2005 Six Nations Championship

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2005 Six Nations Championship
Wales playing France on 26 February 2005
Date5 February – 19 March 2005
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (23rd title)
Grand Slam Wales (9th title)
Triple Crown Wales (18th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored71 (4.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ireland Ronan O'Gara (60)
Top try scorer(s)England Mark Cueto (4)
Player of the tournamentWales Martyn Williams
2004 (Previous) (Next) 2006

The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth Six Nations Championship played since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the Home Nations and Five Nations Championships, this was the 111th season of the tournament.

Wales won the Grand Slam, their first since 1978, and in doing so became the first team ever to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.

Participants[edit]

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London England Andy Robinson Jason Robinson/Martin Corry
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis France Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Republic of Ireland Eddie O'Sullivan Brian O'Driscoll/Paul O'Connell
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome New Zealand John Kirwan Marco Bortolami
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Australia Matt Williams Gordon Bulloch
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Wales Mike Ruddock Gareth Thomas

Squads[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  Wales 5 5 0 0 151 77 +74 17 10
2  France 5 4 0 1 134 82 +52 13 8
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 126 101 +25 12 6
4  England 5 2 0 3 121 77 +44 16 4
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 84 155 −71 8 2
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 55 179 −124 5 0
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

5 February 2005
14:00 GMT
France 16–9 Scotland
Try: Traille 77' c
Con: Michalak (1/1) 78'
Pen: Delaigue 49', 54'
Drop: Delaigue 73'
ReportPen: Paterson (3) 2', 39', 42'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,069
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
FB 15 Pépito Elhorga
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie downward-facing red arrow 18'
OC 13 Brian Liebenberg
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Yann Delaigue downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Pierre Mignoni
N8 8 Patrick Tabacco downward-facing red arrow 64'
OF 7 Sébastien Chabal
BF 6 Julien Bonnaire
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 78'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 Sébastien Bruno upward-facing green arrow 78'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 18 Grégory Lamboley upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 19 Yannick Nyanga upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili upward-facing green arrow 78'
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 22 Ludovic Valbon upward-facing green arrow 18' downward-facing red arrow 78'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Andy Craig
IC 12 Hugo Southwell
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Chris Cusiter
N8 8 Ally Hogg
OF 7 Jon Petrie
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Scott Murray downward-facing red arrow 65'
LL 4 Stuart Grimes downward-facing red arrow 79'
TP 3 Gavin Kerr downward-facing red arrow 54' upward-facing green arrow 73'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Bruce Douglas upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 19 Jon Dunbar upward-facing green arrow 79'
SH 20 Mike Blair
FH 21 Gordon Ross
FB 22 Ben Hinshelwood
Coach:
Matt Williams

Notes:


5 February 2005
17:30 GMT
Wales 11–9 England
Try: S. Williams 9' m
Pen: S. Jones 22'
Henson 76'
ReportPen: Hodgson (3) 14', 48', 69'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Gareth Thomas Yellow card 34'
RW 14 Hal Luscombe downward-facing red arrow 64'
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Dafydd Jones downward-facing red arrow 63'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain downward-facing red arrow 73'
TP 3 Adam Jones downward-facing red arrow 73'
HK 2 Mefin Davies
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde
PR 17 John Yapp upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 73'
N8 19 Ryan Jones upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper upward-facing green arrow 60'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney
FB 22 Kevin Morgan upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait downward-facing red arrow 59'
IC 12 Jamie Noon
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson
SH 9 Matt Dawson downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Joe Worsley downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 42'
OF 7 Andy Hazell
BF 6 Chris Jones
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock Yellow card 34' downward-facing red arrow 66'
TP 3 Julian White downward-facing red arrow 72'
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree downward-facing red arrow 56' upward-facing green arrow 72'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andy Titterrell
PR 17 Phil Vickery upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 18 Steve Borthwick upward-facing green arrow 66'
N8 19 James Forrester upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 42'
SH 20 Harry Ellis upward-facing green arrow 63'
FH 21 Olly Barkley upward-facing green arrow 59'
WG 22 Ben Cohen
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Notes:

  • This was Wales' first victory against England since 1999.
  • This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Six Nations.
  • This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Championship since 1998.
  • This was England's first defeat ever at Millennium Stadium.
  • Shane Williams scored his first try ever against England.

