The 2010 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2010 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. The tournament was held between 5 February and 21 March 2010; the same weekends as the men's tournament was being played.
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England won the tournament, achieving a final 11–10 victory over France to win the Grand Slam, and their fifth title in a row.
Final table Position Nation Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries 1 5 5 0 0 156 15 +141 26 10 2 5 3 0 2 97 47 +50 14 6 3 5 3 0 2 69 52 +17 9 6 4 5 1 1 3 31 108 −77 4 3 5 5 1 1 3 44 129 −85 6 3 6 5 1 0 4 49 95 −46 6 2
Fixtures and results On early December 2009 it was announced the fixtures scheduled for 2010 Championship. Three teams played all their home games at the same venue: Pillar Data Arena (England), Milltown House (Ireland) and Brewery Field (Wales).
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Leading scorers
Point scorers Points Name Played Team Notes 29 Niamh Briggs5 1 try, 3 cons, 5 pens, 1 drop 26 Non Evans5 2 tries, 5 cons, 2 pens 25 Katy McLean5 1 try, 7 cons, 2 pens 24 Aurélie Bailon5 9 cons, 2 pens 22 Emily Scarratt5 4 tries, 1 con15 Céline Allainmat2 3 tries Fiona Pocock4 3 tries Sandrine Agricole5 3 tries Heather Fisher5 3 tries Joy Neville5 3 tries
Other point scorers 10 points: Margareth Alphonsi (England), Rochelle Clark (England), Fanny Horta (France), Caryl James (Wales), Stéphanie Loyer (France), Lucy Millard (Scotland), Amber Penrith (England), Sandra Rabier (France), Veronica Schiavon (Italy), Flavia Severin (Italy), Catherine Spencer (England), Amy Turner (England) 6 points: Sarah Gill (Scotland) 5 points: Claire Allan (England), Rebecca Essex (England), Mared Evans (Wales), Manuela Furlan (Italy), Tanya Griffith (Scotland), Marie-Charlotte Hebel (France), Caroline Ladagnous (France), Jo McGilchrist (England), Katherine Merchant (England), Alison Miller (Ireland), Kate O'Loughlin (Ireland), Silvia Peron (Italy), Lynne Reid (Scotland), Tanya Rosser (Ireland), Sinead Ryan (Ireland), Michella Staniford (England), Nora Stapleton (Ireland), Licia Stefan (Italy), Naomi Thomas (Wales), Maria Diletta Veronese (Italy) 4 points: Alice Richardson (England), Michela Tondinelli (Italy) 3 points: Nicola Halfpenny (Scotland), Christelle Le Duff (France), Arwen Thomas (Wales) 2 points: Louise Dalgliesh (Scotland)
See also Women's Six Nations Championship Women's international rugby
References
External links
Announcement of tournament dates and venues