2004 Six Nations Championship

Rugby Union tournament 2004 Six Nations Championship Lineout-EvW-2004.jpg 250px Wales lineout at Twickenham 14 February – 27 March 2004 ENGFRA 1974IREITASCOWAL FRA 1974 14 FRA 1974 (8th title) IRE (7th title) 15 68 WAL Stephen Jones (55) FRA 1974 Imanol Harinordoquy (4)WAL Rhys Williams (4)ENG Ben Cohen (4) IRE rugby union Gordon D'Arcy 2003 2003 Six Nations Championship 2005 2005 Six Nations Championship 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 Nation Stadium Coach Captain World Rugby Ranking Home stadium Capacity Location StartAs at 9 February 2004. EndAs at 29 March 2004. ENG Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London ENG Clive Woodward Lawrence Dallaglio 1st 1st FRA 1974 Stade de France 81,338 Saint-Denis FRA 1974 Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous 4th 4th IRE Lansdowne Road 48,000 Dublin IRE rugby union Eddie O'Sullivan Paul O'Connell/Brian O'Driscoll 6th 5th ITA Stadio Flaminio 30,000 Rome NZL John Kirwan Andrea De Rossi 11th 11th SCO Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh AUS Matt Williams Chris Paterson 9th 9th WAL Millennium Stadium 73,931 Cardiff NZL Steve Hansen Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams 8th 8th Squads each nation's squad for the 2004 Six Nations Championship 2004 Six Nations Championship squads Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 FRA FRA 1974 IRE IRE ENG ENG WAL WAL ITA ITA SCO SCO 5 0 0 144 60 14 4 0 1 128 82 17 3 0 2 150 86 17 2 0 3 125 116 14 1 0 4 42 152 2 0 0 5 53 146 4 #cfc A complete Six Nations Rugby Results Round 1 14 February 2004 14:00 GMT FRA 1974 35–17 IRE Report Clerc 26' mPapé 50' cJauzion 54' cÉlissalde 76' c Michalak (3) 51', 55', 77' Michalak (3) 20', 32', 59' Foley 43' cHowe 68' c O'Gara (2) 45', 70' O'Gara 5' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,547 Chris White (England) FB 15Nicolas BrusqueRW 14Vincent Clerc 80OC 13Yannick JauzionIC 12Damien Traille 65LW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Frédéric MichalakSH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 80N8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Olivier Magne 71BF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Pascal Papé 62LL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Pieter de VilliersHK 2 William Servat 73LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet 71Substitutions:HK 16Yannick Bru 73PR 17Jean-Jacques Crenca 71LK 18David Auradou 62N8 19Thomas Lièvremont 71SH 20Dimitri Yachvili 80CE 21Brian Liebenberg 65FB 22Pépito Elhorga 80Coach:Bernard Laporte350px FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Shane HorganOC 13Gordon D'ArcyIC 12Kevin MaggsLW 11Tyrone Howe 79FH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 Keith Gleeson 80BF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Malcolm O'KellyLL 4 Paul O'Connell 29 30 61TP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane Byrne 61LP 1 Reggie CorriganSubstitutions:HK 16Frankie Sheahan 61PR 17Simon BestLK 18Donncha O'Callaghan 29 30 61N8 19Victor Costello 80SH 20Guy EasterbyFH 21David HumphreysWG 22Anthony Horgan 79Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan 14 February 2004 16:00 GMT WAL 23–10 SCO Report R. Williams (2) 2' c, 47' mA. Jones 14' m S. Jones 3' S. Jones (2) 23', 39' Taylor 79' c Paterson 