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2010 Six Nations Championship
Date6 February – 20 March 2010
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (17th title)
Grand Slam France (9th title)
Matches played15
Attendance1,055,268 (70,351 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Wales Stephen Jones (63)
Top try scorer(s)Ireland Keith Earls (3)
Ireland Tommy Bowe (3)
Wales James Hook (3)
Wales Shane Williams (3)
Player of the tournamentIreland Tommy Bowe
2009 (Previous) (Next) 2011

The 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Championship and the 116th international championship, an annual rugby union competition between the six major European national teams. The tournament was held between 6 February and 20 March 2010.

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. France won the tournament, achieving a final 12–10 victory over England to win the Grand Slam, their first since 2004 and ninth overall (including six in the Five Nations).[1][2] This was also their 17th outright victory, including 12 victories in the Five Nations, excluding eight titles shared with other countries. France also retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy by defeating Italy in the tournament, to whom they had (then) never lost within the Six Nations.

Ireland, 2009 Grand Slam winners, came second with three victories and two defeats. Despite defeating England and Wales, Ireland failed to win the Triple Crown after a 23–20 defeat to Scotland in their final match.[3] England and Wales came third and fourth respectively with two victories each, while Scotland and Italy finished in fifth and sixth positions for the third tournament in a row. Both teams achieved just one victory each, with Scotland also recording a draw in the Calcutta Cup match against England to place ahead of Italy.

Summary

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Scrum between Scotland, left, and France, right, 7 February 2010. France won the match 18–9.
Line-out between England, in white, and Italy, in blue, 14 February 2010. England won the match 17–12.

The reigning champions on entering the tournament were Ireland, who won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2009.

Ireland did not win the Triple Crown in 2010 due to a surprise 23–20 loss to Scotland in the final Six Nations match at Croke Park on 20 March, with Scotland avoiding their third "wooden spoon" since 2004 in the process. Brian O'Driscoll had opened the scoring in the 11th minute and Ireland were level with Scotland in the 64th minute after Tommy Bowe scored a try, with substitute Ronan O'Gara converting. Scotland's Johnnie Beattie scored his team's first try since they played Wales in their second game and Dan Parks scored a penalty in the final minute to prevent Ireland winning the Triple Crown.[4] Ireland coach Declan Kidney described it as "not our greatest day".[5]

Ireland's previous match – a 27–12 victory over Wales on 13 March – had seen O'Driscoll achieve 100 caps for his country.[6] Ireland's previous match against England had seen John Hayes achieve 100 caps for his country, the first player to do so for Ireland.[7][8]

Ireland's loss to Scotland meant France had won the Championship but could still achieve the Grand Slam by beating England in their final game at the Stade de France on 20 March.[9] The Grand Slam was achieved by France following a 12–10 victory in this game. It was France's first Grand Slam since 2004.[10] England scored the only try of the game.[11] Jonny Wilkinson was not included in the England starting team for only the third time in his career.[12][13] Bryce Lawrence from New Zealand refereed the game.[14]

The nominations for "Player of the Championship" were announced on 17 March; these were Tommy Bowe (Ireland), Mathieu Bastareaud, Morgan Parra, Thierry Dusautoir, Imanol Harinordoquy (all France) and Shane Williams (Wales). Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll, who had won the award in three of the four previous seasons, was not included this time.[15] Tommy Bowe was named as the player of the championship on 25 March, having polled nearly 50% of the fan votes.[16]

Participants

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Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London England Martin Johnson Steve Borthwick/Lewis Moody
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis France Marc Lièvremont Thierry Dusautoir
 Ireland Croke Park[N 1] Dublin Republic of Ireland Declan Kidney Brian O'Driscoll
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome South Africa Nick Mallett Leonardo Ghiraldini[N 2]
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh England Andy Robinson Mike Blair/Chris Cusiter
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland Ryan Jones
  1. ^ The Aviva Stadium (replacing Lansdowne Road) did not open until May 2010, following the redevelopment of the site.
  2. ^ Italy's normal captain, Sergio Parisse, was ruled out of the 2010 Six Nations due to a torn ACL suffered in a training session during the November 2009 test series.[17]

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  France 5 5 0 0 135 69 +66 13 10
2  Ireland 5 3 0 2 106 95 +11 11 6
3  England 5 2 1 2 88 76 +12 6 5
4  Wales 5 2 0 3 113 117 −4 10 4
5  Scotland 5 1 1 3 83 100 −17 3 3
6  Italy 5 1 0 4 69 137 −68 5 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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The schedule for the 2010 Championship was released on 2 April 2009.[18] Following the success of the tournament's first Friday night game, between France and Wales in the 2009 Championship, the organisers scheduled the reverse fixture to also be played on a Friday night.[19]

'c' and 'm' following a try denote 'converted' and 'missed conversion' respectively.

