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RBS 6 NATIONS - ROUND 5 PREVIEWS 2013 FIXTURES 2013 RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP Last 5 seasons Rd Date Local KO Fixture Stadium 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 1 Sat 2 Feb 22-30 v 23-21 19-13 12-27 15-17 16-12 Sat 2 Feb 38-18 v 13-6 22-16 15-15 26-12 9-15 Sun 3 Feb 23-18 v 12-30 22-21 20-46 8-50 13-25 2 Sat 9 Feb 34-10 SCOTLAND v ITALY Murrayfield 6-13 21-8 12-16 16-6 20-23 Sat 9 Feb 6-16 FRANCE v WALES 9-16 28-9 26-20 21-16 12-29 Sun 10 Feb 6-12 IRELAND v ENGLAND 9-30 24-8 20-16 14-13 10-33 3 Sat 23 Feb 9-26 ITALY v WALES Stadio Olimpico 3-24 16-24 10-33 15-20 8-47 Sat 23 Feb 23-13 ENGLAND v FRANCE Twickenham Stadium 24-22 17-9 10-12 34-10 24-13 Sun 24 Feb 12-8 SCOTLAND v IRELAND Murrayfield 9-15 18-21 23-20 15-22 13-34 4 Sat 9 Mar 18-28 SCOTLAND v WALES Murrayfield 13-27 6-24 24-31 13-26 15-30 Sat 9 Mar 13-13 IRELAND v FRANCE Aviva Stadium 17-17 22-25 10-33 30-21 21-26 Sun 10 Mar 18-11 ENGLAND v ITALY Twickenham Stadium 19-15 59-13 17-12 36-11 23-19 5 Sat 16 Mar 15:30 ITALY v IRELAND Stadio Olimpico 10-42 11-13 11-29 9-38 11-16 Sat 16 Mar 17:00 WALES v ENGLAND Millennium Stadium 19-12 19-26 17-30 23-15 26-19 Sat 16 Mar 21:00 FRANCE v SCOTLAND Stade de France 23-17 34-21 18-9 22-13 27-6 The curtain comes down on the 2013 RBS 6 Nations Championship with the three remaining matches all taking place on Saturday. First up Ireland visit to face a tough Italian side and hoping to keep their run intact of never having lost to the Azzurri in the history of the RBS 6 Nations. Italy conversely have the chance to record their highest ever finishing position, which currently stands at 4th attained in 2007. The Millennium Stadium hosts a match for the 5th time with all previous instances a fifth win being obtained by Wales in 2005, 2008 and 2012, and by Ireland in 2009. Just two sides have ever won away from home to take a grand slam in the history of the RBS 6 Nations: England in in 2003 and Ireland in four years ago. Wales of course have a chance to not only defend their title but also deprive England of a coveted grand slam. Stade de France in is the venue for the final match of this year’s tournament with the hosts anxious to avoid the ignominy of a first wooden spoon since 1999. The Scots have already secured their best finish in the competition since 2006 and will be all guns blazing to finish on a high and win in Paris for the first time this century.

HOW THEY STAND RBS 6 NATIONS 2013 Attack Defence Pos Nation W D L Pts T C PG DG For T C PG DG Agst PD 1 England 4 0 0 8 5 3 20 0 91 4 2 8 0 48 43 2 Wales 3 0 1 6 7 6 15 0 92 3 3 14 0 63 29 3 Scotland 2 0 2 4 6 5 14 0 82 7 5 13 0 84 -2 4 Ireland 1 1 2 3 5 4 8 0 57 4 3 11 0 59 -2 5 Italy 1 0 3 2 4 3 7 2 53 8 7 14 0 96 -43 6 France 0 1 3 1 4 3 8 0 50 5 4 12 2 75 -25 TOTALS 11 1 11 24 31 24 72 2 425 31 24 72 2 425

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ITALY v IRELAND Where: Stadio Olimpico, Rome When: Saturday 16 March 2013, kick-off 3.30pm (local time) Referee: (RFU, 11th RBS 6 Nations game) Assistants: (FFR), Glen Jackson (NZRU). TMO: Jim Yuille (SRU)

STATS & FACTS . The only previous time that Italy have won two games during an RBS 6 Nations campaign was in 2007, whilst they have won in round five just twice before: both against Scotland in 2008 and 2012. . Italy have a won 2, lost 2 record in the RBS 6 Nations at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico. . Ireland are winless in their last three RBS 6 Nations encounters – their worst run in Six Nations history. . The Irishmen have won only one of their last ten away test matches over the past two years. . Ireland have won all 13 previous fixtures against Italy in the RBS 6 Nations, and have not lost a to the Azzurri since they visited Bologna in December 1997. ON THE PITCH  Italy have averaged more carries per game (127) than any other side in the tournament so far.  Italy have won a competition high 93% of scrums on their own feed after four rounds, Scotland meanwhile have won just 68% of their own scrums, the worst rate.  Despite recording just one win so far, Italy have enjoyed more possession (on average) than any other team in the tournament, 19:33 minutes.  is the top offloader in the 2013 tournament with nine in the four matches so far.  Sean O’Brien is the top ball carrier in the RBS 6 Nations this season with 55 carries in all.  has won the most lineouts of any player this campaign with 22.

