2001 Six Nations Championship

Rugby union championship

2001 Six Nations Championship

Date| 3 February – 20 October 2001
Countries|  England
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions|  England (24th title)
Matches played| 15
Tries scored| 75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s)|  Jonny Wilkinson (89)
Top try scorer(s)|  Will Greenwood (6)
| ← 2000 (Previous) | (Next) 2002 →

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The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 107th international championship overall. The tournament was affected by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease foot-and-mouth in Britain. As a consequence, there were restrictions on travel and Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations were postponed until September and October.

The eventual winners were England for the second year running, although they once again missed out on the Grand Slam at the final hurdle, losing to Ireland in the final match of the tournament in October. Despite their final match defeat, England set new records for points scored (229), tries scored (29) and overall points difference (+149).

## Participants

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Nation  | Venue  | City  | Head coach  | Captain

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England | Twickenham Stadium | London |  Clive Woodward | Martin Johnson/Matt Dawson
France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis |  Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous
Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin |  Eddie O'Sullivan | Keith Wood
Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome |  Brad Johnstone | Alessandro Moscardi
Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh |  Ian McGeechan | Andy Nicol/Budge Pountney
Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff |  Graham Henry | Dai Young

## Squads

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For each nation's squad for the 2001 Six Nations Championship, see 2001 Six Nations Championship squads.

## Table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts

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1  |  England | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 229  | 80  | +149  | 29  | 8
2  |  Ireland | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 129  | 89  | +40  | 11  | 8
3  |  Scotland | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 92  | 116  | −24  | 8  | 5
4  |  Wales | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 125  | 166  | −41  | 10  | 5
5  |  France | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 115  | 138  | −23  | 9  | 4
6  |  Italy | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 106  | 207  | −101  | 8  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

## Results

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### Round 1

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3 February 2001

Italy | 22–41|  Ireland

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Try: Pilat 25' m
Checchinato 40' c
Ma. Bergamasco 79' c
Con: Pez (2) 40', 79'
Pen: Pilat 7'| Report| Try: Henderson (3) 36' c, 42' c, 53' m
Horgan 58' m
O'Gara 74' m
Con: O'Gara (2) 37', 43'
Pen: O'Gara (4) 3', 10', 29', 39'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

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FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica
RW | 14 | Corrado Pilat |  |  28'
OC | 13 | Luca Martin |  |  50'
IC | 12 | Giovanni Raineri
LW | 11 | Denis Dallan
FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez
SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |  72'
N8 | 8 | David Dal Maso |  |  38'
OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco
BF | 6 | Carlo Caione
RL | 5 | Carlo Checchinato |  |  66'
LL | 4 | Wim Visser
TP | 3 | Andrea Muraro |  36'
HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
WG | 16 | Ezio Galon |  |  28' |  76'
PR | 17 | Giampiero de Carli |  |  38'
CE | 18 | Walter Pozzebon |  |  50'
LK | 19 | Giuseppe Lanzi |  |  66'
FL | 20 | Aaron Persico
SH | 21 | Filippo Frati |  |  |  76'
PR | 22 | Tino Paoletti
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
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FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |  |  67'
RW | 14 | Shane Horgan
OC | 13 | Mike Mullins |  |  69'
IC | 12 | Rob Henderson
LW | 11 | Tyrone Howe
FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara
SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |  |  72'
N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |  |  60'
OF | 7 | David Wallace
BF | 6 | Alan Quinlan
RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly
LL | 4 | Mick Galwey |  |  65'
TP | 3 | John Hayes |  |  64'
HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) |  |  77'
LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy |  66'
Substitutions:
FL | 16 | Andy Ward |  |  60'
LK | 17 | Jeremy Davidson |  |  65'
PR | 18 | Emmet Byrne |  |  64'
CE | 19 | Kevin Maggs |  |  69'
FH | 20 | David Humphreys |  |  67'
SH | 21 | Brian O'Meara |  |  72'
HK | 22 | Frankie Sheahan |  |  77'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

