2000 Six Nations Championship

2000 Six Nations Championship
2000 Six Nations Championship
Date	5 February – 2 April 2000
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (23rd title)
Matches played	15
Tries scored	75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Jonny Wilkinson (78)
Top try scorer(s)	Ben Cohen (5); Austin Healey (5); Brian O'Driscoll (5)
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The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the addition of Italy to the Five Nations. It was the 106th season of the championship overall.

The title was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam.

Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations. Italy did not win any of their other games and finished in sixth place.^[1]

Participants

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham Stadium	London	Clive Woodward	Matt Dawson
France	Stade de France	Saint-Denis	Bernard Laporte	Fabien Pelous
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Warren Gatland	Keith Wood
Italy	Stadio Flaminio	Rome	Brad Johnstone	Alessandro Troncon
Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	Edinburgh	Ian McGeechan	John Leslie/Bryan Redpath
Wales	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	Graham Henry	Dai Young

Squads

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts
1	England	5	4	1	183	70	+113	20	8
2	France	5	3	2	140	92	+48	12	6
3	Ireland	5	3	2	168	133	+35	17	6
4	Wales	5	3	2	111	135	−24	8	6
5	Scotland	5	1	4	95	145	−50	9	2
6	Italy	5	1	4	106	228	−122	9	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Round 1

5 February 2000

Italy	34–20	Scotland
Try: De Carli 72' c Con: Domínguez 73' Pen: Domínguez (6) 22', 31', 37', 40', 50', 59' Drop: Domínguez (3) 41', 45', 62'	Report	Try: Bulloch 34' c M. Leslie 75' c Con: Logan 35' Townsend 75' Pen: Townsend 55' Drop: Townsend 17'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


FB	15	Matt Pini
RW	14	Denis Dallan	44'
OC	13	Manuel Dallan
IC	12	Luca Martin
LW	11	Cristian Stoica
FH	10	Diego Domínguez
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon (c)	75'
N8	8	Wim Visser
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco	59'
BF	6	Massimo Giovanelli
RL	5	Andrea Gritti
LL	4	Carlo Checchinato
TP	3	Tino Paoletti	61'
HK	2	Alessandro Moscardi
LP	1	Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK	16	Carlo Orlandi
PR	17	Giampiero de Carli	61'
LK	18	Giuseppe Lanzi
FL	19	Aaron Persico	59'
SH	20	Matteo Mazzantini	75'
CE	21	Marco Rivaro	44'
FH	22	Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone


FB	15	Glenn Metcalfe
RW	14	Shaun Longstaff
OC	13	Jamie Mayer
IC	12	John Leslie (c)
LW	11	Kenny Logan
FH	10	Gregor Townsend
SH	9	Bryan Redpath
N8	8	Gordon Simpson	19' to 29'
OF	7	Budge Pountney
BF	6	Martin Leslie
RL	5	Stuart Grimes
LL	4	Scott Murray	65'
TP	3	Mattie Stewart	63' to 71'
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robbie Russell
PR	17	Dave Hilton	63'	71'
LK	18	Doddie Weir	65'
FL	19	Stuart Reid	19'	29'
SH	20	Andy Nicol
FH	21	Duncan Hodge
CE	22	James McLaren
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

5 February 2000

England	50–18	Ireland
Try: Cohen (2) 18' c, 80' c Healey (2) 30' c, 38' m Back 42' c Tindall 74' m Con: Wilkinson (4) 18', 31', 43', 80' Pen: Wilkinson (4) 11', 15', 53', 67'	Report	Try: Maggs 45' m Galwey 71' c Con: Humphreys 72' Pen: Humphreys (2) 33', 49'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)


FB	15	Matt Perry	70'
RW	14	Austin Healey
OC	13	Mike Tindall
IC	12	Mike Catt
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson
SH	9	Matt Dawson (c)
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Richard Hill
RL	5	Simon Shaw	75'
LL	4	Garath Archer
TP	3	Phil Vickery
HK	2	Phil Greening
LP	1	Jason Leonard	70'
Substitutions:
FB	16	Iain Balshaw	70'
FH	17	Alex King
SH	18	Andy Gomarsall
N8	19	Martin Corry	75'
FL	20	Joe Worsley
PR	21	Trevor Woodman	70'
HK	22	Neil McCarthy
Coach:
Clive Woodward


