2000 Six Nations Championship
The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the addition of Italy to the Five Nations. It was the 106th season of the championship overall.
| 2000 Six Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Six Nations Championship trophy | |||
| Date | 5 February – 2 April 2000 | ||
| Countries |  England France Ireland Italy Scotland.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | England (23rd title) | ||
| Calcutta Cup | Scotland | ||
| Millennium Trophy | England | ||
| Centenary Quaich | Ireland | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 75 (5 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Jonny Wilkinson (78) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Ben Cohen (5) Austin Healey (5) Brian O'Driscoll (5) | ||
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The title was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam.
Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations. Italy did not win any of their other games, and finished in sixth place.[1]
Participants
The teams involved were:
Squads
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
| 1 | England |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 70 | +113 | 20 | 8 |
| 2 | France |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 92 | +48 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Ireland |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 133 | +35 | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Wales |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 135 | −24 | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | Scotland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 145 | −50 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 228 | −122 | 9 | 2 |
Results
Round 1
5 February 2000 |
| Italy |
34–20 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: De Carli Con: Dominguez Pen: Dominguez (6) Drop: Dominguez (3) |
Report | Try: Bulloch, M. Leslie Con: Logan, Townsend Pen: Townsend Drop: Townsend |
5 February 2000 |
| England |
50–18 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Cohen (2), Tindall, Healey (2), Back Con: Wilkinson (4) Pen: Wilkinson (4) |
Report | Try: Maggs, Galwey Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (2) |
Round 2
19 February 2000 |
| Wales |
47–16 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Try: S. Quinnell, S. Williams, Bateman, Howarth Con: Jenkins (3) Pen: Jenkins (7) |
Report | Try: Visser Con: Dominguez Pen: Dominguez (2) Drop: Dominguez |
Round 3
4 March 2000 |
| Scotland |
16–28 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Nicol Con: Paterson Pen: Logan, Paterson (2) |
Report | Try: Magne (2), Castaignède Con: Merceron (2) Pen: Merceron (3) |
4 March 2000 |
| England |
46–12 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Cohen, Greening, Hill, Back, Dallaglio Con: Wilkinson (3) Pen: Wilkinson (5) |
Report | Pen: Jenkins (3) Drop: Jenkins |
Round 4
18 March 2000 |
| Italy |
12–59 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Martin, Stoica Con: Dominguez |
Report | Try: Healey (3), Cohen (2), Dawson (2), Penalty try Con: Wilkinson (5) Pen: Wilkinson (2) Drop: Back |
18 March 2000 |
| Wales |
26–18 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: S. Williams (2) Con: S. Jones (2) Pen: S. Jones (4) |
Report | Try: Townsend, M. Leslie Con: Hodge Pen: Hodge (2) |
Round 5
1 April 2000 |
| France |
42–31 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Penaud (2), Castaignède, Pelous, Benazzi Con: Dourthe (4) Pen: Dourthe (3) |
Report | Try: Martin, Troncon (2), Mazzucato Con: Dominguez (4) Drop: Dominguez |
1 April 2000 |
| Ireland |
19–23 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Horgan Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (4) |
Report | Try: S. Jones, Budgett Con: S. Jones (2) Pen: S. Jones, Jenkins (2) |
References
External links
- 2000 Six Nations Championship at ESPN
- 2000 Six Nations Championship Coverage at RTÉ (Archived)
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