# 2004 Six Nations Championship

The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Overall, this was the 110th series of the international championship.
Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.
France won the competition, also winning the Grand Slam. Ireland won the Triple Crown, sweeping their matches against Wales, England and Scotland. Scotland were whitewashed, earning the wooden spoon as a result.

## Participants

| Nation | Stadium | Stadium | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | World Rugby Ranking |
| Nation | Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Coach | Captain | Start | End |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | Clive Woodward | Lawrence Dallaglio | 1st | 1st |
| France | Stade de France | 81,338 | Saint-Denis | Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous | 4th | 4th |
| Ireland | Lansdowne Road | 48,000 | Dublin | Eddie O'Sullivan | Paul O'Connell/Brian O'Driscoll | 6th | 5th |
| Italy | Stadio Flaminio | 30,000 | Rome | John Kirwan | Andrea De Rossi | 11th | 11th |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | Matt Williams | Chris Paterson | 9th | 9th |
| Wales | Millennium Stadium | 73,931 | Cardiff | Steve Hansen | Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams | 8th | 8th |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 60 | +84 | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 82 | +46 | 17 | 8 |
| 3 | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 86 | +64 | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 116 | +9 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 152 | −110 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 146 | −93 | 4 | 0 |

## Results
### Round 1

* 14 February 2004 14:00 GMT
| France | 35–17 | Ireland |
| Try: Clerc 26' m Papé 50' c Jauzion 54' c Élissalde 76' c Con: Michalak (3) 51', 55', 77' Pen: Michalak (3) 20', 32', 59' | Report | Try: Foley 43' c Howe 68' c Con: O'Gara (2) 45', 70' Pen: O'Gara 5' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,547 Referee: Chris White (England)
| FB | 15 | Nicolas Brusque |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc | 80' |
| OC | 13 | Yannick Jauzion |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille | 65' |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | 80' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Pascal Papé | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Yannick Bru | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Jacques Crenca | 71' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou | 62' |
| N8 | 19 | Thomas Lièvremont | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | 80' |
| CE | 21 | Brian Liebenberg | 65' |
| FB | 22 | Pépito Elhorga | 80' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Tyrone Howe | 79' |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Keith Gleeson | 80' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Paul O'Connell | 29' to 30' | 29' to 30' | 61' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 29' | 30' | 61' |
| N8 | 19 | Victor Costello | 80' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| WG | 22 | Anthony Horgan | 79' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
* 14 February 2004 16:00 GMT
| Wales | 23–10 | Scotland |
| Try: R. Williams (2) 2' c, 47' m A. Jones 14' m Con: S. Jones 3' Pen: S. Jones (2) 23', 39' | Report | Try: Taylor 79' c Con: Paterson 80' Drop: Paterson 7' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas |
| RW | 14 | Rhys Williams |
| OC | 13 | Sonny Parker |
| IC | 12 | Iestyn Harris |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Dafydd Jones | 62' | 71' |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis | | 71' |
| RL | 5 | Gareth Llewellyn | 51' |
| LL | 4 | Brent Cockbain |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | 31' |
| HK | 2 | Mefin Davies | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Duncan Jones |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Huw Bennett | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 31' |
| N8 | 18 | Michael Owen | 51' |
| FL | 19 | Jonathan Thomas | 62' |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel | 78' |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney |
| CE | 22 | Tom Shanklin |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Hinshelwood | 62' |
| RW | 14 | Simon Danielli |
| OC | 13 | Tom Philip |
| IC | 12 | Brendan Laney | 44' |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Henderson |
| FH | 10 | Chris Paterson |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg | 50' |
| BF | 6 | Cameron Mather |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| PR | 16 | Gavin Kerr | 51' |
| HK | 17 | Robbie Russell | 76' |
| LK | 18 | Jason White | 50' |
| FL | 19 | Simon Cross |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 71' |
| FH | 21 | Dan Parks | 44' |
| WG | 22 | Simon Webster | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Matt Williams ||
* 15 February 2004 15:00 GMT
| Italy | 9–50 | England |
| Pen: Wakarua (2) 20', 27' Drop: Wakarua 5' | Report | Try: Balshaw 14' c Robinson (3) 21' m, 40' m, 62' m Lewsey 57' c Grayson 67' c Jones 79' m Con: Grayson (3) 15', 57', 67' Pen: Grayson (3) 1', 18', 34' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Andy Turner (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |
| RW | 14 | Nicola Mazzucato | 48' |
| OC | 13 | Cristian Stoica |
| IC | 12 | Manuel Dallan | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Rima Wakarua |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Persico | 68' |
| BF | 6 | Andrea de Rossi |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 68' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 68' |
| LK | 18 | Carlo Checchinato | 63' |
| FL | 19 | Silvio Orlando | 68' |
| SH | 20 | Simon Picone |
| FB | 21 | Roland de Marigny | 70' |
| CE | 22 | Mirco Bergamasco | 48' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw | 58' |
| RW | 14 | Josh Lewsey |
| OC | 12 | Jason Robinson |
| IC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Paul Grayson | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Andy Gomarsall | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Richard Hill |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley | 63' |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Danny Grewcock | 37' to 40' | 37' to 40' | 58' |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Trevor Woodman |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Jason Leonard | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | 37' | 40' | 58' |
| FL | 19 | Chris Jones | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Matt Dawson | 63' |
| FH | 21 | Olly Barkley | 69' |
| CE | 22 | Henry Paul | 58' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||

