2008 Six Nations Championship
The Welsh team that won the Grand Slam
Date2 February – 15 March 2008
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (24th title)
Grand Slam Wales (10th title)
Triple Crown Wales (19th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored50 (3.33 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Jonny Wilkinson (50)
Top try scorer(s)Wales Shane Williams (6)
Player of the tournamentWales Shane Williams
2007 (Previous) (Next) 2009

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.[1]

Participants

For the second year running, Ireland play their home games at Croke Park, while Lansdowne Road is being redeveloped.

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London Brian Ashton Phil Vickery
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis Marc Lièvremont Lionel Nallet
 Ireland Croke Park[lower-alpha 1] Dublin Eddie O'Sullivan Brian O'Driscoll[lower-alpha 2]
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome Nick Mallett Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Frank Hadden Jason White[lower-alpha 3]
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Warren Gatland Ryan Jones

Squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  Wales 5 5 0 0 148 66 +82 13 10
2  England 5 3 0 2 108 83 +25 8 6
3  France 5 3 0 2 103 93 +10 11 6
4  Ireland 5 2 0 3 93 99 6 9 4
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 69 123 54 3 2
6  Italy 5 1 0 4 74 131 57 6 2
Source:

Results

Round 1

2 February 2008
14:00
Ireland 16–11 Italy
Try: Dempsey 18' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 12', 57', 66'
ReportTry: Castrogiovanni 60' m
Pen: Bortolussi (2/3) 38', 70'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 75,387
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15Girvan Dempsey
RW14Andrew Trimble
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12Gordon D'Arcy
LW11Geordan Murphy
FH10Ronan O'Gara
SH9Eoin Reddan
N88Denis Leamy
OF7David Wallace
BF6Simon Easterby
RL5Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3John Hayes
HK2Rory Best
LP1Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16Bernard Jackman
PR17Tony Buckley
LK18Mick O'Driscoll
N819Jamie Heaslip
SH20Peter Stringer
FH21Paddy Wallace
FB22Rob Kearney
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB15David Bortolussi
RW14Kaine Robertson
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Mirco Bergamasco
LW11Pablo Canavosio
FH10Andrea Masi
SH9Pietro Travagli
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Mauro Bergamasco
BF6Josh Sole
RL5Carlo Del Fava
LL4Santiago Dellapè
TP3Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK16Carlo Festuccia
PR17Salvatore Perugini
PR18Lorenzo Cittadini
LK19Tommaso Reato
FL20Alessandro Zanni
FB21Andrea Marcato
WG22Ezio Galon
Coach:
Nick Mallett

2 February 2008
16:30
England 19–26 Wales
Try: Flood 23' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 1', 11', 45'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 17'
ReportTry: Byrne 67' c
Phillips 70' c
Con: Hook (2/2)
Pen: Hook (4/4) 4', 34', 57', 63'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB15Iain Balshaw
RW14Paul Sackey
OC13Mike Tindall
IC12Toby Flood
LW11David Strettle
FH10Jonny Wilkinson
SH9Andy Gomarsall
N88Luke Narraway
OF7Lewis Moody
BF6James Haskell
RL5Steve Borthwick
LL4Simon Shaw
TP3Phil Vickery
HK2Mark Regan
LP1Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK16Lee Mears
PR17Matt Stevens
LK18Ben Kay
FL19Tom Rees
SH20Richard Wigglesworth
FH21Danny Cipriani
WG22Lesley Vainikolo
Coach:
Brian Ashton
FB15Lee Byrne
RW14Mark Jones
OC13Sonny Parker
IC12Gavin Henson
LW11Shane Williams
FH10James Hook
SH9Mike Phillips
N88Ryan Jones (c)
OF7Martyn Williams
BF6Jonathan Thomas
RL5Alun Wyn Jones
LL4Ian Gough
TP3Adam Jones
HK2Huw Bennett
LP1Duncan Jones
Replacements:
HK16Matthew Rees
PR17Gethin Jenkins
LK18Ian Evans
N819Alix Popham
SH20Gareth Cooper
FH21Stephen Jones
CE22Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Notes


