2014 Six Nations Championship

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2014 Six Nations Championship
Date1 February – 15 March 2014
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (12th title)
Triple Crown England (24th title)
Calcutta Cup England
Millennium Trophy England
Centenary Quaich Ireland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy France
Matches played15
Attendance1,038,744 (69,250 per match)
Tries scored61 (4.07 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ireland Jonathan Sexton (66)
Top try scorer(s)England Mike Brown (4)
Ireland Jonathan Sexton (4)
Player of the tournamentEngland Mike Brown
Official websiteOfficial website
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The 2014 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2014 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It 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 120th edition of the tournament.[1]

Going into the final day, three teams could have still won the championship – Ireland, England and France. In the final game, Ireland hung on to win against France by just two points and secure the championship, on points difference over England.[2] This was their first championship since 2009, and the 12th title they have won, including predecessor championships.[3][4]

The final game also saw the retirement of Brian O'Driscoll from international rugby, with a record number of 141 international caps – 133 for Ireland (83 as captain), and 8 for the British and Irish Lions.[5][6][7]

England won the Triple Crown by beating Wales, Scotland and Ireland[8] – they became the first team to win the Triple Crown while another of the Home Nations won the championship outright.

The 2014 tournament saw 12 players earn their first cap – three English, four French, two Scottish, one Irish, one Italian and one Welsh. Sergio Parisse and Martin Castrogiovanni became the most-capped Italian players with 105 caps,[9][10] with Gethin Jenkins earning the same number to become the most-capped Welsh player.[11] In their match against Wales on 1 February, Italy broke the world record for the most-capped starting pack with 587 caps, surpassing the previous record of 546 caps as held by New Zealand.

Participants[]

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity City
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London England Stuart Lancaster Chris Robshaw
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis France Philippe Saint-André Pascal Papé1
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin New Zealand Joe Schmidt Paul O'Connell2
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome France Jacques Brunel Sergio Parisse3
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Australia Scott Johnson (interim) Kelly Brown4
 Wales Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland Sam Warburton5

1 Replaced original captain Thierry Dusautoir who was ruled out of the Six Nations ahead of the tournament due to tearing a tendon in his right biceps.[12]
2 Except the opening week fixture against Scotland as he was ruled out as he suffered from a chest infection. Jamie Heaslip was captain of the fixture.[13]
3 Except the round 4 match against Ireland as he was injured. Marco Bortolami was captain for that match.[14]
4 Except for the round 2 match against England and the round 3 match against Italy as he was dropped. Greig Laidlaw was captain of those matches.[15] Brown returned as captain for the last two matches against France and Wales.[16]
5 Except for the opening match against Italy as he did not captain as he had not recovered from a shoulder injury. Alun Wyn Jones was captain for that match.[17]

Squads[]

Main article: 2014 Six Nations Championship squads

Table[]

Position Nation Games Points Tries Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  Ireland 5 4 0 1 132 49 +83 16 8
2  England 5 4 0 1 138 65 +73 14 8
3  Wales 5 3 0 2 122 79 +43 11 6
4  France 5 3 0 2 101 100 +1 9 6
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 47 138 −91 4 2
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 63 172 −109 7 0

Fixtures[]

The 2014 Six Nations Championship saw the return of a Friday night fixture, last seen during the 2011 Six Nations Championship, where Wales faced France in the third week of the championship at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[18]

Round 1[]

1 February 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  23–15  Italy
Try: Cuthbert 3' c
S. Williams 37' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 4', 39'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 28', 66', 73'
 Report[19] Try: Campagnaro (2) 42' m, 68' c
Con: Allan (1/2) 69'
Pen: Allan (1/2) 13'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 66,974
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Scott Williams
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips Substituted off 67'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Dan Lydiate Substituted off 64'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Luke Charteris Substituted off 57'
TP 3 Adam Jones Substituted off 64'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard Substituted off 67'
LP 1 Paul James Substituted off 78'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens Substituted in 67'
PR 17 Ryan Bevington Substituted in 78'
PR 18 Rhodri Jones Substituted in 64'
LK 19 Andrew Coombs Substituted in 57'
FL 20 Sam Warburton Substituted in 64'
SH 21 Rhys Webb Substituted in 67'
FH 22 James Hook
FB 23 Liam Williams
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs Italy 2014-02-01.svg
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Angelo Esposito
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Alberto Sgarbi
LW 11 Leonardo Sarto Substituted off 76'
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Edoardo Gori Substituted off 65'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco Substituted off 57' Substituted in 72'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni Substituted off 72'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami Substituted off 68'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni Substituted off 68'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Substituted off 57'
LP 1 Michele Rizzo Substituted off 55'
Replacements:
HK 16 Davide Giazzon Substituted in 57'
PR 17 Alberto De Marchi Substituted in 55'
PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini Substituted in 68'
FL 19 Joshua Furno Substituted in 68'
FL 20 Francesco Minto Substituted in 57'
SH 21 Tobias Botes Substituted in 65'
FH 22 Luciano Orquera
WG 23 Tommaso Iannone Substituted in 76'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Michele Campagnaro (Italy)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
(Scotland)

