# 2012 Six Nations Championship

The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 118th tournament of the annual European championship.
For the first time since 2008, there were no Friday night fixtures.
Whilst Italy continued to play their home matches in Rome, they used the Stadio Olimpico instead of the Stadio Flaminio, which Italy had used for their home Championship fixtures since entering the competition in 2000. The Championship was won by Wales, who achieved their third Grand Slam in eight tournaments.

## Participants

| Nation | Home stadium | City | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | Stuart Lancaster | Chris Robshaw |
| France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | Philippe Saint-André | Thierry Dusautoir |
| Ireland | Aviva Stadium | Dublin | Declan Kidney | Rory Best/Paul O'Connell |
| Italy | Stadio Olimpico | Rome | Jacques Brunel | Sergio Parisse |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | Andy Robinson | Ross Ford |
| Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Warren Gatland | Sam Warburton |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
| 1 | Wales | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 58 | +51 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 71 | +27 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 94 | +27 | 13 | 5 |
| 4 | France | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 86 | +15 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 121 | −68 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 108 | −52 | 4 | 0 |

## Results
### Round 1

* 4 February 2012 15:30 CET (UTC+01)
| France | 30–12 | Italy |
| Try: Rougerie 20' c Malzieu 34' m Clerc 53' c Fofana 71' m Con: Yachvili (2/3) 21', 54' Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 51' | Report | Pen: Burton (2/3) 29', 46' Botes (1/1) 60' Drop: Burton (1/2) 17' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,563 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Maxime Médard |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie | 76' |
| IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| LW | 11 | Julien Malzieu |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles | 64' |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas | | 76' |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Vincent Debaty | 62' | 76' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | 62' |
| LK | 18 | Yoann Maestri | 50' |
| N8 | 19 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 64' |
| SH | 20 | Morgan Parra | 62' |
| FH | 21 | Lionel Beauxis | 76' |
| CE | 22 | Maxime Mermoz | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
| FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |
| RW | 14 | Giovanbattista Venditti |
| OC | 13 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi | | 56' |
| LW | 11 | Luke McLean |
| FH | 10 | Kris Burton | | 56' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Robert Barbieri | | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Corniel van Zyl | | 56' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tommaso D'Apice | | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Lorenzo Cittadini | | 62' |
| LK | 18 | Marco Bortolami | | 56' |
| FL | 19 | Simone Favaro | | 67' |
| SH | 20 | Fabio Semenzato | | 76' |
| FH | 21 | Tobias Botes | | 56' |
| CE | 22 | Gonzalo Canale | | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
* Man of the Match:
* Julien Malzieu (France)
* Touch judges:
* Andrew Small (England)
* John Lacey (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
* Nicolas Mas and Thierry Dusautoir (both France) earned their 50th caps.
* Wesley Fofana, Yoann Maestri (both France), Tobias Botes and Giovanbattista Venditti (both Italy) made their international debuts in this match.
* Vincent Clerc's try was the 32nd of his international career, placing him joint second with his coach Philippe Saint-André on the French try scoring list. (To this date, Serge Blanco remains the top French try scorer with 38.)
* 4 February 2012 17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
| Scotland | 6–13 | England |
| Pen: Parks (2/2) 25', 32' | Report | Try: Hodgson 40' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 41' Pen: Farrell (2/4) 22', 74' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Rory Lamont |
| RW | 14 | Lee Jones |
