# 2016 Six Nations Championship

The 2016 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2016 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 17th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.
It was contested by England, France, defending champions Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 122nd edition of the tournament.
England won the Championship on 13 March with a game to play, winning their first Championship since 2011. On 19 March, they earned the Grand Slam for the 13th time, their first since 2003.
The 2016 Championship was the first time in the Six Nations era that both the champions and the wooden spoon "winners" had been decided before the final day, as Italy were confirmed to finish in sixth place for the 11th time on 13 March with Scotland's victory over France. Italy went on to lose their final match, and were thus whitewashed for the seventh time. The 29 tries conceded by Italy was also a Championship record, exceeding the 25 tries they conceded in 2000 and 2003.

## Participants

| Nation | Stadium | Stadium | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
| Nation | Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | Eddie Jones | Dylan Hartley |
| France | Stade de France | 81,338 | Saint-Denis | Guy Novès | Guilhem Guirado |
| Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 51,700 | Dublin | Joe Schmidt | Rory Best |
| Italy | Stadio Olimpico | 73,261 | Rome | Jacques Brunel | Sergio Parisse |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | Vern Cotter | Greig Laidlaw |
| Wales | Millennium Stadium | 74,500 | Cardiff | Warren Gatland | Sam Warburton* |
* Except the final match at home against Italy, when Warburton was ruled out due to concussion protocol. Dan Lydiate took his place as captain, with championship vice-captain Alun Wyn Jones also ruled out injured.

## Story of the tournament
### Round 1 (6–7 February)

The tournament started with a surprisingly narrow 23–21 win for France over Italy. At one point, Italy had led 18–10 and then 21–20, but a late penalty from Jules Plisson gave France the points. The same day, another tight game saw England retain the Calcutta Cup in a narrow 15–9 win over Scotland, with tries from George Kruis and Jack Nowell. The following day, two of the three tournament favourites, Ireland and Wales, drew 16–16 in Dublin. Ireland had led 13–0 before Wales battled back to lead 16–13. Johnny Sexton's late penalty gave Ireland a share of the spoils.

### Round 2 (13–14 February)

Ireland's defence of the title was damaged further in Week 2 when they were beaten 10–9 in a second successive narrow victory for France. Ireland had led 9–3 from before half-time, but Maxime Médard's 69th minute converted try proved to be the winner. Another comeback later that day saw Wales beat Scotland 27–23 in Cardiff. Scotland had led 13–10 at half time, but tries from Jamie Roberts and George North gave Wales a 27–16 lead before a late Scotland score. On Sunday, England easily beat Italy 40–9 after a tight first half, with Jonathan Joseph scoring a hat-trick of tries.

### Round 3 (26–27 February)

In the Friday evening kick-off, Wales maintained their title hopes with a 19–10 win over France. Another George North try helped them to a comfortable 19–3 lead before a France try in the last minute. On Saturday, Scotland won their first Six Nations game in 10 attempts, winning 36–20 in Rome with Greig Laidlaw kicking 21 points. Ireland's title hopes were extinguished when they were beaten 21–10 by England at Twickenham; Ireland had led 10–6 early in the second half, but conceded 15 unanswered points in 13 minutes with tries by Anthony Watson and Mike Brown.

### Round 4 (12–13 March)

Entering the fourth round of matches, the England-Wales game was touted as a Championship decider, although France – a point behind Wales and two behind England – still had an outside chance of winning it. The first match of the weekend saw Ireland trounce Italy 58–15, running in nine tries. England then beat Wales 25–21 in a thrilling encounter at Twickenham; England had led 25–7 with less than 10 minutes remaining before two converted Wales tries made it a tense ending. England thus won the Triple Crown, and the next day won the Championship outright, as France, needing to win to take the tournament to a final week, lost 29–18 to Scotland in Edinburgh, the Scots' first win over the French in 10 years. In addition to guaranteeing that England would win the tournament, Scotland's victory over France also guaranteed that Italy would finish last and "win" the wooden spoon as a result.

### Round 5 (19 March)

All three matches were played on the same day in the last round, with England needing to win in Paris to complete the Grand Slam for the first time since 2003. In the first match, Wales scored nine tries to easily beat Italy 67–14 in Cardiff, effectively whitewashing Italy; they had lost all five of their matches. Ireland then beat Scotland 35–25 in Dublin in an open game where the sides shared seven tries. In the final game in Paris, England scored two early tries through Danny Care and Dan Cole but the excellent kicking of Maxime Machenaud – who scored all of his side's points with seven penalties – kept France in the game until two late Owen Farrell penalties stretched England's lead to 31–21, enough to win the game and the Grand Slam, and to leave Farrell the leading points scorer in the Championship.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
| 1 | England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 70 | +62 | 13 | 10 |
| 2 | Wales | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 88 | +62 | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 87 | +41 | 15 | 5 |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 115 | +7 | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 109 | −27 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 224 | −145 | 8 | 0 |

