We outscored them 3-1 in terms of tries but the best team won and I take my hat off to them. Care was brought back into the side to give England greater tempo, particularly in the first quarter when Eddie Jones expected Les Bleus to be at their most dangerous and it proved to be master stroke. Eddie Jones celebrated England’s first grand slam for 13 years following the 31-21 victory over France and said that the best was still to come - beating the All Blacks Published: 19 Mar 2016 The nine tries scored by Ireland is the most tries they have scored in a Six Nations match. The 36 points scored by Scotland was the most they have scored in any Six Nations game. Die Top 8 der PDC Order of Merit im Vorfeld des Grand Slam of Darts waren als Gruppenköpfe gesetzt und bildeten den ersten Lostopf. [14] On Sunday, England easily beat Italy 40–9 after a tight first half, with Jonathan Joseph scoring a hat-trick of tries.

"We had an almost immaculate 60 minutes and, strangely, in our last 20 we dropped off in intensity," said Jones. "It's a great achievement by the team. Replacements: Chat for Guirado (66), Atonio for Poirot (57), Chiocci for Slimani (57), Jedrasiak for Flanquart (57), Lauret for Goujon (69), Bezy for Machenaud (75), Plisson for Trinh-Duc (13), Medard for Mermoz (69). I've been really impressed by his desire and attitude to get better and it was a great performance. Luke Pearce (England) Scotland had led 13–10 at half time, but tries from Jamie Roberts and George North gave Wales a 27–16 lead before a late Scotland score. [12], Ireland's defence of the title was damaged further in Week 2 when they were beaten 10–9 in a second successive narrow victory for France. [10] The same day, another tight game saw England retain the Calcutta Cup in a narrow 15–9 win over Scotland, with tries from George Kruis and Jack Nowell. Die Anzahl der zu gewinnenden legs stieg dabei von fünf in der Gruppenphase bis zu 16 in den Viertelfinals bis zum Finale an. Wayne Barnes (England)

Ireland had led 9–3 from before half-time, but Maxime Médard's 69th minute converted try proved to be the winner.

Not since 2003 have England won the Grand Slam, and while they have been hammered in their past two deciding matches, they will start as favourites against a struggling France. Great game, great result, well done to Wales for last 20 mins, you nearly gave me a thrombosis! The 29 tries conceded by Italy was also a Championship record, exceeding the 25 tries they conceded in 2000 and 2003. Last updated on 12 March 2016 12 March 2016. We wonder what could have been. The French crowd whistled and jeered, convinced that Mako Vunipola had obstructed a defender, but referee Nigel Owens watched it back on the big screen just once before confirming the try. We're not the finished product but that's the development of the team.". I think they go to Paris a firm favourite and I can see them winning the Grand Slam.". [13] Another comeback later that day saw Wales beat Scotland 27–23 in Cardiff. I'm happy he thinks that.". This eliminates the possibility of a Grand Slam winner losing the championship on bonus points. Jones, who replaced Stuart Lancaster in November, threw on Joe Marler for Mako Vunipola and Ben Youngs for Care, but it was Vakatawa who almost escaped as the second half began, scooping up a loose ball and crashing to within five metres before Jack Nowell's brilliant last-ditch tackle. England head coach Eddie Jones last night promised that his side’s Grand Slam was just the start of a continued period of success, with the long … It was contested by England, France, defending champions Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

England's 2003 World Cup-winning scrum-half Matt Dawson on BBC Radio 5 live: "The closer the clock went to 80 the more pressure England were under. Yet it was England who were able to land the first significant blow thanks to Care’s attacking potency and fleet-footedness.

Scotland's win also guaranteed Italy would win the "wooden spoon" for coming last. Ireland had led 13–0 before Wales battled back to lead 16–13. As a long-suffering England supporter, I was extremely pleased that they won the Grand Slam in 2016.

November in diesem Jahr zum zehnten Mal von der Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) veranstaltet. Television match official: Der Grand Slam of Darts ist das einzige Turnier im Jahr, bei dem sowohl Spieler der PDC als auch der BDO an den Start gehen. Replacements: Priestland for Biggar (74), Webb for G. Davies (63), James for Evans (53), Owens for Baldwin (53), Francis for Lee (53), Charteris for Jones (63), Tipuric for Warburton (56). Farrell converted before Machenaud's second penalty cut the lead to four, only for Eddie Jones's men to once again profit from lax defence.

Maro Itoje has huge potential, he can tackle, carry, has great reach in the line-outs and is very good at the breakdown too! ... Not since 2003 have England won the Grand Slam… ", "I'm very disappointed with the first half. ", Former England scrum-half Matt Dawson: "The two benches were going to be important and Wales had the better bench. Gatland threw on a replacement front row and then Justin Tipuric when his skipper Sam Warburton was carried off on a stretcher, and suddenly it was a different game. Stuart Berry (South Africa) Stuart Berry (South Africa) we got a lucky charge down try which just kept us in it otherwise it probably would have been a large embaressing defat. We looked tired and didn't look enthusiastic.

We were strangely disappointing but at the end I thought we responded well, given we were a man short.". Then the referee clearly did not want to send off a welsh player foul play in the same incident. Dan Lydiate took his place as captain, with championship vice-captain Alun Wyn Jones also ruled out injured. But England were best over the 80. "So to put in a performance like that shows where the team is going. 2016 Six Nations Grand Slam Champions In France, all of the matches were broadcast on France 2, the traditional French channel for rugby. I think the Welsh pundits watched a different match. 2008 | If we prepare well, we'll play well," Australian Jones told BBC Sport. But Wales hit back through Dan Biggar and, with England prop Dan Cole in the sin-bin, scored two more tries from George North and Taulupe Faletau. England had been confirmed as Six Nations champions last weekend. England: Brown, Watson, Joseph, Farrell, Nowell, Ford, Care; M Vunipola, Hartley, Cole, Itoje, Kruis, Robshaw, Haskell, B Vunipola. But North was shoved into touch as he sprinted for the left-hand corner, and a comeback that would have outdone even the victories of last September and 2008 was just about denied. ", Relive the drama as England won the Grand Slam. But a third try in three matches from Anthony Watson calmed rising nerves before a brace of late penalties from Owen Farrell allowed the travelling support to sing their heroes home. Scotland beat France for the first time since their 20–16 victory at Murrayfield during the.