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2012 Women's Six Nations Championship

Field	Value
name	2012 Women's Six Nations Championship
date	February 2012 – March 2012
countries

champions
count	13
grand slam	(12th title)
triple crown	(15th title)
matches	15
tries	71
top point scorer	ENG Emily Scarratt (34)
top try scorer	ENG Michaela Staniford (5)
previous year	2011
previous tournament	2011 Women's Six Nations Championship
next year	2013
next tournament	2013 Women's Six Nations Championship

The 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2012 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th 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 in February and March 2012, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day.

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England were favourites to win the tournament, and did so – their victory being their seventh title in a row, winning without conceding a try – the first time this had been achieved in the Six Nations.

The tournament marked a significant step-forward in the broadcasting of matches. Three of England's five games were available to the armchair viewer – their home matches against Wales (broadcast live in the UK by the BBC), their game against Ireland (webcast by the RFU), and their away game against France (broadcast in France by France4 and in the UK by Sky – the first time any women's international had been shown on French national TV). Ireland v Scotland was also webcast by the IRFU – the first Irish women's home game ever broadcast. In addition Wales played at the Millennium Stadium for the first time, following the men's game between Wales and Italy, though this was not broadcast.

Table

Position	Nation	Games	Points	Table
points	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1		5	5	0	0	161	12	+149	26	10
2		5	4	0	1	97	22	+75	15	8
3		5	3	0	2	109	41	+68	16	6
4		5	2	0	3	50	113	−63	8	4
5		5	1	0	4	55	157	−102	7	2
6		5	0	0	5	12	139	−127	2	0

Fixtures and results

Week 1

Conv: Briggs Pen: Briggs

Tremouliere 21' Hebel 29' Ladagnous 32' Pelle 80' Conv: Bailon 8', 29' Pen: Bailon 19'

Staniford (2) Burnfield Merchant (2) Hunt Scarratt Noel-Smith Conv: McLean

Week 2

Pen: Sandrine Agricole 38' Conv: Niamh Briggs 78'

Scarratt Roberts Large Penalty Try Staniford Burford Convs: Scarratt (4)

Jamie Kift Rachael Taylor

Week 3

Amy Davis Marie Louise Reilly Joy Neville Jennifer Murphy Cons: Niamh Briggs (4) Grace Davitt Con: Veronica Schiavon Drop: Michela Tondinelli

Emily Scarratt Rowena Burnfield Kay Wilson Sarah Hunter Pen:Katy McLean

Bouisset 38' Mignot 43' De Nadai 60' Pen: Bailon 33'

Rearranged fixture

Sophie Spence Niamh Kavanagh Alison Miller Gillian Bourke Ashleigh Baxter Cons: Niamh Briggs (3)

Week 4

Ashleigh Baxter Alison Miller Conv: Niamh Briggs 5' Pen: Niamh Briggs

Clare Flowers Naomi Thomas (2) Cons: Laura Prosser (2) Pens: Prosser (2) Con: Michela Tondinelli Pens: Tondinelli (2)

Wilson Conv: McLean Pen: Scarratt

Week 5

Turner Convs: McLean (2) Pens: McLean (2) Scarratt

Gaudino 22' Chindamo 38' Castellarin 40+4' Gai 78' Conv Schiavon 38', 44' Dixon 72' Conv: Ritchie 55'

Forlani Ladagnous Portaries Cons: Bailon Tremouliere (2)

Leading scorers

Point scorers

Points	Name	Team	Notes	34	27	25	22	15	15	15	13	11
Emily Scarratt		4 tries, 4 cons, 2 pens
Niamh Briggs		9 cons, 3 pens
Michaela Staniford		5 tries
Katy McLean		1 try, 4 cons, 3 pens
Aurelie Bailon		3 conv, 3 pen
Caroline Ladagnous		3 tries
Niamh Kavanagh		3 tries
Aurelie Bailon		2 cons, 3 pens
Michela Tondinelli		1 con, 2 pen, 1 drop

References

[http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/920-ireland-v-wales-abandoned-at-half-time.html After 40 minutes due to a frozen pitch, Ireland leading 10–3]
"Official Six Nations website match report".
"Women 2012".
"Women's Six Nations".
"Official Six Nations website match report".
"Official Six Nations website match report".
"Official Six Nations website match report".
"Official Six Nations website match report".
"Ireland's highest ever points total in the Six Nations".
"Official Six Nations website match report".
"Official Six Nations website match report".
"Ireland's largest ever margin of victory in the Six Nations".
[http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/967-ireland-set-up-triple-crown-clash.html Match report]
[http://scrumqueens.com/news/968-wales-bounce-back-in-style.html Match report]
[http://scrumqueens.com/news/969-strong-second-half-sees-england-home.html Match report]

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