2000 Six Nations Championship

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The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the addition of Italy to the Five Nations. It was the 106th season of the championship overall.

2000 Six Nations Championship
Date5 February – 2 April 2000
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (23rd title)
Matches played15
Tries scored75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Jonny Wilkinson (78)
Top try scorer(s)England Ben Cohen (5)
England Austin Healey (5)
Ireland Brian O'Driscoll (5)
1999 (Previous) (Next) 2001

The title was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam.

Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations. Italy did not win any of their other games and finished in sixth place.[1]

Participants

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Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
  England Twickenham Stadium London   Clive Woodward Matt Dawson
  France Stade de France Saint-Denis   Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous
  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin   Warren Gatland Keith Wood
  Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome   Brad Johnstone Alessandro Troncon
  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh   Ian McGeechan John Leslie/Bryan Redpath
  Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff   Graham Henry Dai Young

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1   England 5 4 0 1 183 70 +113 20 8
2   France 5 3 0 2 140 92 +48 12 6
3   Ireland 5 3 0 2 168 133 +35 17 6
4   Wales 5 3 0 2 111 135 −24 8 6
5   Scotland 5 1 0 4 95 145 −50 9 2
6   Italy 5 1 0 4 106 228 −122 9 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Round 1

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5 February 2000
Italy  34–20  Scotland
Try: De Carli 72' c
Con: Domínguez 73'
Pen: Domínguez (6) 22', 31', 37', 40', 50', 59'
Drop: Domínguez (3) 41', 45', 62'
ReportTry: Bulloch 34' c
M. Leslie 75' c
Con: Logan 35'
Townsend 75'
Pen: Townsend 55'
Drop: Townsend 17'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Matt Pini
RW 14 Denis Dallan   44'
OC 13 Manuel Dallan
IC 12 Luca Martin
LW 11 Cristian Stoica
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)   75'
N8 8 Wim Visser
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco   59'
BF 6 Massimo Giovanelli
RL 5 Andrea Gritti
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato
TP 3 Tino Paoletti   61'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP 1 Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Orlandi
PR 17 Giampiero de Carli   61'
LK 18 Giuseppe Lanzi
FL 19 Aaron Persico   59'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini   75'
CE 21 Marco Rivaro   44'
FH 22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
 
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Shaun Longstaff
OC 13 Jamie Mayer
IC 12 John Leslie (c)
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Gordon Simpson   19' to 29'
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray   65'
TP 3 Mattie Stewart   63' to 71'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Dave Hilton   63'   71'
LK 18 Doddie Weir   65'
FL 19 Stuart Reid   19'   29'
SH 20 Andy Nicol
FH 21 Duncan Hodge
CE 22 James McLaren
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

5 February 2000
England  50–18  Ireland
Try: Cohen (2) 18' c, 80' c
Healey (2) 30' c, 38' m
Back 42' c
Tindall 74' m
Con: Wilkinson (4) 18', 31', 43', 80'
Pen: Wilkinson (4) 11', 15', 53', 67'
ReportTry: Maggs 45' m
Galwey 71' c
Con: Humphreys 72'
Pen: Humphreys (2) 33', 49'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Matt Perry   70'
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Simon Shaw   75'
LL 4 Garath Archer
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Phil Greening
LP 1 Jason Leonard   70'
Substitutions:
FB 16 Iain Balshaw   70'
FH 17 Alex King
SH 18 Andy Gomarsall
N8 19 Martin Corry   75'
FL 20 Joe Worsley
PR 21 Trevor Woodman   70'
HK 22 Neil McCarthy
Coach:
Clive Woodward
 
FB 15 Conor O'Shea   47'
RW 14 Justin Bishop
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Mike Mullins
LW 11 Kevin Maggs
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Tom Tierney
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Kieron Dawson
BF 6 Dion O'Cuinneagain   47'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Bob Casey   40'
TP 3 Paul Wallace
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick
LK 18 Mick Galwey   40'
LK 19 Trevor Brennan   47'
SH 20 Peter Stringer
FH 21 Eric Elwood
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey   47'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

