2005 Six Nations Championship

Rugby union tournament 2005 Six Nations Championship File:Coup d'envoi.jpg 250px Wales playing France on 26 February 2005 5 February – 19 March 2005 ENGFRA 1974IREITASCOWAL WAL 23 WAL (9th title) WAL (18th title) 15 71 IRE rugby union Ronan O'Gara (60) ENG Mark Cueto (4) WAL Martyn Williams 2004 2004 Six Nations Championship 2006 2006 Six Nations Championship The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth Six Nations Championship played since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the Home Nations and Five Nations Championships, this was the 111th season of the tournament. Wales won the Grand Slam, their first since 1978, and in doing so became the first team to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home. Participants NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenham StadiumLondonENG Andy RobinsonJason Robinson/Martin CorryFRA 1974Stade de FranceSaint-DenisFRA 1974 Bernard LaporteFabien PelousIRELansdowne RoadDublinIRL Eddie O'SullivanBrian O'Driscoll/Paul O'ConnellITAStadio FlaminioRomeNZL John KirwanMarco BortolamiSCOMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghAUS Matt WilliamsGordon BullochWALMillennium StadiumCardiffWAL Mike RuddockGareth Thomas Squads each nation's squad for the 2005 Six Nations Championship 2005 Six Nations Championship squads Table main Rugby Q n n 2 1 0 WAL WAL FRA FRA 1974 IRE IRE ENG ENG SCO SCO ITA ITA 5 0 0 151 77 17 4 0 1 134 82 13 3 0 2 126 101 12 2 0 3 121 77 16 1 0 4 84 155 8 0 0 5 55 179 5 #cfc A Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference. complete Six Nations Rugby Results Round 1 5 February 2005 14:00 GMT FRA 1974 16–9 Report SCO Traille 77' c Michalak (1/1) 78' Delaigue 49', 54' Delaigue 73' Paterson (3) 2', 39', 42' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 78,069 Nigel Williams (Wales) FB 15Pépito ElhorgaRW 14Aurélien Rougerie 18OC 13Brian LiebenbergIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Yann Delaigue 73SH 9 Pierre MignoniN8 8 Patrick Tabacco 64OF 7 Sébastien ChabalBF 6 Julien BonnaireRL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Pieter de Villiers 51HK 2 William Servat 78LP 1 Sylvain MarconnetSubstitutions:HK 16Sébastien Bruno 78PR 17Olivier Milloud 51LK 18Grégory Lamboley 68FL 19Yannick Nyanga 64SH 20Dimitri Yachvili 78FH 21Frédéric Michalak 73CE 22Ludovic Valbon 18 78Coach:Bernard Laporte350px FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Simon DanielliOC 13Andy CraigIC 12Hugo SouthwellLW 11Sean LamontFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Chris CusiterN8 8 Ally HoggOF 7 Jon PetrieBF 6 Jason WhiteRL 5 Scott Murray 65LL 4 Stuart Grimes 79TP 3 Gavin Kerr 54 73HK 2 Gordon BullochLP 1 Tom Smith 73Substitutions:HK 16Robbie RussellPR 17Bruce Douglas 54LK 18Nathan Hines 65FL 19Jon Dunbar 79SH 20Mike BlairFH 21Gordon RossFB 22Ben HinshelwoodCoach:Matt Williams Notes: This was Scotland's narrowest defeat at Stade de France in the Championship until 2017. This was Yann Delaigue's first match in the Championship since 1995. 