2010 Six Nations Championship

2010 Six Nations Championship
2010 Six Nations Championship
Date	6 February – 20 March 2010
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	France (17th title)
Grand Slam	France (9th title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	1,055,268 (70,351 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Stephen Jones (63)
Top try scorer(s)	Keith Earls (3); Tommy Bowe (3); James Hook (3); Shane Williams (3)
Player of the tournament	Tommy Bowe
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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.

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

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

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

^ The Aviva Stadium (replacing Lansdowne Road) did not open until May 2010, following the redevelopment of the site.
^ 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

Table

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

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

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

Luc Ducalcon (France) made his international debut.

Round 2

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

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

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

Brian O'Driscoll became the second Irishman to reach 100 caps for his country.^[34]

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

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

Try scorers

Tries	Name	Pld	Team
3	Keith Earls	5	Ireland
	Tommy Bowe	5	Ireland
	James Hook	5	Wales
	Shane Williams	5	Wales
2	James Haskell	5	England
	Mathieu Bastareaud	5	France
	Yannick Jauzion	5	France
	David Marty	5	France
	Pablo Canavosio	4	Italy
	Leigh Halfpenny	4	Wales
	Tomás O'Leary	5	Ireland

Points scorers

Points	Name	Pld	Team
63	Stephen Jones	5	Wales
61	Morgan Parra	5	France
57	Dan Parks	4	Scotland
50	Jonny Wilkinson	5	England
41	Mirco Bergamasco	5	Italy
28	Ronan O'Gara	5	Ireland
20	Johnny Sexton	4	Ireland
15	Keith Earls	5	Ireland
	Tommy Bowe	5	Ireland
	Shane Williams	5	Wales
	James Hook	5	Wales

References

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^ Jones, Stephen (20 March 2010). "France 12 England 10". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 March 2010.^{[dead link]}
^ O'Reilly, Peter (20 March 2010). "Ireland 20 Scotland 23". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 March 2010.^{[dead link]}
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^ Mairs, Gavin (25 February 2010). "Six Nations 2010: John Hayes looks beyond century of Ireland caps to World Cup". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ Bolton, Paul (21 March 2010). "Six Nations 2010: England's Martin Johnson questions referee after defeat to France". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
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^ "Irresistible France end Ireland's unbeaten run". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "Unconvincing England stutter past Italy". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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^ "England can't deny French Grand Slam". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

External links

Official site
2010 Six Nations Championship Coverage at the Guardian

[Croke-17] The Aviva Stadium (replacing Lansdowne Road) did not open until May 2010, following the redevelopment of the site.

[Parisse-19] 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]

[1] Ackford, Paul (20 March 2010). "France 12 England 10: match report". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[2] Jones, Stephen (20 March 2010). "France 12 England 10". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 March 2010.^{[dead link]}

[3] O'Reilly, Peter (20 March 2010). "Ireland 20 Scotland 23". The Times. London. Retrieved 20 March 2010.^{[dead link]}

[4] "Scots dash Ireland's Triple Crown dream". RTÉ Sport. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[5] "'Not our greatest day' – Declan Kidney". RTÉ Sport. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[6] "Ireland 27–12 Wales". RTÉ Sport. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[7] "John Hayes expects huge English challenge". RTÉ Sport. 25 February 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[8] Mairs, Gavin (25 February 2010). "Six Nations 2010: John Hayes looks beyond century of Ireland caps to World Cup". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[9] Bolton, Paul (21 March 2010). "Six Nations 2010: England's Martin Johnson questions referee after defeat to France". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.

[10] "France crowned Six Nations champions". RTÉ Sport. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[11] Jones, Stephen (21 March 2010). "Pressure grows on Rob Andrew despite improved display". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 21 March 2010.^{[dead link]}

[12] "Jonny Wilkinson dropped by England". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[13] Kitson, Robert (18 March 2010). "Martin Johnson drops Jonny Wilkinson from England team to play France". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[14] Davis, Toby (20 March 2010). "UPDATE 1-Rugby-Nations-France 12 England 10 – result". Reuters. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[15] "Tommy Bowe nominated for player of 6 Nations". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[16] "Ireland's Tommy Bowe is named player of Six Nations". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.

[18] "Sergio Parisse ruled out of Italy's Six Nations campaign after injury". guardian.co.uk. London: Guardian News and Media. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

[20] "RBS Six Nations Fixtures and Results". rbs6nations.com. Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

[21] "Wales host France in Friday clash". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

[22] "Guinness Six Nations Rugby News".

[23] "Haskell double steers England past Wales". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[24] Evans, Jonathan (3 February 2010). "England strip back to good old days (when they won)". Western Mail. Media Wales. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

[25] "Bastareaud helps France ease past Scotland". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[26] "Williams breaks Scottish hearts at the death". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[27] "Wales claim a stunning triumph". scrum.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[28] "Irresistible France end Ireland's unbeaten run". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[29] "Unconvincing England stutter past Italy". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[30] "Six Nations – Italy v England as it happened". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.

[31] "France hold off Wales fightback to keep Grand Slam on track". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[32] "Canavosio strikes late as Scotland come up short in Rome". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[33] "Ireland dig deep for England victory". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[34] "Ireland players and coaches dedicate win to John Hayes". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.

[35] "O'Leary inspires Ireland victory over Wales". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[36] "O'Leary inspires Ireland victory over Wales". RBS 6 Nations. 13 March 2010. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2010.

[37] "England keep Calcutta Cup in dour draw". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[38] "Inspirational France move closer to Grand Slam". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[39] "Hook crosses twice in Wales romp over Italy". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[40] "Tom Prydie to become Wales' youngest Test player". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[41] "Parks' penalty denies Ireland Triple Crown". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[42] "England can't deny French Grand Slam". sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

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