2002 Six Nations Championship

The 2002 Six Nations Championship was the third series of the Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The annual tournament was won by France, who completed a tournament grand slam.

Table

Bonus point system

To date, the Six Nations has not adopted the bonus-point system that is used in most domestic rugby competitions, and in World Cup pool stages since 2003. Under this system, match points are awarded under the following criteria:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*0 points for a loss
*1 point for scoring four or more tries, regardless of the match result
*1 point for a loss by 7 or fewer points

A comparison of the two systems shows that had the 2002 Six Nations used the bonus point system, the championship winner would have been England, despite France winning all of their matches and thus collecting the Grand Slam. This is one argument against introducing the system for the Six Nations.

Results

Week 1

rugbybox
date = 2002-02-02
home = ru-rt|SCO
score = 3 – 29
away = ru|ENG
homescore = Pen: Hodge
awayscore = Tries: Robinson (2)
Tindall
Cohen
Con: Wilkinson
Hodgson
Pen: Wilkinson
stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh
attendance =
referee = Steve Walsh flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date = 2002-02-03
home = ru-rt|IRE
score = 54 – 10
away = ru|WAL
homescore = Tries: Murphy (2)
O'Connell
Hickie
Gleeson
O'Gara
Con: Humphreys
O'Gara (2)
Pen: Humphreys (6)
awayscore = Try: S. Jones
Con: S. Jones
Pen S. Jones
stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin
attendance = 49,000
referee = Pablo de Luca flagicon|ARG ----rugbybox
date = 2002-02-02
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 33 – 12
away = ru|ITA
homescore = Tries: Traille
Betsen
Con: Merceron
Pen: Merceron (7)
awayscore = Pen: Dominguez (4)
stadium = Stade de France, Paris
attendance =
referee =

Week 2

rugbybox
date = 2002-02-16
home = ru-rt|WAL
score = 33 – 37
away = ru|FRA
homescore = Tries: C. Quinnell
K. Morgan
Budgett
Con: S. Jones (3)
Pen: S. Jones (4)
awayscore = Tries: Marsh (2)
Rougerie
Con: Merceron (2)
Pen: Merceron (4)
Traille
Drop: Merceron
stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
attendance = 73,500
referee = David McHugh flagicon|IRE|rugby ----rugbybox
date = 2002-02-16
home = ru-rt|ENG
score = 45 – 11
away = ru|IRE
homescore = Tries: Greenwood (2)
Wilkinson
Cohen
Worsley
Kay
Con: Wilkinson (6)
Pen: Wilkinson
awayscore = Tries: O'Gara
Pen: Humphreys (2)
stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London
attendance =
referee = ----rugbybox
date = 2002-02-16
home = ru-rt|ITA
score = 12 – 29
away = ru|SCO
homescore = Pen: Dominguez (4)
awayscore = Tries: Townsend
Laney
Con: Laney (2)
Pen: Laney (5)
stadium = Stadio Flaminio, Rome
attendance =
referee = Kelvin Deaker flagicon|NZL

Week 3

rugbybox
date = 2002-03-02
home = ru-rt|IRE
score = 43 – 22
away = ru|SCO
homescore = Tries: O'Driscoll (3)
Horgan
Easterby
Con: Humphreys (2)
O'Gara
Pen: Humphreys (4)
awayscore = Try: Leslie
Con: Laney
Pen: Laney (5)
stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin
attendance =
referee = Nigel Whitehouse flagicon|WAL ----rugbybox
date = 2002-03-02
home = ru-rt|WAL
score = 44 – 20
away = ru|ITA
homescore = Tries: C. Morgan
James
R. Williams
S. Quinnell
Marinos
Con: S. Jones (5)
Pen: S. Jones (3)
awayscore = Tries: Checchinato
Mazzariol
Con: Pez
Peens
Pen: Pez
Peens
stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
attendance =
referee = Chris White flagicon|ENG ----rugbybox
date = 2002-03-02
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 20 – 15
away = ru|ENG
homescore = Tries: Merceron
Harinordoquy
Con: Merceron (2)
Pen: Merceron (2)
awayscore = Tries: Robinson
Cohen
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson
stadium = Stade de France, Paris
attendance =
referee = Andre Watson flagicon|RSA

Week 4

rugbybox
date = 2002-03-22
home = ru-rt|SCO
score = 10 – 22
away = ru|FRA
homescore = Tries: Redpath
Con: Laney
Pen: Laney
awayscore = Tries: Marsh (2)
Galthié
Con: Merceron (2)
Pen: Merceron
stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh
attendance =
referee = Alain Rolland flagicon|IRE|rugby ----rugbybox
date = 2002-03-23
home = ru-rt|ENG
score = 50 – 10
away = ru|WAL
homescore = Tries: Luger (2)
Greenwood
Wilkinson
Stimpson
Con: Wilkinson (5)
Pen: Wilkinson (4)
Drop: Wilkinson
awayscore = Tries: Harris
Con: Harris
Pen: Harris
stadium = Twickenham, London
attendance = 75,000
referee = Andrew Cole flagicon|AUS ----rugbybox
date = 2002-03-23
home = ru-rt|IRE
score = 32 – 17
away = ru|ITA
homescore = Tries: Kelly (2)
Hickie
Pen: Humphreys (4)
O'Gara
awayscore = Tries: Ma. Bergamasco
De Carli
Con: Dominguez (2)
Pen: Peens
stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin
attendance =
referee = Rob Dickson flagicon|SCO

Week 5

rugbybox
date = 2002-03-29
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 44 – 5
away = ru|IRE
homescore = Tries: Betsen (2)
Brusque (2)
Rougerie
Con: Merceron (2)
Pen: Merceron (4)
Gelez
awayscore = Try: Wood
stadium = Stade de France, Paris
attendance =
referee = Paddy O'Brien flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date = 2002-04-06
home = ru-rt|WAL
score = 22 – 27
away = ru|SCO
homescore = Try: R. Williams
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones (5)
awayscore = Tries: Bulloch (2)
Con: Laney
Pens: Laney (4)
Hodge
stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
attendance = 78,000
referee = ----rugbybox
date = 2002-04-07
home = ru-rt|ITA
score = 9 – 45
away = ru|ENG
homescore = Pen: Dominguez (3)
awayscore = Tries: Greenwood (2)
Cohen
Robinson
Dallaglio
Healey
Con: Wilkinson (5)
Dawson
Pen: Wilkinson
stadium = Stadio Flaminio, Rome
attendance =
referee = Mark Lawrence flagicon|RSA

External links

* [http://www.rbs6nations.com/splash.htm Six Nations] - Official website