2000 Six Nations Championship

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2000 Six Nations Championship
Date5 February – 2 April 2000
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of England.svg  England (23rd title)
Matches played15
Tries scored75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Jonny Wilkinson (78)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Ben Cohen (5)
Flag of England.svg Austin Healey (5)
IRFU flag.svg 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.

Contents

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

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham Stadium London Flag of England.svg Clive Woodward Matt Dawson
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Stade de France Saint-Denis Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland Keith Wood
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome Flag of New Zealand.svg Brad Johnstone Alessandro Troncon
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Flag of Scotland.svg Ian McGeechan John Leslie/Bryan Redpath
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham Henry Dai Young

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTPts
1Flag of England.svg  England 540118370+113208
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 530214092+48126
3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 5302168133+35176
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 53021111352486
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5104951455092
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 510410622812292
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Round 1

5 February 2000
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg34–20Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: De Carli 72' c
Con: Domínguez 73'
Pen: Domínguez (6) 22', 31', 37', 40', 50', 59'
Drop: Domínguez (3) 41', 45', 62'
Report Try: 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)
FB15 Matt Pini
RW14 Denis Dallan Sub off.svg 44'
OC13 Manuel Dallan
IC12 Luca Martin
LW11 Cristian Stoica
FH10 Diego Domínguez
SH9 Alessandro Troncon (c)Sub off.svg 75'
N88 Wim Visser
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco Sub off.svg 59'
BF6 Massimo Giovanelli
RL5 Andrea Gritti
LL4 Carlo Checchinato
TP3 Tino Paoletti Sub off.svg 61'
HK2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP1 Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK16 Carlo Orlandi
PR17 Giampiero de Carli Sub on.svg 61'
LK18 Giuseppe Lanzi
FL19 Aaron Persico Sub on.svg 59'
SH20 Matteo Mazzantini Sub on.svg 75'
CE21 Marco Rivaro Sub on.svg 44'
FH22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
Italy vs Scotland 2000-02-05.svg
FB15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW14 Shaun Longstaff
OC13 Jamie Mayer
IC12 John Leslie (c)
LW11 Kenny Logan
FH10 Gregor Townsend
SH9 Bryan Redpath
N88 Gordon Simpson Cruz Roja.svg 19' to 29'
OF7 Budge Pountney
BF6 Martin Leslie
RL5 Stuart Grimes
LL4 Scott Murray Sub off.svg 65'
TP3 Mattie Stewart Cruz Roja.svg 63' to 71'
HK2 Gordon Bulloch
LP1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK16 Robbie Russell
PR17 Dave Hilton Sub on.svg 63'Sub off.svg 71'
LK18 Doddie Weir Sub on.svg 65'
FL19 Stuart Reid Sub on.svg 19'Sub off.svg 29'
SH20 Andy Nicol
FH21 Duncan Hodge
CE22 James McLaren
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

5 February 2000
England  Flag of England.svg50–18IRFU flag.svg  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'
Report Try: 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)
FB15 Matt Perry Sub off.svg 70'
RW14 Austin Healey
OC13 Mike Tindall
IC12 Mike Catt
LW11 Ben Cohen
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Matt Dawson (c)
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7 Neil Back
BF6 Richard Hill
RL5 Simon Shaw Sub off.svg 75'
LL4 Garath Archer
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Phil Greening
LP1 Jason Leonard Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
FB16 Iain Balshaw Sub on.svg 70'
FH17 Alex King
SH18 Andy Gomarsall
N819 Martin Corry Sub on.svg 75'
FL20 Joe Worsley
PR21 Trevor Woodman Sub on.svg 70'
HK22 Neil McCarthy
Coach:
Clive Woodward
England vs Ireland 2000-02-05.svg
FB15 Conor O'Shea Sub off.svg 47'
RW14 Justin Bishop
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC12 Mike Mullins
LW11 Kevin Maggs
FH10 David Humphreys
SH9 Tom Tierney
N88 Anthony Foley
OF7 Kieron Dawson
BF6 Dion O'Cuinneagain Sub off.svg 47'
RL5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4 Bob Casey Sub off.svg 40'
TP3 Paul Wallace
HK2 Keith Wood (c)
LP1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK16 Frankie Sheahan
PR17 Justin Fitzpatrick
LK18 Mick Galwey Sub on.svg 40'
LK19 Trevor Brennan Sub on.svg 47'
SH20 Peter Stringer
FH21 Eric Elwood
FB22 Girvan Dempsey Sub on.svg 47'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