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3 February 2001

Wales | 15–44|  England

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Try: Howley 19' m
Quinnell 64' c
Con: Jenkins 64'
Pen: Jenkins 16'| Report| Try: Greenwood (3) 9' c, 12' m, 40' m
Dawson (2) 27' c, 34' c
Cohen 60' c
Con: Wilkinson (4/6) 10', 28', 35', 61'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 18', 58'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,300
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)

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FB | 15 | Stephen Jones
RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas |  |  55'
OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |  |  65'
IC | 12 | Scott Gibbs
LW | 11 | Dafydd James
FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins
SH | 9 | Rob Howley |  |  78'
N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell
OF | 7 | Martyn Williams
BF | 6 | Colin Charvis
RL | 5 | Chris Wyatt |  |  47'
LL | 4 | Ian Gough
TP | 3 | Dai Young
HK | 2 | Robin McBryde
LP | 1 | Darren Morris |  |  65'
Substitutions:
LK | 16 | Andy Moore |  |  47'
WG | 17 | Mark Jones |  |  55'
PR | 18 | Spencer John |  |  65'
CE | 19 | Allan Bateman |  |  65'
SH | 20 | Rupert Moon |  |  78'
HK | 21 | Garin Jenkins
FL | 22 | Geraint Lewis
Coach:
Graham Henry
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FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |  |  59'
RW | 14 | Ben Cohen
OC | 13 | Will Greenwood
IC | 12 | Mike Catt |  |  70'
LW | 11 | Dan Luger |  |  5'
FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson
SH | 9 | Matt Dawson
N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |  |  70'
OF | 7 | Neil Back
BF | 6 | Richard Hill
RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock
LL | 4 | Martin Johnson
TP | 3 | Phil Vickery
HK | 2 | Dorian West
LP | 1 | Jason Leonard |  |  61'
Substitutions:
WG | 16 | Austin Healey |  |  5'
FB | 17 | Matt Perry |  |  59'
PR | 18 | Trevor Woodman |  |  61'
N8 | 19 | Martin Corry |  |  70'
CE | 20 | Mike Tindall |  |  70'
HK | 21 | Mark Regan
PR | 22 | Julian White
Coach:
Clive Woodward

* * *

4 February 2001

France | 16–6|  Scotland

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Try: Bernat-Salles 41' c
Con: Lamaison 42'
Pen: Lamaison (3) 11', 32', 79'| Report| Pen: Logan (2) 7', 14'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

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FB | 15 | Xavier Garbajosa
RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC | 13 | Franck Comba |  |  69'
IC | 12 | Richard Dourthe
LW | 11 | David Bory
FH | 10 | Christophe Lamaison
SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié
N8 | 8 | Christophe Juillet
OF | 7 | Olivier Magne
BF | 6 | Christophe Moni |  |  50'
RL | 5 | Fabien Pelous (c)
LL | 4 | David Auradou |  |  50'
TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers
HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez
LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |  |  49'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Olivier Azam
PR | 17 | Christian Califano |  |  49'
LK | 18 | Abdelatif Benazzi |  |  50'
FL | 19 | Serge Betsen |  |  50'
FH | 20 | Gérald Merceron |  |  69'
CE | 21 | Philippe Carbonneau
WG | 22 | Christophe Dominici
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
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FB | 15 | Chris Paterson
RW | 14 | Cameron Murray
OC | 13 | James McLaren |  |  |  |  67'
IC | 12 | John Leslie |  |  24' to 29'
LW | 11 | Kenny Logan
FH | 10 | Gregor Townsend |  |  4'
SH | 9 | Andy Nicol (c) |  |  65'
N8 | 8 | Jon Petrie |  |  71'
OF | 7 | Budge Pountney
BF | 6 | Martin Leslie |  37'
RL | 5 | Richard Metcalfe |  |  20'
LL | 4 | Scott Murray
TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart |  |  52'
HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |  |  65'
LP | 1 | Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Robbie Russell |  |  65'
PR | 17 | Gordon McIlwham |  |  52'
LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes |  |  20'
FL | 19 | Jason White |  |  71'
SH | 20 | Bryan Redpath |  |  65'
FH | 21 | Duncan Hodge |  |  4'
CE | 22 | Alan Bulloch |  |  24' |  29' |  67'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

