2021 Six Nations Championship

The 2021 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 127th edition of the competition (including all its previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament started just three months after the end of the previous tournament and all matches took place without spectators.

2021 Six Nations Championship
Date6 February – 26 March 2021
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (28th title)
Triple Crown Wales (22nd title)
Calcutta Cup Scotland (41st title)
Millennium Trophy Ireland (14th title)
Centenary Quaich Ireland (18th title)
Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy France (13th title)
Auld Alliance Trophy Scotland (3rd title)
Doddie Weir Cup Wales (3rd title)
Matches played15
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Tries scored86 (5.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Johnny Sexton (65 points)
Top try scorer(s) Duhan van der Merwe (5 tries)
Player of the tournament Hamish Watson[1]
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England began the tournament as defending champions, having won the 2020 tournament on points difference,[2] but only managed two wins in this tournament and finished fifth, ahead of only Italy.[3] Wales, having finished fifth in 2020, entered the final weekend with four wins out of four and the possibility of a Grand Slam, but were beaten 32–30 by France in Saint-Denis following a late try.[4]

France's third match, against Scotland, had to be rescheduled after an outbreak of COVID-19 in the French camp; the match was moved to the Friday night following the final round of matches,[5] with France needing to win by at least 21 points with a try-scoring bonus point to overtake Wales at the top of the table. They led by three points going into the final minute, only for Scotland to score a try that gave them the win and Wales the title.[6]

Participants
Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Eddie Jones Owen Farrell
 France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Fabien Galthié Charles Ollivon
 Ireland Aviva Stadium 51,700 Dublin Andy Farrell Jonathan Sexton
 Italy Stadio Olimpico 73,261 Rome Franco Smith Luca Bigi
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Gregor Townsend Stuart Hogg
 Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff Wayne Pivac Alun Wyn Jones

Squads
Main article: 2021 Six Nations Championship squads

Table
Pos Nation Games Points Tries Bonus points Table
points
Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA GS Tries Loser
1 Wales 5401164103+61201103120
2 France 5302140103+37181002216
3 Ireland 530213688+48121001215
4 Scotland 530213891+47181001215
5 England 5203112121−9121101110
6 Italy 500555239−1846340000

Table ranking rules

  • Four points are awarded for a win.
  • Two points are awarded for a draw.
  • Bonus points are awarded to any team that scores four or more tries in a match and/or loses by seven points or fewer.
  • Three bonus points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam). This ensures that a team that wins a Grand Slam tops the table with at least 23 points, as another team could lose one match while winning two bonus points and win the other four matches while winning four bonus points for a maximum of 22 points.
  • Tiebreakers
    • If two or more teams are tied on table points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
    • If the above tiebreaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scores the higher number of total tries (including penalty tries) in their matches is ranked higher.
    • If two or more teams remain tied after applying the above tiebreakers then those teams will be placed at equal rank; if the tournament has concluded and more than one team is placed first then the title will be shared between them.

Fixtures

The fixtures were announced on 20 March 2019. As with 2020, no matches were scheduled on a Friday night[lower-alpha 1] and the final match of the tournament was scheduled for peak time.[7]

Round 1
6 February 2021
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  10–50  France (1 BP)
Try: Sperandio 65' c
Con: Garbisi (1/1) 66'
Pen: Garbisi (1/1) 19'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Cretin 6' c
Fickou 27' c
Vincent 30' c
Dulin 49' c
Dupont 53' c
Thomas (2) 57' c, 74' m
Con: Jalibert (6/6) 7', 28', 31', 51', 54', 58'
Pen: Jalibert (1/1) 11'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
FB15Jacopo Trulla
RW14Luca Sperandio
OC13Marco Zanon 44'
IC12Ignacio Brex
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Paolo Garbisi 36' 41'
SH9Stephen Varney
N88Michele Lamaro
OF7Johan Meyer 51'
BF6Sebastian Negri 59'
RL5David Sisi 59'
LL4Marco Lazzaroni
TP3Marco Riccioni 31'
HK2Luca Bigi (c) 59'
LP1Daniele Rimpelli 31'
Replacements:
HK16Gianmarco Lucchesi 59'
PR17Danilo Fischetti 31'
PR18Giosuè Zilocchi 31'
LK19Niccolò Cannone 59'
LK20Federico Ruzza 59'
FL21Maxime Mbanda 51' 74'
SH22Guglielmo Palazzani 74'
FH23Carlo Canna 36' 41' 44'
Coach:
Franco Smith
FB15Brice Dulin
RW14Teddy Thomas
OC13Arthur Vincent
IC12Gaël Fickou 59'
LW11Gabin Villière
FH10Matthieu Jalibert 59'
SH9Antoine Dupont 59'
N88Grégory Alldritt 58'
OF7Charles Ollivon (c)
BF6Dylan Cretin
RL5Paul Willemse 58'
LL4Bernard Le Roux
TP3Mohamed Haouas 53'
HK2Julien Marchand 46'
LP1Cyril Baille 53'
Replacements:
HK16Pierre Bourgarit 46'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 53'
PR18Dorian Aldegheri 53'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 58'
FL20Anthony Jelonch 58'
SH21Baptiste Serin 59'
FH22Louis Carbonel 59'
WG23Damian Penaud 59'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Antoine Dupont (France)