3 February 2008
15:00
Scotland 6–27 France
Pen: Parks (1/2) 30'
Drop: Parks (1/2) 4'
ReportTry: Clerc 12' c, 65' c
Malzieu 23' c
Con: Élissalde (2/2)
Skrela(1/1)
Pen: Traille (2/2) 18', 55'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,800
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)[lower-alpha 4]
FB15Rory Lamont
RW14Nikki Walker
OC13Nick De Luca
IC12Andrew Henderson
LW11Simon Webster
FH10Dan Parks
SH9Mike Blair
N88Dave Callam
OF7John Barclay
BF6Jason White (c)
RL5Jim Hamilton
LL4Nathan Hines
TP3Euan Murray
HK2Ross Ford
LP1Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16Fergus Thomson
PR17Gavin Kerr
LK18Scott MacLeod
FL19Kelly Brown
SH20Chris Cusiter
WG21Chris Paterson
FB22Hugo Southwell
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB15Cédric Heymans
RW14Vincent Clerc
OC13David Marty
IC12Damien Traille
LW11Julien Malzieu
FH10François Trinh-Duc
SH9Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N88Elvis Vermeulen
OF7Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6Thierry Dusautoir
RL5Lionel Nallet
LL4Loïc Jacquet
TP3Julien Brugnaut
HK2William Servat
LP1Lionel Faure
Replacements:
HK16Dimitri Szarzewski
PR17Nicolas Mas
LK18Arnaud Méla
FL19Julien Bonnaire
SH20Morgan Parra
FH21David Skrela
CE22Aurélien Rougerie
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Round 2

9 February 2008
14:00
Wales 30–15 Scotland
Try: S. Williams 13' c, 68' c
Hook 46' c
Con: Hook (2/2)
S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: Hook (1/1) 28'
S. Jones (2/2) 63', 71'
ReportPen: Paterson (5/5) 10', 32', 42', 50', 55
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,576
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB15Lee Byrne
RW14Jamie Roberts
OC13Tom Shanklin
IC12Gavin Henson
LW11Shane Williams
FH10James Hook
SH9Mike Phillips
N88Ryan Jones (c)
OF7Martyn Williams
BF6Jonathan Thomas
RL5Ian Evans
LL4Ian Gough
TP3Adam Jones
HK2Huw Bennett
LP1Duncan Jones
Replacements:
HK16Matthew Rees
PR17Gethin Jenkins
LK18Deiniol Jones
N819Gareth Delve
SH20Dwayne Peel
FH21Stephen Jones
CE22Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Hugo Southwell
RW14Nikki Walker
OC13Nick De Luca
IC12Andrew Henderson
LW11Chris Paterson
FH10Dan Parks
SH9Mike Blair
N88Kelly Brown
OF7John Barclay
BF6Jason White (c)
RL5Jim Hamilton
LL4Nathan Hines
TP3Euan Murray
HK2Ross Ford
LP1Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16Fergus Thomson
PR17Gavin Kerr
LK18Scott MacLeod
FL19Allister Hogg
SH20Chris Cusiter
CE21Graeme Morrison
WG22Simon Danielli
Coach:
Frank Hadden

9 February 2008
16:00
France 26–21 Ireland
Try: Clerc 14' c, 18' m, 35' c
Heymans 48' c
Con: Élissalde (3/4)
ReportTry: Penalty try 55' c
D. Wallace 59' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 17', 28', 74'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 76,500
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15Cédric Heymans
RW14Aurélien Rougerie
OC13David Marty
IC12Damien Traille
LW11Vincent Clerc
FH10David Skrela
SH9Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N88Julien Bonnaire
OF7Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6Thierry Dusautoir
RL5Arnaud Méla
LL4Lionel Nallet
TP3Nicolas Mas
HK2Dimitri Szarzewski
LP1Lionel Faure
Replacements:
HK16William Servat
PR17Julien Brugnaut
LK18Loïc Jacquet
N819Louis Picamoles
SH20Morgan Parra
FH21François Trinh-Duc
CE22Anthony Floch
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB15Girvan Dempsey
RW14Geordan Murphy
OC13Brian O'Driscoll
IC12Andrew Trimble
LW11Rob Kearney
FH10Ronan O'Gara
SH9Eoin Reddan
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7David Wallace
BF6Denis Leamy
RL5Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3John Hayes
HK2Bernard Jackman
LP1Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16Rory Best
PR17Tony Buckley
LK18Mick O'Driscoll
FL19Simon Easterby
SH20Peter Stringer
FH21Paddy Wallace
WG22Shane Horgan
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

