2005 Six Nations Championship

2005 Six Nations Championship
Wales playing France on 26 February 2005
Date5 February – 19 March 2005
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (23rd title)
Grand Slam Wales (9th title)
Triple Crown Wales (18th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored71 (4.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Ronan O'Gara (60)
Top try scorer(s) Mark Cueto (4)
Player of the tournament Martyn Williams
2004 (Previous) (Next) 2006

The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth Six Nations Championship played since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the Home Nations and Five Nations Championships, this was the 111th season of the tournament.

Wales won the Grand Slam, their first since 1978, and in doing so became the first team to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.

Participants

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London Andy Robinson Jason Robinson/Martin Corry
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Eddie O'Sullivan Brian O'Driscoll/Paul O'Connell
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome John Kirwan Marco Bortolami
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Matt Williams Gordon Bulloch
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Mike Ruddock Gareth Thomas

Squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  Wales 5 5 0 0 151 77 +74 17 10
2  France 5 4 0 1 134 82 +52 13 8
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 126 101 +25 12 6
4  England 5 2 0 3 121 77 +44 16 4
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 84 155 −71 8 2
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 55 179 −124 5 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.

Results

Round 1

5 February 2005
14:00 GMT
France 16–9 Scotland
Try: Traille 77' c
Con: Michalak (1/1) 78'
Pen: Delaigue 49', 54'
Drop: Delaigue 73'
ReportPen: Paterson (3) 2', 39', 42'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,069
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
FB 15 Pépito Elhorga
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie  18'
OC 13 Brian Liebenberg
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Yann Delaigue  73'
SH 9 Pierre Mignoni
N8 8 Patrick Tabacco  64'
OF 7 Sébastien Chabal
BF 6 Julien Bonnaire
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers  51'
HK 2 William Servat  78'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 Sébastien Bruno  78'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud  51'
LK 18 Grégory Lamboley  68'
FL 19 Yannick Nyanga  64'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili  78'
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak  73'
CE 22 Ludovic Valbon  18'  78'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Andy Craig
IC 12 Hugo Southwell
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Chris Cusiter
N8 8 Ally Hogg
OF 7 Jon Petrie
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Scott Murray  65'
LL 4 Stuart Grimes  79'
TP 3 Gavin Kerr  54'  73'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith  73'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Bruce Douglas  54'
LK 18 Nathan Hines  65'
FL 19 Jon Dunbar  79'
SH 20 Mike Blair
FH 21 Gordon Ross
FB 22 Ben Hinshelwood
Coach:
Matt Williams

Notes:


5 February 2005
17:30 GMT
Wales 11–9 England
Try: S. Williams 9' m
Pen: S. Jones 22'
Henson 76'
ReportPen: Hodgson (3) 14', 48', 69'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Gareth Thomas  34'
RW 14 Hal Luscombe  64'
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel  60'
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Dafydd Jones  63'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain  73'
TP 3 Adam Jones  73'
HK 2 Mefin Davies
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde
PR 17 John Yapp  73'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas  73'
N8 19 Ryan Jones  63'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper  60'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney
FB 22 Kevin Morgan  64'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Mathew Tait  59'
IC 12 Jamie Noon
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson
SH 9 Matt Dawson  63'
N8 8 Joe Worsley  40'  42'
OF 7 Andy Hazell
BF 6 Chris Jones
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock  34'  66'
TP 3 Julian White  72'
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree  56'  72'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andy Titterrell
PR 17 Phil Vickery  56'
LK 18 Steve Borthwick  66'
N8 19 James Forrester  40'  42'
SH 20 Harry Ellis  63'
FH 21 Olly Barkley  59'
WG 22 Ben Cohen
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Notes:

  • This was Wales' first victory against England since 1999.
  • This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Six Nations.
  • This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Championship since 1998.
  • This was England's first defeat at Millennium Stadium.
  • Shane Williams scored his first try against England.

