2003 Six Nations Championship

Rugby union tournament 2003 Six Nations Championship 15 February – 30 March 2003 ENGFRA 1974IREITASCOWAL ENG 25 ENG (12th title) ENG (23rd title) 15 74 ENG Jonny Wilkinson (77) FRA 1974 Damien Traille (4) 2002 2002 Six Nations Championship 2004 2004 Six Nations Championship The 2003 Six Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 109th international championship overall. The annual tournament was won by England, who completed a grand slam, and went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup later the same year. Italy won their first match with Wales (30–22), finishing in 5th place for the first time in the process. This was the sixth time in the Championship's history, but the first time since it became the Six Nations, that two teams met in the final round with undefeated records, both England and Ireland having won their first four games, making the final match a decider for the Grand Slam. It was also the first time Ireland had been involved: and the first that was won by the away team. Wales were whitewashed, losing all five of their games, and earned themselves the wooden spoon as a result. Participants NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenham StadiumLondonENG Clive WoodwardMartin Johnson/Jonny WilkinsonFRA 1974Stade de FranceSaint-DenisFRA 1974 Bernard LaporteFabien Galthié/Fabien PelousIRELansdowne RoadDublinIRL Eddie O'SullivanBrian O'DriscollITAStadio FlaminioRomeNZL John KirwanAlessandro TronconSCOMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghSCO Ian McGeechanBryan RedpathWALMillennium StadiumCardiffNZL Steve HansenColin Charvis/Martyn Williams Squads each nation's squad for the 2003 Six Nations Championship 2003 Six Nations Championship squads Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 ENG ENG IRE IRE FRA FRA 1974 SCO SCO ITA ITA WAL WAL 5 0 0 173 46 18 4 0 1 119 97 10 3 0 2 153 75 17 2 0 3 81 161 7 1 0 4 100 185 12 0 0 5 82 144 10 #ccffcc A complete Six Nations Rugby Results Round 1 15 February 2003 13:30 GMT ITA 30–22 WAL Report De Carli 3' cFestuccia 19' cPhillips 58' c Dominguez (3) 4', 20', 58' Dominguez 30' Dominguez (2) 35', 68' S. Williams 6' cShanklin 13' cPeel 76' m Harris (2) 7', 14' Harris 25' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 20,000 Joël Jutge (France) FB 15Paolo VaccariRW 14Mauro BergamascoOC 13Cristian StoicaIC 12Giovanni Raineri 26LW 11Denis DallanFH 10Diego DomínguezSH 9 Alessandro TronconN8 8 Matthew PhillipsOF 7 Aaron PersicoBF 6 Andrea de RossiRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Cristian BezziTP 3 Ramiro Martínez 56 57HK 2 Carlo FestucciaLP 1 Giampiero de CarliSubstitutions:HK 16Andrea MorettiPR 17Salvatore Perugini 56 57LK 18Mark GiacheriFL 19Scott PalmerSH 20Juan Manuel QueiroloFH 21Ramiro PezCE 22Mirco BergamascoCoach:John Kirwan350px FB 15Rhys WilliamsRW 14Mark Jones 73OC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Leigh Davies 55LW 11Gareth ThomasFH 10Iestyn HarrisSH 9 Dwayne PeelN8 8 Colin Charvis 65OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Michael OwenRL 5 Steve Williams 49LL 4 Robert SidoliTP 3 Ben EvansHK 2 Mefin Davies 49LP 1 Iestyn ThomasSubstitutions:HK 16Gareth Williams 49PR 17Gethin JenkinsFL 18Dafydd Jones 49FL 19Gavin Thomas 65SH 20Gareth CooperFH 21Ceri Sweeney 73CE 22Matthew Watkins 55Coach:Steve Hansen 15 February 2003 16:00 GMT ENG 25–17 FRA 1974 Report Robinson 48' c Wilkinson 49' Wilkinson (5) 14', 19', 28', 40', 58' Wilkinson 63' Magne 16' cPoitrenaud 66' mTraille 80' Merceron 16' Twickenham Stadium, London 73,500 