2014 Six Nations Championship

2014 Six Nations Championship
Date 1 February 2014 – 15 March 2014
Countries  England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  Ireland (12th title)
Triple Crown  England (24th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Millennium Trophy  England
Centenary Quaich  Ireland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy  France
Matches played 15
Attendance 1,038,744 (69,250 per match)
Tries scored 61 (4.07 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Ireland Jonathan Sexton (66)
Top try scorer(s) England Mike Brown (4)
Ireland Jonathan Sexton (4)
Player of the tournament England Mike Brown
Official website Official website
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The 2014 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2014 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It 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 120th edition of the tournament.[1]

Going into the final day, three teams could have still won the championship – Ireland, England and France. In the final game, Ireland hung on to win against France by just two points and secure the championship, on points difference over England.[2] This was their first championship since 2009, and only the 12th title they have won, including predecessor championships.[3][4][5]

The final game also saw the retirement of Brian O'Driscoll from international rugby, with a record number of 141 international caps – 133 for Ireland (83 as captain), and 8 for the British and Irish Lions.[6][7][8]

England won the Triple Crown by beating Wales, Scotland and Ireland[9] – they became the first team to win the Triple Crown while another of the Home Nations won the championship outright.

The 2014 tournament saw 12 players earn their first cap – three English, four French, two Scottish, one Irish, one Italian and one Welsh. Sergio Parisse and Martin Castrogiovanni became the most-capped Italian players with 105 caps,[10][11] with Gethin Jenkins earning the same number to become the most-capped Welsh player.[12] In their match against Wales on the 1st of February, Italy broke the world record for the most-capped starting pack with 587 caps, surpassing the previous record of 546 caps as held by New Zealand.

Participants

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity City
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London England Stuart Lancaster Chris Robshaw
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis France Philippe Saint-André Pascal Papé1
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin New Zealand Joe Schmidt Paul O'Connell2
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome France Jacques Brunel Sergio Parisse3
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Australia Scott Johnson (interim) Kelly Brown4
 Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland Sam Warburton5

1 Replaced original captain Thierry Dusautoir who was ruled out of the Six Nations ahead of the tournament due to tearing a tendon in his right biceps.[13]
2 Except the opening week fixture against Scotland as he was ruled out as he suffered from a chest infection. Jamie Heaslip was captain of the fixture.[14]
3 Except the week 4 match against Ireland as he was injured. Marco Bortolami was captain for that match.[15]
4 Except for the week 2 match against England and the week 3 match against Italy as he was dropped. Greig Laidlaw was captain of those matches.[16] Brown returned as captain for the last two matches against France and Wales.[17]
5 Except for the opening match against Italy as he did not captain as he had not recovered from a shoulder injury. Alun Wyn Jones was captain for that match.[18]

Squads

Table

Position Nation Games Points Tries Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Ireland 540113249+83168
2 England 540113865+73148
3 Wales 530212279+43116
4 France 5302101100+196
5 Scotland 510447138−9142
6 Italy 500563172−10970

Fixtures

The 2014 Six Nations Championship saw the return of a Friday night fixture, last seen during the 2011 Six Nations Championship, where Wales faced France in the third week of the championship at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[19]

Week 1

1 February 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  23–15  Italy
Try: Cuthbert 3' c
S. Williams 37' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 4', 39'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 28', 66', 73'
 Report Try: Campagnaro (2) 42' m, 68' c
Con: Allan (1/2) 69'
Pen: Allan (1/2) 13'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 66,974
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Scott Williams
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North
FH 10Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips  67'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  64'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Luke Charteris  57'
TP 3 Adam Jones  64'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard  67'
LP 1 Paul James  78'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  67'
PR 17Ryan Bevington  78'
PR 18Rhodri Jones  64'
LK 19Andrew Coombs  57'
FL 20Sam Warburton  64'
SH 21Rhys Webb  67'
FH 22James Hook
FB 23Liam Williams
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15Luke McLean
RW 14Angelo Esposito
OC 13Michele Campagnaro
IC 12Alberto Sgarbi
LW 11Leonardo Sarto  76'
FH 10Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  65'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco  57'  72'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni  72'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami  68'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  68'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  57'
LP 1 Michele Rizzo  55'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  57'
PR 17Alberto De Marchi  55'
PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini  68'
FL 19Joshua Furno  68'
FL 20Francesco Minto  57'
SH 21Tobias Botes  65'
FH 22Luciano Orquera
WG 23Tommaso Iannone  76'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Italy Michele Campagnaro

