2019 Six Nations Championship

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2019 Six Nations Championship
Date1 February – 16 March 2019
Countries
  •  England
  •  France
  •  Ireland
  •  Italy
  •  Scotland
  •  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (27th title)
Grand Slam Wales (12th title)
Triple Crown Wales (21st title)
Millennium Trophy England
Centenary Quaich Ireland
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy France
Auld Alliance Trophy France
Doddie Weir Cup Wales
Matches played15
Tries scored84 (5.6 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Owen Farrell (59)
Top try scorer(s)England Jonny May (6)
Player of the tournamentWales Alun Wyn Jones[1]
Official websitesixnationsrugby.com
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The 2019 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 125th edition of the competition (including all the tournament's previous versions as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship).

Wales won the championship for the first time since 2013, beating defending champions Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on the final day to claim their first Grand Slam since 2012.[2]

Participants[]

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Australia Eddie Jones Owen Farrell
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis France Jacques Brunel Guilhem Guirado
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin New Zealand Joe Schmidt Rory Best
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Ireland Conor O'Shea Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Scotland Gregor Townsend Greig Laidlaw
 Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland Alun Wyn Jones

Squads[]

Main article: 2019 Six Nations Championship squads

Table[]

Position Nation Games Points Tries Bonus points Table
points
Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS Tries Loser
1  Wales 5 5 0 0 114 65 +49 10 7 3 0 0 23
2  England 5 3 1 1 184 101 +83 24 13 0 4 0 18
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 101 100 +1 14 10 0 2 0 14
4  France 5 2 0 3 93 118 −25 12 15 0 1 1 10
5  Scotland 5 1 1 3 105 125 −20 14 17 0 2 1 9
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 79 167 −88 10 22 0 0 0 0

Table ranking rules

  • Four points were awarded for a win.
  • Two points were awarded for a draw.
  • A bonus point was awarded to a team that scored four or more tries in a match or loses a match by seven points or fewer. If a team scored four tries in a match and loses by seven points or fewer, they were awarded both bonus points.
  • Three bonus points were awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam). This ensured that a Grand Slam winning team would top the table with at least 23 points – a team could lose a match but still win two bonus points and win the other four matches with four try bonus points for a maximum of 22 points.
  • Tiebreakers
    • If two or more teams were tied on match points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) were ranked higher.
    • If the above tiebreaker failed to separate tied teams, the team that scored the higher number of total tries in their matches were ranked higher.
    • If two or more teams remained tied for first place at the end of the championship after applying the above tiebreakers, the title would be shared between them.

Fixtures[]

The fixtures were announced on 16 May 2017. The first game of the championship was a Friday night game between France and Wales.[3]

Round 1[]

1 February 2019
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France  19–24  Wales
Try: Picamoles 6' m
Huget 23' m
Pen: Lopez (2/3) 34', 70'
Drop: Lopez (1/2) 40'
 Report
Match data 		Try: T. Williams 47' c
North (2) 52' c, 72' c
Con: Anscombe (2/2) 47', 53'
Biggar (1/1) 73'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 63'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)[4]
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Damian Penaud Substituted off 63'
OC 13 Romain Ntamack
IC 12 Wesley Fofana Substituted off 67'
LW 11 Yoann Huget
FH 10 Camille Lopez
SH 9 Morgan Parra Substituted off 58'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles Substituted off 71'
OF 7 Arthur Iturria
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Paul Willemse Substituted off 58'
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina
TP 3 Uini Atonio Substituted off 48'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) Substituted off 58'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot Substituted off 61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Julien Marchand Substituted in 58'
PR 17 Dany Priso Substituted in 61'
PR 18 Demba Bamba Substituted in 48'
LK 19 Félix Lambey Substituted in 58'
N8 20 Grégory Alldritt Substituted in 71'
SH 21 Baptiste Serin Substituted in 58'
CE 22 Gaël Fickou Substituted in 63'
CE 23 Geoffrey Doumayrou Substituted in 67'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
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FB 15 Liam Williams Substituted off 67'
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes Substituted off 77'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Gareth Anscombe Substituted off 53' Substituted in 67'
SH 9 Tomos Williams Substituted off 53'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Josh Navidi Substituted off 79'
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Adam Beard Substituted off 48'
TP 3 Tomas Francis Substituted off 56'
HK 2 Ken Owens Substituted off 73'
LP 1 Rob Evans Substituted off 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee Substituted in 73'
PR 17 Wyn Jones Substituted in 73'
PR 18 Samson Lee Substituted in 56'
LK 19 Cory Hill Substituted in 48'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright Substituted in 79'
SH 21 Gareth Davies Substituted in 53'
FH 22 Dan Biggar Substituted in 53'
CE 23 Owen Watkin Substituted in 77'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
George North (Wales)

