2003 Six Nations Championship

2003 Six Nations Championship
Date15 February – 30 March 2003
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (25th title)
Grand Slam England (12th title)
Triple Crown England (23rd title)
Matches played15
Tries scored74 (4.93 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Jonny Wilkinson (77)
Top try scorer(s) Damien Traille (4)
2002 (Previous) (Next) 2004

The 2003 Six Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 109th international championship overall. The annual tournament was won by England, who completed a grand slam, and went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup later the same year. Italy won their first match with Wales (30–22), finishing in 5th place for the first time in the process.

This was the sixth time in the Championship's history, but the first time since it became the Six Nations, that two teams met in the final round with undefeated records, both England and Ireland having won their first four games, making the final match a decider for the Grand Slam. It was also the first time Ireland had been involved: and the first that was won by the away team. Wales were whitewashed, losing all five of their games, and earned themselves the wooden spoon as a result.

Participants

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London Clive Woodward Martin Johnson/Jonny Wilkinson
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis Bernard Laporte Fabien Galthié/Fabien Pelous
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Eddie O'Sullivan Brian O'Driscoll
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome John Kirwan Alessandro Troncon
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Ian McGeechan Bryan Redpath
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Steve Hansen Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams

Squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  England 5 5 0 0 173 46 +127 18 10
2  Ireland 5 4 0 1 119 97 +22 10 8
3  France 5 3 0 2 153 75 +78 17 6
4  Scotland 5 2 0 3 81 161 −80 7 4
5  Italy 5 1 0 4 100 185 −85 12 2
6  Wales 5 0 0 5 82 144 −62 10 0
Source:

Results

Round 1

15 February 2003
13:30 GMT
Italy 30–22 Wales
Try: De Carli 3' c
Festuccia 19' c
Phillips 58' c
Con: Dominguez (3) 4', 20', 58'
Pen: Dominguez 30'
Drop: Dominguez (2) 35', 68'
ReportTry: S. Williams 6' c
Shanklin 13' c
Peel 76' m
Con: Harris (2) 7', 14'
Pen: Harris 25'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15 Paolo Vaccari
RW 14 Mauro Bergamasco
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri  26'
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Matthew Phillips
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Cristian Bezzi
TP 3 Ramiro Martínez 56' to 57'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia
LP 1 Giampiero de Carli
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andrea Moretti
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  56'  57'
LK 18 Mark Giacheri
FL 19 Scott Palmer
SH 20 Juan Manuel Queirolo
FH 21 Ramiro Pez
CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Mark Jones  73'
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Leigh Davies  55'
LW 11 Gareth Thomas
FH 10 Iestyn Harris
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Colin Charvis  65'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Michael Owen
RL 5 Steve Williams  49'
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Ben Evans
HK 2 Mefin Davies  49'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gareth Williams  49'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins
FL 18 Dafydd Jones  49'
FL 19 Gavin Thomas  65'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney  73'
CE 22 Matthew Watkins  55'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

15 February 2003
16:00 GMT
England 25–17 France
Try: Robinson 48' c
Con: Wilkinson 49'
Pen: Wilkinson (5) 14', 19', 28', 40', 58'
Drop: Wilkinson 63'
ReportTry: Magne 16' c
Poitrenaud 66' m
Traille 80'
Con: Merceron 16'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,500
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Dan Luger
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Charlie Hodgson
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Andy Gomarsall
N8 8 Richard Hill
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Lewis Moody  44'
RL 5 Ben Kay  80'
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Jason Leonard  33'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan  47'  56'
PR 17 Graham Rowntree  33' 47' to 56'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock  80'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio  44'
SH 20 Nick Walshe
WG 21 Phil Christophers
WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie  64'
OC 13 Xavier Garbajosa
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen  61'
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Christian Califano  61'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez  74'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jean-Baptiste Rué  74'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet  61'
LK 18 David Auradou
FL 19 Sébastien Chabal  61'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
FH 21 François Gelez
FB 22 Thomas Castaignède  64'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

