2006 Six Nations Championship

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The 2006 Six Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 112th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. This was the fourth edition sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland.

2006 Six Nations Championship
France playing Ireland on 11 February 2006
Date4 February – 18 March 2006
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (15th title)
Triple Crown Ireland (8th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored61 (4.07 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ireland Ronan O'Gara (72)
Top try scorer(s)Italy Mirco Bergamasco (3)
Ireland Shane Horgan (3)
Player of the tournamentIreland Brian O'Driscoll
2005 (Previous) (Next) 2007

This was the last Six Nations to be held before the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road into today's Aviva Stadium. Ireland played their 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Six Nations home fixtures at Croke Park, also in Dublin.

In this year, France won the competition on points difference over Ireland. Ireland received the consolation prize of the Triple Crown Trophy, presented for the first time that year, by winning their matches against the other Home Nations: Wales, Scotland and England. Italy once more collected the Wooden Spoon, but showed considerable improvement over past years, earning a first-ever competition point away from home in a draw against Wales. For the first time since 2000, Scotland won the Calcutta Cup.

Participants

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Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
  England Twickenham London   Andy Robinson Martin Corry
  France Stade de France Saint-Denis   Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous
  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin   Eddie O'Sullivan Brian O'Driscoll
  Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome   Pierre Berbizier Marco Bortolami
  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh   Frank Hadden Jason White
  Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff   Mike Ruddock
  Scott Johnson (caretaker)
Gareth Thomas/Michael Owen

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1   France 5 4 0 1 148 85 +63 18 8
2   Ireland 5 4 0 1 131 97 +34 12 8
3   Scotland 5 3 0 2 78 81 −3 5 6
4   England 5 2 0 3 120 106 +14 12 4
5   Wales 5 1 1 3 80 135 −55 9 3
6   Italy 5 0 1 4 72 125 −53 5 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Week 1

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4 February 2006
13:30 GMT
Ireland  26–16  Italy
Try: Flannery 24' c
Bowe 46' c
Con: O'Gara (2/2) 25', 48'
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 39', 58', 66', 77'
ReportTry: Mi. Bergamasco 28' c
Con: Pez (1/1) 29'
Pen: Pez (2/3) 12', 60'
Griffen (1/1) 44'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,500
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Tommy Bowe
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Denis Leamy
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly   61'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Substitutions:
HK 16 Rory Best
PR 17 Simon Best
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan   61'
FL 19 Johnny O'Connor
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 David Humphreys
WG 22 Andrew Trimble
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
 
FB 15 Cristian Stoica
RW 14 Pablo Canavosio
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Ramiro Pez   38'
SH 9 Paul Griffen
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco   61'
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami   26' to 32'   66'
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè
TP 3 Carlos Nieto   66'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero
PR 18 Martín Castrogiovanni   66'
LK 19 Carlo Del Fava   26'   32'   66'
FL 20 Aaron Persico   61'
SH 21 Simon Picone
FH 22 Rima Wakarua
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier

4 February 2006
15:30 GMT
England  47–13  Wales
Try: Cueto 13' c
Moody 29' m
Tindall 62' m
Dallaglio 70' c
Dawson 74' c
Voyce 79' c
Con: Hodgson (2/3) 14', 71'
Goode (2/3) 75', 79'
Pen: Hodgson (3/4) 26', 44', 53'
ReportTry: M. Williams 33' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1) 33'
Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 19', 52'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Josh Lewsey   20'
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Mike Tindall
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson   73'
SH 9 Harry Ellis   72'
N8 8 Martin Corry   63'
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley   6' to 12'
RL 5 Danny Grewcock   72'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2 Steve Thompson   63'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan   68'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Lee Mears   63'
PR 17 Julian White   68'
LK 18 Simon Shaw   72'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio   6'   12'   63'
SH 20 Matt Dawson   72'
FH 21 Andy Goode   73'
FB 22 Tom Voyce   20'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
 
FB 15 Gareth Thomas
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Hal Luscombe
IC 12 Matthew Watkins   6' to 16'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel   65'
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis   72'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Ian Gough   13' to 19'   65'
TP 3 Adam R. Jones   60'
HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas
LP 1 Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins   60'
LK 18 Adam M. Jones   13'   19'   65'
N8 19 Alix Popham   72'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper   65'   79'
FH 21 Nicky Robinson
FB 22 Lee Byrne   6'   16'   79'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

Notes:

  • This was England's biggest win against Wales since 2002.

