Six Nations 2015
| RBS 6 Nations 2015 | |
| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
 Ireland (13th title)
|
| Opening game | February 6, 2015 |
| Tournament end | March 21, 2015 |
| Games | 15th |
| Points | 660 (⌀: 44 per game) |
| tries | 62 (⌀: 4.13 per game) |
| spectator | 1,040,680 (⌀: 69,379 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 George Ford (75)
|
| Most attempts |
Jonathan Joseph (4)
|
| Best player |
Paul O'Connell
|
 yellow cards
|
15 (⌀: 1 per game) |
 Yellow-red cards
|
0 |
 Red cards
|
0 |
| ← Six Nations 2014 | |
| Six Nations 2016 → | |
Six Nations 2015 was the 16th edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union tournament (with all previous tournaments since 1883 the 121st edition). On five weekends from February 6 to March 21, 2015, the national teams of England , France , Ireland , Italy , Scotland and Wales competed in 15 games. Ireland won the title because of the better game point difference.
table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Ireland
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 119: 56 | + 63 | 8th |
| 2. |
England
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 157: 100 | + 57 | 8th |
| 2. |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 146: 93 | + 53 | 8th |
| 4th |
 France
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 103: 101 | + 2 | 4th |
| 5. |
 Italy
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 62: 182 | - 120 | 2 |
| 6th |
 Scotland
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 73: 128 | - 55 | 0 |
Games and results
First round
| February 6, 2015 8:05 PM GMT |
Wales
|
16:21 |
England
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 73,815 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Webb 7th increments: Halfpenny (1/1) Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (2/3) 1st, 23rd Dropgoals: Biggar (1/1) 40. |
(16: 8) Report |
Attempts: Watson 14th n.erh. Joseph 44. incremental increments: Ford (1/2) Penalty kicks: Ford (3/4) 31., 61., 78. |
| February 7, 2015 3:30 p.m. CET |
Italy
|
3:26 |
Ireland
|
Stadio Olimpico , Rome Spectators: 57,700 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks : Haimona (1/1) 40. |
(3: 9) Report |
Attempts: Murray 64th received O'Donnell 66th raised raises: Keatley (1/1) Madigan (1/1) Penalty kicks: Keatley (4/4) 6th, 20th, 35th, 57th |
| February 7, 2015 18:00 CET |
France
|
15: 8 |
Scotland
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 78,191 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Lopez (5/6) 2nd, 16th, 37th, 49th, 78th |
(9: 8) Report |
Attempts: Fife 39th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (1/1) 13. |
Second round
| February 14, 2015 2:30 PM GMT |
England
|
47: 17 |
Italy
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,061 Referee: John Lacey ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Vunipola 23rd n.erh. Joseph 26th, 60th, Youngs 54th, Cipriani 63rd, Easter, 68th. Elevations: Ford (3/4) Cipriani (1/2) Penalty kicks: Ford (3/3) 20th, 45th, 57th |
(15: 5) Report |
Attempts: Parisse 3rd n.erh. Morisi 49th elevation, 78th elevation: Allan (1/1) |
| February 14, 2015 5:00 PM GMT |
Ireland
|
18: 11 |
France
|
Aviva Stadium , Dublin Spectators: 51,200 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Sexton (5/5) 13th, 18th, 32nd, 38th, 67th Madigan (1/1) 50th |
(12: 6) Report |
Attempts: Taofifénua 70th AD Penalty kicks: Lopez (2/3) 16., 35. |
| February 15, 2015 3:00 PM GMT |
Scotland
|
23:26 |
Wales
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 67,144 Referee: Glen Jackson ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Hogg 9th received Welsh 79th increased increases: Laidlaw (1/1) Russell (1/1) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (3/3) 17th, 44th, 54th |
(10:16) report |
Attempts: Webb 33rd Davies 63rd increases: Halfpenny (2/2) Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (4/5) 6th, 19th, 31st, 48th |
Third round
| February 28, 2015 2:30 PM GMT |
