2004 Six Nations Championship
Wales lineout at Twickenham
Date	14 February – 27 March 2004
Countries	England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	France (14th title)
Grand Slam	France (8th title)
Triple Crown	Ireland (7th title)
Matches played	15
Tries scored	68 (4.53 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Stephen Jones (55)
Top try scorer(s)	Imanol Harinordoquy (4) Rhys Williams (4) Ben Cohen (4)
Player of the tournament	Gordon D'Arcy
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The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Overall, this was the 110th series of the international championship.

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

France won the competition, also winning the Grand Slam. Ireland won the Triple Crown, sweeping their matches against Wales, England and Scotland. Scotland were whitewashed, earning the wooden spoon as a result.

Participants

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	London	Clive Woodward	Lawrence Dallaglio
France	Stade de France	Saint-Denis	Bernard Laporte	Fabien Pelous
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Eddie O'Sullivan	Paul O'Connell/Brian O'Driscoll
Italy	Stadio Flaminio	Rome	John Kirwan	Andrea De Rossi
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	Edinburgh	Matt Williams	Chris Paterson
Wales	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	Steve Hansen	Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams

Squads

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts
1	France	5	5	0	0	144	60	+84	14	10
2	Ireland	5	4	0	1	128	82	+46	17	8
3	England	5	3	0	2	150	86	+64	17	6
4	Wales	5	2	0	3	125	116	+9	14	4
5	Italy	5	1	0	4	42	152	−110	2	2
6	Scotland	5	0	0	5	53	146	−93	4	0

Results

Round 1

14 February 2004 14:00 GMT

France	35–17	Ireland
Try: Clerc 26' m Papé 50' c Jauzion 54' c Élissalde 76' c Con: Michalak (3) 51', 55', 77' Pen: Michalak (3) 20', 32', 59'	Report	Try: Foley 43' c Howe 68' c Con: O'Gara (2) 45', 70' Pen: O'Gara 5'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,547 Referee: Chris White (England)

FB 15 Nicolas Brusque RW 14 Vincent Clerc  80' OC 13 Yannick Jauzion IC 12 Damien Traille  65' LW 11 Christophe Dominici FH 10 Frédéric Michalak SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde  80' N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy OF 7 Olivier Magne  71' BF 6 Serge Betsen RL 5 Pascal Papé  62' LL 4 Fabien Pelous TP 3 Pieter de Villiers HK 2 William Servat  73' LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet  71' Substitutions: HK 16 Yannick Bru  73' PR 17 Jean-Jacques Crenca  71' LK 18 David Auradou  62' N8 19 Thomas Lièvremont  71' SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili  80' CE 21 Brian Liebenberg  65' FB 22 Pépito Elhorga  80' Coach: Bernard Laporte

FB 15 Girvan Dempsey RW 14 Shane Horgan OC 13 Gordon D'Arcy IC 12 Kevin Maggs LW 11 Tyrone Howe  79' FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Peter Stringer N8 8 Anthony Foley OF 7 Keith Gleeson  80' BF 6 Simon Easterby RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly LL 4 Paul O'Connell 29' to 30'  61' TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Shane Byrne  61' LP 1 Reggie Corrigan Substitutions: HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  61' PR 17 Simon Best LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  29'  30'  61' N8 19 Victor Costello  80' SH 20 Guy Easterby FH 21 David Humphreys WG 22 Anthony Horgan  79' Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

14 February 2004 16:00 GMT

Wales	23–10	Scotland
Try: R. Williams (2) 2' c, 47' m A. Jones 14' m Con: S. Jones 3' Pen: S. Jones (2) 23', 39'	Report	Try: Taylor 79' c Con: Paterson 80' Drop: Paterson 7'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

