2012 Women's Six Nations Championship
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (13th title)
Grand Slam England (12th title)
Triple Crown England (15th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored71 (4.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Emily Scarratt (34)
Top try scorer(s)England Michaela Staniford (5)
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The 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2012 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were held in February and March 2012, 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. England were favourites to win the tournament, and did so – their victory being their seventh title in a row, winning without conceding a try – the first time this had been achieved in the Six Nations.

The tournament marked a significant step-forward in the broadcasting of matches. Three of England's five games were available to the armchair viewer – their home matches against Wales (broadcast live in the UK by the BBC), their game against Ireland (webcast by the RFU), and their away game against France (broadcast in France by France4 and in the UK by Sky – the first time any women's international had been shown on French national TV). Ireland v Scotland was also webcast by the IRFU – the first Irish women's home game ever broadcast. In addition Wales played at the Millennium Stadium for the first time, following the men's game between Wales and Italy, though this was not broadcast.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1 England 5 5 0 0 161 12 149 26 10
2 France 5 4 0 1 97 22 75 13 8
3 Ireland 5 3 0 2 109 41 68 16 6
4 Wales 5 2 0 3 50 113 −63 8 4
5 Italy 5 1 0 4 55 157 −102 6 2
6 Scotland 5 0 0 5 12 149 −137 2 0

Fixtures and results

Week 1

2012-02-03
Ireland Match abandoned (10–3)[1] Wales
Try: Miller
Conv: Briggs
Pen: Briggs		Pen: Prosser
Ashbourne RFC
2012-02-05
France 32–0[2][3][4] Italy
Tries: Ba 8'
Tremouliere 21'
Hebel 29'
Ladagnous 32'
Pelle 80'
Conv: Bailon 8', 29'
Pen: Bailon 19'
Stade Emile Pons, Riom
Referee: Claire Hodnett (England)
2012-02-05
Scotland 0–47[5][3][4] England
Tries: Packer
Staniford (2)
Burnfield
Merchant (2)
Hunt
Scarratt
Noel-Smith
Conv: McLean
Lasswade
Referee: Sherry Trumbull

Week 2

2012-02-11
France 8–7[6][3][4] Ireland
Try: Caroline Ladagnous 20'
Pen: Sandrine Agricole 38'		Try: Claire Molloy 78'
Conv: Niamh Briggs 78'
Stade du Hameau, Pau
Referee: Sherry Trumbull (Canada)
2012-02-12
Italy 3–43[7][3][4] England
Pen: TondinelliTries: Clark
Scarratt
Roberts
Large
Penalty Try
Staniford
Burford
Convs: Scarratt (4)
Recco, Genoa
2012-02-12
Wales 20–0[8][3][4] Scotland
Tries: Amy Day (2)
Jamie Kift
Rachael Taylor
Cross Keys

Week 3

2012-02-24
Ireland 40–10[9][3][4] Italy
Tries: Niamh Kavanagh (2)
Amy Davis
Marie Louise Reilly
Joy Neville
Jennifer Murphy
Cons: Niamh Briggs (4)
Grace Davitt		Try: Cristina Molic
Con: Veronica Schiavon
Drop: Michela Tondinelli
Ashbourne RFC
Referee: Joyce Henry (Canada)
2012-02-25
England 33–0[10][3][4] Wales
Tries: Michaela Staniford (2)
Emily Scarratt
Rowena Burnfield
Kay Wilson
Sarah Hunter
Pen:Katy McLean
Twickenham stadium
Referee: Sylvie Bros (France)
2012-02-25
Scotland 0–23[11][3][4] France
Tries: Ba 20'
Bouisset 38'
Mignot 43'
De Nadai 60'
Pen: Bailon 33'
Stirling County
Referee: Federica Guerzoni (Italy)

Rearranged fixture

2012-03-03
Ireland 36–0[12][3][4] Wales
Tries: Joy Neville
Sophie Spence
Niamh Kavanagh
Alison Miller
Gillian Bourke
Ashleigh Baxter
Cons: Niamh Briggs (3)
Ashbourne RFC

Week 4

2012-03-09
Ireland 20–0[13][3][4] Scotland
Tries: Sophie Spence 5'
Ashleigh Baxter
Alison Miller
Conv: Niamh Briggs 5'
Pen: Niamh Briggs
Ashbourne RFC
Referee: Sylvie Bros (FRA)
2012-03-10
Wales 30–13[14][3][4] Italy
Tries: Elen Evans
Clare Flowers
Naomi Thomas (2)
Cons: Laura Prosser (2)
Pens: Prosser (2)		Try: Michaela Esta
Con: Michela Tondinelli
Pens: Tondinelli (2)
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
2012-03-11
France 3–15[15][3][4] England
Pen: BailonTries: Scarratt
Wilson
Conv: McLean
Pen: Scarratt
Stade Charléty, Paris

Week 5

2012-03-17
England 23–6[3][4] Ireland
Tries: McLean
Turner
Convs: McLean (2)
Pens: McLean (2)
Scarratt		Pens: Briggs (2)
Esher RFC
2012-03-18
Italy 29–12[3][4] Scotland
Tries: Furlan 8'
Gaudino 22'
Chindamo 38'
Castellarin 40+4'
Gai 78'
Conv Schiavon 38', 44'		Tries: Harris 55'
Dixon 72'
Conv: Ritchie 55'
Pagani Stadium, Rovato, near Brescia
2012-03-18
Wales 0–31[3][4] France
Tries: Mignot (2)
Forlani
Ladagnous
Portaries
Cons: Bailon
Tremouliere (2)
Cross Keys

Leading scorers

Point scorers

Points Name Team Notes
34 Emily Scarratt  England 4 tries, 4 cons, 2 pens
27 Niamh Briggs  Ireland 9 cons, 3 pens
25 Michaela Staniford  England 5 tries
22 Katy McLean  England 1 try, 4 cons, 3 pens
15 Aurelie Bailon  France 3 conv, 3 pen
15 Caroline Ladagnous  France 3 tries
15 Niamh Kavanagh  Ireland 3 tries
13 Aurelie Bailon  France 2 cons, 3 pens
11 Michela Tondinelli  Italy 1 con, 2 pen, 1 drop

References

  1. ↑ After 40 minutes due to a frozen pitch, Ireland leading 10–3
  2. ↑ "Official Six Nations website match report". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Women 2012". Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Women's Six Nations". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Official Six Nations website match report". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  6. ↑ "Official Six Nations website match report". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  7. ↑ "Official Six Nations website match report". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  8. ↑ "Official Six Nations website match report". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  9. ↑ "Ireland's highest ever points total in the Six Nations". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  10. ↑ "Official Six Nations website match report". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  11. ↑ "Official Six Nations website match report". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  12. ↑ "Ireland's largest ever margin of victory in the Six Nations". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  13. ↑ Match report
  14. ↑ Match report
  15. ↑ Match report
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