16 February 2003
15:00 GMT
Scotland 6–36 Ireland
Pen: Ross (2) 48', 56'ReportTry: Hickie 28' c
Murphy 64' c
Humphreys 72' c
Con: Humphreys (3) 29', 65', 73'
Pen: Humphreys (5) 7', 36', 46', 62', 79'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Kenny Logan
OC 13 Andy Craig
IC 12 Brendan Laney
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Gordon Ross  66'
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Bruce Douglas  62'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott
PR 17 Gavin Kerr  62'
LK 18 Nathan Hines
N8 19 Ross Beattie
SH 20 Mike Blair
FH 21 Gregor Townsend  66'
CE 22 Kevin Utterson
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan  26'
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll  79'
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Peter Stringer  77'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Victor Costello  69'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Gary Longwell  66'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne  77'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan  73'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  77'
PR 17 Marcus Horan  73'
LK 18 Leo Cullen  66'
FL 19 Alan Quinlan  69'
SH 20 Guy Easterby  77'
FH 21 Paul Burke  79'
FB 22 Geordan Murphy  26'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Round 2

22 February 2003
14:30 GMT
Italy 13–37 Ireland
Try: Dallan 54' c
Con: Pez 55'
Pen: Domínguez 33'
Pez 70'
ReportTry: Stringer 18' c
Kelly 30' m
Humphreys 43' m
O'Driscoll 59' c
Murphy 72' c
Con: Humphreys (3) 19', 59', 73'
Pen: Humphreys (2) 25', 39'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
FB 15 Paolo Vaccari
RW 14 Mauro Bergamasco
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan  74'
FH 10 Diego Domínguez  48'
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Matthew Phillips  71'
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Cristian Bezzi
TP 3 Ramiro Martínez  60'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia
LP 1 Giampiero de Carli
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andrea Moretti
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni  60'
LK 18 Mark Giacheri
FL 19 Scott Palmer  71'
SH 20 Juan Manuel Queirolo
FH 21 Ramiro Pez  48'
CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco  74'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 John Kelly  78'
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Peter Stringer  79'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Victor Costello  72'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Gary Longwell  63'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne  72'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan  40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  72'
PR 17 Marcus Horan  40'
LK 18 Leo Cullen  63'
FL 19 Alan Quinlan  72'
SH 20 Guy Easterby  79'
FH 21 Paul Burke
CE 22 Rob Henderson  78'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

22 February 2003
17:30 GMT
Wales 9–26 England
Pen: Sweeney (3) 7', 21', 59'ReportTry: Greenwood 46' c
Worsley 54' c
Con: Wilkinson (2) 46', 55'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 13', 66'
Drop: Wilkinson (2) 16', 25'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 69,727
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Rhys Williams  62'
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Tom Shanklin  62'
LW 11 Gareth Thomas
FH 10 Ceri Sweeney
SH 9 Gareth Cooper
N8 8 Gavin Thomas  56'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Dafydd Jones
RL 5 Steve Williams  54'  68'
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Ben Evans  56'
HK 2 Jonathan Humphreys  56'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gareth Williams  56'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  56'
LK 18 Gareth Llewellyn  68'
FL 19 Colin Charvis  56'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
FH 21 Iestyn Harris  62'
CE 22 Matthew Watkins  62'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Jason Robinson  37'
RW 14 Dan Luger  72'
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Charlie Hodgson
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson  72'
SH 9 Kyran Bracken
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back  54'
BF 6 Richard Hill 40' to 50'
RL 5 Ben Kay  60'
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Robbie Morris
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan
PR 17 Mike Worsley
LK 18 Danny Grewcock  60'
FL 19 Joe Worsley  54'
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall  72'
WG 21 Phil Christophers  39'  37'
WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel  40'  50'  72'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

23 February 2003
14:00 GMT
France 38–3 Scotland
Try: Pelous 6' m
Poitrenaud 41' c
Traille 60' c
Rougerie 78' c
Con: Gelez (3) 42', 61', 80'
Pen: Gelez (4) 2', 15', 25', 40'
ReportPen: Paterson 4'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,692
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Xavier Garbajosa
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Vincent Clerc  68'
FH 10 François Gelez
SH 9 Fabien Galthié  71'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy  71'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet  66'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet  66'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez  75'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jean-Baptiste Rué  75'
PR 17 Christian Califano  66'
LK 18 David Auradou  66'
N8 19 Sébastien Chabal  71'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili  71'
FH 21 Gérald Merceron
FB 22 Thomas Castaignède  68'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 Gregor Townsend
IC 12 Kevin Utterson
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Brendan Laney  61'
SH 9 Bryan Redpath 22' to 34'  74'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower 36' to 40'  69'
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray 53' to 63'  71'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas 63' to 69'  71'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott
PR 17 Gavin Kerr  63'  69'  71'
LK 18 Jason White  53'  63'  71'
FL 19 Jon Petrie  36'  40'  69'
SH 20 Mike Blair  22'  34'  74'
FH 21 Gordon Ross
CE 22 Andy Craig  61'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 3