FB	15	Conor O'Shea	47'
RW	14	Justin Bishop
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Mike Mullins
LW	11	Kevin Maggs
FH	10	David Humphreys
SH	9	Tom Tierney
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Kieron Dawson
BF	6	Dion O'Cuinneagain	47'
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Bob Casey	40'
TP	3	Paul Wallace
HK	2	Keith Wood (c)
LP	1	Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan
PR	17	Justin Fitzpatrick
LK	18	Mick Galwey	40'
LK	19	Trevor Brennan	47'
SH	20	Peter Stringer
FH	21	Eric Elwood
FB	22	Girvan Dempsey	47'
Coach:
Warren Gatland

5 February 2000

Wales	3–36	France
Pen: Jenkins 13'	Report	Try: Magne 54' c Castaignède 56' c Ntamack 74' c Con: Lamaison (3) 55', 57', 76' Pen: Lamaison (4) 26', 34', 47', 73' Drop: Lamaison 23'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Chris White (England)


FB	15	Shane Howarth
RW	14	Gareth Thomas
OC	13	Mark Taylor
IC	12	Jason Jones-Hughes
LW	11	Dafydd James		67'
FH	10	Neil Jenkins
SH	9	Rob Howley		71'
N8	8	Scott Quinnell	43'
OF	7	Brett Sinkinson
BF	6	Colin Charvis		60'
RL	5	Chris Wyatt		64'
LL	4	Ian Gough
TP	3	Dai Young (c)
HK	2	Garin Jenkins		76'
LP	1	Peter Rogers		66'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Barry Williams		76'
PR	17	Spencer John		66'
LK	18	Mike Voyle		64'
FL	19	Geraint Lewis		60'
SH	20	Richard Smith		71'
FH	21	Stephen Jones
WG	22	Shane Williams		67'
Coach:
Graham Henry


FB	15	Thomas Castaignède
RW	14	Émile Ntamack
OC	13	Richard Dourthe		20'
IC	12	Thomas Lombard
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Christophe Lamaison		73'
SH	9	Fabien Galthié		73'
N8	8	Fabien Pelous (c)
OF	7	Olivier Magne
BF	6	Abdelatif Benazzi
RL	5	Legi Matiu
LL	4	Olivier Brouzet		45'
TP	3	Franck Tournaire		69'
HK	2	Marc Dal Maso		69'
LP	1	Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK	16	Raphaël Ibañez		69'
PR	17	Pieter de Villiers		69'
N8	18	Thomas Lièvremont		45'
FL	19	Serge Betsen
SH	20	Christophe Laussucq		73'
FH	21	Alain Penaud		73'
WG	22	David Venditti	62'	20'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Round 2

19 February 2000

Wales	47–16	Italy
Try: S. Quinnell 25' m S. Williams 37' c Bateman 51' c Howarth 68' c Con: Jenkins (3) 38', 53', 68' Pen: Jenkins (7) 3', 12', 15', 20', 23', 33', 42'	Report	Try: Visser 57' c Con: Domínguez 58' Pen: Domínguez (2) 8', 30' Drop: Domínguez 6'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Iain Ramage (Scotland)


FB	15	Shane Howarth	70'
RW	14	Gareth Thomas
OC	13	Allan Bateman
IC	12	Mark Taylor
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Neil Jenkins	69'
SH	9	Rob Howley
N8	8	Scott Quinnell
OF	7	Brett Sinkinson
BF	6	Geraint Lewis	40'
RL	5	Chris Wyatt	67'
LL	4	Craig Quinnell
TP	3	Dai Young (c)
HK	2	Garin Jenkins	67'
LP	1	Peter Rogers	78'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Barry Williams	67'
PR	17	Spencer John	78'
LK	18	Ian Gough	67'
FL	19	Colin Charvis	40'
SH	20	Richard Smith
WG	21	Dafydd James	70'
FH	22	Stephen Jones	69'
Coach:
Graham Henry