### Round 2

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17 February 2001

Ireland | 22–15|  France

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Try: O'Driscoll 47' c
Con: O'Gara 51'
Pen: O'Gara (5) 4', 28', 40', 43', 54'| Report| Try: Pelous 60' c
Bernat-Salles 71' m
Con: Lamaison 62'
Pen: Lamaison 18'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)

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FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey
RW | 14 | Denis Hickie
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll
IC | 12 | Rob Henderson |  |  74'
LW | 11 | Tyrone Howe
FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara
SH | 9 | Peter Stringer
N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley
OF | 7 | David Wallace
BF | 6 | Alan Quinlan |  |  72'
RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly
LL | 4 | Mick Galwey |  |  72'
TP | 3 | John Hayes
HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c)
LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy |  |  72'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan
PR | 17 | Emmet Byrne |  |  72'
LK | 18 | Gary Longwell |  |  72'
FL | 19 | Andy Ward |  |  72'
SH | 20 | Brian O'Meara
FH | 21 | David Humphreys
CE | 22 | Kevin Maggs |  |  74'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
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FB | 15 | Xavier Garbajosa
RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC | 13 | Richard Dourthe
IC | 12 | Franck Comba
LW | 11 | David Bory |  |  69'
FH | 10 | Christophe Lamaison |  32'
SH | 9 | Philippe Carbonneau
N8 | 8 | Christophe Juillet
OF | 7 | Olivier Magne
BF | 6 | Christophe Moni |  |  69'
RL | 5 | Fabien Pelous (c) |  |  15' to 23'
LL | 4 | David Auradou |  |  |  |  62'
TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers
HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez
LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |  |  62'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Olivier Azam
PR | 17 | Christian Califano |  |  62'
LK | 18 | Abdelatif Benazzi |  |  15' |  23' |  62'
FL | 19 | Serge Betsen |  |  69'
SH | 20 | Christophe Laussucq
FH | 21 | Gérald Merceron
WG | 22 | Christophe Dominici |  |  69'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

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17 February 2001

England | 80–23|  Italy

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Try: Healey (2) 13' c, 18' c
Balshaw (2) 34' c, 75' c
Cohen 41' c
Regan 55' c
Worsley 61' c
Greenwood 69' c
Wilkinson 78' c
Dallaglio 79' m
Con: Wilkinson (9) 14', 21', 35', 42', 57', 62', 70', 76', 79'
Pen: Wilkinson (4) 9', 31', 38', 40'| Report| Try: Dallan 5' c
Checchinato 23' c
Con: Scanavacca (2) 6', 25'
Pen: Scanavacca (3) 16', 27', 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

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FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw
RW | 14 | Austin Healey
OC | 13 | Will Greenwood
IC | 12 | Mike Catt
LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |  |  50'
FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson
SH | 9 | Matt Dawson |  |  57'
N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio
OF | 7 | Neil Back |  |  50'
BF | 6 | Richard Hill
RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock |  |  73'
LL | 4 | Martin Johnson (c)
TP | 3 | Phil Vickery
HK | 2 | Dorian West |  |  50'
LP | 1 | Jason Leonard |  |  68'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Mark Regan |  |  50'
PR | 17 | Trevor Woodman |  |  68'
FL | 18 | Joe Worsley |  |  50'
N8 | 19 | Martin Corry |  |  73'
SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken |  |  57'
CE | 21 | Mike Tindall
WG | 22 | Jason Robinson |  |  50'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
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FB | 15 | Andrea Scanavacca
RW | 14 | Luca Martin
OC | 13 | Cristian Stoica
IC | 12 | Walter Pozzebon |  54'
LW | 11 | Denis Dallan
FH | 10 | Giovanni Raineri
SH | 9 | Juan Manuel Queirolo
N8 | 8 | Carlo Checchinato
OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco
BF | 6 | Carlo Caione |  |  68'
RL | 5 | Wim Visser
LL | 4 | Andrea Gritti
TP | 3 | Andrea Muraro |  |  46'
HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
PR | 16 | Giampiero de Carli |  |  46'
PR | 17 | Tino Paoletti
N8 | 18 | Andrea de Rossi |  |  68'
FL | 19 | David Dal Maso
SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini
FH | 21 | Ramiro Pez
CE | 22 | Marco Rivaro
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