8 March 2003
14:00 GMT
Ireland 15–12 France
Pen: Humphreys (4) 6', 27', 38', 67'
Drop: Murphy 1'
ReportPen: Gelez (4) 10', 42', 48', 69'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: André Watson (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 John Kelly
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Victor Costello  62'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Gary Longwell  31'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Reggie Corrigan
LK 18 Leo Cullen  31'
FL 19 Alan Quinlan  62'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Xavier Garbajosa
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Gelez
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen  69'
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet  46'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jean-Baptiste Rué
PR 17 Christian Califano  46'
LK 18 David Auradou
N8 19 Sébastien Chabal  69'
SH 20 Mathieu Barrau
FH 21 Gérald Merceron
FB 22 Thomas Castaignède
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

8 March 2003
16:00 GMT
Scotland 30–22 Wales
Try: Douglas 13' c
Taylor 20' c
Paterson 75' c
Con: Paterson (3) 15', 22', 75'
Pen: Paterson (3) 4', 39', 40'
ReportTry: Cooper 36' c
Taylor 78' m
R. Williams 79' c
Con: S. Jones (2) 38', 80'
Pen: S. Jones 17'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 Kevin Utterson  49'
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend  76'
SH 9 Bryan Redpath  69'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower
BF 6 Jason White  76'
RL 5 Stuart Grimes  70'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Bruce Douglas  58'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  72'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell  72'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr  58'
LK 18 Nathan Hines  70'
FL 19 Jon Petrie  76'
SH 20 Mike Blair  69'
FH 21 Gordon Ross  76'
CE 22 Andy Craig  49'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Kevin Morgan  61'
RW 14 Rhys Williams
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Tom Shanklin  69'
LW 11 Gareth Thomas
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper  69'
N8 8 Gavin Thomas  57'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Dafydd Jones
RL 5 Steve Williams  57'
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Ben Evans  43'
HK 2 Gareth Williams  69'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies  69'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  43'
LK 18 Gareth Llewellyn  57'
FL 19 Colin Charvis  57'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel  69'
FH 21 Iestyn Harris  69'
CE 22 Matthew Watkins  61'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Notes:

  • Referee Pablo De Luca was injured during the match and replaced by touch judge Tony Spreadbury at half-time.[1]

9 March 2003
14:00 GMT
England 40–5 Italy
Try: Lewsey (2) 2' c, 14' c
Thompson 8' c
Simpson-Daniel 11' c
Tindall 19' m
Luger 65' c
Con: Wilkinson (4) 3', 9', 12', 15'
Dawson 67'
ReportTry: Mi. Bergamasco 55' m
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Josh Lewsey  67'
RW 14 James Simpson-Daniel
OC 12 Mike Tindall
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Dan Luger
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson  45'
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio 17' to 24'
OF 7 Richard Hill  61'
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay  54'
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Robbie Morris  57'
HK 2 Steve Thompson  61'
LP 1 Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan  61'
PR 17 Mike Worsley  57'
LK 18 Simon Shaw  54'
FL 19 Alex Sanderson  17'  24'  61'
SH 20 Kyran Bracken  67'
FH 21 Charlie Hodgson  45'  49'
CE 22 Ollie Smith  49'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Mirco Bergamasco
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC 13 Paolo Vaccari  61'
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon  64'
N8 8 Matthew Phillips  67'
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi
RL 5 Mark Giacheri 5' to 10'  45'
LL 4 Cristian Bezzi
TP 3 Ramiro Martínez
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia  70'
LP 1 Giampiero de Carli  47'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro  70'
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni  47'
LK 18 Marco Bortolami  5'  10'  45'
FL 19 Scott Palmer  67'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini  64'
FH 21 Gert Peens  61'
CE 22 Andrea Masi
Coach:
John Kirwan