FB	15	Matt Pini
RW	14	Cristian Stoica
OC	13	Marco Rivaro	53'
IC	12	Luca Martin 34'
LW	11	Denis Dallan
FH	10	Diego Domínguez
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8	8	Wim Visser
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco
BF	6	Carlo Checchinato
RL	5	Andrea Gritti
LL	4	Giuseppe Lanzi	63'
TP	3	Tino Paoletti
HK	2	Alessandro Moscardi	17' to 20'
LP	1	Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK	16	Carlo Orlandi	17'	20'
PR	17	Alessandro Moreno
LK	18	Laurent Travini
FL	19	Aaron Persico	63'
SH	20	Matteo Mazzantini
FH	21	Andrea Scanavacca
WG	22	Juan Francesio	53'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

19 February 2000

France	9–15	England
Pen: Dourthe (3) 45', 51', 73'	Report	Pen: Wilkinson (5) 12', 19', 30', 56', 66'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,310
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)


FB	15	Richard Dourthe
RW	14	Émile Ntamack
OC	13	David Venditti
IC	12	Thomas Lombard
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Thomas Castaignède
SH	9	Fabien Galthié
N8	8	Fabien Pelous (c)
OF	7	Olivier Magne
BF	6	Abdelatif Benazzi		62'
RL	5	Olivier Brouzet	29'
LL	4	Legi Matiu
TP	3	Franck Tournaire		72'
HK	2	Marc Dal Maso		72'
LP	1	Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK	16	Raphaël Ibañez		72'
PR	17	Pieter de Villiers		72'
N8	18	Thomas Lièvremont
FL	19	Serge Betsen	74'	62'
SH	20	Christophe Laussucq
CE	21	Stéphane Glas
CE	22	Cédric Desbrosse
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


FB	15	Matt Perry	62'
RW	14	Austin Healey
OC	13	Mike Tindall
IC	12	Mike Catt
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson
SH	9	Matt Dawson (c)
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Richard Hill	75'
RL	5	Simon Shaw
LL	4	Garath Archer
TP	3	Phil Vickery
HK	2	Phil Greening
LP	1	Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK	16	Neil McCarthy
PR	17	Trevor Woodman
N8	18	Martin Corry	75'
FL	19	Joe Worsley
SH	20	Andy Gomarsall
FH	21	Alex King
FB	22	Iain Balshaw	62'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

19 February 2000

Ireland	44–22	Scotland
Try: O'Kelly 25' c Horgan 41' c O'Driscoll 55' c Humphreys 64' c Wood 69' c Con: O'Gara (2) 26', 42' Humphreys (3) 56', 65', 70' Pen: O'Gara (2) 34', 39' Humphreys 58'	Report	Try: Logan 17' c Metcalfe 72' c Graham 77' m Con: Logan (2) 18', 73' Pen: Logan 3'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Joël Dumé (France)


FB	15	Girvan Dempsey	34'
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Mike Mullins
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara	50'
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Kieron Dawson
BF	6	Simon Easterby
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Mick Galwey	57'
TP	3	John Hayes	66'
HK	2	Keith Wood
LP	1	Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan
PR	17	Justin Fitzpatrick	66'
LK	18	Jeremy Davidson	57'
LK	19	Trevor Brennan
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	David Humphreys	50'
CE	22	Rob Henderson	34'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Glenn Metcalfe
RW	14	Shaun Longstaff
OC	13	Jamie Mayer
IC	12	Graham Shiel
LW	11	Kenny Logan	58'
FH	10	Gregor Townsend
SH	9	Bryan Redpath (c)		63'
N8	8	Gordon Simpson
OF	7	Budge Pountney
BF	6	Martin Leslie
RL	5	Stuart Grimes
LL	4	Scott Murray		51'
TP	3	Mattie Stewart		63'
HK	2	Gordon Bulloch		66'
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robbie Russell		66'
PR	17	George Graham		63'
LK	18	Doddie Weir		51'
FL	19	Stuart Reid
SH	20	Andy Nicol		63'
FH	21	Duncan Hodge
CE	22	James McLaren
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 3

