The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th Six Nations Championship, and the 115th international championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major European national teams: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The tournament was held between 7 February and 21 March 2009.
Ireland won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown, only their second Grand Slam, and first since 1948, and first Triple Crown since 2007. It was Ireland's second Grand Slam in total.[1]
England finished as runners-up, and also won the Calcutta Cup. The tournament featured the first Friday night game in its history, played between France and Wales at the Stade de France.[2]
The tournament began on 7 February 2009, when England hosted Italy in the earlier of the day's two matches. Ireland played France later that evening, with Scotland versus Wales the following day.
The reigning champions on entering the 2009 tournament were Wales, who won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2008. The winners of both accolades in 2009 were Ireland, with Ronan O'Gara's dropped goal leaving the score in the final match against Wales in Cardiff on 21 March at 17–15.[3] Wales's Stephen Jones then missed a late penalty from just inside the Ireland half to leave Wales in fourth position.[4] Ireland's two tries in that match came when captain Brian O'Driscoll and Tommy Bowe scored in quick succession in the 44th and 46th minutes respectively.[4][5]Paul O'Connell received the Triple Crown and Ireland's captain Brian O'Driscoll lifted the trophy. It was Ireland's first Grand Slam since 1948, 61 years earlier.[4][6] This was achieved in the first Six Nations Championship since Declan Kidney was appointed as manager of the Ireland team, succeeding Eddie O'Sullivan who resigned after the previous tournament.[7]
Twelve tries were scored by Ireland throughout the tournament, and five wins left the team on top of the table at the end of the Championship with ten points. They opened with a 30–21 win over France at home stadium Croke Park on 7 February.[8] On 15 February, Ireland's second match was a 38–9 victory over Italy at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome.[9] On 28 February, Ireland beat England 14–13 at Croke Park and on 14 March, Ireland beat Scotland 22–15 at Murrayfield Stadium.[10][11] Then followed the Grand Slam against Wales on 21 March 2009. That game was attended by the President of IrelandMary McAleese, who presented the trophy, and TaoiseachBrian Cowen.[12] Following the game there were tributes from politicians.[12] A civic reception for the team took place outside Dublin's Mansion House on 22 March at 16:30,[12] with 18,000 fans attending alongside Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Dublin's Deputy Lord Mayor Emer Costelloe.[13] 2,000 fans had earlier greeted the team upon their arrival at Dublin Airport.[13] Brian O'Driscoll described 21 March as a "sweet, sweet day".[5] The game was watched by 945,000 people in Ireland, the highest rating television programme in the country by that stage of 2009.[14] Former coach Eddie O'Sullivan was said to be "delighted" for the team.[15] Brian O'Driscoll was named player of the tournament, beating Italy's Sergio Parisse and Ireland teammate Paul O'Connell.[16] O'Connell was later named captain of the British and Irish Lions team to tour South Africa and containing fourteen members of the Grand Slam winning Irish team on 21 April 2009, describing it as "a great honour".[17][18]
Italy were the only side to not win a match in the tournament, suffering defeats by twenty points or more against, in addition to Ireland, France (50–8), England (36–11) and Scotland (26–6), while losing 20–15 to Wales. Scotland managed a solitary victory against Italy to finish on 2 points. England, France and Wales all managed to win three of their matches to finish level on six points but England's points difference of +54 granted them second place in the table. Their points tally was boosted by a 36–10 defeat of France and a 26–12 win against Scotland which sealed the Calcutta Cup. Wales' early loss to France and narrow loss to Ireland in the last game of the tournament denied them a second consecutive championship. Although Wales needed to beat Ireland by more than 13 points to win the championship, they could have won the game and the Triple Crown in the last minute of the tournament (as well as denying Ireland the Grand Slam) if Stephen Jones' 50-yard penalty kick had not fallen short.