5 February 2000
Wales  3–36  France
Pen: Jenkins 13'ReportTry: Magne 54' c
Castaignède 56' c
Ntamack 74' c
Con: Lamaison (3) 55', 57', 76'
Pen: Lamaison (4) 26', 34', 47', 73'
Drop: Lamaison 23'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Shane Howarth
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Jason Jones-Hughes
LW 11 Dafydd James   67'
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Rob Howley   71'
N8 8 Scott Quinnell   43'
OF 7 Brett Sinkinson
BF 6 Colin Charvis   60'
RL 5 Chris Wyatt   64'
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Garin Jenkins   76'
LP 1 Peter Rogers   66'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams   76'
PR 17 Spencer John   66'
LK 18 Mike Voyle   64'
FL 19 Geraint Lewis   60'
SH 20 Richard Smith   71'
FH 21 Stephen Jones
WG 22 Shane Williams   67'
Coach:
Graham Henry
 
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède
RW 14 Émile Ntamack
OC 13 Richard Dourthe   20'
IC 12 Thomas Lombard
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Christophe Lamaison   73'
SH 9 Fabien Galthié   73'
N8 8 Fabien Pelous (c)
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Abdelatif Benazzi
RL 5 Legi Matiu
LL 4 Olivier Brouzet   45'
TP 3 Franck Tournaire   69'
HK 2 Marc Dal Maso   69'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez   69'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers   69'
N8 18 Thomas Lièvremont   45'
FL 19 Serge Betsen
SH 20 Christophe Laussucq   73'
FH 21 Alain Penaud   73'
WG 22 David Venditti   62'   20'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Round 2

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19 February 2000
Wales  47–16  Italy
Try: S. Quinnell 25' m
S. Williams 37' c
Bateman 51' c
Howarth 68' c
Con: Jenkins (3) 38', 53', 68'
Pen: Jenkins (7) 3', 12', 15', 20', 23', 33', 42'
ReportTry: Visser 57' c
Con: Domínguez 58'
Pen: Domínguez (2) 8', 30'
Drop: Domínguez 6'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
FB 15 Shane Howarth   70'
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Allan Bateman
IC 12 Mark Taylor
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Neil Jenkins   69'
SH 9 Rob Howley
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Brett Sinkinson
BF 6 Geraint Lewis   40'
RL 5 Chris Wyatt   67'
LL 4 Craig Quinnell
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Garin Jenkins   67'
LP 1 Peter Rogers   78'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams   67'
PR 17 Spencer John   78'
LK 18 Ian Gough   67'
FL 19 Colin Charvis   40'
SH 20 Richard Smith
WG 21 Dafydd James   70'
FH 22 Stephen Jones   69'
Coach:
Graham Henry
 
FB 15 Matt Pini
RW 14 Cristian Stoica
OC 13 Marco Rivaro   53'
IC 12 Luca Martin   34'
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8 8 Wim Visser
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Carlo Checchinato
RL 5 Andrea Gritti
LL 4 Giuseppe Lanzi   63'
TP 3 Tino Paoletti
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi   17' to 20'
LP 1 Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Orlandi   17'   20'
PR 17 Alessandro Moreno
LK 18 Laurent Travini
FL 19 Aaron Persico   63'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
FH 21 Andrea Scanavacca
WG 22 Juan Francesio   53'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

19 February 2000
France  9–15  England
Pen: Dourthe (3) 45', 51', 73'ReportPen: Wilkinson (5) 12', 19', 30', 56', 66'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,310
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Richard Dourthe
RW 14 Émile Ntamack
OC 13 David Venditti
IC 12 Thomas Lombard
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Thomas Castaignède
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Fabien Pelous (c)
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Abdelatif Benazzi   62'
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet   29'
LL 4 Legi Matiu
TP 3 Franck Tournaire   72'
HK 2 Marc Dal Maso   72'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez   72'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers   72'
N8 18 Thomas Lièvremont
FL 19 Serge Betsen   74'   62'
SH 20 Christophe Laussucq
CE 21 Stéphane Glas
CE 22 Cédric Desbrosse
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
 
FB 15 Matt Perry   62'
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill   75'
RL 5 Simon Shaw
LL 4 Garath Archer
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Phil Greening
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK 16 Neil McCarthy
PR 17 Trevor Woodman
N8 18 Martin Corry   75'
FL 19 Joe Worsley
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Alex King
FB 22 Iain Balshaw   62'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

