2004 Six Nations Championship

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2004 Six Nations Championship
Lineout-EvW-2004.jpg
Wales lineout at Twickenham
Date14 February – 27 March 2004
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 France (lighter variant).svg  France (14th title)
Grand Slam Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France (8th title)
Triple Crown IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (7th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored68 (4.53 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Jones (55)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Imanol Harinordoquy (4)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Williams (4)
Flag of England.svg Ben Cohen (4)
Player of the tournament IRFU flag.svg 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.

Contents

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.

Participants

NationStadiumCoachCaptain World Rugby Ranking
Home stadiumCapacityLocationStart [lower-alpha 1] End [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London Flag of England.svg Clive Woodward Lawrence Dallaglio 1st1st
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous 4th4th
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road 48,000 Dublin IRFU flag.svg Eddie O'Sullivan Paul O'Connell/Brian O'Driscoll 6th5th
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Flaminio 30,000 Rome Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kirwan Andrea De Rossi 11th11th
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Williams Chris Paterson 9th9th
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams 8th8th

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTPts
1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 550014460+841410
2IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 540112882+46178
3Flag of England.svg  England 530215086+64176
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5203125116+9144
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51044215211022
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5005531469340
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Round 1

14 February 2004
14:00 GMT
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg35–17IRFU flag.svg  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)
FB15 Nicolas Brusque
RW14 Vincent Clerc Sub off.svg 80'
OC13 Yannick Jauzion
IC12 Damien Traille Sub off.svg 65'
LW11 Christophe Dominici
FH10 Frédéric Michalak
SH9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Sub off.svg 80'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7 Olivier Magne Sub off.svg 71'
BF6 Serge Betsen
RL5 Pascal Papé Sub off.svg 62'
LL4 Fabien Pelous
TP3 Pieter de Villiers
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 73'
LP1 Sylvain Marconnet Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
HK16 Yannick Bru Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Jean-Jacques Crenca Sub on.svg 71'
LK18 David Auradou Sub on.svg 62'
N819 Thomas Lièvremont Sub on.svg 71'
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili Sub on.svg 80'
CE21 Brian Liebenberg Sub on.svg 65'
FB22 Pépito Elhorga Sub on.svg 80'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
France vs Ireland 2004-02-14.svg
FB15 Girvan Dempsey
RW14 Shane Horgan
OC13 Gordon D'Arcy
IC12 Kevin Maggs
LW11 Tyrone Howe Sub off.svg 79'
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Peter Stringer
N88 Anthony Foley
OF7 Keith Gleeson Sub off.svg 80'
BF6 Simon Easterby
RL5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4 Paul O'Connell Cruz Roja.svg 29' to 30'Sub off.svg 61'
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Shane Byrne Sub off.svg 61'
LP1 Reggie Corrigan
Substitutions:
HK16 Frankie Sheahan Sub on.svg 61'
PR17 Simon Best
LK18 Donncha O'Callaghan Sub on.svg 29'Sub off.svg 30'Sub on.svg 61'
N819 Victor Costello Sub on.svg 80'
SH20 Guy Easterby
FH21 David Humphreys
WG22 Anthony Horgan Sub on.svg 79'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

14 February 2004
16:00 GMT
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg23–10Flag of Scotland.svg  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)
FB15 Gareth Thomas
RW14 Rhys Williams
OC13 Sonny Parker
IC12 Iestyn Harris
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Gareth Cooper Sub off.svg 78'
N88 Dafydd Jones Sub off.svg 62'Sub on.svg 71'
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Colin Charvis Sub off.svg 71'
RL5 Gareth Llewellyn Sub off.svg 51'
LL4 Brent Cockbain
TP3 Adam Jones Sub off.svg 31'
HK2 Mefin Davies Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Gethin Jenkins Sub on.svg 31'
N818 Michael Owen Sub on.svg 51'
FL19 Jonathan Thomas Sub on.svg 62'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 78'
FH21 Ceri Sweeney
CE22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Steve Hansen
Wales vs Scotland 2004-02-14.svg
FB15 Ben Hinshelwood Sub off.svg 62'
RW14 Simon Danielli
OC13 Tom Philip
IC12 Brendan Laney Sub off.svg 44'
LW11 Andrew Henderson
FH10 Chris Paterson
SH9 Chris Cusiter Sub off.svg 71'
N88 Simon Taylor
OF7 Ally Hogg Sub off.svg 50'
BF6 Cameron Mather
RL5 Stuart Grimes
LL4 Scott Murray
TP3 Bruce Douglas Sub off.svg 51'
HK2 Gordon Bulloch Sub off.svg 76'
LP1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
PR16 Gavin Kerr Sub on.svg 51'
HK17 Robbie Russell Sub on.svg 76'
LK18 Jason White Sub on.svg 50'
FL19 Simon Cross
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 71'
FH21 Dan Parks Sub on.svg 44'
WG22 Simon Webster Sub on.svg 62'
Coach:
Matt Williams