80' Paterson 7' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 72,500 Donal Courtney (Ireland) FB 15Gareth ThomasRW 14Rhys WilliamsOC 13Sonny ParkerIC 12Iestyn HarrisLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Gareth Cooper 78N8 8 Dafydd Jones 62 71OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Colin Charvis 71RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn 51LL 4 Brent CockbainTP 3 Adam Jones 31HK 2 Mefin Davies 65LP 1 Duncan JonesSubstitutions:HK 16Huw Bennett 65PR 17Gethin Jenkins 31N8 18Michael Owen 51FL 19Jonathan Thomas 62SH 20Dwayne Peel 78FH 21Ceri SweeneyCE 22Tom ShanklinCoach:Steve Hansen350px FB 15Ben Hinshelwood 62RW 14Simon DanielliOC 13Tom PhilipIC 12Brendan Laney 44LW 11Andrew HendersonFH 10Chris PatersonSH 9 Chris Cusiter 71N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Ally Hogg 50BF 6 Cameron MatherRL 5 Stuart GrimesLL 4 Scott MurrayTP 3 Bruce Douglas 51HK 2 Gordon Bulloch 76LP 1 Tom SmithSubstitutions:PR 16Gavin Kerr 51HK 17Robbie Russell 76LK 18Jason White 50FL 19Simon CrossSH 20Mike Blair 71FH 21Dan Parks 44WG 22Simon Webster 62Coach:Matt Williams 15 February 2004 15:00 GMT ITA 9–50 ENG Report Wakarua (2) 20', 27' Wakarua 5' Balshaw 14' cRobinson (3) 21' m, 40' m, 62' mLewsey 57' cGrayson 67' cJones 79' m Grayson (3) 15', 57', 67' Grayson (3) 1', 18', 34' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 28,500 Andy Turner (South Africa) FB 15Andrea MasiRW 14Kaine Robertson 48OC 13Cristian StoicaIC 12Alessandro Troncon 70LW 11Ezio GalonFH 10Rima WakaruaSH 9 Paul GriffenN8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 Aaron Persico 68BF 6 Andrea de RossiRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Santiago Dellapè 63TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni 68HK 2 Fabio Ongaro 63LP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroSubstitutions:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 63PR 17Salvatore Perugini 68LK 18Carlo Checchinato 63FL 19Silvio Orlando 68SH 20Fabio StaibanoFB 21Roland de Marigny 70CE 22Mirco Bergamasco 48Coach:John Kirwan350px FB 15Iain Balshaw 58RW 14Josh LewseyOC 12Jason RobinsonIC 13Will GreenwoodLW 11Ben CohenFH 10Paul Grayson 69SH 9 Andy Gomarsall 63N8 8 Lawrence DallaglioOF 7 Richard HillBF 6 Joe Worsley 63RL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Danny Grewcock 37 40 58TP 3 Phil Vickery 69HK 2 Steve Thompson 67LP 1 Trevor WoodmanSubstitutions:HK 16Mark Regan 67PR 17Jason Leonard 69LK 18Simon Shaw 37 40 58FL 19Chris Jones 63SH 20Matt Dawson 63FH 21Olly Barkley 69CE 22Henry Paul 58Coach:Clive Woodward Round 2 21 February 2004 14:00 GMT FRA 1974 25–0 ITA Report Harinordoquy (2) 25' c, 64' cElhorga 74' m Élissalde (2) 25', 65' Élissalde 12'Traille 41' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,080 Alan Lewis (Ireland) FB 15Nicolas Brusque 66RW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Yannick JauzionIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Julien PeyrelongueSH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 77N8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Olivier Magne 79BF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Pascal PapéLL 4 Fabien Pelous 79TP 3 Pieter de VilliersHK 2 William Servat 51LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet 71Substitutions:HK 16Yannick Bru 