19 February 2000
Ireland  44–22  Scotland
Try: O'Kelly 25' c
Horgan 41' c
O'Driscoll 55' c
Humphreys 64' c
Wood 69' c
Con: O'Gara (2) 26', 42'
Humphreys (3) 56', 65', 70'
Pen: O'Gara (2) 34', 39'
Humphreys 58'
ReportTry: Logan 17' c
Metcalfe 72' c
Graham 77' m
Con: Logan (2) 18', 73'
Pen: Logan 3'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey   34'
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Mike Mullins
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara   50'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Kieron Dawson
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey   57'
TP 3 John Hayes   66'
HK 2 Keith Wood
LP 1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick   66'
LK 18 Jeremy Davidson   57'
LK 19 Trevor Brennan
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys   50'
CE 22 Rob Henderson   34'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
 
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Shaun Longstaff
OC 13 Jamie Mayer
IC 12 Graham Shiel
LW 11 Kenny Logan   58'
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath (c)   63'
N8 8 Gordon Simpson
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray   51'
TP 3 Mattie Stewart   63'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch   66'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell   66'
PR 17 George Graham   63'
LK 18 Doddie Weir   51'
FL 19 Stuart Reid
SH 20 Andy Nicol   63'
FH 21 Duncan Hodge
CE 22 James McLaren
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 3

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4 March 2000
Scotland  16–28  France
Try: Nicol 41' c
Con: Paterson 42'
Pen: Logan 15'
Paterson (2) 37', 67'
ReportTry: Castaignède 10' c
Magne (2) 63' m, 68' c
Con: Merceron (2) 11', 68'
Pen: Merceron (3) 19', 46', 72'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Steve Lander (England)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Glenn Metcalfe
OC 13 James McLaren   68'
IC 12 John Leslie (c)
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Andy Nicol
N8 8 Stuart Reid   13' to 19'
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Doddie Weir   64'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart   64'
HK 2 Steve Brotherstone
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott
PR 17 Dave Hilton   64'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes   64'
FL 19 Cameron Mather   13'   19'
SH 20 Graeme Beveridge
FH 21 Duncan Hodge   68'
CE 22 Jamie Mayer
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
 
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède
RW 14 Émile Ntamack   37'
OC 13 David Venditti
IC 12 Thomas Lombard
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Christophe Laussucq
N8 8 Fabien Pelous (c)   76'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Sébastien Chabal   50'
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet
LL 4 Jean Daudé   40'   50'
TP 3 Franck Tournaire   50'
HK 2 Marc Dal Maso   51'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez   51'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers   50'
N8 18 Thomas Lièvremont   50'
FL 19 Arnaud Costes   50'
SH 20 Aubin Hueber
FH 21 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde   76'
CE 22 Cédric Desbrosse
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

4 March 2000
England  46–12  Wales
Try: Greening 29' c
Back 52' m
Hill 61' c
Dallaglio 69' c
Cohen 77' m
Con: Wilkinson (3) 30', 62', 70'
Pen: Wilkinson (5) 1', 15', 20', 39', 46'
ReportPen: Jenkins (3) 10', 13', 37'
Drop: Jenkins 17'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,500
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
FB 15 Matt Perry
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill   70'
RL 5 Simon Shaw
LL 4 Garath Archer
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Phil Greening
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK 16 Neil McCarthy
PR 17 Trevor Woodman
FL 18 Joe Worsley
N8 19 Martin Corry   70'
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Alex King
FB 22 Iain Balshaw
Coach:
Clive Woodward
 
FB 15 Shane Howarth
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Allan Bateman
IC 12 Mark Taylor
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Rob Howley
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Brett Sinkinson
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Chris Wyatt
LL 4 Craig Quinnell
TP 3 Dai Young (c)   23'
HK 2 Garin Jenkins   45'   50'
LP 1 Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams   50'
PR 17 Spencer John   23'
LK 18 Ian Gough
FL 19 Martyn Williams
SH 20 Richard Smith
FH 21 Stephen Jones
FB 22 Matt Cardey
Coach:
Graham Henry

4 March 2000
Ireland  60–13  Italy
Try: Wood 7' c
Horgan (2) 18' c, 79' c
Dawson 35' c
O'Driscoll 59' c
Dempsey 77' c
Con: O'Gara (6) 8', 20', 36', 60', 78', 80'
Pen: O'Gara (6) 3', 13', 25', 40', 43', 56'
ReportTry: De Rossi 72' c
Con: Domínguez 73'
Pen: Domínguez (2) 47', 49'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Mike Mullins   58'
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Kieron Dawson
BF 6 Simon Easterby   56'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy   63'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick   63'
LK 18 Paddy Johns
FL 19 Dion O'Cuinneagain   56'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys
CE 22 Rob Henderson   58'
Coach:
Warren Gatland
 