10 February 2008
14:30
Italy 19–23 England
Try: Picone 76' c
Con: Bortolussi (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 5', 11', 44', 54'
ReportTry: Sackey 3' c
Flood 15' c
Con: Wilkinson (2/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 31', 37', 57'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,625
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15David Bortolussi
RW14Kaine Robertson
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Mirco Bergamasco
LW11Ezio Galon
FH10Andrea Masi
SH9Pietro Travagli
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Mauro Bergamasco
BF6Josh Sole
RL5Carlo Del Fava
LL4Santiago Dellapè
TP3Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK16Carlo Festuccia
PR17Salvatore Perugini
PR18Carlos Nieto
LK19Alessandro Zanni
SH20Simon Picone
FB21Andrea Marcato
WG22Alberto Sgarbi
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB15Iain Balshaw
RW14Paul Sackey
OC13Jamie Noon
IC12Toby Flood
LW11Lesley Vainikolo
FH10Jonny Wilkinson
SH9Andy Gomarsall
N88Nick Easter
OF7Michael Lipman
BF6James Haskell
RL5Steve Borthwick
LL4Simon Shaw
TP3Matt Stevens
HK2Mark Regan
LP1Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK16Lee Mears
PR17Jason Hobson
LK18Ben Kay
N819Luke Narraway
SH20Richard Wigglesworth
FH21Danny Cipriani
CE22Mathew Tait
Coach:
Brian Ashton

Round 3

23 February 2008
15:00
Wales 47–8 Italy
Try: Byrne 28' c, 68' c
Shanklin 42' c
S. Williams 57' c, 74' c
Con: S. Jones (3/3)
Hook (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (4/4) 4', 11', 47', 50'
ReportTry: Castrogiovanni 12' m
Pen: Marcato (1/2) 40+2'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,305
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB15Lee Byrne
RW14Mark Jones
OC13Tom Shanklin
IC12Gavin Henson
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Stephen Jones
SH9Dwayne Peel
N88Ryan Jones (c)
OF7Martyn Williams
BF6Jonathan Thomas
RL5Ian Evans
LL4Ian Gough
TP3Rhys M. Thomas
HK2Matthew Rees
LP1Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16Huw Bennett
PR17Duncan Jones
LK18Deiniol Jones
N819Gareth Delve
SH20Mike Phillips
FH21James Hook
CE22Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Andrea Marcato
RW14Alberto Sgarbi
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Mirco Bergamasco
LW11Ezio Galon
FH10Andrea Masi
SH9Simon Picone
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Mauro Bergamasco
BF6Josh Sole
RL5Carlo Del Fava
LL4Santiago Dellapè
TP3Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK16Carlo Festuccia
PR17Andrea Lo Cicero
LK18Marco Bortolami
FL19Alessandro Zanni
SH20Pietro Travagli
FH21Paolo Buso
CE22Enrico Patrizio
Coach:
Nick Mallett

