2012 Six Nations Championship
2012 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 4 February 2012 – 17 March 2012 | ||
Countries |
England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (25th title) | ||
Grand Slam | Wales (11th title) | ||
Triple Crown | Wales (20th title) | ||
Calcutta Cup | England | ||
Millennium Trophy | England | ||
Centenary Quaich | Ireland | ||
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy | France | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Attendance | 1,034,926 (68,995 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 46 (3.07 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Leigh Halfpenny (66) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Tommy Bowe (5) | ||
Player of the tournament | Dan Lydiate | ||
Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 118th tournament of the annual European championship.
For the first time since 2008, there were no Friday night fixtures.[1]
Whilst Italy continued to play their home matches in Rome, they used Stadio Olimpico instead of Stadio Flaminio, which Italy had used for their home Championship fixtures since entering the competition in 2000.[2] The Championship was won by Wales, who achieved their third Grand Slam in eight tournaments.[3][4][5][6]
Participants
The teams involved were:
Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
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England | Twickenham Stadium | London | Stuart Lancaster | Chris Robshaw |
France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis, Paris | Philippe Saint-André | Thierry Dusautoir |
Ireland | Aviva Stadium | Dublin | Declan Kidney | Rory Best/Paul O'Connell |
Italy | Stadio Olimpico | Rome | Jacques Brunel | Sergio Parisse |
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | Andy Robinson | Ross Ford |
Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Warren Gatland | Sam Warburton |
Squads
Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
1 | Wales | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 58 | +51 | 10 | 10 |
2 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 71 | +27 | 7 | 8 |
3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 94 | +27 | 13 | 5 |
4 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 86 | +15 | 8 | 5 |
5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 121 | −68 | 4 | 2 |
6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 108 | −52 | 4 | 0 |
Fixtures
Week 1
4 February 2012 15:30 CET (UTC+01) |
France | 30–12 | Italy |
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Try: Rougerie 20' c Malzieu 34' m Clerc 53' c Fofana 71' m Con: Yachvili (2/3) 21', 54' Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 51' |
Report | Pen: Burton (2/3) 29', 46' Botes (1/1) 60' Drop: Burton (1/2) 17' |
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- Wesley Fofana and Yoann Maestri of France and Tobias Botes and Giovanbattista Venditti of Italy made their full international debut in this match.
- Vincent Clerc's try was the 32nd of his international career, placing him joint second with his coach Philippe Saint-André on the French try scoring list. (To this date, Serge Blanco remains the top French try scorer with 38.)
4 February 2012 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 6–13 | England |
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Pen: Parks (2/2) 25', 32' |
Report | Try: Hodgson 40' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 41' Pen: Farrell (2/4) 22', 74' |
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- Seven English players made their full international debut in this match (Brad Barritt, Lee Dickson, Phil Dowson, Owen Farrell, Ben Morgan, Geoff Parling and Jordan Turner-Hall). Had Rob Webber come off the bench, eight players from the same side would have made it. (Webber however earned his first cap the following weekend in the game versus Italy.)
- Lee Jones of Scotland also made his full international debut in this match.
- Chris Robshaw of England captained his team earning only his second cap in this match.
- This match turned out to be Dan Parks's last appearance with the Scotland jersey as he announced his retirement from international rugby a few days after the game.
5 February 2012 15:00 IST (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 21–23 | Wales |
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Try: Best 36' c Bowe 67' m Con: Sexton (1/2) 38' Pen: Sexton (3/5) 3', 43', 59' |
Report | Try: J. Davies (2) 13' m, 54' c North 75' m Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 55' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 53', 79' |
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- Coming off the bench at the 76th minute to replace Jonathan Sexton, Ronan O'Gara became the most capped Irish player with 117 caps, jointly with Brian O'Driscoll. However, these figures don't include British and Irish Lions' caps. When those are included, Brian O'Driscoll remains the sole most capped Irish player with 123 caps, Ronan O'Gara standing second with 119 caps.
- O'Gara also took sole possession of the all-time lead for appearances in the Championship, with 57. He had previously been level with his countryman Mike Gibson, who made 56 appearances in the Five Nations from 1964 to 1979.
