Mike Phillips (Ospreys) and Tavis Knoyle (Scarlets)are retained alongside Peel to make up the contingent of three scrum-halves . Lee Byrne kept in play a half-hearted French kick to nothing – one of quite a few that the vigorous Welsh defence had forced them into – but at the subsequent ruck Wales's outside backs were smithereened by the ugly French forwards who happened to be nearby. The 2011 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2011 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the tenth series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. He will have spent the past few days putting the finishing touches to … The 11-3 half-time lead was pegged back by Hook less than two minutes into the second half, but that was as good as it got for Hook. Matches were held between 4 February and 19 March 2011, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. They made it easily in the second half, but this was a game neither side will be proud of. With these two in this mood, 80 minutes can seem an eternity. Enjoy the luxury of home delivery and never miss an issue <<, A full list of contents for Rugby World's November 2020 issue, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Try 5 issues of Rugby World magazine for just £5. Wales rugby coach Warren Gatland will name the final Six Nations squad of his tenure on Tuesday for the Championship he has helped Wales win three times. The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship.The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. As it was, the conversion of that try by Clerc condemned Wales to fourth place. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. But it didn't. The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Wales have also announced their Six Nations squad today with Gloucester’s Louis Rees-Zammit set to be selected by new head coach Wayne Pivac after a … No one was ever getting carried away with the mini-renaissance of three consecutive wins that had formed the platform of their unlikely tilt at the title. The inclusion of the Scarlets pair, injury comebacks and the reduced size of the squad, means there is no room for Dragons wings Aled Brew or Will Harries, Blues wings Tom James or Chris Czekaj or Ospreys pivot Dan Biggar. It is not untypical of Wales to fall back down to earth in disarray, just as they seemed to be taking flight. Indeed, we spent much of the first half waiting to see whether either of these two would lose their rag and implode. Up front there are a further four uncapped players with Dragons back row Toby Faletau and Blues prop Scott Andrews retained, but Ospreys prop Ryan Bevington and Scarlets back row Josh Turnbull added to the squad. From the 35-man squad selected last Autumn Ospreys wing Tom Prydie also misses out with Scarlets flier George North currently also absent through injury. It was sufficiently violent for him to be disciplined, and neither he nor his colleague made the trip. ... Women’s Six Nations appoints CSM as strategic partner Women’s Six Nations has appointed CSM Sport and Entertainment (CSM) as its strategic partner and exclusive sponsorship agency. Sat 19 Mar 2011 18.00 EDT First published on Sat 19 Mar 2011 18.00 ... the Wales defence to score his second try of their Six Nations game in Paris. Official page for the Wales Women featuring Fixtures & Results, Tournament Squad and Team Statistics. “We want to keep intensity levels up in training and have ensured that we are not carrying players with injury. “We are conscious that we need now to begin to realise our potential and that means winning some games. They started well enough, though, but it was not long before they collapsed. Highlights of the Six Nations 2011 - France v Wales on 19th of March, 2011 at the Stade de France, Paris. Nallet, as large and hairy as any of them, ploughed straight through the middle, gathered the ball and carried on. They scored the game's first points pretty much straight from the kick-off, working their way with focus down the right, deep into the French 22, before the referee called them back rather prematurely for an earlier infringement. “It all starts against England at the Millennium stadium in a fortnight and they don’t come much bigger than that. Hook converted from the touchline. The two hookers in the reduced squad are captain Rees and Osprey Richard Hibbard, with Hibbard’s regional colleague Huw Bennett losing out. Warren Gatland repeatedly refused to comment on what he called "an internal matter, full stop". All rights reserved. Dan Lydiate and fellow flankers Sam Warburton (Blues), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys) and Andy Powell (Wasps) provide more of the back row firepower. It got worse. A week is a long time and all that. “We have a pretty good record against them in recent years and enjoy playing against them, especially at the Millennium Stadium and it is a game that could really set the tone for the season ahead for both sides and in a World Cup year that’s all the at needs to be said.”Wales squad: (forwards) Paul James (Ospreys), John Yapp (Blues), Craig Mitchell (Ospreys), Ryan Bevington (Ospreys), Scott Andrews (Blues), Matthew Rees (Scarlets, capt), Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Bradley Davies (Blues), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Blues), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys), Andy Powell (Wasps), Josh Turnbull (Scarlets), Toby Faletau (Dragons), Dan Lydiate (Dragons). Hook, having exchanged penalties with Morgan Parra, as the battle settled round the 10-point margin that had by now become the important one, was then sent to the sin bin for a careless, rather than dangerous, tackle on Parra. “We have deliberately kept the squad as small as possible and have reverted back largely to the philosophy we had during the Grand Slam year in 2008,” said Gatland. Then there was a mini-turning point in the sixteenth minute, when Sam Warburton, who had looked as excellent as he has been all championship, left the field with a knee injury. >> Try 5 issues of Rugby World magazine for just £5 in our Autumn Subscription Trial. Beaten in Paris by France's ugliest and their own inadequacies, Wales were now back in the bad old days. A couple of soft penalties had cost them that early lead, but Leigh Halfpenny, looking as dangerous as anyone, was worked clear down the right on the half-hour. Shaun Edwards did not travel with the side. England were favourites to win the tournament, and their victory was their sixth title in a row. Everyone here is fighting fit and able to take a full part and challenge each other for selection. But it was the unlikely figure of Lionel Nallet, the lock forward, who finally broke the game open with a try either side of half-time. Wales, it seems, are now on the descent into choppy water; France may be pulling out of it. Wales's challenge was doomed then, but we knew pretty early that there would be nothing to see here. Wales U20 head coach Gareth Williams has named a 33-man squad for the Six Nations which includes eight players making a welcome return from last season. 3 points (one pen): Aurelie Bailon, This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat to France, This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat to Wales, This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat ever, and the largest margin of defeat recorded by any team in the Six Nations, This was Scotland's largest margin of defeat to Italy, Learn how and when to remove this template message, http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/615-sky-to-broadcast-england-v-france-clash.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2011_Women%27s_Six_Nations_Championship&oldid=971884853, 2011 rugby union tournaments for national teams, Articles needing additional references from March 2012, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 August 2020, at 21:04.