2009 Women's Six Nations Championship
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (10th title)
Triple Crown Wales (1st title)
Matches played15
Top point scorer(s)Wales Non Evans
(49 points)
Top try scorer(s)England Emily Scarratt
England 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, was the eighth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship, due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

England comfortably won a third successive Grand Slam in 2008 and were favourites to make the 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 significant in making this an extraordinary championship full of remarkable results such as:

  • Ireland beat France for the first time [1]
  • 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

2009-02-06
Ireland 7–5[1][2][3] France
Try: Fiona Coghlan 73'
Con: Niamh Briggs 73'		Try: Cathy Langenfeld 53'
Ashbourne RFC
Referee: David Jones (Wales)
2009-02-07
England 69–13[2][3] Italy
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'
Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London
Referee: Michael Black (Ireland)
2009-02-08
Scotland 10–31[2][3] Wales
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'
Howthornden, Lasswade, Midlothian
Referee: Stefano Roscini (Italy)

Week 2

2009-02-14
Wales 16–15[2][3] England
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'
Cae Gwyn, Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Referee: Cammy Rudkin (Scotland)
2009-02-14
Italy 17–35[2][3] Ireland
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'
Stadio Maurizio Natali, Colleferro, Roma
Referee: Laurent Lavin (France)
2009-02-15
France 25–12[2][3] Scotland
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'
Stade Dominique Grimaldi, Arras, Pas-de-Calais
Referee: Stephen Lee (England)

Week 3

2009-02-27
Ireland 13–29[2][3] England
Try: Amy Davis ??
Con: Niamh Briggs ??
Pen: Niamh Briggs ??, ??		Try: Emily Scarratt ??
Francesca Matthews ??, ??
Catherine Spencer ??
Fiona Pocock ??
Con: Katy McLean ??, ??
Templeville Road, Templeogue, Dublin
Referee: Wayne Davies (Wales)
2009-02-28
Scotland 13–10[2][3] Italy
Try: Tanya Griffith 40', 66'
Pen: Louise Dalgliesh 68'		Try: Licia Stefan 19'
Con: Veronica Schiavon 19'
Pen: Veronica Schiavon 58'
Meggetland, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh
Referee: John Carvill (Ireland)
2009-02-28
France 27–5[2][3] Wales
Try: Clotilde Flaugère 16', 42'
Laetitia Salles 36'
Emilie Moreaux 79'
Con: Aurélie Bailon 16', 36'
Pen: Aurélie Bailon 10'		Try: Non Evans 74'
Stade Sapiac, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne
Referee: Mauro Dordolo (Italy)

Week 4

2009-03-13
Scotland 0–23[2][3] Ireland
Try: Jeannette Feighery 15'
Tania Rosser 42'
Lynne Cantwell 69'
Con: Niamh Briggs 42'
Pen: Niamh Briggs 22', 29'
Meggetland, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice (England)
2009-03-15
England 52–7[2][3] France
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'
Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London
Referee: Stefano Traversi (Italy)
2009-03-15
Italy 7–29[2][3] Wales
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'
Stadio Comunale, Mira, Venice
Referee: James Matthew (Scotland)

Week 5

2009-03-21
Wales 13–10[2][3] Ireland
Try: Jenny Davies 2
Non Evans 7'
Pen: Non Evans 60'		Try: Shannon Houston 48'
Con: Niamh Briggs 48'
Pen: Niamh Briggs 11'
Cae Gwyn, Taff's Well, Rhondda Cynon Taff
Referee: Claire Daniels (England)
2009-03-21
England 72–3[2][3] Scotland
Try: Katherine Merchant 4', ??, ??, ??
Charlotte Barras ??, ??, ??
Fiona Pocock ??
Catherine Spencer 68'
Sarah Beale ??, ??
Sarah Hunter ??
Con: Katy McLean ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??		Pen: Sarah Gill ??
Old Deer Park, Richmond upon Thames, London
Referee: Patrick Pechambert (France)
2009-03-22
Italy 10–14[2][3] France
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'
Stadio Primo Nebiolo, Torino
Referee: Colin Kirkhouse (Wales)

Scorers

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Women Secure First Ever Victory Over France". www.irishrugby.ie. 6 February 2009. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Women 2009". Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Women's Six Nations". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
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