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| 2005 Six Nations Championship | |||
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| File:Coup d'envoi.jpg Wales playing France on 26 February 2005 | |||
| Date | 5 February – 19 March 2005 | ||
| 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 Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (23rd title) | ||
| Grand Slam | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (9th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (18th title) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 71 (4.73 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer | Ireland Ronan O'Gara (60) | ||
| Top try scorer | England Mark Cueto (4) | ||
| Player of the tournament | Wales Martyn Williams | ||
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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 to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.
Participants
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Squads
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[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 77 | +74 | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 82 | +52 | 13 | 8 |
| 3 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 101 | +25 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 77 | +44 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 155 | −71 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 179 | −124 | 5 | 0 |
Source: Six Nations Rugby
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 | edit source]Round 1
[edit | edit source]| 5 February 2005 14:00 GMT |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 16–9 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| 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 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | 11–9 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| 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 at Millennium Stadium.
- Shane Williams scored his first try against England.
| 6 February 2005 14:30 GMT |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 17–28 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland |
| 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 | edit source]| 12 February 2005 13:30 GMT |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 8–38 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
| 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 File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 13–40 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland |
| 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 File:Flag of England.svg | 17–18 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| 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 | edit source]| 26 February 2005 14:00 GMT |
| Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 18–10 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 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 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 18–24 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
| 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 File:IRFU flag.svg | 19–13 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| 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 | edit source]| 12 March 2005 13:30 GMT |
| Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg | 19–26 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| 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 File:Flag of England.svg | 39–7 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 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 File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 22–46 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
| 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 | edit source]| 19 March 2005 13:00 GMT |
| Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 13–56 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| 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 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | 32–20 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland |
| 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 File:Flag of England.svg | 43–22 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| 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
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