page_title: 2011 Six Nations Championship
hierarchical_section_title: 2011 Six Nations Championship
caption_attribution_description: English&#58; Italy and France during the 2011 Six Nations at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome. Italy eventually won 22-21, it was the first home win over the French sideFrançais&#58; Les équipes d'Italie et France lorsque du match du Tournoi 2011 à Rome que l'Italie gagnait 22-21Italiano&#58; Una fase di Italia - Francia 22-21 del Sei Nazioni 2011 allo stadio Flaminio di Roma
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Italy and France during the 2011 Six Nations at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome
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