| OC | 13 | Nick De Luca |
| IC | 12 | Sean Lamont |
| LW | 11 | Max Evans |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks | 58' |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | David Denton |
| OF | 7 | Ross Rennie |
| BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch | 59' |
| RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton | 59' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray | 74' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford (c) | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Geoff Cross | 74' |
| LK | 18 | Alastair Kellock | 59' |
| FL | 19 | John Barclay | 59' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 59' |
| FH | 21 | Greig Laidlaw | 58' |
| CE | 22 | Graeme Morrison |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton |
| OC | 13 | Brad Barritt | 71' |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell |
| LW | 11 | David Strettle |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson | 63' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | Phil Dowson | 68' |
| OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer | 61' |
| LL | 4 | Mouritz Botha |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero | 64' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Webber |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens | 64' |
| LK | 18 | Geoff Parling | 61' |
| N8 | 19 | Ben Morgan | 68' |
| SH | 20 | Lee Dickson | 64' |
| CE | 21 | Jordan Turner-Hall | 63' |
| FB | 22 | Mike Brown | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
* Man of the Match:
* David Denton (Scotland)
* Touch judges:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Tony Redmond (Ireland)
* Brad Barritt, Lee Dickson, Phil Dowson, Owen Farrell, Ben Morgan, Geoff Parling, Jordan Turner-Hall (all England) and Lee Jones (Scotland) made their international debuts.
* Chris Robshaw of England captained his team earning only his second cap in this match.
* This match turned out to be Dan Parks's last appearance with the Scotland jersey as he announced his retirement from international rugby a few days after the game.
* 5 February 2012 15:00 IST (UTC+0)
| Ireland | 21–23 | Wales |
| Try: Best 36' c Bowe 67' m Con: Sexton (1/2) 38' Pen: Sexton (3/5) 3', 43', 59' | Report | Try: J. Davies (2) 13' m, 54' c North 75' m Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 55' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 53', 79' |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Fergus McFadden |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien |
| BF | 6 | Stephen Ferris | 79' |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c) |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | | 74' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | | 74' |
| LK | 18 | Donnacha Ryan | | 63' |
| FL | 19 | Peter O'Mahony |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan | | 76' |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | | 76' |
| WG | 22 | David Kearney |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
| FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert | | 41' |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | Rhys Priestland |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) | | 41' |
| BF | 6 | Ryan Jones |
| RL | 5 | Ian Evans |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies | 64' |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Huw Bennett |
| LP | 1 | Rhys Gill |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens |
| PR | 17 | Paul James | | 70' |
| N8 | 18 | Andy Powell |
| FL | 19 | Justin Tipuric | | 41' |
| SH | 20 | Lloyd Williams |
| FH | 21 | James Hook | | 41' |
| CE | 22 | Scott Williams |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mike Phillips (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Dave Pearson (England)
* Stuart Terheege (England)
* Television match official:
* Geoff Warren (England)
* Huw Bennett (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
* Coming off the bench in the 76th minute to replace Johnny Sexton, Ronan O'Gara became the most capped Irish player with 117 caps, jointly with Brian O'Driscoll. O'Gara also took sole possession of the all-time lead for appearances in the Championship, with 57. He had previously been level with his countryman Mike Gibson, who made 56 appearances in the Five Nations between 1964 and 1979.

