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2009 Six Nations Championship

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2009 Six Nations Championship
Ireland win over Scotland on 14 March 2009
Date7 February – 21 March 2009
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (11th title)
Grand Slam Ireland (2nd title)
Triple Crown Ireland (10th title)
Matches played15
Attendance981,963 (65,464 per match)
Tries scored56 (3.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ireland Ronan O'Gara (51)
Top try scorer(s)Ireland Brian O'Driscoll (4)
England Riki Flutey (4)
Player of the tournamentIreland Brian O'Driscoll
2008 (Previous) (Next) 2010

The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th Six Nations Championship, and the 115th international championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major European national teams: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The tournament was held between 7 February and 21 March 2009.

Ireland won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown, only their second Grand Slam, and first since 1948, and first Triple Crown since 2007.[1]

England finished as runners-up, and also won the Calcutta Cup. The tournament featured the first Friday night game in its history, played between France and Wales at the Stade de France.[2]

Summary

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The tournament began on 7 February 2009, when England hosted Italy in the earlier of the day's two matches. Ireland played France later that evening, with Scotland versus Wales the following day.

The reigning champions on entering the 2009 tournament were Wales, who won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2008. The winners of both accolades in 2009 were Ireland, with Ronan O'Gara's dropped goal leaving the score in the final match against Wales in Cardiff on 21 March at 17–15.[3] Wales's Stephen Jones then missed a late penalty from just inside the Ireland half to leave Wales in fourth position.[4] Ireland's two tries in that match came when captain Brian O'Driscoll and Tommy Bowe scored in quick succession in the 44th and 46th minutes respectively.[4][5] Paul O'Connell received the Triple Crown and Ireland's captain Brian O'Driscoll lifted the trophy. It was Ireland's first Grand Slam since 1948, 61 years earlier.[4][6] This was achieved in the first Six Nations Championship since Declan Kidney was appointed as manager of the Ireland team, succeeding Eddie O'Sullivan who resigned after the previous tournament.[7]

Brian O'Driscoll lifting the Six Nations cup

Twelve tries were scored by Ireland throughout the tournament, and five wins left the team on top of the table at the end of the Championship with ten points. They opened with a 30–21 win over France at home stadium Croke Park on 7 February.[8] On 15 February, Ireland's second match was a 38–9 victory over Italy at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome.[9] On 28 February, Ireland beat England 14–13 at Croke Park and on 14 March, Ireland beat Scotland 22–15 at Murrayfield Stadium.[10][11] Then followed the Grand Slam against Wales on 21 March 2009. That game was attended by the President of Ireland Mary McAleese, who presented the trophy, and Taoiseach Brian Cowen.[12] Following the game there were tributes from politicians.[12] A civic reception for the team took place outside Dublin's Mansion House on 22 March at 16:30,[12] with 18,000 fans attending alongside Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Dublin's Deputy Lord Mayor Emer Costelloe.[13] 2,000 fans had earlier greeted the team upon their arrival at Dublin Airport.[13] Brian O'Driscoll described 21 March as a "sweet, sweet day".[5] The game was watched by 945,000 people in Ireland, the highest rating television programme in the country by that stage of 2009.[14] Former coach Eddie O'Sullivan was said to be "delighted" for the team.[15] Brian O'Driscoll was named player of the tournament, beating Italy's Sergio Parisse and Ireland teammate Paul O'Connell.[16] O'Connell was later named captain of the British and Irish Lions team to tour South Africa and containing fourteen members of the Grand Slam winning Irish team on 21 April 2009, describing it as "a great honour".[17][18]

Italy were the only side to not win a match in the tournament, suffering defeats by twenty points or more against, in addition to Ireland, France (50–8), England (36–11) and Scotland (26–6), while losing 20–15 to Wales. Scotland managed a solitary victory against Italy to finish on 2 points. England, France and Wales all managed to win three of their matches to finish level on six points but England's points difference of +54 granted them second place in the table. Their points tally was boosted by a 36–10 defeat of France and a 26–12 win against Scotland which sealed the Calcutta Cup. Wales' early loss to France and narrow loss to Ireland in the last game of the tournament denied them a second consecutive championship. Although Wales needed to beat Ireland by more than 13 points to win the championship, they could have won the game and the Triple Crown in the last minute of the tournament (as well as denying Ireland the Grand Slam) if Stephen Jones' 50-yard penalty kick had not fallen short.