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Iain Ramage (Scotland)

Notes:

1 February 2014
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  26–24  England
Try: Huget (2) 1' m, 17' m
Fickou 76' c
Con: Doussain (0/2)
Machenaud (1/1) 78'
Pen: Doussain (2/2) 10', 22'
Machenaud (1/1) 69'
 Report Try: Brown 36' m
Burrell 47' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 48'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 5', 42'
Goode (1/1) 72'
Drop: Care (1/1) 56'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,763
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15Brice Dulin
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud  74'
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Maxime Médard
FH 10Jules Plisson
SH 9 Jean-Marc Doussain  57'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  65'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux  40'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga
RL 5 Pascal Papé (c)
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart  43'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  48'
HK 2 Benjamin Kayser  43'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  48'
Replacements:
HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski  43'
PR 17Yannick Forestier  48'
PR 18Rabah Slimani  48'
LK 19Yoann Maestri  43'
FL 20Antoine Burban  40'
N8 21Damien Chouly  65'
SH 22Maxime Machenaud  57'
CE 23Gaël Fickou  74'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André
FB 15Mike Brown
RW 14Jack Nowell  65'
OC 13Luther Burrell
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11Jonny May  8'
FH 10Owen Farrell
SH 9 Danny Care  61'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola  65'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Courtney Lawes  67'
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  58'
LP 1 Joe Marler  51'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  58'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  51'
PR 18Henry Thomas
LK 19Dave Attwood  67'
N8 20Ben Morgan  65'
SH 21Lee Dickson  61'
CE 22Brad Barritt  65'
FB 23Alex Goode  8'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
France Yoann Huget

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

2 February 2014
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  28–6  Scotland
Try: Trimble 40' m
Heaslip 46' c
R. Kearney 70' c
Con: Sexton (2/3) 47', 72'
Pen: Sexton (3/3) 13', 22', 56'
 Report Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 18', 42'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Andrew Trimble
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll  72'
IC 12Luke Marshall
LW 11David Kearney
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  72'
SH 9 Conor Murray  72'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Chris Henry
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  65'
RL 5 Dan Tuohy
LL 4 Devin Toner  73'
TP 3 Mike Ross  62'
HK 2 Rory Best  65'
LP 1 Cian Healy  63'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  65'
PR 17Jack McGrath  63'
PR 18Martin Moore  62'
LK 19Iain Henderson  73'
FL 20Tommy O'Donnell  65'
SH 21Isaac Boss  72'
FH 22Paddy Jackson  72'
WG 23Fergus McFadden  72'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Sean Maitland  31'
OC 13Alex Dunbar
IC 12Duncan Taylor  64'
LW 11Sean Lamont
FH 10Duncan Weir
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw  73'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)  56'
BF 6 Ryan Wilson
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  56'
LL 4 Tim Swinson
TP 3 Moray Low  65'
HK 2 Ross Ford  67'
LP 1 Ryan Grant  52'
Replacements:
HK 16Pat MacArthur  67'
PR 17Alasdair Dickinson  52'
PR 18Geoff Cross  65'
LK 19Richie Gray  56'
N8 20Johnnie Beattie  56'
SH 21Chris Cusiter  73'
CE 22Matt Scott  64'
WG 23Max Evans  31'
Coach:
Australia Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Ireland Jamie Heaslip

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Carlo Damasco (Italy)

Notes:

