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The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the 117th edition of the international championship. The annual rugby union tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and was won by England.

2011 Six Nations Championship
Italy and France during the 2011 Six Nations at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome
Date4 February – 19 March 2011
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (26th title)
Matches played15
Attendance920,618 (61,375 per match)
Tries scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Toby Flood (50)
Top try scorer(s)England Chris Ashton (6)
Player of the tournamentItaly Andrea Masi
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Ireland played their first Six Nations games at the Aviva Stadium, having played their first matches at the new stadium in November 2010.

For the first time in its history, the tournament opened with a Friday night fixture.[1] For the first time in a decade, all of the teams had the same head coach as in the previous year's tournament.[2]

This tournament was also notable for a major upset, with Italy beating 2010 champions France. Despite this upset, Italy still finished last, and was awarded the wooden spoon as a result. The champions were England, who won their first four matches, but were denied the Grand Slam and the Triple Crown by a defeat to Ireland.

Italy's Andrea Masi was named the Six Nations Player of the Championship, becoming the first Italian player to win the award with 30% of the voting. The runners up were Fabio Semenzato in second, Seán O'Brien in third and Toby Flood in fourth. [3]

Final results

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England won the championship after winning four out of their five matches, losing against Ireland. Due to France defeating Wales in the final match of the tournament, England ended the tournament at the top of the table.[4] Had England beaten Ireland it would have led to their first Grand Slam since 2003.[4] Italy lost their final match against Scotland to claim the wooden spoon for the ninth time since entering the competition in 2000.[5]

Participants

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Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
  England Twickenham Stadium London   Martin Johnson Mike Tindall[captains 1]
  France Stade de France Saint-Denis   Marc Lièvremont Thierry Dusautoir
  Ireland Aviva Stadium Dublin   Declan Kidney Brian O'Driscoll
  Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome   Nick Mallett Sergio Parisse
  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh   Andy Robinson Alastair Kellock
  Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff   Warren Gatland Matthew Rees
  1. ^ Replaced regular captain Lewis Moody, who was initially ruled out of at least the first two rounds of the competition with a knee injury.[6] He returned to play for his club team, Bath, on 20 February, but his injury reportedly returned during a training session for England's third match against France, ultimately ruling him out of the rest of the Championship.[7] Tindall suffered an ankle injury during England's fourth match against Scotland that ruled him out of their final match against Ireland; Nick Easter was named captain for that match in Tindall's absence.[8][9][10]

Squads

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See 2011 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1   England 5 4 0 1 132 81 +51 13 8
2   France 5 3 0 2 117 91 +26 10 6
3   Ireland 5 3 0 2 93 81 +12 10 6
4   Wales 5 3 0 2 95 89 +6 6 6
5   Scotland 5 1 0 4 82 109 −27 6 2
6   Italy 5 1 0 4 70 138 −68 6 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Round 1

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4 February 2011
19:45
Wales  19–26  England
Try: Stoddart 60' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 23', 29', 43'
Hook (1/2) 70'		Report[11]Try: Ashton (2) 14' c, 56' c
Con: Flood (2/2)
Pen: Flood (3/3) 19', 32', 47'
Wilkinson (1/1) 75'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,276
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 James Hook
RW 14 Morgan Stoddart
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones   67'
SH 9 Mike Phillips   69'
N8 8 Andy Powell   33'
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate   52'   57'   69'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Craig Mitchell   46'   71'
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)   70'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard   70'
PR 17 John Yapp   52'   57'   71'
N8 18 Ryan Jones   33'
FL 19 Jonathan Thomas   69'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel   69'
FH 21 Rhys Priestland
FB 22 Lee Byrne   67'
Coach:
  Warren Gatland
 
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Toby Flood   63'
SH 9 Ben Youngs   62'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell   62'
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon   27'   69'
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley   69'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan   61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson   69'
PR 17 David Wilson   61'
LK 18 Simon Shaw   69'
FL 19 Joe Worsley   62'
SH 20 Danny Care   62'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson   63'
WG 22 Matt Banahan
Coach:
  Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:
Toby Flood (England)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

