2016 Women's Six Nations Championship

2016 Women's Six Nations Championship
2016 Women's Six Nations Championship
Date	5 February – 20 March 2016
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	France (5th title)
Triple Crown	England (17th title)
Matches played	15
Attendance	39,732 (2,649 per match)
Tries scored	66 (4.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Niamh Briggs (38)
Top try scorer(s)	Audrey Forlani (4)
Official website	Official website
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The 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2016 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were played in February and March 2016, on the same weekends as the men's tournament. France won the championship after beating England in their final game. France and England were tied on eight table points each after winning four games, France took the title on the points difference tie-breaker.^[1]

Participants[]

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
Nation	Home stadium	Capacity	Location	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	82,500	London	Scott Bemand	Sarah Hunter
England	Twickenham Stoop	14,800	London	Scott Bemand	Sarah Hunter
France	Stade Marcel-Verchère	11,400	Bourg-en-Bresse	Jean-Michel Gonzalez	Gaëlle Mignot
	Stade Aimé Giral	16,593	Perpignan
	Stade de la Rabine	9,500	Vannes
Ireland	Donnybrook Stadium	6,000	Dublin	Tom Tierney	Niamh Briggs
Italy	Stadio Gino Pistoni	3,500	Ivrea		Sara Barattin
Italy		2,000	Bologna		Sara Barattin
Scotland	Broadwood Stadium	7,936	Cumbernauld	Shade Munro	Lisa Martin
Wales	The Gnoll	5,000	Neath	Rhys Edwards	Rachel Taylor
Wales	Talbot Athletic Ground	3,000	Port Talbot	Rhys Edwards	Rachel Taylor

Table[]

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Table points
1	France	5	4	0	1	106	28	+78	8
2	England	5	4	0	1	110	63	+47	8
3	Ireland	5	3	0	2	95	49	+46	6
4	Wales	5	2	0	3	61	75	-14	4
5	Italy	5	2	0	3	65	105	-40	4
6	Scotland	5	0	0	5	29	146	-117	0

Fixtures and results[]

Week 1[]

Test: 1127	5 February 2016	Scotland	0–32	England	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
	18:00 GMT (UTC+0)		Report SRU Report	Try: 26' m Harriet Millar-Mills (2) 34' c, 48' m Sarah Hunter 55' m 76' c Con: Amber Reed 34' 76' Pen: Amber Reed 39'	Attendance: 500 Referee: (New Zealand)


FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14	Megan Gaffney
OC	13	Hannah Smith
IC	12	Lisa Thomson
LW	11	Rhona Lloyd
FH	10	Lisa Martin (c)
SH	9	Sarah Law
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7
BF	6
RL	5
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Lindsey Smith
HK	2	Lana Skeldon
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18	Heather Lockhart
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21	Jenny Maxwell
CE	22
WG	23
Coach:
Shade Munro


FB	15
RW	14
OC	13
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11
FH	10	Amber Reed
SH	9	La Toya Mason
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (c)
OF	7	Izzy Noel-Smith
BF	6	Harriet Millar-Mills
RL	5
LL	4	Abbie Scott
TP	3	Victoria Cornborough
HK	2	Amy Cokayne
LP	1	Rochelle Clark
Replacements:
HK	16	Heather Kerr
PR	17	Emma Croker
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20	Poppy Cleall
SH	21
FH	22
CE	23	Leanne Riley
Coach:
Scott Bemand

Test: 1128	6 February 2016	Ireland	21–3	Wales	Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
	13:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Sene Naoupu 25' c Sophie Spence 36' m Con: Niamh Briggs 25' Pen: Niamh Briggs (3) 6', 44', 64'	Report IRFU Report	Pen: Robyn Wilkins 4'	Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Leah Berard (United States)


