# 2005 Six Nations Championship

The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth Six Nations Championship played since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the Home Nations and Five Nations Championships, this was the 111th season of the tournament.
Wales won the Grand Slam, their first since 1978, and in doing so became the first team to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.

## Participants

| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | Andy Robinson | Jason Robinson/Martin Corry |
| France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous |
| Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Eddie O'Sullivan | Brian O'Driscoll/Paul O'Connell |
| Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome | John Kirwan | Marco Bortolami |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | Matt Williams | Gordon Bulloch |
| Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Mike Ruddock | Gareth Thomas |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
| 1 | Wales | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 77 | +74 | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 82 | +52 | 13 | 8 |
| 3 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 101 | +25 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | England | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 77 | +44 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 155 | −71 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 179 | −124 | 5 | 0 |

## Results
### Round 1

* 5 February 2005 14:00 GMT
| France | 16–9 | Scotland |
| Try: Traille 77' c Con: Michalak (1/1) 78' Pen: Delaigue 49', 54' Drop: Delaigue 73' | Report | Pen: Paterson (3) 2', 39', 42' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,069 Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Pépito Elhorga |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie | 18' |
| OC | 13 | Brian Liebenberg |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Yann Delaigue | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Pierre Mignoni |
| N8 | 8 | Patrick Tabacco | 64' |
| OF | 7 | Sébastien Chabal |
| BF | 6 | Julien Bonnaire |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers | 51' |
| HK | 2 | William Servat | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Sébastien Bruno | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud | 51' |
| LK | 18 | Grégory Lamboley | 68' |
| FL | 19 | Yannick Nyanga | 64' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | | 78' |
| FH | 21 | Frédéric Michalak | 73' |
| CE | 22 | Ludovic Valbon | 18' | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Simon Danielli |
| OC | 13 | Andy Craig |
| IC | 12 | Hugo Southwell |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter |
| N8 | 8 | Ally Hogg |
| OF | 7 | Jon Petrie |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray | 65' |
| LL | 4 | Stuart Grimes | 79' |
| TP | 3 | Gavin Kerr | 54' | 73' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith | | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell |
| PR | 17 | Bruce Douglas | 54' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Dunbar | 79' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross |
| FB | 22 | Ben Hinshelwood |
| Coach: ||
| Matt Williams ||
Notes:
* This was Scotland's narrowest defeat at Stade de France in the Championship until 2017.
* This was Yann Delaigue's first match in the Championship since 1995.
* 5 February 2005 17:30 GMT
| Wales | 11–9 | England |
| Try: S. Williams 9' m Pen: S. Jones 22' Henson 76' | Report | Pen: Hodgson (3) 14', 48', 69' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas |
| RW | 14 | Hal Luscombe | 64' |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Michael Owen |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Dafydd Jones | 63' |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli |
| LL | 4 | Brent Cockbain | 73' |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | 73' |
| HK | 2 | Mefin Davies |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robin McBryde |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | 73' |
| FL | 18 | Jonathan Thomas | 73' |
| N8 | 19 | Ryan Jones | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Gareth Cooper | 60' |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney |
| FB | 22 | Kevin Morgan | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Ruddock ||
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Mathew Tait | | 59' |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Noon |
| LW | 11 | Josh Lewsey |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson | | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Joe Worsley | | 40' | 42' |
| OF | 7 | Andy Hazell |
| BF | 6 | Chris Jones |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Danny Grewcock | 34' | 66' |
| TP | 3 | Julian White | | | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Graham Rowntree | | 56' | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Andy Titterrell |
| PR | 17 | Phil Vickery | | 56' |
| LK | 18 | Steve Borthwick | | 66' |
| N8 | 19 | James Forrester | | 40' | 42' |
| SH | 20 | Harry Ellis | | 63' |
| FH | 21 | Olly Barkley | | 59' |
| WG | 22 | Ben Cohen |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
Notes:
* This was Wales' first victory against England since 1999.
* This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Six Nations.
* This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Championship since 1998.
* This was England's first defeat at Millennium Stadium.
* Shane Williams scored his first try against England.
* 6 February 2005 14:30 GMT
| Italy | 17–28 | Ireland |
| Try: Castrogiovanni 79' m Pen: Orquera 7' De Marigny (3) 34', 43', 60' | Report | Try: Murphy 25' m Stringer 49' c Hickie 75' c Con: O'Gara (2) 50', 76' Pen: O'Gara (3) 21', 54', 72' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,026 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Roland de Marigny |
| RW | 14 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale | 70' |
| IC | 12 | Andrea Masi |
| LW | 11 | Ludovico Nitoglia |
| FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse | 76' |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Persico |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 65' |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Giorgio Intoppa | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 76' |
| LK | 18 | Carlo Del Fava | 65' |
| N8 | 19 | David Dal Maso | 76' |
| SH | 20 | Paul Griffen |
| CE | 21 | Walter Pozzebon |
| FB | 22 | Kaine Robertson | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | 29' |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley | 76' |
| OF | 7 | Denis Leamy |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell | 76' |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan | 60' |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 76' |
| N8 | 19 | Eric Miller | 76' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| FB | 22 | Girvan Dempsey | 29' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||