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 6 February 2016 15:25 CET (UTC+1)
| France | 23–21 | Italy |
| Try: Vakatawa 13' m Chouly 32' m Bonneval 59' c Con: Plisson (1/1) 59' Pen: Plisson (2/2) 68', 75' | Report | Try: Parisse 25' m Canna 45' c Con: Canna (1/2) 46' Pen: Canna (1/2) 43' Haimona (1/1) 73' Drop: Canna (1/1) 7' |
* Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 64,000 Referee: JP Doyle (England)
| FB | 15 | Maxime Médard | 77' |
| RW | 14 | Hugo Bonneval |
| OC | 13 | Gaël Fickou | 56' |
| IC | 12 | Jonathan Danty |
| LW | 11 | Virimi Vakatawa |
| FH | 10 | Jules Plisson |
| SH | 9 | Sébastien Bézy | 68' |
| N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles | 15' |
| OF | 7 | Damien Chouly |
| BF | 6 | Wenceslas Lauret |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| LL | 4 | Paul Jedrasiak | 72' |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado (c) |
| LP | 1 | Eddy Ben Arous | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Camille Chat |
| PR | 17 | Uini Atonio | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Jefferson Poirot | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Alexandre Flanquart | 72' |
| FL | 20 | Yacouba Camara | 15' |
| SH | 21 | Maxime Machenaud | 68' |
| FH | 22 | Jean-Marc Doussain | 77' |
| CE | 23 | Maxime Mermoz | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Guy Novès ||
| FB | 15 | David Odiete | 55' |
| RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto |
| OC | 13 | Michele Campagnaro |
| IC | 12 | Gonzalo Garcia | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Mattia Bellini |
| FH | 10 | Carlo Canna | 77' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni | 12' to 20' | 12' to 20' | 66' |
| BF | 6 | Francesco Minto |
| RL | 5 | Marco Fuser |
| LL | 4 | George Biagi | 43' |
| TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Ornel Gega | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lovotti | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Matteo Zanusso | 65' |
| PR | 18 | Martin Castrogiovanni | 65' |
| LK | 19 | Valerio Bernabò | 43' |
| N8 | 20 | Dries Van Schalkwyk | 12' | 20' | 66' |
| SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 77' |
| CE | 22 | Kelly Haimona | 70' |
| FB | 23 | Luke McLean | 55' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
* Man of the Match:
* Virimi Vakatawa (France)
* Touch judges:
* George Clancy (Ireland)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Sébastien Bezy, Yacouba Camara, Jonathan Danty, Paul Jedrasiak, Jefferson Poirot, Virimi Vakatawa (all France), Mattia Bellini, Ornel Gega, Andrea Lovotti, David Odiete, Dries van Schalkwyk and Matteo Zanusso (all Italy) made their international debuts.
* France retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy for the third consecutive year.
* 6 February 2016 16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
| Scotland | 9–15 | England |
| Pen: Laidlaw (3/4) 16', 37', 68' | Report | Try: Kruis 13' c Nowell 50' m Con: Farrell (1/2) 14' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 62' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Sean Maitland |
| OC | 13 | Mark Bennett |
| IC | 12 | Matt Scott |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Seymour | 65' |
| FH | 10 | Finn Russell |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |
| N8 | 8 | David Denton |
| OF | 7 | John Hardie |
| BF | 6 | John Barclay | 58' |
| RL | 5 | Jonny Gray | 69' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | WP Nel | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Stuart McInally | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Gordon Reid | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Zander Fagerson | 69' |
| LK | 19 | Tim Swinson | 69' |
| FL | 20 | Blair Cowan | 58' |
| FH | 21 | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne |
| FH | 22 | Duncan Weir |
| CE | 23 | Duncan Taylor | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Vern Cotter ||
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell |
| LW | 11 | Jack Nowell |
| FH | 10 | George Ford |
| SH | 9 | Danny Care | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell |
| BF | 6 | Chris Robshaw | 69' |
| RL | 5 | George Kruis |
| LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury | 46' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley (c) | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 48' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jamie George | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola | 48' |
| PR | 18 | Paul Hill |
| LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes | 46' |
| FL | 20 | Jack Clifford | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Ben Youngs | 54' |
| CE | 22 | Ollie Devoto |
| FB | 23 | Alex Goode |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
* Man of the Match:
* Billy Vunipola (England)
* Touch judges:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Stuart Berry (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
Notes:
* Zander Fagerson (Scotland) and Jack Clifford (England) made their international debuts.
* England retained the Calcutta Cup.
* 7 February 2016 15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
| Ireland | 16–16 | Wales |
| Try: Murray 26' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 27' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 4', 13', 74' | Report | Try: Faletau 37' c Con: Priestland (1/1) 38' Pen: Priestland (3/3) 31', 46', 72' |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
| FB | 15 | Simon Zebo |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble |
| OC | 13 | Jared Payne |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls | 71' |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 75' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Tommy O'Donnell | 48' |
| BF | 6 | CJ Stander |
| RL | 5 | Devin Toner |
| LL | 4 | Mike McCarthy | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Nathan White | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best (c) | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Jack McGrath |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 75' |
| PR | 17 | James Cronin |
| PR | 18 | Tadhg Furlong | 63' |
| LK | 19 | Donnacha Ryan | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Rhys Ruddock | 48' |
| SH | 21 | Kieran Marmion |
| FH | 22 | Ian Madigan | 75' |
| WG | 23 | Dave Kearney | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Joe Schmidt ||
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams |
| RW | 14 | George North |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Tom James |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | 21' |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric |
| BF | 6 | Sam Warburton (c) | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Luke Charteris | 61' |
| TP | 3 | Samson Lee | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Rob Evans | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Tomas Francis | 57' |
| LK | 19 | Bradley Davies | 61' |
| FL | 20 | Dan Lydiate | 72' |
| SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams | 71' |
| FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland | 21' |
| WG | 23 | Alex Cuthbert |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* CJ Stander (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
* Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* CJ Stander (Ireland) made his international debut.
* Bradley Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
* This was the first time that Ireland and Wales had drawn since the 21–21 draw in Cardiff during the 1991 Five Nations Championship.

