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The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the 117th edition of the international championship. The annual rugby union tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and was won by England.
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 Italy and France during the 2011 Six Nations at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome | |||
| Date | 4 February – 19 March 2011 | ||
| Countries |  England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
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| Champions | England (26th title) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 920,618 (61,375 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 51 (3.4 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Toby Flood (50) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Chris Ashton (6) | ||
| Player of the tournament | Andrea Masi | ||
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Ireland played their first Six Nations games at the Aviva Stadium, having played their first matches at the new stadium in November 2010.
For the first time in its history, the tournament opened with a Friday night fixture.[1] For the first time in a decade, all of the teams had the same head coach as in the previous year's tournament.[2]
This tournament was also notable for a major upset, with Italy beating 2010 champions France. Despite this upset, Italy still finished last, and was awarded the wooden spoon as a result. The champions were England, who won their first four matches, but were denied the Grand Slam and the Triple Crown by a defeat to Ireland.
Italy's Andrea Masi was named the Six Nations Player of the Championship, becoming the first Italian player to win the award with 30% of the voting. The runners up were Fabio Semenzato in second, Seán O'Brien in third and Toby Flood in fourth. [3]
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England won the championship after winning four out of their five matches, losing against Ireland. Due to France defeating Wales in the final match of the tournament, England ended the tournament at the top of the table.[4] Had England beaten Ireland it would have led to their first Grand Slam since 2003.[4] Italy lost their final match against Scotland to claim the wooden spoon for the ninth time since entering the competition in 2000.[5]
- Replaced regular captain Lewis Moody, who was initially ruled out of at least the first two rounds of the competition with a knee injury.[6] He returned to play for his club team, Bath, on 20 February, but his injury reportedly returned during a training session for England's third match against France, ultimately ruling him out of the rest of the Championship.[7] Tindall suffered an ankle injury during England's fourth match against Scotland that ruled him out of their final match against Ireland; Nick Easter was named captain for that match in Tindall's absence.[8][9][10]
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Round 1
| 4 February 2011 19:45 |
| Wales | 19–26 | England |
| Try: Stoddart 60' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 23', 29', 43' Hook (1/2) 70' | Report[11] | Try: Ashton (2) 14' c, 56' c Con: Flood (2/2) Pen: Flood (3/3) 19', 32', 47' Wilkinson (1/1) 75' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,276 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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- Tom Wood (England) made his international debut.
| 5 February 2011 14:30 |
| Italy | 11–13 | Ireland |
| Try: McLean 75' m Pen: Mi. Bergamasco (2/3) 6', 40' | Report[12] | Try: O'Driscoll 44' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (1/1) 28' Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 78' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 32,000[13] Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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- Fergus McFadden (Ireland) made his international debut.
| 5 February 2011 17:00 |
| France | 34–21 | Scotland |
| Try: Médard 2' c Penalty try 29' c Harinordoquy 54' c Traille 68' c Con: Parra (2/2) Yachvili (2/2) Pen: Yachvili (1/2) 79' Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 9' | Report[14] | Try: Kellock 18' c Brown 60' c Lamont 75' c Con: Parks (2/2) Jackson (1/1) |
| Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 78,595 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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Round 2
| 12 February 2011 14:30 |
| England | 59–13 | Italy |
| Try: Ashton (4) 3' c, 25' c, 54' c, 76' c Cueto 30' c Tindall 35' c Care 58' c Haskell 72' c Con: Flood (5/5) Wilkinson (3/3) Pen: Flood (1/1) 10' | Report[15] | Try: Ongaro 70' c Con: Bergamasco (1/1) Pen: Bergamasco (2/3) 4', 12' |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,810 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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- Chris Ashton's four-try performance marked a number of milestones:
- He became the first player of any nation to score four tries in a Six Nations match since the competition expanded in 2000.
- He also became the first England player to have scored four tries in a Six Nations, Five Nations, or Home Nations match since Ronald Poulton-Palmer scored four against France in 1914.
- His six tries in the tournament equalled the single-season record in the Six Nations era, shared by Will Greenwood of England in 2001 and Shane Williams of Wales in 2008.
- Carlo Del Fava earned his 50th cap
- Alex Corbisiero (England) and Fabio Semenzato (Italy) made their international debuts.
| 12 February 2011 17:00 |
| Scotland | 6–24 | Wales |
| Pen: Parks (2/3) 31', 58' | Report[16] | Try: Williams (2) 8' c, 70' m Con: Hook (1/1) Pen: Hook (4/5) 13', 18', 21', 65' |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 60,259 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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- Josh Turnbull and Rhys Priestland (both Wales) made their international debuts.