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) FB 15Jason RobinsonRW 14Dan LugerOC 13Will GreenwoodIC 12Charlie HodgsonLW 11Ben CohenFH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9 Andy GomarsallN8 8 Richard HillOF 7 Neil BackBF 6 Lewis Moody 44RL 5 Ben Kay 80LL 4 Martin JohnsonTP 3 Julian WhiteHK 2 Steve ThompsonLP 1 Jason Leonard 33Substitutions:HK 16Mark Regan 47 56PR 17Graham Rowntree 33 47 56LK 18Danny Grewcock 80N8 19Lawrence Dallaglio 44SH 20Nick WalsheWG 21Phil ChristophersWG 22James Simpson-DanielCoach:Clive Woodward350px FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Aurélien Rougerie 64OC 13Xavier GarbajosaIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Vincent ClercFH 10Gérald MerceronSH 9 Fabien GalthiéN8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Olivier MagneBF 6 Serge Betsen 61RL 5 Olivier BrouzetLL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Christian Califano 61HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez 74LP 1 Jean-Jacques CrencaSubstitutions:HK 16Jean-Baptiste Rué 74PR 17Sylvain Marconnet 61LK 18David AuradouFL 19Sébastien Chabal 61SH 20Dimitri YachviliFH 21François GelezFB 22Thomas Castaignède 64Coach:Bernard Laporte 16 February 2003 15:00 GMT SCO 6–36 IRE Report Ross (2) 48', 56' Hickie 28' cMurphy 64' cHumphreys 72' c Humphreys (3) 29', 65', 73' Humphreys (5) 7', 36', 46', 62', 79' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,500 Andrew Cole (Australia) FB 15Glenn MetcalfeRW 14Kenny LoganOC 13Andy CraigIC 12Brendan LaneyLW 11Chris PatersonFH 10Gordon Ross 66SH 9 Bryan RedpathN8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Andrew MowerBF 6 Martin LeslieRL 5 Stuart GrimesLL 4 Scott MurrayTP 3 Bruce Douglas 62HK 2 Gordon BullochLP 1 Tom SmithSubstitutions:HK 16Steve ScottPR 17Gavin Kerr 62LK 18Nathan HinesN8 19Ross BeattieSH 20Mike BlairFH 21Gregor Townsend 66CE 22Kevin UttersonCoach:Ian McGeechan350px FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Shane Horgan 26OC 13Brian O'Driscoll 79IC 12Kevin MaggsLW 11Denis HickieFH 10David HumphreysSH 9 Peter Stringer 77N8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 Keith GleesonBF 6 Victor Costello 69RL 5 Malcolm O'KellyLL 4 Gary Longwell 66TP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane Byrne 77LP 1 Reggie Corrigan 73Substitutions:HK 16Frankie Sheahan 77PR 17Marcus Horan 73LK 18Leo Cullen 66FL 19Alan Quinlan 69SH 20Guy Easterby 77FH 21Paul Burke 79FB 22Geordan Murphy 26Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan Round 2 22 February 2003 14:30 GMT ITA 13–37 IRE Report Dallan 54' c Pez 55' Domínguez 33'Pez 70' Stringer 18' cKelly 30' mHumphreys 43' mO'Driscoll 59' cMurphy 72' c Humphreys (3) 19', 59', 73' Humphreys (2) 25', 39' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 22,500 Tony Spreadbury (England) FB 15Paolo VaccariRW 14Mauro BergamascoOC 13Cristian StoicaIC 12Giovanni RaineriLW 11Denis Dallan 74FH 10Diego Domínguez 48SH 9 Alessandro TronconN8 8 Matthew Phillips 71OF 7 Aaron PersicoBF 6 Andrea de RossiRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Cristian BezziTP 3 Ramiro Martínez 60HK 2 Carlo FestucciaLP 1 Giampiero de CarliSubstitutions:HK 16Andrea MorettiPR 17Martín Castrogiovanni 60LK 18Mark GiacheriFL 19Scott Palmer 71SH 20Juan Manuel QueiroloFH 21Ramiro Pez 48CE 22Mirco Bergamasco 74Coach:John Kirwan350px FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14John Kelly 78OC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Kevin MaggsLW 11Denis HickieFH 10David HumphreysSH 9 Peter Stringer 79N8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 