2004 Six Nations Championship
2004 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 14 February – 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. Overall, this was the hundred-and-tenth series of the international championship.
Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.
France won the competition, also winning the Grand Slam. Ireland won the Triple Crown, sweeping their matches against Wales, England and Scotland. Scotland were whitewashed, earning the wooden spoon as a result.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Squads
Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
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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
Round 1
14 February 2004 14:00 GMT |
France | 35–17 | Ireland |
Try: Clerc 28' m Pape 51' c Jauzion 55' c Élissalde 77' c Con: Michalak (3) Pen: Michalak (3) 21', 33', 60' | Report | Try: Foley 44' c Howe 70' c Con: O'Gara (2) Pen: O'Gara 6' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,547 Referee: Chris White (England) |
14 February 2004 16:00 GMT |
Wales | 23–10 | Scotland |
Try: 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 Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland) |
15 February 2004 15:00 GMT |
Italy | 9–50 | England |
Pen: Wakarua (2) 22', 29' Drop: Wakarua 6' | Report | Try: 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 Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Andy Turner (South Africa) |
Round 2
21 February 2004 14:00 GMT |
France | 25–0 | Italy |
Try: 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 | Try: Cohen 11' c Balshaw 31' c Lewsey 48' m Grewcock 69' c Con: Grayson (3) Pen: Grayson (3) 16', 29', 66' |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
22 February 2004 15:00 GMT |
Ireland | 36–15 | Wales |
Try: 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 | Try: Shanklin (2) 64' m, 77' c Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones 6' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |
Round 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: 72,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
- Ireland won at Twickenham for the first time since 1994.
- This was England's first defeat at Twickenham since losing 30–16 to New Zealand during the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
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 | Try: Harinordoquy 40+1' c Élissalde 58' c Con: Élissalde (2) Pen: Élissalde (5) 6', 17', 46', 48', 74' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,359 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
Round 4
20 March 2004 13:30 GMT |
Ireland | 19–3 | Italy |
Try: O'Kelly 29' m O'Driscoll 36' c Horgan 55' c Con: O'Gara (2) | Report | Pen: De Marigny 72' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,250 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) |
20 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
England | 31–21 | Wales |
Try: Cohen (2) 6' c, 67' c Worsley 80+4' m Con: Barkley (2) Pen: Barkley (4) 19', 23', 40+6', 78' | Report | Try: G. Thomas 42' c Taylor 51' m Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (3) 11', 15', 26' |
Twickenham, London Attendance: 72,200 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
21 March 2004 15:00 GMT |
Scotland | 0–31 | France |
Report | Try: Magne 7' m Jauzion (2) 68' c, 79' c Con: Yachvili (2) Pen: Yachvili (4) 15', 35', 43', 48' |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 66,324 Referee: Scott Young (Australia) |
- This was the first time since 1961 that France had kept a clean sheet against Scotland.
Round 5
27 March 2004 14:00 GMT |
Wales | 44–10 | Italy |
Try: 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: 70,048 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
27 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
Ireland | 37–16 | Scotland |
Try: 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 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales) |
27 March 2004 20:00 GMT |
France | 24–21 | England |
Try: Harinordoquy 26' m Yachvili 40+2' c Con: Yachvili Pen: Yachvili (4) 22', 35', 40', 52' | Report | Try: Cohen 53' m Lewsey 76' c Con: Barkley Pen: Barkley (3) 40+1', 49', 73' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,906 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
- England needed to win by eight points to win the Championship.[1]
References
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- ^ "'Poor' England ready to rebuild the chariot". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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