Source:[citation needed] Rules for classification: The first tiebreaker is point difference from all matches, the second is tries scored. After these two tiebreakers the championship is shared.[23]
Fixturesedit
The fixtures for the 2009 Six Nations were released on 17 April 2008.[24] The France v Wales game on 27 February was the first Friday night game in the history of the championship, both under the Five and Six Nations format.[25]
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The 2009 Six Nations Championship known as the RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons was the 10th Six Nations Championship and the 115th international championship an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major European national teams England France Ireland Italy Scotland and Wales The tournament was held between 7 February and 21 March 2009 2009 Six Nations ChampionshipIreland win over Scotland on 14 March 2009Date7 February 21 March 2009Countries England France Ireland Italy Scotland WalesTournament statisticsChampions Ireland 11th title Grand Slam Ireland 2nd title Triple Crown Ireland 10th title Matches played15Attendance981 963 65 464 per match Tries scored56 3 73 per match Top point scorer s Ronan O Gara 51 Top try scorer s Brian O Driscoll 4 Riki Flutey 4 Player of the tournamentBrian O Driscoll 2008 Previous Next 2010 Ireland won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown only their second Grand Slam and first since 1948 and first Triple Crown since 2007 It was Ireland s second Grand Slam in total 1 England finished as runners up and also won the Calcutta Cup The tournament featured the first Friday night game in its history played between France and Wales at the Stade de France 2 Contents 1 Summary 2 Participants 3 Squads 4 Table 5 Fixtures 5 1 Round 1 5 2 Round 2 5 3 Round 3 5 4 Round 4 5 5 Round 5 6 Scorers 7 References 8 External linksSummary editThe tournament began on 7 February 2009 when England hosted Italy in the earlier of the day s two matches Ireland played France later that evening with Scotland versus Wales the following day The reigning champions on entering the 2009 tournament were Wales who won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2008 The winners of both accolades in 2009 were Ireland with Ronan O Gara s dropped goal leaving the score in the final match against Wales in Cardiff on 21 March at 17 15 3 Wales s Stephen Jones then missed a late penalty from just inside the Ireland half to leave Wales in fourth position 4 Ireland s two tries in that match came when captain Brian O Driscoll and Tommy Bowe scored in quick succession in the 44th and 46th minutes respectively 4 5 Paul O Connell received the Triple Crown and Ireland s captain Brian O Driscoll lifted the trophy It was Ireland s first Grand Slam since 1948 61 years earlier 4 6 This was achieved in the first Six Nations Championship since Declan Kidney was appointed as manager of the Ireland team succeeding Eddie O Sullivan who resigned after the previous tournament 7 nbsp Brian O Driscoll lifting the Six Nations cupTwelve tries were scored by Ireland throughout the tournament and five wins left the team on top of the table at the end of the Championship with ten points They opened with a 30 21 win over France at home stadium Croke Park on 7 February 8 On 15 February Ireland s second match was a 38 9 victory over Italy at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome 9 On 28 February Ireland beat England 14 13 at Croke Park and on 14 March Ireland beat Scotland 22 15 at Murrayfield Stadium 10 11 Then followed the Grand Slam against Wales on 21 March 2009 That game was attended by the President of Ireland Mary McAleese who presented the trophy and Taoiseach Brian Cowen 12 Following the game there were tributes from politicians 12 A civic reception for the team took place outside Dublin s Mansion House on 22 March at 16 30 12 with 18 000 fans attending alongside Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Dublin s Deputy Lord Mayor Emer Costelloe 13 2 000 fans had earlier greeted the team upon their arrival at Dublin Airport 13 Brian O Driscoll described 21 March as a sweet sweet day 5 The game was watched by 945 000 people