# 2003 Six Nations Championship

The 2003 Six Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 109th international championship overall. The annual tournament was won by England, who completed a grand slam, and went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup later the same year. Italy won their first match with Wales (30–22), finishing in 5th place for the first time in the process.
This was the sixth time in the Championship's history, but the first time since it became the Six Nations, that two teams met in the final round with undefeated records, both England and Ireland having won their first four games, making the final match a decider for the Grand Slam. It was also the first time Ireland had been involved: and the first that was won by the away team. Wales were whitewashed, losing all five of their games, and earned themselves the wooden spoon as a result.

## Participants

| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | Clive Woodward | Martin Johnson/Jonny Wilkinson |
| France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | Bernard Laporte | Fabien Galthié/Fabien Pelous |
| Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Eddie O'Sullivan | Brian O'Driscoll |
| Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome | John Kirwan | Alessandro Troncon |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | Ian McGeechan | Bryan Redpath |
| Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Steve Hansen | Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
| 1 | England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 46 | +127 | 18 | 10 |
| 2 | Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 97 | +22 | 10 | 8 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 75 | +78 | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 161 | −80 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 185 | −85 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | Wales | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 144 | −62 | 10 | 0 |

## Results
### Round 1

* 15 February 2003 13:30 GMT
| Italy | 30–22 | Wales |
| Try: De Carli 3' c Festuccia 19' c Phillips 58' c Con: Dominguez (3) 4', 20', 58' Pen: Dominguez 30' Drop: Dominguez (2) 35', 68' | Report | Try: S. Williams 6' c Shanklin 13' c Peel 76' m Con: Harris (2) 7', 14' Pen: Harris 25' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
| FB | 15 | Paolo Vaccari |
| RW | 14 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| OC | 13 | Cristian Stoica |
| IC | 12 | Giovanni Raineri | 26' |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Matthew Phillips |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Persico |
| BF | 6 | Andrea de Rossi |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Cristian Bezzi |
| TP | 3 | Ramiro Martínez | 56' to 57' | 56' to 57' |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia |
| LP | 1 | Giampiero de Carli |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrea Moretti |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 56' | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Mark Giacheri |
| FL | 19 | Scott Palmer |
| SH | 20 | Juan Manuel Queirolo |
| FH | 21 | Ramiro Pez |
| CE | 22 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
| FB | 15 | Rhys Williams |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones | 73' |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | Leigh Davies | 55' |
| LW | 11 | Gareth Thomas |
| FH | 10 | Iestyn Harris |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |
| N8 | 8 | Colin Charvis | 65' |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Michael Owen |
| RL | 5 | Steve Williams | 49' |
| LL | 4 | Robert Sidoli |
| TP | 3 | Ben Evans |
| HK | 2 | Mefin Davies | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Iestyn Thomas |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Gareth Williams | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins |
| FL | 18 | Dafydd Jones | 49' |
| FL | 19 | Gavin Thomas | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Gareth Cooper |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney | 73' |
| CE | 22 | Matthew Watkins | 55' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
* 15 February 2003 16:00 GMT
| England | 25–17 | France |
| Try: Robinson 48' c Con: Wilkinson 49' Pen: Wilkinson (5) 14', 19', 28', 40', 58' Drop: Wilkinson 63' | Report | Try: Magne 16' c Poitrenaud 66' m Traille 80' Con: Merceron 16' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 73,500 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson |
| RW | 14 | Dan Luger |
| OC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| IC | 12 | Charlie Hodgson |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Andy Gomarsall |
| N8 | 8 | Richard Hill |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Lewis Moody | 44' |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay | 80' |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson |
| TP | 3 | Julian White |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard | 33' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan | | 47' | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Graham Rowntree | 33' | 47' to 56' | 47' to 56' |
| LK | 18 | Danny Grewcock | 80' |
| N8 | 19 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 44' |
| SH | 20 | Nick Walshe |
| WG | 21 | Phil Christophers |
| WG | 22 | James Simpson-Daniel |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie | 64' |
| OC | 13 | Xavier Garbajosa |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Vincent Clerc |
| FH | 10 | Gérald Merceron |
| SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Olivier Brouzet |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Christian Califano | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Jacques Crenca |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Jean-Baptiste Rué | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet | 61' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou |
| FL | 19 | Sébastien Chabal | 61' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| FH | 21 | François Gelez |
| FB | 22 | Thomas Castaignède | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* 16 February 2003 15:00 GMT
| Scotland | 6–36 | Ireland |
| Pen: Ross (2) 48', 56' | Report | Try: Hickie 28' c Murphy 64' c Humphreys 72' c Con: Humphreys (3) 29', 65', 73' Pen: Humphreys (5) 7', 36', 46', 62', 79' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| RW | 14 | Kenny Logan |
| OC | 13 | Andy Craig |
| IC | 12 | Brendan Laney |
| LW | 11 | Chris Paterson |
| FH | 10 | Gordon Ross | 66' |
| SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Andrew Mower |
| BF | 6 | Martin Leslie |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Scott |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr | 62' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines |
| N8 | 19 | Ross Beattie |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair |
| FH | 21 | Gregor Townsend | 66' |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Utterson |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan | 26' |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll | 79' |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | David Humphreys |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer | 77' |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Keith Gleeson |
| BF | 6 | Victor Costello | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Gary Longwell | 66' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne | 77' |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | 77' |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan | 73' |
| LK | 18 | Leo Cullen | 66' |
| FL | 19 | Alan Quinlan | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby | 77' |
| FH | 21 | Paul Burke | 79' |
| FB | 22 | Geordan Murphy | 26' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||