4 March 2000

Scotland	16–28	France
Try: Nicol 41' c Con: Paterson 42' Pen: Logan 15' Paterson (2) 37', 67'	Report	Try: Castaignède 10' c Magne (2) 63' m, 68' c Con: Merceron (2) 11', 68' Pen: Merceron (3) 19', 46', 72'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Steve Lander (England)


FB	15	Chris Paterson
RW	14	Glenn Metcalfe
OC	13	James McLaren	68'
IC	12	John Leslie (c)
LW	11	Kenny Logan
FH	10	Gregor Townsend
SH	9	Andy Nicol
N8	8	Stuart Reid	13' to 19'
OF	7	Budge Pountney
BF	6	Martin Leslie
RL	5	Doddie Weir	64'
LL	4	Scott Murray
TP	3	Mattie Stewart	64'
HK	2	Steve Brotherstone
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Steve Scott
PR	17	Dave Hilton	64'
LK	18	Stuart Grimes	64'
FL	19	Cameron Mather	13'	19'
SH	20	Graeme Beveridge
FH	21	Duncan Hodge	68'
CE	22	Jamie Mayer
Coach:
Ian McGeechan


FB	15	Thomas Castaignède
RW	14	Émile Ntamack	37'
OC	13	David Venditti
IC	12	Thomas Lombard
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Gérald Merceron
SH	9	Christophe Laussucq
N8	8	Fabien Pelous (c)		76'
OF	7	Olivier Magne
BF	6	Sébastien Chabal		50'
RL	5	Olivier Brouzet
LL	4	Jean Daudé	40'	50'
TP	3	Franck Tournaire		50'
HK	2	Marc Dal Maso		51'
LP	1	Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK	16	Raphaël Ibañez		51'
PR	17	Pieter de Villiers		50'
N8	18	Thomas Lièvremont		50'
FL	19	Arnaud Costes		50'
SH	20	Aubin Hueber
FH	21	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde		76'
CE	22	Cédric Desbrosse
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

4 March 2000

England	46–12	Wales
Try: Greening 29' c Back 52' m Hill 61' c Dallaglio 69' c Cohen 77' m Con: Wilkinson (3) 30', 62', 70' Pen: Wilkinson (5) 1', 15', 20', 39', 46'	Report	Pen: Jenkins (3) 10', 13', 37' Drop: Jenkins 17'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,500
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)


FB	15	Matt Perry
RW	14	Austin Healey
OC	13	Mike Tindall
IC	12	Mike Catt
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson
SH	9	Matt Dawson (c)
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Richard Hill	70'
RL	5	Simon Shaw
LL	4	Garath Archer
TP	3	Phil Vickery
HK	2	Phil Greening
LP	1	Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK	16	Neil McCarthy
PR	17	Trevor Woodman
FL	18	Joe Worsley
N8	19	Martin Corry	70'
SH	20	Andy Gomarsall
FH	21	Alex King
FB	22	Iain Balshaw
Coach:
Clive Woodward


FB	15	Shane Howarth
RW	14	Gareth Thomas
OC	13	Allan Bateman
IC	12	Mark Taylor
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Neil Jenkins
SH	9	Rob Howley
N8	8	Scott Quinnell
OF	7	Brett Sinkinson
BF	6	Colin Charvis
RL	5	Chris Wyatt
LL	4	Craig Quinnell
TP	3	Dai Young (c)		23'
HK	2	Garin Jenkins	45'	50'
LP	1	Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK	16	Barry Williams		50'
PR	17	Spencer John		23'
LK	18	Ian Gough
FL	19	Martyn Williams
SH	20	Richard Smith
FH	21	Stephen Jones
FB	22	Matt Cardey
Coach:
Graham Henry

4 March 2000

Ireland	60–13	Italy
Try: Wood 7' c Horgan (2) 18' c, 79' c Dawson 35' c O'Driscoll 59' c Dempsey 77' c Con: O'Gara (6) 8', 20', 36', 60', 78', 80' Pen: O'Gara (6) 3', 13', 25', 40', 43', 56'	Report	Try: De Rossi 72' c Con: Domínguez 73' Pen: Domínguez (2) 47', 49'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)