### Round 2

* 13 February 2016 15:25 CET (UTC+1)
| France | 10–9 | Ireland |
| Try: Médard 69' c Con: Plisson (1/1) 70' Pen: Plisson (1/2) 31' | Report | Pen: Sexton (3/3) 14', 28', 38' |
* Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Maxime Médard |
| RW | 14 | Teddy Thomas | 44' |
| OC | 13 | Maxime Mermoz |
| IC | 12 | Jonathan Danty | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Virimi Vakatawa |
| FH | 10 | Jules Plisson |
| SH | 9 | Sébastien Bézy | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly |
| OF | 7 | Yacouba Camara | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Wenceslas Lauret |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Alexandre Flanquart |
| TP | 3 | Uini Atonio | 44' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado (c) | 47' to 57' | 47' to 57' | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Jefferson Poirot | 44' | 73' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Camille Chat | 47' | 57' | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Rabah Slimani | 44' |
| PR | 18 | Eddy Ben Arous | 44' | 73' |
| LK | 19 | Paul Jedrasiak | 58' |
| N8 | 20 | Loann Goujon | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Maxime Machenaud | 56' |
| FH | 22 | Jean-Marc Doussain | 76' |
| WG | 23 | Hugo Bonneval | 44' |
| Coach: ||
| Guy Novès ||
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble |
| OC | 13 | Jared Payne |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw |
| LW | 11 | Dave Kearney | 29' |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien | 19' |
| BF | 6 | CJ Stander |
| RL | 5 | Devin Toner |
| LL | 4 | Mike McCarthy | 34' to 40' | 34' to 40' | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Nathan White | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best (c) | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Jack McGrath | 73' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Richardt Strauss | 71' |
| PR | 17 | James Cronin | 73' |
| PR | 18 | Tadhg Furlong | 62' |
| LK | 19 | Donnacha Ryan | 34' | 40' | 62' |
| FL | 20 | Tommy O'Donnell | 19' |
| SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 22 | Ian Madigan | 69' |
| WG | 23 | Fergus McFadden | 29' |
| Coach: ||
| Joe Schmidt ||
* Man of the Match:
* Guilhem Guirado (France)
* Touch judges:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Stuart Berry (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
Notes:
* Camille Chat (France) made his international debut.
* This was France's first victory over Ireland since their 26–22 win during the 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches.
* 13 February 2016 16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
| Wales | 27–23 | Scotland |
| Try: G. Davies 6' c Roberts 64' c North 70' c Con: Biggar (3/3) 7', 64', 71' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 34', 46' | Report | Try: Seymour 12' c Taylor 78' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 13' Weir (1/1) 79' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 30', 40', 54' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,160 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams |
| RW | 14 | George North |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Tom James | 65' |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | 75' |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Sam Warburton (c) |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Luke Charteris | 47' |
| TP | 3 | Samson Lee | 68' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin | 47' |
| LP | 1 | Rob Evans | 47' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 47' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 47' |
| PR | 18 | Tomas Francis | 68' |
| LK | 19 | Bradley Davies | 47' |
| FL | 20 | Dan Lydiate | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams |
| FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland | 75' |
| FB | 23 | Gareth Anscombe | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg | 28' |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Seymour |
| OC | 13 | Mark Bennett |
| IC | 12 | Duncan Taylor |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Finn Russell | 68' |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) | 77' |
| N8 | 8 | David Denton |
| OF | 7 | John Hardie |
| BF | 6 | John Barclay | 65' | 75' |
| RL | 5 | Jonny Gray | 68' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | WP Nel |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Stuart McInally | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Gordon Reid | 65' |
| PR | 18 | Zander Fagerson |
| LK | 19 | Tim Swinson | 68' |
| FL | 20 | Blair Cowan | 65' | 75' |
| SH | 21 | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne | 77' |
| FH | 22 | Duncan Weir | 68' |
| FB | 23 | Ruaridh Jackson | 28' |
| Coach: ||
| Vern Cotter ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jamie Roberts (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* John Lacey (Ireland)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Jonathan Davies (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
* This was Scotland's ninth consecutive loss in the competition, their worst run of losses ever in the six-team format.
* 14 February 2016 15:00 CET (UTC+1)
| Italy | 9–40 | England |
| Pen: Canna (3/4) 8', 18', 35' | Report | Try: Ford 24' m Joseph (3) 52' c, 57' c, 70' m Farrell 74' c Con: Farrell (3/5) 53', 58', 75' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 11', 62' Ford (1/1) 16' |
* Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Luke McLean |
| RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto |
| OC | 13 | Michele Campagnaro |
| IC | 12 | Gonzalo Garcia | 32' |
| LW | 11 | Mattia Bellini |
| FH | 10 | Carlo Canna | 60' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni | 30' |
| BF | 6 | Francesco Minto |
| RL | 5 | Marco Fuser | 14' |
| LL | 4 | George Biagi |
| TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Ornel Gega | 41' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lovotti | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon | 41' |
| PR | 17 | Matteo Zanusso | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Martin Castrogiovanni | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Valerio Bernabò | 14' |
| FL | 20 | Braam Steyn | 30' |
| SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 75' |
| FH | 22 | Edoardo Padovani | 60' |
| CE | 23 | Andrea Pratichetti | 32' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown | | | 69' |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell | 15' | 21' |
| LW | 11 | Jack Nowell |
| FH | 10 | George Ford |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | 49' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell | 54' |
| BF | 6 | Chris Robshaw | 62' |
| RL | 5 | George Kruis |
| LL | 4 | Courtney Lawes | 47' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley (c) | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 47' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jamie George | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Joe Marler | 47' |
| PR | 18 | Paul Hill | 69' |
| LK | 19 | Joe Launchbury | 47' |
| LK | 20 | Maro Itoje | 54' |
| FL | 21 | Jack Clifford | 62' |
| SH | 22 | Danny Care | 49' |
| FB | 23 | Alex Goode | 15' | 21' | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ben Youngs (England)
* Touch judges:
* Jérôme Garcès (France)
* Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
Notes:
* Braam Steyn and Edoardo Padovani (both Italy), Paul Hill and Maro Itoje (both England) made their international debuts.

