Vunipola picks up the ball and hoists himself over the line from a couple of yards. On 21 January, England announced a 34-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, including 2 uncapped players.[1]. This is a list of the complete squads for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby uniontournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotlandand Wales. 59 min: From a French lineout, Robshaw grabs possession at the back of it, and very nearly tears clear into the opposition half! - at Twickenham. Kockott nearly does a Plisson, his kick from 30 metres fading towards the left, but the ball clips the left-hand upright and through for the three points. A chance to cream a ball upfield, out on the right! [30], On 26 January, Johnnie Beattie was added to the squad as injury cover for Dave Denton. [2], On 27 January, Owen Farrell was ruled out the whole Championship. It got worse for the home side when they lost possession in the French 22. England set up the drive! England: Brown, Watson, Joseph, Burrell, Nowell, Ford, B. Youngs, Marler, Hartley, Cole, Parling, Lawes, Haskell, Robshaw, B. Vunipola. England fought back. 67 min: No conversion. A couple of phases. Two points, no bother. England very much on the back foot, and Twickers tense. This is a list of the complete squads for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. This is a list of the complete squads for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.Ireland are the defending champions. Brown, Watson, Joseph, Burrell, Nowell, Ford, B. Youngs, Marler, Hartley, Cole, Parling, Lawes, Haskell, Robshaw, B. Vunipola. And that’s kind of apt, because it was Heaslip who got his hands on Stuart Hogg right at the end of Ireland’s final match, forcing the Scotland winger to drop the ball instead of touching down for a try! The beauty of sport, distilled, right here. Penalty, and a chance to go for goal just before the half-time whistle. Les Bleus spread the ball right at pace, Scott Spedding and Gael Fickou isolated Brown and Noa Nakaitaci galloped clear down the left to touch down behind the posts just before his boot landed beyond the dead ball line. Youngs, in the middle of the park, spots a gap down the right of the French defence, bursts through it, and tears towards the tryline. [31], On 1 February, Ryan Grant was recalled to the squad following his disciplinary hearings. The Six Nations is the successor to the Home Nations Championship … Nearly on the halfway line. Twickenham silent. [10], On 21 January, Loann Goujon is brought in to the squad to cover for Louis Picamoles. But England area holding them up well so far. Replacements: Cipriani for Watson (63), Twelvetrees for Burrell (73), Wigglesworth for B. Youngs (73), M. Vunipola for Marler (63), T. Youngs for Hartley (53), Brookes for Cole (63), Easter for Parling (68), Wood for Haskell (68). What a brilliant performance by France, for that matter, but especially by England. Deliberately. Just the ten to go. The ball’s shuttled out to the left. [14], On 19 February, Pierre Bernard was added to the squad. Ford crosses, and this crazy game keeps on keepin’ on! Mermox, on his right shoulder, picks the ball from the air and flies over the line. On 12 February, David Wilson was ruled out of the whole Championship. That started happening after about 15 minutes! But then ... 62 min: An immediate response by England, who goes upfield. Read about our approach to external linking. A brace of tries apiece from Ben Youngs and Jack Nowell plus scores from Anthony Watson, George Ford and Billy Vunipiola saw them pile up their highest ever score against France, while the visitors' total was only the second time in Six Nations history that a team has scored 30 points or more and lost. France aren’t making much of their one-man advantage, that’s for sure, because Brown bursts down the left. A suggestion that he dropped the ball instead of grounding it, but having flopped his big frame over the ball, the referee gives the try. Ah hold on, what am I talking about? He draws a couple of blue shirts, before passing to Ford on his inside. B Youngs (2), Watson, Ford, Nowell (2), B Vunipola, Tillous-Borde, Nakaitaci, Mermoz, Debaty, Kayser, Points scored by Ireland in an away match, In first game Wales only lead 14-13 against Italy at half-time, But seven second-half tries see them win 61-20 and go top, Ireland need a 21-point win over Scotland and lead 20-10 at the break, Ireland go on to win 40-10, putting Wales out of the running, England chase a 26-point win over France to take title, France lead 15-7 after 18 minutes in a remarkable game, England recover to win 55-35, but the trophy ends up in Irish hands. Kockott can’t convert from a tight spot on the left touchline. A couple of phases later, and England have the put-in at a scrum, six metres from the French tryline. On 15 January, France named a 31-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship. And go for the line! And we’re off again! On 31 January, Henry Slade was added to the squad as injury cover for Kyle Eastmond, while Henry Thomas has also been added to the squad as injury cover in the front row. Replacements: Bastareaud for Mermoz (73), Tales for Plisson (73), Kockott for Tillous-Borde (48), Kayser for Guirado (47), Atonio for Mas (47), Chouly for Goujon (63). 