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2003 Rugby Six Nations Tournament

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PWDLPFPAPDPts
England550017346+12710
Ireland540111997+228
France530215375+786
Scotland520381163-804
Italy5104100185-852
Wales500582144-620

Italy 30 Wales 22, England 25 France 17, Scotland 6 Ireland 36, Wales 9 England 26,
Italy 13 Ireland 37
, France 38 Scotland 3, Ireland 15 France 12, Scotland 30 Wales 22, England 40 Italy 5, England 40 Scotland 9, Wales 24 Ireland 25, Italy 27 France 53, France 33 Wales 5, Scotland 33 Italy 25, Italy 9 England 45

Italy 30 Wales 22
Stadio Flaminio, 15 February

Italy: Paolo Vaccari; Denis Dallan, Giovanni Raineri, Cristian Stoica, Mauro Bergamasco; Diego Dominguez, Alessandro Troncon (captain); Ramiro Martinez-Frugoni, Carlos Festuccia, Giampiero De Carli, Cristian Bezzi, Marco Bortolami, Andrea De Rossi, Aaron Persico, Matthew Phillips

Replacements: Mirco Bergamasco, Salvatore Perugini

Try: Carlos Festuccia, Matthew Phillips, Giampiero De Carli
Conversion: Diego Dominguez
Penalties: Diego Dominguez
Drop Goal: Diego Dominguez (2)

Wales: Rhys Williams; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin, Leigh Davies, Gareth Thomas; Iestyn Harris, Dwayne Peel; Iestyn Thomas, Mefin Davies, Ben Evans, Robert Sidoli, Steve Williams, Michael Owen, Martyn Williams, Colin Charvis (captain)

Replacements: Dafydd Jones, Ceri Sweeney, Gavin Thomas, Matthew Watkins, Gareth Williams

Try: Dwayne Peel, Tom Shanklin, Steve Williams
Conversion: Iestyn Harris (2)
Penalties: Iestyn Harris

Referee: J. Jutge


England 25 France 17
Twickenham, 15 February

England: Jason Robinson; Dan Luger, Will Greenwood, Charlie Hodgson, Ben Cohen; Jonny Wilkinson, Andy Gomarsall; Jason Leonard, Steve Thompson, Julian White, Ben Kay, Martin Johnson (captain), Neil Back, Lewis Moody, Richard Hill

Replacements: Lawrence Dallaglio, Danny Grewcock, Mark Regan, Graham Rowntree

Try: Jason Robinson
Conversion: Jonny Wilkinson
Penalties: Jonny Wilkinson (5)
Drop Goal: Jonny Wilkinson

France: Clement Poitreneaud; Vincent Clerc, Xavier Garbajosa, Damien Traille, Aurelien Rougerie; Gerald Merceron, Fabien Galthie (captain), Christian Califano, Raphael Ibanez, Jean-Jacques Crenca, Olivier Brouzet, Fabien Pelous, Serge Betsen, Olivier Magne, Imanol Harinordoquy

Replacements: Thomas Castaignede, Jean-Baptiste Rue, Sebastien Chabal, Sylvain Marconnet

Tries: Olivier Magne, Clement Poitreneaud, Damien Traille
Conversions: Gerald Merceron

Referee: P. Honniss



Scotland 6 Ireland 36
Murrayfield, 16 February

Scotland: Glenn Metcalfe; Kenny Logan, Brendan Laney, Andrew Craig, Chris Paterson; Gordon Ross, Bryan Redpath (captain); Bruce Douglas, Gordon Bulloch, Tom Smith, Stuart Grimes, Scott Murray, Andrew Mower, Martin Leslie, Simon Taylor

Replacements: Gavin Kerr, Gregor Townsend

Penalties: Gordon Ross

Ireland: Girvan Dempsey; Denis Hickie, Brian O’Driscoll (captain), Kevin Maggs, Shane Horgan; David Humphreys, Peter Stringer; John Hayes, Shane Byrne, Reg Corrigan, Gary Longwell, Malcolm O’Kelly, Victor Costello, Keith Gleeson, Anthony Foley

