2001 Six Nations Championship

The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 107th international championship overall. The tournament was affected by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease foot-and-mouth in Britain. As a consequence, there were restrictions on travel and Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations were postponed until September and October.

2001 Six Nations Championship
Date3 February – 20 October 2001
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (24th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Jonny Wilkinson (89)
Top try scorer(s)England Will Greenwood (6)
2000 (Previous) (Next) 2002

The eventual winners were England for the second year running, although they once again missed out on the Grand Slam at the final hurdle, losing to Ireland in the final match of the tournament in October. Despite their final match defeat, England set new records for points scored (229), tries scored (29) and overall points difference (+149).

Participants

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Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
  England Twickenham Stadium London   Clive Woodward Martin Johnson/Matt Dawson
  France Stade de France Saint-Denis   Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous
  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin   Eddie O'Sullivan Keith Wood
  Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome   Brad Johnstone Alessandro Moscardi
  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh   Ian McGeechan Andy Nicol/Budge Pountney
  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 1 229 80 +149 29 8
2   Ireland 5 4 0 1 129 89 +40 11 8
3   Scotland 5 2 1 2 92 116 −24 8 5
4   Wales 5 2 1 2 125 166 −41 10 5
5   France 5 2 0 3 115 138 −23 9 4
6   Italy 5 0 0 5 106 207 −101 8 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Round 1

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3 February 2001
Italy  22–41  Ireland
Try: Pilat 25' m
Checchinato 40' c
Ma. Bergamasco 79' c
Con: Pez (2) 40', 79'
Pen: Pilat 7'
ReportTry: Henderson (3) 36' c, 42' c, 53' m
Horgan 58' m
O'Gara 74' m
Con: O'Gara (2) 37', 43'
Pen: O'Gara (4) 3', 10', 29', 39'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Cristian Stoica
RW 14 Corrado Pilat   28'
OC 13 Luca Martin   50'
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon   72'
N8 8 David Dal Maso   38'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Carlo Caione
RL 5 Carlo Checchinato   66'
LL 4 Wim Visser
TP 3 Andrea Muraro   36'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
WG 16 Ezio Galon   28'   76'
PR 17 Giampiero de Carli   38'
CE 18 Walter Pozzebon   50'
LK 19 Giuseppe Lanzi   66'
FL 20 Aaron Persico
SH 21 Filippo Frati   76'
PR 22 Tino Paoletti
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
 
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey   67'
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Mike Mullins   69'
IC 12 Rob Henderson
LW 11 Tyrone Howe
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer   72'
N8 8 Anthony Foley   60'
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Alan Quinlan
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey   65'
TP 3 John Hayes   64'
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)   77'
LP 1 Peter Clohessy   66'
Substitutions:
FL 16 Andy Ward   60'
LK 17 Jeremy Davidson   65'
PR 18 Emmet Byrne   64'
CE 19 Kevin Maggs   69'
FH 20 David Humphreys   67'
SH 21 Brian O'Meara   72'
HK 22 Frankie Sheahan   77'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

3 February 2001
Wales  15–44  England
Try: Howley 19' m
Quinnell 64' c
Con: Jenkins 64'
Pen: Jenkins 16'
ReportTry: Greenwood (3) 9' c, 12' m, 40' m
Dawson (2) 27' c, 34' c
Cohen 60' c
Con: Wilkinson (4/6) 10', 28', 35', 61'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 18', 58'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,300
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
FB 15 Stephen Jones
RW 14 Gareth Thomas   55'
OC 13 Mark Taylor   65'
IC 12 Scott Gibbs
LW 11 Dafydd James
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Rob Howley   78'
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Chris Wyatt   47'
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Dai Young
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Darren Morris   65'
Substitutions:
LK 16 Andy Moore   47'
WG 17 Mark Jones   55'
PR 18 Spencer John   65'
CE 19 Allan Bateman   65'
SH 20 Rupert Moon   78'
HK 21 Garin Jenkins
FL 22 Geraint Lewis
Coach:
Graham Henry
 
FB 15 Iain Balshaw   59'
RW 14 Ben Cohen
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Catt   70'
LW 11 Dan Luger   5'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio   70'
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Danny Grewcock
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Dorian West
LP 1 Jason Leonard   61'
Substitutions:
WG 16 Austin Healey   5'
FB 17 Matt Perry   59'
PR 18 Trevor Woodman   61'
N8 19 Martin Corry   70'
CE 20 Mike Tindall   70'
HK 21 Mark Regan
PR 22 Julian White
Coach:
Clive Woodward

