2007 Six Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 2007 Six Nations Championship France-Wales 24022007 - 3.jpg 250px France vs Wales, Stade de France, Saint-Denis, 24 February 2007 3 February – 17 March 2007 ENGFRA 1974IREITASCOWAL FRA 1974 16 IRE (9th title) 15 65 IRE rugby union Ronan O'Gara (82) ENG Jason Robinson (4)IRE rugby union Ronan O'Gara (4) IRE rugby union Brian O'Driscoll 2006 2006 Six Nations Championship 2008 2008 Six Nations Championship thumb|right|Rugby was played for the first time at Croke Park, seen here during the Ireland vs. England match. The 2007 Six Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 113th series of the international championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 3 February to 17 March. In this year, France again won on points difference above Ireland, after four teams had at least a mathematical chance of topping the table going into the final week. Italy had their first away win of the tournament, beating Scotland in Edinburgh. It was also the first time that they won two of their matches, as they went on to beat Wales in Rome, finishing in 4th place, their best result so far. Scotland won the wooden spoon on points difference below Wales, and Ireland won the Triple Crown for the second straight year and third time in four years. Participants NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenham StadiumLondonENG Brian AshtonPhil VickeryMike Catt captained England in their final two matches against France and Wales, which Vickery missed due to injury.FRA 1974Stade de FranceSaint-DenisFRA 1974 Bernard LaporteRaphaël IbañezRegular captain Fabien Pelous was out injured for France's first two matches against Italy and Ireland, with vice-captain Ibañez elevated to the captaincy for both matches. Pelous' injury ultimately ruled him out of the entire 2007 competition, and Ibañez was announced as his replacement.France robbed of skipper Pelous http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/story_20207135300.php RugbyRugby.com 20 February 2007 21 February 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927173348/http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/story_20207135300.php 27 September 2007 IRECroke ParkLansdowne Road, Ireland's traditional home, was demolished in 2007 to make way for the construction of the Aviva Stadium, which opened in 2010.DublinIRL Eddie O'SullivanBrian O'DriscollPaul O'Connell captained Ireland in their second match against France, which O'Driscoll missed due to injury.ITAStadio FlaminioRomeFRA 1974 Pierre BerbizierMarco BortolamiSCOMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghSCO Frank HaddenChris PatersonThe regular Scotland captain, Jason White, did not play in this season's competition because he was recovering from a serious knee injury.WALMillennium StadiumCardiffWAL Gareth JenkinsStephen JonesJones was ruled out of Wales' final match against England due to a broken wrist. Gareth Thomas was named captain for the match, in which he equalled Gareth Llewellyn for most caps by a Wales player.Thomas to deputise for injured captain http://wru.co.uk/2_9844.php wru.co.uk Welsh Rugby Union 14 March 2007 15 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070318231740/http://www.wru.co.uk/2_9844.php 18 March 2007 dead Squads each nation's squad for the 2007 Six Nations Championship 2007 Six Nations Championship squads Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 FRA FRA 1974 IRE IRE ENG ENG ITA ITA WAL WAL SCO SCO 4 0 1 155 86 15 4 0 1 149 84 17 3 0 2 119 115 10 2 0 3 94 147 9 1 0 4 86 113 7 1 0 4 95 153 7 #cfc A complete Six Nations Rugby After Round 4 of the competition, all of the teams had lost at least one match, and as a result, no one could win the Grand Slam. Ireland won the Triple Crown for the second straight year and third time in four years. The first four rounds In the build-up to the competition, Ireland were being tipped as favourites for the Grand Slam, having played well during the Autumn Tests. However, despite having started strongly with a win against Wales, they lost to France 20–17 in a historic encounter at Croke Park.This