5 February 2005 17:30 GMT WAL 11–9 Report ENG S. Williams 9' m S. Jones 22'Henson 76' Hodgson (3) 14', 48', 69' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,500 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) FB 15Gareth Thomas 34RW 14Hal Luscombe 64OC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Dwayne Peel 60N8 8 Michael OwenOF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Dafydd Jones 63RL 5 Robert SidoliLL 4 Brent Cockbain 73TP 3 Adam Jones 73HK 2 Mefin DaviesLP 1 Gethin JenkinsSubstitutions:HK 16Robin McBrydePR 17John Yapp 73FL 18Jonathan Thomas 73N8 19Ryan Jones 63SH 20Gareth Cooper 60FH 21Ceri SweeneyFB 22Kevin Morgan 64Coach:Mike Ruddock350px FB 15Jason RobinsonRW 14Mark CuetoOC 13Mathew Tait 59IC 12Jamie NoonLW 11Josh LewseyFH 10Charlie HodgsonSH 9 Matt Dawson 63N8 8 Joe Worsley 40 42OF 7 Andy HazellBF 6 Chris JonesRL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Danny Grewcock 34 66TP 3 Julian White 72HK 2 Steve ThompsonLP 1 Graham Rowntree 56 72Substitutions:HK 16Andy TitterrellPR 17Phil Vickery 56LK 18Steve Borthwick 66N8 19James Forrester 40 42SH 20Harry Ellis 63FH 21Olly Barkley 59WG 22Ben CohenCoach:Andy Robinson Notes: This was Wales' first victory against England since 1999. This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Six Nations. This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Championship since 1998. This was England's first defeat at Millennium Stadium. Shane Williams scored his first try against England. 6 February 2005 14:30 GMT ITA 17–28 Report IRE Castrogiovanni 79' m Orquera 7'De Marigny (3) 34', 43', 60' Murphy 25' mStringer 49' cHickie 75' c O'Gara (2) 50', 76' O'Gara (3) 21', 54', 72' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 24,026 Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) FB 15Roland de MarignyRW 14Mirco BergamascoOC 13Gonzalo Canale 70IC 12Andrea MasiLW 11Valerio BernabóFH 10Luciano OrqueraSH 9 Alessandro TronconN8 8 Sergio Parisse 76OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Aaron PersicoRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Santiago Dellapè 65TP 3 Martín CastrogiovanniHK 2 Fabio Ongaro 76LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 76Substitutions:HK 16Giorgio Intoppa 76PR 17Salvatore Perugini 76LK 18Carlo Del Fava 65N8 19David Dal Maso 76SH 20Paul GriffenCE 21Walter PozzebonFB 22Kaine Robertson 70Coach:John Kirwan350px FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14Shane HorganOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Gordon D'Arcy 29LW 11Denis HickieFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Anthony Foley 76OF 7 Denis LeamyBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'Connell 76LL 4 Malcolm O'KellyTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane Byrne 76LP 1 Reggie Corrigan 60Substitutions:HK 16Frankie Sheahan 76PR 17Marcus Horan 60LK 18Donncha O'Callaghan 76N8 19Eric Miller 76SH 20Guy EasterbyFH 21David HumphreysFB 22Girvan Dempsey 29Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan Round 2 12 February 2005 13:30 GMT ITA 8–38 Report WAL Orquera 10' m De Marigny 44' J. Thomas 4' cShanklin 20' mM. Williams 40' cCockbain 53' cS. Williams 56' cSidoli 71' m S. Jones (4) 5', 40', 53', 57' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 24,800 Andrew Cole (Australia) FB 15Roland de Marigny 73RW 14Mirco Bergamasco 54OC 13Walter PozzebonIC 12Andrea Masi 22 24LW 11Ludovico NitogliaFH 10Luciano OrqueraSH 9 Alessandro Troncon 57N8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 Mauro Bergamasco 23BF 6 Aaron PersicoRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Santiago Dellapè 57TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni 57HK 2 Fabio Ongaro 67LP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroSubstitutions:HK 16Giorgio Intoppa 67PR 17Salvatore Perugini 57LK 18Carlo Del Fava 57FL 19David Dal Maso 23SH 20Paul Griffen 57CE 21Matteo Barbini 22 24 73FB 22Kaine Robertson 54Coach:John Kirwan350px FB 15Gareth ThomasRW 14Hal Luscombe 54OC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen Jones 61SH 9 Dwayne Peel 57N8 8 Michael OwenOF 7 Martyn Williams 73BF 6 Jonathan ThomasRL 5 Robert SidoliLL 4 Brent Cockbain 61TP 3 Adam Jones 61HK 2 Mefin Davies 61LP 1 Gethin JenkinsSubstitutions:HK 16Robin McBryde 61PR 17John Yapp 61LK 18Ian Gough 61FL 19Robin Sowden-Taylor 73SH 20Gareth Cooper 57FH 21Ceri Sweeney 61FB 22Kevin Morgan 54Coach:Mike Ruddock Notes: This was Italy's biggest defeat against Wales at Stadio Flaminio. 12 February 2005 16:00 GMT SCO 13–40 Report IRE Southwell 11' mPetrie 58' m Paterson 8' O'Kelly 23' cO'Connell 38' mHickie 42' cHayes 72' mDuffy 79' c O'Gara (2) 24', 44'Humphreys 79' O'Gara (3) 18', 35', 48' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 64,826 Joël Jutge (France) FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Simon DanielliOC 13Andy CraigIC 12Hugo SouthwellLW 11Sean LamontFH 10Dan ParksSH 9 Chris Cusiter 5 16 70N8 8 Ally HoggOF 7 Jon PetrieBF 6 Jason WhiteRL 5 Scott Murray 70LL 4 Stuart GrimesTP 3 Gavin Kerr 70HK 2 Gordon BullochLP 1 Tom SmithSubstitutions:HK 16Robbie RussellPR 17Bruce Douglas 70LK 18Nathan Hines 70FL 19Jon DunbarSH 20Mike Blair 5 16 70FH 21Gordon RossFB 22Ben HinshelwoodCoach:Matt Williams350px FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14Girvan DempseyOC 13Shane HorganIC 12Kevin MaggsLW 11Denis Hickie 75FH 10Ronan O'Gara 75SH 9 Peter Stringer 75N8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 Johnny O'Connor 66BF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly 75TP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane Byrne 70LP 1 Reggie Corrigan 70Substitutions:HK 16Frankie Sheahan 70PR 17Marcus Horan 70LK 18Donncha O'Callaghan 75N8 19Eric Miller 66SH 20Guy Easterby 75FH 21David Humphreys 75FB 22Gavin Duffy 75Coach:Eddie O'Sullivan 13 February 2005 15:00 GMT ENG 17–18 Report FRA 1974 Barkley 18' cLewsey 35' c Hodgson (2) 19', 36' Hodgson 26' Yachvili (6) 4', 28', 51', 56', 62', 69' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,000 Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) FB 15Jason RobinsonRW 14Mark Cueto 69OC 13Jamie NoonIC 12Olly BarkleyLW 11Josh LewseyFH 10Charlie HodgsonSH 9 Harry Ellis 72N8 8 Martin Corry 61 67OF 7 Lewis MoodyBF 6 Joe WorsleyRL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Danny GrewcockTP 3 Phil VickeryHK 2 Steve ThompsonLP 1 Graham RowntreeSubstitutions:HK 16Andy TitterrellPR 17Andrew SheridanLK 18Steve BorthwickFL 19Andy Hazell 61 67SH 20Matt Dawson 72CE 21Henry PaulWG 22Ben Cohen 69Coach:Andy Robinson350px FB 15Pépito ElhorgaRW 14Jimmy Marlu 42OC 13Brian LiebenbergIC 12Damien TrailleLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Yann Delaigue 67SH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Julien BonnaireOF 7 Sébastien Chabal 48BF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Fabien Pelous 79TP 3 Nicolas Mas 48HK 2 Sébastien Bruno 48LP 1 Sylvain MarconnetSubstitutions:HK 16William Servat 48PR 17Olivier Milloud 48LK 18Grégory