LAST TEN SIDE BY SIDE ITALY IRELAND Date Opponent Venue Result Date Opponent Venue Result 9 Jun San Juan L 22-37 17 Mar England Twickenham L 9-30 15 Jun Canada Toronto W 25-16 9 Jun L 10-42 23 Jun United States Houston W 30-10 16 Jun New Zealand Christchurch L 19-22 10 Nov Tonga Brescia W 28-23 23 Jun New Zealand Hamilton L 0-60 17 Nov New Zealand Stadio Olimpico L 10-42 10 Nov Aviva Stadium L 12-16 24 Nov Florence L 19-22 24 Nov Argentina Aviva Stadium W 46-24 3 Feb France Stadio Olimpico W 23-18 2 Feb Wales Millennium Stadium W 30-22 9 Feb Scotland Murrayfield L 10-34 10 Feb England Aviva Stadium L 6-12 23 Feb Wales Stadio Olimpico L 9-26 24 Feb Scotland Murrayfield L 8-12 10 Mar England Twickenham L 11-18 9 Mar France Aviva Stadium D 13-13

Compiled by PREVIOUS RBS 6 NATIONS ENCOUNTERS Italy Match Result Ireland T C PG DG Venue Ita Year Ire Venue T C PG DG 1 1 2 - 13 2000 60 6 6 6 - 3 2 1 - 22 2001 41 5 2 4 - 2 2 - 1 17 2002 32 Lansdowne Road 3 1 5 - 1 1 2 - Stadio Flaminio 13 2003 37 5 3 2 - - - 1 - 3 2004 19 Lansdowne Road 3 2 - - 1 - 4 - Stadio Flaminio 17 2005 28 3 2 3 - 1 1 3 - 16 2006 26 Lansdowne Road 2 2 4 - 2 1 2 2 Stadio Flaminio 24 2007 51 8 4 1 - 1 - 2 - 11 2008 16 Croke Park 1 1 3 - - - 3 - Stadio Flaminio 9 2009 38 5 5 1 - 1 - 2 - 11 2010 29 Croke Park 2 2 5 - 1 - 2 - Stadio Flaminio 11 2011 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 10 2012 42 Aviva Stadium 5 4 3 - 15 9 25 3 177 Totals 432 49 35 38 1 Win Draw COMPARING THE NATIONS Italy Head to Head Ireland P W D L ItW D IrW P W D L 433 173 14 246 All Tests 3 - 18 All Tests 625 261 31 333 69 10 1 58 RBS 6 Nations - - 13 RBS 6 Nations 69 45 2 22 9 2 1 6 @ Stadio Olimpico - - - @ Stadio Olimpico - - - - LAST YEAR IN DETAIL 25 FEBRUARY 2012 IRELAND (17) 42, ITALY (10) 10 (Aviva Stadium)

Ireland: 15 ; 14 (2T), 13 (T), 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 (T); 10 (4C/3P), 9 ; 1 , 2 , 3 ; 4 Donncha O'Callaghan, 5 Paul O'Connell (capt); 6 , 7 Sean O'Brien, 8 . Bench: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 (T), 18 Donnacha Ryan, 19 Peter O'Mahony, 20 , 21 Ronan O'Gara, 22 Fergus McFadden. Replacements used: Reddan for Murray 54, D.Ryan for O'Callaghan 59, O'Mahony for O'Brien 59, McFadden for Earls 68, Cronin for Best 70, Court for Healy 70, O'Gara for D'Arcy 70. Place Kicking: Jonathan Sexton 7 from 8 (Conv 4/5, Pens 3/3).

Italy: 15 ; 14 , 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Luke McLean; 10 Tobias Botes(C/P), 9 ; 1 , 2 , 3 ; 4 , 5 ; 6 Alessandro Zanni, 7 , 8 (capt)(T). Bench: 16 Tommaso d'Apice, 17 Fabio Staibano, 18 Antonio Pavanello, 19 , 20 , 21 Kris Burton, 22 . Replacements used: A.Pavanello for Geldenhuys 59, Burton for Botes 59, Canale for Sgarbi 63, Favaro for Barbieri 63, Staibano for Cittadini 68, d'Apice for Ghiraldini 72, Semenzato for Gori 72. Place Kicking: Tobias Botes 2 from 5 (Conv 1/1, Pens 1/4).