in Ireland the highest rating television programme in the country by that stage of 2009 14 Former coach Eddie O Sullivan was said to be delighted for the team 15 Brian O Driscoll was named player of the tournament beating Italy s Sergio Parisse and Ireland teammate Paul O Connell 16 O Connell was later named captain of the British and Irish Lions team to tour South Africa and containing fourteen members of the Grand Slam winning Irish team on 21 April 2009 describing it as a great honour 17 18 Italy were the only side to not win a match in the tournament suffering defeats by twenty points or more against in addition to Ireland France 50 8 England 36 11 and Scotland 26 6 while losing 20 15 to Wales Scotland managed a solitary victory against Italy to finish on 2 points England France and Wales all managed to win three of their matches to finish level on six points but England s points difference of 54 granted them second place in the table Their points tally was boosted by a 36 10 defeat of France and a 26 12 win against Scotland which sealed the Calcutta Cup Wales early loss to France and narrow loss to Ireland in the last game of the tournament denied them a second consecutive championship Although Wales needed to beat Ireland by more than 13 points to win the championship they could have won the game and the Triple Crown in the last minute of the tournament as well as denying Ireland the Grand Slam if Stephen Jones 50 yard penalty kick had not fallen short Participants editThe teams involved were Nation Home stadium City Head coach Captain nbsp England Twickenham London Martin Johnson 19 Steve Borthwick nbsp France Stade de France Saint Denis Marc Lievremont Lionel Nallet nbsp Ireland Croke Park Dublin Declan Kidney 7 Brian O Driscoll 20 nbsp Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome Nick Mallett Sergio Parisse nbsp Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Frank Hadden Mike Blair nbsp Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Warren Gatland Ryan Jones 21 22 Squads editFor each nation s squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship see 2009 Six Nations Championship squads Table editPos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts1 nbsp Ireland 5 5 0 0 121 73 48 12 102 nbsp England 5 3 0 2 124 70 54 16 63 nbsp France 5 3 0 2 124 101 23 14 64 nbsp Wales 5 3 0 2 100 81 19 8 65 nbsp Scotland 5 1 0 4 79 102 23 4 26 nbsp Italy 5 0 0 5 49 170 121 2 0Source citation needed Rules for classification The first tiebreaker is point difference from all matches the second is tries scored After these two tiebreakers the championship is shared 23 Fixtures editThe fixtures for the 2009 Six Nations were released on 17 April 2008 24 The France v Wales game on 27 February was the first Friday night game in the history of the championship both under the Five and Six Nations format 25 Round 1 edit 7 February 200915 00 GMTEngland nbsp 36 11 nbsp ItalyTry Goode 2 cEllis 2 18 m 54 cFlutey 28 cCueto 78 cCon Goode 4 5 Pen Goode 1 3 36 ReportTry Mi Bergamasco 72 mPen McLean 2 3 34 39 Twickenham Stadium London Attendance 82 000Referee Mark Lawrence South Africa FB 15 Delon ArmitageRW 14 Paul SackeyOC 13 Jamie Noon nbsp 73 IC 12 Riki Flutey nbsp 60 LW 11 Mark CuetoFH 10 Andy GoodeSH 9 Harry Ellis nbsp 60 N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Steffon Armitage nbsp 62 BF 6 James Haskell nbsp 34 RL 5 Nick Kennedy nbsp 73 LL 4 Steve Borthwick c TP 3 Phil VickeryHK 2 Lee Mears nbsp 55 LP 1 Andrew Sheridan nbsp 60 Replacements HK 16 Dylan Hartley nbsp 55 PR 17 Julian White nbsp 60 LK 18 Tom Croft nbsp 73 FL 19 Joe Worsley nbsp 62 SH 20 Ben Foden nbsp 60 CE 21 Shane Geraghty nbsp 63 nbsp 60 CE 22 Mathew Tait nbsp 73 Coach Martin Johnson nbsp FB 15 Andrea MasiRW 14 Kaine RobertsonOC 13 Gonzalo CanaleIC 12 Gonzalo Garcia nbsp 55 LW 11 Mirco BergamascoFH 10 Andrea Marcato nbsp 29 SH 9 Mauro Bergamasco nbsp 41 N8 8 Sergio Parisse c OF 7 Alessandro ZanniBF 6 Josh SoleRL 5 Marco Bortolami nbsp 55 LL 4 Santiago Dellape nbsp 76 TP 3 Martin CastrogiovanniHK 2 Fabio Ongaro nbsp 55 LP 1 Salvatore Perugini nbsp 60 Replacements HK 16 Carlo Festuccia nbsp 55 PR 17 Carlos Nieto nbsp 60 LK 18 Tommaso Reato nbsp 55 FL 19 Jean Francois Montauriol nbsp 76 SH 20 Giulio Toniolatti nbsp 41 FH 21 Luke McLean nbsp 29 CE 22 Matteo Pratichetti nbsp 55 Coach Nick Mallett7 February 200917 00 GMTIreland