2001 Six Nations Championship

2001 Six Nations Championship
Date3 February – 20 October 2001
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (24th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Jonny Wilkinson (89)
Top try scorer(s) Will Greenwood (6)
2000 (Previous) (Next) 2002

The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 107th international championship overall. The tournament was affected by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease foot-and-mouth in Britain. As a consequence, there were restrictions on travel and Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations were postponed until September and October.

The eventual winners were England for the second year running, although they once again missed out on the Grand Slam at the final hurdle, losing to Ireland in the final match of the tournament in October. Despite their final match defeat, England set new records for points scored (229), tries scored (29) and overall points difference (+149).

Participants

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London Clive Woodward Martin Johnson/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 Moscardi
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Ian McGeechan Andy Nicol/Budge Pountney
 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 1 229 80 +149 29 8
2  Ireland 5 4 0 1 129 89 +40 11 8
3  Scotland 5 2 1 2 92 116 −24 8 5
4  Wales 5 2 1 2 125 166 −41 10 5
5  France 5 2 0 3 115 138 −23 9 4
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 106 207 −101 8 0
Source:

Results

Round 1

3 February 2001
Italy 22–41 Ireland
Try: Pilat 25' m
Checchinato 40' c
Ma. Bergamasco 79' c
Con: Pez (2) 40', 79'
Pen: Pilat 7'
ReportTry: Henderson (3) 36' c, 42' c, 53' m
Horgan 58' m
O'Gara 74' m
Con: O'Gara (2) 37', 43'
Pen: O'Gara (4) 3', 10', 29', 39'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Cristian Stoica
RW 14 Corrado Pilat  28'
OC 13 Luca Martin  50'
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon  72'
N8 8 David Dal Maso  38'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Carlo Caione
RL 5 Carlo Checchinato  66'
LL 4 Wim Visser
TP 3 Andrea Muraro  36'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
WG 16 Ezio Galon  28'  76'
PR 17 Giampiero de Carli  38'
CE 18 Walter Pozzebon  50'
LK 19 Giuseppe Lanzi  66'
FL 20 Aaron Persico
SH 21 Filippo Frati  76'
PR 22 Tino Paoletti
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey  67'
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Mike Mullins  69'
IC 12 Rob Henderson
LW 11 Tyrone Howe
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer  72'
N8 8 Anthony Foley  60'
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Alan Quinlan
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey  65'
TP 3 John Hayes  64'
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)  77'
LP 1 Peter Clohessy  66'
Substitutions:
FL 16 Andy Ward  60'
LK 17 Jeremy Davidson  65'
PR 18 Emmet Byrne  64'
CE 19 Kevin Maggs  69'
FH 20 David Humphreys  67'
SH 21 Brian O'Meara  72'
HK 22 Frankie Sheahan  77'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

3 February 2001
Wales 15–44 England
Try: Howley 19' m
Quinnell 64' c
Con: Jenkins 64'
Pen: Jenkins 16'
ReportTry: Greenwood (3) 9' c, 12' m, 40' m
Dawson (2) 27' c, 34' c
Cohen 60' c
Con: Wilkinson (4/6) 10', 28', 35', 61'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 18', 58'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,300
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
FB 15 Stephen Jones
RW 14 Gareth Thomas  55'
OC 13 Mark Taylor  65'
IC 12 Scott Gibbs
LW 11 Dafydd James
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Rob Howley  78'
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Chris Wyatt  47'
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Dai Young
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Darren Morris  65'
Substitutions:
LK 16 Andy Moore  47'
WG 17 Mark Jones  55'
PR 18 Spencer John  65'
CE 19 Allan Bateman  65'
SH 20 Rupert Moon  78'
HK 21 Garin Jenkins
FL 22 Geraint Lewis
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Iain Balshaw  59'
RW 14 Ben Cohen
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Catt  70'
LW 11 Dan Luger  5'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio  70'
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Danny Grewcock
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Dorian West
LP 1 Jason Leonard  61'
Substitutions:
WG 16 Austin Healey  5'
FB 17 Matt Perry  59'
PR 18 Trevor Woodman  61'
N8 19 Martin Corry  70'
CE 20 Mike Tindall  70'
HK 21 Mark Regan
PR 22 Julian White
Coach:
Clive Woodward

