[1] Going into the final day, three teams could have still won the championship – Ireland, England and France.

The 2014 tournament saw 12 players earn their first cap – three English, four French, two Scottish, one Irish, one Italian and one Welsh.

In line with a global change to the Television Match Official (TMO) protocol, this was the first Six Nations tournament where the TMO could be called upon to review up to two phases prior to a try being scored and to review potential instances of foul play occurring at any time during the match.

[12] 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 biceps.

[13] 2 Except the opening week fixture against Scotland as he was ruled out as he suffered from a chest infection.

[42] There was a forum show on the BBC Red Button for satellite and cable viewers after several matches.