5 February 2006
15:00 GMT
Scotland  20–16  France
Try: Lamont (2) 10' c, 45' c
Con: Paterson (2/2) 10', 46'
Pen: Paterson (2/3) 21', 31'
ReportTry: Bonnaire 49' m
Bruno 75' m
Pen: Élissalde (2/2) 40', 60'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 66,028
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 Marcus Di Rollo   28'
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks   63'
SH 9 Mike Blair   55'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White   70'
RL 5 Scott Murray
LL 4 Alastair Kellock   71'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas   40'
HK 2 Dougie Hall   63'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   63'
PR 17 Craig Smith   40'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod   71'
FL 19 Jon Petrie   70'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter   55'
FH 21 Gordon Ross   63'
WG 22 Simon Webster   28'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
 
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque   74'
RW 14 Cédric Heymans
OC 13 Florian Fritz
IC 12 Ludovic Valbon
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde   79'
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire   70'
OF 7 Rémy Martin
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers   63'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski   64'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 Sébastien Bruno   64'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud   63'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet
N8 19 Thomas Lièvremont   70'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili   79'
FH 21 Benjamin Boyet
CE 22 Guillaume Boussès   74'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

  • This was Scotland's first victory against France at Murrayfield Stadium since 1996.
  • This was Scotland's first victory against France since 1999.
  • Scotland won their opening match for the first time in the Six Nations.
  • This was Nicolas Brusque's last game for France.

Week 2

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11 February 2006
13:30 GMT
France  43–31  Ireland
Try: Rougerie 2' m
Magne 6' c
Marty (2) 17' c, 47' c
Heymans (2) 34' c, 44' c
Con: Élissalde (5/6) 7', 18', 35', 45', 47'
Pen: Élissalde (1/1) 29'
ReportTry: O'Gara 56' c
D'Arcy 60' c
O'Callaghan 65' c
Trimble 69' c
Con: O'Gara (4/4) 56', 60', 66', 69'
Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 27'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Christophe Dominici
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Florian Fritz
IC 12 David Marty
LW 11 Cédric Heymans
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak   67'
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde   57'
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Olivier Magne   37'   40'   57'   71'   72'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga   70'
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez   46'
LP 1 Olivier Milloud   57'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Sébastien Bruno   46'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet   57'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet   70'
FL 19 Rémy Martin   37'   40'   57'   71'   72'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili   57'
FH 21 Benjamin Boyet   67'
CE 22 Ludovic Valbon
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
 
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Tommy Bowe   61'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Denis Leamy
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly   49'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan   49'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Rory Best
PR 17 Simon Best   49'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan   49'
FL 19 Johnny O'Connor
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 David Humphreys
WG 22 Andrew Trimble   61'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:

  • Ronan O'Gara became Ireland's all-time top point-scorer after converting Andrew Trimble's try.

11 February 2006
16:00 GMT
Italy  16–31  England
Try: Mi. Bergamasco 77' c
Con: Pez (1/1) 78'
Pen: Pez (1/2) 32'
Drop: Pez (2/2) 35', 41'
ReportTry: Tindall 25' c
Hodgson 54' c
Cueto 65' c
Simpson-Daniel 80' c
Con: Hodgson (4/4) 26', 55', 66', 80'
Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 49'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,973
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
FB 15 Cristian Stoica
RW 14 Pablo Canavosio   59'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Paul Griffen
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole   56'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè   56'
TP 3 Carlos Nieto   64'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro   64'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini   67'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia   64'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero   67'
PR 18 Martín Castrogiovanni   64'
LK 19 Carlo Del Fava   56'
FL 20 Silvio Orlando   56'
SH 21 Simon Picone   59'
FH 22 Rima Wakarua
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier
 
FB 15 Tom Voyce
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Mike Tindall   76'
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson
SH 9 Harry Ellis   54'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley   65'
RL 5 Danny Grewcock   69'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2 Steve Thompson   60'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan   60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Lee Mears   60'
PR 17 Julian White   60'
LK 18 Simon Shaw   69'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio   65'
SH 20 Matt Dawson   54'
FH 21 Andy Goode
WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel   76'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