Round 4

22 March 2003
14:00 GMT
Wales 24–25 Ireland
Try: S. Jones 14' c
M. Williams 50' c
Thomas 61' c
Con: S. Jones (3) 15', 51', 62'
Drop: S. Jones 75'
ReportTry: Gleeson (2) 34' m, 41' m
Pen: Humphreys (4) 5', 17', 24', 58'
Drop: O'Gara 75'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Steve Lander (England)
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Mark Jones  12'
OC 13 Mark Taylor  55'
IC 12 Tom Shanklin
LW 11 Gareth Thomas
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper  48'
N8 8 Dafydd Jones
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Gethin Jenkins  69'
HK 2 Jonathan Humphreys  42'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies  42'
PR 17 Martyn Madden  69'
LK 18 Steve Williams
FL 19 Gavin Thomas
SH 20 Dwayne Peel  48'
FH 21 Iestyn Harris  55'
CE 22 Matthew Watkins  12'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Justin Bishop
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys  64'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley 28' to 34'
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Alan Quinlan  69'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Leo Cullen  64'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Marcus Horan  69'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick  69'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  64'
N8 19 Eric Miller  28'  34'  69'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  64'
WG 22 John Kelly
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

22 March 2003
16:00 GMT
England 40–9 Scotland
Try: Lewsey 20' c
Cohen 49' c
Robinson (2) 63' c, 75' c
Con: Wilkinson (3) 21', 50', 64'
Paul Grayson 76'
Pen: Wilkinson (4) 1', 9', 39', 53'
ReportPen: Paterson (3) 15', 18', 30'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Jason Robinson
OC 12 Mike Tindall  56'
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson  65'
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio  73'
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Ben Kay  62'
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Jason Leonard
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree  65'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan
PR 17 Trevor Woodman  65'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock  62'
FL 19 Joe Worsley  73'
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Paul Grayson  65'
WG 22 Dan Luger  56'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 James McLaren  56'
IC 12 Andy Craig
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower  10'  65'
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Nathan Hines
LL 4 Scott Murray  50'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas  70'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Gavin Kerr  70'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes  50'
N8 19 Ross Beattie  65'
SH 20 Mike Blair
FH 21 Gordon Ross
CE 22 Kevin Utterson  56'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

23 March 2003
14:00 GMT
Italy 27–53 France
Try: Pez 39' c
Mi. Bergamasco 61' m
Persico 64' c
Phillips 79' m
Con: Pez (2) 40', 65'
Pen: Pez 12'
ReportTry: Betsen 2' c
Traille (2) 14' c, 17' c
Rougerie (2) 20' c, 71' c
Michalak 34' c
Castaignède 40' c
Con: Yachvili (6) 3', 15', 18', 21', 35', 41'
Pen: Yachvili (2) 9', 31'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
FB 15 Mirco Bergamasco
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato  23'
OC 13 Paolo Vaccari  73'
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon  73'
N8 8 Matthew Phillips
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi  52'
RL 5 Mark Giacheri  58'
LL 4 Cristian Bezzi
TP 3 Ramiro Martínez  52'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia  73'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro  73'
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni  52'
LK 18 Santiago Dellapè  58'
FL 19 Scott Palmer  52'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini  73'
FH 21 Gert Peens  73'
CE 22 Andrea Masi  23'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Thomas Castaignède
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Xavier Garbajosa  74'
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak  73'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili  73'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy  66'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet  66'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez  73'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca  70'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jean-Baptiste Rué  73'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud  70'
LK 18 David Auradou  66'
FL 19 Patrick Tabacco  66'
SH 20 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde  73'
FH 21 Gérald Merceron  73'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc  74'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Round 5

29 March 2003
13:00 GMT
France 33–5 Wales
Try: Castaginède 25' c
Clerc 51' c
Michalak 66' c
Con: Yachvili (3) 26', 52', 66'
Pen: Yachvili (4) 33', 45', 62', 71'
ReportTry: Thomas 3' m
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,906
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie  18'
OC 13 Thomas Castaignède
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Xavier Garbajosa
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak  76'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili  76'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy  59'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet  59'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet  67'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez  76'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jean-Baptiste Rué  76'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud  67'
LK 18 David Auradou  59'
FL 19 Patrick Tabacco  59'
SH 20 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde  76'
FH 21 Gérald Merceron  76'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc  18'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Craig Morgan
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Iestyn Harris  74'
LW 11 Gareth Thomas 43' to 53'
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel  53'
N8 8 Dafydd Jones  79'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn  74'
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Gethin Jenkins  55'
HK 2 Mefin Davies  67'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gareth Williams  67'
PR 17 Martyn Madden  55'
LK 18 Steve Williams  74'
FL 19 Gavin Thomas  79'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper  53'
CE 21 Tom Shanklin  43'  53'  74'
CE 22 Matthew Watkins
Coach:
Steve Hansen

