5 21 March 2009 SIX NATIONS TOTALS since 2000 CONTENTS ■ PREVIEWS >> p2: Italy v France, p3: England v Scotland, p4: Wales v Ireland ■ STATS >> ITALY vv FRANCE p5: RBS 6 Nations 2009 cumulative stats, RBS 6 Nations 49 Matches Played 49 2009 round 3 results round-up p6: RBS 6 Nations 2009 team stats & points for/against 6 (12%) Matches Won (%) 35 (71%) ■ CONTACTS >> 42 (85%) Matches Lost (%) 14 (28%) p7: RBS 6 Nations media contacts 2 (x1) Most wins in a season 5 (x2) 760 Total Points Scored 1322 1657 Total Points Conceded 879 RBS 6 NATIONS FIXTURES & RESULTS 60 (1.2) Total Tries Scored (Av per match) 131 (2.7) DATE TEAMS KO VENUE 190 (3.9) Total Tries Conceded (Av per match) 76 (1.6) 7/02 England v Italy 36-11 Twickenham 6th (13pts) Overall Six Nations Ranking (pts) 1st (70pts) 7/02 Ireland v France 30-21 Croke Park 8/02 Scotland v Wales 13-26 Murrayfield ENGLAND v SCOTLAND 14/02 France v Scotland 22-13 Stade de France v 14/02 Wales v England 23-15 Millennium Stadium 49 Matches Played 49 15/02 Italy v Ireland 9-38 Stadio Flaminio 32 (65%) Matches Won (%) 14 (28%) 27/02 France v Wales 21-16 Stade de France 17 (34%) Matches Lost (%) 34 (69%) 28/02 Scotland v Italy 26-6 Murrayfield 5 (x1) Most wins in a season 3 (x1) 28/02 Ireland v England 14-13 Croke Park 1485 Total Points Scored 805 14/03 Italy v Wales 15-20 Stadio Flaminio 774 Total Points Conceded 1284 14/03 Scotland v Ireland 15-22 Murrayfield 15/03 England v France 34-10 Twickenham 165 (3.4) Total Tries Scored (Av per match) 61 (1.2) 21/03 Italy v France 14:15 Stadio Flaminio 58 (1.2) Total Tries Conceded (Av per match) 127 (2.6) 21/03 England v Scotland 15:30 Twickenham 3rd (64pts) Overall Six Nations Ranking (pts) 5th (29pts) 21/03 Wales v Ireland 17:30 Millennium Stadium All times local WALES vv IRELAND 49 Matches Played 49 RBS 6 NATIONS TABLE 23 (46%) Matches Won (%) 35 (71%) 24 (48%) Matches Lost (%) 14 (28%) PWDL FA Pts 5 (x2) Most wins in a season 4 (x6) Ireland ..........4 400 104 58 8 1112 Total Points Scored 1292 Wales............4 301 85 64 6 1204 Total Points Conceded 978 England ........4 202 98 58 4 France ..........4 202 74 93 4 106 (2.2) Total Tries Scored (Av per match) 130 (2.7) Scotland ......4 103 67 76 2 110 (2.2) Total Tries Conceded (Av per match) 92 (1.9) Italy ..............4 004 41 120 0 4th (48pts) Overall Six Nations Ranking (pts) 2nd (70pts) Mirco Bergamasco Yannick Jauzion Harry Ellis Mike Blair Gavin Henson Brian O Driscoll ITALYFv RANCE ENGLAND v SCOTLAND WALES v IRELAND Position Centre Position Centre Position Scrum Half Position Scrum Half Position Centre Position Centre Date of Birth 23/02/1983 Date of Birth 28/07/1978 Date of Birth 07/05/1982 Date of Birth 20/04/1981 Date of Birth 01/02/1982 Date of Birth 21/01/1979 Weight 92kg Weight 95kg Weight 88kg Weight 86kg Weight 92kg Weight 95kg Height 180cm Height 193cm Height 178cm Height 181cm Height 183cm Height 175cm 08/09 - League Stats 08/09 - League Stats 08/09 - League Stats 08/09 - League Stats 08/09 - League Stats 08/09 - League Stats Club: Stade Francais, Club: Toulouse, Played: 13, Club: Leicester, Played: 3, Club: Edinburgh, Played: 9, Club: Ospreys, Played: 4, Club: Leinster, Played: 7, Played: 11, Tries: 1, Cons: 1, Tries: 4, Cons: 1, Pens: 0, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, Tries: 2, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, Tries: 2, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, Pens: 6, DGs: 0, Pts: 25 DGs: 0, Pts: 22 DGs: 0, Pts: 0 DGs: 0, Pts: 10 DGs: 0, Pts: 10 DGs: 0, Pts: 0 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats Played: 4, Tries: 1, Cons: 0, Played: 4, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Played: 4, Tries: 2, Cons: 0, Played: 4, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Played: 2, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Played: 4, Tries: 3, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 5 Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 0 Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 10 Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 0 Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 0 Pens: 0, DGs: 1, Pts: 18 *Please note 08/09 League stats refers to domestic league competitions only Sponsored by: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 1 Championship Wins - Championship Wins 16 Grand Slams - Grand Slams 8 Triple Crown - ITALYFvv RANCE Triple Crown - Saturday 21st March 14:15 Stadio Flaminio CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Referee: ARolland (Ireland) CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Highest score Highest score 37 (37-17 v Scotland, 2007) CHAMPIONSHIPHEAD TO HEAD - ALL TIME DID YOU KNOW? 56 (56-13 v Italy, 2005) Biggest win * Italy have never beaten Biggest win Played 9 France in the RBS 6 Nations. 20 (37-17 v Scotland, 2007) 51 (51 - 0 v Wales, 1998) Highest score conceded * The winner of the France-Italy Highest score conceded Italy 0 match in the RBS 6 Nations is 80 (23-80 v England, 2001) awarded the Giuseppe 49 (14-49 v Wales, 1910) Biggest defeat France 9 Garibaldi Trophy, which was Biggest defeat first handed out two years ago 57 (23-80 v England, 2001) as part of the celebrations of 37 (0-37 v England, 1911) Drawn 0 the bicentenary of the former Most appearances Most appearances Italian revolutionary's birth. 34 ALo Cicero (2000 - 2008) CHAMPIONSHIPHEAD TO HEAD - AT HOME 50 PSella (1983 - 1995) * France have amassed a total Most points in matches Most points in matches of 178 points in their four visits 161 D Dominguez (2000 - 2003) Played 4 to Rome in the RBS 6 Nations. 180 D Yachvili (2003 - 2008) Most points in match Most points in match * If France win at the Stadio 29 D Dominguez (v Scotland, 2000) Italy 0 Flaminio, it will be their first 24 S Viars (v Ireland, 1992), C Lamaison (v away victory since the first Scotland, 1997), J-B Elissalde (v Wales, 2004) Most tries in match weekend of last year's RBS 6 France 4 Nations. Most tries in match 2 ATroncon (v France, 2000) 3 by 6 players, last V Clerc (v Ireland, 2008) Most cons in match Drawn 0 Most cons in match 4 D Dominguez (v France, 2000) BIGGEST WIN 6 D Yachvili (v Italy, 2003) AScanavacca (v Scotland, 2007) Italy Most pens in match Most pens in match (Never Won) 7 G Merceron (v Italy, 2002) 6 D Dominguez (v Scotland, 2000) France 13-56 Most drops in match Most drops in match (2005) 3 PAlbaladejo (v Ireland, 1960), 3 D Dominguez (v Scotland, 2000) J-P Lescarboura (v England, 1985) ITALY TEAM LAST THREE MEETINGS FRANCE TEAM NameCaps TryCon Pen DG Ttl France ..................................(13) 25 Italy ..................................(6) 13 NameCaps TryCon Pen DG Ttl 15 Andrea Marcato 15 0917 378 Sunday 9th March 2008 - RBS 6 Nations (Stade de France) 15 Damien Traille 67 12 8121115 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland). 14 Giulio Rubini 20 0000 SCORING: France—Tries: Rougerie, Floch, David. Cons: Yachvili 2. Pens: Yachvili 2. 14 Maxime Medard 72 0018 13 Pablo Canavosio 24 400020 Italy—Tries: Castrogiovanni. Cons: Marcato. Pens: Marcato 2. 