Scoring sequence: 8' Botes (PG) 0-3, 11' Sexton (PG) 3-3, 16' Earls (T) 8-3, Sexton (C) 10-3, 35' Parisse (T) 10- 8, Botes (C) 10-10, 39' Bowe (T) 15-10, Sexton (C) 17-10, 49' Sexton (PG) 20-10, 59' Sexton (PG) 23-10, 61' Bowe (T) 28-10, Sexton (C) 30-10, 77' Court (T) 35-10, Sexton (C) 37-10, 80' Trimble (T) 42-10.

Referee: (South Africa). Attendance: 51000.

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WALES v ENGLAND Where: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff When: Saturday 16 March 2013, kick-off 5pm Referee: Steve Walsh (ARU, 11th RBS 6 Nations game) Assistants: Craig Joubert (SARU), (FFR) TMO: Marshall Kilgore (IRFU)

STATS & FACTS . Wales must beat England by seven points and hope England do not outscore them by two tries in order to take a second successive RBS 6 Nations title. . This is the 12th occasion where Wales’s opponents have had the possibility of gaining a grand slam, with the Welsh record in those contests being a creditable won 6, lost 5. In two of these instances England have been the protagonists with England victorious 24-0 at Twickenham to take the 1982 grand slam, but losing out 31-32 at in 1999 when having the chance for a grand slam that year. . Wales have lost just one of their last nine RBS 6 Nations fixtures: 22-30 at home to Ireland in round one. Excepting that game when they conceded three tries, Wales have conceded NO tries in their last six matches in the tournament. . Wales lost their most recent RBS 6 Nations game at Millennium Stadium but have not been defeated in back to back games at the venue in the competition since 2006. . England are on the brink of a 13th grand slam and the first since 2003, but in recent times they have not fared well in grand slam matches, winning just one such showdown in their last five attempts. The 2003 victory in Dublin is in fact the last time they have won a round five match away from home. . England have also lost only one of their last nine RBS 6 Nations contests: 12-19 to Wales at Twickenham last year. . Head coach Stuart Lancaster has never lost an away game in the tournament. ON THE PITCH . Wales have the best tackle success rate in the competition so far, completing 93% of the 458 tackles they have attempted. . Mike Phillips is the top passer so far in the 2013 RBS 6 Nations with 225 passes thrown so far – 19 more than second placed Conor Murray. . has kicked away more possession than any other player this campaign. . England have the worst lineout success rate in this tournament (82%) however Wales have only performed marginally better (83%) in this facet of the game. LAST TEN SIDE BY SIDE WALES ENGLAND Date Opponent Venue Result Date Opponent Venue Result 16 Jun Australia Melbourne L 23-25 16 Jun South Africa L 27-36 23 Jun Australia L 19-20 23 Jun South Africa Port Elizabeth D 14-14 10 Nov Argentina Millennium Stadium L 12-26 10 Nov Twickenham W 54-12 16 Nov Samoa Millennium Stadium L 19-26 17 Nov Australia Twickenham L 14-20 24 Nov New Zealand Millennium Stadium L 10-33 24 Nov South Africa Twickenham L 15-16 1 Dec Australia Millennium Stadium L 12-14 1 Dec New Zealand Twickenham W 38-21 2 Feb Ireland Millennium Stadium L 22-30 2 Feb Scotland Twickenham W 38-18 9 Feb France Stade de France W 16-6 10 Feb Ireland Aviva Stadium W 12-6 23 Feb Italy Stadio Olimpico W 26-9 23 Feb France Twickenham W 23-13 9 Mar Scotland Murrayfield W 28-18 10 Mar Italy Twickenham W 18-11

Compiled by PREVIOUS RBS 6 NATIONS ENCOUNTERS Wales Match Result England T C PG DG Venue Wal Year Eng Venue T C PG DG - - 3 1 12 2000 46 Twickenham 5 3 5 - 2 1 1 - Millennium Stadium 15 2001 44 6 4 2 - 1 1 1 - 10 2002 50 Twickenham 5 5 4 1 - - 3 - Millennium Stadium 9 2003 26 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 - 21 2004 31 Twickenham 3 2 4 - 1 - 2 - Millennium Stadium 11 2005 9 - - 3 - 1 1 2 - 13 2006 47 Twickenham 6 4 3 - 2 1 4 1 Millennium Stadium 27 2007 18 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 - 26 2008 19 Twickenham 1 1 3 1 1 - 6 - Millennium Stadium 23 2009 15 2 1 - 1 2 2 1 - 17 2010 30 Twickenham 3 3 3 - 1 1 4 - Millennium Stadium 19 2011 26 2 2 4 - 1 1 4 - 19 2012 12 Twickenham - - 3 - 16 11 38 2 222 Totals 373 37 28 37 6 Win Draw COMPARING THE NATIONS Wales Head to Head England P W D L WaW D EnW P W D L 650 334 28 288 All Tests 55 12 56 All Tests 662 354 50 258 69 36 2 31 RBS 6 Nations 5 - 8 RBS 6 Nations 69 47 1 21 92 46 3 43 @ Millennium Stadium 4 - 4 @ Millennium Stadium 8 4 - 4 LAST YEAR IN DETAIL 25 FEBRUARY 2012 ENGLAND (9) 12, WALES (6) 19 (Twickenham)