29 March 2003
15:00 GMT
Scotland 33–25 Italy
Try: White 9' m
McLaren 13' m
Logan 35' c
Paterson 60' c
Con: Paterson (2) 36', 61'
Pen: Paterson (3) 5', 21', 78'
ReportTry: Mi. Bergamasco 3' m
Pez 24' c
Palmer 66' c
Con: Pez (2) 25', 67'
Pen: Pez (2) 7', 47'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 45,739
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 Andy Craig
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower
BF 6 Jason White  40'
RL 5 Nathan Hines
LL 4 Scott Murray  57'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  73'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell  73'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr
LK 18 Stuart Grimes  57'
N8 19 Ross Beattie  40'
SH 20 Mike Blair
FH 21 Gordon Ross
CE 22 Kevin Utterson
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Mirco Bergamasco
RW 14 Paolo Vaccari  40'
OC 13 Andrea Masi
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Matthew Phillips  55'  67'
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi  67'
RL 5 Mark Giacheri  73'
LL 4 Cristian Bezzi
TP 3 Ramiro Martínez  51'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni  51'
LK 18 Santiago Dellapè  73'
FL 19 Scott Palmer  55'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
FH 21 Gert Peens  40'
WG 22 Nicola Mazzucato
Coach:
John Kirwan

30 March 2003
14:00 BST
Ireland 6–42 England
Pen: Humphreys 24'
Drop: Humphreys 4'
ReportTry: Dallaglio 6' c
Tindall 57' c
Greenwood (2) 61' c, 76' m
Luger 79' c
Con: Wilkinson (3) 7', 61', 80'
Grayson 58'
Pen: Wilkinson 67'
Drop: Wilkinson (2) 26', 38'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 47,900
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Justin Bishop
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll  77'
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys  61'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Victor Costello  64'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Gary Longwell  56'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Marcus Horan  71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick  71'
LK 18 Paul O'Connell  56'
FL 19 Alan Quinlan  64'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara  61'
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey  77'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Jason Robinson
OC 12 Mike Tindall  64'
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson 53' to 59'
SH 9 Matt Dawson 23' to 32' 64' to 67'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill 20' to 27'
RL 5 Ben Kay 45' to 51'
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Jason Leonard
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree 35' to 40'  44'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dorian West
PR 17 Trevor Woodman  35'  40'  44'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock  45'  51'
FL 19 Joe Worsley  20'  27'
SH 20 Kyran Bracken  23'  32'  64'  67'
FH 21 Paul Grayson  53'  59'
WG 22 Dan Luger  64'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Red carpet incident

The deciding game between Ireland and England was overshadowed by an incident in the pre-game ceremonies in which the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, had to walk on the grass instead of the red carpet to meet the Irish team. England had lined up on the left-hand side when facing the tunnel, which was said to be Ireland's lucky side. When asked to move his team, England captain Martin Johnson refused, so Ireland lined up to the left of them, with no team now on the right hand side, leaving insufficient red carpet on that side. A day after the game the Irish Rugby Football Union sent a written apology to the president for the England team's failure to "follow established and communicated protocol", while the Rugby Football Union also sent her a "full and unreserved apology".[2] Having dismissed it at the time as "a fuss about nothing", Johnson later explained ahead of meeting the president again in Ireland for the 2011 Championship that he had lined up on that side as it was customary to line up on the side you warmed up on, that he had no prior knowledge of the protocol, and his subsequent refusal to move was because the request came from some "random guy", rather than the match referee.[3]

References

  1. ^ Harris, Norman (8 March 2003). "Scots on rampage". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ "RUGBY: Rugby apology for McAleese". UTV. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. ^ "18 March 2011". Irish Examiner. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.