# 2011 Six Nations Championship

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.
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. For the first time in a decade, all of the teams had the same head coach as in the previous year's tournament.
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.

## Final results

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. Had England beaten Ireland it would have led to their first Grand Slam since 2003. Italy lost their final match against Scotland to claim the wooden spoon for the ninth time since entering the competition in 2000.

## Participants

| Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | Martin Johnson | Mike Tindall |
| France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | Marc Lièvremont | Thierry Dusautoir |
| Ireland | Aviva Stadium | Dublin | Declan Kidney | Brian O'Driscoll |
| Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome | Nick Mallett | Sergio Parisse |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | Andy Robinson | Alastair Kellock |
| Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Warren Gatland | Matthew Rees |
* ↑ Replaced regular captain Lewis Moody, who was initially ruled out of at least the first two rounds of the competition with a knee injury. 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. 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.

## Squads

    See 2011 Six Nations Championship squads.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
| 1 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 81 | +51 | 13 | 8 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 91 | +26 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 81 | +12 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Wales | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 89 | +6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 109 | −27 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 138 | −68 | 6 | 2 |

## Results
### 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | James Hook |
| RW | 14 | Morgan Stoddart |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Roberts |
| IC | 12 | Jonathan Davies |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones | | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips | | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Andy Powell | | 33' |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate | | 52' | 57' | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Craig Mitchell | 46' | | | 71' |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) | | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Paul James |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard | | 70' |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | | 52' | 57' | 71' |
| N8 | 18 | Ryan Jones | | 33' |
| FL | 19 | Jonathan Thomas | | | | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel | | 69' |
| FH | 21 | Rhys Priestland |
| FB | 22 | Lee Byrne | | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall (c) |
| IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape |
| LW | 11 | Mark Cueto |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood | | 63' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell | | 62' |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |
| LL | 4 | Louis Deacon | 27' | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley | | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan | | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Thompson | | 69' |
| PR | 17 | David Wilson | | 61' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | | 69' |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley | | 62' |
| SH | 20 | Danny Care | | 62' |
| FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson | | 63' |
| WG | 22 | Matt Banahan |
| Coach: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
* Man of the Match:
* Toby Flood (England)
* Touch judges:
* Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* Simon McDowell (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Jim Yuille (Scotland)
* 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 | 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 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean |
| RW | 14 | Andrea Masi |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi | 69' |
| LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| FH | 10 | Kris Burton | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | 10' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole | 50' |
| RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 54' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini | 36' to 40' | 36' to 40' | 64' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 36' | 40' | 64' |
| LK | 18 | Carlo Del Fava | 54' |
| FL | 19 | Valerio Bernabò | 50' |
| SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio | 10' |
| FH | 21 | Luciano Orquera | 71' |
| CE | 22 | Gonzalo Garcia | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
| FB | 15 | Luke Fitzgerald |
| RW | 14 | Fergus McFadden |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | | 65' |
| SH | 9 | Tomás O'Leary | | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Seán O'Brien |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Denis Leamy | 73' |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell | | 73' |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | | 76' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | | 76' |
| LK | 18 | Leo Cullen | | 73' |
| FL | 19 | Shane Jennings |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan | | 55' |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | | 65' |
| CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace | | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
* Man of the Match:
* Seán O'Brien (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Jérôme Garcès (France)
* David Changleng (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Geoff Warren (England)
* 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Damien Traille |
| RW | 14 | Yoann Huget |
| OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| IC | 12 | Maxime Mermoz | 44' |
| LW | 11 | Maxime Médard | 73' |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra | 52' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 55' |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Julien Pierre |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas | 52' |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 57' |
| LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Luc Ducalcon | 52' |
| LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion | 62' |
| N8 | 19 | Sébastien Chabal | 55' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | 52' |
| FB | 21 | Clément Poitrenaud | 44' |
| WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Nikki Walker |
| OC | 13 | Joe Ansbro |
| IC | 12 | Nick De Luca | 55' |
| LW | 11 | Max Evans |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Rory Lawson | 40' |
| N8 | 8 | Kelly Brown |
| OF | 7 | John Barclay | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Nathan Hines | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c) |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dougie Hall | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Moray Low | 70' |
| N8 | 18 | Richie Vernon | 56' |
| FL | 19 | Ross Rennie | 61' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 40' |
| FH | 21 | Ruaridh Jackson | 69' |
| WG | 22 | Sean Lamont | 55' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
* Man of the Match:
* Maxime Médard (France)
* Touch judges:
* Andrew Small (England)
* Stuart Terheege (England)
* Television match official:
* Giulio De Santis (Italy)