FB 15 Matt Pini   27'
RW 14 Juan Francesio
OC 13 Cristian Stoica   63'
IC 12 Luca Martin
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8 8 Andrea de Rossi
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco   40'
BF 6 Wim Visser
RL 5 Andrea Gritti   63'
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato
TP 3 Tino Paoletti   40'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP 1 Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Orlandi
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini   40'
LK 18 Giuseppe Lanzi   63'
LK 19 Laurent Travini   40'
SH 20 Giampiero Mazzi
CE 21 Marco Rivaro   63'
CE 22 Giacomo Preo   27'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

Round 4

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18 March 2000
Italy  12–59  England
Try: Martin 6' c
Stoica 59' m
Con: Domínguez 8'
ReportTry: Penalty try 26' c
Dawson (2) 35' c, 75' c
Healey (3) 44' m, 46' c, 52' m
Cohen (2) 57' m, 70' c
Con: Wilkinson (4) 27', 36', 47', 71'
Alex King 76'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 2', 5'
Drop: Back 32'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Corrado Pilat
RW 14 Cristian Stoica   64'
OC 13 Luca Martin
IC 12 Nick Zisti
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8 8 Andrea de Rossi
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Walter Cristofoletto   25'
RL 5 Andrea Gritti
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato   14'
TP 3 Tino Paoletti   36'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Orlandi
PR 17 Massimo Cuttitta   36'
FL 18 Orazio Arancio
FL 19 Aaron Persico
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
CE 21 Giacomo Preo
FH 22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
 
FB 15 Matt Perry
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Mike Tindall   60'
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson   71'
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)   75'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill   69'
RL 5 Simon Shaw
LL 4 Garath Archer   19'   75'
TP 3 Darren Garforth
HK 2 Phil Greening   75'
LP 1 Jason Leonard   69'
Substitutions:
FB 16 Iain Balshaw   60'
FH 17 Alex King   71'
SH 18 Andy Gomarsall   75'
N8 19 Martin Corry   75'
FL 20 Joe Worsley   69'
PR 21 Trevor Woodman   69'
HK 22 Neil McCarthy   75'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

18 March 2000
Wales  26–18  Scotland
Try: S. Williams (2) 33' c, 59' c
Con: S. Jones (2) 34', 60'
Pen: S. Jones (4) 6', 40', 48', 54'
ReportTry: M. Leslie 45' c
Townsend 78' m
Con: Hodge 46'
Pen: Hodge (2) 21', 52'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
FB 15 Matt Cardey
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Allan Bateman
IC 12 Mark Taylor
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Rupert Moon
N8 8 Geraint Lewis
OF 7 Colin Charvis
BF 6 Nathan Budgett
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Garin Jenkins
LP 1 Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde
PR 17 Spencer John
N8 18 Alix Popham
FL 19 Martyn Williams
SH 20 Richard Smith
FH 21 Jason Strange
WG 22 Dafydd James
Coach:
Graham Henry
 
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Craig Moir
OC 13 Gregor Townsend
IC 12 John Leslie (c)
LW 11 Glenn Metcalfe   66'
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Andy Nicol (c)
N8 8 Stuart Reid
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart   76'
HK 2 Steve Brotherstone   57'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gordon Bulloch   57'
PR 17 Dave Hilton   76'
LK 18 Doddie Weir
FL 19 Cameron Mather
SH 20 Bryan Redpath
CE 21 James McLaren
CE 22 Alan Bulloch
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

19 March 2000
France  25–27  Ireland
Try: Laussucq 28' c
Con: Merceron 29'
Pen: Merceron (6) 4', 10', 42', 53', 60', 67'
ReportTry: O'Driscoll (3) 22', 55', 73'
Con: O'Gara (2) 23', 56'
Humphreys 74'
Pen: Humphreys (2) 63', 76'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,500
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Émile Ntamack
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Cédric Desbrosse
IC 12 Stéphane Glas
LW 11 David Bory
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Christophe Laussucq
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont
OF 7 Abdelatif Benazzi   59'
BF 6 Arnaud Costes   58'   59'
RL 5 Fabien Pelous
LL 4 Olivier Brouzet   69'
TP 3 Franck Tournaire   69'
HK 2 Marc Dal Maso   50'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez   50'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers   69'
LK 18 Franck Belot   69'
FL 19 Lionel Mallier   58'
SH 20 Aubin Hueber
FH 21 Alain Penaud
WG 22 David Venditti
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
 