nbsp 30 21 nbsp FranceTry Heaslip 34 cO Driscoll 43 cD Arcy 66 cCon O Gara 3 3 Pen O Gara 3 5 3 17 78 ReportTry Harinordoquy 15 cMedard 50 mCon Beauxis 1 2 Pen Beauxis 1 1 76 Drop Beauxis 2 2 40 1 53 Croke Park Dublin Attendance 79 000Referee Nigel Owens Wales FB 15 Rob Kearney nbsp 80 RW 14 Tommy BoweOC 13 Brian O Driscoll c IC 12 Paddy Wallace nbsp 63 LW 11 Luke FitzgeraldFH 10 Ronan O GaraSH 9 Tomas O LearyN8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Stephen Ferris nbsp 76 RL 5 Paul O ConnellLL 4 Donncha O CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Jerry Flannery nbsp 49 LP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements HK 16 Rory Best nbsp 49 PR 17 Tom CourtLK 18 Malcolm O KellyFL 19 Denis Leamy nbsp 76 SH 20 Peter StringerCE 21 Gordon D Arcy nbsp 63 FB 22 Geordan Murphy nbsp 80 Coach Declan Kidney nbsp FB 15 Clement Poitrenaud nbsp 79 RW 14 Julien MalzieuOC 13 Florian Fritz nbsp 80 IC 12 Yannick JauzionLW 11 Maxime MedardFH 10 Lionel BeauxisSH 9 Sebastien Tillous Borde nbsp 68 N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy nbsp 71 OF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Sebastien Chabal nbsp 62 LL 4 Lionel Nallet c TP 3 Benoit Lecouls nbsp 40 HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski nbsp 58 LP 1 Lionel FaureReplacements HK 16 Benjamin Kayser nbsp 58 PR 17 Nicolas Mas nbsp 40 LK 18 Romain Millo Chluski nbsp 62 N8 19 Louis Picamoles nbsp 71 SH 20 Morgan Parra nbsp 68 CE 21 Benoit Baby nbsp 80 WG 22 Cedric Heymans nbsp 79 Coach Marc Lievremont8 February 200915 00 GMTScotland nbsp 13 26 nbsp WalesTry M Evans 69 cCon Paterson 1 1 Pen Paterson 2 2 32 51 ReportTry Shanklin 22 mA W Jones 29 mHalfpenny 41 mS Williams 58 mPen S Jones 2 3 13 40 1 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Attendance 63 000Referee Alain Rolland Ireland FB 15 Hugo SouthwellRW 14 Simon Webster nbsp 21 OC 13 Ben Cairns nbsp 52 IC 12 Graeme MorrisonLW 11 Sean LamontFH 10 Phil GodmanSH 9 Mike Blair c nbsp 62 N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 John Barclay nbsp 56 BF 6 Ally Hogg nbsp 73 RL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Jason WhiteTP 3 Geoff Cross nbsp 20 nbsp 31 HK 2 Ross Ford nbsp 62 LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements HK 16 Dougie Hall nbsp 62 PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson nbsp 31 LK 18 Kelly Brown nbsp 73 FL 19 Scott Gray nbsp 56 SH 20 Chris Cusiter nbsp 62 WG 21 Chris Paterson nbsp 21 CE 22 Max Evans nbsp 52 Coach Frank Hadden nbsp FB 15 Lee ByrneRW 14 Leigh HalfpennyOC 13 Tom ShanklinIC 12 Jamie Roberts nbsp 60 LW 11 Shane Williams nbsp 72 FH 10 Stephen Jones nbsp 63 SH 9 Mike Phillips nbsp 60 N8 8 Andy PowellOF 7 Martyn Williams c nbsp 66 BF 6 Dafydd JonesRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian Gough nbsp 63 TP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew Rees nbsp 63 LP 1 Gethin Jenkins nbsp 63 Replacements HK 16 Huw Bennett nbsp 63 PR 17 John Yapp nbsp 63 LK 18 Luke Charteris nbsp 63 FL 19 Bradley Davies nbsp 72 SH 20 Dwayne Peel nbsp 60 FH 21 James Hook nbsp 63 CE 22 Andrew Bishop nbsp 60 Coach Warren GatlandRound 2 edit 14 February 200916 00 CETFrance nbsp 22 13 nbsp ScotlandTry Ouedraogo 46 cCon Beauxis 1 1 Pen Beauxis 5 7 23 38 53 60 73 ReportTry T Evans 69 cCon Paterson 1 1 Pen Godman 2 3 35 49 Stade de France Saint Denis Attendance 79 600Referee George Clancy Ireland FB 15 Clement PoitrenaudRW 14 Maxime MedardOC 13 Benoit Baby nbsp 59 IC 12 Yannick JauzionLW 11 Cedric HeymansFH 10 Lionel BeauxisSH 9 Sebastien Tillous Borde nbsp 67 N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy nbsp 70 OF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Lionel Nallet c LL 4 Romain Millo Chluski nbsp 59 TP 3 Nicolas Mas nbsp 41 HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski nbsp 55 LP 1 Fabien BarcellaReplacements HK 16 Benjamin Kayser nbsp 55 PR 17 Renaud Boyoud nbsp 41 LK 18 Sebastien Chabal nbsp 59 N8 19 Louis Picamoles nbsp 70 SH 20 Morgan Parra nbsp 67 CE 21 Maxime Mermoz nbsp 59 WG 22 Julien MalzieuCoach Marc Lievremont nbsp FB 15 Hugo SouthwellRW 14 Simon Danielli nbsp 66 OC 13 Max EvansIC 12 Graeme Morrison nbsp 73 LW 11 Thom EvansFH 10 Phil GodmanSH 9 Mike Blair c nbsp 73 N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 John BarclayBF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Jim Hamilton nbsp 18 LL 