England: 15 ; 14 , 13 Manusamoa Tuilagi, 12 , 11 ; 10 (4P), 9 ; 1 , 2 , 3 ; 4 Mouritz Botha, 5 ; 6 , 7 (capt), 8 . Bench: 16 , 17 Matt Stevens, 18 , 19 Phil Dowson, 20 , 21 , 22 . Replacements used: Lawes for Botha 61, B.Youngs for Dickson 61, Stevens for Corbisiero 66, Flood for Farrell 66, Webber for Hartley 73, Dowson for Morgan 73, Brown for Foden 78. Place Kicking: Owen Farrell 4 from 5 (Pens 4/5).

Wales: 15 (C/4P); 14 , 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 , 11 ; 10 (sin bin 45-55), 9 Mike Phillips; 1 , 2 , 3 Adam Jones; 4 Alun-, 5 ; 6 , 7 (capt), 8 Toby Faletau. Bench: 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 Lloyd Williams, 21 Stephen Jones, 22 Scott Williams(T). Replacements used: S.Williams for Roberts 41, Ry.Jones for A-W.Jones 54. Place Kicking: Leigh Halfpenny 5 from 6 (Conv 1/1, Pens 4/5).

Scoring sequence: 24' Farrell (PG) 3-0, 26' Halfpenny (PG) 3-3, 30' Farrell (PG) 6-3, 35' Halfpenny (PG) 6-6, 39' Farrell (PG) 9-6, 46' Farrell (PG) 12-6, 54' Halfpenny (PG) 12-9, 72' Halfpenny (PG) 12-12, 76' S.Williams (T) 12- 17, Halfpenny (C) 12-19.

Referee: Steve R. Walsh (Australia) Attendance: 80764.

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FRANCE v SCOTLAND Where: Stade de France, Paris When: Saturday 16 March 2013, kick-off 9pm (local time) Referee: (WRU), 11th RBS 6 Nations game) Assistants: George Clancy (IRFU, (SARU). TMO: Carlo Damasco (FIR)

STATS & FACTS . The only time that France have been left with a wooden spoon since 1969 was in 1999. . France are now winless in their last seven RBS 6 Nations matches since beating Scotland 23- 17 at Murrayfield in round two last year – this is their worst run in the tournament since 1927. . France have only lost three round five encounters: in 2001 at Twickenham, and 2008 & 2012 both at Millennium Stadium. . Whatever happens Scotland will achieve their highest finish in the RBS 6 Nations since they were 3rd in 2006. . In the last ten years the Scots have now played nine round five games away from home. . Scotland’s only win in their last 16 away games in the RBS 6 Nations since 2006 was 23-20 over Ireland at Croke Park in 2010. . France have lost just once to Scotland in the history of the RBS 6 Nations since it was expanded in 2000: 16-20 at Murrayfield in 2006. . Scotland have won just once previously at the Stade de France, 36-22, in 1999. ON THE PITCH . France have beaten 16.3 defenders per game after four rounds of the 2013 RBS 6 Nations, more than any other side, yet they have scored just four tries and sit bottom of the table. . is having a standout tournament, leading all comers in terms of metres gained, clean breaks and defenders beaten. . Scotland have the best goal-kicking accuracy in the 2013 RBS 6 Nations, converting 83% of their shots at goal after four rounds. France meanwhile have the worst rate, slotting just 61% of their efforts at the posts. . Scotland have been the most ill-disciplined side in the tournament, conceding 65 penalties so far. . has been the top tackler this campaign with 52 and also leads all others in terms of turnovers won with seven.

LAST TEN SIDE BY SIDE FRANCE SCOTLAND Date Opponent Venue Result Date Opponent Venue Result 17 Mar Wales Millennium Stadium L 9-16 5 Jun Australia Newcastle W 9-6 16 Jun Argentina Cordoba L 20-23 16 Jun Fiji Lautoka W 37-25 23 Jun Argentina Tucuman W 49-10 23 Jun Samoa Apia W 17-16 10 Nov Australia Stade de France W 33-6 11 Nov New Zealand Murrayfield L 22-51 17 Nov Argentina W 39-22 17 Nov South Africa Murrayfield L 10-21 24 Nov Samoa Stade de France W 22-14 24 Nov Tonga L 15-21 3 Feb Italy Stadio Olimpico L 18-23 2 Feb England Twickenham L 18-38 9 Feb Wales Stade de France L 6-16 9 Feb Italy Murrayfield W 34-10 23 Feb England Twickenham L 13-23 24 Feb Ireland Murrayfield W 12-8 9 Mar Ireland Aviva Stadium D 13-13 9 Mar Wales Murrayfield L 18-28

