The 2011 6 Nations Championship will for the first time in the Championship's history kick off on a Friday on the 4th February with Wales v England in Cardiff.
The Schedule was finalised with a view to showcasing this fantastic fixture and make this great Rugby occasion available to as many people as possible.
The 2010 Championship was again a huge success with a fantastic finale in Paris witnessed by a record French TV audience.
The final weekend of the 2011 Championship should again provide plenty of excitement with 3 exhilarating fixtures (Scotland v Italy, Ireland v England and France v Wales).
In yet another exciting development 2011 will also see the Irish team return to their traditional home in Lansdowne Road at the new Aviva Stadium after 4 wonderful seasons in their adopted home of Croke Park.
David Pickering, Chairman of the Six Nations Council, said: "The 6 Nations Championship remains the envy of the rugby world, a tournament played with pride and passion and drenched in history and tradition".
The 2011 6 Nations dates are:
Six Nations Fixture Schedule 2011
All UK time - Add 1 hour for France and Italy
Friday 4th February - Wales v England - 7.45pm
Saturday 5th February - Italy v Ireland - 2.30pm
Saturday 5th February - France v Scotland - 5pm
Saturday 12th February - England v Italy - 2.30pm
Saturday 12th February - Scotland v Wales - 5pm
Sunday 13th February - Ireland v France - 3pm
19/20 February Free
Saturday 26th February - Italy v Wales - 2.30pm
Saturday 26th February - England v France - 5pm
Sunday 27th February - Scotland v Ireland - 3pm
5/6 March Free
Saturday 12th March - Italy v France - 2.30pm
Saturday 12th March - Wales v Ireland - 5pm
Sunday 13th March - England v Scotland - 3pm
Saturday 19th March - Scotland v Italy - 2.30pm
Saturday 19th March - Ireland v England - 5pm
Saturday 19th March - France v Wales - 7.45pm
| Nation | Games | Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Ttl | ||
| 1. | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 69 | 66 | 10 |
| 2. | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 95 | 11 | 6 |
| 3. | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 76 | 12 | 5 |
| 4. | Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 117 | -4 | 4 |
| 5. | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 83 | 100 | -17 | 3 |
| 6. | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 137 | -68 | 2 |
Last update : 20/03/10 |
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