2004 Six Nations Championship

The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Overall, this was the 110th series of the international championship.

2004 Six Nations Championship
Wales lineout at Twickenham
Date14 February – 27 March 2004
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (14th title)
Grand Slam France (8th title)
Triple Crown Ireland (7th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored68 (4.53 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Stephen Jones (55)
Top try scorer(s) Imanol Harinordoquy (4)
Rhys Williams (4)
Ben Cohen (4)
Player of the tournament Gordon D'Arcy
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Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.

France won the competition, also winning the Grand Slam. Ireland won the Triple Crown, sweeping their matches against Wales, England and Scotland. Scotland were whitewashed, earning the wooden spoon as a result.

Participants
Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London Clive Woodward Lawrence Dallaglio
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Eddie O'Sullivan Paul O'Connell/Brian O'Driscoll
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome John Kirwan Andrea De Rossi
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Matt Williams Chris Paterson
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Steve Hansen Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams

Squads
For each nation's squad for the 2004 Six Nations Championship, see 2004 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  France 5 5 0 0 144 60 +84 14 10
2  Ireland 5 4 0 1 128 82 +46 17 8
3  England 5 3 0 2 150 86 +64 17 6
4  Wales 5 2 0 3 125 116 +9 14 4
5  Italy 5 1 0 4 42 152 −110 2 2
6  Scotland 5 0 0 5 53 146 −93 4 0
Source:

Results

Round 1
14 February 2004
14:00 GMT
France 35–17 Ireland
Try: Clerc 26' m
Papé 50' c
Jauzion 54' c
Élissalde 76' c
Con: Michalak (3) 51', 55', 77'
Pen: Michalak (3) 20', 32', 59'		ReportTry: Foley 43' c
Howe 68' c
Con: O'Gara (2) 45', 70'
Pen: O'Gara 5'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,547
Referee: Chris White (England)
FB15Nicolas Brusque
RW14Vincent Clerc 80'
OC13Yannick Jauzion
IC12Damien Traille 65'
LW11Christophe Dominici
FH10Frédéric Michalak
SH9Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 80'
N88Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7Olivier Magne 71'
BF6Serge Betsen
RL5Pascal Papé 62'
LL4Fabien Pelous
TP3Pieter de Villiers
HK2William Servat 73'
LP1Sylvain Marconnet 71'
Substitutions:
HK16Yannick Bru 73'
PR17Jean-Jacques Crenca 71'
LK18David Auradou 62'
N819Thomas Lièvremont 71'
SH20Dimitri Yachvili 80'
CE21Brian Liebenberg 65'
FB22Pépito Elhorga 80'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB15Girvan Dempsey
RW14Shane Horgan
OC13Gordon D'Arcy
IC12Kevin Maggs
LW11Tyrone Howe 79'
FH10Ronan O'Gara
SH9Peter Stringer
N88Anthony Foley
OF7Keith Gleeson 80'
BF6Simon Easterby
RL5Malcolm O'Kelly
LL4Paul O'Connell 29' to 30' 61'
TP3John Hayes
HK2Shane Byrne 61'
LP1Reggie Corrigan
Substitutions:
HK16Frankie Sheahan 61'
PR17Simon Best
LK18Donncha O'Callaghan 29' 30' 61'
N819Victor Costello 80'
SH20Guy Easterby
FH21David Humphreys
WG22Anthony Horgan 79'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