Notes:

  • Marco Bortolami became the fifth Italian player to earn 100 test caps.
  • Angelo Esposito made his international debut for Italy.
  • Italy's starting pack set a new record as the most-capped of all time. The pack entered the match with 587 caps, surpassing the previous record of 546 by New Zealand's pack against England on 16 November 2013.[20]
1 February 2014
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  26–24  England
Try: Huget (2) 1' m, 17' m
Fickou 76' c
Con: Doussain (0/2)
Machenaud (1/1) 78'
Pen: Doussain (2/2) 10', 22'
Machenaud (1/1) 69'
 Report[21] Try: Brown 36' m
Burrell 47' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 48'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 5', 42'
Goode (1/1) 72'
Drop: Care (1/1) 56'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,763
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud Substituted off 74'
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Maxime Médard
FH 10 Jules Plisson
SH 9 Jean-Marc Doussain Substituted off 57'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles Substituted off 65'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux Substituted off 40'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga
RL 5 Pascal Papé (c)
LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart Substituted off 43'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas Substituted off 48'
HK 2 Benjamin Kayser Substituted off 43'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo Substituted off 48'
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski Substituted in 43'
PR 17 Yannick Forestier Substituted in 48'
PR 18 Rabah Slimani Substituted in 48'
LK 19 Yoann Maestri Substituted in 43'
FL 20 Antoine Burban Substituted in 40'
N8 21 Damien Chouly Substituted in 65'
SH 22 Maxime Machenaud Substituted in 57'
CE 23 Gaël Fickou Substituted in 74'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
France vs England 2014-02-01.svg
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Jack Nowell Substituted off 65'
OC 13 Luther Burrell
IC 12 Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11 Jonny May Substituted off 8'
FH 10 Owen Farrell
SH 9 Danny Care Substituted off 61'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola Substituted off 65'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Courtney Lawes Substituted off 67'
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 Dan Cole
HK 2 Dylan Hartley Substituted off 58'
LP 1 Joe Marler Substituted off 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tom Youngs Substituted in 58'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola Substituted in 51'
PR 18 Henry Thomas
LK 19 Dave Attwood Substituted in 67'
N8 20 Ben Morgan Substituted in 65'
SH 21 Lee Dickson Substituted in 61'
CE 22 Brad Barritt Substituted in 65'
FB 23 Alex Goode Substituted in 8'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Yoann Huget (France)

Touch judges:
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Stuart Berry (South Africa)
Television match official:
(Scotland)

Notes:

2 February 2014
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  28–6  Scotland
Try: Trimble 40' m
Heaslip 46' c
R. Kearney 70' c
Con: Sexton (2/3) 47', 72'
Pen: Sexton (3/3) 13', 22', 56'
 Report[22] Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 18', 42'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Andrew Trimble
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll Substituted off 72'
IC 12 Luke Marshall
LW 11 David Kearney
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton Substituted off 72'
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 72'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Chris Henry
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony Substituted off 65'
RL 5 Dan Tuohy
LL 4 Devin Toner Substituted off 73'
TP 3 Mike Ross Substituted off 62'
HK 2 Rory Best Substituted off 65'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin Substituted in 65'
PR 17 Jack McGrath Substituted in 63'
PR 18 Martin Moore Substituted in 62'
LK 19 Iain Henderson Substituted in 73'
FL 20 Tommy O'Donnell Substituted in 65'
SH 21 Isaac Boss Substituted in 72'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson Substituted in 72'
WG 23 Fergus McFadden Substituted in 72'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Scotland 2014-02-02.svg
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Sean Maitland Substituted off 31'
OC 13 Alex Dunbar
IC 12 Duncan Taylor Substituted off 64'
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Duncan Weir
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw Substituted off 73'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c) Substituted off 56'
BF 6 Ryan Wilson
RL 5 Jim Hamilton Substituted off 56'
LL 4 Tim Swinson
TP 3 Moray Low Substituted off 65'
HK 2 Ross Ford Substituted off 67'
LP 1 Ryan Grant Substituted off 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Pat MacArthur Substituted in 67'
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson Substituted in 52'
PR 18 Geoff Cross Substituted in 65'
LK 19 Richie Gray Substituted in 56'
N8 20 Johnnie Beattie Substituted in 56'
SH 21 Chris Cusiter Substituted in 73'
CE 22 Matt Scott Substituted in 64'
WG 23 Max Evans Substituted in 31'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
(Italy)

Notes:

  • Paul O'Connell was named at lock for this match, but was ruled out with a chest infection hours before kick-off. He was replaced by Dan Tuohy.[23]
  • Ireland reclaimed the Centenary Quaich after losing it in 2013.
  • Martin Moore made his international debut for Ireland.
  • Brian O'Driscoll made his 129th appearance for Ireland to surpass Ronan O'Gara as Ireland's most-capped player.
  • Rob Kearney earned his 50th test cap.

