2017 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 4 February – 18 March 2017 | ||
Countries | |||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | England (28th title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Attendance | 996,662 (66,444 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 66 (4.4 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Camille Lopez (67) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Eight players
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Player of the tournament | Stuart Hogg [1] | ||
Official website | Six Nations Website | ||
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The 2017 Six Nations Championship was the 18th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was also known as the RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
It was contested by defending champions England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous iterations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 123rd edition of the tournament. [2]
For the first time the 2017 tournament used the bonus point system common to most other professional rugby union tournaments. [3] As well as the standard four points for a win and two for a draw, a team scoring four tries in a match received an additional league table point, as did a team losing by seven or fewer points. [3] Additionally, to ensure that a team winning all of its five matches (a Grand Slam) would also win the Championship, three bonus points were to be awarded for this achievement. [3] [4]
For the second successive year, the championship was won by England with a round to spare. [5] However, they were denied the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in the final game by a defeat to Ireland in the final round, the fifth time this has happened to England in the Six Nations era ( 2000, 2001, 2011, 2013 and 2017) and the third time at the hands of the Irish (the other two being 2001 and 2011). [6] [7]
Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
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Home stadium | Capacity | Location | |||
England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | Eddie Jones | Dylan Hartley |
France | Stade de France | 81,338 | Saint-Denis | Guy Novès | Guilhem Guirado |
Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 51,700 | Dublin | Joe Schmidt | Rory Best 1 |
Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 73,261 | Rome | Conor O'Shea | Sergio Parisse |
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | Vern Cotter | John Barclay 2 |
Wales | Millennium Stadium | 74,500 | Cardiff | Rob Howley (caretaker) | Alun Wyn Jones |
1 Except the round 2 match against Italy, when Best was a late withdrawal due to illness and
Jamie Heaslip took over the captaincy.
[8]
2 Replaced original captain
Greig Laidlaw, who was ruled out of the Championship after sustaining an injury during Scotland's game against France in round 2.
[9]
[10]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 81 | +65 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
2 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 77 | +49 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 90 | +17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
4 | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 118 | +4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
5 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 86 | +16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 201 | −151 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 February 2017 14:25 GMT ( UTC+0) |
Scotland | 27–22 | Ireland (1 BP) |
Try:
Hogg (2) 8' c, 20' c Dunbar 28' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 9', 21', 29' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 72', 80' | Report | Try:
Earls 25' m Henderson 47' c Jackson 61' c Con: Jackson (2/3) 48', 62' Pen: Jackson (1/1) 33' |
Murrayfield Stadium,
Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Romain Poite ( France) |
Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
4 February 2017 16:50 GMT ( UTC+0) |
England | 19–16 | France (1 BP) |
Try:
Te'o 70' Con: Farrell (1/1) 71' c Pen: Farrell (3/4) 9', 22', 54' Daly (1/1) 37' | Report | Try:
Slimani 59' Con: Lopez (1/1) 60' c Pen: Lopez (3/4) 6', 12', 19' |
Twickenham Stadium,
London Attendance: 81,902 Referee: Angus Gardner ( Australia) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
5 February 2017 15:00 CET ( UTC+1) |
Italy | 7–33 | Wales |
Try:
Gori 28' c Con: Canna (1/1) 29' | Report | Try:
J. Davies 60' c L. Williams 66' c North 77' c Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 61', 68', 78' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 35', 45', 52', 55' |
Stadio Olimpico,
Rome Attendance: 40,986 Referee: JP Doyle ( England) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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11 February 2017 15:25 CET ( UTC+1) |
Italy | 10–63 | Ireland (1 BP) |