14 February 2004
16:00 GMT
Wales 23–10 Scotland
Try: R. Williams (2) 2' c, 47' m
A. Jones 14' m
Con: S. Jones 3'
Pen: S. Jones (2) 23', 39'		ReportTry: Taylor 79' c
Con: Paterson 80'
Drop: Paterson 7'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
FB15Gareth Thomas
RW14Rhys Williams
OC13Sonny Parker
IC12Iestyn Harris
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Stephen Jones
SH9Gareth Cooper 78'
N88Dafydd Jones 62' 71'
OF7Martyn Williams
BF6Colin Charvis 71'
RL5Gareth Llewellyn 51'
LL4Brent Cockbain
TP3Adam Jones 31'
HK2Mefin Davies 65'
LP1Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK16Huw Bennett 65'
PR17Gethin Jenkins 31'
N818Michael Owen 51'
FL19Jonathan Thomas 62'
SH20Dwayne Peel 78'
FH21Ceri Sweeney
CE22Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB15Ben Hinshelwood 62'
RW14Simon Danielli
OC13Tom Philip
IC12Brendan Laney 44'
LW11Andrew Henderson
FH10Chris Paterson
SH9Chris Cusiter 71'
N88Simon Taylor
OF7Ally Hogg 50'
BF6Cameron Mather
RL5Stuart Grimes
LL4Scott Murray
TP3Bruce Douglas 51'
HK2Gordon Bulloch 76'
LP1Tom Smith
Substitutions:
PR16Gavin Kerr 51'
HK17Robbie Russell 76'
LK18Jason White 50'
FL19Simon Cross
SH20Mike Blair 71'
FH21Dan Parks 44'
WG22Simon Webster 62'
Coach:
Matt Williams
15 February 2004
15:00 GMT
Italy 9–50 England
Pen: Wakarua (2) 20', 27'
Drop: Wakarua 5'		ReportTry: Balshaw 14' c
Robinson (3) 21' m, 40' m, 62' m
Lewsey 57' c
Grayson 67' c
Jones 79' m
Con: Grayson (3) 15', 57', 67'
Pen: Grayson (3) 1', 18', 34'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Andy Turner (South Africa)
FB15Andrea Masi
RW14Nicola Mazzucato 48'
OC13Cristian Stoica
IC12Manuel Dallan 70'
LW11Denis Dallan
FH10Rima Wakarua
SH9Paul Griffen
N88Sergio Parisse
OF7Aaron Persico 68'
BF6Andrea de Rossi
RL5Marco Bortolami
LL4Santiago Dellapè 63'
TP3Martín Castrogiovanni 68'
HK2Fabio Ongaro 63'
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK16Carlo Festuccia 63'
PR17Salvatore Perugini 68'
LK18Carlo Checchinato 63'
FL19Silvio Orlando 68'
SH20Simon Picone
FB21Roland de Marigny 70'
CE22Mirco Bergamasco 48'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB15Iain Balshaw 58'
RW14Josh Lewsey
OC12Jason Robinson
IC13Will Greenwood
LW11Ben Cohen
FH10Paul Grayson 69'
SH9Andy Gomarsall 63'
N88Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7Richard Hill
BF6Joe Worsley 63'
RL5Ben Kay
LL4Danny Grewcock 37' to 40' 58'
TP3Phil Vickery 69'
HK2Steve Thompson 67'
LP1Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK16Mark Regan 67'
PR17Jason Leonard 69'
LK18Simon Shaw 37' 40' 58'
FL19Chris Jones 63'
SH20Matt Dawson 63'
FH21Olly Barkley 69'
CE22Henry Paul 58'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Round 2
21 February 2004
14:00 GMT
France 25–0 Italy
Try: Harinordoquy (2) 25' c, 64' c
Elhorga 74' m
Con: Élissalde (2) 25', 65'
Pen: Élissalde 12'
Traille 41'		Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,080
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB15Nicolas Brusque 66'
RW14Vincent Clerc
OC13Yannick Jauzion
IC12Damien Traille
LW11Christophe Dominici
FH10Julien Peyrelongue
SH9Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 77'
N88Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7Olivier Magne 79'
