2004 Six Nations Championship
| 2004 Six Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wales lineout at Twickenham | |||
| Date | 14 February 2004 - 27 March 2004 | ||
| Countries |  England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France (14th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | France (8th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | Ireland (7th title) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 68 (4.53 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Stephen Jones (55) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Imanol Harinordoquy (4) Rhys Williams (4) Ben Cohen (4) | ||
| Player of the tournament | Gordon D'Arcy | ||
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The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-tenth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Before 1910 the competition was the Home Nations and was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Unlike most rugby union competitions, the Six Nations has not adopted a bonus point system. Match winners receive two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker is point differential.
France won the competition through their winning of the Grand Slam, with Ireland receiving the consolation of winning the Triple Crown by sweeping their matches against Wales, England and Scotland, the last of whom were whitewashed, earning the wooden spoon as a result.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Squads
Final table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
| 1 | France
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 60 | +84 | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Ireland
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 82 | +46 | 17 | 8 |
| 3 | England
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 86 | +64 | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Wales
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 116 | +9 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 152 | −110 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 146 | −93 | 4 | 0 |
Results
Week 1
| 14 February 2004 14:00 GMT |
| France | 35 – 17 | Ireland |
| Tries: Clerc 28' m Pape 51' c Jauzion 55' c Élissalde 77' c Con: Michalak (3) Pen: Michalak (3) 21', 33', 60' | Report | Tries: Foley 44' c Howe 70' c Con: O'Gara (2) Pen: O'Gara 6' |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Referee: Chris White (England) |
| 14 February 2004 16:00 GMT |
| Wales | 23 – 10 | Scotland |
| Tries: R. Williams (2) 3' c, 50' m A. Jones 15' m Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (2) 25', 40+2' | Report | Try: Taylor 80+6' c Con: Paterson Drop: Paterson 8' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland) |
| 15 February 2004 15:00 GMT |
| Italy | 9 – 50 | England |
| Pen: Wakarua (2) 22', 29' Drop: Wakarua 6' | Report | Tries: Balshaw 16' c Robinson (3) 23' m, 40+3' m, 64' m Lewsey 59' c Grayson 70' c Jones 80+6' m Con: Grayson (3) Pen: Grayson (3) 2', 20', 36' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Referee: Andy Turner |
Week 2
| 21 February 2004 14:00 GMT |
| France | 25 – 0 | Italy |
| Tries: Harinordoquy (2) 25' c, 65' c Elhorga 75' m Con: Élissalde (2) Pen: Élissalde 13' Traille 42' | Report |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,080 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
| 21 February 2004 17:30 GMT |
| Scotland | 13 – 35 | England |
| Try: Danielli 58' c Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (2) 3', 26' | Report | Tries: Cohen 11' c Balshaw 31' c Lewsey 48' m Grewcock 69' c Con: Grayson (3) Pen: Grayson (3) 16', 29', 66' |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
| 22 February 2004 15:00 GMT |
| Ireland | 36 – 15 | Wales |
| Tries: Byrne (2) 1' c, 40+2' m O'Driscoll (2) 15' c, 53' c O'Gara 31' m Foley 48' m Con: O'Gara (3) | Report | Tries: Shanklin (2) 64' m, 77' c Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones 6' |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |
Week 3
| 6 March 2004 13:30 GMT |
| Italy | 20 – 14 | Scotland |
| Try: Ongaro 42' m Pen: De Marigny (5) 3', 12', 40+5', 74', 80+5' | Report | Try: Webster 80+7' m Pen: Paterson (3) 9', 35', 40+2' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 21,340 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) |
| 6 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
| England | 13 – 19 | Ireland |
| Try: Dawson 27' c Con: Grayson Pen: Grayson (2) 32', 72' | Report | Try: Dempsey 52' c Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (4) 17', 24', 34', 40+3' |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
| 7 March 2004 15:00 GMT |
| Wales | 22 – 29 | France |
| Try: M. Williams 80+5' c Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (5) 12', 19', 24', 27', 55' | Report | Tries: Harinordoquy 40+1' c Élissalde 58' c Con: Élissalde (2) Pen: Élissalde (5) 6', 17', 46', 48', 74' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
Week 4
| 20 March 2004 13:30 GMT |
| Ireland | 19 – 3 | Italy |
| Tries: O'Kelly 29' m O'Driscoll 36' c Horgan 55' c Con: O'Gara (2) | Report | Pen: De Marigny 72' |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| 20 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
| England | 31 – 21 | Wales |
| Tries: Cohen (2) 6' c, 67' c Worsley 80+4' m Con: Barkley (2) Pen: Barkley (4) 19', 23', 40+6', 78' | Report | Tries: G. Thomas 42' c Taylor 51' m Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (3) 11', 15', 26' |
| Twickenham, London Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
| 21 March 2004 15:00 GMT |
| Scotland | 0 – 31 | France |
| Report | Tries: Magne 7' m Jauzion (2) 68' c, 79' c Con: Yachvili (2) Pen: Yachvili (4) 15', 35', 43', 48' |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
Week 5
| 27 March 2004 14:00 GMT |
| Wales | 44 – 10 | Italy |
| Tries: S. Williams (2) 29' m, 69' c R. Williams (2) 36' m, 72' c G. Thomas 56' c Shanklin 61' c Con: S. Jones (4) Pen: S. Jones (2) 12', 18' | Report | Try: Masi 64' c Con: Wakarua Pen: De Marigny 3' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
| 27 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
| Ireland | 37 – 16 | Scotland |
| Tries: D'Arcy (2) 20' m, 79' c Murphy 40+1' m Wallace 56' c Stringer 66' c Con: O'Gara (3) Pen: O'Gara (2) 5', 26' | Report | Try: Hogg 51' c Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (2) 1', 24' Drop: Parks 38' |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 42,750 |
| 27 March 2004 20:00 GMT |
| France | 24 – 21 | England |
| Tries: Harinordoquy 26' m Yachvili 40+2' c Con: Yachvili Pen: Yachvili (4) 22', 35', 40', 52' | Report | Tries: Cohen 53' m Lewsey 76' c Con: Barkley Pen: Barkley (3) 40+1', 49', 73' |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
- England needed to win by 8 points to win the Championship.[1]
References
- ^ "'Poor' England ready to rebuild the chariot". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
External links
Media related to 2004 Six Nations Championship at Wikimedia Commons- The Official Six Nations Site
