2015 Six Nations Championship Explained

2015 Six Nations Championship
Date:	6 February – 21 March 2015
Countries:
Count:	13
Matches:	15
Attendance:	1040680
Tries:	62
Top Point Scorer:	George Ford (75)
Top Try Scorer:	Jonathan Joseph (4)
Player Of The Tournament:	Paul O'Connell^[1]
Previous Year:	2014
Previous Tournament:	2014 Six Nations Championship
Next Year:	2016
Next Tournament:	2016 Six Nations Championship

The 2015 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2015 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 16th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union tournament. It 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 121st edition of the tournament.

Ireland retained their title from the previous year, their 13th triumph in the competition.^[2] This was the first time that Ireland had retained their title outright since 1949, having shared the 1983 championship with France after winning in 1982.^[3] They were the first team to be awarded the redesigned Six Nations trophy introduced for 2015, which featured six sides as opposed to five.^{[4] [5]}

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
	Home stadium	Capacity	City
	Twickenham Stadium	82,000	London	Stuart Lancaster	Chris Robshaw
	Stade de France	81,338	Saint-Denis	Philippe Saint-André	Thierry Dusautoir
	Aviva Stadium	51,700	Dublin	Joe Schmidt	Paul O'Connell
	Stadio Olimpico	73,261	Rome	Jacques Brunel	Sergio Parisse
	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144	Edinburgh	Vern Cotter	Greig Laidlaw
	Millennium Stadium	74,500	Cardiff	Warren Gatland	Sam Warburton

* Parisse did not play in Italy's final match at home against Wales after an injury sustained in their round four match against France. Leonardo Ghiraldini took his place as captain.^[6]

Squads

See main article: 2015 Six Nations Championship squads.

Fixtures

The 2015 Six Nations Championship commenced with a Friday night fixture, once again held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, this time between Wales and England.^{[7] [8]}

Round 1

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 FH 10 Dan Biggar SH 9 N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 Dan Lydiate RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 Richard Hibbard LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 Scott Baldwin PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 Justin Tipuric SH 21 FH 22 Rhys Priestland FB 23 Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Jonathan Joseph IC 12 LW 11 Jonny May FH 10 George Ford SH 9 N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 James Haskell RL 5 LL 4 Dave Attwood TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 N8 19 FL 20 Tom Croft SH 21 FH 22 Danny Cipriani CE 23 Coach: Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match: George Ford (England) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Mathieu Raynal (France) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

• Welsh captain Sam Warburton earned his 50th cap for Wales.^[9]

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FB 15 RW 14 Leonardo Sarto OC 13 IC 12 Luca Morisi LW 11 Luke McLean FH 10 Kelly Haimona SH 9 Edoardo Gori N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Joshua Furno TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Jacques Brunel

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 OC 13 Jared Payne IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Simon Zebo FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Jordi Murphy OF 7 Tommy O'Donnell BF 6 RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 Devin Toner TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 Robbie Diack SH 21 FH 22 FB 23 Coach: Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match: Conor Murray (Ireland) Touch judges: Wayne Barnes (England) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

• Marco Barbini made his international debut for Italy.^[10]
• Seán O'Brien was set to return to the Irish line-up after injury, but was replaced by Tommy O'Donnell in the starting XV following injury in the pre-game warm-up.^[11]

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FB 15 Scott Spedding RW 14 Yoann Huget OC 13 IC 12 Wesley Fofana LW 11 Teddy Thomas FH 10 Camille Lopez SH 9 N8 8 Damien Chouly OF 7 Bernard Le Roux BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 Rémi Talès CE 23 Coach: Philippe Saint-André

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 OC 13 Mark Bennett IC 12 LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 Finn Russell SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Vern Cotter

Man of the Match: Camille Lopez (France) Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

• Loann Goujon made his international debut for France.^[12]
• Sam Hidalgo-Clyne made his international debut for Scotland.^[13]

