Six Nations 2018
| Natwest 6 Nations 2018 | |
| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
 Ireland (14th title)
|
| Opening game | 3rd February 2018 |
| Tournament end | 17th March 2018 |
| Games | 15th |
| Points | 682 (⌀: 45.47 per game) |
| tries | 78 (⌀: 5.2 per game) |
| spectator | 991,844 (⌀: 66,123 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Maxime Machaud (50)
|
| Most attempts |
Jacob Stockdale (7)
|
| Best player |
Jacob Stockdale
|
 yellow cards
|
5 (⌀: 0.33 per game) |
 Yellow-red cards
|
0 |
 Red cards
|
0 |
| ← Six Nations 2017 | |
| Six Nations 2019 → | |
Six Nations 2018 was the 19th edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union tournament (with all previous tournaments since 1883 the 124th edition). On five weekends between February 3 and March 17, 2018, the national teams of England , France , Italy , Ireland , Scotland and Wales competed in 15 games.
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The tournament was won by Ireland, which managed the Grand Slam with victories against all other teams and was already the tournament winner after the fourth round.
table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Bonus points |
Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Ireland
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 160: 82 | + 78 | 6th | 26th |
| 2. |
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|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 119: 83 | + 36 | 3 | 15th |
| 3. |
 Scotland
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 101: 128 | - 27 | 1 | 13 |
| 4th |
France
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 108: 94 | + 14 | 3 | 11 |
| 5. |
 England
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102: 92 | + 10 | 2 | 10 |
| 6th |
 Italy
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92: 203 | - 111 | 1 | 1 |
The points are distributed as follows:
- 4 points if you win
- 2 points if there is a tie
- 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 3 bonus points for a Grand Slam (five wins)
- 1 bonus point for four or more attempts , regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point for a loss of seven or less points
Games and results
First round
| February 3, 2018 14:15 GMT |
Wales
|
34: 7 |
Scotland
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 74,169 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Davies 5th increased halfpenny 11th, 60th increased Evans 72nd increased increases: Halfpenny (4/4) Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (2/2) 43rd, 48th |
(14: 0) report |
Attempts: Horns 78. Raised elevations: Russell (1/1) |
| February 3, 2018 17:45 CET |
France
|
13:15 |
Ireland
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 74,878 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Thomas 71. Raised increases: Belleau (1/1) Penalty kicks : Machenaud (2/2) 35., 53. |
(3: 9) Report |
Penalty kicks: sixth tone (4/5) 2nd, 21st, 38th, 46th Dropgoals: sixth tone (1/1) 80th + 2nd |
| February 4th, 2018 16:00 CET |
Italy
|
15:46 |
England
|
Stadio Olimpico , Rome Spectators: 61,464 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Benvenuti 19th received Bellini 57th received Elevations: Allan (1/2) Penalty Kicks: Allan (1/1) 38. |
(10:17) report |
Attempts: Watson 2nd n.erh., 10th n.erh. Farrell 25th, Simmonds 51st, 74th Ford, 67th Nowell 76th. Raise: Farrell (4/7) Penalty: Farrell (1/1) 46. |
Second round
| February 10, 2018 14:15 GMT |
Ireland
|
56: 19 |
Italy
|
Aviva Stadium , Dublin Spectators: 51,700 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Henshaw 10th, 43rd Murray 13th, Aki 20th, Earls 34th, Best, 52nd, Stockdale 59th, 69th, elevations: Sexton (5/5) Carbery (3/3) |
(28: 0) report |
Attempts: Allan 55th received Gori 65th received Minozzi 74th received Increases: Allan (2/3) |
| February 10, 2018 4:45 PM GMT |
England
|
12: 6 |
Wales
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,000 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: May 2nd increment, 20th incremental increment: Farrell (1/2) |
(12: 3) Report |
Penalty kicks : Patchell (1/1) 23. Anscombe (1/1) 76. |
| February 11, 2018 3:00 PM GMT |