Compiled by PREVIOUS RBS 6 NATIONS ENCOUNTERS France Match Result Scotland T C PG DG Venue Fra Year Sco Venue T C PG DG 3 2 3 - 28 2000 16 Murrayfield 1 1 3 - 1 1 3 - Stade de France 16 2001 6 - - 2 - 3 2 1 - 22 2002 10 Murrayfield 1 1 1 - 4 3 4 - Stade de France 38 2003 3 - - 1 - 3 2 4 - 31 2004 0 Murrayfield - - - - 1 1 2 1 Stade de France 16 2005 9 - - 3 - 2 - 2 - 16 2006 20 Murrayfield 2 2 2 - 6 5 2 - Stade de France 46 2007 19 3 2 - - 3 3 2 - 27 2008 6 Murrayfield - - 1 1 1 1 5 - Stade de France 22 2009 13 1 1 2 - 2 1 2 - 18 2010 9 Murrayfield - - 3 - 4 4 1 1 Stade de France 34 2011 21 3 3 - - 2 2 2 1 23 2012 17 Murrayfield 2 2 1 - 35 27 33 3 337 Totals 149 13 12 19 1 Win Draw COMPARING THE NATIONS France Head to Head Scotland P W D L FrW D ScW P W D L 691 381 32 278 All Tests 48 3 34 All Tests 621 263 32 326 69 46 2 21 RBS 6 Nations 12 - 1 RBS 6 Nations 69 18 2 49 57 37 2 18 @ Stade de France 6 - 1 @ Stade de France 8 1 - 7 LAST YEAR IN DETAIL 26 FEBRUARY 2012 SCOTLAND (10) 17, FRANCE (10) 23 (Murrayfield)

Scotland: 15 (T); 14 , 13 , 12 , 11 Lee Jones(T); 10 (C/P), 9 ; 1 Allan Jacobsen, 2 (capt), 3 ; 4 Richie Gray, 5 Jim Hamilton; 6 John Barclay, 7 , 8 . Bench: 16 , 17 Ed Kalman, 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 (C), 22 . Replacements used: de Luca for R.Lamont 31, Cusiter for Blair 31, Weir for Laidlaw 49, Vernon for Denton 52, Kalman for Cross 62, Kellock for Hamilton 69, S.Lawson for Ford 69. Place Kicking: Greig Laidlaw 2 from 3 (Conv 1/1, Pens 1/2), Duncan Weir 1 from 1 (Conv 1/1).

France: 15 Maxime Medard(T); 14 , 13 Aurelien Rougerie, 12 Wesley Fofana(T), 11 Julien Malzieu; 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 (2C/2P); 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux, 2 , 3 ; 4 Pascal Pape, 5 ; 6 (capt), 7 , 8 Louis Picamoles. Bench: 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 Julien Dupuy, 21 (D), 22 . Replacements used: Servat for Szarzewski 51, Debaty for Poux 51, Bonnaire for Picamoles 57, Beauxis for Medard 62, Nallet for Maestri 66, Dupuy for Parra 75. Place Kicking: Morgan Parra 4 from 5 (Conv 2/2, Pens 2/3), Lionel Beauxis 0 from 1 (Pens 0/1).

Scoring sequence: 8' Hogg (T) 5-0, Laidlaw (C) 7-0, 26' Laidlaw (PG) 10-0, 28' Fofana (T) 10-5, Parra (C) 10-7, 39' Parra (PG) 10-10, 47' Parra (PG) 10-13, 56' Jones (T) 15-13, Weir (C) 17-13, 59' Medard (T) 17-18, Parra (C) 17-20, 69' Beauxis (DG) 17-23.

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) Attendance: 67200.

Compiled by 2013 STATS & FACTS TOP RBS 6 NATIONS POINTS SCORERS 2013 Name Team Apps Mins Try Conv PG DG PTS Owen Farrell England 3 221 0 3 12 0 42 Leigh Halfpenny Wales 3 240 1 5 8 0 39 Greig Laidlaw Scotland 3 228 0 5 8 0 34 Frederic Michalak France 2+1 188 0 1 5 0 17 Jonathan Sexton Ireland 2 111 0 3 3 0 15 Kris Burton Italy 1+2 129 0 1 3 1 14 Italy 2 110 0 2 2 1 13 Alex Cuthbert Wales 3 240 2 0 0 0 10 Stuart Hogg Scotland 3 229 2 0 0 0 10 Toby Flood England 0+2 32 0 0 2 0 6 Ronan O'Gara Ireland 0+2 65 0 0 2 0 6 Best in a 6 Nations Season: 89pts by (England) in 2001