4 Jason WhiteTP 3 Alasdair Dickinson nbsp 46 HK 2 Ross Ford nbsp 66 LP 1 Allan JacobsenReplacements HK 16 Dougie Hall nbsp 66 PR 17 Moray Low nbsp 46 LK 18 Kelly Brown nbsp 18 FL 19 Scott GraySH 20 Chris Cusiter nbsp 73 WG 21 Chris Paterson nbsp 66 CE 22 Nick De Luca nbsp 73 Coach Frank Hadden14 February 200917 30 GMTWales nbsp 23 15 nbsp EnglandTry Halfpenny 44 mPen S Jones 5 5 4 16 43 54 72 Halfpenny 22 1 2 ReportTry Sackey 24 mD Armitage 57 cCon Flood 1 1 Drop Goode 1 1 30 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Attendance 73 000Referee Jonathan Kaplan South Africa FB 15 Lee ByrneRW 14 Leigh HalfpennyOC 13 Tom ShanklinIC 12 Jamie RobertsLW 11 Mark JonesFH 10 Stephen JonesSH 9 Mike Phillips nbsp 73 N8 8 Andy Powell nbsp 60 OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Ryan Jones c RL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian GoughTP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew Rees nbsp 66 LP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements HK 16 Huw Bennett nbsp 66 PR 17 John YappLK 18 Luke CharterisFL 19 Dafydd Jones nbsp 60 SH 20 Dwayne Peel nbsp 73 FH 21 James HookCE 22 Andrew BishopCoach Warren Gatland nbsp FB 15 Delon ArmitageRW 14 Paul Sackey nbsp 65 OC 13 Mike Tindall nbsp 14 IC 12 Riki FluteyLW 11 Mark CuetoFH 10 Andy Goode nbsp 41 nbsp 53 SH 9 Harry EllisN8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Joe WorsleyBF 6 James Haskell nbsp 54 RL 5 Nick Kennedy nbsp 55 LL 4 Steve Borthwick c TP 3 Phil Vickery nbsp 65 HK 2 Lee Mears nbsp 65 LP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements HK 16 Dylan Hartley nbsp 65 PR 17 Julian White nbsp 65 LK 18 Tom Croft nbsp 55 FL 19 Luke Narraway nbsp 54 SH 20 Paul HodgsonFH 21 Toby Flood nbsp 53 CE 22 Mathew Tait nbsp 65 Coach Martin Johnson15 February 200915 30 CETItaly nbsp 9 38 nbsp IrelandPen McLean 3 4 5 16 24 ReportTry Bowe 19 cFitzgerald 2 40 c 76 cD Wallace 48 cO Driscoll 78 cCon O Gara 4 4 Kearney 1 1 Pen O Gara 1 1 50 Stadio Flaminio Rome Attendance 30 000Referee Chris White England FB 15 Andrea Masi nbsp 1 RW 14 Kaine Robertson nbsp 20 OC 13 Gonzalo Canale nbsp 48 IC 12 Mirco BergamascoLW 11 Matteo PratichettiFH 10 Luke McLean nbsp 72 SH 9 Paul GriffenN8 8 Sergio Parisse c OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Tommaso Reato nbsp 48 LL 4 Santiago Dellape nbsp 48 TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni nbsp 33 HK 2 Fabio Ongaro nbsp 41 LP 1 Salvatore Perugini nbsp 36 Replacements HK 16 Carlo Festuccia nbsp 41 PR 17 Carlos Nieto nbsp 33 LK 18 Carlo Del Fava nbsp 48 FL 19 Josh Sole nbsp 48 SH 20 Giulio Toniolatti nbsp 72 FH 21 Gonzalo Garcia nbsp 48 CE 22 Andrea Bacchetti nbsp 20 Coach Nick Mallett nbsp FB 15 Rob KearneyRW 14 Tommy BoweOC 13 Brian O Driscoll c IC 12 Paddy Wallace nbsp 41 LW 11 Luke FitzgeraldFH 10 Ronan O Gara nbsp 32 SH 9 Tomas O Leary nbsp 72 N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Stephen Ferris nbsp 62 RL 5 Paul O Connell nbsp 77 LL 4 Donncha O CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Jerry Flannery nbsp 60 LP 1 Marcus Horan nbsp 55 Replacements HK 16 Rory Best nbsp 60 PR 17 Tom Court nbsp 55 LK 18 Malcolm O Kelly nbsp 77 FL 19 Denis Leamy nbsp 62 SH 20 Peter Stringer nbsp 72 CE 21 Gordon D Arcy nbsp 41 FB 22 Geordan MurphyCoach Declan KidneyRound 3 edit 27 February 200921 00 CETFrance nbsp 21 16 nbsp WalesTry Dusautoir 40 cHeymans 53 mCon Parra 1 2 Pen Parra 3 5 6 35 70 ReportTry Byrne 24 cCon S Jones 1 1 Pen S Jones 2 2 3 9 Hook 1 1 73 Stade de France Saint Denis Attendance 80 000Referee Mark Lawrence South Africa FB 15 Maxime MedardRW 14 Julien MalzieuOC 13 Mathieu BastareaudIC 12 Yannick JauzionLW 11 Cedric HeymansFH 10 Benoit Baby nbsp 37 SH 9 Morgan Parra nbsp 72 N8 8 Imanol HarinordoquyOF 7 Fulgence OuedraogoBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Sebastien Chabal nbsp 57 LL 4 Lionel Nallet c TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet nbsp 57 HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski nbsp 65 LP 1 Fabien BarcellaReplacements HK 16 Benjamin Kayser nbsp 65 PR 17 Thomas Domingo nbsp 57 LK 18 Romain Millo Chluski nbsp 57 N8 19 Louis PicamolesSH 20 Sebastien Tillous Borde nbsp 72 FH 21 Francois Trinh Duc nbsp 37 FB 22 Clement PoitrenaudCoach Marc Lievremont nbsp FB 15 Lee ByrneRW 14 Leigh HalfpennyOC 13 Tom ShanklinIC 12 Jamie Roberts nbsp 55 LW 11 Shane WilliamsFH 10 