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17 February 2001

Scotland | 28–28|  Wales

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Try: Paterson 45' c
McLaren 72' m
T. Smith 75' c
Con: Logan 45'
Hodge 76'
Pen: Logan (3) 10', 35', 62'| Report| Try: M. Taylor 42' c
Con: Jenkins 43'
Pen: Jenkins (4) 7', 20', 27', 66'
Drop: Jenkins (3) 1', 16', 24'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Steve Lander (England)

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FB | 15 | Chris Paterson
RW | 14 | Cameron Murray |  |  66'
OC | 13 | James McLaren
IC | 12 | John Leslie
LW | 11 | Kenny Logan
FH | 10 | Duncan Hodge
SH | 9 | Andy Nicol (c)
N8 | 8 | Jon Petrie
OF | 7 | Budge Pountney
BF | 6 | Martin Leslie
RL | 5 | Richard Metcalfe |  27' |  66'
LL | 4 | Scott Murray
TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart
HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch
LP | 1 | Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Steve Scott
PR | 17 | Gordon McIlwham
LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes |  |  66'
FL | 19 | Jason White
SH | 20 | Bryan Redpath
CE | 21 | Alan Bulloch
WG | 22 | James Craig |  |  66'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
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FB | 15 | Rhys Williams
RW | 14 | Mark Jones
OC | 13 | Mark Taylor
IC | 12 | Scott Gibbs
LW | 11 | Dafydd James
FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins
SH | 9 | Rob Howley |  |  62'
N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell
OF | 7 | Martyn Williams
BF | 6 | Colin Charvis
RL | 5 | Andy Moore
LL | 4 | Ian Gough |  |  62'
TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) |  |  78'
HK | 2 | Robin McBryde
LP | 1 | Darren Morris
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Garin Jenkins
PR | 17 | Spencer John |  |  78'
LK | 18 | Craig Quinnell |  |  62'
FL | 19 | Geraint Lewis
SH | 20 | Rupert Moon |  |  62'
CE | 21 | Allan Bateman
WG | 22 | Gareth Thomas
Coach:
Graham Henry

### Round 3

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3 March 2001

Italy | 19–30|  France

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Try: Perziano 70' c
Con: Dominguez 71'
Pen: Dominguez (4) 10', 16', 27', 48'| Report| Try: Sadourny 13' c
Bernat-Salles 24' c
Bonetti 77' c
Con: Lamaison (3) 14', 25', 78'
Pen: Lamaison (3) 45', 58', 63'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,973
Referee: Chris White (England)

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FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica
RW | 14 | Massimiliano Perziano
OC | 13 | Walter Pozzebon
IC | 12 | Manuel Dallan
LW | 11 | Denis Dallan
FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez
SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |  |  65'
N8 | 8 | Carlo Checchinato
OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco
BF | 6 | Aaron Persico
RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti
LL | 4 | Wim Visser
TP | 3 | Tino Paoletti |  |  46'
HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
PR | 16 | Giampiero de Carli
PR | 17 | Franco Properzi |  |  46'
FL | 18 | David Dal Maso
FL | 19 | Carlo Caione
SH | 20 | Juan Manuel Queirolo |  |  65'
FH | 21 | Andrea Scanavacca
CE | 22 | Luca Martin
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
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FB | 15 | Jean-Luc Sadourny
RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC | 13 | Sébastien Bonetti
IC | 12 | Thomas Lombard
LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici
FH | 10 | Christophe Lamaison
SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié
N8 | 8 | Christophe Juillet
OF | 7 | Olivier Magne
BF | 6 | Christophe Moni |  |  40'
RL | 5 | Fabien Pelous (c)
LL | 4 | David Auradou
TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers
HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez
LP | 1 | Christian Califano |  |  51'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Fabrice Landreau
PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet |  |  51'
LK | 18 | Abdelatif Benazzi
FL | 19 | Serge Betsen |  |  40'
SH | 20 | Philippe Carbonneau
FH | 21 | Gérald Merceron
WG | 22 | David Bory
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

