RBS Six Nations 2013 Match Reports
16 Mar 13
France coach Philippe Saint-Andre finally got the flourish that he wanted as tries from Wesley Fofana and Maxime Medard saw les Bleus down Scotland 23-16 and end the RBS 6 Nations on a high.
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16 Mar 13
Alex Cuthbert's blistering double saw Wales defend their RBS 6 Nations crown with a thumping 30-3 victory at the Millennium Stadium, crushing England's hopes of the Grand Slam.
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16 Mar 13
Giovanbattista Venditti scored the only try as Italy defeated Ireland for the first time in RBS 6 Nations history, edging to a thrilling 22-15 victory in Rome.
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10 Mar 13
England had to rely on Toby Flood's accuracy from the tee to squeeze past a spirited Italy side, prevailing 18-11 at Twickenham to keep their RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam hopes alive.
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09 Mar 13
Frederic Michalak's nerveless late conversion after Louis Picamoles' crucial try saw France secure a 13-13 draw with Ireland - the second year in a row these sides have tied in the RBS 6 Nations.
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09 Mar 13
Leigh Halfpenny survived an early case of the jitters to boot Wales to a 28-18 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield and keep his side's hopes of defending the RBS 6 Nations title alive.
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24 Feb 13
Greig Laidlaw kicked all the points as Scotland staged a fine comeback to sink Ireland 12-8 and chalk up back-to-back RBS 6 Nations victories for the first time since 2001.
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23 Feb 13
Manu Tuilagi picked up from where he left off at Twickenham, scoring England's only try in their 23-13 victory over France to maintain his side's pursuit of a first RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam since 2003.
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23 Feb 13
Second-half scores from Jonathan Davies and Alex Cuthbert saw Wales get the defence of their RBS 6 Nations crown firmly back on track with an impressive 26-9 victory over Italy in Rome.
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10 Feb 13
England withstood a second-half Irish onslaught to claim their first victory in Dublin in the RBS 6 Nations for a decade, eventually running out 12-6 winners in the tightest of contests.
Ric Sumner
09 Feb 13
George North's late try, following a moment of magic from Dan Biggar, handed Wales a nail-biting 16-6 RBS 6 Nations victory over France in Paris.
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09 Feb 13
Stuart Hogg enhanced his burgeoning reputation with another fine breakaway try to hand Scotland a comprehensive 34-10 RBS 6 Nations victory over Italy - a first under Scott Johnson.
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03 Feb 13
Luciano Orquera's virtuoso performance led a superb Italy side to a deserved 23-18 win over France - their second in succession on home soil against Les Bleus in the RBS 6 Nations.
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02 Feb 13
Billy Twelvetrees grabbed a debut try as England secured the Calcutta Cup with an impressive 38-18 RBS 6 Nations victory over a spirited Scotland side.
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02 Feb 13
Ireland survived a stirring second-half comeback from Wales to seal a 30-22 victory and get their RBS 6 Nations campaign up and running as Brian O'Driscoll rolled back the years in Cardiff.
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RBS Six Nations 2012 Match Reports
17 Mar 12
England secured second place in the 2012 RBS 6 Nations as a dominant performance from their scrum laid the platform for a 30-9 victory over Ireland.
Daniel Schofield
17 Mar 12
Alex Cuthbert's try helped secure Wales the Grand Slam but they were made to sweat all the way by a determined France side in their 16-9 RBS 6 Nations victory.
Sportsbeat
17 Mar 12
Giovanbattista Venditti's try just after halftime gave Italy their maiden win under coach Jacques Brunel and condemned Scotland to a 13-6 defeat and a first Wooden Spoon since 2007.
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11 Mar 12
Interim boss Stuart Lancaster put down a sizeable marker for why he should be England's next full-time coach after his side upset an experienced French team 24-22 in Paris.
Sacha Clayton, Sportsbeat
10 Mar 12
Stand-in skipper Rory Best celebrated his temporary appointment in perfect style by crossing for one of Ireland's four scores in their 32-14 win as they condemned Scotland to a fourth consecutive RBS 6 Nations defeat.
Sportsbeat
10 Mar 12
Second-half tries from Jamie Roberts and Alex Cuthbert helped Wales see off a resolute Italy side 24-3 to keep their RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam dreams alive.
Tom Reynolds
04 Mar 12
Tommy Bowe's first-half double was in vain as France denied Ireland a first win in Paris for 12 years as they came back to draw 17-17 at Stade de France.
Sportsbeat
26 Feb 12
France continued their winning start to the RBS 6 Nations but were given an almighty scare by Scotland at Murrayfield before running out 23-17 winners.
Paul Eddison
25 Feb 12
Scott Williams ensured Wales picked up the Triple Crown with the late score that sealed a 19-12 win against England at Twickenham.
Tom Reynolds
25 Feb 12
Fly-half Jonathan Sexton delivered a starring display as Ireland bagged their first win of the RBS 6 Nations campaign with a 42-10 win over Italy.