### Round 2

* 12 February 2005 13:30 GMT
| Italy | 8–38 | Wales |
| Try: Orquera 10' m Pen: De Marigny 44' | Report | Try: J. Thomas 4' c Shanklin 20' m M. Williams 40' c Cockbain 53' c S. Williams 56' c Sidoli 71' m Con: S. Jones (4) 5', 40', 53', 57' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,800 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Roland de Marigny | | | 73' |
| RW | 14 | Mirco Bergamasco | 54' |
| OC | 13 | Walter Pozzebon |
| IC | 12 | Andrea Masi | 22' to 24' | 22' to 24' |
| LW | 11 | Ludovico Nitoglia |
| FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco | 23' |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Persico |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 57' |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Giorgio Intoppa | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Carlo Del Fava | 57' |
| FL | 19 | David Dal Maso | 23' |
| SH | 20 | Paul Griffen | 57' |
| CE | 21 | Matteo Barbini | 22' | 24' | 73' |
| FB | 22 | Kaine Robertson | 54' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas |
| RW | 14 | Hal Luscombe | 54' |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Michael Owen |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams | 73' |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli |
| LL | 4 | Brent Cockbain | 61' |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Mefin Davies | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robin McBryde | 61' |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | 61' |
| LK | 18 | Ian Gough | 61' |
| FL | 19 | Robin Sowden-Taylor | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Gareth Cooper | 57' |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney | 61' |
| FB | 22 | Kevin Morgan | 54' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Ruddock ||
Notes:
* This was Italy's biggest defeat against Wales at Stadio Flaminio.
* 12 February 2005 16:00 GMT
| Scotland | 13–40 | Ireland |
| Try: Southwell 11' m Petrie 58' m Pen: Paterson 8' | Report | Try: O'Kelly 23' c O'Connell 38' m Hickie 42' c Hayes 72' m Duffy 79' c Con: O'Gara (2) 24', 44' Humphreys 79' Pen: O'Gara (3) 18', 35', 48' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 64,826 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Simon Danielli |
| OC | 13 | Andy Craig |
| IC | 12 | Hugo Southwell |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | 5' to 16' | 5' to 16' | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Ally Hogg |
| OF | 7 | Jon Petrie |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Stuart Grimes |
| TP | 3 | Gavin Kerr | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell |
| PR | 17 | Bruce Douglas | 70' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | 70' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Dunbar |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 5' | 16' | 70' |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross |
| FB | 22 | Ben Hinshelwood |
| Coach: ||
| Matt Williams ||
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Girvan Dempsey |
| OC | 13 | Shane Horgan |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie | 75' |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | 75' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Johnny O'Connor | 66' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm O'Kelly | 75' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan | 70' |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 75' |
| N8 | 19 | Eric Miller | 66' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby | 75' |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys | 75' |
| FB | 22 | Gavin Duffy | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
* 13 February 2005 15:00 GMT
| England | 17–18 | France |
| Try: Barkley 18' c Lewsey 35' c Con: Hodgson (2) 19', 36' Pen: Hodgson 26' | Report | Pen: Yachvili (6) 4', 28', 51', 56', 62', 69' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto | 69' |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Olly Barkley |
| LW | 11 | Josh Lewsey |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry | 61' to 67' | 61' to 67' |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Danny Grewcock |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Graham Rowntree |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Andy Titterrell |
| PR | 17 | Andrew Sheridan |
| LK | 18 | Steve Borthwick |
| FL | 19 | Andy Hazell | 61' | 67' |
| SH | 20 | Matt Dawson | 72' |
| CE | 21 | Henry Paul |
| WG | 22 | Ben Cohen | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Pépito Elhorga |
| RW | 14 | Jimmy Marlu | 42' |
| OC | 13 | Brian Liebenberg |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Yann Delaigue | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Sébastien Chabal | 48' |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous | 79' |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas | 48' |
| HK | 2 | Sébastien Bruno | 48' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | William Servat | 48' |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud | 48' |
| LK | 18 | Grégory Lamboley | 79' |
| FL | 19 | Yannick Nyanga | 48' |
| SH | 20 | Pierre Mignoni |
| FH | 21 | Frédéric Michalak | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Jean-Philippe Grandclaude | 42' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
Notes:
* This was England's first defeat against France at Twickenham Stadium since 1997.
* This is England's narrowest defeat in the Championship.
* Dimitri Yachvili scored 18 points beating Gérald Merceron's 14 points in 2001. This was the record against England until 2016.