BF6Serge Betsen
RL5Pascal Papé
LL4Fabien Pelous 79'
TP3Pieter de Villiers
HK2William Servat 51'
LP1Sylvain Marconnet 71'
Substitutions:
HK16Yannick Bru 51'
PR17Jean-Jacques Crenca 71'
LK18David Auradou 79'
N819Thomas Lièvremont 79'
SH20Dimitri Yachvili 77'
CE21Brian Liebenberg
FB22Pépito Elhorga 66'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB15Roland de Marigny 7' 23'
RW14Mirco Bergamasco
OC13Cristian Stoica
IC12Matteo Barbini 51'
LW11Denis Dallan 61'
FH10Rima Wakarua
SH9Paul Griffen
N88Sergio Parisse
OF7Aaron Persico
BF6Andrea de Rossi
RL5Marco Bortolami
LL4Santiago Dellapè 56'
TP3Martín Castrogiovanni 76'
HK2Fabio Ongaro 61'
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK16Carlo Festuccia 61'
PR17Salvatore Perugini 76'
LK18Carlo Checchinato 56'
FL19Silvio Orlando
SH20Simon Picone
WG21Nicola Mazzucato 7' 23' 61'
CE22Manuel Dallan 51'
Coach:
John Kirwan
21 February 2004
17:30 GMT
Scotland 13–35 England
Try: Danielli 57' c
Con: Paterson 58'
Pen: Paterson (2) 2', 25'		ReportTry: Cohen 10' c
Balshaw 30' c
Lewsey 47' m
Grewcock 68' c
Con: Grayson (3) 11', 31', 69'
Pen: Grayson (3) 15', 28', 65'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
FB15Ben Hinshelwood 40'
RW14Simon Danielli 80'
OC13Tom Philip 17' to 25'
IC12Brendan Laney
LW11Simon Webster
FH10Chris Paterson
SH9Chris Cusiter 53'
N88Simon Taylor
OF7Cameron Mather 20'
BF6Jason White
RL5Stuart Grimes 56'
LL4Scott Murray
TP3Bruce Douglas 47'
HK2Gordon Bulloch 68'
LP1Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK16Robbie Russell 68'
PR17Gavin Kerr 47'
LK18Nathan Hines 56'
FL19Ally Hogg 20'
SH20Mike Blair 53'
FH21Dan Parks 80'
CE22Andrew Henderson 17' 25' 40'
Coach:
Matt Williams
FB15Iain Balshaw
RW14Josh Lewsey
OC12Jason Robinson
IC13Will Greenwood 80'
LW11Ben Cohen
FH10Paul Grayson
SH9Andy Gomarsall 56'
N88Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7Richard Hill
BF6Chris Jones
RL5Ben Kay 59'
LL4Danny Grewcock
TP3Phil Vickery
HK2Steve Thompson
LP1Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK16Mark Regan
PR17Jason Leonard
LK18Simon Shaw 59'
FL19Alex Sanderson
SH20Matt Dawson 56'
FH21Olly Barkley
CE22Henry Paul 80'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
22 February 2004
15:00 GMT
Ireland 36–15 Wales
Try: Byrne (2) 1' c, 40' m
O'Driscoll (2) 14' c, 52' c
O'Gara 30' m
Foley 47' m
Con: O'Gara (3) 1', 15', 53'		ReportTry: Shanklin (2) 62' m, 76' c
Con: S. Jones 76'
Pen: S. Jones 5'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB15Girvan Dempsey
RW14Shane Horgan
OC13Brian O'Driscoll 78'
IC12Gordon D'Arcy 58'
LW11Tyrone Howe
FH10Ronan O'Gara
SH9Peter Stringer 78'
N88Anthony Foley 80'
OF7Keith Gleeson
BF6Simon Easterby
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Donncha O'Callaghan 36'
TP3John Hayes
HK2Shane Byrne 65'
LP1Reggie Corrigan 80'
Substitutions:
HK16Frankie Sheahan 65'
PR17Simon Best 80'
LK18Malcolm O'Kelly 36'
N819Victor Costello 80'
SH20Guy Easterby 78'
FH21David Humphreys 78'
CE22Kevin Maggs 58'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB15Gareth Thomas
RW14Rhys Williams
OC13Sonny Parker 55'
IC12Iestyn Harris 69'
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Stephen Jones
SH9Gareth Cooper 78'
N88Dafydd Jones