Round 2

FB 15 RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Jonathan Joseph IC 12 Luther Burrell LW 11 Jonny May FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 RL 5 George Kruis LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 N8 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Stuart Lancaster

FB 15 Luke McLean RW 14 OC 13 Luca Morisi IC 12 Andrea Masi LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 George Biagi TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match: Jonathan Joseph (England) Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Mike Fraser (New Zealand) Television match official: George Ayoub (Australia)

Notes:

• Giulio Bisegni made his international debut for Italy.^[14]
• Nick Easter, aged 36, became the oldest English player to score a try in a test match.^[15]

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FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Jared Payne IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Simon Zebo FH 10 SH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 Isaac Boss FH 22 FB 23 Felix Jones Coach: Joe Schmidt

FB 15 RW 14 Yoann Huget OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 Camille Lopez SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Bernard Le Roux BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match: Johnny Sexton (Ireland) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

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FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Sean Lamont OC 13 Mark Bennett IC 12 LW 11 Tim Visser FH 10 SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) N8 8 OF 7 Blair Cowan BF 6 Rob Harley RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 Greig Tonks CE 23 Coach: Vern Cotter

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 Alex Cuthbert OC 13 IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Liam Williams FH 10 Dan Biggar SH 9 N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 Rhys Priestland CE 23 Scott Williams Coach: Warren Gatland

Man of the Match: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Dudley Phillips (Ireland) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Round 3

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Tommy Seymour OC 13 IC 12 Alex Dunbar LW 11 Sean Lamont FH 10 SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) N8 8 OF 7 Blair Cowan BF 6 Rob Harley RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Vern Cotter

FB 15 Luke McLean RW 14 Michele Visentin OC 13 Luca Morisi IC 12 Enrico Bacchin LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 Edoardo Gori N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 BF 6 Francesco Minto RL 5 Joshua Furno LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 Guglielmo Palazzani FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Jacques Brunel

Man of the Match: Luke McLean (Italy) Touch judges: Romain Poite (France) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

• Enrico Bacchin and Michele Visentin made their international debuts for Italy.^{[16] [17]}
• Ben Toolis and Hamish Watson made their international debuts for Scotland.^{[18] [19]}
• Italy got its first Six Nations win since beating Ireland 22–15 in 2013, and its second away win since beating Scotland 37–17 in 2007.^[20]

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FB 15 Brice Dulin RW 14 Yoann Huget OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 Sofiane Guitoune FH 10 Camille Lopez SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Bernard Le Roux BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 Yoann Maestri LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Philippe Saint-André

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 George North OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 Liam Williams FH 10 SH 9 Rhys Webb N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 Dan Lydiate RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 Mike Phillips FH 22 CE 23 Scott Williams Coach: Warren Gatland

Man of the Match: Morgan Parra (France) Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

• Brice Dulin's try was France's first try against Wales since their 2011 Six Nations fixture.^[21]
• Wales captain Sam Warburton equalled Ryan Jones' record of 33 Tests as captain.^[22]
• George North became the youngest player to earn 50 international caps (47 for Wales, 3 for the British and Irish Lions) at the age of 22, surpassing Australia's Joe Roff, who was 24.^[23]

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FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Simon Zebo FH 10 SH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 Jordi Murphy OF 7 BF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 Eoin Reddan FH 22 FB 23 Coach: Joe Schmidt

FB 15 Alex Goode RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 IC 12 Luther Burrell LW 11 Jack Nowell FH 10 George Ford SH 9 N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 RL 5 George Kruis LL 4 TP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 Henry Thomas N8 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 Danny Cipriani CE 23 Coach: Stuart Lancaster

Man of the Match: Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Mathieu Raynal (France) Television match official: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa)

Notes:

• Nick Easter earned his 50th cap for England.^[24]
• Ireland reclaim the Millennium Trophy for the first time since 2011.