### Round 2

* 22 February 2003 14:30 GMT
| Italy | 13–37 | Ireland |
| Try: Dallan 54' c Con: Pez 55' Pen: Domínguez 33' Pez 70' | Report | Try: Stringer 18' c Kelly 30' m Humphreys 43' m O'Driscoll 59' c Murphy 72' c Con: Humphreys (3) 19', 59', 73' Pen: Humphreys (2) 25', 39' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
| FB | 15 | Paolo Vaccari |
| RW | 14 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| OC | 13 | Cristian Stoica |
| IC | 12 | Giovanni Raineri |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan | 74' |
| FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez | 48' |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Matthew Phillips | 71' |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Persico |
| BF | 6 | Andrea de Rossi |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Cristian Bezzi |
| TP | 3 | Ramiro Martínez | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia |
| LP | 1 | Giampiero de Carli |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrea Moretti |
| PR | 17 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 60' |
| LK | 18 | Mark Giacheri |
| FL | 19 | Scott Palmer | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Juan Manuel Queirolo |
| FH | 21 | Ramiro Pez | 48' |
| CE | 22 | Mirco Bergamasco | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | John Kelly | 78' |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | David Humphreys |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer | 79' |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Keith Gleeson |
| BF | 6 | Victor Costello | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Gary Longwell | 63' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan | 40' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Leo Cullen | 63' |
| FL | 19 | Alan Quinlan | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby | 79' |
| FH | 21 | Paul Burke |
| CE | 22 | Rob Henderson | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
* 22 February 2003 17:30 GMT
| Wales | 9–26 | England |
| Pen: Sweeney (3) 7', 21', 59' | Report | Try: Greenwood 46' c Worsley 54' c Con: Wilkinson (2) 46', 55' Pen: Wilkinson (2) 13', 66' Drop: Wilkinson (2) 16', 25' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 69,727 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Kevin Morgan |
| RW | 14 | Rhys Williams | | 62' |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Tom Shanklin | | 62' |
| LW | 11 | Gareth Thomas |
| FH | 10 | Ceri Sweeney |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper |
| N8 | 8 | Gavin Thomas | | 56' |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Dafydd Jones |
| RL | 5 | Steve Williams | 54' | 68' |
| LL | 4 | Robert Sidoli |
| TP | 3 | Ben Evans | | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Jonathan Humphreys | | 56' |
| LP | 1 | Iestyn Thomas |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Gareth Williams | | 56' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | | 56' |
| LK | 18 | Gareth Llewellyn | | 68' |
| FL | 19 | Colin Charvis | | 56' |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel |
| FH | 21 | Iestyn Harris | | 62' |
| CE | 22 | Matthew Watkins | | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson | | 37' |
| RW | 14 | Dan Luger | | | | 72' |
| OC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| IC | 12 | Charlie Hodgson |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | | 72' |
| SH | 9 | Kyran Bracken |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back | | 54' |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill | | 40' to 50' | 40' to 50' |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay | | 60' |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson |
| TP | 3 | Robbie Morris |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Graham Rowntree |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan |
| PR | 17 | Mike Worsley |
| LK | 18 | Danny Grewcock | | 60' |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley | | 54' |
| SH | 20 | Andy Gomarsall | | 72' |
| WG | 21 | Phil Christophers | 39' | 37' |
| WG | 22 | James Simpson-Daniel | | 40' | 50' | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
* 23 February 2003 14:00 GMT
| France | 38–3 | Scotland |
| Try: Pelous 6' m Poitrenaud 41' c Traille 60' c Rougerie 78' c Con: Gelez (3) 42', 61', 80' Pen: Gelez (4) 2', 15', 25', 40' | Report | Pen: Paterson 4' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,692 Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Xavier Garbajosa |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Vincent Clerc | 68' |
| FH | 10 | François Gelez |
| SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 71' |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Olivier Brouzet | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Sylvain Marconnet | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Jacques Crenca |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Jean-Baptiste Rué | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Christian Califano | 66' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou | 66' |
| N8 | 19 | Sébastien Chabal | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | 71' |
| FH | 21 | Gérald Merceron |
| FB | 22 | Thomas Castaignède | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| RW | 14 | Chris Paterson |
| OC | 13 | Gregor Townsend |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Utterson |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Brendan Laney | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath | 22' to 34' | 22' to 34' | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Andrew Mower | 36' to 40' | 36' to 40' | 69' |
| BF | 6 | Martin Leslie |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray | 53' to 63' | 53' to 63' | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | 63' to 69' | 63' to 69' | 71' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Scott |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr | 63' | 69' | 71' |
| LK | 18 | Jason White | 53' | 63' | 71' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | 36' | 40' | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 22' | 34' | 74' |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross |
| CE | 22 | Andy Craig | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||