5 February 2000
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg3–36Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Pen: Jenkins 13' Report Try: 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)
FB15 Shane Howarth
RW14 Gareth Thomas
OC13 Mark Taylor
IC12 Jason Jones-Hughes
LW11 Dafydd James Sub off.svg 67'
FH10 Neil Jenkins
SH9 Rob Howley Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Scott Quinnell Yellow card.svg 43'
OF7 Brett Sinkinson
BF6 Colin Charvis Sub off.svg 60'
RL5 Chris Wyatt Sub off.svg 64'
LL4 Ian Gough
TP3 Dai Young (c)
HK2 Garin Jenkins Sub off.svg 76'
LP1 Peter Rogers Sub off.svg 66'
Substitutions:
HK16 Barry Williams Sub on.svg 76'
PR17 Spencer John Sub on.svg 66'
LK18 Mike Voyle Sub on.svg 64'
FL19 Geraint Lewis Sub on.svg 60'
SH20 Richard Smith Sub on.svg 71'
FH21 Stephen Jones
WG22 Shane Williams Sub on.svg 67'
Coach:
Graham Henry
Wales vs France 2000-02-05.svg
FB15 Thomas Castaignède
RW14 Émile Ntamack
OC13 Richard Dourthe Sub off.svg 20'
IC12 Thomas Lombard
LW11 Christophe Dominici
FH10 Christophe Lamaison Sub off.svg 73'
SH9 Fabien Galthié Sub off.svg 73'
N88 Fabien Pelous (c)
OF7 Olivier Magne
BF6 Abdelatif Benazzi
RL5 Legi Matiu
LL4 Olivier Brouzet Sub off.svg 45'
TP3 Franck Tournaire Sub off.svg 69'
HK2 Marc Dal Maso Sub off.svg 69'
LP1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK16 Raphaël Ibañez Sub on.svg 69'
PR17 Pieter de Villiers Sub on.svg 69'
N818 Thomas Lièvremont Sub on.svg 45'
FL19 Serge Betsen
SH20 Christophe Laussucq Sub on.svg 73'
FH21 Alain Penaud Sub on.svg 73'
WG22 David Venditti Yellow card.svg 62'Sub on.svg 20'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Round 2

19 February 2000
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg47–16Flag of Italy.svg  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'
Report Try: Visser 57' c
Con: Domínguez 58'
Pen: Domínguez (2) 8', 30'
Drop: Domínguez 6'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
FB15 Shane Howarth Sub off.svg 70'
RW14 Gareth Thomas
OC13 Allan Bateman
IC12 Mark Taylor
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Neil Jenkins Sub off.svg 69'
SH9 Rob Howley
N88 Scott Quinnell
OF7 Brett Sinkinson
BF6 Geraint Lewis Sub off.svg 40'
RL5 Chris Wyatt Sub off.svg 67'
LL4 Craig Quinnell
TP3 Dai Young (c)
HK2 Garin Jenkins Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Peter Rogers Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
HK16 Barry Williams Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Spencer John Sub on.svg 78'
LK18 Ian Gough Sub on.svg 67'
FL19 Colin Charvis Sub on.svg 40'
SH20 Richard Smith
WG21 Dafydd James Sub on.svg 70'
FH22 Stephen Jones Sub on.svg 69'
Coach:
Graham Henry
Wales vs Italy 2000-02-19.svg
FB15 Matt Pini
RW14 Cristian Stoica
OC13 Marco Rivaro Sub off.svg 53'
IC12 Luca Martin Yellow card.svg 34'
LW11 Denis Dallan
FH10 Diego Domínguez
SH9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N88 Wim Visser
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Carlo Checchinato
RL5 Andrea Gritti
LL4 Giuseppe Lanzi Sub off.svg 63'
TP3 Tino Paoletti
HK2 Alessandro Moscardi Cruz Roja.svg 17' to 20'
LP1 Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK16 Carlo Orlandi Sub on.svg 17'Sub off.svg 20'
PR17 Alessandro Moreno
LK18 Laurent Travini
FL19 Aaron Persico Sub on.svg 63'
SH20 Matteo Mazzantini
FH21 Andrea Scanavacca
WG22 Juan Francesio Sub on.svg 53'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

