Grand Slam Wales (11th title) Dates 4 Feb 2012 – 17 Mar 2012 Matches played 15 | Triple Crown Wales (20th title) Tries scored 46 Attendance 1,034,926 | |
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Similar 2014 Six Nations Championship, 2015 Six Nations Championship, 2016 Six Nations Championship, 2011–12 Heineken Cup, 2012–13 Heineken Cup | ||
The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
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Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 118th tournament of the annual European championship.
For the first time since 2008, there were no Friday night fixtures.
Whilst Italy continued to play their home matches in Rome, they used Stadio Olimpico instead of Stadio Flaminio, which Italy had used for their home Championship fixtures since entering the competition in 2000. The Championship was won by Wales, who achieved their third Grand Slam in eight tournaments.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Media coverage
In the United Kingdom, BBC One and BBC One HD televised all the matches live except for the week two match between France and Ireland (which was postponed) and the week three match between Scotland and France which were both televised live on BBC HD and BBC Two. The week four match between Wales and Italy was televised at 2:00pm except for Scotland which was televised half an hour later. The second week five match between Wales and France was repeated on BBC Two at 9:00pm but only in Wales.
In Ireland, RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD televised all the matches live.
S4C televised live Wales matches and the last week four match between France and Wales while French international channel TV5Monde televised only France matches and was available internationally (including the United States).
In the United States BBC America and BBC America HD televised the week one match between Scotland and England, the week three match between England and Wales, the week four match between Wales and Italy and the week five match between England and Ireland.