2015 Women's Six Nations Championship

2015 Women's Six Nations Championship
2015 Women's Six Nations Championship
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Official website	Official website
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The 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2015 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 14th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches will be held in February and March 2015, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day.

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Tries	Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries	Table points
1	France	4	3	0	1	92	29	+63	14	6
2	Ireland	4	3	0	1	66	23	+43	9	6
3	England	4	2	0	2	89	44	+45	15	4
4	Wales	4	2	0	2	59	51	+8	8	4
5	Italy	4	2	0	2	60	89	-29	10	4
6	Scotland	4	0	0	4	24	154	-130	2	0

Fixtures and results

Week 1

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ITALY:
FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14	Maria Diletta Veronese	51'
OC	13	Sofia Stefan	65'
IC	12	Maria Grazia Cioffi	51'
LW	11	Michela Sillari
FH	10	Veronica Schiavon
SH	9	Sara Barattin	66'
N8	8	Silvia Gaudino (C)
OF	7	Elisa Giordano
BF	6	Ilaria Arrighetti	50'
RL	5	Alice Trevisan
LL	4	Flavia Severin
TP	3	Melissa Bettoni	70'
HK	2	Lucia Cammarano
LP	1	Elisa Cucchiella	42' to 52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Awa Coulibaly	50'
PR	17	Irene Campanini	70'
FL	18	Michela Este
LK	19	Alessia Pantarotto
LK	20	Valentina Ruzza	66'
FH	21	Beatrice Rigoni	51'
CE	22	Paola Zangirolami	51'
WG	23	Maria Magatti	65'
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico


IRELAND:
FB	15	Niamh Briggs (C)
RW	14	Hannah Tyrrell
OC	13	Jenny Murphy
IC	12	Jackie Shiels	69'
LW	11	Alison Miller	75'
FH	10	Nora Stapleton
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon	78'
N8	8	Heather O'Brien
OF	7	Claire Molloy
BF	6	Paula Fitzpatrick	75'
RL	5	Sophie Spence
LL	4	Marie Louise Reilly	69'
TP	3	Ailis Egan	75'
HK	2	Gillian Bourke	75'
LP	1	Ruth O'Reilly	69'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sarah Mimnagh	75'
PR	17	Fiona Hayes	69'
PR	18	Fiona O'Brien	75'
LK	19	Orla Fitzsimmons	69'
FL	20	Katie Norris	75' 79' to 80'
SH	21	Tania Rosser	78'
CE	22	Katie Fitzhenry	69'
WG	23	Sene Naoupu	75'
Coach:
Tom Tierney

Assistant referees:
Maria Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)^[1]
Clara Munarini (Italy)^[1]
Assessor:
n/a

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FRANCE:
FB	15	Jessy Trémoulière	61'
RW	14	Laura Délas	40'
OC	13	Élodie Poublan
IC	12	Céline Héguy
LW	11	Julie Billes
FH	10	Camille Cabalou
SH	9	Yanna Rivoalen	71'
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7	Laëtitia Grand	70'
BF	6	Coumba Diallo
RL	5	Marine De Nadaï	54'
LL	4	Manon André
TP	3	Julie Duval	54'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (C)	61'
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	74'
Replacements:
HK	16	Wendy Divoux	61'
PR	17	Élodie Portaries	74'
LK	18	Céline Ferer	54'
FL	19	Pauline Rayssac	70'
SH	20	Marie Ménanteau	71'
FB	21	Carla Neissen	61'
WG	22	Caroline Boujard	40'
PR	23	Christelle Chobet	54'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez


SCOTLAND:
FB	15	Gillian Inglis
RW	14	Jenny Maxwell	68'
OC	13	Chloe Rollie
IC	12	Nuala Deans	68'
LW	11	Abi Evans
FH	10	Lisa Martin
SH	9	Sarah Law	65'
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7	Lyndsay O'Donnell	50'
BF	6	Karen Dunbar
RL	5	Emma Wassell
LL	4	Deborah McCormack	50'
TP	3	Tracy Balmer (C)	72'
HK	2	Lana Skeldon	29'
LP	1	Heather Lockhart	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sarah Quick	29'
PR	17	Lindsey Smith	72'
PR	18	Lisa Robertson	60'
LK	19	Christianne Fahey	50'
FL	20	Rachael Cook	50'
SH	21	Mhairi Grieve	65'
CE	22	Claire Bain	68'
WG	23	Eilidh Sinclair	68'
Coach:
Jules Maxton