79 min 20 sec: France collapse the scrum! And they’ve being rewarded for their patience, their team lifting the 2015 Six Nations trophy in the Edinburgh gloaming! They had come tearing out of the traps, Jonathan Joseph stepping through midfield after his forwards made a mess of an opposition scrum, Mike Brown supporting down the right to find Ford stepping off the wing and Youngs spinning through the final tackle to dive over. What a difference a converted try would have made. England attacked in frenzied waves. But then suddenly the dam bursts. What a final round! This one’s on the Guardian! First Ford struck a sweet penalty, then Youngs sprinted half the length of the field, James Haskell profited from some ping-pong at the breakdown and Anthony Watson touched down in the corner. Ford delays a pass, dummies, and feeds Nowell, who bursts over. What a fine kick under pressure. Back came England again. All the fixtures, dates and kick-off times for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, Fri 6 Feb Wales v England 8.05pm, Millennium Stadium, Sat 7 Feb Italy v Ireland 2.30pm, Stadio OlimpicoFrance v Scotland 5pm, Stade de France, Sat 14 Feb England v Italy 2.30pm, Twickenham Ireland v France 5pm, Aviva Stadium, Sun 15 Feb Scotland v Wales 3pm, Murrayfield, Sat 28 FebScotland v Italy 2.30pm, MurrayfieldFrance v Wales 5pm, Stade de France, Sun 1 March Ireland v England 3pm, Aviva Stadium, Sat 14 MarchWales v Ireland 2.30pm, Millennium StadiumEngland v Scotland 5pm, Twickenham, Sun 15 March Italy v France 3pm, Stadio Olimpico, Sat 21 March Italy v Wales 12:30pm, Stadio Olimpico Scotland v Ireland 2.30pm, Murrayfield England v France 5pm, Twickenham, Joy of six: Jonny Sexton, Wesley Fofana, George North, Luther Burrell, Max Evans and Sergio Parisse, Stella McCartney: “I barely know what the word sustainability means anymore”, US elections 2020: Donald Trump refuses to participate in virtual debate as Joe Biden says he will hold his own event, Au revoir Big Brother, bonjour Grand Frère: French finally ditch Orwell's English in new 1984 edition. And Stuart Lancaster's men will be left ruing their profligacy last weekend against Scotland, when six clear try-scoring opportunities were blown. Youngs ghosted through a huge hole, drew the cover and sent Ford away for the day's seventh try. Last updated on 21 March 201521 March 2015.From the section Rugby Union. It was fantasy rugby, scarcely credible stuff. Needing to win by 26 points to deny Ireland, they attacked relentlessly in a chaotic, thrilling match and so nearly pulled off a remarkable win. Chance for England to launch an attack on the tryline! England look to turn over, but they’ve poked their pinkies in a ruck. It was the outstanding Youngs who set up the eighth, darting down the blindside before Ford's quick hands gave Jack Nowell the smallest gap to wriggle through and extend the lead to 16 points. 79 min: France are being pushed back into their own 22. Ford added a difficult conversion before Plisson struck back with a penalty, and when England lost the ball at an attacking ruck Sebastien Tillous-Borde found himself racing away with only Dan Cole for company to put France 8-7 ahead. Six Nations 2015: Scotland's Mark Bennett makes it 7-7 against England. Jamie Heaslip gets his hands on it first. However, no team won either a … The dream isn’t over yet, because if Ford’s kick goes over, they just need a converted try to snatch the Six Nations title from Ireland! England fell one try short of a first Six Nations title in four years as they out-ran France in a sensational 12-try contest. From under his own posts he scythed a curving line through the French line and beyond halfway before kicking ahead. England set themselves in front of the post. They need to score another 14 points without reply to win the 2015 Six Nations. On 26 January, Tom Croft and Christian Day were added to the squad to cover the injured Tom Wood and Geoff Parling. On 19 January, Saint-André added Wenceslas Lauret to the squad to replace the injured Charles Ollivon. Penalty. This is rollicking fun! And after some astonishing faffing - with the French ludicrously shuttling the ball inside instead of kicking to touch, and nearly losing it in front of the posts - the ball’s dispatched to the stands! [15], On 21 February, Jules Plisson was added to the squad to replace the newly added Pierre Bernard, who was ruled out due to injury. The ball down the left. Cats, dogs and goats have been added to John Hill’s bag of mad frogs (49 min). (Yes, 1991 still hurts.). I wonder what the odds are on the final 40 minutes ending 0-0. The 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was a rugby union competition held between February and March 2015. [38], Easter and Cipriani included in England training squad, Croft and Day called into England training squad, "BBC Sport - Owen Farrell: England fly-half ruled out of entire Six Nations", Brookes called into England training squad, Slade and Thomas called in for Wales training week, "Six Nations: France call up Wenceslas Lauret for injured Charles Ollivon", "Uncapped Goujon brought into France RBS 6 Nations squad", "Rugby. 63 min: Cipriani comes on for Watson. And they’re back to their full complement of 15 men. That’ll be ten minutes in the sinbin. The Official Website of the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship featuring England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales 44 min: Even the mercurial Plisson isn’t going to Gavin Hastings it from right in front of the posts. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies.