2003 Six Nations Championship

2003 Six Nations Championship
2003 Six Nations Championship
Date	15 February – 30 March 2003
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (25th title)
Grand Slam	England (12th title)
Triple Crown	England (23rd title)
Matches played	15
Tries scored	74 (4.93 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Jonny Wilkinson (77)
Top try scorer(s)	Damien Traille (4)
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The 2003 Six Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 109th international championship overall. The annual tournament was won by England, who completed a grand slam, and went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup later the same year. Italy won their first match with Wales (30–22), finishing in 6th place for the first time in the process.

This was the sixth time in the Championship's history, but the first time since it became the Six Nations, that two teams met in the final round with undefeated records, both England and Ireland having won their first four games, making the final match a decider for the Grand Slam. It was also the first time Ireland had been involved: and the first that was won by the away team. Wales were whitewashed, losing all five of their games, and earned themselves the wooden spoon as a result.

Participants

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	London	Clive Woodward	Martin Johnson/Jonny Wilkinson
France	Stade de France	Saint-Denis	Bernard Laporte	Fabien Galthié/Fabien Pelous
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Eddie O'Sullivan	Brian O'Driscoll
Italy	Stadio Flaminio	Rome	John Kirwan	Alessandro Troncon
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	Edinburgh	Ian McGeechan	Bryan Redpath
Wales	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	Steve Hansen	Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams

Squads

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts
1	England	5	5	0	173	46	+127	18	10
2	Ireland	5	4	1	119	97	+22	10	8
3	France	5	3	2	153	75	+78	17	6
4	Scotland	5	2	3	81	161	−80	7	4
5	Italy	5	1	4	100	185	−85	12	2
6	Wales	5	0	5	82	144	−62	10	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Round 1

15 February 2003
13:30 GMT

Italy	30–22	Wales
Try: De Carli 3' c Festuccia 19' c Phillips 58' c Con: Dominguez (3) 4', 20', 58' Pen: Dominguez 30' Drop: Dominguez (2) 35', 68'	Report	Try: S. Williams 6' c Shanklin 13' c Peel 76' m Con: Harris (2) 7', 14' Pen: Harris 25'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)


FB	15	Paolo Vaccari
RW	14	Mauro Bergamasco
OC	13	Cristian Stoica
IC	12	Giovanni Raineri	26'
LW	11	Denis Dallan
FH	10	Diego Domínguez
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon
N8	8	Matthew Phillips
OF	7	Aaron Persico
BF	6	Andrea de Rossi
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Cristian Bezzi
TP	3	Ramiro Martínez	56' to 57'
HK	2	Carlo Festuccia
LP	1	Giampiero de Carli
Substitutions:
HK	16	Andrea Moretti
PR	17	Salvatore Perugini	56'	57'
LK	18	Mark Giacheri
FL	19	Scott Palmer
SH	20	Juan Manuel Queirolo
FH	21	Ramiro Pez
CE	22	Mirco Bergamasco
Coach:
John Kirwan


FB	15	Rhys Williams
RW	14	Mark Jones	73'
OC	13	Tom Shanklin
IC	12	Leigh Davies	55'
LW	11	Gareth Thomas
FH	10	Iestyn Harris
SH	9	Dwayne Peel
N8	8	Colin Charvis	65'
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Michael Owen
RL	5	Steve Williams	49'
LL	4	Robert Sidoli
TP	3	Ben Evans
HK	2	Mefin Davies	49'
LP	1	Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gareth Williams	49'
PR	17	Gethin Jenkins
FL	18	Dafydd Jones	49'
FL	19	Gavin Thomas	65'
SH	20	Gareth Cooper
FH	21	Ceri Sweeney	73'
CE	22	Matthew Watkins	55'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

15 February 2003
16:00 GMT

England	25–17	France
Try: Robinson 48' c Con: Wilkinson 49' Pen: Wilkinson (5) 14', 19', 28', 40', 58' Drop: Wilkinson 63'	Report	Try: Magne 16' c Poitrenaud 66' m Traille 80' Con: Merceron 16'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,500
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)


FB	15	Jason Robinson
RW	14	Dan Luger
OC	13	Will Greenwood
IC	12	Charlie Hodgson
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson
SH	9	Andy Gomarsall
N8	8	Richard Hill
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Lewis Moody	44'
RL	5	Ben Kay	80'
LL	4	Martin Johnson
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Jason Leonard	33'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mark Regan		47'	56'
PR	17	Graham Rowntree	33'	47' to 56'
LK	18	Danny Grewcock	80'
N8	19	Lawrence Dallaglio	44'
SH	20	Nick Walshe
WG	21	Phil Christophers
WG	22	James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Clive Woodward


FB	15	Clément Poitrenaud
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie	64'
OC	13	Xavier Garbajosa
IC	12	Damien Traille
LW	11	Vincent Clerc
FH	10	Gérald Merceron
SH	9	Fabien Galthié
N8	8	Imanol Harinordoquy
OF	7	Olivier Magne
BF	6	Serge Betsen	61'
RL	5	Olivier Brouzet
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Christian Califano	61'
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez	74'
LP	1	Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK	16	Jean-Baptiste Rué	74'
PR	17	Sylvain Marconnet	61'
LK	18	David Auradou
FL	19	Sébastien Chabal	61'
SH	20	Dimitri Yachvili
FH	21	François Gelez
FB	22	Thomas Castaignède	64'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

16 February 2003
15:00 GMT

Scotland	6–36	Ireland
Pen: Ross (2) 48', 56'	Report	Try: Hickie 28' c Murphy 64' c Humphreys 72' c Con: Humphreys (3) 29', 65', 73' Pen: Humphreys (5) 7', 36', 46', 62', 79'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)


FB	15	Glenn Metcalfe
RW	14	Kenny Logan
OC	13	Andy Craig
IC	12	Brendan Laney
LW	11	Chris Paterson
FH	10	Gordon Ross	66'
SH	9	Bryan Redpath
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Andrew Mower
BF	6	Martin Leslie
RL	5	Stuart Grimes
LL	4	Scott Murray
TP	3	Bruce Douglas	62'
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Steve Scott
PR	17	Gavin Kerr	62'
LK	18	Nathan Hines
N8	19	Ross Beattie
SH	20	Mike Blair
FH	21	Gregor Townsend	66'
CE	22	Kevin Utterson
Coach:
Ian McGeechan


FB	15	Girvan Dempsey
RW	14	Shane Horgan	26'
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll	79'
IC	12	Kevin Maggs
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	David Humphreys
SH	9	Peter Stringer	77'
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Keith Gleeson
BF	6	Victor Costello	69'
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Gary Longwell	66'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Shane Byrne	77'
LP	1	Reggie Corrigan	73'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan	77'
PR	17	Marcus Horan	73'
LK	18	Leo Cullen	66'
FL	19	Alan Quinlan	69'
SH	20	Guy Easterby	77'
FH	21	Paul Burke	79'
FB	22	Geordan Murphy	26'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Round 2

22 February 2003
14:30 GMT

Italy	13–37	Ireland
Try: Dallan 54' c Con: Pez 55' Pen: Domínguez 33' Pez 70'	Report	Try: Stringer 18' c Kelly 30' m Humphreys 43' m O'Driscoll 59' c Murphy 72' c Con: Humphreys (3) 19', 59', 73' Pen: Humphreys (2) 25', 39'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)


FB	15	Paolo Vaccari
RW	14	Mauro Bergamasco
OC	13	Cristian Stoica
IC	12	Giovanni Raineri
LW	11	Denis Dallan	74'
FH	10	Diego Domínguez	48'
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon
N8	8	Matthew Phillips	71'
OF	7	Aaron Persico
BF	6	Andrea de Rossi
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Cristian Bezzi
TP	3	Ramiro Martínez	60'
HK	2	Carlo Festuccia
LP	1	Giampiero de Carli
Substitutions:
HK	16	Andrea Moretti
PR	17	Martín Castrogiovanni	60'
LK	18	Mark Giacheri
FL	19	Scott Palmer	71'
SH	20	Juan Manuel Queirolo
FH	21	Ramiro Pez	48'
CE	22	Mirco Bergamasco	74'
Coach:
John Kirwan


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	John Kelly	78'
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Kevin Maggs
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	David Humphreys
SH	9	Peter Stringer	79'
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Keith Gleeson
BF	6	Victor Costello	72'
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Gary Longwell	63'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Shane Byrne	72'
LP	1	Reggie Corrigan	40'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan	72'
PR	17	Marcus Horan	40'
LK	18	Leo Cullen	63'
FL	19	Alan Quinlan	72'
SH	20	Guy Easterby	79'
FH	21	Paul Burke
CE	22	Rob Henderson	78'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