FB	15	Girvan Dempsey
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Mike Mullins	58'
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Kieron Dawson
BF	6	Simon Easterby	56'
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Mick Galwey
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Keith Wood (c)
LP	1	Peter Clohessy	63'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan
PR	17	Justin Fitzpatrick	63'
LK	18	Paddy Johns
FL	19	Dion O'Cuinneagain	56'
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	David Humphreys
CE	22	Rob Henderson	58'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Matt Pini	27'
RW	14	Juan Francesio
OC	13	Cristian Stoica	63'
IC	12	Luca Martin
LW	11	Denis Dallan
FH	10	Diego Domínguez
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8	8	Andrea de Rossi
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco	40'
BF	6	Wim Visser
RL	5	Andrea Gritti	63'
LL	4	Carlo Checchinato
TP	3	Tino Paoletti	40'
HK	2	Alessandro Moscardi
LP	1	Massimo Cuttitta
Substitutions:
HK	16	Carlo Orlandi
PR	17	Salvatore Perugini	40'
LK	18	Giuseppe Lanzi	63'
LK	19	Laurent Travini	40'
SH	20	Giampiero Mazzi
CE	21	Marco Rivaro	63'
CE	22	Giacomo Preo	27'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

Round 4

18 March 2000

Italy	12–59	England
Try: Martin 6' c Stoica 59' m Con: Domínguez 8'	Report	Try: Penalty try 26' c Dawson (2) 35' c, 75' c Healey (3) 44' m, 46' c, 52' m Cohen (2) 57' m, 70' c Con: Wilkinson (4) 27', 36', 47', 71' Alex King 76' Pen: Wilkinson (2) 2', 5' Drop: Back 32'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)


FB	15	Corrado Pilat
RW	14	Cristian Stoica	64'
OC	13	Luca Martin
IC	12	Nick Zisti
LW	11	Denis Dallan
FH	10	Diego Domínguez
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon (c)
N8	8	Andrea de Rossi
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco
BF	6	Walter Cristofoletto	25'
RL	5	Andrea Gritti
LL	4	Carlo Checchinato	14'
TP	3	Tino Paoletti		36'
HK	2	Alessandro Moscardi
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK	16	Carlo Orlandi
PR	17	Massimo Cuttitta		36'
FL	18	Orazio Arancio
FL	19	Aaron Persico
SH	20	Matteo Mazzantini
CE	21	Giacomo Preo
FH	22	Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone


FB	15	Matt Perry
RW	14	Austin Healey
OC	13	Mike Tindall		60'
IC	12	Mike Catt
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson		71'
SH	9	Matt Dawson (c)		75'
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Richard Hill		69'
RL	5	Simon Shaw
LL	4	Garath Archer	19'	75'
TP	3	Darren Garforth
HK	2	Phil Greening		75'
LP	1	Jason Leonard		69'
Substitutions:
FB	16	Iain Balshaw		60'
FH	17	Alex King		71'
SH	18	Andy Gomarsall		75'
N8	19	Martin Corry		75'
FL	20	Joe Worsley		69'
PR	21	Trevor Woodman		69'
HK	22	Neil McCarthy		75'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

18 March 2000

Wales	26–18	Scotland
Try: S. Williams (2) 33' c, 59' c Con: S. Jones (2) 34', 60' Pen: S. Jones (4) 6', 40', 48', 54'	Report	Try: M. Leslie 45' c Townsend 78' m Con: Hodge 46' Pen: Hodge (2) 21', 52'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)


FB	15	Matt Cardey
RW	14	Gareth Thomas
OC	13	Allan Bateman
IC	12	Mark Taylor
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Rupert Moon
N8	8	Geraint Lewis
OF	7	Colin Charvis
BF	6	Nathan Budgett
RL	5	Andy Moore
LL	4	Ian Gough
TP	3	Dai Young (c)
HK	2	Garin Jenkins
LP	1	Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robin McBryde
PR	17	Spencer John
N8	18	Alix Popham
FL	19	Martyn Williams
SH	20	Richard Smith
FH	21	Jason Strange
WG	22	Dafydd James
Coach:
Graham Henry