6 February 2005
14:30 GMT
Italy 17–28 Ireland
Try: Castrogiovanni 79' m
Pen: Orquera 7'
De Marigny (3) 34', 43', 60'
ReportTry: Murphy 25' m
Stringer 49' c
Hickie 75' c
Con: O'Gara (2) 50', 76'
Pen: O'Gara (3) 21', 54', 72'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,026
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
FB 15 Roland de Marigny
RW 14 Mirco Bergamasco
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale  70'
IC 12 Andrea Masi
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Sergio Parisse  76'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  65'
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  76'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  76'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Giorgio Intoppa  76'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  76'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava  65'
N8 19 David Dal Maso  76'
SH 20 Paul Griffen
CE 21 Walter Pozzebon
FB 22 Kaine Robertson  70'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  29'
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley  76'
OF 7 Denis Leamy
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell  76'
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne  76'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan  60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  76'
PR 17 Marcus Horan  60'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  76'
N8 19 Eric Miller  76'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey  29'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Round 2

12 February 2005
13:30 GMT
Italy 8–38 Wales
Try: Orquera 10' m
Pen: De Marigny 44'
ReportTry: J. Thomas 4' c
Shanklin 20' m
M. Williams 40' c
Cockbain 53' c
S. Williams 56' c
Sidoli 71' m
Con: S. Jones (4) 5', 40', 53', 57'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
FB 15 Roland de Marigny  73'
RW 14 Mirco Bergamasco  54'
OC 13 Walter Pozzebon
IC 12 Andrea Masi 22' to 24'
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon  57'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco  23'
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  57'
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni  57'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  67'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Giorgio Intoppa  67'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  57'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava  57'
FL 19 David Dal Maso  23'
SH 20 Paul Griffen  57'
CE 21 Matteo Barbini  22'  24'  73'
FB 22 Kaine Robertson  54'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Gareth Thomas
RW 14 Hal Luscombe  54'
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones  61'
SH 9 Dwayne Peel  57'
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams  73'
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain  61'
TP 3 Adam Jones  61'
HK 2 Mefin Davies  61'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde  61'
PR 17 John Yapp  61'
LK 18 Ian Gough  61'
FL 19 Robin Sowden-Taylor  73'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper  57'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney  61'
FB 22 Kevin Morgan  54'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

Notes:


12 February 2005
16:00 GMT
Scotland 13–40 Ireland
Try: Southwell 11' m
Petrie 58' m
Pen: Paterson 8'
ReportTry: O'Kelly 23' c
O'Connell 38' m
Hickie 42' c
Hayes 72' m
Duffy 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2) 24', 44'
Humphreys 79'
Pen: O'Gara (3) 18', 35', 48'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 64,826
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Andy Craig
IC 12 Hugo Southwell
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Chris Cusiter 5' to 16'  70'
N8 8 Ally Hogg
OF 7 Jon Petrie
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Scott Murray  70'
LL 4 Stuart Grimes
TP 3 Gavin Kerr  70'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Bruce Douglas  70'
LK 18 Nathan Hines  70'
FL 19 Jon Dunbar
SH 20 Mike Blair  5'  16'  70'
FH 21 Gordon Ross
FB 22 Ben Hinshelwood
Coach:
Matt Williams
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Girvan Dempsey
OC 13 Shane Horgan
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie  75'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  75'
SH 9 Peter Stringer  75'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Johnny O'Connor  66'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly  75'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne  70'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan  70'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  70'
PR 17 Marcus Horan  70'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  75'
N8 19 Eric Miller  66'
SH 20 Guy Easterby  75'
FH 21 David Humphreys  75'
FB 22 Gavin Duffy  75'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

13 February 2005
15:00 GMT
England 17–18 France
Try: Barkley 18' c
Lewsey 35' c
Con: Hodgson (2) 19', 36'
Pen: Hodgson 26'
ReportPen: Yachvili (6) 4', 28', 51', 56', 62', 69'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Mark Cueto  69'
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Olly Barkley
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson
SH 9 Harry Ellis  72'
N8 8 Martin Corry 61' to 67'
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andy Titterrell
PR 17 Andrew Sheridan
LK 18 Steve Borthwick
FL 19 Andy Hazell  61'  67'
SH 20 Matt Dawson  72'
CE 21 Henry Paul
WG 22 Ben Cohen  69'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Pépito Elhorga
RW 14 Jimmy Marlu  42'
OC 13 Brian Liebenberg
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Yann Delaigue  67'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Sébastien Chabal  48'
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous  79'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  48'
HK 2 Sébastien Bruno  48'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 William Servat  48'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud  48'
LK 18 Grégory Lamboley  79'
FL 19 Yannick Nyanga  48'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak  67'
CE 22 Jean-Philippe Grandclaude  42'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

