2000 Six Nations Championship

2000 Six Nations Championship
Date5 February – 2 April 2000
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (23rd title)
Matches played15
Tries scored75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Jonny Wilkinson (78)
Top try scorer(s) Ben Cohen (5)
Austin Healey (5)
Brian O'Driscoll (5)
1999 (Previous) (Next) 2001

The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the addition of Italy to the Five Nations. It was the 106th season of the championship overall.

The title was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam.

Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations. Italy did not win any of their other games and finished in sixth place.[1]

Participants

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London Clive Woodward Matt Dawson
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Warren Gatland Keith Wood
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome Brad Johnstone Alessandro Troncon
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Ian McGeechan John Leslie/Bryan Redpath
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Graham Henry Dai Young

Squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  England 5 4 0 1 183 70 +113 20 8
2  France 5 3 0 2 140 92 +48 12 6
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 168 133 +35 17 6
4  Wales 5 3 0 2 111 135 −24 8 6
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 95 145 −50 9 2
6  Italy 5 1 0 4 106 228 −122 9 2
Source:

Results

Round 1

5 February 2000
Italy 34–20 Scotland
Try: De Carli 72' c
Con: Domínguez 73'
Pen: Domínguez (6) 22', 31', 37', 40', 50', 59'
Drop: Domínguez (3) 41', 45', 62'
ReportTry: Bulloch 34' c
M. Leslie 75' c
Con: Logan 35'
Townsend 75'
Pen: Townsend 55'
Drop: Townsend 17'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Matt Pini
RW 14 Denis Dallan  44'
OC 13 Manuel Dallan
IC 12 Luca Martin
LW 11 Cristian Stoica
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)  75'
N8 8 Wim Visser
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco  59'
BF 6 Massimo Giovanelli
RL 5 Andrea Gritti
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato
TP 3 Tino Paoletti  61'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP 1 Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Orlandi
PR 17 Giampiero de Carli  61'
LK 18 Giuseppe Lanzi
FL 19 Aaron Persico  59'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini  75'
CE 21 Marco Rivaro  44'
FH 22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Shaun Longstaff
OC 13 Jamie Mayer
IC 12 John Leslie (c)
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Gordon Simpson 19' to 29'
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray  65'
TP 3 Mattie Stewart 63' to 71'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Dave Hilton  63'  71'
LK 18 Doddie Weir  65'
FL 19 Stuart Reid  19'  29'
SH 20 Andy Nicol
FH 21 Duncan Hodge
CE 22 James McLaren
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

5 February 2000
England 50–18 Ireland
Try: Cohen (2) 18' c, 80' c
Healey (2) 30' c, 38' m
Back 42' c
Tindall 74' m
Con: Wilkinson (4) 18', 31', 43', 80'
Pen: Wilkinson (4) 11', 15', 53', 67'
ReportTry: Maggs 45' m
Galwey 71' c
Con: Humphreys 72'
Pen: Humphreys (2) 33', 49'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Matt Perry  70'
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Simon Shaw  75'
LL 4 Garath Archer
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Phil Greening
LP 1 Jason Leonard  70'
Substitutions:
FB 16 Iain Balshaw  70'
FH 17 Alex King
SH 18 Andy Gomarsall
N8 19 Martin Corry  75'
FL 20 Joe Worsley
PR 21 Trevor Woodman  70'
HK 22 Neil McCarthy
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Conor O'Shea  47'
RW 14 Justin Bishop
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Mike Mullins
LW 11 Kevin Maggs
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Tom Tierney
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Kieron Dawson
BF 6 Dion O'Cuinneagain  47'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Bob Casey  40'
TP 3 Paul Wallace
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick
LK 18 Mick Galwey  40'
LK 19 Trevor Brennan  47'
SH 20 Peter Stringer
FH 21 Eric Elwood
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey  47'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