6 February 2005
14:30 GMT
Italy 17–28 Ireland
Try: Castrogiovanni 79' m
Pen: Orquera 7'
De Marigny (3) 34', 43', 60'
ReportTry: Murphy 25' m
Stringer 49' c
Hickie 75' c
Con: O'Gara (2) 50', 76'
Pen: O'Gara (3) 21', 54', 72'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,026
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
FB 15 Roland de Marigny
RW 14 Mirco Bergamasco
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale downward-facing red arrow 70'
IC 12 Andrea Masi
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Sergio Parisse downward-facing red arrow 76'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 65'
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Giorgio Intoppa upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini upward-facing green arrow 76'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 65'
N8 19 David Dal Maso upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Paul Griffen
CE 21 Walter Pozzebon
FB 22 Kaine Robertson upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy downward-facing red arrow 29'
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley downward-facing red arrow 76'
OF 7 Denis Leamy
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell downward-facing red arrow 76'
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Marcus Horan upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan upward-facing green arrow 76'
N8 19 Eric Miller upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey upward-facing green arrow 29'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Round 2[edit]

12 February 2005
13:30 GMT
Italy 8–38 Wales
Try: Orquera 10' m
Pen: De Marigny 44'
ReportTry: J. Thomas 4' c
Shanklin 20' m
M. Williams 40' c
Cockbain 53' c
S. Williams 56' c
Sidoli 71' m
Con: S. Jones (4) 5', 40', 53', 57'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
FB 15 Roland de Marigny downward-facing red arrow 73'
RW 14 Mirco Bergamasco downward-facing red arrow 54'
OC 13 Walter Pozzebon
IC 12 Andrea Masi red cross icon 22' to 24'
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco downward-facing red arrow 23'
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 57'
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Giorgio Intoppa upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 57'
FL 19 David Dal Maso upward-facing green arrow 23'
SH 20 Paul Griffen upward-facing green arrow 57'
CE 21 Matteo Barbini upward-facing green arrow 22' downward-facing red arrow 24' upward-facing green arrow 73'
FB 22 Kaine Robertson upward-facing green arrow 54'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Gareth Thomas
RW 14 Hal Luscombe downward-facing red arrow 54'
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones downward-facing red arrow 61'
SH 9 Dwayne Peel downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams downward-facing red arrow 73'
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain downward-facing red arrow 61'
TP 3 Adam Jones downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 Mefin Davies downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 John Yapp upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 18 Ian Gough upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 19 Robin Sowden-Taylor upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney upward-facing green arrow 61'
FB 22 Kevin Morgan upward-facing green arrow 54'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

Notes:


12 February 2005
16:00 GMT
Scotland 13–40 Ireland
Try: Southwell 11' m
Petrie 58' m
Pen: Paterson 8'
ReportTry: O'Kelly 23' c
O'Connell 38' m
Hickie 42' c
Hayes 72' m
Duffy 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2) 24', 44'
Humphreys 79'
Pen: O'Gara (3) 18', 35', 48'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 64,826
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Andy Craig
IC 12 Hugo Southwell
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Chris Cusiter red cross icon 5' to 16' downward-facing red arrow 70'
N8 8 Ally Hogg
OF 7 Jon Petrie
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Scott Murray downward-facing red arrow 70'
LL 4 Stuart Grimes
TP 3 Gavin Kerr downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Bruce Douglas upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 19 Jon Dunbar
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 5' downward-facing red arrow 16' upward-facing green arrow 70'
FH 21 Gordon Ross
FB 22 Ben Hinshelwood
Coach:
Matt Williams
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Girvan Dempsey
OC 13 Shane Horgan
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie downward-facing red arrow 75'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 75'
SH 9 Peter Stringer downward-facing red arrow 75'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Johnny O'Connor downward-facing red arrow 66'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly downward-facing red arrow 75'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Marcus Horan upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan upward-facing green arrow 75'
N8 19 Eric Miller upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 20 Guy Easterby upward-facing green arrow 75'
FH 21 David Humphreys upward-facing green arrow 75'
FB 22 Gavin Duffy upward-facing green arrow 75'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