19 February 2000
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg9–15Flag of England.svg  England
Pen: Dourthe (3) 45', 51', 73' Report Pen: Wilkinson (5) 12', 19', 30', 56', 66'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,310
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB15 Richard Dourthe
RW14 Émile Ntamack
OC13 David Venditti
IC12 Thomas Lombard
LW11 Christophe Dominici
FH10 Thomas Castaignède
SH9 Fabien Galthié
N88 Fabien Pelous (c)
OF7 Olivier Magne
BF6 Abdelatif Benazzi Sub off.svg 62'
RL5 Olivier Brouzet Yellow card.svg 29'
LL4 Legi Matiu
TP3 Franck Tournaire Sub off.svg 72'
HK2 Marc Dal Maso Sub off.svg 72'
LP1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK16 Raphaël Ibañez Sub on.svg 72'
PR17 Pieter de Villiers Sub on.svg 72'
N818 Thomas Lièvremont
FL19 Serge Betsen Yellow card.svg 74'Sub on.svg 62'
SH20 Christophe Laussucq
CE21 Stéphane Glas
CE22 Cédric Desbrosse
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
France vs England 2000-02-19.svg
FB15 Matt Perry Sub off.svg 62'
RW14 Austin Healey
OC13 Mike Tindall
IC12 Mike Catt
LW11 Ben Cohen
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Matt Dawson (c)
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7 Neil Back
BF6 Richard Hill Sub off.svg 75'
RL5 Simon Shaw
LL4 Garath Archer
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Phil Greening
LP1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK16 Neil McCarthy
PR17 Trevor Woodman
N818 Martin Corry Sub on.svg 75'
FL19 Joe Worsley
SH20 Andy Gomarsall
FH21 Alex King
FB22 Iain Balshaw Sub on.svg 62'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

19 February 2000
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg44–22Flag of Scotland.svg  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'
Report Try: 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)
FB15 Girvan Dempsey Sub off.svg 34'
RW14 Shane Horgan
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC12 Mike Mullins
LW11 Denis Hickie
FH10 Ronan O'Gara Sub off.svg 50'
SH9 Peter Stringer
N88 Anthony Foley
OF7 Kieron Dawson
BF6 Simon Easterby
RL5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4 Mick Galwey Sub off.svg 57'
TP3 John Hayes Sub off.svg 66'
HK2 Keith Wood
LP1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK16 Frankie Sheahan
PR17 Justin Fitzpatrick Sub on.svg 66'
LK18 Jeremy Davidson Sub on.svg 57'
LK19 Trevor Brennan
SH20 Guy Easterby
FH21 David Humphreys Sub on.svg 50'
CE22 Rob Henderson Sub on.svg 34'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Ireland vs Scotland 2000-02-19.svg
FB15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW14 Shaun Longstaff
OC13 Jamie Mayer
IC12 Graham Shiel
LW11 Kenny Logan Yellow card.svg 58'
FH10 Gregor Townsend
SH9 Bryan Redpath (c)Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Gordon Simpson
OF7 Budge Pountney
BF6 Martin Leslie
RL5 Stuart Grimes
LL4 Scott Murray Sub off.svg 51'
TP3 Mattie Stewart Sub off.svg 63'
HK2 Gordon Bulloch Sub off.svg 66'
LP1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK16 Robbie Russell Sub on.svg 66'
PR17 George Graham Sub on.svg 63'
LK18 Doddie Weir Sub on.svg 51'
FL19 Stuart Reid
SH20 Andy Nicol Sub on.svg 63'
FH21 Duncan Hodge
CE22 James McLaren
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 3

