2008 Six Nations Championship

2008 Six Nations Championship
The Welsh team that won the Grand Slam
Date	2 February – 15 March 2008
Countries	England   France   Ireland   Italy   Scotland   Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Wales (24th title)
Grand Slam	Wales (10th title)
Triple Crown	Wales (19th title)
Matches played	15
Tries scored	50 (3.33 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Jonny Wilkinson (50)
Top try scorer(s)	Shane Williams (6)
Player of the tournament	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.

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.

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	London	Brian Ashton	Phil Vickery
France	Stade de France	Saint-Denis	Marc Lièvremont	Lionel Nallet
Ireland	Croke Park [a]	Dublin	Eddie O'Sullivan	Brian O'Driscoll [b]
Italy	Stadio Flaminio	Rome	Nick Mallett	Sergio Parisse
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	Edinburgh	Frank Hadden	Jason White [c]
Wales	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	Warren Gatland	Ryan Jones

Squads

For each nation's squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship, see 2008 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts
1	Wales	5	5	0	0	148	66	+82	13	10
2	England	5	3	0	2	108	83	+25	8	6
3	France	5	3	0	2	103	93	+10	11	6
4	Ireland	5	2	0	3	93	99	−6	9	4
5	Scotland	5	1	0	4	69	123	−54	3	2
6	Italy	5	1	0	4	74	131	−57	6	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results

Round 1

2 February 2008 14:00

Ireland	16–11	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)

FB 15 Girvan Dempsey RW 14 Andrew Trimble OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Geordan Murphy FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Eoin Reddan N8 8 Denis Leamy OF 7 David Wallace BF 6 Simon Easterby RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Marcus Horan Replacements: HK 16 Bernard Jackman PR 17 Tony Buckley LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll N8 19 Jamie Heaslip SH 20 Peter Stringer FH 21 Paddy Wallace FB 22 Rob Kearney Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

FB 15 David Bortolussi RW 14 Kaine Robertson OC 13 Gonzalo Canale IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco LW 11 Pablo Canavosio FH 10 Andrea Masi SH 9 Pietro Travagli N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco BF 6 Josh Sole RL 5 Carlo Del Fava LL 4 Santiago Dellapè TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero Replacements: HK 16 Carlo Festuccia PR 17 Salvatore Perugini PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini LK 19 Tommaso Reato FL 20 Alessandro Zanni FB 21 Andrea Marcato WG 22 Ezio Galon Coach: Nick Mallett

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2 February 2008 16:30

England	19–26	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)

FB 15 Iain Balshaw RW 14 Paul Sackey OC 13 Mike Tindall IC 12 Toby Flood LW 11 David Strettle FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson SH 9 Andy Gomarsall N8 8 Luke Narraway OF 7 Lewis Moody BF 6 James Haskell RL 5 Steve Borthwick LL 4 Simon Shaw TP 3 Phil Vickery HK 2 Mark Regan LP 1 Andrew Sheridan Replacements: HK 16 Lee Mears PR 17 Matt Stevens LK 18 Ben Kay FL 19 Tom Rees SH 20 Richard Wigglesworth FH 21 Danny Cipriani WG 22 Lesley Vainikolo Coach: Brian Ashton

FB 15 Lee Byrne RW 14 Mark Jones OC 13 Sonny Parker IC 12 Gavin Henson LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 James Hook SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 Ian Gough TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Huw Bennett LP 1 Duncan Jones Replacements: HK 16 Matthew Rees PR 17 Gethin Jenkins LK 18 Ian Evans N8 19 Alix Popham SH 20 Gareth Cooper FH 21 Stephen Jones CE 22 Tom Shanklin Coach: Warren Gatland

Notes

• This was Wales' first win over England at Twickenham Stadium for 20 years.

