2005 Six Nations Championship

Wales playing France on 26 February 2005

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)

Matches played

15

Tries scored

71 (4.73 per match)

Top point scorer(s)

Ronan O'Gara (60)

Top try scorer(s)

Mark Cueto (4)

Player of the tournament

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 Home Nations and Five Nations Championships, this was the 111th season of the tournament.

Wales won the Grand Slam, their first since 1978, and in doing so became the first team ever to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.

Participants

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	London	Andy Robinson	Jason Robinson/Martin Corry
France	Stade de France	Saint-Denis	Bernard Laporte	Fabien Pelous
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Eddie O'Sullivan	Brian O'Driscoll/Paul O'Connell
Italy	Stadio Flaminio	Rome	John Kirwan	Marco Bortolami
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	Edinburgh	Matt Williams	Gordon Bulloch
Wales	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	Mike Ruddock	Gareth Thomas

Squads

For each nation's squad for the 2005 Six Nations Championship, see 2005 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts
1	Wales	5	5	0	151	77	+74	17	10
2	France	5	4	1	134	82	+52	13	8
3	Ireland	5	3	2	126	101	+25	12	6
4	England	5	2	3	121	77	+44	16	4
5	Scotland	5	1	4	84	155	−71	8	2
6	Italy	5	0	5	55	179	−124	5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.

Results

Round 1

5 February 2005
14:00 GMT

France	16–9	Scotland
Try: Traille 77' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 78' Pen: Delaigue 49', 54' Drop: Delaigue 73'	Report	Pen: Paterson (3) 2', 39', 42'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,069
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)


FB	15	Pépito Elhorga
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie	18'
OC	13	Brian Liebenberg
IC	12	Damien Traille
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Yann Delaigue	73'
SH	9	Pierre Mignoni
N8	8	Patrick Tabacco	64'
OF	7	Sébastien Chabal
BF	6	Julien Bonnaire
RL	5	Jérôme Thion
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers	51'
HK	2	William Servat	78'
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK	16	Sébastien Bruno	78'
PR	17	Olivier Milloud	51'
LK	18	Grégory Lamboley	68'
FL	19	Yannick Nyanga	64'
SH	20	Dimitri Yachvili		78'
FH	21	Frédéric Michalak	73'
CE	22	Ludovic Valbon	18'	78'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


FB	15	Chris Paterson
RW	14	Simon Danielli
OC	13	Andy Craig
IC	12	Hugo Southwell
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Dan Parks
SH	9	Chris Cusiter
N8	8	Ally Hogg
OF	7	Jon Petrie
BF	6	Jason White
RL	5	Scott Murray	65'
LL	4	Stuart Grimes	79'
TP	3	Gavin Kerr	54'	73'
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch
LP	1	Tom Smith		73'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robbie Russell
PR	17	Bruce Douglas	54'
LK	18	Nathan Hines	65'
FL	19	Jon Dunbar	79'
SH	20	Mike Blair
FH	21	Gordon Ross
FB	22	Ben Hinshelwood
Coach:
Matt Williams

Notes:

This was Scotland's narrowest defeat at Stade de France in the Championship until 2017.
This was Yann Delaigue's first match in the Championship since 1995.

5 February 2005
17:30 GMT

Wales	11–9	England
Try: S. Williams 9' m Pen: S. Jones 22' Henson 76'	Report	Pen: Hodgson (3) 14', 48', 69'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)


FB	15	Gareth Thomas	34'
RW	14	Hal Luscombe		64'
OC	13	Tom Shanklin
IC	12	Gavin Henson
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Dwayne Peel		60'
N8	8	Michael Owen
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Dafydd Jones		63'
RL	5	Robert Sidoli
LL	4	Brent Cockbain		73'
TP	3	Adam Jones		73'
HK	2	Mefin Davies
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robin McBryde
PR	17	John Yapp		73'
FL	18	Jonathan Thomas		73'
N8	19	Ryan Jones		63'
SH	20	Gareth Cooper		60'
FH	21	Ceri Sweeney
FB	22	Kevin Morgan		64'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock


FB	15	Jason Robinson
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Mathew Tait		59'
IC	12	Jamie Noon
LW	11	Josh Lewsey
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson
SH	9	Matt Dawson		63'
N8	8	Joe Worsley		40'	42'
OF	7	Andy Hazell
BF	6	Chris Jones
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Danny Grewcock	34'	66'
TP	3	Julian White			72'
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Graham Rowntree		56'	72'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Andy Titterrell
PR	17	Phil Vickery		56'
LK	18	Steve Borthwick		66'
N8	19	James Forrester		40'	42'
SH	20	Harry Ellis		63'
FH	21	Olly Barkley		59'
WG	22	Ben Cohen
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Notes:

This was Wales' first victory against England since 1999.
This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Six Nations.
This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Championship since 1998.
This was England's first defeat ever at Millennium Stadium.
Shane Williams scored his first try ever against England.

6 February 2005
14:30 GMT

Italy	17–28	Ireland
Try: Castrogiovanni 79' m Pen: Orquera 7' De Marigny (3) 34', 43', 60'	Report	Try: Murphy 25' m Stringer 49' c Hickie 75' c Con: O'Gara (2) 50', 76' Pen: O'Gara (3) 21', 54', 72'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,026
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)


FB	15	Roland de Marigny
RW	14	Mirco Bergamasco
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale	70'
IC	12	Andrea Masi
LW	11	Ludovico Nitoglia
FH	10	Luciano Orquera
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon
N8	8	Sergio Parisse	76'
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco
BF	6	Aaron Persico
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Santiago Dellapè	65'
TP	3	Martín Castrogiovanni
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro	76'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero	76'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Giorgio Intoppa	76'
PR	17	Salvatore Perugini	76'
LK	18	Carlo Del Fava	65'
N8	19	David Dal Maso	76'
SH	20	Paul Griffen
CE	21	Walter Pozzebon
FB	22	Kaine Robertson	70'
Coach:
John Kirwan


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy	29'
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley	76'
OF	7	Denis Leamy
BF	6	Simon Easterby
RL	5	Paul O'Connell	76'
LL	4	Malcolm O'Kelly
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Shane Byrne	76'
LP	1	Reggie Corrigan	60'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan	76'
PR	17	Marcus Horan	60'
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan	76'
N8	19	Eric Miller	76'
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	David Humphreys
FB	22	Girvan Dempsey	29'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Round 2

12 February 2005
13:30 GMT

Italy	8–38	Wales
Try: Orquera 10' m Pen: De Marigny 44'	Report	Try: J. Thomas 4' c Shanklin 20' m M. Williams 40' c Cockbain 53' c S. Williams 56' c Sidoli 71' m Con: S. Jones (4) 5', 40', 53', 57'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)


FB	15	Roland de Marigny			73'
RW	14	Mirco Bergamasco	54'
OC	13	Walter Pozzebon
IC	12	Andrea Masi	22' to 24'
LW	11	Ludovico Nitoglia
FH	10	Luciano Orquera
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon	57'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco	23'
BF	6	Aaron Persico
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Santiago Dellapè	57'
TP	3	Martín Castrogiovanni	57'
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro	67'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK	16	Giorgio Intoppa	67'
PR	17	Salvatore Perugini	57'
LK	18	Carlo Del Fava	57'
FL	19	David Dal Maso	23'
SH	20	Paul Griffen	57'
CE	21	Matteo Barbini	22'	24'	73'
FB	22	Kaine Robertson	54'
Coach:
John Kirwan


FB	15	Gareth Thomas
RW	14	Hal Luscombe	54'
OC	13	Tom Shanklin
IC	12	Gavin Henson
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones	61'
SH	9	Dwayne Peel	57'
N8	8	Michael Owen
OF	7	Martyn Williams	73'
BF	6	Jonathan Thomas
RL	5	Robert Sidoli
LL	4	Brent Cockbain	61'
TP	3	Adam Jones	61'
HK	2	Mefin Davies	61'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robin McBryde	61'
PR	17	John Yapp	61'
LK	18	Ian Gough	61'
FL	19	Robin Sowden-Taylor	73'
SH	20	Gareth Cooper	57'
FH	21	Ceri Sweeney	61'
FB	22	Kevin Morgan	54'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

Notes:

This was Italy's biggest defeat against Wales at Stadio Flaminio.