### Round 2

* 11 February 2012 17:00 CET (UTC+01)
| Italy | 15–19 | England |
| Try: Venditti 37' m Benvenuti 40' c Con: Burton (1/2) 40' Pen: Burton (1/1) 47' | Report | Try: Hodgson 50' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 50' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 26', 35', 54', 65' |
* Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 53,700 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
| FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |
| RW | 14 | Giovanbattista Venditti |
| OC | 13 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| IC | 12 | Gonzalo Canale | 63' |
| LW | 11 | Luke McLean |
| FH | 10 | Kris Burton | 48' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Robert Barbieri | 76' |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Quintin Geldenhuys | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Marco Bortolami |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni | 33' |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tommaso D'Apice | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Lorenzo Cittadini | 33' |
| LK | 18 | Antonio Pavanello | 57' |
| FL | 19 | Mauro Bergamasco | 76' |
| SH | 20 | Fabio Semenzato | 57' |
| FH | 21 | Tobias Botes | 48' |
| CE | 22 | Luca Morisi | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton |
| OC | 13 | Brad Barritt |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell |
| LW | 11 | David Strettle |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson | 77' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 51' |
| N8 | 8 | Phil Dowson | 51' |
| OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Mouritz Botha |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 75' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Webber | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens | 75' |
| LK | 18 | Geoff Parling | 58' |
| N8 | 19 | Ben Morgan | 51' |
| SH | 20 | Lee Dickson | 51' |
| CE | 21 | Jordan Turner-Hall | 77' |
| FB | 22 | Mike Brown |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sergio Parisse (Italy)
* Touch judges:
* George Clancy (Ireland)
* Neil Paterson (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Tony Redmond (Ireland)
* Luca Morisi (Italy) and Rob Webber (England) made their international debuts.
* The four-point margin in this match is the joint-closest Italy have ever come to beating England.
* 11 February 2012 21:00 CET (UTC+01)
| France | P–P | Ireland |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
This match was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. It was the first weather-related postponement of a Five/Six Nations game since 1985. The match was rescheduled for 4 March.
* 12 February 2012 15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
| Wales | 27–13 | Scotland |
| Try: Cuthbert 41' c Halfpenny (2) 50' c, 55' c Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 43', 52', 56' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 29', 45' | Report | Try: Laidlaw 63' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 64' Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 22', 48' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,189 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts | | 78' |
| LW | 11 | George North | | 40' |
| FH | 10 | Rhys Priestland |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips | | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Shingler |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate | | 73' |
| RL | 5 | Ian Evans |
| LL | 4 | Ryan Jones (c) | | 75' |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | | 73' |
| HK | 2 | Huw Bennett | | 10' to 19' | 10' to 19' | 41' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins | 78' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | | 10' | 19' | 41' |
| PR | 17 | Paul James | | 73' |
| LK | 18 | Lou Reed | | 75' |
| N8 | 19 | Andy Powell | | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Lloyd Williams | | 75' |
| FH | 21 | James Hook | | 40' |
| CE | 22 | Scott Williams | | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Rory Lamont | 53' |
| RW | 14 | Lee Jones |
| OC | 13 | Nick De Luca | 45' |
| IC | 12 | Sean Lamont |
| LW | 11 | Max Evans | | 16' |
| FH | 10 | Greig Laidlaw |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | | 49' |
| N8 | 8 | David Denton |
| OF | 7 | Ross Rennie |
| BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch | | 44' |
| RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton | | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Geoff Cross | | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford (c) | | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson | | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Ed Kalman | | 58' |
| LK | 18 | Alastair Kellock | | 58' |
| FL | 19 | John Barclay | | 44' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | | 49' |
| FH | 21 | Duncan Weir |
| FB | 22 | Stuart Hogg | | 16' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
* Man of the Match:
* Dan Lydiate (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* Simon McDowell (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Giulio De Santis (Italy)
* Lou Reed, Aaron Shingler (both Wales), Stuart Hogg and Ed Kalman (both Scotland) made their international debuts.

