2011 Six Nations Championship

Final results

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. Had England beaten Ireland it would have led to their first Grand Slam since 2003. Italy lost their final match against Scotland to claim the wooden spoon for the ninth time since entering the competition in 2000.

Participants

Squads

:See 2011 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

Results

Round 1

Hook (1/2) 70' Wilkinson (1/1) 75'

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• Tom Wood (England) made his international debut.

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• Fergus McFadden (Ireland) made his international debut.

Penalty try 29' c Harinordoquy 54' c Traille 68' c Yachvili (2/2) Brown 60' c Lamont 75' c Jackson (1/1)

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Round 2

Cueto 30' c Tindall 35' c Care 58' c Haskell 72' c Wilkinson (3/3)

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• 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.

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• Josh Turnbull and Rhys Priestland (both Wales) made their international debuts.

O'Leary 37' m Heaslip 67' c O'Gara (1/1) Yachvili (1/2) 62'

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Round 3

Parisse 52' m Warburton 13' c

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• Alessandro Zanni (Italy) and James Hook (Wales) each earned their 50th caps.

Wilkinson (1/1) 52'

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• Dimitri Yachvili (France) earned his 50th cap.
• Jonny Wilkinson's 52nd-minute penalty for England made him the leading point scorer in international rugby, overtaking Dan Carter.

Parks 66' Reddan 29' c O'Gara 53' c

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Round 4

Parra 50' c

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• Carlo Festuccia earned his 50th cap
• This was the first time Italy had ever beaten France at home, and the first time they had won the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.

Halfpenny (1/1) 38'

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• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Wilkinson (1/1) 79'

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

Round 5

Walker 54' c

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• 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.

O’Driscoll 46' c

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• 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.
• Denis Leamy (Ireland) and Mark Cueto (England) each earned their 50th caps.

Clerc 58' c

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

Top scorers

Try scorers

Points scorers

Media coverage

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

In Wales, Welsh language channel S4C televised Wales matches live.

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

References

References

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17. (13 February 2011). "Ireland 22-25 France".
18. (26 February 2011). "Italy 16-24 Wales".
19. (26 February 2011). "England 17-9 France".
20. (27 February 2011). "Scotland 18-21 Ireland".
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