Back بطولة الأمم الست 2016 Arabic Tornéu de les Seis Naciones 2016 AST Tournamant ar 6 broad 2016 Breton Torneig de les Sis Nacions 2016 Catalan Pencampwriaeth y Chwe Gwlad 2016 Welsh Six Nations 2016 German Torneo de las Seis Naciones 2016 Spanish 2016ko Sei Nazioen Txapelketa Basque Tournoi des Six Nations 2016 French Comórtas na Sé Náisiún 2016 Irish
| 2016 Six Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 6 February – 19 March 2016 | ||
| Countries | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |  England (27th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | England (13th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | England (25th title) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 1,034,521 (68,968 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 71 (4.73 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Owen Farrell (69) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) |  George North (4) | ||
| Player of the tournament |  Stuart Hogg | ||
| Official website | Six Nations Website | ||
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The 2016 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2016 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 17th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.
It was contested by England, France, defending champions Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 122nd edition of the tournament.[1]
England won the Championship on 13 March with a game to play, winning their first Championship since 2011.[2][3][4] On 19 March, they earned the Grand Slam for the 13th time, their first since 2003.[5][6][7]
The 2016 Championship was the first time in the Six Nations era that both the champions and the wooden spoon "winners" had been decided before the final day, as Italy were confirmed to finish in sixth place for the 11th time on 13 March with Scotland's victory over France.[8] Italy went on to lose their final match, and were thus whitewashed for the seventh time. The 29 tries conceded by Italy was also a Championship record, exceeding the 25 tries they conceded in 2000 and 2003.
- ^ "2016 RBS 6 Nations launches in style". RBS6nations.com. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "England win 2016 Six Nations: Scotland's 29–18 triumph over France gifts England the title for the first time since 2011". The Independent. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "England win Six Nations as France lose to Scotland". BBC Sport. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "England win 2016 Six Nations thanks to Scotland beating France". Guardian. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Six Nations 2016: England win Grand Slam with France victory". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "England win Six Nations grand slam for Eddie Jones against France". Guardian. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Eccleshare, Charlie (19 March 2016). "France 21 England 31: Eddie Jones promises more is to come from England after Grand Slam success". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Bagchi, Rob (14 March 2016). "England crowned champions after Scotland defeat France". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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