15 February 2004
15:00 GMT
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg9–50Flag of England.svg  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)
FB15 Andrea Masi
RW14 Nicola Mazzucato Sub off.svg 48'
OC13 Cristian Stoica
IC12 Manuel Dallan Sub off.svg 70'
LW11 Denis Dallan
FH10 Rima Wakarua
SH9 Paul Griffen
N88 Sergio Parisse
OF7 Aaron Persico Sub off.svg 68'
BF6 Andrea de Rossi
RL5 Marco Bortolami
LL4 Santiago Dellapè Sub off.svg 63'
TP3 Martín Castrogiovanni Sub off.svg 68'
HK2 Fabio Ongaro Sub off.svg 63'
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia Sub on.svg 63'
PR17 Salvatore Perugini Sub on.svg 68'
LK18 Carlo Checchinato Sub on.svg 63'
FL19 Silvio Orlando Sub on.svg 68'
SH20 Simon Picone
FB21 Roland de Marigny Sub on.svg 70'
CE22 Mirco Bergamasco Sub on.svg 48'
Coach:
John Kirwan
Italy vs England 2004-02-15.svg
FB15 Iain Balshaw Sub off.svg 58'
RW14 Josh Lewsey
OC12 Jason Robinson
IC13 Will Greenwood
LW11 Ben Cohen
FH10 Paul Grayson Sub off.svg 69'
SH9 Andy Gomarsall Sub off.svg 63'
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7 Richard Hill
BF6 Joe Worsley Sub off.svg 63'
RL5 Ben Kay
LL4 Danny Grewcock Cruz Roja.svg 37' to 40'Sub off.svg 58'
TP3 Phil Vickery Sub off.svg 69'
HK2 Steve Thompson Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK16 Mark Regan Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Jason Leonard Sub on.svg 69'
LK18 Simon Shaw Sub on.svg 37'Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 58'
FL19 Chris Jones Sub on.svg 63'
SH20 Matt Dawson Sub on.svg 63'
FH21 Olly Barkley Sub on.svg 69'
CE22 Henry Paul Sub on.svg 58'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Round 2

21 February 2004
14:00 GMT
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg25–0Flag of Italy.svg  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)
FB15 Nicolas Brusque Sub off.svg 66'
RW14 Vincent Clerc
OC13 Yannick Jauzion
IC12 Damien Traille
LW11 Christophe Dominici
FH10 Julien Peyrelongue
SH9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Sub off.svg 77'
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7 Olivier Magne Sub off.svg 79'
BF6 Serge Betsen
RL5 Pascal Papé
LL4 Fabien Pelous Sub off.svg 79'
TP3 Pieter de Villiers
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 51'
LP1 Sylvain Marconnet Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
HK16 Yannick Bru Sub on.svg 51'
PR17 Jean-Jacques Crenca Sub on.svg 71'
LK18 David Auradou Sub on.svg 79'
N819 Thomas Lièvremont Sub on.svg 79'
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili Sub on.svg 77'
CE21 Brian Liebenberg
FB22 Pépito Elhorga Sub on.svg 66'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
France vs Italy 2004-02-21.svg
FB15 Roland de Marigny Sub off.svg 7'Sub on.svg 23'
RW14 Mirco Bergamasco
OC13 Cristian Stoica
IC12 Matteo Barbini Sub off.svg 51'
LW11 Denis Dallan Sub off.svg 61'
FH10 Rima Wakarua
SH9 Paul Griffen
N88 Sergio Parisse
OF7 Aaron Persico
BF6 Andrea de Rossi
RL5 Marco Bortolami
LL4 Santiago Dellapè Sub off.svg 56'
TP3 Martín Castrogiovanni Sub off.svg 76'
HK2 Fabio Ongaro Sub off.svg 61'
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia Sub on.svg 61'
PR17 Salvatore Perugini Sub on.svg 76'
LK18 Carlo Checchinato Sub on.svg 56'
FL19 Silvio Orlando
SH20 Simon Picone
WG21 Nicola Mazzucato Sub on.svg 7'Sub off.svg 23'Sub on.svg 61'
CE22 Manuel Dallan Sub on.svg 51'
Coach:
John Kirwan