4 March 2000
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg16–28Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: Nicol 41' c
Con: Paterson 42'
Pen: Logan 15'
Paterson (2) 37', 67'
Report Try: 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)
FB15 Chris Paterson
RW14 Glenn Metcalfe
OC13 James McLaren Sub off.svg 68'
IC12 John Leslie (c)
LW11 Kenny Logan
FH10 Gregor Townsend
SH9 Andy Nicol
N88 Stuart Reid Cruz Roja.svg 13' to 19'
OF7 Budge Pountney
BF6 Martin Leslie
RL5 Doddie Weir Sub off.svg 64'
LL4 Scott Murray
TP3 Mattie Stewart Sub off.svg 64'
HK2 Steve Brotherstone
LP1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK16 Steve Scott
PR17 Dave Hilton Sub on.svg 64'
LK18 Stuart Grimes Sub on.svg 64'
FL19 Cameron Mather Sub on.svg 13'Sub off.svg 19'
SH20 Graeme Beveridge
FH21 Duncan Hodge Sub on.svg 68'
CE22 Jamie Mayer
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
Scotland vs France 2000-03-04.svg
FB15 Thomas Castaignède
RW14 Émile Ntamack Yellow card.svg 37'
OC13 David Venditti
IC12 Thomas Lombard
LW11 Christophe Dominici
FH10 Gérald Merceron
SH9 Christophe Laussucq
N88 Fabien Pelous (c)Sub off.svg 76'
OF7 Olivier Magne
BF6 Sébastien Chabal Sub off.svg 50'
RL5 Olivier Brouzet
LL4 Jean Daudé Yellow card.svg 40'Sub off.svg 50'
TP3 Franck Tournaire Sub off.svg 50'
HK2 Marc Dal Maso Sub off.svg 51'
LP1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK16 Raphaël Ibañez Sub on.svg 51'
PR17 Pieter de Villiers Sub on.svg 50'
N818 Thomas Lièvremont Sub on.svg 50'
FL19 Arnaud Costes Sub on.svg 50'
SH20 Aubin Hueber
FH21 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Sub on.svg 76'
CE22 Cédric Desbrosse
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

4 March 2000
England  Flag of England.svg46–12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  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'
Report Pen: Jenkins (3) 10', 13', 37'
Drop: Jenkins 17'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,500
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
FB15 Matt Perry
RW14 Austin Healey
OC13 Mike Tindall
IC12 Mike Catt
LW11 Ben Cohen
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Matt Dawson (c)
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7 Neil Back
BF6 Richard Hill Sub off.svg 70'
RL5 Simon Shaw
LL4 Garath Archer
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Phil Greening
LP1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK16 Neil McCarthy
PR17 Trevor Woodman
FL18 Joe Worsley
N819 Martin Corry Sub on.svg 70'
SH20 Andy Gomarsall
FH21 Alex King
FB22 Iain Balshaw
Coach:
Clive Woodward
England vs Wales 2000-03-04.svg
FB15 Shane Howarth
RW14 Gareth Thomas
OC13 Allan Bateman
IC12 Mark Taylor
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Neil Jenkins
SH9 Rob Howley
N88 Scott Quinnell
OF7 Brett Sinkinson
BF6 Colin Charvis
RL5 Chris Wyatt
LL4 Craig Quinnell
TP3 Dai Young (c)Sub off.svg 23'
HK2 Garin Jenkins Yellow card.svg 45'Sub off.svg 50'
LP1 Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK16 Barry Williams Sub on.svg 50'
PR17 Spencer John Sub on.svg 23'
LK18 Ian Gough
FL19 Martyn Williams
SH20 Richard Smith
FH21 Stephen Jones
FB22 Matt Cardey
Coach:
Graham Henry