Round 3

26 February 2005
14:00 GMT
Scotland 18–10 Italy
Pen: Paterson (6) 4', 30', 49', 52', 69', 74'ReportTry: Masi 77' c
Con: De Marigny 78'
Pen: De Marigny 20'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,823
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Webster
OC 13 Andy Craig
IC 12 Hugo Southwell  70'
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks  76'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter  76'
N8 8 Ally Hogg
OF 7 Jon Petrie
BF 6 Simon Taylor  74'
RL 5 Scott Murray  74'
LL 4 Stuart Grimes
TP 3 Gavin Kerr  72'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  76'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell  76'
PR 17 Bruce Douglas  72'
LK 18 Nathan Hines  74'
FL 19 Jon Dunbar  74'
SH 20 Mike Blair  76'
FH 21 Gordon Ross  76'
FB 22 Ben Hinshelwood  70'
Coach:
Matt Williams
FB 15 Roland de Marigny
RW 14 Mirco Bergamasco  72'
OC 13 Andrea Masi
IC 12 Cristian Stoica  57'
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Luciano Orquera  67'
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 David Dal Maso
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  63'
TP 3 Salvatore Perugini  63'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
LK 16 Giorgio Intoppa
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni  63'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava  63'
FL 19 Silvio Orlando
SH 20 Paul Griffen  67'
CE 21 Roberto Pedrazzi  57'
FB 22 Kaine Robertson  72'
Coach:
John Kirwan

26 February 2005
16:00 GMT
France 18–24 Wales
Try: Yachvili 3' c
Rougerie 11' m
Con: Yachvili 4'
Pen: Yachvili 25'
Drop: Michalak 61'
ReportTry: M. Williams (2) 41' c, 44' m
Con: S. Jones 41'
Pen: S. Jones (3) 22', 40', 65'
Drop: S. Jones 71'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Julien Laharrague
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 Damien Traille  46'
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Yann Delaigue  50'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire  58'
OF 7 Yannick Nyanga
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Jérôme Thion  72'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  48'
HK 2 Sébastien Bruno  40'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 William Servat  40'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud  48'
LK 18 Grégory Lamboley  72'
N8 19 Imanol Harinordoquy  58'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak  50'
CE 22 Jean-Philippe Grandclaude  46'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Gareth Thomas  40'
RW 14 Kevin Morgan  58'
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel  65'
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Ryan Jones  76'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain
TP 3 Adam Jones  65'
HK 2 Mefin Davies  62'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde  62'
PR 17 John Yapp  65'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas  76'
FL 19 Robin Sowden-Taylor
SH 20 Gareth Cooper  65'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney  58'
FB 22 Rhys Williams  40'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

27 February 2005
15:00 GMT
Ireland 19–13 England
Try: O'Driscoll 57' c
Con: O'Gara 58'
Pen: O'Gara (2) 9', 12'
Drop: O'Gara (2) 3', 32'
ReportTry: Corry 6' c
Con: Hodgson 7'
Pen: Hodgson 24'
Drop: Hodgson 55'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Girvan Dempsey
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Shane Horgan
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Johnny O'Connor
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan  67'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Marcus Horan  67'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan
N8 19 Eric Miller
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
CE 22 Kevin Maggs
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Olly Barkley
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson
SH 9 Harry Ellis  69'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andy Titterrell
PR 17 Duncan Bell
LK 18 Steve Borthwick
FL 19 Andy Hazell
SH 20 Matt Dawson  69'
FH 21 Andy Goode
CE 22 Ollie Smith
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Notes:

  • This is the first time England lost the first three games in the Championship since 1987.