FB 15 Gareth Thomas RW 14 Rhys Williams OC 13 Sonny Parker IC 12 Iestyn Harris LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Gareth Cooper  78' N8 8 Dafydd Jones  62'  71' OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Colin Charvis  71' RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn  51' LL 4 Brent Cockbain TP 3 Adam Jones  31' HK 2 Mefin Davies  65' LP 1 Duncan Jones Substitutions: HK 16 Huw Bennett  65' PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  31' N8 18 Michael Owen  51' FL 19 Jonathan Thomas  62' SH 20 Dwayne Peel  78' FH 21 Ceri Sweeney CE 22 Tom Shanklin Coach: Steve Hansen

FB 15 Ben Hinshelwood  62' RW 14 Simon Danielli OC 13 Tom Philip IC 12 Brendan Laney  44' LW 11 Andrew Henderson FH 10 Chris Paterson SH 9 Chris Cusiter  71' N8 8 Simon Taylor OF 7 Ally Hogg  50' BF 6 Cameron Mather RL 5 Stuart Grimes LL 4 Scott Murray TP 3 Bruce Douglas  51' HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  76' LP 1 Tom Smith Substitutions: PR 16 Gavin Kerr  51' HK 17 Robbie Russell  76' LK 18 Jason White  50' FL 19 Simon Cross SH 20 Mike Blair  71' FH 21 Dan Parks  44' WG 22 Simon Webster  62' Coach: Matt Williams

15 February 2004 15:00 GMT

Italy	9–50	England
Pen: Wakarua (2) 20', 27' Drop: Wakarua 5'	Report	Try: Balshaw 14' c Robinson (3) 21' m, 40' m, 62' m Lewsey 57' c Grayson 67' c Jones 79' m Con: Grayson (3) 15', 57', 67' Pen: Grayson (3) 1', 18', 34'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Andy Turner (South Africa)

FB 15 Andrea Masi RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato  48' OC 13 Cristian Stoica IC 12 Manuel Dallan  70' LW 11 Denis Dallan FH 10 Rima Wakarua SH 9 Paul Griffen N8 8 Sergio Parisse OF 7 Aaron Persico  68' BF 6 Andrea de Rossi RL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  63' TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni  68' HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  63' LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero Substitutions: HK 16 Carlo Festuccia  63' PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  68' LK 18 Carlo Checchinato  63' FL 19 Silvio Orlando  68' SH 20 Simon Picone FB 21 Roland de Marigny  70' CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco  48' Coach: John Kirwan

FB 15 Iain Balshaw  58' RW 14 Josh Lewsey OC 12 Jason Robinson IC 13 Will Greenwood LW 11 Ben Cohen FH 10 Paul Grayson  69' SH 9 Andy Gomarsall  63' N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio OF 7 Richard Hill BF 6 Joe Worsley  63' RL 5 Ben Kay LL 4 Danny Grewcock 37' to 40'  58' TP 3 Phil Vickery  69' HK 2 Steve Thompson  67' LP 1 Trevor Woodman Substitutions: HK 16 Mark Regan  67' PR 17 Jason Leonard  69' LK 18 Simon Shaw  37'  40'  58' FL 19 Chris Jones  63' SH 20 Matt Dawson  63' FH 21 Olly Barkley  69' CE 22 Henry Paul  58' Coach: Clive Woodward

Round 2

21 February 2004 14:00 GMT

France	25–0	Italy
Try: Harinordoquy (2) 25' c, 64' c Elhorga 74' m Con: Élissalde (2) 25', 65' Pen: Élissalde 12' Traille 41'	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,080 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

FB 15 Nicolas Brusque  66' RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 Yannick Jauzion IC 12 Damien Traille LW 11 Christophe Dominici FH 10 Julien Peyrelongue SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde  77' N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy OF 7 Olivier Magne  79' BF 6 Serge Betsen RL 5 Pascal Papé LL 4 Fabien Pelous  79' TP 3 Pieter de Villiers HK 2 William Servat  51' LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet  71' Substitutions: HK 16 Yannick Bru  51' PR 17 Jean-Jacques Crenca  71' LK 18 David Auradou  79' N8 19 Thomas Lièvremont  79' SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili  77' CE 21 Brian Liebenberg FB 22 Pépito Elhorga  66' Coach: Bernard Laporte