4 March 2000
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg60–13Flag of Italy.svg  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'
Report Try: De Rossi 72' c
Con: Domínguez 73'
Pen: Domínguez (2) 47', 49'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
FB15 Girvan Dempsey
RW14 Shane Horgan
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC12 Mike Mullins Sub off.svg 58'
LW11 Denis Hickie
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Peter Stringer
N88 Anthony Foley
OF7 Kieron Dawson
BF6 Simon Easterby Sub off.svg 56'
RL5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4 Mick Galwey
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Keith Wood (c)
LP1 Peter Clohessy Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
HK16 Frankie Sheahan
PR17 Justin Fitzpatrick Sub on.svg 63'
LK18 Paddy Johns
FL19 Dion O'Cuinneagain Sub on.svg 56'
SH20 Guy Easterby
FH21 David Humphreys
CE22 Rob Henderson Sub on.svg 58'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Ireland vs Italy 2000-03-04.svg
FB15 Matt Pini Sub off.svg 27'
RW14 Juan Francesio
OC13 Cristian Stoica Sub off.svg 63'
IC12 Luca Martin
LW11 Denis Dallan
FH10 Diego Domínguez
SH9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N88 Andrea de Rossi
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco Sub off.svg 40'
BF6 Wim Visser
RL5 Andrea Gritti Sub off.svg 63'
LL4 Carlo Checchinato
TP3 Tino Paoletti Sub off.svg 40'
HK2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP1 Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK16 Carlo Orlandi
PR17 Salvatore Perugini Sub on.svg 40'
LK18 Giuseppe Lanzi Sub on.svg 63'
LK19 Laurent Travini Sub on.svg 40'
SH20 Giampiero Mazzi
CE21 Marco Rivaro Sub on.svg 63'
CE22 Giacomo Preo Sub on.svg 27'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

Round 4

18 March 2000
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg12–59Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Martin 6' c
Stoica 59' m
Con: Domínguez 8'
Report Try: 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)
FB15 Corrado Pilat
RW14 Cristian Stoica Yellow card.svg 64'
OC13 Luca Martin
IC12 Nick Zisti
LW11 Denis Dallan
FH10 Diego Domínguez
SH9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N88 Andrea de Rossi
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Walter Cristofoletto Yellow card.svg 25'
RL5 Andrea Gritti
LL4 Carlo Checchinato Yellow card.svg 14'
TP3 Tino Paoletti Sub off.svg 36'
HK2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK16 Carlo Orlandi
PR17 Massimo Cuttitta Sub on.svg 36'
FL18 Orazio Arancio
FL19 Aaron Persico
SH20 Matteo Mazzantini
CE21 Giacomo Preo
FH22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
Italy vs England 2000-03-18.svg
FB15 Matt Perry
RW14 Austin Healey
OC13 Mike Tindall Sub off.svg 60'
IC12 Mike Catt
LW11 Ben Cohen
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson Sub off.svg 71'
SH9 Matt Dawson (c)Sub off.svg 75'
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7 Neil Back
BF6 Richard Hill Sub off.svg 69'
RL5 Simon Shaw
LL4 Garath Archer Yellow card.svg 19'Sub off.svg 75'
TP3 Darren Garforth
HK2 Phil Greening Sub off.svg 75'
LP1 Jason Leonard Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutions:
FB16 Iain Balshaw Sub on.svg 60'
FH17 Alex King Sub on.svg 71'
SH18 Andy Gomarsall Sub on.svg 75'
N819 Martin Corry Sub on.svg 75'
FL20 Joe Worsley Sub on.svg 69'
PR21 Trevor Woodman Sub on.svg 69'
HK22 Neil McCarthy Sub on.svg 75'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

18 March 2000
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg26–18Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: S. Williams (2) 33' c, 59' c
Con: S. Jones (2) 34', 60'
Pen: S. Jones (4) 6', 40', 48', 54'
Report Try: 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)
FB15 Matt Cardey
RW14 Gareth Thomas
OC13 Allan Bateman
IC12 Mark Taylor
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Rupert Moon
N88 Geraint Lewis
OF7 Colin Charvis
BF6 Nathan Budgett
RL5 Andy Moore
LL4 Ian Gough
TP3 Dai Young (c)
HK2 Garin Jenkins
LP1 Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK16 Robin McBryde
PR17 Spencer John
N818 Alix Popham
FL19 Martyn Williams
SH20 Richard Smith
FH21 Jason Strange
WG22 Dafydd James
Coach:
Graham Henry
Wales vs Scotland 2000-03-18.svg
FB15 Chris Paterson
RW14 Craig Moir
OC13 Gregor Townsend
IC12 John Leslie (c)
LW11 Glenn Metcalfe Yellow card.svg 66'
FH10 Duncan Hodge
SH9 Andy Nicol (c)
N88 Stuart Reid
OF7 Budge Pountney
BF6 Martin Leslie
RL5 Stuart Grimes
LL4 Scott Murray
TP3 Mattie Stewart Sub off.svg 76'
HK2 Steve Brotherstone Sub off.svg 57'
LP1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK16 Gordon Bulloch Sub on.svg 57'
PR17 Dave Hilton Sub on.svg 76'
LK18 Doddie Weir
FL19 Cameron Mather
SH20 Bryan Redpath
CE21 James McLaren
CE22 Alan Bulloch
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

