| 2000 Six Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 5 February – 2 April 2000 | ||
| Countries |  England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | England (23rd title) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 75 (5 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Jonny Wilkinson (78) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Ben Cohen (5) Austin Healey (5) Brian O'Driscoll (5) | ||
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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.
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
The teams involved were:
Squads
Table
| 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:
Results
Round 1
| 5 February 2000 |
| Italy | 34–20 | Scotland |
| Try: De Carli Con: Dominguez Pen: Dominguez (6) Drop: Dominguez (3) | Report | Try: Bulloch, M. Leslie Con: Logan, Townsend Pen: Townsend Drop: Townsend |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
| 5 February 2000 |
| England | 50–18 | Ireland |
| Try: Cohen (2), Tindall, Healey (2), Back Con: Wilkinson (4) Pen: Wilkinson (4) | Report | Try: Maggs, Galwey Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (2) |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
| 5 February 2000 |
| Wales | 3–36 | France |
| Pen: Jenkins | Report | Try: Castaignède, Magne, Ntamack Con: Lamaison (3) Pen: Lamaison (4) Drop: Lamaison |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Chris White (England) |
Round 2
| 19 February 2000 |
| Wales | 47–16 | Italy |
| Try: S. Quinnell, S. Williams, Bateman, Howarth Con: Jenkins (3) Pen: Jenkins (7) | Report | Try: Visser Con: Dominguez Pen: Dominguez (2) Drop: Dominguez |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Iain Ramage (Scotland) |
| 19 February 2000 |
| France | 9–15 | England |
| Pen: Dourthe (3) | Report | Pen: Wilkinson (5) |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,310 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
Round 3
| 4 March 2000 |
| Scotland | 16–28 | France |
| Try: Nicol Con: Paterson Pen: Logan, Paterson (2) | Report | Try: Magne (2), Castaignède Con: Merceron (2) Pen: Merceron (3) |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Steve Lander (England) |
| 4 March 2000 |
| England | 46–12 | Wales |
| Try: Cohen, Greening, Hill, Back, Dallaglio Con: Wilkinson (3) Pen: Wilkinson (5) | Report | Pen: Jenkins (3) Drop: Jenkins |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 73,500 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
Round 4
| 18 March 2000 |
| Italy | 12–59 | England |
| Try: Martin, Stoica Con: Dominguez | Report | Try: Healey (3), Cohen (2), Dawson (2), Penalty try Con: Wilkinson (5) Pen: Wilkinson (2) Drop: Back |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
| 18 March 2000 |
| Wales | 26–18 | Scotland |
| Try: S. Williams (2) Con: S. Jones (2) Pen: S. Jones (4) | Report | Try: Townsend, M. Leslie Con: Hodge Pen: Hodge (2) |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
| 19 March 2000 |
| France | 25–27 | Ireland |
| Try: Laussucq Con: Merceron Pen: Merceron (6) | Report | Try: O'Driscoll (3) Con: O'Gara (3) Pen: Humphreys (2) |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,500 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
Round 5
| 1 April 2000 |
| France | 42–31 | Italy |
| Try: Penaud (2), Castaignède, Pelous, Benazzi Con: Dourthe (4) Pen: Dourthe (3) | Report | Try: Martin, Troncon (2), Mazzucato Con: Dominguez (4) Drop: Dominguez |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,000 Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina) |
| 1 April 2000 |
| Ireland | 19–23 | Wales |
| Try: Horgan Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (4) | Report | Try: S. Jones, Budgett Con: S. Jones (2) Pen: S. Jones, Jenkins (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
References
External links
- 2000 Six Nations Championship at ESPN
- 2000 Six Nations Championship Coverage at RTÉ (Archived)
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