Week 2

8 February 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  26–3  Wales
Try: Henry 31' c
Jackson 78' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 33'
Jackson (1/1) 79'
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 7', 16', 45', 55'
 Report Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 55'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,045
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Andrew Trimble  60'
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11David Kearney
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  74'
SH 9 Conor Murray  79'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Chris Henry
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)  54'
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross  54'
HK 2 Rory Best  72'
LP 1 Cian Healy  67'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  72'
PR 17Jack McGrath  67'
PR 18Martin Moore  54'
LK 19Dan Tuohy  54'  63'
FL 20Tommy O'Donnell  63'
SH 21Isaac Boss  79'
FH 22Paddy Jackson  74'
WG 23Fergus McFadden  60'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Scott Williams  16'
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North
FH 10Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips 79' to 80'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  70'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Andrew Coombs  70'
TP 3 Adam Jones  60'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard  60'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  70'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  60'
PR 17Paul James  70'
PR 18Rhodri Jones  60'
LK 19Jake Ball  70'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  70'
SH 21Rhys Webb
FH 22James Hook
FB 23Liam Williams  16'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Ireland Peter O'Mahony

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

8 February 2014
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  0–20  England
Pen: Laidlaw (0/2)
 Report Try: Burrell 14' c
Brown 58' c
Con: Farrell (2/2) 15', 59'
Pen: Farrell (1/4) 28'
Drop: Care (1/1) 5'
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Tommy Seymour  64'
OC 13Alex Dunbar 51' to 61'
IC 12Matt Scott  72'
LW 11Sean Lamont
FH 10Duncan Weir
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  64'
N8 8 David Denton  52'
OF 7 Chris Fusaro
BF 6 Ryan Wilson
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  69'
LL 4 Tim Swinson
TP 3 Moray Low  69'
HK 2 Ross Ford  42'
LP 1 Ryan Grant  42'
Replacements:
HK 16Scott Lawson  42'
PR 17Alasdair Dickinson  42'
PR 18Geoff Cross  69'
LK 19Jonny Gray  69'
N8 20Johnnie Beattie  52'
SH 21Chris Cusiter  64'
CE 22Duncan Taylor  72'
WG 23Max Evans  64'
Coach:
Australia Scott Johnson
FB 15Mike Brown
RW 14Jack Nowell
OC 13Luther Burrell  73'
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11Jonny May  70'
FH 10Owen Farrell
SH 9 Danny Care  73'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola  69'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  62'
TP 3 Dan Cole  75'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  69'
LP 1 Joe Marler  64'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  69'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  64'
PR 18Henry Thomas  75'
LK 19Dave Attwood  62'
N8 20Ben Morgan  69'
SH 21Lee Dickson  73'
CE 22Brad Barritt  73'
FB 23Alex Goode  70'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
England Mike Brown

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Eric Gauzins (France)

Notes:

9 February 2014
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  30–10  Italy
Try: Picamoles 42' c
Fofana 45' c
Bonneval 51' c
Con: Doussain (3/3) 43', 46', 52'
Pen: Doussain (3/5) 26', 33', 38'
 Report Try: Iannone 76' c
Con: Orquera (1/1) 77'
Pen: Allan (1/2) 28'
Garcia (0/2)
FB 15Brice Dulin
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud  72'
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Hugo Bonneval
FH 10Jules Plisson  66'
SH 9 Jean-Marc Doussain  60'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles  57'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux  75'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga  74'  75'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)  66'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  48'  74'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  57'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  48'
Replacements:
HK 16Benjamin Kayser  57'
PR 17Yannick Forestier  48'
PR 18Rabah Slimani Red card 70'  48'
LK 19Sébastien Vahaamahina 69' to 79'  66'
N8 20Damien Chouly  57'
SH 21Maxime Machenaud  60'
FH 22François Trinh-Duc  66'
CE 23Gaël Fickou  72'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André
FB 15Luke McLean
RW 14Tommaso Iannone
OC 13Michele Campagnaro
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11Leonardo Sarto
FH 10Tommaso Allan  63'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  63'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco  74'
BF 6 Francesco Minto  51'
RL 5 Joshua Furno
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys  70'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  58'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  58'
LP 1 Alberto De Marchi  58'  74'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  58'
PR 17Michele Rizzo Red card 70'  58'
PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini  58'
LK 19Marco Bortolami  70'
FL 20Alessandro Zanni  51'
SH 21Tobias Botes  63'
FH 22Luciano Orquera  63'
WG 23Angelo Esposito
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
France Wesley Fofana

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Notes:

