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 | |||
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Date | 3 February – 20 October 2001 | ||
Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | England (24th title) | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 75 (5 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Jonny Wilkinson (89) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Will Greenwood (6) | ||
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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
editSquads
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
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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 |
Results
editRound 1
edit3 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' | Report | Try: 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) |
3 February 2001 |
Wales | 15–44 | England |
Try: Howley 19' m Quinnell 64' c Con: Jenkins 64' Pen: Jenkins 16' | Report | Try: 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) |
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4 February 2001 |
France | 16–6 | Scotland |
Try: Bernat-Salles 41' c Con: Lamaison 42' Pen: Lamaison (3) 11', 32', 79' | Report | Pen: Logan (2) 7', 14' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
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Round 2
edit17 February 2001 |
Ireland | 22–15 | France |
Try: O'Driscoll 47' c Con: O'Gara 51' Pen: O'Gara (5) 4', 28', 40', 43', 54' | Report | Try: Pelous 60' c Bernat-Salles 71' m Con: Lamaison 62' Pen: Lamaison 18' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Scott Young (Australia) |
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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' | Report | Try: 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) |
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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' | Report | Try: 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) |
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Round 3
edit3 March 2001 |
Italy | 19–30 | France |
Try: Perziano 70' c Con: Dominguez 71' Pen: Dominguez (4) 10', 16', 27', 48' | Report | Try: 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) |
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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' | Report | Pen: Hodge 13' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Robert Davies (Wales) |
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Round 4
edit17 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' | Report | Try: 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) |
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17 March 2001 |
Scotland | 23–19 | Italy |
Try: T. Smith 52' m Pen: Hodge (5) 18', 42', 46', 62', 73' Drop: Hodge 1' | Report | Try: Ma. Bergamasco 24' c Con: Dominguez 26' Pen: Dominguez (4) 31', 43', 56', 60' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 60,708 Referee: Joël Dumé (France) |
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Round 5
edit7 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' | Report | Try: 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) |
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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' | Report | Try: 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) |
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Postponed matches
edit22 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' | Report | Try: Dempsey 79' Con: D. Humphreys 79' Pen: O'Gara 48' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Chris White (England) |
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13 October 2001 |
Wales | 6–36 | Ireland |
Pen: S. Jones (2) 11', 52' | Report | Try: 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) |
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20 October 2001 |
Ireland | 20–14 | England |
Try: Wood 17' m Pen: D. Humphreys (3) 11', 29', 47' O'Gara (2) 59', 72' | Report | Try: Healey 74' m Pen: Wilkinson (3) 9', 40', 52' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
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