Keith GleesonBF 6 Victor Costello 72RL 5 Malcolm O'KellyLL 4 Gary Longwell 63TP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane Byrne 72LP 1 Reggie Corrigan 40Substitutions:HK 16Frankie Sheahan 72PR 17Marcus Horan 40LK 18Leo Cullen 63FL 19Alan Quinlan 72SH 20Guy Easterby 79FH 21Paul BurkeCE 22Rob Henderson 78Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan 22 February 2003 17:30 GMT WAL 9–26 ENG Report Sweeney (3) 7', 21', 59' Greenwood 46' cWorsley 54' c Wilkinson (2) 46', 55' Wilkinson (2) 13', 66' Wilkinson (2) 16', 25' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 69,727 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Rhys Williams 62OC 13Mark TaylorIC 12Tom Shanklin 62LW 11Gareth ThomasFH 10Ceri SweeneySH 9 Gareth CooperN8 8 Gavin Thomas 56OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Dafydd JonesRL 5 Steve Williams 54 68LL 4 Robert SidoliTP 3 Ben Evans 56HK 2 Jonathan Humphreys 56LP 1 Iestyn ThomasSubstitutions:HK 16Gareth Williams 56PR 17Gethin Jenkins 56LK 18Gareth Llewellyn 68FL 19Colin Charvis 56SH 20Dwayne PeelFH 21Iestyn Harris 62CE 22Matthew Watkins 62Coach:Steve Hansen350px FB 15Jason Robinson 37RW 14Dan Luger 72OC 13Will GreenwoodIC 12Charlie HodgsonLW 11Ben CohenFH 10Jonny Wilkinson 72SH 9 Kyran BrackenN8 8 Lawrence DallaglioOF 7 Neil Back 54BF 6 Richard Hill 40 50RL 5 Ben Kay 60LL 4 Martin JohnsonTP 3 Robbie MorrisHK 2 Steve ThompsonLP 1 Graham RowntreeSubstitutions:HK 16Mark ReganPR 17Mike WorsleyLK 18Danny Grewcock 60FL 19Joe Worsley 54SH 20Andy Gomarsall 72WG 21Phil Christophers 39 37WG 22James Simpson-Daniel 40 50 72Coach:Clive Woodward 23 February 2003 14:00 GMT FRA 1974 38–3 SCO Report Pelous 6' mPoitrenaud 41' cTraille 60' cRougerie 78' c Gelez (3) 42', 61', 80' Gelez (4) 2', 15', 25', 40' Paterson 4' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,692 Peter Marshall (Australia) FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Aurélien RougerieOC 13Xavier GarbajosaIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Vincent Clerc 68FH 10François GelezSH 9 Fabien Galthié 71N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy 71OF 7 Olivier MagneBF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Olivier Brouzet 66LL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Sylvain Marconnet 66HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez 75LP 1 Jean-Jacques CrencaSubstitutions:HK 16Jean-Baptiste Rué 75PR 17Christian Califano 66LK 18David Auradou 66N8 19Sébastien Chabal 71SH 20Dimitri Yachvili 71FH 21Gérald MerceronFB 22Thomas Castaignède 68Coach:Bernard Laporte350px FB 15Glenn MetcalfeRW 14Chris PatersonOC 13Gregor TownsendIC 12Kevin UttersonLW 11Kenny LoganFH 10Brendan Laney 61SH 9 Bryan Redpath 22 34 74N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Andrew Mower 36 40 69BF 6 Martin LeslieRL 5 Stuart GrimesLL 4 Scott Murray 53 63 71TP 3 Bruce Douglas 63 69 71HK 2 Gordon BullochLP 1 Tom SmithSubstitutions:HK 16Steve ScottPR 17Gavin Kerr 63 69 71LK 18Jason White 53 63 71FL 19Jon Petrie 36 40 69SH 20Mike Blair 22 34 74FH 21Gordon RossCE 22Andy Craig 61Coach:Ian McGeechan Round 3 8 March 2003 14:00 GMT IRE 15–12 FRA 1974 Report Humphreys (4) 6', 27', 38', 67' Murphy 1' Gelez (4) 10', 42', 48', 69' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 47,500 André Watson (South Africa) FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14John KellyOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Kevin MaggsLW 11Denis HickieFH 10David HumphreysSH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 Keith