Touch judges:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • Paul Willemse, Grégory Alldritt and Romain Ntamack (all France) made their international debuts.
  • After trailing 16–0 at half time, Wales' win was the biggest comeback in Six Nations history as well as their biggest in any match.[5]
2 February 2019
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland  33–20  Italy
Try: Kinghorn (3) 12' m, 21' c, 54' c
Hogg 47' c
Harris 62' c
Con: Laidlaw (3/4) 23', 49', 55'
Russell (1/1) 63'
 Report
Match data 		Try: Palazzani 71' c
Padovani 75' m
Esposito 78' m
Con: Allan (1/1) 71'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 10'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)[4]
FB 15 Stuart Hogg
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Huw Jones Substituted off 58'
IC 12 Sam Johnson
LW 11 Blair Kinghorn
FH 10 Finn Russell Substituted off 76'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) Substituted off 58'
N8 8 Ryan Wilson Substituted off 72'
OF 7 Jamie Ritchie
BF 6 Sam Skinner Substituted off 13'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist
LL 4 Ben Toolis
TP 3 WP Nel Substituted off 50'
HK 2 Stuart McInally Substituted off 63'
LP 1 Allan Dell Substituted off 58'
Replacements:
HK 16 Jake Kerr Substituted in 63'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti Substituted in 58'
PR 18 Simon Berghan Temporarily suspended from 71' to 80' 71' to 80' Substituted in 50'
FL 19 Gary Graham Substituted in 72'
N8 20 Josh Strauss Substituted in 13'
SH 21 Ali Price Substituted in 58'
FH 22 Adam Hastings Substituted in 76'
CE 23 Chris Harris Substituted in 58'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
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FB 15 Jayden Hayward
RW 14 Angelo Esposito
OC 13 Luca Morisi Substituted off 79'
IC 12 Tommaso Castello Substituted off 49'
LW 11 Michele Campagnaro
FH 10 Tommaso Allan Sent to blood bin 27' to 36' Substituted off 72'
SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Braam Steyn
BF 6 Sebastian Negri Substituted off 59'
RL 5 Dean Budd Substituted off 52'
LL 4 Dave Sisi
TP 3 Simone Ferrari Substituted off 63'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Substituted off 59'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti Substituted off 52'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi Substituted in 59'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè Substituted in 52'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali Substituted in 63'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza Substituted in 52'
FL 20 Jimmy Tuivaiti Substituted in 59'
CE 21 Tommaso Benvenuti Substituted in 79'
FH 22 Ian McKinley Substituted in 27' Substituted off 36' Substituted in 72'
FB 23 Edoardo Padovani Substituted in 49'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Blair Kinghorn (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Sam Johnson, Jake Kerr, Gary Graham (all Scotland) and Dave Sisi (Italy) made their international debuts.
  • Leonardo Ghiraldini earned his 100th cap for Italy.
  • This was Sergio Parisse's 66th Six Nations appearance, the most by any player in the history of the competition.
  • Blair Kinghorn's hat-trick was the first by a Scottish player in the Five/Six Nations since Iwan Tukalo managed the feat against Ireland in 1989.[6]
  • This was Scotland's fourth consecutive Six Nations win over Italy, the first time they have won four in a row against any team in the Six nations.
2 February 2019
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  20–32  England (1 BP)
Try: Healy 25' c
Cooney 80' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 26', 80'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 11', 55'
 Report
Match data 		Try: May 2' c
Daly 30' c
Slade (2) 66' m, 76' c
Con: Farrell (3/4) 3', 31', 77'
Pen: Farrell (2/3) 40', 70'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)[4]
FB 15 Robbie Henshaw
RW 14 Keith Earls Substituted off 41'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose Substituted off 73'
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 77'
N8 8 CJ Stander Substituted off 65'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Devin Toner Substituted off 57'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong Substituted off 62'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) Substituted off 67'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin Substituted in 67'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne Substituted in 62'
PR 18 Andrew Porter Substituted in 62'
LK 19 Quinn Roux Substituted in 57'
FL 20 Seán O'Brien Substituted in 65'
SH 21 John Cooney Substituted in 77'
FH 22 Joey Carbery Substituted in 73'
FB 23 Jordan Larmour Substituted in 41'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs England 2019-02-02.svg
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Jack Nowell Substituted off 74'
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi Substituted off 77'
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Ben Youngs
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Tom Curry Temporarily suspended from 13' to 23' 13' to 23'
BF 6 Mark Wilson
RL 5 George Kruis Substituted off 52'
LL 4 Maro Itoje Substituted off 54'
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler Substituted off 65'
HK 2 Jamie George Substituted off 77'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola Substituted off 77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie Substituted in 77'
PR 17 Ellis Genge Substituted in 77'
PR 18 Harry Williams Substituted in 65'
LK 19 Courtney Lawes Substituted in 52'
N8 20 Nathan Hughes Substituted in 54'
SH 21 Dan Robson
FH 22 George Ford Substituted in 77'
WG 23 Chris Ashton Substituted in 74'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Mako Vunipola (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Jonny May's try after less than 90 seconds was England's first at the Aviva Stadium since Steve Thompson scored in 2011.
  • This was Ireland's first home defeat since they lost to New Zealand during the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals, ending a 12-match home winning streak.[7]
  • This was Ireland's first home loss in the Six Nations with Joe Schmidt as coach.[8]
  • This was England's first win against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium since their 12–6 victory in 2013, which was also Ireland's last Six Nations loss there (a run of 14 games unbeaten).[9]
  • England won the Millennium Trophy for the first time since 2016.