12 February 2005
16:00 GMT

Scotland	13–40	Ireland
Try: Southwell 11' m Petrie 58' m Pen: Paterson 8'	Report	Try: O'Kelly 23' c O'Connell 38' m Hickie 42' c Hayes 72' m Duffy 79' c Con: O'Gara (2) 24', 44' Humphreys 79' Pen: O'Gara (3) 18', 35', 48'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 64,826
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)


FB	15	Chris Paterson
RW	14	Simon Danielli
OC	13	Andy Craig
IC	12	Hugo Southwell
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Dan Parks
SH	9	Chris Cusiter	5' to 16'		70'
N8	8	Ally Hogg
OF	7	Jon Petrie
BF	6	Jason White
RL	5	Scott Murray	70'
LL	4	Stuart Grimes
TP	3	Gavin Kerr	70'
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robbie Russell
PR	17	Bruce Douglas	70'
LK	18	Nathan Hines	70'
FL	19	Jon Dunbar
SH	20	Mike Blair	5'	16'	70'
FH	21	Gordon Ross
FB	22	Ben Hinshelwood
Coach:
Matt Williams


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Girvan Dempsey
OC	13	Shane Horgan
IC	12	Kevin Maggs
LW	11	Denis Hickie	75'
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara	75'
SH	9	Peter Stringer	75'
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Johnny O'Connor	66'
BF	6	Simon Easterby
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Malcolm O'Kelly	75'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Shane Byrne	70'
LP	1	Reggie Corrigan	70'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan	70'
PR	17	Marcus Horan	70'
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan	75'
N8	19	Eric Miller	66'
SH	20	Guy Easterby	75'
FH	21	David Humphreys	75'
FB	22	Gavin Duffy	75'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

13 February 2005
15:00 GMT

England	17–18	France
Try: Barkley 18' c Lewsey 35' c Con: Hodgson (2) 19', 36' Pen: Hodgson 26'	Report	Pen: Yachvili (6) 4', 28', 51', 56', 62', 69'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)


FB	15	Jason Robinson
RW	14	Mark Cueto	69'
OC	13	Jamie Noon
IC	12	Olly Barkley
LW	11	Josh Lewsey
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson
SH	9	Harry Ellis	72'
N8	8	Martin Corry	61' to 67'
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Joe Worsley
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Danny Grewcock
TP	3	Phil Vickery
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK	16	Andy Titterrell
PR	17	Andrew Sheridan
LK	18	Steve Borthwick
FL	19	Andy Hazell	61'	67'
SH	20	Matt Dawson	72'
CE	21	Henry Paul
WG	22	Ben Cohen	69'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


FB	15	Pépito Elhorga
RW	14	Jimmy Marlu	42'
OC	13	Brian Liebenberg
IC	12	Damien Traille
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Yann Delaigue	67'
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili
N8	8	Julien Bonnaire
OF	7	Sébastien Chabal	48'
BF	6	Serge Betsen
RL	5	Jérôme Thion
LL	4	Fabien Pelous	79'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	48'
HK	2	Sébastien Bruno	48'
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK	16	William Servat	48'
PR	17	Olivier Milloud	48'
LK	18	Grégory Lamboley	79'
FL	19	Yannick Nyanga	48'
SH	20	Pierre Mignoni
FH	21	Frédéric Michalak	67'
CE	22	Jean-Philippe Grandclaude	42'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

This was England's first defeat against France at Twickenham Stadium since 1997.
This is England's narrowest defeat in the Championship.
Dimitri Yachvili scored 18 points beating Gérald Merceron's 14 points in 2001. This was the record against England until 2016.

