Some way to start your England captaincy - a Grand Slam - England's first for 13 years.
Shame he was born in New Zealand and the coach was an Aussie (Eddie Jones).
2016 ENGLAND'S GRAND SLAM MATCHES.
Scotland (9) v (15) England. 6th. February. Murrayfield.
Tries: Kruis, Nowell, Penalties: Laidlaw (3), Farrell
Con: Farrell
Man of the match: Billy Vunipola.
Scotland.
1 Alasdair Dickinson
2 Ross Ford
3 Willem Nel
4 Richie Gray
5 Jonny Gray
6 John Barclay
7 John Hardie
8 David Denton
9 Greig Laidlaw (Captain)
10 Finn Russell
11 Tommy Seymour
12 Matt Scott
13 Mark Bennett
14 Sean Maitland
15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
16 Stuart McInally (64 min)
17 Gordon Reid (57 min)
18 Zander Fagerson (69 min)
19 Tim Swinson (69 min)
20 Blair Cowan (58 min)
23 Duncan Taylor (65 min)
England.
1 Joe Marler
2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
3 Dan Cole
4 Joe Launchbury
5 George Kruis
6 Chris Robshaw
7 James Haskell
8 Billy Vunipola
9 Danny Care
10 George Ford
11 Jack Nowell
12 Owen Farrell
13 Jonathan Joseph
14 Anthony Watson
15 Mike Brown.
Replacements.
16 Jamie George (76 min)
17 Mako Vunipola (49 min)
19 Courtney Lawes (46 min)
20 Jack Clifford (69 min)
21 Ben Youngs (54 min)
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Italy (9) v (40) England. 14th. February. Rome.
Tries: Ford, Joseph (3), Farrell.
Pens: Canna (3), Farrell (2), Ford
Cons: Farrell (3)
Man of the match: Ben Youngs.
Italy.
1 Andrea Lovotti
2 Ornel Gega
3 Lorenzo Cittadini
4 George Fabio Biagi
5 Marco Fuser
6 Francesco Minto
7 Alessandro Zanni
8 Sergio Parisse (Captain)
9 Edoardo Gori
10 Carlo Canna
11 Mattia Bellini
12 Gonzalo Garcia
13 Michele Campagnaro
14 Leonardo Sarto
15 Luke Mclean
Replacements
16 Davide Giazzon (41 min)
17 Matteo Zanusso (62 min)
18 Martin Castrogiovanni (58 min)
19 Valerio Bernabo (14 min)
20 Abraham Steyn (30 min)
21 Guglielmo Palazzani (75 min)
22 Edoardo Padovani (60 min)
23 Andrea Pratichetti (32 min)
England.
1 Mako Vunipola
2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
3 Dan Cole
4 Courtney Lawes
5 George Kruis
6 Chris Robshaw
7 James Haskell
8 Billy Vunipola
9 Ben Youngs
10 George Ford
11 Jack Nowell
12 Owen Farrell
13 Jonathan Joseph
14 Anthony Watson
15 Mike Brown
Replacements
16 Jamie George (69 min)
17 Joe Marler (47 min)
18 Paul Hill (69 min)
19 Joe Launchbury (47 min)
20 Maro Itoje (54 min)
21 Jack Clifford (62 min)
22 Danny Care (49 min)
23 Alex Goode (15 & 69 min)
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England (21) v (10) Ireland. 27th. February. Twickenham.
Tries: Watson, Brown, Murray. Penalties: Farrell (3), Sexton.
Conversion: Farrell, Sexton.
Man of the match: Billy Vunipola.
England.
1 Joe Marler
2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
3 Dan Cole
4 Maro Itoje
5 George Kruis
6 Chris Robshaw
7 James Haskell
8 Billy Vunipola
9 Ben Youngs
10 George Ford
11 Jack Nowell
12 Owen Farrell
13 Jonathan Joseph
14 Anthony Watson
15 Mike Brown.
Replacements
16 Jamie George (70 min)
17 Mako Vunipola (59 min)
19 Courtney Lawes (76 min)
20 Jack Clifford (70 min)
21 Danny Care (59 min)
22 Elliot Daly (65 min)
Ireland.