OF7Martyn Williams
BF6Jonathan Thomas 70'
RL5Robert Sidoli 46'
LL4Brent Cockbain
TP3Adam Jones 32'
HK2Robin McBryde
LP1Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK16Mefin Davies
PR17Gethin Jenkins 32'
N818Michael Owen 46'
N819Alix Popham 70'
SH20Dwayne Peel 78'
FH21Ceri Sweeney 69'
CE22Tom Shanklin 55'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Round 3
6 March 2004
13:30 GMT
Italy 20–14 Scotland
Try: Ongaro 41' m
Pen: De Marigny (5) 2', 11', 40', 69', 78'		ReportTry: Webster 79' m
Pen: Paterson (3) 8', 32', 38'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 21,340
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
FB15Gonzalo Canale 76'
RW14Nicola Mazzucato
OC13Cristian Stoica
IC12Manuel Dallan 46'
LW11Denis Dallan
FH10Roland de Marigny
SH9Paul Griffen
N88Sergio Parisse 61'
OF7Aaron Persico
BF6Andrea de Rossi
RL5Marco Bortolami
LL4Santiago Dellapè
TP3Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2Fabio Ongaro 74'
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK16Carlo Festuccia 74'
PR17Salvatore Perugini
LK18Carlo Checchinato
FL19Silvio Orlando 61'
SH20Simon Picone
FH21Rima Wakarua 46'
CE22Mirco Bergamasco 76'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB15Ben Hinshelwood
RW14Simon Danielli 74'
OC13Tom Philip
IC12Brendan Laney 78'
LW11Simon Webster
FH10Chris Paterson
SH9Chris Cusiter 40'
N88Simon Taylor
OF7Ally Hogg
BF6Jason White 78'
RL5Stuart Grimes 65'
LL4Scott Murray
TP3Bruce Douglas 65'
HK2Gordon Bulloch
LP1Allan Jacobsen 40' 65'
Substitutions:
PR16Gavin Kerr 40'
HK17Robbie Russell
LK18Nathan Hines 65'
FL19Jon Petrie 78'
SH20Mike Blair 40'
CE21Andrew Henderson 78'
FB22Derrick Lee 74'
Coach:
Matt Williams
6 March 2004
16:00 GMT
England 13–19 Ireland
Try: Dawson 25' c
Con: Grayson 26'
Pen: Grayson (2) 30', 66'		ReportTry: Dempsey 50' c
Con: O'Gara 51'
Pen: O'Gara (4) 16', 23', 32', 40'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB15Iain Balshaw 52'
RW14Josh Lewsey
OC12Jason Robinson
IC13Will Greenwood
LW11Ben Cohen
FH10Paul Grayson 54' to 63'
SH9Matt Dawson
N88Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7Richard Hill
BF6Joe Worsley 52'
RL5Ben Kay
LL4Steve Borthwick
TP3Phil Vickery
HK2Steve Thompson 58'
LP1Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK16Mark Regan 58'
PR17Matt Stevens
FL18Chris Jones 52'
FL19Neil Back
SH20Andy Gomarsall
FH21Olly Barkley 54' 63'
WG22James Simpson-Daniel 52'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB15Girvan Dempsey 62'
RW14Shane Horgan
OC13Brian O'Driscoll
IC12Gordon D'Arcy
LW11Tyrone Howe
FH10Ronan O'Gara
SH9Peter Stringer
N88Anthony Foley
OF7Keith Gleeson
BF6Simon Easterby
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Malcolm O'Kelly
TP3John Hayes
HK2Shane Byrne
LP1Reggie Corrigan
Substitutions:
HK16Frankie Sheahan
PR17Simon Best
LK18Gary Longwell
N819Victor Costello
SH20Guy Easterby
FH21David Humphreys
CE22Kevin Maggs 62'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:

7 March 2004
15:00 GMT
Wales 22–29 France
Try: M. Williams 77' c
Con: S. Jones 78'
Pen: S. Jones (5) 11', 18', 22', 25', 53'		ReportTry: Harinordoquy 38' c
Élissalde 56' c
Con: Élissalde (2) 39', 57'
Pen: Élissalde (5) 5', 15', 44', 46', 69'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,359