4 February 2001
France  16–6  Scotland
Try: Bernat-Salles 41' c
Con: Lamaison 42'
Pen: Lamaison (3) 11', 32', 79'
ReportPen: Logan (2) 7', 14'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Xavier Garbajosa
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Franck Comba   69'
IC 12 Richard Dourthe
LW 11 David Bory
FH 10 Christophe Lamaison
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Christophe Juillet
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Christophe Moni   50'
RL 5 Fabien Pelous (c)
LL 4 David Auradou   50'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet   49'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Olivier Azam
PR 17 Christian Califano   49'
LK 18 Abdelatif Benazzi   50'
FL 19 Serge Betsen   50'
FH 20 Gérald Merceron   69'
CE 21 Philippe Carbonneau
WG 22 Christophe Dominici
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
 
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Cameron Murray
OC 13 James McLaren   67'
IC 12 John Leslie   24' to 29'
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend   4'
SH 9 Andy Nicol (c)   65'
N8 8 Jon Petrie   71'
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie   37'
RL 5 Richard Metcalfe   20'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart   52'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch   65'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell   65'
PR 17 Gordon McIlwham   52'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes   20'
FL 19 Jason White   71'
SH 20 Bryan Redpath   65'
FH 21 Duncan Hodge   4'
CE 22 Alan Bulloch   24'   29'   67'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 2

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17 February 2001
Ireland  22–15  France
Try: O'Driscoll 47' c
Con: O'Gara 51'
Pen: O'Gara (5) 4', 28', 40', 43', 54'
ReportTry: Pelous 60' c
Bernat-Salles 71' m
Con: Lamaison 62'
Pen: Lamaison 18'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Denis Hickie
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Rob Henderson   74'
LW 11 Tyrone Howe
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Alan Quinlan   72'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey   72'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy   72'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Emmet Byrne   72'
LK 18 Gary Longwell   72'
FL 19 Andy Ward   72'
SH 20 Brian O'Meara
FH 21 David Humphreys
CE 22 Kevin Maggs   74'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
 
FB 15 Xavier Garbajosa
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Richard Dourthe
IC 12 Franck Comba
LW 11 David Bory   69'
FH 10 Christophe Lamaison   32'
SH 9 Philippe Carbonneau
N8 8 Christophe Juillet
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Christophe Moni   69'
RL 5 Fabien Pelous (c)   15' to 23'
LL 4 David Auradou   62'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet   62'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Olivier Azam
PR 17 Christian Califano   62'
LK 18 Abdelatif Benazzi   15'   23'   62'
FL 19 Serge Betsen   69'
SH 20 Christophe Laussucq
FH 21 Gérald Merceron
WG 22 Christophe Dominici   69'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

17 February 2001
England  80–23  Italy
Try: Healey (2) 13' c, 18' c
Balshaw (2) 34' c, 75' c
Cohen 41' c
Regan 55' c
Worsley 61' c
Greenwood 69' c
Wilkinson 78' c
Dallaglio 79' m
Con: Wilkinson (9) 14', 21', 35', 42', 57', 62', 70', 76', 79'
Pen: Wilkinson (4) 9', 31', 38', 40'
ReportTry: Dallan 5' c
Checchinato 23' c
Con: Scanavacca (2) 6', 25'
Pen: Scanavacca (3) 16', 27', 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen   50'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson   57'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back   50'
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Danny Grewcock   73'
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Dorian West   50'
LP 1 Jason Leonard   68'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan   50'
PR 17 Trevor Woodman   68'
FL 18 Joe Worsley   50'
N8 19 Martin Corry   73'
SH 20 Kyran Bracken   57'
CE 21 Mike Tindall
WG 22 Jason Robinson   50'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
 
FB 15 Andrea Scanavacca
RW 14 Luca Martin
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Walter Pozzebon   54'
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Giovanni Raineri
SH 9 Juan Manuel Queirolo
N8 8 Carlo Checchinato
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Carlo Caione   68'
RL 5 Wim Visser
LL 4 Andrea Gritti
TP 3 Andrea Muraro   46'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
PR 16 Giampiero de Carli   46'
PR 17 Tino Paoletti
N8 18 Andrea de Rossi   68'
FL 19 David Dal Maso
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
FH 21 Ramiro Pez
CE 22 Marco Rivaro
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

