2008 Six Nations Championship

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2008 Six Nations Championship
Wales rugby team.jpg
The Welsh team that won the Grand Slam
Date2 February – 15 March 2008
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 Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (24th title)
Grand Slam Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (10th title)
Triple Crown Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (19th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored50 (3.33 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Jonny Wilkinson (50)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Shane Williams (6)
Player of the tournament Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Shane Williams
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The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, the 114th series of the international championship.

Contents

Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 2 February to 15 March, resulting in Wales winning the Grand Slam, their second in the last four championships and tenth overall. In winning the Grand Slam, Wales also won the Triple Crown, for beating each of the other Home Nations, for the 19th time. Wales conceded only two tries in the championship, beating England's previous record of four tries conceded. Wales' Shane Williams was named the Player of the Championship. [1]

Participants

For the second year running, Ireland played their home games at Croke Park during the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road. Croke park 2.jpg
For the second year running, Ireland played their home games at Croke Park during the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road.
NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham Stadium London Flag of England.svg Brian Ashton Phil Vickery
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Stade de France Saint-Denis Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Marc Lièvremont Lionel Nallet
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Croke Park [lower-alpha 1] Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg Eddie O'Sullivan Brian O'Driscoll [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome Flag of South Africa.svg Nick Mallett Sergio Parisse
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Flag of Scotland.svg Frank Hadden Jason White [lower-alpha 3]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Gatland Ryan Jones

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTPts
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 550014866+821310
2Flag of England.svg  England 530210883+2586
3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 530210393+10116
4IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 52039399694
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5104691235432
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5104741315762
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

Round 1

2 February 2008
14:00
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg16–11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Dempsey 18' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 12', 57', 66'
Report Try: Castrogiovanni 60' m
Pen: Bortolussi (2/3) 38', 70'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 75,387
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 Girvan Dempsey
RW14 Andrew Trimble
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW11 Geordan Murphy
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Eoin Reddan
N88 Denis Leamy
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Simon Easterby
RL5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Rory Best
LP1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16 Bernard Jackman
PR17 Tony Buckley
LK18 Mick O'Driscoll
N819 Jamie Heaslip
SH20 Peter Stringer
FH21 Paddy Wallace
FB22 Rob Kearney
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
Ireland vs Italy 2008-02-02.svg
FB15 David Bortolussi
RW14 Kaine Robertson
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW11 Pablo Canavosio
FH10 Andrea Masi
SH9 Pietro Travagli
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Josh Sole
RL5 Carlo Del Fava
LL4 Santiago Dellapè
TP3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia
PR17 Salvatore Perugini
PR18 Lorenzo Cittadini
LK19 Tommaso Reato
FL20 Alessandro Zanni
FB21 Andrea Marcato
WG22 Ezio Galon
Coach:
Nick Mallett

2 February 2008
16:30
England  Flag of England.svg19–26Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Flood 23' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 1', 11', 45'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 17'
Report Try: Byrne 67' c
Phillips 70' c
Con: Hook (2/2)
Pen: Hook (4/4) 4', 34', 57', 63'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15 Iain Balshaw
RW14 Paul Sackey
OC13 Mike Tindall
IC12 Toby Flood
LW11 David Strettle
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Andy Gomarsall
N88 Luke Narraway
OF7 Lewis Moody
BF6 James Haskell
RL5 Steve Borthwick
LL4 Simon Shaw
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Mark Regan
LP1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK16 Lee Mears
PR17 Matt Stevens
LK18 Ben Kay
FL19 Tom Rees
SH20 Richard Wigglesworth
FH21 Danny Cipriani
WG22 Lesley Vainikolo
Coach:
Brian Ashton
England vs Wales 2008-02-02.svg
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Mark Jones
OC13 Sonny Parker
IC12 Gavin Henson
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 James Hook
SH9 Mike Phillips
N88 Ryan Jones (c)
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Jonathan Thomas
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Ian Gough
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Huw Bennett
LP1 Duncan Jones
Replacements:
HK16 Matthew Rees
PR17 Gethin Jenkins
LK18 Ian Evans
N819 Alix Popham
SH20 Gareth Cooper
FH21 Stephen Jones
CE22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Notes