Round 2[]

9 February 2019
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland  13–22  Ireland
Try: Johnson 29' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 30'
Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 7', 62'
 Report
Match data 		Try: Murray 10' m
Stockdale 17' c
Earls 56' c
Con: Murray (1/1) 17'
Carbery (1/1) 57'
Pen: Carbery (1/1) 69'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Romain Poite (France)[4]
FB 15 Stuart Hogg Substituted off 17'
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Huw Jones
IC 12 Sam Johnson Substituted off 64'
LW 11 Sean Maitland
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) Substituted off 69'
N8 8 Josh Strauss
OF 7 Jamie Ritchie Sent to blood bin 35' to 41'
BF 6 Ryan Wilson Substituted off 41'
RL 5 Jonny Gray
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist
TP 3 Simon Berghan Substituted off 69'
HK 2 Stuart McInally Substituted off 64'
LP 1 Allan Dell Substituted off 69'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown Substituted in 64'
PR 17 Jamie Bhatti Substituted in 69'
PR 18 D'Arcy Rae Substituted in 69'
LK 19 Ben Toolis
FL 20 Rob Harley Substituted in 35'
SH 21 Ali Price Substituted in 69'
CE 22 Peter Horne Substituted in 64'
WG 23 Blair Kinghorn Substituted in 17'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
Scotland vs Ireland 2019-02-09.svg
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Chris Farrell
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale Substituted off 72'
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton Substituted off 24'
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 77'
N8 8 Jack Conan
OF 7 Seán O'Brien Substituted off 64'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 Quinn Roux Substituted off 68'
LL 4 James Ryan
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong Substituted off 68'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) Substituted off 72'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 57'
Replacements:
HK 16 Seán Cronin Substituted in 72'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne Substituted in 57'
PR 18 Andrew Porter Substituted in 68'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane Substituted in 68'
FL 20 Josh van der Flier Substituted in 64'
SH 21 John Cooney Substituted in 77'
FH 22 Joey Carbery Substituted in 24'
FB 23 Jordan Larmour Substituted in 72'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

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

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • D'Arcy Rae (Scotland) made his international debut.
  • This was Scotland's first loss at Murrayfield in the Six Nations since the opening round of the 2016 tournament, bringing an end to a run of seven consecutive home wins in the championship, their longest run of home wins in the Six Nations era.[10]
  • The nine-point margin was Scotland's biggest defeat in any international at Murrayfield since Ireland won 40–10 on the final day of the 2015 Six Nations tournament.
  • Ireland retained the Centenary Quaich.
9 February 2019
17:45 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  15–26  Wales
Try: Steyn 34' c
Padovani 75' m
Con: Allan (1/2) 36'
Pen: Allan (1/2) 44'
 Report
Match data 		Try: Adams 54' c
Watkin 70' c
Con: Biggar (1/1) 55'
Anscombe (1/1) 71'
Pen: Biggar (4/4) 2', 15', 19', 30'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 38,700
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)[4]
FB 15 Jayden Hayward
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Angelo Esposito
FH 10 Tommaso Allan Sent to blood bin 48' to 55'
SH 9 Guglielmo Palazzani Substituted off 60'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Braam Steyn
BF 6 Sebastian Negri Substituted off 57'
RL 5 Dean Budd Substituted off 52'
LL 4 Dave Sisi
TP 3 Simone Ferrari Substituted off 60'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Substituted off 60'
LP 1 Nicola Quaglio Substituted off 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi Substituted in 60'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè Substituted in 51'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali Substituted in 60'
LK 19 Federico Ruzza Substituted in 52'
FL 20 Marco Barbini Substituted in 57'
SH 21 Edoardo Gori Substituted in 60'
FH 22 Ian McKinley Substituted in 48' Substituted off 55'
CE 23 Tommaso Benvenuti
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
Italy vs Wales 2019-02-09.svg
FB 15 Liam Williams Substituted off 67'
RW 14 Jonah Holmes
OC 13 Jonathan Davies (c)
IC 12 Owen Watkin
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Dan Biggar Substituted off 55'
SH 9 Aled Davies Substituted off 63'
N8 8 Josh Navidi Substituted off 67'
OF 7 Thomas Young
BF 6 Aaron Wainwright
RL 5 Adam Beard
LL 4 Jake Ball Substituted off 51'
TP 3 Samson Lee Substituted off 51'
HK 2 Elliot Dee Substituted off 67'
LP 1 Nicky Smith Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryan Elias Substituted in 67'
PR 17 Wyn Jones Substituted in 63'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis Substituted in 51'
LK 19 Alun Wyn Jones Substituted in 51'
N8 20 Ross Moriarty Substituted in 67'
SH 21 Gareth Davies Substituted in 63'
FH 22 Gareth Anscombe Substituted in 55'
WG 23 Hallam Amos Substituted in 67'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Josh Navidi (Wales)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Shuhei Kubo (Japan)
Television match official:
David Grashoff (England)

Notes:

  • Jonathan Davies captained Wales for the first time.
  • Alun Wyn Jones made his 50th Six Nations appearance, making him only the fourth Wales player to reach that mark.
  • This was Wales' 11th consecutive win in international rugby, equalling their all-time record, set between 1907 and 1910.[11]
10 February 2019
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England  44–8  France
Try: May (3) 2' m, 24' m, 29' c
Slade 40' c
Penalty try 49'
Farrell 55' c
Con: Farrell (3/5) 31', 40', 56'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 7', 13'
 Report
Match data 		Try: Penaud 35' m
Pen: Parra (1/1) 10'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)[4]
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Chris Ashton Substituted off 52'
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi Substituted off 62'
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Ben Youngs Substituted off 70'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola Substituted off 65'
OF 7 Tom Curry Sent to blood bin 47' to 52'
BF 6 Mark Wilson
RL 5 George Kruis Substituted off 47'
LL 4 Courtney Lawes
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler Substituted off 57'
HK 2 Jamie George Substituted off 62'
LP 1 Mako Vunipola Substituted off 44'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie Substituted in 62'
PR 17 Ben Moon Substituted in 44'
PR 18 Dan Cole Substituted in 57'
LK 19 Joe Launchbury Substituted in 47'
N8 20 Nathan Hughes Substituted in 47' Substituted off 52' Substituted in 65'
SH 21 Dan Robson Substituted in 70'
FH 22 George Ford Substituted in 62'
WG 23 Jack Nowell Substituted in 52'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
England vs France 2019-02-10.svg
FB 15 Yoann Huget Substituted off 41'
RW 14 Damian Penaud Sent to blood bin 47' to 57'
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Geoffrey Doumayrou
LW 11 Gaël Fickou Temporarily suspended from 50' to 62' 50' to 62'
FH 10 Camille Lopez Substituted off 57'
SH 9 Morgan Parra Substituted off 47'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Arthur Iturria
BF 6 Yacouba Camara
RL 5 Félix Lambey Substituted off 70'
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina Substituted off 57'
TP 3 Demba Bamba Substituted off 57'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) Substituted off 76'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot Substituted off 65' Substituted in 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Pierre Bourgarit Substituted in 76'
PR 17 Dany Priso Substituted in 65' Substituted off 70'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri Substituted in 57'
LK 19 Paul Willemse Substituted in 57'
N8 20 Grégory Alldritt Substituted in 70'
SH 21 Antoine Dupont Substituted in 47'
FH 22 Romain Ntamack Substituted in 47'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos Substituted in 41'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Jonny May (England)

Touch judges:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
Television match official:
Glenn Newman (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Dan Robson (England), Dorian Aldegheri and Thomas Ramos (both France) made their international debuts.
  • Jonny May's hat-trick was the first by an England player against France since in 1924.[12]
  • This was France's biggest defeat to England since they lost 37–0 in 1911, as well as their biggest loss to any team in the Five/Six Nations since that date.

Round 3[]

23 February 2019
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France  27–10  Scotland
Try: Ntamack 13' c
Huget 41' m
Alldritt 75' m, 80+8' c
Con: Ramos (1/2) 15'
Serin (1/2) 80+9'
Pen: Ramos (1/2) 18'
 Report
Match data 		Try: Price 78' c
Con: Hastings 78'
Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 26'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)[4]
FB 15 Thomas Ramos Substituted off 70'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Yoann Huget Temporarily suspended from 28' to 38' 28' to 38'
FH 10 Romain Ntamack Substituted off 76'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont Substituted off 70'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles Substituted off 70'
OF 7 Arthur Iturria
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret
RL 5 Félix Lambey Substituted off 65'
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina
TP 3 Demba Bamba Substituted off 70'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) Sent to blood bin 28' to 37' Substituted off 70'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot Substituted off 70'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat Substituted in 28' Substituted off 37' Substituted in 70'
PR 17 Etienne Falgoux Substituted in 70'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri Substituted in 70'
LK 19 Paul Willemse Substituted in 65'
N8 20 Grégory Alldritt Substituted in 70'
SH 21 Baptiste Serin Substituted in 70'
FH 22 Anthony Belleau Substituted in 76'
FB 23 Maxime Médard Substituted in 70'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel
France vs Scotland 2019-02-23.svg
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn
RW 14 Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Nick Grigg
IC 12 Sam Johnson Substituted off 53'
LW 11 Sean Maitland Substituted off 65'
FH 10 Peter Horne Sent to blood bin 44' to 53'
SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) Substituted off 65'
N8 8 Josh Strauss Substituted off 65'
OF 7 Jamie Ritchie
BF 6 Magnus Bradbury
RL 5 Jonny Gray Substituted off 55'
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist
TP 3 Simon Berghan Substituted off 65'
HK 2 Stuart McInally Substituted off 65'
LP 1 Allan Dell Substituted off 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown Substituted in 65'
PR 17 Alex Allan Substituted in 65'
PR 18 Zander Fagerson Substituted in 65'
LK 19 Ben Toolis Substituted in 55'
FL 20 Gary Graham Substituted in 65'
SH 21 Ali Price Substituted in 65'
FH 22 Adam Hastings Substituted in 44'
WG 23 Darcy Graham Substituted in 65'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Demba Bamba (France)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Rowan Kitt (England)

Notes:

  • Etienne Falgoux (France) made his international debut.[13]
  • France won the Auld Alliance Trophy for the first time.`
23 February 2019
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  21–13  England
Try: Hill 68' c
Adams 78' m
Con: Biggar (1/2) 69'
Pen: Anscombe (3/3) 24', 52', 57'
 Report
Match data 		Try: Curry 27' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 27'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 18', 63'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,931
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)[4]
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes Substituted off 80'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Gareth Anscombe Substituted off 61'
SH 9 Gareth Davies Substituted off 77'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty Substituted off 77'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Josh Navidi
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Cory Hill Substituted off 71'
TP 3 Tomas Francis Substituted off 61'
HK 2 Ken Owens Substituted off 77'
LP 1 Rob Evans Substituted off 61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee Substituted in 77'
PR 17 Nicky Smith Substituted in 61'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis Substituted in 61'
LK 19 Adam Beard Substituted in 71'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright Substituted in 77'
SH 21 Aled Davies Substituted in 77'
FH 22 Dan Biggar Substituted in 61'
CE 23 Owen Watkin Substituted in 80'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs England 2019-02-23.svg
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Jack Nowell
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi
LW 11 Jonny May Substituted off 70'
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c)
SH 9 Ben Youngs
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Tom Curry
BF 6 Mark Wilson
RL 5 George Kruis Substituted off 64'
LL 4 Courtney Lawes Substituted off 77'
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler Substituted off 57'
HK 2 Jamie George
LP 1 Ben Moon Substituted off 77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
PR 17 Ellis Genge Substituted in 77'
PR 18 Harry Williams Substituted in 57'
LK 19 Joe Launchbury Substituted in 64'
FL 20 Brad Shields Substituted in 77'
SH 21 Dan Robson
FH 22 George Ford
WG 23 Joe Cokanasiga Substituted in 70'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Man of the Match:
Liam Williams (Wales)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

  • This was Wales' 12th consecutive win, their best run, beating the previous record of 11, set between 1907 and 1910.[14]
  • This was Wales' first victory against England since winning 28–25 at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and their first in the Six Nations since a 30–3 win in 2013.
24 February 2019
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  16–26  Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Padovani 33' m
Morisi 39' m
Pen: Allan (2/3) 20', 26'
 Report
Match data 		Try: Roux 11' c
Stockdale 21' m
Earls 51' c
Murray 67' c
Con: Sexton (1/2) 12'
Murray (2/2) 52', 68'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 49,720
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)[4]
FB 15 Jayden Hayward
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro Substituted off 72'
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Angelo Esposito
FH 10 Tommaso Allan Substituted off 74'
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi
N8 8 Braam Steyn
OF 7 Maxime Mbanda Substituted off 43'
BF 6 Jimmy Tuivaiti Substituted off 52'
RL 5 Dean Budd
LL 4 Federico Ruzza
TP 3 Simone Ferrari Substituted off 52'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti Substituted off 61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi
PR 17 Cherif Traorè Substituted in 61'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali Substituted in 52'
LK 19 David Sisi Substituted in 52'
FL 20 Alessandro Zanni Substituted in 43'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
FH 22 Ian McKinley Substituted in 74'
CE 23 Tommaso Castello Substituted in 72'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
Italy vs Ireland 2019-02-24.svg
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Chris Farrell
IC 12 Bundee Aki Substituted off 13'
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton Substituted off 78'
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 71'
N8 8 Jordi Murphy
OF 7 Seán O'Brien Substituted off 58'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c)
RL 5 Quinn Roux
LL 4 Ultan Dillane Sent to blood bin 32' to 40' Substituted off 58'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong Substituted off 63'
HK 2 Seán Cronin Substituted off 47' Substituted in 74'
LP 1 Dave Kilcoyne Substituted off 63'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell Substituted in 47' Substituted off 74'
PR 17 Jack McGrath Substituted in 63'
PR 18 John Ryan Substituted in 63'
LK 19 Iain Henderson Substituted in 32' Substituted off 40' Substituted in 58'
FL 20 Josh van der Flier Substituted in 58'
SH 21 John Cooney Substituted in 71'
FH 22 Jack Carty Substituted in 78'
WG 23 Andrew Conway Substituted in 13'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

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

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • Jack Carty (Ireland) made his international debut.[15]

Round 4[]

