2015 Six Nations Championship

2015 Six Nations Championship
Date6 February – 21 March 2015
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (13th title)
Matches played15
Attendance1,040,680 (69,379 per match)
Tries scored62 (4.13 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England George Ford (75)
Top try scorer(s)England Jonathan Joseph (4)
Player of the tournamentIreland Paul O'Connell[1]
Official websiteSix Nations Website
2014 (Previous) (Next) 2016

The 2015 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2015 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 16th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union tournament. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 121st edition of the tournament.

Ireland retained their title from the previous year, their 13th triumph in the competition.[2] This was the first time that Ireland had retained their title outright since 1949, having shared the 1983 championship with France after winning in 1982.[3] They were the first team to be awarded the redesigned Six Nations trophy introduced for 2015, which featured six sides as opposed to five.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Ireland captain Paul O'Connell named 2015 Six Nations player of the tournament". skysports.com. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. ^ Averis, Mike (21 March 2015). "Ireland hammer Scotland and retain their title after a nervous wait". The Observer. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Determined Ireland batter Scots". ESPN Scrum. ESPN Sports Media. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Will Ireland be getting their hands on this? New trophy for the RBS Six Nations unveiled". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ^ Reid, Alasdair (21 March 2015). "Scotland 10 Ireland 40, match report: Irish delight as they blitz their way to Six Nations title with victory at Murrayfield". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 24 March 2015.