Week 3

21 February 2014
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  27–6  France
Try: North 5' m
Warburton 63' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 63'
Pen: Halfpenny (5/6) 2', 9', 19', 34', 40'
 Report Pen: Doussain (1/2) 16'
Plisson (1/2) 31'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,086
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny  70'
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13George North
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11Liam Williams
FH 10Rhys Priestland  70'
SH 9 Rhys Webb  70'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  50'  62'  70'
RL 5 Jake Ball  70'
LL 4 Luke Charteris
TP 3 Adam Jones  70'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard  56'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 50' to 60'  70'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  56'
PR 17Paul James  50'  62'  70'
PR 18Rhodri Jones  70'
LK 19Andrew Coombs  70'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  70'
SH 21Mike Phillips  70'
FH 22Dan Biggar  70'
FH 23James Hook  70'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15Brice Dulin
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud  70'
IC 12Wesley Fofana
LW 11Hugo Bonneval
FH 10Jules Plisson  63'
SH 9 Jean-Marc Doussain  40'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles 62' to 72'
OF 7 Wenceslas Lauret
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga  50'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  63'
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)
TP 3 Nicolas Mas 50' to 60'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  63'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  63'
Replacements:
HK 16Brice Mach  63'
PR 17Yannick Forestier  63'
PR 18Vincent Debaty  50'  62'
LK 19Sébastien Vahaamahina  63'
N8 20Damien Chouly  62'
SH 21Maxime Machenaud  40'
FH 22Rémi Talès  63'
CE 23Gaël Fickou  70'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Wales Gethin Jenkins

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

21 February 2014
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  20–21  Scotland
Try: Allan 39' c
Furno 70' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 40'
Orquera (1/1) 72'
Pen: Allan (2/3) 13', 31'
 Report Try: Dunbar (2) 53' m, 67' c
Con: Laidlaw (0/1)
Weir (1/1) 67'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 22', 45'
Drop: Weir (1/1) 79'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 66,271
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15Luke McLean
RW 14Angelo Esposito
OC 13Michele Campagnaro
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11Leonardo Sarto
FH 10Tommaso Allan  68'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori  63'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri  63'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni  73'
RL 5 Joshua Furno
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  57'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  57'
LP 1 Alberto De Marchi  57'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  57'
PR 17Matías Agüero  57'
PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini  57'
LK 19Marco Bortolami  73'
FL 20Paul Derbyshire  63'
SH 21Tobias Botes  63'
FH 22Luciano Orquera  68'
WG 23Tommaso Iannone
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Tommy Seymour  55'
OC 13Alex Dunbar  72'
IC 12Matt Scott
LW 11Sean Lamont
FH 10Duncan Weir
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c)  63'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 Chris Fusaro  52'
BF 6 Ryan Wilson
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Moray Low  38'
HK 2 Scott Lawson
LP 1 Ryan Grant  58'
Replacements:
HK 16Ross Ford
PR 17Alasdair Dickinson  58'
PR 18Geoff Cross  38'
LK 19Tim Swinson
N8 20David Denton  52'
SH 21Chris Cusiter  63'
CE 22Duncan Taylor  72'
WG 23Max Evans  55'
Coach:
Australia Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Italy Joshua Furno

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Notes:

22 February 2014
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  13–10  Ireland
Try: Care 56' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 56'
Pen: Farrell (2/3) 24', 53'
 Report Try: R. Kearney 41' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 42'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 49'
FB 15Mike Brown
RW 14Jack Nowell
OC 13Luther Burrell
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11Jonny May
FH 10Owen Farrell
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Billy Vunipola  36'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood  69'
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 David Wilson  69'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  74'
LP 1 Joe Marler  63'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  74'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  63'
PR 18Henry Thomas  69'
LK 19Dave Attwood  69'
N8 20Ben Morgan  36'
SH 21Lee Dickson
FH 22George Ford
FB 23Alex Goode
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Andrew Trimble  65'
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll  79'
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11David Kearney
FH 10Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray  79'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Chris Henry  73'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  69'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross  61'
HK 2 Rory Best  73'
LP 1 Cian Healy  71'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  73'
PR 17Jack McGrath  71'
PR 18Martin Moore  61'
LK 19Iain Henderson  69'
N8 20Jordi Murphy  73'
SH 21Isaac Boss  79'
FH 22Paddy Jackson  79'
WG 23Fergus McFadden  65'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
England Mike Brown