### 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall (c) |
| IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape |
| LW | 11 | Mark Cueto | 49' |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood | 55' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |
| LL | 4 | Louis Deacon | 45' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Thompson | 49' |
| PR | 17 | David Wilson | 61' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | 45' |
| FL | 19 | Hendre Fourie | 61' |
| SH | 20 | Danny Care | 55' |
| FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson | 55' |
| WG | 22 | Matt Banahan | 49' |
| Coach: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean | | 79' |
| RW | 14 | Andrea Masi | | 62' |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi | | 58' |
| LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera |
| SH | 9 | Fabio Semenzato |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni |
| BF | 6 | Valerio Bernabò | | 53' |
| RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Del Fava | | 46' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni | 43' | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro | | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero | | 56' |
| LK | 18 | Santiago Dellapè | | 46' |
| FL | 19 | Robert Barbieri | | 53' |
| SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio | | 62' |
| FH | 21 | Kris Burton | | 79' |
| CE | 22 | Gonzalo Garcia | | 58' |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
* Man of the Match:
* Chris Ashton (England)
* Touch judges:
* Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* Peter Allan (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Tony Redmond (Ireland)
* 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell | 20' |
| RW | 14 | Nikki Walker |
| OC | 13 | Joe Ansbro |
| IC | 12 | Nick De Luca |
| LW | 11 | Max Evans |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Rory Lawson | 46' |
| N8 | 8 | Richie Vernon |
| OF | 7 | John Barclay | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Kelly Brown |
| RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c) | 71' |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Moray Low | 46' |
| LK | 18 | Scott MacLeod | 71' |
| FL | 19 | Ross Rennie | 67' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 46' |
| FH | 21 | Ruaridh Jackson |
| WG | 22 | Sean Lamont | 20' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne | 27' | 76' |
| RW | 14 | Morgan Stoddart |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Roberts |
| IC | 12 | Jonathan Davies |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | James Hook | | 66' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips | | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate | | 53' |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | | 71' |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies | 23' |
| TP | 3 | Craig Mitchell |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) | | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Paul James | | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard | | 75' |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Jonathan Thomas | | 53' |
| FL | 19 | Josh Turnbull | | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Tavis Knoyle | | 75' |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones | | 66' |
| FB | 22 | Rhys Priestland | | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sam Warburton (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Simon McDowell (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
* 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Luke Fitzgerald |
| RW | 14 | Fergus McFadden |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 62' |
| SH | 9 | Tomás O'Leary | 68' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Seán O'Brien |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell | 80' |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 56' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | 56' |
| LK | 18 | Leo Cullen | 80' |
| FL | 19 | Denis Leamy |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan | 68' |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 62' |
| CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud | 50' |
| RW | 14 | Yoann Huget |
| OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille | 72' |
| LW | 11 | Maxime Médard |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire | 53' |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet |
| LL | 4 | Julien Pierre | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | William Servat |
| LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado |
| PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet | 49' |
| LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion | 63' |
| N8 | 19 | Sébastien Chabal | 53' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | 53' |
| CE | 21 | Yannick Jauzion | 72' |
| WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc | 50' |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
* Man of the Match:
* Thierry Dusautoir (France)
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* David Changleng (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Geoff Warren (England)