Replacements: Paul Burke, Guy Easterby, Leo Cullen, Marcus Horan, Geordan Murphy, Alan Quinlan, Frankie Sheahan

Try: Denis Hickie, David Humphreys, Geordan Murphy
Conversion: David Humphreys (3)
Penalty: David Humphreys (5)

Referee: A. Cole


Wales 9 England 26
Millenium Stadium, 22 February

Wales: Kevin Morgan; Rhys Williams, Tom Shanklin, Mark Taylor, Gareth Thomas; Ceri Sweeney, Gareth Cooper; Iestyn Thomas, Jonathan Humphreys (captain), Ben Evans, Robert Sidoli, Steve Williams, Dafydd Jones, Martyn Williams, Gavin Thomas

Replacements: Iestyn Harris, Gethin Jenkins, Matthew Watkins, Gareth Williams, Colin Charvis, Gareth Llewellyn

Penalties: Ceri Sweeney (3)

England: Jason Robinson; Dan Luger, Will Greenwood, Charlie Hodgson, Ben Cohen; Jonny Wilkinson, Kyran Bracken; Graham Rowntree, Steve Thompson, Robbie Morris, Ben Kay, Martin Johnson (captain), Neil Back, Richard Hill, Lawrence Dallaglio

Replacements: Andy Gomarsall, Danny Grewcock, Joe Worsley, Phil Christophers, James Simpson-Daniel

Tries: Will Greenwood, Joe Worsley
Conversions: Jonny Wilkinson (2)
Penalties: Jonny Wilkinson (2)
Drop Goal: Jonny Wilkinson (2)

Referee: S. Walsh


Italy 13 Ireland 37
Stadio Flaminio, 22 February

Italy: Paolo Vaccari; Denis Dallan, Giovanni Raineri, Cristian Stoica, Mauro Bergamasco; Diego Dominguez, Alessandro Troncon (captain); Ramiro Martinez-Frugoni, Carlos Festuccia, Giampiero De Carli, Cristian Bezzi, Marco Bortolami, Andrea De Rossi, Aaron Persico, Matthew Phillips

Replacements: Leandro Castrogiovanni, Scott Palmer, Mirco Bergamasco, Ramiro Pez

Tries: Denis Dallan
Conversions: Ramiro Pez
Penalties: Diego Dominguez, Ramiro Pez

Ireland: Geordan Murphy; Denis Hickie, Brian O’Driscoll (captain), Kevin Maggs, John Kelly; David Humphreys, Peter Stringer; John Hayes, Shane Byrne, Reg Corrigan, Gary Longwell, Malcolm O’Kelly, Victor Costello, Keith Gleeson, Anthony Foley

Replacements: Guy Easterby, Rob Henderson, Leo Cullen, Marcus Horan, Alan Quinlan, Frankie Sheahan

Tries: David Humphreys, Brian O’Driscoll, John Kelly, Geordan Murphy, Peter Stringer
Conversions: David Humphreys (3)
Penalties: David Humphreys (2)

Referee: T. Spreadbury


France 38 Scotland 3
Stade de France, 23 February

France: Clement Poitreneaud; Vincent Clerc, Xavier Garbajosa, Damien Traille, Aurelien Rougerie; Francois Gelez, Fabien Galthie (captain), Jean-Jacques Crenca, Raphael Ibanez, Sylvain Marconnet, Olivier Brouzet, Fabien Pelous, Serge Betsen, Olivier Magne, Imanol Harinordoquy

Replacements: David Auradou, Christian Califano, Thomas Castaignede, Jean-Baptiste Rue, Sebastien Chabal, Dimitri Yachvili

Tries: Fabien Pelous, Aurelien Rougerie, Clement Poitreneaud, Damien Traille
Conversions: Francois Gelez (3)
Penalties: Francois Gelez (4)

Scotland: Glenn Metcalfe; Kenny Logan, Kevin Utterson, Gregor Townsend, Chris Paterson; Brendan Laney, Bryan Redpath (captain); Bruce Douglas, Gordon Bulloch, Tom Smith, Stuart Grimes, Scott Murray, Andrew Mower, Martin Leslie, Simon Taylor