### Round 3

* 26 February 2005 14:00 GMT
| Scotland | 18–10 | Italy |
| Pen: Paterson (6) 4', 30', 49', 52', 69', 74' | Report | Try: Masi 77' c Con: De Marigny 78' Pen: De Marigny 20' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 63,823 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Simon Webster |
| OC | 13 | Andy Craig |
| IC | 12 | Hugo Southwell | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Ally Hogg |
| OF | 7 | Jon Petrie |
| BF | 6 | Simon Taylor | 74' |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray | 74' |
| LL | 4 | Stuart Grimes |
| TP | 3 | Gavin Kerr | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Bruce Douglas | 72' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | 74' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Dunbar | 74' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 76' |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross | 76' |
| FB | 22 | Ben Hinshelwood | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Matt Williams ||
| FB | 15 | Roland de Marigny |
| RW | 14 | Mirco Bergamasco | 72' |
| OC | 13 | Andrea Masi |
| IC | 12 | Cristian Stoica | 57' |
| LW | 11 | Ludovico Nitoglia |
| FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | David Dal Maso |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Persico |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Salvatore Perugini | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| LK | 16 | Giorgio Intoppa |
| PR | 17 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 63' |
| LK | 18 | Carlo Del Fava | 63' |
| FL | 19 | Silvio Orlando |
| SH | 20 | Paul Griffen | 67' |
| CE | 21 | Roberto Pedrazzi | 57' |
| FB | 22 | Kaine Robertson | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
* 26 February 2005 16:00 GMT
| France | 18–24 | Wales |
| Try: Yachvili 3' c Rougerie 11' m Con: Yachvili 4' Pen: Yachvili 25' Drop: Michalak 61' | Report | Try: M. Williams (2) 41' c, 44' m Con: S. Jones 41' Pen: S. Jones (3) 22', 40', 65' Drop: S. Jones 71' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Julien Laharrague |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Yannick Jauzion |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille | 46' |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Yann Delaigue | 50' |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire | 58' |
| OF | 7 | Yannick Nyanga |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas | 48' |
| HK | 2 | Sébastien Bruno | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | William Servat | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud | 48' |
| LK | 18 | Grégory Lamboley | 72' |
| N8 | 19 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 58' |
| SH | 20 | Pierre Mignoni |
| FH | 21 | Frédéric Michalak | 50' |
| CE | 22 | Jean-Philippe Grandclaude | 46' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas | 40' |
| RW | 14 | Kevin Morgan | 58' |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Michael Owen |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Ryan Jones | 76' |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli |
| LL | 4 | Brent Cockbain |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Mefin Davies | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robin McBryde | 62' |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | 65' |
| FL | 18 | Jonathan Thomas | 76' |
| FL | 19 | Robin Sowden-Taylor |
| SH | 20 | Gareth Cooper | 65' |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney | 58' |
| FB | 22 | Rhys Williams | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Ruddock ||
* 27 February 2005 15:00 GMT
| Ireland | 19–13 | England |
| Try: O'Driscoll 57' c Con: O'Gara 58' Pen: O'Gara (2) 9', 12' Drop: O'Gara (2) 3', 32' | Report | Try: Corry 6' c Con: Hodgson 7' Pen: Hodgson 24' Drop: Hodgson 55' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Girvan Dempsey |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Shane Horgan |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Johnny O'Connor |
| 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 | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan | 67' |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| N8 | 19 | Eric Miller |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Maggs |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Jason Robinson |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Olly Barkley |
| LW | 11 | Josh Lewsey |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Danny Grewcock |
| TP | 3 | Matt Stevens |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Graham Rowntree |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Andy Titterrell |
| PR | 17 | Duncan Bell |
| LK | 18 | Steve Borthwick |
| FL | 19 | Andy Hazell |
| SH | 20 | Matt Dawson | 69' |
| FH | 21 | Andy Goode |
| CE | 22 | Ollie Smith |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
Notes:
* This is the first time England lost the first three games in the Championship since 1987.