FB	15	Niamh Briggs (c)
RW	14
OC	13		66'
IC	12	Sene Naoupu
LW	11
FH	10		39' to 40'		58'
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon	74'
N8	8	Heather O'Brien	58'
OF	7	Claire Molloy
BF	6	Paula Fitzpatrick
RL	5	Marie Louise Reilly	66'
LL	4	Sophie Spence
TP	3	Ruth O'Reilly	70'
HK	2		50'
LP	1	Ailis Egan	58' to 61'		77'
Replacements:
HK	16	Cliodhna Moloney	50'
PR	17	Lindsay Peat	70'
PR	18		58'	61'	77'
LK	19	Ciara Cooney	66'
FL	20	Ciara Griffin	58'
SH	21		74'
CE	22	Nora Stapleton	39'	40'	58'
WG	23	Jackie Shiels	66'
Coach:
Tom Tierney


FB	15	Adi Taviner
RW	14	Elen Evans
OC	13	Kerin Lake		32'
IC	12	Hannah Jones		51'
LW	11	Bethan Dainton		20'	29'	66'
FH	10	Robyn Wilkins
SH	9	Keira Bevan
N8	8	Shona Powell Hughes		44'
OF	7	Sian Williams
BF	6	Rachel Taylor (c)
RL	5	Sioned Harries
LL	4			54'
TP	3	Amy Evans		58'
HK	2	Carys Phillips		73'
LP	1	Megan York	19' to 29'	73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Price		73'
PR	17	Catrin Edwards		20'	29'	58'
PR	18	Cerys Hale		73'
LK	19	Siwan Lillicrap		54'
FL	20	Alisha Butchers		44'
SH	21	Elinor Snowsill		51'
CE	22	Gemma Rowland		32'
WG	23	Dyddgu Hywel		66'
Coach:
Rhys Edwards

Test: 1129	6 February 2016	France	39–0	Italy	Stade Marcel-Verchère, Bourg-en-Bresse
	21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Try: 4' m Audrey Forlani (2) 16' m, 62' c Gaëlle Mignot 24' c Penalty try 50' c Élodie Poublan 72' m Con: (3) 24', 50', 62' Pen: 33'	Report FIR Report (in Italian)		Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sara Cox (England)


FB	15		67'
RW	14	Caroline Boujard
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau
IC	12	Élodie Poublan
LW	11
FH	10		65'
SH	9	Yanna Rivoalen	60'
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7		59'
BF	6	Coumba Tombe Diallo
RL	5	Audrey Forlani
LL	4		51'
TP	3		25'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (c)	65'
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	65'
Replacements:
HK	16		65'
PR	17		65'
LK	18		51'
FL	19		59'
CE	20		60'
FB	21		65'
WG	22	Coralie Bertrand	67'
PR	23		25'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez


FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14
OC	13
IC	12	Beatrice Rigoni
LW	11
FH	10			56'
SH	9	Sara Barattin (c)
N8	8
OF	7			60'
BF	6	Ilaria Arrighetti		67'
RL	5
LL	4
TP	3			54'
HK	2
LP	1		68' to 78'
Replacements:
HK	16			54'
PR	17			67'
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20			60'
CE	21
CE	22			56'
WG	23
Coach:

Week 2[]

Test: 1130	13 February 2016	Italy	24–33	England	Stadio Gino Pistoni, Ivrea
	15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Try: 1' c 28' m 43'm 64' c Con: (2) 1', 64'	Report FIR Report (in Italian)	Try: 6' c 18' c 38' m Abbie Scott 59' c 61' c Con: Amber Reed (3) 6', 18', 59' 61'	Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Leah Berard (United States)


FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14		62'
OC	13
IC	12	Beatrice Rigoni	65'
LW	11
FH	10
SH	9	Sara Barattin (c)
N8	8
OF	7
BF	6	Ilaria Arrighetti	19'
RL	5
LL	4		55'
TP	3
HK	2
LP	1		52'
Replacements:
HK	16		52'
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19		55'
FL	20		19'
CE	21
CE	22		65'
WG	23		62'
Coach:


FB	15		76'
RW	14		52'
OC	13
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11
FH	10	Amber Reed	59'
SH	9	La Toya Mason
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (c)	69'
OF	7	Izzy Noel-Smith
BF	6	Harriet Millar-Mills
RL	5
LL	4	Abbie Scott
TP	3	Victoria Cornborough
HK	2	Amy Cokayne	52'
LP	1	Rochelle Clark	72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Emma Croker	52'
PR	17	Heather Kerr	72'
PR	18
LK	19
FL	20	Poppy Cleall	69'
SH	21		59'
FH	22	Leanne Riley	76'
CE	23	Lydia Thompson	52'
Coach:
Scott Bemand

Test: 1131	13 February 2016	France	18–6	Ireland	Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
	21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Try: Gaëlle Mignot 21' m Caroline Boujard 24' c Con: 24' Pen: 6' 70'	Report IRFU Report	Pen: Niamh Briggs (2) 15', 33'	Attendance: 11,170 Referee: (New Zealand)


FB	15		34'
RW	14	Caroline Boujard
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau
IC	12	Élodie Poublan
LW	11
FH	10		64'
SH	9	Yanna Rivoalen	58'
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7		61'
BF	6	Laëtitia Grand
RL	5	Audrey Forlani	54'
LL	4
TP	3		58'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (c)	74'
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	52'
Replacements:
HK	16		74'
PR	17		52'
LK	18		54'
FL	19		61'
CE	20		58'
FB	21		64'
WG	22	Coralie Bertrand	34'
PR	23		58'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez


FB	15	Niamh Briggs (c)
RW	14
OC	13		66'
IC	12	Sene Naoupu
LW	11
FH	10		66'
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon	66'
N8	8	Heather O'Brien	48'
OF	7	Claire Molloy	36' to 40'		56'
BF	6	Paula Fitzpatrick
RL	5	Marie Louise Reilly
LL	4	Sophie Spence
TP	3	Ailis Egan	74'
HK	2	Cliodhna Moloney	70'
LP	1	Ruth O'Reilly	48'
Replacements:
HK	16		70'
PR	17	Lindsay Peat	48'
PR	18		74'
LK	19	Ciara Cooney	56'
FL	20	Ciara Griffin	36'	40'	48'
SH	21		66'
CE	22	Nora Stapleton	66'
WG	23	Jackie Shiels	66'
Coach:
Tom Tierney

Test: 1132	14 February 2016	Wales	23–10	Scotland	The Gnoll, Neath
	14:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Sioned Harries 7' c Hannah Jones 35' m Alisha Butchers 57' m Con: Robyn Wilkins 7' Pen: Robyn Wilkins (2) 15', 54'	Report	Try: Megan Gaffney 30' c Con: Lana Skeldon 30' Pen: Lana Skeldon 5'	Referee: Claire Hodnett (England)


FB	15	Dyddgu Hywel
RW	14	Adi Taviner
OC	13	Hannah Jones
IC	12	Robyn Wilkins
LW	11	Elen Evans
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill
SH	9	Keira Bevan
N8	8	Sioned Harries
OF	7	Alisha Butchers
BF	6	Sian Williams
RL	5	Siwan Lillicrap
LL	4
TP	3	Amy Evans
HK	2	Carys Phillips (c)
LP	1	Megan York
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Price
PR	17	Catrin Edwards
PR	18	Cerys Hale
LK	19	Jenny Hawkins
FL	20	Shona Powell Hughes
SH	21	Bethan Dainton
CE	22	Gemma Rowland
WG	23
Coach:
Rhys Edwards


FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14
OC	13	Megan Gaffney
IC	12	Lisa Thomson
LW	11	Rhona Lloyd
FH	10	Lisa Martin (c)
SH	9	Sarah Law
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7
BF	6
RL	5
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Lindsey Smith
HK	2	Lana Skeldon
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
PR	18	Heather Lockhart
LK	19
FL	20
SH	21	Jenny Maxwell
CE	22
WG	23
Coach:
Shade Munro

