2011 Six Nations
| 2011 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Italy and France during the 2011 Six Nations at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome
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| Date | 4 February 2011 – 19 March 2011 | ||
| Countries |
 England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
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| Champions |
England (26th title) |
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| Calcutta Cup |
England
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| Millennium Trophy |
Ireland
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| Centenary Quaich |
Ireland
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| Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy |
Italy
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| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 920,618 (61,375 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 51 (3.4 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Toby Flood (50) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Chris Ashton (6) |
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| Player of the tournament |
Andrea Masi
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The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The tournament was won by England.
Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 117th edition of the annual Northern Hemisphere championship.
The biggest development for this season was Ireland's opening of their new Aviva Stadium on the former site of Lansdowne Road. The completion of the Aviva ended the IRFU's arrangement with the Gaelic Athletic Association that allowed the rugby team to use the GAA's flagship venue of Croke Park for rugby internationals. Ireland played their first Tests at the Aviva in November 2010.
For the first time in its history, the tournament opened with a Friday night fixture. For the first time in a decade, all of the teams had the same head coach as in the previous year's tournament.
This tournament was also notable for a major upset, with Italy coming up from the bottom of the table, to beat then holders France. Despite this upset, Italy would still subsequently end up finishing last, and was awarded the wooden spoon as a result. The champions were England, who won their first four matches, but were denied the Grand Slam and the Triple Crown by a defeat to Ireland.
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