2008 Six Nations Championship

Rugby 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

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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

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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

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

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### Round 1

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2 February 2008
14:00

Ireland | 16–11|  Italy

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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)

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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
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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

* * *

2 February 2008
16:30

England | 19–26|  Wales

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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)

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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
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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

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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]

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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
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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

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9 February 2008
14:00

Wales | 30–15|  Scotland

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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)

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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
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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

* * *

9 February 2008
16:00

France | 26–21|  Ireland

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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)

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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
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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

* * *

10 February 2008
14:30

Italy | 19–23|  England

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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)

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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
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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

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23 February 2008
15:00

Wales | 47–8|  Italy

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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)

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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
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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

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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)

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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
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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

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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)

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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
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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

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8 March 2008
13:15

Ireland | 12–16|  Wales

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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)

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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
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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

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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)

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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
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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.

* * *

9 March 2008
15:00

France | 25–13|  Italy

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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)

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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
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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

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15 March 2008
13:00

Italy | 23–20|  Scotland

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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)

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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
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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.

* * *

15 March 2008
15:00

England | 33–10|  Ireland

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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)

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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
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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.

* * *

15 March 2008
17:00

Wales | 29–12|  France

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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)

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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
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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

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Leading try scorers  | Tries  | Name  | Pld  | Team

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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

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50  | Jonny Wilkinson | 5  |  England
48  | Ronan O'Gara | 5  |  Ireland
44  | Stephen Jones | 4  |  Wales
James Hook | 5  |  Wales

## Notes

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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

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* 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.

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