Assistant referees:
n/a
n/a
Assessor:
n/a

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WALES:
FB	15	Dyddgu Hywel	76'
RW	14	Elen Evans
OC	13	Adi Taviner
IC	12	Gemma Rowland
LW	11	Laurie Harries
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill
SH	9	Amy Day	78'
N8	8	Shona Powell-Hughes
OF	7	Sioned Harries
BF	6	Sian Williams	78'
RL	5	Rachel Taylor (C)
LL	4	Rebecca Rowe
TP	3	Catrin Edwards	70'
HK	2	Carys Phillips	75'
LP	1	Caryl Thomas	55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Lawrence	75'
PR	17	Jenny Davies	55'
PR	18	Amy Evans	70'
LK	19	Jenny Hawkins
FL	20	Melissa Clay	78'
SH	21	Keira Bevan	78'
CE	22	Robyn Wilkins	76'
WG	23	Kerin Lake
Coach:
Rhys Edwards


ENGLAND:
FB	15	Kay Wilson
RW	14	Ruth Laybourn	60'
OC	13	Abigail Brown
IC	12	Megan Goddard
LW	11	Sydney Gregson
FH	10	Ceri Large
SH	9	La Toya Mason	60'
N8	8	Alexandra Matthews
OF	7	Hannah Gallagher	50'
BF	6	Hannah Field
RL	5	Rowena Burnfield
LL	4	Tamara Taylor (C)
TP	3	Laura Keates	60'
HK	2	Emma Croker	52'
LP	1	Rochelle Clark	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	Victoria Fleetwood	52'
PR	17	Victoria Cornborough	60'
PR	18	Justine Lucas	60'
LK	19	Abbie Scott
FL	20	Harriet Millar-Mills	50'
SH	21	Bianca Blackburn	60'
FH	22	Lauren Cattell
WG	23	Katie Mason	60'
Coach:
Nicky Ponsford

Assistant referees:
Jamie Morgan (Wales)^[1]
Alun Emmanuel (Wales)^[1]
Assessor:
n/a

Week 2

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IRELAND:
FB	15	Niamh Briggs (C)
RW	14	Aoife Doyle
OC	13	Jenny Murphy
IC	12	Katie Fitzhenry
LW	11	Alison Miller
FH	10	Nora Stapleton
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon	54'
N8	8	Heather O'Brien
OF	7	Claire Molloy
BF	6	Paula Fitzpatrick	73' to 80'
RL	5	Sophie Spence
LL	4	Marie Louise Reilly
TP	3	Ailis Egan
HK	2	Gillian Bourke
LP	1	Ruth O'Reilly	66'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sarah Mimnagh
PR	17	Fiona Hayes	66'
PR	18	Fiona O'Brien
LK	19	Orla Fitzsimmons
FL	20	Katie Norris
SH	21	Tania Rosser	54'
CE	22	Jackie Shiels
WG	23	Sene Naoupu
Coach:
Tom Tierney


FRANCE:
FB	15	Jessy Trémoulière
RW	14	Caroline Boujard	78'
OC	13	Élodie Poublan
IC	12	Céline Héguy
LW	11	Julie Billes
FH	10	Camille Cabalou
SH	9	Yanna Rivoalen
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7	Laëtitia Grand	35'
BF	6	Coumba Diallo
RL	5	Marine De Nadaï	53' to 63' 68'
LL	4	Manon André
TP	3	Julie Duval	41'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (C)
LP	1	Lise Arricastre
Replacements:
HK	16	Wendy Divoux
PR	17	Élodie Portaries
LK	18	Céline Ferer	68'
FL	19	Pauline Rayssac	35'
SH	20	Cécilia Saubusse
FB	21	Carla Neissen
WG	22	Laura Délas	78'
PR	23	Christelle Chobet	41'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez

Assistant referees:
Helen O'Reilly (Ireland)^[2]
Dermot Blake (Ireland)^[2]
Assessor:
n/a

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SCOTLAND:
FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14	Hannah Sloan
OC	13	Hannah Smith	55'
IC	12	Nuala Deans	78'
LW	11	Abi Evans	14' 18'
FH	10	Lisa Martin
SH	9	Mhairi Grieve	55'
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7	Lyndsay O'Donnell
BF	6	Karen Dunbar	50'
RL	5	Emma Wassell	63'
LL	4	Deborah McCormack	70' to 80'
TP	3	Tracy Balmer (C)	76'
HK	2	Lana Skeldon	70'
LP	1	Heather Lockhart	50'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sarah Quick	70'
PR	17	Lindsey Smith	76'
PR	18	Lisa Robertson	50'
LK	19	Christianne Fahey	63'
FL	20	Rachael Cook	50'
SH	21	Sarah Law	55'
CE	22	Claire Bain	78'
WG	23	Eilidh Sinclair	14' 18' 55'
Coach:
Jules Maxton


