RBS 6 Nations: Round 1 Review

2014 RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, February 1-Sunday, February 2

ROUND 1 REVIEW –

WALES (17) 23 ITALY (3) 15, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

WALES: 15 Leigh Halfpenny (2 conversion and 3 penalties); 14 Alex Cuthbert (1 try), 13 Scott Williams (1 try), 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North; 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Mike Phillips; 1 Paul James, 2 Richard Hibbard, 3 Adam Jones, 4 Luke Charteris, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (capt), 6 Dan Lydiate, 7 Justin Tipuric, 8 Toby Faletau.

Replacements used: Andrew Coombs for Charteris (57 mins), Sam Warburton for Lydiate, Rhodri Jones for Adam Jones (both 64), Ken Owens for Hibbard, Rhys Webb for Phillips (both 67), Ryan Bevington for James (78). Not used: James Hook, Liam Williams.

Test debuts: None; Six Nations debut: Rhodri Jones.

ITALY: 15 Luke McLean; 14 Angelo Esposito, 13 Michele Campagnaro (2 tries), 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Leonardo Sarto; 10 Tommaso Allan (1 conversion and 1 penalty), 9 Edoardo Gori; 1 Michele Rizzo, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 5 Marco Bortolami, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 7 Mauro Bergamasco, 8 Sergio Parisse (capt).

Replacements used: Alberto de Marchi for Rizzo (55 mins), Davide Giazzon for Ghiraldini, Francesco Minto for Bergamasco (both 57), Tobie Botes for Gori (65), Lorenzo Cittadini for Castrogiovanni, Josh Furno for Bortolami (both 68), Bergamasco for Zanni (72), Tommaso Iannone for Sarto (76). Not used: Luciano Orquera.

Test debut: Angelo Esposito; Six Nations debuts: Angelo Esposito, Michele Campagnaro, Leonardo Sarto, Tommaso Allan, Tommaso Iannone.

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland); Attendance: 66,974; RBS 6 Nations man-of-the-match: Michele Campagnaro.

FRANCE (16) 26 ENGLAND (8) 24, Stade de France, Paris

FRANCE: 15 Brice Dulin; 14 Yoann Huget (2 tries), 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Maxime Medard; 10 Jules Plisson, 9 Jean-Marc Doussain (2 penalties); 1 Thomas Domingo, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 3 Nicolas Mas, 4 Alexandre Flanquart, 5 Pascal Papé (capt), 6 Yannick Nyanga, 7 Bernard Le Roux, 8 Louis Picamoles.

Replacements used: Antoine Burban for Le Roux (half-time), Dimitri Szarzewski for Kayser, Yoann Maestri for Flanquart (both 43 mins), Rabah Slimani for Mas, Yannick Forestier for Domingo (both 48), Maxime Machenaud (1 conversion and 1 penalty) for Doussain (57), Damien Chouly for Picamoles (65), Gael Fickou (1 try) for Bastareaud (74).

Test debuts: Antoine Burban, Jules Plisson; Six Nations debuts: Antoine Burban, Jules Plisson, Brice Dulin, Jean Marc Doussain, Alexandre Flanquart, Bernard Le Roux, Rabah Slimani.

ENGLAND: 15 Mike Brown (1 try); 14 Jack Nowell, 13 Luther Burrell (1 try), 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Jonny May; 10 Owen Farrell (1 conversion and 2 penalties), 9 Danny Care (1 drop goal); 1 Joe Marler, 2 Dylan Hartley, 3 Dan Cole, 4 Joe Launchbury, 5 Courtney Lawes, 6 Tom Wood, 7 Chris Robshaw (capt), 8 Billy Vunipola.

Replacements used: Alex Goode for May (8 mins), Mako Vunipola for Marler (51), Tom Youngs for Hartley (58), Lee Dickson for Care (61), Ben Morgan for B Vunipola, Brad Barritt for Nowell (both 65), Dave Attwood for Lawes (67). Not used: Henry Thomas.

Test debuts: Luther Burrell, Jack Nowell; Six Nations debuts: Luther Burrell, Jack Nowell, Jonny May, Billy Vunipola, Dave Attwood.

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales); Attendance: 78,763; RBS 6 Nations man-of-the-match: Yoann Huget.

IRELAND (11) 28 SCOTLAND (3) 6, Aviva Stadium, Dublin

IRELAND: 15 Rob Kearney (1 try); 14 Andrew Trimble (1 try), 13 Brian O’Driscoll, 12 Luke Marshall, 11 Dave Kearney; 10 Jonathan Sexton (2 conversions and 3 penalties), 9 Conor Murray; 1 Cian Healy, 2 Rory Best, 3 Mike Ross, 4 Devin Toner, 5 Dan Tuohy, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 7 Chris Henry, 8 Jamie Heaslip (capt) (1 try).

