2002 Six Nations Championship

2002 Six Nations Championship
Six Nations Championship trophy
Date	2 February – 7 April 2002
Countries	England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	France (13th title)
Grand Slam	France (7th title)
Triple Crown	England (22nd title)
Matches played	15
Tries scored	75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Gerald Merceron (80)
Top try scorer(s)	Will Greenwood (5)
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The 2002 Six Nations Championship was the third series of rugby union's Six Nations Championship, the 108th international championship overall. The annual tournament was won by France, who completed a grand slam.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham	London	Clive Woodward	Martin Johnson/Neil Back
France	Stade de France	Saint-Denis	Bernard Laporte	Olivier Magne/Raphaël Ibañez/Fabien Galthié
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Eddie O'Sullivan	Mick Galwey/David Humphreys/Keith Wood
Italy	Stadio Flaminio	Rome	Brad Johnstone	Alessandro Moscardi
Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Ian McGeechan	Budge Pountney/Bryan Redpath
Wales	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	Graham Henry	Scott Quinnell/Colin Charvis

Squads

For each nation's squad for the 2002 Six Nations Championship, see 2002 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	France	5	5	0	0	156	75	+81	15	10
2	England	5	4	0	1	184	53	+131	23	8
3	Ireland	5	3	0	2	145	138	+7	16	6
4	Scotland	5	2	0	3	91	128	−37	6	4
5	Wales	5	1	0	4	119	188	−69	11	2
6	Italy	5	0	0	5	70	183	−113	4	0

Results

Round 1

2 February 2002

France	33–12	Italy
Try: Traille Betsen Con: Merceron Pen: Merceron (7)	Report	Pen: Dominguez (4)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

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2 February 2002

Scotland	3–29	England
Pen: Hodge	Report	Try: Robinson (2) Tindall Cohen Con: Wilkinson(2) Hodgson Pen: Wilkinson

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

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3 February 2002

Ireland	54–10	Wales
Try: Murphy (2) O'Connell Hickie Gleeson O'Gara Con: Humphreys O'Gara (2) Pen: Humphreys (6)	Report	Try: S. Jones Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina)

Round 2

16 February 2002

Wales	33–37	France
Try: C. Quinnell K. Morgan Budgett Con: S. Jones (3) Pen: S. Jones (4)	Report	Try: Marsh (2) Rougerie Con: Merceron (2) Pen: Merceron (4) Traille Drop: Merceron

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 69,000 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)

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16 February 2002

England	45–11	Ireland
Try: Greenwood (2) Wilkinson Cohen Worsley Kay Con: Wilkinson (6) Pen: Wilkinson	Report	Try: O'Gara Pen: Humphreys (2)

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

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16 February 2002

Italy	12–29	Scotland
Pen: Dominguez (4)	Report	Try: Townsend Laney Con: Laney (2) Pen: Laney (5)

Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

Round 3

2 March 2002

France	20–15	England
Try: Merceron Harinordoquy Con: Merceron (2) Pen: Merceron (2)	Report	Try: Robinson Cohen Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,502 Referee: André Watson (South Africa)

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2 March 2002

Ireland	43–22	Scotland
Try: O'Driscoll (3) Horgan Easterby Con: Humphreys (2) O'Gara Pen: Humphreys (4)	Report	Try: Leslie Con: Laney Pen: Laney (5)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

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2 March 2002

Wales	44–20	Italy
Try: C. Morgan James R. Williams S. Quinnell Marinos Con: S. Jones (5) Pen: S. Jones (3)	Report	Try: Checchinato Mazzariol Con: Pez Peens Pen: Pez Peens

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 58,349 Referee: Chris White (England)

Round 4

23 March 2002

Ireland	32–17	Italy
Try: Kelly (2) Hickie Con: O'Gara Pen: Humphreys (4) O'Gara	Report	Try: Ma. Bergamasco De Carli Con: Dominguez (2) Pen: Peens

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)

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23 March 2002

England	50–10	Wales
Try: Luger (2) Greenwood Wilkinson Stimpson Con: Wilkinson (5) Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson	Report	Try: Harris Con: Harris Pen: Harris

Twickenham, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

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23 March 2002

Scotland	10–22	France
Try: Redpath Con: Laney Pen: Laney	Report	Try: Marsh (2) Galthié Con: Merceron (2) Pen: Merceron

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 62,500 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Round 5

6 April 2002

France	44–5	Ireland
Try: Betsen (2) Brusque (2) Rougerie Con: Merceron (2) Pen: Merceron (4) Gelez	Report	Try: Wood

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,978 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

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6 April 2002

Wales	22–27	Scotland
Try: R. Williams Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (5)	Report	Try: Bulloch (2) Con: Laney Pen: Laney (4) Hodge

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

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7 April 2002

Italy	9–45	England
Pen: Dominguez (3)	Report	Try: Greenwood (2) Cohen Robinson Dallaglio Healey Con: Wilkinson (5) Dawson Pen: Wilkinson

Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)