Froome ready for race to yellow
Chris Froome believes he is ready to succeed Sir Bradley Wiggins as Tour de France champion and has backed his Team Sky colleague to respond from the disappointment of relinquishing his title without a fight.
| Date / Time | Teams | Venue/Report | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Feb 16:00 | Eng | 38 - 18 | Scot | Result | Match Report | ||||
| 10 Feb 15:00 | Ire | 6 - 12 | Eng | Result | Match Report | ||||
| 23 Feb 17:00 | Eng | 23 - 13 | Fra | Result | Match Report | ||||
| 10 Mar 15:00 | Eng | 18 - 11 | Ita | Result | Match Report | ||||
| 16 Mar 17:00 | Wales | 30 - 3 | Eng | Result | Match Report | ||||
| Player | T | C | P | D | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Farrell | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 45 |
| T. Flood | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| M. Tuilagi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Care | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Twelvetrees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| C. Ashton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| G. Parling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
T: Trys, C: Conversions, P: Penalties, D: Drop Goals, PTS: Points
| Saturday March 16th | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fra | 23 - 16 | Scot | Match Report |
| Wales | 30 - 3 | Eng | Match Report |
| Ita | 22 - 15 | Ire | Match Report |
| Sunday March 10th | |||
| Eng | 18 - 11 | Ita | Match Report |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 8 | |
| 2 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
| 3 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 4 | |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -36 | 4 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 3 | |
| 6 | France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -18 | 3 |
| Player | Team | T | C | P | D | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Halfpenny | Wales | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 74 |
| G. Laidlaw | Scot | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 61 |
| O. Farrell | Eng | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 45 |
| F. Michalak | Fra | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| L. Orquera | Ita | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 33 |
| . Jackson | Ire | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| T. Flood | Eng | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| A. Cuthbert | Wales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| J. Sexton | Ire | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| K. Burton | Ita | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
T: Trys, C: Conversions, P: Penalties, D: Drop Goals, PTS: Points
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