12 February 2006
15:00 GMT
Wales  28–18  Scotland
Try: Penalty try 5' c
G. Thomas (2) 32' c, 61' c
Sidoli 52' c
Con: S. Jones (4/4) 6', 33', 53', 63'
ReportTry: Southwell 77' m
Paterson 79' c
Con: Paterson (1/2) 79'
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 17', 37'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,340
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Gareth Thomas
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Hal Luscombe   29'   40'
IC 12 Matthew Watkins
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis   66'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam R. Jones   68'
HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas   76'
LP 1 Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies   76'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins   68'
LK 18 Adam M. Jones
N8 19 Gareth Delve   66'
SH 20 Mike Phillips
FH 21 Nicky Robinson
FB 22 Lee Byrne   29'   40'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock
 
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 Ben MacDougall
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Mike Blair   60'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg   66'
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Scott Murray
LL 4 Alastair Kellock   66'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas
HK 2 Scott Lawson   53'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ross Ford   53'
PR 17 Craig Smith
LK 18 Scott MacLeod
FL 19 Jon Petrie   66'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter
FH 21 Gordon Ross   60'
WG 22 Simon Webster   66'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes:

Week 3

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25 February 2006
14:00 GMT
France  37–12  Italy
Try: Lièvremont 25' m
Nyanga 56' m
De Villiers 64' c
Rougerie 76' c
Michalak 78' c
Con: Yachvili (3/5) 64', 76', 79'
Pen: Élissalde (1/2) 2'
Yachvili (1/2) 44'
ReportPen: Pez (3/4) 8', 16', 22'
Drop: Pez (1/1) 31'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 73,978
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Florian Fritz
IC 12 Damien Traille   51'
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont
OF 7 Olivier Magne   73'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Olivier Milloud   51'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Sébastien Bruno
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet   51'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire   73'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
CE 21 David Marty   51'
FB 22 Cédric Heymans
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
 
FB 15 Cristian Stoica
RW 14 Pablo Canavosio
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Paul Griffen   2' to 9'   61' to 63'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole   74'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava
TP 3 Carlos Nieto   65'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro   68'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini   70'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia   68'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero   70'
PR 18 Martín Castrogiovanni   65'
LK 19 Valerio Bernabò
FL 20 Alessandro Zanni   74'
SH 21 Simon Picone   2'   9'   61'   63'
WG 22 Ezio Galon
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier

25 February 2006
17:30 GMT
Scotland  18–12  England
Pen: Paterson (5/5) 2', 42', 47', 71', 77'
Drop: Parks (1/1) 55'
ReportPen: Hodgson (4/5) 7', 40', 61', 74'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 Marcus Di Rollo   78'
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks   63'
SH 9 Mike Blair   63'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Scott MacLeod   51'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas   60'
HK 2 Dougie Hall   58'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ross Ford   58'
PR 17 Craig Smith   60'
LK 18 Nathan Hines   51'
FL 19 Jon Petrie
SH 20 Chris Cusiter   63'
FH 21 Gordon Ross   63'
WG 22 Simon Webster   78'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
 
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Mike Tindall
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson
SH 9 Harry Ellis   50'   62'   72'
N8 8 Martin Corry   63'
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Danny Grewcock   23'   67'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan   40'   75'
Substitutions:
HK 16 George Chuter
PR 17 Perry Freshwater   40'   75'
LK 18 Simon Shaw   67'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio   63'
SH 20 Matt Dawson   50'   62'   72'
FH 21 Andy Goode
FB 22 Tom Voyce
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Notes:

  • This was Scotland's first victory against England since 2000.
  • Scotland won the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2000.
  • England's defeat meant no team was able to win the Grand Slam.
  • Scott Murray's suspension meant he missed his first match in the Championship, bringing to an end a run of 36 consecutive appearances.

