We wonder what could have been. England were phenomenal first 60, it wasn't us (Wales) playing badly, England didn't let us play. Ireland spent the last 20 minutes in their own 22 and it's nigh on impossible to score from there. By that stage, Sean O'Brien and Dave Kearney were already off injured. Last Updated: 01/02/16 5:11pm. Last updated on 13 February 2016 13 February 2016. Six Nations Standings - 2016. All the Wednesday 3rd February 2016 news Craig Joubert shocking again! From the section English Rugby. [21], On 20 January, Brunel named a 30-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. O'Brien's departure with a hamstring problem in the 19th minute was a big blow after he had made a number of early carries while wing Kearney was forced off by a shoulder injury nine minutes later. The chance of an immediate Irish response came and went as replacement fly-half Ian Madigan kicked the restart out on the full and the visitors did not threaten in the remaining nine minutes of action. The full fixtures and draw for the 2016 Six Nations are below. And the remainder of the contest was played almost entirely deep in Irish territory, with a series of scrum infringements by the visitors eventually yielding Medard's decisive score. [1], On 24 January, Semesa Rokoduguni was called up as cover for Chris Ashton, who had been given a 10-week ban. All credit to Wales - the best team of the last 20 minutes. We looked tired and didn't look enthusiastic. well done england and good luck for the grand slam. By Tom Fordyce Chief sports writer at Twickenham. I'd like to say we were robbed but in fact we almost stole it, well played England, nice to see you playing rugby again. All rights reserved. By John Haughey BBC Sport NI. [22], On 23 January, Davide Giazzon was a late addition to the original 30-man squad. [32], On 19 January, Warren Gatland named a 37-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. Entering the fourth round of matches, the England-Wales game was touted as a Championship decider,[19] although France – a point behind Wales and two behind England – still had an outside chance of winning it. 523. Read Six Nations 2016 latest on ITV News. ( Log Out /  Sexton picked himself up off the floor after a late hit by Maestri to kick Ireland ahead in the 15th minute but their dominance should have yielded more than the fly-half's three successful penalties. [24] In the final game in Paris, England scored two early tries through Danny Care and Dan Cole but the excellent kicking of Maxime Machenaud – who scored all of his side’s points with seven penalties – kept France in the game until two late Owen Farrell penalties stretched England’s lead to 31–21, enough to win the game and the Grand Slam, and to leave Farrell the leading points scorer in the Championship. Score Centre scores, results, standings and schedules. [4], On 29 February, Dave Ewers and Manu Tuilagi were called up to the squad ahead of the final two rounds of the Championship. Only a heavy defeat will deny them a first Six Nations title since 2011 despite a dramatic finale that so nearly cost them dear at Twickenham. [22] In addition to guaranteeing that England would win the tournament, Scotland’s victory over France also guaranteed that Italy would finish last and “win” the wooden spoon as a result. [20], On 7 March, Jack O'Donoghue was called up for the final two rounds. I told the players they needed to come up with answers themselves. 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From the section Rugby Union. After this defeat, Ireland face a daunting trip to Twickenham to take on England on 27 February with the French facing Wales the previous evening in Cardiff. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. This arrangement will alternate every year for the remainder of the deal to 2021. Williams, Cuthbert, J. Davies, Roberts, North, Biggar, G. Davies, Evans, Baldwin, Lee, B. Davies, Jones, Lydiate, Warburton, Faletau. Completely restricted us. This is a list of the complete squads for the 2016 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby uniontournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotlandand Wales. I told the players they needed to come up with answers themselves. ", "England choked a bit towards the end and it was a delight to see Wales play a different game and show what they're capable of. Six Nations 2016: England 25-21 Wales. Maxime Medard's late try snatched victory for France over a battered and bruised Ireland in an attritional Six Nations contest in a wet Paris. England deserved the win, they were the better side for 70 minutes.". Thankfully, the clock won for England. Francis was a lucky boy - 'We only have one angle to view it from' - That would be the angle that shows the front of Cole's face being gouged then. [15], In the Friday evening kick-off, Wales