### Round 2

* 21 February 2004 14:00 GMT
| France | 25–0 | Italy |
| Try: Harinordoquy (2) 25' c, 64' c Elhorga 74' m Con: Élissalde (2) 25', 65' Pen: Élissalde 12' Traille 41' | Report | |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,080 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Nicolas Brusque | 66' |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | Yannick Jauzion |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Julien Peyrelongue |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | 77' |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne | 79' |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Pascal Papé |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous | 79' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Yannick Bru | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Jacques Crenca | 71' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou | 79' |
| N8 | 19 | Thomas Lièvremont | 79' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | 77' |
| CE | 21 | Brian Liebenberg |
| FB | 22 | Pépito Elhorga | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Roland de Marigny | 7' | 23' |
| RW | 14 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| OC | 13 | Cristian Stoica |
| IC | 12 | Matteo Barbini | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan | | | 61' |
| FH | 10 | Rima Wakarua |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Persico |
| BF | 6 | Andrea de Rossi |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 56' |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 76' |
| LK | 18 | Carlo Checchinato | 56' |
| FL | 19 | Silvio Orlando |
| SH | 20 | Simon Picone |
| WG | 21 | Nicola Mazzucato | 7' | 23' | 61' |
| CE | 22 | Manuel Dallan | 51' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
* 21 February 2004 17:30 GMT
| Scotland | 13–35 | England |
| Try: Danielli 57' c Con: Paterson 58' Pen: Paterson (2) 2', 25' | Report | Try: Cohen 10' c Balshaw 30' c Lewsey 47' m Grewcock 68' c Con: Grayson (3) 11', 31', 69' Pen: Grayson (3) 15', 28', 65' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Ben Hinshelwood | | | 40' |
| RW | 14 | Simon Danielli | 80' |
| OC | 13 | Tom Philip | 17' to 25' | 17' to 25' |
| IC | 12 | Brendan Laney |
| LW | 11 | Simon Webster |
| FH | 10 | Chris Paterson |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | 53' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Cameron Mather | 20' |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes | 56' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | 47' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr | 47' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | 56' |
| FL | 19 | Ally Hogg | 20' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 53' |
| FH | 21 | Dan Parks | 80' |
| CE | 22 | Andrew Henderson | 17' | 25' | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Matt Williams ||
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Josh Lewsey |
| OC | 12 | Jason Robinson |
| IC | 13 | Will Greenwood | 80' |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Paul Grayson |
| SH | 9 | Andy Gomarsall | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Richard Hill |
| BF | 6 | Chris Jones |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay | 59' |
| LL | 4 | Danny Grewcock |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Trevor Woodman |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan |
| PR | 17 | Jason Leonard |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | 59' |
| FL | 19 | Alex Sanderson |
| SH | 20 | Matt Dawson | 56' |
| FH | 21 | Olly Barkley |
| CE | 22 | Henry Paul | 80' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
* 22 February 2004 15:00 GMT
| Ireland | 36–15 | Wales |
| Try: Byrne (2) 1' c, 40' m O'Driscoll (2) 14' c, 52' c O'Gara 30' m Foley 47' m Con: O'Gara (3) 1', 15', 53' | Report | Try: Shanklin (2) 62' m, 76' c Con: S. Jones 76' Pen: S. Jones 5' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll | 78' |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | 58' |
| LW | 11 | Tyrone Howe |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley | 80' |
| OF | 7 | Keith Gleeson |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 36' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best | 80' |
| LK | 18 | Malcolm O'Kelly | 36' |
| N8 | 19 | Victor Costello | 80' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby | 78' |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys | 78' |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Maggs | 58' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas |
| RW | 14 | Rhys Williams |
| OC | 13 | Sonny Parker | 55' |
| IC | 12 | Iestyn Harris | 69' |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Dafydd Jones |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas | 70' |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli | 46' |
| LL | 4 | Brent Cockbain |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | 32' |
| HK | 2 | Robin McBryde |
| LP | 1 | Iestyn Thomas |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 32' |
| N8 | 18 | Michael Owen | 46' |
| N8 | 19 | Alix Popham | 70' |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel | 78' |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney | 69' |
| CE | 22 | Tom Shanklin | 55' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||

