Rugby union competition in Europe
El Torneo de las Seis Naciones de 2015 , conocido como el Torneo de las Seis Naciones RBS 2015 debido al patrocinio del torneo por parte del Royal Bank of Scotland , fue la 16.ª edición del Torneo de las Seis Naciones , el torneo anual de rugby union . En él participaron Inglaterra , Francia , Irlanda , Italia , Escocia y Gales . Incluyendo las encarnaciones anteriores de la competencia como el Campeonato de las Naciones Locales y el Campeonato de las Cinco Naciones, fue la 121.ª edición del torneo.
Irlanda retuvo su título del año anterior , su 13.º triunfo en la competición. [2] Esta fue la primera vez que Irlanda retuvo su título de manera absoluta desde 1949 , después de haber compartido el campeonato de 1983 con Francia después de ganar en 1982. [3] Fueron el primer equipo en recibir el trofeo rediseñado de las Seis Naciones introducido para 2015 , que contó con seis equipos en lugar de cinco. [4] [5]
Participantes
* Parisse no jugó el último partido de Italia en casa contra Gales debido a una lesión sufrida en el partido de la cuarta ronda contra Francia. Leonardo Ghiraldini ocupó su lugar como capitán. [6]
Escuadrones
Mesa
Fuente: Tabla de las Seis Naciones del RBS (consultada el 21 de marzo de 2015)
Accesorios
El Campeonato de las Seis Naciones de 2015 comenzó con un partido el viernes por la noche, celebrado una vez más en el Millennium Stadium de Cardiff, esta vez entre Gales e Inglaterra . [7] [8]
Ronda 1
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- El capitán galés Sam Warburton consiguió su 50° partido internacional con Gales. [9]
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- Marco Barbini hizo su debut internacional con Italia. [10]
- Seán O'Brien debía regresar a la alineación irlandesa después de una lesión, pero fue reemplazado por Tommy O'Donnell en el XV titular luego de una lesión en el calentamiento previo al juego. [11]
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Ronda 2
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- Giulio Bisegni hizo su debut internacional con Italia. [14]
- Nick Easter , de 36 años, se convirtió en el jugador inglés de mayor edad en anotar un try en un partido de prueba. [15]
Ronda 3
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- Enrico Bacchin y Michele Visentin hicieron su debut internacional con Italia. [16] [17]
- Ben Toolis y Hamish Watson hicieron su debut internacional con Escocia. [18] [19]
- Italia consiguió su primera victoria en las Seis Naciones desde que derrotó a Irlanda por 22-15 en 2013 , y su segunda victoria como visitante desde que derrotó a Escocia por 37-17 en 2007. [20]
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Ronda 4
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- Sergio Parisse won his 112th cap for Italy, a new national record.[32]
- Noa Nakaitaci made his international debut for France.[33]
- This was the first time that Italy failed to score any points in the Six Nations since their 25–0 loss to France in 2004.[34]
Round 5
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- Wales' 41-point margin of victory was their biggest winning margin over Italy, surpassing the previous record of 39 they set in 1999.[35]
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- Euan Murray earned his 66th test cap to become Scotland's most-capped prop, surpassing Allan Jacobsen's previous record of 65.[36]
- Ireland required a win of at least 21 points in order to remain capable of winning the championship.
- Ireland retain the Centenary Quaich.[37]
- With this loss, Scotland were whitewashed and finished bottom of the table, winning the wooden spoon for the fourth time in the Six Nations era, and the first time since 2012.[38]
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- Dan Cole earned his 50th cap for England.[39]
- This is the greatest number of points England has ever scored against France.[40]
- England had to win this game by 26 points or more to claim the Championship. They only won by 20, meaning that Ireland won the Championship instead.
Statistics
Broadcasting
In the United Kingdom, BBC One televised all the matches live, although for viewers in Scotland the week 4 match between Italy and France was shown on BBC Two Scotland. BBC Two also televised live the buildup of the opening match between Wales and England and after the match, an extra between the two sides on BBC Two but only for viewers in Wales. There was also a special Six Nations special looking ahead to the final week match on BBC Two but only for viewers in Northern Ireland. On the morning of the final week of matches, BBC Two televised classic Five Nations matches including Scotland vs Ireland in 1991 and France vs England in 1992. The final match of the tournament between England and France was watched live on BBC One by 9.63 million people, beating the previous record for that fixture of 9.56 million, set in 2011.[41] This followed audiences of 4.1 million for the match between Italy and Wales and 5.1 million for the match between Scotland and Ireland earlier in the day.[41] The BBC website also received 8.22 million unique browser hits during the day, breaking the previous record of 8.03 million set during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[41] S4C simulcasted Wales matches in the Welsh language.[42]
Notes
- ^ a b c Referee Wayne Barnes replaced referee Steve Walsh for the match between Wales and Ireland after Walsh withdrew due to "business commitments". Barnes was due to be a touch judge for the match between Italy and France; he was replaced by referee Nigel Owens. Referee Chris Pollock was due to be a touch judge for the match between Wales and Ireland, but he was replaced by referee Jérôme Garcès.[25]
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