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3 February 2008 15:00

Scotland	6–27	France
Pen: Parks (1/2) 30' Drop: Parks (1/2) 4'	Report	Try: Clerc 12' c, 65' c Malzieu 23' c Con: Élissalde (2/2) Skrela(1/1) Pen: Traille (2/2) 18', 55'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,800 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) [d]

FB 15 Rory Lamont RW 14 Nikki Walker OC 13 Nick De Luca IC 12 Andrew Henderson LW 11 Simon Webster FH 10 Dan Parks SH 9 Mike Blair N8 8 Dave Callam OF 7 John Barclay BF 6 Jason White (c) RL 5 Jim Hamilton LL 4 Nathan Hines TP 3 Euan Murray HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Allan Jacobsen Replacements: HK 16 Fergus Thomson PR 17 Gavin Kerr LK 18 Scott MacLeod FL 19 Kelly Brown SH 20 Chris Cusiter WG 21 Chris Paterson FB 22 Hugo Southwell Coach: Frank Hadden

FB 15 Cédric Heymans RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 David Marty IC 12 Damien Traille LW 11 Julien Malzieu FH 10 François Trinh-Duc SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde N8 8 Elvis Vermeulen OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir RL 5 Lionel Nallet LL 4 Loïc Jacquet TP 3 Julien Brugnaut HK 2 William Servat LP 1 Lionel Faure Replacements: HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski PR 17 Nicolas Mas LK 18 Arnaud Méla FL 19 Julien Bonnaire SH 20 Morgan Parra FH 21 David Skrela CE 22 Aurélien Rougerie Coach: Marc Lièvremont

Round 2

9 February 2008 14:00

Wales	30–15	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)

FB 15 Lee Byrne RW 14 Jamie Roberts OC 13 Tom Shanklin IC 12 Gavin Henson LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 James Hook SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Ian Evans LL 4 Ian Gough TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Huw Bennett LP 1 Duncan Jones Replacements: HK 16 Matthew Rees PR 17 Gethin Jenkins LK 18 Deiniol Jones N8 19 Gareth Delve SH 20 Dwayne Peel FH 21 Stephen Jones CE 22 Sonny Parker Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Hugo Southwell RW 14 Nikki Walker OC 13 Nick De Luca IC 12 Andrew Henderson LW 11 Chris Paterson FH 10 Dan Parks SH 9 Mike Blair N8 8 Kelly Brown OF 7 John Barclay BF 6 Jason White (c) RL 5 Jim Hamilton LL 4 Nathan Hines TP 3 Euan Murray HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Allan Jacobsen Replacements: HK 16 Fergus Thomson PR 17 Gavin Kerr LK 18 Scott MacLeod FL 19 Ally Hogg SH 20 Chris Cusiter CE 21 Graeme Morrison WG 22 Simon Danielli Coach: Frank Hadden

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9 February 2008 16:00

France	26–21	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)

FB 15 Cédric Heymans RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie OC 13 David Marty IC 12 Damien Traille LW 11 Vincent Clerc FH 10 David Skrela SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde N8 8 Julien Bonnaire OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir RL 5 Arnaud Méla LL 4 Lionel Nallet TP 3 Nicolas Mas HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski LP 1 Lionel Faure Replacements: HK 16 William Servat PR 17 Julien Brugnaut LK 18 Loïc Jacquet N8 19 Louis Picamoles SH 20 Morgan Parra FH 21 François Trinh-Duc CE 22 Anthony Floch Coach: Marc Lièvremont

FB 15 Girvan Dempsey RW 14 Geordan Murphy OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Andrew Trimble LW 11 Rob Kearney FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Eoin Reddan N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 David Wallace BF 6 Denis Leamy RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Bernard Jackman LP 1 Marcus Horan Replacements: HK 16 Rory Best PR 17 Tony Buckley LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll FL 19 Simon Easterby SH 20 Peter Stringer FH 21 Paddy Wallace WG 22 Shane Horgan Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

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10 February 2008 14:30

Italy	19–23	England
Try: Picone 76' c Con: Bortolussi (1/1) Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 5', 11', 44', 54'	Report	Try: Sackey 3' c Flood 15' c Con: Wilkinson (2/2) Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 31', 37', 57'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 30,625 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

FB 15 David Bortolussi RW 14 Kaine Robertson OC 13 Gonzalo Canale IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco LW 11 Ezio Galon FH 10 Andrea Masi SH 9 Pietro Travagli N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco BF 6 Josh Sole RL 5 Carlo Del Fava LL 4 Santiago Dellapè TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero Replacements: HK 16 Carlo Festuccia PR 17 Salvatore Perugini PR 18 Carlos Nieto LK 19 Alessandro Zanni SH 20 Simon Picone FB 21 Andrea Marcato WG 22 Alberto Sgarbi Coach: Nick Mallett

