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Date | 4 February – 17 March 2012 | ||
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Matches played | 15 | ||
Attendance | 1,034,926 (68,995 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 46 (3.07 per match) | ||
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Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship 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 118th tournament of the annual European championship.
For the first time since 2008, there were no Friday night fixtures.[1]
Whilst Italy continued to play their home matches in Rome, they used the Stadio Olimpico instead of the Stadio Flaminio, which Italy had used for their home Championship fixtures since entering the competition in 2000.[2] The Championship was won by Wales, who achieved their third Grand Slam in eight tournaments.[3][4][5][6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 58 | +51 | 10 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 71 | +27 | 7 | 8 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 94 | +27 | 13 | 5 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 86 | +15 | 8 | 5 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 121 | −68 | 4 | 2 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 108 | −52 | 4 | 0 |
France ![]() | 30–12 | ![]() |
Try: Rougerie 20' c Malzieu 34' m Clerc 53' c Fofana 71' m Con: Yachvili (2/3) 21', 54' Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 51' | Report | Pen: Burton (2/3) 29', 46' Botes (1/1) 60' Drop: Burton (1/2) 17' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,563[8] Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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Scotland ![]() | 6–13 | ![]() |
Pen: Parks (2/2) 25', 32' | Report | Try: Hodgson 40' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 41' Pen: Farrell (2/4) 22', 74' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,144 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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Ireland ![]() | 21–23 | ![]() |
Try: Best 36' c Bowe 67' m Con: Sexton (1/2) 38' Pen: Sexton (3/5) 3', 43', 59' | Report | Try: J. Davies (2) 13' m, 54' c North 75' m Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 55' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 53', 79' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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Italy ![]() | 15–19 | ![]() |
Try: Venditti 37' m Benvenuti 40' c Con: Burton (1/2) 40' Pen: Burton (1/1) 47' | Report | Try: Hodgson 50' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 50' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 26', 35', 54', 65' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 53,700[9] Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
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France ![]() | P–P | ![]() |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
This match was postponed due to an unplayable pitch. It was the first weather-related postponement of a Five/Six Nations game since 1985.[10] The match was rescheduled for 4 March.[11]
Wales ![]() | 27–13 | ![]() |
Try: Cuthbert 41' c Halfpenny (2) 50' c, 55' c Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 43', 52', 56' Pen: Halfpenny (2/3) 29', 45' | Report | Try: Laidlaw 63' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 64' Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 22', 48' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,189 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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Ireland ![]() | 42–10 | ![]() |
Try: Earls 15' c Bowe (2) 38' c, 61' c Court 76' c Trimble 80' m Con: Sexton (4/5) 17', 39', 61', 78' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 10', 48', 57' | Report | Try: Parisse 34' c Con: Botes (1/1) 35' Pen: Botes (1/4) 7' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000[12] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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England ![]() | 12–19 | ![]() |
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 29', 38', 45' | Report | Try: S. Williams 75' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 76' Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 25', 34', 53', 71' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,764[13] Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)[N 1] |
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Scotland ![]() | 17–23 | ![]() |
Try: Hogg 7' c Jones 55' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 9' Weir (1/1) 56' Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 25' | Report | Try: Fofana 28' c Médard 58' c Con: Parra (2/2) 29', 59' Pen: Parra (2/3) 39', 47' Drop: Beauxis (1/1) 68' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,200[15] Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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France ![]() | 17–17 | ![]() |
Try: Fofana 50' m Pen: Parra (4/5) 22', 29', 46', 57' | Report | Try: Bowe (2) 12' c, 37' c Con: Sexton (2/2) 13', 38' Pen: Sexton (1/2) 25' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000[16] Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
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Wales ![]() | 24–3 | ![]() |
Try: Roberts 59' c Cuthbert 77' m Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 50' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 9', 19', 36' Priestland (1/1) 69' | Report | Pen: Bergamasco (1/1) 12' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,892[17] Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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Ireland ![]() | 32–14 | ![]() |
Try: Best 13' c Reddan 33' c Trimble 40' m McFadden 76' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 14', 34', 77' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 25', 71' | Report | Try: Gray 36' m Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 3', 9', 31' |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,000[18] Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) |
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France ![]() | 22–24 | ![]() |
Try: Fofana 74' c Con: Parra (1/1) 75' Pen: Beauxis (3/4) 16', 39', 68' Dupuy (1/2) 32' Parra (1/1) 64' | Report | Try: Tuilagi 12' c Foden 17' c Croft 70' c Con: Farrell (3/3) 14', 18', 71' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 49' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,895[19] Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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Italy ![]() | 13–6 | ![]() |
Try: Venditti 42' c Con: Burton (1/1) 43' Pen: Bergamasco (1/3) 10' Drop: Burton (1/2) 76' | Report | Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 35', 59' |
Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 72,354[20] Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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Wales ![]() | 16–9 | ![]() |
Try: Cuthbert 20' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 21', Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 32', 52', 75' | Report | Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 10', 72' Beauxis (1/1) 44' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,658[21] Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
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England ![]() | 30–9 | ![]() |
Try: Penalty try 58' c Youngs 73' m Con: Farrell (1/2) 58' Pen: Farrell (6/6) 2', 23', 34', 48', 64', 77' | Report | Pen: Sexton (3/3) 15', 40', 51' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 80,567[22] Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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In the United Kingdom, all the matches were televised on BBC channels. In Ireland, RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD televised all the matches live. S4C televised Wales matches while French international channel TV5Monde televised only France matches and was available internationally (including the United States, where BBC America and BBC America HD also televised some matches).[citation needed]
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