9 March 2019
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland  11–18  Wales
Try: D. Graham 58' m
Pen: Russell (2/2)
 Report
Match data 		Try: Adams 13' c
J. Davies 30' m
Con: Anscombe (1/2) 14'
Pen: Anscombe (2/3) 24', 80'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,144
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)[4]
FB 15 Blair Kinghorn Substituted off 32'
RW 14 Tommy Seymour Substituted off 21'
OC 13 Nick Grigg
IC 12 Peter Horne
LW 11 Darcy Graham Substituted off 65'
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ali Price
N8 8 Josh Strauss Substituted off 65'
OF 7 Jamie Ritchie Substituted off 9' Substituted in 21'
BF 6 Magnus Bradbury
RL 5 Jonny Gray Substituted off 65'
LL 4 Grant Gilchrist
TP 3 WP Nel Substituted off 65'
HK 2 Stuart McInally (c) Substituted off 70'
LP 1 Allan Dell
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown Substituted in 15' Substituted off 21' Substituted in 70'
PR 17 Gordon Reid
PR 18 Simon Berghan Substituted in 65'
LK 19 Ben Toolis Substituted in 65'
FL 20 Hamish Watson Substituted in 9' Substituted off 15' Substituted in 65'
SH 21 Greig Laidlaw Substituted in 65'
FH 22 Adam Hastings Substituted in 32'
WG 23 Byron McGuigan Substituted in 21'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
Scotland vs Wales 2019-03-09.svg
FB 15 Liam Williams Substituted off 48'
RW 14 George North
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes Substituted off 74'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Gareth Anscombe
SH 9 Gareth Davies Substituted off 70'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty Substituted off 70'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Josh Navidi
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Adam Beard Sent to blood bin 21' to 32' Substituted off 62'
TP 3 Tomas Francis Substituted off 65'
HK 2 Ken Owens Substituted off 65'
LP 1 Rob Evans Substituted off 62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee Substituted in 65'
PR 17 Nicky Smith Substituted in 62'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis Substituted in 65'
LK 19 Jake Ball Substituted in 21' Substituted off 32' Substituted in 62'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright Substituted in 70'
SH 21 Aled Davies Substituted in 70'
FH 22 Dan Biggar Substituted in 48'
CE 23 Owen Watkin Substituted in 74'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Man of the Match:
Hadleigh Parkes (Wales)

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce (England)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes

  • Wales retained the Doddie Weir Cup.[16]
  • This 13th consecutive victory continued Wales' best winning run.[17]
9 March 2019
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England  57–14  Italy
Try: George 8' c
May 15' c
Tuilagi (2) 21' c, 47' m
Shields (2) 32' c, 79' c
Kruis 64' c
Robson 68' c
Con: Farrell (4/5) 9', 16', 22', 33'
Ford (3/3) 65', 69', 80'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 26'
 Report
Match data 		Try: Allan 12' c
Morisi 54' c
Con: Allan (2/2) 14', 56'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)[4]
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Joe Cokanasiga
OC 13 Manu Tuilagi Substituted off 62'
IC 12 Ben Te'o
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c) Substituted off 62'
SH 9 Ben Youngs Substituted off 62'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Tom Curry Substituted off 56'
BF 6 Brad Shields
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Joe Launchbury Substituted off 66'
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler Substituted off 56'
HK 2 Jamie George Substituted off 59'
LP 1 Ellis Genge Substituted off 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie Substituted in 59'
PR 17 Ben Moon Substituted in 59'
PR 18 Dan Cole Substituted in 56'
LK 19 Nathan Hughes Substituted in 66'
FL 20 Mark Wilson Substituted in 56'
SH 21 Dan Robson Substituted in 62'
FH 22 George Ford Substituted in 62'
CE 23 Henry Slade Substituted in 62'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
England vs Italy 2019-03-09.svg
FB 15 Jayden Hayward
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Michele Campagnaro Substituted off 23'
IC 12 Luca Morisi Substituted off 62'
LW 11 Angelo Esposito
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Braam Steyn
BF 6 Sebastian Negri Substituted off 49'
RL 5 Dean Budd Substituted off 49'
LL 4 Federico Ruzza
TP 3 Simone Ferrari Substituted off 49'
HK 2 Luca Bigi Substituted off 49'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti
Replacements:
HK 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini Substituted in 49'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè Substituted in 62'
PR 18 Tiziano Pasquali Substituted in 49'
LK 19 David Sisi Substituted in 49'
FL 20 Jake Polledri Substituted in 49'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani Substituted in 62'
FH 22 Ian McKinley Substituted in 33'
CE 23 Tommaso Castello Substituted in 23' Substituted off 33'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea

Man of the Match:
Joe Cokanasiga (England)

Touch judges:
Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

  • This result meant Italy won the Wooden Spoon for the fourth consecutive year, and their 14th since joining the Six Nations.[18]
10 March 2019
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland  26–14  France
Try: Best 3' c
Sexton 30' c
Conan 36' m
Earls 56' c
Con: Sexton (3/4) 4', 31', 58'
 Report
Match data 		Try: Huget 77' c
Chat 80+1' c
Con: Serin (2/2) 77', 80+4'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)[4]
FB 15 Jordan Larmour
RW 14 Keith Earls Substituted off 76'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton Substituted off 58'
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 58'
N8 8 CJ Stander
OF 7 Josh van der Flier Substituted off 24'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Iain Henderson Substituted off 58'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong Substituted off 58'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) Substituted off 58'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 51'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell Substituted in 58'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne Substituted in 51'
PR 18 John Ryan Substituted in 58'
LK 19 Ultan Dillane Substituted in 58'
N8 20 Jack Conan Substituted in 24'
SH 21 John Cooney Substituted in 58'
FH 22 Jack Carty Substituted in 58'
FB 23 Andrew Conway Substituted in 76'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt
Ireland vs France 2019-03-10.svg
FB 15 Thomas Ramos Substituted off 63'
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Gaël Fickou
LW 11 Yoann Huget
FH 10 Romain Ntamack Substituted off 76'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont Substituted off 72'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles Substituted off 69' Substituted in 79'
OF 7 Arthur Iturria
BF 6 Wenceslas Lauret Substituted off 11'
RL 5 Félix Lambey Substituted off 63'
LL 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina
TP 3 Demba Bamba Substituted off 13' Substituted in 20' Substituted off 63' Substituted in 69' Substituted off 79'
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) Substituted off 72'
LP 1 Jefferson Poirot Substituted off 17'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat Substituted in 72'
PR 17 Etienne Falgoux Substituted in 17'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri Temporarily suspended from 68' to 79' 68' to 79' Substituted in 13' Substituted off 20' Substituted in 63'
LK 19 Paul Willemse Substituted in 63'
N8 20 Grégory Alldritt Substituted in 11'
SH 21 Baptiste Serin Substituted in 72'
FH 22 Anthony Belleau Substituted in 76'
FB 23 Maxime Médard Substituted in 63'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
James Ryan (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Angus Gardner (Australia)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes

  • Rob Kearney was originally named at fullback for Ireland, but withdrew due to a calf injury and was replaced by Jordan Larmour; Andrew Conway replaced Larmour on the bench.[19]
  • Ireland's half-time lead of 19–0 is their largest against France.

Round 5[]

16 March 2019
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  14–25  France
Try: Tebaldi 55' m
Pen: Allan (3/3) 6', 12', 43'
 Report Try: Dupont 16' c
Huget 46' c
Penaud 79' m
Con: Ntamack (2/3) 17', 48'
Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 21'
Drop: Ntamack (1/1) 63'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 48,820
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)[4]
FB 15 Jayden Hayward
RW 14 Edoardo Padovani
OC 13 Marco Zanon
IC 12 Luca Morisi
LW 11 Angelo Esposito Substituted off 68'
FH 10 Tommaso Allan
SH 9 Tito Tebaldi
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Jake Polledri
BF 6 Braam Steyn Substituted off 64'
RL 5 Federico Ruzza
LL 4 David Sisi Substituted off 59'
TP 3 Tiziano Pasquali Substituted off 46'
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini Substituted off 58'
LP 1 Andrea Lovotti Substituted off 68'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luca Bigi Substituted in 58'
PR 17 Cherif Traorè Substituted in 68'
PR 18 Simone Ferrari Substituted in 46'
LK 19 Alessandro Zanni Substituted in 59'
FL 20 Sebastian Negri Substituted in 64'
SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
FH 22 Ian McKinley
WG 23 Luca Sperandio Substituted in 68'
Coach:
Conor O'Shea
Italy vs France 2019-03-16.svg
FB 15 Maxime Médard
RW 14 Damian Penaud
OC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Yoann Huget Substituted off 69'
FH 10 Romain Ntamack Substituted off 80'
SH 9 Antoine Dupont Substituted off 57'
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Yacouba Camara Substituted off 75'
BF 6 Grégory Alldritt Substituted off 58'
RL 5 Paul Willemse Substituted off 60'
LL 4 Félix Lambey
TP 3 Demba Bamba
HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c) Substituted off 19'
LP 1 Etienne Falgoux Substituted off 65'
Replacements:
HK 16 Camille Chat Temporarily suspended from 72' to 80' 72' to 80' Substituted in 19'
PR 17 Dany Priso Substituted in 65'
PR 18 Dorian Aldegheri Substituted in 75'
LK 19 Paul Gabrillagues Substituted in 60'
LK 20 Arthur Iturria Substituted in 58'
SH 21 Baptiste Serin Substituted in 57'
FH 22 Camille Lopez Substituted in 80'
FB 23 Thomas Ramos Substituted in 69'
Coach:
Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match:
Sergio Parisse (Italy)

Touch judges:
Nigel Owens (Wales)
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

  • Marco Zanon (Italy) made his international debut.
  • Italy were whitewashed for the fourth consecutive year.
  • France retained the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.
16 March 2019
14:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  25–7  Ireland
Try: Parkes 2' c
Con: Anscombe (1/1) 3'
Pen: Anscombe (6/6) 18', 36', 40+2', 49', 54', 70'
 Report Try: Larmour 80+3' c
Con: Carty (1/1) 80+4'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)[4]
FB 15 Liam Williams
RW 14 George North Substituted off 9'
OC 13 Jonathan Davies
IC 12 Hadleigh Parkes Substituted off 71'
LW 11 Josh Adams
FH 10 Gareth Anscombe
SH 9 Gareth Davies Substituted off 57'
N8 8 Ross Moriarty Substituted off 71'
OF 7 Justin Tipuric
BF 6 Josh Navidi
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL 4 Adam Beard Substituted off 71'
TP 3 Tomas Francis Substituted off 54'
HK 2 Ken Owens Substituted off 60'
LP 1 Rob Evans Substituted off 54'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliot Dee Substituted in 60'
PR 17 Nicky Smith Substituted in 54'
PR 18 Dillon Lewis Substituted in 54'
LK 19 Jake Ball Substituted in 71'
FL 20 Aaron Wainwright Substituted in 71'
SH 21 Aled Davies Substituted in 57'
FH 22 Dan Biggar Substituted in 9'
CE 23 Owen Watkin Substituted in 71'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs Ireland 2019-03-16.svg
FB 15 Rob Kearney Substituted off 65'
RW 14 Keith Earls
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 Jacob Stockdale
FH 10 Jonathan Sexton Substituted off 73'
SH 9 Conor Murray Substituted off 71'
N8 8 CJ Stander
OF 7 Seán O'Brien Substituted off 52'
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony
RL 5 James Ryan
LL 4 Tadhg Beirne Substituted off 59'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong Substituted off 65'
HK 2 Rory Best (c) Substituted off 65'
LP 1 Cian Healy Substituted off 59'
Replacements:
HK 16 Niall Scannell Substituted in 65'
PR 17 Dave Kilcoyne Substituted in 59'
PR 18 Andrew Porter Substituted in 65'
LK 19 Quinn Roux Substituted in 59'
N8 20 Jack Conan Substituted in 52'
SH 21 Kieran Marmion Substituted in 71'
FH 22 Jack Carty Substituted in 73'
FB 23 Jordan Larmour Substituted in 65'
Coach:
Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match:
Gareth Anscombe (Wales)