17 February 2001
Scotland  28–28  Wales
Try: Paterson 45' c
McLaren 72' m
T. Smith 75' c
Con: Logan 45'
Hodge 76'
Pen: Logan (3) 10', 35', 62'
ReportTry: M. Taylor 42' c
Con: Jenkins 43'
Pen: Jenkins (4) 7', 20', 27', 66'
Drop: Jenkins (3) 1', 16', 24'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Steve Lander (England)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Cameron Murray   66'
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 John Leslie
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Andy Nicol (c)
N8 8 Jon Petrie
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Richard Metcalfe   27'   66'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott
PR 17 Gordon McIlwham
LK 18 Stuart Grimes   66'
FL 19 Jason White
SH 20 Bryan Redpath
CE 21 Alan Bulloch
WG 22 James Craig   66'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
 
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Scott Gibbs
LW 11 Dafydd James
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Rob Howley   62'
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough   62'
TP 3 Dai Young (c)   78'
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Darren Morris
Substitutions:
HK 16 Garin Jenkins
PR 17 Spencer John   78'
LK 18 Craig Quinnell   62'
FL 19 Geraint Lewis
SH 20 Rupert Moon   62'
CE 21 Allan Bateman
WG 22 Gareth Thomas
Coach:
Graham Henry

Round 3

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3 March 2001
Italy  19–30  France
Try: Perziano 70' c
Con: Dominguez 71'
Pen: Dominguez (4) 10', 16', 27', 48'
ReportTry: Sadourny 13' c
Bernat-Salles 24' c
Bonetti 77' c
Con: Lamaison (3) 14', 25', 78'
Pen: Lamaison (3) 45', 58', 63'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,973
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Cristian Stoica
RW 14 Massimiliano Perziano
OC 13 Walter Pozzebon
IC 12 Manuel Dallan
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon   65'
N8 8 Carlo Checchinato
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Andrea Gritti
LL 4 Wim Visser
TP 3 Tino Paoletti   46'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
PR 16 Giampiero de Carli
PR 17 Franco Properzi   46'
FL 18 David Dal Maso
FL 19 Carlo Caione
SH 20 Juan Manuel Queirolo   65'
FH 21 Andrea Scanavacca
CE 22 Luca Martin
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
 
FB 15 Jean-Luc Sadourny
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Sébastien Bonetti
IC 12 Thomas Lombard
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Christophe Lamaison
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Christophe Juillet
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Christophe Moni   40'
RL 5 Fabien Pelous (c)
LL 4 David Auradou
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Christian Califano   51'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabrice Landreau
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet   51'
LK 18 Abdelatif Benazzi
FL 19 Serge Betsen   40'
SH 20 Philippe Carbonneau
FH 21 Gérald Merceron
WG 22 David Bory
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

3 March 2001
England  43–3  Scotland
Try: Dallaglio (2) 6' m, 40' c
R. Hill 35' c
Balshaw (2) 44' c, 61' c
Greenwood 77' c
Con: Wilkinson (5) 37', 40', 45', 62', 78'
Pen: Wilkinson 10'
ReportPen: Hodge 13'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Robert Davies (Wales)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Catt   62'
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson   73'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back   67'
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Danny Grewcock
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Dorian West   40'
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan   40'
PR 17 Trevor Woodman
FL 18 Joe Worsley   67'
N8 19 Martin Corry
SH 20 Kyran Bracken   73'
FH 21 Matt Perry
FB 22 Jason Robinson   62'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
 
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 Cameron Murray   68'
OC 13 Alan Bulloch   75'
IC 12 John Leslie
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Andy Nicol   60'
N8 8 Simon Taylor (c)
OF 7 Budge Pountney   50'
BF 6 Martin Leslie   78'
RL 5 Richard Metcalfe   46'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart   45'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott
PR 17 Gordon McIlwham   45'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes   46'
FL 19 Jon Petrie   78'
SH 20 Bryan Redpath   60'
CE 21 James McLaren   75'
WG 22 James Craig   68'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 4

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17 March 2001
France  35–43  Wales
Try: Bonetti 7' c
Bernat-Salles 59' c
Con: Merceron 8'
Lamaison 60'
Pen: Merceron (4) 10', 15', 25', 30'
Lamaison (3) 49', 65', 72'
ReportTry: Howley 36' c
Quinnell 46' c
James 52' c
Jenkins 80' c
Con: Jenkins (4) 37', 47', 53', 80'
Pen: Jenkins (3) 14', 27', 33'
Drop: Jenkins (2) 50', 77'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Jean-Luc Sadourny
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Sébastien Bonetti
IC 12 Thomas Lombard
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Gérald Merceron   42'
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Christophe Juillet
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Christophe Moni   60'
RL 5 David Auradou
LL 4 Fabien Pelous (c)
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Christian Califano   71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabrice Landreau
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet   71'
LK 18 Lionel Nallet
FL 19 Serge Betsen   60'
SH 20 Philippe Carbonneau
FH 21 Christophe Lamaison   42'
FB 22 Pépito Elhorga
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
 