Participants

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Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham London England Martin Johnson[19] Steve Borthwick
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis France Marc Lièvremont Lionel Nallet
 Ireland Croke Park Dublin Republic of Ireland Declan Kidney[7] Brian O'Driscoll[20]
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome South Africa Nick Mallett Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Scotland Frank Hadden Mike Blair
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland Ryan Jones[21][22]

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  Ireland 5 5 0 0 121 73 +48 12 10
2  England 5 3 0 2 124 70 +54 16 6
3  France 5 3 0 2 124 101 +23 14 6
4  Wales 5 3 0 2 100 81 +19 8 6
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 79 102 −23 4 2
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 49 170 −121 2 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The first tiebreaker is point difference from all matches, the second is tries scored. After these two tiebreakers the championship is shared.[23]

Fixtures

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The fixtures for the 2009 Six Nations were released on 17 April 2008.[24] The France v Wales game on 27 February was the first Friday night game in the history of the championship, both under the Five and Six Nations format.[25]

Round 1

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7 February 2009
15:00 GMT
England 36–11 Italy
Try: Goode 2' c
Ellis (2) 18' m, 54' c
Flutey 28' c
Cueto 78' c
Con: Goode (4/5)
Pen: Goode (1/3) 36'
ReportTry: Mi. Bergamasco 72' m
Pen: McLean (2/3) 34', 39'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Paul Sackey
OC 13 Jamie Noon downward-facing red arrow 73'
IC 12 Riki Flutey downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Andy Goode
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Steffon Armitage downward-facing red arrow 62'
BF 6 James Haskell Yellow card 34'
RL 5 Nick Kennedy downward-facing red arrow 73'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Lee Mears downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dylan Hartley upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Julian White upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Tom Croft upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 19 Joe Worsley upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 20 Ben Foden upward-facing green arrow 60'
CE 21 Shane Geraghty Yellow card 63' upward-facing green arrow 60'
CE 22 Mathew Tait upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García downward-facing red arrow 55'
LW 11 Mirco Bergamasco
FH 10 Andrea Marcato downward-facing red arrow 29'
SH 9 Mauro Bergamasco downward-facing red arrow 41'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 55'
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 76'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Carlos Nieto upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Tommaso Reato upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 19 Jean-François Montauriol upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Giulio Toniolatti upward-facing green arrow 41'
FH 21 Luke McLean upward-facing green arrow 29'
CE 22 Matteo Pratichetti upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

7 February 2009
17:00 GMT
Ireland 30–21 France
Try: Heaslip 34' c
O'Driscoll 43' c
D'Arcy 66' c
Con: O'Gara (3/3)
Pen: O'Gara (3/5) 3', 17', 78'
ReportTry: Harinordoquy 15' c
Médard 50' m
Con: Beauxis (1/2)
Pen: Beauxis (1/1) 76'
Drop: Beauxis (2/2) 40+1', 53'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 79,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Rob Kearney downward-facing red arrow 80'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Paddy Wallace downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris downward-facing red arrow 76'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Tom Court
LK 18 Malcolm O'Kelly
FL 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Peter Stringer
CE 21 Gordon D'Arcy upward-facing green arrow 63'
FB 22 Geordan Murphy upward-facing green arrow 80'
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud downward-facing red arrow 79'
RW 14 Julien Malzieu
OC 13 Florian Fritz downward-facing red arrow 80'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Maxime Médard
FH 10 Lionel Beauxis
SH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 71'
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL 5 Sébastien Chabal downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet (c)
TP 3 Benoît Lecouls downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Lionel Faure
Replacements:
HK 16 Benjamin Kayser upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Nicolas Mas upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Romain Millo-Chluski upward-facing green arrow 62'
N8 19 Louis Picamoles upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Morgan Parra upward-facing green arrow 68'
CE 21 Benoît Baby upward-facing green arrow 80'
WG 22 Cédric Heymans upward-facing green arrow 79'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