5 February 2000
Wales 3–36 France
Pen: Jenkins 13'ReportTry: Magne 54' c
Castaignède 56' c
Ntamack 74' c
Con: Lamaison (3) 55', 57', 76'
Pen: Lamaison (4) 26', 34', 47', 73'
Drop: Lamaison 23'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Shane Howarth
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Jason Jones-Hughes
LW 11 Dafydd James  67'
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Rob Howley  71'
N8 8 Scott Quinnell  43'
OF 7 Brett Sinkinson
BF 6 Colin Charvis  60'
RL 5 Chris Wyatt  64'
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Garin Jenkins  76'
LP 1 Peter Rogers  66'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams  76'
PR 17 Spencer John  66'
LK 18 Mike Voyle  64'
FL 19 Geraint Lewis  60'
SH 20 Richard Smith  71'
FH 21 Stephen Jones
WG 22 Shane Williams  67'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède
RW 14 Émile Ntamack
OC 13 Richard Dourthe  20'
IC 12 Thomas Lombard
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Christophe Lamaison  73'
SH 9 Fabien Galthié  73'
N8 8 Fabien Pelous (c)
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Abdelatif Benazzi
RL 5 Legi Matiu
LL 4 Olivier Brouzet  45'
TP 3 Franck Tournaire  69'
HK 2 Marc Dal Maso  69'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez  69'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers  69'
N8 18 Thomas Lièvremont  45'
FL 19 Serge Betsen
SH 20 Christophe Laussucq  73'
FH 21 Alain Penaud  73'
WG 22 David Venditti  62'  20'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Round 2

19 February 2000
Wales 47–16 Italy
Try: S. Quinnell 25' m
S. Williams 37' c
Bateman 51' c
Howarth 68' c
Con: Jenkins (3) 38', 53', 68'
Pen: Jenkins (7) 3', 12', 15', 20', 23', 33', 42'
ReportTry: Visser 57' c
Con: Domínguez 58'
Pen: Domínguez (2) 8', 30'
Drop: Domínguez 6'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
FB 15 Shane Howarth  70'
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Allan Bateman
IC 12 Mark Taylor
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Neil Jenkins  69'
SH 9 Rob Howley
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Brett Sinkinson
BF 6 Geraint Lewis  40'
RL 5 Chris Wyatt  67'
LL 4 Craig Quinnell
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Garin Jenkins  67'
LP 1 Peter Rogers  78'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams  67'
PR 17 Spencer John  78'
LK 18 Ian Gough  67'
FL 19 Colin Charvis  40'
SH 20 Richard Smith
WG 21 Dafydd James  70'
FH 22 Stephen Jones  69'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Matt Pini
RW 14 Cristian Stoica
OC 13 Marco Rivaro  53'
IC 12 Luca Martin  34'
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8 8 Wim Visser
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Carlo Checchinato
RL 5 Andrea Gritti
LL 4 Giuseppe Lanzi  63'
TP 3 Tino Paoletti
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi 17' to 20'
LP 1 Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Orlandi  17'  20'
PR 17 Alessandro Moreno
LK 18 Laurent Travini
FL 19 Aaron Persico  63'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
FH 21 Andrea Scanavacca
WG 22 Juan Francesio  53'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

19 February 2000
France 9–15 England
Pen: Dourthe (3) 45', 51', 73'ReportPen: Wilkinson (5) 12', 19', 30', 56', 66'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,310
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Richard Dourthe
RW 14 Émile Ntamack
OC 13 David Venditti
IC 12 Thomas Lombard
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Thomas Castaignède
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Fabien Pelous (c)
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Abdelatif Benazzi  62'
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet  29'
LL 4 Legi Matiu
TP 3 Franck Tournaire  72'
HK 2 Marc Dal Maso  72'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez  72'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers  72'
N8 18 Thomas Lièvremont
FL 19 Serge Betsen  74'  62'
SH 20 Christophe Laussucq
CE 21 Stéphane Glas
CE 22 Cédric Desbrosse
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Matt Perry  62'
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill  75'
RL 5 Simon Shaw
LL 4 Garath Archer
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Phil Greening
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK 16 Neil McCarthy
PR 17 Trevor Woodman
N8 18 Martin Corry  75'
FL 19 Joe Worsley
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Alex King
FB 22 Iain Balshaw  62'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