### Round 3

* 6 March 2004 13:30 GMT
| Italy | 20–14 | Scotland |
| Try: Ongaro 41' m Pen: De Marigny (5) 2', 11', 40', 69', 78' | Report | Try: Webster 79' m Pen: Paterson (3) 8', 32', 38' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 21,340 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Gonzalo Canale | 76' |
| RW | 14 | Nicola Mazzucato |
| OC | 13 | Cristian Stoica |
| IC | 12 | Manuel Dallan | 46' |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Roland de Marigny |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse | 61' |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Persico |
| BF | 6 | Andrea de Rossi |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini |
| LK | 18 | Carlo Checchinato |
| FL | 19 | Silvio Orlando | 61' |
| SH | 20 | Simon Picone |
| FH | 21 | Rima Wakarua | 46' |
| CE | 22 | Mirco Bergamasco | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
| FB | 15 | Ben Hinshelwood |
| RW | 14 | Simon Danielli | 74' |
| OC | 13 | Tom Philip |
| IC | 12 | Brendan Laney | 78' |
| LW | 11 | Simon Webster |
| FH | 10 | Chris Paterson |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | 40' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg |
| BF | 6 | Jason White | 78' |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes | 65' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen | 40' | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| PR | 16 | Gavin Kerr | 40' |
| HK | 17 | Robbie Russell |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | 78' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 40' |
| CE | 21 | Andrew Henderson | 78' |
| FB | 22 | Derrick Lee | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Matt Williams ||
* 6 March 2004 16:00 GMT
| England | 13–19 | Ireland |
| Try: Dawson 25' c Con: Grayson 26' Pen: Grayson (2) 30', 66' | Report | Try: Dempsey 50' c Con: O'Gara 51' Pen: O'Gara (4) 16', 23', 32', 40' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw | 52' |
| RW | 14 | Josh Lewsey |
| OC | 12 | Jason Robinson |
| IC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Paul Grayson | 54' to 63' | 54' to 63' |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Richard Hill |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley | 52' |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Steve Borthwick |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Trevor Woodman |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens |
| FL | 18 | Chris Jones | 52' |
| FL | 19 | Neil Back |
| SH | 20 | Andy Gomarsall |
| FH | 21 | Olly Barkley | 54' | 63' |
| WG | 22 | James Simpson-Daniel | 52' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey | 62' |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Tyrone Howe |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Keith Gleeson |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best |
| LK | 18 | Gary Longwell |
| N8 | 19 | Victor Costello |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Maggs | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
Notes:
* Ireland won at Twickenham for the first time since 1994.
* This was England's first defeat at Twickenham since losing 30–16 to New Zealand at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
* 7 March 2004 15:00 GMT
| Wales | 22–29 | France |
| Try: M. Williams 77' c Con: S. Jones 78' Pen: S. Jones (5) 11', 18', 22', 25', 53' | Report | Try: Harinordoquy 38' c Élissalde 56' c Con: Élissalde (2) 39', 57' Pen: Élissalde (5) 5', 15', 44', 46', 69' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,359 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas |
| RW | 14 | Rhys Williams |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Iestyn Harris | 71' |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper | 49' |
| N8 | 8 | Dafydd Jones | | | | | 59' |
| OF | 7 | Colin Charvis | 13' to 21' | 13' to 21' | 27' to 32' | 27' to 32' |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Michael Owen |
| LL | 4 | Brent Cockbain | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Gethin Jenkins | | 71' |
| HK | 2 | Mefin Davies | 77' |
| LP | 1 | Iestyn Thomas | 59' | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Huw Bennett | 77' |
| PR | 17 | Ben Evans | 59' |
| LK | 18 | Gareth Llewellyn | 63' |
| FL | 19 | Martyn Williams | 13' | 21' | 27' | 32' | 59' |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel | 49' |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney | 71' |
| CE | 22 | Tom Shanklin |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Nicolas Brusque |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | Yannick Jauzion |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak | 78' |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Thomas Lièvremont | 58' |
| OF | 7 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Pascal Papé |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet | 58' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Yannick Bru | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Jacques Crenca | 58' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou |
| FL | 19 | Olivier Magne | 58' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | 72' |
| WG | 21 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| FB | 22 | Cédric Heymans | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||