Round 3

26 February 2005
14:00 GMT

Scotland	18–10	Italy
Pen: Paterson (6) 4', 30', 49', 52', 69', 74'	Report	Try: Masi 77' c Con: De Marigny 78' Pen: De Marigny 20'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,823
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)


FB	15	Chris Paterson
RW	14	Simon Webster
OC	13	Andy Craig
IC	12	Hugo Southwell	70'
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Dan Parks	76'
SH	9	Chris Cusiter	76'
N8	8	Ally Hogg
OF	7	Jon Petrie
BF	6	Simon Taylor	74'
RL	5	Scott Murray	74'
LL	4	Stuart Grimes
TP	3	Gavin Kerr	72'
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch	76'
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robbie Russell	76'
PR	17	Bruce Douglas	72'
LK	18	Nathan Hines	74'
FL	19	Jon Dunbar	74'
SH	20	Mike Blair	76'
FH	21	Gordon Ross	76'
FB	22	Ben Hinshelwood	70'
Coach:
Matt Williams


FB	15	Roland de Marigny
RW	14	Mirco Bergamasco	72'
OC	13	Andrea Masi
IC	12	Cristian Stoica	57'
LW	11	Ludovico Nitoglia
FH	10	Luciano Orquera	67'
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon
N8	8	Sergio Parisse
OF	7	David Dal Maso
BF	6	Aaron Persico
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Santiago Dellapè	63'
TP	3	Salvatore Perugini	63'
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
LK	16	Giorgio Intoppa
PR	17	Martín Castrogiovanni	63'
LK	18	Carlo Del Fava	63'
FL	19	Silvio Orlando
SH	20	Paul Griffen	67'
CE	21	Roberto Pedrazzi	57'
FB	22	Kaine Robertson	72'
Coach:
John Kirwan

26 February 2005
16:00 GMT

France	18–24	Wales
Try: Yachvili 3' c Rougerie 11' m Con: Yachvili 4' Pen: Yachvili 25' Drop: Michalak 61'	Report	Try: M. Williams (2) 41' c, 44' m Con: S. Jones 41' Pen: S. Jones (3) 22', 40', 65' Drop: S. Jones 71'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)


FB	15	Julien Laharrague
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie
OC	13	Yannick Jauzion
IC	12	Damien Traille	46'
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Yann Delaigue	50'
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili
N8	8	Julien Bonnaire	58'
OF	7	Yannick Nyanga
BF	6	Serge Betsen
RL	5	Jérôme Thion	72'
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	48'
HK	2	Sébastien Bruno	40'
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK	16	William Servat	40'
PR	17	Olivier Milloud	48'
LK	18	Grégory Lamboley	72'
N8	19	Imanol Harinordoquy	58'
SH	20	Pierre Mignoni
FH	21	Frédéric Michalak	50'
CE	22	Jean-Philippe Grandclaude	46'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


FB	15	Gareth Thomas	40'
RW	14	Kevin Morgan	58'
OC	13	Tom Shanklin
IC	12	Gavin Henson
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Dwayne Peel	65'
N8	8	Michael Owen
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Ryan Jones	76'
RL	5	Robert Sidoli
LL	4	Brent Cockbain
TP	3	Adam Jones	65'
HK	2	Mefin Davies	62'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robin McBryde	62'
PR	17	John Yapp	65'
FL	18	Jonathan Thomas	76'
FL	19	Robin Sowden-Taylor
SH	20	Gareth Cooper	65'
FH	21	Ceri Sweeney	58'
FB	22	Rhys Williams	40'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

27 February 2005
15:00 GMT

Ireland	19–13	England
Try: O'Driscoll 57' c Con: O'Gara 58' Pen: O'Gara (2) 9', 12' Drop: O'Gara (2) 3', 32'	Report	Try: Corry 6' c Con: Hodgson 7' Pen: Hodgson 24' Drop: Hodgson 55'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Girvan Dempsey
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Shane Horgan
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Johnny O'Connor
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	67'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan
PR	17	Marcus Horan	67'
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan
N8	19	Eric Miller
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	David Humphreys
CE	22	Kevin Maggs
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan


FB	15	Jason Robinson
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Jamie Noon
IC	12	Olly Barkley
LW	11	Josh Lewsey
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson
SH	9	Harry Ellis	69'
N8	8	Martin Corry
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Joe Worsley
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Danny Grewcock
TP	3	Matt Stevens
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK	16	Andy Titterrell
PR	17	Duncan Bell
LK	18	Steve Borthwick
FL	19	Andy Hazell
SH	20	Matt Dawson	69'
FH	21	Andy Goode
CE	22	Ollie Smith
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Notes:

This is the first time England lost the first three games in the Championship since 1987.

Round 4

12 March 2005
13:30 GMT

Ireland	19–26	France
Try: O'Driscoll 72' c Con: O'Gara 72' Pen: O'Gara (4) 7', 17', 24', 46'	Report	Try: Dominici (2) 27' m, 77' m Baby 32' c Con: Yachvili 32' Pen: Yachvili (2) 20', 60' Drop: Delaigue 9'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,452
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Girvan Dempsey
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Kevin Maggs
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Johnny O'Connor
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	70'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan
PR	17	Marcus Horan	70'
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan
N8	19	Eric Miller
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	David Humphreys
FB	22	Gavin Duffy
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan


FB	15	Julien Laharrague
RW	14	Cédric Heymans
OC	13	Yannick Jauzion
IC	12	Benoît Baby
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Yann Delaigue	69'
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili
N8	8	Julien Bonnaire
OF	7	Yannick Nyanga	54'
BF	6	Serge Betsen
RL	5	Jérôme Thion
LL	4	Fabien Pelous	71'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	40'
HK	2	Sébastien Bruno	76'
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski	76'
PR	17	Pieter de Villiers	40'
LK	18	Pascal Papé	71'
LK	19	Grégory Lamboley	54'
SH	20	Pierre Mignoni
FH	21	Frédéric Michalak	69'
CE	22	David Marty
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

12 March 2005
16:00 GMT

England	39–7	Italy
Try: Cueto (3) 8' c, 40' m, 63' m Thompson 36' c Balshaw 59' m Hazell 79' c Con: Hodgson (2) 9', 37' Goode 79' Pen: Hodgson 6'	Report	Try: Troncon 44' c Con: Peens 46'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,736
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)


FB	15	Iain Balshaw
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Jamie Noon	64'
IC	12	Olly Barkley
LW	11	Josh Lewsey
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson	73'
SH	9	Harry Ellis	50'
N8	8	Martin Corry
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Joe Worsley	73'
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Danny Grewcock	61'
TP	3	Matt Stevens
HK	2	Steve Thompson	64'
LP	1	Graham Rowntree	73'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Andy Titterrell	64'
PR	17	Duncan Bell	73'
LK	18	Steve Borthwick	61'
FL	19	Andy Hazell	73'
SH	20	Matt Dawson	50'
FH	21	Andy Goode	73'
CE	22	Ollie Smith	64'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


FB	15	Gert Peens
RW	14	Roberto Pedrazzi
OC	13	Andrea Masi
IC	12	Matteo Barbini	28' to 31'		40'
LW	11	Ludovico Nitoglia
FH	10	Luciano Orquera
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon
N8	8	Sergio Parisse
OF	7	David Dal Maso	40'
BF	6	Aaron Persico
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Carlo Del Fava	53'
TP	3	Salvatore Perugini	53'
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro	20'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK	16	Giorgio Intoppa	20'	57'
PR	17	Mario Savi		57'
PR	18	Martín Castrogiovanni	53'
LK	19	Santiago Dellapè	53'
FL	20	Silvio Orlando	40'
SH	21	Paul Griffen
CE	22	Walter Pozzebon	28'	31'	40'
Coach:
John Kirwan

Notes:

Mark Cueto scored the first hat-trick in the Six Nations since Jason Robinson against Italy in 2004.