Round 1

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6 February 2010
14:30 GMT
Ireland 29–11 Italy
Try: Heaslip 15' c
O'Leary 35' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 9', 27', 32', 46'
P. Wallace (1/1) 67'
Report[20]Try: Robertson 39' m
Pen: Gower (1/1) 26'
Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 44'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 77,686
Referee: Romain Poîte (France)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Andrew Trimble downward-facing red arrow 56'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 65'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace downward-facing red arrow 72'
BF 6 Kevin McLaughlin
RL 5 Paul O'Connell downward-facing red arrow 61'
LL 4 Leo Cullen
TP 3 John Hayes downward-facing red arrow 72'
HK 2 Jerry Flannery downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 72'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 19 Seán O'Brien upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 21 Paddy Wallace upward-facing green arrow 65'
WG 22 Keith Earls upward-facing green arrow 56'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Kaine Robertson upward-facing green arrow 58'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi upward-facing green arrow 65'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 49'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 56'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) upward-facing green arrow 72'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 Matías Agüero upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 18 Marco Bortolami upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Simon Picone upward-facing green arrow 65'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 22 Andrea Masi upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

6 February 2010
17:00 GMT
England 30–17 Wales
Try: Haskell (2) 40' c, 75' c
Care 44' c
Con: Wilkinson (3/3)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/3) 11', 35', 79'
Report[21]Try: A. Jones 49' c
Hook 71' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (1/2) 27'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,406
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Toby Flood downward-facing red arrow 77'
LW 11 Ugo Monye
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Danny Care downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody downward-facing red arrow 76'
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Simon Shaw downward-facing red arrow 70'
TP 3 David Wilson downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Dan Cole upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Louis Deacon upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 19 Steffon Armitage upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Paul Hodgson upward-facing green arrow 76'
CE 21 Dan Hipkiss upward-facing green arrow 77'
FB 22 Ben Foden
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Tom James downward-facing red arrow 65'
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Andy Powell downward-facing red arrow 68'
RL 5 Luke Charteris downward-facing red arrow 54'
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones Yellow card 35'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Gareth Williams downward-facing red arrow 54'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett upward-facing green arrow 54'
PR 17 Rhys Gill
LK 18 Bradley Davies upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 19 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 68'
SH 20 Richie Rees upward-facing green arrow 68'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop
WG 22 Leigh Halfpenny upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
  • England wore a special kit to celebrate the centenary of the first international match – England vs Wales – at Twickenham Stadium.[22]
  • Dan Cole (England) made his international debut.

7 February 2010
15:00 GMT
Scotland 9–18 France
Pen: Paterson (3/3) 9', 30', 52'Report[23]Try: Bastareaud (2) 14' m, 33' c
Con: Parra (1/2)
Pen: Parra (2/3) 28', 44'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 65,687
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Thom Evans
OC 13 Max Evans
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Phil Godman downward-facing red arrow 51'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Nathan Hines downward-facing red arrow 68'
TP 3 Moray Low downward-facing red arrow 51' upward-facing green arrow 70'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson downward-facing red arrow 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Allan Jacobsen upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 18 Richie Gray upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald
SH 20 Rory Lawson
CE 21 Alex Grove
FB 22 Hugo Southwell upward-facing green arrow 51'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Benjamin Fall
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud downward-facing red arrow 71'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Aurélien Rougerie downward-facing red arrow 4'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra downward-facing red arrow 71'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) downward-facing red arrow 66'
RL 5 Pascal Papé downward-facing red arrow 65'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 45'
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 50'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 50'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon upward-facing green arrow 45'
LK 18 Julien Pierre upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 20 Frédéric Michalak upward-facing green arrow 71'
CE 21 David Marty upward-facing green arrow 71'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc upward-facing green arrow 4'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Round 2