  • Tom Wood (England) made his international debut.
5 February 2011
14:30
Italy  11–13  Ireland
Try: McLean 75' m
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 6', 40'		Report[12]Try: O'Driscoll 44' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28'
Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 78'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000[13]
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi   69'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Kris Burton   71'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori   10'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Josh Sole   50'
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè   54'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini   64'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini   36' to 40'   64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro   64'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero   36'   40'   64'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava   54'
FL 19 Valerio Bernabò   50'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio   10'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera   71'
CE 22 Gonzalo Garcia   69'
Coach:
  Nick Mallett
 
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy   76'
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton   65'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary   55'
N8 8 Seán O'Brien
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Denis Leamy   73'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell   73'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best   76'
LP 1 Cian Healy   76'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin   76'
PR 17 Tom Court   76'
LK 18 Leo Cullen   73'
FL 19 Shane Jennings
SH 20 Eoin Reddan   55'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara   65'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace   76'
Coach:
  Declan Kidney

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

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

5 February 2011
17:00
France  34–21  Scotland
Try: Médard 2' c
Penalty try 29' c
Harinordoquy 54' c
Traille 68' c
Con: Parra (2/2)
Yachvili (2/2)
Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 79'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 9'		Report[14]Try: Kellock 18' c
Brown 60' c
Lamont 75' c
Con: Parks (2/2)
Jackson (1/1)
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 78,595
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Damien Traille
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz   44'
LW 11 Maxime Médard   73'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra   52'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy   55'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet   62'
LL 4 Julien Pierre
TP 3 Nicolas Mas   52'
HK 2 William Servat   57'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado   57'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon   52'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion   62'
N8 19 Sébastien Chabal   55'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili   52'
FB 21 Clément Poitrenaud   44'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc   73'
Coach:
  Marc Lièvremont
 
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Joe Ansbro
IC 12 Nick De Luca   55'
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks   69'
SH 9 Rory Lawson   40'
N8 8 Kelly Brown
OF 7 John Barclay   61'
BF 6 Nathan Hines   55'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Euan Murray   70'
HK 2 Ross Ford   73'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall   73'
PR 17 Moray Low   70'
N8 18 Richie Vernon   56'
FL 19 Ross Rennie   61'
SH 20 Mike Blair   40'
FH 21 Ruaridh Jackson   69'
WG 22 Sean Lamont   55'
Coach:
  Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
Maxime Médard (France)

Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Round 2

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12 February 2011
14:30
England  59–13  Italy
Try: Ashton (4) 3' c, 25' c, 54' c, 76' c
Cueto 30' c
Tindall 35' c
Care 58' c
Haskell 72' c
Con: Flood (5/5)
Wilkinson (3/3)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 10'		Report[15]Try: Ongaro 70' c
Con: Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 4', 12'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,810
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto   49'
FH 10 Toby Flood   55'
SH 9 Ben Youngs   55'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood   61'
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon   45'
TP 3 Dan Cole   61'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley   49'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson   49'
PR 17 David Wilson   61'
LK 18 Simon Shaw   45'
FL 19 Hendre Fourie   61'
SH 20 Danny Care   55'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson   55'
WG 22 Matt Banahan   49'
Coach:
  Martin Johnson
 
FB 15 Luke McLean   79'
RW 14 Andrea Masi   62'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi   58'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Valerio Bernabò   53'
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava   46'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni   43'   56'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini   66'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro   66'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero   56'
LK 18 Santiago Dellapè   46'
FL 19 Robert Barbieri   53'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio   62'
FH 21 Kris Burton   79'
CE 22 Gonzalo Garcia   58'
Coach:
  Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Chris Ashton (England)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