21 February 2004
17:30 GMT
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg13–35Flag of England.svg  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)
FB15 Ben Hinshelwood Sub off.svg 40'
RW14 Simon Danielli Sub off.svg 80'
OC13 Tom Philip Cruz Roja.svg 17' to 25'
IC12 Brendan Laney
LW11 Simon Webster
FH10 Chris Paterson
SH9 Chris Cusiter Sub off.svg 53'
N88 Simon Taylor
OF7 Cameron Mather Sub off.svg 20'
BF6 Jason White
RL5 Stuart Grimes Sub off.svg 56'
LL4 Scott Murray
TP3 Bruce Douglas Sub off.svg 47'
HK2 Gordon Bulloch Sub off.svg 68'
LP1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK16 Robbie Russell Sub on.svg 68'
PR17 Gavin Kerr Sub on.svg 47'
LK18 Nathan Hines Sub on.svg 56'
FL19 Ally Hogg Sub on.svg 20'
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 53'
FH21 Dan Parks Sub on.svg 80'
CE22 Andrew Henderson Sub on.svg 17'Sub off.svg 25'Sub on.svg 40'
Coach:
Matt Williams
Scotland vs England 2004-02-21.svg
FB15 Iain Balshaw
RW14 Josh Lewsey
OC12 Jason Robinson
IC13 Will Greenwood Sub off.svg 80'
LW11 Ben Cohen
FH10 Paul Grayson
SH9 Andy Gomarsall Sub off.svg 56'
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7 Richard Hill
BF6 Chris Jones
RL5 Ben Kay Sub off.svg 59'
LL4 Danny Grewcock
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Steve Thompson
LP1 Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK16 Mark Regan
PR17 Jason Leonard
LK18 Simon Shaw Sub on.svg 59'
FL19 Alex Sanderson
SH20 Matt Dawson Sub on.svg 56'
FH21 Olly Barkley
CE22 Henry Paul Sub on.svg 80'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

22 February 2004
15:00 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg36–15Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  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)
FB15 Girvan Dempsey
RW14 Shane Horgan
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll Sub off.svg 78'
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy Sub off.svg 58'
LW11 Tyrone Howe
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Peter Stringer Sub off.svg 78'
N88 Anthony Foley Sub off.svg 80'
OF7 Keith Gleeson
BF6 Simon Easterby
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan Sub off.svg 36'
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Shane Byrne Sub off.svg 65'
LP1 Reggie Corrigan Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutions:
HK16 Frankie Sheahan Sub on.svg 65'
PR17 Simon Best Sub on.svg 80'
LK18 Malcolm O'Kelly Sub on.svg 36'
N819 Victor Costello Sub on.svg 80'
SH20 Guy Easterby Sub on.svg 78'
FH21 David Humphreys Sub on.svg 78'
CE22 Kevin Maggs Sub on.svg 58'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
Ireland vs Wales 2004-02-22.svg
FB15 Gareth Thomas
RW14 Rhys Williams
OC13 Sonny Parker Sub off.svg 55'
IC12 Iestyn Harris Sub off.svg 69'
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Gareth Cooper Sub off.svg 78'
N88 Dafydd Jones
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Jonathan Thomas Sub off.svg 70'
RL5 Robert Sidoli Sub off.svg 46'
LL4 Brent Cockbain
TP3 Adam Jones Sub off.svg 32'
HK2 Robin McBryde
LP1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK16 Mefin Davies
PR17 Gethin Jenkins Sub on.svg 32'
N818 Michael Owen Sub on.svg 46'
N819 Alix Popham Sub on.svg 70'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 78'
FH21 Ceri Sweeney Sub on.svg 69'
CE22 Tom Shanklin Sub on.svg 55'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Round 3