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Scott Gibbs   50'
LW 11 Dafydd James
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Rob Howley
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis   63'
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough   76'
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Darren Morris   72'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andrew Lewis   72'
PR 17 Chris Anthony
LK 18 Craig Quinnell   76'
FL 19 Geraint Lewis   63'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper
FH 21 Stephen Jones   50'
CE 22 Allan Bateman
Coach:
Graham Henry

17 March 2001
Scotland  23–19  Italy
Try: T. Smith 52' m
Pen: Hodge (5) 18', 42', 46', 62', 73'
Drop: Hodge 1'
ReportTry: Ma. Bergamasco 24' c
Con: Dominguez 26'
Pen: Dominguez (4) 31', 43', 56', 60'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,708
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
FB 15 Chris Paterson
RW 14 James Craig   42'
OC 13 Gregor Townsend
IC 12 John Leslie
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor   71'
OF 7 Budge Pountney (c)
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart   40'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch   74'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott   74'
PR 17 Gordon McIlwham   40'
LK 18 Richard Metcalfe
FL 19 Jon Petrie   71'
SH 20 Andy Nicol
FB 21 Glenn Metcalfe
WG 22 Cameron Murray   42'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
 
FB 15 Cristian Stoica
RW 14 Massimiliano Perziano
OC 13 Walter Pozzebon
IC 12 Manuel Dallan   44'
LW 11 Luca Martin
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Filippo Frati   27'
N8 8 Carlo Checchinato   45'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Andrea Gritti   58'
LL 4 Wim Visser
TP 3 Franco Properzi   40'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
PR 16 Giampiero de Carli
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini   40'
FL 18 Carlo Caione   58'
FL 19 Andrea Benatti
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini   27'
CE 21 Giovanni Raineri   44'
FH 22 Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

Round 5

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7 April 2001
England  48–19  France
Try: Greenwood 5' c
R. Hill 43' c
Balshaw 53' c
Greening 62' c
Catt 69' c
Perry 74' c
Con: Wilkinson (6) 6', 45', 54', 63', 70', 75'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 11', 37'
ReportTry: Bernat-Salles 12' c
Con: Merceron 13'
Pen: Merceron (3) 16', 26', 30'
Drop: Merceron 51'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw   70'
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Ben Cohen   52'
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson   76'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill   71'
RL 5 Steve Borthwick   27'   72'
LL 4 Martin Johnson (c)
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Phil Greening   18' to 25'
LP 1 Jason Leonard   36' to 40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dorian West   18'   25'
PR 17 David Flatman   36'   40'
FL 18 Joe Worsley   71'
N8 19 Martin Corry   27'   72'
SH 20 Kyran Bracken   76'
FH 21 Matt Perry   70'
FB 22 Jason Robinson   52'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
 
FB 15 Jean-Luc Sadourny
RW 14 Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC 13 Stéphane Glas
IC 12 Xavier Garbajosa
LW 11 Christophe Dominici
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Fabien Pelous (c)
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Christophe Milhères
RL 5 Abdelatif Benazzi   45'
LL 4 Lionel Nallet   45'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers   75'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez   52'
LP 1 Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabrice Landreau   52'
PR 17 Alessio Galasso   75'
LK 18 David Auradou   45'
FL 19 Marc Lièvremont   45'
SH 20 Philippe Carbonneau
FH 21 David Skrela
CE 22 Thomas Lombard
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

  • Referee Tappe Henning was injured during the game and replaced by touch judge David McHugh.

8 April 2001
Italy  23–33  Wales
Try: Checchinato 75' m
Pen: Domínguez (5) 1', 9', 37', 40', 51'
Drop: Domínguez 46'
ReportTry: Cooper 6' c
Gibbs (2) 29' c, 49' c
Con: Jenkins (3) 7', 30', 49'
Pen: Jenkins (4) 12', 40', 56', 79'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Cristian Stoica   69'
RW 14 Massimiliano Perziano   79'
OC 13 Walter Pozzebon   79'
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri   50'
LW 11 Manuel Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Matteo Mazzantini
N8 8 Carlo Checchinato
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Andrea Gritti   63'
LL 4 Wim Visser
TP 3 Franco Properzi   46'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi (c)
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero   77'
Substitutions:
PR 16 Giampiero de Carli   77'
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini   46'
FL 18 Carlo Caione
FL 19 Maurizio Zaffiri   63'
SH 20 Giampiero Mazzi   79'
CE 21 Luca Martin
FB 22 Corrado Pilat   50'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
 