TOP RBS 6 NATIONS TRY SCORERS 2013 Name Team Apps Mins Tries Gm1 Gm Gm3 Gm4 Gm 2 5 Alex Cuthbert Wales 3 240 2 1 0 1 Stuart Hogg Scotland 3 229 2 1 1 0 Chris Ashton England 3 240 1 1 0 0 England 0+2 45 1 1 0 Italy 3 185 1 1 0 0 Jonathan Davies Wales 3 240 1 0 0 1 Benjamin Fall France 3 200 1 1 0 0 Wesley Fofana France 3 240 1 0 0 1 Craig Gilroy Ireland 3 219 1 0 0 1 Leigh Halfpenny Wales 3 240 1 0 0 1 Cian Healy Ireland 2 147 1 1 0 Sean Lamont Scotland 3 240 1 0 1 0 Scotland 3 240 1 1 0 0 Craig Mitchell Wales 0+3 16 1 1 0 0 George North Wales 3 240 1 0 1 0 Brian O'Driscoll Ireland 3 240 1 1 0 0 Sergio Parisse Italy 2 160 1 1 0 Geoff Parling England 3 240 1 1 0 0 Louis Picamoles France 3 228 1 1 0 0 Scotland 3 240 1 0 1 0 Manusamoa Tuilagi England 1+1 113 1 0 1 England 2 114 1 1 0 Scotland 3 240 1 0 1 0 Alessandro Zanni Italy 3 240 1 0 1 0 Ireland 2 89 1 1 0 Best in a 6 Nations Season: 6 by (England) in 2001, by (Wales) 2008, and by Chris Ashton (England) in 2011

Compiled by BEST RBS 6 NATIONS PLACE KICKERS 2013 Name Team Good Att Kick% Last 10 kicks Conv PG Streak Jonathan Sexton Ireland 6 6 100.00% 232332 3/3 3/3 Last 6 Kris Burton Italy 4 4 100.00% 2/333 1/1 3/3 Last 4 Toby Flood England 2 2 100.00% 33 0/0 2/2 Last 2 Greig Laidlaw Scotland 13 14 92.86% 332222/3333 5/6 8/8 Last 13 Leigh Halfpenny Wales 13 15 86.67% 323/333p232 5/6 8/9 Last 3 Luciano Orquera Italy 4 5 80.00% 232/p3 2/2 2/3 Last 1 Owen Farrell England 15 20 75.00% p33p/3333cp 3/5 12/15 Missed last 2 Frederic Michalak France 6 8 75.00% c323p/33/3 1/2 5/6 Last 3 Ronan O'Gara Ireland 2 3 66.67% 33p 0/0 2/3 Missed last 1 Morgan Parra France 2 4 50.00% 32pp 1/1 1/3 Missed last 2 Ireland 1 4 25.00% p3cp 0/1 1/3 Missed last 2 Stuart Hogg Scotland 0 1 0.00% p 0/0 0/1 Missed last 1 Under Streak, "Last 4" means has kicked last four place kicks in a row successfully. Under "Last 10 kicks" 3 denotes a penalty goal, 2 a conversion, p is a missed penalty and c a missed conversion, whilst separate matches are divided with forward slashes. Qual: 5 place kicks at goal.

RBS 6 NATIONS DISCIPLINE 2013 Yellow cards Team Opps Date Venue Referee Rory Best Ireland v Wales 2 Feb Cardiff Romain Poite Conor Murray Ireland v Wales 2 Feb Cardiff Romain Poite Italy v France 3 Feb Rome Nigel Owens Geoff Cross Scotland v Italy 9 Feb Murrayfield England v Ireland 10 Feb Dublin Jerome Garces Martin Castrogiovanni Italy v Wales 23 Feb Rome Romain Poite Dan Cole England v France 23 Feb Twickenham Craig Joubert Scotland v Ireland 24 Feb Murrayfield Wayne Barnes

Compiled by 2013 UNDER-20 Rd Date Local KO Fixture Venue 1 Fri 1 Feb 15-6 ENGLAND v SCOTLAND Brickfields Stadium, Plymouth Fri 1 Feb 6-13 ITALY v FRANCE Stadio Marco Tomaselli, Caltanissetta, Sicily Fri 1 Feb 17-15 WALES v IRELAND Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay 2 Fri 8 Feb 30-17 SCOTLAND v ITALY Netherdale, Galashiels Fri 8 Feb 16-15 IRELAND v ENGLAND Dubarry Park, Athlone Sun 10 Feb 13-27 FRANCE v WALES Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand 3 Fri 22 Feb 10-25 ITALY v WALES Stadio Rocchi, Viterbo Fri 22 Feb 21-20 SCOTLAND v IRELAND Netherdale, Galashiels Sat 23 Feb 40-10 ENGLAND v FRANCE Sixways Stadium, Worcester 4 Fri 8 Mar 17-42 SCOTLAND v WALES Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Fri 8 Mar 22-5 IRELAND v FRANCE Dubarry Park, Athlone Fri 8 Mar 52-7 ENGLAND v ITALY Franklin's Gardens, Northampton 5 Fri 15 Mar 19:00 ITALY v IRELAND Stadio del Marsi, Avezzano, L'Aquila Fri 15 Mar 19:35 WALES v ENGLAND Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay Sun 17 Mar 14:00 FRANCE v SCOTLAND Amedee Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde

UNDER-20 ROUND 5 - MATCH PREVIEWS ITALY v IRELAND . Italy U20 have lost their last 14 matches at this level. . Italy’s only win in the tournament since 2008 remains the 9-7 victory over Scotland at Stirling in March 2011. . Italy are out to try and avoid a fourth whitewash in the last five years. . Ireland U20s last seven matches have all been won by the home side on the day, whilst they have not been victorious on the road since their trip to Scotland in round two last year. . Ireland have won all 19 previous matches against Italy at either U20 or U21 level.

WALES v ENGLAND . Wales U20 are on the verge of their first grand slam and first Championship title at U20 level, although Wales did win three grand slams at U21 level in 1999, 2003 and 2005. . Wales’s only loss in their last nine games at U20 level was 6-30 to New Zealand in the semi- finals of last year’s Junior World Championships in . . Wales’s last four home games have all been at Colwyn Bay, their only defeat so far at the venue was 16-36 to France U20 in round five last season. . An England win will not only prevent a Welsh grand slam but also give England the title for a third successive season. . England’s only defeat in their last five games was 15-16 in Ireland in round two. . Wales have never beaten England in six previous encounters at U20 level, although the two did draw 21-all in Newport in 2007.

FRANCE v SCOTLAND . France U20 have lost three games at this level since overcoming Italy 13-6 in Sicily in round one. . France U20 have visited Dubarry Park three times before, winning 38-13 on their most recent visit in 2011. . Scotland U20 have won two of their last three matches. . Scotland have won just one away game since 2010: 20-17 over Italy in Calvisano on 16 March 2012. . Scotland have never beaten France at either U20 or U21 level, but they did obtain an 8-all draw in the U20 Six Nations at Inverness in 2010.

Compiled by HOW THEY STAND

U20 SIX NATIONS Attack Defence Pos Nation W D L Pts T C PG DG For T C PG DG Agst PD 1 Wales 4 0 0 8 13 8 9 1 111 6 5 5 0 55 56 2 England 3 0 1 6 14 11 10 0 122 3 3 6 0 39 83 3 Ireland 2 0 2 4 7 4 10 0 73 5 3 9 0 58 15 4 Scotland 2 0 2 4 8 8 6 0 74 13 7 5 0 94 -20 5 France 1 0 3 2 4 3 5 0 41 9 7 11 1 95 -54 6 Italy 0 0 4 0 4 4 4 0 40 14 13 8 0 120 -80 TOTALS 12 0 12 24 50 38 44 1 461 50 38 44 1 461

TOP U20 SIX NATIONS POINTS SCORERS 2013 Name Team Apps Mins Try Conv PG DG PTS Henry Slade England U20 4 318 0 11 10 0 52 Wales U20 4 313 0 8 9 1 46 Tom Daly Ireland U20 4 310 1 4 9 0 40 Tommy Allan Scotland U20 4 285 1 6 6 0 35 Jack Clifford England U20 4 320 3 0 0 0 15 Damian Hoyland Scotland U20 4 320 3 0 0 0 15 Rhodri Williams Wales U20 4 296 3 0 0 0 15 Italy U20 4 274 0 1 4 0 14 France U20 3+1 216 0 2 3 0 13 Best in an U20 Six Nations Season: 76pts by George Ford (England) in 2011

TOP U20 SIX NATIONS TRY SCORERS 2013 Name Team Apps Mins Tries Jack Clifford England U20 4 320 3 Damian Hoyland Scotland U20 4 320 3 Rhodri Williams Wales U20 4 296 3 Wales U20 4 320 2 Mata Italy U20 4 320 2 England U20 1 80 2 Aaron Warren Wales U20 2 160 2 Best in an U20 Six Nations Season: 7 - (Eng) 2011

