2000 Six Nations Championship
2000 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 5 February – 2 April 2000 | ||
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | England (23rd title) | ||
Calcutta Cup | Scotland | ||
Millennium Trophy | England | ||
Centenary Quaich | Ireland | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 75 (5 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Jonny Wilkinson (78) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Ben Cohen (5) Austin Healey (5) Brian O'Driscoll (5) | ||
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The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the addition of Italy to the Five Nations. It was the 106th season of the championship overall.
The title was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam.
Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations. Italy did not win any of their other games and finished in sixth place.[1]´
Participants[]
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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England | Twickenham | London | Clive Woodward | Matt Dawson |
France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous |
Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Warren Gatland | Keith Wood |
Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome | Brad Johnstone | Alessandro Troncon |
Scotland | Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Ian McGeechan | John Leslie/Bryan Redpath |
Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Graham Henry | Dai Young |
Squads[]
Table[]
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
1 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 70 | +113 | 20 | 8 |
2 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 92 | +48 | 12 | 6 |
3 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 133 | +35 | 17 | 6 |
4 | Wales | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 135 | −24 | 8 | 6 |
5 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 145 | −50 | 9 | 2 |
6 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 228 | −122 | 9 | 2 |
Results[]
Round 1[]
5 February 2000
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Italy | 34–20 | Scotland |
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Try: De Carli Con: Dominguez Pen: Dominguez (6) Drop: Dominguez (3) |
Report | Try: Bulloch, M. Leslie Con: Logan, Townsend Pen: Townsend Drop: Townsend |
5 February 2000
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England | 50–18 | Ireland |
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Try: Cohen (2), Tindall, Healey (2), Back Con: Wilkinson (4) Pen: Wilkinson (4) |
Report | Try: Maggs, Galwey Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (2) |
5 February 2000
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Wales | 3–36 | France |
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Pen: Jenkins |
Report | Try: Castaignède, Magne, Ntamack Con: Lamaison (3) Pen: Lamaison (4) Drop: Lamaison |
Round 2[]
19 February 2000
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Wales | 47–16 | Italy |
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Try: S. Quinnell, S. Williams, Bateman, Howarth Con: Jenkins (3) Pen: Jenkins (7) |
Report | Try: Con: Dominguez Pen: Dominguez (2) Drop: Dominguez |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500 Referee: (Scotland) |
19 February 2000
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Ireland | 44–22 | Scotland |
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Try: O'Driscoll, Humphreys, Wood, Horgan, O'Kelly Con: O'Gara (2), Humphreys (3) Pen: O'Gara (2), Humphreys |
Report | Try: Logan, Metcalfe, Graham Con: Logan (2) Pen: Logan |
Round 3[]
4 March 2000
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Scotland | 16–28 | France |
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Try: Nicol Con: Paterson Pen: Logan, Paterson (2) |
Report | Try: Magne (2), Castaignède Con: Merceron (2) Pen: Merceron (3) |
4 March 2000
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England | 46–12 | Wales |
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Try: Cohen, Greening, Hill, Back, Dallaglio Con: Wilkinson (3) Pen: Wilkinson (5) |
Report | Pen: Jenkins (3) Drop: Jenkins |
4 March 2000
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Ireland | 60–13 | Italy |
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Try: Wood, Dawson, Dempsey, O'Driscoll, Horgan (2) Con: O'Gara (6) Pen: O'Gara (6) |
Report | Try: De Rossi Con: Dominguez Pen: Dominguez (2) |
Round 4[]
18 March 2000
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Italy | 12–59 | England |
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Try: Martin, Stoica Con: Dominguez |
Report | Try: Healey (3), Cohen (2), Dawson (2), Penalty try Con: Wilkinson (5) Pen: Wilkinson (2) Drop: Back |
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
18 March 2000
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Wales | 26–18 | Scotland |
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Try: S. Williams (2) Con: S. Jones (2) Pen: S. Jones (4) |
Report | Try: Townsend, M. Leslie Con: Hodge Pen: Hodge (2) |
19 March 2000
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France | 25–27 | Ireland |
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Try: Laussucq Con: Merceron Pen: Merceron (6) |
Report | Try: O'Driscoll (3) Con: O'Gara (3) Pen: Humphreys (2) |
Round 5[]
1 April 2000
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France | 42–31 | Italy |
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Try: Penaud (2), Castaignède, Pelous, Benazzi Con: Dourthe (4) Pen: Dourthe (3) |
Report | Try: Martin, Troncon (2), Mazzucato Con: Dominguez (4) Drop: Dominguez |
1 April 2000
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Ireland | 19–23 | Wales |
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Try: Horgan Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (4) |
Report | Try: S. Jones, Budgett Con: S. Jones (2) Pen: S. Jones, Jenkins (2) |
2 April 2000
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Scotland | 19–13 | England |
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Try: Hodge Con: Hodge Pen: Hodge (4) |
Report | Try: Dallaglio Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (2) |
References[]
External links[]
- 2000 Six Nations Championship at ESPN
- 2000 Six Nations Championship Coverage at RTÉ (Archived)
Categories:
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- 1999–2000 in European rugby union
- 1999–2000 in Irish rugby union
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- 1999–2000 in Scottish rugby union
- 1999–2000 in French rugby union
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