GleesonBF 6 Victor Costello 62RL 5 Malcolm O'KellyLL 4 Gary Longwell 31TP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane ByrneLP 1 Marcus HoranSubstitutions:HK 16Frankie SheahanPR 17Reggie CorriganLK 18Leo Cullen 31FL 19Alan Quinlan 62SH 20Guy EasterbyFH 21Ronan O'GaraFB 22Girvan DempseyCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Aurélien RougerieOC 13Xavier GarbajosaIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Vincent ClercFH 10François GelezSH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Olivier MagneBF 6 Serge Betsen 69RL 5 Olivier BrouzetLL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Sylvain Marconnet 46HK 2 Raphaël IbañezLP 1 Jean-Jacques CrencaSubstitutions:HK 16Jean-Baptiste RuéPR 17Christian Califano 46LK 18David AuradouN8 19Sébastien Chabal 69SH 20Mathieu BarrauFH 21Gérald MerceronFB 22Thomas CastaignèdeCoach:Bernard Laporte 8 March 2003 16:00 GMT SCO 30–22 WAL Report Douglas 13' cTaylor 20' cPaterson 75' c Paterson (3) 15', 22', 75' Paterson (3) 4', 39', 40' Cooper 36' cTaylor 78' mR. Williams 79' c S. Jones (2) 38', 80' S. Jones 17' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 60,000 Pablo De Luca (Argentina) FB 15Glenn MetcalfeRW 14Chris PatersonOC 13James McLarenIC 12Kevin Utterson 49LW 11Kenny LoganFH 10Gregor Townsend 76SH 9 Bryan Redpath 69N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Andrew MowerBF 6 Jason White 76RL 5 Stuart Grimes 70LL 4 Scott MurrayTP 3 Bruce Douglas 58HK 2 Gordon Bulloch 72LP 1 Tom SmithSubstitutions:HK 16Robbie Russell 72PR 17Gavin Kerr 58LK 18Nathan Hines 70FL 19Jon Petrie 76SH 20Mike Blair 69FH 21Gordon Ross 76CE 22Andy Craig 49Coach:Ian McGeechan350px FB 15Kevin Morgan 61RW 14Rhys WilliamsOC 13Mark TaylorIC 12Tom Shanklin 69LW 11Gareth ThomasFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Gareth Cooper 69N8 8 Gavin Thomas 57OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Dafydd JonesRL 5 Steve Williams 57LL 4 Robert SidoliTP 3 Ben Evans 43HK 2 Gareth Williams 69LP 1 Iestyn ThomasSubstitutions:HK 16Mefin Davies 69PR 17Gethin Jenkins 43LK 18Gareth Llewellyn 57FL 19Colin Charvis 57SH 20Dwayne Peel 69FH 21Iestyn Harris 69CE 22Matthew Watkins 61Coach:Steve Hansen Notes: Referee Pablo De Luca was injured during the match and replaced by touch judge Tony Spreadbury at half-time.Norman Harris Scots on rampage https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/mar/09/sixnations2003.sixnations3 The Guardian Guardian News & Media 8 March 2003 21 April 2019 9 March 2003 14:00 GMT ENG 40–5 ITA Report Lewsey (2) 2' c, 14' cThompson 8' cSimpson-Daniel 11' cTindall 19' mLuger 65' c Wilkinson (4) 3', 9', 12', 15'Dawson 67' Mi. Bergamasco 55' m Twickenham Stadium, London 72,000 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Josh Lewsey 67RW 14James Simpson-DanielOC 12Mike TindallIC 13Will GreenwoodLW 11Dan LugerFH 10Jonny Wilkinson 45SH 9 Matt DawsonN8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio 17 24OF 7 Richard Hill 61BF 6 Joe WorsleyRL 5 Ben Kay 54LL 4 Danny GrewcockTP 3 Robbie Morris 57HK 2 Steve Thompson 61LP 1 Graham RowntreeSubstitutions:HK 16Mark Regan 61PR 17Mike Worsley 57LK 18Simon Shaw 54FL 19Alex Sanderson 17 24 61SH 20Kyran Bracken 67FH 21Charlie Hodgson 45 49CE 22Ollie Smith 49Coach:Clive Woodward350px FB 15Mirco BergamascoRW 14Nicola MazzucatoOC 13Paolo Vaccari 61IC 12Giovanni RaineriLW 11Denis DallanFH 10Ramiro PezSH 9 Alessandro Troncon 64N8 8 Matthew Phillips 67OF 7 Aaron PersicoBF 6 Andrea de RossiRL 5 Mark Giacheri 5 10 45LL 4 Cristian BezziTP 3 Ramiro MartínezHK 2 Carlo Festuccia 