Touch judges:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Karl Dickson (England)

Notes:

6 February 2021
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England  6–11  Scotland
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 34', 39'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Van der Merwe 30' m
Pen: Russell (2/3) 6', 49'
FB15Elliot Daly
RW14Anthony Watson 76'
OC13Henry Slade
IC12Ollie Lawrence 69'
LW11Jonny May
FH10Owen Farrell (c)
SH9Ben Youngs 56'
N88Billy Vunipola 24' to 34' 67'
OF7Tom Curry
BF6Mark Wilson 53'
RL5Jonny Hill
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Will Stuart 62'
HK2Jamie George 56'
LP1Ellis Genge 72'
Replacements:
HK16Luke Cowan-Dickie 56'
PR17Beno Obano 72'
PR18Harry Williams 62'
LK19Courtney Lawes 53'
FL20Ben Earl 67'
SH21Dan Robson 56'
FH22George Ford 69'
FB23Max Malins 76'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Sean Maitland 72'
OC13Chris Harris
IC12Cameron Redpath
LW11Duhan van der Merwe
FH10Finn Russell 38' to 48'
SH9Ali Price 69'
N88Matt Fagerson 64'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Jamie Ritchie 66'
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Scott Cummings
TP3Zander Fagerson 64'
HK2George Turner 67'
LP1Rory Sutherland 64'
Replacements:
HK16David Cherry 67'
PR17Oli Kebble 64'
PR18WP Nel 64'
LK19Richie Gray 66'
N820Gary Graham 64'
SH21Scott Steele 69'
FH22Jaco van der Walt
CE23Huw Jones 72'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Stuart Hogg (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Television match official:
Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:

7 February 2021
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Wales  21–16  Ireland (1 BP)
Try: North 49' m
Rees-Zammit 59' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 60'
Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 5', 19', 66'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Beirne 37' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 39'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 29', 35'
Burns (1/1) 72'
FB15Leigh Halfpenny
RW14Louis Rees-Zammit
OC13George North
IC12Johnny Williams 24'
LW11Hallam Amos 66'
FH10Dan Biggar
SH9Tomos Williams 41'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Dan Lydiate 13'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Adam Beard 66'
TP3Tomas Francis 66'
HK2Ken Owens
LP1Wyn Jones 66'
Replacements:
HK16Elliot Dee
PR17Rhodri Jones 66'
PR18Leon Brown 66'
LK19Will Rowlands 66'
FL20Josh Navidi 13'
SH21Gareth Davies 41'
FH22Callum Sheedy 66'
CE23Nick Tompkins 24'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB15Hugo Keenan
RW14Keith Earls 62'
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Robbie Henshaw 54' 64'
LW11James Lowe
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c) 70'
SH9Conor Murray 73'
N88CJ Stander
OF7Josh van der Flier 60'
BF6Peter O'Mahony 14'
RL5James Ryan 24'
LL4Tadhg Beirne
TP3Andrew Porter 54'
HK2Rob Herring 73'
LP1Cian Healy 52'
Replacements:
HK16Rónan Kelleher 73'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 52'
PR18Tadhg Furlong 54'
LK19Iain Henderson 24'
FL20Will Connors 60'
SH21Jamison Gibson-Park 73'
FH22Billy Burns 54' 64' 70'
WG23Jordan Larmour 62'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Wyn Jones (Wales)

Touch judges:
Luke Pearce (England)
Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)

Notes:

  • Peter O'Mahony became the first Ireland player to receive a red card in a Six Nations match.[9]