Replacements: Michael Blair, Gavin Kerr, Jon Petrie, Andrew Craig, Jason White

Penalties: Chris Paterson

Referee: P. Marshall


Ireland 15 France 12
Lansdowne Road, 8 March

Ireland: Geordan Murphy; Denis Hickie, Brian O’Driscoll (captain), Kevin Maggs, John Kelly; David Humphreys, Peter Stringer; John Hayes, Shane Byrne, Marcus Horan, Gary Longwell, Malcolm O’Kelly, Victor Costello, Keith Gleeson, Anthony Foley

Replacements: Leo Cullen, Alan Quinlan

Tries: Craig Morgan, Dafydd James, Rhys Williams, Scott Quinnell, Andy Marinos
Conversions: Stephen Jones (5)
Penalties: David Humphreys (4)
Drop Goal: Geordan Murphy

France: Clement Poitreneaud; Vincent Clerc, Xavier Garbajosa, Damien Traille, Aurelien Rougerie; Francois Gelez, Dimitri Yachvili, Jean-Jacques Crenca, Raphael Ibanez, Sylvain Marconnet, Olivier Brouzet, Fabien Pelous (captain), Serge Betsen, Olivier Magne, Imanol Harinordoquy

Replacements: Christian Califano, Sebastien Chabal

Penalties: Francois Gelez (4)

Referee: A. Watson


Scotland 30 Wales 22
Murrayfield, 8 March

Scotland: Glenn Metcalfe; Kenny Logan, Kevin Utterson, James McLaren, Chris Paterson; Gregor Townsend, Bryan Redpath (captain); Bruce Douglas, Gordon Bulloch, Tom Smith, Stuart Grimes, Scott Murray, Andrew Mower, Jason White, Simon Taylor

Replacements: Michael Blair, Nathan Hines, Gavin Kerr, Jon Petrie, Gordon Ross, Andrew Craig, Robbie Russell

Tries: Bruce Douglas, Simon Taylor, Chris Paterson
Conversions: Chris Paterson (3)
Penalties: Chris Paterson (3)

Wales: Kevin Morgan; Rhys Williams, Tom Shanklin, Mark Taylor, Gareth Thomas; Stephen Jones, Gareth Cooper; Iestyn Thomas, Gareth Williams, Ben Evans, Robert Sidoli, Steve Williams, Dafydd Jones, Martyn Williams (captain), Gavin Thomas

Replacements: Mefin Davies, Iestyn Harris, Gethin Jenkins, Dwayne Peel, Matthew Watkins, Colin Charvis, Gareth Llewellyn

Tries: Gareth Cooper, Rhys Williams, Mark Taylor
Conversion: Stephen Jones (2)
Penalty: Stephen Jones

Referee: Deluca/Spreadbury


England 40 Italy 5
Twickenham, 9 March

England: Josh Lewsey; Dan Luger, Will Greenwood, Mike Tindall, James Simpson-Daniel; Jonny Wilkinson (captain), Matt Dawson; Graham Rowntree, Steve Thompson, Robbie Morris, Ben Kay, Danny Grewcock, Richard Hill, Neil Back, Lawrence Dallaglio

Replacements: Kyran Bracken, Mark Regan, Simon Shaw, Charlie Hodgson, Alex Sanderson, Ollie Smith, Mike Worsley

Tries: Dan Luger, Mike Tindall, Josh Lewsey (2), James Simpson-Daniel, Steve Thompson
Conversions: Jonny Wilkinson (4), Matt Dawson

Italy: Mirco Bergamasco; Denis Dallan, Giovanni Raineri, Paolo Vaccari, Nicola Mazzucato; Ramiro Pez, Alessandro Troncon (captain); Ramiro Martinez-Frugoni, Carlos Festuccia, Giampiero De Carli, Cristian Bezzi, Mark Giacheri, Andrea De Rossi, Aaron Persico, Matthew Phillips

Replacements: Leandro Castrogiovanni, Matteo Mazzantini, Fabio Ongaro, Gert Peens, Scott Palmer, Marco Bortolami, Andrea Masi