19 March 2000
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg25–27IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Laussucq 28' c
Con: Merceron 29'
Pen: Merceron (6) 4', 10', 42', 53', 60', 67'
Report Try: 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)
FB15 Émile Ntamack
RW14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC13 Cédric Desbrosse
IC12 Stéphane Glas
LW11 David Bory
FH10 Gérald Merceron
SH9 Christophe Laussucq
N88 Thomas Lièvremont
OF7 Abdelatif Benazzi Sub off.svg 59'
BF6 Arnaud Costes Sub off.svg 58'Sub on.svg 59'
RL5 Fabien Pelous
LL4 Olivier Brouzet Sub off.svg 69'
TP3 Franck Tournaire Sub off.svg 69'
HK2 Marc Dal Maso Sub off.svg 50'
LP1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK16 Raphaël Ibañez Sub on.svg 50'
PR17 Pieter de Villiers Sub on.svg 69'
LK18 Franck Belot Sub on.svg 69'
FL19 Lionel Mallier Sub on.svg 58'
SH20 Aubin Hueber
FH21 Alain Penaud
WG22 David Venditti
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
France vs Ireland 2000-03-19.svg
FB15 Girvan Dempsey
RW14 Kevin Maggs
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC12 Rob Henderson
LW11 Denis Hickie Cruz Roja.svg 45' to 53'
FH10 Ronan O'Gara Sub off.svg 61'
SH9 Peter Stringer
N88 Anthony Foley
OF7 Kieron Dawson Sub off.svg 53'
BF6 Simon Easterby
RL5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4 Mick Galwey Sub off.svg 53'
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Keith Wood
LP1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK16 Frankie Sheahan
PR17 Justin Fitzpatrick
LK18 Paddy Johns Yellow card.svg 60'Sub on.svg 53'
FL19 Andy Ward Sub on.svg 53'
SH20 Guy Easterby
FH21 David Humphreys Sub on.svg 45'Sub off.svg 53'Sub on.svg 61'
CE22 Mike Mullins
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Round 5

1 April 2000
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg42–31Flag of Italy.svg  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'
Report Try: 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)
FB15 Thomas Castaignède
RW14 Philippe Bernat-Salles Sub off.svg 25'
OC13 Richard Dourthe
IC12 Émile Ntamack
LW11 David Bory Sub off.svg 70'
FH10 Alain Penaud
SH9 Aubin Hueber
N88 Thomas Lièvremont Sub off.svg 40'
OF7 Olivier Magne
BF6 Lionel Mallier
RL5 Fabien Pelous
LL4 Olivier Brouzet Sub off.svg 62'
TP3 Franck Tournaire Sub off.svg 70'
HK2 Marc Dal Maso Sub off.svg 40'
LP1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK16 Raphaël Ibañez Sub on.svg 40'
PR17 Pieter de Villiers Sub on.svg 70'
LK18 Hugues Miorin Sub on.svg 62'
FL19 Abdelatif Benazzi Sub on.svg 40'
SH20 Christophe Laussucq
WG21 Cédric Heymans Sub on.svg 70'
WG22 David Venditti Sub on.svg 25'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
France vs Italy 2000-04-01.svg
FB15 Matt Pini
RW14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC13 Luca Martin
IC12 Nick Zisti Sub off.svg 53'
LW11 Cristian Stoica
FH10 Diego Domínguez
SH9 Alessandro Troncon
N88 Andrea de Rossi Sub off.svg 53'
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco Sub off.svg 78'
BF6 Walter Cristofoletto Yellow card.svg 34' Yellow-red card.svg 58'
RL5 Andrea Gritti
LL4 Carlo Checchinato
TP3 Tino Paoletti Sub off.svg 67'
HK2 Alessandro Moscardi Sub off.svg 73'
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK16 Carlo Orlandi Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Salvatore Perugini Sub on.svg 67'
FL18 Wim Visser Sub on.svg 53'
FL19 Aaron Persico Sub on.svg 78'
SH20 Matteo Mazzantini
WG21 Denis Dallan Sub on.svg 53'
FH22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