Stephen Jones nbsp 70 SH 9 Mike Phillips nbsp 55 N8 8 Andy Powell nbsp 62 OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Ryan Jones c RL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian Gough nbsp 71 TP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew Rees nbsp 55 LP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements HK 16 Huw Bennett nbsp 55 PR 17 John YappLK 18 Luke Charteris nbsp 71 FL 19 Dafydd Jones nbsp 62 SH 20 Dwayne Peel nbsp 55 FH 21 James Hook nbsp 70 CE 22 Gavin Henson nbsp 55 Coach Warren Gatland28 February 200915 00 GMTScotland nbsp 26 6 nbsp ItalyTry Danielli 35 cGray 64 cCon Godman 1 1 Paterson 1 1 Pen Paterson 3 3 5 13 68 Godman 1 2 31 ReportPen McLean 1 1 55 Drop Parisse 1 1 22 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Attendance 65 000Referee Nigel Owens Wales FB 15 Hugo Southwell nbsp 47 RW 14 Simon DanielliOC 13 Max EvansIC 12 Graeme Morrison nbsp 67 LW 11 Thom EvansFH 10 Phil GodmanSH 9 Mike Blair c nbsp 55 N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 John Barclay nbsp 56 BF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Alastair KellockLL 4 Jason WhiteTP 3 Euan Murray nbsp 67 HK 2 Ross Ford nbsp 53 LP 1 Allan Jacobsen nbsp 68 Replacements HK 16 Dougie Hall nbsp 53 PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson nbsp 67 LK 18 Kelly Brown nbsp 68 FL 19 Scott Gray nbsp 56 SH 20 Chris Cusiter nbsp 55 WG 21 Chris Paterson nbsp 47 CE 22 Nick De Luca nbsp 67 Coach Frank Hadden nbsp FB 15 Andrea Marcato nbsp 47 RW 14 Mirco BergamascoOC 13 Gonzalo CanaleIC 12 Gonzalo Garcia nbsp 3 LW 11 Matteo PratichettiFH 10 Luke McLeanSH 9 Paul Griffen nbsp 55 N8 8 Sergio Parisse c OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco Bortolami nbsp 77 LL 4 Santiago Dellape nbsp 57 TP 3 Martin Castrogiovanni nbsp 58 HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini nbsp 58 LP 1 Salvatore PeruginiReplacements HK 16 Franco Sbaraglini nbsp 58 PR 17 Carlos Nieto nbsp 58 LK 18 Carlo Del Fava nbsp 57 FL 19 Josh Sole nbsp 77 SH 20 Pablo Canavosio nbsp 55 CE 21 Andrea Bacchetti nbsp 3 WG 22 Giulio Rubini nbsp 47 Coach Nick Mallett28 February 200917 30 GMTIreland nbsp 14 13 nbsp EnglandTry O Driscoll 57 mPen O Gara 2 5 27 71 Drop O Driscoll 1 2 46 ReportTry D Armitage 78 cCon Goode 1 1 Pen Flood 1 1 38 D Armitage 1 1 64 Croke Park Dublin Attendance 82 000Referee Craig Joubert South Africa FB 15 Rob KearneyRW 14 Tommy BoweOC 13 Brian O Driscoll c IC 12 Paddy WallaceLW 11 Luke FitzgeraldFH 10 Ronan O GaraSH 9 Tomas O Leary nbsp 65 N8 8 Jamie Heaslip nbsp 68 OF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Stephen FerrisRL 5 Paul O ConnellLL 4 Donncha O CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Jerry Flannery nbsp 68 LP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements HK 16 Rory Best nbsp 68 PR 17 Tom CourtLK 18 Mick O DriscollFL 19 Denis Leamy nbsp 68 SH 20 Peter Stringer nbsp 65 CE 21 Gordon D ArcyFB 22 Geordan MurphyCoach Declan Kidney nbsp FB 15 Delon ArmitageRW 14 Paul Sackey nbsp 57 OC 13 Mike TindallIC 12 Riki FluteyLW 11 Mark CuetoFH 10 Toby Flood nbsp 66 SH 9 Harry Ellis nbsp 58 N8 8 Nick Easter nbsp 76 OF 7 Joe WorsleyBF 6 James HaskellRL 5 Nick Kennedy nbsp 69 LL 4 Steve Borthwick c TP 3 Phil Vickery nbsp 55 HK 2 Lee Mears nbsp 66 LP 1 Andrew Sheridan nbsp 77 Replacements HK 16 Dylan Hartley nbsp 66 PR 17 Julian White nbsp 77 LK 18 Tom Croft nbsp 69 FL 19 Luke Narraway nbsp 76 SH 20 Danny Care nbsp 69 nbsp 58 FH 21 Andy Goode nbsp 66 CE 22 Mathew Tait nbsp 57 Coach Martin JohnsonNotes Ireland won the Millennium Trophy Round 4 edit 14 March 200916 00 CETItaly nbsp 15 20 nbsp WalesPen Marcato 5 5 5 31 34 57 70 ReportTry S Williams 25 cShanklin 71 cCon Hook 2 2 Pen Hook 2 3 59 63 Stadio Flaminio Rome Referee Alan Lewis Ireland FB 15 Andrea Marcato nbsp 75 RW 14 Giulio RubiniOC 13 Gonzalo CanaleIC 12 Mirco BergamascoLW 11 Matteo PratichettiFH 10 Luke McLeanSH 9 Paul Griffen nbsp 66 N8 8 Sergio Parisse c OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco Bortolami nbsp 64 LL 4 Santiago Dellape nbsp 50 TP 3 Carlos Nieto nbsp 50 HK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Salvatore PeruginiReplacements HK 16 Franco SbaragliniPR 17 Martin Castrogiovanni nbsp 50 LK 18 Carlo Del Fava nbsp 50 FL 19 Josh Sole nbsp 64 SH 20 Pablo Canavosio nbsp 66 FH 21 Luciano Orquera nbsp 75 CE 22 Roberto QuartaroliCoach Nick