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB15Gareth Thomas
RW14Rhys Williams
OC13Mark Taylor
IC12Iestyn Harris 71'
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Stephen Jones
SH9Gareth Cooper 49'
N88Dafydd Jones 59'
OF7Colin Charvis 13' to 21' 27' to 32'
BF6Jonathan Thomas
RL5Michael Owen
LL4Brent Cockbain 63'
TP3Gethin Jenkins 71'
HK2Mefin Davies 77'
LP1Iestyn Thomas 59' 71'
Substitutions:
HK16Huw Bennett 77'
PR17Ben Evans 59'
LK18Gareth Llewellyn 63'
FL19Martyn Williams 13' 21' 27' 32' 59'
SH20Dwayne Peel 49'
FH21Ceri Sweeney 71'
CE22Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB15Nicolas Brusque
RW14Vincent Clerc
OC13Yannick Jauzion
IC12Damien Traille
LW11Christophe Dominici
FH10Frédéric Michalak 78'
SH9Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 72'
N88Thomas Lièvremont 58'
OF7Imanol Harinordoquy
BF6Serge Betsen
RL5Pascal Papé
LL4Fabien Pelous
TP3Pieter de Villiers
HK2William Servat 67'
LP1Sylvain Marconnet 58'
Substitutions:
HK16Yannick Bru 67'
PR17Jean-Jacques Crenca 58'
LK18David Auradou
FL19Olivier Magne 58'
SH20Dimitri Yachvili 72'
WG21Aurélien Rougerie
FB22Cédric Heymans 78'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Round 4
20 March 2004
13:30 GMT
Ireland 19–3 Italy
Try: O'Kelly 25' m
O'Driscoll 32' c
Horgan 52' c
Con: O'Gara (2) 33', 53'		ReportPen: De Marigny 66'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,250
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
FB15Girvan Dempsey
RW14Shane Horgan
OC13Brian O'Driscoll
IC12Gordon D'Arcy 76'
LW11Geordan Murphy
FH10Ronan O'Gara 77'
SH9Peter Stringer
N88Anthony Foley
OF7Keith Gleeson 59'
BF6Simon Easterby
RL5Donncha O'Callaghan 79'
LL4Malcolm O'Kelly
TP3John Hayes
HK2Shane Byrne 79'
LP1Reggie Corrigan 63'
Substitutions:
HK16Frankie Sheahan 79'
PR17Marcus Horan 63'
LK18Gary Longwell 79'
N819Victor Costello 59'
SH20Guy Easterby
FH21David Humphreys 77'
CE22Kevin Maggs 76'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB15Gonzalo Canale 64'
RW14Nicola Mazzucato
OC13Cristian Stoica
IC12Matteo Barbini 53'
LW11Denis Dallan
FH10Roland de Marigny
SH9Paul Griffen 76'
N88Scott Palmer 19' to 27' 77'
OF7Aaron Persico
BF6Andrea de Rossi
RL5Marco Bortolami
LL4Carlo Checchinato 53'
TP3Martín Castrogiovanni
HK2Fabio Ongaro
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero 76'
Substitutions:
HK16Carlo Festuccia 19' 27'
PR17Salvatore Perugini 76'
LK18Santiago Dellapè 53'
FL19Roberto Mandelli 77'
SH20Simon Picone 76'
CE21Mirco Bergamasco 64'
CE22Andrea Masi 53'
Coach:
John Kirwan
20 March 2004
16:00 GMT
England 31–21 Wales
Try: Cohen (2) 5' c, 63' c
Worsley 78' m
Con: Barkley (2) 6', 65'
Pen: Barkley (4) 16', 20', 39', 72'		ReportTry: G. Thomas 41' c
Taylor 50' m
Con: S. Jones 42'
Pen: S. Jones (3) 10', 13', 23'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,200
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
FB15Jason Robinson
RW14Josh Lewsey
OC12Mike Tindall
IC13Will Greenwood 73'
LW11Ben Cohen
FH10Olly Barkley
SH9Matt Dawson
N88Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7Richard Hill
BF6Chris Jones 40'
RL5Ben Kay
LL4Danny Grewcock
TP3Phil Vickery 69'
HK2Steve Thompson
LP1Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK16Mark Regan