Week 3[]

Test: 1133	27 February 2016	England	13–9	Ireland	Twickenham Stadium, London
	19:15 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Emma Croker 22' m Abbie Scott 63' m Pen: Amber Reed 5'	Report IRFU Report	Pen: Niamh Briggs (3) 36', 40', 48'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain)


FB	15
RW	14	Lydia Thompson		69'
OC	13
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11
FH	10	Amber Reed
SH	9	La Toya Mason		48'
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (c)
OF	7	Izzy Noel-Smith		73'
BF	6	Harriet Millar-Mills	59' to 69'	69'
RL	5
LL	4	Abbie Scott
TP	3	Victoria Cornborough		74'
HK	2	Emma Croker		60'
LP	1	Rochelle Clark		78'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Cokayne		60'
PR	17	Heather Kerr		78'
PR	18			74'
LK	19	Tamara Taylor		69'
FL	20			73'
SH	21			48'
FH	22			69'
CE	23	Leanne Riley
Coach:
Scott Bemand


FB	15	Niamh Briggs (c)	73'
RW	14
OC	13
IC	12	Sene Naoupu
LW	11
FH	10	Nora Stapleton	55'
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon
N8	8	Paula Fitzpatrick
OF	7	Claire Molloy
BF	6	Ciara Griffin	64'
RL	5	Marie Louise Reilly	79'
LL	4	Sophie Spence
TP	3	Ailis Egan
HK	2	Cliodhna Moloney
LP	1	Ruth O'Reilly
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17	Fiona Hayes
PR	18
LK	19	Ciara Cooney	79'
FL	20	Heather O'Brien	64'
SH	21
CE	22		55'
FB	23	Jackie Shiels	73'
Coach:
Tom Tierney

Test: 1134	28 February 2016	Wales	10–8	France	The Gnoll, Neath
	14:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Dyddgu Hywel 5' m Megan York 58' m	Report WRU Report FFR Report (in French)	Try: Safi N'Diaye 15' m Pen: 44'	Referee: (Canada)


FB	15	Dyddgu Hywel
RW	14	Bethan Dainton
OC	13	Hannah Jones		62'
IC	12	Robyn Wilkins
LW	11	Elen Evans
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill
SH	9	Keira Bevan
N8	8	Sioned Harries		64'
OF	7	Sian Williams		76'
BF	6	Rachel Taylor (c)
RL	5	Shona Powell Hughes	39' to 49'	62'
LL	4
TP	3	Catrin Edwards
HK	2	Carys Phillips
LP	1	Megan York		59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Price
PR	17	Cerys Hale
PR	18	Amy Evans		59'
LK	19	Siwan Lillicrap		62'
FL	20	Alisha Butchers		76'
LK	21	Jenny Hawkins		62'
CE	22	Kerin Lake
WG	23	Adi Taviner		64'
Coach:
Rhys Edwards


FB	15
RW	14	Caroline Boujard	41'
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau
IC	12	Élodie Poublan
LW	11
FH	10		43'
SH	9	Yanna Rivoalen	58'
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7
BF	6	Laëtitia Grand	43'
RL	5	Audrey Forlani	56'
LL	4
TP	3		57'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (c)	56'
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	57'
Replacements:
HK	16		56'
PR	17		57'
LK	18		56'
FL	19		43'
CE	20		58'
FB	21		43'
WG	22	Coralie Bertrand	41'
PR	23		57'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez

Test: 1135	28 February 2016	Italy	22–7	Scotland	, Bologna
	14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Try: 16' m 26' c Manuela Furlan 44' c Con: (2) 26', 44' Pen: 31'	Report FIR Report (in Italian)	Try: Lisa Thomson 52' c Con: Lana Skeldon 52'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: (France)


FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14		78'
OC	13		78'
IC	12	Beatrice Rigoni	78'
LW	11
FH	10
SH	9	Sara Barattin (c)
N8	8
OF	7
BF	6		50'
RL	5
LL	4		72'
TP	3
HK	2		41'
LP	1		78'
Replacements:
HK	16		41'	78'
PR	17		78'
PR	18			78'
LK	19		50'
FL	20	Ilaria Arrighetti	72'
CE	21		78'
CE	22		78'
WG	23		78'
Coach:


FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14			46'
OC	13	Megan Gaffney		67'
IC	12	Lisa Thomson
LW	11	Rhona Lloyd
FH	10	Lisa Martin (c)
SH	9	Jenny Maxwell	31' to 41'
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7
BF	6			62'
RL	5			62'
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Lindsey Smith
HK	2	Lana Skeldon		67'
LP	1			46'
Replacements:
HK	16			67'
PR	17				75'
PR	18	Heather Lockhart		46'	75'
LK	19			62'
FL	20			62'
SH	21	Sarah Law		46'
CE	22			67'
CE	23
Coach:
Shade Munro

Week 4[]

Test: 1136	11 March 2016	Scotland	0–24	France	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
	18:00 GMT (UTC+0)		Report SRU Report FFR Report (in French)	Try: Penalty try (2) 39' c, 52' c Audrey Forlani 67' m 79' m Con: (2) 39', 52'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: (Ireland)


FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14	Megan Gaffney		53'
OC	13	Lisa Thomson
IC	12	Lisa Martin (c)
LW	11	Rhona Lloyd		73'
FH	10	Sarah Law
SH	9	Jenny Maxwell		53'
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7
BF	6			51'
RL	5			73'
LL	4	Emma Wassell
TP	3	Lindsey Smith
HK	2	Lana Skeldon
LP	1	Heather Lockhart		40'
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17			51'
PR	18		50' to 60'	40'
LK	19			73'
FL	20
SH	21	Helen Nelson		53'
CE	22			73'
WG	23			53'
Coach:
Shade Munro


FB	15		66'
RW	14	Coralie Bertrand
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau	75'
IC	12	Élodie Poublan
LW	11
FH	10
SH	9		67'
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7
BF	6		51'
RL	5		68'
LL	4	Audrey Forlani
TP	3		63'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (c)	72'
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	60'
Replacements:
HK	16		72'
PR	17		60'
LK	18		68'
FL	19	Laëtitia Grand	51'
SH	20	Yanna Rivoalen	67'
FB	21		75'
WG	22		66'
PR	23		63'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez

Test: 1137	12 March 2016	England	20–13	Wales	Twickenham Stoop, London
	18:05 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Ceri Large (2) 10' c, 28' c Con: Amber Reed (2) 10', 28' Pen: Amber Reed (2) 65', 79'	Report	Try: Robyn Wilkins (2) 49' m, 68' m Pen: Robyn Wilkins 30'	Referee: (Canada)


FB	15
RW	14	Lydia Thompson
OC	13
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11
FH	10	Amber Reed
SH	9	La Toya Mason	57'
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (c)
OF	7	Izzy Noel-Smith	79'
BF	6	Abbie Scott	15'
RL	5	Tamara Taylor	79'
LL	4
TP	3	Victoria Cornborough	75'
HK	2	Emma Croker	48'
LP	1	Rochelle Clark	75'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Cokayne	48'
PR	17	Heather Kerr	75'
PR	18		75'
LK	19	Harriet Millar-Mills	15'
FL	20		79'
SH	21		57'
FH	22	Poppy Cleall	79'
CE	23	Leanne Riley
Coach:
Scott Bemand