Round 4

FB 15 Leigh Halfpenny RW 14 George North OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 Liam Williams FH 10 Dan Biggar SH 9 N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Luke Charteris TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 Rhys Priestland CE 23 Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Jared Payne IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Simon Zebo FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Seán O'Brien BF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 FB 23 Felix Jones Coach: Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match: Sam Warburton (Wales) Touch judges: Jérôme Garcès (France) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

• With this Welsh win, no team could win the Grand Slam or the Triple Crown.^[25]
• Rob Evans made his international debut for Wales.^[26]
• Wales captain Sam Warburton captained his country for a record 34th time, surpassing Ryan Jones' record of 33 Tests as captain.^[27]
• Paul O'Connell became the fourth player to earn 100 test caps for Ireland.^[28]
• Johnny Sexton and Cian Healy earned their 50th caps for Ireland.^[28]

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FB 15 RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Jonathan Joseph IC 12 Luther Burrell LW 11 Jack Nowell FH 10 George Ford SH 9 N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 RL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Billy Twelvetrees Coach: Stuart Lancaster

FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 Dougie Fife OC 13 Mark Bennett IC 12 LW 11 Tommy Seymour FH 10 SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) N8 8 OF 7 Blair Cowan BF 6 RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 N8 21 SH 22 FH 23 Coach: Vern Cotter

Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (England) Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland) Marius Mitrea (Italy) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

• England retained the Calcutta Cup.^[29]
• With this win, and Wales' win against Ireland, Australia dropped to sixth in the World Rugby Rankings, their lowest ever position.^[30]

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FB 15 Luke McLean RW 14 Leonardo Sarto OC 13 IC 12 Andrea Masi LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Samuela Vunisa BF 6 Francesco Minto RL 5 Joshua Furno LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Jacques Brunel

FB 15 Scott Spedding RW 14 Yoann Huget OC 13 IC 12 Maxime Mermoz LW 11 Noa Nakaitaci FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Bernard Le Roux BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match: Thierry Dusautoir (France) Touch judges: Nigel Owens (Wales) Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

• Sergio Parisse won his 112th cap for Italy, a new national record.^[31]
• Noa Nakaitaci made his international debut for France.^[32]
• This was the first time that Italy failed to score any points in the Six Nations since their 25–0 loss to France in 2004.^[33]

Round 5

FB 15 Luke McLean RW 14 Leonardo Sarto OC 13 Luca Morisi IC 12 LW 11 Giovanbattista Venditti FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco BF 6 Francesco Minto RL 5 Joshua Furno LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Jacques Brunel

FB 15 RW 14 George North OC 13 Jonathan Davies IC 12 Jamie Roberts LW 11 FH 10 Dan Biggar SH 9 N8 8 Taulupe Faletau OF 7 Sam Warburton (c) BF 6 RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Warren Gatland

Man of the Match: Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) Touch judges: JP Doyle (England) Luke Pearce (England) Television match official: Simon McDowell (Ireland)

Notes:

• Wales' 41-point margin of victory was their biggest winning margin over Italy, surpassing the previous record of 39 they set in 1999.^[34]

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FB 15 Stuart Hogg RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 Tommy Seymour FH 10 Finn Russell SH 9 Greig Laidlaw (c) N8 8 David Denton OF 7 Blair Cowan BF 6 RL 5 Jonny Gray LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 WG 23 Coach: Vern Cotter

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Jared Payne IC 12 Robbie Henshaw LW 11 Luke Fitzgerald FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 BF 6 Peter O'Mahony RL 5 Paul O'Connell (c) LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 FB 23 Felix Jones Coach: Joe Schmidt

Man of the Match: Seán O'Brien (Ireland) Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) Federico Anselmi (Argentina) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England)

Notes:

• Euan Murray earned his 66th test cap to become Scotland's most-capped prop, surpassing Allan Jacobsen's previous record of 65.^[35]
• Ireland required a win of at least 21 points in order to remain capable of winning the championship.
• Ireland retain the Centenary Quaich.^[36]
• With this loss, Scotland were whitewashed and finished bottom of the table, winning the wooden spoon for the fourth time in the Six Nations era, and the first time since 2012.^[37]