Round 2
13 February 2021
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) England  41–18  Italy
Try: Hill 14' m
Watson (2) 26' c, 50' c
May 40' m
Willis 61' c
Daly 68' c
Con: Farrell (4/6) 27', 50', 62', 69'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 9'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Ioane 3' m
Allan 66' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 67'
Pen: Garbisi (2/2) 20', 44'
FB15Elliot Daly
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Henry Slade
IC12Owen Farrell (c)
LW11Jonny May
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 51'
N88Billy Vunipola 59'
OF7Tom Curry
BF6Courtney Lawes 59'
RL5Jonny Hill 51'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler 74'
HK2Luke Cowan-Dickie 52'
LP1Mako Vunipola 52'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 52'
PR17Ellis Genge 52'
PR18Will Stuart 74'
LK19Charlie Ewels 51'
FL20Ben Earl 59'
FL21Jack Willis 59' 65'
SH22Dan Robson 51'
FB23Max Malins 65'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Jacopo Trulla
RW14Luca Sperandio
OC13Ignacio Brex 59'
IC12Carlo Canna 51' to 59'
LW11Monty Ioane
FH10Paolo Garbisi 65'
SH9Stephen Varney 70'
N88Michele Lamaro 45'
OF7Johan Meyer
BF6Sebastian Negri 25' to 31'
RL5David Sisi 79'
LL4Marco Lazzaroni
TP3Marco Riccioni 16' to 25' 41'
HK2Luca Bigi (c) 69'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 31' 54'
Replacements:
HK16Gianmarco Lucchesi 69'
PR17Danilo Fischetti 31' 54'
PR18Giosuè Zilocchi 16' 25' 41'
LK19Niccolò Cannone 45'
LK20Federico Ruzza 25' 31' 79'
SH21Guglielmo Palazzani 70'
FH22Tommaso Allan 65'
CE23Federico Mori 51'
Coach:
Franco Smith

Player of the Match:
Kyle Sinckler (England)

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
Ben Blain (Scotland)
Television match official:
Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:

  • Mike Adamson became the first Scottish referee to officiate a Six Nations match since Rob Dickson in 2002.[10]
13 February 2021
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland  24–25  Wales (1 BP)
Try: Graham 18' c
Hogg (2) 25' c, 65' c
Con: Russell (3/3) 19', 26', 66'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 11'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Rees-Zammit (2) 38' m, 70' m
Williams 51' c
W. Jones 55' m
Con: Sheedy (1/3) 52'
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 8'
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Darcy Graham 57'
OC13Chris Harris
IC12James Lang 71'
LW11Duhan van der Merwe
FH10Finn Russell
SH9Ali Price
N88Matt Fagerson
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Blade Thomson 13'
RL5Jonny Gray
LL4Scott Cummings
TP3Zander Fagerson 54'
HK2George Turner 69'
LP1Rory Sutherland 69'
Replacements:
HK16David Cherry 69'
PR17Oli Kebble 69'
PR18WP Nel 57'
LK19Richie Gray 56'
N820Gary Graham 13' 56'
SH21Scott Steele
FH22Jaco van der Walt
CE23Huw Jones 71'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Leigh Halfpenny 33'
RW14Louis Rees-Zammit
OC13Owen Watkin
IC12Nick Tompkins
LW11Liam Williams
FH10Dan Biggar 49'
SH9Gareth Davies 49'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Aaron Wainwright 63'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c) 71'
LL4Adam Beard
TP3Tomas Francis 63'
HK2Ken Owens 71'
LP1Wyn Jones 78'
Replacements:
HK16Elliot Dee 71'
PR17Rhodri Jones 78'
PR18Leon Brown 63'
LK19Will Rowlands 71'
FL20James Botham 63'
SH21Kieran Hardy 49'
FH22Callum Sheedy 49'
CE23Willis Halaholo 33'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac

Player of the Match:
Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Karl Dickson (England)

Notes:

14 February 2021
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Ireland  13–15  France
Try: Kelleher 57' c
Con: R. Byrne (1/1) 58'
Pen: Burns (1/2) 21'
R. Byrne (1/1) 65'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Ollivon 29' c
Penaud 55' m
Con: Jalibert (1/2) 31'
Pen: Jalibert (1/3) 39'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB15Hugo Keenan
RW14Keith Earls 68'
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11James Lowe
FH10Billy Burns 42'
SH9Jamison Gibson-Park
N88CJ Stander
OF7Josh van der Flier 65'
BF6Rhys Ruddock
RL5Iain Henderson (c) 42' 59'
LL4Tadhg Beirne 73'
TP3Andrew Porter 53'
HK2Rob Herring 54'
LP1Cian Healy 42' 57' 70'
Replacements:
HK16Rónan Kelleher 54'
PR17Ed Byrne 42' 57' 70'
PR18Tadhg Furlong 53'
LK19Ultan Dillane 42' 59' 73'
FL20Will Connors 65'
SH21Craig Casey
FH22Ross Byrne 42'
WG23Jordan Larmour 68'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB15Brice Dulin
RW14Damian Penaud 67'
OC13Arthur Vincent
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Gabin Villière
FH10Matthieu Jalibert
SH9Antoine Dupont
N88Grégory Alldritt
OF7Charles Ollivon (c)
BF6Anthony Jelonch 67'
RL5Paul Willemse 70'
LL4Bernard Le Roux 24' to 34'
TP3Mohamed Haouas 56'
HK2Julien Marchand 76'
LP1Cyril Baille 76'
Replacements:
HK16Pierre Bourgarit 76'
PR17Hassane Kolingar 76'
PR18Uini Atonio 56'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 70'
FL20Dylan Cretin 67'
SH21Baptiste Serin
FB22Anthony Bouthier
WG23Teddy Thomas 67'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Brice Dulin (France)