### Round 3

* 25 February 2012 13:30 IST (UTC+0)
| Ireland | 42–10 | Italy |
| Try: Earls 15' c Bowe (2) 38' c, 61' c Court 76' c Trimble 80' m Con: Sexton (4/5) 17', 39', 61', 78' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 10', 48', 57' | Report | Try: Parisse 34' c Con: Botes (1/1) 35' Pen: Botes (1/4) 7' |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Keith Earls | 67' |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | 69' |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien | 58' |
| BF | 6 | Stephen Ferris |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c) |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 69' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Donnacha Ryan | 58' |
| FL | 19 | Peter O'Mahony | 58' |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan | 54' |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 69' |
| CE | 22 | Fergus McFadden | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
| FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |
| RW | 14 | Giovanbattista Venditti |
| OC | 13 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi | 63' |
| LW | 11 | Luke McLean |
| FH | 10 | Tobias Botes | 58' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Robert Barbieri | 63' |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini | 67' |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Michele Rizzo |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tommaso D'Apice | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Fabio Staibano | 67' |
| LK | 18 | Antonio Pavanello | 58' |
| FL | 19 | Simone Favaro | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Fabio Semenzato | 71' |
| FH | 21 | Kris Burton | 58' |
| CE | 22 | Gonzalo Canale | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
* Man of the Match:
* Johnny Sexton (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* David Changleng (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
* Peter O'Mahony (Ireland) made his international debut.
* Coming off the bench in the 69th minute to replace Gordon D'Arcy, Ronan O'Gara overtook Brian O'Driscoll as the most-capped Irish player with 118 caps.
* 25 February 2012 16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
| England | 12–19 | Wales |
| Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 29', 38', 45' | Report | Try: S. Williams 75' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 76' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 25', 34', 53', 71' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,764 Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden | 77' |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton |
| OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi |
| IC | 12 | Brad Barritt |
| LW | 11 | David Strettle |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell | 65' |
| SH | 9 | Lee Dickson | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Morgan | 72' |
| OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | Geoff Parling |
| LL | 4 | Mouritz Botha | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Webber | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens | 65' |
| LK | 18 | Courtney Lawes | 60' |
| N8 | 19 | Phil Dowson | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Ben Youngs | 60' |
| FH | 21 | Toby Flood | 65' |
| FB | 22 | Mike Brown | 77' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
| FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts | | 41' |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | Rhys Priestland | 44' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Ian Evans |
| LL | 4 | Alun Wyn Jones | | 54' |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Ken Owens |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Richard Hibbard |
| PR | 17 | Paul James |
| LK | 18 | Ryan Jones | | 54' |
| FL | 19 | Justin Tipuric |
| SH | 20 | Lloyd Williams |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |
| CE | 22 | Scott Williams | | 41' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sam Warburton (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Television match official:
* Iain Ramage (Scotland)
* Wales won their 20th Triple Crown.
* 26 February 2012 15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
| Scotland | 17–23 | France |
| Try: Hogg 7' c Jones 55' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 9' Weir (1/1) 56' Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 25' | Report | Try: Fofana 28' c Médard 58' c Con: Parra (2/2) 29', 59' Pen: Parra (2/3) 39', 47' Drop: Beauxis (1/1) 68' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,200 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Rory Lamont | 30' |
| OC | 13 | Sean Lamont |
| IC | 12 | Graeme Morrison |
| LW | 11 | Lee Jones |
| FH | 10 | Greig Laidlaw | 48' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair | 30' |
| N8 | 8 | David Denton | 52' |
| OF | 7 | Ross Rennie |
| BF | 6 | John Barclay |
| RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton | 69' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Geoff Cross | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford (c) | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Ed Kalman | 61' |
| LK | 18 | Alastair Kellock | 69' |
| N8 | 19 | Richie Vernon | 52' |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter | 30' |
| FH | 21 | Duncan Weir | 48' |
| CE | 22 | Nick De Luca | 30' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Maxime Médard | 61' |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| LW | 11 | Julien Malzieu |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles | 55' |
| OF | 7 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri | 65' |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | William Servat | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty | 50' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Julien Bonnaire | 55' |
| SH | 20 | Julien Dupuy | 74' |
| FH | 21 | Lionel Beauxis | 61' |
| CE | 22 | Maxime Mermoz |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ross Rennie (Scotland)
* Touch judges:
* Alain Rolland (Ireland)
* Simon McDowell (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Geoff Warren (England)
* Duncan Weir (Scotland) made his international debut.

