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Six Nations Championship
England: Champions (Grand Slam)
How England performed
England won the 2016 Six Nations with a Grand Slam under head coach Eddie Jones and captain Dylan Hartley. The campaign opened with a 15–9 win over Scotland at Murrayfield, followed by a 40–9 victory over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Back at Twickenham, England beat Ireland 21–10 and then edged Wales 25–21 in the tightest match of the championship. They completed the clean sweep in the final round with a 31–21 win over France at the Stade de France. Five wins from five, with 132 points scored and 70 conceded, delivered the title and the Grand Slam, a step up from 2015, when they had finished second. Two of the five victories, against Scotland and Wales, came by six points or fewer.
England fixtures
Scotland
9–15
England
England won
England tries: George Kruis 13', Jack Nowell 50'
Scotland tries: None
Italy
9–40
England
England won
England tries: George Ford 24', Jonathan Joseph 52', Jonathan Joseph 57', Jonathan Joseph 70', Owen Farrell 74'
Italy tries: None
England
21–10
Ireland
England won
England tries: Anthony Watson 57', Mike Brown 62'
Ireland tries: Conor Murray 45'
England
25–21
Wales
England won
England tries: Anthony Watson 31'
Wales tries: Dan Biggar 53', George North 73', Taulupe Faletau 76'
France
21–31
England
England won
England tries: Danny Care 12', Dan Cole 20', Anthony Watson 56'
France tries: None
England statistics
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