Lamboley 79FL 19Yannick Nyanga 48SH 20Pierre MignoniFH 21Frédéric Michalak 67CE 22Jean-Philippe Grandclaude 42Coach:Bernard Laporte Notes: This was England's first defeat against France at Twickenham Stadium since 1997. This is England's narrowest defeat in the Championship. Dimitri Yachvili scored 18 points beating Gérald Merceron's 14 points in 2001. This was the record against England until 2016. Round 3 26 February 2005 14:00 GMT SCO 18–10 Report ITA Paterson (6) 4', 30', 49', 52', 69', 74' Masi 77' c De Marigny 78' De Marigny 20' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 63,823 Stuart Dickinson (Australia) FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Simon WebsterOC 13Andy CraigIC 12Hugo Southwell 70LW 11Sean LamontFH 10Dan Parks 76SH 9 Chris Cusiter 76N8 8 Ally HoggOF 7 Jon PetrieBF 6 Simon Taylor 74RL 5 Scott Murray 74LL 4 Stuart GrimesTP 3 Gavin Kerr 72HK 2 Gordon Bulloch 76LP 1 Tom SmithSubstitutions:HK 16Robbie Russell 76PR 17Bruce Douglas 72LK 18Nathan Hines 74FL 19Jon Dunbar 74SH 20Mike Blair 76FH 21Gordon Ross 76FB 22Ben Hinshelwood 70Coach:Matt Williams350px FB 15Roberto PedrazziRW 14Mirco Bergamasco 72OC 13Andrea MasiIC 12Cristian Stoica 57LW 11Ludovico NitogliaFH 10Luciano Orquera 67SH 9 Alessandro TronconN8 8 Giorgio IntoppaOF 7 David Dal MasoBF 6 Aaron PersicoRL 5 Silvio OrlandoLL 4 Santiago Dellapè 63TP 3 Salvatore Perugini 63HK 2 Fabio OngaroLP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroSubstitutions:LK 16Sergio ParissePR 17Martín Castrogiovanni 63LK 18Carlo Del Fava 63FL 19Marco BortolamiSH 20Paul Griffen 67CE 21Roland de Marigny 57FB 22Kaine Robertson 72Coach:John Kirwan 26 February 2005 16:00 GMT FRA 1974 18–24 Report WAL Yachvili 3' cRougerie 11' m Yachvili 4' Yachvili 25' Michalak 61' M. Williams (2) 41' c, 44' m S. Jones 41' S. Jones (3) 22', 40', 65' S. Jones 71' Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,000 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) FB 15Julien LaharragueRW 14Aurélien RougerieOC 13Yannick JauzionIC 12Damien Traille 46LW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Yann Delaigue 50SH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Julien Bonnaire 58OF 7 Yannick NyangaBF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Jérôme Thion 72LL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Nicolas Mas 48HK 2 Sébastien Bruno 40LP 1 Sylvain MarconnetSubstitutions:HK 16William Servat 40PR 17Olivier Milloud 48LK 18Grégory Lamboley 72N8 19Imanol Harinordoquy 58SH 20Pierre MignoniFH 21Frédéric Michalak 50CE 22Jean-Philippe Grandclaude 46Coach:Bernard Laporte350px FB 15Gareth Thomas 40RW 14Kevin Morgan 58OC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Dwayne Peel 65N8 8 Michael OwenOF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Ryan Jones 76RL 5 Robert SidoliLL 4 Brent CockbainTP 3 Adam Jones 65HK 2 Mefin Davies 62LP 1 Gethin JenkinsSubstitutions:HK 16Robin McBryde 62PR 17John Yapp 65FL 18Jonathan Thomas 76FL 19Robin Sowden-TaylorSH 20Gareth Cooper 65FH 21Ceri Sweeney 58FB 22Rhys Williams 40Coach:Mike Ruddock 27 February 2005 15:00 GMT IRE 19–13 Report ENG O'Driscoll 57' c O'Gara 58' O'Gara (2) 9', 12' O'Gara (2) 3', 32' Corry 6' c Hodgson 7' Hodgson 24' Hodgson 55' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 49,000 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14Girvan DempseyOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Shane HorganLW 11Denis HickieFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 Johnny O'ConnorBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Malcolm O'KellyTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane ByrneLP 1 Reggie Corrigan 67Substitutions:HK 16Frankie SheahanPR 17Marcus Horan 67LK 18Donncha O'CallaghanN8 19Eric MillerSH 20Guy EasterbyFH 21David HumphreysCE 22Kevin MaggsCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Jason RobinsonRW 14Mark CuetoOC 13Jamie NoonIC 12Olly BarkleyLW 11Josh LewseyFH 10Charlie HodgsonSH 9 Harry Ellis 69N8 8 Martin CorryOF 7 Lewis MoodyBF 6 Joe WorsleyRL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Danny GrewcockTP 3 Matt StevensHK 2 Steve ThompsonLP 1 Graham RowntreeSubstitutions:HK 16Andy TitterrellPR 17Duncan BellLK 18Steve BorthwickFL 19Andy HazellSH 20Matt Dawson 69FH 21Andy GoodeCE 22Ollie SmithCoach:Andy Robinson Notes: This is the first time England lost the first three games in the Championship since 1987. Round 4 12 March 2005 13:30 GMT IRE 19–26 Report FRA 1974 O'Driscoll 72' c O'Gara 72' O'Gara (4) 7', 17', 24', 46' Dominici (2) 27' m, 77' mBaby 32' c Yachvili 32' Yachvili (2) 20', 60' Delaigue 9' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 48,452 Tony Spreadbury (England) FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14Girvan DempseyOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Kevin MaggsLW 11Denis HickieFH 10Ronan O'GaraSH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Anthony FoleyOF 7 Johnny O'ConnorBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Malcolm O'KellyTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane ByrneLP 1 Reggie Corrigan 70Substitutions:HK 16Frankie SheahanPR 17Marcus Horan 70LK 18Donncha O'CallaghanN8 19Eric MillerSH 20Guy EasterbyFH 21David HumphreysFB 22Gavin DuffyCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan350px FB 15Julien LaharragueRW 14Cédric HeymansOC 13Yannick JauzionIC 12Benoît BabyLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Yann Delaigue 69SH 9 Dimitri YachviliN8 8 Julien BonnaireOF 7 Yannick Nyanga 54BF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Fabien Pelous 71TP 3 Nicolas Mas 40HK 2 Sébastien Bruno 76LP 1 Sylvain MarconnetSubstitutions:HK 16Dimitri Szarzewski 76PR 17Pieter de Villiers 40LK 18Pascal Papé 71LK 19Grégory Lamboley 54SH 20Pierre MignoniFH 21Frédéric Michalak 69CE 22David MartyCoach:Bernard Laporte 12 March 2005 16:00 GMT ENG 39–7 Report ITA Cueto (3) 8' c, 40' m, 63' mThompson 36' cBalshaw 59' mHazell 79' c Hodgson (2) 9', 37'Goode 79' Hodgson 6' Troncon 44' c Peens 46' Twickenham Stadium, London 81,736 Mark Lawrence (South Africa) FB 15Iain BalshawRW 14Mark CuetoOC 13Jamie Noon 64IC 12Olly BarkleyLW 11Josh LewseyFH 10Charlie Hodgson 73SH 9 Harry Ellis 50N8 8 Martin CorryOF 7 Lewis MoodyBF 6 Joe Worsley 73RL 5 Ben KayLL 4 Danny Grewcock 61TP 3 Matt StevensHK 2 Steve Thompson 64LP 1 Graham Rowntree 73Substitutions:HK 16Andy Titterrell 64PR 17Duncan Bell 73LK 18Steve Borthwick 61FL 19Andy Hazell 73SH 20Matt Dawson 50FH 21Andy Goode 73CE 22Ollie Smith 64Coach:Andy Robinson350px FB 15Gert PeensRW 14Silvio OrlandoOC 13Andrea MasiIC 12Matteo Barbini 28 31 40LW 11Ludovico NitogliaFH 10Luciano OrqueraSH 9 Alessandro TronconN8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 David Dal Maso 40BF 6 Aaron PersicoRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Carlo Del Fava 53TP 3 Salvatore Perugini 53HK 2 Fabio Ongaro 20LP 1 Andrea Lo CiceroSubstitutions:HK 16Giorgio Intoppa 20 57PR 17Mario Savi 57PR 18Martín Castrogiovanni 53LK 19Santiago Dellapè 53FL 20Roberto Pedrazzi 40SH 21Paul GriffenCE 22Walter Pozzebon 28 31 40Coach:John Kirwan Notes: Mark Cueto scored the first hat-trick in the Six Nations since Jason Robinson against Italy in 2004. 