  55'
LP 1 Vincent Debaty  62'  76'
Replacements:
HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski  55'
PR 17Jean-Baptiste Poux  62'
LK 18Yoann Maestri  50'
N8 19Imanol Harinordoquy  64'
SH 20Morgan Parra  62'
FH 21Lionel Beauxis  76'
CE 22Maxime Mermoz  76'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André
FB 15Andrea Masi
RW 14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12Alberto Sgarbi  56'
LW 11Luke McLean
FH 10Kristopher Burton  56'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  76'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  67'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys 70' to 80'
LL 4 Corniel van Zyl  56'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  75'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  62'
Replacements:
HK 16Tommaso D'Apice  75'
PR 17Lorenzo Cittadini  62'
LK 18Marco Bortolami  56'
FL 19Simone Favaro  67'
SH 20Fabio Semenzato  76'
FH 21Tobias Botes  56'
CE 22Gonzalo Canale  56'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Julien Malzieu (France)

Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)


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)
FB 15Rory Lamont
RW 14Lee Jones
OC 13Nick De Luca
IC 12Sean Lamont
LW 11Max Evans
FH 10Dan Parks  58'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter  59'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch  59'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  59'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Euan Murray  74'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)  74'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16Scott Lawson  74'
PR 17Geoff Cross  74'
LK 18Alastair Kellock  59'
FL 19John Barclay  59'
SH 20Mike Blair  59'
FH 21Greig Laidlaw  58'
CE 22Graeme Morrison
Coach:
England Andy Robinson
FB 15Ben Foden
RW 14Chris Ashton
OC 13Brad Barritt  71'
IC 12Owen Farrell
LW 11David Strettle
FH 10Charlie Hodgson  63'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  64'
N8 8 Phil Dowson  68'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Tom Palmer  61'
LL 4 Mouritz Botha
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero  64'
Replacements:
HK 16Rob Webber
PR 17Matt Stevens  64'
LK 18Geoff Parling  61'
N8 19Ben Morgan  68'
SH 20Lee Dickson  64'
CE 21Jordan Turner-Hall  63'
FB 22Mike Brown  71'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
David Denton (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)


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)
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Tommy Bowe
OC 13Fergus McFadden
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11Andrew Trimble
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  76'
SH 9 Conor Murray  76'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Sean O'Brien
BF 6 Stephen Ferris 79' to 80'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  63'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy  74'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin
PR 17Tom Court  74'
LK 18Donnacha Ryan  63'
FL 19Peter O'Mahony
SH 20Eoin Reddan  76'
FH 21Ronan O'Gara  76'
WG 22David Kearney
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert  41'
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North
FH 10Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  41'
BF 6 Ryan Jones
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Bradley Davies 64' to 74'
TP 3 Adam Jones  70'
HK 2 Huw Bennett
LP 1 Rhys Gill
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens
PR 17Paul James  70'
N8 18Andy Powell
FL 19Justin Tipuric  41'
SH 20Lloyd Williams
FH 21James Hook  41'
CE 22Scott Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Mike Phillips (Wales)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Week 2

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)
FB 15Andrea Masi
RW 14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12Gonzalo Canale  63'
LW 11Luke McLean
FH 10Kristopher Burton  48'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  57'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  76'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys  57'
LL 4 Marco Bortolami
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  33'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  58'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK 16Tommaso D'Apice  58'
PR 17Lorenzo Cittadini  33'
LK 18Antonio Pavanello  57'
FL 19Mauro Bergamasco  76'
SH 20Fabio Semenzato  57'
FH 21Tobias Botes  48'
CE 22Luca Morisi  63'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Ben Foden
RW 14Chris Ashton
OC 13Brad Barritt
IC 12Owen Farrell
LW 11David Strettle
FH 10Charlie Hodgson  77'
SH 9 Ben Youngs  51'
N8 8 Phil Dowson  51'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Tom Palmer  58'
LL 4 Mouritz Botha
TP 3 Dan Cole  75'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  75'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16Rob Webber  75'
PR 17Matt Stevens  75'
LK 18Geoff Parling  58'
N8 19Ben Morgan  51'
SH 20Lee Dickson  51'
CE 21Jordan Turner-Hall  77'
FB 22Mike Brown
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Sergio Parisse (Italy)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)