* * *

3 March 2001

England | 43–3|  Scotland

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Try: Dallaglio (2) 6' m, 40' c
R. Hill 35' c
Balshaw (2) 44' c, 61' c
Greenwood 77' c
Con: Wilkinson (5) 37', 40', 45', 62', 78'
Pen: Wilkinson 10'| Report| Pen: Hodge 13'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Robert Davies (Wales)

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FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw
RW | 14 | Austin Healey
OC | 13 | Will Greenwood
IC | 12 | Mike Catt |  |  62'
LW | 11 | Ben Cohen
FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson
SH | 9 | Matt Dawson |  |  73'
N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio
OF | 7 | Neil Back |  |  67'
BF | 6 | Richard Hill
RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock
LL | 4 | Martin Johnson (c)
TP | 3 | Phil Vickery
HK | 2 | Dorian West |  |  40'
LP | 1 | Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Mark Regan |  |  40'
PR | 17 | Trevor Woodman
FL | 18 | Joe Worsley |  |  67'
N8 | 19 | Martin Corry
SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken |  |  73'
FH | 21 | Matt Perry
FB | 22 | Jason Robinson |  |  62'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
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FB | 15 | Chris Paterson
RW | 14 | Cameron Murray |  |  68'
OC | 13 | Alan Bulloch |  |  75'
IC | 12 | John Leslie
LW | 11 | Kenny Logan
FH | 10 | Duncan Hodge
SH | 9 | Andy Nicol |  |  60'
N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor (c)
OF | 7 | Budge Pountney |  50'
BF | 6 | Martin Leslie |  |  78'
RL | 5 | Richard Metcalfe |  |  46'
LL | 4 | Scott Murray
TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart |  |  45'
HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch
LP | 1 | Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Steve Scott
PR | 17 | Gordon McIlwham |  |  45'
LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes |  |  46'
FL | 19 | Jon Petrie |  |  78'
SH | 20 | Bryan Redpath |  |  60'
CE | 21 | James McLaren |  |  75'
WG | 22 | James Craig |  |  68'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

### Round 4

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17 March 2001

France | 35–43|  Wales

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Try: Bonetti 7' c
Bernat-Salles 59' c
Con: Merceron 8'
Lamaison 60'
Pen: Merceron (4) 10', 15', 25', 30'
Lamaison (3) 49', 65', 72'| Report| Try: Howley 36' c
Quinnell 46' c
James 52' c
Jenkins 80' c
Con: Jenkins (4) 37', 47', 53', 80'
Pen: Jenkins (3) 14', 27', 33'
Drop: Jenkins (2) 50', 77'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

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FB | 15 | Jean-Luc Sadourny
RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC | 13 | Sébastien Bonetti
IC | 12 | Thomas Lombard
LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici
FH | 10 | Gérald Merceron |  |  42'
SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié
N8 | 8 | Christophe Juillet
OF | 7 | Olivier Magne
BF | 6 | Christophe Moni |  |  60'
RL | 5 | David Auradou
LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous (c)
TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers
HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez
LP | 1 | Christian Califano |  |  71'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Fabrice Landreau
PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet |  |  71'
LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet
FL | 19 | Serge Betsen |  |  60'
SH | 20 | Philippe Carbonneau
FH | 21 | Christophe Lamaison |  |  42'
FB | 22 | Pépito Elhorga
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
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FB | 15 | Rhys Williams
RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas
OC | 13 | Mark Taylor
IC | 12 | Scott Gibbs |  |  50'
LW | 11 | Dafydd James
FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins
SH | 9 | Rob Howley
N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell
OF | 7 | Martyn Williams
BF | 6 | Colin Charvis |  |  63'
RL | 5 | Andy Moore
LL | 4 | Ian Gough |  |  76'
TP | 3 | Dai Young (c)
HK | 2 | Robin McBryde
LP | 1 | Darren Morris |  |  72'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Andrew Lewis |  |  72'
PR | 17 | Chris Anthony
LK | 18 | Craig Quinnell |  |  76'
FL | 19 | Geraint Lewis |  |  63'
SH | 20 | Gareth Cooper
FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |  |  50'
CE | 22 | Allan Bateman
Coach:
Graham Henry

