2004 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 14 February – 27 March 2004 | ||
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | France (14th title) | ||
Grand Slam | France (8th title) | ||
Triple Crown | Ireland (7th title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 68 (4.53 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Stephen Jones (55) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Imanol Harinordoquy (4) Rhys Williams (4) Ben Cohen (4) | ||
Player of the tournament | Gordon D'Arcy | ||
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The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Overall, this was the 110th series of the international championship.
Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.
France won the competition, also winning the Grand Slam. Ireland won the Triple Crown, sweeping their matches against Wales, England and Scotland. Scotland were whitewashed, earning the wooden spoon as a result.
Nation | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
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Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start [lower-alpha 1] | End [lower-alpha 2] | |||
England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | Clive Woodward | Lawrence Dallaglio | 1st | 1st |
France | Stade de France | 81,338 | Saint-Denis | Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous | 4th | 4th |
Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 48,000 | Dublin | Eddie O'Sullivan | Paul O'Connell/Brian O'Driscoll | 6th | 5th |
Italy | Stadio Flaminio | 30,000 | Rome | John Kirwan | Andrea De Rossi | 11th | 11th |
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | Matt Williams | Chris Paterson | 9th | 9th |
Wales | Millennium Stadium | 73,931 | Cardiff | Steve Hansen | Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams | 8th | 8th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
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1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 60 | +84 | 14 | 10 |
2 | Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 82 | +46 | 17 | 8 |
3 | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 86 | +64 | 17 | 6 |
4 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 116 | +9 | 14 | 4 |
5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 152 | −110 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 146 | −93 | 4 | 0 |
14 February 2004 14:00 GMT |
France | 35–17 | Ireland |
Try: Clerc 26' m Papé 50' c Jauzion 54' c Élissalde 76' c Con: Michalak (3) 51', 55', 77' Pen: Michalak (3) 20', 32', 59' | Report | Try: Foley 43' c Howe 68' c Con: O'Gara (2) 45', 70' Pen: O'Gara 5' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,547 Referee: Chris White (England) |
14 February 2004 16:00 GMT |
Wales | 23–10 | Scotland |
Try: R. Williams (2) 2' c, 47' m A. Jones 14' m Con: S. Jones 3' Pen: S. Jones (2) 23', 39' | Report | Try: Taylor 79' c Con: Paterson 80' Drop: Paterson 7' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland) |
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15 February 2004 15:00 GMT |
Italy | 9–50 | England |
Pen: Wakarua (2) 20', 27' Drop: Wakarua 5' | Report | Try: Balshaw 14' c Robinson (3) 21' m, 40' m, 62' m Lewsey 57' c Grayson 67' c Jones 79' m Con: Grayson (3) 15', 57', 67' Pen: Grayson (3) 1', 18', 34' |
Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Andy Turner (South Africa) |
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21 February 2004 14:00 GMT |
France | 25–0 | Italy |
Try: Harinordoquy (2) 25' c, 64' c Elhorga 74' m Con: Élissalde (2) 25', 65' Pen: Élissalde 12' Traille 41' | Report |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,080 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
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21 February 2004 17:30 GMT |
Scotland | 13–35 | England |
Try: Danielli 57' c Con: Paterson 58' Pen: Paterson (2) 2', 25' | Report | Try: Cohen 10' c Balshaw 30' c Lewsey 47' m Grewcock 68' c Con: Grayson (3) 11', 31', 69' Pen: Grayson (3) 15', 28', 65' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
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22 February 2004 15:00 GMT |
Ireland | 36–15 | Wales |
Try: Byrne (2) 1' c, 40' m O'Driscoll (2) 14' c, 52' c O'Gara 30' m Foley 47' m Con: O'Gara (3) 1', 15', 53' | Report | Try: Shanklin (2) 62' m, 76' c Con: S. Jones 76' Pen: S. Jones 5' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |
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6 March 2004 13:30 GMT |
Italy | 20–14 | Scotland |
Try: Ongaro 41' m Pen: De Marigny (5) 2', 11', 40', 69', 78' | Report | Try: Webster 79' m Pen: Paterson (3) 8', 32', 38' |
Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 21,340 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) |
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6 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
England | 13–19 | Ireland |
Try: Dawson 25' c Con: Grayson 26' Pen: Grayson (2) 30', 66' | Report | Try: Dempsey 50' c Con: O'Gara 51' Pen: O'Gara (4) 16', 23', 32', 40' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
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7 March 2004 15:00 GMT |
Wales | 22–29 | France |
Try: M. Williams 77' c Con: S. Jones 78' Pen: S. Jones (5) 11', 18', 22', 25', 53' | Report | Try: Harinordoquy 38' c Élissalde 56' c Con: Élissalde (2) 39', 57' Pen: Élissalde (5) 5', 15', 44', 46', 69' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,359 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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20 March 2004 13:30 GMT |
Ireland | 19–3 | Italy |
Try: O'Kelly 25' m O'Driscoll 32' c Horgan 52' c Con: O'Gara (2) 33', 53' | Report | Pen: De Marigny 66' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,250 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) |
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20 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
England | 31–21 | Wales |
Try: Cohen (2) 5' c, 63' c Worsley 78' m Con: Barkley (2) 6', 65' Pen: Barkley (4) 16', 20', 39', 72' | Report | Try: G. Thomas 41' c Taylor 50' m Con: S. Jones 42' Pen: S. Jones (3) 10', 13', 23' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 72,200 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
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21 March 2004 15:00 GMT |
Scotland | 0–31 | France |
Report | Try: Magne 6' m Jauzion (2) 63' c, 72' c Con: Yachvili (2) 64', 73' Pen: Yachvili (4) 14', 29', 43', 48' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 66,324 Referee: Scott Young (Australia) |
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27 March 2004 14:00 GMT |
Wales | 44–10 | Italy |
Try: S. Williams (2) 24' m, 67' c R. Williams (2) 30' m, 70' c G. Thomas 55' c Shanklin 59' c Con: S. Jones (4) 56', 60', 68', 71' Pen: S. Jones (2) 10', 16' | Report | Try: Masi 62' c Con: Wakarua 63' Pen: De Marigny 42' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 70,048 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
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27 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
Ireland | 37–16 | Scotland |
Try: D'Arcy (2) 18' m, 72' c Murphy 38' m Wallace 53' c Stringer 61' c Con: O'Gara (3) 54', 62', 73' Pen: O'Gara (2) 4', 25' | Report | Try: Hogg 48' c Con: Paterson 49' Pen: Paterson (2) 1', 22' Drop: Parks 36' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 42,750 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales) |
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27 March 2004 20:00 GMT |
France | 24–21 | England |
Try: Harinordoquy 25' m Yachvili 40' c Con: Yachvili 40' Pen: Yachvili (4) 21', 34', 39', 51' | Report | Try: Cohen 52' m Lewsey 75' c Con: Barkley 77' Pen: Barkley (3) 40', 48', 72' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,906 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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