4 February 2001
France 16–6 Scotland
Try: Bernat-Salles 41' c
Con: Lamaison 42'
Pen: Lamaison (3) 11', 32', 79'
ReportPen: Logan (2) 7', 14'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Xavier Garbajosa
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Franck Comba  69'
IC 12 Richard Dourthe
LW 11 David Bory
FH 10 Christophe Lamaison
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Christophe Juillet
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Christophe Moni  50'
RL 5 Fabien Pelous (c)
LL 4 David Auradou  50'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet  49'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Olivier Azam
PR 17 Christian Califano  49'
LK 18 Abdelatif Benazzi  50'
FL 19 Serge Betsen  50'
FH 20 Gérald Merceron  69'
CE 21 Philippe Carbonneau
WG 22 Christophe Dominici
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Cameron Murray
OC 13 James McLaren  67'
IC 12 John Leslie 24' to 29'
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend  4'
SH 9 Andy Nicol (c)  65'
N8 8 Jon Petrie  71'
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie  37'
RL 5 Richard Metcalfe  20'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart  52'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  65'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell  65'
PR 17 Gordon McIlwham  52'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes  20'
FL 19 Jason White  71'
SH 20 Bryan Redpath  65'
FH 21 Duncan Hodge  4'
CE 22 Alan Bulloch  24'  29'  67'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 2

17 February 2001
Ireland 22–15 France
Try: O'Driscoll 47' c
Con: O'Gara 51'
Pen: O'Gara (5) 4', 28', 40', 43', 54'
ReportTry: Pelous 60' c
Bernat-Salles 71' m
Con: Lamaison 62'
Pen: Lamaison 18'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Denis Hickie
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Rob Henderson  74'
LW 11 Tyrone Howe
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Alan Quinlan  72'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey  72'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy  72'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Emmet Byrne  72'
LK 18 Gary Longwell  72'
FL 19 Andy Ward  72'
SH 20 Brian O'Meara
FH 21 David Humphreys
CE 22 Kevin Maggs  74'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Xavier Garbajosa
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Richard Dourthe
IC 12 Franck Comba
LW 11 David Bory  69'
FH 10 Christophe Lamaison  32'
SH 9 Philippe Carbonneau
N8 8 Christophe Juillet
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Christophe Moni  69'
RL 5 Fabien Pelous (c) 15' to 23'
LL 4 David Auradou  62'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet  62'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Olivier Azam
PR 17 Christian Califano  62'
LK 18 Abdelatif Benazzi  15'  23'  62'
FL 19 Serge Betsen  69'
SH 20 Christophe Laussucq
FH 21 Gérald Merceron
WG 22 Christophe Dominici  69'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

17 February 2001
England 80–23 Italy
Try: Healey (2) 13' c, 18' c
Balshaw (2) 34' c, 75' c
Cohen 41' c
Regan 55' c
Worsley 61' c
Greenwood 69' c
Wilkinson 78' c
Dallaglio 79' m
Con: Wilkinson (9) 14', 21', 35', 42', 57', 62', 70', 76', 79'
Pen: Wilkinson (4) 9', 31', 38', 40'
ReportTry: Dallan 5' c
Checchinato 23' c
Con: Scanavacca (2) 6', 25'
Pen: Scanavacca (3) 16', 27', 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen  50'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson  57'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back  50'
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Danny Grewcock  73'
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Dorian West  50'
LP 1 Jason Leonard  68'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan  50'
PR 17 Trevor Woodman  68'
FL 18 Joe Worsley  50'
N8 19 Martin Corry  73'
SH 20 Kyran Bracken  57'
CE 21 Mike Tindall
WG 22 Jason Robinson  50'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Andrea Scanavacca
RW 14 Luca Martin
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Walter Pozzebon  54'
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Giovanni Raineri
SH 9 Juan Manuel Queirolo
N8 8 Carlo Checchinato
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Carlo Caione  68'
RL 5 Wim Visser
LL 4 Andrea Gritti
TP 3 Andrea Muraro  46'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
PR 16 Giampiero de Carli  46'
PR 17 Tino Paoletti
N8 18 Andrea de Rossi  68'
FL 19 David Dal Maso
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
FH 21 Ramiro Pez
CE 22 Marco Rivaro
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