FB 15 Iain Balshaw RW 14 Paul Sackey OC 13 Jamie Noon IC 12 Toby Flood LW 11 Lesley Vainikolo FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson SH 9 Andy Gomarsall N8 8 Nick Easter OF 7 Michael Lipman BF 6 James Haskell RL 5 Steve Borthwick LL 4 Simon Shaw TP 3 Matt Stevens HK 2 Mark Regan LP 1 Tim Payne Replacements: HK 16 Lee Mears PR 17 Jason Hobson LK 18 Ben Kay N8 19 Luke Narraway SH 20 Richard Wigglesworth FH 21 Danny Cipriani CE 22 Mathew Tait Coach: Brian Ashton

Round 3

23 February 2008 15:00

Wales	47–8	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)

FB 15 Lee Byrne RW 14 Mark Jones OC 13 Tom Shanklin IC 12 Gavin Henson LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Dwayne Peel N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Ian Evans LL 4 Ian Gough TP 3 Rhys M. Thomas HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Replacements: HK 16 Huw Bennett PR 17 Duncan Jones LK 18 Deiniol Jones N8 19 Gareth Delve SH 20 Mike Phillips FH 21 James Hook CE 22 Sonny Parker Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Andrea Marcato RW 14 Alberto Sgarbi OC 13 Gonzalo Canale IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco LW 11 Ezio Galon FH 10 Andrea Masi SH 9 Simon Picone N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco BF 6 Josh Sole RL 5 Carlo Del Fava LL 4 Santiago Dellapè TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini LP 1 Salvatore Perugini Replacements: HK 16 Carlo Festuccia PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero LK 18 Marco Bortolami FL 19 Alessandro Zanni SH 20 Pietro Travagli FH 21 Paolo Buso CE 22 Enrico Patrizio Coach: Nick Mallett

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23 February 2008 17:00

Ireland	34–13	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)

FB 15 Geordan Murphy RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Andrew Trimble LW 11 Rob Kearney FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Eoin Reddan N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 David Wallace BF 6 Denis Leamy RL 5 Mick O'Driscoll LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Bernard Jackman LP 1 Marcus Horan Replacements: HK 16 Rory Best PR 17 Tony Buckley LK 18 Paul O'Connell FL 19 Simon Easterby SH 20 Peter Stringer FH 21 Paddy Wallace WG 22 Shane Horgan Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

FB 15 Hugo Southwell RW 14 Rory Lamont OC 13 Simon Webster IC 12 Andrew Henderson LW 11 Nikki Walker FH 10 Chris Paterson SH 9 Mike Blair (c) N8 8 Kelly Brown OF 7 Ally Hogg BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Scott MacLeod LL 4 Nathan Hines TP 3 Euan Murray HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Allan Jacobsen Replacements: HK 16 Fergus Thomson PR 17 Gavin Kerr LK 18 Jim Hamilton FL 19 Ross Rennie SH 20 Chris Cusiter FH 21 Dan Parks CE 22 Nick De Luca Coach: Frank Hadden

Notes

• Ireland won the Centenary Quaich.

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23 February 2008 20:00

France	13–24	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)

FB 15 Cédric Heymans RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie OC 13 David Marty IC 12 Damien Traille LW 11 Vincent Clerc FH 10 François Trinh-Duc SH 9 Morgan Parra N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir BF 6 Julien Bonnaire RL 5 Lionel Nallet LL 4 Pascal Papé TP 3 Nicolas Mas HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski LP 1 Lionel Faure Replacements: HK 16 William Servat PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux LK 18 Jérôme Thion FL 19 Fulgence Ouedraogo SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili FH 21 David Skrela FB 22 Anthony Floch Coach: Marc Lièvremont

FB 15 Iain Balshaw RW 14 Paul Sackey OC 13 Jamie Noon IC 12 Toby Flood LW 11 Lesley Vainikolo FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson SH 9 Richard Wigglesworth N8 8 Nick Easter OF 7 Michael Lipman BF 6 James Haskell RL 5 Steve Borthwick LL 4 Simon Shaw TP 3 Phil Vickery HK 2 Mark Regan LP 1 Andrew Sheridan Replacements: HK 16 Lee Mears PR 17 Matt Stevens LK 18 Ben Kay FL 19 Tom Croft SH 20 Paul Hodgson FH 21 Danny Cipriani CE 22 Mathew Tait Coach: Brian Ashton

Notes:

• Jonny Wilkinson drew level with Wales' Neil Jenkins as the all-time leading point scorer in international rugby history with 1,090 career points (including points scored for the British and Irish Lions).
• This result left Wales as the only remaining team that could win the Grand Slam.
• This was England's first away win over France in the Six Nations since their 15–9 win in 2000.