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

Notes:

Week 4

8 March 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  46–7  Italy
Try: Sexton (2) 6' c, 59' m
Trimble 37' c
Healy 52' m
Cronin 68' c
McFadden 77' c
McGrath 80' m
Con: Sexton (2/4) 6', 39'
Jackson (2/3) 69', 77'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 31'
 Report Try: Sarto 24' c
Con: Orquera (1/1) 25'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Andrew Trimble
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll  61'
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11David Kearney
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  63'
SH 9 Conor Murray  16'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Chris Henry  73'
BF 6 Iain Henderson  53'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross  56'
HK 2 Rory Best  54'
LP 1 Cian Healy  53'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  54'
PR 17Jack McGrath  53'
PR 18Martin Moore  56'
FL 19Rhys Ruddock  53'
FL 20Jordi Murphy  73'
SH 21Eoin Reddan  16'
FH 22Paddy Jackson  63'
WG 23Fergus McFadden  61'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt
FB 15Luke McLean
RW 14Angelo Esposito
OC 13Michele Campagnaro
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia  63'
LW 11Leonardo Sarto
FH 10Luciano Orquera  63'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi  70'
N8 8 Robert Barbieri
OF 7 Paul Derbyshire  34'  39'  56'
BF 6 Joshua Furno
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)  63'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni  7'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini  70'
LP 1 Alberto De Marchi  56'  70'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon  70'
PR 17Michele Rizzo  56'
PR 18Lorenzo Cittadini  7'  70'
LK 19Antonio Pavanello  63'
N8 20Manoa Vosawai  34'  39'  56'
SH 21Edoardo Gori  70'
FH 22Tommaso Allan  63'
FB 23Andrea Masi  63'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Ireland Brian O'Driscoll

Touch judges:
Pascal Gauzère (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Geoff Warren (England)

Notes:

8 March 2014
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  17–19  France
Try: Hogg 12' c
Seymour 22' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 13', 22'
Pen: Laidlaw (0/1)
Weir (1/2) 61'
 Report Try: Huget 45' c
Con: Machenaud (1/1) 46'
Pen: Machenaud (3/4) 1', 10', 16'
Doussain (1/1) 78'
FB 15Stuart Hogg
RW 14Tommy Seymour
OC 13Alex Dunbar
IC 12Matt Scott
LW 11Sean Lamont  29'
FH 10Duncan Weir
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)
BF 6 Johnnie Beattie  16'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  68'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross
HK 2 Scott Lawson  51'
LP 1 Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK 16Ross Ford  51'
PR 17Moray Low
PR 18Euan Murray
LK 19Tim Swinson  68'
FL 20Ryan Wilson  16'
SH 21Chris Cusiter
CE 22Duncan Taylor
WG 23Max Evans  29'
Coach:
Australia Scott Johnson
FB 15Brice Dulin
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud  68'
IC 12Maxime Mermoz
LW 11Maxime Médard
FH 10Jules Plisson  47'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  74'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Alexandre Lapandry
BF 6 Sébastien Vahaamahina  66'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  59'
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  59'
HK 2 Brice Mach  47'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  68'
Replacements:
HK 16Guilhem Guirado  47'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  68'
PR 18Rabah Slimani  59'
LK 19Alexandre Flanquart  59'
N8 20Antonie Claassen  66'
SH 21Jean-Marc Doussain  74'
FH 22Rémi Talès  47'
CE 23Gaël Fickou  68'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Scotland David Denton