### Round 3

* 26 February 2016 20:05 GMT (UTC+0)
| Wales | 19–10 | France |
| Try: North 45' Con: Biggar (1/1) 47' Pen: Biggar (4/5) 21', 30', 42', 65' | Report | Try: Guirado 78' Con: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 79' Pen: Plisson (1/2) 33' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,160 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams | 73' |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | 70' |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate | 76' |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | 76' |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Samson Lee | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Rob Evans | 55' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 55' |
| PR | 18 | Tomas Francis | 66' |
| LK | 19 | Jake Ball | 76' |
| FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric | 76' |
| SH | 21 | Lloyd Williams | 76' |
| FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland | 70' |
| FB | 23 | Gareth Anscombe | 73' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Maxime Médard | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Virimi Vakatawa |
| OC | 13 | Maxime Mermoz | 66' |
| IC | 12 | Jonathan Danty |
| LW | 11 | Djibril Camara |
| FH | 10 | Jules Plisson | 62' |
| SH | 9 | Maxime Machenaud |
| N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly | 62' |
| OF | 7 | Antoine Burban | 29' | 33' | 52' |
| BF | 6 | Wenceslas Lauret |
| RL | 5 | Alexandre Flanquart |
| LL | 4 | Paul Jedrasiak | 43' |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado (c) |
| LP | 1 | Jefferson Poirot | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Camille Chat | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Uini Atonio | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Pelo | 62' |
| LK | 19 | Yoann Maestri | 43' |
| N8 | 20 | Loann Goujon | 29' | 33' | 52' |
| SH | 21 | Sébastien Bézy | 70' |
| FH | 22 | François Trinh-Duc | 62' |
| CE | 23 | Gaël Fickou | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Guy Novès ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gareth Davies (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* JP Doyle (England)
* Luke Pearce (England)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* Djibril Camara and Vincent Pelo (France) made their international debuts.
* 27 February 2016 15:25 CET (UTC+1)
| Italy | 20–36 | Scotland |
| Try: Ghiraldini 29' c Fuser 62' c Con: Haimona (2/2) 30', 63' Pen: Haimona (2/2) 9', 49' | Report | Try: Barclay 9' c Hardie 16' c Seymour 77' Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 10', 17', 78' Pen: Laidlaw (5/6) 25', 45', 53', 58', 65' |
* Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 67,721 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | David Odiete |
| RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto |
| OC | 13 | Michele Campagnaro |
| IC | 12 | Gonzalo Garcia | 75' |
| LW | 11 | Mattia Bellini |
| FH | 10 | Kelly Haimona | 72' |
| SH | 9 | Edoardo Gori | 79' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni |
| BF | 6 | Francesco Minto | 67' |
| RL | 5 | Joshua Furno | 36' |
| LL | 4 | Marco Fuser |
| TP | 3 | Lorenzo Cittadini | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | 57' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lovotti | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Davide Giazzon | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Matteo Zanusso | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Martin Castrogiovanni | 57' |
| LK | 19 | Valerio Bernabò | 36' |
| N8 | 20 | Dries van Schalkwyk | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 79' |
| FH | 22 | Edoardo Padovani | 72' |
| CE | 23 | Andrea Pratichetti | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Seymour |
| OC | 13 | Mark Bennett | | 62' |
| IC | 12 | Duncan Taylor |
| LW | 11 | Tim Visser | | 72' |
| FH | 10 | Finn Russell | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Wilson | | 67' |
| OF | 7 | John Hardie |
| BF | 6 | John Barclay | | 79' |
| RL | 5 | Jonny Gray |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray | | 79' |
| TP | 3 | WP Nel | 75' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Stuart McInally | | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Rory Sutherland |
| PR | 18 | Moray Low | | 79' |
| LK | 19 | Tim Swinson | | 79' |
| FL | 20 | Josh Strauss | | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne |
| CE | 22 | Peter Horne | | 62' |
| WG | 23 | Sean Lamont | | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Vern Cotter ||
* Man of the Match:
* Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)
* Touch judges:
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Nick Briant (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Edoardo Gori (Italy) earned his 50th test cap.
* The 36 points scored by Scotland was the most they have scored in any Six Nations game.
* 27 February 2016 16:50 GMT (UTC+0)
| England | 21–10 | Ireland |
| Try: Watson 57' m Brown 62' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 63' Pen: Farrell (3/4) 11', 34', 50' | Report | Try: Murray 45' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 46' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 5' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,826 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell | | 65' |
| LW | 11 | Jack Nowell |
| FH | 10 | George Ford |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell | 44' | 76' |
| BF | 6 | Chris Robshaw | | 70' |
| RL | 5 | George Kruis |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley (c) | | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jamie George | | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola | | 59' |
| PR | 18 | Paul Hill |
| LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes | | 76' |
| FL | 20 | Jack Clifford | | 70' |
| SH | 21 | Danny Care | 70' | 59' |
| CE | 22 | Elliot Daly | | 65' |
| FB | 23 | Alex Goode |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble |
| OC | 13 | Robbie Henshaw |
| IC | 12 | Stuart McCloskey | 63' |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Josh van der Flier |
| BF | 6 | CJ Stander | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Devin Toner |
| LL | 4 | Donnacha Ryan | 65' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best (c) | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Jack McGrath | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Richardt Strauss | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Cian Healy | 59' |
| PR | 18 | Nathan White | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Ultan Dillane | 65' |
| FL | 20 | Rhys Ruddock | 66' |
| SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan | 70' |
| FH | 22 | Ian Madigan | 76' |
| WG | 23 | Simon Zebo | 63' |
| Coach: ||
| Joe Schmidt ||
* Man of the Match:
* Billy Vunipola (England)
* Touch judges:
* Nigel Owens (Wales)
* Alexandre Ruiz (France)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* Ultan Dillane, Stuart McCloskey and Josh van der Flier (all Ireland), Elliot Daly (England) made their international debuts.
* England regained the Millennium Trophy, having lost it in 2015.