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13 February 2010
14:00 GMT
Wales 31–24 Scotland
Try: Byrne 56' m
Halfpenny 77' c
S. Williams 80+1' c
Con: S. Jones (2/3)
Pen: S. Jones (4/5) 15', 23', 39', 79'
Report[24]Try: Barclay 9' c
M. Evans 20' m
Con: Paterson (1/2)
Pen: Parks (2/2) 26', 41'
Drop: Parks (2/4) 18', 66'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,133
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper downward-facing red arrow 41'
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams downward-facing red arrow 68'
BF 6 Andy Powell downward-facing red arrow 49'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Jonathan Thomas
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Gareth Williams downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Paul James downward-facing red arrow 49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 18 Bradley Davies upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 19 Sam Warburton upward-facing green arrow 68'
SH 20 Richie Rees upward-facing green arrow 41'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Chris Paterson downward-facing red arrow 30'
RW 14 Thom Evans downward-facing red arrow 36'
OC 13 Sean Lamont
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Rory Lamont downward-facing red arrow 73'
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 79'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton downward-facing red arrow 78'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 59'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson downward-facing red arrow 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson Yellow card 74' upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 17 Allan Jacobsen upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 18 Richie Gray upward-facing green arrow 78'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald upward-facing green arrow 79'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 36'
FH 21 Phil Godman Yellow card 80' upward-facing green arrow 73'
WG 22 Max Evans upward-facing green arrow 30'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
  • Chris Paterson became the 13th player in history with at least 100 international appearances. His missed conversion ended a personal streak of 35 consecutive successful kicks at goal in the Six Nations, dating back to 2007.[25]

13 February 2010
16:30 GMT
France 33–10 Ireland
Try: Servat 27' c
Jauzion 31' c
Poitrenaud 59' c
Con: Parra (3/3)
Pen: Parra (2/3) 17', 68'
Drop: Parra (1/1) 62'
Michalak (1/1) 78'
Report[26]Try: D. Wallace 64' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 29'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,289
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Vincent Clerc downward-facing red arrow 48'
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion downward-facing red arrow 67'
LW 11 Alexis Palisson downward-facing red arrow 24'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 62'
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Pascal Papé downward-facing red arrow 74'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 18 Julien Pierre upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 20 Frédéric Michalak upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 21 David Marty upward-facing green arrow 48'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu upward-facing green arrow 24'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Rob Kearney downward-facing red arrow 35'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Leo Cullen downward-facing red arrow 61'
TP 3 John Hayes downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 Jerry Flannery downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Cian Healy Yellow card 17'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 19 Seán O'Brien
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 21 Johnny Sexton upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace upward-facing green arrow 35'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

14 February 2010
14:30 GMT
Italy 12–17 England
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (4/5)Report[27]Try: Tait 44' m
Pen: Wilkinson (3/5)
Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 74'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 31,876
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi downward-facing red arrow 55'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi downward-facing red arrow 53'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni Yellow card 58'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) downward-facing red arrow 75'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 17 Matías Agüero upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 53'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino
WG 22 Kaine Robertson upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Ugo Monye
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Danny Care downward-facing red arrow 75'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody downward-facing red arrow 72'
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Simon Shaw downward-facing red arrow 64'
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Tim Payne downward-facing red arrow 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 David Wilson upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 18 Matt Mullan upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 19 Louis Deacon upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 20 Steffon Armitage upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 21 Paul Hodgson upward-facing green arrow 75'
FH 22 Toby Flood
Coach:
Martin Johnson
  • Jonny Wilkinson's two missed penalties ended a personal streak of consecutive successful penalty kicks in any international which he has started, dating back to 2003.[28]
  • Matt Mullan (England) made his international debut.

Round 3

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26 February 2010
20:00 GMT
Wales 20–26 France
Try: Halfpenny 62' c
S. Williams 79' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 45', 49'
Report[29]Try: Palisson 6' c
Trinh-Duc 40' c
Con: Parra (2/2)
Pen: Parra (3/3) 19', 26', 78'
Michalak (1/1) 71'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,767
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Richie Rees
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Deiniol Jones downward-facing red arrow 25'
LL 4 Bradley Davies
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Huw Bennett
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens
PR 17 Rhys Gill
LK 18 Luke Charteris upward-facing green arrow 25'
FL 19 Sam Warburton
SH 20 Mike Phillips
CE 21 Andrew Bishop
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud downward-facing red arrow 78'
RW 14 Julien Malzieu
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud downward-facing red arrow 69'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc downward-facing red arrow 65'
SH 9 Morgan Parra Yellow card 64'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Julien Pierre downward-facing red arrow 64'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 52' upward-facing green arrow 68' downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo downward-facing red arrow 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 52' downward-facing red arrow 68' upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 20 Frédéric Michalak upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 21 David Marty upward-facing green arrow 69'
WG 22 Marc Andreu upward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Notes:

  • Marc Andreu (France) made his international debut.

