2011 Women's Six Nations Championship

The 2011 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2011 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the tenth series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were held between 4 February and 19 March 2011, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. The game between England and Scotland on 13 March followed the men's international between the same two nations and was shown live on the BBC. The match between England and France was also shown live on Sky TV in the UK,^[1] and France vs Scotland was broadcast live on Orange TV in France.

2011 Women's Six Nations Championship
Countries	England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (12th title)
Grand Slam	England (11th title)
Triple Crown	England (14th title)
Matches played	15
Tries scored	85 (5.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Katy McLean (58)
Top try scorer(s)	Élodie Poublan (5) Maggie Alphonsi (5)
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The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England were favourites to win the tournament, and their victory was their sixth title in a row. Italy also had their best Six Nations ever. Scotland, on the other hand, lost every match (other than their game against Ireland) by record margins.

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	England	5	5	0	0	223	8	+215	36	10
2	France	5	4	0	1	113	51	+62	16	8
3	Ireland	5	2	0	3	74	70	+4	12	4
4	Wales	5	2	0	3	64	72	−8	9	4
5	Italy	5	2	0	3	68	130	−62	9	4
6	Scotland	5	0	0	5	20	231	−211	3	0

Fixtures and results

^[2]

Week 1

2011-02-04

France	53–3[3][4]	Scotland[5]
Tries: Sandrine Agricole 3' Élodie Poublan 6', 17', 28', 55', 72' Dioni Aguerre 10', 76' Laurelin Fourcade 40' Cons: Sandrine Agricole 17', 28' Nadège Cazenave 55', 76'		Pen: Caroline Collie 13'

Stade Eric Durand, Viry-Chatillon, Essonne Referee: Claire Hodnett (England)[6]

2011-02-06

Italy	5–26[3][4]	Ireland
Try: Flavia Severin 28'		Tries: Niamh Kavanagh 40' Gillian Bourke 54' Claire Molloy 68' Mairead Kelly 76' Pens: Niamh Briggs 34', 43'

Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo Referee: Joyce Henry (Canada)[6]

2011-02-06

Wales	0–19[3][4]	England
		Tries: Francesca Matthews 11' Penalty try 39' Danielle Waterman 48' Cons: Katy McLean 39', 48'

Pandy Park, Crosskeys, Caerphilly Referee: Mark Patton (Ireland)[6]

Week 2

2011-02-11

Ireland	12–14[3][4]	France
Tries: Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Briggs Cons: Niamh Briggs		Try: Christelle Chobet Pens: Sandrine Agricole (2) Aurelie Bailon

Ashbourne Referee: Federica Guerzoni (ITA)

2011-02-12

England	68–5[3][4]	Italy
Tries: Maggie Alphonsi 7' Heather Fisher(2) Danielle Waterman (2) Emily Scarratt Kat Merchant Rowena Burnfield Katherine Merchant Toya Mason Georgina Roberts Cons: Katy McLean (5) Pen: Katy McLean		Try: Chiara Castellarin

Esher Referee: Mhairi Hay (SCO)

2011-02-13

Scotland	12–41[3][4]	Wales[7]
Tries: Tracy Balmer Lindsay Wheeler Cons: Caroline Collie		Tries: Elan Evans(3) Charlotte Murray Caryl James Kerin Kake Cons: Aimee Young Pens: Aimee Young (3)

Burnbrae, Milngavie Referee: Sylvie Bros (FRA)

Week 3

2011-02-26

Scotland	5–22[3][4]	Ireland
Try: Lauren Harris		Tries: Lynne Cantwell (2) Ger Rea Niamh Briggs Con: Niamh Briggs

New Hawthornden Stadium, Lasswade Referee: Claire Daniels (ENG)

2011-02-27

Italy	12–8[3][4]	Wales
Tries: Maria Diletta Veronese 14' Maria Grazia Cioffi 40' Cons: Veronica Schiavon 40'		Try: Kerin Lake 50' Pen: Amiee Young 6'

La Spezia, Liguria Referee: Alan Campbell (SCO)

2011-02-27

England	16–3[3][4]	France
Tries: Amy Garnett Katy McLean Pens: Katy McLean (2)		Pens: Nadège Cazenave

Sixways Stadium, Worcester Referee: Wayne Davies (WAL)