11 February 2012
21:00 CET (UTC+01)
France  P–P[10]  Ireland
Called off due to unplayable pitch.
First such event in 27 years.
Match 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)
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts  78'
LW 11George North  40'
FH 10Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips  75'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Aaron Shingler
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  73'
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Ryan Jones (c)  75'
TP 3 Adam Jones  73'
HK 2 Huw Bennett 10' to 19'  41'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 78' to 80'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  10'  19'  41'
PR 17Paul James  73'
LK 18Lou Reed  75'
N8 19Andy Powell  73'
SH 20Lloyd Williams  75'
FH 21James Hook  40'
CE 22Scott Williams  78'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15Rory Lamont 53' to 63'
RW 14Lee Jones
OC 13Nick De Luca 45' to 55'
IC 12Sean Lamont
LW 11Max Evans  16'
FH 10Greig Laidlaw
SH 9 Chris Cusiter  49'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch  44'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  58'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross  58'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)  72'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16Scott Lawson  72'
PR 17Ed Kalman  58'
LK 18Alastair Kellock  58'
FL 19John Barclay  44'
SH 20Mike Blair  49'
FH 21Duncan Weir
FB 22Stuart Hogg  16'
Coach:
England Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
Dan Lydiate (Wales)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Week 3

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)
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Tommy Bowe
OC 13Keith Earls  67'
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy  69'
LW 11Andrew Trimble
FH 10Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray  54'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Sean O'Brien  58'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  58'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best  69'
LP 1 Cian Healy  69'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  69'
PR 17Tom Court  69'
LK 18Donnacha Ryan  58'
FL 19Peter O'Mahony  58'
SH 20Eoin Reddan  54'
FH 21Ronan O'Gara  69'
CE 22Fergus McFadden  67'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
FB 15Andrea Masi
RW 14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12Alberto Sgarbi  63'
LW 11Luke McLean
FH 10Tobias Botes  58'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  71'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  63'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  58'
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  67'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  71'
LP 1 Michele Rizzo
Replacements:
HK 16Tommaso D'Apice  71'
PR 17Fabio Staibano  67'
LK 18Antonio Pavanello  58'
FL 19Simone Favaro  63'
SH 20Fabio Semenzato  71'
FH 21Kristopher Burton  58'
CE 22Gonzalo Canale  63'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)


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'
FB 15Ben Foden  77'
RW 14Chris Ashton
OC 13Manu Tuilagi
IC 12Brad Barritt
LW 11David Strettle
FH 10Owen Farrell  65'
SH 9 Lee Dickson  60'
N8 8 Ben Morgan  72'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Mouritz Botha  60'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  72'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero  65'
Replacements:
HK 16Rob Webber  72'
PR 17Matt Stevens  65'
LK 18Courtney Lawes  60'
N8 19Phil Dowson  72'
SH 20Ben Youngs  60'
FH 21Toby Flood  65'
FB 22Mike Brown  77'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts  41'
LW 11George North
FH 10Rhys Priestland 44' to 54'
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones  54'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Ken Owens
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16Richard Hibbard
PR 17Paul James
LK 18Ryan Jones  54'
FL 19Justin Tipuric
SH 20Lloyd Williams
FH 21Stephen Jones
CE 22Scott Williams  41'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)


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'
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Rory Lamont  30'
OC 13Sean Lamont
IC 12Graeme Morrison
LW 11Lee Jones
FH 10Greig Laidlaw  48'
SH 9 Mike Blair  30'
N8 8 David Denton  52'
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 John Barclay
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  69'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross  61'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)  68'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16Scott Lawson  68'
PR 17Ed Kalman  61'
LK 18Alastair Kellock  69'
N8 19Richie Vernon  52'
SH 20Chris Cusiter  30'
FH 21Duncan Weir  48'
CE 22Nick De Luca  30'
Coach:
England Andy Robinson
FB 15Maxime Médard  61'
RW 14Vincent Clerc
OC 13Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Julien Malzieu
FH 10François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra  74'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  55'
OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  65'
LL 4 Pascal Papé
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  50'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux  50'
Replacements:
HK 16William Servat  50'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  50'
LK 18Lionel Nallet  65'
FL 19Julien Bonnaire  55'
SH 20Julien Dupuy  74'
FH 21Lionel Beauxis  61'
CE 22Maxime Mermoz
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Ross Rennie (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Rescheduled match