FB 15 Roland de Marigny  7'  23' RW 14 Mirco Bergamasco OC 13 Cristian Stoica IC 12 Matteo Barbini  51' LW 11 Denis Dallan  61' FH 10 Rima Wakarua SH 9 Paul Griffen N8 8 Sergio Parisse OF 7 Aaron Persico BF 6 Andrea de Rossi RL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Santiago Dellapè  56' TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni  76' HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  61' LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero Substitutions: HK 16 Carlo Festuccia  61' PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  76' LK 18 Carlo Checchinato  56' FL 19 Silvio Orlando SH 20 Simon Picone WG 21 Nicola Mazzucato  7'  23'  61' CE 22 Manuel Dallan  51' Coach: John Kirwan

21 February 2004 17:30 GMT

Scotland	13–35	England
Try: Danielli 57' c Con: Paterson 58' Pen: Paterson (2) 2', 25'	Report	Try: Cohen 10' c Balshaw 30' c Lewsey 47' m Grewcock 68' c Con: Grayson (3) 11', 31', 69' Pen: Grayson (3) 15', 28', 65'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)

FB 15 Ben Hinshelwood  40' RW 14 Simon Danielli  80' OC 13 Tom Philip 17' to 25' IC 12 Brendan Laney LW 11 Simon Webster FH 10 Chris Paterson SH 9 Chris Cusiter  53' N8 8 Simon Taylor OF 7 Cameron Mather  20' BF 6 Jason White RL 5 Stuart Grimes  56' LL 4 Scott Murray TP 3 Bruce Douglas  47' HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  68' LP 1 Tom Smith Substitutions: HK 16 Robbie Russell  68' PR 17 Gavin Kerr  47' LK 18 Nathan Hines  56' FL 19 Ally Hogg  20' SH 20 Mike Blair  53' FH 21 Dan Parks  80' CE 22 Andrew Henderson  17'  25'  40' Coach: Matt Williams

FB 15 Iain Balshaw RW 14 Josh Lewsey OC 12 Jason Robinson IC 13 Will Greenwood  80' LW 11 Ben Cohen FH 10 Paul Grayson SH 9 Andy Gomarsall  56' N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio OF 7 Richard Hill BF 6 Chris Jones RL 5 Ben Kay  59' LL 4 Danny Grewcock TP 3 Phil Vickery HK 2 Steve Thompson LP 1 Trevor Woodman Substitutions: HK 16 Mark Regan PR 17 Jason Leonard LK 18 Simon Shaw  59' FL 19 Alex Sanderson SH 20 Matt Dawson  56' FH 21 Olly Barkley CE 22 Henry Paul  80' Coach: Clive Woodward

22 February 2004 15:00 GMT

Ireland	36–15	Wales
Try: Byrne (2) 1' c, 40' m O'Driscoll (2) 14' c, 52' c O'Gara 30' m Foley 47' m Con: O'Gara (3) 1', 15', 53'	Report	Try: Shanklin (2) 62' m, 76' c Con: S. Jones 76' Pen: S. Jones 5'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

FB 15 Girvan Dempsey RW 14 Shane Horgan OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll  78' IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  58' LW 11 Tyrone Howe FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Peter Stringer  78' N8 8 Anthony Foley  80' OF 7 Keith Gleeson BF 6 Simon Easterby RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan  36' TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Shane Byrne  65' LP 1 Reggie Corrigan  80' Substitutions: HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  65' PR 17 Simon Best  80' LK 18 Malcolm O'Kelly  36' N8 19 Victor Costello  80' SH 20 Guy Easterby  78' FH 21 David Humphreys  78' CE 22 Kevin Maggs  58' Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