### Round 3

* 8 March 2003 14:00 GMT
| Ireland | 15–12 | France |
| Pen: Humphreys (4) 6', 27', 38', 67' Drop: Murphy 1' | Report | Pen: Gelez (4) 10', 42', 48', 69' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 47,500 Referee: André Watson (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | John Kelly |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | David Humphreys |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Keith Gleeson |
| BF | 6 | Victor Costello | 62' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Gary Longwell | 31' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Reggie Corrigan |
| LK | 18 | Leo Cullen | 31' |
| FL | 19 | Alan Quinlan | 62' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara |
| FB | 22 | Girvan Dempsey |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Xavier Garbajosa |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Vincent Clerc |
| FH | 10 | François Gelez |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Olivier Brouzet |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Sylvain Marconnet | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Jacques Crenca |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Jean-Baptiste Rué |
| PR | 17 | Christian Califano | 46' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou |
| N8 | 19 | Sébastien Chabal | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Mathieu Barrau |
| FH | 21 | Gérald Merceron |
| FB | 22 | Thomas Castaignède |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* 8 March 2003 16:00 GMT
| Scotland | 30–22 | Wales |
| Try: Douglas 13' c Taylor 20' c Paterson 75' c Con: Paterson (3) 15', 22', 75' Pen: Paterson (3) 4', 39', 40' | Report | Try: Cooper 36' c Taylor 78' m R. Williams 79' c Con: S. Jones (2) 38', 80' Pen: S. Jones 17' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)
| FB | 15 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| RW | 14 | Chris Paterson |
| OC | 13 | James McLaren |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Utterson | 49' |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Gregor Townsend | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Andrew Mower |
| BF | 6 | Jason White | 76' |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr | 58' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | 70' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | 76' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 69' |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross | 76' |
| CE | 22 | Andy Craig | 49' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
| FB | 15 | Kevin Morgan | 61' |
| RW | 14 | Rhys Williams |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Tom Shanklin | 69' |
| LW | 11 | Gareth Thomas |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Gavin Thomas | 57' |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Dafydd Jones |
| RL | 5 | Steve Williams | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Robert Sidoli |
| TP | 3 | Ben Evans | 43' |
| HK | 2 | Gareth Williams | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Iestyn Thomas |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 43' |
| LK | 18 | Gareth Llewellyn | 57' |
| FL | 19 | Colin Charvis | 57' |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel | 69' |
| FH | 21 | Iestyn Harris | 69' |
| CE | 22 | Matthew Watkins | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
Notes:
* Referee Pablo De Luca was injured during the match and replaced by touch judge Tony Spreadbury at half-time.
* 9 March 2003 14:00 GMT
| England | 40–5 | Italy |
| Try: Lewsey (2) 2' c, 14' c Thompson 8' c Simpson-Daniel 11' c Tindall 19' m Luger 65' c Con: Wilkinson (4) 3', 9', 12', 15' Dawson 67' | Report | Try: Mi. Bergamasco 55' m |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Josh Lewsey | 67' |
| RW | 14 | James Simpson-Daniel |
| OC | 12 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| LW | 11 | Dan Luger |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | 45' |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 17' to 24' | 17' to 24' |
| OF | 7 | Richard Hill | | | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay | 54' |
| LL | 4 | Danny Grewcock |
| TP | 3 | Robbie Morris | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Graham Rowntree |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Mike Worsley | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | 54' |
| FL | 19 | Alex Sanderson | 17' | 24' | 61' |
| SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken | 67' |
| FH | 21 | Charlie Hodgson | 45' | 49' |
| CE | 22 | Ollie Smith | | 49' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| RW | 14 | Nicola Mazzucato |
| OC | 13 | Paolo Vaccari | 61' |
| IC | 12 | Giovanni Raineri |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon | 64' |
| N8 | 8 | Matthew Phillips | 67' |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Persico |
| BF | 6 | Andrea de Rossi |
| RL | 5 | Mark Giacheri | 5' to 10' | 5' to 10' | 45' |
| LL | 4 | Cristian Bezzi |
| TP | 3 | Ramiro Martínez |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Giampiero de Carli | 47' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 47' |
| LK | 18 | Marco Bortolami | 5' | 10' | 45' |
| FL | 19 | Scott Palmer | 67' |
| SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini | 64' |
| FH | 21 | Gert Peens | 61' |
| CE | 22 | Andrea Masi |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||