13 March 2005
15:00 GMT

Scotland	22–46	Wales
Try: Craig 52' c R. Lamont 66' m Paterson 69' c Con: Paterson (2) 53', 70' Pen: Paterson 21'	Report	Try: R. Jones 3' c R. Williams (2) 9' c, 48' m S. Williams 13' c Morgan (2) 26' c, 38' c Con: S. Jones (5) 4', 10', 13', 26', 39' Pen: S. Jones (2) 17', 74'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,274
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


FB	15	Chris Paterson
RW	14	Rory Lamont
OC	13	Andy Craig	74'
IC	12	Hugo Southwell
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Dan Parks	40'
SH	9	Chris Cusiter	43'
N8	8	Ally Hogg
OF	7	Jon Petrie
BF	6	Simon Taylor
RL	5	Scott Murray
LL	4	Stuart Grimes	40'
TP	3	Gavin Kerr	40'
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robbie Russell
PR	17	Bruce Douglas	40'
LK	18	Nathan Hines	40'
FL	19	Jon Dunbar
SH	20	Mike Blair	43'
FH	21	Gordon Ross	40'
CE	22	Andrew Henderson	74'
Coach:
Matt Williams


FB	15	Kevin Morgan
RW	14	Rhys Williams				68'
OC	13	Tom Shanklin		7' to 15'
IC	12	Gavin Henson		74'
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Dwayne Peel
N8	8	Michael Owen
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Ryan Jones
RL	5	Robert Sidoli
LL	4	Brent Cockbain	61'	71'
TP	3	Adam Jones		63'
HK	2	Mefin Davies		49'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robin McBryde		49'
PR	17	John Yapp		63'
FL	18	Jonathan Thomas		71'
FL	19	Robin Sowden-Taylor
SH	20	Mike Phillips
FH	21	Ceri Sweeney		74'
WG	22	Hal Luscombe		7'	15'	68'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

Round 5

19 March 2005
13:00 GMT

Italy	13–56	France
Try: Robertson 23' c Con: Peens 24' Pen: Peens (2) 2', 42'	Report	Try: Nyanga 9' c Jauzion 14' c Laharrague 33' c Marty (2) 65' c, 76' m Lamboley 70' c Mignoni 79' c Con: Yachvili (4) 10', 15', 34', 66' Michalak (2) 71', 79' Pen: Yachvili (3) 6', 49', 52'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 23,638
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)


FB	15	Gert Peens
RW	14	Kaine Robertson			67'
OC	13	Andrea Masi
IC	12	Simon Picone	55' to 61'
LW	11	Ludovico Nitoglia
FH	10	Luciano Orquera
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon	58'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse
OF	7	David Dal Maso	71'
BF	6	Aaron Persico
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Santiago Dellapè	1' to 8'		60'
TP	3	Salvatore Perugini
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro	55'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero	27'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Carlo Festuccia	55'
PR	17	Martín Castrogiovanni	27'
LK	18	Carlo Del Fava	1'	8'	60'
FL	19	Silvio Orlando	71'
SH	20	Paul Griffen	58'
CE	21	Roberto Pedrazzi	55'	61'	67'
FB	22	Roland de Marigny
Coach:
John Kirwan


FB	15	Julien Laharrague
RW	14	Cédric Heymans
OC	13	Yannick Jauzion
IC	12	David Marty
LW	11	Christophe Dominici	31'
FH	10	Yann Delaigue	60'
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili	68'
N8	8	Julien Bonnaire
OF	7	Yannick Nyanga	67'
BF	6	Serge Betsen
RL	5	Jérôme Thion
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	40'
HK	2	Sébastien Bruno	59'
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK	16	William Servat	59'
PR	17	Pieter de Villiers	40'
LK	18	Pascal Papé
LK	19	Grégory Lamboley	67'
SH	20	Pierre Mignoni	68'
FH	21	Frédéric Michalak	60'
CE	22	Damien Traille	31'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