### Rescheduled match

* 4 March 2012 16:00 CET (UTC+01)
| France | 17–17 | Ireland |
| Try: Fofana 50' m Pen: Parra (4/5) 22', 29', 46', 57' | Report | Try: Bowe (2) 12' c, 37' c Con: Sexton (2/2) 13', 38' Pen: Sexton (1/2) 25' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud | 68' |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| LW | 11 | Julien Malzieu |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé | 61' |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | William Servat | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty | 53' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet | 61' |
| N8 | 19 | Louis Picamoles | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Julien Dupuy |
| FH | 21 | Lionel Beauxis | 68' |
| CE | 22 | Maxime Mermoz |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Keith Earls |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | 71' |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble | 72' |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien | 66' |
| BF | 6 | Stephen Ferris |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell (c) |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 75' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | 75' |
| LK | 18 | Donnacha Ryan | 58' |
| FL | 19 | Peter O'Mahony | 66' |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan | 59' |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 71' |
| CE | 22 | Fergus McFadden | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
* Man of the Match:
* Yoann Maestri (France)
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Andrew Small (England)
* Television match official:
* Geoff Warren (England)

### Round 4

* 10 March 2012 14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
| Wales | 24–3 | Italy |
| Try: Roberts 59' c Cuthbert 77' m Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 50' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 9', 19', 36' Priestland (1/1) 69' | Report | Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 12' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,892 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny | 74' |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies | 69' |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | Rhys Priestland |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau | 66' |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Ian Evans |
| LL | 4 | Alun Wyn Jones | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins (c) |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Paul James | 70' |
| LK | 18 | Luke Charteris | 62' |
| FL | 19 | Ryan Jones | 66' |
| SH | 20 | Rhys Webb | 71' |
| FH | 21 | James Hook | 74' |
| CE | 22 | Scott Williams | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Andrea Masi | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale | 66' |
| IC | 12 | Alberto Sgarbi |
| LW | 11 | Luke McLean |
| FH | 10 | Kris Burton |
| SH | 9 | Fabio Semenzato | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Simone Favaro | 63' |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Corniel van Zyl | 51' |
| LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini | 51' | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | | 72' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tommaso D'Apice | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Fabio Staibano | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Marco Bortolami | 51' |
| LK | 19 | Robert Barbieri | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Tobias Botes | 66' |
| CE | 21 | Tommaso Benvenuti | 66' |
| WG | 22 | Giulio Toniolatti | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
* Man of the Match:
* Alex Cuthbert (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* Peter Gauzere (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Geoff Hughes (England)
* Rhys Webb (Wales) and Fabio Staibano (Italy) made their international debuts.
* 10 March 2012 17:00 IST (UTC+0)
| Ireland | 32–14 | Scotland |
| Try: Best 13' c Reddan 33' c Trimble 40' m McFadden 76' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 14', 34', 77' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 25', 71' | Report | Try: Gray 36' m Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 3', 9', 31' |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney | 74' |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Keith Earls |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | 54' |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Peter O'Mahony | 62' |
| BF | 6 | Stephen Ferris |
| RL | 5 | Donnacha Ryan |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 78' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | | | 78' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best (c) | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 51' to 58' | 51' to 58' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | 51' | 58' | 78' |
| LK | 18 | Mike McCarthy | 78' |
| FL | 19 | Shane Jennings | 62' |
| SH | 20 | Tomás O'Leary | 54' |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 54' |
| CE | 22 | Fergus McFadden | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Lee Jones | | 62' |
| OC | 13 | Max Evans | 73' |
| IC | 12 | Graeme Morrison |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Greig Laidlaw | | 56' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair | | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | David Denton |
| OF | 7 | Ross Rennie | | 58' |
| BF | 6 | John Barclay |
| RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton | | 59' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | Geoff Cross | | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford (c) |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson |
| PR | 17 | Euan Murray | | 46' |
| PR | 18 | Alastair Kellock | | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Richie Vernon | | 58' |
| FL | 20 | Chris Cusiter | | 50' |
| FH | 21 | Ruaridh Jackson | | 56' |
| CE | 22 | Matt Scott | | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
* Man of the Match:
* Donncha O'Callaghan (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Greg Garner (England)
* Television match official:
* Giulio De Santis (Italy)
* Matt Scott (Scotland) made his international debut.
* 11 March 2012 16:00 CET (UTC+01)
| France | 22–24 | England |
| Try: Fofana 74' c Con: Parra (1/1) 75' Pen: Beauxis (3/4) 16', 39', 68' Dupuy (1/2) 32' Parra (1/1) 64' | Report | Try: Tuilagi 12' c Foden 17' c Croft 70' c Con: Farrell (3/3) 14', 18', 71' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 49' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,895 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc | 37' |
| OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| IC | 12 | Wesley Fofana |
| LW | 11 | Julien Malzieu |
| FH | 10 | Lionel Beauxis | 74' |
| SH | 9 | Julien Dupuy | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire | 69' |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri | 55' |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas | | 75' |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | 65' | 75' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | William Servat | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty | 65' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet | 55' |
| N8 | 19 | Louis Picamoles | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Morgan Parra | 50' |
| FH | 21 | François Trinh-Duc | 74' |
| CE | 22 | Maxime Mermoz | 37' |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton |
| OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi |
| IC | 12 | Brad Barritt |
| LW | 11 | Charlie Sharples | 52' |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell |
| SH | 9 | Lee Dickson | | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Morgan | | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | Geoff Parling |
| LL | 4 | Mouritz Botha | | 56' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Webber | | | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens | | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Tom Palmer | | 56' |
| FL | 19 | Phil Dowson | | 63' | 74' |
| SH | 20 | Ben Youngs | | 71' |
| FH | 21 | Charlie Hodgson |
| FB | 22 | Mike Brown |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
* Man of the Match:
* Imanol Harinordoquy (France)
* Touch judges:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* John Lacey (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Jim Yuille (Scotland)