Round 2[]

8 February 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  26–3  Wales
Try: Henry 31' c
Jackson 78' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 33'
Jackson (1/1) 79'
Pen: Sexton (4/5) 7', 16', 45', 55'
 Report[24] Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 55'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 51,045
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Andrew Trimble Substituted off 60'
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 David Kearney
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton Substituted off 74'
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 79'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Chris Henry
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) Substituted off 54'
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross Substituted off 54'
HK 2 Rory Best Substituted off 72'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin Substituted in 72'
PR 17 Jack McGrath Substituted in 67'
PR 18 Martin Moore Substituted in 54'
LK 19 Dan Tuohy Substituted in 54' Substituted off 63'
FL 20 Tommy O'Donnell Substituted in 63'
SH 21 Isaac Boss Substituted in 79'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson Substituted in 74'
WG 23 Fergus McFadden Substituted in 60'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Wales 2014-02-08.svg
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Scott Williams Substituted off 16'
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Rhys Priestland
SH 9 Mike Phillips Temporarily suspended from 79' to 80' 79' to 80'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate Substituted off 70'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Andrew Coombs Substituted off 70'
TP 3 Adam Jones Substituted off 60'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard Substituted off 60'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Substituted off 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens Substituted in 60'
PR 17 Paul James Substituted in 70'
PR 18 Rhodri Jones Substituted in 60'
LK 19 Jake Ball Substituted in 70'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric Substituted in 70'
SH 21 Rhys Webb
FH 22 James Hook
FB 23 Liam Williams Substituted in 16'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Peter O'Mahony (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
(England)

Notes:

  • Paul James and Leigh Halfpenny earned their 50th test caps, with Halfpenny becoming the youngest Welsh player to reach the landmark.
  • Jake Ball made his international debut for Wales.
  • This was Wales' first Six Nations fixture that they have failed to score a try in since their 28–9 loss to France in 2011.
8 February 2014
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  0–20  England
Pen: Laidlaw (0/2)
 Report[25] Try: Burrell 14' c
Brown 58' c
Con: Farrell (2/2) 15', 59'
Pen: Farrell (1/4) 28'
Drop: Care (1/1) 5'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour Substituted off 64'
OC 13 Alex Dunbar Temporarily suspended from 51' to 61' 51' to 61'
IC 12 Matt Scott Substituted off 72'
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Duncan Weir
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) Substituted off 64'
N8 8 David Denton Substituted off 52'
OF 7 Chris Fusaro
BF 6 Ryan Wilson
RL 5 Jim Hamilton Substituted off 69'
LL 4 Tim Swinson
TP 3 Moray Low Substituted off 69'
HK 2 Ross Ford Substituted off 42'
LP 1 Ryan Grant Substituted off 42'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson Substituted in 42'
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson Substituted in 42'
PR 18 Geoff Cross Substituted in 69'
LK 19 Jonny Gray Substituted in 69'
N8 20 Johnnie Beattie Substituted in 52'
SH 21 Chris Cusiter Substituted in 64'
CE 22 Duncan Taylor Substituted in 72'
WG 23 Max Evans Substituted in 64'
Coach:
Scott Johnson
Scotland vs England 2014-02-08.svg
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Jack Nowell
OC 13 Luther Burrell Substituted off 73'
IC 12 Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11 Jonny May Substituted off 70'
FH 10 Owen Farrell
SH 9 Danny Care Substituted off 73'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola Substituted off 69'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury Substituted off 62'
TP 3 Dan Cole Substituted off 75'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley Substituted off 69'
LP 1 Joe Marler Substituted off 64'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tom Youngs Substituted in 69'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola Substituted in 64'
PR 18 Henry Thomas Substituted in 75'
LK 19 Dave Attwood Substituted in 62'
N8 20 Ben Morgan Substituted in 69'
SH 21 Lee Dickson Substituted in 73'
CE 22 Brad Barritt Substituted in 73'
FB 23 Alex Goode Substituted in 70'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown (England)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Television match official:
(France)

Notes:

  • England retained the Calcutta Cup.
  • Chris Fusaro made his international debut for Scotland.
  • This was the first match in which Scotland failed to score any points against England since their 15–0 loss in 1978.
9 February 2014
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  30–10  Italy
Try: Picamoles 42' c
Fofana 45' c
Bonneval 51' c
Con: Doussain (3/3) 43', 46', 52'
Pen: Doussain (3/5) 26', 33', 38'
 Report[26] Try: Iannone 76' c
Con: Orquera (1/1) 77'
Pen: Allan (1/2) 28'
Garcia (0/2)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,700
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud Substituted off 72'
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Hugo Bonneval
FH 10 Jules Plisson Substituted off 66'
SH 9 Jean-Marc Doussain Substituted off 60'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles Substituted off 57'
OF 7 Bernard Le Roux Substituted off 75'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga Substituted off 74' Substituted in 75'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c) Substituted off 66'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas Substituted off 48' Substituted in 74'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski Substituted off 57'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo Substituted off 48'
Replacements:
HK 16 Benjamin Kayser Substituted in 57'
PR 17 Yannick Forestier Substituted in 48'
PR 18 Rabah Slimani Red card 70' Substituted in 48'
LK 19 Sébastien Vahaamahina Temporarily suspended from 69' to 79' 69' to 79' Substituted in 66'
N8 20 Damien Chouly Substituted in 57'
SH 21 Maxime Machenaud Substituted in 60'
FH 22 François Trinh-Duc Substituted in 66'
CE 23 Gaël Fickou Substituted in 72'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
France vs Italy 2014-02-09.svg
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Tommaso Iannone
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Leonardo Sarto
FH 10 Tommaso Allan Substituted off 63'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori Substituted off 63'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco Substituted off 74'
BF 6 Francesco Minto Substituted off 51'
RL 5 Joshua Furno
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys Substituted off 70'
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni Substituted off 58'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Substituted off 58'
LP 1 Alberto De Marchi Substituted off 58' Substituted in 74'
Replacements:
HK 16 Davide Giazzon Substituted in 58'
PR 17 Michele Rizzo Red card 70' Substituted in 58'
PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini Substituted in 58'
LK 19 Marco Bortolami Substituted in 70'
FL 20 Alessandro Zanni Substituted in 51'
SH 21 Tobias Botes Substituted in 63'
FH 22 Luciano Orquera Substituted in 63'
WG 23 Angelo Esposito
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Wesley Fofana (France)

Touch judges:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Francisco Pastrana (Argentina)
Television match official:
(Wales)

Notes:

  • Hugo Bonneval made his international debut for France.
  • France reclaimed the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy after losing it in 2013.
  • This was the first Six Nations fixture in which a red card was issued since Scott Murray was sent off when playing for Scotland against Wales in 2006.

Round 3[]

21 February 2014
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  27–6  France
Try: North 5' m
Warburton 63' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 63'
Pen: Halfpenny (5/6) 2', 9', 19', 34', 40'
 Report[27] Pen: Doussain (1/2) 16'
Plisson (1/2) 31'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,086
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny Substituted off 70'
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 George North
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 Liam Williams
FH 10 Rhys Priestland Substituted off 70'
SH 9 Rhys Webb Substituted off 70'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate Substituted off 50' Substituted in 62' Substituted off 70'
RL 5 Jake Ball Substituted off 70'
LL 4 Luke Charteris
TP 3 Adam Jones Substituted off 70'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard Substituted off 56'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Temporarily suspended from 50' to 60' 50' to 60' Substituted off 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens Substituted in 56'
PR 17 Paul James Substituted in 50' Substituted off 62' Substituted in 70'
PR 18 Rhodri Jones Substituted in 70'
LK 19 Andrew Coombs Substituted in 70'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric Substituted in 70'
SH 21 Mike Phillips Substituted in 70'
FH 22 Dan Biggar Substituted in 70'
FH 23 James Hook Substituted in 70'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs France 2014-02-21.svg
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud Substituted off 70'
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Hugo Bonneval
FH 10 Jules Plisson Substituted off 63'
SH 9 Jean-Marc Doussain Substituted off 40'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles Temporarily suspended from 62' to 72' 62' to 72'
OF 7 Wenceslas Lauret
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga Substituted off 50'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri Substituted off 63'
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)
TP 3 Nicolas Mas Temporarily suspended from 50' to 60' 50' to 60'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski Substituted off 63'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Brice Mach Substituted in 63'
PR 17 Yannick Forestier Substituted in 63'
PR 18 Vincent Debaty Substituted in 50' Substituted off 62'
LK 19 Sébastien Vahaamahina Substituted in 63'
N8 20 Damien Chouly Substituted in 62'
SH 21 Maxime Machenaud Substituted in 40'
FH 22 Rémi Talès Substituted in 63'
CE 23 Gaël Fickou Substituted in 70'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
Gethin Jenkins (Wales)

Touch judges:
John Lacey (Ireland)
Dudley Phillips (Ireland)
Television match official:
(England)

Notes:

  • Brice Mach made his international debut for France.
  • Alun Wyn Jones was named in the Wales starting XV, but was ruled out hours before kick-off due to an injury to his foot. Jake Ball was promoted from the bench, with Andrew Coombs taking his place.[28]
22 February 2014
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  20–21  Scotland
Try: Allan 39' c
Furno 70' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 40'
Orquera (1/1) 72'
Pen: Allan (2/3) 13', 31'
 Report[29] Try: Dunbar (2) 53' m, 67' c
Con: Laidlaw (0/1)
Weir (1/1) 67'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 22', 45'
Drop: Weir (1/1) 79'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 66,271
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Angelo Esposito
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia
LW 11 Leonardo Sarto
FH 10 Tommaso Allan Substituted off 68'
SH 9 Edoardo Gori Substituted off 63'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri Substituted off 63'
BF 6 Alessandro Zanni Substituted off 73'
RL 5 Joshua Furno
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni Substituted off 57'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Substituted off 57'
LP 1 Alberto De Marchi Substituted off 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Davide Giazzon Substituted in 57'
PR 17 Matías Agüero Substituted in 57'
PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini Substituted in 57'
LK 19 Marco Bortolami Substituted in 73'
FL 20 Paul Derbyshire Substituted in 63'
SH 21 Tobias Botes Substituted in 63'
FH 22 Luciano Orquera Substituted in 68'
WG 23 Tommaso Iannone
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
Italy vs Scotland 2014-02-22.svg
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour Substituted off 55'
OC 13 Alex Dunbar Substituted off 72'
IC 12 Matt Scott
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Duncan Weir
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) Substituted off 63'
N8 8 Johnnie Beattie
OF 7 Chris Fusaro Substituted off 52'
BF 6 Ryan Wilson
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Moray Low Substituted off 38'
HK 2 Scott Lawson
LP 1 Ryan Grant Substituted off 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ross Ford
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson Substituted in 58'
PR 18 Geoff Cross Substituted in 38'
LK 19 Tim Swinson
N8 20 David Denton Substituted in 52'
SH 21 Chris Cusiter Substituted in 63'
CE 22 Duncan Taylor Substituted in 72'
WG 23 Max Evans Substituted in 55'
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Joshua Furno (Italy)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Luke Pearce (England)
Television match official:
(England)

Notes:

  • Martin Castrogiovanni and Sergio Parisse earned their 104th caps for Italy, surpassing Andrea Lo Cicero on 103 as Italy's most-capped players.
22 February 2014
16:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  13–10  Ireland
Try: Care 56' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 56'
Pen: Farrell (2/3) 24', 53'
 Report[30] Try: R. Kearney 41' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 42'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 49'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,835
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Jack Nowell
OC 13 Luther Burrell
IC 12 Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell
SH 9 Danny Care
N8 8 Billy Vunipola Substituted off 36'
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood Substituted off 69'
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury
TP 3 David Wilson Substituted off 69'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley Substituted off 74'
LP 1 Joe Marler Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tom Youngs Substituted in 74'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola Substituted in 63'
PR 18 Henry Thomas Substituted in 69'
LK 19 Dave Attwood Substituted in 69'
N8 20 Ben Morgan Substituted in 36'
SH 21 Lee Dickson
FH 22 George Ford
FB 23 Alex Goode
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
England vs Ireland 2014-02-22.svg
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Andrew Trimble Substituted off 65'
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll Substituted off 79'
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 David Kearney
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 79'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Chris Henry Substituted off 73'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony Substituted off 69'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross Substituted off 61'
HK 2 Rory Best Substituted off 73'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin Substituted in 73'
PR 17 Jack McGrath Substituted in 71'
PR 18 Martin Moore Substituted in 61'
LK 19 Iain Henderson Substituted in 69'
N8 20 Jordi Murphy Substituted in 73'
SH 21 Isaac Boss Substituted in 79'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson Substituted in 79'
WG 23 Fergus McFadden Substituted in 65'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
(Scotland)

Notes:

  • Jordi Murphy (Ireland) made his international debut.
  • Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll drew level with Australia's George Gregan for the most caps in international rugby history, with 139. O'Driscoll has 131 caps with Ireland and eight with the British and Irish Lions.[31]
  • England retained the Millennium Trophy.

Round 4[]

