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2005 Six Nations Championship
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.
| 2005 Six Nations Championship | |
|---|---|
Wales playing France on 26 February 2005 | |
| Date | 5 February – 19 March 2005 |
| Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Champions | Wales (23rd title) |
| Grand Slam | Wales (9th title) |
| Triple Crown | Wales (18th title) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Tries scored | 71 (4.73 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Ronan O'Gara (60) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Mark Cueto (4) |
| Player of the tournament | Martyn Williams |
Wales won the Grand Slam, their first since 1978, and in doing so became the first team ever to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Squads
Table
Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.
Results
Round 1
| 5 February 2005 14:00 GMT |
| France | 16–9 | Scotland |
| Try: Traille 80+4' c Con: Michalak Pen: Delaigue 51', 57' Drop: Delaigue 78' | Report | Pen: Paterson (3) 3', 40', 43' |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris Attendance: 78,069 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales) |
- 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 | 11–9 | England |
| Try: S. Williams 11' m Pen: S. Jones 25' Henson 77' | Report | Pen: Hodgson (3) 16', 50', 74' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
- 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 ever at Millennium Stadium.
- Shane Williams scored his first try ever against England.
| 6 February 2005 14:30 GMT |
| Italy | 17–28 | Ireland |
| Try: Castrogiovanni 80+7' m Pen: Orquera 8' de Marigny (3) 38', 44', 63' | Report | Try: Murphy 29' m Stringer 50' c Hickie 80+2' c Con: O'Gara (2) Pen: O'Gara (3) 22', 55', 79' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,026 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
Round 2
| 12 February 2005 13:30 GMT |
| Italy | 8–38 | Wales |
| Try: Orquera 11' m Pen: de Marigny 45' | Report | Try: J. Thomas 5' c Shanklin 22' m M. Williams 40+4' c Cockbain 56' c S. Williams 60' c Sidoli 77' m Con: S. Jones (4) |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,800 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
- This was Italy's biggest defeat against Wales at Stadio Flaminio.
| 12 February 2005 16:00 GMT |
| Scotland | 13–40 | Ireland |
| Try: Southwell 13' m Petrie 60' m Pen: Paterson 10' | Report | Try: O'Kelly 25' c O'Connell 40+2' m Hickie 44' c Hayes 75' m Duffy 80+2' c Con: O'Gara (2) Humphreys Pen: O'Gara (3) 19', 39', 50' |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 64,826 Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |
| 13 February 2005 15:00 GMT |
| England | 17–18 | France |
| Try: Barkley 19' c Lewsey 36' c Con: Hodgson (2) Pen: Hodgson 27' | Report | Pen: Yachvili (6) 5', 30', 55', 61', 68', 75' |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
- 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
| 26 February 2005 14:00 GMT |
| Scotland | 18–10 | Italy |
| Pen: Paterson (6) 5', 33', 51', 54', 76', 80+2' | Report | Try: Masi 80+6' c Con: de Marigny Pen: de Marigny 23' |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 63,823 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
| 26 February 2005 16:00 GMT |
| France | 18–24 | Wales |
| Try: Yachvili 4' c Rougerie 14' m Con: Yachvili Pen: Yachvili 28' Drop: Michalak 65' | Report | Try: M. Williams (2) 42' c, 45' m Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (3) 26', 40+5', 68' Drop: S. Jones 75' |
| Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand) |
| 27 February 2005 15:00 GMT |
| Ireland | 19–13 | England |
| Try: O'Driscoll 59' c Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (2) 10', 13' Drop: O'Gara (2) 4', 35' | Report | Try: Corry 7' c Con: Hodgson Pen: Hodgson 26' Drop: Hodgson 57' |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
- This is the first time England lost the first three games in the Championship since 1987.
Round 4
| 12 March 2005 13:30 GMT |
| Ireland | 19–26 | France |
| Try: O'Driscoll 77' c Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (4) 9', 21', 28', 49' | Report | Try: Dominici (2) 31' m, 80+3' m Baby 36' c Con: Yachvili Pen: Yachvili (2) 23', 64' Drop: Delaigue 12' |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 48,452 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England) |
| 12 March 2005 16:00 GMT |
| England | 39–7 | Italy |
| Try: Cueto (3) 10' c, 40+7' m, 69' m Thompson 40+3' c Balshaw 65' m Hazell 80+8' c Con: Hodgson (2) Goode Pen: Hodgson 7' | Report | Try: Troncon 46' c Con: Peens |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,736 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
- This was the first hat-trick in the Six Nations since Jason Robinson against Italy in 2004.
| 13 March 2005 15:00 GMT |
| Scotland | 22–46 | Wales |
| Try: Craig 54' c R. Lamont 71' m Paterson 74' c Con: Paterson (2) Pen: Paterson 24' | Report | Try: R. Jones 4' c R. Williams (2) 10' c, 50' m S. Williams 14' c Morgan (2) 29' c, 40+3' c Con: S. Jones (5) Pen: S. Jones (2) 19', 78' |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,274 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
Round 5
| 19 March 2005 13:00 GMT |
| Italy | 13–56 | France |
| Try: Robertson 28' c Con: Peens Pen: Peens (2) 3', 43' | Report | Try: Nyanga 11' c Jauzion 18' c Laharrague 40+2' c Marty (2) 70' c, 80+2' m Lamboley 75' c Mignoni 80+4' c Con: Yachvili (4) Michalak (2) Pen: Yachvili (3) 8', 52', 54' |
| Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 23,638 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland) |
| 19 March 2005 15:30 GMT |
| Wales | 32–20 | Ireland |
| Try: Jenkins 17' c Morgan 61' c Con: S. Jones (2) Pen: Henson 24' S. Jones (4) 30', 43', 51', 74' Drop: Henson 13' | Report | Try: Horan 69' c Murphy 77' c Con: Humphreys (2) Pen: O'Gara (2) 3', 34' |
| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,376 Referee: Chris White (England) |
- 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 | 43–22 | Scotland |
| Try: Noon (3) 14' c, 25' c, 78' m Worsley 29' m Lewsey 40+1' c Ellis 49' c Cueto 72' m Con: Hodgson (4) | Report | Try: S. Lamont 40+8' c Craig 46' c Taylor 51' m Con: Paterson (2) Pen: Paterson 23' |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
Scorers
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External links
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