### Round 4

* 12 March 2016 13:30 GMT (UTC+0)
| Ireland | 58–15 | Italy |
| Try: Trimble 6' m McGrath 14' c Stander 29' m Heaslip (2) 39' m, 48' c Payne 42' c Cronin 53' c Madigan 63' m McFadden 78' c Con: Sexton (3/6) 14', 43', 49' Madigan (2/3) 54', 79' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 26' | Report | Try: Odiete 57' Sarto 74' m Con: Haimona (1/2) 58' Pen: Padovani (1/1) 23' |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Simon Zebo |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble | 20' to 28' | 20' to 28' |
| OC | 13 | Jared Payne | | | | | 71' |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw | | | 36' | 40' |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 49' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Josh van der Flier |
| BF | 6 | CJ Stander | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Devin Toner | 54' |
| LL | 4 | Donnacha Ryan |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best (c) | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Jack McGrath | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Finlay Bealham | 65' |
| PR | 18 | Nathan White | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Ultan Dillane | 54' |
| FL | 20 | Rhys Ruddock | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Kieran Marmion | 59' |
| FH | 22 | Ian Madigan | 49' |
| WG | 23 | Fergus McFadden | 20' | 28' | 36' | 40' | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Joe Schmidt ||
| FB | 15 | David Odiete |
| RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto |
| OC | 13 | Michele Campagnaro |
| IC | 12 | Gonzalo Garcia | 54' |
| LW | 11 | Mattia Bellini |
| FH | 10 | Edoardo Padovani | 59' |
| SH | 9 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni |
| BF | 6 | Francesco Minto |
| RL | 5 | Marco Fuser | 26' |
| LL | 4 | George Biagi | 35' |
| TP | 3 | Dario Chistolini | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Davide Giazzon | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lovotti | 71' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Oliviero Fabiani | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Matteo Zanusso | 71' |
| PR | 18 | Pietro Ceccarelli | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Quintin Geldenhuys | 26' |
| FL | 20 | Braam Steyn | 35' |
| SH | 21 | Alberto Lucchese | 61' |
| CE | 22 | Kelly Haimona | 54' |
| FB | 23 | Luke McLean | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
* Man of the Match:
* Donnacha Ryan (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
Notes:
* Finlay Bealham (Ireland), Oliviero Fabiani, Pietro Ceccarelli and Alberto Lucchese (all Italy) made their international debuts.
* Seán Cronin (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.
* Sergio Parisse equalled Martin Castrogiovanni's record as Italy's most capped player.
* The nine tries scored by Ireland is the most tries they have scored in a Six Nations match.
* 12 March 2016 16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
| England | 25–21 | Wales |
| Try: Watson 31' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 32' Pen: Farrell (6/6) 9', 18', 20', 45', 65', 67' | Report | Try: Biggar 53' c North 73' c Faletau 76' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 54' Priestland (2/2) 74', 77' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,916 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph | | 74' |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell |
| LW | 11 | Jack Nowell |
| FH | 10 | George Ford | | 63' |
| SH | 9 | Ben Youngs | | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell | | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Chris Robshaw | | 71' |
| RL | 5 | George Kruis | | 78' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | 71' |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley (c) | | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | | 56' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luke Cowan-Dickie | | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola | | 56' |
| PR | 18 | Kieran Brookes | | 71' |
| LK | 19 | Joe Launchbury | | 78' |
| FL | 20 | Jack Clifford | | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Danny Care | | 63' |
| CE | 22 | Manu Tuilagi | | 63' |