Compiled by 2013 WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP Rd Date Local KO Fixture Venue 1 Sat 2 Feb 13-12 ITALY v FRANCE Campo Comunale, Rovato, Brescia Sat 2 Feb 76-0 ENGLAND v SCOTLAND Pillar Data Arena, Esher Sun 3 Feb 10-12 WALES v IRELAND Talbot Athletic Ground, Aberavon 2 Fri 8 Feb 32-0 FRANCE v WALES Stade Marcel Levindrey, Laon Sat 9 Feb 25-0 IRELAND v ENGLAND Milltown House, Ashbourne Sun 10 Feb 0-8 SCOTLAND v ITALY Mayfield Playing Fields, Dundee 3 Sat 23 Feb 3-30 SCOTLAND v IRELAND Howthornden, Lasswade Sat 23 Feb 20-30 ENGLAND v FRANCE Twickenham Stadium Sun 24 Feb 15-16 ITALY v WALES Stadio Pacevecchia, Benevento 4 Fri 8 Mar 15-10 IRELAND v FRANCE Milltown House, Ashbourne Sat 9 Mar 34-0 ENGLAND v ITALY Pillar Data Arena, Esher Sun 10 Mar 0-13 SCOTLAND v WALES Scotstoun Stadium, 5 Fri 15 Mar 19:00 FRANCE v SCOTLAND Stade Bourillot, Dijon Sun 17 Mar 14:30 ITALY v IRELAND Campo Sportivo, Parabiago, Milan Sun 17 Mar 14:30 WALES v ENGLAND Talbot Athletic Ground, Aberavon

WOMEN ROUND 5 - MATCH PREVIEWS FRANCE v SCOTLAND . France Women’s two wins in the Six Nations this season have been over Wales and England. . France have lost only one of their last ten home fixtures: 3-15 to England in Paris last March. . Scotland need to avoid defeat to prevent an unwanted third successive whitewash in the Women’s Six Nations.’s . Scotland’s only win in this tournament since 2009 was 10-8 over France at Lasswade in February 2010. . That win was Scotland’s only victory over France in their last eleven contests. . Dijon hosts only its second Women’s test following France’s 5-14 loss to Canada there in November 2009.

ITALY v IRELAND . Italy Women have already beaten France and Scotland this season but have never won three matches in a Six Nations campaign. . Ireland have already secured a first ever Women’s Six Nations title, now they are going for a maiden grand slam. . Ireland Women have lost just one of their last nine matches at this level: 6-23 to England at Esher last March. . Italy Women have beaten Ireland just once before: 13-5 in Nice in the FIRA Championships in April 1997. . Parabiago hosts its first Women’s test match.

WALES v ENGLAND . Wales Women have beaten Italy and Scotland in successive matches but have not won three in a row in the Six Nations since 2009. . Wales have lost their last two home games against France and Ireland. . England Women ended a two game losing run with their 34-0 victory over Italy in Esher last weekend. . Wales’s only previous win against England Women was 16-15 at Taff’s Well on 14 February 2009. . Aberavon hosts only its third Women’s test – the first was between and France during the 1991 World Cup, whilst the second was Wales’s 10-12 defeat to Ireland there in round one.

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WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS Attack Defence Pos Nation W D L Pts T C PG DG For T C PG DG Agst PD 1 Ireland 4 0 0 8 12 5 4 0 82 2 2 3 0 23 59 2 England 2 0 2 4 20 12 2 0 130 9 2 2 0 55 75 3 France 2 0 2 4 12 6 4 0 84 5 4 5 0 48 36 4 Wales 2 0 2 4 5 1 4 0 39 6 4 7 0 59 -20 5 Italy 2 0 2 4 2 1 8 0 36 10 3 2 0 62 -26 6 Scotland 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 19 10 4 0 127 -124 TOTALS 12 0 12 24 51 25 23 0 374 51 25 23 0 374

TOP WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS POINTS SCORERS 2013 Name Team Apps Mins Try Conv PG DG PTS Niamh Briggs Ireland Women 4 320 3 5 4 0 37 Amber Reed England Women 4 320 1 12 2 0 35 Veronica Schiavon Italy Women 4 320 0 1 8 0 26 Alison Miller Ireland Women 4 320 5 0 0 0 25 Jessy Tremouliere France Women 2+2 124 2 3 2 0 22 Sarah Hunter England Women 4 320 3 0 0 0 15 Sally Tuson England Women 3+1 272 3 0 0 0 15 Sandrine Agricole France Women 2+2 212 0 3 2 0 12 Laura Prosser Wales Women 2+2 174 0 0 4 0 12

TOP WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS TRY SCORERS 2013 Name Team Apps Mins Tries Alison Miller Ireland Women 4 320 5 Niamh Briggs Ireland Women 4 320 3 Sarah Hunter England Women 4 320 3 Sally Tuson England Women 3+1 272 3 Abi Chamberlain England Women 4 320 2 Rosemarie Crowley England Women 2+2 181 2 Hannah Gallagher England Women 4 287 2 Ceri Large England Women 4 272 2 Safi N'Diaye France Women 3+1 251 2 Jessy Tremouliere France Women 2+2 124 2 Kay Wilson England Women 3 183 2

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