v England (Twickenham) won 26-19
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Sonny Parker,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; James
Hook, Mike Phillips; Duncan Jones,
Huw Bennett, Adam Jones, Ian Gough,
Alun Wyn Jones, Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: Alix Popham for
Thomas (13), Tom Shanklin for Parker
(45), Gethin Jenkins for A. Jones (45),
Matthew Rees for Bennett (58), Ian
Evans for A.W. Jones (82)
Tries: Byrne, Phillips
Conversions: Hook (2)
Penalties: Hook (4)
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v Scotland (Cardiff) won 30-15
Lee Byrne; Jamie Roberts, Tom
Shanklin, Gavin Henson, Shane
Williams; James Hook, Mike Phillips;
Duncan Jones, Huw Bennett, Adam
Jones, Ian Gough, Ian Evans, Jonathan
Thomas, Martyn Williams, Ryan
Jones (c)
Replacements: Gethin Jenkins for
D. Jones (53), Stephen Jones for Hook
(58), Dwayne Peel for Phillips (58),
Matthew Rees for Bennett (58), Gareth
Delve for R. Jones (62), Sonny Parker
for Shanklin (76), Deiniol Jones for
Gough (76)
Tries: S. Williams (2), Hook
Conversions: Hook (2), S. Jones
Penalties: Hook, S. Jones (2)
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v Italy (Cardiff) won 47-8
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen
Jones, Dwayne Peel; Gethin Jenkins,
Matthew Rees, Rhys Thomas, Ian
Gough, Ian Evans, Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: Mike Phillips for
Peel (44), Huw Bennett for Rees (55),
Deiniol Jones for Evans (68), James
Hook for S. Jones (68), Gareth Delve
for Martyn Williams (70), Sonny
Parker for Henson (71)
Tries: Byrne (2), Shanklin,
S. Williams (2)
Conversions: S. Jones (3), Hook (2)
Penalties: S. Jones (4)
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v Ireland (Dublin) won 16-12
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; Stephen
Jones, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins,
Matthew Rees, Adam Jones, Ian Gough,
Alun Wyn Jones, Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: James Hook for
S. Jones (65), Duncan Jones for
A. Jones (72), Gareth Delve for
R. Jones (75)
Tries: S. Williams
Conversions: S. Jones
Penalties: S. Jones (2), Hook
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v France (Cardiff) won 29-12
Lee Byrne; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin,
Gavin Henson, Shane Williams; James
Hook, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins,
Huw Bennett, Adam Jones, Ian Gough,
Alun Wyn Jones, Jonathan Thomas,
Martyn Williams, Ryan Jones (c)
Replacements: Stephen Jones for
Hook (56), Matthew Rees for Bennett
(56), Duncan Jones for A. Jones (71),
Ian Evans for Gough (71)
Tries: S. Williams, M. Williams
Conversions: S. Jones (2)
Penalties: Hook (3), S. Jones (2)
(The photo above shows Martyn,
ball in hand, confronted by the Irish
centre pairing of Andrew Trimble (12)
and Brian O'Driscoll during the narrow
16-12 win against Ireland in the 2008
Six Nations Championship. The victory
kept alive Welsh hopes of the Grand
Slam and they completed the job with
a commanding 29-12 win against
France in the final fixture. Martyn
actually retired from the international
game after the World Cup but it proved
to be one of the shortest retirements
in history with him quickly returning to
the fold under new coach Warren
Gatland! It proved to be an inspired
decision by both men, with Williams
starting all five games in the back row
alongside Jonathan Thomas and new
captain Ryan Jones, with the icing on
the cake coming in the 29-12 win
against France when Martyn scored
the second Welsh try.) |