PR17Julian White 69'
LK18Steve Borthwick
FL19Joe Worsley 40'
SH20Andy Gomarsall
CE21Mike Catt 73'
WG22James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB15Gareth Thomas
RW14Rhys Williams
OC13Mark Taylor 66'
IC12Tom Shanklin
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Stephen Jones
SH9Gareth Cooper 60'
N88Dafydd Jones
OF7Colin Charvis
BF6Jonathan Thomas
RL5Michael Owen
LL4Brent Cockbain 25'
TP3Gethin Jenkins 62' to 69'
HK2Robin McBryde
LP1Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK16Mefin Davies
PR17Ben Evans 62' 69'
LK18Gareth Llewellyn 25'
FL19Martyn Williams
SH20Dwayne Peel 60'
FH21Ceri Sweeney 66'
CE22Jamie Robinson
Coach:
Steve Hansen
21 March 2004
15:00 GMT
Scotland 0–31 France
ReportTry: Magne 6' m
Jauzion (2) 63' c, 72' c
Con: Yachvili (2) 64', 73'
Pen: Yachvili (4) 14', 29', 43', 48'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 66,324
Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
FB15Derrick Lee 15' 58'
RW14Simon Danielli
OC13Tom Philip
IC12Andrew Henderson
LW11Simon Webster
FH10Chris Paterson
SH9Chris Cusiter 40'
N88Simon Taylor
OF7Cameron Mather 40'
BF6Jason White
RL5Stuart Grimes 51'
LL4Scott Murray
TP3Bruce Douglas
HK2Gordon Bulloch 64'
LP1Allan Jacobsen 34'
Substitutions:
HK16Robbie Russell 64'
PR17Gavin Kerr 34'
LK18Nathan Hines 51'
FL19Ally Hogg 40'
SH20Mike Blair 40'
FH21Brendan Laney
FH22Dan Parks 58'
Coach:
Matt Williams
FB15Nicolas Brusque
RW14Pépito Elhorga
OC13Yannick Jauzion
IC12Damien Traille
LW11Christophe Dominici
FH10Frédéric Michalak 40'
SH9Dimitri Yachvili
N88Thomas Lièvremont 49'
OF7Olivier Magne
BF6Serge Betsen 21'
RL5Pascal Papé 71'
LL4Fabien Pelous
TP3Pieter de Villiers
HK2William Servat 51'
LP1Sylvain Marconnet 63'
Substitutions:
HK16Yannick Bru 51'
PR17Jean-Jacques Crenca 63'
LK18David Auradou 71'
FL19Julien Bonnaire 21' 49'
FH20Julien Peyrelongue 40'
FB21Clément Poitrenaud
WG22Vincent Clerc
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

  • This was the first time since 1961 that France had kept a clean sheet against Scotland.

Round 5
27 March 2004
14:00 GMT
Wales 44–10 Italy
Try: S. Williams (2) 24' m, 67' c
R. Williams (2) 30' m, 70' c
G. Thomas 55' c
Shanklin 59' c
Con: S. Jones (4) 56', 60', 68', 71'
Pen: S. Jones (2) 10', 16'		ReportTry: Masi 62' c
Con: Wakarua 63'
Pen: De Marigny 42'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 70,048
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB15Gareth Thomas
RW14Rhys Williams
OC13Mark Taylor
IC12Iestyn Harris 59'
LW11Shane Williams
FH10Stephen Jones 73'
SH9Gareth Cooper 73'
N88Dafydd Jones 76'
OF7Martyn Williams
BF6Colin Charvis
RL5Michael Owen 79'
LL4Gareth Llewellyn
TP3Gethin Jenkins
HK2Robin McBryde 73'
LP1Duncan Jones 79'
Substitutions:
HK16Mefin Davies 73'
PR17Ben Evans 79'
LK18Robert Sidoli 79'
N819Alix Popham 76'
SH20Dwayne Peel 73'
FH21Ceri Sweeney 73'
CE22Tom Shanklin 59'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB15Gonzalo Canale
RW14Nicola Mazzucato 65'
OC13Andrea Masi 73'
IC12Cristian Stoica
LW11Denis Dallan 53'
FH10Roland de Marigny
SH9Paul Griffen
N88Andrea de Rossi
OF7Aaron Persico 11' to 21' 37'
BF6Marco Bortolami
RL5Carlo Del Fava 58'
LL4Santiago Dellapè
TP3Martín Castrogiovanni 58'
HK2Fabio Ongaro