8 February 2009
15:00 GMT
Scotland 13–26 Wales
Try: M. Evans 69' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 32', 51'
ReportTry: Shanklin 22' m
A. W. Jones 29' m
Halfpenny 41' m
S. Williams 58' m
Pen: S. Jones (2/3) 13', 40+1'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Simon Webster downward-facing red arrow 21'
OC 13 Ben Cairns downward-facing red arrow 52'
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Phil Godman
SH 9 Mike Blair (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 John Barclay downward-facing red arrow 56'
BF 6 Ally Hogg downward-facing red arrow 73'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Jason White
TP 3 Geoff Cross Yellow card 20' downward-facing red arrow 31'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson upward-facing green arrow 31'
LK 18 Kelly Brown upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 19 Scott Gray upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter upward-facing green arrow 62'
WG 21 Chris Paterson upward-facing green arrow 21'
CE 22 Max Evans upward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Jamie Roberts downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 11 Shane Williams downward-facing red arrow 72'
FH 10 Stephen Jones downward-facing red arrow 63'
SH 9 Mike Phillips downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Andy Powell
OF 7 Martyn Williams (c) Yellow card 66'
BF 6 Dafydd Jones
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Ian Gough downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees downward-facing red arrow 63'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins downward-facing red arrow 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 17 John Yapp upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 18 Luke Charteris upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 19 Bradley Davies upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 60'
FH 21 James Hook upward-facing green arrow 63'
CE 22 Andrew Bishop upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Round 2

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14 February 2009
16:00 CET
France 22–13 Scotland
Try: Ouedraogo 46' c
Con: Beauxis (1/1)
Pen: Beauxis (5/7) 23', 38', 53', 60', 73'
ReportTry: T. Evans 69' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Godman (2/3) 35', 49'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,600
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Maxime Médard
OC 13 Benoît Baby downward-facing red arrow 59'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Cédric Heymans
FH 10 Lionel Beauxis
SH 9 Sébastien Tillous-Borde downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 70'
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL 5 Lionel Nallet (c)
LL 4 Romain Millo-Chluski downward-facing red arrow 59'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 41'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK 16 Benjamin Kayser upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Renaud Boyoud upward-facing green arrow 41'
LK 18 Sébastien Chabal upward-facing green arrow 59'
N8 19 Louis Picamoles upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Morgan Parra upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 21 Maxime Mermoz upward-facing green arrow 59'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Simon Danielli downward-facing red arrow 66'
OC 13 Max Evans
IC 12 Graeme Morrison downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 11 Thom Evans
FH 10 Phil Godman
SH 9 Mike Blair (c) downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Jim Hamilton downward-facing red arrow 18'
LL 4 Jason White
TP 3 Alasdair Dickinson downward-facing red arrow 46'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Moray Low upward-facing green arrow 46'
LK 18 Kelly Brown upward-facing green arrow 18'
FL 19 Scott Gray
SH 20 Chris Cusiter upward-facing green arrow 73'
WG 21 Chris Paterson upward-facing green arrow 66'
CE 22 Nick De Luca upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

14 February 2009
17:30 GMT
Wales 23–15 England
Try: Halfpenny 44' m
Pen: S. Jones (5/5) 4', 16', 43', 54', 72'
Halfpenny 22' (1/2)
ReportTry: Sackey 24' m
D. Armitage 57' c
Con: Flood (1/1)
Drop: Goode (1/1) 30'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Mark Jones
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Mike Phillips downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Andy Powell downward-facing red arrow 60'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Ryan Jones (c)
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 John Yapp
LK 18 Luke Charteris
FL 19 Dafydd Jones upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 73'
FH 21 James Hook
CE 22 Andrew Bishop
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Paul Sackey downward-facing red arrow 65'
OC 13 Mike Tindall Yellow card 14'
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Andy Goode Yellow card 41' downward-facing red arrow 53'
SH 9 Harry Ellis
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Joe Worsley
BF 6 James Haskell downward-facing red arrow 54'
RL 5 Nick Kennedy downward-facing red arrow 55'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery downward-facing red arrow 65'
HK 2 Lee Mears downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK 16 Dylan Hartley upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Julian White upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 18 Tom Croft upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 19 Luke Narraway upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 20 Paul Hodgson
FH 21 Toby Flood upward-facing green arrow 53'
CE 22 Mathew Tait upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
Martin Johnson

15 February 2009
15:30 CET
Italy 9–38 Ireland
Pen: McLean (3/4) 5', 16', 24'ReportTry: Bowe 19' c
Fitzgerald (2) 40' c, 76' c
D. Wallace 48' c
O'Driscoll 78' c
Con: O'Gara (4/4)
Kearney (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 50'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Andrea Masi Yellow card 1'
RW 14 Kaine Robertson downward-facing red arrow 20'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale downward-facing red arrow 48'
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Matteo Pratichetti
FH 10 Luke McLean downward-facing red arrow 72'
SH 9 Paul Griffen
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Tommaso Reato downward-facing red arrow 48'
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 48'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 33'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 41'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini Yellow card 36'
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 41'
PR 17 Carlos Nieto upward-facing green arrow 33'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 48'
FL 19 Josh Sole upward-facing green arrow 48'
SH 20 Giulio Toniolatti upward-facing green arrow 72'
FH 21 Gonzalo García upward-facing green arrow 48'
CE 22 Andrea Bacchetti upward-facing green arrow 20'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Paddy Wallace downward-facing red arrow 41'
LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara Yellow card 32'
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris downward-facing red arrow 62'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell downward-facing red arrow 77'
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Marcus Horan downward-facing red arrow 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 18 Malcolm O'Kelly upward-facing green arrow 77'
FL 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 20 Peter Stringer upward-facing green arrow 72'
CE 21 Gordon D'Arcy upward-facing green arrow 41'
FB 22 Geordan Murphy
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Round 3