FB 15 Gareth Thomas RW 14 Rhys Williams OC 13 Sonny Parker  55' IC 12 Iestyn Harris  69' LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Gareth Cooper  78' N8 8 Dafydd Jones OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Jonathan Thomas  70' RL 5 Robert Sidoli  46' LL 4 Brent Cockbain TP 3 Adam Jones  32' HK 2 Robin McBryde LP 1 Iestyn Thomas Substitutions: HK 16 Mefin Davies PR 17 Gethin Jenkins  32' N8 18 Michael Owen  46' N8 19 Alix Popham  70' SH 20 Dwayne Peel  78' FH 21 Ceri Sweeney  69' CE 22 Tom Shanklin  55' Coach: Steve Hansen

Round 3

6 March 2004 13:30 GMT

Italy	20–14	Scotland
Try: Ongaro 41' m Pen: De Marigny (5) 2', 11', 40', 69', 78'	Report	Try: Webster 79' m Pen: Paterson (3) 8', 32', 38'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 21,340 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

FB 15 Gonzalo Canale  76' RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato OC 13 Cristian Stoica IC 12 Manuel Dallan  46' LW 11 Denis Dallan FH 10 Roland de Marigny SH 9 Paul Griffen N8 8 Sergio Parisse  61' OF 7 Aaron Persico BF 6 Andrea de Rossi RL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Santiago Dellapè TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni HK 2 Fabio Ongaro  74' LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero Substitutions: HK 16 Carlo Festuccia  74' PR 17 Salvatore Perugini LK 18 Carlo Checchinato FL 19 Silvio Orlando  61' SH 20 Simon Picone FH 21 Rima Wakarua  46' CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco  76' Coach: John Kirwan

FB 15 Ben Hinshelwood RW 14 Simon Danielli  74' OC 13 Tom Philip IC 12 Brendan Laney  78' LW 11 Simon Webster FH 10 Chris Paterson SH 9 Chris Cusiter  40' N8 8 Simon Taylor OF 7 Ally Hogg BF 6 Jason White  78' RL 5 Stuart Grimes  65' LL 4 Scott Murray TP 3 Bruce Douglas  65' HK 2 Gordon Bulloch LP 1 Allan Jacobsen  40'  65' Substitutions: PR 16 Gavin Kerr  40' HK 17 Robbie Russell LK 18 Nathan Hines  65' FL 19 Jon Petrie  78' SH 20 Mike Blair  40' CE 21 Andrew Henderson  78' FB 22 Derrick Lee  74' Coach: Matt Williams

6 March 2004 16:00 GMT

England	13–19	Ireland
Try: Dawson 25' c Con: Grayson 26' Pen: Grayson (2) 30', 66'	Report	Try: Dempsey 50' c Con: O'Gara 51' Pen: O'Gara (4) 16', 23', 32', 40'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

FB 15 Iain Balshaw  52' RW 14 Josh Lewsey OC 12 Jason Robinson IC 13 Will Greenwood LW 11 Ben Cohen FH 10 Paul Grayson 54' to 63' SH 9 Matt Dawson N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio OF 7 Richard Hill BF 6 Joe Worsley  52' RL 5 Ben Kay LL 4 Steve Borthwick TP 3 Phil Vickery HK 2 Steve Thompson  58' LP 1 Trevor Woodman Substitutions: HK 16 Mark Regan  58' PR 17 Matt Stevens FL 18 Chris Jones  52' FL 19 Neil Back SH 20 Andy Gomarsall FH 21 Olly Barkley  54'  63' WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel  52' Coach: Clive Woodward

FB 15 Girvan Dempsey  62' RW 14 Shane Horgan OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy LW 11 Tyrone Howe FH 10 Ronan O'Gara SH 9 Peter Stringer N8 8 Anthony Foley OF 7 Keith Gleeson BF 6 Simon Easterby RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Shane Byrne LP 1 Reggie Corrigan Substitutions: HK 16 Frankie Sheahan PR 17 Simon Best LK 18 Gary Longwell N8 19 Victor Costello SH 20 Guy Easterby FH 21 David Humphreys CE 22 Kevin Maggs  62' Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:

• Ireland won at Twickenham for the first time since 1994.
• This was England's first defeat at Twickenham since losing 30–16 to New Zealand at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

7 March 2004 15:00 GMT

Wales	22–29	France
Try: M. Williams 77' c Con: S. Jones 78' Pen: S. Jones (5) 11', 18', 22', 25', 53'	Report	Try: Harinordoquy 38' c Élissalde 56' c Con: Élissalde (2) 39', 57' Pen: Élissalde (5) 5', 15', 44', 46', 69'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,359 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

FB 15 Gareth Thomas RW 14 Rhys Williams OC 13 Mark Taylor IC 12 Iestyn Harris  71' LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Gareth Cooper  49' N8 8 Dafydd Jones  59' OF 7 Colin Charvis 13' to 21' 27' to 32' BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Michael Owen LL 4 Brent Cockbain  63' TP 3 Gethin Jenkins  71' HK 2 Mefin Davies  77' LP 1 Iestyn Thomas  59'  71' Substitutions: HK 16 Huw Bennett  77' PR 17 Ben Evans  59' LK 18 Gareth Llewellyn  63' FL 19 Martyn Williams  13'  21'  27'  32'  59' SH 20 Dwayne Peel  49' FH 21 Ceri Sweeney  71' CE 22 Tom Shanklin Coach: Steve Hansen

FB 15 Nicolas Brusque RW 14 Vincent Clerc OC 13 Yannick Jauzion IC 12 Damien Traille LW 11 Christophe Dominici FH 10 Frédéric Michalak  78' SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde  72' N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont  58' OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy BF 6 Serge Betsen RL 5 Pascal Papé LL 4 Fabien Pelous TP 3 Pieter de Villiers HK 2 William Servat  67' LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet  58' Substitutions: HK 16 Yannick Bru  67' PR 17 Jean-Jacques Crenca  58' LK 18 David Auradou FL 19 Olivier Magne  58' SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili  72' WG 21 Aurélien Rougerie FB 22 Cédric Heymans  78' Coach: Bernard Laporte

Round 4

20 March 2004 13:30 GMT

Ireland	19–3	Italy
Try: O'Kelly 25' m O'Driscoll 32' c Horgan 52' c Con: O'Gara (2) 33', 53'	Report	Pen: De Marigny 66'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,250 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

FB 15 Girvan Dempsey RW 14 Shane Horgan OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  76' LW 11 Geordan Murphy FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  77' SH 9 Peter Stringer N8 8 Anthony Foley OF 7 Keith Gleeson  59' BF 6 Simon Easterby RL 5 Donncha O'Callaghan  79' LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Shane Byrne  79' LP 1 Reggie Corrigan  63' Substitutions: HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  79' PR 17 Marcus Horan  63' LK 18 Gary Longwell  79' N8 19 Victor Costello  59' SH 20 Guy Easterby FH 21 David Humphreys  77' CE 22 Kevin Maggs  76' Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

FB 15 Gonzalo Canale  64' RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato OC 13 Cristian Stoica IC 12 Matteo Barbini  53' LW 11 Denis Dallan FH 10 Roland de Marigny SH 9 Paul Griffen  76' N8 8 Scott Palmer 19' to 27'  77' OF 7 Aaron Persico BF 6 Andrea de Rossi RL 5 Marco Bortolami LL 4 Carlo Checchinato  53' TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni HK 2 Fabio Ongaro LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero  76' Substitutions: HK 16 Carlo Festuccia  19'  27' PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  76' LK 18 Santiago Dellapè  53' FL 19 Roberto Mandelli  77' SH 20 Simon Picone  76' CE 21 Mirco Bergamasco  64' CE 22 Andrea Masi  53' Coach: John Kirwan

20 March 2004 16:00 GMT

England	31–21	Wales
Try: Cohen (2) 5' c, 63' c Worsley 78' m Con: Barkley (2) 6', 65' Pen: Barkley (4) 16', 20', 39', 72'	Report	Try: G. Thomas 41' c Taylor 50' m Con: S. Jones 42' Pen: S. Jones (3) 10', 13', 23'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 72,200 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