1 April 2000
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg19–23Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Horgan 55' c
Con: O'Gara 56'
Pen: O'Gara (4) 3', 9', 50', 64'
Report Try: 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)
FB15 Girvan Dempsey
RW14 Shane Horgan
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC12 Rob Henderson
LW11 Denis Hickie
FH10 Ronan O'Gara Sub off.svg 64'
SH9 Peter Stringer
N88 Anthony Foley Cruz Roja.svg 29' to 33'
OF7 Kieron Dawson
BF6 Simon Easterby Sub off.svg 63'
RL5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4 Mick Galwey Sub off.svg 57'
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Keith Wood (c)
LP1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK16 Frankie Sheahan
PR17 Justin Fitzpatrick
LK18 Jeremy Davidson Sub on.svg 57'
FL19 Andy Ward Sub on.svg 29'Sub off.svg 33'Sub on.svg 63'
SH20 Guy Easterby
FH21 David Humphreys Sub on.svg 64'
CE22 Kevin Maggs
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Ireland vs Wales 2000-04-01.svg
FB15 Rhys Williams
RW14 Gareth Thomas
OC13 Allan Bateman
IC12 Scott Gibbs
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones Sub off.svg 64'
SH9 Rupert Moon
N88 Geraint Lewis
OF7 Colin Charvis
BF6 Nathan Budgett
RL5 Andy Moore
LL4 Ian Gough
TP3 Dai Young (c)
HK2 Garin Jenkins Sub off.svg 64'
LP1 Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK16 Robin McBryde Sub on.svg 64'
PR17 Spencer John
FL18 Emyr Lewis
FL19 Martyn Williams
SH20 Richard Smith
FH21 Neil Jenkins Sub on.svg 64'
WG22 Dafydd James
Coach:
Graham Henry

2 April 2000
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg19–13Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Hodge 68' c
Con: Hodge 70'
Pen: Hodge (4) 19', 31', 40', 55'
Report Try: Dallaglio 21' c
Con: Wilkinson 22'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 24', 73'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
FB15 Chris Paterson
RW14 Craig Moir
OC13 Gregor Townsend
IC12 James McLaren Yellow card.svg 24'
LW11 Glenn Metcalfe
FH10 Duncan Hodge
SH9 Andy Nicol (c)
N88 Martin Leslie Sub off.svg 40'
OF7 Budge Pountney
BF6 Jason White
RL5 Richard Metcalfe
LL4 Scott Murray
TP3 Mattie Stewart Sub off.svg 64'
HK2 Steve Brotherstone
LP1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK16 Gavin Scott
PR17 Gordon McIlwham Sub on.svg 64'
LK18 Stuart Grimes
FL19 Stuart Reid Sub on.svg 40'
SH20 Bryan Redpath
CE21 Graham Shiel
CE22 Alan Bulloch
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
Scotland vs England 2000-04-02.svg
FB15 Matt Perry
RW14 Austin Healey
OC13 Mike Tindall
IC12 Mike Catt
LW11 Ben Cohen Sub off.svg 54'
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Matt Dawson (c)
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7 Neil Back
BF6 Richard Hill Sub off.svg 78'
RL5 Simon Shaw
LL4 Garath Archer Sub off.svg 60'
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Phil Greening
LP1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK16 Neil McCarthy
PR17 Trevor Woodman
N818 Martin Corry Sub on.svg 78'
FL19 Joe Worsley Sub on.svg 60'
SH20 Andy Gomarsall
FH21 Alex King
FB22 Iain Balshaw Sub on.svg 54'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

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