6 March 2004
13:30 GMT
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg20–14Flag of Scotland.svg  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)
FB15 Gonzalo Canale Sub off.svg 76'
RW14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC13 Cristian Stoica
IC12 Manuel Dallan Sub off.svg 46'
LW11 Denis Dallan
FH10 Roland de Marigny
SH9 Paul Griffen
N88 Sergio Parisse Sub off.svg 61'
OF7 Aaron Persico
BF6 Andrea de Rossi
RL5 Marco Bortolami
LL4 Santiago Dellapè
TP3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2 Fabio Ongaro Sub off.svg 74'
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia Sub on.svg 74'
PR17 Salvatore Perugini
LK18 Carlo Checchinato
FL19 Silvio Orlando Sub on.svg 61'
SH20 Simon Picone
FH21 Rima Wakarua Sub on.svg 46'
CE22 Mirco Bergamasco Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
John Kirwan
Italy vs Scotland 2004-03-06.svg
FB15 Ben Hinshelwood
RW14 Simon Danielli Sub off.svg 74'
OC13 Tom Philip
IC12 Brendan Laney Sub off.svg 78'
LW11 Simon Webster
FH10 Chris Paterson
SH9 Chris Cusiter Sub off.svg 40'
N88 Simon Taylor
OF7 Ally Hogg
BF6 Jason White Sub off.svg 78'
RL5 Stuart Grimes Sub off.svg 65'
LL4 Scott Murray
TP3 Bruce Douglas Sub off.svg 65'
HK2 Gordon Bulloch
LP1 Allan Jacobsen Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 65'
Substitutions:
PR16 Gavin Kerr Sub on.svg 40'
HK17 Robbie Russell
LK18 Nathan Hines Sub on.svg 65'
FL19 Jon Petrie Sub on.svg 78'
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 40'
CE21 Andrew Henderson Sub on.svg 78'
FB22 Derrick Lee Sub on.svg 74'
Coach:
Matt Williams

6 March 2004
16:00 GMT
England  Flag of England.svg13–19IRFU flag.svg  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)
FB15 Iain Balshaw Sub off.svg 52'
RW14 Josh Lewsey
OC12 Jason Robinson
IC13 Will Greenwood
LW11 Ben Cohen
FH10 Paul Grayson Cruz Roja.svg 54' to 63'
SH9 Matt Dawson
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7 Richard Hill
BF6 Joe Worsley Sub off.svg 52'
RL5 Ben Kay
LL4 Steve Borthwick
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Steve Thompson Sub off.svg 58'
LP1 Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK16 Mark Regan Sub on.svg 58'
PR17 Matt Stevens
FL18 Chris Jones Sub on.svg 52'
FL19 Neil Back
SH20 Andy Gomarsall
FH21 Olly Barkley Sub on.svg 54'Sub off.svg 63'
WG22 James Simpson-Daniel Sub on.svg 52'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
England vs Ireland 2004-03-06.svg
FB15 Girvan Dempsey Sub off.svg 62'
RW14 Shane Horgan
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Tyrone Howe
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Peter Stringer
N88 Anthony Foley
OF7 Keith Gleeson
BF6 Simon Easterby
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Shane Byrne
LP1 Reggie Corrigan
Substitutions:
HK16 Frankie Sheahan
PR17 Simon Best
LK18 Gary Longwell
N819 Victor Costello
SH20 Guy Easterby
FH21 David Humphreys
CE22 Kevin Maggs Sub on.svg 62'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:


7 March 2004
15:00 GMT
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg22–29Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  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)
FB15 Gareth Thomas
RW14 Rhys Williams
OC13 Mark Taylor
IC12 Iestyn Harris Sub off.svg 71'
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Gareth Cooper Sub off.svg 49'
N88 Dafydd Jones Sub off.svg 59'
OF7 Colin Charvis Cruz Roja.svg 13' to 21'Cruz Roja.svg 27' to 32'
BF6 Jonathan Thomas
RL5 Michael Owen
LL4 Brent Cockbain Sub off.svg 63'
TP3 Gethin Jenkins Sub off.svg 71'
HK2 Mefin Davies Sub off.svg 77'
LP1 Iestyn Thomas Sub off.svg 59'Sub on.svg 71'
Substitutions:
HK16 Huw Bennett Sub on.svg 77'
PR17 Ben Evans Sub on.svg 59'
LK18 Gareth Llewellyn Sub on.svg 63'
FL19 Martyn Williams Sub on.svg 13'Sub off.svg 21'Sub on.svg 27'Sub off.svg 32'Sub on.svg 59'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 49'
FH21 Ceri Sweeney Sub on.svg 71'
CE22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Steve Hansen
Wales vs France 2004-03-07.svg
FB15 Nicolas Brusque
RW14 Vincent Clerc
OC13 Yannick Jauzion
IC12 Damien Traille
LW11 Christophe Dominici
FH10 Frédéric Michalak Sub off.svg 78'
SH9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Sub off.svg 72'
N88 Thomas Lièvremont Sub off.svg 58'
OF7 Imanol Harinordoquy
BF6 Serge Betsen
RL5 Pascal Papé
LL4 Fabien Pelous
TP3 Pieter de Villiers
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 67'
LP1 Sylvain Marconnet Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutions:
HK16 Yannick Bru Sub on.svg 67'
PR17 Jean-Jacques Crenca Sub on.svg 58'
LK18 David Auradou
FL19 Olivier Magne Sub on.svg 58'
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili Sub on.svg 72'
WG21 Aurélien Rougerie
FB22 Cédric Heymans Sub on.svg 78'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Round 4

