2008 Six Nations Championship

Rugby championship 2008 Six Nations Championship Wales rugby team.jpg The Welsh team that won the Grand Slam 2 February – 15 March 2008 ENGFRA 1974IREITASCOWAL WAL 24 WAL (10th title) WAL (19th title) 15 1053616 50 ENG Jonny Wilkinson (50) WAL Shane Williams (6) WAL Shane Williams 2007 2007 Six Nations Championship 2009 2009 Six Nations Championship The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, the 114th series of the international championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 2 February to 15 March, resulting in Wales winning the Grand Slam, their second in the last four championships and tenth overall. In winning the Grand Slam, Wales also won the Triple Crown, for beating each of the other Home Nations, for the 19th time. Wales conceded only two tries in the championship, beating England's previous record of four tries conceded. Wales' Shane Williams was named the Player of the Championship.Williams wins RBS player of the Championship http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/10525.php RBS 6 Nations 19 March 2008 26 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110524062849/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/10525.php 24 May 2011 usurped dmy-all Participants thumb|For the second year running, Ireland played their home games at Croke Park during the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road. NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenham StadiumLondonENG Brian AshtonPhil VickeryFRA 1974Stade de FranceSaint-DenisFRA 1974 Marc LièvremontLionel NalletIRECroke ParkLansdowne Road, Ireland's traditional home, is being redeveloped and is expected to be back in use by 2009.DublinIRL Eddie O'SullivanBrian O'DriscollRonan O'Gara captained Ireland in their final match against England, which O'Driscoll missed due to a hamstring tear.ITAStadio FlaminioRomeRSA Nick MallettSergio ParisseSCOMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghSCO Frank HaddenJason WhiteWhite missed Scotland's third game because of concussion and started on the bench in the last two games. He was replaced as captain for these games by Mike Blair.WALMillennium StadiumCardiffNZL Warren GatlandRyan Jones Squads each nation's squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship 2008 Six Nations Championship squads Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 WAL WAL ENG ENG FRA FRA 1974 IRE IRE SCO SCO ITA ITA 5 0 0 148 66 13 3 0 2 108 83 8 3 0 2 103 93 11 2 0 3 93 99 9 1 0 4 69 123 3 1 0 4 74 131 6 #ccffcc A complete ESPN Results Round 1 2 February 2008 14:00 IRE 16–11 Report ITA Dempsey 18' c O'Gara (1/1) O'Gara (3/4) 12', 57', 66' Castrogiovanni 60' m Bortolussi (2/3) 38', 70' Croke Park, Dublin 75,387 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Andrew TrimbleOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Gordon D'ArcyLW 11Geordan MurphyFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Eoin ReddanN8 8 Denis LeamyOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Malcolm O'KellyLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements:HK 16Bernard JackmanPR 17Tony BuckleyLK 18Mick O'DriscollN8 19Jamie HeaslipSH 20Peter StringerFH 21Paddy WallaceFB 22Rob KearneyCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15David BortolussiRW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Pablo CanavosioFH 10Andrea MasiSH 9 Pietro TravagliN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Josh SoleRL 5 Carlo Del FavaLL 4 Santiago DellapèTP 3 Martín CastrogiovanniHK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroReplacements:HK 16Carlo FestucciaPR 17Salvatore PeruginiPR 18Lorenzo CittadiniLK 19Tommaso ReatoFL 20Alessandro ZanniFB 21Andrea MarcatoWG 22Ezio GalonCoach:Nick Mallett 2 February 2008 16:30 ENG 19–26 Report WAL Flood 23' c Wilkinson (1/1) Wilkinson (3/4) 1', 11', 45' Wilkinson (1/1) 17' Byrne 67' cPhillips 70' c Hook (2/2) Hook (4/4) 4', 34', 57', 63' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,000 Craig Joubert (South Africa) FB 15Iain BalshawRW 14Paul