Touch judges:
Wayne Barnes (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)

Notes:

Round 3
27 February 2021
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  10–48  Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Meyer 40' c
Con: Garbisi (1/1) 40'
Pen: Garbisi (1/1) 4'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Ringrose 11' c
Keenan 31' c
Connors (2) 36' c, 66' c
Stander 43' c
Earls 80' c
Con: Sexton (6/6) 12', 33', 37', 44', 67', 80'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 6', 18'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB15Jacopo Trulla
RW14Luca Sperandio 41'
OC13Ignacio Brex 67'
IC12Carlo Canna
LW11Monty Ioane 60' 75'
FH10Paolo Garbisi
SH9Callum Braley 78'
N88Michele Lamaro
OF7Johan Meyer
BF6Sebastian Negri 75'
RL5David Sisi
LL4Marco Lazzaroni 44'
TP3Marco Riccioni 44' 60' 70'
HK2Luca Bigi (c) 65' to 75' 75'
LP1Andrea Lovotti 44' 69'
Replacements:
HK16Gianmarco Lucchesi 70'
PR17Cherif Traorè 44' 69'
PR18Giosuè Zilocchi 59' to 70' 44'
LK19Niccolò Cannone 44'
FL20Maxime Mbanda 75'
SH21Guglielmo Palazzani 78'
CE22Federico Mori 67'
WG23Mattia Bellini 41'
Coach:
Franco Smith
FB15Hugo Keenan
RW14Jordan Larmour 41'
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Robbie Henshaw 71'
LW11James Lowe
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c)
SH9Jamison Gibson-Park 63'
N88CJ Stander 63'
OF7Will Connors
BF6Tadhg Beirne
RL5James Ryan
LL4Iain Henderson 63'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 47'
HK2Rónan Kelleher 63'
LP1Dave Kilcoyne 47'
Replacements:
HK16Rob Herring 63'
PR17Cian Healy 47'
PR18Andrew Porter 47'
LK19Ryan Baird 63'
N820Jack Conan 63'
SH21Craig Casey 63'
FH22Billy Burns 71'
WG23Keith Earls 41'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Romain Poite (France)

Notes:

27 February 2021
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Wales  40–24  England
Try: Adams 16' c
Williams 30' c
Hardy 48' c
Hill 79' c
Con: Biggar (2/2) 17', 31'
Sheedy (2/2) 50', 80'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 6'
Sheedy (3/3) 67', 70', 75'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Watson 36' m
Youngs 62' c
Con: Farrell (1/2) 63'
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 12', 20', 40', 53'
FB15Liam Williams
RW14Louis Rees-Zammit
OC13George North
IC12Jonathan Davies 50'
LW11Josh Adams
FH10Dan Biggar 45'
SH9Kieran Hardy 65'
N88Taulupe Faletau
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Josh Navidi 70'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Adam Beard 56'
TP3Tomas Francis 67'
HK2Ken Owens 63'
LP1Wyn Jones 63'
Replacements:
HK16Elliot Dee 63'
PR17Rhodri Jones 63'
PR18Leon Brown 67'
LK19Cory Hill 56'
FL20James Botham 70'
SH21Gareth Davies 65'
FH22Callum Sheedy 45'
CE23Willis Halaholo 50'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac
FB15Elliot Daly 75'
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Henry Slade
IC12Owen Farrell (c)
LW11Jonny May
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 70'
N88Billy Vunipola
OF7Tom Curry
BF6Mark Wilson 71'
RL5Jonny Hill 58'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler
HK2Jamie George 61'
LP1Mako Vunipola 67'
Replacements:
HK16Luke Cowan-Dickie 61'
PR17Ellis Genge 67'
PR18Will Stuart
LK19Charlie Ewels 58'
FL20George Martin
FL21Ben Earl 71'
SH22Dan Robson 70'
FB23Max Malins 75'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Player of the Match:
Taulupe Faletau (Wales)