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27 February 2009
21:00 CET
France 21–16 Wales
Try: Dusautoir 40' c
Heymans 53' m
Con: Parra (1/2)
Pen: Parra (3/5) 6', 35', 70'
ReportTry: Byrne 24' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 3', 9'
Hook (1/1) 73'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Julien Malzieu
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Cédric Heymans
FH 10 Benoît Baby downward-facing red arrow 37'
SH 9 Morgan Parra downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL 5 Sébastien Chabal downward-facing red arrow 57'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet (c)
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK 16 Benjamin Kayser upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Thomas Domingo upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 18 Romain Millo-Chluski upward-facing green arrow 57'
N8 19 Louis Picamoles
SH 20 Sébastien Tillous-Borde upward-facing green arrow 72'
FH 21 François Trinh-Duc upward-facing green arrow 37'
FB 22 Clément Poitrenaud
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Leigh Halfpenny
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Jamie Roberts downward-facing red arrow 55'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones downward-facing red arrow 70'
SH 9 Mike Phillips downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 Andy Powell downward-facing red arrow 62'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Ryan Jones (c)
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Ian Gough downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 John Yapp
LK 18 Luke Charteris upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 19 Dafydd Jones upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 55'
FH 21 James Hook upward-facing green arrow 70'
CE 22 Gavin Henson upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

28 February 2009
15:00 GMT
Scotland 26–6 Italy
Try: Danielli 35' c
Gray 64' c
Con: Godman (1/1)
Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (3/3) 5', 13', 68'
Godman (1/2) 31'
ReportPen: McLean (1/1) 55'
Drop: Parisse (1/1) 22'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell downward-facing red arrow 47'
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Max Evans
IC 12 Graeme Morrison downward-facing red arrow 67'
LW 11 Thom Evans
FH 10 Phil Godman
SH 9 Mike Blair (c) downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 John Barclay downward-facing red arrow 56'
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Jason White
TP 3 Euan Murray downward-facing red arrow 67'
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen downward-facing red arrow 68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson upward-facing green arrow 67'
LK 18 Kelly Brown upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 19 Scott Gray upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter upward-facing green arrow 55'
WG 21 Chris Paterson upward-facing green arrow 47'
CE 22 Nick De Luca upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB 15 Andrea Marcato downward-facing red arrow 47'
RW 14 Mirco Bergamasco
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Gonzalo García downward-facing red arrow 3'
LW 11 Matteo Pratichetti
FH 10 Luke McLean
SH 9 Paul Griffen downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 77'
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 57'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Franco Sbaraglini upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Carlos Nieto upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 57'
FL 19 Josh Sole upward-facing green arrow 77'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 55'
CE 21 Andrea Bacchetti upward-facing green arrow 3'
WG 22 Giulio Rubini upward-facing green arrow 47'
Coach:
Nick Mallett

28 February 2009
17:30 GMT
Ireland 14–13 England
Try: O'Driscoll 57' m
Pen: O'Gara (2/5) 27', 71'
Drop: O'Driscoll (1/2) 46'
ReportTry: D. Armitage 78' c
Con: Goode (1/1)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 38'
D. Armitage (1/1) 64'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Paddy Wallace
LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip downward-facing red arrow 68'
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 Tom Court
LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 68'
SH 20 Peter Stringer upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 21 Gordon D'Arcy
FB 22 Geordan Murphy
Coach:
Declan Kidney
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Paul Sackey downward-facing red arrow 57'
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Mark Cueto
FH 10 Toby Flood downward-facing red arrow 66'
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 58'
N8 8 Nick Easter downward-facing red arrow 76'
OF 7 Joe Worsley
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Nick Kennedy downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery Yellow card 55'
HK 2 Lee Mears downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dylan Hartley upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Julian White upward-facing green arrow 77'
LK 18 Tom Croft upward-facing green arrow 69'
FL 19 Luke Narraway upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Danny Care Yellow card 69' upward-facing green arrow 58'
FH 21 Andy Goode upward-facing green arrow 66'
CE 22 Mathew Tait upward-facing green arrow 57'
Coach:
Martin Johnson