Mallett nbsp FB 15 Lee Byrne nbsp 68 RW 14 Mark JonesOC 13 Jamie RobertsIC 12 Gavin HensonLW 11 Shane WilliamsFH 10 James Hook nbsp 75 SH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Andy PowellOF 7 Dafydd JonesBF 6 Jonathan Thomas nbsp 57 RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones c LL 4 Luke Charteris nbsp 66 TP 3 Rhys M Thomas nbsp 57 HK 2 Huw Bennett nbsp 57 LP 1 John YappReplacements HK 16 Matthew Rees nbsp 57 PR 17 Gethin Jenkins nbsp 57 LK 18 Bradley Davies nbsp 66 FL 19 Ryan Jones nbsp 57 SH 20 Warren FuryFH 21 Stephen Jones nbsp 75 CE 22 Tom Shanklin nbsp 68 Coach Warren Gatland14 March 200917 00 GMTScotland nbsp 15 22 nbsp IrelandPen Paterson 5 5 5 13 21 31 60 ReportTry Heaslip 51 cCon O Gara 1 1 Pen O Gara 4 5 11 27 33 70 Drop O Gara 1 1 57 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Referee Jonathan Kaplan South Africa FB 15 Chris PatersonRW 14 Simon DanielliOC 13 Max EvansIC 12 Graeme Morrison nbsp 70 LW 11 Thom EvansFH 10 Phil GodmanSH 9 Mike Blair c nbsp 51 N8 8 Simon TaylorOF 7 John Barclay nbsp 67 BF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Jason White nbsp 50 TP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross Ford nbsp 57 LP 1 Alasdair DickinsonReplacements HK 16 Dougie Hall nbsp 57 PR 17 Moray LowLK 18 Nathan Hines nbsp 50 FL 19 Scott Gray nbsp 67 SH 20 Chris Cusiter nbsp 51 CE 21 Nick De Luca nbsp 70 FB 22 Hugo SouthwellCoach Frank Hadden nbsp FB 15 Rob Kearney nbsp 75 RW 14 Tommy BoweOC 13 Brian O Driscoll c IC 12 Gordon D ArcyLW 11 Luke FitzgeraldFH 10 Ronan O GaraSH 9 Peter Stringer nbsp 65 N8 8 Denis Leamy nbsp 30 OF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Stephen FerrisRL 5 Paul O ConnellLL 4 Donncha O CallaghanTP 3 John HayesHK 2 Rory Best nbsp 61 LP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements HK 16 Jerry Flannery nbsp 61 PR 17 Tom CourtLK 18 Mick O DriscollFL 19 Jamie Heaslip nbsp 30 SH 20 Tomas O Leary nbsp 65 CE 21 Paddy WallaceFB 22 Geordan Murphy nbsp 75 Coach Declan KidneyNotes Ireland won their eighth successive Centenary Quaich 15 March 200915 00 GMTEngland nbsp 34 10 nbsp FranceTry Cueto 1 cFlutey 2 22 c 41 mD Armitage 37 cWorsley 39 mCon Flood 3 3 Pen Flood 1 1 18 ReportTry Szarzewski 56 mMalzieu 64 mTwickenham Stadium London Referee Stuart Dickinson Australia FB 15 Delon ArmitageRW 14 Mark CuetoOC 13 Mike TindallIC 12 Riki FluteyLW 11 Ugo Monye nbsp 72 FH 10 Toby Flood nbsp 40 SH 9 Harry Ellis nbsp 55 N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Joe Worsley nbsp 68 BF 6 Tom CroftRL 5 Simon Shaw nbsp 57 LL 4 Steve Borthwick c TP 3 Phil VickeryHK 2 Lee Mears nbsp 57 LP 1 Andrew Sheridan nbsp 66 Replacements HK 16 Dylan Hartley nbsp 57 PR 17 Julian White nbsp 66 LK 18 Nick Kennedy nbsp 68 FL 19 James Haskell nbsp 57 SH 20 Danny Care nbsp 55 FH 21 Andy Goode nbsp 40 CE 22 Mathew Tait nbsp 72 Coach Martin Johnson nbsp FB 15 Maxime MedardRW 14 Julien MalzieuOC 13 Mathieu Bastareaud nbsp 46 IC 12 Yannick JauzionLW 11 Cedric HeymansFH 10 Francois Trinh Duc nbsp 46 SH 9 Morgan Parra nbsp 59 N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy nbsp 68 OF 7 Sebastien ChabalBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Jerome Thion nbsp 46 LL 4 Lionel Nallet c TP 3 Sylvain MarconnetHK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski nbsp 59 LP 1 Lionel Faure nbsp 51 Replacements HK 16 Benjamin Kayser nbsp 59 PR 17 Thomas Domingo nbsp 51 N8 18 Louis Picamoles nbsp 68 FL 19 Julien Bonnaire nbsp 46 SH 20 Sebastien Tillous Borde nbsp 59 CE 21 Florian Fritz nbsp 46 CE 22 Damien Traille nbsp 46 Coach Marc LievremontRound 5 edit 21 March 200914 15 CETItaly nbsp 8 50 nbsp FranceTry Parisse 57 mPen Marcato 1 2 23 ReportTry Chabal 25 cTrinh Duc 29 mMedard 2 31 c 70 mHeymans 42 cDomingo 55 mMalzieu 76 mCon Parra 3 4 Pen Parra 3 3 7 15 48 Stadio Flaminio Rome Attendance 27 650Referee Alain Rolland Ireland FB 15 Andrea MarcatoRW 14 Giulio RubiniOC 13 Gonzalo CanaleIC 12 Mirco BergamascoLW 11 Matteo Pratichetti nbsp 48 FH 10 Luke McLean nbsp 72 SH 9 Paul Griffen nbsp 66 N8 8 Sergio Parisse c OF 7 Mauro BergamascoBF 6 Alessandro ZanniRL 5 Marco Bortolami nbsp 68 LL 4 Santiago Dellape nbsp 54 TP 3 Carlos Nieto nbsp 58 HK 2 Leonardo GhiraldiniLP 1 Salvatore PeruginiReplacements HK 16 Franco SbaragliniPR 17 Martin Castrogiovanni nbsp 58 LK 18 Carlo Del Fava nbsp 54 FL 19 Josh Sole nbsp 68 SH 20 Pablo