23 February 2008
17:00
Ireland 34–13 Scotland
Try: D. Wallace 22' c
Kearney 26' c
Horan 41' m
Bowe 62' c, 79' m
Con: O'Gara (3/5)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 50'
ReportTry: Webster 53' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 24', 31'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 74,234
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB15Geordan Murphy
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Brian O'Driscoll
IC12Andrew Trimble
LW11Rob Kearney
FH10Ronan O'Gara
SH9Eoin Reddan
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7David Wallace
BF6Denis Leamy
RL5Mick O'Driscoll
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3John Hayes
HK2Bernard Jackman
LP1Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16Rory Best
PR17Tony Buckley
LK18Paul O'Connell
FL19Simon Easterby
SH20Peter Stringer
FH21Paddy Wallace
WG22Shane Horgan
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB15Hugo Southwell
RW14Rory Lamont
OC13Simon Webster
IC12Andrew Henderson
LW11Nikki Walker
FH10Chris Paterson
SH9Mike Blair (c)
N88Kelly Brown
OF7Allister Hogg
BF6Alasdair Strokosch
RL5Scott MacLeod
LL4Nathan Hines
TP3Euan Murray
HK2Ross Ford
LP1Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16Fergus Thomson
PR17Gavin Kerr
LK18Jim Hamilton
FL19Ross Rennie
SH20Chris Cusiter
FH21Dan Parks
CE22Nick De Luca
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes


23 February 2008
20:00
France 13–24 England
Try: Nallet 24' c
Con: Traille(1/1)
Pen: Parra (1/1) 49'
Yachvili (1/1) 74'
ReportTry: Sackey 5' c
Wigglesworth 79' m
Con: Wilkinson (1/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/5) 14', 29', 68'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 64'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,593
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB15Cédric Heymans
RW14Aurélien Rougerie
OC13David Marty
IC12Damien Traille
LW11Vincent Clerc
FH10François Trinh-Duc
SH9Morgan Parra
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Thierry Dusautoir
BF6Julien Bonnaire
RL5Lionel Nallet
LL4Pascal Papé
TP3Nicolas Mas
HK2Dimitri Szarzewski
LP1Lionel Faure
Replacements:
HK16William Servat
PR17Jean-Baptiste Poux
LK18Jérôme Thion
FL19Fulgence Ouedraogo
SH20Dimitri Yachvili
FH21David Skrela
FB22Anthony Floch
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB15Iain Balshaw
RW14Paul Sackey
OC13Jamie Noon
IC12Toby Flood
LW11Lesley Vainikolo
FH10Jonny Wilkinson
SH9Richard Wigglesworth
N88Nick Easter
OF7Michael Lipman
BF6James Haskell
RL5Steve Borthwick
LL4Simon Shaw
TP3Phil Vickery
HK2Mark Regan
LP1Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK16Lee Mears
PR17Matt Stevens
LK18Ben Kay
FL19Tom Croft
SH20Paul Hodgson
FH21Danny Cipriani
CE22Mathew Tait
Coach:
Brian Ashton

Notes:

Round 4

8 March 2008
13:15
Ireland 12–16 Wales
Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 5', 19', 62', 68'ReportTry: S. Williams 51' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (2/4) 26', 46'
Hook (1/1) 76'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB15Rob Kearney
RW14Shane Horgan
OC13Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC12Andrew Trimble
LW11Tommy Bowe
FH10Ronan O'Gara
SH9Eoin Reddan
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7David Wallace
BF6Denis Leamy
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3John Hayes
HK2Rory Best
LP1Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16Bernard Jackman
PR17Tony Buckley
LK18Mick O'Driscoll
FL19Simon Easterby
SH20Peter Stringer
FH21Paddy Wallace
CE22Luke Fitzgerald
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB15Lee Byrne
RW14Mark Jones
OC13Tom Shanklin
IC12Gavin Henson
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Stephen Jones
SH9Mike Phillips
N88Ryan Jones (c)
OF7Martyn Williams
BF6Jonathan Thomas
RL5Alun Wyn Jones
LL4Ian Gough
TP3Adam Jones
HK2Matthew Rees
LP1Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16Gareth Williams
PR17Duncan Jones
LK18Ian Evans
N819Gareth Delve
SH20Dwayne Peel
FH21James Hook
CE22Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Notes:


8 March 2008
15:15
Scotland 15–9 England
Pen: Paterson (4/4) 9', 31', 40+2', 41'
Parks (1/1) 48'
ReportPen: Wilkinson (3/5) 27', 50', 53'
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,987
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB15Hugo Southwell
RW14Rory Lamont
OC13Simon Webster
IC12Graeme Morrison
LW11Nikki Walker
FH10Chris Paterson
SH9Mike Blair (c)
N88Simon Taylor
OF7Allister Hogg
BF6Alasdair Strokosch
RL5Scott MacLeod
LL4Nathan Hines
TP3Euan Murray
HK2Ross Ford
LP1Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16Fergus Thomson
PR17Alasdair Dickinson
PR18Craig Smith
FL19Jason White
FL20Kelly Brown
SH21Rory Lawson
FH22Dan Parks
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB15Iain Balshaw
RW14Paul Sackey
OC13Jamie Noon
IC12Toby Flood
LW11Lesley Vainikolo
FH10Jonny Wilkinson
SH9Richard Wigglesworth
N88Nick Easter
OF7Michael Lipman
BF6Tom Croft
RL5Steve Borthwick
LL4Simon Shaw
TP3Phil Vickery (c)
HK2Lee Mears
LP1Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK16George Chuter
PR17Matt Stevens
LK18Ben Kay
N819Luke Narraway
SH20Paul Hodgson
CE21Mathew Tait
FH22Charlie Hodgson
Coach:
Brian Ashton

Notes


9 March 2008
15:00
France 25–13 Italy
Try: Floch 13' c
Jauzion 53' m
Rougerie 66' c
Con: Yachvili (2/3)
Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 27', 37'
ReportTry: Castrogiovanni 58' c
Con: Marcato (1/1)
Pen: Marcato (2/2) 18', 31'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB15Anthony Floch
RW14Aurélien Rougerie
OC13Yann David
IC12Yannick Jauzion
LW11Julien Malzieu
FH10François Trinh-Duc
SH9Dimitri Yachvili
N88Louis Picamoles
OF7Ibrahim Diarra
BF6Fulgence Ouedraogo
RL5Jérôme Thion
LL4Lionel Nallet
TP3Nicolas Mas
HK2Dimitri Szarzewski
LP1Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK16Guilhem Guirado
PR17Jean-Baptiste Poux
LK18Arnaud Méla
FL19Julien Bonnaire
SH20Julien Tomas
CE21Damien Traille
WG22Vincent Clerc
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB15Andrea Marcato
RW14Kaine Robertson
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Mirco Bergamasco
LW11Ezio Galon
FH10Andrea Masi
SH9Simon Picone
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Alessandro Zanni
BF6Josh Sole
RL5Marco Bortolami
LL4Carlo Del Fava
TP3Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK16Fabio Ongaro
PR17Salvatore Perugini
PR18Carlos Nieto
N819Jaco Erasmus
SH20Pietro Travagli
CE21Enrico Patrizio
WG22Alberto Sgarbi
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Notes