FB 15 Jason Robinson RW 14 Josh Lewsey OC 12 Mike Tindall IC 13 Will Greenwood  73' LW 11 Ben Cohen FH 10 Olly Barkley SH 9 Matt Dawson N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio OF 7 Richard Hill BF 6 Chris Jones  40' RL 5 Ben Kay LL 4 Danny Grewcock TP 3 Phil Vickery  69' HK 2 Steve Thompson LP 1 Trevor Woodman Substitutions: HK 16 Mark Regan PR 17 Julian White  69' LK 18 Steve Borthwick FL 19 Joe Worsley  40' SH 20 Andy Gomarsall CE 21 Mike Catt  73' WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel Coach: Clive Woodward

FB 15 Gareth Thomas RW 14 Rhys Williams OC 13 Mark Taylor  66' IC 12 Tom Shanklin LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones SH 9 Gareth Cooper  60' N8 8 Dafydd Jones OF 7 Colin Charvis BF 6 Jonathan Thomas RL 5 Michael Owen LL 4 Brent Cockbain  25' TP 3 Gethin Jenkins 62' to 69' HK 2 Robin McBryde LP 1 Duncan Jones Substitutions: HK 16 Mefin Davies PR 17 Ben Evans  62'  69' LK 18 Gareth Llewellyn  25' FL 19 Martyn Williams SH 20 Dwayne Peel  60' FH 21 Ceri Sweeney  66' CE 22 Jamie Robinson Coach: Steve Hansen

21 March 2004 15:00 GMT

Scotland	0–31	France
	Report	Try: Magne 6' m Jauzion (2) 63' c, 72' c Con: Yachvili (2) 64', 73' Pen: Yachvili (4) 14', 29', 43', 48'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 66,324 Referee: Scott Young (Australia)

FB 15 Derrick Lee  15'  58' RW 14 Simon Danielli OC 13 Tom Philip IC 12 Andrew Henderson LW 11 Simon Webster FH 10 Chris Paterson SH 9 Chris Cusiter  40' N8 8 Simon Taylor OF 7 Cameron Mather  40' BF 6 Jason White RL 5 Stuart Grimes  51' LL 4 Scott Murray TP 3 Bruce Douglas HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  64' LP 1 Allan Jacobsen  34' Substitutions: HK 16 Robbie Russell  64' PR 17 Gavin Kerr  34' LK 18 Nathan Hines  51' FL 19 Ally Hogg  40' SH 20 Mike Blair  40' FH 21 Brendan Laney FH 22 Dan Parks  58' Coach: Matt Williams

FB 15 Nicolas Brusque RW 14 Pépito Elhorga OC 13 Yannick Jauzion IC 12 Damien Traille LW 11 Christophe Dominici FH 10 Frédéric Michalak  40' SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont  49' OF 7 Olivier Magne BF 6 Serge Betsen  21' RL 5 Pascal Papé  71' LL 4 Fabien Pelous TP 3 Pieter de Villiers HK 2 William Servat  51' LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet  63' Substitutions: HK 16 Yannick Bru  51' PR 17 Jean-Jacques Crenca  63' LK 18 David Auradou  71' FL 19 Julien Bonnaire  21'  49' FH 20 Julien Peyrelongue  40' FB 21 Clément Poitrenaud WG 22 Vincent Clerc Coach: Bernard Laporte

Notes:

• This was the first time since 1961 that France had kept a clean sheet against Scotland.