22 February 2003
17:30 GMT

Wales	9–26	England
Pen: Sweeney (3) 7', 21', 59'	Report	Try: Greenwood 46' c Worsley 54' c Con: Wilkinson (2) 46', 55' Pen: Wilkinson (2) 13', 66' Drop: Wilkinson (2) 16', 25'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 69,727
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)


FB	15	Kevin Morgan
RW	14	Rhys Williams		62'
OC	13	Mark Taylor
IC	12	Tom Shanklin		62'
LW	11	Gareth Thomas
FH	10	Ceri Sweeney
SH	9	Gareth Cooper
N8	8	Gavin Thomas		56'
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Dafydd Jones
RL	5	Steve Williams	54'	68'
LL	4	Robert Sidoli
TP	3	Ben Evans		56'
HK	2	Jonathan Humphreys		56'
LP	1	Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gareth Williams		56'
PR	17	Gethin Jenkins		56'
LK	18	Gareth Llewellyn		68'
FL	19	Colin Charvis		56'
SH	20	Dwayne Peel
FH	21	Iestyn Harris		62'
CE	22	Matthew Watkins		62'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Jason Robinson		37'
RW	14	Dan Luger				72'
OC	13	Will Greenwood
IC	12	Charlie Hodgson
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson		72'
SH	9	Kyran Bracken
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio
OF	7	Neil Back		54'
BF	6	Richard Hill		40' to 50'
RL	5	Ben Kay		60'
LL	4	Martin Johnson
TP	3	Robbie Morris
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mark Regan
PR	17	Mike Worsley
LK	18	Danny Grewcock		60'
FL	19	Joe Worsley		54'
SH	20	Andy Gomarsall		72'
WG	21	Phil Christophers	39'	37'
WG	22	James Simpson-Daniel		40'	50'	72'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

23 February 2003
14:00 GMT

France	38–3	Scotland
Try: Pelous 6' m Poitrenaud 41' c Traille 60' c Rougerie 78' c Con: Gelez (3) 42', 61', 80' Pen: Gelez (4) 2', 15', 25', 40'	Report	Pen: Paterson 4'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,692
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)


FB	15	Clément Poitrenaud
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie
OC	13	Xavier Garbajosa
IC	12	Damien Traille
LW	11	Vincent Clerc	68'
FH	10	François Gelez
SH	9	Fabien Galthié	71'
N8	8	Imanol Harinordoquy	71'
OF	7	Olivier Magne
BF	6	Serge Betsen
RL	5	Olivier Brouzet	66'
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Sylvain Marconnet	66'
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez	75'
LP	1	Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK	16	Jean-Baptiste Rué	75'
PR	17	Christian Califano	66'
LK	18	David Auradou	66'
N8	19	Sébastien Chabal	71'
SH	20	Dimitri Yachvili	71'
FH	21	Gérald Merceron
FB	22	Thomas Castaignède	68'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


FB	15	Glenn Metcalfe
RW	14	Chris Paterson
OC	13	Gregor Townsend
IC	12	Kevin Utterson
LW	11	Kenny Logan
FH	10	Brendan Laney	61'
SH	9	Bryan Redpath	22' to 34'		74'
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Andrew Mower	36' to 40'		69'
BF	6	Martin Leslie
RL	5	Stuart Grimes
LL	4	Scott Murray	53' to 63'		71'
TP	3	Bruce Douglas	63' to 69'		71'
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Steve Scott
PR	17	Gavin Kerr	63'	69'	71'
LK	18	Jason White	53'	63'	71'
FL	19	Jon Petrie	36'	40'	69'
SH	20	Mike Blair	22'	34'	74'
FH	21	Gordon Ross
CE	22	Andy Craig	61'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 3

8 March 2003
14:00 GMT

Ireland	15–12	France
Pen: Humphreys (4) 6', 27', 38', 67' Drop: Murphy 1'	Report	Pen: Gelez (4) 10', 42', 48', 69'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: André Watson (South Africa)


