Six Nations 2010
| RBS 6 Nations 2010 | |
| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
 France (17th title)
|
| Opening game | February 6, 2010 |
| Tournament end | March 20, 2010 |
| Games | 15th |
| Points | 594 (⌀: 39.6 per game) |
| tries | 48 (⌀: 3.2 per game) |
| spectator | 1,055,268 (⌀: 70,351 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Stephen Jones (63)
|
| Most attempts |
 Keith Earls Tommy Bowe James Hook Shane Williams (3 each)
|
| Best player |
Tommy Bowe
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| ← Six Nations 2009 | |
| Six Nations 2011 → | |
Six Nations 2010 was the eleventh edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union tournament . Fifteen games took place on five weekends from February 6th to March 20th, 2010. The tournament winner was France , which won the Grand Slam for the eighth time with victories over all other participants .
table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
France
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 135: 69 | +66 | 10 |
| 2. |
Ireland
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 106: 95 | +11 | 6th |
| 3. |
 England
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 88:76 | +12 | 5 |
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 113: 117 | −4 | 4th |
| 5. |
 Scotland
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 83: 100 | −17 | 3 |
| 6th |
 Italy
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 69: 137 | −68 | 2 |
Games and results
First round
| February 6, 2010 3:30 p.m. CET |
Ireland
|
29: 11 |
Italy
|
Croke Park , Dublin Spectators: 77,686 Referee: Romain Poîte ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Heaslip 15th received O'Leary 35th raised increases: O'Gara (2/2) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (4/4) 9th, 27th, 32nd, 46th P. Wallace (1 / 1) 67. |
(23: 8) Report |
Attempts: Robertson 39th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Gower (1/1) 26. Bergamasco (1/1) 44. |
| February 6, 2010 18:00 CET |
England
|
30: 17 |
Wales
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 81,406 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Haskell 40th received, 75th received Care 44th raised increases: Wilkinson (3/3) Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (3/3) 11th, 35th, 79th. |
(13: 3) Report |
Attempts: A. Jones 49th hook 71th increases: S. Jones (2/2) Penalty kicks: S. Jones (1/2) 27. |
| February 7, 2010 16:00 CET |
Scotland
|
9:18 |
France
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 65,687 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penalty kicks: Paterson (3/3) 9th, 30th, 52nd |
(6:15) Report |
Attempts: Bastareaud 14th elevation, 33rd elevation: Parra (1/2) Penalty kicks: Parra (2/3) 28., 44. |
Second round
| February 13, 2010 15:00 CET |
Wales
|
31:24 |
Scotland
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 74,133 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Byrne 56th n.erh. Halfpenny 77. increased S. Williams 80. increased increases: S. Jones (2/3) Penalty kicks: S. Jones (4/5) 15th, 23rd, 39th, 79th. |
(9:18) Report |
Attempts: Barclay 9th. Evans 20th. Elevations: Paterson (1/2) Penalty kicks: Parks (2/2) 26th, 41st Dropgoals: Parks (2/4) 18th, 66th |
| February 13, 2010 17:30 CET |
France
|
33:10 |
Ireland
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 79,289 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Serwat 27th increased Jauzion 31st increased Poitrenaud 59th increased increases: Parra (3/3) Penalty kicks: Parra (2/3) 17th, 68th Dropgoals: Parra (1/1) 62. Michalak ( 1/1) 78. |
(17: 3) Report |
Attempts: D. Wallace 64. Increases: O'Gara (1/1) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (1/1) 29. |
| February 14, 2010 3:30 p.m. CET |
Italy
|
12: 17 |
England
|
Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 31,876 Referee: Christophe Berdos ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Bergamasco (4/5) 10th, 36th, 68th, 78th |
(6: 6) Report |
Attempts: Tait 44th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (3/5) 9th, 40th, 62nd Dropgoals: Wilkinson (1/1) 74. |
Third round
| February 26, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. CET |
Wales
|
20:26 |
France
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 73,767 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Halfpenny 62. Increase S. Williams 79. Increase Increase: S. Jones (2/2) Penalty Kicks: S. Jones (2/2) 45., 49. |
(0:20) report |
Attempts: Palisson 6th increased Trinh-Duc 40th increased increases: Parra (2/2) Penalty kicks: Parra (3/3) 19th, 26th, 78th Michalak (1/1) 71. |
| February 27, 2010 2:30 p.m. CET |
Italy
|
16:12 |
Scotland
|
Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 32,000 Referee: Dave Pearson ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Canavosio 64th increments: Bergamasco (1/1) Penalty kicks: Bergamasco (3/3) 10th, 14th, 43rd |