Round 5

27 March 2004 14:00 GMT

Wales	44–10	Italy
Try: S. Williams (2) 24' m, 67' c R. Williams (2) 30' m, 70' c G. Thomas 55' c Shanklin 59' c Con: S. Jones (4) 56', 60', 68', 71' Pen: S. Jones (2) 10', 16'	Report	Try: Masi 62' c Con: Wakarua 63' Pen: De Marigny 42'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 70,048 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

FB 15 Gareth Thomas RW 14 Rhys Williams OC 13 Mark Taylor IC 12 Iestyn Harris  59' LW 11 Shane Williams FH 10 Stephen Jones  73' SH 9 Gareth Cooper  73' N8 8 Dafydd Jones  76' OF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Colin Charvis RL 5 Michael Owen  79' LL 4 Gareth Llewellyn TP 3 Gethin Jenkins HK 2 Robin McBryde  73' LP 1 Duncan Jones  79' Substitutions: HK 16 Mefin Davies  73' PR 17 Ben Evans  79' LK 18 Robert Sidoli  79' N8 19 Alix Popham  76' SH 20 Dwayne Peel  73' FH 21 Ceri Sweeney  73' CE 22 Tom Shanklin  59' Coach: Steve Hansen

FB 15 Gonzalo Canale RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato  65' OC 13 Andrea Masi  73' IC 12 Cristian Stoica LW 11 Denis Dallan  53' FH 10 Roland de Marigny SH 9 Paul Griffen N8 8 Andrea de Rossi OF 7 Aaron Persico 11' to 21'  37' BF 6 Marco Bortolami RL 5 Carlo Del Fava  58' LL 4 Santiago Dellapè TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni  58' HK 2 Fabio Ongaro LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero Substitutions: HK 16 Carlo Festuccia PR 17 Salvatore Perugini  58' FL 18 Roberto Mandelli  58' FL 19 Silvio Orlando  11'  21'  37' SH 20 Simon Picone  73' FH 21 Rima Wakarua  53' CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco  65' Coach: John Kirwan

27 March 2004 16:00 GMT

Ireland	37–16	Scotland
Try: D'Arcy (2) 18' m, 72' c Murphy 38' m Wallace 53' c Stringer 61' c Con: O'Gara (3) 54', 62', 73' Pen: O'Gara (2) 4', 25'	Report	Try: Hogg 48' c Con: Paterson 49' Pen: Paterson (2) 1', 22' Drop: Parks 36'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 42,750 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)

FB 15 Girvan Dempsey RW 14 Shane Horgan OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy  78' LW 11 Geordan Murphy FH 10 Ronan O'Gara  78' SH 9 Peter Stringer  78' N8 8 Anthony Foley OF 7 David Wallace  78' BF 6 Simon Easterby RL 5 Paul O'Connell LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly 50' to 54'  78' TP 3 John Hayes HK 2 Shane Byrne  78' LP 1 Reggie Corrigan  60' Substitutions: HK 16 Frankie Sheahan  78' PR 17 Marcus Horan  60' LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan  50'  54'  78' N8 19 Victor Costello  78' SH 20 Guy Easterby  78' FH 21 David Humphreys  78' CE 22 Kevin Maggs  78' Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

FB 15 Chris Paterson RW 14 Simon Danielli  76' OC 13 Tom Philip IC 12 Andrew Henderson  65' LW 11 Simon Webster FH 10 Dan Parks SH 9 Chris Cusiter  57' N8 8 Simon Taylor  41' OF 7 Ally Hogg BF 6 Jason White RL 5 Stuart Grimes  57' LL 4 Scott Murray TP 3 Bruce Douglas  72' HK 2 Gordon Bulloch  72' LP 1 Allan Jacobsen  40'  72' Substitutions: HK 16 Robbie Russell  72' PR 17 Gavin Kerr  40' LK 18 Nathan Hines  57' FL 19 Jon Petrie  41' SH 20 Mike Blair  57' FH 21 Brendan Laney  65' FB 22 Derrick Lee  76' Coach: Matt Williams

27 March 2004 20:00 GMT

France	24–21	England
Try: Harinordoquy 25' m Yachvili 40' c Con: Yachvili 40' Pen: Yachvili (4) 21', 34', 39', 51'	Report	Try: Cohen 52' m Lewsey 75' c Con: Barkley 77' Pen: Barkley (3) 40', 48', 72'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,906 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)