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	John Kelly
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Kevin Maggs
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	David Humphreys
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Keith Gleeson
BF	6	Victor Costello	62'
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Gary Longwell	31'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Shane Byrne
LP	1	Marcus Horan
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan
PR	17	Reggie Corrigan
LK	18	Leo Cullen	31'
FL	19	Alan Quinlan	62'
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	Ronan O'Gara
FB	22	Girvan Dempsey
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan


FB	15	Clément Poitrenaud
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie
OC	13	Xavier Garbajosa
IC	12	Damien Traille
LW	11	Vincent Clerc
FH	10	François Gelez
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili
N8	8	Imanol Harinordoquy
OF	7	Olivier Magne
BF	6	Serge Betsen	69'
RL	5	Olivier Brouzet
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Sylvain Marconnet	46'
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez
LP	1	Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK	16	Jean-Baptiste Rué
PR	17	Christian Califano	46'
LK	18	David Auradou
N8	19	Sébastien Chabal	69'
SH	20	Mathieu Barrau
FH	21	Gérald Merceron
FB	22	Thomas Castaignède
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

8 March 2003
16:00 GMT

Scotland	30–22	Wales
Try: Douglas 13' c Taylor 20' c Paterson 75' c Con: Paterson (3) 15', 22', 75' Pen: Paterson (3) 4', 39', 40'	Report	Try: Cooper 36' c Taylor 78' m R. Williams 79' c Con: S. Jones (2) 38', 80' Pen: S. Jones 17'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)


FB	15	Glenn Metcalfe
RW	14	Chris Paterson
OC	13	James McLaren
IC	12	Kevin Utterson	49'
LW	11	Kenny Logan
FH	10	Gregor Townsend	76'
SH	9	Bryan Redpath	69'
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Andrew Mower
BF	6	Jason White	76'
RL	5	Stuart Grimes	70'
LL	4	Scott Murray
TP	3	Bruce Douglas	58'
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch	72'
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robbie Russell	72'
PR	17	Gavin Kerr	58'
LK	18	Nathan Hines	70'
FL	19	Jon Petrie	76'
SH	20	Mike Blair	69'
FH	21	Gordon Ross	76'
CE	22	Andy Craig	49'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan


FB	15	Kevin Morgan	61'
RW	14	Rhys Williams
OC	13	Mark Taylor
IC	12	Tom Shanklin	69'
LW	11	Gareth Thomas
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Gareth Cooper	69'
N8	8	Gavin Thomas	57'
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Dafydd Jones
RL	5	Steve Williams	57'
LL	4	Robert Sidoli
TP	3	Ben Evans	43'
HK	2	Gareth Williams	69'
LP	1	Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mefin Davies	69'
PR	17	Gethin Jenkins	43'
LK	18	Gareth Llewellyn	57'
FL	19	Colin Charvis	57'
SH	20	Dwayne Peel	69'
FH	21	Iestyn Harris	69'
CE	22	Matthew Watkins	61'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Notes:

Referee Pablo De Luca was injured during the match and replaced by touch judge Tony Spreadbury at half-time.^[1]

9 March 2003
14:00 GMT

England	40–5	Italy
Try: Lewsey (2) 2' c, 14' c Thompson 8' c Simpson-Daniel 11' c Tindall 19' m Luger 65' c Con: Wilkinson (4) 3', 9', 12', 15' Dawson 67'	Report	Try: Mi. Bergamasco 55' m

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


FB	15	Josh Lewsey	67'
RW	14	James Simpson-Daniel
OC	12	Mike Tindall
IC	13	Will Greenwood
LW	11	Dan Luger
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson	45'
SH	9	Matt Dawson
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio	17' to 24'
OF	7	Richard Hill			61'
BF	6	Joe Worsley
RL	5	Ben Kay	54'
LL	4	Danny Grewcock
TP	3	Robbie Morris	57'
HK	2	Steve Thompson	61'
LP	1	Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mark Regan	61'
PR	17	Mike Worsley	57'
LK	18	Simon Shaw	54'
FL	19	Alex Sanderson	17'	24'	61'
SH	20	Kyran Bracken	67'
FH	21	Charlie Hodgson	45'	49'
CE	22	Ollie Smith		49'
Coach:
Clive Woodward