### Round 4

* 22 March 2003 14:00 GMT
| Wales | 24–25 | Ireland |
| Try: S. Jones 14' c M. Williams 50' c Thomas 61' c Con: S. Jones (3) 15', 51', 62' Drop: S. Jones 75' | Report | Try: Gleeson (2) 34' m, 41' m Pen: Humphreys (4) 5', 17', 24', 58' Drop: O'Gara 75' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Steve Lander (England)
| FB | 15 | Rhys Williams |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones | 12' |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor | 55' |
| IC | 12 | Tom Shanklin |
| LW | 11 | Gareth Thomas |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper | 48' |
| N8 | 8 | Dafydd Jones |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis |
| RL | 5 | Gareth Llewellyn |
| LL | 4 | Robert Sidoli |
| TP | 3 | Gethin Jenkins | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Jonathan Humphreys | 42' |
| LP | 1 | Iestyn Thomas |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies | 42' |
| PR | 17 | Martyn Madden | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Steve Williams |
| FL | 19 | Gavin Thomas |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel | 48' |
| FH | 21 | Iestyn Harris | 55' |
| CE | 22 | Matthew Watkins | 12' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Justin Bishop |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | David Humphreys | 64' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley | 28' to 34' | 28' to 34' |
| OF | 7 | Keith Gleeson |
| BF | 6 | Alan Quinlan | | | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Leo Cullen | 64' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Justin Fitzpatrick | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 64' |
| N8 | 19 | Eric Miller | 28' | 34' | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 64' |
| WG | 22 | John Kelly |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
* 22 March 2003 16:00 GMT
| England | 40–9 | Scotland |
| Try: Lewsey 20' c Cohen 49' c Robinson (2) 63' c, 75' c Con: Wilkinson (3) 21', 50', 64' Paul Grayson 76' Pen: Wilkinson (4) 1', 9', 39', 53' | Report | Pen: Paterson (3) 15', 18', 30' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Josh Lewsey |
| RW | 14 | Jason Robinson |
| OC | 12 | Mike Tindall | 56' |
| IC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | 65' |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 73' |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson |
| TP | 3 | Jason Leonard |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Graham Rowntree | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Woodman | 65' |
| LK | 18 | Danny Grewcock | 62' |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Andy Gomarsall |
| FH | 21 | Paul Grayson | 65' |
| WG | 22 | Dan Luger | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| RW | 14 | Chris Paterson |
| OC | 13 | James McLaren | | 56' |
| IC | 12 | Andy Craig |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Gregor Townsend |
| SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Andrew Mower | 10' | 65' |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Hines |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray | | 50' |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr | | 70' |
| LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes | | 50' |
| N8 | 19 | Ross Beattie | | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Utterson | | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
* 23 March 2003 14:00 GMT
| Italy | 27–53 | France |
| Try: Pez 39' c Mi. Bergamasco 61' m Persico 64' c Phillips 79' m Con: Pez (2) 40', 65' Pen: Pez 12' | Report | Try: Betsen 2' c Traille (2) 14' c, 17' c Rougerie (2) 20' c, 71' c Michalak 34' c Castaignède 40' c Con: Yachvili (6) 3', 15', 18', 21', 35', 41' Pen: Yachvili (2) 9', 31' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| RW | 14 | Nicola Mazzucato | 23' |
| OC | 13 | Paolo Vaccari | 73' |
| IC | 12 | Giovanni Raineri |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Matthew Phillips |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Persico |
| BF | 6 | Andrea de Rossi | 52' |
| RL | 5 | Mark Giacheri | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Cristian Bezzi |
| TP | 3 | Ramiro Martínez | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 52' |
| LK | 18 | Santiago Dellapè | 58' |
| FL | 19 | Scott Palmer | 52' |
| SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini | 73' |
| FH | 21 | Gert Peens | 73' |
| CE | 22 | Andrea Masi | 23' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Thomas Castaignède |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Xavier Garbajosa | 74' |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 66' |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Olivier Brouzet | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Jacques Crenca | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Jean-Baptiste Rué | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud | 70' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou | 66' |
| FL | 19 | Patrick Tabacco | 66' |
| SH | 20 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | 73' |
| FH | 21 | Gérald Merceron | 73' |
| WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||