Round 2

9 February 2008
14:00
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg30–15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: S. Williams 13' c, 68' c
Hook 46' c
Con: Hook (2/2)
S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: Hook (1/1) 28'
S. Jones (2/2) 63', 71'
Report Pen: Paterson (5/5) 10', 32', 42', 50', 55
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,576
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Jamie Roberts
OC13 Tom Shanklin
IC12 Gavin Henson
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 James Hook
SH9 Mike Phillips
N88 Ryan Jones (c)
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Jonathan Thomas
RL5 Ian Evans
LL4 Ian Gough
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Huw Bennett
LP1 Duncan Jones
Replacements:
HK16 Matthew Rees
PR17 Gethin Jenkins
LK18 Deiniol Jones
N819 Gareth Delve
SH20 Dwayne Peel
FH21 Stephen Jones
CE22 Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs Scotland 2008-02-09.svg
FB15 Hugo Southwell
RW14 Nikki Walker
OC13 Nick De Luca
IC12 Andrew Henderson
LW11 Chris Paterson
FH10 Dan Parks
SH9 Mike Blair
N88 Kelly Brown
OF7 John Barclay
BF6 Jason White (c)
RL5 Jim Hamilton
LL4 Nathan Hines
TP3 Euan Murray
HK2 Ross Ford
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Fergus Thomson
PR17 Gavin Kerr
LK18 Scott MacLeod
FL19 Ally Hogg
SH20 Chris Cusiter
CE21 Graeme Morrison
WG22 Simon Danielli
Coach:
Frank Hadden

9 February 2008
16:00
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg26–21IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Clerc 14' c, 18' m, 35' c
Heymans 48' c
Con: Élissalde (3/4)
Report Try: Penalty try 55' c
D. Wallace 59' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 17', 28', 74'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 76,500
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15 Cédric Heymans
RW14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC13 David Marty
IC12 Damien Traille
LW11 Vincent Clerc
FH10 David Skrela
SH9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N88 Julien Bonnaire
OF7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL5 Arnaud Méla
LL4 Lionel Nallet
TP3 Nicolas Mas
HK2 Dimitri Szarzewski
LP1 Lionel Faure
Replacements:
HK16 William Servat
PR17 Julien Brugnaut
LK18 Loïc Jacquet
N819 Louis Picamoles
SH20 Morgan Parra
FH21 François Trinh-Duc
CE22 Anthony Floch
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
France vs Ireland 2008-02-09.svg
FB15 Girvan Dempsey
RW14 Geordan Murphy
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC12 Andrew Trimble
LW11 Rob Kearney
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Eoin Reddan
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Denis Leamy
RL5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Bernard Jackman
LP1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16 Rory Best
PR17 Tony Buckley
LK18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL19 Simon Easterby
SH20 Peter Stringer
FH21 Paddy Wallace
WG22 Shane Horgan
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Round 3

23 February 2008
15:00
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg47–8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Byrne 28' c, 68' c
Shanklin 42' c
S. Williams 57' c, 74' c
Con: S. Jones (3/3)
Hook (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (4/4) 4', 11', 47', 50'
Report Try: Castrogiovanni 12' m
Pen: Marcato (1/2) 40+2'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,305
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Mark Jones
OC13 Tom Shanklin
IC12 Gavin Henson
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Dwayne Peel
N88 Ryan Jones (c)
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Jonathan Thomas
RL5 Ian Evans
LL4 Ian Gough
TP3 Rhys M. Thomas
HK2 Matthew Rees
LP1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16 Huw Bennett
PR17 Duncan Jones
LK18 Deiniol Jones
N819 Gareth Delve
SH20 Mike Phillips
FH21 James Hook
CE22 Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs Italy 2008-02-23.svg
FB15 Andrea Marcato
RW14 Alberto Sgarbi
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW11 Ezio Galon
FH10 Andrea Masi
SH9 Simon Picone
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF6 Josh Sole
RL5 Carlo Del Fava
LL4 Santiago Dellapè
TP3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16 Carlo Festuccia
PR17 Andrea Lo Cicero
LK18 Marco Bortolami
FL19 Alessandro Zanni
SH20 Pietro Travagli
FH21 Paolo Buso
CE22 Enrico Patrizio
Coach:
Nick Mallett