### 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean |
| RW | 14 | Andrea Masi | 73' |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi |
| LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| FH | 10 | Kris Burton | 64' |
| SH | 9 | Fabio Semenzato | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Robert Barbieri | 72' |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 52' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni | | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini | 40' | 70' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Valerio Bernabò | 52' |
| N8 | 19 | Manoa Vosawai | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio | 71' |
| FH | 21 | Luciano Orquera | 64' |
| WG | 22 | Tommaso Benvenuti | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Morgan Stoddart |
| OC | 13 | James Hook |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Craig Mitchell |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) | 77' |
| LP | 1 | Paul James |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard | 77' |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp |
| N8 | 18 | Jonathan Thomas |
| FL | 19 | Josh Turnbull |
| SH | 20 | Tavis Knoyle |
| FH | 21 | Rhys Priestland |
| WG | 22 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Fabio Semenzato (Italy)
* Touch judges:
* Dave Pearson (England)
* John Lacey (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Iain Ramage (Scotland)
* 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 | Pen: Yachvili (3/5) 7', 19', 22' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,107 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall (c) |
| IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Mark Cueto |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood | 51' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |
| LL | 4 | Louis Deacon | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan | 23' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Thompson | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Alex Corbisiero | 23' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | 71' |
| FL | 19 | Hendre Fourie | 76' |
| SH | 20 | Danny Care | 65' |
| FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson | 51' |
| WG | 22 | Matt Banahan | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud | 51' |
| RW | 14 | Yoann Huget |
| OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Vincent Clerc |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Sébastien Chabal | 51' |
| OF | 7 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet |
| LL | 4 | Julien Pierre | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo | 60' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet | 60' |
| LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion | 62' |
| FL | 19 | Julien Bonnaire | 51' |
| SH | 20 | Morgan Parra | 62' |
| UB | 21 | Damien Traille | 51' |
| FB | 22 | Alexis Palisson | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
* Man of the Match:
* Tom Palmer (England)
* Touch judges:
* Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* Tim Hayes (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Giulio De Santis (Italy)
* 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Nikki Walker | | 74' |
| OC | 13 | Nick De Luca |
| IC | 12 | Sean Lamont |
| LW | 11 | Max Evans |
| FH | 10 | Ruaridh Jackson | | 53' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair | | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Johnnie Beattie | | 46' | 55' | 55' |
| OF | 7 | John Barclay | | 66' |
| BF | 6 | Kelly Brown |
| RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c) |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Moray Low | | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen | 44' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson | | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Geoff Cross | | 46' | 55' | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | | 66' |
| N8 | 19 | Richie Vernon | | 55' |
| SH | 20 | Rory Lawson | | 60' |
| FH | 21 | Dan Parks | | 53' |
| WG | 22 | Simon Danielli | | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Luke Fitzgerald |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace | 60' |
| BF | 6 | Seán O'Brien |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 66' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | 70' |
| LK | 18 | Leo Cullen | 66' |
| FL | 19 | Denis Leamy | 60' |
| SH | 20 | Peter Stringer | 60' |
| FH | 21 | Johnny Sexton | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ronan O'Gara (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Andrew Small (England)
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)

