| 2012 Six Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 4 February – 17 March 2012 | ||
| Countries |  England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Wales (25th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | Wales (11th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | Wales (20th title) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 1,034,926 (68,995 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 46 (3.07 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Leigh Halfpenny (66) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Tommy Bowe (5) | ||
| Player of the tournament | Dan Lydiate | ||
| Official website | Official website | ||
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The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship 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 118th tournament of the annual European championship.
For the first time since 2008, there were no Friday night fixtures.[1]
Whilst Italy continued to play their home matches in Rome, they used the Stadio Olimpico instead of the Stadio Flaminio, which Italy had used for their home Championship fixtures since entering the competition in 2000.[2] The Championship was won by Wales, who achieved their third Grand Slam in eight tournaments.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ "RBS 6 NATIONS FIXTURES 2012 and 2013 - Rugby World". rugbyworld.com. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "RBS 6 Nazioni, allo Stadio Olimpico l'Edizione 2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Italian Rugby Federation. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ "Six Nations 2012: final day as it happened". BBC Sport. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Wales win RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam". RTÉ Sport. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Grand Slam joy as Wales beat France". BBC Sport. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Wales 16-9 France". Guardian (London). 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2012.