* * *

17 March 2001

Scotland | 23–19|  Italy

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Try: T. Smith 52' m
Pen: Hodge (5) 18', 42', 46', 62', 73'
Drop: Hodge 1'| Report| Try: Ma. Bergamasco 24' c
Con: Dominguez 26'
Pen: Dominguez (4) 31', 43', 56', 60'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,708
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)

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FB | 15 | Chris Paterson
RW | 14 | James Craig |  |  42'
OC | 13 | Gregor Townsend
IC | 12 | John Leslie
LW | 11 | Kenny Logan
FH | 10 | Duncan Hodge
SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath
N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |  |  71'
OF | 7 | Budge Pountney (c)
BF | 6 | Martin Leslie
RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes
LL | 4 | Scott Murray
TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart |  |  40'
HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |  |  74'
LP | 1 | Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Steve Scott |  |  74'
PR | 17 | Gordon McIlwham |  |  40'
LK | 18 | Richard Metcalfe
FL | 19 | Jon Petrie |  |  71'
SH | 20 | Andy Nicol
FB | 21 | Glenn Metcalfe
WG | 22 | Cameron Murray |  |  42'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
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FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica
RW | 14 | Massimiliano Perziano
OC | 13 | Walter Pozzebon
IC | 12 | Manuel Dallan |  |  44'
LW | 11 | Luca Martin
FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez
SH | 9 | Filippo Frati |  |  27'
N8 | 8 | Carlo Checchinato |  45'
OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco
BF | 6 | Aaron Persico
RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti |  |  58'
LL | 4 | Wim Visser
TP | 3 | Franco Properzi |  |  40'
HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
PR | 16 | Giampiero de Carli
PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini |  |  40'
FL | 18 | Carlo Caione |  |  58'
FL | 19 | Andrea Benatti
SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini |  |  27'
CE | 21 | Giovanni Raineri |  |  44'
FH | 22 | Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

### Round 5

[edit]

7 April 2001

England | 48–19|  France

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Try: Greenwood 5' c
R. Hill 43' c
Balshaw 53' c
Greening 62' c
Catt 69' c
Perry 74' c
Con: Wilkinson (6) 6', 45', 54', 63', 70', 75'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 11', 37'| Report| Try: Bernat-Salles 12' c
Con: Merceron 13'
Pen: Merceron (3) 16', 26', 30'
Drop: Merceron 51'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

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FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |  |  70'
RW | 14 | Austin Healey
OC | 13 | Will Greenwood
IC | 12 | Mike Catt
LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |  |  52'
FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson
SH | 9 | Matt Dawson |  |  76'
N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio
OF | 7 | Neil Back
BF | 6 | Richard Hill |  |  71'
RL | 5 | Steve Borthwick |  |  27' |  72'
LL | 4 | Martin Johnson (c)
TP | 3 | Julian White
HK | 2 | Phil Greening |  |  18' to 25'
LP | 1 | Jason Leonard |  |  36' to 40'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Dorian West |  |  18' |  25'
PR | 17 | David Flatman |  |  36' |  40'
FL | 18 | Joe Worsley |  |  71'
N8 | 19 | Martin Corry |  |  27' |  72'
SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken |  |  76'
FH | 21 | Matt Perry |  |  70'
FB | 22 | Jason Robinson |  |  52'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
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FB | 15 | Jean-Luc Sadourny
RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC | 13 | Stéphane Glas
IC | 12 | Xavier Garbajosa
LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici
FH | 10 | Gérald Merceron
SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié
N8 | 8 | Fabien Pelous (c)
OF | 7 | Olivier Magne
BF | 6 | Christophe Milhères
RL | 5 | Abdelatif Benazzi |  |  45'
LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |  |  45'
TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |  |  75'
HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |  |  52'
LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Fabrice Landreau |  |  52'
PR | 17 | Alessio Galasso |  |  75'
LK | 18 | David Auradou |  |  45'
FL | 19 | Marc Lièvremont |  |  45'
SH | 20 | Philippe Carbonneau
FH | 21 | David Skrela
CE | 22 | Thomas Lombard
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

* Referee Tappe Henning was injured during the game and replaced by touch judge David McHugh.

