2004 Six Nations Championship
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| 2004 Six Nations Championship | |||
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| File:Lineout-EvW-2004.jpg Wales lineout at Twickenham | |||
| Date | 14 February – 27 March 2004 | ||
| Countries | File:Flag of England.svg England File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France (14th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France (8th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland (7th title) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 68 (4.53 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer | Wales Stephen Jones (55) | ||
| Top try scorers | France Imanol Harinordoquy (4) Wales Rhys Williams (4) England Ben Cohen (4) | ||
| Player of the tournament | Ireland Gordon D'Arcy | ||
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The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Overall, this was the 110th series of the international championship.
Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.
France won the competition, also winning the Grand Slam. Ireland won the Triple Crown, sweeping their matches against Wales, England and Scotland. Scotland were whitewashed, earning the wooden spoon as a result.
Participants
[edit | edit source]| Nation | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | |||
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| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start[a] | End[b] | |||
| File:Flag of England.svg England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | File:Flag of England.svg Clive Woodward | Lawrence Dallaglio | 1st | 1st |
| File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | Stade de France | 81,338 | Saint-Denis | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous | 4th | 4th |
| File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 48,000 | Dublin | File:IRFU flag.svg Eddie O'Sullivan | Paul O'Connell/Brian O'Driscoll | 6th | 5th |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | Stadio Flaminio | 30,000 | Rome | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg John Kirwan | Andrea De Rossi | 11th | 11th |
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Williams | Chris Paterson | 9th | 9th |
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | Millennium Stadium | 73,931 | Cardiff | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Steve Hansen | Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams | 8th | 8th |
Squads
[edit | edit source]Table
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
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| 1 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 60 | +84 | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 82 | +46 | 17 | 8 |
| 3 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 86 | +64 | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 116 | +9 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 152 | −110 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 146 | −93 | 4 | 0 |
Source: Six Nations Rugby
Results
[edit | edit source]Round 1
[edit | edit source]| 14 February 2004 14:00 GMT |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 35–17 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland |
| Try: Clerc 26' m Papé 50' c Jauzion 54' c Élissalde 76' c Con: Michalak (3) 51', 55', 77' Pen: Michalak (3) 20', 32', 59' | Report | Try: Foley 43' c Howe 68' c Con: O'Gara (2) 45', 70' Pen: O'Gara 5' |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,547 Referee: Chris White (England) |
| 14 February 2004 16:00 GMT |
| Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | 23–10 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| Try: R. Williams (2) 2' c, 47' m A. Jones 14' m Con: S. Jones 3' Pen: S. Jones (2) 23', 39' | Report | Try: Taylor 79' c Con: Paterson 80' Drop: Paterson 7' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland) |
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| 15 February 2004 15:00 GMT |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 9–50 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Pen: Wakarua (2) 20', 27' Drop: Wakarua 5' | Report | Try: Balshaw 14' c Robinson (3) 21' m, 40' m, 62' m Lewsey 57' c Grayson 67' c Jones 79' m Con: Grayson (3) 15', 57', 67' Pen: Grayson (3) 1', 18', 34' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Andy Turner (South Africa) |
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Round 2
[edit | edit source]| 21 February 2004 14:00 GMT |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 25–0 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Try: Harinordoquy (2) 25' c, 64' c Elhorga 74' m Con: Élissalde (2) 25', 65' Pen: Élissalde 12' Traille 41' | Report |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,080 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
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| 21 February 2004 17:30 GMT |
| Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 13–35 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Try: Danielli 57' c Con: Paterson 58' Pen: Paterson (2) 2', 25' | Report | Try: Cohen 10' c Balshaw 30' c Lewsey 47' m Grewcock 68' c Con: Grayson (3) 11', 31', 69' Pen: Grayson (3) 15', 28', 65' |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
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| 22 February 2004 15:00 GMT |
| Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg | 36–15 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
| Try: Byrne (2) 1' c, 40' m O'Driscoll (2) 14' c, 52' c O'Gara 30' m Foley 47' m Con: O'Gara (3) 1', 15', 53' | Report | Try: Shanklin (2) 62' m, 76' c Con: S. Jones 76' Pen: S. Jones 5' |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |
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Round 3
[edit | edit source]| 6 March 2004 13:30 GMT |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 20–14 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| Try: Ongaro 41' m Pen: De Marigny (5) 2', 11', 40', 69', 78' | Report | Try: Webster 79' m Pen: Paterson (3) 8', 32', 38' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 21,340 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) |
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| 6 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
| England File:Flag of England.svg | 13–19 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland |
| Try: Dawson 25' c Con: Grayson 26' Pen: Grayson (2) 30', 66' | Report | Try: Dempsey 50' c Con: O'Gara 51' Pen: O'Gara (4) 16', 23', 32', 40' |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
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Notes:
- Ireland won at Twickenham for the first time since 1994.