20 March 2004
13:30 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg19–3Flag of Italy.svg  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)
FB15 Girvan Dempsey
RW14 Shane Horgan
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy Sub off.svg 76'
LW11 Geordan Murphy
FH10 Ronan O'Gara Sub off.svg 77'
SH9 Peter Stringer
N88 Anthony Foley
OF7 Keith Gleeson Sub off.svg 59'
BF6 Simon Easterby
RL5 Donncha O'Callaghan Sub off.svg 79'
LL4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Shane Byrne Sub off.svg 79'
LP1 Reggie Corrigan Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
HK16 Frankie Sheahan Sub on.svg 79'
PR17 Marcus Horan Sub on.svg 63'
LK18 Gary Longwell Sub on.svg 79'
N819 Victor Costello Sub on.svg 59'
SH20 Guy Easterby
FH21 David Humphreys Sub on.svg 77'
CE22 Kevin Maggs Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
Ireland vs Italy 2004-03-20.svg
FB15 Gonzalo Canale Sub off.svg 64'
RW14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC13 Cristian Stoica
IC12 Matteo Barbini Sub off.svg 53'
LW11 Denis Dallan
FH10 Roland de Marigny
SH9 Paul Griffen Sub off.svg 76'
N88 Scott Palmer Cruz Roja.svg 19' to 27'Sub off.svg 77'
OF7 Aaron Persico
BF6 Andrea de Rossi
RL5 Marco Bortolami
LL4 Carlo Checchinato Sub off.svg 53'
TP3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2 Fabio Ongaro
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutions:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia Sub on.svg 19'Sub off.svg 27'
PR17 Salvatore Perugini Sub on.svg 76'
LK18 Santiago Dellapè Sub on.svg 53'
FL19 Roberto Mandelli Sub on.svg 77'
SH20 Simon Picone Sub on.svg 76'
CE21 Mirco Bergamasco Sub on.svg 64'
CE22 Andrea Masi Sub on.svg 53'
Coach:
John Kirwan

20 March 2004
16:00 GMT
England  Flag of England.svg31–21Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  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)
FB15 Jason Robinson
RW14 Josh Lewsey
OC12 Mike Tindall
IC13 Will Greenwood Sub off.svg 73'
LW11 Ben Cohen
FH10 Olly Barkley
SH9 Matt Dawson
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7 Richard Hill
BF6 Chris Jones Sub off.svg 40'
RL5 Ben Kay
LL4 Danny Grewcock
TP3 Phil Vickery Sub off.svg 69'
HK2 Steve Thompson
LP1 Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK16 Mark Regan
PR17 Julian White Sub on.svg 69'
LK18 Steve Borthwick
FL19 Joe Worsley Sub on.svg 40'
SH20 Andy Gomarsall
CE21 Mike Catt Sub on.svg 73'
WG22 James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Clive Woodward
England vs Wales 2004-03-20.svg
FB15 Gareth Thomas
RW14 Rhys Williams
OC13 Mark Taylor Sub off.svg 66'
IC12 Tom Shanklin
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Gareth Cooper Sub off.svg 60'
N88 Dafydd Jones
OF7 Colin Charvis
BF6 Jonathan Thomas
RL5 Michael Owen
LL4 Brent Cockbain Sub off.svg 25'
TP3 Gethin Jenkins Cruz Roja.svg 62' to 69'
HK2 Robin McBryde
LP1 Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK16 Mefin Davies
PR17 Ben Evans Sub on.svg 62'Sub off.svg 69'
LK18 Gareth Llewellyn Sub on.svg 25'
FL19 Martyn Williams
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 60'
FH21 Ceri Sweeney Sub on.svg 66'
CE22 Jamie Robinson
Coach:
Steve Hansen