### Round 5

* 29 March 2003 13:00 GMT
| France | 33–5 | Wales |
| Try: Castaginède 25' c Clerc 51' c Michalak 66' c Con: Yachvili (3) 26', 52', 66' Pen: Yachvili (4) 33', 45', 62', 71' | Report | Try: Thomas 3' m |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,906 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie | 18' |
| OC | 13 | Thomas Castaignède |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Xavier Garbajosa |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 59' |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Olivier Brouzet | 59' |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Sylvain Marconnet | 67' |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Jean-Jacques Crenca |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Jean-Baptiste Rué | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud | 67' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou | 59' |
| FL | 19 | Patrick Tabacco | 59' |
| SH | 20 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | 76' |
| FH | 21 | Gérald Merceron | 76' |
| WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc | 18' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Rhys Williams |
| RW | 14 | Craig Morgan |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Iestyn Harris | | | 74' |
| LW | 11 | Gareth Thomas | 43' to 53' | 43' to 53' |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Dafydd Jones | 79' |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis |
| RL | 5 | Gareth Llewellyn | 74' |
| LL | 4 | Robert Sidoli |
| TP | 3 | Gethin Jenkins | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Mefin Davies | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Iestyn Thomas |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Gareth Williams | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Martyn Madden | 55' |
| LK | 18 | Steve Williams | 74' |
| FL | 19 | Gavin Thomas | 79' |
| SH | 20 | Gareth Cooper | 53' |
| CE | 21 | Tom Shanklin | 43' | 53' | 74' |
| CE | 22 | Matthew Watkins |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
* 29 March 2003 15:00 GMT
| Scotland | 33–25 | Italy |
| Try: White 9' m McLaren 13' m Logan 35' c Paterson 60' c Con: Paterson (2) 36', 61' Pen: Paterson (3) 5', 21', 78' | Report | Try: Mi. Bergamasco 3' m Pez 24' c Palmer 66' c Con: Pez (2) 25', 67' Pen: Pez (2) 7', 47' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 45,739 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| RW | 14 | Chris Paterson |
| OC | 13 | James McLaren |
| IC | 12 | Andy Craig |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Gregor Townsend |
| SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Andrew Mower |
| BF | 6 | Jason White | 40' |
| RL | 5 | Nathan Hines |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray | 57' |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr |
| LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes | 57' |
| N8 | 19 | Ross Beattie | 40' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Utterson |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
| FB | 15 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| RW | 14 | Paolo Vaccari | 40' |
| OC | 13 | Andrea Masi |
| IC | 12 | Giovanni Raineri |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Matthew Phillips | 55' | 67' |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Persico |
| BF | 6 | Andrea de Rossi | | 67' |
| RL | 5 | Mark Giacheri | 73' |
| LL | 4 | Cristian Bezzi |
| TP | 3 | Ramiro Martínez | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro |
| PR | 17 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 51' |