27 February 2010
13:30 GMT
Italy 16–12 Scotland
Try: Canavosio 64' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1)
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (3/3) 10', 14', 43'
Report[30]Pen: Parks (3/4) 22', 33', 64'
Drop: Parks 49'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi downward-facing red arrow 52'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Matías Agüero upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 52'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino
WG 22 Kaine Robertson upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Simon Danielli downward-facing red arrow 55'
OC 13 Max Evans
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 79'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c) downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie downward-facing red arrow 55'
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton downward-facing red arrow 70'
TP 3 Euan Murray downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 19 Alasdair Strokosch upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 55'
FH 21 Phil Godman
CE 22 Nick De Luca upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

27 February 2010
16:00 GMT
England 16–20 Ireland
Try: Cole 61' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 15', 36'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/3) 70'
Report[31]Try: Bowe (2) 4' m, 75' c
Earls 56' m
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/3) 29'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,554
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB 15 Delon Armitage downward-facing red arrow 49'
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Ugo Monye
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Danny Care downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody downward-facing red arrow 55'
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Simon Shaw downward-facing red arrow 4'
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 73'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 David Wilson upward-facing green arrow 73'
LK 18 Louis Deacon upward-facing green arrow 4'
FL 19 Joe Worsley upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Paul Hodgson upward-facing green arrow 73'
FH 21 Toby Flood
FB 22 Ben Foden upward-facing green arrow 49'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) downward-facing red arrow 64'
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace downward-facing red arrow 70'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan downward-facing red arrow 69'
TP 3 John Hayes downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tony Buckley upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 18 Leo Cullen upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 19 Shane Jennings upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 22 Andrew Trimble upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
  • John Hayes became the first Irish player to earn 100 international caps.[32]

Round 4

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13 March 2010
14:30 GMT
Ireland 27–12 Wales
Try: Earls (2) 27' m, 60' m
O'Leary 31' m
Pen: Sexton (3/4) 16', 21', 50'
Drop: Sexton (1/1) 76'
Report[33]Pen: S. Jones (4/5) 9', 38', 54', 63'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 81,340
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy downward-facing red arrow 23'
LW 11 Keith Earls downward-facing red arrow 77'
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary downward-facing red arrow 78'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris downward-facing red arrow 78'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell downward-facing red arrow 79'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes downward-facing red arrow 73'
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 79'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin upward-facing green arrow 79'
PR 17 Tony Buckley upward-facing green arrow 73'
LK 18 Leo Cullen upward-facing green arrow 79'
FL 19 Shane Jennings upward-facing green arrow 78'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan upward-facing green arrow 78'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 77'
FB 22 Rob Kearney upward-facing green arrow 23'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Lee Byrne downward-facing red arrow 63'
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Richie Rees downward-facing red arrow 61'
N8 8 Gareth Delve
OF 7 Martyn Williams (c) downward-facing red arrow 66'
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Luke Charteris
LL 4 Bradley Davies downward-facing red arrow 58'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Paul James downward-facing red arrow 77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Rhys Gill upward-facing green arrow 77'
LK 18 Ian Gough upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 19 Sam Warburton upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop upward-facing green arrow 63'
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland

13 March 2010
17:00 GMT
Scotland 15–15 England
Pen: Parks (4/6) 6', 18', 50', 68'
Drop: Parks (1/3) 39'
Report[35]Pen: Wilkinson (3/3) 14', 30', 41'
Flood (2/4) 49', 64'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 66,891
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell downward-facing red arrow 69'
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 71'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c) downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown downward-facing red arrow 55'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton downward-facing red arrow 51'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen downward-facing red arrow 71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Geoff Cross upward-facing green arrow 71'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Rory Lawson upward-facing green arrow 60'
FH 21 Phil Godman upward-facing green arrow 71'
WG 22 Simon Danielli upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Delon Armitage downward-facing red arrow 50'
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Ugo Monye downward-facing red arrow 55'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson downward-facing red arrow 44'
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Joe Worsley
BF 6 James Haskell downward-facing red arrow 61'
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Louis Deacon downward-facing red arrow 73'
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 77'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 David Wilson upward-facing green arrow 77'
LK 18 Courtney Lawes upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 19 Lewis Moody upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 20 Ben Youngs upward-facing green arrow 55'
FH 21 Toby Flood upward-facing green arrow 44'
FB 22 Ben Foden upward-facing green arrow 50'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
  • Ben Youngs (England) made his international debut.