17 February 2001
Scotland 28–28 Wales
Try: Paterson 45' c
McLaren 72' m
T. Smith 75' c
Con: Logan 45'
Hodge 76'
Pen: Logan (3) 10', 35', 62'
ReportTry: M. Taylor 42' c
Con: Jenkins 43'
Pen: Jenkins (4) 7', 20', 27', 66'
Drop: Jenkins (3) 1', 16', 24'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Steve Lander (England)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Cameron Murray  66'
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 John Leslie
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Andy Nicol (c)
N8 8 Jon Petrie
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Richard Metcalfe  27'  66'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott
PR 17 Gordon McIlwham
LK 18 Stuart Grimes  66'
FL 19 Jason White
SH 20 Bryan Redpath
CE 21 Alan Bulloch
WG 22 James Craig  66'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Scott Gibbs
LW 11 Dafydd James
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Rob Howley  62'
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough  62'
TP 3 Dai Young (c)  78'
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Darren Morris
Substitutions:
HK 16 Garin Jenkins
PR 17 Spencer John  78'
LK 18 Craig Quinnell  62'
FL 19 Geraint Lewis
SH 20 Rupert Moon  62'
CE 21 Allan Bateman
WG 22 Gareth Thomas
Coach:
Graham Henry

Round 3

3 March 2001
Italy 19–30 France
Try: Perziano 70' c
Con: Dominguez 71'
Pen: Dominguez (4) 10', 16', 27', 48'
ReportTry: Sadourny 13' c
Bernat-Salles 24' c
Bonetti 77' c
Con: Lamaison (3) 14', 25', 78'
Pen: Lamaison (3) 45', 58', 63'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,973
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Cristian Stoica
RW 14 Massimiliano Perziano
OC 13 Walter Pozzebon
IC 12 Manuel Dallan
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon  65'
N8 8 Carlo Checchinato
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Andrea Gritti
LL 4 Wim Visser
TP 3 Tino Paoletti  46'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
PR 16 Giampiero de Carli
PR 17 Franco Properzi  46'
FL 18 David Dal Maso
FL 19 Carlo Caione
SH 20 Juan Manuel Queirolo  65'
FH 21 Andrea Scanavacca
CE 22 Luca Martin
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
FB 15 Jean-Luc Sadourny
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Sébastien Bonetti
IC 12 Thomas Lombard
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Christophe Lamaison
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Christophe Juillet
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Christophe Moni  40'
RL 5 Fabien Pelous (c)
LL 4 David Auradou
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Christian Califano  51'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabrice Landreau
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet  51'
LK 18 Abdelatif Benazzi
FL 19 Serge Betsen  40'
SH 20 Philippe Carbonneau
FH 21 Gérald Merceron
WG 22 David Bory
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

3 March 2001
England 43–3 Scotland
Try: Dallaglio (2) 6' m, 40' c
Hill 35' c
Balshaw (2) 44' c, 61' c
Greenwood 77' c
Con: Wilkinson (5) 37', 40', 45', 62', 78'
Pen: Wilkinson 10'
ReportPen: Hodge 13'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Robert Davies (Wales)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Catt  62'
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson  73'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back  67'
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Danny Grewcock
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Dorian West  40'
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan  40'
PR 17 Trevor Woodman
FL 18 Joe Worsley  67'
N8 19 Martin Corry
SH 20 Kyran Bracken  73'
FH 21 Matt Perry
FB 22 Jason Robinson  62'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Cameron Murray  68'
OC 13 Alan Bulloch  75'
IC 12 John Leslie
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Andy Nicol  60'
N8 8 Simon Taylor (c)
OF 7 Budge Pountney  50'
BF 6 Martin Leslie  78'
RL 5 Richard Metcalfe  46'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart  45'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott
PR 17 Gordon McIlwham  45'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes  46'
FL 19 Jon Petrie  78'
SH 20 Bryan Redpath  60'
CE 21 James McLaren  75'
WG 22 James Craig  68'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 4

17 March 2001
France 35–43 Wales
Try: Bonetti 7' c
Bernat-Salles 59' c
Con: Merceron 8'
Lamaison 60'
Pen: Merceron (4) 10', 15', 25', 30'
Lamaison (3) 49', 65', 72'
ReportTry: Howley 36' c
Quinnell 46' c
James 52' c
Jenkins 80' c
Con: Jenkins (4) 37', 47', 53', 80'
Pen: Jenkins (3) 14', 27', 33'
Drop: Jenkins (2) 50', 77'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Jean-Luc Sadourny
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Sébastien Bonetti
IC 12 Thomas Lombard
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Gérald Merceron  42'
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Christophe Juillet
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Christophe Moni  60'
RL 5 David Auradou
LL 4 Fabien Pelous (c)
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Christian Califano  71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabrice Landreau
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet  71'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet
FL 19 Serge Betsen  60'
SH 20 Philippe Carbonneau
FH 21 Christophe Lamaison  42'
FB 22 Pépito Elhorga
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Scott Gibbs  50'
LW 11 Dafydd James
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Rob Howley
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis  63'
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough  76'
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Darren Morris  72'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andrew Lewis  72'
PR 17 Chris Anthony
LK 18 Craig Quinnell  76'
FL 19 Geraint Lewis  63'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper
FH 21 Stephen Jones  50'
CE 22 Allan Bateman
Coach:
Graham Henry

