2005 Six Nations Championship

2005 Six Nations Championship
Date 5 February – 19 March 2005
Countries  England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  Wales (23rd title)
Grand Slam  Wales (9th title)
Triple Crown  Wales (18th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Millennium Trophy  Ireland
Centenary Quaich  Ireland
Matches played 15
Tries scored 71 (4.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Ireland Ronan O'Gara (60)
Top try scorer(s) England Mark Cueto (4)
Player of the tournament Wales Martyn Williams
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The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth Six Nations Championship played since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 111th season of the championship.

Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.

In this year, Wales won the Grand Slam, becoming the first team ever to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Head coach
 England Twickenham London Andy Robinson
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis, Paris Bernard Laporte
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Eddie O'Sullivan
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome John Kirwan
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Matt Williams
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Mike Ruddock

Squads

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1 Wales 550015177+741710
2 France 540113482+52138
3 Ireland 5302126101+25126
4 England 520312177+44164
5 Scotland 510484155−7182
6 Italy 500555179−12450

Results


5 February 2005
14:00 GMT
France  16–9  Scotland
Try: Traille 80+4' c
Con: Michalak
Pen: Delaigue 51', 57'
Drop: Delaigue 78'
 Report Pen: Paterson (3) 3', 40', 43'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris
Attendance: 78,069
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
5 February 2005
17:30 GMT
Wales  11–9  England
Try: S. Williams 11' m
Pen: S. Jones 25'
Henson 77'
 Report Pen: Hodgson (3) 16', 50', 74'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
6 February 2005
14:30 GMT
Italy  17–28  Ireland
Try: Castrogiovanni 80+7' m
Pen: Orquera 8'
de Marigny (3) 38', 44', 63'
 Report Try: Murphy 29' m
Stringer 50' c
Hickie 80+2' c
Con: O'Gara (2)
Pen: O'Gara (3) 22', 55', 79'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,026
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)


12 February 2005
13:30 GMT
Italy  8–38  Wales
Try: Orquera 11' m
Pen: de Marigny 45'
 Report Try: J. Thomas 5' c
Shanklin 22' m
M. Williams 40+4' c
Cockbain 56' c
S. Williams 60' c
Sidoli 77' m
Con: S. Jones (4)
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
12 February 2005
16:00 GMT
Scotland  13–40  Ireland
Try: Southwell 13' m
Petrie 60' m
Pen: Paterson 10'
 Report Try: O'Kelly 25' c
O'Connell 40+2' m
Hickie 44' c
Hayes 75' m
Duffy 80+2' c
Con: O'Gara (2)
Humphreys
Pen: O'Gara (3) 19', 39', 50'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 64,826
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
13 February 2005
15:00 GMT
England  17–18  France
Try: Barkley 19' c
Lewsey 36' c
Con: Hodgson (2)
Pen: Hodgson 27'
 Report Pen: Yachvili (6) 5', 30', 55', 61', 68', 75'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)


26 February 2005
14:00 GMT
Scotland  18–10  Italy
Pen: Paterson (6) 5', 33', 51', 54', 76', 80+2'
 Report Try: Masi 80+6' c
Con: de Marigny
Pen: de Marigny 23'
26 February 2005
16:00 GMT
France  18–24  Wales
Try: Yachvili 4' c
Rougerie 14' m
Con: Yachvili
Pen: Yachvili 28'
Drop: Michalak 65'
 Report Try: M. Williams (2) 42' c, 45' m
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones (3) 26', 40+5', 68'
Drop: S. Jones 75'
27 February 2005
15:00 GMT
Ireland  19–13  England
Try: O'Driscoll 59' c
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (2) 10', 13'
Drop: O'Gara (2) 4', 35'
 Report Try: Corry 7' c
Con: Hodgson
Pen: Hodgson 26'
Drop: Hodgson 57'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


12 March 2005
13:30 GMT
Ireland  19–26  France
Try: O'Driscoll 77' c
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (4) 9', 21', 28', 49'
 Report Try: Dominici (2) 31' m, 80+3' m
Baby 36' c
Con: Yachvili
Pen: Yachvili (2) 23', 64'
Drop: Delaigue 12'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,452
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
12 March 2005
16:00 GMT
England  39–7  Italy
Try: Cueto (3) 10' c, 40+7' m, 69' m
Thompson 40+3' c
Balshaw 65' m
Hazell 80+8' c
Con: Hodgson (2)
Andy Goode
Pen: Hodgson 7'
 Report Try: Troncon 46' c
Con: Peens
13 March 2005
15:00 GMT
Scotland  22–46  Wales
Try: Craig 54' c
R. Lamont 71' m
Paterson 74' c
Con: Paterson (2)
Pen: Paterson 24'
 Report Try: R. Jones 4' c
R. Williams (2) 10' c, 50' m
S. Williams 14' c
Morgan (2) 29' c, 40+3' c
Con: S. Jones (5)
Pen: S. Jones (2) 19', 78'


19 March 2005
13:00 GMT
Italy  13–56  France
Try: Robertson 28' c
Con: Peens
Pen: Peens (2) 3', 43'
 Report Try: Nyanga 11' c
Jauzion 18' c
Laharrague 40+2' c
Marty (2) 70' c, 80+2' m
Lamboley 75' c
Mignoni 80+4' c
Con: Yachvili (4)
Michalak (2)
Pen: Yachvili (3) 8', 52', 54'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 23,638
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
19 March 2005
15:30 GMT
Wales  32–20  Ireland
Try: Jenkins 17' c
Morgan 61' c
Con: S. Jones (2)
Pen: Henson 24'
S. Jones (4) 33', 43', 51', 74'
Drop: Henson 13'
 Report Try: Horan 69' c
Murphy 77' c
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: O'Gara (2) 3', 37'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,376
Referee: Chris White (England)
19 March 2005
18:00 GMT
England  43–22  Scotland
Try: Noon (3) 14' c, 25' c, 78' m
Worsley 29' m
Lewsey 40+1' c
Ellis 49' c
Cueto 72' m
Con: Hodgson (4)
 Report Try: S. Lamont 40+8' c
Craig 46' c
Taylor 51' m
Con: Paterson (2)
Pen: Paterson 23'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Scorers

References

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