Referee: A. Rolland


England 40 Scotland 9
Twickenham, 22 March

England: Josh Lewsey; Jason Robinson, Will Greenwood, Mike Tindall, Ben Cohen; Jonny Wilkinson, Matt Dawson; Jason Leonard, Steve Thompson, Graham Rowntree, Ben Kay, Martin Johnson (captain), Richard Hill, Neil Back, Lawrence Dallaglio

Replacements: Paul Grayson, Danny Grewcock, Dan Luger, Joe Worsley, Trevor Woodman

Tries: Jason Robinson (2), Ben Cohen, Josh Lewsey (2)
Conversion: Jonny Wilkinson (3), Paul Grayson
Penalties: Jonny Wilkinson (4)

Scotland: Glenn Metcalfe; Kenny Logan, Kevin Utterson, Gregor Townsend, Chris Paterson; Brendan Laney, Bryan Redpath (captain); Bruce Douglas, Gordon Bulloch, Tom Smith, Stuart Grimes, Scott Murray, Andrew Mower, Martin Leslie, Simon Taylor

Replacements: Michael Blair, Gavin Kerr, Jon Petrie, Andrew Craig, Jason White

Penalties: Chris Paterson (3)

Referee: A. Lewis


Wales 24 Ireland 25
Millenium Stadium, 22 March

Wales: Rhys Williams; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin, Mark Taylor, Gareth Thomas; Stephen Jones, Gareth Cooper; Gethin Jenkins, Jonathan Humphreys (captain), Iestyn Thomas, Robert Sidoli, Gareth Llewellyn, Colin Charvis, Martyn Williams, Dafydd Jones

Replacements: Mefin Davies, Iestyn Harris, Martyn Madden, Dwayne Peel, Matthew Watkins

Tries: Stephen Jones, Gareth Thomas, Martyn Williams
Conversions: Stephen Jones (3)
Drop Goal: Stephen Jones

Ireland: Geordan Murphy; Denis Hickie, Brian O’Driscoll (captain), Kevin Maggs, Justin Bishop; David Humphreys, Peter Stringer; John Hayes, Shane Byrne, Marcus Horan, Leo Cullen, Malcolm O’Kelly, Alan Quinlan, Keith Gleeson, Anthony Foley

Replacements: Eric Miller, Justin Fitzpatrick, Donncha O’Callaghan, Ronan O’Gara

Try: Keith Gleeson (2)
Penalty: David Humphreys (4)
Drop Goal: Ronan O’Gara

Referee: S. Lander


Italy 27 France 53
Stadio Flaminio, 23 March

Italy: Mirco Bergamasco; Denis Dallan, Giovanni Raineri, Paolo Vaccari, Nicola Mazzucato; Ramiro Pez, Alessandro Troncon (captain); Andrea Lo Cicero, Carlos Festuccia, Ramiro Martinez-Frugoni, Cristian Bezzi, Mark Giacheri, Andrea De Rossi, Aaron Persico, Matthew Phillips

Replacements: Leandro Castrogiovanni, Matteo Mazzantini, Fabio Ongaro, Gert Peens, Scott Palmer, Santiago Dellape, Andrea Masi

Try: Matthew Phillips, Mirco Bergamasco, Aaron Persico, Ramiro Pez
Conversion: Ramiro Pez (2)
Penalty: Ramiro Pez

France: Clement Poitreneaud; Xavier Garbajosa, Thomas Castaignede, Damien Traille, Aurelien Rougerie; Frederic Michalak, Dimitri Yachvili; Jean-Jacques Crenca, Raphael Ibanez, Sylvain Marconnet, Olivier Brouzet, Fabien Pelous (captain), Serge Betsen, Olivier Magne, Imanol Harinordoquy

Replacements: Vincent Clerc, David Auradou, Gerald Merceron, Jean-Baptiste Rue, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Olivier Milloud, Patrick Tabacco

Tries: Serge Betsen, Thomas Castaignede, Aurelien Rougerie (2), Frederic Michalak, Damien Traille (2)
Conversions: Dimitri Yachvili (6)
Penalties: Dimitri Yachvili (2)