SackeyOC 13Mike TindallIC 12Toby FloodLW 11David StrettleFH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9 Andy GomarsallN8 8 Luke NarrawayOF 7 Lewis MoodyBF 6 James HaskellRL 5 Steve BorthwickLL 4 Simon ShawTP 3 Phil VickeryHK 2 Mark ReganLP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements:HK 16Lee MearsPR 17Matt StevensLK 18Ben KayFL 19Tom ReesSH 20Richard WigglesworthFH 21Danny CiprianiWG 22Lesley VainikoloCoach:Brian Ashton350px FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Mark JonesOC 13Sonny ParkerIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10James HookSH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Ryan Jones (c)OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Jonathan ThomasRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian GoughTP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Huw BennettLP 1 Duncan JonesReplacements:HK 16Matthew ReesPR 17Gethin JenkinsLK 18Ian EvansN8 19Alix PophamSH 20Gareth CooperFH 21Stephen JonesCE 22Tom ShanklinCoach:Warren Gatland Notes This was Wales' first win over England at Twickenham Stadium for 20 years. 3 February 2008 15:00 SCO 6–27 Report FRA 1974 Parks (1/2) 30' Parks (1/2) 4' Clerc 12' c, 65' cMalzieu 23' c Élissalde (2/2)Skrela(1/1) Traille (2/2) 18', 55' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,800 Alain Rolland (Ireland)Rolland replaced original referee Paul Honiss, who was forced to return to New Zealand due to a serious family illness. FB 15Rory LamontRW 14Nikki WalkerOC 13Nick De LucaIC 12Andrew HendersonLW 11Simon WebsterFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Mike BlairN8 8 Dave CallamOF 7 John BarclayBF 6 Jason White (c)RL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross FordLP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Fergus ThomsonPR 17Gavin KerrLK 18Scott MacLeodFL 19Kelly BrownSH 20Chris CusiterWG 21Chris PatersonFB 22Hugo SouthwellCoach:Frank Hadden350px FB 15Cédric HeymansRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13David MartyIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Julien MalzieuFH 10François Trinh-DucSH 9 Jean-Baptiste ÉlissaldeN8 8 Elvis VermeulenOF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Lionel NalletLL 4 Loïc JacquetTP 3 Julien BrugnautHK 2 William ServatLP 1 Lionel FaureReplacements:HK 16Dimitri SzarzewskiPR 17Nicolas MasLK 18Arnaud MélaFL 19Julien BonnaireSH 20Morgan ParraFH 21David SkrelaCE 22Aurélien RougerieCoach:Marc Lièvremont Round 2 9 February 2008 14:00 WAL 30–15 Report SCO S. Williams 13' c, 68' cHook 46' c Hook (2/2)S. Jones (1/1) Hook (1/1) 28'S. Jones (2/2) 63', 71' Paterson (5/5) 10', 32', 42', 50', 55 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,576 Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand) FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Jamie RobertsOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10James HookSH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Ryan Jones (c)OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Jonathan ThomasRL 5 Ian EvansLL 4 Ian GoughTP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Huw BennettLP 1 Duncan JonesReplacements:HK 16Matthew ReesPR 17Gethin JenkinsLK 18Deiniol JonesN8 19Gareth DelveSH 20Dwayne PeelFH 21Stephen JonesCE 22Sonny ParkerCoach:Warren Gatland350px FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Nikki WalkerOC 13Nick De LucaIC 12Andrew HendersonLW 11Chris PatersonFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Mike BlairN8 8 Kelly BrownOF 7 John BarclayBF 6 Jason White (c)RL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross FordLP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Fergus ThomsonPR 17Gavin KerrLK 18Scott MacLeodFL 19Ally HoggSH 20Chris CusiterCE 21Graeme MorrisonWG 22Simon DanielliCoach:Frank Hadden 9 February 2008 16:00 FRA 1974 26–21 Report IRE Clerc 14' c, 18' m, 35' cHeymans 48' c Élissalde (3/4) Penalty try 55' cD. Wallace 59' m O'Gara (1/2) O'Gara (3/3) 17', 28', 74' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 76,500 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Cédric