  • Chris Ashton's four-try performance marked a number of milestones:
    • He became the first player of any nation to score four tries in a Six Nations match since the competition expanded in 2000.
    • He also became the first England player to have scored four tries in a Six Nations, Five Nations, or Home Nations match since Ronald Poulton-Palmer scored four against France in 1914.
    • His six tries in the tournament equalled the single-season record in the Six Nations era, shared by Will Greenwood of England in 2001 and Shane Williams of Wales in 2008.
  • Carlo Del Fava earned his 50th cap
  • Alex Corbisiero (England) and Fabio Semenzato (Italy) made their international debuts.
12 February 2011
17:00
Scotland  6–24  Wales
Pen: Parks (2/3) 31', 58'Report[16]Try: Williams (2) 8' c, 70' m
Con: Hook (1/1)
Pen: Hook (4/5) 13', 18', 21', 65'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,259
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell   20'
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Joe Ansbro
IC 12 Nick De Luca
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Rory Lawson   46'
N8 8 Richie Vernon
OF 7 John Barclay   67'
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)   71'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray   46'
HK 2 Ross Ford   67'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   67'
PR 17 Moray Low   46'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod   71'
FL 19 Ross Rennie   67'
SH 20 Mike Blair   46'
FH 21 Ruaridh Jackson
WG 22 Sean Lamont   20'
Coach:
  Andy Robinson
 
FB 15 Lee Byrne   27'   76'
RW 14 Morgan Stoddart
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook   66'
SH 9 Mike Phillips   75'
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate   53'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones   71'
LL 4 Bradley Davies   23'
TP 3 Craig Mitchell
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)   75'
LP 1 Paul James   66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard   75'
PR 17 John Yapp   66'
LK 18 Jonathan Thomas   53'
FL 19 Josh Turnbull   71'
SH 20 Tavis Knoyle   75'
FH 21 Stephen Jones   66'
FB 22 Rhys Priestland   76'
Coach:
  Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Sam Warburton (Wales)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

13 February 2011
15:00
Ireland  22–25  France
Try: McFadden 4' c
O'Leary 37' m
Heaslip 67' c
Con: Sexton (1/2)
O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 15'		Report[17]Try: Médard 54' c
Con: Yachvili (1/1)
Pen: Parra (5/5) 10', 18', 20', 27', 48'
Yachvili (1/2) 62'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW 14 Fergus McFadden
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton   62'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary   68'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell   80'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross
HK 2 Rory Best   75'
LP 1 Cian Healy   56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin   75'
PR 17 Tom Court   56'
LK 18 Leo Cullen   80'
FL 19 Denis Leamy
SH 20 Eoin Reddan   68'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara   62'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
  Declan Kidney
 
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud   50'
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Damien Traille   72'
LW 11 Maxime Médard
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra   53'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire   53'
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Julien Pierre   63'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat
LP 1 Thomas Domingo   49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet   49'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion   63'
N8 19 Sébastien Chabal   53'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili   53'
CE 21 Yannick Jauzion   72'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc   50'
Coach:
  Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Thierry Dusautoir (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Round 3

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26 February 2011
14:30
Italy  16–24  Wales
Try: Canale 5' m
Parisse 52' m
Pen: Bergamasco (2/2) 12', 26'		Report[18]Try: Stoddart 9' m
Warburton 13' c
Con: S. Jones (1/2)
Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 3', 38', 40+2'
Drop: Hook (1/1) 73'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi   73'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Kris Burton   64'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato   71'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri   72'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè   52'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni   70'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini   40'   70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero   40'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò   52'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai   72'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio   71'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera   64'
WG 22 Tommaso Benvenuti   73'
Coach:
  Nick Mallett
 
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Morgan Stoddart
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Craig Mitchell
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)   77'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard   77'
PR 17 John Yapp
N8 18 Jonathan Thomas
FL 19 Josh Turnbull
SH 20 Tavis Knoyle
FH 21 Rhys Priestland
WG 22 Leigh Halfpenny
Coach:
  Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Fabio Semenzato (Italy)

Touch judges:
Dave Pearson (England)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