FB	15	Dyddgu Hywel
RW	14	Bethan Dainton
OC	13	Hannah Jones
IC	12	Robyn Wilkins
LW	11	Elen Evans
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill
SH	9	Keira Bevan
N8	8	Alisha Butchers	73'
OF	7	Sian Williams
BF	6	Rachel Taylor (c)
RL	5	Shona Powell Hughes
LL	4		57'
TP	3	Megan York
HK	2	Carys Phillips
LP	1	Catrin Edwards	27'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Price	73'
PR	17	Cerys Hale
PR	18	Amy Evans	27'
LK	19	Siwan Lillicrap	57'
FL	20	Gemma Rowland
LK	21
CE	22	Kerin Lake
WG	23	Adi Taviner
Coach:
Rhys Edwards

Test: 1138	13 March 2016	Ireland	14–3	Italy	Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
	13:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Lindsay Peat 33' c Paula Fitzpatrick 64' c Con: Niamh Briggs 33' Nora Stapleton 64'	Report IRFU Report	Pen: 12'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)


FB	15
RW	14
OC	13	Niamh Briggs (c)	59'
IC	12	Sene Naoupu
LW	11	Alison Miller	69'	76'
FH	10		51'
SH	9		51'
N8	8	Sophie Spence	59'
OF	7	Ciara Griffin
BF	6	Ciara Cooney	65'
RL	5	Marie Louise Reilly
LL	4
TP	3	Ailis Egan		76'
HK	2	Cliodhna Moloney	65'
LP	1	Lindsay Peat	54'
Replacements:
HK	16		65'
PR	17	Ruth O'Reilly	54'
PR	18		69'
LK	19	Claire Molloy	65'
FL	20	Paula Fitzpatrick	59'
SH	21	Larissa Muldoon	51'
CE	22	Nora Stapleton	51'
FB	23	Claire McLaughlin	59'
Coach:
Tom Tierney


FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14
OC	13
IC	12
LW	11		73'
FH	10	Beatrice Rigoni
SH	9	Sara Barattin (c)
N8	8
OF	7
BF	6		69'
RL	5
LL	4		64'
TP	3		35'	68'	76'
HK	2			68' to 76'
LP	1		73'
Replacements:
HK	16		35'
PR	17		73'	80+3'
PR	18			80+3'
LK	19		64'
FL	20	Ilaria Arrighetti	69'
CE	21
CE	22		73'
WG	23
Coach:

Week 5[]

Test: 1139	18 March 2016	France	17–12	England	Stade de la Rabine, Vannes
	21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Try: Gaëlle Mignot (2) 37' m, 70' m Audrey Forlani 55' c Con: 55'	Report FFR Report (in French)	Try: Lydia Thompson 25' c Tamara Taylor 61' m Con: Amber Reed 25'	Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)


FB	15
RW	14
OC	13	Lucille Godiveau
IC	12	Élodie Poublan
LW	11		65'
FH	10
SH	9	Pauline Bourdon
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7	Laëtitia Grand
BF	6		65'
RL	5
LL	4	Audrey Forlani
TP	3
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (c)
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	70'
Replacements:
HK	16
PR	17
LK	18		70'
FL	19
SH	20		65'
FB	21
WG	22	Coralie Bertrand	65'
PR	23	Caroline Boujard
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez


FB	15
RW	14	Lydia Thompson	80'
OC	13
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11
FH	10	Amber Reed
SH	9	La Toya Mason	56'
N8	8	Sarah Hunter (c)
OF	7	Izzy Noel-Smith	51'
BF	6	Harriet Millar-Mills
RL	5	Tamara Taylor	72'
LL	4
TP	3	Victoria Cornborough
HK	2	Emma Croker
LP	1	Rochelle Clark
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Cokayne	51'
PR	17	Heather Kerr
PR	18		80'
LK	19
FL	20	Poppy Cleall	72'
SH	21
FH	22	Leanne Riley
CE	23		56'
Coach:
Scott Bemand