FB	15	Mirco Bergamasco
RW	14	Nicola Mazzucato
OC	13	Paolo Vaccari	61'
IC	12	Giovanni Raineri
LW	11	Denis Dallan
FH	10	Ramiro Pez
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon	64'
N8	8	Matthew Phillips	67'
OF	7	Aaron Persico
BF	6	Andrea de Rossi
RL	5	Mark Giacheri	5' to 10'		45'
LL	4	Cristian Bezzi
TP	3	Ramiro Martínez
HK	2	Carlo Festuccia	70'
LP	1	Giampiero de Carli	47'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Fabio Ongaro	70'
PR	17	Martín Castrogiovanni	47'
LK	18	Marco Bortolami	5'	10'	45'
FL	19	Scott Palmer	67'
SH	20	Matteo Mazzantini	64'
FH	21	Gert Peens	61'
CE	22	Andrea Masi
Coach:
John Kirwan

Round 4

22 March 2003
14:00 GMT

Wales	24–25	Ireland
Try: S. Jones 14' c M. Williams 50' c Thomas 61' c Con: S. Jones (3) 15', 51', 62' Drop: S. Jones 75'	Report	Try: Gleeson (2) 34' m, 41' m Pen: Humphreys (4) 5', 17', 24', 58' Drop: O'Gara 75'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Steve Lander (England)


FB	15	Rhys Williams
RW	14	Mark Jones	12'
OC	13	Mark Taylor	55'
IC	12	Tom Shanklin
LW	11	Gareth Thomas
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Gareth Cooper	48'
N8	8	Dafydd Jones
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Colin Charvis
RL	5	Gareth Llewellyn
LL	4	Robert Sidoli
TP	3	Gethin Jenkins	69'
HK	2	Jonathan Humphreys	42'
LP	1	Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mefin Davies	42'
PR	17	Martyn Madden	69'
LK	18	Steve Williams
FL	19	Gavin Thomas
SH	20	Dwayne Peel	48'
FH	21	Iestyn Harris	55'
CE	22	Matthew Watkins	12'
Coach:
Steve Hansen


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Justin Bishop
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Kevin Maggs
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	David Humphreys	64'
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley	28' to 34'
OF	7	Keith Gleeson
BF	6	Alan Quinlan			69'
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Leo Cullen	64'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Shane Byrne
LP	1	Marcus Horan	69'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan
PR	17	Justin Fitzpatrick	69'
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan	64'
N8	19	Eric Miller	28'	34'	69'
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	Ronan O'Gara	64'
WG	22	John Kelly
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

22 March 2003
16:00 GMT

England	40–9	Scotland
Try: Lewsey 20' c Cohen 49' c Robinson (2) 63' c, 75' c Con: Wilkinson (3) 21', 50', 64' Paul Grayson 76' Pen: Wilkinson (4) 1', 9', 39', 53'	Report	Pen: Paterson (3) 15', 18', 30'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)


FB	15	Josh Lewsey
RW	14	Jason Robinson
OC	12	Mike Tindall	56'
IC	13	Will Greenwood
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson	65'
SH	9	Matt Dawson
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio	73'
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Richard Hill
RL	5	Ben Kay	62'
LL	4	Martin Johnson
TP	3	Jason Leonard
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Graham Rowntree	65'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mark Regan
PR	17	Trevor Woodman	65'
LK	18	Danny Grewcock	62'
FL	19	Joe Worsley	73'
SH	20	Andy Gomarsall
FH	21	Paul Grayson	65'
WG	22	Dan Luger	56'
Coach:
Clive Woodward


FB	15	Glenn Metcalfe
RW	14	Chris Paterson
OC	13	James McLaren		56'
IC	12	Andy Craig
LW	11	Kenny Logan
FH	10	Gregor Townsend
SH	9	Bryan Redpath
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Andrew Mower	10'	65'
BF	6	Jason White
RL	5	Nathan Hines
LL	4	Scott Murray		50'
TP	3	Bruce Douglas		70'
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robbie Russell
PR	17	Gavin Kerr		70'
LK	18	Stuart Grimes		50'
N8	19	Ross Beattie		65'
SH	20	Mike Blair
FH	21	Gordon Ross
CE	22	Kevin Utterson		56'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

23 March 2003
14:00 GMT

Italy	27–53	France
Try: Pez 39' c Mi. Bergamasco 61' m Persico 64' c Phillips 79' m Con: Pez (2) 40', 65' Pen: Pez 12'	Report	Try: Betsen 2' c Traille (2) 14' c, 17' c Rougerie (2) 20' c, 71' c Michalak 34' c Castaignède 40' c Con: Yachvili (6) 3', 15', 18', 21', 35', 41' Pen: Yachvili (2) 9', 31'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)