26 February 2011
17:00
England  17–9  France
Try: Foden 42' m
Pen: Flood (3/3) 5', 13', 17'
Wilkinson (1/1) 52'		Report[19]Pen: Yachvili (3/5) 7', 19', 22'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,107
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)
IC 12 Shontayne Hape   76'
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Toby Flood   51'
SH 9 Ben Youngs   65'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon   71'
TP 3 Dan Cole   76'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley   67'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan   23'
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson   67'
PR 17 Alex Corbisiero   23'
LK 18 Simon Shaw   71'
FL 19 Hendre Fourie   76'
SH 20 Danny Care   65'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson   51'
WG 22 Matt Banahan   76'
Coach:
 Martin Johnson
 
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud   51'
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc   67'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili   62'
N8 8 Sébastien Chabal   51'
OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Julien Pierre   62'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat   76'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo   60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado   76'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet   60'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion   62'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire   51'
SH 20 Morgan Parra   62'
UB 21 Damien Traille   51'
FB 22 Alexis Palisson   67'
Coach:
  Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Tom Palmer (England)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

27 February 2011
15:00
Scotland  18–21  Ireland
Pen: Paterson 16', 17', 32', 58'
Parks 66'
Drop: Parks 70'		Report[20]Try: Heaslip 6' c
Reddan 29' c
O'Gara 53' c
Con: O'Gara (3/3)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,082
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Nikki Walker   74'
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Sean Lamont
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson   53'
SH 9 Mike Blair   60'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie   46'   55'   55'
OF 7 John Barclay   66'
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Moray Low   66'
HK 2 Ross Ford   53'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen   44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   53'
PR 17 Geoff Cross   46'   55'   66'
LK 18 Nathan Hines   66'
N8 19 Richie Vernon   55'
SH 20 Rory Lawson   60'
FH 21 Dan Parks   53'
WG 22 Simon Danielli   74'
Coach:
  Andy Robinson
 
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara   67'
SH 9 Eoin Reddan   60'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace   60'
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan   66'
TP 3 Mike Ross   70'
HK 2 Rory Best   60'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin   60'
PR 17 Tom Court   70'
LK 18 Leo Cullen   66'
FL 19 Denis Leamy   60'
SH 20 Peter Stringer   60'
FH 21 Johnny Sexton   67'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
  Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
Ronan O'Gara (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Andrew Small (England)
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Round 4

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12 March 2011
14:30
Italy  22–21  France
Try: Masi 59' c
Con: Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Bergamasco (5/7) 1', 23', 63', 70', 75'		Report[21]Try: Clerc 14' m
Parra 50' c
Con: Parra (1/2)
Pen: Parra (3/4) 19', 44', 66'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Luciano Orquera   57'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri   57'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè   53'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia   47'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero   47'
Replacements:
HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini   47'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini   47'
LK 18 Quintin Geldenhuys   53'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire   57'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio
FH 21 Kris Burton   57'
FB 22 Luke McLean
Coach:
  Nick Mallett
 
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion   70'
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Sébastien Chabal   56'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet   56'
LL 4 Julien Pierre
TP 3 Nicolas Mas   40'
HK 2 William Servat   61'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado   61'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon   40'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion   56'
N8 19 Imanol Harinordoquy   56'
SH 20 Julien Tomas
CE 21 Damien Traille   70'
FB 22 Clément Poitrenaud
Coach:
  Marc Lièvremont

Man of the Match:
Andrea Masi (Italy)

Touch judges:
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Stuart Terheege (England)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

12 March 2011
17:00
Wales  19–13  Ireland
Try: Phillips 50' c
Con: Hook (1/1)
Pen: Hook (3/4) 19', 27', 68'
Halfpenny (1/1) 38'		Report[22]Try: O'Driscoll 2' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 32', 40'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,233
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones   59'
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Craig Mitchell   12'
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)   71'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard   71'
PR 17 John Yapp   12'
N8 18 Jonathan Thomas   59'
FL 19 Rob McCusker
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
FH 21 Stephen Jones
WG 22 Morgan Stoddart
Coach:
  Warren Gatland
 