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

9 March 2014
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  29–18  Wales
Try: Care 4' c
Burrell 33' c
Con: Farrell (2/2) 5', 34'
Pen: Farrell (5/5) 18', 26', 45', 54', 58'
 Report Pen: Halfpenny (6/6) 8', 22', 30', 37', 40', 56'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,641
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15Mike Brown  78'
RW 14Jack Nowell
OC 13Luther Burrell
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11Jonny May
FH 10Owen Farrell  78'
SH 9 Danny Care  78'
N8 8 Ben Morgan
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood  78'
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  72'
TP 3 David Wilson  72'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  68'
LP 1 Joe Marler  63'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  68'
PR 17Mako Vunipola  63'
PR 18Henry Thomas  72'
LK 19Dave Attwood  72'
FL 20Tom Johnson  78'
SH 21Lee Dickson  78'
FH 22George Ford  78'
FB 23Alex Goode  78'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster
FB 15Leigh Halfpenny  74'
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North
FH 10Rhys Priestland  61'
SH 9 Rhys Webb  52'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  72'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Jake Ball  72'
TP 3 Adam Jones  66'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard  54'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins 53' to 63'  63'
Replacements:
HK 16Ken Owens  54'
PR 17Paul James  63'
PR 18Rhodri Jones  66'
LK 19Andrew Coombs  72'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  72'
SH 21Mike Phillips  52'
FH 22Dan Biggar  61'
FB 23Liam Williams  74'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
England Courtney Lawes

Touch judges:
Steve Walsh (Australia)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

Week 5

15 March 2014
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  11–52  England
Try: Sarto 68' m
Con: Allan (0/1)
Pen: Orquera (2/2) 6', 22'
 Report Try: Brown (2) 12' c, 37' c
Farrell 31' c
Nowell 52' c
Vunipola 60' c
Tuilagi 67' c
Robshaw 80+1' c
Con: Farrell (7/7) 13', 32', 39', 53', 61', 67', 80+2'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 10'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 71,257
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB 15Luke McLean
RW 14Angelo Esposito
OC 13Michele Campagnaro
IC 12Gonzalo Garcia  72'
LW 11Leonardo Sarto
FH 10Luciano Orquera  43'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi  66'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri
BF 6 Joshua Furno  55'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami 50' to 60'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini  46'  74'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Matías Agüero  46'
Replacements:
HK 16Davide Giazzon
PR 17Michele Rizzo  46'  74'
PR 18Alberto De Marchi  46'
LK 19George Biagi  61'
FL 20Paul Derbyshire  55'  61'
SH 21Edoardo Gori  66'
FH 22Tommaso Allan  43'
FB 23Andrea Masi  72'
Coach:
France Jacques Brunel
FB 15Mike Brown
RW 14Jack Nowell
OC 13Luther Burrell  53'
IC 12Billy Twelvetrees  70'
LW 11Jonny May
FH 10Owen Farrell
SH 9 Danny Care  66'
N8 8 Ben Morgan
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood  66'
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury  70'
TP 3 David Wilson  70'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley  53'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola  75'
Replacements:
HK 16Tom Youngs  53'
PR 17Matt Mullan  75'
PR 18Henry Thomas  70'
LK 19Dave Attwood  70'
FL 20Tom Johnson  66'
SH 21Lee Dickson  66'
FH 22George Ford  70'
CE 23Manu Tuilagi  53'
Coach:
England Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
England Mike Brown

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

15 March 2014
14:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  51–3  Scotland
Try: L. Williams 15' c
North (2) 33' c, 41' m
Roberts (2) 38' c, 47' c
Faletau 52' m
R. Williams 73' c
Con: Biggar (4/6) 15', 23', 39', 48'
Hook (1/1) 74'
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 8', 23'
 Report Pen: Laidlaw (1/3) 3'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,547
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15Liam Williams  62'
RW 14Alex Cuthbert
OC 13Jonathan Davies
IC 12Jamie Roberts
LW 11George North
FH 10Dan Biggar  62'
SH 9 Mike Phillips  53'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate  53'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris  62'
TP 3 Rhodri Jones  57'
HK 2 Ken Owens  57'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins  57'
Replacements:
HK 16Richard Hibbard  57'
PR 17Paul James  57'
PR 18Adam Jones  57'
LK 19Jake Ball  62'
FL 20Justin Tipuric  53'
SH 21Rhodri Williams  53'
FH 22Rhys Priestland  62'
FH 23James Hook  62'
Coach:
New Zealand Warren Gatland
FB 15Stuart Hogg Red card 22'
RW 14Dougie Fife  66'
OC 13Alex Dunbar
IC 12Matt Scott
LW 11Max Evans
FH 10Duncan Weir
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw  61'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)  8'
BF 6 Ryan Wilson
RL 5 Jim Hamilton  54'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross  40'
HK 2 Scott Lawson  45'
LP 1 Ryan Grant  45'
Replacements:
HK 16Ross Ford  45'
PR 17Alasdair Dickinson  45'
PR 18Euan Murray  40'
LK 19Tim Swinson  54'
FL 20Alasdair Strokosch  8'
SH 21Chris Cusiter  61'
FH 22Duncan Taylor  66'
FB 23Jack Cuthbert
Coach:
Australia Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Wales Liam Williams