Round 4

12 March 2005
13:30 GMT
Ireland 19–26 France
Try: O'Driscoll 72' c
Con: O'Gara 72'
Pen: O'Gara (4) 7', 17', 24', 46'
ReportTry: Dominici (2) 27' m, 77' m
Baby 32' c
Con: Yachvili 32'
Pen: Yachvili (2) 20', 60'
Drop: Delaigue 9'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,452
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Girvan Dempsey
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Johnny O'Connor
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan  70'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Marcus Horan  70'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan
N8 19 Eric Miller
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
FB 22 Gavin Duffy
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Julien Laharrague
RW 14 Cédric Heymans
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 Benoît Baby
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Yann Delaigue  69'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Yannick Nyanga  54'
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous  71'
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  40'
HK 2 Sébastien Bruno  76'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski  76'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers  40'
LK 18 Pascal Papé  71'
LK 19 Grégory Lamboley  54'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak  69'
CE 22 David Marty
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

12 March 2005
16:00 GMT
England 39–7 Italy
Try: Cueto (3) 8' c, 40' m, 63' m
Thompson 36' c
Balshaw 59' m
Hazell 79' c
Con: Hodgson (2) 9', 37'
Goode 79'
Pen: Hodgson 6'
ReportTry: Troncon 44' c
Con: Peens 46'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,736
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon  64'
IC 12 Olly Barkley
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson  73'
SH 9 Harry Ellis  50'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley  73'
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock  61'
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2 Steve Thompson  64'
LP 1 Graham Rowntree  73'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andy Titterrell  64'
PR 17 Duncan Bell  73'
LK 18 Steve Borthwick  61'
FL 19 Andy Hazell  73'
SH 20 Matt Dawson  50'
FH 21 Andy Goode  73'
CE 22 Ollie Smith  64'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Gert Peens
RW 14 Roberto Pedrazzi
OC 13 Andrea Masi
IC 12 Matteo Barbini 28' to 31'  40'
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 David Dal Maso  40'
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava  53'
TP 3 Salvatore Perugini  53'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  20'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Giorgio Intoppa  20'  57'
PR 17 Mario Savi  57'
PR 18 Martín Castrogiovanni  53'
LK 19 Santiago Dellapè  53'
FL 20 Silvio Orlando  40'
SH 21 Paul Griffen
CE 22 Walter Pozzebon  28'  31'  40'
Coach:
John Kirwan

Notes:

  • Mark Cueto scored the first hat-trick in the Six Nations since Jason Robinson against Italy in 2004.

13 March 2005
15:00 GMT
Scotland 22–46 Wales
Try: Craig 52' c
R. Lamont 66' m
Paterson 69' c
Con: Paterson (2) 53', 70'
Pen: Paterson 21'
ReportTry: R. Jones 3' c
R. Williams (2) 9' c, 48' m
S. Williams 13' c
Morgan (2) 26' c, 38' c
Con: S. Jones (5) 4', 10', 13', 26', 39'
Pen: S. Jones (2) 17', 74'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,274
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Rory Lamont
OC 13 Andy Craig  74'
IC 12 Hugo Southwell
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks  40'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter  43'
N8 8 Ally Hogg
OF 7 Jon Petrie
BF 6 Simon Taylor
RL 5 Scott Murray
LL 4 Stuart Grimes  40'
TP 3 Gavin Kerr  40'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Bruce Douglas  40'
LK 18 Nathan Hines  40'
FL 19 Jon Dunbar
SH 20 Mike Blair  43'
FH 21 Gordon Ross  40'
CE 22 Andrew Henderson  74'
Coach:
Matt Williams
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Rhys Williams  68'
OC 13 Tom Shanklin 7' to 15'
IC 12 Gavin Henson  74'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Ryan Jones
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain  61'  71'
TP 3 Adam Jones  63'
HK 2 Mefin Davies  49'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde  49'
PR 17 John Yapp  63'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas  71'
FL 19 Robin Sowden-Taylor
SH 20 Mike Phillips
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney  74'
WG 22 Hal Luscombe  7'  15'  68'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