1 Jack McGrath
2 Rory Best (Captain)
3 Mike Ross
4 Donnacha Ryan
5 Devin Toner
6 CJ Stander
7 Josh van der Flier
8 Jamie Heaslip
9 Conor Murray
10 Jonathan Sexton
11 Keith Earls
12 Stuart McCloskey
13 Robbie Henshaw
14 Andrew Trimble
15 Rob Kearney
Replacements
16 Richard Strauss (70 min)
17 Cian Healy (59 min)
18 Nathan White (59 min)
19 Ultane Dillane (65 min)
20 Rhys Ruddock (66 min)
21 Eoin Reddan (70 min)
22 Ian Madigan (76 min)
23 Simon Zebo (63 min)
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England (25) v (21) Wales. 12th. March. Twickenham
Tries: Watson, Biggar, North, Faletau.
Cons: Farrell, Biggar, Priestland (2)
Pens: Farrell (6)
Man of the match: Maro Itoje
England.
1 Joe Marler
2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
3 Dan Cole
4 Maro Itoje
5 George Kruis
6 Chris Robshaw
7 James Haskell
8 Billy Vunipola
9 Ben Youngs
10 George Ford
11 Jack Nowell
12 Owen Farrell
13 Jonathan Joseph
14 Anthony Watson
15 Mike Brown
Replacements
16 Luke Cowan-Dickie (71 min)
17 Mako Vunipola (56 min)
18 Kieran Brookes (71 min)
19 Joe Launchbury (78 min)
20 Jack Clifford (67 min)
21 Danny Care (63 min)
22 Manu Tuilagi (63 min)
23 Elliot Daly (74 min)
Wales.
1 Rob Evans
2 Scott Baldwin
3 Samson Lee
4 Bradley Davies
5 Alun Wyn Jones
6 Dan Lydiate
7 Sam Warburton (Captain)
8 Taulupe Faletau
9 Gareth Davies
10 Dan Biggar
11 George North
12 Jamie Roberts
13 Jonathan Davies
14 Alex Cuthbert
15 Liam Williams
Replacements
16 Ken Owens (53 min)
17 Paul James (53 min)
18 Tomas Francis (53 min)
19 Luke Charteris (63 min)
20 Justin Tipuric (56 min)
21 Rhys Webb (63 min)
22 Rhys Priestland (73 min)
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France (21) v (31) England. 19th. March. Paris.
Tries: Care, Cole, Watson. Penalties: Machenaud (7)
Farrell (4). Conversions: Farrell (2)
Man of the Match:
Billy Vunipola
France.
1 Jefferson Poirot
2 Guilhem Guirado (Captain)
3 Rabah Slimani
4 Alexandre Flanquart
5 Yoann Maestri
6 Damien Chouly
7 Bernard Le Roux
8 Loann Goujon
9 Maxime Machenaud
10 François Trinh-Duc
11 Virimi Vakatawa
12 Maxime Mermoz
13 Gaël Fickou
14 Wesley Fofana
15 Scott Spedding
Replacements
16 Camille Chat (66 min)
17 Uini Atonio (57 min)
18 Xavier Chiocci (57 min)
19 Paul Jedrasiak (57 min)
20 Wenceslas Lauret (69 min)
21 Sébastien Bézy (75 min)
22 Jules Plisson (13 min)
23 Maxime Médard (69 min)
England.
1 Mako Vunipola
2 Dylan Hartley (Captain)
3 Dan Cole
4 Maro Itoje
5 George Kruis
6 Chris Robshaw
7 James Haskell
8 Billy Vunipola
9 Danny Care
10 George Ford
11 Jack Nowell
12 Owen Farrell
13 Jonathan Joseph
14 Anthony Watson
15 Mike Brown.
Replacements
16 Luke Cowan-Dickie (67 min)
17 Joe Marler (40 min)
20 Jack Clifford (75 min)
21 Ben Youngs (43 min)
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