maintained their title hopes with a 19–10 win over France. Then the referee clearly did not want to send off a welsh player foul play in the same incident. However, later that day Smith was made ineligible to play for France haven played for the New Zealand sevens team. The introduction of props Rabah Slimani and Eddy Ben Arous five minutes into the second half was central to France's second-half comeback as the absence of Mike Ross and Cian Healy began to seriously impact on the Irish. [13] Another comeback later that day saw Wales beat Scotland 27–23 in Cardiff. Dan Lydiate took his place as captain, with championship vice-captain Alun Wyn Jones also ruled out injured. Six Nations 2016: England 25-21 Wales. Replacements: Tuilagi for Ford (64), Daly for Joseph (74), Care for Youngs (63), M Vunipola for Marler (56), Cowan-Dickie for Hartley (71), Launchbury for Kruis (78), Brookes for Robshaw (71), Clifford for Haskell (67). The welsh forwards managed to con the referee to get cole sent off. [17], On 25 January, Finlay Bealham joined the squad as an injury replacement for Martin Moore who suffered a ham-string injury. And France will need to beat Scotland and England with a cumulative 59-point swing in order to deny England the title - although a win of any margin in Paris would prevent England from claiming the Grand Slam. We outscored them 3-1 in terms of tries but the best team won and I take my hat off to them. Wales were being starved of the ball, Itoje disrupting their line-out and handling errors sucking away their momentum on the rare occasions they did have the ball. [25][26], In the United Kingdom, 2016 marked the first year that the tournament was broadcast across both the BBC and ITV, with the BBC broadcasting France, Scotland and Wales home matches and ITV screeningEngland, Ireland and Italy home fixtures. The Grand Slam is a reality and we can't wait to get to Paris and to do the business. [34], Chris Ashton: England bring in Bath's Semesa Rokoduguni as cover, RBS 6 Nations Social: Burrell returns to England squad, XV de France : La liste pour le stage préparatoire, XV de France : M. O'Connor remplace B. North went over in the left corner, only for referee Craig Joubert to rule it out for a questionable knock-on from Jonathan Davies. Replacements: Priestland for Biggar (74), Webb for G. Davies (63), James for Evans (53), Owens for Baldwin (53), Francis for Lee (53), Charteris for Jones (63), Tipuric for Warburton (56). Read about our approach to external linking. ( Log Out /  The Six Nations Championship 2016 will be the 17th running of Europe's premier international rugby competition and involves England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. [8], On 25 January, Baptiste Serin and Bernard Le Roux were added to the squad as injury cover for Morgan Parra and Sébastien Vahaamahina. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. While Cian Healy and Mike Ross were called up to the squad haven recovered from injury. Newsletter. On 13 January, Eddie Jones named a 33-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. Maro Itoje was compared to a Vauxhall Viva by his coach at the start of this tournament, and to an Astra after the win over Ireland, but this was a Rolls-Royce of a display from the the young Saracens second row. Follow Six Nations 2016 and more than 5000 competitions on FlashScore.co.uk! England v France Six Nations 2016 decider: Marler dropped, France make two changes. Six Nations Rugby 2016 Round Five: Ireland v Scotland Full Game HD by Rugby Crazy. I consent that the Eurosport family of companies may provide me with news and marketing information about their products and services. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Slimani and Ben Arous had been dropped after being accused of lacklustre displays in the 23-21 win over Italy last weekend but both proved their worth in Saturday's win. We wonder what could have been. We looked tired and didn't look enthusiastic. But North was shoved into touch as he sprinted for the left-hand corner, and a comeback that would have outdone even the victories of last September and 2008 was just about denied. Medard; Thomas, Mermoz, Danty, Vakatawa; Plisson, Bezy; Poirot, Guirado (capt), Atonio; Flanquart, Maestri, Lauret, Camara, Chouly. Ireland had led 13–0 before Wales battled back to lead 16–13. [7], On 24 January, Marvin O'Connor was called up to the squad as injury cover for Benjamin Fall. Thankfully, the clock won for England. Great finish but England were the better side. Cole's yellow should have been rescinded - should have had Francis binned and none of this Welsh 'comeback' nonsense would come up. France: Medard; Thomas, Mermoz, Danty, Vakatawa; Plisson, Bezy; Poirot, Guirado (capt), Atonio; Flanquart, Maestri, Lauret, Camara, Chouly. ", "I'm very disappointed with the first half.