Canavosio nbsp 66 FH 21 Luciano Orquera nbsp 72 CE 22 Roberto Quartaroli nbsp 48 Coach Nick Mallett nbsp FB 15 Damien TrailleRW 14 Maxime MedardOC 13 Florian Fritz nbsp 60 IC 12 Yannick JauzionLW 11 Cedric Heymans nbsp 71 FH 10 Francois Trinh DucSH 9 Morgan Parra nbsp 52 N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy nbsp 63 OF 7 Julien BonnaireBF 6 Thierry DusautoirRL 5 Sebastien ChabalLL 4 Lionel Nallet c nbsp 71 TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet nbsp 50 HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski nbsp 52 LP 1 Fabien BarcellaReplacements HK 16 William Servat nbsp 52 PR 17 Thomas Domingo nbsp 50 LK 18 Jerome Thion nbsp 71 N8 19 Louis Picamoles nbsp 63 FH 20 Frederic Michalak nbsp 52 CE 21 Mathieu Bastareaud nbsp 60 WG 22 Julien Malzieu nbsp 71 Coach Marc LievremontNotes France won their third consecutive Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy 21 March 200915 30 GMTEngland nbsp 26 12 nbsp ScotlandTry Monye 22 mFlutey 28 cTait 77 mCon Flood 1 2 Pen Flood 2 2 40 41 Drop Care 72 ReportPen Paterson 3 3 9 44 66 Godman 1 2 51 Twickenham Stadium London Attendance 80 688Referee Marius Jonker South Africa FB 15 Delon ArmitageRW 14 Mark CuetoOC 13 Mike TindallIC 12 Riki FluteyLW 11 Ugo Monye nbsp 48 FH 10 Toby Flood nbsp 73 SH 9 Harry Ellis nbsp 16 N8 8 Nick EasterOF 7 Joe WorsleyBF 6 Tom Croft nbsp 73 RL 5 Simon Shaw nbsp 57 LL 4 Steve Borthwick c TP 3 Phil Vickery nbsp 14 HK 2 Lee Mears nbsp 73 LP 1 Andrew SheridanReplacements HK 16 Dylan Hartley nbsp 73 PR 17 Julian White nbsp 14 LK 18 Nick Kennedy nbsp 57 FL 19 James Haskell nbsp 73 SH 20 Danny Care nbsp 16 FH 21 Andy Goode nbsp 73 CE 22 Mathew Tait nbsp 48 Coach Martin Johnson nbsp FB 15 Chris PatersonRW 14 Simon Danielli nbsp 75 OC 13 Max EvansIC 12 Graeme MorrisonLW 11 Thom Evans nbsp 44 FH 10 Phil GodmanSH 9 Mike Blair c nbsp 68 N8 8 Simon Taylor nbsp 41 OF 7 Scott GrayBF 6 Alasdair StrokoschRL 5 Jim HamiltonLL 4 Jason White nbsp 57 TP 3 Euan MurrayHK 2 Ross Ford nbsp 67 LP 1 Alasdair Dickinson nbsp 75 Replacements HK 16 Dougie Hall nbsp 67 PR 17 Moray Low nbsp 75 LK 18 Nathan Hines nbsp 57 FL 19 Kelly Brown nbsp 41 SH 20 Chris Cusiter nbsp 68 CE 21 Nick De Luca nbsp 44 FB 22 Hugo Southwell nbsp 75 Coach Frank HaddenNotes England won the 121st Calcutta Cup 21 March 200917 30 GMTWales nbsp 15 17 nbsp IrelandPen S Jones 4 5 33 39 51 56 Drop S Jones 1 1 76 ReportTry O Driscoll 44 cBowe 46 cCon O Gara 2 2 Drop O Gara 1 1 78 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Attendance 74 625Referee Wayne Barnes England FB 15 Lee Byrne nbsp 30 RW 14 Mark JonesOC 13 Tom ShanklinIC 12 Gavin HensonLW 11 Shane WilliamsFH 10 Stephen JonesSH 9 Mike PhillipsN8 8 Ryan Jones c OF 7 Martyn WilliamsBF 6 Dafydd JonesRL 5 Alun Wyn JonesLL 4 Ian Gough nbsp 55 TP 3 Adam JonesHK 2 Matthew Rees nbsp 55 LP 1 Gethin JenkinsReplacements HK 16 Huw Bennett nbsp 55 PR 17 John YappLK 18 Luke Charteris nbsp 55 FL 19 Jonathan ThomasSH 20 Warren FuryFH 21 James HookCE 22 Jamie Roberts nbsp 30 Coach Warren Gatland nbsp FB 15 Rob Kearney nbsp 66 RW 14 Tommy BoweOC 13 Brian O Driscoll c IC 12 Gordon D ArcyLW 11 Luke Fitzgerald nbsp 76 FH 10 Ronan O GaraSH 9 Tomas O Leary nbsp 69 N8 8 Jamie HeaslipOF 7 David WallaceBF 6 Stephen Ferris nbsp 7 RL 5 Paul O ConnellLL 4 Donncha O CallaghanTP 3 John Hayes nbsp 23 nbsp 27 HK 2 Jerry Flannery nbsp 68 LP 1 Marcus HoranReplacements HK 16 Rory Best nbsp 68 PR 17 Tom Court nbsp 23 nbsp 27 LK 18 Mick O DriscollFL 19 Denis Leamy nbsp 7 SH 20 Peter Stringer nbsp 69 CE 21 Paddy Wallace nbsp 76 FB 22 Geordan Murphy nbsp 66 Coach Declan KidneyNotes Ireland claimed their first championship since 1985 and first Grand Slam since 1948 4 Scorers editTry scorers Tries Name Pld Team4 Brian O Driscoll 5 nbsp IrelandRiki Flutey 5 nbsp England3 Delon Armitage 5 nbsp EnglandMaxime Medard 5 nbsp France2 Julien Malzieu 3 nbsp FranceLeigh Halfpenny 3 nbsp WalesShane Williams 4 nbsp WalesMark Cueto 5 nbsp EnglandHarry Ellis 5 nbsp EnglandCedric Heymans 5 nbsp FranceTommy Bowe 5 nbsp IrelandLuke Fitzgerald 5 nbsp IrelandJamie Heaslip 5 nbsp IrelandTom Shanklin 5 nbsp Wales Point scorers Points Name Pld Team51 Ronan O Gara 5 nbsp Ireland46 Chris Paterson 5 nbsp Scotland44 Stephen Jones 5 nbsp Wales28 Lionel Beauxis 2 nbsp France26 Morgan Parra 5 nbsp France23 Brian O Driscoll 5 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,