was the first rugby match ever at Croke Park. Before 2005, the constitution of the Gaelic Athletic Association, which owns Croke Park, prohibited "foreign games" from being played on the ground. In practice, this ban was applied only to football and the rugby codes, as the stadium had been used for matches in International Rules football (a hybrid between Australian Rules and Gaelic football) and American football. In turn, Ireland went on to beat England, who subsequently won against France. Round 3 of the competition saw Italy win their first ever away match in the Six Nations. Scotland conceded three tries (all converted) in the first six minutes, and Italy went on to secure a historic 37–17 victory. In the same round, England's defeat by Ireland at Croke Park 43–13 marked their worst result ever in the history of the tournament, both in number of points conceded and in points difference (30 points). In round 4, Italy achieved a second victory in the same tournament for the first time, when they defeated Wales 23–20 in Rome in a match that ended in controversy.Italy 23-20 Wales http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/6432323.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 10 March 2007 22 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070320053226/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/6432323.stm 20 March 2007 live Trailing by three points, Wales had the chance to equalise in the closing moments of the game when they were awarded a kickable penalty near the Italian 22-metre line. But, having been informed by the referee that 10 seconds remained, they chose to kick for touch, believing that there was time for an attacking line-out and possible try-scoring opportunity, only for the referee to blow his whistle and end the game before the line-out could form. The Welsh players were incensed and the referee later apologised for the misunderstanding that had arisen.Referee sorry for Rome confusion http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/6439245.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 11 March 2007 6 February 2009 Final day All three matches in week five of the tournament were played on the same day and four teams — France, Ireland, England and Italy — still had a chance of winning the tournament: France were narrowly ahead of Ireland on points difference, England and Italy could become champions if they won by a large margin and the other results favoured them. The game between Ireland and Italy was played first. At half-time, Ireland led by a single point, but they extended their lead in the second half. As time ran out, Ireland were in possession and could have kicked the ball into touch, ending the game and leaving France requiring a 30-point margin in their game; instead, they opted to seek another try, supposedly to set France a bigger target, only for Italy to regain possession and score a converted try, reducing France's target to 23 points. The second game was between France and Scotland. After starting slowly, France steadily extended their lead, but were still three points short of their target when, with time running out, Elvis Vermeulen scored a try in injury-time, which was converted, to give France a 27-point victory and put them in the lead in the tournament. The referee referred the try to the Television Match Official (TMO), an Irishman, asking if there was any reason why the try should not be awarded. The TMO advised that there was no reason, and the referee awarded the try. In the final match, England needed to beat Wales by 57 points to overtake France, while Wales were trying to avoid the wooden spoon. Wales led 15–0 after 15 minutes and 18–15 at half-time, and though England managed to draw level in the second half, James Hook then kicked two penalties and a drop goal, to give Wales the victory by 27–18. This result confirmed France's position as champions and handed the wooden spoon to Scotland, both on points difference. Results Round 1 3 February 2007 13:30 GMT ITA 3–39 Report FRA 1974 Pez (1/1) 36' Dominici 23' cHeymans 30' cChabal (2) 40' m, 44' cJauzion 63' c Skrela (4/5) Skrela (1/1) 13'Beauxis (1/1) 72' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 24,973 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Roland de MarignyRW 14Maurizio ZaffriOC 13Gonzalo Canale 78IC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Andrea MasiFH 10Andrea Scanavacca 25SH 9Paul Griffen 71N8 8Sergio ParisseOF 7Mauro BergamascoBF 6Alessandro TronconRL 5Roberto Mandelli (c)LL 4Santiago Dellapè 49TP 3David Dal Maso 49HK 2Fabio Ongaro 49LP 1Salvatore Perugini 49Substitutions:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 49PR 17Andrea Lo Cicero 49PR 18Martin Castrogiovanni 49LK 19Marco Bortolami 49SH 20Josh Sole 71FH 21Ramiro Pez 25WG 22Kaine Robertson 78Coach:FRA Pierre Berbizier350px FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Cédric HeymansOC 13Florian Fritz 69IC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10David SkrelaSH 9 Pierre MignoniN8 8 Sébastien Chabal 72OF 7 Julien Bonnaire 66BF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Lionel NalletTP 3 Pieter de VilliersHK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c) 58LP 1 Olivier Milloud 58Substitutions:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski 58PR 17Sylvain Marconnet 58LK 18Pascal Papé 72FL 19Imanol Harinordoquy 66SH 20Dimitri YachviliFH 21Lionel Beauxis 69WG 22Vincent ClercCoach:Bernard Laporte 3 February 2007 16:00 GMT ENG 42–20 Report SCO Robinson (2) 37' m, 55' cWilkinson 59' cLund 72' m Wilkinson (2/4) Wilkinson (5/5) 11', 29', 31', 49', 53' Wilkinson (1/2) 19' Taylor 25' cDewey 77' c Paterson (2/2) Paterson (2/3) 18', 43' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,000 Marius Jonker (South Africa) FB 15Olly MorganRW 14Josh LewseyOC 13Mike TindallIC 12Andy FarrellLW 11Jason RobinsonFH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9Harry EllisN8 8Martin CorryOF 7Magnus LundBF 6Joe WorsleyRL 5Danny GrewcockLL 4Louis DeaconTP 3Phil Vickery (c) 74HK 2George ChuterLP 1Perry FreshwaterSubstitutions:HK 16Lee MearsPR 17Julian White 74LK 18Tom PalmerFL 19Tom ReesSH 20Peter RichardsFH 21Toby FloodCE 22Mathew TaitCoach:Brian Ashton350px FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Sean LamontOC 13Marcus Di RolloIC 12Andrew Henderson 62LW 11Chris PatersonFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Chris CusiterN8 8 Dave CallamOF 7 Kelly Brown 62BF 6 Simon TaylorRL 5 Jim Hamilton 62LL 4 Alastair Kellock (c)TP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Dougie HallLP 1 Gavin Kerr 55Substitutions:HK 16Ross FordPR 17Allan Jacobsen 55LK 18Scott Murray 62FL 19Ally Hogg 62SH 20Rory LawsonCE 21Rob Dewey 62FB 22Rory LamontCoach:Frank Hadden 4 February 2007 15:00 GMT WAL 9–19 Report IRE S. Jones (3/3) 9', 19', 25' R. Best 1' mB. O'Driscoll 33' cO'Gara 71' c O'Gara (2/3) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,239 Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Hal Luscombe 60OC 13Jamie RobinsonIC 12James HookLW 11Chris CzekajFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9Dwayne Peel 73N8 8Ryan Jones (c) 34 40OF 7Martyn Williams 79BF 6Alix PophamRL 5Alun Wyn JonesLL 4Ian Gough 71TP 3Chris Horsman 55HK 2T. Rhys Thomas 67LP 1Gethin JenkinsSubstitutions:HK 16Matthew Rees 67PR 17Duncan Jones 55LK 18Robert Sidoli 71FH 19Gavin Thomas 34 40 79SH 20Mike Phillips 73CE 21Ceri SweeneyWG 22Aled Brew 60Coach:WAL Gareth Jenkins350px FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Andrew TrimbleOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c) 75IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Denis Hickie 27 37FH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Denis LeamyOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory Best 65LP 1 Marcus HoranSubstitutions:HK 16Jerry Flannery 65PR 17Simon BestLK 18Mick O'DriscollFL 19Neil BestSH 20Isaac BossFH 21Paddy WallaceFB 22Geordan Murphy 27 37 75Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan Round 2 10 February 2007 13:30 GMT ENG 20–7 Report ITA Robinson 39' m Wilkinson (5/5) 3', 15', 25', 56', 75' Scanavacca 65' c Scanavacca (1/1) Twickenham Stadium, London 82,000 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Iain BalshawRW 14Josh