### 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |
| RW | 14 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Gonzalo Garcia |
| LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera | 57' |
| SH | 9 | Fabio Semenzato |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Robert Barbieri | 57' |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Carlo Del Fava |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia | 47' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 47' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | 47' |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 47' |
| LK | 18 | Quintin Geldenhuys | 53' |
| FL | 19 | Paul Derbyshire | 57' |
| SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio |
| FH | 21 | Kris Burton | 57' |
| FB | 22 | Luke McLean |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
| FB | 15 | Maxime Médard |
| RW | 14 | Yoann Huget |
| OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Vincent Clerc |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra |
| N8 | 8 | Sébastien Chabal | 56' |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet | 56' |
| LL | 4 | Julien Pierre |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas | 40' |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Luc Ducalcon | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion | 56' |
| N8 | 19 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 56' |
| SH | 20 | Julien Tomas |
| CE | 21 | Damien Traille | 70' |
| FB | 22 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
* Man of the Match:
* Andrea Masi (Italy)
* Touch judges:
* Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* Stuart Terheege (England)
* Television match official:
* Jim Yuille (Scotland)
* 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Roberts |
| IC | 12 | Jonathan Davies |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | James Hook |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones | 59' |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Craig Mitchell | 12' |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Paul James |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard | 71' |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | 12' |
| N8 | 18 | Jonathan Thomas | 59' |
| FL | 19 | Rob McCusker |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |
| WG | 22 | Morgan Stoddart |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Luke Fitzgerald | 72' |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | 49' |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan | 1' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip | 69' |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Seán O'Brien |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 75' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | 68' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | 68' |
| LK | 18 | Leo Cullen | 75' |
| N8 | 19 | Denis Leamy | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Peter Stringer | 1' |
| FH | 21 | Johnny Sexton | 49' |
| CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
* Man of the Match:
* James Hook (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Craig Joubert (South Africa)
* Peter Allan (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Geoff Warren (England)
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 | 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)
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall (c) | 40' |
| IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape |
| LW | 11 | Mark Cueto |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood | 65' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood | 65' |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |
| LL | 4 | Louis Deacon | 65' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 74' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Thompson | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Paul Doran-Jones | 74' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Tom Croft | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Danny Care | 54' |
| FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson | 65' |
| CE | 22 | Matt Banahan | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Simon Danielli |
| OC | 13 | Joe Ansbro | | 72' |
| IC | 12 | Sean Lamont |
| LW | 11 | Max Evans |
| FH | 10 | Ruaridh Jackson | | 54' |
| SH | 9 | Rory Lawson | | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Kelly Brown | | 42' |
| OF | 7 | John Barclay | 56' |
| BF | 6 | Nathan Hines | | 68' |
| RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c) |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Moray Low | | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson | | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Geoff Cross | | 52' |
| N8 | 18 | Richie Vernon | | 42' |
| FL | 19 | Alasdair Strokosch | | 68' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | | 54' |
| FH | 21 | Dan Parks | | 54' |
| CE | 22 | Nick De Luca | | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
* Man of the Match:
* James Haskell (England)
* Touch judges:
* Jérôme Garcès (France)
* Carlo Damasco (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Tony Redmond (Ireland)
* 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 | Try: Masi 10' m Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 30' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 42,464 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Nikki Walker |
| OC | 13 | Joe Ansbro | 19' |
| IC | 12 | Sean Lamont | 78' |
| LW | 11 | Simon Danielli |
| FH | 10 | Ruaridh Jackson |
| SH | 9 | Rory Lawson | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | Kelly Brown | 74' |
| OF | 7 | John Barclay |
| BF | 6 | Nathan Hines | 54' |
| RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock (c) |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Geoff Cross | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Euan Murray | 64' |
| N8 | 18 | Richie Vernon | 74' |
| FL | 19 | Alasdair Strokosch | 64' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 64' |
| FH | 21 | Dan Parks | 78' |
| CE | 22 | Nick De Luca | 19' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Andrea Masi | 32' |
| RW | 14 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi | 69' |
| LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| FH | 10 | Kris Burton | 59' |
| SH | 9 | Fabio Semenzato |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Paul Derbyshire | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Del Fava | 54' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | 79' |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia | 79' |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 59' |
| LK | 18 | Valerio Bernabò | 54' |
| FL | 19 | Robert Barbieri | 59' |
| SH | 20 | Pablo Canavosio | 69' |
| FH | 21 | Luciano Orquera | 59' |
| FB | 22 | Luke McLean | 32' |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
* Man of the Match:
* Richie Gray (Scotland)
* Touch judges:
* Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* John Lacey (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Hugh Watkins (Wales)
* 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 | Try: Thompson 52' m Pen: Flood (1/2) 32' |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Keith Earls |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Seán O'Brien |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell | 78' |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | 58' |
| LK | 18 | Leo Cullen | 78' |
| FL | 19 | Denis Leamy | 79' |
| SH | 20 | Peter Stringer | 78' |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 69' |
| CE | 22 | Paddy Wallace |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton |
| OC | 13 | Matt Banahan |
| IC | 12 | Shontayne Hape |
| LW | 11 | Mark Cueto | | 66' |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood | | 51' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 35' | 46' |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter (c) |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell |
| BF | 6 | Tom Wood |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer | | 27' |
| LL | 4 | Louis Deacon | | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley | | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Thompson | | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Paul Doran-Jones | | 51' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | | 27' |
| FL | 19 | Tom Croft | | 55' |
| SH | 20 | Danny Care | | 46' |
| FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson | | 51' |
| WG | 22 | David Strettle | | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Martin Johnson ||
* Man of the Match:
* Johnny Sexton (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Tim Hayes (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Giulio De Santis (Italy)
* 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.
* 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 | Pen: Hook (3/4) 2', 42', 48' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,798 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Maxime Médard |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc | 75' |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Alexis Palisson |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 72' |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet |
| LL | 4 | Julien Pierre | 66' |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas | 66' |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Thomas Domingo |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Luc Ducalcon | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Pascal Papé | 66' |
| FL | 19 | Alexandre Lapandry | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Julien Tomas | 73' |
| CE | 21 | Fabrice Estebanez | 70' |
| WG | 22 | Yoann Huget | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Roberts |
| IC | 12 | Jonathan Davies |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | James Hook | 57' | 66' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips | | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton | | 15' |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees (c) | | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Paul James |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard | | 67' |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | | 52' |
| N8 | 18 | Jonathan Thomas | | 15' | 71' |
| FL | 19 | Rob McCusker | | | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel | | 67' |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones | | 66' |
| WG | 22 | Morgan Stoddart |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Lionel Nallet (France)
* Touch judges:
* Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
* Simon McDowell (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
* Wales needed to beat France by 27 points to clinch the title.
* Ryan Jones (Wales) earned his 50th cap.

## Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, BBC channels televised the matches live. The matches were also televised by France 2 in France, RTÉ Two in Ireland, Sky Sport in Italy and ESPN in Australia and New Zealand.
In Wales, Welsh language channel S4C televised Wales matches live.
In the United States and the Caribbean, Premium Sports televised the matches live while BBC America also televised some matches in the United States.