2010 Six Nations Championship

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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.

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
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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 edit

 
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 edit

Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
  England Twickenham Stadium London   Martin Johnson Steve Borthwick/Lewis Moody
  France Stade de France Saint-Denis   Marc Lièvremont Thierry Dusautoir
  Ireland Croke Park[N 1] Dublin   Declan Kidney Brian O'Driscoll
  Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome   Nick Mallett Leonardo Ghiraldini[N 2]
  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh   Andy Robinson Mike Blair/Chris Cusiter
  Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff   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 edit

Table edit

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 edit

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 edit

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   56'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara   65'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary   73'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace   72'
BF 6 Kevin McLaughlin
RL 5 Paul O'Connell   61'
LL 4 Leo Cullen
TP 3 John Hayes   72'
HK 2 Jerry Flannery   56'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best   56'
PR 17 Tom Court   72'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan   61'
FL 19 Seán O'Brien   72'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan   73'
CE 21 Paddy Wallace   65'
WG 22 Keith Earls   56'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
 
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Kaine Robertson   58'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower   65'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi   65'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Quintin Geldenhuys
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava   49'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni   56'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)   72'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro   72'
PR 17 Matías Agüero   56'
LK 18 Marco Bortolami   49'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Simon Picone   65'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino   65'
CE 22 Andrea Masi   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   77'
LW 11 Ugo Monye
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Danny Care   76'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody   76'
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Simon Shaw   70'
TP 3 David Wilson   60'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley   60'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson   60'
PR 17 Dan Cole   60'
LK 18 Louis Deacon   70'
FL 19 Steffon Armitage   76'
SH 20 Paul Hodgson   76'
CE 21 Dan Hipkiss   77'
FB 22 Ben Foden
Coach:
Martin Johnson
 
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Tom James   65'
OC 13 James Hook
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper   68'
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Andy Powell   68'
RL 5 Luke Charteris   54'
LL 4 Alun Wyn Jones   35'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Gareth Williams   54'
LP 1 Paul James
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett   54'
PR 17 Rhys Gill
LK 18 Bradley Davies   54'
FL 19 Jonathan Thomas   68'
SH 20 Richie Rees   68'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop
WG 22 Leigh Halfpenny   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   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   68'
TP 3 Moray Low   51'   70'
HK 2 Ross Ford   65'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson   70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   65'
PR 17 Allan Jacobsen   51'
LK 18 Richie Gray   68'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald
SH 20 Rory Lawson
CE 21 Alex Grove
FB 22 Hugo Southwell   51'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
 
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Benjamin Fall
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud   71'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Aurélien Rougerie   4'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra   71'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)   66'
RL 5 Pascal Papé   65'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas   45'
HK 2 William Servat   50'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski   50'
PR 17 Luc Ducalcon   45'
LK 18 Julien Pierre   65'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire   66'
SH 20 Frédéric Michalak   71'
CE 21 David Marty   71'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc   4'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Round 2 edit

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   41'
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams   68'
BF 6 Andy Powell   49'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Jonathan Thomas
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Gareth Williams   49'
LP 1 Paul James   49'
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett   49'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins   49'
LK 18 Bradley Davies   49'
FL 19 Sam Warburton   68'
SH 20 Richie Rees   41'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland
 
FB 15 Chris Paterson   30'
RW 14 Thom Evans   36'
OC 13 Sean Lamont
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Rory Lamont   73'
FH 10 Dan Parks   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   78'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford   59'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson   57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   74'   59'
PR 17 Allan Jacobsen   57'
LK 18 Richie Gray   78'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald   79'
SH 20 Mike Blair   36'
FH 21 Phil Godman   80'   73'
WG 22 Max Evans   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   48'
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion   67'
LW 11 Alexis Palisson   24'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy   62'
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Pascal Papé   74'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas   49'
HK 2 William Servat   49'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski   49'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet   49'
LK 18 Julien Pierre   74'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire   62'
SH 20 Frédéric Michalak   67'
CE 21 David Marty   48'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu   24'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
 
FB 15 Rob Kearney   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   69'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary   69'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Leo Cullen   61'
TP 3 John Hayes   49'
HK 2 Jerry Flannery   61'
LP 1 Cian Healy   17'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best   61'
PR 17 Tom Court   49'
LK 18 Donnacha Ryan   61'
FL 19 Seán O'Brien
SH 20 Eoin Reddan   69'
FH 21 Johnny Sexton   69'
CE 22 Paddy Wallace   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   55'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi   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   58'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)   75'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro   75'
PR 17 Matías Agüero   55'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio   53'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino
WG 22 Kaine Robertson   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   75'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody   72'
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Simon Shaw   64'
TP 3 Dan Cole   64'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley   69'
LP 1 Tim Payne   59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson   69'
PR 17 David Wilson   64'
PR 18 Matt Mullan   59'
LK 19 Louis Deacon   64'
FL 20 Steffon Armitage   72'
SH 21 Paul Hodgson   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 edit

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   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   25'
FL 19 Sam Warburton
SH 20 Mike Phillips
CE 21 Andrew Bishop
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland
 
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud   78'
RW 14 Julien Malzieu
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud   69'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc   65'
SH 9 Morgan Parra   64'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy   69'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Julien Pierre   64'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat   52'   68'   70'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo   54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski   52'   68'   70'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux   54'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal   64'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry   69'
FH 20 Frédéric Michalak   65'
CE 21 David Marty   69'
WG 22 Marc Andreu   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   69'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi   52'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami   69'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)   73'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini   69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro   73'
PR 17 Matías Agüero   69'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava   69'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio   52'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino
WG 22 Kaine Robertson   69'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
 