Touch judges:
Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Frank Murphy (Ireland)
Television match official:
Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Notes:

  • George North (Wales) – at the age of 28 and 320 days – became the youngest player to earn 100 caps for his country, surpassing Australia's Michael Hooper by 28 days.
  • Elliot Daly (England) earned his 50th test cap.
  • Owen Farrell scored his 1,000th point for England.
  • Wales' 40 points scored were the most they had ever scored against England, surpassing the 34 points scored in 1967.
  • Wales recorded a bonus point victory over England for the first time since the bonus-point system was introduced in 2017.
  • Wales won the Triple Crown for the 22nd time.
28 February 2021
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
France  Postponed[lower-alpha 2]  Scotland

Round 4
13 March 2021
15:15 CET (UTC+1)
Italy  7–48  Wales (1 BP)
Try: Ioane 51' c
Con: Garbisi (1/1) 52'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Adams 8' c
Faletau 14' m
Owens (2) 21' c, 30' m
North 42' c
Sheedy 60' c
Rees-Zammit 64' c
Con: Biggar (3/5) 9', 22', 43'
Sheedy (2/2) 61', 65'
Pen: Biggar (1/1) 3'
FB15Jacopo Trulla 36'
RW14Mattia Bellini
OC13Ignacio Brex
IC12Carlo Canna
LW11Monty Ioane 7' 18' 66' 68'
FH10Paolo Garbisi 54'
SH9Stephen Varney 63'
N88Michele Lamaro
OF7Johan Meyer 18' 36'
BF6Sebastian Negri
RL5David Sisi
LL4Niccolò Cannone 52'
TP3Giosuè Zilocchi 26' 66' 68'
HK2Luca Bigi (c) 7' to 18'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 65'
Replacements:
HK16Oliviero Fabiani 7' 18'
PR17Andrea Lovotti 65'
PR18Marco Riccioni 57' to 68' 33'
LK19Marco Lazzaroni 52' 63'
FL20Maxime Mbanda 26' 33' 63'
SH21Marcello Violi 63'
CE22Federico Mori 54'
FB23Edoardo Padovani 43'
Coach:
Franco Smith
FB15Liam Williams
RW14Louis Rees-Zammit
OC13George North 46'
IC12Jonathan Davies
LW11Josh Adams
FH10Dan Biggar 52'
SH9Gareth Davies 52'
N88Taulupe Faletau 52'
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Josh Navidi
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c) 54'
LL4Cory Hill
TP3Tomas Francis 45'
HK2Ken Owens 54'
LP1Wyn Jones 57'
Replacements:
HK16Elliot Dee 54'
PR17Rhys Carré 57'
PR18Leon Brown 45'
LK19Jake Ball 54'
FL20Aaron Wainwright 52'
SH21Lloyd Williams 52'
FH22Callum Sheedy 52'
CE23Willis Halaholo 46'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac

Player of the Match:
Josh Navidi (Wales)

Touch judges:
Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)

Notes:

  • Jake Ball (Wales) earned his 50th test cap.
  • George North scored a try in his sixth consecutive Six Nations game against Italy, the best run for a player against a single team in the tournament.[16]
  • Ken Owens was the first hooker to score two or more tries in a Six Nations game since Shane Byrne scored two against Wales for Ireland in 2004.[17]
13 March 2021
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
England  23–20  France (1 BP)
Try: Watson 10' c
Itoje 76' c
Con: Farrell (2/2) 12', 78'
Pen: Farrell (3/3) 15', 20', 54'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Dupont 2' c
Penaud 32' c
Con: Jalibert (2/2) 3', 33'
Pen: Jalibert (2/2) 29', 50'
FB15Max Malins 63'
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Henry Slade 72'
IC12Owen Farrell (c)
LW11Jonny May
FH10George Ford
SH9Ben Youngs 76'
N88Billy Vunipola
OF7Tom Curry
BF6Mark Wilson 63'
RL5Charlie Ewels 78'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler 72'
HK2Luke Cowan-Dickie 72'
LP1Mako Vunipola 63'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 72'
PR17Ellis Genge 63'
PR18Will Stuart 72'
LK19Jonny Hill 78'
FL20Ben Earl 63'
SH21Dan Robson 76'
CE22Ollie Lawrence 72'
FB23Elliot Daly 63'
Coach:
Eddie Jones
FB15Brice Dulin
RW14Teddy Thomas
OC13Virimi Vakatawa
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Damian Penaud
FH10Matthieu Jalibert
SH9Antoine Dupont
N88Grégory Alldritt
OF7Charles Ollivon (c)
BF6Dylan Cretin 72'
RL5Paul Willemse
LL4Romain Taofifénua 59'
TP3Mohamed Haouas 59'
HK2Julien Marchand 72'
LP1Cyril Baille 68'
Replacements:
HK16Camille Chat 72'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 68'
PR18Dorian Aldegheri 59'
LK19Cyril Cazeaux 59'
FL20Cameron Woki 72'
FL21Anthony Jelonch
SH22Baptiste Serin
FH23Romain Ntamack
Coach:
Fabien Galthié