LewseyOC 13Mike TindallIC 12Andy FarrellLW 11Jason RobinsonFH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9Harry EllisN8 8Martin CorryOF 7Magnus LundBF 6Nick EasterRL 5Danny GrewcockLL 4Louis DeaconTP 3Phil Vickery (c)HK 2George Chuter 70LP 1Perry FreshwaterSubstitutions:HK 16Lee MearsPR 17Julian White 70LK 18Tom PalmerFL 19Tom ReesSH 20Shaun PerryFH 21Toby FloodCE 22Mathew TaitCoach:Brian Ashton350px FB 15Roland de MarignyRW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Enrico Patrizio 24FH 10Andrea ScanavaccaSH 9 Alessandro TronconN8 8 Sergio Parisse OF 7 Warren SpraggBF 6 Roberto MandelliRL 5 Marco Bortolami (c)LL 4 Santiago Dellapè 71TP 3 Martin CastrogiovanniHK 2 Walter PozzebonLP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 58Substitutions:HK 16Fabio OngaroPR 17Salvatore Perugini 58LK 18Valerio Bernabò 71FL 19Josh SoleSH 20Paul GriffenCE 21Ramiro PezWG 22Matteo Pratichetti 24Coach:FRA Pierre Berbizier 10 February 2007 15:30 GMT SCO 21–9 Report WAL Paterson (7/7) 6', 19', 37', 48', 52', 58', 79' S. Jones (3/3) 24', 40', 54' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,500 Alan Lewis (Ireland) FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Sean LamontOC 13Marcus Di RolloIC 12Rob DeweyLW 11Chris PatersonFH 10Phil Godman 70SH 9Chris CusiterN8 8Dave CallamOF 7Kelly Brown 56BF 6Simon Taylor (c)RL 5Scott MurrayLL 4Jim Hamilton 49TP 3Euan MurrayHK 2Ross FordLP 1Gavin Kerr 56Substitutions:PR 16Allan Jacobsen 56LK 17Nathan Hines 49FL 18Ally Hogg 56SH 19Rory LawsonCE 20Graeme MorrisonCE 21Simon WebsterWG 22Nikki Walker 70Coach:Frank Hadden350px FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Mark JonesOC 13Jamie RobinsonIC 12James HookLW 11Chris CzekajFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9Dwayne PeelN8 8Ryan Jones (c)OF 7Martyn WilliamsBF 6Alix PophamRL 5Alun Wyn JonesLL 4Robert Sidoli 53TP 3Duncan JonesHK 2T. Rhys ThomasLP 1Adam JonesSubstitutions:HK 16Matthew ReesPR 17Gethin JenkinsLK 18Ian Gough 53FH 19Jonathan ThomasSH 20Mike PhillipsFH 21Ceri SweeneyCE 22Tom ShanklinCoach:Gareth Jenkins 11 February 2007 15:00 GMT IRE 17–20 Report FRA 1974 O'Gara 31' m O'Gara (4/4) 12', 24', 56', 78' Ibañez 14' cClerc 79' c Skrela (1/1) Beauxis (1/1) Skrela (2/4) 4', 9' Croke Park, Dublin 81,000France last gasp try seals 17-20 win over Ireland http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/1886.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111727/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/1886.php usurped September 24, 2015 Rbs6nations.com 10 December 2007 10 March 2012 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Geordan MurphyOC 13Gordon D'ArcyIC 12Shane HorganLW 11Denis HickieFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Isaac BossN8 8 Denis LeamyOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Marcus HoranSubstitutions:HK 16Jerry FlanneryPR 17Simon BestLK 18Mick O'DriscollFL 19Neil BestSH 20Eoin ReddanFH 21Paddy WallaceWG 22Andrew TrimbleCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13David MartyIC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10David SkrelaSH 9 Pierre MignoniN8 8 Sébastien ChabalOF 7 Imanol HarinordoquyBF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Pascal PapéLL 4 Lionel NalletTP 3 Pieter de VilliersHK 2 Raphaël IbañezLP 1 Sylvain MarconnetSubstitutions:HK 16Yannick BruPR 17Olivier MilloudLK 18Jérôme ThionFL 19Julien BonnaireSH 20Dimitri YachviliFH 21Lionel BeauxisFB 22Cédric HeymansCoach:Bernard Laporte Round 3 24 February 2007 15:00 GMT SCO 17–37 Report ITA Dewey 14' cPaterson 60' c Paterson (2/2) Paterson (1/1) 40' Ma. Bergamasco 1' cScanavacca 4' cRobertson 6' c Troncon 75' c Scanavacca (4/4) Scanavacca (3/3) 19', 66', 71' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 50,284 Donal Courtney (Ireland) FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Sean LamontOC 13Marcus Di RolloIC 12Rob DeweyLW 11Chris PatersonFH 10Phil GodmanSH 9 Chris CusiterN8 8 Dave CallamOF 7 Kelly BrownBF 6 Simon TaylorRL 5 Scott MurrayLL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Dougie HallLP 1 Gavin KerrSubstitutions:HK 16Ross FordPR 17Allan JacobsenLK 