70LP 1 Giampiero de Carli 47Substitutions:HK 16Fabio Ongaro 70PR 17Martín Castrogiovanni 47LK 18Marco Bortolami 5 10 45FL 19Scott Palmer 67SH 20Matteo Mazzantini 64FH 21Gert Peens 61CE 22Andrea MasiCoach:John Kirwan Round 4 22 March 2003 14:00 GMT WAL 24–25 IRE Report S. Jones 14' cM. Williams 50' cThomas 61' c S. Jones (3) 15', 51', 62' S. Jones 75' Gleeson (2) 34' m, 41' m Humphreys (4) 5', 17', 24', 58' O'Gara 75' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 72,500 Steve Lander (England) FB 15Rhys WilliamsRW 14Mark Jones 12OC 13Mark Taylor 55IC 12Tom ShanklinLW 11Gareth ThomasFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Gareth Cooper 48N8 8 Dafydd JonesOF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Colin CharvisRL 5 Gareth LlewellynLL 4 Robert SidoliTP 3 Gethin Jenkins 69HK 2 Jonathan Humphreys 42LP 1 Iestyn ThomasSubstitutions:HK 16Mefin Davies 42PR 17Martyn Madden 69LK 18Steve WilliamsFL 19Gavin ThomasSH 20Dwayne Peel 48FH 21Iestyn Harris 55CE 22Matthew Watkins 12Coach:Steve Hansen350px FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14Justin BishopOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Kevin MaggsLW 11Denis HickieFH 10David Humphreys 64SH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Anthony Foley 28 34OF 7 Keith GleesonBF 6 Alan Quinlan 69RL 5 Malcolm O'KellyLL 4 Leo Cullen 64TP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane ByrneLP 1 Marcus Horan 69Substitutions:HK 16Frankie SheahanPR 17Justin Fitzpatrick 69LK 18Donncha O'Callaghan 64N8 19Eric Miller 28 34 69SH 20Guy EasterbyFH 21Ronan O'Gara 64WG 22John KellyCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan 22 March 2003 16:00 GMT ENG 40–9 SCO Report Lewsey 20' cCohen 49' cRobinson (2) 63' c, 75' c Wilkinson (3) 21', 50', 64'Paul Grayson 76' Wilkinson (4) 1', 9', 39', 53' Paterson (3) 15', 18', 30' Twickenham Stadium, London 72,000 Alan Lewis (Ireland) FB 15Josh LewseyRW 14Jason RobinsonOC 12Mike Tindall 56IC 13Will GreenwoodLW 11Ben CohenFH 10Jonny Wilkinson 65SH 9 Matt DawsonN8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio 73OF 7 Neil BackBF 6 Richard HillRL 5 Ben Kay 62LL 4 Martin JohnsonTP 3 Jason LeonardHK 2 Steve ThompsonLP 1 Graham Rowntree 65Substitutions:HK 16Mark ReganPR 17Trevor Woodman 65LK 18Danny Grewcock 62FL 19Joe Worsley 73SH 20Andy GomarsallFH 21Paul Grayson 65WG 22Dan Luger 56Coach:Clive Woodward350px FB 15Glenn MetcalfeRW 14Chris PatersonOC 13James McLaren 56IC 12Andy CraigLW 11Kenny LoganFH 10Gregor TownsendSH 9 Bryan RedpathN8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Andrew Mower 10 65BF 6 Jason WhiteRL 5 Nathan HinesLL 4 Scott Murray 50TP 3 Bruce Douglas 70HK 2 Gordon BullochLP 1 Tom SmithSubstitutions:HK 16Robbie RussellPR 17Gavin Kerr 70LK 18Stuart Grimes 50N8 19Ross Beattie 65SH 20Mike BlairFH 21Gordon RossCE 22Kevin Utterson 56Coach:Ian McGeechan 23 March 2003 14:00 GMT ITA 27–53 FRA 1974 Report Pez 39' cMi. Bergamasco 61' mPersico 64' cPhillips 79' m Pez (2) 40', 65' Pez 12' Betsen 2' cTraille (2) 14' c, 17' cRougerie (2) 20' c, 71' cMichalak 34' cCastaignède 40' c Yachvili (6) 3', 15', 18', 21', 35', 41' Yachvili (2) 9', 31' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 20,000 Nigel Williams (Wales) FB 15Mirco BergamascoRW 14Nicola Mazzucato 23OC 13Paolo Vaccari 73IC 12Giovanni RaineriLW 11Denis DallanFH 10Ramiro PezSH 9 Alessandro Troncon 73N8 8 Matthew PhillipsOF 7 Aaron PersicoBF 6 Andrea de Rossi 52RL 5 Mark Giacheri 58LL 4 Cristian BezziTP 3 Ramiro Martínez 52HK 2 Carlo Festuccia 73LP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroSubstitutions:HK 