Try:
Penalty try 31' c Con: Canna (1/1) 31' Pen: Canna (1/1) 15' | Report | Try:
Earls (2) 11' c, 25' c Stander (3) 17' c, 34' c, 45' c Gilroy (3) 67' c, 77' c, 80' c Ringrose 71' c Con: Jackson (9/9) 13', 19', 27', 35', 56', 68', 72', 78', 80' |
Stadio Olimpico,
Rome Attendance: 50,197 Referee: Glen Jackson ( New Zealand) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
11 February 2017 16:50 GMT ( UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Wales | 16–21 | England |
Try:
L. Williams 37' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 38' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 2', 22', 60' | Report | Try:
Youngs 17' m Daly 75' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 77' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 10', 55', 70' |
Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
12 February 2017 16:00 CET ( UTC+1) |
France | 22–16 | Scotland (1 BP) |
Try:
Fickou 30' c Con: Lopez (1/1) 31' Pen: Lopez (5/6) 6', 19', 46', 71', 76' | Report | Try:
Hogg 16' m Swinson 43' m Pen: Russell (2/2) 35', 38' |
Stade de France,
Paris Attendance: 75,283 Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
25 February 2017 14:25 GMT ( UTC+0) |
Scotland | 29–13 | Wales |
Try:
Seymour 43' c Visser 66' c Con: Russell (2/2) 44', 67' Pen: Russell (5/5) 6', 29', 40', 54', 72' | Report | Try:
L. Williams 22' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 24' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 11', 33' |
Murrayfield Stadium,
Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: John Lacey ( Ireland) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
25 February 2017 16:50 GMT ( UTC+0) |
Ireland | 19–9 | France |
Try:
Murray 29' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 30' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 45', 54' Jackson (1/1) 75' Drop: Sexton (1/1) 49' | Report | Pen: Lopez (3/3) 11', 18', 73' |
Aviva Stadium,
Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
26 February 2017 15:00 GMT ( UTC+0) |
(1 BP) England | 36–15 | Italy |
Try:
Cole 23' m Care 43' m Daly 46' c Nowell (2) 69' m, 79' c Te'o 72' c Con: Farrell (3/6) 47', 73', 79' | Report | Try:
Venditti 39' c Campagnaro 59' m Con: Allan (1/1) 40' Drop: Allan (1/1) 32' |
Twickenham Stadium,
London Attendance: 81,904 Referee: Romain Poite ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
10 March 2017 20:05 GMT ( UTC+0) |
Wales | 22–9 | Ireland |
Try:
North (2) 19' m, 43' c Roberts 77' c Con: Halfpenny (2/3) 45', 78' Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 38' | Report | Pen:
Sexton (2/2) 6', 56' Jackson (1/1) 26' |
Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
11 March 2017 14:30 CET ( UTC+1) |
Italy | 18–40 | France (1 BP) |
Try:
Parisse 2' m Esposito 80' c Con: Canna (1/2) 80' Pen: Canna (2/2) 16', 27' | Report | Try:
Fickou 20' c Vakatawa 47' c Picamoles 66' c Dulin 76' c Con: Lopez (4/4) 21', 48', 71', 77' Pen: Lopez (4/4) 8', 18', 33', 42' |
Stadio Olimpico,
Rome Attendance: 51,770 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe ( New Zealand) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
11 March 2017 16:00 GMT ( UTC+0) |
(1 BP) England | 61–21 | Scotland |
Try:
Joseph (3) 2' c, 24' c, 42' c Watson 34' c B. Vunipola 56' c Care (2) 71' c, 80' c Con: Farrell (7/7) 3', 24', 36', 43', 57', 72', 80' Pen: Farrell (4/5) 6', 14', 31', 46' | Report | Try:
Reid 28' c Jones (2) 49' c, 68' c Con: Russell (3/3) 29', 50', 69' |
Twickenham Stadium,
London Attendance: 82,100 Referee: Mathieu Raynal ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
18 March 2017 12:30 GMT ( UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Scotland | 29–0 | Italy |
Try:
Russell 27' c Scott 37' m Visser 61' c Seymour 72' c Con: Russell (3/4) 28', 62', 73' Pen: Hogg (1/1) 5' | Report |
Murrayfield Stadium,
Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
18 March 2017 15:45 CET ( UTC+1) |
France | 20–18 | Wales (1 BP) |
Try:
Lamerat 6' c Chouly 80+19' c Con: Lopez (2/2) 7', 80+20' Pen: Lopez (2/3) 15', 66' | Report | Pen: Halfpenny (6/6) 19', 27', 39', 53', 64', 71' |
Stade de France,
Paris Attendance: 78,688 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
18 March 2017 17:00 GMT ( UTC+0) |
Ireland | 13–9 | England (1 BP) |
Try:
Henderson 23' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 23' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 10', 62' | Report | Pen: Farrell (3/3) 17', 50', 66' |
Aviva Stadium,
Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
A record eight players were joint top try scorers, with Ireland flanker CJ Stander the first forward in the Six Nations era to score a hat-trick in a single match, against Italy. Stander's compatriot Craig Gilroy's own hat-trick in the same game set a new record – a replacement scoring three tries despite playing only 33 minutes in the entire tournament.[ citation needed]