4 March 2012[N 2]
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15Clément Poitrenaud  68'
RW 14Vincent Clerc
OC 13Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Julien Malzieu
FH 10François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire  71'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé  61'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  53'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux  53'
Replacements:
HK 16William Servat  53'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  53'
LK 18Lionel Nallet  61'
N8 19Louis Picamoles  71'
SH 20Julien Dupuy
FH 21Lionel Beauxis  68'
CE 22Maxime Mermoz
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Tommy Bowe
OC 13Keith Earls
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy  71'
LW 11Andrew Trimble  72'
FH 10Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray  59'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Sean O'Brien  66'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  58'
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best  75'
LP 1 Cian Healy  75'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  75'
PR 17Tom Court  75'
LK 18Donnacha Ryan  58'
FL 19Peter O'Mahony  66'
SH 20Eoin Reddan  59'
FH 21Ronan O'Gara  71'
CE 22Fergus McFadden  72'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Yoann Maestri (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Andrew Small (England)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Week 4

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'
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny 64' to 74'  74'
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies  69'
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North
FH 10Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips  71'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau  66'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones  62'
TP 3 Adam Jones  70'
HK 2 Matthew Rees  62'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins (c)
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  62'
PR 17Paul James  70'
LK 18Luke Charteris  62'
FL 19Ryan Jones  66'
SH 20Rhys Webb  71'
FH 21James Hook  74'
CE 22Scott Williams  69'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15Andrea Masi  70'
RW 14Mirco Bergamasco
OC 13Gonzalo Canale  66'
IC 12Alberto Sgarbi
LW 11Luke McLean
FH 10Kristopher Burton
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato  66'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Simone Favaro  63'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Corniel van Zyl  51'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  51'  72'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  54'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  72'
Replacements:
HK 16Tommaso D'Apice  54'
PR 17Fabio Staibano  51'
PR 18Marco Bortolami  51'
LK 19Robert Barbieri  63'
SH 20Tobias Botes  66'
CE 21Tommaso Benvenuti  66'
WG 22Giulio Toniolatti  70'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Alex Cuthbert (Wales)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Peter Gauzere (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Hughes (England)


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[17]
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
FB 15Rob Kearney  74'
RW 14Tommy Bowe
OC 13Keith Earls
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy  54'
LW 11Andrew Trimble
FH 10Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Eoin Reddan  54'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Peter O'Mahony  62'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  78'
TP 3 Mike Ross  78'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  54'
LP 1 Cian Healy 51' to 58'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  54'
PR 17Tom Court  51'  58'  78'
LK 18Mike McCarthy  78'
FL 19Shane Jennings  62'
SH 20Tomas O'Leary  54'
FH 21Ronan O'Gara  54'
CE 22Fergus McFadden  74'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Lee Jones  62'
OC 13Max Evans 73' to 80'
IC 12Graeme Morrison
LW 11Sean Lamont
FH 10Greig Laidlaw  56'
SH 9 Mike Blair  50'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Ross Rennie  58'
BF 6 John Barclay
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  59'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross  46'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16Scott Lawson
PR 17Euan Murray  46'
PR 18Alastair Kellock  59'
LK 19Richie Vernon  58'
FL 20Chris Cusiter  50'
FH 21Ruaridh Jackson  56'
CE 22Matt Scott  62'
Coach:
England Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
Donncha O'Callaghan (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)


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'
FB 15Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14Vincent Clerc  37'
OC 13Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Julien Malzieu
FH 10Lionel Beauxis  74'
SH 9 Julien Dupuy  50'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire  69'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  55'
LL 4 Pascal Papé
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  75'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  50'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux  65'  75'
Replacements:
HK 16William Servat  50'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  65'
LK 18Lionel Nallet  55'
N8 19Louis Picamoles  69'
SH 20Morgan Parra  50'
FH 21François Trinh-Duc  74'
CE 22Maxime Mermoz  37'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André
FB 15Ben Foden
RW 14Chris Ashton
OC 13Manu Tuilagi
IC 12Brad Barritt
LW 11Charlie Sharples 52' to 62'
FH 10Owen Farrell
SH 9 Lee Dickson  71'
N8 8 Ben Morgan  63'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Mouritz Botha  56'
TP 3 Dan Cole  69'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16Rob Webber  74'
PR 17Matt Stevens  69'
LK 18Tom Palmer  56'
FL 19Phil Dowson  63'  74'
SH 20Ben Youngs  71'
FH 21Charlie Hodgson
FB 22Mike Brown
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Week 5