8 March 2014
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  46–7  Italy
Try: Sexton (2) 6' c, 59' m
Trimble 37' c
Healy 52' m
Cronin 68' c
McFadden 77' c
McGrath 80' m
Con: Sexton (2/4) 6', 39'
Jackson (2/3) 69', 77'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 31'
 Report[32] Try: Sarto 24' c
Con: Orquera (1/1) 25'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Andrew Trimble
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll Substituted off 61'
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 David Kearney
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton Substituted off 63'
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 16'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Chris Henry Substituted off 73'
BF 6 Iain Henderson Substituted off 53'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross Substituted off 56'
HK 2 Rory Best Substituted off 54'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin Substituted in 54'
PR 17 Jack McGrath Substituted in 53'
PR 18 Martin Moore Substituted in 56'
FL 19 Rhys Ruddock Substituted in 53'
FL 20 Jordi Murphy Substituted in 73'
SH 21 Eoin Reddan Substituted in 16'
FH 22 Paddy Jackson Substituted in 63'
WG 23 Fergus McFadden Substituted in 61'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs Italy 2014-03-08.svg
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Angelo Esposito
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia Substituted off 63'
LW 11 Leonardo Sarto
FH 10 Luciano Orquera Substituted off 63'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi Substituted off 70'
N8 8 Robert Barbieri
OF 7 Paul Derbyshire Substituted off 34' Substituted in 39' Substituted off 56'
BF 6 Joshua Furno
RL 5 Marco Bortolami (c) Substituted off 63'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni Substituted off 7'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Substituted off 70'
LP 1 Alberto De Marchi Substituted off 56' Substituted in 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Davide Giazzon Substituted in 70'
PR 17 Michele Rizzo Substituted in 56'
PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini Substituted in 7' Substituted off 70'
LK 19 Antonio Pavanello Substituted in 63'
N8 20 Manoa Vosawai Substituted in 34' Substituted off 39' Substituted in 56'
SH 21 Edoardo Gori Substituted in 70'
FH 22 Tommaso Allan Substituted in 63'
FB 23 Andrea Masi Substituted in 63'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gauzère (France)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
(England)

Notes:

  • Brian O'Driscoll surpassed Australia's George Gregan for the most caps in international rugby history with 140 – 132 for Ireland, eight for the British and Irish Lions.[33]
  • With Sergio Parisse unselected for this match, Martin Castrogiovanni became Italy's most capped player with 105 caps.[34]
8 March 2014
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  17–19  France
Try: Hogg 12' c
Seymour 22' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 13', 22'
Pen: Laidlaw (0/1)
Weir (1/2) 61'
 Report[35] Try: Huget 45' c
Con: Machenaud (1/1) 46'
Pen: Machenaud (3/4) 1', 10', 16'
Doussain (1/1) 78'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Alex Dunbar
IC 12 Matt Scott
LW 11 Sean Lamont Substituted off 29'
FH 10 Duncan Weir
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c)
BF 6 Johnnie Beattie Substituted off 16'
RL 5 Jim Hamilton Substituted off 68'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross
HK 2 Scott Lawson Substituted off 51'
LP 1 Ryan Grant
Replacements:
HK 16 Ross Ford Substituted in 51'
PR 17 Moray Low
PR 18 Euan Murray
LK 19 Tim Swinson Substituted in 68'
FL 20 Ryan Wilson Substituted in 16'
SH 21 Chris Cusiter
CE 22 Duncan Taylor
WG 23 Max Evans Substituted in 29'
Coach:
Scott Johnson
Scotland vs France 2014-03-08.svg
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud Substituted off 68'
IC 12 Maxime Mermoz
LW 11 Maxime Médard
FH 10 Jules Plisson Substituted off 47'
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud Substituted off 74'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Alexandre Lapandry
BF 6 Sébastien Vahaamahina Substituted off 66'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri Substituted off 59'
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)
TP 3 Nicolas Mas Substituted off 59'
HK 2 Brice Mach Substituted off 47'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo Substituted off 68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado Substituted in 47'
PR 17 Vincent Debaty Substituted in 68'
PR 18 Rabah Slimani Substituted in 59'
LK 19 Alexandre Flanquart Substituted in 59'
N8 20 Antonie Claassen Substituted in 66'
SH 21 Jean-Marc Doussain Substituted in 74'
FH 22 Rémi Talès Substituted in 47'
CE 23 Gaël Fickou Substituted in 68'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match:
David Denton (Scotland)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
JP Doyle (England)
Television match official:
(Wales)

9 March 2014
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
England  29–18  Wales
Try: Care 4' c
Burrell 33' c
Con: Farrell (2/2) 5', 34'
Pen: Farrell (5/5) 18', 26', 45', 54', 58'
 Report[36] Pen: Halfpenny (6/6) 8', 22', 30', 37', 40', 56'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,641
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
FB 15 Mike Brown Substituted off 78'
RW 14 Jack Nowell
OC 13 Luther Burrell
IC 12 Billy Twelvetrees
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell Substituted off 78'
SH 9 Danny Care Substituted off 78'
N8 8 Ben Morgan
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood Substituted off 78'
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury Substituted off 72'
TP 3 David Wilson Substituted off 72'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley Substituted off 68'
LP 1 Joe Marler Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tom Youngs Substituted in 68'
PR 17 Mako Vunipola Substituted in 63'
PR 18 Henry Thomas Substituted in 72'
LK 19 Dave Attwood Substituted in 72'
FL 20 Tom Johnson Substituted in 78'
SH 21 Lee Dickson Substituted in 78'
FH 22 George Ford Substituted in 78'
FB 23 Alex Goode Substituted in 78'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster
England vs Wales 2014-03-09.svg
FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny Substituted off 74'
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Rhys Priestland Substituted off 61'
SH 9 Rhys Webb Substituted off 52'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate Substituted off 72'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Jake Ball Substituted off 72'
TP 3 Adam Jones Substituted off 66'
HK 2 Richard Hibbard Substituted off 54'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Temporarily suspended from 53' to 63' 53' to 63' Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ken Owens Substituted in 54'
PR 17 Paul James Substituted in 63'
PR 18 Rhodri Jones Substituted in 66'
LK 19 Andrew Coombs Substituted in 72'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric Substituted in 72'
SH 21 Mike Phillips Substituted in 52'
FH 22 Dan Biggar Substituted in 61'
FB 23 Liam Williams Substituted in 74'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Courtney Lawes (England)