* * *

8 April 2001

Italy | 23–33|  Wales

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Try: Checchinato 75' m
Pen: Domínguez (5) 1', 9', 37', 40', 51'
Drop: Domínguez 46'| Report| Try: Cooper 6' c
Gibbs (2) 29' c, 49' c
Con: Jenkins (3) 7', 30', 49'
Pen: Jenkins (4) 12', 40', 56', 79'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

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FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica |  69'
RW | 14 | Massimiliano Perziano |  |  79'
OC | 13 | Walter Pozzebon |  |  79'
IC | 12 | Giovanni Raineri |  |  50'
LW | 11 | Manuel Dallan
FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez
SH | 9 | Matteo Mazzantini
N8 | 8 | Carlo Checchinato
OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco
BF | 6 | Aaron Persico
RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti |  |  63'
LL | 4 | Wim Visser
TP | 3 | Franco Properzi |  |  46'
HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |  |  77'
Substitutions:
PR | 16 | Giampiero de Carli |  |  77'
PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini |  |  46'
FL | 18 | Carlo Caione
FL | 19 | Maurizio Zaffiri |  |  63'
SH | 20 | Giampiero Mazzi |  |  79'
CE | 21 | Luca Martin
FB | 22 | Corrado Pilat |  |  50'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
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FB | 15 | Rhys Williams
RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas
OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |  |  34' to 44'
IC | 12 | Scott Gibbs
LW | 11 | Dafydd James
FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins
SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper
N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell
OF | 7 | Martyn Williams
BF | 6 | Colin Charvis
RL | 5 | Andy Moore
LL | 4 | Ian Gough |  |  50'
TP | 3 | Dai Young (c)
HK | 2 | Robin McBryde
LP | 1 | Darren Morris
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Andrew Lewis
PR | 17 | Chris Anthony
LK | 18 | Craig Quinnell |  70' |  50'
FL | 19 | Geraint Lewis
SH | 20 | Huw Harries
CE | 21 | Allan Bateman |  |  34' |  44'
FH | 22 | Stephen Jones
Coach:
Graham Henry

### Postponed matches

[edit]

22 September 2001

Scotland | 32–10|  Ireland

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Try: Pountney 21' c
T. Smith 34' c
Leslie 56' c
Henderson 74' m
Con: Townsend 22'
Paterson (2) 35', 57'
Pen: Paterson (2) 30', 64'| Report| Try: Dempsey 79'
Con: D. Humphreys 79'
Pen: O'Gara 48'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Chris White (England)

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FB | 15 | Glenn Metcalfe
RW | 14 | Jon Steel
OC | 13 | James McLaren
IC | 12 | John Leslie |  |  61'
LW | 11 | Chris Paterson
FH | 10 | Gregor Townsend |  |  75'
SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath |  |  75'
N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor
OF | 7 | Budge Pountney (c)
BF | 6 | Gordon Simpson |  |  72'
RL | 5 | Scott Murray
LL | 4 | Jason White |  |  69'
TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart |  |  61'
HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |  |  75'
LP | 1 | Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Steve Scott |  |  75'
PR | 17 | George Graham |  |  61'
LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes |  |  69'
FL | 19 | Jon Petrie |  |  72'
SH | 20 | Andy Nicol |  |  75'
FH | 21 | Duncan Hodge |  |  75'
CE | 22 | Andrew Henderson |  |  61'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
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FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey
RW | 14 | Geordan Murphy |  |  20'
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll
IC | 12 | Shane Horgan
LW | 11 | Denis Hickie
FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |  |  61'
SH | 9 | Guy Easterby |  |  52'
N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |  |  61'
OF | 7 | Kieron Dawson
BF | 6 | Simon Easterby
RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly
LL | 4 | Jeremy Davidson |  |  71'
TP | 3 | John Hayes |  |  32'
HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c)
LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan
PR | 17 | Emmet Byrne |  |  32'
LK | 18 | Gary Longwell |  |  71'
FL | 19 | David Wallace |  |  61'
SH | 20 | Peter Stringer |  |  52'
FH | 21 | David Humphreys |  |  61'
CE | 22 | Kevin Maggs |  |  20'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