16Fabio Ongaro 73PR 17Martín Castrogiovanni 52LK 18Santiago Dellapè 58FL 19Scott Palmer 52SH 20Matteo Mazzantini 73FH 21Gert Peens 73CE 22Andrea Masi 23Coach:John Kirwan350px FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Aurélien RougerieOC 13Thomas CastaignèdeIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Xavier Garbajosa 74FH 10Frédéric Michalak 73SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili 73N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy 66OF 7 Olivier MagneBF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Olivier Brouzet 66LL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Sylvain MarconnetHK 2 Raphaël Ibañez 73LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca 70Substitutions:HK 16Jean-Baptiste Rué 73PR 17Olivier Milloud 70LK 18David Auradou 66FL 19Patrick Tabacco 66SH 20Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 73FH 21Gérald Merceron 73WG 22Vincent Clerc 74Coach:Bernard Laporte Round 5 29 March 2003 13:00 GMT FRA 1974 33–5 WAL Report Castaginède 25' cClerc 51' cMichalak 66' c Yachvili (3) 26', 52', 66' Yachvili (4) 33', 45', 62', 71' Thomas 3' m Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,906 Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Aurélien Rougerie 18OC 13Thomas CastaignèdeIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Xavier GarbajosaFH 10Frédéric Michalak 76SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili 76N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy 59OF 7 Olivier MagneBF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Olivier Brouzet 59LL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Sylvain Marconnet 67HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez 76LP 1 Jean-Jacques CrencaSubstitutions:HK 16Jean-Baptiste Rué 76PR 17Olivier Milloud 67LK 18David Auradou 59FL 19Patrick Tabacco 59SH 20Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 76FH 21Gérald Merceron 76WG 22Vincent Clerc 18Coach:Bernard Laporte350px FB 15Rhys WilliamsRW 14Craig MorganOC 13Mark TaylorIC 12Iestyn Harris 74LW 11Gareth Thomas 43 53FH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Dwayne Peel 53N8 8 Dafydd Jones 79OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Colin CharvisRL 5 Gareth Llewellyn 74LL 4 Robert SidoliTP 3 Gethin Jenkins 55HK 2 Mefin Davies 67LP 1 Iestyn ThomasSubstitutions:HK 16Gareth Williams 67PR 17Martyn Madden 55LK 18Steve Williams 74FL 19Gavin Thomas 79SH 20Gareth Cooper 53CE 21Tom Shanklin 43 53 74CE 22Matthew WatkinsCoach:Steve Hansen 29 March 2003 15:00 GMT SCO 33–25 ITA Report White 9' mMcLaren 13' mLogan 35' cPaterson 60' c Paterson (2) 36', 61' Paterson (3) 5', 21', 78' Mi. Bergamasco 3' mPez 24' cPalmer 66' c Pez (2) 25', 67' Pez (2) 7', 47' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 45,739 David McHugh (Ireland) FB 15Glenn MetcalfeRW 14Chris PatersonOC 13James McLarenIC 12Andy CraigLW 11Kenny LoganFH 10Gregor TownsendSH 9 Bryan RedpathN8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Andrew MowerBF 6 Jason White 40RL 5 Nathan HinesLL 4 Scott Murray 57TP 3 Bruce DouglasHK 2 Gordon Bulloch 73LP 1 Tom SmithSubstitutions:HK 16Robbie Russell 73PR 17Gavin KerrLK 18Stuart Grimes 57N8 19Ross Beattie 40SH 20Mike BlairFH 21Gordon RossCE 22Kevin UttersonCoach:Ian McGeechan350px FB 15Mirco BergamascoRW 14Paolo Vaccari 40OC 13Andrea MasiIC 12Giovanni RaineriLW 11Denis DallanFH 10Ramiro PezSH 9 Alessandro TronconN8 8 Matthew Phillips 55 67OF 7 Aaron PersicoBF 6 Andrea de Rossi 67RL 5 Mark Giacheri 73LL 4 Cristian BezziTP 3 Ramiro Martínez 51HK 