Round 5

15 March 2008
13:00
Italy 23–20 Scotland
Try: Penalty try 13' c
Canale 59' c
Con: Marcato (2/2)
Pen: Marcato (2/4) 36', 68'
Drop: Marcato (1/1) 79'
ReportTry: Hogg 21' c
Blair 40' c
Con: Paterson (2/2)
Pen: Parks (1/1) 25'
Paterson (1/1) 72'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB15Andrea Marcato
RW14Kaine Robertson
OC13Gonzalo Canale
IC12Mirco Bergamasco
LW11Ezio Galon
FH10Andrea Masi
SH9Simon Picone
N88Sergio Parisse (c)
OF7Alessandro Zanni
BF6Josh Sole
RL5Marco Bortolami
LL4Carlo Del Fava
TP3Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK16Fabio Ongaro
PR17Salvatore Perugini
PR18Carlos Nieto
N819Jaco Erasmus
SH20Pietro Travagli
CE21Enrico Patrizio
WG22Alberto Sgarbi
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB15Hugo Southwell
RW14Simon Danielli
OC13Simon Webster
IC12Graeme Morrison
LW11Chris Paterson
FH10Dan Parks
SH9Mike Blair (c)
N88Simon Taylor
OF7Allister Hogg
BF6Alasdair Strokosch
RL5Scott MacLeod
LL4Nathan Hines
TP3Euan Murray
HK2Fergus Thomson
LP1Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK16Scott Lawson
PR17Alasdair Dickinson
PR18Craig Smith
FL19Jason White
FL20Kelly Brown
SH21Rory Lawson
CE22Andrew Henderson
Coach:
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
England 33–10 Ireland
Try: Sackey 19' c
Tait 57' c
Noon 69' c
Con: Cipriani (3/3)
Pen: Cipriani (4/4) 12', 30', 44', 73'
ReportTry: Kearney 4' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 7'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB15Iain Balshaw
RW14Paul Sackey
OC13Jamie Noon
IC12Toby Flood
LW11Lesley Vainikolo
FH10Danny Cipriani
SH9Richard Wigglesworth
N88Nick Easter
OF7Michael Lipman
BF6Tom Croft
RL5Steve Borthwick
LL4Simon Shaw
TP3Phil Vickery
HK2Lee Mears
LP1Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK16George Chuter
PR17Matt Stevens
LK18Ben Kay
FL19James Haskell
SH20Paul Hodgson
FH21Jonny Wilkinson
CE22Mathew Tait
Coach:
Brian Ashton
FB15Geordan Murphy
RW14Tommy Bowe
OC13Andrew Trimble
IC12Shane Horgan
LW11Rob Kearney
FH10Ronan O'Gara (c)
SH9Eoin Reddan
N88Jamie Heaslip
OF7David Wallace
BF6Denis Leamy
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan
TP3John Hayes
HK2Rory Best
LP1Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK16Bernard Jackman
PR17Tony Buckley
LK18Mick O'Driscoll
FL19Simon Easterby
SH20Peter Stringer
FH21Paddy Wallace
WG22Luke Fitzgerald
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes


15 March 2008
17:00
Wales 29–12 France
Try: S. Williams 60' c
M. Williams 77' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: Hook (3/5) 5', 18', 21'
S. Jones (2/2) 63', 74'
ReportPen: Élissalde (3/3) 19', 39', 46'
Yachvili (1/1) 69'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,609
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB15Lee Byrne
RW14Mark Jones
OC13Tom Shanklin
IC12Gavin Henson
LW11Shane Williams
FH10James Hook
SH9Mike Phillips
N88Ryan Jones (c)
OF7Martyn Williams
BF6Jonathan Thomas
RL5Alun Wyn Jones
LL4Ian Gough
TP3Adam Jones
HK2Huw Bennett
LP1Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK16Matthew Rees
PR17Duncan Jones
LK18Ian Evans
N819Gareth Delve
SH20Dwayne Peel
FH21Stephen Jones
CE22Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB15Anthony Floch
RW14Vincent Clerc
OC13Yannick Jauzion
IC12Damien Traille
LW11Julien Malzieu
FH10David Skrela
SH9Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N88Julien Bonnaire
OF7Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF6Thierry Dusautoir
RL5Jérôme Thion
LL4Lionel Nallet (c)
TP3Nicolas Mas
HK2Dimitri Szarzewski
LP1Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK16William Servat
PR17Jean-Baptiste Poux
LK18Arnaud Méla
N819Elvis Vermeulen
SH20Dimitri Yachvili
FH21François Trinh-Duc
FB22Cédric Heymans
Coach:
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

Notes

  1. Lansdowne Road, Ireland's traditional home, is being redeveloped and is expected to be back in use by 2009.
  2. Ronan O'Gara captained Ireland in their final match against England, which O'Driscoll missed due to a hamstring tear.
  3. White 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.
  4. Rolland replaced original referee Paul Honiss, who was forced to return to New Zealand due to a serious family illness.

References

  1. "Williams wins RBS player of the Championship". RBS 6 Nations. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
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