Tom Reynolds
12 Feb 12
Leigh Halfpenny was the star of the show as a second-half blitz helped Wales to a 27-13 win against Scotland that maintains their perfect start to the 2012 RBS 6 Nations.
Sportsbeat
11 Feb 12
England made it two wins from two in a snowy Stadio Olimpico as they battled past Italy 19-15 to continue their perfect start to the 2012 RBS 6 Nations.
Paul Eddison
05 Feb 12
Leigh Halfpenny kicked a last-minute penalty to earn Wales a 23-21 victory over Ireland in a dramatic and incident-packed RBS 6 Nations match at the Aviva Stadium
Daniel Schofield
04 Feb 12
Charlie Hodgson's chargedown try and eight points from Owen Farrell were enough to hand England interim head coach Stuart Lancaster an opening 13-6 RBS 6 Nations win at Murrayfield.
Paul Eddison
04 Feb 12
Philippe Saint-André's reign as France boss got off to a winning start as Les Bleus produced a clinical display to see of a spirited Italian side 30-12 in the 2012 RBS 6 Nations opener at the Stade de France.
Paul Eddison
RBS Six Nations 2011 Match Reports
19 Mar 11
Lock Lionel Nallet scored two tries as France produced a powerful display to win 28-9 and hand England a first RBS 6 Nations title in eight years in the process.
Paul Eddison, Sportsbeat
19 Mar 11
England's Grand Slam dreams were smashed to smithereens in a 24-8 defeat at the hands of a relentless Ireland team led by a magnificent performance from fly-half Jonathan Sexton.
Daniel Schofield, Sportsbeat
19 Mar 11
Second-half tries from Nick de Luca and Nikki Walker helped Scotland finish their RBS 6 Nations on a high as their 21-8 victory condemned Italy to the Wooden Spoon.
Matthew Jeynes, Sportsbeat
13 Mar 11
England remain on course for the RBS 6 Nations title but were given a thorough examination of their Grand Slam credentials in their 22-16 Calcutta Cup victory over Scotland.
Daniel Schofield, Sportsbeat
12 Mar 11
A controversial Mike Phillips try helped Wales overcome their appalling record against Ireland in Cardiff to register a 19-13 RBS 6 Nations victory.
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12 Mar 11
Mirco Bergamasco was Italy's hero as the Azzurri secured an historic first RBS 6 Nations defeat of France in a nailbiting 22-21 victory at the Stadio Flaminio.
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27 Feb 11
Ronan O'Gara proved Declan Kidney was right to recall him to the Irish starting XV as the veteran fly-half inspired the men in green to a 21-18 RBS 6 Nations victory over Scotland.
Ben Baker, Sportsbeat
26 Feb 11
England are in pole position to win their first RBS 6 Nations Championship since 2003 as Ben Foden's try helped put France to the sword in their 17-9 defeat.
Daniel Schofield, Sportsbeat
26 Feb 11
Italy were once again dealt another frustrating RBS 6 Nations defeat at the Stadio Flaminio as first-half tries from Morgan Stoddart and Sam Warburton helped see Wales home 24-16.
Sportsbeat
13 Feb 11
Declan Kidney's Ireland will have nothing but regrets after they failed to most of their superiority in their 25-22 defeat to France in the first RBS 6 Nations match at the Aviva Stadium.
Sportsbeat
12 Feb 11
Shane Williams ran in a try in each half as Wales got their RBS 6 Nations campaign off the ground with an impressive 24-6 win against Scotland.
Steve Bond
12 Feb 11
Chris Ashton continued his red-hot form with an incredible four tries as England's RBS 6 Nations campaign gathered further momentum with a thumping 59-13 defeat of Italy.
Daniel Schofield, Sportsbeat
05 Feb 11
Reigning champions France banished their autumn blues with a resounding 34-21 RBS 6 Nations defeat of Scotland that combined forward power and typical French flair in the backs.
Sportsbeat
05 Feb 11
Ronan O'Gara's last-gasp drop goal broke Italian hearts and saved Declan Kidney's blushes as Ireland squeaked home in the Stadio Flaminio 13-11.
Sportsbeat
04 Feb 11
Chris Ashton bagged two tries as Martin Johnson's side laid down a considerable RBS 6 Nations marker with a 26-19 victory in Wales.
Tom Reynolds, Sportsbeat
RBS Six Nations 2010 Match Reports
20 Mar 10
France secured the Grand Slam with a hard-fought 12-10 RBS 6 Nations victory but they were pushed all the way by a much-improved England.
Sportsbeat
20 Mar 10
Dan Parks' last-minute penalty ruined Ireland's farewell to Croke Park and secured Scotland's first RBS 6 Nations victory in their thrilling 23-20 win.
Sportsbeat
20 Mar 10
Two second-half James Hook tries helped give Wales a morale-boosting 33-10 RBS 6 Nations victory over Italy.
Sportsbeat
14 Mar 10
France moved one step closer to their first RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam since 2004 with an emphatic 46-20 victory over Italy at the Stade de France.