Notes:

Round 4

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14 March 2009
16:00 CET
Italy 15–20 Wales
Pen: Marcato (5/5) 5', 31', 34', 57', 70'ReportTry: S. Williams 25' c
Shanklin 71' c
Con: Hook (2/2)
Pen: Hook (2/3) 59', 63'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Andrea Marcato downward-facing red arrow 75'
RW 14 Giulio Rubini
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Matteo Pratichetti
FH 10 Luke McLean
SH 9 Paul Griffen downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 64'
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 50'
TP 3 Carlos Nieto downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Franco Sbaraglini
PR 17 Martin Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 50'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 50'
FL 19 Josh Sole upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera upward-facing green arrow 75'
CE 22 Roberto Quartaroli
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Lee Byrne downward-facing red arrow 68'
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Jamie Roberts
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook downward-facing red arrow 75'
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Andy Powell
OF 7 Dafydd Jones
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas downward-facing red arrow 57'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Luke Charteris downward-facing red arrow 66'
TP 3 Rhys M. Thomas downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Huw Bennett downward-facing red arrow 57'
LP 1 John Yapp
Replacements:
HK 16 Matthew Rees upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 18 Bradley Davies upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 19 Ryan Jones upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 20 Warren Fury
FH 21 Stephen Jones upward-facing green arrow 75'
CE 22 Tom Shanklin upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

14 March 2009
17:00 GMT
Scotland 15–22 Ireland
Pen: Paterson (5/5) 5', 13', 21', 31', 60'ReportTry: Heaslip 51' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 11', 27', 33', 70'
Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 57'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Max Evans
IC 12 Graeme Morrison downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Thom Evans
FH 10 Phil Godman
SH 9 Mike Blair (c) downward-facing red arrow 51'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 John Barclay downward-facing red arrow 67'
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Jason White downward-facing red arrow 50'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 57'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 17 Moray Low
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 50'
FL 19 Scott Gray upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter upward-facing green arrow 51'
CE 21 Nick De Luca upward-facing green arrow 70'
FB 22 Hugo Southwell
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB 15 Rob Kearney downward-facing red arrow 75'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Denis Leamy downward-facing red arrow 30'
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Rory Best downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Jerry Flannery upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Tom Court
LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL 19 Jamie Heaslip upward-facing green arrow 30'
SH 20 Tomás O'Leary upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 21 Paddy Wallace
FB 22 Geordan Murphy upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Notes:


15 March 2009
15:00 GMT
England 34–10 France
Try: Cueto 1' c
Flutey (2) 22' c, 41' m
D. Armitage 37' c
Worsley 39' m
Con: Flood (3/3)
Pen: Flood (1/1) 18'
ReportTry: Szarzewski 56' m
Malzieu 64' m
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Ugo Monye downward-facing red arrow 72'
FH 10 Toby Flood downward-facing red arrow 40'
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Joe Worsley downward-facing red arrow 68'
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Simon Shaw downward-facing red arrow 57'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Lee Mears downward-facing red arrow 57'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dylan Hartley upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 17 Julian White upward-facing green arrow 66'
LK 18 Nick Kennedy upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 19 James Haskell upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 20 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 55'
FH 21 Andy Goode upward-facing green arrow 40'
CE 22 Mathew Tait upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Julien Malzieu
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud downward-facing red arrow 46'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Cédric Heymans
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc downward-facing red arrow 46'
SH 9 Morgan Parra downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 68'
OF 7 Sébastien Chabal
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL 5 Jérôme Thion downward-facing red arrow 46'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet (c)
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski downward-facing red arrow 59'
LP 1 Lionel Faure downward-facing red arrow 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Benjamin Kayser upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 17 Thomas Domingo upward-facing green arrow 51'
N8 18 Louis Picamoles upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire upward-facing green arrow 46'
SH 20 Sébastien Tillous-Borde upward-facing green arrow 59'
CE 21 Florian Fritz upward-facing green arrow 46'
CE 22 Damien Traille upward-facing green arrow 46'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Round 5