51PR 17Jean-Jacques Crenca 71LK 18David Auradou 79N8 19Thomas Lièvremont 79SH 20Dimitri Yachvili 77CE 21Brian LiebenbergFB 22Pépito Elhorga 66Coach:Bernard Laporte350px FB 15Roland de Marigny 7 23RW 14Mirco BergamascoOC 13Cristian StoicaIC 12Roberto Mandelli 51LW 11Kaine Robertson 61FH 10Rima WakaruaSH 9 Paul GriffenN8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 Aaron PersicoBF 6 Andrea de RossiRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Santiago Dellapè 56TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni 76HK 2 Fabio Ongaro 61LP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroSubstitutions:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 61PR 17Salvatore Perugini 76LK 18Carlo Checchinato 56FL 19Silvio OrlandoSH 20Mario SaviWG 21Pietro Travagli 7 23 61CE 22Ezio Galon 51Coach:John Kirwan 21 February 2004 17:30 GMT SCO 13–35 ENG Report Danielli 57' c Paterson 58' Paterson (2) 2', 25' Cohen 10' cBalshaw 30' cLewsey 47' mGrewcock 68' c Grayson (3) 11', 31', 69' Grayson (3) 15', 28', 65' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,500 David McHugh (Ireland) FB 15Ben Hinshelwood 40RW 14Simon Danielli 80OC 13Tom Philip 17 25IC 12Brendan LaneyLW 11Simon WebsterFH 10Chris PatersonSH 9 Chris Cusiter 53N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Cameron Mather 20BF 6 Jason WhiteRL 5 Stuart Grimes 56LL 4 Scott MurrayTP 3 Bruce Douglas 47HK 2 Gordon Bulloch 68LP 1 Tom SmithSubstitutions:HK 16Robbie Russell 68PR 17Gavin Kerr 47LK 18Nathan Hines 56FL 19Ally Hogg 20SH 20Mike Blair 53FH 21Dan Parks 80CE 22Andrew Henderson 17 25 40Coach:Matt Williams350px FB 15Iain BalshawRW 14Josh LewseyOC 12Jason RobinsonIC 13Will Greenwood 80LW 11Ben CohenFH 10Paul GraysonSH 9 Andy Gomarsall 56N8 8 Lawrence DallaglioOF 7 Richard HillBF 6 Chris JonesRL 5 Ben Kay 59LL 4 Danny GrewcockTP 3 Phil VickeryHK 2 Steve ThompsonLP 1 Trevor WoodmanSubstitutions:HK 16Mark ReganPR 17Jason LeonardLK 18Simon Shaw 59FL 19Alex SandersonSH 20Matt Dawson 56FH 21Olly BarkleyCE 22Henry Paul 80Coach:Clive Woodward 22 February 2004 15:00 GMT IRE 36–15 WAL Report Byrne (2) 1' c, 40' mO'Driscoll (2) 14' c, 52' cO'Gara 30' mFoley 47' m O'Gara (3) 1', 15', 53' Shanklin (2) 62' m, 76' c S. Jones 76' S. Jones 5' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 49,000 Joël Jutge (France) FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Shane HorganOC 13Brian O'Driscoll 78IC 12Gordon D'Arcy 58LW 11Tyrone HoweFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter Stringer 78N8 8 Anthony Foley 80OF 7 Keith GleesonBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 36TP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane Byrne 65LP 1 Reggie Corrigan 80Substitutions:HK 16Frankie Sheahan 65PR 17Simon Best 80LK 18Malcolm O'Kelly 36N8 19Victor Costello 80SH 20Guy Easterby 78FH 21David Humphreys 78CE 22Kevin Maggs 58Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Gareth ThomasRW 14Rhys WilliamsOC 13Sonny Parker 55IC 12Iestyn Harris 69LW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Gareth Cooper 78N8 8 Dafydd JonesOF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Jonathan Thomas 70RL 5 Robert Sidoli 46LL 4 Brent CockbainTP 3 Adam Jones 32HK 2 Robin McBrydeLP 1 Iestyn ThomasSubstitutions:HK 16Mefin DaviesPR 17Gethin Jenkins 32N8 18Michael Owen 46N8 19Alix Popham 70SH 