17 March 2001
Scotland 23–19 Italy
Try: T. Smith 52' m
Pen: Hodge (5) 18', 42', 46', 62', 73'
Drop: Hodge 1'
ReportTry: Ma. Bergamasco 24' c
Con: Dominguez 26'
Pen: Dominguez (4) 31', 43', 56', 60'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,708
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 James Craig  42'
OC 13 Gregor Townsend
IC 12 John Leslie
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor  71'
OF 7 Budge Pountney (c)
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart  40'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  74'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott  74'
PR 17 Gordon McIlwham  40'
LK 18 Richard Metcalfe
FL 19 Jon Petrie  71'
SH 20 Andy Nicol
FB 21 Glenn Metcalfe
WG 22 Cameron Murray  42'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Cristian Stoica
RW 14 Massimiliano Perziano
OC 13 Walter Pozzebon
IC 12 Manuel Dallan  44'
LW 11 Luca Martin
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Filippo Frati  27'
N8 8 Carlo Checchinato  45'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Andrea Gritti  58'
LL 4 Wim Visser
TP 3 Franco Properzi  40'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
PR 16 Giampiero de Carli
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  40'
FL 18 Carlo Caione  58'
FL 19 Andrea Benatti
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini  27'
CE 21 Giovanni Raineri  44'
FH 22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

Round 5

7 April 2001
England 48–19 France
Try: Greenwood 5' c
Hill 43' c
Balshaw 53' c
Greening 62' c
Catt 69' c
Perry 74' c
Con: Wilkinson (6) 6', 45', 54', 63', 70', 75'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 11', 37'
ReportTry: Bernat-Salles 12' c
Con: Merceron 13'
Pen: Merceron (3) 16', 26', 30'
Drop: Merceron 51'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw  70'
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen  52'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson  76'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill  71'
RL 5 Steve Borthwick  27'  72'
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Phil Greening 18' to 25'
LP 1 Jason Leonard 36' to 40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dorian West  18'  25'
PR 17 David Flatman  36'  40'
FL 18 Joe Worsley  71'
N8 19 Martin Corry  27'  72'
SH 20 Kyran Bracken  76'
FH 21 Matt Perry  70'
FB 22 Jason Robinson  52'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Jean-Luc Sadourny
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Stéphane Glas
IC 12 Xavier Garbajosa
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Fabien Pelous (c)
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Christophe Milhères
RL 5 Abdelatif Benazzi  45'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet  45'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers  75'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez  52'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabrice Landreau  52'
PR 17 Alessio Galasso  75'
LK 18 David Auradou  45'
FL 19 Marc Lièvremont  45'
SH 20 Philippe Carbonneau
FH 21 David Skrela
CE 22 Thomas Lombard
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

  • Referee Tappe Henning was injured during the game and replaced by touch judge David McHugh.

8 April 2001
Italy 23–33 Wales
Try: Checchinato 75' m
Pen: Domínguez (5) 1', 9', 37', 40', 51'
Drop: Domínguez 46'
ReportTry: Cooper 6' c
Gibbs (2) 29' c, 49' c
Con: Jenkins (3) 7', 30', 49'
Pen: Jenkins (4) 12', 40', 56', 79'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Cristian Stoica  69'
RW 14 Massimiliano Perziano  79'
OC 13 Walter Pozzebon  79'
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri  50'
LW 11 Manuel Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Matteo Mazzantini
N8 8 Carlo Checchinato
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Andrea Gritti  63'
LL 4 Wim Visser
TP 3 Franco Properzi  46'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  77'
Substitutions:
PR 16 Giampiero de Carli  77'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  46'
FL 18 Carlo Caione
FL 19 Maurizio Zaffiri  63'
SH 20 Giampiero Mazzi  79'
CE 21 Luca Martin
FB 22 Corrado Pilat  50'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Mark Taylor 34' to 44'
IC 12 Scott Gibbs
LW 11 Dafydd James
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Gareth Cooper
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough  50'
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Darren Morris
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andrew Lewis
PR 17 Chris Anthony
LK 18 Craig Quinnell  70'  50'
FL 19 Geraint Lewis
SH 20 Huw Harries
CE 21 Allan Bateman  34'  44'
FH 22 Stephen Jones
Coach:
Graham Henry