Player of the Match:
Anthony Watson (England)

Touch judges:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Joy Neville (Ireland)

Notes:

14 March 2021
15:00 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland  24–27  Ireland
Try: Russell 28' c
Jones 60' c
Watson 74' c
Con: Russell (1/1) 28'
Hogg (2/2) 61', 74'
Pen: Russell (1/2) 12'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Henshaw 8' m
Beirne 49' c
Con: Sexton (1/2) 50'
Pen: Sexton (5/5) 4', 35', 40', 55', 77'
FB15Stuart Hogg (c)
RW14Sean Maitland
OC13Chris Harris 55'
IC12Sam Johnson
LW11Duhan van der Merwe
FH10Finn Russell 63'
SH9Ali Price
N88Matt Fagerson
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Jamie Ritchie 63'
RL5Jonny Gray 55'
LL4Scott Cummings 66'
TP3WP Nel 55'
HK2George Turner 64'
LP1Rory Sutherland 66'
Replacements:
HK16David Cherry 64'
PR17Jamie Bhatti 66'
PR18Simon Berghan 55'
LK19Grant Gilchrist 55'
N820Nick Haining 63'
SH21Scott Steele 66'
FH22Huw Jones 55'
WG23Darcy Graham 63'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Hugo Keenan
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Garry Ringrose
IC12Robbie Henshaw
LW11James Lowe 69'
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c)
SH9Jamison Gibson-Park
N88CJ Stander
OF7Will Connors
BF6Tadhg Beirne 64'
RL5James Ryan 71'
LL4Iain Henderson
TP3Tadhg Furlong 55'
HK2Rob Herring 64'
LP1Cian Healy 55'
Replacements:
HK16Rónan Kelleher 64'
PR17Dave Kilcoyne 55'
PR18Andrew Porter 55'
LK19Ryan Baird 71'
N820Jack Conan 64'
SH21Conor Murray
FH22Billy Burns
WG23Jordan Larmour 69'
Coach:
Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Mathieu Raynal (France)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Notes:

  • CJ Stander (Ireland) earned his 50th test cap.
  • Ireland retain the Centenary Quaich.[19]
  • With this victory, Ireland lead their series with Scotland for the first time at 67 wins to 66 Wins

Round 5
20 March 2021
14:15 GMT (UTC+0)
(1 BP) Scotland  52–10  Italy
Try: Cherry (2) 11' m, 44' c
Van der Merwe (2) 14' c, 71' c
Graham 21' m
Jones 28' c
Steele 53' c
Johnson 65' c
Con: Hogg (6/8) 14', 29', 46', 54', 66', 72'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Bigi 6' c
Con: Garbisi (1/1) 7'
Pen: Garbisi (1/1) 17'
FB15Sean Maitland 55'
RW14Darcy Graham
OC13Huw Jones
IC12Sam Johnson 66'
LW11Duhan van der Merwe
FH10Stuart Hogg (c)
SH9Scott Steele 55'
N88Matt Fagerson
OF7Hamish Watson 66'
BF6Jamie Ritchie
RL5Grant Gilchrist 62'
LL4Sam Skinner
TP3Zander Fagerson 49'
HK2David Cherry 49'
LP1Rory Sutherland 49'
Replacements:
HK16George Turner 49'
PR17Jamie Bhatti 49'
PR18Simon Berghan 49'
LK19Alex Craig 62'
N820Nick Haining 66'
SH21Ali Price 55'
FH22Jaco van der Walt 55'
CE23Chris Harris 66'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend
FB15Edoardo Padovani
RW14Mattia Bellini
OC13Ignacio Brex
IC12Federico Mori 20' to 30' 54'
LW11Monty Ioane 61' to 72'
FH10Paolo Garbisi 54'
SH9Stephen Varney 70'
N88Michele Lamaro
OF7Johan Meyer 76'
BF6Sebastian Negri 52' to 62'
RL5Federico Ruzza 62'
LL4Niccolò Cannone
TP3Marco Riccioni 33'
HK2Luca Bigi (c) 70'
LP1Danilo Fischetti 70'
Replacements:
HK16Gianmarco Lucchesi 70'
PR17Andrea Lovotti 70'
PR18Giosuè Zilocchi 33'
LK19Riccardo Favretto 76'
FL20Maxime Mbanda 62'
SH21Marcello Violi 70'
FH22Carlo Canna 54'
CE23Marco Zanon 54'
Coach:
Franco Smith