19 February 2000
Ireland 44–22 Scotland
Try: O'Kelly 25' c
Horgan 41' c
O'Driscoll 55' c
Humphreys 64' c
Wood 69' c
Con: O'Gara (2) 26', 42'
Humphreys (3) 56', 65', 70'
Pen: O'Gara (2) 34', 39'
Humphreys 58'
ReportTry: Logan 17' c
Metcalfe 72' c
Graham 77' m
Con: Logan (2) 18', 73'
Pen: Logan 3'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey  34'
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Mike Mullins
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  50'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Kieron Dawson
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey  57'
TP 3 John Hayes  66'
HK 2 Keith Wood
LP 1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick  66'
LK 18 Jeremy Davidson  57'
LK 19 Trevor Brennan
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys  50'
CE 22 Rob Henderson  34'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Shaun Longstaff
OC 13 Jamie Mayer
IC 12 Graham Shiel
LW 11 Kenny Logan  58'
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath (c)  63'
N8 8 Gordon Simpson
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray  51'
TP 3 Mattie Stewart  63'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  66'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell  66'
PR 17 George Graham  63'
LK 18 Doddie Weir  51'
FL 19 Stuart Reid
SH 20 Andy Nicol  63'
FH 21 Duncan Hodge
CE 22 James McLaren
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 3

4 March 2000
Scotland 16–28 France
Try: Nicol 41' c
Con: Paterson 42'
Pen: Logan 15'
Paterson (2) 37', 67'
ReportTry: Castaignède 10' c
Magne (2) 63' m, 68' c
Con: Merceron (2) 11', 68'
Pen: Merceron (3) 19', 46', 72'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Steve Lander (England)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Glenn Metcalfe
OC 13 James McLaren  68'
IC 12 John Leslie (c)
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Andy Nicol
N8 8 Stuart Reid 13' to 19'
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Doddie Weir  64'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart  64'
HK 2 Steve Brotherstone
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott
PR 17 Dave Hilton  64'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes  64'
FL 19 Cameron Mather  13'  19'
SH 20 Graeme Beveridge
FH 21 Duncan Hodge  68'
CE 22 Jamie Mayer
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède
RW 14 Émile Ntamack  37'
OC 13 David Venditti
IC 12 Thomas Lombard
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Christophe Laussucq
N8 8 Fabien Pelous (c)  76'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Sébastien Chabal  50'
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet
LL 4 Jean Daudé  40'  50'
TP 3 Franck Tournaire  50'
HK 2 Marc Dal Maso  51'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez  51'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers  50'
N8 18 Thomas Lièvremont  50'
FL 19 Arnaud Costes  50'
SH 20 Aubin Hueber
FH 21 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde  76'
CE 22 Cédric Desbrosse
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

4 March 2000
England 46–12 Wales
Try: Greening 29' c
Back 52' m
Hill 61' c
Dallaglio 69' c
Cohen 77' m
Con: Wilkinson (3) 30', 62', 70'
Pen: Wilkinson (5) 1', 15', 20', 39', 46'
ReportPen: Jenkins (3) 10', 13', 37'
Drop: Jenkins 17'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,500
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
FB 15 Matt Perry
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill  70'
RL 5 Simon Shaw
LL 4 Garath Archer
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Phil Greening
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK 16 Neil McCarthy
PR 17 Trevor Woodman
FL 18 Joe Worsley
N8 19 Martin Corry  70'
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Alex King
FB 22 Iain Balshaw
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Shane Howarth
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Allan Bateman
IC 12 Mark Taylor
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Rob Howley
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Brett Sinkinson
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Chris Wyatt
LL 4 Craig Quinnell
TP 3 Dai Young (c)  23'
HK 2 Garin Jenkins  45'  50'
LP 1 Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams  50'
PR 17 Spencer John  23'
LK 18 Ian Gough
FL 19 Martyn Williams
SH 20 Richard Smith
FH 21 Stephen Jones
FB 22 Matt Cardey
Coach:
Graham Henry

4 March 2000
Ireland 60–13 Italy
Try: Wood 7' c
Horgan (2) 18' c, 79' c
Dawson 35' c
O'Driscoll 59' c
Dempsey 77' c
Con: O'Gara (6) 8', 20', 36', 60', 78', 80'
Pen: O'Gara (6) 3', 13', 25', 40', 43', 56'
ReportTry: De Rossi 72' c
Con: Domínguez 73'
Pen: Domínguez (2) 47', 49'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Mike Mullins  58'
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Kieron Dawson
BF 6 Simon Easterby  56'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy  63'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick  63'
LK 18 Paddy Johns
FL 19 Dion O'Cuinneagain  56'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
CE 22 Rob Henderson  58'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Matt Pini  27'
RW 14 Juan Francesio
OC 13 Cristian Stoica  63'
IC 12 Luca Martin
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8 8 Andrea de Rossi
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco  40'
BF 6 Wim Visser
RL 5 Andrea Gritti  63'
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato
TP 3 Tino Paoletti  40'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP 1 Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Orlandi
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  40'
LK 18 Giuseppe Lanzi  63'
LK 19 Laurent Travini  40'
SH 20 Giampiero Mazzi
CE 21 Marco Rivaro  63'
CE 22 Giacomo Preo  27'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