Week 2
11 February 2012 17:00 CET (UTC+01) |
Italy | 15–19 | England |
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Try: Venditti 37' m Benvenuti 40' c Con: Burton (1/2) 40' Pen: Burton (1/1) 47' |
Report | Try: Hodgson 50' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 50' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 26', 35', 54', 65' |
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- Rob Webber of England made his full international debut in this match.
- The four-point margin of victory in this match is the joint-closest Italy have ever come to beating England.
11 February 2012 21:00 CET (UTC+01) |
France | P–P[10] | Ireland |
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Called off due to unplayable pitch. First such event in 27 years. Match rescheduled for 4 March.[11] |
12 February 2012 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 27–13 | Scotland |
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Try: Cuthbert 41' c Halfpenny (2) 50' c, 55' c Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 43', 52', 56' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 29', 45' |
Report | Try: Laidlaw 63' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 64' Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 22', 48' |
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- Lou Reed and Aaron Shingler of Wales and Stuart Hogg and Ed Kalman of Scotland made their full international debuts in this match.
Week 3
25 February 2012 13:30 IST (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 42–10 | Italy |
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Try: Earls 15' c Bowe (2) 38' c, 60' c Court 76' c Trimble 89' m Con: Sexton (4/5) 17', 39', 61', 78' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 10', 48', 58' |
Report | Try: Parisse 34' c Con: Botes (1/1) 65' Pen: Botes (1/4) 7' |
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- Peter O'Mahony of Ireland made his full international debut in this match.
- Coming off the bench at the 69th minute to replace Gordon D'Arcy, Ronan O'Gara overcame Brian O'Driscoll to become the most capped Irish player with 118 caps. However, these figures do not include British and Irish Lions' caps. When those are included, Brian O'Driscoll remains the most capped Irish player with 123 caps, Ronan O'Gara standing second with 120 caps.
25 February 2012 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 12–19 | Wales |
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Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 29', 38', 45' |
Report | Try: S. Williams 75' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 76' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 25', 34', 53', 71' |
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- Wales won their 20th Triple Crown.
26 February 2012 15:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
Scotland | 17–23 | France |
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Try: Hogg 7' c Jones 55' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 9' Weir (1/1) 56' Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 25' |
Report | Try: Fofana 28' c Médard 58' c Con: Parra (2/2) 29', 59' Pen: Parra (2/3) 39', 47' Drop: Beauxis (1/1) 68' |
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- Duncan Weir of Scotland made his full international debut in this match.
Rescheduled match
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Week 4
10 March 2012 14:30 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 24–3 | Italy |
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Try: Roberts 59' c Cuthbert 77' m Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 50' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 9', 19', 36' Priestland (1/1) 69' |
Report | Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 12' |
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- Rhys Webb of Wales and Fabio Staibano of Italy made their full international debuts in this match.
10 March 2012 17:00 IST (UTC+0) |
Ireland | 32–14 | Scotland |
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Try: Best 13' c Reddan 33' c Trimble 40' m McFadden 76' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 14', 34', 77' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 25', 71' |
Report | Try: Gray 36' m Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 3', 9', 31' |
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- Matt Scott of Scotland made his full international debut in this match.
11 March 2012 16:00 CET (UTC+01) |
France | 22–24 | England |
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Try: Fofana 74' c Con: Parra (1/1) 75' Pen: Beauxis (3/4) 16', 39', 68' Dupuy (1/2) 32' Parra (1/1) 64' |
Report | Try: Tuilagi 12' c Foden 17' c Croft 70' c Con: Farrell (3/3) 14', 18', 71' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 49' |
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Week 5
17 March 2012 13:30 CET (UTC+01) |
Italy | 13–6 | Scotland |
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Try: Venditti 42' c Con: Burton (1/1) 43' Pen: Bergamasco (1/3) 10' Drop: Burton (1/2) 76' |
Report | Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 35', 59' |
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- Scotland were whitewashed. This was the first time since 2007 that Italy avoided the wooden spoon.
- Italy's starting pack in this match was the most internationally experienced ever to play an international match.
17 March 2012 14:45 GMT (UTC+0) |
Wales | 16–9 | France |
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Try: Cuthbert 20' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 21', Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 32', 52', 75' |
Report | Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 10', 72' Beauxis (1/1) 44' |
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- Wales won the Grand Slam.
- Jean-Marcellin Buttin of France made his full international debut in this match.