18Jim HamiltonFL 19Ally HoggSH 20Rory LawsonCE 21Andrew HendersonWG 22Nikki WalkerCoach:Frank Hadden350px FB 15Roland de MarignyRW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Andrea MasiFH 10Andrea ScanavaccaSH 9 Alessandro TronconN8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Santiago DellapèTP 3 Martín CastrogiovanniHK 2 Carlo FestucciaLP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroSubstitutions:HK 16Fabio OngaroPR 17Salvatore PeruginiPR 18Enrico PatrizioLK 19Valerio BernabòFL 20Maurizio ZaffiriSH 21Paul GriffenFH 22Ramiro PezCoach:Pierre Berbizier This was Italy's biggest margin of victory over a Tier 1 nation. 24 February 2007 17:30 GMT IRE 43–13 Report ENG Dempsey 30' cD. Wallace 37' cHorgan 63' cBoss 78' c O'Gara (3/3)P. Wallace (1/1) O'Gara (5/5) 6', 20', 26', 43', 57' Strettle 46' c Wilkinson (1/1) Wilkinson (2/3) 2', 56' Croke Park, Dublin 81,611Six Nations 2007 https://www.espn.com/rugby/match?gameId=25375&league=180659 espnscrum 27 May 2021 Joël Jutge (France) FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Shane HorganOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Denis HickieFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Denis LeamyOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Marcus HoranSubstitutions:HK 16Jerry FlanneryPR 17Simon BestLK 18Mick O'DriscollFL 19Neil BestSH 20Isaac BossFH 21Paddy WallaceWG 22Andrew TrimbleCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Olly MorganRW 14Josh LewseyOC 13Mike TindallIC 12Andy FarrellLW 11David StrettleFH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9 Harry EllisN8 8 Martin CorryOF 7 Magnus LundBF 6 Joe WorsleyRL 5 Danny GrewcockLL 4 Louis DeaconTP 3 Phil Vickery (c)HK 2 George ChuterLP 1 Perry FreshwaterSubstitutions:HK 16Lee MearsPR 17Julian WhiteLK 18Tom PalmerFL 19Tom ReesSH 20Shaun PerryFH 21Toby FloodCE 22Mathew TaitCoach:Brian Ashton 24 February 2007 20:00 GMT FRA 1974 32–21 Report WAL Dominici 28' cNallet 34' c Skrela (2/2) Skrela (5/6) 11', 18', 38', 46', 52'Beauxis (1/1) 80' Popham 13' cShanklin 15' cRobinson 74' c S. Jones (3/3) Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,959 Tony Spreadbury (England) FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13David MartyIC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10David SkrelaSH 9 Pierre MignoniN8 8 Elvis VermeulenOF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Lionel NalletTP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 Raphaël IbañezLP 1 Olivier MilloudSubstitutions:HK 16Benoît AugustPR 17Sylvain MarconnetLK 18Grégory LamboleyN8 19Imanol HarinordoquySH 20Dimitri YachviliFH 21Lionel BeauxisWG 22Aurélien RougerieCoach:Bernard Laporte350px FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Mark JonesOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12James HookLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Dwayne PeelN8 8 Ryan JonesOF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Alix PophamRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian GoughTP 3 Chris HorsmanHK 2 Matthew ReesLP 1 Gethin JenkinsSubstitutions:HK 16T. Rhys ThomasPR 17Duncan JonesLK 18Brent CockbainFL 19Jonathan ThomasSH 20Mike PhillipsFH 21Ceri SweeneyCE 22Jamie RobinsonCoach:Gareth Jenkins Round 4 10 March 2007 13:30 GMT SCO 18–19 Report IRE Paterson (6/6) 17', 36', 40', 51', 61', 66' O'Gara 30' c O'Gara (1/1) O'Gara (4/6) 9', 38', 68', 70' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,800 Dave Pearson (England) FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Sean LamontOC 13Marcus Di RolloIC 12Rob DeweyLW 11Chris PatersonFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Chris CusiterN8 8 Dave CallamOF 7 Kelly BrownBF 6 Simon TaylorRL 5 Scott MurrayLL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Dougie HallLP 1 Gavin KerrSubstitutions:HK 16Ross FordPR 17Allan JacobsenLK 18Jim HamiltonFL 19Ally HoggSH 20Rory LawsonCE 21Andrew HendersonWG 22Rory LamontCoach:Frank Hadden350px FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Shane HorganOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Denis HickieFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Denis LeamyOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Simon BestSubstitutions:HK 16Jerry FlanneryPR 17Bryan YoungLK 18Mick O'DriscollFL 19Neil BestSH 20Eoin ReddanFH 21Paddy WallaceWG 22Andrew TrimbleCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan Ireland won the Triple Crown. 