| LK | 18 | Santiago Dellapè | 73' |
| FL | 19 | Scott Palmer | 55' |
| SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini |
| FH | 21 | Gert Peens | 40' |
| WG | 22 | Nicola Mazzucato |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
* 30 March 2003 14:00 BST
| Ireland | 6–42 | England |
| Pen: Humphreys 24' Drop: Humphreys 4' | Report | Try: Dallaglio 6' c Tindall 57' c Greenwood (2) 61' c, 76' m Luger 79' c Con: Wilkinson (3) 7', 61', 80' Grayson 58' Pen: Wilkinson 67' Drop: Wilkinson (2) 26', 38' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 47,900 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Justin Bishop |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll | 77' |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | David Humphreys | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Keith Gleeson |
| BF | 6 | Victor Costello | 64' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Gary Longwell | 56' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Justin Fitzpatrick | 71' |
| LK | 18 | Paul O'Connell | 56' |
| FL | 19 | Alan Quinlan | 64' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 61' |
| FB | 22 | Girvan Dempsey | 77' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Josh Lewsey |
| RW | 14 | Jason Robinson |
| OC | 12 | Mike Tindall | 64' |
| IC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | 53' to 59' | 53' to 59' |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson | 23' to 32' | 23' to 32' | 64' to 67' | 64' to 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill | 20' to 27' | 20' to 27' |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay | 45' to 51' | 45' to 51' |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson |
| TP | 3 | Jason Leonard |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Graham Rowntree | 35' to 40' | 35' to 40' | 44' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Dorian West |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Woodman | 35' | 40' | 44' |
| LK | 18 | Danny Grewcock | 45' | 51' |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley | 20' | 27' |
| SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken | 23' | 32' | 64' | 67' |
| FH | 21 | Paul Grayson | 53' | 59' |
| WG | 22 | Dan Luger | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||

#### Red carpet incident

The deciding game between Ireland and England was overshadowed by an incident in the pre-game ceremonies in which the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, had to walk on the grass instead of the red carpet to meet the Irish team. England had lined up on the left-hand side when facing the tunnel, which was said to be Ireland's lucky side. When asked to move his team, England captain Martin Johnson refused, so Ireland lined up to the left of them, with no team now on the right hand side, leaving insufficient red carpet on that side. A day after the game the Irish Rugby Football Union sent a written apology to the president for the England team's failure to "follow established and communicated protocol", while the Rugby Football Union also sent her a "full and unreserved apology". Having dismissed it at the time as "a fuss about nothing", Johnson later explained ahead of meeting the president again in Ireland for the 2011 Championship that he had lined up on that side as it was customary to line up on the side you warmed up on, that he had no prior knowledge of the protocol, and his subsequent refusal to move was because the request came from some "random guy", rather than the match referee.