Round 4

8 March 2008 13:15

Ireland	12–16	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)

FB 15 Rob Kearney RW 14 Shane Horgan OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) IC 12 Andrew Trimble LW 11 Tommy Bowe FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Eoin Reddan N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 David Wallace BF 6 Denis Leamy RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Marcus Horan Replacements: HK 16 Bernard Jackman PR 17 Tony Buckley LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll FL 19 Simon Easterby SH 20 Peter Stringer FH 21 Paddy Wallace CE 22 Luke Fitzgerald Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

FB 15 Lee Byrne RW 14 Mark Jones OC 13 Tom Shanklin IC 12 Gavin Henson LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 Ian Gough TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Matthew Rees LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Replacements: HK 16 Gareth Williams PR 17 Duncan Jones LK 18 Ian Evans N8 19 Gareth Delve SH 20 Dwayne Peel FH 21 James Hook CE 22 Sonny Parker Coach: Warren Gatland

Notes:

• Shane Williams scored his 40th international try for Wales, drawing him level with Gareth Thomas as Wales' all-time top try scorer.
• Wales won the Triple Crown.

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8 March 2008 15:15

Scotland	15–9	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)

FB 15 Hugo Southwell RW 14 Rory Lamont OC 13 Simon Webster IC 12 Graeme Morrison LW 11 Nikki Walker FH 10 Chris Paterson SH 9 Mike Blair (c) N8 8 Simon Taylor OF 7 Ally Hogg BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Scott MacLeod LL 4 Nathan Hines TP 3 Euan Murray HK 2 Ross Ford LP 1 Allan Jacobsen Replacements: HK 16 Fergus Thomson PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson PR 18 Craig Smith FL 19 Jason White FL 20 Kelly Brown SH 21 Rory Lawson FH 22 Dan Parks Coach: Frank Hadden

FB 15 Iain Balshaw RW 14 Paul Sackey OC 13 Jamie Noon IC 12 Toby Flood LW 11 Lesley Vainikolo FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson SH 9 Richard Wigglesworth N8 8 Nick Easter OF 7 Michael Lipman BF 6 Tom Croft RL 5 Steve Borthwick LL 4 Simon Shaw TP 3 Phil Vickery (c) HK 2 Lee Mears LP 1 Andrew Sheridan Replacements: HK 16 George Chuter PR 17 Matt Stevens LK 18 Ben Kay N8 19 Luke Narraway SH 20 Paul Hodgson CE 21 Mathew Tait FH 22 Charlie Hodgson Coach: Brian Ashton

Notes

• England's Jonny Wilkinson became the all-time scoring leader in international rugby history, surpassing Wales' Neil Jenkins.
• Scotland won the Calcutta Cup.

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9 March 2008 15:00

France	25–13	Italy
Try: Floch 13' c Jauzion 53' m Rougerie 66' c Con: Yachvili (2/3) Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 27', 37'	Report	Try: Castrogiovanni 58' c Con: Marcato (1/1) Pen: Marcato (2/2) 18', 31'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

FB 15 Anthony Floch RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie OC 13 Yann David IC 12 Yannick Jauzion LW 11 Julien Malzieu FH 10 François Trinh-Duc SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili N8 8 Louis Picamoles OF 7 Ibrahim Diarra BF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo RL 5 Jérôme Thion LL 4 Lionel Nallet TP 3 Nicolas Mas HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski LP 1 Fabien Barcella Replacements: HK 16 Guilhem Guirado PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux LK 18 Arnaud Méla FL 19 Julien Bonnaire SH 20 Julien Tomas CE 21 Damien Traille WG 22 Vincent Clerc Coach: Marc Lièvremont

FB 15 Andrea Marcato RW 14 Kaine Robertson OC 13 Gonzalo Canale IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco LW 11 Ezio Galon FH 10 Andrea Masi SH 9 Simon Picone N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Alessandro Zanni BF 6 Josh Sole RL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Carlo Del Fava TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero Replacements: HK 16 Fabio Ongaro PR 17 Salvatore Perugini PR 18 Carlos Nieto N8 19 Jaco Erasmus SH 20 Pietro Travagli CE 21 Enrico Patrizio WG 22 Alberto Sgarbi Coach: Nick Mallett

Notes

• France won their second consecutive Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.

