# 2010 Six Nations Championship

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). 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. 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

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. Ireland coach Declan Kidney described it as "not our greatest day".
Ireland's previous match – a 27–12 victory over Wales on 13 March – had seen O'Driscoll achieve 100 caps for his country. Ireland's previous match against England had seen John Hayes achieve 100 caps for his country, the first player to do so for Ireland.
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. The Grand Slam was achieved by France following a 12–10 victory in this game. It was France's first Grand Slam since 2004. England scored the only try of the game. Jonny Wilkinson was not included in the England starting team for only the third time in his career. Bryce Lawrence from New Zealand refereed the game.
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. Tommy Bowe was named as the player of the championship on 25 March, having polled nearly 50% of the fan votes.

## 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 | Dublin | Declan Kidney | Brian O'Driscoll |
| Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome | Nick Mallett | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| 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.

## 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 |

## Results

The schedule for the 2010 Championship was released on 2 April 2009. 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.
'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 | 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 | 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.
* 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 | 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 | 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.
* 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 | 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 | 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.
* 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.

### 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 | 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.
* 13 March 2010 17:00 GMT
| Scotland | 15–15 | England |
| Pen: Parks (4/6) 6', 18', 50', 68' Drop: Parks (1/3) 39' | Report | 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 | 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 | 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.
* 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 | 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 | 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.