2009 Women's Six Nations Championship

2009 Women's Six Nations Championship
Countries  England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  England
Matches played 15
Top point scorer(s) Non Evans
(49 points)
Top try scorer(s) Emily Scarratt
Fiona Pocock
(7 tries)
2008 (Previous) (Next) 2010

The 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2009 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the eighth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship.

England comfortably won a third successive Grand Slam in 2008 and were hot favourites to make this four in 2009. However, though England did retain the title it was only on points difference, the loss of key players to the World Cup Sevens was, perhaps, significant in making this an extraordinary championship full of remarkable results...

The fixtures for the women's six nations ran parallel those of the men's tournament.

Contents

Final table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1  England 5 4 0 1 237 52 +185 38 8
2  Wales 5 4 0 1 94 69 +25 13 8
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 88 64 +24 11 6
4  France 5 3 0 2 78 86 -8 12 6
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 38 161 -123 5 2
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 57 160 -103 7 0

Week 1

[723]
2009-02-06
[93/130/16]
Ireland  7-5  France Milltown House, Ashbourne, County Meath, Leinster
Referee: David Jones (Wales)
Try: Fiona Coghlan 73'
Con: Niamh Briggs 73'
Try: Cathy Langenfeld 53'
[724]
2009-02-07
[147/67/7]
England  69-13  Italy Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London
Referee: Michael Black (Ireland)
Try: Fiona Pocock 3', 35', 40'
Catherine Spencer 11'
Amy Turner 18'
Victoria Massarella 23'
Emily Scarratt 27', 66'
Charlotte Barras 50'
Amy Garnett 56'
Gemma Sharples 70'
Con: Katy McLean 3', 11' 23', 27', 40', 66', 70'
Try: Silvia Peron 58'
Con: Veronica Schiavon 58'
Pen: Veronica Schiavon 5', 48'
[725]
2009-02-08
[116/121/21]
Scotland  10-31  Wales Howthornden, Lasswade, Midlothian
Referee: Stefano Roscini (Italy)
Try: Lucy Millard 31'
Con: Sarah Gill 31'
Pen: Sarah Gill 22'
Try: Alison Wright 14'
Melissa Berry 27'
Non Evans 34'
Con: Non Evans 27', 34'
Pen: Non Evans 3', 24', 41', 76'

Week 2

[726]
2009-02-14
[122/148/26]
Wales  16-15  England Cae Gwyn, Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Referee: Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)
Try: Melissa Berry 26'
Aimee Young 54'
Pen: Non Evans 12', 80'
Try: Fiona Pocock 15'
Emily Scarratt 33'
Con: Katy McLean 15'
Pen: Katy McLean 76'
[727]
2009-02-14
[58/94/7]
Italy  17-35  Ireland Stadio Maurizio Natali, Colleferro, Roma
Referee: Laurent Lavin (France)
Try: Michela Este 31'
Elisa Cucchiella 44'
Paola Zangirolami 58'
Con: Veronica Schiavon 44'
Try: Amy Davis 39'
Fiona Coghlan 54'
Tania Rosser 61'
Niamh Briggs 66'
Grace Davitt 76'
Con: Niamh Briggs 54', 66'
Pen: Niamh Briggs 18', 48'
[728]
2009-02-15
[131/117/15]
France  25-12  Scotland Stade Dominique Grimaldi, Arras, Pas-de-Calais
Referee: Stephen Lee (England)
Try: Claire Canal 22'
Laetitia Estève 40'
Elodie Poublan 68'
Aurore Sobolak 76'
Con: Christelle Le Duff 40'
Pen: Christelle Le Duff 17'
Try: Lucy Millard 33'
Cara D'Silva 73'
Con: Sarah Gill 33'

Week 3

[729]
2009-02-27
[95/149/13]
Ireland  13-29  England Templeville Road, Templeogue, Dublin
Referee: Wayne Davies (Wales)
Try: Amy Davis ??
Con: Niamh Briggs ??
Pen: Niamh Briggs ??, ??
Try: Emily Scarratt ??
Francesca Matthews ??, ??
Catherine Spencer ??
Fiona Pocock ??
Con: Katy McLean ??, ??
[730]
2009-02-28
[118/59/7]
Scotland  13-10  Italy Meggetland, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh
Referee: John Carvill (Ireland)
Try: Tanya Griffith 40', 66'
Pen: Louise Dalgliesh 68'
Try: Licia Stefan 19'
Con: Veronica Schiavon 19'
Pen: Veronica Schiavon 58'
[731]
2009-02-28
[132/123/14]
France  27-5  Wales Stade Sapiac, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne
Referee: Mauro Dordolo (Italy)
Try: Clotilde Flaugère 16', 42'
Laetitia Salles 36'
Emilie Moreaux 79'
Con: Aurélie Bailon 16', 36'
Pen: Aurélie Bailon 10'
Try: Non Evans 74'

Week 4

[732]
2009-03-13
[119/96/17]
Scotland  0-23  Ireland Meggetland, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice (England)
Try: Niamh Briggs ??
Tania Rosser 42'
Lynne Cantwell 69'
Con: Niamh Briggs 42'
Pen: Niamh Briggs 22', 29'
[733]
2009-03-15
[150/133/24]
England  52-7  France Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London
Referee: Stefano Traversi (Italy)
Try: Emily Scarratt 2', 40', 68'
Margaret Alphonsi 8'
Amy Turner 21'
Charlotte Barras 32'
Fiona Pocock 46'
Katherine Merchant 77'
Con: Katy McLean ??, ??, ??, ??
Emily Scarratt ??, ??
Try: Christelle Le Duff 72'
Con: Aurélie Bailon 72
[734]
2009-03-15
[60/124/9]
Italy  7-29  Wales Stadio Comunale, Mira, Venice
Referee: James Matthew (Scotland)
Try: Michela Este 80+2'
Con: Veronica Schiavon 80+2'
Try: Naomi Thomas 18'
Mellissa Berry 40', 69'
Non Evans 41'
Catrin Edwards 79'
Con: Non Evans 40', 69'

Week 5

[735]
2009-03-21
[125/97/14]
Wales  13-10  Ireland Cae Gwyn, Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Referee: Claire Daniels (England)
Try: Jenny Davies 2
Non Evans 7'
Pen: Non Evans 60'
Try: Shannon Houston 48'
Con: Niamh Briggs 48'
Pen: Niamh Briggs 11'
[736]
2009-03-21
[151/120/18]
England  72-3  Scotland Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London
Referee: Patrick Pechambert (France)
Try: Katherine Merchant 4', ??, ??, ??
Charlotte Barras ??, ??, ??
Fiona Pocock ??
Catherine Spencer 68'
Sarah Beale ??, ??
Sarah Hunter ??
Con: Katy McLean ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??
Pen: Sarah Gill ??
[737]
2009-03-22
[61/134/9]
Italy  10-14  France Stadio Primo Nebiolo, Torino
Referee: Colin Kirkhouse (Wales)
Try: Maria Diletta Veronese 14'
Con: Veronica Schiavon 14'
Pen: Veronica Schiavon 35'
Try: Amandine Vaupre 28'
Hayate Chrouki 74'
Con: Aurélie Bailon 28', 74'

Scorers

Point scorers
Points Name Pld Team
49 Non Evans 5  Wales
43 Niamh Briggs 5  Ireland
43 Katy McLean 5  England
35 Emily Scarratt 5  England
35 Fiona Pocock 5  England
29 Charlotte Barras 3  England
25 Katherine Merchant 2  England
22 Veronica Schiavon 5  Italy
20 Mellissa Berry 5  Wales

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