21 March 2004
15:00 GMT
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg0–31Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  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)
FB15 Derrick Lee Yellow card.svg 15'Sub off.svg 58'
RW14 Simon Danielli
OC13 Tom Philip
IC12 Andrew Henderson
LW11 Simon Webster
FH10 Chris Paterson
SH9 Chris Cusiter Sub off.svg 40'
N88 Simon Taylor
OF7 Cameron Mather Sub off.svg 40'
BF6 Jason White
RL5 Stuart Grimes Sub off.svg 51'
LL4 Scott Murray
TP3 Bruce Douglas
HK2 Gordon Bulloch Sub off.svg 64'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen Sub off.svg 34'
Substitutions:
HK16 Robbie Russell Sub on.svg 64'
PR17 Gavin Kerr Sub on.svg 34'
LK18 Nathan Hines Sub on.svg 51'
FL19 Ally Hogg Sub on.svg 40'
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 40'
FH21 Brendan Laney
FH22 Dan Parks Sub on.svg 58'
Coach:
Matt Williams
Scotland vs France 2004-03-21.svg
FB15 Nicolas Brusque
RW14 Pépito Elhorga
OC13 Yannick Jauzion
IC12 Damien Traille
LW11 Christophe Dominici
FH10 Frédéric Michalak Sub off.svg 40'
SH9 Dimitri Yachvili
N88 Thomas Lièvremont Sub off.svg 49'
OF7 Olivier Magne
BF6 Serge Betsen Sub off.svg 21'
RL5 Pascal Papé Sub off.svg 71'
LL4 Fabien Pelous
TP3 Pieter de Villiers
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 51'
LP1 Sylvain Marconnet Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
HK16 Yannick Bru Sub on.svg 51'
PR17 Jean-Jacques Crenca Sub on.svg 63'
LK18 David Auradou Sub on.svg 71'
FL19 Julien Bonnaire Sub on.svg 21'Sub off.svg 49'
FH20 Julien Peyrelongue Sub on.svg 40'
FB21 Clément Poitrenaud
WG22 Vincent Clerc
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

  • This was the first time since 1961 that France had kept a clean sheet against Scotland.

Round 5

27 March 2004
14:00 GMT
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg44–10Flag of Italy.svg  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)
FB15 Gareth Thomas
RW14 Rhys Williams
OC13 Mark Taylor
IC12 Iestyn Harris Sub off.svg 59'
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones Sub off.svg 73'
SH9 Gareth Cooper Sub off.svg 73'
N88 Dafydd Jones Sub off.svg 76'
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Colin Charvis
RL5 Michael Owen Sub off.svg 79'
LL4 Gareth Llewellyn
TP3 Gethin Jenkins
HK2 Robin McBryde Sub off.svg 73'
LP1 Duncan Jones Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutions:
HK16 Mefin Davies Sub on.svg 73'
PR17 Ben Evans Sub on.svg 79'
LK18 Robert Sidoli Sub on.svg 79'
N819 Alix Popham Sub on.svg 76'
SH20 Dwayne Peel Sub on.svg 73'
FH21 Ceri Sweeney Sub on.svg 73'
CE22 Tom Shanklin Sub on.svg 59'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
Wales vs Italy 2004-03-27.svg
FB15 Gonzalo Canale
RW14 Nicola Mazzucato Sub off.svg 65'
OC13 Andrea Masi Sub off.svg 73'
IC12 Cristian Stoica
LW11 Denis Dallan Sub off.svg 53'
FH10 Roland de Marigny
SH9 Paul Griffen
N88 Andrea de Rossi
OF7 Aaron Persico Cruz Roja.svg 11' to 21'Sub off.svg 37'
BF6 Marco Bortolami
RL5 Carlo Del Fava Sub off.svg 58'
LL4 Santiago Dellapè
TP3 Martín Castrogiovanni Sub off.svg 58'
HK2 Fabio Ongaro
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia
PR17 Salvatore Perugini Sub on.svg 58'
FL18 Roberto Mandelli Sub on.svg 58'
FL19 Silvio Orlando Sub on.svg 11'Sub off.svg 21'Sub on.svg 37'
SH20 Simon Picone Sub on.svg 73'
FH21 Rima Wakarua Sub on.svg 53'
CE22 Mirco Bergamasco Sub on.svg 65'
Coach:
John Kirwan