### Round 4

* 20 March 2004 13:30 GMT
| Ireland | 19–3 | Italy |
| Try: O'Kelly 25' m O'Driscoll 32' c Horgan 52' c Con: O'Gara (2) 33', 53' | Report | Pen: De Marigny 66' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,250 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Geordan Murphy |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | 77' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Keith Gleeson | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 79' |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne | 79' |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | 79' |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan | 63' |
| LK | 18 | Gary Longwell | 79' |
| N8 | 19 | Victor Costello | 59' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys | 77' |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Maggs | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Gonzalo Canale | 64' |
| RW | 14 | Nicola Mazzucato |
| OC | 13 | Cristian Stoica |
| IC | 12 | Matteo Barbini | 53' |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Roland de Marigny |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Scott Palmer | 19' to 27' | 19' to 27' | 77' |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Persico |
| BF | 6 | Andrea de Rossi |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Checchinato | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia | 19' | 27' |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 76' |
| LK | 18 | Santiago Dellapè | 53' |
| FL | 19 | Roberto Mandelli | | | 77' |
| SH | 20 | Simon Picone | 76' |
| CE | 21 | Mirco Bergamasco | 64' |
| CE | 22 | Andrea Masi | 53' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
* 20 March 2004 16:00 GMT
| England | 31–21 | Wales |
| Try: Cohen (2) 5' c, 63' c Worsley 78' m Con: Barkley (2) 6', 65' Pen: Barkley (4) 16', 20', 39', 72' | Report | Try: G. Thomas 41' c Taylor 50' m Con: S. Jones 42' Pen: S. Jones (3) 10', 13', 23' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 72,200 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson |
| RW | 14 | Josh Lewsey |
| OC | 12 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 13 | Will Greenwood | 73' |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Olly Barkley |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Richard Hill |
| BF | 6 | Chris Jones | 40' |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Danny Grewcock |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Trevor Woodman |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan |
| PR | 17 | Julian White | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Steve Borthwick |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley | 40' |
| SH | 20 | Andy Gomarsall |
| CE | 21 | Mike Catt | 73' |
| WG | 22 | James Simpson-Daniel |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas |
| RW | 14 | Rhys Williams |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor | 66' |
| IC | 12 | Tom Shanklin |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Dafydd Jones |
| OF | 7 | Colin Charvis |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Michael Owen |
| LL | 4 | Brent Cockbain | 25' |
| TP | 3 | Gethin Jenkins | 62' to 69' | 62' to 69' |
| HK | 2 | Robin McBryde |
| LP | 1 | Duncan Jones |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies |
| PR | 17 | Ben Evans | 62' | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Gareth Llewellyn | 25' |
| FL | 19 | Martyn Williams |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel | 60' |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney | 66' |
| CE | 22 | Jamie Robinson |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
* 21 March 2004 15:00 GMT
| Scotland | 0–31 | France |
| | Report | Try: Magne 6' m Jauzion (2) 63' c, 72' c Con: Yachvili (2) 64', 73' Pen: Yachvili (4) 14', 29', 43', 48' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 66,324 Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Derrick Lee | 58' |
| RW | 14 | Simon Danielli |
| OC | 13 | Tom Philip |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Simon Webster |
| FH | 10 | Chris Paterson |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | 40' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Cameron Mather | 40' |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes | 51' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen | 34' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr | 34' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | 51' |
| FL | 19 | Ally Hogg | 40' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 40' |
| FH | 21 | Brendan Laney |
| FH | 22 | Dan Parks | 58' |
| Coach: ||
| Matt Williams ||
| FB | 15 | Nicolas Brusque |
| RW | 14 | Pépito Elhorga |
| OC | 13 | Yannick Jauzion |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak | 40' |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Thomas Lièvremont | | 49' |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen | 21' |
| RL | 5 | Pascal Papé | 71' |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Yannick Bru | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Jacques Crenca | 63' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou | 71' |
| FL | 19 | Julien Bonnaire | 21' | 49' |
| FH | 20 | Julien Peyrelongue | 40' |
| FB | 21 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
Notes:
* This was the first time since 1961 that France had kept a clean sheet against Scotland.

