2016 Six Nations Championship
| 2016 Six Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 6 February – 19 March 2016 | ||
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| Champions |
 England (27th title) |
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| Grand Slam |
England (13th title) |
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| Triple Crown |
England (25th title) |
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| Calcutta Cup |
England
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| Millennium Trophy |
England
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| Centenary Quaich |
 Ireland
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| Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy |
 France
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| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 1,034,521 (68,968 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 71 (4.73 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Owen Farrell (69) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
 George North (4) |
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| Player of the tournament |
 Stuart Hogg
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| Official website | Six Nations Website | ||
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The 2016 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2016 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 17th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.
It was contested by England, France, defending champions Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 122nd edition of the tournament.
England were crowned Champions on 13 March with a game to play, winning their first Championship since 2011. On 19 March, they earned the Grand Slam for the 13th time, their first since 2003.
The 2016 Championship was the first time in the Six Nations era that both the champions and the wooden spoon "winners" had been decided before the final day, as Italy were confirmed to finish in sixth place for the 11th time on 13 March with Scotland's victory over France. Italy would go on to lose their final match, and would thus be whitewashed for the seventh time. The 29 tries conceded by Italy was also a Championship record, beating the 25 tries they conceded in 2000 and 2003.
* Except the final match at home against Italy, when Warburton was ruled out due to concussion protocol. Dan Lydiate took his place as captain, with championship vice-captain Alun Wyn Jones also ruled out injured.
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