Referee: N. Williams


France 33 Wales 5
Stade de France, 6 April

France: Clement Poitreneaud; Xavier Garbajosa, Thomas Castaignede, Damien Traille, Aurelien Rougerie; Frederic Michalak, Dimitri Yachvili; Jean-Jacques Crenca, Raphael Ibanez, Sylvain Marconnet, Olivier Brouzet, Fabien Pelous (captain), Serge Betsen, Olivier Magne, Imanol Harinordoquy

Replacements: Vincent Clerc, David Auradou, Gerald Merceron, Jean-Baptiste Rue, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Olivier Milloud, Patrick Tabacco

Tries: Vincent Clerc, Thomas Castaignede, Frederic Michalak
Conversions: Dimitri Yachvili (3)
Penalties: Dimitri Yachvili (4)

Wales: Rhys Williams; Craig Morgan, Iestyn Harris, Mark Taylor, Gareth Thomas; Stephen Jones, Dwayne Peel; Gethin Jenkins, Mefin Davies, Iestyn Thomas, Robert Sidoli, Gareth Llewellyn, Colin Charvis, Martyn Williams (captain), Dafydd Jones

Replacements: Gareth Cooper, Martyn Madden, Tom Shanklin, Gavin Thomas, Gareth Williams, Steve Williams

Try: Gareth Thomas

Referee: P O’Brien


Scotland 33 Italy 25
Murrayfield, 29 March

Scotland: Glenn Metcalfe; Kenny Logan, Andrew Craig, James McLaren, Chris Paterson; Gregor Townsend, Bryan Redpath (captain); Bruce Douglas, Gordon Bulloch, Tom Smith, Nathan Hines, Scott Murray, Andrew Mower, Jason White, Simon Taylor

Replacements: Ross Beattie, Stuart Grimes, Robbie Russell

Try: Kenny Logan, James McLaren, Chris Paterson, Jason White
Conversion: Chris Paterson (2)
Penalties: Chris Paterson (3)

Italy: Mirco Bergamasco; Denis Dallan, Giovanni Raineri, Andrea Masi, Paolo Vaccari; Ramiro Pez, Alessandro Troncon (captain); Andrea Lo Cicero, Carlos Festuccia, Ramiro Martinez-Frugoni, Cristian Bezzi, Mark Giacheri, Andrea De Rossi, Aaron Persico, Matthew Phillips

Replacements: Leandro Castrogiovanni, Gert Peens, Scott Palmer, Santiago Dellape

Tries: Scott Palmer, Mirco Bergamasco, Ramiro Pez
Conversion: Ramiro Pez (2)
Penalty: Ramiro Pez (2)

Referee: D. McHugh


Ireland 6 England 42
Lansdowne Road, 29 March

Ireland: Geordan Murphy; Denis Hickie, Brian O’Driscoll (captain), Kevin Maggs, Justin Bishop; David Humphreys, Peter Stringer; John Hayes, Shane Byrne, Marcus Horan, Gary Longwell, Malcolm O’Kelly, Victor Costello, Keith Gleeson, Anthony Foley

Replacements: Girvan Dempsey, Justin Fitzpatrick, Paul O’Connell, Ronan O’Gara, Alan Quinlan

Penalty: David Humphreys
Drop Goal: David Humphreys

England: Josh Lewsey; Jason Robinson, Will Greenwood, Mike Tindall, Ben Cohen; Jonny Wilkinson, Matt Dawson; Jason Leonard, Steve Thompson, Graham Rowntree, Ben Kay, Martin Johnson (captain), Richard Hill, Neil Back, Lawrence Dallaglio

Replacements: Kyran Bracken, Paul Grayson, Danny Grewcock, Dan Luger, Joe Worsley, Trevor Woodman

Tries: Lawrence Dallaglio, Will Greenwood (2), Dan Luger, Mike Tindall
Conversions: Jonny Wilkinson (3), Paul Grayson
Penalty: Jonny Wilkinson
Drop Goal: Jonny Wilkinson (2)

Referee: J. Kaplan