2004 Six Nations Championship

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2004 Six Nations Championship
Wales lineout at Twickenham
Date14 February – 27 March 2004
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (14th title)
Grand Slam France (8th title)
Triple Crown Ireland (7th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored68 (4.53 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Wales Stephen Jones (55)
Top try scorer(s)France Imanol Harinordoquy (4)
Wales Rhys Williams (4)
England Ben Cohen (4)
Player of the tournamentIreland Gordon D'Arcy
2003 (Previous) (Next) 2005

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 110th 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[edit]

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London England Clive Woodward Lawrence Dallaglio
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis France Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Republic of Ireland Eddie O'Sullivan Paul O'Connell/Brian O'Driscoll
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome New Zealand John Kirwan Andrea De Rossi
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Australia Matt Williams Chris Paterson
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff New Zealand Steve Hansen Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams

Squads[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  France 5 5 0 0 144 60 +84 14 10
2  Ireland 5 4 0 1 128 82 +46 17 8
3  England 5 3 0 2 150 86 +64 17 6
4  Wales 5 2 0 3 125 116 +9 14 4
5  Italy 5 1 0 4 42 152 −110 2 2
6  Scotland 5 0 0 5 53 146 −93 4 0

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

14 February 2004
14:00 GMT
France 35–17 Ireland
Try: Clerc 26' m
Papé 50' c
Jauzion 54' c
Élissalde 76' c
Con: Michalak (3) 51', 55', 77'
Pen: Michalak (3) 20', 32', 59'
ReportTry: Foley 43' c
Howe 68' c
Con: O'Gara (2) 45', 70'
Pen: O'Gara 5'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,547
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque
RW 14 Vincent Clerc downward-facing red arrow 80'
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 Damien Traille downward-facing red arrow 65'
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde downward-facing red arrow 80'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne downward-facing red arrow 71'
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Pascal Papé downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Yannick Bru upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Jean-Jacques Crenca upward-facing green arrow 71'
LK 18 David Auradou upward-facing green arrow 62'
N8 19 Thomas Lièvremont upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili upward-facing green arrow 80'
CE 21 Brian Liebenberg upward-facing green arrow 65'
FB 22 Pépito Elhorga upward-facing green arrow 80'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Gordon D'Arcy
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Tyrone Howe downward-facing red arrow 79'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson downward-facing red arrow 80'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Paul O'Connell red cross icon 29' to 30' downward-facing red arrow 61'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Simon Best
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan upward-facing green arrow 29' downward-facing red arrow 30' upward-facing green arrow 61'
N8 19 Victor Costello upward-facing green arrow 80'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
WG 22 Anthony Horgan upward-facing green arrow 79'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

14 February 2004
16:00 GMT
Wales 23–10 Scotland
Try: R. Williams (2) 2' c, 47' m
A. Jones 14' m
Con: S. Jones 3'
Pen: S. Jones (2) 23', 39'
ReportTry: Taylor 79' c
Con: Paterson 80'
Drop: Paterson 7'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
FB 15 Gareth Thomas
RW 14 Rhys Williams
OC 13 Sonny Parker
IC 12 Iestyn Harris
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper downward-facing red arrow 78'
N8 8 Dafydd Jones downward-facing red arrow 62' upward-facing green arrow 71'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis downward-facing red arrow 71'
RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn downward-facing red arrow 51'
LL 4 Brent Cockbain
TP 3 Adam Jones downward-facing red arrow 31'
HK 2 Mefin Davies downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK 16 Huw Bennett upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 31'
N8 18 Michael Owen upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 19 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 78'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Ben Hinshelwood downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Tom Philip
IC 12 Brendan Laney downward-facing red arrow 44'
LW 11 Andrew Henderson
FH 10 Chris Paterson
SH 9 Chris Cusiter downward-facing red arrow 71'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg downward-facing red arrow 50'
BF 6 Cameron Mather
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Bruce Douglas downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
PR 16 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 51'
HK 17 Robbie Russell upward-facing green arrow 76'
LK 18 Jason White upward-facing green arrow 50'
FL 19 Simon Cross
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 71'
FH 21 Dan Parks upward-facing green arrow 44'
WG 22 Simon Webster upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach:
Matt Williams

15 February 2004
15:00 GMT
Italy 9–50 England
Pen: Wakarua (2) 20', 27'
Drop: Wakarua 5'
ReportTry: Balshaw 14' c
Robinson (3) 21' m, 40' m, 62' m
Lewsey 57' c
Grayson 67' c
Jones 79' m
Con: Grayson (3) 15', 57', 67'
Pen: Grayson (3) 1', 18', 34'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Andy Turner (South Africa)
FB 15 Andrea Masi
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato downward-facing red arrow 48'
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Manuel Dallan downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Rima Wakarua
SH 9 Paul Griffen
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Aaron Persico downward-facing red arrow 68'
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 63'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 18 Carlo Checchinato upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 19 Silvio Orlando upward-facing green arrow 68'
SH 20 Simon Picone
FB 21 Roland de Marigny upward-facing green arrow 70'
CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco upward-facing green arrow 48'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Iain Balshaw downward-facing red arrow 58'
RW 14 Josh Lewsey
OC 12 Jason Robinson
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Paul Grayson downward-facing red arrow 69'
SH 9 Andy Gomarsall downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Richard Hill
BF 6 Joe Worsley downward-facing red arrow 63'
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock red cross icon 37' to 40' downward-facing red arrow 58'
TP 3 Phil Vickery downward-facing red arrow 69'
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Jason Leonard upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 37' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 19 Chris Jones upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 63'
FH 21 Olly Barkley upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 22 Henry Paul upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Round 2[edit]

21 February 2004
14:00 GMT
France 25–0 Italy
Try: Harinordoquy (2) 25' c, 64' c
Elhorga 74' m
Con: Élissalde (2) 25', 65'
Pen: Élissalde 12'
Traille 41'
Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,080
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque downward-facing red arrow 66'
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Julien Peyrelongue
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde downward-facing red arrow 77'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne downward-facing red arrow 79'
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Pascal Papé
LL 4 Fabien Pelous downward-facing red arrow 79'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 51'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Yannick Bru upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 17 Jean-Jacques Crenca upward-facing green arrow 71'
LK 18 David Auradou upward-facing green arrow 79'
N8 19 Thomas Lièvremont upward-facing green arrow 79'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili upward-facing green arrow 77'
CE 21 Brian Liebenberg
FB 22 Pépito Elhorga upward-facing green arrow 66'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Roland de Marigny downward-facing red arrow 7' upward-facing green arrow 23'
RW 14 Mirco Bergamasco
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Matteo Barbini downward-facing red arrow 51'
LW 11 Denis Dallan downward-facing red arrow 61'
FH 10 Rima Wakarua
SH 9 Paul Griffen
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 56'
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 76'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini upward-facing green arrow 76'
LK 18 Carlo Checchinato upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 19 Silvio Orlando
SH 20 Simon Picone
WG 21 Nicola Mazzucato upward-facing green arrow 7' downward-facing red arrow 23' upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 22 Manuel Dallan upward-facing green arrow 51'
Coach:
John Kirwan

21 February 2004
17:30 GMT
Scotland 13–35 England
Try: Danielli 57' c
Con: Paterson 58'
Pen: Paterson (2) 2', 25'
ReportTry: Cohen 10' c
Balshaw 30' c
Lewsey 47' m
Grewcock 68' c
Con: Grayson (3) 11', 31', 69'
Pen: Grayson (3) 15', 28', 65'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
FB 15 Ben Hinshelwood downward-facing red arrow 40'
RW 14 Simon Danielli downward-facing red arrow 80'
OC 13 Tom Philip red cross icon 17' to 25'
IC 12 Brendan Laney
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Chris Paterson
SH 9 Chris Cusiter downward-facing red arrow 53'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Cameron Mather downward-facing red arrow 20'
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Stuart Grimes downward-facing red arrow 56'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Bruce Douglas downward-facing red arrow 47'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 47'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 19 Ally Hogg upward-facing green arrow 20'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 53'
FH 21 Dan Parks upward-facing green arrow 80'
CE 22 Andrew Henderson upward-facing green arrow 17' downward-facing red arrow 25' upward-facing green arrow 40'
Coach:
Matt Williams
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Josh Lewsey
OC 12 Jason Robinson
IC 13 Will Greenwood downward-facing red arrow 80'
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Paul Grayson
SH 9 Andy Gomarsall downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Richard Hill
BF 6 Chris Jones
RL 5 Ben Kay downward-facing red arrow 59'
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan
PR 17 Jason Leonard
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 19 Alex Sanderson
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 56'
FH 21 Olly Barkley
CE 22 Henry Paul upward-facing green arrow 80'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

22 February 2004
15:00 GMT
Ireland 36–15 Wales
Try: Byrne (2) 1' c, 40' m
O'Driscoll (2) 14' c, 52' c
O'Gara 30' m
Foley 47' m
Con: O'Gara (3) 1', 15', 53'
ReportTry: Shanklin (2) 62' m, 76' c
Con: S. Jones 76'
Pen: S. Jones 5'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll downward-facing red arrow 78'
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy downward-facing red arrow 58'
LW 11 Tyrone Howe
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer downward-facing red arrow 78'
N8 8 Anthony Foley downward-facing red arrow 80'
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan downward-facing red arrow 36'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Simon Best upward-facing green arrow 80'
LK 18 Malcolm O'Kelly upward-facing green arrow 36'
N8 19 Victor Costello upward-facing green arrow 80'
SH 20 Guy Easterby upward-facing green arrow 78'
FH 21 David Humphreys upward-facing green arrow 78'
CE 22 Kevin Maggs upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Gareth Thomas
RW 14 Rhys Williams
OC 13 Sonny Parker downward-facing red arrow 55'
IC 12 Iestyn Harris downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper downward-facing red arrow 78'
N8 8 Dafydd Jones
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas downward-facing red arrow 70'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli downward-facing red arrow 46'
LL 4 Brent Cockbain
TP 3 Adam Jones downward-facing red arrow 32'
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 32'
N8 18 Michael Owen upward-facing green arrow 46'
N8 19 Alix Popham upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 78'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 22 Tom Shanklin upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Round 3[edit]

6 March 2004
13:30 GMT
Italy 20–14 Scotland
Try: Ongaro 41' m
Pen: De Marigny (5) 2', 11', 40', 69', 78'
ReportTry: Webster 79' m
Pen: Paterson (3) 8', 32', 38'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 21,340
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
FB 15 Gonzalo Canale downward-facing red arrow 76'
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Manuel Dallan downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Roland de Marigny
SH 9 Paul Griffen
N8 8 Sergio Parisse downward-facing red arrow 61'
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 74'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 74'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini
LK 18 Carlo Checchinato
FL 19 Silvio Orlando upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 20 Simon Picone
FH 21 Rima Wakarua upward-facing green arrow 46'
CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Ben Hinshelwood
RW 14 Simon Danielli downward-facing red arrow 74'
OC 13 Tom Philip
IC 12 Brendan Laney downward-facing red arrow 78'
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Chris Paterson
SH 9 Chris Cusiter downward-facing red arrow 40'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White downward-facing red arrow 78'
RL 5 Stuart Grimes downward-facing red arrow 65'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Bruce Douglas downward-facing red arrow 65'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 65'
Substitutions:
PR 16 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 40'
HK 17 Robbie Russell
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 65'
FL 19 Jon Petrie upward-facing green arrow 78'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 40'
CE 21 Andrew Henderson upward-facing green arrow 78'
FB 22 Derrick Lee upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Matt Williams

6 March 2004
16:00 GMT
England 13–19 Ireland
Try: Dawson 25' c
Con: Grayson 26'
Pen: Grayson (2) 30', 66'
ReportTry: Dempsey 50' c
Con: O'Gara 51'
Pen: O'Gara (4) 16', 23', 32', 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw downward-facing red arrow 52'
RW 14 Josh Lewsey
OC 12 Jason Robinson
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Paul Grayson red cross icon 54' to 63'
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Richard Hill
BF 6 Joe Worsley downward-facing red arrow 52'
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Matt Stevens
FL 18 Chris Jones upward-facing green arrow 52'
FL 19 Neil Back
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Olly Barkley upward-facing green arrow 54' downward-facing red arrow 63'
WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel upward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Tyrone Howe
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
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
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Simon Best
LK 18 Gary Longwell
N8 19 Victor Costello
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
CE 22 Kevin Maggs upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:


7 March 2004
15:00 GMT
Wales 22–29 France
Try: M. Williams 77' c
Con: S. Jones 78'
Pen: S. Jones (5) 11', 18', 22', 25', 53'
ReportTry: Harinordoquy 38' c
Élissalde 56' c
Con: Élissalde (2) 39', 57'
Pen: Élissalde (5) 5', 15', 44', 46', 69'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,359
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Gareth Thomas
RW 14 Rhys Williams
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Iestyn Harris downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper downward-facing red arrow 49'
N8 8 Dafydd Jones downward-facing red arrow 59'
OF 7 Colin Charvis red cross icon 13' to 21' red cross icon 27' to 32'
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Michael Owen
LL 4 Brent Cockbain downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 Gethin Jenkins downward-facing red arrow 71'
HK 2 Mefin Davies downward-facing red arrow 77'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas downward-facing red arrow 59' upward-facing green arrow 71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Huw Bennett upward-facing green arrow 77'
PR 17 Ben Evans upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 18 Gareth Llewellyn upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 19 Martyn Williams upward-facing green arrow 13' downward-facing red arrow 21' upward-facing green arrow 27' downward-facing red arrow 32' upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 49'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney upward-facing green arrow 71'
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak downward-facing red arrow 78'
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont downward-facing red arrow 58'
OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Pascal Papé
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Yannick Bru upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Jean-Jacques Crenca upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 18 David Auradou
FL 19 Olivier Magne upward-facing green arrow 58'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili upward-facing green arrow 72'
WG 21 Aurélien Rougerie
FB 22 Cédric Heymans upward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Round 4[edit]

20 March 2004
13:30 GMT
Ireland 19–3 Italy
Try: O'Kelly 25' m
O'Driscoll 32' c
Horgan 52' c
Con: O'Gara (2) 33', 53'
ReportPen: De Marigny 66'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,250
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 11 Geordan Murphy
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 77'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson downward-facing red arrow 59'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Donncha O'Callaghan downward-facing red arrow 79'
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne downward-facing red arrow 79'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan upward-facing green arrow 79'
PR 17 Marcus Horan upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 18 Gary Longwell upward-facing green arrow 79'
N8 19 Victor Costello upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys upward-facing green arrow 77'
CE 22 Kevin Maggs upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Gonzalo Canale downward-facing red arrow 64'
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Matteo Barbini downward-facing red arrow 53'
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Roland de Marigny
SH 9 Paul Griffen downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Scott Palmer red cross icon 19' to 27' downward-facing red arrow 77'
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato downward-facing red arrow 53'
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 19' downward-facing red arrow 27'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini upward-facing green arrow 76'
LK 18 Santiago Dellapè upward-facing green arrow 53'
FL 19 Roberto Mandelli upward-facing green arrow 77'
SH 20 Simon Picone upward-facing green arrow 76'
CE 21 Mirco Bergamasco upward-facing green arrow 64'
CE 22 Andrea Masi upward-facing green arrow 53'
Coach:
John Kirwan

20 March 2004
16:00 GMT
England 31–21 Wales
Try: Cohen (2) 5' c, 63' c
Worsley 78' m
Con: Barkley (2) 6', 65'
Pen: Barkley (4) 16', 20', 39', 72'
ReportTry: G. Thomas 41' c
Taylor 50' m
Con: S. Jones 42'
Pen: S. Jones (3) 10', 13', 23'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,200
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Josh Lewsey
OC 12 Mike Tindall
IC 13 Will Greenwood downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Olly Barkley
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Richard Hill
BF 6 Chris Jones downward-facing red arrow 40'
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Phil Vickery downward-facing red arrow 69'
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan
PR 17 Julian White upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 18 Steve Borthwick
FL 19 Joe Worsley upward-facing green arrow 40'
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
CE 21 Mike Catt upward-facing green arrow 73'
WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Gareth Thomas
RW 14 Rhys Williams
OC 13 Mark Taylor downward-facing red arrow 66'
IC 12 Tom Shanklin
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Dafydd Jones
OF 7 Colin Charvis
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Michael Owen
LL 4 Brent Cockbain downward-facing red arrow 25'
TP 3 Gethin Jenkins red cross icon 62' to 69'
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies
PR 17 Ben Evans upward-facing green arrow 62' downward-facing red arrow 69'
LK 18 Gareth Llewellyn upward-facing green arrow 25'
FL 19 Martyn Williams
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 60'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney upward-facing green arrow 66'
CE 22 Jamie Robinson
Coach:
Steve Hansen

21 March 2004
15:00 GMT
Scotland 0–31 France
ReportTry: Magne 6' m
Jauzion (2) 63' c, 72' c
Con: Yachvili (2) 64', 73'
Pen: Yachvili (4) 14', 29', 43', 48'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 66,324
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
FB 15 Derrick Lee Yellow card 15' downward-facing red arrow 58'
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Tom Philip
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Chris Paterson
SH 9 Chris Cusiter downward-facing red arrow 40'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Cameron Mather downward-facing red arrow 40'
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Stuart Grimes downward-facing red arrow 51'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Bruce Douglas
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen downward-facing red arrow 34'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 34'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 19 Ally Hogg upward-facing green arrow 40'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 40'
FH 21 Brendan Laney
FH 22 Dan Parks upward-facing green arrow 58'
Coach:
Matt Williams
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque
RW 14 Pépito Elhorga
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak downward-facing red arrow 40'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont downward-facing red arrow 49'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen downward-facing red arrow 21'
RL 5 Pascal Papé downward-facing red arrow 71'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 51'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Yannick Bru upward-facing green arrow 51'
PR 17 Jean-Jacques Crenca upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 18 David Auradou upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire upward-facing green arrow 21' downward-facing red arrow 49'
FH 20 Julien Peyrelongue upward-facing green arrow 40'
FB 21 Clément Poitrenaud
WG 22 Vincent Clerc
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

  • This was the first time since 1961 that France had kept a clean sheet against Scotland.

Round 5[edit]

27 March 2004
14:00 GMT
Wales 44–10 Italy
Try: S. Williams (2) 24' m, 67' c
R. Williams (2) 30' m, 70' c
G. Thomas 55' c
Shanklin 59' c
Con: S. Jones (4) 56', 60', 68', 71'
Pen: S. Jones (2) 10', 16'
ReportTry: Masi 62' c
Con: Wakarua 63'
Pen: De Marigny 42'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 70,048
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB 15 Gareth Thomas
RW 14 Rhys Williams
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Iestyn Harris downward-facing red arrow 59'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Gareth Cooper downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Dafydd Jones downward-facing red arrow 76'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Michael Owen downward-facing red arrow 79'
LL 4 Gareth Llewellyn
TP 3 Gethin Jenkins
HK 2 Robin McBryde downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Duncan Jones downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Ben Evans upward-facing green arrow 79'
LK 18 Robert Sidoli upward-facing green arrow 79'
N8 19 Alix Popham upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 73'
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 22 Tom Shanklin upward-facing green arrow 59'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Gonzalo Canale
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato downward-facing red arrow 65'
OC 13 Andrea Masi downward-facing red arrow 73'
IC 12 Cristian Stoica
LW 11 Denis Dallan downward-facing red arrow 53'
FH 10 Roland de Marigny
SH 9 Paul Griffen
N8 8 Andrea de Rossi
OF 7 Aaron Persico red cross icon 11' to 21' downward-facing red arrow 37'
BF 6 Marco Bortolami
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava downward-facing red arrow 58'
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 18 Roberto Mandelli upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 19 Silvio Orlando upward-facing green arrow 11' downward-facing red arrow 21' upward-facing green arrow 37'
SH 20 Simon Picone upward-facing green arrow 73'
FH 21 Rima Wakarua upward-facing green arrow 53'
CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
John Kirwan

27 March 2004
16:00 GMT
Ireland 37–16 Scotland
Try: D'Arcy (2) 18' m, 72' c
Murphy 38' m
Wallace 53' c
Stringer 61' c
Con: O'Gara (3) 54', 62', 73'
Pen: O'Gara (2) 4', 25'
ReportTry: Hogg 48' c
Con: Paterson 49'
Pen: Paterson (2) 1', 22'
Drop: Parks 36'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 42,750
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy downward-facing red arrow 78'
LW 11 Geordan Murphy
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara downward-facing red arrow 78'
SH 9 Peter Stringer downward-facing red arrow 78'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 David Wallace downward-facing red arrow 78'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly red cross icon 50' to 54' downward-facing red arrow 78'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne downward-facing red arrow 78'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan upward-facing green arrow 78'
PR 17 Marcus Horan upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan upward-facing green arrow 50' downward-facing red arrow 54' upward-facing green arrow 78'
N8 19 Victor Costello upward-facing green arrow 78'
SH 20 Guy Easterby upward-facing green arrow 78'
FH 21 David Humphreys upward-facing green arrow 78'
CE 22 Kevin Maggs upward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Simon Danielli downward-facing red arrow 76'
OC 13 Tom Philip
IC 12 Andrew Henderson downward-facing red arrow 65'
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Chris Cusiter downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Simon Taylor downward-facing red arrow 41'
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Stuart Grimes downward-facing red arrow 57'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Bruce Douglas downward-facing red arrow 72'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 72'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 57'
FL 19 Jon Petrie upward-facing green arrow 41'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 21 Brendan Laney upward-facing green arrow 65'
FB 22 Derrick Lee upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
Matt Williams

27 March 2004
20:00 GMT
France 24–21 England
Try: Harinordoquy 25' m
Yachvili 40' c
Con: Yachvili 40'
Pen: Yachvili (4) 21', 34', 39', 51'
ReportTry: Cohen 52' m
Lewsey 75' c
Con: Barkley 77'
Pen: Barkley (3) 40', 48', 72'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,906
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque
RW 14 Pépito Elhorga
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion downward-facing red arrow 57'
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Pascal Papé
LL 4 Fabien Pelous downward-facing red arrow 77'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 William Servat downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Yannick Bru upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Jean-Jacques Crenca upward-facing green arrow 71'
LK 18 David Auradou upward-facing green arrow 77'
N8 19 Thomas Lièvremont
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni
FH 21 Julien Peyrelongue
FB 22 Clément Poitrenaud upward-facing green arrow 57'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Josh Lewsey
OC 12 Mike Tindall
IC 13 Will Greenwood downward-facing red arrow 48'
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Olly Barkley
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Richard Hill
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock downward-facing red arrow 25'
TP 3 Phil Vickery downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan
PR 17 Julian White upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 18 Steve Borthwick upward-facing green arrow 25'
FL 19 Chris Jones
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
CE 21 Mike Catt upward-facing green arrow 48'
WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Notes:

  • England needed to win by eight points to win the Championship.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'Poor' England ready to rebuild the chariot". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2013.