WALES:
FB	15	Dyddgu Hywel	70'
RW	14	Elen Evans
OC	13	Adi Taviner
IC	12	Gemma Rowland	55'
LW	11	Laurie Harries
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill	71'
SH	9	Amy Day	71'
N8	8	Rachel Taylor (C)
OF	7	Sioned Harries
BF	6	Sian Williams
RL	5	Jenny Hawkins
LL	4	Rebecca Rowe	65'
TP	3	Catrin Edwards	76'
HK	2	Carys Phillips	71'
LP	1	Caryl Thomas	40'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Lawrence	71'
PR	17	Jenny Davies	40'
PR	18	Amy Evans	76'
LK	19	Melissa Clay	65'
FH	20	Hannah Jones	71'
SH	21	Keira Bevan	71'
CE	22	Robyn Wilkins	55'
WG	23	Kerin Lake	70'
Coach:
Rhys Edwards

Assistant referees:
Alex Pratt (Scotland)^[2]
Alexandra Gordon-Smith (Scotland)^[2]
Assessor:
n/a

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ENGLAND:
FB	15	Kay Wilson
RW	14	Ruth Laybourn
OC	13	Abigail Brown
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11	Sydney Gregson	52'
FH	10	Katy McLean	74'
SH	9	Bianca Blackburn	74'
N8	8	Harriet Millar-Mills	66'
OF	7	Hannah Gallagher
BF	6	Alexandra Matthews
RL	5	Abbie Scott
LL	4	Tamara Taylor (C)
TP	3	Laura Keates	53'
HK	2	Victoria Fleetwood	54'
LP	1	Rochelle Clark	52'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Cokayne	54'
PR	17	Victoria Cornborough	52'
PR	18	Justine Lucas	53'
LK	19	Rowena Burnfield
FL	20	Hannah Field	66'
SH	21	Fiona Davidson	74'
FH	22	Megan Goddard	74'
WG	23	Sarah McKenna	52'
Coach:
Nicky Ponsford


ITALY:
FB	15	Manuela Furlan
RW	14	Maria Magatti
OC	13	Sofia Stefan	40'
IC	12	Paola Zangirolami
LW	11	Michela Sillari
FH	10	Beatrice Rigoni	52' to 62'
SH	9	Sara Barattin
N8	8	Silvia Gaudino (C)
OF	7	Elisa Giordano
BF	6	Michela Este	60'
RL	5	Alice Trevisan
LL	4	Flavia Severin
TP	3	Awa Coulibaly	60'
HK	2	Melissa Bettoni
LP	1	Elisa Cucchiella	46'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lucia Cammarano
PR	17	Irene Campanini	60'
PR	18	Ilaria Arrighetti	46'
LK	19	Alessia Pantarotto
FL	20	Valentina Ruzza	60'
FH	21	Veronica Schiavon
CE	22	Maria Grazia Cioffi	40'
WG	23	Maria Diletta Veronese
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico

Assistant referees:
Sara Cox (England)^[2]
Nikki O'Donnell (England)^[2]
Assessor:
n/a

Week 3

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IRELAND:
FB	15	Niamh Briggs (C)
RW	14	Hannah Tyrrell
OC	13	Jenny Murphy
IC	12	Katie Fitzhenry
LW	11	Alison Miller
FH	10	Nora Stapleton
SH	9	Larissa Muldoon	71'
N8	8	Heather O'Brien
OF	7	Claire Molloy
BF	6	Paula Fitzpatrick
RL	5	Marie Louise Reilly
LL	4	Sophie Spence
TP	3	Ailis Egan	80'
HK	2	Gillian Bourke
LP	1	Ruth O'Reilly	48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sarah Mimnagh
PR	17	Fiona Hayes	48'
PR	18	Fiona O'Brien	80'
LK	19	Orla Fitzsimmons
FL	20	Katie Norris
SH	21	Tania Rosser	71'
CE	22	Jackie Shiels
WG	23	Sene Naoupu
Coach:
Tom Tierney


ENGLAND:
FB	15	Lauren Cattell
RW	14	Ruth Laybourn	75'
OC	13	Abigail Brown	80'
IC	12	Ceri Large
LW	11	Sydney Gregson
FH	10	Katy McLean (C)
SH	9	Bianca Blackburn	80'
N8	8	Harriet Millar-Mills
OF	7	Hannah Gallagher
BF	6	Alexandra Matthews	78'
RL	5	Abbie Scott
LL	4	Tamara Taylor
TP	3	Laura Keates
HK	2	Victoria Fleetwood
LP	1	Rochelle Clark
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Cokayne
PR	17	Heather Kerr
PR	18	Justine Lucas
LK	19	Rowena Burnfield
FL	20	Hannah Field	78'
SH	21	Fiona Davidson	80'
FH	22	Megan Goddard	80'
CE	23	Amber Reed	75'
Coach:
Simon Middleton

