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The 2014 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2014 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Including the competition's previous incarnations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it was the 120th edition of the tournament. Going into the final day, three teams could have still won the championship – Ireland, England and France. In the final game, Ireland hung on to win against France by just two points and secure the championship, on points difference over England. This was their first championship since 2009, and only the 12th title they have won, including predecessor championships. The final game also saw the retirement of Brian O'Driscoll from international rugby, with a record number of 141 international caps – 133 for Ireland (83 as captain), and 8 for the British and Irish Lions.〔(Irish Rugby: Ireland – Profile: Brian O'Driscoll ) Retrieved 21 March 2011〕〔(Brian O'Driscoll: Rugby Union Profile ) ''ESPN Scrum'' Retrieved 21 March 2011〕 England won the Triple Crown by beating Wales, Scotland and Ireland – they became the first team to win the Triple Crown while another of the Home Nations won the championship outright. The 2014 tournament saw 12 players earn their first cap – three English, four French, two Scottish, one Irish, one Italian and one Welsh. Sergio Parisse and Martin Castrogiovanni became the most-capped Italian players with 105 caps,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/26557099 )〕 with Gethin Jenkins earning the same number to become the most-capped Welsh player.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/26568499 )〕 In their match against Wales on the 1st of February, Italy broke the world record for the most-capped starting pack with 587 caps, surpassing the previous record of 546 caps as held by New Zealand. ==Participants== 1 Replaced original captain Thierry Dusautoir who was ruled out of the Six Nations ahead of the tournament due to tearing a tendon in his right bicep. 2 Except the opening week fixture against Scotland as he was ruled out as he suffered from a chest infection. Jamie Heaslip was captain of the fixture. 3 Except the week 4 match against Ireland as he was injured. Marco Bortolami was captain for that match. 4 Except for the week 2 match against England and the week 3 match against Italy as he was dropped. Greig Laidlaw was captain of those matches. Brown returned as captain for the last two matches against France and Wales. 5 Except for the opening match against Italy as he did not captain as he had not recovered from a shoulder injury. Alun Wyn Jones was captain for that match. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2014 Six Nations Championship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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