Scotland
|
19:22 |
Italy
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 62,188 Referee: George Clancy ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Bennett 7th increments: Laidlaw (1/1) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (4/4) 1st, 15th, 26th, 66th |
(16:15) report |
Attempts: Furno 9. n.erh. Venditti 36th increased penalty attempt 79th increased increases: Haimona (1/2) Allan (1/1) Penalty kicks : Haimona (1/2) 17. |
| February 28, 2015 18:00 CET |
France
|
13: 20 |
Wales
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 78,814 Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Dulin 67. Increments : Lopez (1/1) Penalty kicks: Lopez (2/4) 17., 48. |
(3: 6) Report |
Attempts: Biggar 59th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (5/5) 7th, 28th, 51st, 64th, 73rd |
| March 1st, 2015 15:00 GMT |
Ireland
|
19: 9 |
England
|
Aviva Stadium , Dublin Spectators: 51,200 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Henshaw 52nd increments: sixth tone (1/1) Penalty kicks: sixth tone (4/5) 1st, 8th, 29th, 47th |
(9: 3) Report |
Penalty kicks: Ford (2/3) 58th, 67th Dropgoals: Ford (1/1) 11th |
Fourth round
| March 14, 2015 2:30 PM GMT |
Wales
|
23:16 |
Ireland
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 73,950 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: S. Williams 61. n.erh. Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (5/5) 2nd, 7th, 11th, 13th, 74th Dropgoals: Biggar (1/1) 33. |
(15: 9) Report |
Attempts: Penalty attempt 68. Increments : six tone (1/1) Penalty kicks: six tone (3/4) 17th, 29th, 36th |
| March 14, 2015 5:00 PM GMT |
England
|
25: 13 |
Scotland
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,000 Referee: Romain Poite ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Joseph 4th received Ford 43rd received Nowell 75th received Increases: Ford (2/3) Penalties: Ford (2/3) 25th, 50th |
(10:13) report |
Attempts: Bennett 21. Increased increases: Laidlaw (1/1) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (2/2) 29., 38. |
| March 15, 2015 16:00 CET |
Italy
|
0: 29 |
France
|
Stadio Olimpico , Rome Spectators: 67,127 Referee: JP Doyle ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0: 9) report |
Attempts: Maestri 45th received Bastareaud 80th increased increases: Plisson (2/2) Penalty kicks: Lopez (2/2) 28th, 34th Spedding (1/2) 40th Plisson (2/2) 41st, 57. |
Fifth round
| March 21, 2015 13:30 CET |
Italy
|
20:61 |
Wales
|
Stadio Olimpico , Rome Spectators: 65,827 Referee: Chris Pollock ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Venditti 24th increased Sarto 79th increased increases: Orquera (2/2) Penalty kicks : Haimona (1/1) 1st Orquera (1/1) 10. |
(13:14) Report |
Attempts: Roberts 18th n.erh. L. Williams 47th received North 49th received, 54th received 59th received Webb 66th received Warburton 68. Increase S. Williams 73. Increase Increase: Biggar (6/7) Penalty Kicks: Halfpenny (2/2) 7., 12. Biggar (1/1) 40. |
| March 21, 2015 2:30 PM GMT |
Scotland
|
10:40 |
Ireland
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 67,144 Referee: Jérôme Garcès ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Russell 29. Increased increases: Laidlaw (1/1) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (1/1) 17. |
(10:20) report |
Attempts: O'Connell 4th raised O'Brien 24th, 71st raised Payne 49th raised increases: Sixth tone (3/3) Madigan (1/1) Penalty kicks: Sixth tone (4/6) 9th. , 33., 44., 61. |
| March 21, 2015 5:00 PM GMT |
England
|
55:35 |
France
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,317 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Youngs 1st, 35th, Watson, 30th, Ford 46th, Nowell, 53rd, 74th, Vunipola, 63rd, 69ths : Ford (7/7) Criminal kicks : Ford (2 / 3) 26., 40. |
(27:15) Report |
Attempts: Tillous-Borde 13. n.erh. Nakaitaci 17th received Mermoz 42nd received Debaty 59th received Kayser 65th ad. Elevations: Plisson (2/3) Penalty kicks : Plisson (1/3) 10. Kockott (1/1) 51. |