Complete Guide to the RBS Six Nations Championship by @pierre_mackie
The Northen Hemisphere’s International season kicks off this weekend with the start of their annual RBS Six Nations Championship. The tournament consist of the four home unions, England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland along with France and Italy.
The tournament started in 1883 as the Home Nations Championship, which was also the first international rugby union tournament and consisted of England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland. In 1910 the tournament welcomed France as it changed to Five Nations Championship. Italy joined in 2000 as the tournament again changed it’s name, this time to Six Nations Championship.
England and Wales share the most title wins with 26 each, followed by France on 17, Scotland on 14 and Ireland on 13. Since the Six Nations era started in 2000, only Italy and Scotland have failed to win the Six Nations title, although Scotland were the last winners of the Five Nations.
England holds the record for the most Grand Slams with 12, one more than Wales on 11. France have 9 and Ireland 2.
ENGLAND SQUAD:
IRB rank: 8
Coach: Eddie Jones (AUS)
Captain: Dylan Hartley
Dylan Hartley, Josh Beaumont, Dan Cole, Luke Cowan-Dickie , Jack Clifford, Jamie George, James Haskell, Paul Hill, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Matt Kvesic, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Joe Marler, Matt Mullan, Chris Robshaw, Henry Thomas, Billy Vunipola, Mako Vunipola.
Backs:
Chris Ashton,Mike Brown, Danny Care, Elliot Daly, Ollie Devoto, Owen Farrell, George Ford, Alex Goode, Sam Hill, Jonathan Joseph, Jack Nowell, Anthony Watson, Marland Yarde, Ben Youngs.
2013 2nd
2014 2nd
2015 2nd
2015 Results: WWLWW
IRELAND SQUAD:
IRB rank: 6
Coach: Joe Schmidt (NZL)
Captain: Rory Best
Forwards:
Rory Best, Sean Cronin, James Cronin, Ultan Dilate, Tadhg Furlong, Jamie Heaslip, Rob Herring, Mike McCarthy, Jack McGrath, Martin Moore, Sean O’Brien, Tommy O’Donnell, Rhys Ruddock, Donnacha Ryan, CJ Stander (SA Born), Richardt Strauss (SA Born), Devin Toner, Josh van der Flier, Nathan White.
Backs:
Keith Earls, Luke Fitzgerald, Robbie Henshaw, Paddy Jackson, David Kearney, Rob Kearney, Ian Madigan, Kieran Marmion, Luke Marshall, Stuart Mccluskey, Conor Murray, Jared Payne, Eoin Reddan, Jonathan Sexton, Andrew Trimble, Simon Zebo.
2013 5th
2014 1st
2015 1st
2015 Results: WWWLW
WALES SQUAD:
IRB rank: 4
Coach: Warren Gatland (NZL)
Captain: Sam Warburton
Forwards:
Sam Warburton,Rob Evans, Paul James, Gethin Jenkins, Tomas Francis, Aaron Jarvis, Samson Lee, Scott Baldwin, Kristian Dacey, Ken Owens, Jake Ball, Luke Charteris, Bradley Davies, Dominic Day, Alun Wyn Jones, Josh Turnbull, Taulupe Faletau, James King, Dan Lydiate, Ross Moriarty, Justin Tipuric.
Backs:
Aled Davies, Gareth Davies, Lloyd Williams, Dan Biggar, Rhys Priestland, Cory Allen, Jonathan Davies, Tyler Morgan, Jamie Roberts, Hallam Amos, Alex Cuthbert, Tom James, George North, Gareth Anscombe, Matthew Morgan, Liam Williams.
2013 1st
2014 3rd
2015 3rd
2015 Results: LWWWW
SCOTLAND SQUAD
IRB rank 9
Coach: Vern Cotter (NZL)
Captain: Greig Laidlaw
Forwards:
Ross Ford, Pat MacArthur, Stuart McInally, Alasdair Dickinson, Zander Fagerson, Moray Low,
Willem Nel (SA Born), Gordon Reid, Rory Sutherland, Jonny Gray, Richie Gray, Tim Swinson, Ben Toolis, Adam Ashe , John Barclay, Blair Cowan, David Denton, Chris Fusaro, John Hardie,
Josh Strauss (SA Born).
Backs:
Greig Laidlaw, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Greig Laidlaw, Finn Russell, Duncan Weir, Mark Bennett, Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne , Matt Scott, Duncan Taylor, Sean Lamont, Sean Maitland, Tommy Seymour, Tim Visser, Stuart Hogg, Ruaridh Jackson.
2013 3rd
2014 5th
2015 6th
2015 Results: LLLLL
FRANCE SQUAD:
IRB rank 7
Coach: Guy Noves
Captain: Gulihem Guirado
Forwards:
Guilhem Guirado, Uini Atonio, Eddy Ben Arous, Antoine Burban, Yacouba Camara, Camille Chat, Damien Chouly, Alessandre Flanquart, Kevin Gourdon, Paul Jedrasiak, Wenceslas Lauret, Yoann Maestri, Louis Picamoles, Jefferson Poirot, Rabah Slimani, Sebastien Vahaamahina.
Backs:
Sebastien Bezy, Hugo Bonneval, Jonathan Danty, Jean-Marc Doussain, Alexandre Dumoulin, Benjamin Fall, Gael Fickou, Wesley Fofana, Remi Lamerat, Maxime Machenaud, Maxime Medard, Morgan Parra, Jules Plisson, Scott Spedding (SA Born), Virimi Vakatawa.
2013 6th
2014 4th
2015 4th
2015 Results: WLLWL
ITALY SQUAD:
IRB rank 12
Coach: Jacques Brunel (FRA)
Captain: Sergio Parisse
Forwards:
Valerio Bernabo, George Fabio Biagi, Pietro Ceccarelli, Dario Chistolini, Tommaso D’Apice, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Matthew Ferro, Ornell Gega, Davide Giazzon, Andrea Lovotti, Maxime Mbanda, Francesco Minto, Sami Panico, Federico Ruzza, Jacopo Sarto, Abraham Steyn (SA Born), Andries van Schalkwyk (SA Born), Alessandro Zanni, Matthew Zanusso.
Backs:
Mattia Bellini, Julius Bisegni, Thomas Boni, Andrea Buondonno, Carlo Canna, Thomas Castle, Gonzalo Garcia, Kelly Haimona, Simone Marinaro, Luke McLean, David Odiete, Edward Padovani, William Palazzini, Andrea Pratichetti, Marco Susio, Michele Visentin.
2013 4th
2014 6th
2015 5th
2015 Results: LLWLL
Fixtures, Venues, Times (CAT)
February 2016
6 France v Italy, Stade de France, 16:25
6 Scotland v England, Murrayfield, 18:50
7 Ireland v Wales, Aviva Stadium, 17:00
13 France v Ireland, Stade de France, 16:25
13 Wales v Scotland, Millennium Stadium, 18:50
14 Italy v England, Stadio Olimpico, 16:00
26 Wales v France, Millennium Stadium, 22:05
27 Italy v Scotland, Stadio Olimpico, 16:25
27 England v Ireland, Twickenham, 18:50
March 2016
12 Ireland v Italy, Aviva Stadium, 15:30
12 England v Wales, Twickenham, 18:00
13 Scotland v France, Murrayfield, 17:00
19 Wales v Italy, Millennium Stadium, 16:30
19 Ireland v Scotland, Aviva Stadium, 19:00
19 France v England, Stade de France, 22:00
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