2009 Women's Six Nations Championship

2009 Women's Six Nations Championship
Countries	England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (10th title)
Triple Crown	Wales
Matches played	15
Top point scorer(s)	Non Evans (49 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Emily Scarratt Fiona Pocock (7 tries)
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The 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2009 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the eighth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship.

England comfortably won a third successive Grand Slam in 2008 and were hot favourites to make this four in 2009. However, though England did retain the title it was only on points difference, the loss of key players to the World Cup Sevens was, perhaps, significant in making this an extraordinary championship full of remarkable results such as:

• Ireland beat France for the first time
• Wales beat England for the first time
• Triple Crown to Wales
• Best ever championships finishes for Ireland and Wales
• Worst ever finish for France

The fixtures for the Women's Six Nations ran parallel those of the men's tournament.

Final table

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	England	5	4	0	1	237	52	+185	38	8
2	Wales	5	4	0	1	94	69	+25	13	8
3	Ireland	5	3	0	2	88	64	+24	11	6
4	France	5	3	0	2	78	86	-8	12	6
5	Scotland	5	1	0	4	38	161	-123	5	2
6	Italy	5	0	0	5	57	160	-103	7	0

Week 1

Test no. 723 2009-02-06	Ireland	7-5	France	Milltown House, Ashbourne, County Meath, Leinster Referee: David Jones (Wales)
	Try: Fiona Coghlan 73' Con: Niamh Briggs 73'		Try: Cathy Langenfeld 53'

Test no. 724 2009-02-07	England	69-13	Italy	Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London Referee: Michael Black (Ireland)
	Try: Fiona Pocock 3', 35', 40' Catherine Spencer 11' Amy Turner 18' Victoria Massarella 23' Emily Scarratt 27', 66' Charlotte Barras 50' Amy Garnett 56' Gemma Sharples 70' Con: Katy McLean 3', 11' 23', 27', 40', 66', 70'		Try: Silvia Peron 58' Con: Veronica Schiavon 58' Pen: Veronica Schiavon 5', 48'

Test no. 725 2009-02-08	Scotland	10-31	Wales	Howthornden, Lasswade, Midlothian Referee: Stefano Roscini (Italy)
	Try: Lucy Millard 31' Con: Sarah Gill 31' Pen: Sarah Gill 22'		Try: Alison Wright 14' Melissa Berry 27' Non Evans 34' Con: Non Evans 27', 34' Pen: Non Evans 3', 24', 41', 76'

Week 2

Test no. 726 2009-02-14	Wales	16-15	England	Cae Gwyn, Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taff Referee: Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)
	Try: Melissa Berry 26' Aimee Young 54' Pen: Non Evans 12', 80'		Try: Fiona Pocock 15' Emily Scarratt 33' Con: Katy McLean 15' Pen: Katy McLean 76'

Test no. 727 2009-02-14	Italy	17-35	Ireland	Stadio Maurizio Natali, Colleferro, Roma Referee: Laurent Lavin (France)
	Try: Michela Este 31' Elisa Cucchiella 44' Paola Zangirolami 58' Con: Veronica Schiavon 44'		Try: Amy Davis 39' Fiona Coghlan 54' Tania Rosser 61' Niamh Briggs 66' Grace Davitt 76' Con: Niamh Briggs 54', 66' Pen: Niamh Briggs 18', 48'

Test no. 728 2009-02-15	France	25-12	Scotland	Stade Dominique Grimaldi, Arras, Pas-de-Calais Referee: Stephen Lee (England)
	Try: Claire Canal 22' Laetitia Estève 40' Elodie Poublan 68' Aurore Sobolak 76' Con: Christelle Le Duff 40' Pen: Christelle Le Duff 17'		Try: Lucy Millard 33' Cara D'Silva 73' Con: Sarah Gill 33'

Week 3

Test no. 729 2009-02-27	Ireland	13-29	England	Templeville Road, Templeogue, Dublin Referee: Wayne Davies (Wales)
	Try: Amy Davis ?? Con: Niamh Briggs ?? Pen: Niamh Briggs ??, ??		Try: Emily Scarratt ?? Francesca Matthews ??, ?? Catherine Spencer ?? Fiona Pocock ?? Con: Katy McLean ??, ??

Test no. 730 2009-02-28	Scotland	13-10	Italy	Meggetland, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh Referee: John Carvill (Ireland)
	Try: Tanya Griffith 40', 66' Pen: Louise Dalgliesh 68'		Try: Licia Stefan 19' Con: Veronica Schiavon 19' Pen: Veronica Schiavon 58'

Test no. 731 2009-02-28	France	27-5	Wales	Stade Sapiac, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne Referee: Mauro Dordolo (Italy)
	Try: Clotilde Flaugère 16', 42' Laetitia Salles 36' Emilie Moreaux 79' Con: Aurélie Bailon 16', 36' Pen: Aurélie Bailon 10'		Try: Non Evans 74'

Week 4

Test no. 732 2009-03-13	Scotland	0-23	Ireland	Meggetland, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice (England)
			Try: Niamh Briggs ?? Tania Rosser 42' Lynne Cantwell 69' Con: Niamh Briggs 42' Pen: Niamh Briggs 22', 29'

Test no. 733 2009-03-15	England	52-7	France	Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London Referee: Stefano Traversi (Italy)
	Try: Emily Scarratt 2', 40', 68' Margaret Alphonsi 8' Amy Turner 21' Charlotte Barras 32' Fiona Pocock 46' Katherine Merchant 77' Con: Katy McLean ??, ??, ??, ?? Emily Scarratt ??, ??		Try: Christelle Le Duff 72' Con: Aurélie Bailon 72

Test no. 734 2009-03-15	Italy	7-29	Wales	Stadio Comunale, Mira, Venice Referee: James Matthew (Scotland)
	Try: Michela Este 80+2' Con: Veronica Schiavon 80+2'		Try: Naomi Thomas 18' Mellissa Berry 40', 69' Non Evans 41' Catrin Edwards 79' Con: Non Evans 40', 69'

Week 5

Test no. 735 2009-03-21	Wales	13-10	Ireland	Cae Gwyn, Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taff Referee: Claire Daniels (England)
	Try: Jenny Davies 2 Non Evans 7' Pen: Non Evans 60'		Try: Shannon Houston 48' Con: Niamh Briggs 48' Pen: Niamh Briggs 11'

Test no. 736 2009-03-21	England	72-3	Scotland	Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London Referee: Patrick Pechambert (France)
	Try: Katherine Merchant 4', ??, ??, ?? Charlotte Barras ??, ??, ?? Fiona Pocock ?? Catherine Spencer 68' Sarah Beale ??, ?? Sarah Hunter ?? Con: Katy McLean ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??		Pen: Sarah Gill ??

Test no. 737 2009-03-22	Italy	10-14	France	Stadio Primo Nebiolo, Torino Referee: Colin Kirkhouse (Wales)
	Try: Maria Diletta Veronese 14' Con: Veronica Schiavon 14' Pen: Veronica Schiavon 35'		Try: Amandine Vaupre 28' Hayate Chrouki 74' Con: Aurélie Bailon 28', 74'

Scorers

Point scorers

Points	Name	Pld	Team
49	Non Evans	5	Wales
43	Niamh Briggs	5	Ireland
43	Katy McLean	5	England
35	Emily Scarratt	5	England
35	Fiona Pocock	5	England
29	Charlotte Barras	3	England
25	Katherine Merchant	2	England
22	Veronica Schiavon	5	Italy
20	Mellissa Berry	5	Wales

See also

• Women's Six Nations Championship
• Women's international rugby

External links

• The official RBS Six Nations Site