2001 Women's Five Nations Championship

The 2001 Women's Five Nations Championship was the third and final series of the rugby union Women's Five Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Grand Slam. It should have been a six nations championship, but for the second year running Ireland withdrew from some fixtures.

2001 Women's Five Nations Championship
Date3 February 2001 - 8 April 2001
Countries England
 Scotland
 Wales
 France
 Spain
Tournament statistics
Champions England (5th title)
Grand Slam England (5th title)
Triple Crown England (5th title)
Matches played10
2000 (Previous) (Next) 2002

Final table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   England 4 4 0 0 135 18 +117 8
2=   France 4 2 0 2 43 59 −16 4
2=   Spain 4 2 0 2 31 47 −16 4
4   Scotland 4 2 0 2 41 60 −19 4
5   Wales 4 0 0 4 3 69 −66 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

2001-02-03
France  13–0[1][2]  Scotland
Saint Denis
2001-02-04
Wales  0–18[1][2]  England
Newport

2001-02-18
England  28–12[1][2]  Spain
Worcester
2001-02-18
Scotland  22–0[1][2]  Wales
Meggetland

2001-03-03
Spain  6–0[1][2]  France
Madrid
2001-03-04
England  39–0[1][2]  Scotland
Richmond

2001-03-16
France  24–3[1][2]  Wales
Nanterre
2001-03-18
Scotland  19–8[1][2]  Spain
Melrose

2001-04-08
England  50–6[1][2]  France
Northampton
2001-04-08
Wales  0–5[1][2]  Spain
Wrexham

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Women 2001". Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Women's Five Nations Championship". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.

External links edit