13 February 2005
15:00 GMT
England 17–18 France
Try: Barkley 18' c
Lewsey 35' c
Con: Hodgson (2) 19', 36'
Pen: Hodgson 26'
ReportPen: Yachvili (6) 4', 28', 51', 56', 62', 69'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Mark Cueto downward-facing red arrow 69'
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Olly Barkley
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Martin Corry red cross icon 61' to 67'
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andy Titterrell
PR 17 Andrew Sheridan
LK 18 Steve Borthwick
FL 19 Andy Hazell upward-facing green arrow 61' downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 72'
CE 21 Henry Paul
WG 22 Ben Cohen upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Pépito Elhorga
RW 14 Jimmy Marlu downward-facing red arrow 42'
OC 13 Brian Liebenberg
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Yann Delaigue downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Sébastien Chabal downward-facing red arrow 48'
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous downward-facing red arrow 79'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 48'
HK 2 Sébastien Bruno downward-facing red arrow 48'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 William Servat upward-facing green arrow 48'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud upward-facing green arrow 48'
LK 18 Grégory Lamboley upward-facing green arrow 79'
FL 19 Yannick Nyanga upward-facing green arrow 48'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 22 Jean-Philippe Grandclaude upward-facing green arrow 42'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

Round 3[edit]

26 February 2005
14:00 GMT
Scotland 18–10 Italy
Pen: Paterson (6) 4', 30', 49', 52', 69', 74'ReportTry: Masi 77' c
Con: De Marigny 78'
Pen: De Marigny 20'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,823
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Webster
OC 13 Andy Craig
IC 12 Hugo Southwell downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 76'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Ally Hogg
OF 7 Jon Petrie
BF 6 Simon Taylor downward-facing red arrow 74'
RL 5 Scott Murray downward-facing red arrow 74'
LL 4 Stuart Grimes
TP 3 Gavin Kerr downward-facing red arrow 72'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Bruce Douglas upward-facing green arrow 72'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 19 Jon Dunbar upward-facing green arrow 74'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 76'
FH 21 Gordon Ross upward-facing green arrow 76'
FB 22 Ben Hinshelwood upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
Matt Williams
FB 15 Roland de Marigny
RW 14 Mirco Bergamasco downward-facing red arrow 72'
OC 13 Andrea Masi
IC 12 Cristian Stoica downward-facing red arrow 57'
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Luciano Orquera downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 David Dal Maso
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
LK 16 Giorgio Intoppa
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 19 Silvio Orlando
SH 20 Paul Griffen upward-facing green arrow 67'
CE 21 Roberto Pedrazzi upward-facing green arrow 57'
FB 22 Kaine Robertson upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
John Kirwan

26 February 2005
16:00 GMT
France 18–24 Wales
Try: Yachvili 3' c
Rougerie 11' m
Con: Yachvili 4'
Pen: Yachvili 25'
Drop: Michalak 61'
ReportTry: M. Williams (2) 41' c, 44' m
Con: S. Jones 41'
Pen: S. Jones (3) 22', 40', 65'
Drop: S. Jones 71'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Julien Laharrague
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 Damien Traille downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Yann Delaigue downward-facing red arrow 50'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire downward-facing red arrow 58'
OF 7 Yannick Nyanga
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Jérôme Thion downward-facing red arrow 72'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 48'
HK 2 Sébastien Bruno downward-facing red arrow 40'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 William Servat upward-facing green arrow 40'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud upward-facing green arrow 48'
LK 18 Grégory Lamboley upward-facing green arrow 72'
N8 19 Imanol Harinordoquy upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak upward-facing green arrow 50'
CE 22 Jean-Philippe Grandclaude upward-facing green arrow 46'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Gareth Thomas downward-facing red arrow 40'
RW 14 Kevin Morgan downward-facing red arrow 58'
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Ryan Jones downward-facing red arrow 76'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain
TP 3 Adam Jones downward-facing red arrow 65'
HK 2 Mefin Davies downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 John Yapp upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 76'
FL 19 Robin Sowden-Taylor
SH 20 Gareth Cooper upward-facing green arrow 65'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney upward-facing green arrow 58'
FB 22 Rhys Williams upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

27 February 2005
15:00 GMT
Ireland 19–13 England
Try: O'Driscoll 57' c
Con: O'Gara 58'
Pen: O'Gara (2) 9', 12'
Drop: O'Gara (2) 3', 32'
ReportTry: Corry 6' c
Con: Hodgson 7'
Pen: Hodgson 24'
Drop: Hodgson 55'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Girvan Dempsey
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Shane Horgan
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Johnny O'Connor
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Marcus Horan upward-facing green arrow 67'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan
N8 19 Eric Miller
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
CE 22 Kevin Maggs
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Olly Barkley
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andy Titterrell
PR 17 Duncan Bell
LK 18 Steve Borthwick
FL 19 Andy Hazell
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 21 Andy Goode
CE 22 Ollie Smith
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Notes:

  • This is the first time England lost the first three games in the Championship since 1987.