14 March 2010
14:30 GMT
France 46–20 Italy
Try: Harinordoquy 5' c
Marty (2) 17' c, 25' m
Andreu 51' c
Jauzion 56' c
Lapandry 65' c
Con: Parra (5/6)
Pen: Parra (2/3) 10', 41'
Report[36]Try: Del Fava 68' c
Canavosio 72' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (2/2)
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/2) 35', 44'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,712
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud downward-facing red arrow 64'
RW 14 Marc Andreu
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc downward-facing red arrow 58'
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) downward-facing red arrow 58'
RL 5 Julien Pierre
LL 4 Lionel Nallet downward-facing red arrow 48'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 40'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 40'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal upward-facing green arrow 48'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili upward-facing green arrow 58'
CE 21 Mathieu Bastareaud upward-facing green arrow 69'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García Yellow card 15'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower downward-facing red arrow 76'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi downward-facing red arrow 30'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 55'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 66'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Matías Agüero upward-facing green arrow 66'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 30'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino upward-facing green arrow 76'
WG 22 Kaine Robertson
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Round 5

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20 March 2010
14:30 GMT
Wales 33–10 Italy
Try: Hook (2) 52' c, 57' c
S. Williams 68' c
Con: S. Jones (3/3)
Pen: S. Jones (4/4) 8', 22', 33', 36'
Report[37]Try: McLean 75' c
Con: Mi. Bergamasco (1/1) 75'
Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (1/2) 65'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 70,548
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Tom Prydie
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones downward-facing red arrow 70'
SH 9 Mike Phillips downward-facing red arrow 70'
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Luke Charteris
LL 4 Bradley Davies downward-facing red arrow 15'
TP 3 Adam Jones downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Matthew Rees downward-facing red arrow 63'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 17 Paul James upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 18 Ian Gough upward-facing green arrow 15'
N8 19 Gareth Delve upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 70'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop upward-facing green arrow 70'
CE 22 Tom Shanklin upward-facing green arrow 63'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale downward-facing red arrow 4'
IC 12 Gonzalo García
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Pablo Canavosio downward-facing red arrow 25'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco Yellow card 56'
BF 6 Josh Sole downward-facing red arrow 55'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 73'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Matías Agüero upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò upward-facing green arrow 73'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Tito Tebaldi upward-facing green arrow 25' downward-facing red arrow 63'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino upward-facing green arrow 63'
CE 22 Matteo Pratichetti upward-facing green arrow 4'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
  • Tom Prydie became the youngest test cap in Welsh rugby history, at the age of 18 years, 25 days.[38]

20 March 2010
17:00 GMT
Ireland 20–23 Scotland
Try: O'Driscoll 11' c
Bowe 64' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/3) 51'
O'Gara (1/1) 76'
Report[39]Try: Beattie 15' m
Pen: Parks (5/6) 5', 37', 46', 73', 78'
Drop: Parks (1/2) 40+1'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 80,313
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy downward-facing red arrow 26'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton downward-facing red arrow 52'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes downward-facing red arrow 80'
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tony Buckley upward-facing green arrow 80'
LK 18 Leo Cullen
FL 19 Shane Jennings
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 52'
FB 22 Rob Kearney upward-facing green arrow 26'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Sean Lamont downward-facing red arrow 73'
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c) downward-facing red arrow 52'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton downward-facing red arrow 52'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen downward-facing red arrow 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson upward-facing green arrow 67'
LK 18 Richie Gray upward-facing green arrow 52'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 52'
FH 21 Phil Godman
WG 22 Simon Danielli upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

20 March 2010
19:45 GMT
France 12–10 England
Pen: Parra (3/4) 19', 25', 35'
Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 3'
Report[40]Try: Foden 6' c
Con: Flood (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (1/1) 67'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,066
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Marc Andreu downward-facing red arrow 73'
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud downward-facing red arrow 51'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 53'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Julien Pierre downward-facing red arrow 59'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry upward-facing green arrow 53'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
CE 21 David Marty upward-facing green arrow 51'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mike Tindall downward-facing red arrow 53'
IC 12 Riki Flutey downward-facing red arrow 61'
LW 11 Chris Ashton
FH 10 Toby Flood
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody (c)
BF 6 Joe Worsley downward-facing red arrow 64'
RL 5 Louis Deacon
LL 4 Simon Shaw downward-facing red arrow 15'
TP 3 Dan Cole downward-facing red arrow 41'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley downward-facing red arrow 41'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson upward-facing green arrow 41'
PR 17 David Wilson upward-facing green arrow 41'
LK 18 Tom Palmer upward-facing green arrow 15'
FL 19 James Haskell upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 20 Ben Youngs
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 22 Mathew Tait upward-facing green arrow 53'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
  • Chris Ashton (England) made his international debut.

Top scorers

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