- William Servat and Julien Bonnaire played their final matches
17 March 2012 17:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
England | 30–9 | Ireland |
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Try: Penalty try 58' c Youngs 73' m Con: Farrell (1/2) 58' Pen: Farrell (6/6) 2', 23', 34', 48', 64', 77' |
Report | Pen: Sexton (3/3) 15', 40', 51' |
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Media coverage
In the United Kingdom, every Six Nations match was broadcast live by the BBC; Wales matches were also shown live by S4C. In Ireland, every match was broadcast live on RTÉ. The BBC also simulcast one match in each round in the United States on BBC America. French international channel TV5Monde simulcast all of France's matches, and was available internationally (including the United States).
Date | BBC (BBC1 / BBC1 HD unless stated otherwise) |
BBC America / BBC America HD |
S4C | RTÉ (RTÉ Two / RTÉ Two HD) |
TV5Monde |
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Saturday, 4 February 2012 | France vs Italy Scotland vs England |
Scotland vs England |
None | France vs Italy Scotland vs England |
France vs Italy |
Sunday, 5 February 2012 | Ireland vs Wales | None | Ireland vs Wales | Ireland vs Wales | None |
Saturday, 11 February 2012 | Italy vs England | None | None | Italy vs England | None |
Sunday, 12 February 2012 | Wales vs Scotland | None | Wales vs Scotland | Wales vs Scotland | None |
Saturday, 25 February 2012 | Ireland vs Italy England vs Wales |
England vs Wales |
England vs Wales |
Ireland vs Italy England vs Wales |
None |
Sunday, 26 February 2012 | Scotland vs France (BBC2/BBC HD) | None | None | Scotland vs France | Scotland vs France |
Sunday, 4 March 2012 | France vs Ireland | None | None | France vs Ireland | France vs Ireland |
Saturday, 10 March 2012 | Wales vs Italy Ireland vs Scotland |
Wales vs Italy |
Wales vs Italy |
Wales vs Italy Ireland vs Scotland |
None |
Sunday, 11 March 2012 | France vs England | None | France vs England | France vs England | France vs England |
Saturday, 17 March 2012 | Italy vs Scotland Wales vs France England vs Ireland |
England vs Ireland |
Wales vs France | Italy vs Scotland Wales vs France England vs Ireland |
Wales vs France |
Notes
- ↑ Although born in New Zealand, Walsh is registered with the Australian Rugby Union and therefore recognised as an Australian referee.[14]
- ↑ Rescheduled from 11 February 2012.[11]WAL}}
16:00 CET (UTC+01)France 17–17 Ireland Try: Fofana 50' m
Pen: Parra (4/5) 22', 29', 46', 57'Report Try: Bowe (2) 12' c, 37' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 13', 38'
Pen: Sexton (1/2) 25'Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000nion "Honours even in Paris". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
References
- ↑ rugbyworld.com
- ↑ "RBS 6 Nazioni, allo Stadio Olimpico l'Edizione 2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Rugby Federation. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ↑ "Six Nations 2012: final day as it happened". BBC Sport. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "Wales win RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "Grand Slam joy as Wales beat France". BBC Sport. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "Wales 16-9 France". Guardian (London). 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "RBS Six Nations Table: 2011-2012". Six Nations Championship. Six Nations Rugby Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "France start Six Nations with Italian victory". RugbyWeek (Sports Digital Media). 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "Italy Highest Attendance". ESPNScrum (ESPN Emea Ltd.). 12 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "France v Ireland match called off at last minute". BBC Sport (BBC). 11 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Postponed France v Ireland Six Nations game set for 4 March". BBC Sport (BBC). 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ↑ Curtis, Tony (25 February 2012). "Ireland see off Italy". Sky Sports (BSkyB). Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "Williams steals the show". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ↑ "Referees". Australian Rugby Union. Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ↑ "France edge out Scotland". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ "Simply a stroll for Wales". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "Dublin delight for Ireland". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ "England come of age". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 11 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ↑ Dilger, Simon (17 March 2012). "Azzurri claim precious win". Sky Sports (BSkyB). Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ↑ Lancaster, Rob (17 March 2012). "A Grand day out for Wales". Sky Sports (BSkyB). Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ↑ Kendall, Mark (17 March 2012). "England sign off in style". Sky Sports (BSkyB). Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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