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FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 OC 13 Jonathan Joseph IC 12 LW 11 Jack Nowell FH 10 George Ford SH 9 N8 8 Billy Vunipola OF 7 Chris Robshaw (c) BF 6 RL 5 Courtney Lawes LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 N8 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Stuart Lancaster

FB 15 Scott Spedding RW 14 Yoann Huget OC 13 Gaël Fickou IC 12 LW 11 Noa Nakaitaci FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Bernard Le Roux BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c) RL 5 LL 4 Alexandre Flanquart TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 N8 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Philippe Saint-André

Man of the Match: Ben Youngs (England) Touch judges: John Lacey (Ireland) Leighton Hodges (Wales) Television match official: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

Notes:

• Dan Cole earned his 50th cap for England.^[38]
• This is the greatest number of points England has ever scored against France.^[39]
• England had to win this game by 26 points or more to claim the Championship. They only won by 20, meaning that Ireland won the Championship instead.

Statistics

Points scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Pts
1	George Ford		75
2	Leigh Halfpenny		60
3	Johnny Sexton		58
4	Greig Laidlaw		41
5	Camille Lopez		35
6	Dan Biggar		26
7	Jonathan Joseph		20
8	Jules Plisson		17
9	George North		15
	Jack Nowell
	Rhys Webb
	Ben Youngs

Try scorers

Pos	Name	Team	Tries
1	Jonathan Joseph		4
2	George North		3
	Jack Nowell
	Rhys Webb
	Ben Youngs
6	Mark Bennett		2
	George Ford
	Luca Morisi
	Seán O'Brien
	Giovanbattista Venditti
	Billy Vunipola
	Anthony Watson
	Scott Williams

Broadcasting

In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised all the matches live, although for viewers in Scotland the week 4 match between Italy and France was shown on BBC Two Scotland. BBC Two also televised live the buildup of the opening match between Wales and England and after the match, an extra between the two sides on BBC Two but only for viewers in Wales. There was also a special Six Nations special looking ahead to the final week match on BBC Two but only for viewers in Northern Ireland. On the morning of the final week of matches, BBC Two televised classic Five Nations matches including Scotland vs Ireland in 1991 and France vs England in 1992. The final match of the tournament between England and France was watched live on BBC One by 9.63 million people, beating the previous record for that fixture of 9.56 million, set in 2011.^[40] This followed audiences of 4.1 million for the match between Italy and Wales and 5.1 million for the match between Scotland and Ireland earlier in the day.^[40] The BBC website also received 8.22 million unique browser hits during the day, breaking the previous record of 8.03 million set during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[40] S4C simulcasted Wales matches in the Welsh language.^[41]

