2005 Six Nations Championship

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.

2005 Six Nations Championship
Wales playing France on 26 February 2005
Date5 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 played15
Tries scored71 (4.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ireland Ronan O'Gara (60)
Top try scorer(s)England Mark Cueto (4)
Player of the tournamentWales Martyn Williams
2004 (Previous) (Next) 2006

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

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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

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Table

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

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Round 1

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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'
ReportPen: 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:


5 February 2005
17:30 GMT
Wales  11–9  England
Try: S. Williams 9' m
Pen: S. Jones 22'
Henson 76'
ReportPen: 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'
ReportTry: 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

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12 February 2005
13:30 GMT
Italy  8–38  Wales
Try: Orquera 10' m
Pen: De Marigny 44'
ReportTry: 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:


12 February 2005
16:00 GMT
Scotland  13–40  Ireland
Try: Southwell 11' m
Petrie 58' m
Pen: Paterson 8'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportPen: 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:

Round 3

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26 February 2005
14:00 GMT
Scotland  18–10  Italy
Pen: Paterson (6) 4', 30', 49', 52', 69', 74'ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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

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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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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

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19 March 2005
13:00 GMT
Italy  13–56  France
Try: Robertson 23' c
Con: Peens 24'
Pen: Peens (2) 2', 42'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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:


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'
ReportTry: 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

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