HeymansRW 14Aurélien RougerieOC 13David MartyIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Vincent ClercFH 10David SkrelaSH 9 Jean-Baptiste ÉlissaldeN8 8 Julien BonnaireOF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Arnaud MélaLL 4 Lionel NalletTP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 Dimitri SzarzewskiLP 1 Lionel FaureReplacements:HK 16William ServatPR 17Julien BrugnautLK 18Loïc JacquetN8 19Louis PicamolesSH 20Morgan ParraFH 21François Trinh-DucCE 22Anthony FlochCoach:Marc Lièvremont350px FB 15Girvan DempseyRW 14Geordan MurphyOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Andrew TrimbleLW 11Rob KearneyFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Eoin ReddanN8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Denis LeamyRL 5 Malcolm O'KellyLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Bernard JackmanLP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements:HK 16Rory BestPR 17Tony BuckleyLK 18Mick O'DriscollFL 19Simon EasterbySH 20Peter StringerFH 21Paddy WallaceWG 22Shane HorganCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan 10 February 2008 14:30 ITA 19–23 Report ENG Picone 76' c Bortolussi (1/1) Bortolussi (4/4) 5', 11', 44', 54' Sackey 3' cFlood 15' c Wilkinson (2/2) Wilkinson (3/4) 31', 37', 57' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 30,625 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15David BortolussiRW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Ezio GalonFH 10Andrea MasiSH 9 Pietro TravagliN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Josh SoleRL 5 Carlo Del FavaLL 4 Santiago DellapèTP 3 Martín CastrogiovanniHK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroReplacements:HK 16Carlo FestucciaPR 17Salvatore PeruginiPR 18Carlos NietoLK 19Alessandro ZanniSH 20Simon PiconeFB 21Andrea MarcatoWG 22Alberto SgarbiCoach:Nick Mallett350px FB 15Iain BalshawRW 14Paul SackeyOC 13Jamie NoonIC 12Toby FloodLW 11Lesley VainikoloFH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9 Andy GomarsallN8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Michael LipmanBF 6 James HaskellRL 5 Steve BorthwickLL 4 Simon ShawTP 3 Matt StevensHK 2 Mark ReganLP 1 Tim PayneReplacements:HK 16Lee MearsPR 17Jason HobsonLK 18Ben KayN8 19Luke NarrawaySH 20Richard WigglesworthFH 21Danny CiprianiCE 22Mathew TaitCoach:Brian Ashton Round 3 23 February 2008 15:00 WAL 47–8 Report ITA Byrne 28' c, 68' cShanklin 42' cS. Williams 57' c, 74' c S. Jones (3/3) Hook (2/2) S. Jones (4/4) 4', 11', 47', 50' Castrogiovanni 12' m Marcato (1/2) 40+2' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,305 Dave Pearson (England) FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Mark JonesOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Dwayne PeelN8 8 Ryan Jones (c)OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Jonathan ThomasRL 5 Ian EvansLL 4 Ian GoughTP 3 Rhys M. ThomasHK 2 Matthew ReesLP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements:HK 16Huw BennettPR 17Duncan JonesLK 18Deiniol JonesN8 19Gareth DelveSH 20Mike PhillipsFH 21James HookCE 22Sonny ParkerCoach:Warren Gatland350px FB 15Andrea MarcatoRW 14Alberto SgarbiOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Ezio GalonFH 10Andrea MasiSH 9 Simon PiconeN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Josh SoleRL 5 Carlo Del FavaLL 4 Santiago DellapèTP 3 Martín CastrogiovanniHK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Salvatore PeruginiReplacements:HK 16Carlo FestucciaPR 17Andrea Lo CiceroLK 18Marco BortolamiFL 19Alessandro ZanniSH 20Pietro TravagliFH 21Paolo BusoCE 22Enrico PatrizioCoach:Nick Mallett 23 February 2008 17:00 IRE 34–13 Report SCO D. Wallace 22' cKearney 26' cHoran 41' mBowe 62' c, 79' m O'Gara (3/5) O'Gara (1/1) 50' Webster 53' c Paterson (1/1) Paterson (2/2) 24', 31' Croke Park, Dublin 74,234 Christophe Berdos (France) FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Andrew TrimbleLW 11Rob KearneyFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Eoin ReddanN8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Denis