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes

15 March 2014
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  20–22  Ireland
Try: Dulin 30' c
Szarzewski 62' c
Con: Machenaud (2/2) 31', 63'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 1', 14'
Doussain (0/1)
 Report Try: Sexton (2) 20' m, 46' c
Trimble 25' c
Con: Sexton (2/3) 26', 47'
Pen: Sexton (1/2) 52'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,337
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15Brice Dulin
RW 14Yoann Huget
OC 13Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12Gaël Fickou  75'
LW 11Maxime Médard
FH 10Rémi Talès
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud  66'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Alexandre Lapandry  75'
BF 6 Louis Picamoles  66'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri  53'
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  36'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski  68'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo  40'
Replacements:
HK 16Guilhem Guirado  68'
PR 17Vincent Debaty  40'
PR 18Rabah Slimani  36'
LK 19Alexandre Flanquart  53'
LK 20Sébastien Vahaamahina  66'
FL 21Wenceslas Lauret  75'
SH 22Jean-Marc Doussain  66'
CE 23Maxime Mermoz  75'
Coach:
France Philippe Saint-André
FB 15Rob Kearney
RW 14Andrew Trimble
OC 13Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12Gordon D'Arcy  66'
LW 11David Kearney
FH 10Jonathan Sexton  68'
SH 9 Conor Murray  63'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Chris Henry
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony  63'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross  63'
HK 2 Rory Best  70'
LP 1 Cian Healy  70'
Replacements:
HK 16Sean Cronin  70'
PR 17Jack McGrath  70'
PR 18Martin Moore  63'
LK 19Iain Henderson  63'
FL 20Jordi Murphy
SH 21Eoin Reddan  63'
FH 22Ian Madigan  68'
WG 23Fergus McFadden  66'
Coach:
New Zealand Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Ireland Brian O'Driscoll

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
Gareth Simmonds (Wales)

Notes:

Statistics

Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised all the matches live with the week one match between Ireland and Scotland on at 2:30pm except Scotland and Scotland HD which was on twenty five minutes later while the week three match between Wales and France was on at 7:30pm in Wales and Wales HD and twenty five minutes later in the rest of the UK.[26] There was a forum show on the BBC Red Button for satellite and cable viewers after the last week one match between Ireland and Scotland, the second week two match between Scotland and England, the first week three match between Wales and France and a day later after the last week match between England and Ireland, the second week four match between Scotland and France and a day later after the last week four match between England and Wales and the last week five match between France and Ireland. Wales matches were televised live in Welsh language on S4C.

Elsewhere, the tournament's matches were televised live by France Télévisions in France, RTÉ in Ireland[27] DMAX in Italy in the first year of a four-year contract[28] and Canal+ Deportes in Spain.

References

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  2. ↑ "France 20 Ireland 22". Daily Telegraph. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ireland clinch Six Nations crown after beating France in thriller". Guardian. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "France 20 Ireland 22". ESPN. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Fairytale ending for O'Driscoll and heartbreak for England as Irish hold on in dramatic 6 Nations finale". Daily Mail. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  6. ↑ Irish Rugby: Ireland – Profile: Brian O'Driscoll Retrieved 21 March 2011
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  8. ↑ "Brian O'Driscoll elated by perfect Ireland finale". BBC Sport. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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  11. ↑ "Six Nations 2014: Mako Vunipola in for Italy v England in Rome". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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  13. ↑ "Six Nations: Thierry Dusautoir, France captain, out for four months". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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  21. ↑ ESPN Staff. "Six Nations: Paul O'Connell ruled out of Scotland Test - Live Rugby News - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
  22. ↑ ESPN Staff. "Six Nations: Infection rules Alun Wyn Jones out of France Test - Live Rugby News - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum.
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  27. ↑ "RTÉ to broadcast Six Nations until 2017". RTÉ. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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