| CE | 23 | Elliot Daly | | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams |
| RW | 14 | Alex Cuthbert |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) | 56' |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | 63' |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies |
| TP | 3 | Samson Lee | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Rob Evans | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Paul James | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Tomas Francis | 53' |
| LK | 19 | Luke Charteris | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric | 56' |
| SH | 21 | Rhys Webb | 63' |
| FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland | 73' |
| FB | 23 | Gareth Anscombe |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Maro Itoje (England)
* Touch judges:
* Jérôme Garcès (France)
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* England secured their 25th Triple Crown trophy; the previous one was in 2014.
* 13 March 2016 15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
| Scotland | 29–18 | France |
| Try: Hogg 32' m Taylor 35' c Visser 65' m Con: Laidlaw (1/3) 37' Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 15', 21', 74' Hogg (1/1) 46' | Report | Try: Guirado 4' m Fickou 40' c Con: Machenaud (1/1) 40' Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 51', 57' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Seymour |
| OC | 13 | Duncan Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Alex Dunbar |
| LW | 11 | Tim Visser |
| FH | 10 | Finn Russell | 5' |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Josh Strauss | 61' |
| OF | 7 | John Hardie |
| BF | 6 | John Barclay |
| RL | 5 | Jonny Gray |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray | 77' |
| TP | 3 | WP Nel | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Stuart McInally | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Rory Sutherland |
| PR | 18 | Moray Low | 72' |
| LK | 19 | Tim Swinson | 77' |
| N8 | 20 | Ryan Wilson | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne |
| CE | 22 | Peter Horne | 5' |
| WG | 23 | Sean Lamont |
| Coach: ||
| Vern Cotter ||
| FB | 15 | Scott Spedding |
| RW | 14 | Wesley Fofana |
| OC | 13 | Gaël Fickou |
| IC | 12 | Maxime Mermoz | 68' |
| LW | 11 | Virimi Vakatawa |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc | 68' |
| SH | 9 | Maxime Machenaud | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Damien Chouly |
| OF | 7 | Yacouba Camara | 64' |
| BF | 6 | Wenceslas Lauret |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| LL | 4 | Alexandre Flanquart | 51' |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado (c) | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Jefferson Poirot | 61' | 64' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Camille Chat | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Uini Atonio | 61' |
| PR | 18 | Vincent Pelo | 61' | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Sébastien Vahaamahina | 51' |
| N8 | 20 | Loann Goujon | 64' |
| SH | 21 | Sébastien Bézy | 74' |
| FH | 22 | Jules Plisson | 68' |
| WG | 23 | Maxime Médard | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Guy Novès ||
* Man of the Match:
* Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Marius Mitrea (Italy)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap, and equalled David Sole's record of 25 matches as Scottish captain.
* Scotland beat France for the first time since their 20–16 victory at Murrayfield during the 2006 Six Nations Championship.
* This was also Scotland's first win at Murrayfield in the Six Nations since they beat Ireland in round three of the 2013 Championship, breaking a 7-game losing streak at home.
* France's loss guaranteed that England won the championship. This was the first time that a nation has been sure of winning the championship title before their final match during the competition's current six-team format.
* Scotland's win also guaranteed Italy would win the "wooden spoon" for coming last. This was also the first time that a nation has been confirmed as coming bottom of the Championship table before their final match in the competition's current six-team format.