LeamyRL 5 Mick O'DriscollLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Bernard JackmanLP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements:HK 16Rory BestPR 17Tony BuckleyLK 18Paul O'ConnellFL 19Simon EasterbySH 20Peter StringerFH 21Paddy WallaceWG 22Shane HorganCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Rory LamontOC 13Simon WebsterIC 12Andrew HendersonLW 11Nikki WalkerFH 10Chris PatersonSH 9 Mike Blair (c)N8 8 Kelly BrownOF 7 Ally HoggBF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Scott MacLeodLL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross FordLP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Fergus ThomsonPR 17Gavin KerrLK 18Jim HamiltonFL 19Ross RennieSH 20Chris CusiterFH 21Dan ParksCE 22Nick De LucaCoach:Frank Hadden Notes Ireland won the Centenary Quaich. 23 February 2008 20:00 FRA 1974 13–24 Report ENG Nallet 24' c Traille(1/1) Parra (1/1) 49'Yachvili (1/1) 74' Sackey 5' cWigglesworth 79' m Wilkinson (1/2) Wilkinson (3/5) 14', 29', 68' Wilkinson (1/2) 64' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,593 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) FB 15Cédric HeymansRW 14Aurélien RougerieOC 13David MartyIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Vincent ClercFH 10François Trinh-DucSH 9 Morgan ParraN8 8 Louis PicamolesOF 7 Thierry DusautoirBF 6 Julien BonnaireRL 5 Lionel NalletLL 4 Pascal PapéTP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 Dimitri SzarzewskiLP 1 Lionel FaureReplacements:HK 16William ServatPR 17Jean-Baptiste PouxLK 18Jérôme ThionFL 19Fulgence OuedraogoSH 20Dimitri YachviliFH 21David SkrelaFB 22Anthony FlochCoach:Marc Lièvremont350px FB 15Iain BalshawRW 14Paul SackeyOC 13Jamie NoonIC 12Toby FloodLW 11Lesley VainikoloFH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9 Richard WigglesworthN8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Michael LipmanBF 6 James HaskellRL 5 Steve BorthwickLL 4 Simon ShawTP 3 Phil VickeryHK 2 Mark ReganLP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements:HK 16Lee MearsPR 17Matt StevensLK 18Ben KayFL 19Tom CroftSH 20Paul HodgsonFH 21Danny CiprianiCE 22Mathew TaitCoach:Brian Ashton Notes: Jonny Wilkinson drew level with Wales' Neil Jenkins as the all-time leading point scorer in international rugby history with 1,090 career points (including points scored for the British and Irish Lions). This result left Wales as the only remaining team that could win the Grand Slam. This was England's first away win over France in the Six Nations since their 15–9 win in 2000. Round 4 8 March 2008 13:15 IRE 12–16 Report WAL O'Gara (4/4) 5', 19', 62', 68' S. Williams 51' c S. Jones (1/1) S. Jones (2/4) 26', 46'Hook (1/1) 76' Croke Park, Dublin 75,000 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Rob KearneyRW 14Shane HorganOC 13Brian O'Driscoll (c)IC 12Andrew TrimbleLW 11Tommy BoweFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Eoin ReddanN8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Denis LeamyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements:HK 16Bernard JackmanPR 17Tony BuckleyLK 18Mick O'DriscollFL 19Simon EasterbySH 20Peter StringerFH 21Paddy WallaceCE 22Luke FitzgeraldCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Mark JonesOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Ryan Jones (c)OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Jonathan ThomasRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian GoughTP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew ReesLP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements:HK 16Gareth WilliamsPR 17Duncan JonesLK 18Ian EvansN8 19Gareth DelveSH 20Dwayne PeelFH 21James HookCE 22Sonny ParkerCoach:Warren Gatland Notes: Shane Williams scored his 40th international try for Wales, drawing him level with Gareth Thomas as Wales' all-time top try scorer. Wales won the Triple Crown. 