Round 4

18 March 2000
Italy 12–59 England
Try: Martin 6' c
Stoica 59' m
Con: Domínguez 8'
ReportTry: Penalty try 26' c
Dawson (2) 35' c, 75' c
Healey (3) 44' m, 46' c, 52' m
Cohen (2) 57' m, 70' c
Con: Wilkinson (4) 27', 36', 47', 71'
Alex King 76'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 2', 5'
Drop: Back 32'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Corrado Pilat
RW 14 Cristian Stoica  64'
OC 13 Luca Martin
IC 12 Nick Zisti
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8 8 Andrea de Rossi
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Walter Cristofoletto  25'
RL 5 Andrea Gritti
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato  14'
TP 3 Tino Paoletti  36'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Orlandi
PR 17 Massimo Cuttitta  36'
FL 18 Orazio Arancio
FL 19 Aaron Persico
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
CE 21 Giacomo Preo
FH 22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
FB 15 Matt Perry
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Mike Tindall  60'
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson  71'
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)  75'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill  69'
RL 5 Simon Shaw
LL 4 Garath Archer  19'  75'
TP 3 Darren Garforth
HK 2 Phil Greening  75'
LP 1 Jason Leonard  69'
Substitutions:
FB 16 Iain Balshaw  60'
FH 17 Alex King  71'
SH 18 Andy Gomarsall  75'
N8 19 Martin Corry  75'
FL 20 Joe Worsley  69'
PR 21 Trevor Woodman  69'
HK 22 Neil McCarthy  75'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

18 March 2000
Wales 26–18 Scotland
Try: S. Williams (2) 33' c, 59' c
Con: S. Jones (2) 34', 60'
Pen: S. Jones (4) 6', 40', 48', 54'
ReportTry: M. Leslie 45' c
Townsend 78' m
Con: Hodge 46'
Pen: Hodge (2) 21', 52'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
FB 15 Matt Cardey
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Allan Bateman
IC 12 Mark Taylor
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Rupert Moon
N8 8 Geraint Lewis
OF 7 Colin Charvis
BF 6 Nathan Budgett
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Garin Jenkins
LP 1 Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde
PR 17 Spencer John
N8 18 Alix Popham
FL 19 Martyn Williams
SH 20 Richard Smith
FH 21 Jason Strange
WG 22 Dafydd James
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Craig Moir
OC 13 Gregor Townsend
IC 12 John Leslie (c)
LW 11 Glenn Metcalfe  66'
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Andy Nicol (c)
N8 8 Stuart Reid
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart  76'
HK 2 Steve Brotherstone  57'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gordon Bulloch  57'
PR 17 Dave Hilton  76'
LK 18 Doddie Weir
FL 19 Cameron Mather
SH 20 Bryan Redpath
CE 21 James McLaren
CE 22 Alan Bulloch
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

19 March 2000
France 25–27 Ireland
Try: Laussucq 28' c
Con: Merceron 29'
Pen: Merceron (6) 4', 10', 42', 53', 60', 67'
ReportTry: O'Driscoll (3) 22', 55', 73'
Con: O'Gara (2) 23', 56'
Humphreys 74'
Pen: Humphreys (2) 63', 76'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,500
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Émile Ntamack
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Cédric Desbrosse
IC 12 Stéphane Glas
LW 11 David Bory
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Christophe Laussucq
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont
OF 7 Abdelatif Benazzi  59'
BF 6 Arnaud Costes  58'  59'
RL 5 Fabien Pelous
LL 4 Olivier Brouzet  69'
TP 3 Franck Tournaire  69'
HK 2 Marc Dal Maso  50'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez  50'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers  69'
LK 18 Franck Belot  69'
FL 19 Lionel Mallier  58'
SH 20 Aubin Hueber
FH 21 Alain Penaud
WG 22 David Venditti
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Kevin Maggs
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Rob Henderson
LW 11 Denis Hickie 45' to 53'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  61'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Kieron Dawson  53'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey  53'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood
LP 1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick
LK 18 Paddy Johns  60'  53'
FL 19 Andy Ward  53'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys  45'  53'  61'
CE 22 Mike Mullins
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Round 5

