2004 Six Nations Championship
2004 Six Nations Championship | |||
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![]() Wales lineout at Twickenham | |||
Date | 14 February – 27 March 2004 | ||
Countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Grand Slam | ![]() | ||
Triple Crown | ![]() | ||
Calcutta Cup | ![]() | ||
Millennium Trophy | ![]() | ||
Centenary Quaich | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 68 (4.53 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Top try scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Player of the tournament | ![]() | ||
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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 hundred-and-tenth 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[]
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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Twickenham Stadium | London | Clive Woodward | Lawrence Dallaglio |
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Stade de France | Saint-Denis | Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous |
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Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Eddie O'Sullivan | Paul O'Connell/Brian O'Driscoll |
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Stadio Flaminio | Rome | ![]() |
Andrea De Rossi |
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Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | ![]() |
Chris Paterson |
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Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | ![]() |
Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams |
Squads[]
Table[]
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 60 | +84 | 14 | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 82 | +46 | 17 | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 86 | +64 | 17 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 116 | +9 | 14 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 152 | −110 | 2 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 146 | −93 | 4 | 0 |
Results[]
Round 1[]
14 February 2004
14:00 GMT |
France ![]() |
35–17 | ![]() |
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Try: Clerc 28' m Pape 51' c Jauzion 55' c Élissalde 77' c Con: Michalak (3) Pen: Michalak (3) 21', 33', 60' |
Report | Try: Foley 44' c Howe 70' c Con: O'Gara (2) Pen: O'Gara 6' |
14 February 2004
16:00 GMT |
Wales ![]() |
23–10 | ![]() |
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Try: R. Williams (2) 3' c, 50' m A. Jones 15' m Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (2) 25', 40+2' |
Report | Try: Taylor 80+6' c Con: Paterson Drop: Paterson 8' |
15 February 2004
15:00 GMT |
Italy ![]() |
9–50 | ![]() |
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Pen: Wakarua (2) 22', 29' Drop: Wakarua 6' |
Report | Try: Balshaw 16' c Robinson (3) 23' m, 40+3' m, 64' m Lewsey 59' c Grayson 70' c Jones 80+6' m Con: Grayson (3) Pen: Grayson (3) 2', 20', 36' |
Round 2[]
21 February 2004
14:00 GMT |
France ![]() |
25–0 | ![]() |
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Try: Harinordoquy (2) 25' c, 65' c Elhorga 75' m Con: Élissalde (2) Pen: Élissalde 13' Traille 42' |
Report |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,080 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
21 February 2004
17:30 GMT |
Scotland ![]() |
13–35 | ![]() |
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Try: Danielli 58' c Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (2) 3', 26' |
Report | Try: Cohen 11' c Balshaw 31' c Lewsey 48' m Grewcock 69' c Con: Grayson (3) Pen: Grayson (3) 16', 29', 66' |
22 February 2004
15:00 GMT |
Ireland ![]() |
36–15 | ![]() |
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Try: Byrne (2) 1' c, 40+2' m O'Driscoll (2) 15' c, 53' c O'Gara 31' m Foley 48' m Con: O'Gara (3) |
Report | Try: Shanklin (2) 64' m, 77' c Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones 6' |
Round 3[]
6 March 2004
13:30 GMT |
Italy ![]() |
20–14 | ![]() |
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Try: Ongaro 42' m Pen: De Marigny (5) 3', 12', 40+5', 74', 80+5' |
Report | Try: Webster 80+7' m Pen: Paterson (3) 9', 35', 40+2' |
6 March 2004
16:00 GMT |
England ![]() |
13–19 | ![]() |
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Try: Dawson 27' c Con: Grayson Pen: Grayson (2) 32', 72' |
Report | Try: Dempsey 52' c Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (4) 17', 24', 34', 40+3' |
- 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 during the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
7 March 2004
15:00 GMT |
Wales ![]() |
22–29 | ![]() |
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Try: M. Williams 80+5' c Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (5) 12', 19', 24', 27', 55' |
Report | Try: Harinordoquy 40+1' c Élissalde 58' c Con: Élissalde (2) Pen: Élissalde (5) 6', 17', 46', 48', 74' |
Round 4[]
20 March 2004
13:30 GMT |
Ireland ![]() |
19–3 | ![]() |
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Try: O'Kelly 29' m O'Driscoll 36' c Horgan 55' c Con: O'Gara (2) |
Report | Pen: De Marigny 72' |
20 March 2004
16:00 GMT |
England ![]() |
31–21 | ![]() |
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Try: Cohen (2) 6' c, 67' c Worsley 80+4' m Con: Barkley (2) Pen: Barkley (4) 19', 23', 40+6', 78' |
Report | Try: G. Thomas 42' c Taylor 51' m Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (3) 11', 15', 26' |
21 March 2004
15:00 GMT |
Scotland ![]() |
0–31 | ![]() |
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Report | Try: Magne 7' m Jauzion (2) 68' c, 79' c Con: Yachvili (2) Pen: Yachvili (4) 15', 35', 43', 48' |
- 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 | ![]() |
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Try: S. Williams (2) 29' m, 69' c R. Williams (2) 36' m, 72' c G. Thomas 56' c Shanklin 61' c Con: S. Jones (4) Pen: S. Jones (2) 12', 18' |
Report | Try: Masi 64' c Con: Wakarua Pen: De Marigny 3' |
27 March 2004
16:00 GMT |
Ireland ![]() |
37–16 | ![]() |
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Try: D'Arcy (2) 20' m, 79' c Murphy 40+1' m Wallace 56' c Stringer 66' c Con: O'Gara (3) Pen: O'Gara (2) 5', 26' |
Report | Try: Hogg 51' c Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (2) 1', 24' Drop: Parks 38' |
27 March 2004
20:00 GMT |
France ![]() |
24–21 | ![]() |
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Try: Harinordoquy 26' m Yachvili 40+2' c Con: Yachvili Pen: Yachvili (4) 22', 35', 40', 52' |
Report | Try: Cohen 53' m Lewsey 76' c Con: Barkley Pen: Barkley (3) 40+1', 49', 73' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,906 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
- England needed to win by eight points to win the Championship.[1]
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2004 Six Nations Championship. |
- ^ "'Poor' England ready to rebuild the chariot". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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