23 February 2008
17:00
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg34–13Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: D. Wallace 22' c
Kearney 26' c
Horan 41' m
Bowe 62' c, 79' m
Con: O'Gara (3/5)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 50'
Report Try: Webster 53' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 24', 31'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 74,234
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB15 Geordan Murphy
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC12 Andrew Trimble
LW11 Rob Kearney
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Eoin Reddan
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Denis Leamy
RL5 Mick O'Driscoll
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Bernard Jackman
LP1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16 Rory Best
PR17 Tony Buckley
LK18 Paul O'Connell
FL19 Simon Easterby
SH20 Peter Stringer
FH21 Paddy Wallace
WG22 Shane Horgan
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
Ireland vs Scotland 2008-02-23.svg
FB15 Hugo Southwell
RW14 Rory Lamont
OC13 Simon Webster
IC12 Andrew Henderson
LW11 Nikki Walker
FH10 Chris Paterson
SH9 Mike Blair (c)
N88 Kelly Brown
OF7 Ally Hogg
BF6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL5 Scott MacLeod
LL4 Nathan Hines
TP3 Euan Murray
HK2 Ross Ford
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Fergus Thomson
PR17 Gavin Kerr
LK18 Jim Hamilton
FL19 Ross Rennie
SH20 Chris Cusiter
FH21 Dan Parks
CE22 Nick De Luca
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes


23 February 2008
20:00
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg13–24Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Nallet 24' c
Con: Traille(1/1)
Pen: Parra (1/1) 49'
Yachvili (1/1) 74'
Report Try: Sackey 5' c
Wigglesworth 79' m
Con: Wilkinson (1/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/5) 14', 29', 68'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 64'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,593
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB15 Cédric Heymans
RW14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC13 David Marty
IC12 Damien Traille
LW11 Vincent Clerc
FH10 François Trinh-Duc
SH9 Morgan Parra
N88 Louis Picamoles
OF7 Thierry Dusautoir
BF6 Julien Bonnaire
RL5 Lionel Nallet
LL4 Pascal Papé
TP3 Nicolas Mas
HK2 Dimitri Szarzewski
LP1 Lionel Faure
Replacements:
HK16 William Servat
PR17 Jean-Baptiste Poux
LK18 Jérôme Thion
FL19 Fulgence Ouedraogo
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili
FH21 David Skrela
FB22 Anthony Floch
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
France vs England 2008-02-23.svg
FB15 Iain Balshaw
RW14 Paul Sackey
OC13 Jamie Noon
IC12 Toby Flood
LW11 Lesley Vainikolo
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Richard Wigglesworth
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Michael Lipman
BF6 James Haskell
RL5 Steve Borthwick
LL4 Simon Shaw
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Mark Regan
LP1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK16 Lee Mears
PR17 Matt Stevens
LK18 Ben Kay
FL19 Tom Croft
SH20 Paul Hodgson
FH21 Danny Cipriani
CE22 Mathew Tait
Coach:
Brian Ashton

Notes:

Round 4

8 March 2008
13:15
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg12–16Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 5', 19', 62', 68' Report Try: S. Williams 51' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (2/4) 26', 46'
Hook (1/1) 76'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15 Rob Kearney
RW14 Shane Horgan
OC13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12 Andrew Trimble
LW11 Tommy Bowe
FH10 Ronan O'Gara
SH9 Eoin Reddan
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Denis Leamy
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Rory Best
LP1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16 Bernard Jackman
PR17 Tony Buckley
LK18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL19 Simon Easterby
SH20 Peter Stringer
FH21 Paddy Wallace
CE22 Luke Fitzgerald
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
Ireland vs Wales 2008-03-08.svg
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Mark Jones
OC13 Tom Shanklin
IC12 Gavin Henson
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 Stephen Jones
SH9 Mike Phillips
N88 Ryan Jones (c)
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Jonathan Thomas
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Ian Gough
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Matthew Rees
LP1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16 Gareth Williams
PR17 Duncan Jones
LK18 Ian Evans
N819 Gareth Delve
SH20 Dwayne Peel
FH21 James Hook
CE22 Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Notes:


8 March 2008
15:15
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg15–9Flag of England.svg  England
Pen: Paterson (4/4) 9', 31', 40+2', 41'
Parks (1/1) 48'
Report Pen: Wilkinson (3/5) 27', 50', 53'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,987
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15 Hugo Southwell
RW14 Rory Lamont
OC13 Simon Webster
IC12 Graeme Morrison
LW11 Nikki Walker
FH10 Chris Paterson
SH9 Mike Blair (c)
N88 Simon Taylor
OF7 Ally Hogg
BF6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL5 Scott MacLeod
LL4 Nathan Hines
TP3 Euan Murray
HK2 Ross Ford
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Fergus Thomson
PR17 Alasdair Dickinson
PR18 Craig Smith
FL19 Jason White
FL20 Kelly Brown
SH21 Rory Lawson
FH22 Dan Parks
Coach:
Frank Hadden
Scotland vs England 2008-03-08.svg
FB15 Iain Balshaw
RW14 Paul Sackey
OC13 Jamie Noon
IC12 Toby Flood
LW11 Lesley Vainikolo
FH10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH9 Richard Wigglesworth
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Michael Lipman
BF6 Tom Croft
RL5 Steve Borthwick
LL4 Simon Shaw
TP3 Phil Vickery (c)
HK2 Lee Mears
LP1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK16 George Chuter
PR17 Matt Stevens
LK18 Ben Kay
N819 Luke Narraway
SH20 Paul Hodgson
CE21 Mathew Tait
FH22 Charlie Hodgson
Coach:
Brian Ashton

Notes


Round 5

15 March 2008
13:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg23–20Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Penalty try 13' c
Canale 59' c
Con: Marcato (2/2)
Pen: Marcato (2/4) 36', 68'
Drop: Marcato (1/1) 79'
Report Try: Hogg 21' c
Blair 40' c
Con: Paterson (2/2)
Pen: Parks (1/1) 25'
Paterson (1/1) 72'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15 Andrea Marcato
RW14 Kaine Robertson
OC13 Gonzalo Canale
IC12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW11 Ezio Galon
FH10 Andrea Masi
SH9 Simon Picone
N88 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7 Alessandro Zanni
BF6 Josh Sole
RL5 Marco Bortolami
LL4 Carlo Del Fava
TP3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK16 Fabio Ongaro
PR17 Salvatore Perugini
PR18 Carlos Nieto
N819 Jaco Erasmus
SH20 Pietro Travagli
CE21 Enrico Patrizio
WG22 Alberto Sgarbi
Coach:
Nick Mallett
Italy vs Scotland 2008-03-15.svg
FB15 Hugo Southwell
RW14 Simon Danielli
OC13 Simon Webster
IC12 Graeme Morrison
LW11 Chris Paterson
FH10 Dan Parks
SH9 Mike Blair (c)
N88 Simon Taylor
OF7 Ally Hogg
BF6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL5 Scott MacLeod
LL4 Nathan Hines
TP3 Euan Murray
HK2 Fergus Thomson
LP1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16 Scott Lawson
PR17 Alasdair Dickinson
PR18 Craig Smith
FL19 Jason White
FL20 Kelly Brown
SH21 Rory Lawson
CE22 Andrew Henderson
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes

  • Despite victory over Scotland, Italy won the "wooden spoon", having failed to win by the necessary five-point margin required to avoid finishing at the bottom of the table.

15 March 2008
15:00
England  Flag of England.svg33–10IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Sackey 19' c
Tait 57' c
Noon 69' c
Con: Cipriani (3/3)
Pen: Cipriani (4/4) 12', 30', 44', 73'
Report Try: Kearney 4' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 7'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB15 Iain Balshaw
RW14 Paul Sackey
OC13 Jamie Noon
IC12 Toby Flood
LW11 Lesley Vainikolo
FH10 Danny Cipriani
SH9 Richard Wigglesworth
N88 Nick Easter
OF7 Michael Lipman
BF6 Tom Croft
RL5 Steve Borthwick
LL4 Simon Shaw
TP3 Phil Vickery
HK2 Lee Mears
LP1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK16 George Chuter
PR17 Matt Stevens
LK18 Ben Kay
FL19 James Haskell
SH20 Paul Hodgson
FH21 Jonny Wilkinson
CE22 Mathew Tait
Coach:
Brian Ashton
England vs Ireland 2008-03-15.svg
FB15 Geordan Murphy
RW14 Tommy Bowe
OC13 Andrew Trimble
IC12 Shane Horgan
LW11 Rob Kearney
FH10 Ronan O'Gara (c)
SH9 Eoin Reddan
N88 Jamie Heaslip
OF7 David Wallace
BF6 Denis Leamy
RL5 Paul O'Connell
LL4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3 John Hayes
HK2 Rory Best
LP1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16 Bernard Jackman
PR17 Tony Buckley
LK18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL19 Simon Easterby
SH20 Peter Stringer
FH21 Paddy Wallace
WG22 Luke Fitzgerald
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes


15 March 2008
17:00
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg29–12Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: S. Williams 60' c
M. Williams 77' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: Hook (3/5) 5', 18', 21'
S. Jones (2/2) 63', 74'
Report Pen: Élissalde (3/3) 19', 39', 46'
Yachvili (1/1) 69'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,609
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB15 Lee Byrne
RW14 Mark Jones
OC13 Tom Shanklin
IC12 Gavin Henson
LW11 Shane Williams
FH10 James Hook
SH9 Mike Phillips
N88 Ryan Jones (c)
OF7 Martyn Williams
BF6 Jonathan Thomas
RL5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL4 Ian Gough
TP3 Adam Jones
HK2 Huw Bennett
LP1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16 Matthew Rees
PR17 Duncan Jones
LK18 Ian Evans
N819 Gareth Delve
SH20 Dwayne Peel
FH21 Stephen Jones
CE22 Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland
Wales vs France 2008-03-15.svg
FB15 Anthony Floch
RW14 Vincent Clerc
OC13 Yannick Jauzion
IC12 Damien Traille
LW11 Julien Malzieu
FH10 David Skrela
SH9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N88 Julien Bonnaire
OF7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL5 Jérôme Thion
LL4 Lionel Nallet (c)
TP3 Nicolas Mas
HK2 Dimitri Szarzewski
LP1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK16 William Servat
PR17 Jean-Baptiste Poux
LK18 Arnaud Méla
N819 Elvis Vermeulen
SH20 Dimitri Yachvili
FH21 François Trinh-Duc
FB22 Cédric Heymans
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Notes

  • Shane Williams took sole possession of the all-time try scoring lead for Wales with his 41st try.
  • Wales won the Grand Slam for the second time in four championships.
  • By virtue of Wales beating France by more than three points, England finished second in the table, their best Six Nations finish since 2003.
  • Wales conceded just two tries all championship, the tightest ever defence in the Six Nations.

Scorers

Notes

  1. Lansdowne Road, Ireland's traditional home, is being redeveloped and is expected to be back in use by 2009.
  2. Ronan O'Gara captained Ireland in their final match against England, which O'Driscoll missed due to a hamstring tear.
  3. White missed Scotland's third game because of concussion and started on the bench in the last two games. He was replaced as captain for these games by Mike Blair.
  4. Rolland replaced original referee Paul Honiss, who was forced to return to New Zealand due to a serious family illness.

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The 2007 Six Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 113th series of the international championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 3 February to 17 March.

The History of the England national rugby union team covers the period since 1871, when the England national rugby union team played Scotland in the first ever rugby union international.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Six Nations Championship</span> Rugby union tournament

The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th Six Nations Championship, and the 115th international championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major European national teams: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The tournament was held between 7 February and 21 March 2009.

The 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Championship and the 116th international championship, an annual rugby union competition between the six major European national teams. The tournament was held between 6 February and 20 March 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Six Nations Championship</span> Rugby tournament

The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the 117th edition of the international championship. The annual rugby union tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and was won by England.

The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

The 2013 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2013 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 14th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

The 2016 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2016 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 17th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.

The 2017 Six Nations Championship was the 18th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was also known as the RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

The 2018 Six Nations Championship was the 19th Six Nations Championship, the annual international rugby union tournament for the six major European rugby union nations.

The 2019 Six Nations Championship was the 20th Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 125th edition of the competition.

The 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 12th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. France were the defending champions. Ireland won the tournament and a Grand Slam, after winning all five of their matches.

The 2020 Six Nations Championship was the 21st Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 126th edition of the competition. The tournament began on 1 February 2020, and was scheduled to conclude on 14 March; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy's penultimate match against Ireland and all three of the final weekend's matches were postponed with the intention of being rescheduled. It was the first time any match had been postponed since 2012, and the first time more than one match had been delayed since the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001. In July 2020, a revised fixture schedule was announced, with the last four games being played in October.

The 2021 Six Nations Championship was the 22nd Six Nations Championship, the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales, and the 127th edition of the competition. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament started just three months after the end of the previous tournament and all matches took place without spectators.

The men's 2023 Six Nations Championship was the 24th Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It was the 129th edition of the competition. France entered the tournament as defending champions, having won the Grand Slam in 2022.

References

  1. "Williams wins RBS player of the Championship". RBS 6 Nations. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2008.