### Round 5

* 19 March 2016 14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
| Wales | 67–14 | Italy |
| Try: Webb 4' c Biggar 28' c J. Davies 32' c Roberts 44' m North 48' c Williams 56' c Moriarty (2) 64' c, 78' c G. Davies 80+2' c Con: Biggar (5/6) 4', 29', 32', 49', 58' Priestland (3/3) 65', 79', 80+2' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 14', 20' | Report | Try: Palazzani 53' c Garcia 61' c Con: Haimona (2/2) 54', 62' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,160 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams |
| RW | 14 | George North |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Roberts |
| LW | 11 | Hallam Amos | 48' |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | 58' |
| SH | 9 | Rhys Webb | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric | 16' |
| BF | 6 | Dan Lydiate (c) |
| RL | 5 | Luke Charteris |
| LL | 4 | Bradley Davies | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Samson Lee | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Baldwin | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Rob Evans | 49' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Aaron Jarvis | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Jake Ball | 58' |
| FL | 20 | Ross Moriarty | 16' |
| SH | 21 | Gareth Davies | 63' |
| FH | 22 | Rhys Priestland | 58' |
| FB | 23 | Gareth Anscombe | 48' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | David Odiete |
| RW | 14 | Leonardo Sarto |
| OC | 13 | Andrea Pratichetti | | 35' |
| IC | 12 | Gonzalo Garcia |
| LW | 11 | Mattia Bellini | | 33' |
| FH | 10 | Tommaso Allan |
| SH | 9 | Guglielmo Palazzani | 18' | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni |
| BF | 6 | Francesco Minto | | 58' |
| RL | 5 | Valerio Bernabò | | 46' |
| LL | 4 | Quintin Geldenhuys |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni | | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Davide Giazzon | | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lovotti | | 64' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Oliviero Fabiani | | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Matteo Zanusso | | 64' |
| PR | 18 | Dario Chistolini | | 46' |
| FL | 19 | Jacopo Sarto | | 46' |
| FL | 20 | Braam Steyn | | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Alberto Lucchese | | 64' |
| CE | 22 | Kelly Haimona | | 35' |
| FB | 23 | Luke McLean | | 33' |
| Coach: ||
| Jacques Brunel ||
* Man of the Match:
* George North (Wales)
* Touch judges:
* Wayne Barnes (England)
* Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* Graham Hughes (England)
Notes:
* Jacopo Sarto (Italy) made his international debut.
* Wales' 53-point margin of victory was their biggest winning margin over Italy, surpassing the previous record of 41 set during the previous 2015 tournament.
* This was Wales' biggest winning margin in a Six Nations match, surpassing the 48-point winning margin set against Scotland in 2014.
* 19 March 2016 17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
| Ireland | 35–25 | Scotland |
| Try: Stander 27' c Earls 30' m Murray 47' c Toner 68' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 28', 49', 68' Pen: Sexton (3/4) 5', 12', 17' | Report | Try: Hogg 19' c Gray 55' c Dunbar 77' m Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 20', 55' Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 14', 40' |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,700 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
| FB | 15 | Simon Zebo |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble | | 78' |
| OC | 13 | Jared Payne |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Tommy O'Donnell | | 68' |
| BF | 6 | CJ Stander |
| RL | 5 | Devin Toner |
| LL | 4 | Donnacha Ryan | | 68' |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best (c) | | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Jack McGrath | | 67' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Richardt Strauss | | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Cian Healy | | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Nathan White | | 62' |
| LK | 19 | Ultan Dillane | | 68' |
| FL | 20 | Rhys Ruddock | | 68' |
| SH | 21 | Eoin Reddan | | 78' |
| FH | 22 | Ian Madigan |
| WG | 23 | Fergus McFadden | | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Joe Schmidt ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Seymour |
| OC | 13 | Duncan Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Alex Dunbar | 67' |
| LW | 11 | Tim Visser | | 68' |
| FH | 10 | Duncan Weir | | 62' |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Wilson |