Scotland
|
32: 26 |
France
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 67,144 Referee: John Lacey ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Maitland 12th, Jones 31st, increased increases: Laidlaw (2/2) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (6/6) 43rd, 46th, 60th, 64th, 70th, 76th. |
(14:20) report |
Attempts: Thomas 2nd increased , 27th increased increases: Machenaud (2/2) Penalty kicks : Machenaud (2/2) 9th, 40th + 1 Serin (2/2) 46th, 57th |
Third round
| February 23, 2018 21:00 CET |
France
|
34: 17 |
Italy
|
Stade Vélodrome , Marseille Spectators: 50,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Gabrillague's 4th n.erh. Bonneval 59th increased Bastareaud 72nd increased increases: Machenaud (1/2) Trinh-Duc (1/1) Penalty kicks : Machenaud (5/5) 28th, 39th, 45th, 64th, 70th |
(11: 7) Report |
Tries: penalty try . 9. erh Minozzi . 78. erh increases: Canna (1.1) penalty kicks: Allan (1/1) 49th |
| February 24, 2018 14:15 GMT |
Ireland
|
37: 27 |
Wales
|
Aviva Stadium , Dublin Referee: Glen Jackson ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Stockdale 6th n.erh. Aki 40th + 1 received Leavy 44th received Healy 53rd received Raise: Sexton (2/4) Carbery (1/1) Penalty kicks: Sexton (1/3) 35. Murray (1/1) 75. |
(15:13) Report |
Attempts: Davies 20th raised Shingler 61st raised Evans 76th raised increases: Halfpenny (3/3) Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (2/2) 2nd, 30th |
| February 24, 2018 4:45 PM GMT |
Scotland
|
25: 13 |
England
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Jones 14th received, 37th received Maitland 30th received Elevations: Laidlaw (2/3) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (1/1) 2nd Russell (1/1) 66. |
(22: 6) Report |
Attempts: Farrell 43rd increases: Farrell (1/1) Penalty kicks: Farrell (2/2) 13th, 17th |
Fourth round
| March 10, 2018 14:15 GMT |
Ireland
|
28: 8 |
Scotland
|
Aviva Stadium , Dublin Spectators: 51,700 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Stockdale 21st higher, 40th higher Murray 40th higher Cronin 68th higher elevation: Sexton (4/4) |
(14: 3) Report |
Attempts: Kinghorn 51st n.erh. Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (1/1) 12. |
| March 10, 2018 17:45 CET |
France
|
22:16 |
England
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 78,060 Referee: Jaco Peyper ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tries: penalty try 49. Criminal kicks: Machenaud (4/4) 25, 33., 37., 63. Beauxis (1/1) 78th |
(9: 9) Report |
Attempts: May 74. Increased increases: Farrell (1/1) Penalty kicks: Farrell (2/2) 4th, 29th Daly (1/1) 29th |
| March 11, 2018 3:00 PM GMT |
Wales
|
38:14 |
Italy
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 65,242 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Parkes 4th elevated North 6th elevated, 66th elevated Hill 42nd elevated Tipuric 70th elevated elevations: Anscombe (3/3) Halfpenny (2/2) Penalty kicks: Anscombe (1/1) 37 . |
(17: 7) Report |
Attempts: Minozzi 10. Increase Bellini 76. Increase Increase: Allan (1/1) Canna (1/1) |
Fifth round
| March 17, 2018 13:30 CET |
Italy
|
27:29 |
Scotland
|
Stadio Olimpico , Rome Spectators: 60,412 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Allan 13th, 42nd, Minozzi 20th, raised: Allan (3/3) Penalty: Allan (2/2) 6th, 77th |
(17:12) Report |
Attempts: Brown 10th n.erh. Barclay 24th Maitland 61st Hogg 71st increased increases: Laidlaw (3/4) Penalty kicks: Laidlaw (1/1) 79. |
| March 17, 2018 2:45 PM GMT |
England
|
15:24 |
Ireland
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Referee: Angus Gardner ( Australia ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Daly 32nd n.erh., 65th n.erh. May 80th n.erh. |
(5:21) Report |
Attempts: Ringrose 5th raised stander 24th raised Stockdale 40th raised elevations: Sexton (2/2) Carbery (1/1) Penalty kicks: Murray (1/1) 59. |
| March 17, 2018 5:00 PM GMT |
Wales
|
14: 13 |
France
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Williams 3rd n.erh. Penalty kicks: Halfpenny (3/3) 9th, 15th, 31st |
(14:10) Report |
Attempts: Fickou 20. Increments : Machenaud (1/1) Penalty kicks : Machenaud (1/2) 48.Dropgoals : Trinh-Duc (1/1) 3. |