FB	15	Mirco Bergamasco
RW	14	Nicola Mazzucato	23'
OC	13	Paolo Vaccari	73'
IC	12	Giovanni Raineri
LW	11	Denis Dallan
FH	10	Ramiro Pez
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon	73'
N8	8	Matthew Phillips
OF	7	Aaron Persico
BF	6	Andrea de Rossi	52'
RL	5	Mark Giacheri	58'
LL	4	Cristian Bezzi
TP	3	Ramiro Martínez	52'
HK	2	Carlo Festuccia	73'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK	16	Fabio Ongaro	73'
PR	17	Martín Castrogiovanni	52'
LK	18	Santiago Dellapè	58'
FL	19	Scott Palmer	52'
SH	20	Matteo Mazzantini	73'
FH	21	Gert Peens	73'
CE	22	Andrea Masi	23'
Coach:
John Kirwan


FB	15	Clément Poitrenaud
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie
OC	13	Thomas Castaignède
IC	12	Damien Traille
LW	11	Xavier Garbajosa	74'
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	73'
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili	73'
N8	8	Imanol Harinordoquy	66'
OF	7	Olivier Magne
BF	6	Serge Betsen
RL	5	Olivier Brouzet	66'
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Sylvain Marconnet
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez	73'
LP	1	Jean-Jacques Crenca	70'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Jean-Baptiste Rué	73'
PR	17	Olivier Milloud	70'
LK	18	David Auradou	66'
FL	19	Patrick Tabacco	66'
SH	20	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde	73'
FH	21	Gérald Merceron	73'
WG	22	Vincent Clerc	74'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Round 5

29 March 2003
13:00 GMT

France	33–5	Wales
Try: Castaginède 25' c Clerc 51' c Michalak 66' c Con: Yachvili (3) 26', 52', 66' Pen: Yachvili (4) 33', 45', 62', 71'	Report	Try: Thomas 3' m

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,906
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)


FB	15	Clément Poitrenaud
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie	18'
OC	13	Thomas Castaignède
IC	12	Damien Traille
LW	11	Xavier Garbajosa
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	76'
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili	76'
N8	8	Imanol Harinordoquy	59'
OF	7	Olivier Magne
BF	6	Serge Betsen
RL	5	Olivier Brouzet	59'
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Sylvain Marconnet	67'
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez	76'
LP	1	Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK	16	Jean-Baptiste Rué	76'
PR	17	Olivier Milloud	67'
LK	18	David Auradou	59'
FL	19	Patrick Tabacco	59'
SH	20	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde	76'
FH	21	Gérald Merceron	76'
WG	22	Vincent Clerc	18'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


FB	15	Rhys Williams
RW	14	Craig Morgan
OC	13	Mark Taylor
IC	12	Iestyn Harris			74'
LW	11	Gareth Thomas	43' to 53'
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Dwayne Peel	53'
N8	8	Dafydd Jones	79'
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Colin Charvis
RL	5	Gareth Llewellyn	74'
LL	4	Robert Sidoli
TP	3	Gethin Jenkins	55'
HK	2	Mefin Davies	67'
LP	1	Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gareth Williams	67'
PR	17	Martyn Madden	55'
LK	18	Steve Williams	74'
FL	19	Gavin Thomas	79'
SH	20	Gareth Cooper	53'
CE	21	Tom Shanklin	43'	53'	74'
CE	22	Matthew Watkins
Coach:
Steve Hansen

29 March 2003
15:00 GMT

Scotland	33–25	Italy
Try: White 9' m McLaren 13' m Logan 35' c Paterson 60' c Con: Paterson (2) 36', 61' Pen: Paterson (3) 5', 21', 78'	Report	Try: Mi. Bergamasco 3' m Pez 24' c Palmer 66' c Con: Pez (2) 25', 67' Pen: Pez (2) 7', 47'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 45,739
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)