13 Florian Fritz 15 300221 TEAMS: France: Floch, Rougerie, David, Jauzion, Malzieu, Trinh-Duc, Yachvili, 12 Mirco Bergamasco 60 17 00085 12 Yannick Jauzion 59 17 00188 Barcella, Szarzewski, Mas, Nallet, J. Thion, Diarra, Ouedraogo, Picamoles. 11 Matteo Pratichetti 16 400020 Replacements: Tomas for Yachvili (71), Mela for J. Thion (68), Guirado for Szarzewski 11 Credric Heymans 48 13 00065 (63), Poux for Mas (62), D. Traille for David (60), J. Bonnaire for Diarra (50). 10 Luke Mclean 70 06018 10 Francois Trinh-Duc 91 11010 Italy: Marcato, Robertson, Canale, M. Bergamasco, Galon, Masi, Picone, Lo Cicero, 9Paul Griffen 14 00103 Ghiraldini, Castrogiovanni, Del Fava, Bortolami, Sole, Zanni, Parisse. Replacements: 9Morgan Parra 80 13014 Patrizio for Canale (75), Travagli for Picone (69), Nieto for Castrogiovanni (59), Perugini 8Sergio Parisse (c) 61 200113 8Imanol Harinordoquy 55 11 00050 for Lo Cicero (56), Ongaro for Ghiraldini (56). 7 Mauro Bergamasco 72 14 00070 Italy ........................................(3) 3France ............................(22) 39 7Julien Bonnaire 43 600030 6Alessandro Zanni 30 10005 Saturday 3rd February 2007 - RBS 6 Nations (Stadio Flaminio) 6 Thierry Dusautoir 21 400020 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England). 5Marco Bortolami 73 70 00035 5 Sebastien Chabal 46 500025 SCORING: Italy—Pens: Pez. France—Tries: Dominici, Chabal 2, C. Heymans, 4Santiago Dellape 56 300015 Jauzion. Cons: Skrela 4. Pens: Skrela, Beauxis. 4 Lionel Nallet (c) 46 600030 3 Carlos Nieto 33 00000 France ....................................(8) 37 Italy ................................(12) 12 3 Sylvain Marconnet 73 300015 Saturday 25th February 2006 - RBS 6 Nations (Stade de France) 2Leonardo Ghiraldini17 200010 2 Dimitri Szarzewski345 00025 Referee: TSpreadbury (England). 1 Salvatore Perugini 60 00000 SCORING: France—Tries: T. Lievremont, Rougerie, De Villiers, Michalak, Nyanga. 1Fabien Barcella 50 0000 Cons: Yachvili 3. Pens: Elissalde, Yachvili. Italy—Pens: Pez 3. Drop: Pez. Replacements Replacements: TOTALS - Italy 28 (ave: 9.33pts) France 101 (ave: 33.67pts) 16 Franco Sbaraglini 10 0000 16 William Servat 20 00000 17 Martin Castrogiovanni 58 10 00050 CURRENT FORM 17 Thomas Domingo 20 0000 18 C Antonio Del Fava 35 00000 ITALY FRANCE 18 Jerome Thion461 0005 19 Josh Sole374 00020 19 Louis Picamoles 11 10005 Last 10 matches Last 10 matches 20 Pablo Canavosio 24 400020 •W *L *W •L •L •L *L •L *L •L *L *L *L •W •W •L *L •W •W *L 20 Frederic Michalak 50 936385246 Points scored 128 Points conceded 255 Points scored 176 Points conceded 237 21 Luciano Orquera 13 236034 Tries scored 7 Tries conceded 26 Tries scored 15 Tries conceded 23 21 Mathieu Bastareaud2 00000 22 Roberto Quartaroli1 00000most recent matches on right - •denotes home match, *denotes away ^denotes neutral venue 22 Julien Malzieu102 00010 Sponsored by: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 2 Championship Wins 25 Championship Wins 14 Grand Slams 12 Grand Slams 3 Triple Crown 23 ENGLAND vv SCOTLAND Triple Crown 10 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Saturday 21st March 15:30 Twickenham CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Referee: M Jonker (South Africa) Highest score Highest score 80 (80-23 v Italy, 2001) CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD - ALL TIME DID YOU KNOW? 38 (38-10 v Ireland, 1997) Biggest win Biggest win * England are the leading try- 28 (31-3 v France, 1912, 38-10 v Ireland, 57 (80-23 v Italy, 2001) scorers in this year's RBS 6 Played 110 1997) Highest score conceded Nations with 13.