Player of the Match:
Hamish Watson (Scotland)

Touch judges:
Karl Dickson (England)
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Television match official:
Alexandre Ruiz (France)

Notes:

  • Alex Craig (Scotland) and Riccardo Favretto (Italy) made their international debuts.
  • Scotland recorded their biggest win in any of the Six Nations, Five Nations or Home Nations tournaments, surpassing their previous record of 29 points, set against Italy in 2017.[20]
20 March 2021
16:45 GMT (UTC+0)
Ireland  32–18  England
Try: Earls 22' c
Conan 37' c
Con: Sexton (2/2) 24', 38'
Pen: Sexton (6/6) 18', 30', 51', 62', 69', 74'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Youngs 64' m
May 79' c
Con: Daly (1/2) 79'
Pen: Farrell (2/2) 9', 27'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
FB15Hugo Keenan
RW14Keith Earls
OC13Robbie Henshaw 79'
IC12Bundee Aki 64'
LW11Jacob Stockdale 78'
FH10Jonathan Sexton (c)
SH9Conor Murray 78' to 80'
N88Jack Conan
OF7Josh van der Flier 64'
BF6CJ Stander
RL5Tadhg Beirne
LL4Iain Henderson 64'
TP3Tadhg Furlong 64'
HK2Rob Herring 71'
LP1Dave Kilcoyne 20'
Replacements:
HK16Rónan Kelleher 71'
PR17Cian Healy 20'
PR18Andrew Porter 64'
LK19Ryan Baird 64'
FL20Peter O'Mahony 64'
SH21Jamison Gibson-Park
FH22Ross Byrne 79'
WG23Jordan Larmour 78'
Coach:
Andy Farrell
FB15Elliot Daly
RW14Anthony Watson
OC13Ollie Lawrence
IC12Owen Farrell (c) 56'
LW11Jonny May
FH10George Ford 51'
SH9Ben Youngs
N88Billy Vunipola 64'
OF7Tom Curry
BF6Mark Wilson 51'
RL5Charlie Ewels 56'
LL4Maro Itoje
TP3Kyle Sinckler 64'
HK2Luke Cowan-Dickie 41'
LP1Mako Vunipola 41'
Replacements:
HK16Jamie George 41'
PR17Ellis Genge 41'
PR18Will Stuart 64'
LK19Jonny Hill 56'
FL20Ben Earl 51'
LK21George Martin 64'
SH22Dan Robson 56'
CE23Joe Marchant 51'
Coach:
Eddie Jones

Player of the Match:
Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)

Touch judges:
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Romain Poite (France)

Notes:

  • Billy Burns (Ireland) had been named on the bench, but was ruled out ahead of kick off through injury and replaced by Ross Byrne.
  • Max Malins (England) had been named to start at fullback, but was ruled out ahead of kick-off through injury; Elliot Daly moved to fullback from centre, Ollie Lawrence replaced him at 13 and George Martin came onto the bench.
  • Ireland reclaimed the Millennium Trophy.[21]
  • England lost to Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the same championship for the first time since 1976.[22]
20 March 2021
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France  32–30  Wales (1 BP)
Try: Taofifénua 6' c
Dupont 14' c
Ollivon 77' c
Dulin 80' m
Con: Jalibert (2/2) 7', 15'
Ntamack (1/2) 77'
Pen: Ntamack (2/2) 34', 54'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Biggar 12' c
Navidi 18' c
Adams 50' c
Con: Biggar (3/3) 12', 20', 51'
Pen: Biggar (3/3) 25', 46', 59'
FB15Brice Dulin
RW14Teddy Thomas 57'
OC13Virimi Vakatawa
IC12Gaël Fickou
LW11Damian Penaud
FH10Matthieu Jalibert 30'
SH9Antoine Dupont 74'
N88Grégory Alldritt 60' 69'
OF7Charles Ollivon (c)
BF6Dylan Cretin 51'
RL5Paul Willemse 68'
LL4Romain Taofifénua 22'
TP3Mohamed Haouas 59' to 69' 69'
HK2Julien Marchand 69'
LP1Cyril Baille 59'
Replacements:
HK16Camille Chat 69'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 59'
PR18Uini Atonio 60'
LK19Swan Rebbadj 22'
FL20Anthony Jelonch 51'
SH21Baptiste Serin 74'
FH22Romain Ntamack 30'
CE23Arthur Vincent 57'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15Liam Williams 73' to 80'
RW14Louis Rees-Zammit
OC13George North
IC12Jonathan Davies 68'
LW11Josh Adams
FH10Dan Biggar 68'
SH9Gareth Davies 49'
N88Taulupe Faletau 72' to 80'
OF7Justin Tipuric
BF6Josh Navidi 77'
RL5Alun Wyn Jones (c)
LL4Adam Beard 57'
TP3Tomas Francis 68'
HK2Ken Owens 68'
LP1Wyn Jones 77'
Replacements:
HK16Elliot Dee 68'
PR17Nicky Smith 77'
PR18Leon Brown 68'
LK19Cory Hill 57'
FL20James Botham 77'
SH21Tomos Williams 49'
FH22Callum Sheedy 68'
CE23Willis Halaholo 68'
Coach:
Wayne Pivac