20Dwayne Peel 78FH 21Ceri Sweeney 69CE 22Tom Shanklin 55Coach:Steve Hansen Round 3 6 March 2004 13:30 GMT ITA 20–14 SCO Report Ongaro 41' m De Marigny (5) 2', 11', 40', 69', 78' Webster 79' m Paterson (3) 8', 32', 38' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 21,340 Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) FB 15Gonzalo Canale 76RW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Cristian StoicaIC 12Mario Savi 46LW 11Ezio GalonFH 10Roland de MarignySH 9 Paul GriffenN8 8 Sergio Parisse 61OF 7 Aaron PersicoBF 6 Andrea de RossiRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Santiago DellapèTP 3 Martín CastrogiovanniHK 2 Fabio Ongaro 74LP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroSubstitutions:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 74PR 17Salvatore PeruginiLK 18Carlo ChecchinatoFL 19Silvio Orlando 61SH 20Alessandro TronconFH 21Rima Wakarua 46CE 22Mirco Bergamasco 76Coach:John Kirwan350px FB 15Ben HinshelwoodRW 14Simon Danielli 74OC 13Tom PhilipIC 12Brendan Laney 78LW 11Simon WebsterFH 10Chris PatersonSH 9 Chris Cusiter 40N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Ally HoggBF 6 Jason White 78RL 5 Stuart Grimes 65LL 4 Scott MurrayTP 3 Bruce Douglas 65HK 2 Gordon BullochLP 1 Allan Jacobsen 40 65Substitutions:PR 16Gavin Kerr 40HK 17Robbie RussellLK 18Nathan Hines 65FL 19Jon Petrie 78SH 20Mike Blair 40CE 21Andrew Henderson 78FB 22Derrick Lee 74Coach:Matt Williams 6 March 2004 16:00 GMT ENG 13–19 IRE Report Dawson 25' c Grayson 26' Grayson (2) 30', 66' Dempsey 50' c O'Gara 51' O'Gara (4) 16', 23', 32', 40' Twickenham Stadium, London 72,000 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) FB 15Iain Balshaw 52RW 14Josh LewseyOC 12Jason RobinsonIC 13Will GreenwoodLW 11Ben CohenFH 10Paul Grayson 54 63SH 9 Matt DawsonN8 8 Lawrence DallaglioOF 7 Richard HillBF 6 Joe Worsley 52RL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Steve BorthwickTP 3 Phil VickeryHK 2 Steve Thompson 58LP 1 Trevor WoodmanSubstitutions:HK 16Mark Regan 58PR 17Matt StevensFL 18Chris Jones 52FL 19Neil BackSH 20Andy GomarsallFH 21Olly Barkley 54 63WG 22James Simpson-Daniel 52Coach:Clive Woodward350px FB 15Girvan Dempsey 62RW 14Shane HorganOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Tyrone HoweFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 Keith GleesonBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Malcolm O'KellyTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane ByrneLP 1 Reggie CorriganSubstitutions:HK 16Frankie SheahanPR 17Simon BestLK 18Gary LongwellN8 19Victor CostelloSH 20Guy EasterbyFH 21David HumphreysCE 22Kevin Maggs 62Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan Notes: Ireland won at Twickenham for the first time since 1994. This was England's first defeat at Twickenham since losing 30–16 to New Zealand at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. 