Week 4

2011-03-13

Italy	20–28[3][4]	France
Tries: Paola Zangirolami Flavia Severin Cons: Veronica Schiavon(2) Pens: Veronica Schiavon (2)		Tries: Sandrine Agricole Claire Canal Élodie Poublan Cons: Sandrine Agricole (2) Pens: Sandrine Agricole Nadège Casenave (2)

Benevento Referee: Nicky Inwood (NZL)

2011-03-13

Wales	15–14[3][4]	Ireland
Tries: Elen Evans Adi Taviner Cons: Amiee Young Pens: Amiee Young		Tries: Gillian Bourke (2) Cons: Niamh Briggs (2)

Pandy Park, Crosskeys Referee: Federica Guerzoni (ITA)

2011-03-13

England	89–0[3][4]	Scotland[8]
Tries: Katherine Merchant 2', 35' Francesca Matthews 6' Emily Scarratt 12', 49' Becky Essex 15' Rochelle Clarke 32', 51' Heather Fisher 39', 41' Maggie Alphonsi 55', 72' Katy McLean 67' Danielle Waterman 75', 79' Cons: Katy McLean 13', 33', 40', 42', 52', 72', 79'

Twickenham Referee: Dana Teagarden (USA)

Week 5

2011-03-18

Ireland	0–31[3][4]	England
		Tries: Katy McLean Sarah Hunter Rochelle Clark Sophie Hemming Maggie Alphonsi Cons: Katy McLean (3)

Ashbourne Referee: Sarah Corrigan (AUS)

2011-03-19

France	15–0[3][4]	Wales
Tries: Dioni Aguerre Laurelin Fourcade Penalty try

Stade Pierre Rajon, Bourgoin-Jallieu Referee: Claire Daniels (ENG)

2011-03-20

Scotland	0–26[3][4]	Italy[9]
		Tries: Michela Este Manuela Furlan Veronica Schiavon Cons: Veronica Schiavon Pens: Veronica Schiavon (3)

Meggetland, Edinburgh Referee: Nicky Inwood (NZL)

See also

• Women's Six Nations Championship
• Women's international rugby

Leading scorers

Point scorers Points Name Team Notes 58 Katy McLean  England 3 tries, 17 cons, 3 pens 30 Élodie Poublan  France 6 tries 28 Veronica Schiavon  Italy 1 try, 4 cons, 5 pens 26 Sandrine Agricole  France 3 tries, 4 cons, 1 pen 25 Danielle Waterman  England 5 tries 24 Niamh Briggs  Ireland 2 tries, 4 cons, 2 pens 20 Maggie Alphonsi  England 4 tries 20 Elen Evans  Wales 4 tries 20 Heather Fisher  England 4 tries 19 Aimee Young  Wales 2 con, 5 pens 15 Dioni Aguerre  France 3 tries 15 Gillian Bourke  Ireland 3 tries 15 Nadège Cazenave  France 3 tries 15 Rochelle Clark  England 3 tries 15 Emily Scarrett  England 3 tries 10 Lynne Cantwell  Ireland 2 tries 10 Laurelin Fourcade  France 2 tries 10 Niamh Kavanagh  Ireland 2 tries 10 Kerin Lake  Wales 2 tries 10 Francesca Matthews  England 2 tries 10 Flavia Severin  Italy 2 tries

Other point scorers

5 points (one try, except where stated): Amy Garnett, Caroline Collie (1 pen, 1 con), Caryl James, Charlotte Murray, Chiara Castellarin, Christelle Chobet, Sophie Hemming, Sarah Hunter, Claire Molloy, Georgina Roberts, Geraldine Rea, Kat Merchant, Lauren Harris, Lindsay Wheeler, Mairead Kelly, Maria Diletta Veronese, Maria Grazia Cioffi, Rowena Burnfield, Toya Mason, Tracy Balmer, Claire Canal, Paola Zangirolami, Adi Taviner, Becky Essex, Michela Este, Manuela Furlan. 3 points (one pen): Aurelie Bailon

References

1. "News".
2. As announced, 22 November 2010
3. "Women 2011". Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
4. "Women's Six Nations". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
5. This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat to France
6. "Referees to 6 February". 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
7. This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat to Wales
8. This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat ever, and the largest margin of defeat recorded by any team in the Six Nations
9. This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat to Italy

External links

• The official RBS Six Nations Site