19 March 2005
15:30 GMT

Wales	32–20	Ireland
Try: Jenkins 15' c Morgan 57' c Con: S. Jones (2) 16', 58' Pen: Henson 22' S. Jones (4) 30', 42', 50', 70' Drop: Henson 12'	Report	Try: Horan 65' c Murphy 72' c Con: Humphreys (2) 65', 73' Pen: O'Gara (2) 2', 34'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,376
Referee: Chris White (England)


FB	15	Kevin Morgan
RW	14	Mark Taylor
OC	13	Tom Shanklin
IC	12	Gavin Henson
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Dwayne Peel
N8	8	Michael Owen
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Ryan Jones
RL	5	Robert Sidoli
LL	4	Brent Cockbain
TP	3	Adam Jones	66'
HK	2	Mefin Davies	68'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robin McBryde	68'
PR	17	John Yapp	66'
FL	18	Jonathan Thomas
FL	19	Robin Sowden-Taylor
SH	20	Mike Phillips
FH	21	Ceri Sweeney
WG	22	Hal Luscombe
Coach:
Mike Ruddock


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Girvan Dempsey
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Kevin Maggs
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara	51'
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley	58'
OF	7	Johnny O'Connor
BF	6	Simon Easterby
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Malcolm O'Kelly	62'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Shane Byrne	62'
LP	1	Reggie Corrigan	58'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan	62'
PR	17	Marcus Horan	58'
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan	62'
N8	19	Eric Miller	58'
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	David Humphreys	51'
FB	22	Gavin Duffy
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:

This was Wales' first victory against Ireland since 2000.
This was Wales' first victory against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium.
This was Wales' first Grand Slam since 1978.
This was Wales' first Triple Crown since 1988.

19 March 2005
18:00 GMT

England	43–22	Scotland
Try: Noon (3) 12' c, 21' c, 65' m Worsley 25' m Lewsey 33' c Ellis 47' c Cueto 69' m Con: Hodgson (4) 12', 22', 34', 48'	Report	Try: S. Lamont 39' c Craig 44' c Taylor 50' m Con: Paterson (2) 40', 45' Pen: Paterson 20'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


FB	15	Iain Balshaw	31'
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Jamie Noon
IC	12	Olly Barkley
LW	11	Josh Lewsey
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson	75'
SH	9	Harry Ellis	63'
N8	8	Martin Corry
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Joe Worsley
RL	5	Ben Kay	14'
LL	4	Danny Grewcock
TP	3	Duncan Bell	51'
HK	2	Steve Thompson	71'
LP	1	Matt Stevens
Substitutions:
HK	16	Andy Titterrell	71'
PR	17	Mike Worsley	51'
LK	18	Steve Borthwick	14'
FL	19	Andy Hazell
SH	20	Matt Dawson	63'
FH	21	Andy Goode	75'
CE	22	Ollie Smith	31'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


FB	15	Chris Paterson
RW	14	Rory Lamont
OC	13	Andy Craig
IC	12	Hugo Southwell
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Gordon Ross
SH	9	Mike Blair
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Ally Hogg	63'
BF	6	Jason White
RL	5	Scott Murray	32'
LL	4	Nathan Hines
TP	3	Gavin Kerr
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch
LP	1	Tom Smith	23'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robbie Russell
PR	17	Bruce Douglas	23'
LK	18	Stuart Grimes	32'
FL	19	Jon Petrie	63'
SH	20	Graeme Beveridge
FH	21	Dan Parks
CE	22	Andrew Henderson
Coach:
Matt Williams

Scorers

Leading try scorers
Pos	Name	Tries	Team
1	Mark Cueto	4	England
2	Kevin Morgan	3	Wales
	Jamie Noon	3	England
	Martyn Williams	3	Wales
	Shane Williams	3	Wales

Leading point scorers
Pos	Name	Points	Team
1	Ronan O'Gara	60	Ireland
2	Stephen Jones	57	Wales
3	Dimitri Yachvili	53	France
4	Chris Paterson	49	Scotland

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