Round 4[edit]

12 March 2005
13:30 GMT
Ireland 19–26 France
Try: O'Driscoll 72' c
Con: O'Gara 72'
Pen: O'Gara (4) 7', 17', 24', 46'
ReportTry: Dominici (2) 27' m, 77' m
Baby 32' c
Con: Yachvili 32'
Pen: Yachvili (2) 20', 60'
Drop: Delaigue 9'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,452
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Girvan Dempsey
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Johnny O'Connor
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Marcus Horan upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan
N8 19 Eric Miller
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
FB 22 Gavin Duffy
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Julien Laharrague
RW 14 Cédric Heymans
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 Benoît Baby
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Yann Delaigue downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Yannick Nyanga downward-facing red arrow 54'
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Sébastien Bruno downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Pascal Papé upward-facing green arrow 71'
LK 19 Grégory Lamboley upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 22 David Marty
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

12 March 2005
16:00 GMT
England 39–7 Italy
Try: Cueto (3) 8' c, 40' m, 63' m
Thompson 36' c
Balshaw 59' m
Hazell 79' c
Con: Hodgson (2) 9', 37'
Goode 79'
Pen: Hodgson 6'
ReportTry: Troncon 44' c
Con: Peens 46'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,736
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon downward-facing red arrow 64'
IC 12 Olly Barkley
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 50'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley downward-facing red arrow 73'
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock downward-facing red arrow 61'
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Graham Rowntree downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andy Titterrell upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 Duncan Bell upward-facing green arrow 73'
LK 18 Steve Borthwick upward-facing green arrow 61'
FL 19 Andy Hazell upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 50'
FH 21 Andy Goode upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 22 Ollie Smith upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Gert Peens
RW 14 Roberto Pedrazzi
OC 13 Andrea Masi
IC 12 Matteo Barbini red cross icon 28' to 31' downward-facing red arrow 40'
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 David Dal Maso downward-facing red arrow 40'
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava downward-facing red arrow 53'
TP 3 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 53'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 20'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Giorgio Intoppa upward-facing green arrow 20' downward-facing red arrow 57'
PR 17 Mario Savi upward-facing green arrow 57'
PR 18 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 53'
LK 19 Santiago Dellapè upward-facing green arrow 53'
FL 20 Silvio Orlando upward-facing green arrow 40'
SH 21 Paul Griffen
CE 22 Walter Pozzebon upward-facing green arrow 28' downward-facing red arrow 31' upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
John Kirwan

Notes:

  • Mark Cueto scored the first hat-trick in the Six Nations since Jason Robinson against Italy in 2004.

13 March 2005
15:00 GMT
Scotland 22–46 Wales
Try: Craig 52' c
R. Lamont 66' m
Paterson 69' c
Con: Paterson (2) 53', 70'
Pen: Paterson 21'
ReportTry: R. Jones 3' c
R. Williams (2) 9' c, 48' m
S. Williams 13' c
Morgan (2) 26' c, 38' c
Con: S. Jones (5) 4', 10', 13', 26', 39'
Pen: S. Jones (2) 17', 74'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,274
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Rory Lamont
OC 13 Andy Craig downward-facing red arrow 74'
IC 12 Hugo Southwell
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 40'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter downward-facing red arrow 43'
N8 8 Ally Hogg
OF 7 Jon Petrie
BF 6 Simon Taylor
RL 5 Scott Murray
LL 4 Stuart Grimes downward-facing red arrow 40'
TP 3 Gavin Kerr downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Bruce Douglas upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 40'
FL 19 Jon Dunbar
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 43'
FH 21 Gordon Ross upward-facing green arrow 40'
CE 22 Andrew Henderson upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Matt Williams
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Rhys Williams downward-facing red arrow 68'
OC 13 Tom Shanklin red cross icon 7' to 15'
IC 12 Gavin Henson downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Ryan Jones
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain Yellow card 61' downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Adam Jones downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Mefin Davies downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 John Yapp upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 19 Robin Sowden-Taylor
SH 20 Mike Phillips
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney upward-facing green arrow 74'
WG 22 Hal Luscombe upward-facing green arrow 7' downward-facing red arrow 15' upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

Round 5[edit]