10 March 2007 15:30 GMT ITA 23–20 Report WAL Robertson 37' cMauro Bergamasco 78' c Pez (2/2) Pez (3/4) 12', 20', 73' S. Williams 27' cRees 45' c S. Jones (1/1)Hook (1/1) Hook (2/2) 44', 54' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 24,973 Chris White (England) FB 15Roland de MarignyRW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Andrea PratichettiFH 10Ramiro PezSH 9 Alessandro TronconN8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Santiago DellapèTP 3 Alessio GalanteHK 2 Carlo FestucciaLP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroSubstitutions:HK 16Leonardo GhiraldiniPR 17Salvatore PeruginiPR 18Fabio StaibanoLK 19Valerio BernabòFL 20Maurizio ZaffiriSH 21Paul GriffenFH 22Andrea ScanavaccaCoach:Pierre Berbizier350px FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Mark JonesOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12James HookLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Dwayne PeelN8 8 Ryan JonesOF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Alix PophamRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian GoughTP 3 Chris HorsmanHK 2 Matthew ReesLP 1 Gethin JenkinsSubstitutions:HK 16T. Rhys ThomasPR 17Duncan JonesPR 18Adam JonesLK 19Brent CockbainFL 20Jonathan ThomasSH 21Mike PhillipsFB 22Gareth ThomasCoach:Gareth Jenkins This was the first time that Italy won two matches in a Six Nations Championship. 11 March 2007 15:00 GMT ENG 26–18 Report FRA 1974 Flood 48' cTindall 73' c Flood (1/1)Geraghty (1/1) Flood (3/5) 8', 31', 35'Geraghty (1/1) 68' Skrela (3/3) 4', 15', 21'Yachvili (3/3) 34', 52', 59' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,000 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Josh LewseyRW 14David StrettleOC 13Mike TindallIC 12Mike Catt (c)LW 11Jason RobinsonFH 10Toby FloodSH 9 Harry EllisN8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Tom ReesBF 6 Joe WorsleyRL 5 Tom PalmerLL 4 Martin CorryTP 3 Julian WhiteHK 2 George ChuterLP 1 Tim PayneSubstitutions:HK 16Lee MearsPR 17Stuart TurnerLK 18Louis DeaconFL 19Magnus LundSH 20Shaun PerryFH 21Shane GeraghtyCE 22Mathew TaitCoach:Brian Ashton350px FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13David MartyIC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10David SkrelaSH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Sébastien ChabalOF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Lionel NalletTP 3 Pieter de VilliersHK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c)LP 1 Olivier MilloudSubstitutions:HK 16Sébastien BrunoPR 17Nicolas MasLK 18Pascal PapéN8 19Imanol HarinordoquySH 20Pierre MignoniFH 21Lionel BeauxisFB 22Cédric HeymansCoach:Bernard Laporte England's victory meant that no team could now win the Grand Slam. Round 5 17 March 2007 13:30 GMT ITA 24–51 Report IRE Bortolami 75' mDe Marigny 80' c Scanavacca (1/2) Pez (2/3) 15', 26' Pez (2/2) 12', 29' Dempsey (2) 17' m, 46' cEasterby 21' mD'Arcy 40' cHorgan 51' mHickie (2) 55' c, 77' mO'Gara 59' c O'Gara (4/8) O'Gara (1/1) 6' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 24,973 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Roland de MarignyRW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Ezio GalonIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Andrea PratichettiFH 10Ramiro PezSH 9 Alessandro TronconN8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 Maurizio ZaffiriBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Santiago DellapèTP 3 Walter PozzebonHK 2 Carlo FestucciaLP 1 Salvatore PeruginiSubstitutions:HK 16Leonardo GhiraldiniPR 17Fabio StaibanoLK 18Valerio BernabòFL 19Josh SoleSH 20Paul GriffenFH 21Warren SpraggCE 22Matteo BarbiniCoach:Pierre Berbizier350px FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Shane HorganOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Denis HickieFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Denis LeamyOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Mick O'DriscollLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Marcus HoranSubstitutions:HK 16Jerry FlanneryPR 17Simon BestLK 18Trevor HoganFL 19Neil BestSH 20Eoin ReddanFH 21Paddy WallaceWG 22Andrew TrimbleCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan 17 March 2007 15:30 GMT FRA 1974 46–19 Report SCO Harinordoquy 29' cJauzion 33' cMarty 52' cHeymans 59' mMilloud 62' cVermeulen 80' c Beauxis (5/6) Beauxis (2/2) 19', 37' Walker 7' cS. Lamont 40' cE. Murray 76' m Paterson (2/3) Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,959 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Clément PoitrenaudRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13David MartyIC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Cédric HeymansFH 10Lionel BeauxisSH 9 Pierre MignoniN8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Lionel NalletTP 3 Pieter de VilliersHK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c)LP 1 Olivier MilloudSubstitutions:PR 16Nicolas MasHK 17Sébastien BrunoLK 18Pascal PapéN8 19Elvis VermeulenSH 20Jean-Baptiste ÉlissaldeCE 21Damien TrailleWG 22Christophe DominiciCoach:Bernard Laporte350px FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Sean LamontOC 13Rob DeweyIC 12Andrew HendersonLW 11Nikki WalkerFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Rory LawsonN8 8 Ally HoggOF 7 Kelly BrownBF 6 Simon TaylorRL 5 Scott MurrayLL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross FordLP 1 Gavin KerrSubstitutions:HK 16Dougie HallPR 17Allan JacobsenLK 18Jim HamiltonN8 19Dave CallamSH 20Chris CusiterCE 21Marcus Di RolloWG 22Rory LamontCoach:Frank Hadden France needed to win by 24 points to overtake Ireland. 17 March 2007 17:30 GMT WAL 27–18 Report ENG Hook 3' cHorsman 13' m Hook (1/2) Hook (4/5) 11', 39', 64', 74' Hook (1/2) 68' Ellis 32' cRobinson 40' m Flood (1/2) Flood (1/1) 46' Flood (1/1) 35' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,500 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Mark JonesOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Gareth Thomas (c)LW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10James HookSH 9 Dwayne PeelN8 8 Ryan JonesOF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Alix PophamRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian GoughTP 3 Chris HorsmanHK 2 Matthew ReesLP 1 Gethin JenkinsSubstitutions:HK 16T. Rhys ThomasPR 17Duncan JonesPR 18Adam JonesLK 19Brent CockbainFL 20Jonathan ThomasSH 21Mike PhillipsCE 22Jamie RobinsonCoach:Gareth Jenkins350px FB 15Mark CuetoRW 14David StrettleOC 13Mathew TaitIC 12Mike Catt (c)LW 11Jason RobinsonFH 10Toby FloodSH 9 Harry EllisN8 8 Joe WorsleyOF 7 Tom ReesBF 6 James HaskellRL 5 Tom PalmerLL 4 Martin CorryTP 3 Julian WhiteHK 2 George ChuterLP 1 Tim PayneSubstitutions:HK 16Lee MearsPR 17Stuart TurnerLK 18Louis DeaconFL 19Magnus LundSH 20Shaun PerryFH 21Shane GeraghtyCE 22Jamie NoonCoach:Brian Ashton England needed to win by 57 points to win the Championship. Scorers 80% +Leading try scorers Pos Name Tries Pld Team 1 Ronan O'Gara 4 5 IRE Jason Robinson 4 4 ENG 3 Girvan Dempsey 3 3 IRE 4 Mauro Bergamasco 2 3 ITA Sébastien Chabal 2 3 FRA 1974 Rob Dewey 2 5 SCO Christophe Dominici 2 5 FRA 1974 Cédric Heymans 2 4 FRA 1974 Denis Hickie 2 5 IRE Shane Horgan 2 4 IRE Yannick Jauzion 2 5 FRA 1974 Kaine Robertson 2 5 ITA Andrea Scanavacca 2 4 ITA Source: Statistics - 2007 https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/stats/2007 Six Nations Rugby 8 February 2024 +Leading point scorers Pos Name Points Pld Team 1 Ronan O'Gara 82 5 IRE 2 Chris Paterson 65 5 SCO 3 Jonny Wilkinson 50 3 ENG Notes References Category:2007 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2007 Category:2006–07 in European rugby union Category:2006–07 in Irish rugby union Category:2006–07 in English rugby union Category:2006–07 in Welsh rugby union Category:2006–07 in Scottish rugby union Category:2006–07 in French rugby union Category:2006–07 in Italian rugby union Category:February 2007 sports events in Europe Category:March 2007 sports events in Europe