13 March 2005 15:00 GMT SCO 22–46 Report WAL Craig 52' cR. Lamont 66' mPaterson 69' c Paterson (2) 53', 70' Paterson 21' R. Jones 3' cR. Williams (2) 9' c, 48' mS. Williams 13' cMorgan (2) 26' c, 38' c S. Jones (5) 4', 10', 13', 26', 39' S. Jones (2) 17', 74' Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 67,274 Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Rory LamontOC 13Andy Craig 74IC 12Hugo SouthwellLW 11Sean LamontFH 10Dan Parks 40SH 9 Chris Cusiter 43N8 8 Ally HoggOF 7 Jon PetrieBF 6 Simon TaylorRL 5 Scott MurrayLL 4 Stuart Grimes 40TP 3 Gavin Kerr 40HK 2 Gordon BullochLP 1 Tom SmithSubstitutions:HK 16Robbie RussellPR 17Bruce Douglas 40LK 18Nathan Hines 40FL 19Jon DunbarSH 20Mike Blair 43FH 21Gordon Ross 40CE 22Andrew Henderson 74Coach:Matt Williams350px FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Rhys Williams 68OC 13Tom Shanklin 7 15IC 12Gavin Henson 74LW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Dwayne PeelN8 8 Michael OwenOF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Ryan JonesRL 5 Robert SidoliLL 4 Brent Cockbain 61 71TP 3 Adam Jones 63HK 2 Mefin Davies 49LP 1 Gethin JenkinsSubstitutions:HK 16Robin McBryde 49PR 17John Yapp 63FL 18Jonathan Thomas 71FL 19Robin Sowden-TaylorSH 20Mike PhillipsFH 21Ceri Sweeney 74WG 22Hal Luscombe 7 15 68Coach:Mike Ruddock Round 5 19 March 2005 13:00 GMT ITA 13–56 Report FRA 1974 Robertson 23' c Peens 24' Peens (2) 2', 42' Nyanga 9' cJauzion 14' cLaharrague 33' cMarty (2) 65' c, 76' mLamboley 70' cMignoni 79' c Yachvili (4) 10', 15', 34', 66'Michalak (2) 71', 79' Yachvili (3) 6', 49', 52' Stadio Flaminio, Rome 23,638 Donal Courtney (Ireland) FB 15Gert PeensRW 14Kaine Robertson 67OC 13Andrea MasiIC 12Simon Picone 55 61LW 11Ludovico NitogliaFH 10Luciano OrqueraSH 9 Alessandro Troncon 58N8 8 Sergio ParisseOF 7 David Dal Maso 71BF 6 Aaron PersicoRL 5 Marco BortolamiLL 4 Santiago Dellapè 1 8 60TP 3 Salvatore PeruginiHK 2 Fabio Ongaro 55LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero 27Substitutions:HK 16Carlo Festuccia 55PR 17Martín Castrogiovanni 27LK 18Carlo Del Fava 1 8 60FL 19Silvio Orlando 71SH 20Paul Griffen 58CE 21Roberto Pedrazzi 55 61 67FB 22Roland de MarignyCoach:John Kirwan350px FB 15Julien LaharragueRW 14Cédric HeymansOC 13Yannick JauzionIC 12David MartyLW 11Christophe Dominici 31FH 10Yann Delaigue 60SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili 68N8 8 Julien BonnaireOF 7 Yannick Nyanga 67BF 6 Serge BetsenRL 5 Jérôme ThionLL 4 Fabien PelousTP 3 Nicolas Mas 40HK 2 Sébastien Bruno 59LP 1 Sylvain MarconnetSubstitutions:HK 16William Servat 59PR 17Pieter de Villiers 40LK 18Pascal PapéLK 19Grégory Lamboley 67SH 20Pierre Mignoni 68FH 21Frédéric Michalak 60CE 22Damien Traille 31Coach:Bernard Laporte 19 March 2005 15:30 GMT WAL 32–20 Report IRE Jenkins 15' cMorgan 57' c S. Jones (2) 16', 58' Henson 22'S. Jones (4) 30', 42', 50', 