LP1Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK16Carlo Festuccia
PR17Salvatore Perugini 58'
FL18Roberto Mandelli 58'
FL19Silvio Orlando 11' 21' 37'
SH20Simon Picone 73'
FH21Rima Wakarua 53'
CE22Mirco Bergamasco 65'
Coach:
John Kirwan
27 March 2004
16:00 GMT
Ireland 37–16 Scotland
Try: D'Arcy (2) 18' m, 72' c
Murphy 38' m
Wallace 53' c
Stringer 61' c
Con: O'Gara (3) 54', 62', 73'
Pen: O'Gara (2) 4', 25'		ReportTry: Hogg 48' c
Con: Paterson 49'
Pen: Paterson (2) 1', 22'
Drop: Parks 36'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 42,750
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
FB15Girvan Dempsey
RW14Shane Horgan
OC13Brian O'Driscoll
IC12Gordon D'Arcy 78'
LW11Geordan Murphy
FH10Ronan O'Gara 78'
SH9Peter Stringer 78'
N88Anthony Foley
OF7David Wallace 78'
BF6Simon Easterby
RL5Paul O'Connell
LL4Malcolm O'Kelly 50' to 54' 78'
TP3John Hayes
HK2Shane Byrne 78'
LP1Reggie Corrigan 60'
Substitutions:
HK16Frankie Sheahan 78'
PR17Marcus Horan 60'
LK18Donncha O'Callaghan 50' 54' 78'
N819Victor Costello 78'
SH20Guy Easterby 78'
FH21David Humphreys 78'
CE22Kevin Maggs 78'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB15Chris Paterson
RW14Simon Danielli 76'
OC13Tom Philip
IC12Andrew Henderson 65'
LW11Simon Webster
FH10Dan Parks
SH9Chris Cusiter 57'
N88Simon Taylor 41'
OF7Ally Hogg
BF6Jason White
RL5Stuart Grimes 57'
LL4Scott Murray
TP3Bruce Douglas 72'
HK2Gordon Bulloch 72'
LP1Allan Jacobsen 40' 72'
Substitutions:
HK16Robbie Russell 72'
PR17Gavin Kerr 40'
LK18Nathan Hines 57'
FL19Jon Petrie 41'
SH20Mike Blair 57'
FH21Brendan Laney 65'
FB22Derrick Lee 76'
Coach:
Matt Williams
27 March 2004
20:00 GMT
France 24–21 England
Try: Harinordoquy 25' m
Yachvili 40' c
Con: Yachvili 40'
Pen: Yachvili (4) 21', 34', 39', 51'		ReportTry: Cohen 52' m
Lewsey 75' c
Con: Barkley 77'
Pen: Barkley (3) 40', 48', 72'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,906
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB15Nicolas Brusque
RW14Pépito Elhorga
OC13Yannick Jauzion 57'
IC12Damien Traille
LW11Christophe Dominici
FH10Frédéric Michalak
SH9Dimitri Yachvili
N88Imanol Harinordoquy
OF7Olivier Magne
BF6Serge Betsen
RL5Pascal Papé
LL4Fabien Pelous 77'
TP3Pieter de Villiers
HK2William Servat 53'
LP1Sylvain Marconnet 71'
Substitutions:
HK16Yannick Bru 53'
PR17Jean-Jacques Crenca 71'
LK18David Auradou 77'
N819Thomas Lièvremont
SH20Pierre Mignoni
FH21Julien Peyrelongue
FB22Clément Poitrenaud 57'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB15Jason Robinson
RW14Josh Lewsey
OC12Mike Tindall
IC13Will Greenwood 48'
LW11Ben Cohen
FH10Olly Barkley
SH9Matt Dawson
N88Lawrence Dallaglio
OF7Richard Hill
BF6Joe Worsley
RL5Ben Kay
LL4Danny Grewcock 25'
TP3Phil Vickery 63'
HK2Steve Thompson
LP1Trevor Woodman
Substitutions:
HK16Mark Regan
PR17Julian White 63'
LK18Steve Borthwick 25'
FL19Chris Jones
SH20Andy Gomarsall
CE21Mike Catt 48'
WG22James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Notes:

  • England needed to win by eight points to win the Championship.[1]

References
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  1. "'Poor' England ready to rebuild the chariot". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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