Postponed matches

22 September 2001
Scotland 32–10 Ireland
Try: Pountney 21' c
T. Smith 34' c
Leslie 56' c
Henderson 74' m
Con: Townsend 22'
Paterson (2) 35', 57'
Pen: Paterson (2) 30', 64'
ReportTry: Dempsey 79'
Con: D. Humphreys 79'
Pen: O'Gara 48'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Jon Steel
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 John Leslie  61'
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Gregor Townsend  75'
SH 9 Bryan Redpath  75'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Budge Pountney (c)
BF 6 Gordon Simpson  72'
RL 5 Scott Murray
LL 4 Jason White  69'
TP 3 Mattie Stewart  61'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  75'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott  75'
PR 17 George Graham  61'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes  69'
FL 19 Jon Petrie  72'
SH 20 Andy Nicol  75'
FH 21 Duncan Hodge  75'
CE 22 Andrew Henderson  61'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Geordan Murphy  20'
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Shane Horgan
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  61'
SH 9 Guy Easterby  52'
N8 8 Anthony Foley  61'
OF 7 Kieron Dawson
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Jeremy Davidson  71'
TP 3 John Hayes  32'
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Emmet Byrne  32'
LK 18 Gary Longwell  71'
FL 19 David Wallace  61'
SH 20 Peter Stringer  52'
FH 21 David Humphreys  61'
CE 22 Kevin Maggs  20'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

13 October 2001
Wales 6–36 Ireland
Pen: S. Jones (2) 11', 52'ReportTry: Hickie 73' c
O'Driscoll 75' c
Horgan 79' c
Con: D. Humphreys (2) 74', 76'
O'Gara 79'
Pen: D. Humphreys (5) 1', 9', 15', 26', 34'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Kevin Morgan  76'
RW 14 Dafydd James
OC 13 Allan Bateman
IC 12 Leigh Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Rob Howley
N8 8 Geraint Lewis
OF 7 Brett Sinkinson
BF 6 Colin Charvis  59'
RL 5 Andy Moore  78'
LL 4 Chris Wyatt
TP 3 Dai Young (c)  66'
HK 2 Robin McBryde  59'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams  59'
PR 17 Chris Anthony  66'
LK 18 Craig Quinnell  78'
FL 19 Gavin Thomas  59'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
CE 21 Gavin Henson
FB 22 Rhys Williams  76'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys  76'
SH 9 Peter Stringer  79'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Eric Miller
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey 62' to 72'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)  78'
LP 1 Peter Clohessy  66'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  78'
PR 17 Emmet Byrne  66'
LK 18 Trevor Brennan  62'  72'
FL 19 Kieron Dawson
SH 20 Guy Easterby  79'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  76'
CE 22 Mike Mullins
Coach:
Warren Gatland

20 October 2001
Ireland 20–14 England
Try: Wood 17' m
Pen: D. Humphreys (3) 11', 29', 47'
O'Gara (2) 59', 72'
ReportTry: Healey 74' m
Pen: Wilkinson (3) 9', 40', 52'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll  76'
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys  58'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley  76'
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Eric Miller
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey  65'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy  65'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Emmet Byrne  65'
LK 18 Trevor Brennan  65'
FL 19 Kieron Dawson  76'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  58'
CE 22 Mike Mullins  76'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Dan Luger  60'
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Jason Robinson
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)  37'
N8 8 Richard Hill
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Martin Corry  74'
RL 5 Danny Grewcock
LL 4 Simon Shaw
TP 3 Julian White  74'
HK 2 Phil Greening  40'
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dorian West  40'
PR 17 Graham Rowntree  74'
LK 18 Steve Borthwick
FL 19 Lewis Moody  74'
SH 20 Kyran Bracken  37'
WG 21 Austin Healey  60'
FB 22 Matt Perry
Coach:
Clive Woodward