7 March 2004 15:00 GMT WAL 22–29 FRA 1974 Report M. Williams 77' c S. Jones 78' S. Jones (5) 11', 18', 22', 25', 53' Harinordoquy 38' cÉlissalde 56' c Élissalde (2) 39', 57' Élissalde (5) 5', 15', 44', 46', 69' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 73,359 Stuart Dickinson (Australia) FB 15Gareth ThomasRW 14Rhys WilliamsOC 13Mark TaylorIC 12Iestyn Harris 71LW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Gareth Cooper 49N8 8 Dafydd Jones 59OF 7 Colin Charvis 13 21 27 32BF 6 Jonathan ThomasRL 5 Michael OwenLL 4 Brent Cockbain 63TP 3 Gethin Jenkins 71HK 2 Mefin Davies 77LP 1 Iestyn Thomas 59 71Substitutions:HK 16Huw Bennett 77PR 17Ben Evans 59LK 18Gareth Llewellyn 63FL 19Martyn Williams 13 21 27 32 59SH 20Dwayne Peel 49FH 21Ceri Sweeney 71CE 22Tom ShanklinCoach:Steve Hansen350px FB 15Nicolas BrusqueRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Yannick JauzionIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Frédéric Michalak 78SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 72N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont 58OF 7 Imanol HarinordoquyBF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Pascal PapéLL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Pieter de VilliersHK 2 William Servat 67LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet 58Substitutions:HK 16Yannick Bru 67PR 17Jean-Jacques Crenca 58LK 18David AuradouFL 19Olivier Magne 58SH 20Dimitri Yachvili 72WG 21Aurélien RougerieFB 22Cédric Heymans 78Coach:Bernard Laporte Round 4 20 March 2004 13:30 GMT IRE 19–3 ITA Report O'Kelly 25' mO'Driscoll 32' cHorgan 52' c O'Gara (2) 33', 53' De Marigny 66' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 49,250 Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Shane HorganOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Gordon D'Arcy 76LW 11Geordan MurphyFH 10Ronan O'Gara 77SH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 Keith Gleeson 59BF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Donncha O'Callaghan 79LL 4 Malcolm O'KellyTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane Byrne 79LP 1 Reggie Corrigan 63Substitutions:HK 16Frankie Sheahan 79PR 17Marcus Horan 63LK 18Gary Longwell 79N8 19Victor Costello 59SH 20Guy EasterbyFH 21David Humphreys 77CE 22Kevin Maggs 76Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Gonzalo Canale 64RW 14Mirco BergamascoOC 13Cristian StoicaIC 12Kaine Robertson 53LW 11Pietro TravagliFH 10Roland de MarignySH 9 Paul Griffen 76N8 8 Alessandro Troncon OF 7 Aaron PersicoBF 6 Roberto MandelliRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Carlo Checchinato 53TP 3 Martín CastrogiovanniHK 2 Fabio OngaroLP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 76Substitutions:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 19 27PR 17Salvatore Perugini 76LK 18Santiago Dellapè 53FL 19Andrea De Rossi 77SH 20Ezio Galon 76CE 21Mario Savi 64CE 22Andrea Masi 53Coach:John Kirwan 20 March 2004 16:00 GMT ENG 31–21 WAL Report Cohen (2) 5' c, 63' cWorsley 78' m Barkley (2) 6', 65' Barkley (4) 16', 20', 39', 72' G. Thomas 41' cTaylor 50' m S. Jones 42' S. Jones (3) 10', 13', 23' Twickenham Stadium, London 72,200 Andrew Cole (Australia) FB 15Jason RobinsonRW 14Josh LewseyOC 12Mike TindallIC 13Will Greenwood 73LW 11Ben CohenFH 10Olly BarkleySH 9 Matt DawsonN8 8 Lawrence DallaglioOF 7 Richard HillBF 6 Chris Jones 40RL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Danny GrewcockTP 3 Phil Vickery 69HK 2 Steve ThompsonLP 1 Trevor WoodmanSubstitutions:HK 16Mark ReganPR 17Julian White 69LK 18Steve BorthwickFL 19Joe Worsley 40SH 20Andy GomarsallCE 21Mike Catt 73WG 22James Simpson-DanielCoach:Clive Woodward350px FB 15Gareth ThomasRW 14Rhys WilliamsOC 13Mark Taylor 66IC 12Tom ShanklinLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Gareth Cooper 60N8 8 Dafydd JonesOF 7 Colin CharvisBF 6 Jonathan ThomasRL 5 Michael OwenLL 4 Brent Cockbain 25TP 3 Gethin Jenkins 62 69HK 2 Robin McBrydeLP 1 Duncan JonesSubstitutions:HK 16Mefin DaviesPR 17Ben Evans 62 69LK 18Gareth Llewellyn 25FL 19Martyn WilliamsSH 20Dwayne Peel 60FH 21Ceri Sweeney 66CE 22Jamie RobinsonCoach:Steve Hansen 21 March 2004 15:00 GMT SCO 0–31 FRA 1974 Report Magne 6' mJauzion (2) 63' c, 72' c Yachvili (2) 64', 73' Yachvili (4) 14', 29', 43', 48' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 66,324 Scott Young (Australia) FB 15Derrick Lee 15 58RW 14Simon DanielliOC 13Tom PhilipIC 12Andrew HendersonLW 11Simon WebsterFH 10Chris PatersonSH 9 Chris Cusiter 40N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Cameron Mather 40BF 6 Jason WhiteRL 5 Stuart Grimes 51LL 4 Scott MurrayTP 3 Bruce DouglasHK 2 Gordon Bulloch 64LP 1 Allan Jacobsen 34Substitutions:HK 16Robbie Russell 64PR 17Gavin Kerr 34LK 18Nathan Hines 51FL 19Ally Hogg 40SH 20Mike Blair 40FH 21Brendan LaneyFH 22Dan Parks 58Coach:Matt Williams350px FB 15Nicolas BrusqueRW 14Pépito ElhorgaOC 13Yannick JauzionIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Frédéric Michalak 40SH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Thomas Lièvremont 49OF 7 Olivier MagneBF 6 Serge Betsen 21RL 5 Pascal Papé 71LL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Pieter de VilliersHK 2 William Servat 51LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet 63Substitutions:HK 16Yannick Bru 51PR 17Jean-Jacques Crenca 63LK 18David Auradou 71FL 19Julien Bonnaire 21 49FH 20Julien Peyrelongue 40FB 21Clément PoitrenaudWG 22Vincent ClercCoach:Bernard Laporte Notes: This was the first time since 1961 that France had kept a clean sheet against Scotland. Round 5 27 March 2004 14:00 GMT WAL 44–10 ITA Report S. Williams (2) 24' m, 67' cR. Williams (2) 30' m, 70' cG. Thomas 55' cShanklin 59' c S. Jones (4) 56', 60', 68', 71' S. Jones (2) 10', 16' Masi 62' c Staibano 63' De Marigny 42' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 70,048 Mark Lawrence (South Africa) FB 15Gareth ThomasRW 14Rhys WilliamsOC 13Mark TaylorIC 12Iestyn Harris 59LW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen Jones 73SH 9 Gareth Cooper 73N8 8 Dafydd Jones 76OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Colin CharvisRL 5 Michael Owen 79LL 4 Gareth LlewellynTP 3 Gethin JenkinsHK 2 Robin McBryde 73LP 1 Duncan Jones 79Substitutions:HK 16Mefin Davies 73PR 17Ben Evans 79LK 18Robert Sidoli 79N8 19Alix Popham 76SH 20Dwayne Peel 73FH 21Ceri Sweeney 73CE 22Tom Shanklin 59Coach:Steve Hansen350px FB 15Silvio OrlandoRW 14Mirco Bergamasco 65OC 13Andrea Masi 73IC 12Kaine RobertsonLW 11Fabio Staibano 53FH 10Roland de MarignySH 9 Paul GriffenN8 8 Roberto MandelliOF 7 Aaron Persico 11 21 37BF 6 Rima WakaruaRL 5 Carlo Del Fava 58LL 4 Santiago DellapèTP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni 58HK 2 Fabio OngaroLP 1 Alessandro TronconSubstitutions:HK 16Carlo FestucciaPR 17Salvatore Perugini 58FL 18Andrea Lo Cicero 58FL 19Ezio Galon 11 21 37SH 20Marco Bortolami 73FH 21Andrea De Rossi 53CE 22Cristian Stoica 65Coach:John Kirwan 27 March 2004 16:00 GMT IRE 37–16 SCO Report D'Arcy (2) 18' m, 72' cMurphy 38' mWallace 53' cStringer 61' c O'Gara (3) 54', 62', 73' O'Gara (2) 4', 25' Hogg 