Replacements used: Martin Moore for Ross (62 mins), Jack McGrath for Healy (63), Tommy O’Donnell for O’Mahony, Sean Cronin for Best (both 65), Isaac Boss for Murray, Paddy Jackson for Sexton, Fergus McFadden for O’Driscoll (all 72), Iain Henderson for Toner (73).

Test debut: Martin Moore; Six Nations debuts: Dave Kearney, Dan Tuohy, Jack McGrath, Martin Moore, Tommy O’Donnell.

SCOTLAND: 15 Stuart Hogg; 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Alex Dunbar, 12 Duncan Taylor, 11 Sean Lamont; 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Greig Laidlaw (2 penalties); 1 Ryan Grant, 2 Ross Ford, 3 Moray Low, 4 Tim Swinson, 5 James Hamilton, 6 Ryan Wilson, 7 Kelly Brown (capt), 8 David Denton.

Replacements used: Max Evans for Maitland (31 mins), Alasdair Dickinson for Grant (52), John Beattie for Brown, Richie Gray for Hamilton (both 56), Matthew Scott for Taylor (64), Geoff Cross for Low (65), Pat MacArthur for Ford (67), Chris Cusiter for Laidlaw (73).

Test debuts: None; Six Nations debuts: Alex Dunbar, Duncan Taylor, Tim Swinson, Pat MacArthur.

Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa); Attendance: 51,000; RBS 6 Nations man-of-the-match: Jamie Heaslip.

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TOP POINTS SCORERS:

13 – Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) (2 conversions and 3 penalties), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) (2 conversions and 3 penalties)

10 – Michele Campagnaro (Italy) (2 tries), Yoann Huget (France) (2 tries)

8 – Owen Farrell (England) (1 conversion and 2 penalties)

6 – Jean-Marc Doussain (France) (2 penalties), Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) (2 penalties)

TOP TRY SCORERS:

2 – Michele Campagnaro (Italy), Yoann Huget (France)

1 – Mike Brown (England), Luther Burrell (England), Alex Cuthbert (Wales), Gael Fickou (France), Jamie Heaslip (Ireland), Rob Kearney (Ireland), Andrew Trimble (Ireland), Scott Williams (Wales)

TOP GOAL KICKERS:

100% – Maxime Machenaud (France) (2 successful kicks from 2 attempts), Alex Goode (England) (1/1)

83.33% – Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) (5/6), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales) (5/6)

75% – Owen Farrell (England) (3/4)

66.67% – Greig Laidlaw (Scotland) (2/3)

50% – Tommaso Allan (Italy) (2/4), Jean-Marc Doussain (France) (2/4)

TOP PERFORMERS –

CARRIES:

22 Sergio Parisse (Italy)
17 Billy Vunipola (England), Jamie Roberts (Wales)
15 Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
14 Rob Kearney (Ireland), Brice Dulin (France)

METRES:

107 Michele Campagnaro (Italy)
81 Jack Nowell (England)
79 Rob Kearney (Ireland)
77 Alex Goode (England)
75 Brice Dulin (France), Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Sean Lamont (Scotland)

CLEAN BREAKS:

3 Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Yoann Huget (France)
2 Michele Campagnaro (Italy), Yannick Nyanga (France)
1 Twenty five players

DEFENDERS BEATEN:

7 Yannick Nyanga (France)
6 Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
5 Louis Picamoles (France), Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)
4 Brice Dulin (France), Ben Morgan (England), Rhys Priestland (Wales)

PASSES:

78 Conor Murray (Ireland)
72 Danny Care (England)
66 Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)
65 Mike Phillips (Wales)
42 Edoardo Gori (Italy)

KICKS IN PLAY:

16 Rhys Priestland (Wales)
13 Danny Care (England), Jules Plisson (France)
11 Owen Farrell (England)
9 Conor Murray (Ireland), Jonathan Sexton (Ireland), Brice Dulin (France)

OFFLOADS:

4 Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
3 Owen Farrell (England), Wesley Fofana (France), Louis Picamoles (France), Toby Faletau (Wales)

TACKLES MADE (MISSES):

15(0) Duncan Weir (Scotland)
15(3) Tim Swinson (Scotland)
14(0) Alex Dunbar (Scotland), Pascal Pape (France)
14(1) Ryan Wilson (Scotland), Quintin Geldenhuys (Italy)

TURNOVERS WON:

3 Peter O’Mahony (Ireland), Toby Faletau (Wales)
2 Nine players

LINEOUTS WON:

7 Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
5 Devin Toner (Ireland), Marco Bortolami (Italy)
4 Courtney Lawes (England), Yannick Nyanga (France), Ryan Wilson (Scotland), Justin Tipuric (Wales)