* * *

13 October 2001

Wales | 6–36|  Ireland

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Pen: S. Jones (2) 11', 52'| Report| Try: Hickie 73' c
O'Driscoll 75' c
Horgan 79' c
Con: D. Humphreys (2) 74', 76'
O'Gara 79'
Pen: D. Humphreys (5) 1', 9', 15', 26', 34'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

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FB | 15 | Kevin Morgan |  |  76'
RW | 14 | Dafydd James
OC | 13 | Allan Bateman
IC | 12 | Leigh Davies
LW | 11 | Shane Williams
FH | 10 | Stephen Jones
SH | 9 | Rob Howley
N8 | 8 | Geraint Lewis
OF | 7 | Brett Sinkinson
BF | 6 | Colin Charvis |  |  59'
RL | 5 | Andy Moore |  |  78'
LL | 4 | Chris Wyatt
TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) |  |  66'
HK | 2 | Robin McBryde |  |  59'
LP | 1 | Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Barry Williams |  |  59'
PR | 17 | Chris Anthony |  |  66'
LK | 18 | Craig Quinnell |  |  78'
FL | 19 | Gavin Thomas |  |  59'
SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel
CE | 21 | Gavin Henson
FB | 22 | Rhys Williams |  |  76'
Coach:
Graham Henry
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FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey
RW | 14 | Shane Horgan
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll
IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs
LW | 11 | Denis Hickie
FH | 10 | David Humphreys |  |  76'
SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |  |  79'
N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley
OF | 7 | David Wallace
BF | 6 | Eric Miller
RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly
LL | 4 | Mick Galwey |  |  62' to 72'
TP | 3 | John Hayes
HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) |  |  78'
LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy |  |  66'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |  |  78'
PR | 17 | Emmet Byrne |  |  66'
LK | 18 | Trevor Brennan |  |  62' |  72'
FL | 19 | Kieron Dawson
SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |  |  79'
FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara |  |  76'
CE | 22 | Mike Mullins
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

* * *

20 October 2001

Ireland | 20–14|  England

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Try: Wood 17' m
Pen: D. Humphreys (3) 11', 29', 47'
O'Gara (2) 59', 72'| Report| Try: Healey 74' m
Pen: Wilkinson (3) 9', 40', 52'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

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|

FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey
RW | 14 | Shane Horgan
OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |  |  76'
IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs
LW | 11 | Denis Hickie
FH | 10 | David Humphreys |  |  58'
SH | 9 | Peter Stringer
N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |  |  76'
OF | 7 | David Wallace
BF | 6 | Eric Miller
RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly
LL | 4 | Mick Galwey |  |  65'
TP | 3 | John Hayes
HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c)
LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy |  |  65'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan
PR | 17 | Emmet Byrne |  |  65'
LK | 18 | Trevor Brennan |  |  65'
FL | 19 | Kieron Dawson |  |  76'
SH | 20 | Guy Easterby
FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara |  |  58'
CE | 22 | Mike Mullins |  |  76'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
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|

FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw
RW | 14 | Dan Luger |  |  60'
OC | 13 | Will Greenwood
IC | 12 | Mike Catt
LW | 11 | Jason Robinson
FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson
SH | 9 | Matt Dawson (c) |  |  37'
N8 | 8 | Richard Hill
OF | 7 | Neil Back
BF | 6 | Martin Corry |  |  74'
RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock
LL | 4 | Simon Shaw
TP | 3 | Julian White |  |  74'
HK | 2 | Phil Greening |  |  40'
LP | 1 | Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK | 16 | Dorian West |  |  40'
PR | 17 | Graham Rowntree |  |  74'
LK | 18 | Steve Borthwick
FL | 19 | Lewis Moody |  |  74'
SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken |  |  37'
WG | 21 | Austin Healey |  |  60'
FB | 22 | Matt Perry
Coach:
Clive Woodward

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