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[19]
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15Andrea Masi
RW 14Giovanbattista Venditti
OC 13Tommaso Benvenuti
IC 12Gonzalo Canale  70'
LW 11Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10Kristopher Burton
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  67'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  57'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni 66' to 76'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  76'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  67'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  57'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  52'  67'
Replacements:
HK 16Tommaso D'Apice  57'
PR 17Lorenzo Cittadini  52'
LK 18Joshua Furno  76'
FL 19Simone Favaro  76'
N8 20Manoa Vosawai  57'
FH 21Tobias Botes  67'  76'
WG 22Giulio Toniolatti  70'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Max Evans
OC 13Nick De Luca 39' to 49'
IC 12Graeme Morrison
LW 11Sean Lamont
FH 10Greig Laidlaw  70'
SH 9 Mike Blair
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Ross Rennie
BF 6 John Barclay  70'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton 54' to 64'
LL 4 Richie Gray  55'
TP 3 Geoff Cross  50'
HK 2 Ross Ford (c)
LP 1 Jon Welsh
Replacements:
HK 16Scott Lawson
PR 17Euan Murray  50'
LK 18Alastair Kellock  55'
N8 19Richie Vernon  70'
SH 20Chris Cusiter
FH 21Ruaridh Jackson  70'
WG 22Jack Cuthbert
Coach:
England Andy Robinson

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)


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'
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North
FH 10Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips  64'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)  41'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones  64'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees  64'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  64'
PR 17Paul James
LK 18Luke Charteris  64'
FL 19Ryan Jones  41'
SH 20Lloyd Williams  64'
FH 21James Hook
CE 22Scott Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15Clément Poitrenaud  36'
RW 14Wesley Fofana
OC 13Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12Florian Fritz
LW 11Alexis Palisson  54'
FH 10Lionel Beauxis  72'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire  60'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé  68'
TP 3 David Attoub
HK 2 William Servat  45'
LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux  45'
Replacements:
HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski  45'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  45'
LK 18Julien Pierre  68'
N8 19Louis Picamoles  60'
SH 20Morgan Parra  72'
FH 21François Trinh-Duc  54'
WG 22Jean-Marcellin Buttin  36'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)


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[21]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15Ben Foden  71'
RW 14Chris Ashton
OC 13Manu Tuilagi
IC 12Brad Barritt
LW 11David Strettle
FH 10Owen Farrell
SH 9 Lee Dickson  49'
N8 8 Ben Morgan  75'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Geoff Parling
LL 4 Mouritz Botha  56'
TP 3 Dan Cole  75'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  75'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16Lee Mears  75'
PR 17Matt Stevens  75'
LK 18Tom Palmer  56'
FL 19Phil Dowson  75'
SH 20Ben Youngs  49'
FH 21Charlie Hodgson
CE 22Mike Brown  71'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Tommy Bowe
OC 13Keith Earls
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy  49'
LW 11Andrew Trimble  75'
FH 10Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Eoin Reddan  49'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Sean O'Brien  70'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Donnacha Ryan
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  67'
TP 3 Mike Ross  37'
HK 2 Rory Best (c)  75'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  75'
PR 17Tom Court  37'
PR 18Mike McCarthy  67'
LK 19Peter O'Mahony  70'
FL 20Tomás O'Leary  49'
SH 21Ronan O'Gara  49'
WG 22Fergus McFadden  75'
Coach:
Ireland Declan Kidney

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garces (France)
Neil Paterson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, BBC One and BBC One HD televised all the matches live except for the week two match between France and Ireland (which was postponed) and the week three match between Scotland and France which were both televised live on BBC HD and BBC Two. The week four match between Wales and Italy was televised at 2:00pm except for Scotland which was televised half an hour later. The second week five match between Wales and France was repeated on BBC Two at 9:00pm but only in Wales.

In Ireland, RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD televised all the matches live.

S4C televised live Wales matches and the last week four match between France and Wales while French international channel TV5Monde televised only France matches and was available internationally (including the United States).

In the United States BBC America and BBC America HD televised the week one match between Scotland and England, the week three match between England and Wales, the week four match between Wales and Italy and the week five match between England and Ireland.

Notes

  1. Although born in New Zealand, Walsh is registered with the Australian Rugby Union and therefore recognised as an Australian referee.[14]
  2. Rescheduled from 11 February 2012.[11]</ref>
    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<ref>"Honours even in Paris". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.

References

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  10. "France v Ireland match called off at last minute". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Postponed France v Ireland Six Nations game set for 4 March". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  12. Curtis, Tony (25 February 2012). "Ireland see off Italy". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  13. "Williams steals the show". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  14. "Referees". Australian Rugby Union. Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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  17. "Dublin delight for Ireland". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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  19. Dilger, Simon (17 March 2012). "Azzurri claim precious win". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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  21. Kendall, Mark (17 March 2012). "England sign off in style". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 17 March 2012.

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