Round 5

15 March 2008 13:00

Italy	23–20	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)

FB 15 Andrea Marcato RW 14 Kaine Robertson OC 13 Gonzalo Canale IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco LW 11 Ezio Galon FH 10 Andrea Masi SH 9 Simon Picone N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c) OF 7 Alessandro Zanni BF 6 Josh Sole RL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Carlo Del Fava TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero Replacements: HK 16 Fabio Ongaro PR 17 Salvatore Perugini PR 18 Carlos Nieto N8 19 Jaco Erasmus SH 20 Pietro Travagli CE 21 Enrico Patrizio WG 22 Alberto Sgarbi Coach: Nick Mallett

FB 15 Hugo Southwell RW 14 Simon Danielli OC 13 Simon Webster IC 12 Graeme Morrison LW 11 Chris Paterson FH 10 Dan Parks SH 9 Mike Blair (c) N8 8 Simon Taylor OF 7 Ally Hogg BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch RL 5 Scott MacLeod LL 4 Nathan Hines TP 3 Euan Murray HK 2 Fergus Thomson LP 1 Allan Jacobsen Replacements: HK 16 Scott Lawson PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson PR 18 Craig Smith FL 19 Jason White FL 20 Kelly Brown SH 21 Rory Lawson CE 22 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.

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15 March 2008 15:00

England	33–10	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)

FB 15 Iain Balshaw RW 14 Paul Sackey OC 13 Jamie Noon IC 12 Toby Flood LW 11 Lesley Vainikolo FH 10 Danny Cipriani SH 9 Richard Wigglesworth N8 8 Nick Easter OF 7 Michael Lipman BF 6 Tom Croft RL 5 Steve Borthwick LL 4 Simon Shaw TP 3 Phil Vickery HK 2 Lee Mears LP 1 Andrew Sheridan Replacements: HK 16 George Chuter PR 17 Matt Stevens LK 18 Ben Kay FL 19 James Haskell SH 20 Paul Hodgson FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson CE 22 Mathew Tait Coach: Brian Ashton

FB 15 Geordan Murphy RW 14 Tommy Bowe OC 13 Andrew Trimble IC 12 Shane Horgan LW 11 Rob Kearney FH 10 Ronan O'Gara (c) SH 9 Eoin Reddan N8 8 Jamie Heaslip OF 7 David Wallace BF 6 Denis Leamy RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Rory Best LP 1 Marcus Horan Replacements: HK 16 Bernard Jackman PR 17 Tony Buckley LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll FL 19 Simon Easterby SH 20 Peter Stringer FH 21 Paddy Wallace WG 22 Luke Fitzgerald Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes

• England won the Millennium Trophy for the first time in five years.

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15 March 2008 17:00

Wales	29–12	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)

FB 15 Lee Byrne RW 14 Mark Jones OC 13 Tom Shanklin IC 12 Gavin Henson LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 James Hook SH 9 Mike Phillips N8 8 Ryan Jones (c) OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones LL 4 Ian Gough TP 3 Adam Jones HK 2 Huw Bennett LP 1 Gethin Jenkins Replacements: HK 16 Matthew Rees PR 17 Duncan Jones LK 18 Ian Evans N8 19 Gareth Delve SH 20 Dwayne Peel FH 21 Stephen Jones CE 22 Sonny Parker Coach: Warren Gatland

FB 15 Anthony Floch RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 Yannick Jauzion IC 12 Damien Traille LW 11 Julien Malzieu FH 10 David Skrela SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde N8 8 Julien Bonnaire OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir RL 5 Jérôme Thion LL 4 Lionel Nallet (c) TP 3 Nicolas Mas HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski LP 1 Fabien Barcella Replacements: HK 16 William Servat PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux LK 18 Arnaud Méla N8 19 Elvis Vermeulen SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili FH 21 François Trinh-Duc FB 22 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

Leading try scorers Tries Name Pld Team 6 Shane Williams 5   Wales 5 Vincent Clerc 5   France 3 Lee Byrne 5   Wales Martin Castrogiovanni 5   Italy Paul Sackey 5   England 2 Tommy Bowe 3   Ireland Toby Flood 5   England Rob Kearney 5   Ireland David Wallace 5   Ireland 1 13 players

Leading point scorers Points Name Pld Team 50 Jonny Wilkinson 5   England 48 Ronan O'Gara 5   Ireland 44 Stephen Jones 4   Wales James Hook 5   Wales

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.

References

• Sports portal

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.