27 March 2004
16:00 GMT
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg37–16Flag of Scotland.svg  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)
FB15 Girvan Dempsey
RW14 Shane Horgan
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy Sub off.svg 78'
LW11 Geordan Murphy
FH10 Ronan O'Gara Sub off.svg 78'
SH9 Peter Stringer Sub off.svg 78'
N88 Anthony Foley
OF7 David Wallace Sub off.svg 78'
BF6 Simon Easterby
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Malcolm O'Kelly Cruz Roja.svg 50' to 54'Sub off.svg 78'
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Shane Byrne Sub off.svg 78'
LP1 Reggie Corrigan Sub off.svg 60'
Substitutions:
HK16 Frankie Sheahan Sub on.svg 78'
PR17 Marcus Horan Sub on.svg 60'
LK18 Donncha O'Callaghan Sub on.svg 50'Sub off.svg 54'Sub on.svg 78'
N819 Victor Costello Sub on.svg 78'
SH20 Guy Easterby Sub on.svg 78'
FH21 David Humphreys Sub on.svg 78'
CE22 Kevin Maggs Sub on.svg 78'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
Ireland vs Scotland 2004-03-27.svg
FB15 Chris Paterson
RW14 Simon Danielli Sub off.svg 76'
OC13 Tom Philip
IC12 Andrew Henderson Sub off.svg 65'
LW11 Simon Webster
FH10 Dan Parks
SH9 Chris Cusiter Sub off.svg 57'
N88 Simon Taylor Sub off.svg 41'
OF7 Ally Hogg
BF6 Jason White
RL5 Stuart Grimes Sub off.svg 57'
LL4 Scott Murray
TP3 Bruce Douglas Sub off.svg 72'
HK2 Gordon Bulloch Sub off.svg 72'
LP1 Allan Jacobsen Sub off.svg 40'Sub on.svg 72'
Substitutions:
HK16 Robbie Russell Sub on.svg 72'
PR17 Gavin Kerr Sub on.svg 40'
LK18 Nathan Hines Sub on.svg 57'
FL19 Jon Petrie Sub on.svg 41'
SH20 Mike Blair Sub on.svg 57'
FH21 Brendan Laney Sub on.svg 65'
FB22 Derrick Lee Sub on.svg 76'
Coach:
Matt Williams

27 March 2004
20:00 GMT
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg24–21Flag of England.svg  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)
FB15 Nicolas Brusque
RW14 Pépito Elhorga
OC13 Yannick Jauzion Sub off.svg 57'
IC12 Damien Traille
LW11 Christophe Dominici
FH10 Frédéric Michalak
SH9 Dimitri Yachvili
N88 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7 Olivier Magne
BF6 Serge Betsen
RL5 Pascal Papé
LL4 Fabien Pelous Sub off.svg 77'
TP3 Pieter de Villiers
HK2 William Servat Sub off.svg 53'
LP1 Sylvain Marconnet Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
HK16 Yannick Bru Sub on.svg 53'
PR17 Jean-Jacques Crenca Sub on.svg 71'
LK18 David Auradou Sub on.svg 77'
N819 Thomas Lièvremont
SH20 Pierre Mignoni
FH21 Julien Peyrelongue
FB22 Clément Poitrenaud Sub on.svg 57'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
France vs England 2004-03-27.svg
FB15 Jason Robinson
RW14 Josh Lewsey
OC12 Mike Tindall
IC13 Will Greenwood Sub off.svg 48'
LW11 Ben Cohen
FH10 Olly Barkley
SH9 Matt Dawson
N88 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7 Richard Hill
BF6 Joe Worsley
RL5 Ben Kay
LL4 Danny Grewcock Sub off.svg 25'
TP3 Phil Vickery Sub off.svg 63'
HK2 Steve Thompson
LP1 Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK16 Mark Regan
PR17 Julian White Sub on.svg 63'
LK18 Steve Borthwick Sub on.svg 25'
FL19 Chris Jones
SH20 Andy Gomarsall
CE21 Mike Catt Sub on.svg 48'
WG22 James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Notes:

  • England needed to win by eight points to win the Championship. [1]

Notes

  1. As at 9 February 2004.
  2. As at 29 March 2004.

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