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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2017 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 4 February – 18 March 2017 | ||
Countries | |||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | England (28th title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Attendance | 996,662 (66,444 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 66 (4.4 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Camille Lopez (67) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Eight players
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Player of the tournament | Stuart Hogg [1] | ||
Official website | Six Nations Website | ||
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The 2017 Six Nations Championship was the 18th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was also known as the RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
It was contested by defending champions England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous iterations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 123rd edition of the tournament. [2]
For the first time the 2017 tournament used the bonus point system common to most other professional rugby union tournaments. [3] As well as the standard four points for a win and two for a draw, a team scoring four tries in a match received an additional league table point, as did a team losing by seven or fewer points. [3] Additionally, to ensure that a team winning all of its five matches (a Grand Slam) would also win the Championship, three bonus points were to be awarded for this achievement. [3] [4]
For the second successive year, the championship was won by England with a round to spare. [5] However, they were denied the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in the final game by a defeat to Ireland in the final round, the fifth time this has happened to England in the Six Nations era ( 2000, 2001, 2011, 2013 and 2017) and the third time at the hands of the Irish (the other two being 2001 and 2011). [6] [7]
Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home stadium | Capacity | Location | |||
England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | Eddie Jones | Dylan Hartley |
France | Stade de France | 81,338 | Saint-Denis | Guy Novès | Guilhem Guirado |
Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 51,700 | Dublin | Joe Schmidt | Rory Best 1 |
Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 73,261 | Rome | Conor O'Shea | Sergio Parisse |
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | Vern Cotter | John Barclay 2 |
Wales | Millennium Stadium | 74,500 | Cardiff | Rob Howley (caretaker) | Alun Wyn Jones |
1 Except the round 2 match against Italy, when Best was a late withdrawal due to illness and
Jamie Heaslip took over the captaincy.
[8]
2 Replaced original captain
Greig Laidlaw, who was ruled out of the Championship after sustaining an injury during Scotland's game against France in round 2.
[9]
[10]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 81 | +65 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
2 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 77 | +49 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 90 | +17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
4 | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 118 | +4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
5 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 86 | +16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 201 | −151 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 February 2017 14:25 GMT ( UTC+0) |
Scotland | 27–22 | Ireland (1 BP) |
Try:
Hogg (2) 8' c, 20' c Dunbar 28' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 9', 21', 29' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 72', 80' | Report | Try:
Earls 25' m Henderson 47' c Jackson 61' c Con: Jackson (2/3) 48', 62' Pen: Jackson (1/1) 33' |
Murrayfield Stadium,
Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Romain Poite ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
4 February 2017 16:50 GMT ( UTC+0) |
England | 19–16 | France (1 BP) |
Try:
Te'o 70' Con: Farrell (1/1) 71' c Pen: Farrell (3/4) 9', 22', 54' Daly (1/1) 37' | Report | Try:
Slimani 59' Con: Lopez (1/1) 60' c Pen: Lopez (3/4) 6', 12', 19' |
Twickenham Stadium,
London Attendance: 81,902 Referee: Angus Gardner ( Australia) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
5 February 2017 15:00 CET ( UTC+1) |
Italy | 7–33 | Wales |
Try:
Gori 28' c Con: Canna (1/1) 29' | Report | Try:
J. Davies 60' c L. Williams 66' c North 77' c Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 61', 68', 78' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 35', 45', 52', 55' |
Stadio Olimpico,
Rome Attendance: 40,986 Referee: JP Doyle ( England) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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11 February 2017 15:25 CET ( UTC+1) |
Italy | 10–63 | Ireland (1 BP) |
Try:
Penalty try 31' c Con: Canna (1/1) 31' Pen: Canna (1/1) 15' | Report | Try:
Earls (2) 11' c, 25' c Stander (3) 17' c, 34' c, 45' c Gilroy (3) 67' c, 77' c, 80' c Ringrose 71' c Con: Jackson (9/9) 13', 19', 27', 35', 56', 68', 72', 78', 80' |
Stadio Olimpico,
Rome Attendance: 50,197 Referee: Glen Jackson ( New Zealand) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
11 February 2017 16:50 GMT ( UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Wales | 16–21 | England |
Try:
L. Williams 37' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 38' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 2', 22', 60' | Report | Try:
Youngs 17' m Daly 75' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 77' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 10', 55', 70' |
Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
12 February 2017 16:00 CET ( UTC+1) |
France | 22–16 | Scotland (1 BP) |
Try:
Fickou 30' c Con: Lopez (1/1) 31' Pen: Lopez (5/6) 6', 19', 46', 71', 76' | Report | Try:
Hogg 16' m Swinson 43' m Pen: Russell (2/2) 35', 38' |
Stade de France,
Paris Attendance: 75,283 Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
25 February 2017 14:25 GMT ( UTC+0) |
Scotland | 29–13 | Wales |
Try:
Seymour 43' c Visser 66' c Con: Russell (2/2) 44', 67' Pen: Russell (5/5) 6', 29', 40', 54', 72' | Report | Try:
L. Williams 22' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 24' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 11', 33' |
Murrayfield Stadium,
Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: John Lacey ( Ireland) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
25 February 2017 16:50 GMT ( UTC+0) |
Ireland | 19–9 | France |
Try:
Murray 29' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 30' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 45', 54' Jackson (1/1) 75' Drop: Sexton (1/1) 49' | Report | Pen: Lopez (3/3) 11', 18', 73' |
Aviva Stadium,
Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
26 February 2017 15:00 GMT ( UTC+0) |
(1 BP) England | 36–15 | Italy |
Try:
Cole 23' m Care 43' m Daly 46' c Nowell (2) 69' m, 79' c Te'o 72' c Con: Farrell (3/6) 47', 73', 79' | Report | Try:
Venditti 39' c Campagnaro 59' m Con: Allan (1/1) 40' Drop: Allan (1/1) 32' |
Twickenham Stadium,
London Attendance: 81,904 Referee: Romain Poite ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
10 March 2017 20:05 GMT ( UTC+0) |
Wales | 22–9 | Ireland |
Try:
North (2) 19' m, 43' c Roberts 77' c Con: Halfpenny (2/3) 45', 78' Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 38' | Report | Pen:
Sexton (2/2) 6', 56' Jackson (1/1) 26' |
Millennium Stadium,
Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
11 March 2017 14:30 CET ( UTC+1) |
Italy | 18–40 | France (1 BP) |
Try:
Parisse 2' m Esposito 80' c Con: Canna (1/2) 80' Pen: Canna (2/2) 16', 27' | Report | Try:
Fickou 20' c Vakatawa 47' c Picamoles 66' c Dulin 76' c Con: Lopez (4/4) 21', 48', 71', 77' Pen: Lopez (4/4) 8', 18', 33', 42' |
Stadio Olimpico,
Rome Attendance: 51,770 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe ( New Zealand) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
11 March 2017 16:00 GMT ( UTC+0) |
(1 BP) England | 61–21 | Scotland |
Try:
Joseph (3) 2' c, 24' c, 42' c Watson 34' c B. Vunipola 56' c Care (2) 71' c, 80' c Con: Farrell (7/7) 3', 24', 36', 43', 57', 72', 80' Pen: Farrell (4/5) 6', 14', 31', 46' | Report | Try:
Reid 28' c Jones (2) 49' c, 68' c Con: Russell (3/3) 29', 50', 69' |
Twickenham Stadium,
London Attendance: 82,100 Referee: Mathieu Raynal ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
18 March 2017 12:30 GMT ( UTC+0) |
(1 BP) Scotland | 29–0 | Italy |
Try:
Russell 27' c Scott 37' m Visser 61' c Seymour 72' c Con: Russell (3/4) 28', 62', 73' Pen: Hogg (1/1) 5' | Report |
Murrayfield Stadium,
Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
18 March 2017 15:45 CET ( UTC+1) |
France | 20–18 | Wales (1 BP) |
Try:
Lamerat 6' c Chouly 80+19' c Con: Lopez (2/2) 7', 80+20' Pen: Lopez (2/3) 15', 66' | Report | Pen: Halfpenny (6/6) 19', 27', 39', 53', 64', 71' |
Stade de France,
Paris Attendance: 78,688 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
18 March 2017 17:00 GMT ( UTC+0) |
Ireland | 13–9 | England (1 BP) |
Try:
Henderson 23' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 23' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 10', 62' | Report | Pen: Farrell (3/3) 17', 50', 66' |
Aviva Stadium,
Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
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Notes:
A record eight players were joint top try scorers, with Ireland flanker CJ Stander the first forward in the Six Nations era to score a hat-trick in a single match, against Italy. Stander's compatriot Craig Gilroy's own hat-trick in the same game set a new record – a replacement scoring three tries despite playing only 33 minutes in the entire tournament.[ citation needed]
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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