| OF | 7 | John Hardie | | 52' |
| BF | 6 | John Barclay | 24' |
| RL | 5 | Tim Swinson | | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Richie Gray |
| TP | 3 | WP Nel | | 67' |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford | | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Alasdair Dickinson | | 66' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Stuart McInally | | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Rory Sutherland | | 66' |
| PR | 18 | Moray Low | | 67' |
| LK | 19 | Rob Harley | | 62' |
| FL | 20 | Josh Strauss | | 52' |
| SH | 21 | Henry Pyrgos |
| CE | 22 | Peter Horne | | 62' |
| WG | 23 | Sean Lamont | | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Vern Cotter ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
* Touch judges:
* Craig Joubert (South Africa)
* Alexandre Ruiz (France)
* Television match official:
* Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Notes:
* Ireland retained the Centenary Quaich for the third consecutive year.
* Rory Sutherland (Scotland) made his international debut.
* Keith Earls (Ireland) and John Barclay (Scotland) earned their 50th test caps.
* Ross Ford (Scotland) made his 100th international appearance; 99 for Scotland, 1 for the British and Irish Lions.
* 19 March 2016 21:00 CET (UTC+1)
| France | 21–31 | England |
| Pen: Machenaud (7/7) 2', 15', 28', 39', 43', 50', 58' | Report | Try: Care 11' c Cole 19' c Watson 55' m Con: Farrell (2/3) 12', 20' Pen: Farrell (4/5) 4', 44', 71', 77' |
* Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 78,750 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Scott Spedding |
| RW | 14 | Wesley Fofana |
| OC | 13 | Gaël Fickou |
| IC | 12 | Maxime Mermoz | | 69' |
| LW | 11 | Virimi Vakatawa |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc | | 13' |
| SH | 9 | Maxime Machenaud | | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Loann Goujon | | 69' |
| OF | 7 | Bernard Le Roux | | | 79' |
| BF | 6 | Damien Chouly |
| RL | 5 | Yoann Maestri |
| LL | 4 | Alexandre Flanquart | | 57' |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Guilhem Guirado (c) | | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Jefferson Poirot | | 57' | 79' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Camille Chat | | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Uini Atonio | | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Xavier Chiocci | 76' | 57' |
| LK | 19 | Paul Jedrasiak | | 57' |
| FL | 20 | Wenceslas Lauret | | 69' |
| SH | 21 | Sébastien Bezy | | 75' |
| FH | 22 | Jules Plisson | | 13' |
| WG | 23 | Maxime Médard | | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Guy Novès ||
| FB | 15 | Mike Brown |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell |
| LW | 11 | Jack Nowell |
| FH | 10 | George Ford |
| SH | 9 | Danny Care | 43' |
| N8 | 8 | Billy Vunipola |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell |
| BF | 6 | Chris Robshaw | 75' |
| RL | 5 | George Kruis |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Dylan Hartley (c) | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Luke Cowan-Dickie | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Joe Marler | 40' |
| PR | 18 | Kieran Brookes |
| LK | 19 | Joe Launchbury |
| FL | 20 | Jack Clifford | 75' |
| SH | 21 | Ben Youngs | 43' |
| CE | 22 | Manu Tuilagi |
| CE | 23 | Elliot Daly |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
* Man of the Match:
* Billy Vunipola (England)
* Touch judges:
* John Lacey (Ireland)
* Leighton Hodges (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
Notes:
* England secured their first Grand Slam since the 2003 Six Nations Championship
* Owen Farrell became England's second-highest points scorer in history, behind only Jonny Wilkinson and overtaking Paul Grayson.

## Broadcasting

In the United Kingdom, 2016 marked the first year that the tournament was broadcast across both the BBC and ITV, with the BBC broadcasting France, Scotland and Wales home matches and ITV screening England, Ireland and Italy home fixtures. In this first year of the split UK TV deal, the BBC covered eight matches from the tournament, and ITV the other seven. This arrangement will alternate every year for the remainder of the deal to 2021. S4C in Wales will also broadcast every Wales game in Welsh for the remainder of this contract.
In France, all of the matches were broadcast on France 2, the traditional French channel for rugby. In the Republic of Ireland, matches are being broadcast by RTÉ. In Italy, all of the matches are being broadcast live on DMAX.