Touch judges:
Steve Walsh (Australia)
Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
Television match official:
(Ireland)

Notes:

  • George Ford made his international debut for England.
  • Wales' Gethin Jenkins drew level with Stephen Jones as the most-capped Welsh player with 104 caps.
  • England won the Triple Crown for the first time since 2003.

Round 5[]

15 March 2014
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  11–52  England
Try: Sarto 68' m
Con: Allan (0/1)
Pen: Orquera (2/2) 6', 22'
 Report[37] Try: Brown (2) 12' c, 37' c
Farrell 31' c
Nowell 52' c
Vunipola 60' c
Tuilagi 67' c
Robshaw 80+1' c
Con: Farrell (7/7) 13', 32', 39', 53', 61', 67', 80+2'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 10'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 71,257
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
FB 15 Luke McLean
RW 14 Angelo Esposito
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Gonzalo Garcia Substituted off 72'
LW 11 Leonardo Sarto
FH 10 Luciano Orquera Substituted off 43'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi Substituted off 66'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Robert Barbieri
BF 6 Joshua Furno Substituted off 55'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami Temporarily suspended from 50' to 60' 50' to 60'
LL 4 Quintin Geldenhuys
TP 3 Lorenzo Cittadini Substituted off 46' Substituted in 74'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Matías Agüero Substituted off 46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Davide Giazzon
PR 17 Michele Rizzo Substituted in 46' Substituted off 74'
PR 18 Alberto De Marchi Substituted in 46'
LK 19 George Biagi Substituted in 61'
FL 20 Paul Derbyshire Substituted in 55' Substituted off 61'
SH 21 Edoardo Gori Substituted in 66'
FH 22 Tommaso Allan Substituted in 43'
FB 23 Andrea Masi Substituted in 72'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
Italy vs England 2014-03-15.svg
FB 15 Mike Brown
RW 14 Jack Nowell
OC 13 Luther Burrell Substituted off 53'
IC 12 Billy Twelvetrees Substituted off 70'
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell
SH 9 Danny Care Substituted off 66'
N8 8 Ben Morgan
OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c)
BF 6 Tom Wood Substituted off 66'
RL 5 Courtney Lawes
LL 4 Joe Launchbury Substituted off 70'
TP 3 David Wilson Substituted off 70'
HK 2 Dylan Hartley Substituted off 53'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola Substituted off 75'
Replacements:
HK 16 Tom Youngs Substituted in 53'
PR 17 Matt Mullan Substituted in 75'
PR 18 Henry Thomas Substituted in 70'
LK 19 Dave Attwood Substituted in 70'
FL 20 Tom Johnson Substituted in 66'
SH 21 Lee Dickson Substituted in 66'
FH 22 George Ford Substituted in 70'
CE 23 Manu Tuilagi Substituted in 53'
Coach:
Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match:
Mike Brown (England)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Leighton Hodges (Wales)
Television match official:
(Ireland)

Notes:

  • George Biagi made his international debut for Italy.
  • With Martin Castrogiovanni unselected for this match, Sergio Parisse joined Castrogiovanni as the most capped Italian rugby player with 105 caps.
15 March 2014
14:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  51–3  Scotland
Try: L. Williams 15' c
North (2) 33' c, 41' m
Roberts (2) 38' c, 47' c
Faletau 52' m
R. Williams 73' c
Con: Biggar (4/6) 15', 23', 39', 48'
Hook (1/1) 74'
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 8', 23'
 Report[38] Pen: Laidlaw (1/3) 3'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,547
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
FB 15 Liam Williams Substituted off 62'
RW 14 Alex Cuthbert
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Jamie Roberts
LW 11 George North
FH 10 Dan Biggar Substituted off 62'
SH 9 Mike Phillips Substituted off 53'
N8 8 Taulupe Faletau
OF 7 Sam Warburton (c)
BF 6 Dan Lydiate Substituted off 53'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Luke Charteris Substituted off 62'
TP 3 Rhodri Jones Substituted off 57'
HK 2 Ken Owens Substituted off 57'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Substituted off 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Richard Hibbard Substituted in 57'
PR 17 Paul James Substituted in 57'
PR 18 Adam Jones Substituted in 57'
LK 19 Jake Ball Substituted in 62'
FL 20 Justin Tipuric Substituted in 53'
SH 21 Rhodri Williams Substituted in 53'
FH 22 Rhys Priestland Substituted in 62'
FH 23 James Hook Substituted in 62'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs Scotland 2014-03-15.svg
FB 15 Stuart Hogg Red card 22'
RW 14 Dougie Fife Substituted off 66'
OC 13 Alex Dunbar
IC 12 Matt Scott
LW 11 Max Evans
FH 10 Duncan Weir
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw Substituted off 61'
N8 8 David Denton
OF 7 Kelly Brown (c) Substituted off 8'
BF 6 Ryan Wilson
RL 5 Jim Hamilton Substituted off 54'
LL 4 Richie Gray
TP 3 Geoff Cross Substituted off 40'
HK 2 Scott Lawson Substituted off 45'
LP 1 Ryan Grant Substituted off 45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ross Ford Substituted in 45'
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson Substituted in 45'
PR 18 Euan Murray Substituted in 40'
LK 19 Tim Swinson Substituted in 54'
FL 20 Alasdair Strokosch Substituted in 8'
SH 21 Chris Cusiter Substituted in 61'
FH 22 Duncan Taylor Substituted in 66'
FB 23 Jack Cuthbert
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Man of the Match:
Liam Williams (Wales)