8 March 2008 15:15 SCO 15–9 Report ENG Paterson (4/4) 9', 31', 40+2', 41'Parks (1/1) 48' Wilkinson (3/5) 27', 50', 53' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,987 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Rory LamontOC 13Simon WebsterIC 12Graeme MorrisonLW 11Nikki WalkerFH 10Chris PatersonSH 9 Mike Blair (c)N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Ally HoggBF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Scott MacLeodLL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross FordLP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Fergus ThomsonPR 17Alasdair DickinsonPR 18Craig SmithFL 19Jason WhiteFL 20Kelly BrownSH 21Rory LawsonFH 22Dan ParksCoach:Frank Hadden350px FB 15Iain BalshawRW 14Paul SackeyOC 13Jamie NoonIC 12Toby FloodLW 11Lesley VainikoloFH 10Jonny WilkinsonSH 9 Richard WigglesworthN8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Michael LipmanBF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Steve BorthwickLL 4 Simon ShawTP 3 Phil Vickery (c)HK 2 Lee MearsLP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements:HK 16George ChuterPR 17Matt StevensLK 18Ben KayN8 19Luke NarrawaySH 20Paul HodgsonCE 21Mathew TaitFH 22Charlie HodgsonCoach:Brian Ashton Notes England's Jonny Wilkinson became the all-time scoring leader in international rugby history, surpassing Wales' Neil Jenkins. Scotland won the Calcutta Cup. 9 March 2008 15:00 FRA 1974 25–13 Report ITA Floch 13' cJauzion 53' mRougerie 66' c Yachvili (2/3) Yachvili (2/2) 27', 37' Castrogiovanni 58' c Marcato (1/1) Marcato (2/2) 18', 31' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 79,000 Alan Lewis (Ireland) FB 15Anthony FlochRW 14Aurélien RougerieOC 13Yann DavidIC 12Yannick JauzionLW 11Julien MalzieuFH 10François Trinh-DucSH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Louis PicamolesOF 7 Ibrahim DiarraBF 6 Fulgence OuedraogoRL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Lionel NalletTP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 Dimitri SzarzewskiLP 1 Fabien BarcellaReplacements:HK 16Guilhem GuiradoPR 17Jean-Baptiste PouxLK 18Arnaud MélaFL 19Julien BonnaireSH 20Julien TomasCE 21Damien TrailleWG 22Vincent ClercCoach:Marc Lièvremont350px FB 15Andrea MarcatoRW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Ezio GalonFH 10Andrea MasiSH 9 Simon PiconeN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Alessandro ZanniBF 6 Josh SoleRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Carlo Del FavaTP 3 Martín CastrogiovanniHK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroReplacements:HK 16Fabio OngaroPR 17Salvatore PeruginiPR 18Carlos NietoN8 19Jaco ErasmusSH 20Pietro TravagliCE 21Enrico PatrizioWG 22Alberto SgarbiCoach:Nick Mallett Notes France won their second consecutive Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy. Round 5 15 March 2008 13:00 ITA 23–20 Report SCO Penalty try 13' cCanale 59' c Marcato (2/2) Marcato (1/1) 79' Marcato (2/4) 36', 68' Hogg 21' cBlair 40' c Paterson (2/2) Parks (1/1) 25'Paterson (1/1) 72' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 40,000 Nigel Owens (Wales) FB 15Andrea MarcatoRW 14Kaine RobertsonOC 13Gonzalo CanaleIC 12Mirco BergamascoLW 11Ezio GalonFH 10Andrea MasiSH 9 Simon PiconeN8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)OF 7 Alessandro ZanniBF 6 Josh SoleRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Carlo Del FavaTP 3 Martín CastrogiovanniHK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroReplacements:HK 16Fabio OngaroPR 17Salvatore PeruginiPR 18Carlos NietoN8 19Jaco ErasmusSH 20Pietro TravagliCE 21Enrico PatrizioWG 22Alberto SgarbiCoach:Nick Mallett350px FB 15Hugo SouthwellRW 14Simon DanielliOC 13Simon WebsterIC 12Graeme MorrisonLW 11Chris PatersonFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Mike Blair (c)N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Ally HoggBF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Scott MacLeodLL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Fergus ThomsonLP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements:HK 16Scott LawsonPR 17Alasdair DickinsonPR 18Craig SmithFL 19Jason WhiteFL 20Kelly BrownSH 21Rory LawsonCE 22Andrew HendersonCoach:Frank Hadden Notes Despite victory over Scotland, Italy won the "wooden spoon", having failed to win by the necessary five-point margin required to avoid finishing at the bottom of the table. 