19 March 2005
13:00 GMT
Italy 13–56 France
Try: Robertson 23' c
Con: Peens 24'
Pen: Peens (2) 2', 42'
ReportTry: Nyanga 9' c
Jauzion 14' c
Laharrague 33' c
Marty (2) 65' c, 76' m
Lamboley 70' c
Mignoni 79' c
Con: Yachvili (4) 10', 15', 34', 66'
Michalak (2) 71', 79'
Pen: Yachvili (3) 6', 49', 52'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 23,638
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
FB 15 Gert Peens
RW 14 Kaine Robertson downward-facing red arrow 67'
OC 13 Andrea Masi
IC 12 Simon Picone red cross icon 55' to 61'
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon downward-facing red arrow 58'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 David Dal Maso downward-facing red arrow 71'
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè red cross icon 1' to 8' downward-facing red arrow 60'
TP 3 Salvatore Perugini
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 55'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero downward-facing red arrow 27'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 55'
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 27'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 1' downward-facing red arrow 8' upward-facing green arrow 60'
FL 19 Silvio Orlando upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Paul Griffen upward-facing green arrow 58'
CE 21 Roberto Pedrazzi upward-facing green arrow 55' downward-facing red arrow 61' upward-facing green arrow 67'
FB 22 Roland de Marigny
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Julien Laharrague
RW 14 Cédric Heymans
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 David Marty
LW 11 Christophe Dominici downward-facing red arrow 31'
FH 10 Yann Delaigue downward-facing red arrow 60'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili downward-facing red arrow 68'
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Yannick Nyanga downward-facing red arrow 67'
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Nicolas Mas downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Sébastien Bruno downward-facing red arrow 59'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 William Servat upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Pascal Papé
LK 19 Grégory Lamboley upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni upward-facing green arrow 68'
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak upward-facing green arrow 60'
CE 22 Damien Traille upward-facing green arrow 31'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

19 March 2005
15:30 GMT
Wales 32–20 Ireland
Try: Jenkins 15' c
Morgan 57' c
Con: S. Jones (2) 16', 58'
Pen: Henson 22'
S. Jones (4) 30', 42', 50', 70'
Drop: Henson 12'
ReportTry: Horan 65' c
Murphy 72' c
Con: Humphreys (2) 65', 73'
Pen: O'Gara (2) 2', 34'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,376
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Mark Taylor
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Ryan Jones
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain
TP 3 Adam Jones downward-facing red arrow 66'
HK 2 Mefin Davies downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 John Yapp upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas
FL 19 Robin Sowden-Taylor
SH 20 Mike Phillips
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney
WG 22 Hal Luscombe
Coach:
Mike Ruddock
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Girvan Dempsey
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 51'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley downward-facing red arrow 58'
OF 7 Johnny O'Connor
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Marcus Horan upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan upward-facing green arrow 62'
N8 19 Eric Miller upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys upward-facing green arrow 51'
FB 22 Gavin Duffy
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:


19 March 2005
18:00 GMT
England 43–22 Scotland
Try: Noon (3) 12' c, 21' c, 65' m
Worsley 25' m
Lewsey 33' c
Ellis 47' c
Cueto 69' m
Con: Hodgson (4) 12', 22', 34', 48'
ReportTry: S. Lamont 39' c
Craig 44' c
Taylor 50' m
Con: Paterson (2) 40', 45'
Pen: Paterson 20'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw downward-facing red arrow 31'
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Olly Barkley
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson downward-facing red arrow 75'
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay downward-facing red arrow 14'
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Duncan Bell downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 71'
LP 1 Matt Stevens
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andy Titterrell upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 Mike Worsley upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 18 Steve Borthwick upward-facing green arrow 14'
FL 19 Andy Hazell
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 63'
FH 21 Andy Goode upward-facing green arrow 75'
CE 22 Ollie Smith upward-facing green arrow 31'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Rory Lamont
OC 13 Andy Craig
IC 12 Hugo Southwell
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Gordon Ross
SH 9 Mike Blair
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg downward-facing red arrow 63'
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Scott Murray downward-facing red arrow 32'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Gavin Kerr
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith downward-facing red arrow 23'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Bruce Douglas upward-facing green arrow 23'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes upward-facing green arrow 32'
FL 19 Jon Petrie upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 20 Graeme Beveridge
FH 21 Dan Parks
CE 22 Andrew Henderson
Coach:
Matt Williams

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