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Kevin Maggs
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Rob Henderson
LW 11 Denis Hickie   45' to 53'
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara   61'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Kieron Dawson   53'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey   53'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood
LP 1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick
LK 18 Paddy Johns   60'   53'
FL 19 Andy Ward   53'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys   45'   53'   61'
CE 22 Mike Mullins
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Round 5

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1 April 2000
France  42–31  Italy
Try: Penaud (2) 28' c, 65' c
Castaignède 36' c
Pelous 44' c
Benazzi 60' m
Con: Dourthe (4) 29', 37', 45', 66'
Pen: Dourthe (3) 7', 34', 52'
ReportTry: Martin 21' c
Troncon (2) 31' c, 79' c
Mazzucato 71' c
Con: Domínguez (4) 22', 32', 72', 80'
Drop: Domínguez 13'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,000
Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina)
FB 15 Thomas Castaignède
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles   25'
OC 13 Richard Dourthe
IC 12 Émile Ntamack
LW 11 David Bory   70'
FH 10 Alain Penaud
SH 9 Aubin Hueber
N8 8 Thomas Lièvremont   40'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Lionel Mallier
RL 5 Fabien Pelous
LL 4 Olivier Brouzet   62'
TP 3 Franck Tournaire   70'
HK 2 Marc Dal Maso   40'
LP 1 Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez   40'
PR 17 Pieter de Villiers   70'
LK 18 Hugues Miorin   62'
FL 19 Abdelatif Benazzi   40'
SH 20 Christophe Laussucq
WG 21 Cédric Heymans   70'
WG 22 David Venditti   25'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
 
FB 15 Matt Pini
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC 13 Luca Martin
IC 12 Nick Zisti   53'
LW 11 Cristian Stoica
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Andrea de Rossi   53'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco   78'
BF 6 Walter Cristofoletto   34'   58'
RL 5 Andrea Gritti
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato
TP 3 Tino Paoletti   67'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi   73'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Carlo Orlandi   73'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini   67'
FL 18 Wim Visser   53'
FL 19 Aaron Persico   78'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
WG 21 Denis Dallan   53'
FH 22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

1 April 2000
Ireland  19–23  Wales
Try: Horgan 55' c
Con: O'Gara 56'
Pen: O'Gara (4) 3', 9', 50', 64'
ReportTry: Budgett 19' c
S. Jones 46'
Con: S. Jones (2) 19', 46'
Pen: S. Jones 33'
Jenkins (2) 70', 72'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Rob Henderson
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara   64'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley   29' to 33'
OF 7 Kieron Dawson
BF 6 Simon Easterby   63'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey   57'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick
LK 18 Jeremy Davidson   57'
FL 19 Andy Ward   29'   33'   63'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 David Humphreys   64'
CE 22 Kevin Maggs
Coach:
Warren Gatland
 
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Allan Bateman
IC 12 Scott Gibbs
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones   64'
SH 9 Rupert Moon
N8 8 Geraint Lewis
OF 7 Colin Charvis
BF 6 Nathan Budgett
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Garin Jenkins   64'
LP 1 Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde   64'
PR 17 Spencer John
FL 18 Emyr Lewis
FL 19 Martyn Williams
SH 20 Richard Smith
FH 21 Neil Jenkins   64'
WG 22 Dafydd James
Coach:
Graham Henry

2 April 2000
Scotland  19–13  England
Try: Hodge 68' c
Con: Hodge 70'
Pen: Hodge (4) 19', 31', 40', 55'
ReportTry: Dallaglio 21' c
Con: Wilkinson 22'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 24', 73'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Craig Moir
OC 13 Gregor Townsend
IC 12 James McLaren   24'
LW 11 Glenn Metcalfe
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Andy Nicol (c)
N8 8 Martin Leslie   40'
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Richard Metcalfe
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart   64'
HK 2 Steve Brotherstone
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gavin Scott
PR 17 Gordon McIlwham   64'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes
FL 19 Stuart Reid   40'
SH 20 Bryan Redpath
CE 21 Graham Shiel
CE 22 Alan Bulloch
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
 
FB 15 Matt Perry
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen   54'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill   78'
RL 5 Simon Shaw
LL 4 Garath Archer   60'
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Phil Greening
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK 16 Neil McCarthy
PR 17 Trevor Woodman
N8 18 Martin Corry   78'
FL 19 Joe Worsley   60'
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Alex King
FB 22 Iain Balshaw   54'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

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