Touch judges:
Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
Greg Garner (England)
Television match official:
(England)

Notes

  • This was Scott Johnson's final match in charge of Scotland, before being replaced by Vern Cotter.
  • Gethin Jenkins surpassed Stephen Jones as the most-capped Welsh player with 105 caps.
  • This was Wales' biggest winning margin over Scotland. It was previously the 46–22 victory at Murrayfield during the 2005 Six Nations Championship.
  • Stuart Hogg's red card was the third of the 2014 tournament, but only the third since Scott Murray was sent off when playing for Scotland against Wales in 2006.
15 March 2014
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  20–22  Ireland
Try: Dulin 30' c
Szarzewski 62' c
Con: Machenaud (2/2) 31', 63'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 1', 14'
Doussain (0/1)
 Report[39] Try: Sexton (2) 20' m, 46' c
Trimble 25' c
Con: Sexton (2/3) 26', 47'
Pen: Sexton (1/2) 52'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,337
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
FB 15 Brice Dulin
RW 14 Yoann Huget
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Gaël Fickou Substituted off 75'
LW 11 Maxime Médard
FH 10 Rémi Talès
SH 9 Maxime Machenaud Substituted off 66'
N8 8 Damien Chouly
OF 7 Alexandre Lapandry Substituted off 75'
BF 6 Louis Picamoles Substituted off 66'
RL 5 Yoann Maestri Substituted off 53'
LL 4 Pascal Papé (c)
TP 3 Nicolas Mas Substituted off 36'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski Substituted off 68'
LP 1 Thomas Domingo Substituted off 40'
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado Substituted in 68'
PR 17 Vincent Debaty Substituted in 40'
PR 18 Rabah Slimani Substituted in 36'
LK 19 Alexandre Flanquart Substituted in 53'
LK 20 Sébastien Vahaamahina Substituted in 66'
FL 21 Wenceslas Lauret Substituted in 75'
SH 22 Jean-Marc Doussain Substituted in 66'
CE 23 Maxime Mermoz Substituted in 75'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André
France vs Ireland 2014-03-15.svg
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Andrew Trimble
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy Substituted off 66'
LW 11 David Kearney
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton Substituted off 68'
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 63'
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 Chris Henry
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony Substituted off 63'
RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c)
LL 4 Devin Toner
TP 3 Mike Ross Substituted off 63'
HK 2 Rory Best Substituted off 70'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin Substituted in 70'
PR 17 Jack McGrath Substituted in 70'
PR 18 Martin Moore Substituted in 63'
LK 19 Iain Henderson Substituted in 63'
FL 20 Jordi Murphy
SH 21 Eoin Reddan Substituted in 63'
FH 22 Ian Madigan Substituted in 68'
WG 23 Fergus McFadden Substituted in 66'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Marius Mitrea (Italy)
Television match official:
(Wales)

Notes:

  • This was the final Test match for Brian O'Driscoll, who had previously announced his retirement effective at the end of the 2013–14 season.[40]
  • This game was the deciding game of the 2014 Six Nations Championship:
  • If Ireland won, they would win the championship.
  • If the game were drawn, or if France won by less than 70 points, England would win the Championship.
  • If France won by 71 points or more, they would win the Championship. If they won by exactly 70, it would be decided on whichever team (France or England) had score more tries.

Statistics[]

Media coverage[]

In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised all the matches live.[41] There was a forum show on the BBC Red Button for satellite and cable viewers after several matches. Wales matches were televised live in Welsh on S4C.

Elsewhere, the tournament's matches were televised live by France Télévisions in France, RTÉ in Ireland[42] and DMAX in Italy in the first year of a four-year contract.[43]

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