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ireland captain Paul O'Connell named 2015 Six Nations player of the tournament. skysports.com. 27 March 2015.
2. News: Mike . Averis . Ireland hammer Scotland and retain their title after a nervous wait . The Observer . Guardian News and Media . 21 March 2015 . 24 March 2015 .
3. News: Determined Ireland batter Scots . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 . 24 March 2015 .
4. News: Will Ireland be getting their hands on this? New trophy for the RBS Six Nations unveiled . independent.ie . Irish Independent . 28 January 2015 . 24 March 2015 .
5. News: Alasdair . Reid . Scotland 10 Ireland 40, match report: Irish delight as they blitz their way to Six Nations title with victory at Murrayfield . Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group . 21 March 2015 . 24 March 2015 .
6. News: Sergio Parisse ruled out of Italy-Wales clash . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 19 March 2015 . 19 March 2015 .
7. Web site: RBS 6 Nations Fixtures & Results . rbs6nations.com .
8. News: Steve . James . Wales v England: Six Nations opener in Cardiff will be 127th match between the two countries – and rivals . Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group . 2 February 2015 . 3 February 2015 .
9. News: Six Nations 2015: Sam Warburton not motivated by records . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 27 February 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
10. Web site: Italy / Players & Officials / Marco Barbini . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 .
11. News: Nick . Purewal . Italy vs Ireland match report: Conor Murray and Tommy O'Donnell trigger lacklustre defending Six Nations champions into life . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/italy-vs-ireland-match-report-conor-murray-and-tommy-odonnell-trigger-irish-into-life-but-defending-six-nations-champions-lose-sean-obrien-10031083.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . The Independent . Independent Print . 7 February 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
12. Web site: Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Loan Goujon . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 . dead . https://archive.today/20150409234221/http://www.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2015/rugby/player/149319.html . 9 April 2015 .
13. Web site: Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Sam Hidalgo-Clyne . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 .
14. Web site: Italy / Players & Officials / Giulio Bisegni . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 .
15. News: Tom . Fordyce . Six Nations 2015: England 47-17 Italy . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 14 February 2015 . 14 February 2015 .
16. Web site: Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Enrico Bacchin . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 .
17. Web site: Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Michele Visentin . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 .
18. Web site: Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Ben Toolis . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 .
19. Web site: Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Hamish Watson . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 .
20. News: Andy . Burke . Scotland 19-22 Italy . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 28 February 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
21. Web site: Dafydd . Pritchard . Six Nations 2015: France 13-20 Wales . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 28 February 2015 . 21 March 2015.
22. News: Sam . Warburton . Sam Warburton: Equalling Ryan Jones’ record of 33 Tests as captain will be special, I realise now I can just be myself . Telegraph.co.uk . Telegraph Media Group . 26 February 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
23. News: Matthew . Southcombe . George North reaches 50 caps: The story of one man's meteoric rise to sporting stardom . Wales Online . Media Wales . 25 February 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
24. News: Six Nations: Nick Easter targets England starting place . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 9 March 2015 . 21 March 2015.
25. News: Dafydd . Pritchard . Six Nations 2015: Wales 23-16 Ireland . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 14 March 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
26. Web site: Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Rob Evans . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 .
27. News: Six Nations 2015: Wales captain Sam Warburton 'grown into role' . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 13 March 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
28. News: Six Nations 2015: Ireland's Joe Schmidt lauds Paul O'Connell . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 12 March 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
29. News: Tom . Fordyce . Six Nations 2015: England beat Scotland and eye title . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 14 March 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
30. News: Australia's Wallabies fall to lowest rugby union world ranking of sixth . theguardian.com . Guardian News and Media . 17 March 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
31. News: James . Standley . Six Nations 2015: France too good for Italy in Rome . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 15 March 2015 . 15 March 2015 .
32. Web site: Six Nations 2015 / Players & Officials / Noa Nakaitaci . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 .
33. Web site: List of Italy v France matches . ESPN Scrum . ESPN Sports Media . 21 March 2015 . dead . https://archive.today/20150409234216/http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=20;orderby=date;orderbyad=reverse;team=9;template=results;type=team;view=match . 9 April 2015 .
34. News: Richard . Williams . Six Nations 2015: Italy 20-61 Wales . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 21 March 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
35. News: Six Nations: Euan Murray to be most-capped Scotland prop . The Guardian . Guardian News and Media . 19 March 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
36. News: Declan . Whooley . Paul O'Connell: 'God, it was tough to watch the French game' . indepependent.ie . Irish Independent . 21 March 2015 . 24 March 2015.
37. News: Andy . Burke . Six Nations 2015: Scotland 10-40 Ireland . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 21 March 2015 . 24 March 2015 .
38. News: Cole at 50: pressure win would be massive . englandrugby.com . Rugby Football Union . 20 March 2015 . 21 March 2015 .
39. News: Tom . Fordyce . Six Nations 2015: England 55-35 France . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 21 March 2015 . 22 March 2015 .
40. News: Six Nations draws record-breaking TV audience for BBC . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 23 March 2015 . 23 March 2015 .
41. News: Sion . Barry . Welsh language channel S4C calls for Six Nations television coverage review . Wales Online . Media Wales . 3 February 2015 . 23 March 2015 .