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Six Nations Championship
England: Champions
How England performed
England won the 2011 Six Nations under head coach Martin Johnson and captain Mike Tindall. They opened with a 26–19 win over Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, then ran up 59–13 against Italy at Twickenham. Home wins over France, 17–9, and Scotland, 22–16, followed, giving England four victories from four.
The final round at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin brought their only defeat, Ireland winning 24–8 to end hopes of a Grand Slam. Even so, four wins and one defeat, with 132 points scored and 81 conceded, were enough for the title, a marked improvement on third place in 2010. Away from the 59-point haul against Italy, England's victories were tight, with the wins over Wales, France and Scotland all coming by eight points or fewer.
England fixtures
Wales
19–26
England
England won
England tries: Chris Ashton 14', Chris Ashton 56'
Wales tries: Morgan Stoddart 60'
England
59–13
Italy
England won
England tries: Chris Ashton 2', Chris Ashton 25', Mark Cueto 30', Mike Tindall 35', Chris Ashton 54', Danny Care 58', James Haskell 72', Chris Ashton 76'
Italy tries: Fabio Ongaro 70'
England
17–9
France
England won
England tries: Ben Foden 42'
France tries: None
England
22–16
Scotland
England won
England tries: Tom Croft 68'
Scotland tries: Max Evans 74'
Ireland
24–8
England
England lost
England tries: Steve Thompson 53'
Ireland tries: Tommy Bowe 28', Brian O'Driscoll 47'
England statistics
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