Player of the Match:
Brice Dulin (France)

Touch judges:
Matthew Carley (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television match official:
Wayne Barnes (England)

Notes:

  • Wales' three tries took them to a total of 20 for the tournament, the most they have scored in a single Six Nations.[23]

Rescheduled Round 3 match
26 March 2021
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
(1 BP) France  23–27  Scotland
Try: Dulin 36' c
Penaud 46' m
Rebbadj 66' m
Con: Ntamack (1/3) 37'
Pen: Ntamack (2/2) 9', 28'
 Report
Match data		 Try: Van der Merwe (2) 15' c, 80' c
Cherry 61' c
Con: Russell (2/2) 15', 62'
Hastings (1/1) 80'
Pen: Russell (2/2) 19', 53'
FB15Brice Dulin
RW14Damian Penaud
OC13Virimi Vakatawa 60'
IC12Arthur Vincent
LW11Gaël Fickou
FH10Romain Ntamack
SH9Antoine Dupont 71'
N88Grégory Alldritt
OF7Charles Ollivon (c)
BF6Anthony Jelonch 63'
RL5Swan Rebbadj
LL4Bernard Le Roux 50'
TP3Mohamed Haouas 61'
HK2Julien Marchand 56'
LP1Cyril Baille 56'
Replacements:
HK16Camille Chat 56'
PR17Jean-Baptiste Gros 56'
PR18Uini Atonio 61'
LK19Romain Taofifénua 50'
FL20Dylan Cretin 63'
SH21Baptiste Serin 74' to 80' 71'
FB22Anthony Bouthier
WG23Teddy Thomas 60'
Coach:
Fabien Galthié
FB15Stuart Hogg (c) 40' to 50'
RW14Darcy Graham 67'
OC13Chris Harris
IC12Sam Johnson 73'
LW11Duhan van der Merwe
FH10Finn Russell 71'
SH9Ali Price
N88Nick Haining 67'
OF7Hamish Watson
BF6Jamie Ritchie
RL5Grant Gilchrist
LL4Sam Skinner 75'
TP3Zander Fagerson 63' 70'
HK2George Turner 59'
LP1Rory Sutherland 49'
Replacements:
HK16David Cherry 59'
PR17Oli Kebble 49'
PR18Simon Berghan 63' 70'
LK19Alex Craig 75'
N820Ryan Wilson 67'
SH21Scott Steele
FH22Adam Hastings 73'
CE23Huw Jones 67'
Coach:
Gregor Townsend

Player of the Match:
Gaël Fickou (France)

Touch judges:
Matthew Carley (England)
Andrea Piardi (Italy)
Television match official:
Tom Foley (England)

Notes:

  • Matt Fagerson was originally named at number 8 for Scotland, but suffered an injury in training and was replaced by Nick Haining; Ryan Wilson replaced Haining among the substitutes.[24]
  • Ryan Wilson (Scotland) earned his 50th test cap.
  • Scotland won in Paris for the first time since a 36–22 victory in 1999.
  • With this victory, Scotland beat both England and France away from home for the first time in the tournament since 1926 and only the second time in 45 attempts.
  • Scotland retained the Auld Alliance Trophy.

Player statistics

See also

Notes
  1. The postponed round 3 match between France and Scotland was ultimately played on a Friday.
  2. Postponed to 26 March 2021 due to a number of positive COVID-19, tests in the France camp.[14][15]
  3. Andrew Brace was originally appointed to this fixture, but was moved to officiate the England v France game with Jaco Peyper unable to travel due to travel restrictions.
  4. Andrew Brace replaces Jaco Peyper, who was unable to travel due to travel restrictions.
  5. Pascal Gaüzère replaced Jaco Peyper, who was unable to travel due to travel restrictions.

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