Sportsbeat
13 Mar 10
England retained the Calcutta Cup as they drew 15-15 with Scotland in a dour RBS 6 Nations encounter at Murrayfield.
Sportsbeat
13 Mar 10
Wales' first-half woes continued as scrum-half Tomas O'Leary created two tries and scored another in Ireland's 27-12 RBS 6 Nations victory at Croke Park.
Sportsbeat
27 Feb 10
Tommy Bowe grabbed a try at the start and the end of the match to give Ireland a hard-fought 20-16 RBS 6 Nations victory over England at Twickenham.
Sportsbeat
27 Feb 10
Italian replacement Pablo Canavosio broke Scotland hearts with a second-half try to give the Azzurri the upper hand in the battle to avoid the RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon in their 16-12 win.
Sportsbeat
26 Feb 10
Comeback kings Wales were denied another famous win by France who did enough in the first 40 minutes to keep their 100per cent RBS 6 Nations record intact with a 26-20 victory.
Sportsbeat
14 Feb 10
England maintained their 100per-cent record in the RBS 6 Nations with a 17-12 victory over Italy in Rome - but it was not a performance that will have alarmed any of their rivals.
Sportsbeat
13 Feb 10
France underlined their Grand Slam ambitions as they ran in three tries past champions Ireland in a comprehensive 33-10 RBS 6 Nations victory in Paris.
Sportsbeat
13 Feb 10
Shane Williams' dramatic last-gasp try secured a famous 31-24 victory for Wales over Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations.
Sportsbeat
07 Feb 10
Mathieu Bastareaud scored two-first half tries as France laid down an impressive statement of intent with their 18-9 victory over Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations at Murrayfield.
Sportsbeat
06 Feb 10
James Haskell grabbed a try in each half as England held off another famous Welsh RBS 6 Nations
fightback at Twickenham in their 30-17 win.
Sportsbeat
06 Feb 10
Ronan O'Gara turned in a perfect kicking display as Ireland brushed aside Italy 29-11 in the opening fixture of the RBS 6 Nations at Croke Park.
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RBS Six Nations 2009 Match Reports
21 Mar 09
Ireland ended a 61-year wait for Grand Slam glory and landed their first RBS 6 Nations title after dethroning Wales 17-15 at the Millennium Stadium in dramatic fashion.
Rob Barnett
21 Mar 09
England regained the Calcutta Cup with a third straight home win thanks to tries from Ugo Monye, man of the match Riki Flutey and Mathew Tait plus eight points from the boot of Toby Flood and a Danny Care drop goal.
Rob Barnett
21 Mar 09
France bounced back from their Twickenham drubbing in emphatic style as a seven-try romp at the Stadio Flaminio condemned sorry Italy to a 50-8 defeat and the wooden spoon and a fourth RBS 6 Nations whitewash.
Rob Barnett
15 Mar 09
England romped to their most emphatic victory over France since the glory days of 2003 as Martin Johnson's under-fire side enjoyed a staggering return to form at Twickenham.
Justin Goulding
14 Mar 09
Ireland will march on Cardiff with the RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam in their sights after pounding Scotland into submission 22-15 at Murrayfield.
James Coyne
14 Mar 09
Tom Shanklin's late try as a replacement meant Wales beat Italy 20-15 and remained on course for an RBS 6 Nations title decider against Ireland.
James Coyne
28 Feb 09
Ireland took a giant stride out of Wales' shadow and towards their first Grand Slam in 61 years with an attritional 14-13 victory over England at Croke Park.
Rob Barnett
28 Feb 09
Scotland recorded their first victory in this year's RBS 6 Nations but failed to lift much of the pressure on coach Frank Hadden after a performance which lacked composure and fluency for the majority of the game.
Rob Barnett
27 Feb 09
Wales suffered their first RBS 6 Nations defeat for almost two years as hopes of first back-to-back Grand Slams since 1909 floundered at Stade de France.
Rob Barnett
15 Feb 09
Ireland's tilt at the RBS Nations 6 Nations title gathered further momentum with a scrappy 38-9 victory against Italy at the Stadio Flaminio.
Rob Barnett
14 Feb 09
Wales piled more misery on Martin Johnson as they continued their quest for a second successive RBS 6 Nations title and Grand Slam with a 23-15 win.
Rob Barnett
14 Feb 09
Scotland slipped to their second RBS 6 Nations defeat in seven days as France kickstarted their campaign with an unconvincing 22-13 win in Paris.
Rob Barnett
08 Feb 09
Grand Slam champions Wales made a flying start to their RBS 6 Nations title defence with a 26-13 victory over Scotland.
Catherine Goble
07 Feb 09
Ireland edged an enthralling RBS 6 Nations clash at Croke Park to claim a rare 30-21 victory over France that underlines their status as genuine title contenders.
Catherine Goble
07 Feb 09
England cruised to an opening 36-11 RBS 6 Nations victory over Italy but the jury remains out on their championship ambitions after a dismal day at Twickenham.
Catherine Goble