FB	15	Chris Paterson
RW	14	Craig Moir
OC	13	Gregor Townsend
IC	12	John Leslie (c)
LW	11	Glenn Metcalfe 66'
FH	10	Duncan Hodge
SH	9	Andy Nicol (c)
N8	8	Stuart Reid
OF	7	Budge Pountney
BF	6	Martin Leslie
RL	5	Stuart Grimes
LL	4	Scott Murray
TP	3	Mattie Stewart	76'
HK	2	Steve Brotherstone	57'
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gordon Bulloch	57'
PR	17	Dave Hilton	76'
LK	18	Doddie Weir
FL	19	Cameron Mather
SH	20	Bryan Redpath
CE	21	James McLaren
CE	22	Alan Bulloch
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

19 March 2000

France	25–27	Ireland
Try: Laussucq 28' c Con: Merceron 29' Pen: Merceron (6) 4', 10', 42', 53', 60', 67'	Report	Try: O'Driscoll (3) 22', 55', 73' Con: O'Gara (2) 23', 56' Humphreys 74' Pen: Humphreys (2) 63', 76'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,500
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)


FB	15	Émile Ntamack
RW	14	Philippe Bernat-Salles
OC	13	Cédric Desbrosse
IC	12	Stéphane Glas
LW	11	David Bory
FH	10	Gérald Merceron
SH	9	Christophe Laussucq
N8	8	Thomas Lièvremont
OF	7	Abdelatif Benazzi		59'
BF	6	Arnaud Costes	58'	59'
RL	5	Fabien Pelous
LL	4	Olivier Brouzet	69'
TP	3	Franck Tournaire	69'
HK	2	Marc Dal Maso	50'
LP	1	Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK	16	Raphaël Ibañez	50'
PR	17	Pieter de Villiers	69'
LK	18	Franck Belot	69'
FL	19	Lionel Mallier	58'
SH	20	Aubin Hueber
FH	21	Alain Penaud
WG	22	David Venditti
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


FB	15	Girvan Dempsey
RW	14	Kevin Maggs
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Rob Henderson
LW	11	Denis Hickie		45' to 53'
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara				61'
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley
OF	7	Kieron Dawson		53'
BF	6	Simon Easterby
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Mick Galwey		53'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Keith Wood
LP	1	Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan
PR	17	Justin Fitzpatrick
LK	18	Paddy Johns	60'	53'
FL	19	Andy Ward		53'
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	David Humphreys		45'	53'	61'
CE	22	Mike Mullins
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Round 5

1 April 2000

France	42–31	Italy
Try: Penaud (2) 28' c, 65' c Castaignède 36' c Pelous 44' c Benazzi 60' m Con: Dourthe (4) 29', 37', 45', 66' Pen: Dourthe (3) 7', 34', 52'	Report	Try: Martin 21' c Troncon (2) 31' c, 79' c Mazzucato 71' c Con: Domínguez (4) 22', 32', 72', 80' Drop: Domínguez 13'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,000
Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina)


FB	15	Thomas Castaignède
RW	14	Philippe Bernat-Salles	25'
OC	13	Richard Dourthe
IC	12	Émile Ntamack
LW	11	David Bory	70'
FH	10	Alain Penaud
SH	9	Aubin Hueber
N8	8	Thomas Lièvremont	40'
OF	7	Olivier Magne
BF	6	Lionel Mallier
RL	5	Fabien Pelous
LL	4	Olivier Brouzet	62'
TP	3	Franck Tournaire	70'
HK	2	Marc Dal Maso	40'
LP	1	Christian Califano
Substitutions:
HK	16	Raphaël Ibañez	40'
PR	17	Pieter de Villiers	70'
LK	18	Hugues Miorin	62'
FL	19	Abdelatif Benazzi	40'
SH	20	Christophe Laussucq
WG	21	Cédric Heymans	70'
WG	22	David Venditti	25'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