2 Carlo FestucciaLP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroSubstitutions:HK 16Fabio OngaroPR 17Martín Castrogiovanni 51LK 18Santiago Dellapè 73FL 19Scott Palmer 55SH 20Matteo MazzantiniFH 21Gert Peens 40WG 22Nicola MazzucatoCoach:John Kirwan 30 March 2003 14:00 BST IRE 6–42 ENG Report Humphreys 24' Humphreys 4' Dallaglio 6' cTindall 57' cGreenwood (2) 61' c, 76' mLuger 79' c Wilkinson (3) 7', 61', 80'Grayson 58' Wilkinson 67' Wilkinson (2) 26', 38' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 47,900 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14Justin BishopOC 13Brian O'Driscoll 77IC 12Kevin MaggsLW 11Denis HickieFH 10David Humphreys 61SH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 Keith GleesonBF 6 Victor Costello 64RL 5 Malcolm O'KellyLL 4 Gary Longwell 56TP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane ByrneLP 1 Marcus Horan 71Substitutions:HK 16Frankie SheahanPR 17Justin Fitzpatrick 71LK 18Paul O'Connell 56FL 19Alan Quinlan 64SH 20Guy EasterbyFH 21Ronan O'Gara 61FB 22Girvan Dempsey 77Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Josh LewseyRW 14Jason RobinsonOC 12Mike Tindall 64IC 13Will GreenwoodLW 11Ben CohenFH 10Jonny Wilkinson 53 59SH 9 Matt Dawson 23 32 64 67N8 8 Lawrence DallaglioOF 7 Neil BackBF 6 Richard Hill 20 27RL 5 Ben Kay 45 51LL 4 Martin JohnsonTP 3 Jason LeonardHK 2 Steve ThompsonLP 1 Graham Rowntree 35 40 44Substitutions:HK 16Dorian WestPR 17Trevor Woodman 35 40 44LK 18Danny Grewcock 45 51FL 19Joe Worsley 20 27SH 20Kyran Bracken 23 32 64 67FH 21Paul Grayson 53 59WG 22Dan Luger 64Coach:Clive Woodward Red carpet incident The deciding game between Ireland and England was overshadowed by an incident in the pre-game ceremonies in which the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, had to walk on the grass instead of the red carpet to meet the Irish team. England had lined up on the left-hand side when facing the tunnel, which was said to be Ireland's lucky side. When asked to move his team, England captain Martin Johnson refused, so Ireland lined up to the left of them, with no team now on the right hand side, leaving insufficient red carpet on that side. A day after the game the Irish Rugby Football Union sent a written apology to the president for the England team's failure to "follow established and communicated protocol", while the Rugby Football Union also sent her a "full and unreserved apology".http://www.u.tv/articles/article.aspx?cat=Sport&guid=c42f2545-1ea0-44b3-87b3-2a368ac7f913 RUGBY: Rugby apology for McAleese UTV 31 March 2003 19 March 2011 Having dismissed it at the time as "a fuss about nothing", Johnson later explained ahead of meeting the president again in Ireland for the 2011 Championship that he had lined up on that side as it was customary to line up on the side you warmed up on, that he had no prior knowledge of the protocol, and his subsequent refusal to move was because the request came from some "random guy", rather than the match referee.https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-20148644.html 18 March 2011 Irish Examiner 19 March 2011 19 March 2011 References Category:2003 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2003 Category:2002–03 in European rugby union Category:2002–03 in Irish rugby union Category:2002–03 in English rugby union Category:2002–03 in Welsh rugby union Category:2002–03 in Scottish rugby union Category:2002–03 in French rugby union Category:2002–03 in Italian rugby union Category:February 2003 sports events in Europe Category:March 2003 sports events in Europe