- This was England's first defeat at Twickenham since losing 30–16 to New Zealand at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
| 7 March 2004 15:00 GMT |
| Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | 22–29 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| Try: M. Williams 77' c Con: S. Jones 78' Pen: S. Jones (5) 11', 18', 22', 25', 53' | Report | Try: Harinordoquy 38' c Élissalde 56' c Con: Élissalde (2) 39', 57' Pen: Élissalde (5) 5', 15', 44', 46', 69' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,359 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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Round 4
[edit | edit source]| 20 March 2004 13:30 GMT |
| Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg | 19–3 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Try: O'Kelly 25' m O'Driscoll 32' c Horgan 52' c Con: O'Gara (2) 33', 53' | Report | Pen: De Marigny 66' |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,250 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) |
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| 20 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
| England File:Flag of England.svg | 31–21 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
| Try: Cohen (2) 5' c, 63' c Worsley 78' m Con: Barkley (2) 6', 65' Pen: Barkley (4) 16', 20', 39', 72' | Report | Try: G. Thomas 41' c Taylor 50' m Con: S. Jones 42' Pen: S. Jones (3) 10', 13', 23' |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 72,200 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
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| 21 March 2004 15:00 GMT |
| Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 0–31 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| Report | Try: Magne 6' m Jauzion (2) 63' c, 72' c Con: Yachvili (2) 64', 73' Pen: Yachvili (4) 14', 29', 43', 48' |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 66,324 Referee: Scott Young (Australia) |
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Notes:
- This was the first time since 1961 that France had kept a clean sheet against Scotland.
Round 5
[edit | edit source]| 27 March 2004 14:00 GMT |
| Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | 44–10 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Try: S. Williams (2) 24' m, 67' c R. Williams (2) 30' m, 70' c G. Thomas 55' c Shanklin 59' c Con: S. Jones (4) 56', 60', 68', 71' Pen: S. Jones (2) 10', 16' | Report | Try: Masi 62' c Con: Staibano 63' Pen: De Marigny 42' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 70,048 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
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| 27 March 2004 16:00 GMT |
| Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg | 37–16 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| Try: D'Arcy (2) 18' m, 72' c Murphy 38' m Wallace 53' c Stringer 61' c Con: O'Gara (3) 54', 62', 73' Pen: O'Gara (2) 4', 25' | Report | Try: Hogg 48' c Con: Paterson 49' Pen: Paterson (2) 1', 22' Drop: Parks 36' |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 42,750 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales) |
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| 27 March 2004 20:00 GMT |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 24–21 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Try: Harinordoquy 25' m Yachvili 40' c Con: Yachvili 40' Pen: Yachvili (4) 21', 34', 39', 51' | Report | Try: Cohen 52' m Lewsey 75' c Con: Barkley 77' Pen: Barkley (3) 40', 48', 72' |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,906 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
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Notes:
- England needed to win by eight points to win the Championship.[1]
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