FB	15	Matt Pini
RW	14	Nicola Mazzucato
OC	13	Luca Martin
IC	12	Nick Zisti		53'
LW	11	Cristian Stoica
FH	10	Diego Domínguez
SH	9	Alessandro Troncon
N8	8	Andrea de Rossi		53'
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco		78'
BF	6	Walter Cristofoletto	34' 58'
RL	5	Andrea Gritti
LL	4	Carlo Checchinato
TP	3	Tino Paoletti		67'
HK	2	Alessandro Moscardi		73'
LP	1	Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK	16	Carlo Orlandi		73'
PR	17	Salvatore Perugini		67'
FL	18	Wim Visser		53'
FL	19	Aaron Persico		78'
SH	20	Matteo Mazzantini
WG	21	Denis Dallan		53'
FH	22	Andrea Scanavacca
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

1 April 2000

Ireland	19–23	Wales
Try: Horgan 55' c Con: O'Gara 56' Pen: O'Gara (4) 3', 9', 50', 64'	Report	Try: Budgett 19' c S. Jones 46' Con: S. Jones (2) 19', 46' Pen: S. Jones 33' Jenkins (2) 70', 72'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)


FB	15	Girvan Dempsey
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Rob Henderson
LW	11	Denis Hickie
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara	64'
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley	29' to 33'
OF	7	Kieron Dawson
BF	6	Simon Easterby			63'
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Mick Galwey	57'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Keith Wood (c)
LP	1	Peter Clohessy
Substitutions:
HK	16	Frankie Sheahan
PR	17	Justin Fitzpatrick
LK	18	Jeremy Davidson	57'
FL	19	Andy Ward	29'	33'	63'
SH	20	Guy Easterby
FH	21	David Humphreys	64'
CE	22	Kevin Maggs
Coach:
Warren Gatland


FB	15	Rhys Williams
RW	14	Gareth Thomas
OC	13	Allan Bateman
IC	12	Scott Gibbs
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones	64'
SH	9	Rupert Moon
N8	8	Geraint Lewis
OF	7	Colin Charvis
BF	6	Nathan Budgett
RL	5	Andy Moore
LL	4	Ian Gough
TP	3	Dai Young (c)
HK	2	Garin Jenkins	64'
LP	1	Peter Rogers
Substitutions:
HK	16	Robin McBryde	64'
PR	17	Spencer John
FL	18	Emyr Lewis
FL	19	Martyn Williams
SH	20	Richard Smith
FH	21	Neil Jenkins	64'
WG	22	Dafydd James
Coach:
Graham Henry

2 April 2000

Scotland	19–13	England
Try: Hodge 68' c Con: Hodge 70' Pen: Hodge (4) 19', 31', 40', 55'	Report	Try: Dallaglio 21' c Con: Wilkinson 22' Pen: Wilkinson (2) 24', 73'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)


FB	15	Chris Paterson
RW	14	Craig Moir
OC	13	Gregor Townsend
IC	12	James McLaren 24'
LW	11	Glenn Metcalfe
FH	10	Duncan Hodge
SH	9	Andy Nicol (c)
N8	8	Martin Leslie	40'
OF	7	Budge Pountney
BF	6	Jason White
RL	5	Richard Metcalfe
LL	4	Scott Murray
TP	3	Mattie Stewart	64'
HK	2	Steve Brotherstone
LP	1	Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK	16	Gavin Scott
PR	17	Gordon McIlwham	64'
LK	18	Stuart Grimes
FL	19	Stuart Reid	40'
SH	20	Bryan Redpath
CE	21	Graham Shiel
CE	22	Alan Bulloch
Coach:
Ian McGeechan


FB	15	Matt Perry
RW	14	Austin Healey
OC	13	Mike Tindall
IC	12	Mike Catt
LW	11	Ben Cohen	54'
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson
SH	9	Matt Dawson (c)
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Richard Hill	78'
RL	5	Simon Shaw
LL	4	Garath Archer	60'
TP	3	Phil Vickery
HK	2	Phil Greening
LP	1	Jason Leonard
Substitutions:
HK	16	Neil McCarthy
PR	17	Trevor Woodman
N8	18	Martin Corry	78'
FL	19	Joe Worsley	60'
SH	20	Andy Gomarsall
FH	21	Alex King
FB	22	Iain Balshaw	54'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

References

^ 2000 Six Nations Championship

External links

2000 Six Nations Championship at ESPN
2000 Six Nations Championship Coverage at RTÉ (Archived)

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