2005 Six Nations Championship | |||
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![]() Wales playing France on 26 February 2005 | |||
Date | 5 February – 19 March 2005 | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Grand Slam | ![]() | ||
Triple Crown | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 71 (4.73 per match) | ||
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Player of the tournament | ![]() | ||
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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 ever to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.
Participants
[edit]Squads
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 77 | +74 | 17 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 82 | +52 | 13 | 8 |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 101 | +25 | 12 | 6 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 77 | +44 | 16 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 155 | −71 | 8 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 179 | −124 | 5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.
Rules for classification: Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]5 February 2005 14:00 GMT |
France ![]() | 16–9 | ![]() |
Try: Traille 77' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 78' Pen: Delaigue 49', 54' Drop: Delaigue 73' | Report | Pen: Paterson (3) 2', 39', 42' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,069 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales) |
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 |
Wales ![]() | 11–9 | ![]() |
Try: S. Williams 9' m Pen: S. Jones 22' Henson 76' | Report | Pen: Hodgson (3) 14', 48', 69' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
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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 ever at Millennium Stadium.
- Shane Williams scored his first try ever against England.
6 February 2005 14:30 GMT |
Italy ![]() | 17–28 | ![]() |
Try: Castrogiovanni 79' m Pen: Orquera 7' De Marigny (3) 34', 43', 60' | Report | Try: Murphy 25' m Stringer 49' c Hickie 75' c Con: O'Gara (2) 50', 76' Pen: O'Gara (3) 21', 54', 72' |
Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,026 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
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Round 2
[edit]12 February 2005 13:30 GMT |
Italy ![]() | 8–38 | ![]() |
Try: Orquera 10' m Pen: De Marigny 44' | Report | Try: J. Thomas 4' c Shanklin 20' m M. Williams 40' c Cockbain 53' c S. Williams 56' c Sidoli 71' m Con: S. Jones (4) 5', 40', 53', 57' |
Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,800 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
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Notes:
- This was Italy's biggest defeat against Wales at Stadio Flaminio.
12 February 2005 16:00 GMT |
Scotland ![]() | 13–40 | ![]() |
Try: Southwell 11' m Petrie 58' m Pen: Paterson 8' | Report | Try: O'Kelly 23' c O'Connell 38' m Hickie 42' c Hayes 72' m Duffy 79' c Con: O'Gara (2) 24', 44' Humphreys 79' Pen: O'Gara (3) 18', 35', 48' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 64,826 Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |
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13 February 2005 15:00 GMT |
England ![]() | 17–18 | ![]() |
Try: Barkley 18' c Lewsey 35' c Con: Hodgson (2) 19', 36' Pen: Hodgson 26' | Report | Pen: Yachvili (6) 4', 28', 51', 56', 62', 69' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
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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
[edit]26 February 2005 14:00 GMT |
Scotland ![]() | 18–10 | ![]() |
Pen: Paterson (6) 4', 30', 49', 52', 69', 74' | Report | Try: Masi 77' c Con: De Marigny 78' Pen: De Marigny 20' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 63,823 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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26 February 2005 16:00 GMT |
France ![]() | 18–24 | ![]() |
Try: Yachvili 3' c Rougerie 11' m Con: Yachvili 4' Pen: Yachvili 25' Drop: Michalak 61' | Report | Try: M. Williams (2) 41' c, 44' m Con: S. Jones 41' Pen: S. Jones (3) 22', 40', 65' Drop: S. Jones 71' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
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27 February 2005 15:00 GMT |
Ireland ![]() | 19–13 | ![]() |
Try: O'Driscoll 57' c Con: O'Gara 58' Pen: O'Gara (2) 9', 12' Drop: O'Gara (2) 3', 32' | Report | Try: Corry 6' c Con: Hodgson 7' Pen: Hodgson 24' Drop: Hodgson 55' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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Notes:
- This is the first time England lost the first three games in the Championship since 1987.
Round 4
[edit]12 March 2005 13:30 GMT |
Ireland ![]() | 19–26 | ![]() |
Try: O'Driscoll 72' c Con: O'Gara 72' Pen: O'Gara (4) 7', 17', 24', 46' | Report | Try: Dominici (2) 27' m, 77' m Baby 32' c Con: Yachvili 32' Pen: Yachvili (2) 20', 60' Drop: Delaigue 9' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 48,452 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England) |
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12 March 2005 16:00 GMT |
England ![]() | 39–7 | ![]() |
Try: Cueto (3) 8' c, 40' m, 63' m Thompson 36' c Balshaw 59' m Hazell 79' c Con: Hodgson (2) 9', 37' Goode 79' Pen: Hodgson 6' | Report | Try: Troncon 44' c Con: Peens 46' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,736 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
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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 |
Scotland ![]() | 22–46 | ![]() |
Try: Craig 52' c R. Lamont 66' m Paterson 69' c Con: Paterson (2) 53', 70' Pen: Paterson 21' | Report | Try: R. Jones 3' c R. Williams (2) 9' c, 48' m S. Williams 13' c Morgan (2) 26' c, 38' c Con: S. Jones (5) 4', 10', 13', 26', 39' Pen: S. Jones (2) 17', 74' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,274 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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Round 5
[edit]19 March 2005 13:00 GMT |
Italy ![]() | 13–56 | ![]() |
Try: Robertson 23' c Con: Peens 24' Pen: Peens (2) 2', 42' | Report | Try: Nyanga 9' c Jauzion 14' c Laharrague 33' c Marty (2) 65' c, 76' m Lamboley 70' c Mignoni 79' c Con: Yachvili (4) 10', 15', 34', 66' Michalak (2) 71', 79' Pen: Yachvili (3) 6', 49', 52' |
Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 23,638 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland) |
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19 March 2005 15:30 GMT |
Wales ![]() | 32–20 | ![]() |
Try: Jenkins 15' c Morgan 57' c Con: S. Jones (2) 16', 58' Pen: Henson 22' S. Jones (4) 30', 42', 50', 70' Drop: Henson 12' | Report | Try: Horan 65' c Murphy 72' c Con: Humphreys (2) 65', 73' Pen: O'Gara (2) 2', 34' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,376 Referee: Chris White (England) |
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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 |
England ![]() | 43–22 | ![]() |
Try: Noon (3) 12' c, 21' c, 65' m Worsley 25' m Lewsey 33' c Ellis 47' c Cueto 69' m Con: Hodgson (4) 12', 22', 34', 48' | Report | Try: S. Lamont 39' c Craig 44' c Taylor 50' m Con: Paterson (2) 40', 45' Pen: Paterson 20' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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Scorers
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External links
[edit]- RBS 6 Nations
- 2005 Six Nations Championship Coverage at the Guardian