15 March 2008 15:00 ENG 33–10 Report IRE Sackey 19' cTait 57' cNoon 69' c Cipriani (3/3) Cipriani (4/4) 12', 30', 44', 73' Kearney 4' c O'Gara (1/1) O'Gara (1/2) 7' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,000 Stuart Dickinson (Australia) FB 15Iain BalshawRW 14Paul SackeyOC 13Jamie NoonIC 12Toby FloodLW 11Lesley VainikoloFH 10Danny CiprianiSH 9 Richard WigglesworthN8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Michael LipmanBF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Steve BorthwickLL 4 Simon ShawTP 3 Phil VickeryHK 2 Lee MearsLP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements:HK 16George ChuterPR 17Matt StevensLK 18Ben KayFL 19James HaskellSH 20Paul HodgsonFH 21Jonny WilkinsonCE 22Mathew TaitCoach:Brian Ashton350px FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14Tommy BoweOC 13Andrew TrimbleIC 12Shane HorganLW 11Rob KearneyFH 10Ronan O'Gara (c)SH 9 Eoin ReddanN8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Denis LeamyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory BestLP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements:HK 16Bernard JackmanPR 17Tony BuckleyLK 18Mick O'DriscollFL 19Simon EasterbySH 20Peter StringerFH 21Paddy WallaceWG 22Luke FitzgeraldCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan Notes England won the Millennium Trophy for the first time in five years. 15 March 2008 17:00 WAL 29–12 Report FRA 1974 S. Williams 60' cM. Williams 77' c S. Jones (2/2) Hook (3/5) 5', 18', 21'S. Jones (2/2) 63', 74' Élissalde (3/3) 19', 39', 46'Yachvili (1/1) 69' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,609 Marius Jonker (South Africa) FB 15Lee ByrneRW 14Mark JonesOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10James HookSH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Ryan Jones (c)OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Jonathan ThomasRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian GoughTP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Huw BennettLP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements:HK 16Matthew ReesPR 17Duncan JonesLK 18Ian EvansN8 19Gareth DelveSH 20Dwayne PeelFH 21Stephen JonesCE 22Sonny ParkerCoach:Warren Gatland350px FB 15Anthony FlochRW 14Vincent ClercOC 13Yannick JauzionIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Julien MalzieuFH 10David SkrelaSH 9 Jean-Baptiste ÉlissaldeN8 8 Julien BonnaireOF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Lionel Nallet (c)TP 3 Nicolas MasHK 2 Dimitri SzarzewskiLP 1 Fabien BarcellaReplacements:HK 16William ServatPR 17Jean-Baptiste PouxLK 18Arnaud MélaN8 19Elvis VermeulenSH 20Dimitri YachviliFH 21François Trinh-DucFB 22Cédric HeymansCoach:Marc Lièvremont Notes Shane Williams took sole possession of the all-time try scoring lead for Wales with his 41st try. Wales won the Grand Slam for the second time in four championships. By virtue of Wales beating France by more than three points, England finished second in the table, their best Six Nations finish since 2003. Wales conceded just two tries all championship, the tightest ever defence in the Six Nations. Scorers 80% +Leading try scorers Tries Name Pld Team6Shane Williams5WAL5Vincent Clerc5FRA 19743Lee Byrne5WALMartin Castrogiovanni5ITAPaul Sackey5ENG2Tommy Bowe3IREToby Flood5ENGRob Kearney5IREDavid Wallace5IRE113 players +Leading point scorers Points Name Pld Team50Jonny Wilkinson5ENG48Ronan O'Gara5IRE44Stephen Jones4WALJames Hook5WAL Notes References Sports Category:2008 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2008 Category:2007–08 in European rugby union Category:2007–08 in Irish rugby union Category:2007–08 in English rugby union Category:2007–08 in Welsh rugby union Category:2007–08 in Scottish rugby union Category:2007–08 in French rugby union Category:2007–08 in Italian rugby union Category:February 2008 sports events in Europe Category:March 2008 sports events in Europe Category:Royal Bank of Scotland