Round 5

19 March 2005
13:00 GMT
Italy 13–56 France
Try: Robertson 23' c
Con: Peens 24'
Pen: Peens (2) 2', 42'
ReportTry: Nyanga 9' c
Jauzion 14' c
Laharrague 33' c
Marty (2) 65' c, 76' m
Lamboley 70' c
Mignoni 79' c
Con: Yachvili (4) 10', 15', 34', 66'
Michalak (2) 71', 79'
Pen: Yachvili (3) 6', 49', 52'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 23,638
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
FB 15 Gert Peens
RW 14 Kaine Robertson  67'
OC 13 Andrea Masi
IC 12 Simon Picone 55' to 61'
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Luciano Orquera
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon  58'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 David Dal Maso  71'
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè 1' to 8'  60'
TP 3 Salvatore Perugini
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  55'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  27'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia  55'
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni  27'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava  1'  8'  60'
FL 19 Silvio Orlando  71'
SH 20 Paul Griffen  58'
CE 21 Roberto Pedrazzi  55'  61'  67'
FB 22 Roland de Marigny
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Julien Laharrague
RW 14 Cédric Heymans
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 David Marty
LW 11 Christophe Dominici  31'
FH 10 Yann Delaigue  60'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili  68'
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Yannick Nyanga  67'
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Nicolas Mas  40'
HK 2 Sébastien Bruno  59'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 William Servat  59'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers  40'
LK 18 Pascal Papé
LK 19 Grégory Lamboley  67'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni  68'
FH 21 Frédéric Michalak  60'
CE 22 Damien Traille  31'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

19 March 2005
15:30 GMT
Wales 32–20 Ireland
Try: Jenkins 15' c
Morgan 57' c
Con: S. Jones (2) 16', 58'
Pen: Henson 22'
S. Jones (4) 30', 42', 50', 70'
Drop: Henson 12'
ReportTry: Horan 65' c
Murphy 72' c
Con: Humphreys (2) 65', 73'
Pen: O'Gara (2) 2', 34'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,376
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Mark Taylor
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Ryan Jones
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Brent Cockbain
TP 3 Adam Jones  66'
HK 2 Mefin Davies  68'
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde  68'
PR 17 John Yapp  66'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas
FL 19 Robin Sowden-Taylor
SH 20 Mike Phillips
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney
WG 22 Hal Luscombe
Coach:
Mike Ruddock
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Girvan Dempsey
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  51'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley  58'
OF 7 Johnny O'Connor
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly  62'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne  62'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan  58'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  62'
PR 17 Marcus Horan  58'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  62'
N8 19 Eric Miller  58'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys  51'
FB 22 Gavin Duffy
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:


19 March 2005
18:00 GMT
England 43–22 Scotland
Try: Noon (3) 12' c, 21' c, 65' m
Worsley 25' m
Lewsey 33' c
Ellis 47' c
Cueto 69' m
Con: Hodgson (4) 12', 22', 34', 48'
ReportTry: S. Lamont 39' c
Craig 44' c
Taylor 50' m
Con: Paterson (2) 40', 45'
Pen: Paterson 20'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw  31'
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Olly Barkley
LW 11 Josh Lewsey
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson  75'
SH 9 Harry Ellis  63'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay  14'
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Duncan Bell  51'
HK 2 Steve Thompson  71'
LP 1 Matt Stevens
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andy Titterrell  71'
PR 17 Mike Worsley  51'
LK 18 Steve Borthwick  14'
FL 19 Andy Hazell
SH 20 Matt Dawson  63'
FH 21 Andy Goode  75'
CE 22 Ollie Smith  31'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Rory Lamont
OC 13 Andy Craig
IC 12 Hugo Southwell
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Gordon Ross
SH 9 Mike Blair
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg  63'
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Scott Murray  32'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Gavin Kerr
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith  23'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Bruce Douglas  23'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes  32'
FL 19 Jon Petrie  63'
SH 20 Graeme Beveridge
FH 21 Dan Parks
CE 22 Andrew Henderson
Coach:
Matt Williams

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