2011 Women's Six Nations Championship

The 2011 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2011 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the tenth series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were held between 4 February and 19 March 2011, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. The game between England and Scotland on 13 March followed the men's international between the same two nations and was shown live on the BBC. The match between England and France was also shown live on Sky TV in the UK,[1] and France vs Scotland was broadcast live on Orange TV in France.

2011 Women's Six Nations Championship
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (12th title)
Grand Slam England (11th title)
Triple Crown England (14th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored85 (5.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Katy McLean (58)
Top try scorer(s)France Élodie Poublan (5)
England Maggie Alphonsi (5)
2010 (Previous) (Next) 2012

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England were favourites to win the tournament, and their victory was their sixth title in a row. Italy also had their best Six Nations ever. Scotland, on the other hand, lost every match (other than their game against Ireland) by record margins.

Table

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Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1   England 5 5 0 0 223 8 +215 36 10
2   France 5 4 0 1 113 51 +62 16 8
3   Ireland 5 2 0 3 74 70 +4 12 4
4   Wales 5 2 0 3 64 72 −8 9 4
5   Italy 5 2 0 3 68 130 −62 9 4
6   Scotland 5 0 0 5 20 231 −211 3 0

Fixtures and results

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Week 1

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2011-02-06
Wales  0–19[3][4]  England
Tries: Francesca Matthews 11'
Penalty try 39'
Danielle Waterman 48'
Cons: Katy McLean 39', 48'
Pandy Park, Crosskeys, Caerphilly
Referee: Mark Patton (Ireland)[6]

Week 2

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2011-02-11
Ireland  12–14[3][4]  France
Tries: Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Briggs
Cons: Niamh Briggs
Try: Christelle Chobet
Pens: Sandrine Agricole (2)
Aurelie Bailon
Ashbourne
Referee: Federica Guerzoni (ITA)
2011-02-12
England  68–5[3][4]  Italy
Tries: Maggie Alphonsi 7'
Heather Fisher(2)
Danielle Waterman (2)
Emily Scarratt
Kat Merchant
Rowena Burnfield
Katherine Merchant
Toya Mason
Georgina Roberts
Cons: Katy McLean (5)
Pen: Katy McLean
Try: Chiara Castellarin
Esher
Referee: Mhairi Hay (SCO)
2011-02-13
Scotland  12–41[3][4]  Wales[7]
Tries: Tracy Balmer
Lindsay Wheeler
Cons: Caroline Collie
Tries: Elan Evans(3)
Charlotte Murray
Caryl James
Kerin Kake
Cons: Aimee Young
Pens: Aimee Young (3)
Burnbrae, Milngavie
Referee: Sylvie Bros (FRA)

Week 3

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2011-02-26
Scotland  5–22[3][4]  Ireland
Try: Lauren HarrisTries: Lynne Cantwell (2)
Ger Rea
Niamh Briggs
Con: Niamh Briggs
New Hawthornden Stadium, Lasswade
Referee: Claire Daniels (ENG)
2011-02-27
Italy  12–8[3][4]  Wales
Tries: Maria Diletta Veronese 14'
Maria Grazia Cioffi 40'
Cons: Veronica Schiavon 40'
Try: Kerin Lake 50'
Pen: Amiee Young 6'
La Spezia, Liguria
Referee: Alan Campbell (SCO)
2011-02-27
England  16–3[3][4]  France
Tries: Amy Garnett
Katy McLean
Pens: Katy McLean (2)
Pens: Nadège Cazenave
Sixways Stadium, Worcester
Referee: Wayne Davies (WAL)

Week 4

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2011-03-13
Italy  20–28[3][4]  France
Tries: Paola Zangirolami
Flavia Severin
Cons: Veronica Schiavon(2)
Pens: Veronica Schiavon (2)
Tries: Sandrine Agricole
Claire Canal
Élodie Poublan
Cons: Sandrine Agricole (2)
Pens: Sandrine Agricole
Nadège Casenave (2)
Benevento
Referee: Nicky Inwood (NZL)
2011-03-13
Wales  15–14[3][4]  Ireland
Tries: Elen Evans
Adi Taviner
Cons: Amiee Young
Pens: Amiee Young
Tries: Gillian Bourke (2)
Cons: Niamh Briggs (2)
Pandy Park, Crosskeys
Referee: Federica Guerzoni (ITA)
2011-03-13
England  89–0[3][4]  Scotland[8]
Tries: Katherine Merchant 2', 35'
Francesca Matthews 6'
Emily Scarratt 12', 49'
Becky Essex 15'
Rochelle Clarke 32', 51'
Heather Fisher 39', 41'
Maggie Alphonsi 55', 72'
Katy McLean 67'
Danielle Waterman 75', 79'
Cons: Katy McLean 13', 33', 40', 42', 52', 72', 79'
Twickenham
Referee: Dana Teagarden (USA)

Week 5

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2011-03-18
Ireland  0–31[3][4]  England
Tries: Katy McLean
Sarah Hunter
Rochelle Clark
Sophie Hemming
Maggie Alphonsi
Cons: Katy McLean (3)
Ashbourne
Referee: Sarah Corrigan (AUS)
2011-03-19
France  15–0[3][4]  Wales
Tries: Dioni Aguerre
Laurelin Fourcade
Penalty try
Stade Pierre Rajon, Bourgoin-Jallieu
Referee: Claire Daniels (ENG)
2011-03-20
Scotland  0–26[3][4]  Italy[9]
Tries: Michela Este
Manuela Furlan
Veronica Schiavon
Cons: Veronica Schiavon
Pens: Veronica Schiavon (3)
Meggetland, Edinburgh
Referee: Nicky Inwood (NZL)

See also

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Leading scorers

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Other point scorers

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5 points (one try, except where stated): Amy Garnett, Caroline Collie (1 pen, 1 con), Caryl James, Charlotte Murray, Chiara Castellarin, Christelle Chobet, Sophie Hemming, Sarah Hunter, Claire Molloy, Georgina Roberts, Geraldine Rea, Kat Merchant, Lauren Harris, Lindsay Wheeler, Mairead Kelly, Maria Diletta Veronese, Maria Grazia Cioffi, Rowena Burnfield, Toya Mason, Tracy Balmer, Claire Canal, Paola Zangirolami, Adi Taviner, Becky Essex, Michela Este, Manuela Furlan. 3 points (one pen): Aurelie Bailon

References

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  1. ^ "News".
  2. ^ As announced, 22 November 2010
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Women 2011". Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Women's Six Nations". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  5. ^ This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat to France
  6. ^ a b c "Referees to 6 February". 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  7. ^ This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat to Wales
  8. ^ This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat ever, and the largest margin of defeat recorded by any team in the Six Nations
  9. ^ This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat to Italy
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