FB	15	Glenn Metcalfe
RW	14	Chris Paterson
OC	13	James McLaren
IC	12	Andy Craig
LW	11	Kenny Logan
FH	10	Gregor Townsend
SH	9	Bryan Redpath
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Andrew Mower
BF	6	Jason White	40'
RL	5	Nathan Hines
LL	4	Scott Murray	57'
TP	3	Bruce Douglas
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch	73'
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robbie Russell	73'
PR	17	Gavin Kerr
LK	18	Stuart Grimes	57'
N8	19	Ross Beattie	40'
SH	20	Mike Blair
FH	21	Gordon Ross
CE	22	Kevin Utterson
Coach:
Ian McGeechan


FB	15	Mirco Bergamasco
RW	14	Paolo Vaccari	40'
OC	13	Andrea Masi
IC	12	Giovanni Raineri
LW	11	Denis Dallan
FH	10	Ramiro Pez
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon
N8	8	Matthew Phillips	55'	67'
OF	7	Aaron Persico
BF	6	Andrea de Rossi		67'
RL	5	Mark Giacheri	73'
LL	4	Cristian Bezzi
TP	3	Ramiro Martínez	51'
HK	2	Carlo Festuccia
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK	16	Fabio Ongaro
PR	17	Martín Castrogiovanni	51'
LK	18	Santiago Dellapè	73'
FL	19	Scott Palmer	55'
SH	20	Matteo Mazzantini
FH	21	Gert Peens	40'
WG	22	Nicola Mazzucato
Coach:
John Kirwan

30 March 2003
14:00 BST

Ireland	6–42	England
Pen: Humphreys 24' Drop: Humphreys 4'	Report	Try: Dallaglio 6' c Tindall 57' c Greenwood (2) 61' c, 76' m Luger 79' c Con: Wilkinson (3) 7', 61', 80' Grayson 58' Pen: Wilkinson 67' Drop: Wilkinson (2) 26', 38'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 47,900
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Justin Bishop
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll	77'
IC	12	Kevin Maggs
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	David Humphreys	61'
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Keith Gleeson
BF	6	Victor Costello	64'
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Gary Longwell	56'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Shane Byrne
LP	1	Marcus Horan	71'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan
PR	17	Justin Fitzpatrick	71'
LK	18	Paul O'Connell	56'
FL	19	Alan Quinlan	64'
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	Ronan O'Gara	61'
FB	22	Girvan Dempsey	77'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan


FB	15	Josh Lewsey
RW	14	Jason Robinson
OC	12	Mike Tindall	64'
IC	13	Will Greenwood
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson	53' to 59'
SH	9	Matt Dawson	23' to 32'		64' to 67'
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Richard Hill	20' to 27'
RL	5	Ben Kay	45' to 51'
LL	4	Martin Johnson
TP	3	Jason Leonard
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Graham Rowntree	35' to 40'		44'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Dorian West
PR	17	Trevor Woodman	35'	40'	44'
LK	18	Danny Grewcock	45'	51'
FL	19	Joe Worsley	20'	27'
SH	20	Kyran Bracken	23'	32'	64'	67'
FH	21	Paul Grayson	53'	59'
WG	22	Dan Luger	64'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Red carpet incident

The deciding game between Ireland and England was overshadowed by an incident in the pre-game ceremonies in which the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, had to walk on the grass instead of the red carpet to meet the Irish team. England had lined up on the left-hand side when facing the tunnel, which was said to be Ireland's lucky side. When asked to move his team, England captain Martin Johnson refused, so Ireland lined up to the left of them, with no team now on the right hand side, leaving insufficient red carpet on that side. A day after the game the Irish Rugby Football Union sent a written apology to the president for the England team's failure to "follow established and communicated protocol", while the Rugby Football Union also sent her a "full and unreserved apology".^[2] Having dismissed it at the time as "a fuss about nothing", Johnson later explained ahead of meeting the president again in Ireland for the 2011 Championship that he had lined up on that side as it was customary to line up on the side you warmed up on, that he had no prior knowledge of the protocol, and his subsequent refusal to move was because the request came from some "random guy", rather than the match referee.^[3]

References

^ Harris, Norman (8 March 2003). "Scots on rampage". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ "RUGBY: Rugby apology for McAleese". UTV. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
^ "18 March 2011". Irish Examiner. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.

[1] Harris, Norman (8 March 2003). "Scots on rampage". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[UTV31Mar2003-2] "RUGBY: Rugby apology for McAleese". UTV. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 19 March 2011.

[Examiner18March2011-3] "18 March 2011". Irish Examiner. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.

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