Six Nations 2011
| RBS 6 Nations 2011 | |
| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
 England (26th title)
|
| Opening game | February 4, 2011 |
| Tournament end | March 19, 2011 |
| Games | 15th |
| Points | 589 (⌀: 39.27 per game) |
| tries | 51 (⌀: 3.4 per game) |
| spectator | 920,618 (⌀: 61,375 per game) |
| Most of the points |
Toby Flood (50)
|
| Most attempts |
Chris Ashton (6)
|
| Best player |
 Andrea Masi
|
 yellow cards
|
9 (⌀: 0.6 per game) |
 Yellow-red cards
|
0 |
 Red cards
|
0 |
| ← Six Nations 2010 | |
| Six Nations 2012 → | |
Six Nations 2011 was the twelfth edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union tournament . Over five weekends from February 4 to March 19, 2011, the national teams of England , France , Ireland , Italy , Scotland and Wales competed in 15 games. The tournament winner was England.
The home games of the Irish took place for the first time at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin , which was built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road stadium . This ended an agreement with the Gaelic Athletic Association for the use of Croke Park Stadium . For the first time ever, the tournament began with a Friday evening game.
table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
England
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 132: 81 | +51 | 8th | |
 France
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 117: 91 | +26 | 6th | |
 Ireland
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 93:81 | +12 | 6th | |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 95:89 | +6 | 6th | |
 Scotland
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 82: 109 | −27 | 2 | |
|
Italy
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 70: 138 | −68 | 2 |
Games and results
First round
| February 4, 2011 8:45 PM CET |
Wales
|
19:26 |
England
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 74,276 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Stoddart 59. Increases: Jones (1/1) Penalty kicks: Jones (3/4) 23rd, 29th, 43rd Hook (1/2) 70. |
(6:13) Report |
Attempts: Ashton 14th increments, 56th increments: Flood (2/2) Penalty kicks: Flood (3/3) 19th, 32nd, 47th Wilkinson (1/1) 75. |
| February 5, 2011 3:30 p.m. CET |
Italy
|
11: 13 |
Ireland
|
Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 32,000 Referee: Romain Poite ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: McLean 75th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Bergamasco (2/3) 6., 40. |
(6: 3) Report |
Attempts: O'Driscoll 44. Increments : Sexton (1/1) Penalty kicks: Sexton (1/1) 28. Dropgoals: O'Gara (1/1) 78. |
| February 5, 2011 6:00 PM CET |
France
|
34: 21 |
Scotland
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 81,337 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Médard . 2. erh penalty try 29 erh. Harinordoquy 54. erh. Traille 68. erh. Increases: Parra (2/2) Yachvili (2/2) penalty kicks: Yachvili (1/2) 79. Drop Goals: Trinh- Duc (1/1) 9. |
(17: 7) Report |
Attempts: Kellock 18th raised Brown 60th raised Lamont 75th raised raises: Parks (2/2) Jackson (1/1) |
Second round
| February 12, 2011 3:30 p.m. CET |
England
|
59: 13 |
Italy
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 80,810 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Ashton 2nd, 24th, 54th, 74th, Cueto 29th, Tindall 34th, Care 59th, Haskell 71st, raised: Flood (5/5) Wilkinson (3/3) Penalty Kicks: Flood (1/1) 10. |
(31: 6) Report |
Attempts: Ongaro 69th increments: Bergamasco (1/1) Penalty kicks: Bergamasco (2/3) 4th, 12th |
| February 12, 2011 18:00 CET |
Scotland
|
6:24 |
Wales
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 60,259 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: parks (2/3) 31., 58. |
(3:16) Report |
Attempts: Williams 7th received, 69th received Elevations: Hook (1/1) Penalty kicks: Hook (4/5) 13th, 18th, 21st, 65th |
| February 13, 2011 16:00 CET |