### Round 5

* 17 March 2012 13:30 CET (UTC+01)
| Italy | 13–6 | Scotland |
| Try: Venditti 42' c Con: Burton (1/1) 43' Pen: Bergamasco (1/3) 10' Drop: Burton (1/2) 76' | Report | Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 35', 59' |
* Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 72,354 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |
| RW | 14 | Giovanbattista Venditti |
| OC | 13 | Tommaso Benvenuti |
| IC | 12 | Gonzalo Canale | | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| FH | 10 | Kris Burton |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Robert Barbieri | | 57' |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys | | 76' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni | | | 67' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | | 57' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | | 52' | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tommaso D'Apice | | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Lorenzo Cittadini | | 52' |
| LK | 18 | Joshua Furno | | 76' |
| FL | 19 | Simone Favaro | | | 76' |
| N8 | 20 | Manoa Vosawai | | 57' |
| FH | 21 | Tobias Botes | | 67' | 76' |
| WG | 22 | Giulio Toniolatti | | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Max Evans |
| OC | 13 | Nick De Luca | 39' |
| IC | 12 | Graeme Morrison |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Greig Laidlaw | | 70' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair |
| N8 | 8 | David Denton |
| OF | 7 | Ross Rennie |
| BF | 6 | John Barclay | | 70' |
| RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton | 54' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray | | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Geoff Cross | | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford (c) |
| LP | 1 | Jon Welsh |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson |
| PR | 17 | Euan Murray | | 50' |
| LK | 18 | Alastair Kellock | | 55' |
| N8 | 19 | Richie Vernon | | 70' |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter |
| FH | 21 | Ruaridh Jackson | | 70' |
| WG | 22 | Jack Cuthbert |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
* Man of the Match:
* Martín Castrogiovanni (Italy)
* Touch judges:
* George Clancy (Ireland)
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Television match official:
* Tony Redmond (Ireland)
* Scotland were whitewashed. This was the first time since 2007 that Italy avoided the wooden spoon.
* Italy's starting pack in this match was the most capped ever to play an international match.
* 17 March 2012 14:45 GMT (UTC+0)
| Wales | 16–9 | France |
| Try: Cuthbert 20' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 21', Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 32', 52', 75' | Report | Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 10', 72' Beauxis (1/1) 44' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,658 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | Rhys Priestland |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) | 41' |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Ian Evans |
| LL | 4 | Alun Wyn Jones | 64' |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Paul James |
| LK | 18 | Luke Charteris | 64' |
| FL | 19 | Ryan Jones | 41' |
| SH | 20 | Lloyd Williams | 64' |
| FH | 21 | James Hook |
| CE | 22 | Scott Williams |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud | 36' |
| RW | 14 | Wesley Fofana |
| OC | 13 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| IC | 12 | Florian Fritz |
| LW | 11 | Alexis Palisson | 54' |
| FH | 10 | Lionel Beauxis | 72' |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire | 60' |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir (c) |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé | 68' |
| TP | 3 | David Attoub |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 45' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Baptiste Poux | 45' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 45' |
| PR | 17 | Vincent Debaty | 45' |
| LK | 18 | Julien Pierre | 68' |
| N8 | 19 | Louis Picamoles | 60' |
| SH | 20 | Morgan Parra | 72' |
| FH | 21 | François Trinh-Duc | 54' |
| WG | 22 | Jean-Marcellin Buttin | 36' |
| Coach: ||
| Philippe Saint-André ||
* Man of the Match:
* Dan Lydiate (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Stuart Terheege (England)
* Television match official:
* Iain Ramage (Scotland)
* Matthew Rees (Wales) earned his 50th cap.
* Jean-Marcellin Buttin (France) made his international debut.
* William Servat and Julien Bonnaire (both France) played their final matches.
* Wales won the Grand Slam.
* 17 March 2012 17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
| England | 30–9 | Ireland |
| Try: Penalty try 58' c Youngs 73' m Con: Farrell (1/2) 58' Pen: Farrell (6/6) 2', 23', 34', 48', 64', 77' | Report | Pen: Sexton (3/3) 15', 40', 51' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,567 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Ben Foden | 71' |
| RW | 14 | Chris Ashton |
| OC | 13 | Manu Tuilagi |
| IC | 12 | Brad Barritt |
| LW | 11 | David Strettle |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell |
| SH | 9 | Lee Dickson | 49' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Morgan | 75' |
| OF | 7 | Chris Robshaw (c) |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | Geoff Parling |
| LL | 4 | Mouritz Botha | 56' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 75' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Alex Corbisiero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens | 75' |
| LK | 18 | Tom Palmer | 56' |
| FL | 19 | Phil Dowson | 75' |
| SH | 20 | Ben Youngs | 49' |
| FH | 21 | Charlie Hodgson |
| CE | 22 | Mike Brown | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Stuart Lancaster ||
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Keith Earls |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | 49' |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble | 75' |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan | 49' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien | 70' |
| BF | 6 | Stephen Ferris |
| RL | 5 | Donnacha Ryan |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 67' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | 37' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best (c) | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Tom Court | 37' |
| LK | 18 | Mike McCarthy | 67' |
| FL | 19 | Peter O'Mahony | 70' |
| SH | 20 | Tomás O'Leary | 49' |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 49' |
| WG | 22 | Fergus McFadden | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Declan Kidney ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ben Morgan (England)
* Touch judges:
* Jérôme Garces (France)
* Neil Paterson (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Jim Yuille (Scotland)

## Media coverage

In the United Kingdom, all the matches were televised on BBC channels. In Ireland, RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD televised all the matches live. S4C televised Wales matches while French international channel TV5Monde televised only France matches and was available internationally (including the United States, where BBC America and BBC America HD also televised some matches).