Test: 1140	20 March 2016	Ireland	45–12	Scotland	Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
	13:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Alison Miller (3) 4' c, 41' m, 59' m 8' m Ciara Griffin 13' m Niamh Briggs 30' m, 48' m Sophie Spence 74' m Con: Niamh Briggs 4' Pen: Niamh Briggs 27'	Report IRFU Report	Try: Jenny Maxwell 32' c Rhona Lloyd 80' m Con: Lana Skeldon 32'	Referee: (Canada)


FB	15	Niamh Briggs (c)
RW	14
OC	13	Claire McLaughlin
IC	12	Sene Naoupu
LW	11	Alison Miller	67'
FH	10	Nora Stapleton	60'
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon	49'
N8	8	Paula Fitzpatrick	55'
OF	7	Claire Molloy
BF	6	Ciara Griffin
RL	5	Ciara Cooney
LL	4		60'
TP	3	Ailis Egan	67'
HK	2		49'
LP	1	Ruth O'Reilly	67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Cliodhna Moloney	49'
PR	17	Fiona Hayes	67'
PR	18		67'
LK	19	Orla Fitzsimons	60'
FL	20	Sophie Spence	55'
SH	21		49'
CE	22		67'
FB	23		60'
Coach:
Tom Tierney


FB	15	Chloe Rollie		64'
RW	14	Megan Gaffney		63'
OC	13	Lisa Thomson
IC	12	Lisa Martin (c)
LW	11	Rhona Lloyd
FH	10	Sarah Law		41'
SH	9	Jenny Maxwell
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7
BF	6		60' to 70'	72'
RL	5			72'
LL	4	Emma Wassell		64'	69'
TP	3	Lindsey Smith				69'
HK	2	Lana Skeldon		72'
LP	1	Heather Lockhart		41'
Replacements:
HK	16			72'
PR	17			64'	69'	69'
PR	18		58' to 68'	41'
LK	19			72'
FL	20			72'
SH	21	Helen Nelson		41'
CE	22			63'
WG	23			64'
Coach:
Shade Munro

Test: 1141	20 March 2016	Wales	12–16	Italy	Talbot Athletic Ground, Port Talbot
	14:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Try: Sioned Harries (2) 40' m, 46' c Con: Robyn Wilkins 46'	Report FIR Report (in Italian)	Try: Beatrice Rigoni (2) 10' m, 27' m Pen: (2) 34', 56'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)


FB	15	Adi Taviner
RW	14	Bethan Dainton
OC	13	Hannah Jones
IC	12	Kerin Lake		67'
LW	11	Elen Evans		73'
FH	10	Robyn Wilkins
SH	9	Keira Bevan		58'
N8	8	Sioned Harries	55' to 65'
OF	7	Sian Williams
BF	6	Rachel Taylor (c)
RL	5	Siwan Lillicrap		54'
LL	4	Shona Powell Hughes
TP	3	Amy Evans		67'
HK	2	Carys Phillips		51'
LP	1	Megan York		67'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Price		51'
PR	17	Cerys Hale		67'
PR	18	Catrin Edwards		67'
LK	19			54'
FL	20	Alisha Butchers
LK	21	Elinor Snowsill		58'
CE	22	Gemma Rowland		67'
WG	23	Dyddgu Hywel		73'
Coach:
Rhys Edwards


FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14
OC	13
IC	12
LW	11
FH	10	Beatrice Rigoni
SH	9	Sara Barattin (c)
N8	8
OF	7
BF	6			28'
RL	5
LL	4
TP	3			73'
HK	2
LP	1
Replacements:
HK	16			73'
PR	17
PR	18
LK	19				77'
FL	20	Ilaria Arrighetti	39' to 49'	28'	77'
CE	21
CE	22
WG	23
Coach:

References[]

^ "France beat England to win 2016 Women's Six Nations". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

External links[]

The official RBS Six Nations Site

[1] "France beat England to win 2016 Women's Six Nations". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

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