Assistant referees:
Joy Neville (Ireland)^[3]
John Carvill (Ireland)^[3]
Assessor:
n/a

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FRANCE:
FB	15	Jessy Trémoulière	63'
RW	14	Shanon Izar
OC	13	Élodie Poublan
IC	12	Céline Héguy	40'
LW	11	Julie Billes
FH	10	Camille Cabalou	55'
SH	9	Yanna Rivoalen
N8	8	Safi N'Diaye
OF	7	Laëtitia Grand
BF	6	Coumba Diallo	55'
RL	5	Céline Ferer
LL	4	Marine De Nadaï	3'
TP	3	Christelle Chobet	40'
HK	2	Gaëlle Mignot (C)	72'
LP	1	Lise Arricastre	72'
Replacements:
HK	16	Wendy Divoux	72'
PR	17	Julie Duval	40'
LK	18	Audrey Forlani	3'
FL	19	Pauline Rayssac	55'
CE	20	Marjorie Mayans	40'
FB	21	Carla Neissen	63'
WG	22	Caroline Boujard	55'
PR	23	Patricia Carricaburu	72'
Coach:
Jean-Michel Gonzalez


WALES:
FB	15	Dyddgu Hywel	47' 55'
RW	14	Elen Evans	65'
OC	13	Adi Taviner
IC	12	Robyn Wilkins	57'
LW	11	Laurie Harries
FH	10	Elinor Snowsill
SH	9	Amy Day	78'
N8	8	Shona Powell-Hughes	63'
OF	7	Sioned Harries	40' to 50'
BF	6	Sian Williams
RL	5	Rachel Taylor (C)
LL	4	Rebecca Rowe	47'
TP	3	Catrin Edwards	78'
HK	2	Carys Phillips	63'
LP	1	Caryl Thomas	45' to 55' 55'
Replacements:
HK	16	Amy Lawrence	63'
PR	17	Jenny Davies	47'
PR	18	Amy Evans	78'
LK	19	Jenny Hawkins	47'
FL	20	Melissa Clay	63'
SH	21	Keira Bevan	78'
CE	22	Gemma Rowland	57'
WG	23	Kerin Lake	65'
Coach:
Rhys Edwards

Assistant referees:
Christine Hanizet (France)^[3]
Marie Lematte (France)^[3]
Assessor:
n/a

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SCOTLAND:
FB	15	Chloe Rollie
RW	14	Hannah Sloan	50'
OC	13	Hannah Smith
IC	12	Nuala Deans	69'
LW	11	Abi Evans
FH	10	Lisa Martin
SH	9	Sarah Law	61'
N8	8	Jade Konkel
OF	7	Karen Dunbar	61'
BF	6	Rachael Cook
RL	5	Emma Wassell
LL	4	Christianne Fahey	41'
TP	3	Tracy Balmer (C)	76'
HK	2	Lana Skeldon	66'
LP	1	Lisa Robertson	66'
Replacements:
PR	16	Lindsey Smith	66'
HK	17	Heather Lockhart	66'
PR	18	Katie Dougan	76'
LK	19	Deborah McCormack	41'
FL	20	Lyndsay O'Donnell	61'
SH	21	Mhairi Grieve	61'
CE	22	Claire Bain	69'
WG	23	Eilidh Sinclair	50'
Coach:
Jules Maxton


ITALY:
FB	15	Manuela Furlan	63'
RW	14	Maria Grazia Cioffi	78'
OC	13	Michela Sillari
IC	12	Beatrice Rigoni	68'
LW	11	Maria Magatti
FH	10	Veronica Schiavon
SH	9	Sara Barattin
N8	8	Silvia Gaudino (C)
OF	7	Elisa Giordano
BF	6	Michela Este	53' to 63' 63'
RL	5	Alice Trevisan	78'
LL	4	Flavia Severin	44' to 54' 68'
TP	3	Lucia Gai
HK	2	Melissa Bettoni	71'
LP	1	Elisa Cucchiella	57'
Replacements:
HK	16	Lucia Cammarano	71'
PR	17	Awa Coulibaly	57'
PR	18	Ilaria Arrighetti	63'
LK	19	Alessia Pantarotto	78'
FL	20	Valentina Ruzza	68'
CE	21	Paola Zangirolami	68'
CE	22	Sofia Stefan	63'
WG	23	Federica Cipolla	78'
Coach:
Andrea Di Giandomenico

Assistant referees:
Mhairi Hay (Scotland)^[2]
Kelly Mitchell (Scotland)^[2]
Assessor:
n/a

Week 4

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Week 5

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Notes

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External links

The official RBS Six Nations Site

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