48' c Paterson 49' Paterson (2) 1', 22' Parks 36' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 42,750 Nigel Williams (Wales) FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Shane HorganOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Gordon D'Arcy 78LW 11Geordan MurphyFH 10Ronan O'Gara 78SH 9 Peter Stringer 78N8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 David Wallace 78BF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly 50 54 78TP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane Byrne 78LP 1 Reggie Corrigan 60Substitutions:HK 16Frankie Sheahan 78PR 17Marcus Horan 60LK 18Donncha O'Callaghan 50 54 78N8 19Victor Costello 78SH 20Guy Easterby 78FH 21David Humphreys 78CE 22Kevin Maggs 78Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Simon Danielli 76OC 13Tom PhilipIC 12Andrew Henderson 65LW 11Simon WebsterFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Chris Cusiter 57N8 8 Simon Taylor 41OF 7 Ally HoggBF 6 Jason WhiteRL 5 Stuart Grimes 57LL 4 Scott MurrayTP 3 Bruce Douglas 72HK 2 Gordon Bulloch 72LP 1 Allan Jacobsen 40 72Substitutions:HK 16Robbie Russell 72PR 17Gavin Kerr 40LK 18Nathan Hines 57FL 19Jon Petrie 41SH 20Mike Blair 57FH 21Brendan Laney 65FB 22Derrick Lee 76Coach:Matt Williams 27 March 2004 20:00 GMT FRA 1974 24–21 ENG Report Harinordoquy 25' mYachvili 40' c Yachvili 40' Yachvili (4) 21', 34', 39', 51' Cohen 52' mLewsey 75' c Barkley 77' Barkley (3) 40', 48', 72' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,906 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Nicolas BrusqueRW 14Pépito ElhorgaOC 13Yannick Jauzion 57IC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Frédéric MichalakSH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Olivier MagneBF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Pascal PapéLL 4 Fabien Pelous 77TP 3 Pieter de VilliersHK 2 William Servat 53LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet 71Substitutions:HK 16Yannick Bru 53PR 17Jean-Jacques Crenca 71LK 18David Auradou 77N8 19Thomas LièvremontSH 20Pierre MignoniFH 21Julien PeyrelongueFB 22Clément Poitrenaud 57Coach:Bernard Laporte350px FB 15Jason RobinsonRW 14Josh LewseyOC 12Mike TindallIC 13Will Greenwood 48LW 11Ben CohenFH 10Olly BarkleySH 9 Matt DawsonN8 8 Lawrence DallaglioOF 7 Richard HillBF 6 Joe WorsleyRL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Danny Grewcock 25TP 3 Phil Vickery 63HK 2 Steve ThompsonLP 1 Trevor WoodmanSubstitutions:HK 16Mark ReganPR 17Julian White 63LK 18Steve Borthwick 25FL 19Chris JonesSH 20Andy GomarsallCE 21Mike Catt 48WG 22James Simpson-DanielCoach:Clive Woodward Notes: England needed to win by eight points to win the Championship.'Poor' England ready to rebuild the chariot https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/mar/29/sixnations2004.rugbyunion1 The Guardian Guardian News and Media 29 March 2004 3 July 2013 Notes References Category:2004 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2004 Category:2003–04 in European rugby union Category:2003–04 in Irish rugby union Category:2003–04 in English rugby union Category:2003–04 in Welsh rugby union Category:2003–04 in Scottish rugby union Category:2003–04 in French rugby union Category:2003–04 in Italian rugby union Category:February 2004 sports events in Europe Category:March 2004 sports events in Europe