Ireland
|
22:25 |
France
|
Aviva Stadium , Dublin Spectators: 51,000 Referee: Dave Pearson ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: McFadden 5th received O'Leary 38th received Heaslip 68th received Raise: Sixth tone (1/2) O'Gara (1/1) Penalty kicks: Sixth tone (1/1) 15. |
(15:12) Report |
Attempts: Médard 55. Increments : Yachvili (1/1) Penalty kicks : Parra (5/5) 10th, 18th, 20th, 27th, 48th Yachvili (1/2) 62. |
Third round
| February 26, 2011 3:30 p.m. CET |
Italy
|
16:24 |
Wales
|
Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 32,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Canale 5th n.erh. Parisse 50th ad. Penalty kicks: Bergamasco (2/2) 12., 26. |
(11:21) report |
Attempts: Stoddart 9. n.erh. Warburton 13th raises: S. Jones (1/2) Penalty kicks: S. Jones (3/3) 3rd, 38th, 40th Dropgoals: Hook 73. |
| February 26, 2011 6:00 PM CET |
England
|
17: 9 |
France
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,107 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Foden 42nd n.erh. Penalty kicks: Flood (3/3) 5th, 13th, 17th Wilkinson (1/1) 52. |
(9: 9) Report |
Penalty kicks : Yachvili (3/5) 7th, 19th, 22nd |
| February 27, 2011 16:00 CET |
Scotland
|
18:21 |
Ireland
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 63,082 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Criminal kicks: Paterson 16th, 17th, 32nd, 58th Parks 66. Drop Goals: Parks 70th |
(9:14) Report |
Attempts: Heaslip 6th increased Reddan 29th increased O'Gara 53rd increased increases: O'Gara (3/3) |
Fourth round
| March 12, 2011 3:30 pm CET |
Italy
|
22:21 |
France
|
Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 33,000 Referees: Bryce Lawrence ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Masi 59th increments: Bergamasco (1/1) Penalty kicks: Bergamasco (5/7) 1st, 23rd, 63rd, 70th, 75th |
(6: 8) Report |
Attempts: Clerc 14th n.erh. Parra 50th increments: Parra (1/2) Penalty kicks: Parra (3/4) 19th, 44th, 66th |
| March 12, 2011 6:00 PM CET |
Wales
|
19: 13 |
Ireland
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 73,856 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Phillips 50. Increases: Hook (1/1) Penalty kicks: Hook (3/4) 19th, 27th, 68th Halfpenny (1/1) 38. |
(9:13) Report |
Attempts: O'Driscoll 2nd increments: O'Gara (1/1) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (2/2) 33rd, 40th |
| March 13, 2011 16:00 CET |
England
|
22:16 |
Scotland
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,120 Referee: Romain Poite ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Croft 67. Increases: Wilkinson (1/1) Penalties: Flood (4/5) 15th, 23rd, 29th, 57th Wilkinson (1/1) 79. |
(9: 9) Report |
Attempts: Evans 74th raises: Paterson (1/1) Penalty kicks: Paterson (2/2) 3rd, 20th Dropgoals: Jackson (1/1) 40. |
Fifth round
| March 19, 2011 3:30 p.m. CET |
Scotland
|
21: 8 |
Italy
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 42,464 Referees: Steve Walsh ( Australia ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: De Luca 46th n.erh. Walker 54th increments: Paterson (1/2) Penalty kicks: Paterson (3/4) 3rd, 18th, 67th |
(6: 8) Report |
Attempts: Masi 10. n.erh. Penalty kicks: Bergamasco 30. |
| March 19, 2011 18:00 CET |
Ireland
|
24: 8 |
England
|
Aviva Stadium , Dublin Spectators: 51,000 Referee: Bryce Lawrence ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Bowe 27. n.erh. O'Driscoll 46th increments: sixth tone (1/2) Penalty kicks: sixth tone (4/4) 6th, 14th, 22nd 37th |
(14: 3) Report |
Attempts: Thompson 52nd n.erh. Penalty kicks: Flood |
| March 19, 2011 8:45 pm CET |
France
|
28: 9 |
Wales
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 79,798 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Nallet 37th increased, 43rd increased Clerc 58th increased increases: Parra (2/3) Penalty kicks: Parra (3/4) 7th, 25th, 52nd |
(11: 3) Report |
Penalty kicks: Hook (3/4) 2nd, 42nd, 48th |