FB 15 Luke Fitzgerald   72'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara   49'
SH 9 Eoin Reddan   1'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip   69'
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan   75'
TP 3 Mike Ross   68'
HK 2 Rory Best   75'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin   75'
PR 17 Tom Court   68'
LK 18 Leo Cullen   75'
N8 19 Denis Leamy   69'
SH 20 Peter Stringer   1'
FH 21 Johnny Sexton   49'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace   72'
Coach:
  Declan Kidney

Man of the Match:
James Hook (Wales)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Peter Allan (Scotland)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

  • Mike Phillips (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
  • Brian O'Driscoll's try gave him 24 career tries in the Championship, equalling the all-time record of Ian Smith of Scotland, amassed in the Five Nations and Home Nations between 1924 and 1933.[23]
  • Ronan O'Gara became the fifth player in rugby history with 1,000 career Test points, reaching the mark with his conversion of O'Driscoll's try.[23]
  • The officials were heavily criticised for allowing the Wales try as it was scored following a quick throw-in after the ball went out on the full, with a different ball. A quick throw-in must be taken with the same ball without it being touched after going over the touchline.[24]
13 March 2011
15:00
England  22–16  Scotland
Try: Croft 67' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Flood (4/5) 15', 23', 29', 57'
Wilkinson (1/1) 79'		Report[25]Try: Evans 74 'c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 3', 20'
Drop: Jackson (1/1) 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,120
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Mike Tindall (c)   40'
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Toby Flood   65'
SH 9 Ben Youngs   54'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood   65'
RL 5 Tom Palmer
LL 4 Louis Deacon   65'
TP 3 Dan Cole   74'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley   65'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson   65'
PR 17 Paul Doran-Jones   74'
LK 18 Simon Shaw   65'
FL 19 Tom Croft   65'
SH 20 Danny Care   54'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson   65'
CE 22 Matt Banahan   40'
Coach:
  Martin Johnson
 
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Joe Ansbro   72'
IC 12 Sean Lamont
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson   54'
SH 9 Rory Lawson   54'
N8 8 Kelly Brown   42'
OF 7 John Barclay   56'
BF 6 Nathan Hines   68'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Moray Low   52'
HK 2 Ross Ford   65'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   65'
PR 17 Geoff Cross   52'
N8 18 Richie Vernon   42'
FL 19 Alasdair Strokosch   68'
SH 20 Mike Blair   54'
FH 21 Dan Parks   54'
CE 22 Nick De Luca   72'
Coach:
  Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:
James Haskell (England)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Television match official:
Tony Redmond (Ireland)

  • In the 58th minute, referee Poite was replaced by Jérôme Garcès due to injury. Andrew Small (England) replaced Garcès as touch judge.

Round 5

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19 March 2011
14:30
Scotland  21–8  Italy
Try: De Luca 46' m
Walker 54' c
Con: Paterson (1/2)
Pen: Paterson (3/4) 3', 18', 67'		Report[26]Try: Masi 10' m
Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 30'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 42,464
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Joe Ansbro   19'
IC 12 Sean Lamont   78'
LW 11 Simon Danielli
FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson
SH 9 Rory Lawson   64'
N8 8 Kelly Brown   74'
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Nathan Hines   54'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock (c)
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross   64'
HK 2 Ross Ford   64'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   64'
PR 17 Euan Murray   64'
N8 18 Richie Vernon   74'
FL 19 Alasdair Strokosch   64'
SH 20 Mike Blair   64'
FH 21 Dan Parks   78'
CE 22 Nick De Luca   19'
Coach:
  Andy Robinson
 
FB 15 Andrea Masi   32'
RW 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi   69'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Kris Burton   59'
SH 9 Fabio Semenzato
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Paul Derbyshire   59'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava   54'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini   79'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini   59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia   79'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero   59'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò   54'
FL 19 Robert Barbieri   59'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio   69'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera   59'
FB 22 Luke McLean   32'
Coach:
  Nick Mallett

