2006 Six Nations Championship

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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

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.

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[edit]

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

Squads[edit]

Table[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Week 1[edit]

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 downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 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 Yellow card 38'
SH 9 Paul Griffen
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco downward-facing red arrow 61'
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami red cross icon 26' to 32' downward-facing red arrow 66'
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè
TP 3 Carlos Nieto downward-facing red arrow 66'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero
PR 18 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 66'
LK 19 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 26' downward-facing red arrow 32' upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 20 Aaron Persico upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 20'
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Mike Tindall
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Martin Corry downward-facing red arrow 63'
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley red cross icon 6' to 12'
RL 5 Danny Grewcock downward-facing red arrow 72'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 63'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Lee Mears upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 17 Julian White upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 72'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio upward-facing green arrow 6' downward-facing red arrow 12' upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 72'
FH 21 Andy Goode upward-facing green arrow 73'
FB 22 Tom Voyce upward-facing green arrow 20'
Coach:
Andy Robinson
FB 15 Gareth Thomas
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Hal Luscombe
IC 12 Matthew Watkins red cross icon 6' to 16'
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel downward-facing red arrow 65'
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis downward-facing red arrow 72'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Ian Gough red cross icon 13' to 19' downward-facing red arrow 65'
TP 3 Adam R. Jones downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas
LP 1 Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Adam M. Jones upward-facing green arrow 13' downward-facing red arrow 19' upward-facing green arrow 65'
N8 19 Alix Popham upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper upward-facing green arrow 65' downward-facing red arrow 79'
FH 21 Nicky Robinson
FB 22 Lee Byrne upward-facing green arrow 6' downward-facing red arrow 16' upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 28'
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 63'
SH 9 Mike Blair downward-facing red arrow 55'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White downward-facing red arrow 70'
RL 5 Scott Murray
LL 4 Alastair Kellock downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Dougie Hall downward-facing red arrow 63'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK 16 Scott Lawson upward-facing green arrow 63'
PR 17 Craig Smith upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Scott MacLeod upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 19 Jon Petrie upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter upward-facing green arrow 55'
FH 21 Gordon Ross upward-facing green arrow 63'
WG 22 Simon Webster upward-facing green arrow 28'
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 79'
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire downward-facing red arrow 70'
OF 7 Rémy Martin
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 Sébastien Bruno upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud upward-facing green arrow 63'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet
N8 19 Thomas Lièvremont upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili upward-facing green arrow 79'
FH 21 Benjamin Boyet
CE 22 Guillaume Boussès upward-facing green arrow 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[edit]

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 downward-facing red arrow 67'
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Olivier Magne downward-facing red arrow 37' upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 57' upward-facing green arrow 71' downward-facing red arrow 72'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga downward-facing red arrow 70'
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez downward-facing red arrow 46'
LP 1 Olivier Milloud downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Sébastien Bruno upward-facing green arrow 46'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 19 Rémy Martin upward-facing green arrow 37' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 57' downward-facing red arrow 71' upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 21 Benjamin Boyet upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 49'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 49'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Rory Best
PR 17 Simon Best upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 19 Johnny O'Connor
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 David Humphreys
WG 22 Andrew Trimble upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 56'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 56'
TP 3 Carlos Nieto downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 64'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 64'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 18 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 20 Silvio Orlando upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 21 Simon Picone upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 22 Rima Wakarua
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier
FB 15 Tom Voyce
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Mike Tindall downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 54'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley downward-facing red arrow 65'
RL 5 Danny Grewcock downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Lee Mears upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Julian White upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 69'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 54'
FH 21 Andy Goode
WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 29' upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 66'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam R. Jones downward-facing red arrow 68'
HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 18 Adam M. Jones
N8 19 Gareth Delve upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 20 Mike Phillips
FH 21 Nicky Robinson
FB 22 Lee Byrne upward-facing green arrow 29' downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 60'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg downward-facing red arrow 66'
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Scott Murray
LL 4 Alastair Kellock downward-facing red arrow 66'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas
HK 2 Scott Lawson downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ross Ford upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Craig Smith
LK 18 Scott MacLeod
FL 19 Jon Petrie upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter
FH 21 Gordon Ross upward-facing green arrow 60'
WG 22 Simon Webster upward-facing green arrow 66'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes:

Week 3[edit]

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 downward-facing red arrow 51'
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont
OF 7 Olivier Magne downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 51'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Sébastien Bruno
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
CE 21 David Marty upward-facing green arrow 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 red cross icon 2' to 9' red cross icon 61' to 63'
N8 8 Sergio Parisse
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole downward-facing red arrow 74'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava
TP 3 Carlos Nieto downward-facing red arrow 65'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 18 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 19 Valerio Bernabò
FL 20 Alessandro Zanni upward-facing green arrow 74'
SH 21 Simon Picone upward-facing green arrow 2' downward-facing red arrow 9' upward-facing green arrow 61' downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 78'
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 63'
SH 9 Mike Blair downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Alastair Kellock
LL 4 Scott MacLeod downward-facing red arrow 51'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Dougie Hall downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ross Ford upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Craig Smith upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 19 Jon Petrie
SH 20 Chris Cusiter upward-facing green arrow 63'
FH 21 Gordon Ross upward-facing green arrow 63'
WG 22 Simon Webster upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 50' upward-facing green arrow 62' downward-facing red arrow 72'
N8 8 Martin Corry downward-facing red arrow 63'
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Danny Grewcock Yellow card 23' downward-facing red arrow 67'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 75'
Substitutions:
HK 16 George Chuter
PR 17 Perry Freshwater upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 75'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 67'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 50' downward-facing red arrow 62' upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 74'
BF 6 Simon Easterby downward-facing red arrow 76'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Jerry Flannery downward-facing red arrow 77'
LP 1 Marcus Horan downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Rory Best upward-facing green arrow 77'
PR 17 Simon Best upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll upward-facing green arrow 76'
FL 19 Johnny O'Connor upward-facing green arrow 74'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 David Humphreys
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Lee Byrne downward-facing red arrow 72'
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Hal Luscombe
IC 12 Matthew Watkins
LW 11 Dafydd James
FH 10 Stephen Jones downward-facing red arrow 18'
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis downward-facing red arrow 55'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam R. Jones
HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Duncan Jones downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 45'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas
N8 19 Gareth Delve upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Mike Phillips
CE 21 Gavin Henson upward-facing green arrow 18'
FB 22 Barry Davies upward-facing green arrow 72'
Caretaker coach:
Scott Johnson

Notes:

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

Week 4[edit]

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 downward-facing red arrow 7'
N8 8 Michael Owen
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis downward-facing red arrow 51'
RL 5 Robert Sidoli
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam R. Jones
HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Duncan Jones downward-facing red arrow 56'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas
N8 19 Alix Popham upward-facing green arrow 51'
SH 20 Mike Phillips upward-facing green arrow 7'
FH 21 Nicky Robinson
CE 22 Gavin Henson
Caretaker coach:
Scott Johnson
FB 15 Ezio Galon
RW 14 Pablo Canavosio downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 79'
BF 6 Sergio Parisse
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 49'
TP 3 Carlos Nieto downward-facing red arrow 27'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 79'
PR 18 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 27'
LK 19 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 20 Alessandro Zanni
SH 21 Simon Picone
FB 22 Cristian Stoica upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 69'
OC 13 Marcus Di Rollo
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Sean Lamont
FH 10 Dan Parks downward-facing red arrow 57'
SH 9 Mike Blair downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White downward-facing red arrow 71'
RL 5 Scott Murray
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Bruce Douglas red cross icon 55' to 61' downward-facing red arrow 69'
HK 2 Dougie Hall downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK 16 Scott Lawson upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Craig Smith upward-facing green arrow 55' downward-facing red arrow 61' upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 18 Alastair Kellock
FL 19 Jon Petrie upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Chris Cusiter upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 21 Gordon Ross upward-facing green arrow 57'
WG 22 Simon Webster upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont
OF 7 Olivier Magne downward-facing red arrow 57'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous downward-facing red arrow 64'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers downward-facing red arrow 50'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud upward-facing green arrow 50'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 20 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
CE 21 Ludovic Valbon upward-facing green arrow 72'
FB 22 Cédric Heymans
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Mark Cueto
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Mike Tindall downward-facing red arrow 57'
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Charlie Hodgson downward-facing red arrow 40'
SH 9 Matt Dawson downward-facing red arrow 57'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley downward-facing red arrow 60'
RL 5 Danny Grewcock downward-facing red arrow 69'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 Matt Stevens downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Lee Mears upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 Andrew Sheridan upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 69'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio
SH 20 Harry Ellis upward-facing green arrow 57'
FH 21 Andy Goode upward-facing green arrow 40'
FB 22 Tom Voyce upward-facing green arrow 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[edit]

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 downward-facing red arrow 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 red cross icon 12' to 20'
N8 8 Josh Sole
OF 7 Maurizio Zaffiri downward-facing red arrow 53'
BF 6 Sergio Parisse
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 66'
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Fabio Ongaro downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 18 Carlo Del Fava upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 19 Alessandro Zanni upward-facing green arrow 53'
SH 20 Simon Picone upward-facing green arrow 12' downward-facing red arrow 20'
FH 21 Rima Wakarua
WG 22 Ezio Galon upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 71'
FH 10 Gordon Ross downward-facing red arrow 61'
SH 9 Chris Cusiter downward-facing red arrow 8'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Scott Murray downward-facing red arrow 67'
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Bruce Douglas downward-facing red arrow 54'
HK 2 Scott Lawson downward-facing red arrow 74'
LP 1 Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dougie Hall upward-facing green arrow 74'
PR 17 Craig Smith upward-facing green arrow 54'
LK 18 Alastair Kellock upward-facing green arrow 67'
FL 19 Jon Petrie
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 8'
FH 21 Dan Parks upward-facing green arrow 61'
WG 22 Simon Webster upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 68'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Michael Owen
RL 5 Robert Sidoli downward-facing red arrow 74'
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam R. Jones
HK 2 T. Rhys Thomas downward-facing red arrow 42'
LP 1 Duncan Jones downward-facing red arrow 51'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies upward-facing green arrow 42'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 18 Jonathan Thomas upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 19 Dafydd Jones upward-facing green arrow 68'
SH 20 Andy Williams
FH 21 Nicky Robinson
CE 22 Gavin Henson upward-facing green arrow 40'
Caretaker coach:
Scott Johnson
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède downward-facing red arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 43'
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont downward-facing red arrow 26' upward-facing green arrow 35' downward-facing red arrow 50'
OF 7 Julien Bonnaire downward-facing red arrow 55'
BF 6 Yannick Nyanga
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 43'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski upward-facing green arrow 26' downward-facing red arrow 35' upward-facing green arrow 43'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud upward-facing green arrow 71'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet upward-facing green arrow 55'
FL 19 Olivier Magne upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 20 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde upward-facing green arrow 43'
CE 21 Ludovic Valbon
FB 22 Cédric Heymans upward-facing green arrow 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 red cross icon 27' to 39' downward-facing red arrow 40'
IC 12 Stuart Abbott
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Andy Goode
SH 9 Harry Ellis downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Martin Corry
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Simon Shaw Yellow card 32' downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Steve Borthwick
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Lee Mears downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Thompson upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Perry Freshwater upward-facing green arrow 68'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock upward-facing green arrow 62'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 21 Dave Walder
CE 22 Mike Tindall upward-facing green arrow 27' downward-facing red arrow 39' upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 65'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Denis Leamy downward-facing red arrow 70'
OF 7 David Wallace red cross icon 16' to 26'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly downward-facing red arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 53'
FL 19 Johnny O'Connor upward-facing green arrow 16' downward-facing red arrow 26' upward-facing green arrow 70'
SH 20 Eoin Reddan
FH 21 David Humphreys
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey upward-facing green arrow 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[edit]

References[edit]