26 February 2006
15:00 GMT
Ireland  31–5  Wales
Try: Wallace 23' m
Horgan 43' c
Stringer 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2/3) 44', 79'
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 15', 32', 47', 58'
ReportTry: M. Jones 7' m
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,500
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Denis Leamy
OF 7 David Wallace   74'
BF 6 Simon Easterby   76'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery   77'
LP 1 Marcus Horan   68'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Rory Best   77'
PR 17 Simon Best   68'
LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll   76'
FL 19 Johnny O'Connor   74'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 David Humphreys
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
 
FB 15 Lee Byrne   72'
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Hal Luscombe
IC 12 Matthew Watkins
LW 11 Dafydd James
FH 10 Stephen Jones   18'
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis   55'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam R. Jones
HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas   60'
LP 1 Duncan Jones   45'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies   60'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins   45'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas
N8 19 Gareth Delve   55'
SH 20 Mike Phillips
CE 21 Gavin Henson   18'
FB 22 Barry Davies   72'
Caretaker coach:
Scott Johnson

Notes:

  • This was Wales' biggest defeat against Ireland since 2002.

Week 4

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11 March 2006
13:30 GMT
Wales  18–18  Italy
Try: M. Jones 9' m
S. Jones 25' c
Con: S. Jones (1/2) 25'
Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 3', 58'
ReportTry: Galon 14' m
Canavosio 38' c
Con: Pez (1/2) 40'
Pen: Pez (2/5) 32', 45'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Hal Luscombe
IC 12 Matthew Watkins
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel   7'
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis   51'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam R. Jones
HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas   70'
LP 1 Duncan Jones   56'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies   70'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins   56'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas
N8 19 Alix Popham   51'
SH 20 Mike Phillips   7'
FH 21 Nicky Robinson
CE 22 Gavin Henson
Caretaker coach:
Scott Johnson
 
FB 15 Ezio Galon
RW 14 Pablo Canavosio   46'
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Paul Griffen
N8 8 Josh Sole
OF 7 Maurizio Zaffiri   79'
BF 6 Sergio Parisse
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè   49'
TP 3 Carlos Nieto   27'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia   66'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro   66'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero   79'
PR 18 Martín Castrogiovanni   27'
LK 19 Carlo Del Fava   49'
FL 20 Alessandro Zanni
SH 21 Simon Picone
FB 22 Cristian Stoica   46'
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier

Notes:

  • Italy won their first points in an away match in the competition.
  • This was the first draw in the Six Nations since Scotland and Wales drew 28–28 in 2001.

11 March 2006
15:30 GMT
Ireland  15–9  Scotland
Pen: O'Gara (5/7) 2', 9', 23', 37', 55'ReportPen: Paterson (3/3) 10', 16', 27'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Andrew Trimble
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Denis Leamy
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell   65'
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Substitutions:
HK 16 Rory Best
PR 17 Simon Best
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan   65'
FL 19 Johnny O'Connor
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 David Humphreys
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
 
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Chris Paterson   69'
OC 13 Marcus Di Rollo
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks   57'
SH 9 Mike Blair   57'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White   71'
RL 5 Scott Murray
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Bruce Douglas   55' to 61'   69'
HK 2 Dougie Hall   61'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK 16 Scott Lawson   61'
PR 17 Craig Smith   55'   61'   69'
LK 18 Alastair Kellock
FL 19 Jon Petrie   71'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter   57'
FH 21 Gordon Ross   57'
WG 22 Simon Webster   69'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes:

  • This was Ireland's narrowest victory over Scotland since 1988.
  • This was the last game ever played at Lansdowne Road in the Championship.

12 March 2006
15:00 GMT
France  31–6  England
Try: Fritz 1' c
Traille 66' m
Dominici 78' c
Con: Yachvili (2/3) 1', 79'
Pen: Yachvili (4/6) 6', 11', 33', 72'
ReportPen: Hodgson 40' (1/2)
Goode (1/1) 42'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Florian Fritz
IC 12 Damien Traille   72'
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont
OF 7 Olivier Magne   57'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous   64'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers   50'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez   60'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski   60'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud   50'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet   64'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire   57'
SH 20 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
CE 21 Ludovic Valbon   72'
FB 22 Cédric Heymans
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
 
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Mike Tindall   57'
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson   40'
SH 9 Matt Dawson   57'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley   60'
RL 5 Danny Grewcock   69'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Steve Thompson   60'
LP 1 Matt Stevens   60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Lee Mears   60'
PR 17 Andrew Sheridan   60'
LK 18 Simon Shaw   69'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio
SH 20 Harry Ellis   57'
FH 21 Andy Goode   40'
FB 22 Tom Voyce   57'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Notes:

  • This was France's biggest victory against England since 1972.
  • Florian Fritz's opening try was the quickest try scored in the Six Nations.