Man of the Match:
Richie Gray (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Alan Lewis (Ireland)
John Lacey (Ireland)
Television match official:
Hugh Watkins (Wales)

  • Scotland's victory lifted them from the bottom of the table and condemned Italy to a fourth consecutive wooden spoon.
  • De Luca's try was the first for Scotland at Murrayfield for nearly two years.
19 March 2011
17:00
Ireland  24–8  England
Try: Bowe 27' m
O’Driscoll 46' c
Con: Sexton (1/2)
Pen: Sexton (4/4) 6' 14' 22' 37'		Report[27]Try: Thompson 52' m
Pen: Flood (1/2) 32'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Keith Earls
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Johnny Sexton   69'
SH 9 Eoin Reddan   78'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace   71'
BF 6 Seán O'Brien
RL 5 Paul O'Connell   78'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 Mike Ross   58'
HK 2 Rory Best   78'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin   78'
PR 17 Tom Court   58'
LK 18 Leo Cullen   78'
FL 19 Denis Leamy   79'
SH 20 Peter Stringer   78'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara   69'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace
Coach:
  Declan Kidney
 
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Chris Ashton
OC 13 Matt Banahan
IC 12 Shontayne Hape
LW 11 Mark Cueto   66'
FH 10 Toby Flood   51'
SH 9 Ben Youngs   35'   46'
N8 8 Nick Easter (c)
OF 7 James Haskell
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Tom Palmer   27'
LL 4 Louis Deacon   55'
TP 3 Dan Cole   51'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley   51'
LP 1 Alex Corbisiero
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson   51'
PR 17 Paul Doran-Jones   51'
LK 18 Simon Shaw   27'
FL 19 Tom Croft   55'
SH 20 Danny Care   46'
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson   51'
WG 22 David Strettle   66'
Coach:
  Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:
Johnny Sexton (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Tim Hayes (Wales)
Television match official:
Giulio De Santis (Italy)

  • Brian O'Driscoll's try against England took his all-time championship tally up to 25, breaking the record held by Ian Smith since 1933.[28]
  • Denis Leamy (Ireland) and Mark Cueto (England) each earned their 50th caps.
19 March 2011
19:45
France  28–9  Wales
Try: Nallet (2) 37' m, 43' c
Clerc 58' c
Con: Parra (2/3)
Pen: Parra (3/4) 7', 25', 52'		Report[29]Pen: Hook (3/4) 2', 42', 48'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,798
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Vincent Clerc   75'
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Damien Traille   70'
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra   73'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy   72'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Julien Pierre   66'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas   66'
HK 2 William Servat   70'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado   70'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon   66'
LK 18 Pascal Papé   66'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry   72'
SH 20 Julien Tomas   73'
CE 21 Fabrice Estebanez   70'
WG 22 Yoann Huget   75'
Coach:
  Marc Lièvremont
 
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Jonathan Davies
LW 11 George North
FH 10 James Hook   57'   66'
SH 9 Mike Phillips   67'
N8 8 Ryan Jones
OF 7 Sam Warburton   15'
BF 6 Dan Lydiate
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Adam Jones   52'
HK 2 Matthew Rees (c)   67'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard   67'
PR 17 John Yapp   52'
N8 18 Jonathan Thomas   15'   71'
FL 19 Rob McCusker   71'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel   67'
FH 21 Stephen Jones   66'
WG 22 Morgan Stoddart
Coach:
  Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Lionel Nallet (France)

Touch judges:
Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

  • Wales needed to beat France by 27 points to clinch the title.
  • Ryan Jones (Wales) earned his 50th cap.

Top scorers

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Media coverage

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In the United Kingdom, BBC channels televised the matches live. The matches were also televised by France 2 in France, RTÉ Two in Ireland,[30] Sky Sport in Italy and ESPN in Australia and New Zealand.[31]

In Wales, Welsh language channel S4C televised Wales matches live.[32]

In the United States and the Caribbean, Premium Sports[33] televised the matches live while BBC America also televised some matches in the United States.[34]

References

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