2001 Six Nations Championship

The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was marred by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease Foot and mouth disease in Britain. As a consequence, there were severe restrictions on travel especially between Britain and Ireland and thus it was decided to postpone Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations until the outbreak was contained. These games were then played in September and October. The eventual winners were England for the second year running, although they once again missed out on the Grand Slam at the final hurdle, losing to Ireland at the final match of the tournament in October.

Table

Results

Week One

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date = 2001-02-03
home = ru-rt|ITA
score = 22–41
away = ru|IRE
homescore = Tries: Mauro Bergamasco, Carlo Checcinato, Corrado Pilat Con: Ramiro Pez (2) Pen: Ramiro Pez
awayscore = Tries: Rob Henderson (3), Shane Horgan, Ronan O'Gara Con: Ronan O'Gara (2) Pen: Ronan O'Gara (4)
stadium = Stadio Flaminio, Rome
attendance = ?
referee = ?----rugbybox
date = 2001-02-03
home = ru-rt|WAL
score = 15–44
away = ru|ENG
homescore = Tries: Robert Howley, Scott Quinnell Cons: Neil Jenkins Pens: Neil Jenkins
awayscore = Tries: Will Greenwood (3), Matt Dawson (2), Ben Cohen Con: Jonny Wilkinson (4) Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (2)
stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
attendance = ?
referee = ?----rugbybox
date = 2001-02-04
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 16–6
away = ru|SCO
homescore = Try: Philippe Bernat-Salles Con: Christophe Lamaison Pen: Christophe Lamaison (3)
awayscore = Pen: Kenny Logan (2)
stadium = Stade de France, Paris
attendance = ?
referee = ?----

Week Two

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date = 2001-02-17
home = ru-rt|IRE
score = 22–15
away = ru|FRA
homescore = Try: Brian O'Driscoll Con: Ronan O'Gara Pen: Ronan O'Gara (5)
awayscore = Tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles, Fabien Pelous Con: Christophe Lamaison Pen: Christophe Lamaison
stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin
attendance = ?
referee = ?----rugbybox
date = 2001-02-17
home = ru-rt|ENG
score = 80–23
away = ru|ITA
homescore = Tries: Iain Balshaw (2), Ben Cohen, Lawrence Dallaglio, Will Greenwood, Austin Healey (2), Mark Regan, Jonny Wilkinson, Joe Worsley Con: Jonny Wilkinson (9) Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (4)
awayscore = Tries: Carlo Checchinato, Denis Dallan Con: Andrea Scanavacca (2) Pen: Andrea Scanavacca (3)
stadium = Twickenham, London
attendance = ?
referee = ?----rugbybox
date = 2001-02-17
home = ru-rt|SCO
score = 28–28
away = ru|WAL
homescore = Tries: James McLaren, Tom Smith, Chris Paterson Con: Kenny Logan, Duncan Hodge Pen: Kenny Logan (3)
awayscore = Try: Mark Taylor Con: Neil Jenkins Pen: Neil Jenkins (4) Drop Goals: Neil Jenkins (3)
stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh
attendance = ?
referee = ?----

Week Three

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date = 2001-03-03
home = ru-rt|ITA
score = 19–30
away = ru|FRA
homescore = Try: Massimo Perziano Con: Diego Dominguez Pen: Diego Dominguez (4)
awayscore = Tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles, Sebastien Bonetti, Jean-Luc Sadourny Con: Christophe Lamaison (3) Pen: Christophe Lamaison (3)
stadium = Stadio Flaminio, Rome
attendance = ?
referee = ?----rugbybox
date = 2001-03-03
home = ru-rt|ENG
score = 43–3
away = ru|SCO
homescore = Tries: Iain Balshaw (2), Lawrence Dallaglio (2), Will Greenwood, Richard Hill Con: Jonny Wilkinson (5) Pen: Jonny Wilkinson
awayscore = Pen: Duncan Hodge
stadium = Twickenham, London
attendance = ?
referee = ?----

Week Four

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date = 2001-03-17
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 35–43
away = ru|WAL
homescore = Tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles, Sebastien Bonetti Con: Christophe Lamaison, Gerald Merceron Pen: Gerald Merceron (4), Christophe Lamaison (3)
awayscore = Tries: Robert Howley, Neil Jenkins, Dafydd James, Scott Quinnell Con: Neil Jenkins (4) Pen: Neil Jenkins (3) Drop Goals: Neil Jenkins (2)
stadium = Stade de France, Paris
attendance = ?
referee = ?----rugbybox
date = 2001-03-17
home = ru-rt|SCO
score = 23–19
away = ru|ITA
homescore = Try: Tom Smith Pen: Duncan Hodge (6)
awayscore = Try: Mauro Bergamasco Con: Diego Dominguez Pen: Diego Dominguez (4)
stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh
attendance = ?
referee = Joel Dume----

Week Five

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date = 2001-04-07
home = ru-rt|ENG
score = 48–19
away = ru|FRA
homescore = Tries: Iain Balshaw, Mike Catt, Ben Cohen, Phil Greening, Will Greenwood, Richard Hill, Matt Perry Cons: Jonny Wilkinson (7) Pens: Jonny Wilkinson (3) Drops: Jonny Wilkinson
awayscore = Tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles Cons: Gerald Merceron Pens: Gerald Merceron (3) Drops: Gerald Merceron
stadium = Twickenham, London
attendance = ?
Referee: Tappe Henning (SARFU) Replaced By David McHugh (IRFU) Due To Injury----rugbybox
date = 2001-04-08
home = ru-rt|ITA
score = 23–33
away = ru|WAL
homescore = Try: Carlo Checchinato Pen: Diego Dominguez (5) Drop Goal: Diego Dominguez
awayscore = Tries: Gareth Cooper (2), Scott Gibbs Con: Neil Jenkins (3) Pen: Neil Jenkins (4)
stadium = Stadio Flaminio, Rome
attendance = ?
referee = Paul Honiss flagicon|New Zealand----

Delayed autumn games

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date = 2001-09-22
home = ru-rt|SCO
score = 32–10
away = ru|IRE
homescore = Tries: Andrew Henderson, John Leslie, Budge Poutney, Tom Smith Con: Chris Paterson (2), Gregor Townsend Pen: Chris Paterson (2)
awayscore = Try: Girvan Dempsey Con: David Humphreys Pen: Ronan O'Gara
stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh
attendance = ?
referee = Chris White----rugbybox
date = 2001-10-13
home = ru-rt|WAL
score = 6–36
away = ru|IRE
homescore = Pens: Stephen Jones (2)
awayscore = Tries: Denis Hickie, Shane Horgan, Brian O'Driscoll Cons: David Humphreys (3) Pens: David Humphreys (5)
stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
attendance = ?
referee = Jonathan Kaplan flagicon|RSA----rugbybox
date = 2001-10-20
home = ru-rt|IRE
score = 20–14
away = ru|ENG
homescore = Try: Keith Wood Pen: David Humphreys (3), Ronan O'Gara (2)
awayscore = Try: Austin Healey Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (3)
stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin
attendance = ?
referee = Paul Honiss flagicon|New Zealand

External links

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