70' Henson 12' Horan 65' cMurphy 72' c Humphreys (2) 65', 73' O'Gara (2) 2', 34' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,376 Chris White (England) FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Mark TaylorOC 13Tom ShanklinIC 12Gavin HensonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Dwayne PeelN8 8 Michael OwenOF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Ryan JonesRL 5 Robert SidoliLL 4 Brent CockbainTP 3 Adam Jones 66HK 2 Mefin Davies 68LP 1 Gethin JenkinsSubstitutions:HK 16Robin McBryde 68PR 17John Yapp 66FL 18Jonathan ThomasFL 19Robin Sowden-TaylorSH 20Mike PhillipsFH 21Ceri SweeneyWG 22Hal LuscombeCoach:Mike Ruddock350px FB 15Geordan MurphyRW 14Girvan DempseyOC 13Brian O'DriscollIC 12Kevin MaggsLW 11Denis HickieFH 10Ronan O'Gara 51SH 9 Peter StringerN8 8 Anthony Foley 58OF 7 Johnny O'ConnorBF 6 Simon EasterbyRL 5 Paul O'ConnellLL 4 Malcolm O'Kelly 62TP 3 John HayesHK 2 Shane Byrne 62LP 1 Reggie Corrigan 58Substitutions:HK 16Frankie Sheahan 62PR 17Marcus Horan 58LK 18Donncha O'Callaghan 62N8 19Eric Miller 58SH 20Guy EasterbyFH 21David Humphreys 51FB 22Gavin DuffyCoach:Eddie O'Sullivan Notes: This was Wales' first victory against Ireland since 2000. This was Wales' first victory against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium. This was Wales' first Grand Slam since 1978. This was Wales' first Triple Crown since 1988. 19 March 2005 18:00 GMT ENG 43–22 Report SCO Noon (3) 12' c, 21' c, 65' mWorsley 25' mLewsey 33' cEllis 47' cCueto 69' m Hodgson (4) 12', 22', 34', 48' S. Lamont 39' cCraig 44' cTaylor 50' m Paterson (2) 40', 45' Paterson 20' Twickenham Stadium, London 82,000 Alain Rolland (Ireland) FB 15Iain Balshaw 31RW 14Mark CuetoOC 13Jamie NoonIC 12Olly BarkleyLW 11Josh LewseyFH 10Charlie Hodgson 75SH 9 Harry Ellis 63N8 8 Martin CorryOF 7 Lewis MoodyBF 6 Joe WorsleyRL 5 Ben Kay 14LL 4 Danny GrewcockTP 3 Duncan Bell 51HK 2 Steve Thompson 71LP 1 Matt StevensSubstitutions:HK 16Andy Titterrell 71PR 17Mike Worsley 51LK 18Steve Borthwick 14FL 19Andy HazellSH 20Matt Dawson 63FH 21Andy Goode 75CE 22Ollie Smith 31Coach:Andy Robinson350px FB 15Chris PatersonRW 14Rory LamontOC 13Andy CraigIC 12Hugo SouthwellLW 11Sean LamontFH 10Gordon RossSH 9 Mike BlairN8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 Ally Hogg 63BF 6 Jason WhiteRL 5 Scott Murray 32LL 4 Nathan HinesTP 3 Gavin KerrHK 2 Gordon BullochLP 1 Tom Smith 23Substitutions:HK 16Robbie RussellPR 17Bruce Douglas 23LK 18Stuart Grimes 32FL 19Jon Petrie 63SH 20Graeme BeveridgeFH 21Dan ParksCE 22Andrew HendersonCoach:Matt Williams Scorers 80% +Leading try scorersPosNameTriesTeam1Mark Cueto4ENG2Kevin Morgan3WALJamie Noon3ENGMartyn Williams3WALShane Williams3WAL +Leading point scorersPosNamePointsTeam1Ronan O'Gara60IRE2Stephen Jones57WAL3Dimitri Yachvili53FRA4Chris Paterson49SCO External links 2005 Six Nations Championship RBS 6 Nations 2005 Six Nations Championship Coverage at the Guardian Category:2005 rugby union tournaments for national teams 2005 Category:2004–05 in European rugby union Category:2004–05 in Irish rugby union Category:2004–05 in English rugby union Category:2004–05 in Welsh rugby union Category:2004–05 in Scottish rugby union Category:2004–05 in French rugby union Category:2004–05 in Italian rugby union Category:February 2005 sports events in Europe Category:March 2005 sports events in Europe