2016 Women's Six Nations Championship Explained

2016 Women's Six Nations Championship
Date:	5 February – 20 March 2016
Countries:
Count:	5
Triple Crown:	(17th title)
Matches:	15
Top Point Scorer:	Niamh Briggs (38)
Top Try Scorer:	Audrey Forlani (4)
Previous Year:	2015
Previous Tournament:	2015 Women's Six Nations Championship
Next Year:	2017
Next Tournament:	2017 Women's Six Nations Championship

The 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2016 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were played in February and March 2016, on the same weekends as the men's tournament. France won the championship after beating England in their final game. France and England were tied on eight table points each after winning four games, France took the title on the points difference tie-breaker.^[1]

Participants

Nation	Stadium			Head coach	Captain
	Home stadium	Capacity	Location
	Twickenham Stadium	82,500	London	Scott Bemand	Sarah Hunter
	Twickenham Stoop	14,800
	Stade Marcel-Verchère	11,400	Bourg-en-Bresse	Jean-Michel Gonzalez	Gaëlle Mignot
	Stade Aimé Giral	16,593	Perpignan
	Stade de la Rabine	9,500	Vannes
	Donnybrook Stadium	6,000	Dublin	Tom Tierney	Niamh Briggs
	Stadio Gino Pistoni	3,500	Ivrea	Andrea Di Giandomenico	Sara Barattin
	Stadio Arcoveggio	2,000	Bologna
	Broadwood Stadium	7,936	Cumbernauld	Shade Munro	Lisa Martin
	The Gnoll	5,000	Neath	Rhys Edwards	Rachel Taylor
	Talbot Athletic Ground	3,000	Port Talbot

Table

Position	Nation	Games	Points	Table points
Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1		5	4	0	1	106	28	+78	8
2		5	4	0	1	110	63	+47	8
3		5	3	0	2	95	49	+46	6
4		5	2	0	3	61	75	–14	4
5		5	2	0	3	65	105	–40	4
6		5	0	0	5	29	146	–117	0

Fixtures and results

Week 1

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 Hannah Smith IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 Lisa Martin (c) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Karen Dunbar BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 Lindsey Smith HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Shade Munro

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Sarah Hunter (c) OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 Victoria Cornborough HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 FH 22 CE 23 Coach: Scott Bemand

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FB 15 Niamh Briggs (c) RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 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: Tom Tierney

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Sian Williams BF 6 Rachel Taylor (c) RL 5 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: Rhys Edwards

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FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 Gaëlle Mignot (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 LK 18 FL 19 CE 20 FB 21 WG 22 PR 23 Coach: Jean-Michel Gonzalez

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 Sara Barattin (c) N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 CE 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Andrea Di Giandomenico

Week 2

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 Sara Barattin (c) N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 CE 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Andrea Di Giandomenico

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Sarah Hunter (c) OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 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: Scott Bemand

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FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 Gaëlle Mignot (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 LK 18 FL 19 CE 20 FB 21 WG 22 PR 23 Coach: Jean-Michel Gonzalez

FB 15 Niamh Briggs (c) RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 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: Tom Tierney

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FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Alisha Butchers BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 Carys Phillips (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Rhys Edwards

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 Megan Gaffney IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 Lisa Martin (c) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Karen Dunbar BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 Lindsey Smith HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Shade Munro

Week 3

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Sarah Hunter (c) OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 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: Scott Bemand

FB 15 Niamh Briggs (c) RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 FB 23 Coach: Tom Tierney

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FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 Rachel Taylor (c) RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 LK 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Rhys Edwards

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 Gaëlle Mignot (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 LK 18 FL 19 CE 20 FB 21 WG 22 PR 23 Coach: Jean-Michel Gonzalez

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FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 Sara Barattin (c) N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 Melissa Bettoni HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 CE 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Andrea Di Giandomenico

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 Lisa Martin (c) SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Karen Dunbar BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 Lindsey Smith HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 CE 23 Coach: Shade Munro

Week 4

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 Lisa Thomson IC 12 Lisa Martin (c) LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Karen Dunbar BF 6 RL 5 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: Shade Munro

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 Gaëlle Mignot (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 LK 18 FL 19 SH 20 FB 21 WG 22 PR 23 Coach: Jean-Michel Gonzalez

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FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Sarah Hunter (c) OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 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: Scott Bemand

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 Rachel Taylor (c) RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 LK 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Rhys Edwards

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FB 15 Kim Flood RW 14 OC 13 Niamh Briggs (c) IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 FB 23 Coach: Tom Tierney

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 Sara Barattin (c) N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 CE 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Andrea Di Giandomenico

Week 5

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 Gaëlle Mignot (c) LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 LK 18 FL 19 SH 20 FB 21 WG 22 PR 23 Coach: Jean-Michel Gonzalez

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Sarah Hunter (c) OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 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: Scott Bemand

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FB 15 Niamh Briggs (c) RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 SH 21 CE 22 FB 23 Coach: Tom Tierney

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 Lisa Thomson IC 12 Lisa Martin (c) LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Karen Dunbar BF 6 RL 5 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: Shade Munro

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FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 Rachel Taylor (c) RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 PR 18 LK 19 FL 20 LK 21 CE 22 WG 23 Coach: Rhys Edwards

FB 15 RW 14 OC 13 Michela Sillari IC 12 Paola Zangirolami LW 11 Sofia Stefan FH 10 SH 9 Sara Barattin (c) N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 Elisa Pillotti TP 3 HK 2 Lucia Cammarano LP 1 Elisa Cucchiella Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 Nicoletti Diletta PR 18 Sara Tounesi LK 19 FL 20 CE 21 Silvia Folli CE 22 Maria Grazia Cioffi WG 23 Veronica Madia Coach: Andrea Di Giandomenico

External links

• The official RBS Six Nations Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: France beat England to win 2016 Women's Six Nations. BBC Sport. 19 March 2016.