| 13 February 2011 15:00 |
| Ireland | 22–25 | France |
| Try: McFadden 4' c O'Leary 37' m Heaslip 67' c Con: Sexton (1/2) O'Gara (1/1) Pen: Sexton (1/1) 15' | Report[17] | Try: Médard 54' c Con: Yachvili (1/1) Pen: Parra (5/5) 10', 18', 20', 27', 48' Yachvili (1/2) 62' |
| Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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Round 3
| 26 February 2011 14:30 |
| Italy | 16–24 | Wales |
| Try: Canale 5' m Parisse 52' m Pen: Bergamasco (2/2) 12', 26' | Report[18] | Try: Stoddart 9' m Warburton 13' c Con: S. Jones (1/2) Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 3', 38', 40+2' Drop: Hook (1/1) 73' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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- Alessandro Zanni (Italy) and James Hook (Wales) each earned their 50th caps.
| 26 February 2011 17:00 |
| England | 17–9 | France |
| Try: Foden 42' m Pen: Flood (3/3) 5', 13', 17' Wilkinson (1/1) 52' | Report[19] | Pen: Yachvili (3/5) 7', 19', 22' |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,107 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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- Dimitri Yachvili (France) earned his 50th cap.
- Jonny Wilkinson's 52nd-minute penalty for England made him the leading point scorer in international rugby, overtaking Dan Carter.
| 27 February 2011 15:00 |
| Scotland | 18–21 | Ireland |
| Pen: Paterson 16', 17', 32', 58' Parks 66' Drop: Parks 70' | Report[20] | Try: Heaslip 6' c Reddan 29' c O'Gara 53' c Con: O'Gara (3/3) |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 63,082 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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Round 4
| 12 March 2011 14:30 |
| Italy | 22–21 | France |
| Try: Masi 59' c Con: Bergamasco (1/1) Pen: Bergamasco (5/7) 1', 23', 63', 70', 75' | Report[21] | Try: Clerc 14' m Parra 50' c Con: Parra (1/2) Pen: Parra (3/4) 19', 44', 66' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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- Carlo Festuccia earned his 50th cap
- This was the first time Italy had ever beaten France at home, and the first time they had won the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.
| 12 March 2011 17:00 |
| Wales | 19–13 | Ireland |
| Try: Phillips 50' c Con: Hook (1/1) Pen: Hook (3/4) 19', 27', 68' Halfpenny (1/1) 38' | Report[22] | Try: O'Driscoll 2' c Con: O'Gara (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 32', 40' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,233 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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- Mike Phillips (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
- Brian O'Driscoll's try gave him 24 career tries in the Championship, equalling the all-time record of Ian Smith of Scotland, amassed in the Five Nations and Home Nations between 1924 and 1933.[23]
- Ronan O'Gara became the fifth player in rugby history with 1,000 career Test points, reaching the mark with his conversion of O'Driscoll's try.[23]
- The officials were heavily criticised for allowing the Wales try as it was scored following a quick throw-in after the ball went out on the full, with a different ball. A quick throw-in must be taken with the same ball without it being touched after going over the touchline.[24]
| 13 March 2011 15:00 |
| England | 22–16 | Scotland |
| Try: Croft 67' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Flood (4/5) 15', 23', 29', 57' Wilkinson (1/1) 79' | Report[25] | Try: Evans 74 'c Con: Paterson (1/1) Pen: Paterson (2/2) 3', 20' Drop: Jackson (1/1) 40' |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,120 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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- In the 58th minute, referee Poite was replaced by Jérôme Garcès due to injury. Andrew Small (England) replaced Garcès as touch judge.
Round 5
| 19 March 2011 14:30 |
| Scotland | 21–8 | Italy |
| Try: De Luca 46' m Walker 54' c Con: Paterson (1/2) Pen: Paterson (3/4) 3', 18', 67' | Report[26] | Try: Masi 10' m Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 30' |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 42,464 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia) |
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- Scotland's victory lifted them from the bottom of the table and condemned Italy to a fourth consecutive wooden spoon.
- De Luca's try was the first for Scotland at Murrayfield for nearly two years.
| 19 March 2011 17:00 |
| Ireland | 24–8 | England |
| Try: Bowe 27' m O’Driscoll 46' c Con: Sexton (1/2) Pen: Sexton (4/4) 6' 14' 22' 37' | Report[27] | Try: Thompson 52' m Pen: Flood (1/2) 32' |
| Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) |
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- Brian O'Driscoll's try against England took his all-time championship tally up to 25, breaking the record held by Ian Smith since 1933.[28]
- Denis Leamy (Ireland) and Mark Cueto (England) each earned their 50th caps.
| 19 March 2011 19:45 |
| France | 28–9 | Wales |
| Try: Nallet (2) 37' m, 43' c Clerc 58' c Con: Parra (2/3) Pen: Parra (3/4) 7', 25', 52' | Report[29] | Pen: Hook (3/4) 2', 42', 48' |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,798 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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- Wales needed to beat France by 27 points to clinch the title.
- Ryan Jones (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
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In the United Kingdom, BBC channels televised the matches live. The matches were also televised by France 2 in France, RTÉ Two in Ireland,[30] Sky Sport in Italy and ESPN in Australia and New Zealand.[31]
In Wales, Welsh language channel S4C televised Wales matches live.[32]
In the United States and the Caribbean, Premium Sports[33] televised the matches live while BBC America also televised some matches in the United States.[34]
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