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21 March 2009
14:15 CET
Italy 8–50 France
Try: Parisse 57' m
Pen: Marcato (1/2) 23'
ReportTry: Chabal 25' c
Trinh-Duc 29' m
Médard (2) 31' c, 70' m
Heymans 42' c
Domingo 55' m
Malzieu 76' m
Con: Parra (3/4)
Pen: Parra (3/3) 7', 15', 48'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 27,650
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Andrea Marcato
RW 14 Giulio Rubini
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Matteo Pratichetti downward-facing red arrow 48'
FH 10 Luke McLean downward-facing red arrow 72'
SH 9 Paul Griffen downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni
RL 5 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 68'
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 54'
TP 3 Carlos Nieto downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Franco Sbaraglini
PR 17 Martin Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 19 Josh Sole upward-facing green arrow 68'
SH 20 Pablo Canavosio upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 21 Luciano Orquera upward-facing green arrow 72'
CE 22 Roberto Quartaroli upward-facing green arrow 48'
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Damien Traille
RW 14 Maxime Médard
OC 13 Florian Fritz downward-facing red arrow 60'
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Cédric Heymans downward-facing red arrow 71'
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra downward-facing red arrow 52'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 63'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL 5 Sébastien Chabal
LL 4 Lionel Nallet (c) downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski downward-facing red arrow 52'
LP 1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK 16 William Servat upward-facing green arrow 52'
PR 17 Thomas Domingo upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 18 Jérôme Thion upward-facing green arrow 71'
N8 19 Louis Picamoles upward-facing green arrow 63'
FH 20 Frédéric Michalak upward-facing green arrow 52'
CE 21 Mathieu Bastareaud upward-facing green arrow 60'
WG 22 Julien Malzieu upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Notes:


21 March 2009
15:30 GMT
England 26–12 Scotland
Try: Monye 22' m
Flutey 28' c
Tait 77' m
Con: Flood (1/2)
Pen: Flood (2/2) 40', 41'
Drop: Care 72'
ReportPen: Paterson (3/3) 9', 44', 66'
Godman (1/2) 51'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,688
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 Delon Armitage
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Riki Flutey
LW 11 Ugo Monye downward-facing red arrow 48'
FH 10 Toby Flood downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 16'
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Joe Worsley
BF 6 Tom Croft downward-facing red arrow 73'
RL 5 Simon Shaw downward-facing red arrow 57'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery downward-facing red arrow 14'
HK 2 Lee Mears downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK 16 Dylan Hartley upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Julian White upward-facing green arrow 14'
LK 18 Nick Kennedy upward-facing green arrow 57'
FL 19 James Haskell upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Danny Care upward-facing green arrow 16'
FH 21 Andy Goode upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 22 Mathew Tait upward-facing green arrow 48'
Coach:
Martin Johnson
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Danielli downward-facing red arrow 75'
OC 13 Max Evans
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Thom Evans downward-facing red arrow 44'
FH 10 Phil Godman
SH 9 Mike Blair (c) downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Simon Taylor downward-facing red arrow 41'
OF 7 Scott Gray
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Jason White downward-facing red arrow 57'
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson downward-facing red arrow 75'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dougie Hall upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Moray Low upward-facing green arrow 75'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 57'
FL 19 Kelly Brown upward-facing green arrow 41'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter upward-facing green arrow 68'
CE 21 Nick De Luca upward-facing green arrow 44'
FB 22 Hugo Southwell upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes:


21 March 2009
17:30 GMT
Wales 15–17 Ireland
Pen: S. Jones (4/5) 33', 39', 51', 56'
Drop: S. Jones (1/1) 76'
ReportTry: O'Driscoll 44' c
Bowe 46' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2)
Drop: O'Gara (1/1) 78'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,625
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Lee Byrne downward-facing red arrow 30'
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Dafydd Jones
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Ian Gough downward-facing red arrow 55'
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 John Yapp
LK 18 Luke Charteris upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 19 Jonathan Thomas
SH 20 Warren Fury
FH 21 James Hook
CE 22 Jamie Roberts upward-facing green arrow 30'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Rob Kearney downward-facing red arrow 66'
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald downward-facing red arrow 76'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Tomás O'Leary downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Stephen Ferris downward-facing red arrow 7'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes downward-facing red arrow 23' upward-facing green arrow 27'
HK 2 Jerry Flannery downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 Tom Court upward-facing green arrow 23' downward-facing red arrow 27'
LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL 19 Denis Leamy upward-facing green arrow 7'
SH 20 Peter Stringer upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 21 Paddy Wallace upward-facing green arrow 76'
FB 22 Geordan Murphy upward-facing green arrow 66'
Coach:
Declan Kidney

Notes:

Scorers

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