(6: 6) Report |
Penalty kicks: Parks (3/4) 22nd, 43rd, 64th Dropgoals: Parks (1/1) 49. |
| February 27, 2010 5:00 p.m. CET |
England
|
16:20 |
Ireland
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 81,554 Referee: Mark Lawrence ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Cole 61st raises: Wilkinson (1/1) Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (2/5) 15th, 36th drop goals: Wilkinson (1/3) 70. |
(6: 8) Report |
Attempts: Bowe 4th ad, 75th Earls 56th ad Elevations: O'Gara (1/1) Penalty kicks: Sexton (1/3) 29. |
Fourth round
| March 13, 2010 3:30 p.m. CET |
Ireland
|
27:12 |
Wales
|
Croke Park , Dublin Spectators: 81,340 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Earls 27th ad, 60th ad O'Leary 31st ad. Penalty kicks: sixth tone (3/4) 16th, 21st, 50th Dropgoals: sixth tone (1/1) 76th |
(16: 6) Report |
Penalty kicks: S. Jones (4/5) 9th, 38th, 54th, 63rd |
| March 13, 2010 18:00 CET |
Scotland
|
15:15 |
England
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 66,891 Referee: Marius Jonker ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penalty kicks: Parks (4/6) 6th, 18th, 50th, 68th Dropgoals: Parks (1/2) 39th |
(9: 6) Report |
Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (3/3) 14th, 30th, 41st Flood (2/4) 49th, 64th |
| March 14, 2010 3:30 p.m. CET |
France
|
46: 20 |
Italy
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 78,712 Referee: Alan Lewis ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Harinordoquy 5th received Marty 17th received, 25th received Andreu 51st increased Jauzion 56th increased Lapandry 65th increased increases: Parra (5/6) Penalty kicks: Parra (2/3) 10th, 41st |
(22: 3) Report |
Attempts: del Fava 68. increased Canavosio 72. increased increases: Bergamasco (2/2) Penalties: Bergamasco (2/2) 35th, 44th |
Fifth round
| March 20, 2010 3:30 p.m. CET |
Wales
|
33:10 |
Italy
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Attendance: 70,548 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Hook 52nd, 57th, S. Williams 68th, Increase: S. Jones (3/3) Penalty kicks: S. Jones (4/4) 8th, 22nd, 33rd, 36th |
(12: 0) report |
Attempts: McLean 75. Increments : Bergamasco (1/1) Penalty kicks: Bergamasco (1/2) 65. |
| March 20, 2010 6:00 PM CET |
Ireland
|
20:23 |
Scotland
|
Croke Park , Dublin Spectators: 80,313 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: O'Driscoll 11th. Bowe 64th. Increases: Sexton (1/1) O'Gara (1/1) Penalties: Sexton (1/3) 51. O'Gara (1/1) 76. |
(7:14) Report |
Attempts: Beattie 15. n.erh. Penalty kicks: Parks (5/6) 5th, 37th, 46th, 73rd, 78th Dropgoals: Parks (1/2) 40. |
| March 20, 2010 8:45 PM CET |
France
|
12:10 |
England
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 80,066 Referee: Bryce Lawrence ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Parra (3/4) 19th, 25th, 35th Dropgoals: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 3. |
(12: 7) Report |
Attempts: Foden 6. Increased increases: Flood (1/1) Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (1/1) 67. |
statistics
Most attempts made
| # | Surname | tries | Games | country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Bowe | 3 | 5 |
Ireland
|
| Keith Earls | 3 | 5 |
Ireland
|
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| James Hook | 3 | 5 |
Wales
|
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| Shane Williams | 3 | 5 |
Wales
|
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| 5 | Mathieu Bastareaud | 2 | 5 |
France
|
| James Haskell | 2 | 5 |
England
|
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| Yannick Jauzion | 2 | 5 |
France
|
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| David Marty | 2 | 5 |
France
|
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| Tomás O'Leary | 2 | 5 |
Ireland
|
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| Pablo Canavosio | 2 | 4th |
Italy
|
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| Leigh Halfpenny | 2 | 4th |
Wales
|
Most points scored
| # | Surname | Points | Games | country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Jones | 63 | 5 |
Wales
|
| 2 | Morgan Parra | 61 | 5 |
France
|
| 3 | Dan Parks | 57 | 4th |
Scotland
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| 4th | Jonny Wilkinson | 50 | 5 |
England
|
| 5 | Mirco Bergamasco | 41 | 5 |
Italy
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| 6th | Ronan O'Gara | 28 | 5 |
Ireland
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| 7th | Jonathan Sexton | 20th | 4th |
Ireland
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| 8th | Tommy Bowe | 15th | 5 |
Ireland
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| Keith Earls | 15th | 5 |
Ireland
|
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| James Hook | 15th | 5 |
Wales
|
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| Shane Williams | 15th | 5 |
Wales
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