1 April 2000
France 42–31 Italy
Try: Penaud (2) 28' c, 65' c
Castaignède 36' c
Pelous 44' c
Benazzi 60' m
Con: Dourthe (4) 29', 37', 45', 66'
Pen: Dourthe (3) 7', 34', 52'
ReportTry: Martin 21' c
Troncon (2) 31' c, 79' c
Mazzucato 71' c
Con: Domínguez (4) 22', 32', 72', 80'
Drop: Domínguez 13'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,000
Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina)
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles  25'
OC 13 Richard Dourthe
IC 12 Émile Ntamack
LW 11 David Bory  70'
FH 10 Alain Penaud
SH 9 Aubin Hueber
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont  40'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Lionel Mallier
RL 5 Fabien Pelous
LL 4 Olivier Brouzet  62'
TP 3 Franck Tournaire  70'
HK 2 Marc Dal Maso  40'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez  40'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers  70'
LK 18 Hugues Miorin  62'
FL 19 Abdelatif Benazzi  40'
SH 20 Christophe Laussucq
WG 21 Cédric Heymans  70'
WG 22 David Venditti  25'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Matt Pini
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC 13 Luca Martin
IC 12 Nick Zisti  53'
LW 11 Cristian Stoica
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Andrea de Rossi  53'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco  78'
BF 6 Walter Cristofoletto  34'  58'
RL 5 Andrea Gritti
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato
TP 3 Tino Paoletti  67'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi  73'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Orlandi  73'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  67'
FL 18 Wim Visser  53'
FL 19 Aaron Persico  78'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
WG 21 Denis Dallan  53'
FH 22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

1 April 2000
Ireland 19–23 Wales
Try: Horgan 55' c
Con: O'Gara 56'
Pen: O'Gara (4) 3', 9', 50', 64'
ReportTry: Budgett 19' c
S. Jones 46'
Con: S. Jones (2) 19', 46'
Pen: S. Jones 33'
Jenkins (2) 70', 72'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Rob Henderson
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  64'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley 29' to 33'
OF 7 Kieron Dawson
BF 6 Simon Easterby  63'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey  57'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick
LK 18 Jeremy Davidson  57'
FL 19 Andy Ward  29'  33'  63'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys  64'
CE 22 Kevin Maggs
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Allan Bateman
IC 12 Scott Gibbs
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones  64'
SH 9 Rupert Moon
N8 8 Geraint Lewis
OF 7 Colin Charvis
BF 6 Nathan Budgett
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Garin Jenkins  64'
LP 1 Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde  64'
PR 17 Spencer John
FL 18 Emyr Lewis
FL 19 Martyn Williams
SH 20 Richard Smith
FH 21 Neil Jenkins  64'
WG 22 Dafydd James
Coach:
Graham Henry

2 April 2000
Scotland 19–13 England
Try: Hodge 68' c
Con: Hodge 70'
Pen: Hodge (4) 19', 31', 40', 55'
ReportTry: Dallaglio 21' c
Con: Wilkinson 22'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 24', 73'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Craig Moir
OC 13 Gregor Townsend
IC 12 James McLaren  24'
LW 11 Glenn Metcalfe
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Andy Nicol (c)
N8 8 Martin Leslie  40'
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Richard Metcalfe
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart  64'
HK 2 Steve Brotherstone
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gavin Scott
PR 17 Gordon McIlwham  64'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes
FL 19 Stuart Reid  40'
SH 20 Bryan Redpath
CE 21 Graham Shiel
CE 22 Alan Bulloch
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Matt Perry
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen  54'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill  78'
RL 5 Simon Shaw
LL 4 Garath Archer  60'
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Phil Greening
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK 16 Neil McCarthy
PR 17 Trevor Woodman
N8 18 Martin Corry  78'
FL 19 Joe Worsley  60'
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Alex King
FB 22 Iain Balshaw  54'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

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