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Simon Danielli   55'
OC 13 Max Evans
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks   79'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)   55'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie   55'
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton   70'
TP 3 Euan Murray   70'
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson   70'
LK 18 Nathan Hines   70'
FL 19 Alasdair Strokosch   55'
SH 20 Mike Blair   55'
FH 21 Phil Godman
CE 22 Nick De Luca   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   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   73'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Lewis Moody   55'
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Simon Shaw   4'
TP 3 Dan Cole   73'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley   64'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears   64'
PR 17 David Wilson   73'
LK 18 Louis Deacon   4'
FL 19 Joe Worsley   55'
SH 20 Paul Hodgson   73'
FH 21 Toby Flood
FB 22 Ben Foden   49'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
 
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)   64'
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton   69'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace   70'
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan   69'
TP 3 John Hayes   63'
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tony Buckley   63'
LK 18 Leo Cullen   69'
FL 19 Shane Jennings   70'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara   69'
CE 22 Andrew Trimble   64'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
  • John Hayes became the first Irish player to earn 100 international caps.[32]

Round 4 edit

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   23'
LW 11 Keith Earls   77'
FH 10 Johnny Sexton
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary   78'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris   78'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell   79'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes   73'
HK 2 Rory Best   79'
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin   79'
PR 17 Tony Buckley   73'
LK 18 Leo Cullen   79'
FL 19 Shane Jennings   78'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan   78'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara   77'
FB 22 Rob Kearney   23'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
 
FB 15 Lee Byrne   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   61'
N8 8 Gareth Delve
OF 7 Martyn Williams (c)   66'
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Luke Charteris
LL 4 Bradley Davies   58'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees   56'
LP 1 Paul James   77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett   56'
PR 17 Rhys Gill   77'
LK 18 Ian Gough   58'
FL 19 Sam Warburton   66'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel   61'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop   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   69'
RW 14 Sean Lamont
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks   71'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)   60'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown   55'
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton   51'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford   65'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen   71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   65'
PR 17 Geoff Cross   71'
LK 18 Nathan Hines   51'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald   55'
SH 20 Rory Lawson   60'
FH 21 Phil Godman   71'
WG 22 Simon Danielli   69'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
 
FB 15 Delon Armitage   50'
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Ugo Monye   55'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson   44'
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Joe Worsley
BF 6 James Haskell   61'
RL 5 Steve Borthwick (c)
LL 4 Louis Deacon   73'
TP 3 Dan Cole   77'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley   61'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson   61'
PR 17 David Wilson   77'
LK 18 Courtney Lawes   73'
FL 19 Lewis Moody   61'
SH 20 Ben Youngs   55'
FH 21 Toby Flood   44'
FB 22 Ben Foden   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   64'
RW 14 Marc Andreu
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion   69'
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc   58'
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)   58'
RL 5 Julien Pierre
LL 4 Lionel Nallet   48'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas   40'
HK 2 William Servat   40'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski   40'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux   40'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal   48'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry   58'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili   58'
CE 21 Mathieu Bastareaud   69'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu   64'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
 
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Andrea Masi
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García   15'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower   76'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi   30'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami   55'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni   66'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)   66'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro   66'
PR 17 Matías Agüero   66'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava   55'
FL 19 Paul Derbyshire
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio   30'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino   76'
WG 22 Kaine Robertson
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Round 5 edit

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   63'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones   70'
SH 9 Mike Phillips   70'
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)   67'
OF 7 Sam Warburton
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Luke Charteris
LL 4 Bradley Davies   15'
TP 3 Adam Jones   63'
HK 2 Matthew Rees   63'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett   63'
PR 17 Paul James   63'
LK 18 Ian Gough   15'
N8 19 Gareth Delve   67'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel   70'
CE 21 Andrew Bishop   70'
CE 22 Tom Shanklin   63'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
 
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale   4'
IC 12 Gonzalo García
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Craig Gower
SH 9 Pablo Canavosio   25'
N8 8 Alessandro Zanni
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco   56'
BF 6 Josh Sole   55'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami   73'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)   65'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro   65'
PR 17 Matías Agüero   55'
LK 18 Valerio Bernabò   73'
N8 19 Manoa Vosawai   55'
SH 20 Tito Tebaldi   25'   63'
FH 21 Riccardo Bocchino   63'
CE 22 Matteo Pratichetti   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   26'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Keith Earls
FH 10 Johnny Sexton   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   80'
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin
PR 17 Tony Buckley   80'
LK 18 Leo Cullen
FL 19 Shane Jennings
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara   52'
FB 22 Rob Kearney   26'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
 
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Sean Lamont   73'
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Chris Cusiter (c)   52'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Kelly Brown
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jim Hamilton   52'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford   72'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen   67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   72'
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson   67'
LK 18 Richie Gray   52'
FL 19 Alan MacDonald
SH 20 Mike Blair   52'
FH 21 Phil Godman
WG 22 Simon Danielli   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   73'
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud   51'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Alexis Palisson
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy   53'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL 5 Julien Pierre   59'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 William Servat   53'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo   55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski   53'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux   55'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal   59'
FL 19 Alexandre Lapandry   53'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
CE 21 David Marty   51'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu   73'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
 
FB 15 Ben Foden
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mike Tindall   53'
IC 12 Riki Flutey   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   64'
RL 5 Louis Deacon
LL 4 Simon Shaw   15'
TP 3 Dan Cole   41'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley   41'
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Thompson   41'
PR 17 David Wilson   41'
LK 18 Tom Palmer   15'
FL 19 James Haskell   64'
SH 20 Ben Youngs
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson   61'
CE 22 Mathew Tait   53'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
  • Chris Ashton (England) made his international debut.

Top scorers edit

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