Touch judges:
Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)
Karl Dickson (England)
Television match official:
Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Notes:

  • Hadleigh Parkes' try was Wales' fastest against Ireland.[citation needed]
  • This was Wales' biggest margin of victory over Ireland since 1976.[citation needed]
  • Wales won their 12th Grand Slam, their fourth since the expansion of the tournament in 2000 (a record) and also their third under Warren Gatland, a record for a coach.[20]
  • This was the last Six Nations match for Gatland and Joe Schmidt as coaches of Wales and Ireland, respectively, having both announced prior to the tournament their resignations following the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[21][22]
16 March 2019
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England  38–38  Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Nowell 2' c
Curry 9' c
Launchbury 13' c
May 29' c
Ford 80+3' c
Con: Farrell (4/4) 3', 10', 15', 31'
Ford (1/1) 80+4'
Pen: Farrell 25'
 Report Try: McInally 35' c
Graham (2) 47' m, 57' m
Bradbury 50' c
Russell 60' c
Johnson 76' c
Con: Russell (2/3) 36', 51'
Laidlaw (2/3) 60', 77'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)[4]
FB 15 Elliot Daly
RW 14 Jack Nowell
OC 13 Henry Slade
IC 12 Manu Tuilagi Substituted off 78'
LW 11 Jonny May
FH 10 Owen Farrell (c) Substituted off 70'
SH 9 Ben Youngs Substituted off 74'
N8 8 Billy Vunipola
OF 7 Tom Curry
BF 6 Mark Wilson Substituted off 62'
RL 5 George Kruis
LL 4 Joe Launchbury Substituted off 74'
TP 3 Kyle Sinckler Substituted off 51'
HK 2 Jamie George Substituted off 74'
LP 1 Ben Moon Substituted off 5'
Replacements:
HK 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie Substituted in 74'
PR 17 Ellis Genge Substituted in 5'
PR 18 Dan Cole Substituted in 51'
FL 19 Brad Shields Substituted in 62'
FL 20 Nathan Hughes Substituted in 74'
SH 21 Ben Spencer Substituted in 74'
FH 22 George Ford Substituted in 70'
CE 23 Ben Te'o Substituted in 78'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
England vs Scotland 2019-03-16.svg
FB 15 Sean Maitland Substituted off 68'
RW 14 Darcy Graham
OC 13 Nick Grigg Substituted off 57'
IC 12 Sam Johnson
LW 11 Byron McGuigan
FH 10 Finn Russell
SH 9 Ali Price Substituted off 57'
N8 8 Magnus Bradbury
OF 7 Hamish Watson
BF 6 Sam Skinner Substituted off 57'
RL 5 Grant Gilchrist Substituted off 57'
LL 4 Ben Toolis
TP 3 WP Nel Substituted off 61'
HK 2 Stuart McInally (c) Substituted off 57'
LP 1 Allan Dell Substituted off 45'
Replacements:
HK 16 Fraser Brown Substituted in 57'
PR 17 Gordon Reid Substituted in 45'
PR 18 Simon Berghan Substituted in 61'
LK 19 Jonny Gray Substituted in 57'
FL 20 Josh Strauss Substituted in 57'
SH 21 Greig Laidlaw Substituted in 57'
FH 22 Adam Hastings Substituted in 68'
CE 23 Chris Harris Substituted in 57'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Finn Russell (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Jérôme Garcès (France)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Television match official:
Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • This was the highest-scoring draw in international rugby history at 76 total points scored.
  • This was the first time England had conceded a try bonus point in the Six Nations; they became the final team to do so since bonus points were introduced in 2017.
  • Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup; this was the first time since 1984 they had done so, and the first time since 1989 they had not lost to England at Twickenham (the 1989 match was also a draw).
  • The 24-point half-time deficit (and 31-point deficit after 30 minutes) Scotland turned around, was the largest comeback for a draw in international rugby history, beating their own previous record against Wales in 2001.
  • With Jonny May's try in the 31st minute, England earned the fastest bonus point try in the Six Nations, beating the previous record they set against Italy the previous week.
  • Scotland's six tries were the most they had scored in a match at Twickenham.

Player statistics[]

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