Week 5

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18 March 2006
13:30 GMT
Italy  10–13  Scotland
Try: Mi. Bergamasco 5' c
Con: Pez (1/1) 6'
Pen: Pez (1/1) 57'
ReportTry: Paterson 10' c
Con: Paterson (1/1) 11'
Pen: Paterson (1/1) 77'
Drop: Ross (1/1) 39'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,062
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Cristian Stoica   22'
RW 14 Pablo Canavosio
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Ludovico Nitoglia
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Paul Griffen   12' to 20'
N8 8 Josh Sole
OF 7 Maurizio Zaffiri   53'
BF 6 Sergio Parisse
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè   66'
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni   54'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro   61'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia   61'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero   54'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava   66'
FL 19 Alessandro Zanni   53'
SH 20 Simon Picone   12'   20'
FH 21 Rima Wakarua
WG 22 Ezio Galon   22'
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier
 
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 Marcus Di Rollo
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Sean Lamont   71'
FH 10 Gordon Ross   61'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter   8'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Scott Murray   67'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Bruce Douglas   54'
HK 2 Scott Lawson   74'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dougie Hall   74'
PR 17 Craig Smith   54'
LK 18 Alastair Kellock   67'
FL 19 Jon Petrie
SH 20 Mike Blair   8'
FH 21 Dan Parks   61'
WG 22 Simon Webster   71'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes:

  • This was Scotland's highest finish in the Six Nations since 2001.

18 March 2006
15:30 GMT
Wales  16–21  France
Try: Luscombe 31' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1) 32'
Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 4', 25'
Henson (1/1) 55'
ReportTry: Szarzewski 48' m
Fritz 72' c
Con: Élissalde (1/2) 73'
Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 11', 38'
Élissalde (1/3) 78'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Lee Byrne   40'
RW 14 Dafydd James
OC 13 Hal Luscombe
IC 12 Matthew Watkins
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Alix Popham   68'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Michael Owen
RL 5 Robert Sidoli   74'
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam R. Jones
HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas   42'
LP 1 Duncan Jones   51'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies   42'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins   51'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas   74'
FL 19 Dafydd Jones   68'
SH 20 Andy Williams
FH 21 Nicky Robinson
CE 22 Gavin Henson   40'
Caretaker coach:
Scott Johnson
 
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède   40'
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Florian Fritz
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili   43'
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont   26'   35'   50'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire   55'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez   25'   43'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet   71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski   26'   35'   43'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud   71'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet   55'
FL 19 Olivier Magne   50'
SH 20 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde   43'
CE 21 Ludovic Valbon
FB 22 Cédric Heymans   40'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:


18 March 2006
17:30 GMT
England  24–28  Ireland
Try: Noon 1' m
Borthwick 51' c
Con: Goode (1/2) 51'
Pen: Goode (4/6) 33', 43', 68', 74'
ReportTry: Horgan (2) 6' m, 79' c
Leamy 57' c
Con: O'Gara (2/3) 58', 79'
Pen: O'Gara (3/5) 13', 32', 41'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,986
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
FB 15 Tom Voyce
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon   27' to 39'   40'
IC 12 Stuart Abbott
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Andy Goode
SH 9 Harry Ellis   66'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Simon Shaw   32'   62'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Lee Mears   62'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan   68'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Thompson   62'
PR 17 Perry Freshwater   68'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock   62'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio
SH 20 Matt Dawson   66'
FH 21 Dave Walder
CE 22 Mike Tindall   27'   39'   40'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
 
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Andrew Trimble   65'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Denis Leamy   70'
OF 7 David Wallace   16' to 26'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly   53'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Substitutions:
HK 16 Rory Best
PR 17 Simon Best
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan   53'
FL 19 Johnny O'Connor   16'   26'   70'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 David Humphreys
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey   65'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:

  • This was Ireland's second win in a row at Twickenham Stadium.
  • Ireland won the Triple Crown.
  • Ireland needed to win by 34 points to win the Championship.

Scorers

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References

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