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Gareth Thomas
OC 13 Mark Taylor   34' to 44'
IC 12 Scott Gibbs
LW 11 Dafydd James
FH 10 Neil Jenkins
SH 9 Gareth Cooper
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough   50'
TP 3 Dai Young (c)
HK 2 Robin McBryde
LP 1 Darren Morris
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andrew Lewis
PR 17 Chris Anthony
LK 18 Craig Quinnell   70'   50'
FL 19 Geraint Lewis
SH 20 Huw Harries
CE 21 Allan Bateman   34'   44'
FH 22 Stephen Jones
Coach:
Graham Henry

Postponed matches

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22 September 2001
Scotland  32–10  Ireland
Try: Pountney 21' c
T. Smith 34' c
Leslie 56' c
Henderson 74' m
Con: Townsend 22'
Paterson (2) 35', 57'
Pen: Paterson (2) 30', 64'
ReportTry: Dempsey 79'
Con: D. Humphreys 79'
Pen: O'Gara 48'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Jon Steel
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 John Leslie   61'
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Gregor Townsend   75'
SH 9 Bryan Redpath   75'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Budge Pountney (c)
BF 6 Gordon Simpson   72'
RL 5 Scott Murray
LL 4 Jason White   69'
TP 3 Mattie Stewart   61'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch   75'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott   75'
PR 17 George Graham   61'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes   69'
FL 19 Jon Petrie   72'
SH 20 Andy Nicol   75'
FH 21 Duncan Hodge   75'
CE 22 Andrew Henderson   61'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
 
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Geordan Murphy   20'
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Shane Horgan
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara   61'
SH 9 Guy Easterby   52'
N8 8 Anthony Foley   61'
OF 7 Kieron Dawson
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Jeremy Davidson   71'
TP 3 John Hayes   32'
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Emmet Byrne   32'
LK 18 Gary Longwell   71'
FL 19 David Wallace   61'
SH 20 Peter Stringer   52'
FH 21 David Humphreys   61'
CE 22 Kevin Maggs   20'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

13 October 2001
Wales  6–36  Ireland
Pen: S. Jones (2) 11', 52'ReportTry: Hickie 73' c
O'Driscoll 75' c
Horgan 79' c
Con: D. Humphreys (2) 74', 76'
O'Gara 79'
Pen: D. Humphreys (5) 1', 9', 15', 26', 34'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Kevin Morgan   76'
RW 14 Dafydd James
OC 13 Allan Bateman
IC 12 Leigh Davies
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Rob Howley
N8 8 Geraint Lewis
OF 7 Brett Sinkinson
BF 6 Colin Charvis   59'
RL 5 Andy Moore   78'
LL 4 Chris Wyatt
TP 3 Dai Young (c)   66'
HK 2 Robin McBryde   59'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams   59'
PR 17 Chris Anthony   66'
LK 18 Craig Quinnell   78'
FL 19 Gavin Thomas   59'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
CE 21 Gavin Henson
FB 22 Rhys Williams   76'
Coach:
Graham Henry
 
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys   76'
SH 9 Peter Stringer   79'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Eric Miller
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey   62' to 72'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)   78'
LP 1 Peter Clohessy   66'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan   78'
PR 17 Emmet Byrne   66'
LK 18 Trevor Brennan   62'   72'
FL 19 Kieron Dawson
SH 20 Guy Easterby   79'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara   76'
CE 22 Mike Mullins
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

20 October 2001
Ireland  20–14  England
Try: Wood 17' m
Pen: D. Humphreys (3) 11', 29', 47'
O'Gara (2) 59', 72'
ReportTry: Healey 74' m
Pen: Wilkinson (3) 9', 40', 52'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll   76'
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys   58'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley   76'
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Eric Miller
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey   65'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood (c)
LP 1 Peter Clohessy   65'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Emmet Byrne   65'
LK 18 Trevor Brennan   65'
FL 19 Kieron Dawson   76'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara   58'
CE 22 Mike Mullins   76'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
 
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Dan Luger   60'
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Mike Catt
LW 11 Jason Robinson
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Matt Dawson (c)   37'
N8 8 Richard Hill
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Martin Corry   74'
RL 5 Danny Grewcock
LL 4 Simon Shaw
TP 3 Julian White   74'
HK 2 Phil Greening   40'
LP 1 Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dorian West   40'
PR 17 Graham Rowntree   74'
LK 18 Steve Borthwick
FL 19 Lewis Moody   74'
SH 20 Kyran Bracken   37'
WG 21 Austin Healey   60'
FB 22 Matt Perry
Coach:
Clive Woodward