### Round 5

* 27 March 2004 14:00 GMT
| Wales | 44–10 | Italy |
| Try: S. Williams (2) 24' m, 67' c R. Williams (2) 30' m, 70' c G. Thomas 55' c Shanklin 59' c Con: S. Jones (4) 56', 60', 68', 71' Pen: S. Jones (2) 10', 16' | Report | Try: Masi 62' c Con: Wakarua 63' Pen: De Marigny 42' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 70,048 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas |
| RW | 14 | Rhys Williams |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Iestyn Harris | 59' |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Dafydd Jones | 76' |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis |
| RL | 5 | Michael Owen | 79' |
| LL | 4 | Gareth Llewellyn |
| TP | 3 | Gethin Jenkins |
| HK | 2 | Robin McBryde | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Duncan Jones | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Ben Evans | 79' |
| LK | 18 | Robert Sidoli | 79' |
| N8 | 19 | Alix Popham | 76' |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel | 73' |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney | 73' |
| CE | 22 | Tom Shanklin | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Gonzalo Canale |
| RW | 14 | Nicola Mazzucato | 65' |
| OC | 13 | Andrea Masi | 73' |
| IC | 12 | Cristian Stoica |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan | 53' |
| FH | 10 | Roland de Marigny |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen |
| N8 | 8 | Andrea de Rossi |
| OF | 7 | Aaron Persico | 11' to 21' | 11' to 21' | 37' |
| BF | 6 | Marco Bortolami |
| RL | 5 | Carlo Del Fava | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 58' |
| FL | 18 | Roberto Mandelli | 58' |
| FL | 19 | Silvio Orlando | 11' | 21' | 37' |
| SH | 20 | Simon Picone | 73' |
| FH | 21 | Rima Wakarua | 53' |
| CE | 22 | Mirco Bergamasco | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
* 27 March 2004 16:00 GMT
| Ireland | 37–16 | Scotland |
| Try: D'Arcy (2) 18' m, 72' c Murphy 38' m Wallace 53' c Stringer 61' c Con: O'Gara (3) 54', 62', 73' Pen: O'Gara (2) 4', 25' | Report | Try: Hogg 48' c Con: Paterson 49' Pen: Paterson (2) 1', 22' Drop: Parks 36' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 42,750 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | 78' |
| LW | 11 | Geordan Murphy |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | 78' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace | 78' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm O'Kelly | 50' to 54' | 50' to 54' | 78' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan | 60' |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 50' | 54' | 78' |
| N8 | 19 | Victor Costello | 78' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby | 78' |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys | 78' |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Maggs | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Simon Danielli | 76' |
| OC | 13 | Tom Philip |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson | 65' |
| LW | 11 | Simon Webster |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor | 41' |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen | 40' | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | 57' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | 41' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 57' |
| FH | 21 | Brendan Laney | 65' |
| FB | 22 | Derrick Lee | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Matt Williams ||
* 27 March 2004 20:00 GMT
| France | 24–21 | England |
| Try: Harinordoquy 25' m Yachvili 40' c Con: Yachvili 40' Pen: Yachvili (4) 21', 34', 39', 51' | Report | Try: Cohen 52' m Lewsey 75' c Con: Barkley 77' Pen: Barkley (3) 40', 48', 72' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,906 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Nicolas Brusque |
| RW | 14 | Pépito Elhorga |
| OC | 13 | Yannick Jauzion | 57' |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Pascal Papé |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous | 77' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Yannick Bru | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Jacques Crenca | 71' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou | 77' |
| N8 | 19 | Thomas Lièvremont |
| SH | 20 | Pierre Mignoni |
| FH | 21 | Julien Peyrelongue |
| FB | 22 | Clément Poitrenaud | 57' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson |
| RW | 14 | Josh Lewsey |
| OC | 12 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 13 | Will Greenwood | 48' |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Olly Barkley |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Richard Hill |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Danny Grewcock | 25' |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Trevor Woodman |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan |
| PR | 17 | Julian White | 63' |
| LK | 18 | Steve Borthwick | 25' |
| FL | 19 | Chris Jones |
| SH | 20 | Andy Gomarsall |
| CE | 21 | Mike Catt | 48' |
| WG | 22 | James Simpson-Daniel |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
Notes:
* England needed to win by eight points to win the Championship.