### Round 4

* 12 March 2005 13:30 GMT
| Ireland | 19–26 | France |
| Try: O'Driscoll 72' c Con: O'Gara 72' Pen: O'Gara (4) 7', 17', 24', 46' | Report | Try: Dominici (2) 27' m, 77' m Baby 32' c Con: Yachvili 32' Pen: Yachvili (2) 20', 60' Drop: Delaigue 9' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 48,452 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Girvan Dempsey |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Johnny O'Connor |
| 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 | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan | 70' |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| N8 | 19 | Eric Miller |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| FB | 22 | Gavin Duffy |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Julien Laharrague |
| RW | 14 | Cédric Heymans |
| OC | 13 | Yannick Jauzion |
| IC | 12 | Benoît Baby |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Yann Delaigue | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Yannick Nyanga | 54' |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Sébastien Bruno | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Pieter de Villiers | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Pascal Papé | 71' |
| LK | 19 | Grégory Lamboley | 54' |
| SH | 20 | Pierre Mignoni |
| FH | 21 | Frédéric Michalak | 69' |
| CE | 22 | David Marty |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* 12 March 2005 16:00 GMT
| England | 39–7 | Italy |
| Try: Cueto (3) 8' c, 40' m, 63' m Thompson 36' c Balshaw 59' m Hazell 79' c Con: Hodgson (2) 9', 37' Goode 79' Pen: Hodgson 6' | Report | Try: Troncon 44' c Con: Peens 46' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,736 Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon | 64' |
| IC | 12 | Olly Barkley |
| LW | 11 | Josh Lewsey |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis | 50' |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley | 73' |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay |
| LL | 4 | Danny Grewcock | 61' |
| TP | 3 | Matt Stevens |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Graham Rowntree | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Andy Titterrell | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Duncan Bell | 73' |
| LK | 18 | Steve Borthwick | 61' |
| FL | 19 | Andy Hazell | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Matt Dawson | 50' |
| FH | 21 | Andy Goode | 73' |
| CE | 22 | Ollie Smith | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Gert Peens |
| RW | 14 | Roberto Pedrazzi |
| OC | 13 | Andrea Masi |
| IC | 12 | Matteo Barbini | 28' to 31' | 28' to 31' | 40' |
| LW | 11 | Ludovico Nitoglia |
| FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | David Dal Maso | 40' |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Persico |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Del Fava | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Salvatore Perugini | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 20' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Giorgio Intoppa | 20' | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Mario Savi | | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 53' |
| LK | 19 | Santiago Dellapè | 53' |
| FL | 20 | Silvio Orlando | 40' |
| SH | 21 | Paul Griffen |
| CE | 22 | Walter Pozzebon | 28' | 31' | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
Notes:
* Mark Cueto scored the first hat-trick in the Six Nations since Jason Robinson against Italy in 2004.
* 13 March 2005 15:00 GMT
| Scotland | 22–46 | Wales |
| Try: Craig 52' c R. Lamont 66' m Paterson 69' c Con: Paterson (2) 53', 70' Pen: Paterson 21' | Report | Try: R. Jones 3' c R. Williams (2) 9' c, 48' m S. Williams 13' c Morgan (2) 26' c, 38' c Con: S. Jones (5) 4', 10', 13', 26', 39' Pen: S. Jones (2) 17', 74' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,274 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Rory Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Andy Craig | 74' |
| IC | 12 | Hugo Southwell |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks | 40' |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | 43' |
| N8 | 8 | Ally Hogg |
| OF | 7 | Jon Petrie |
| BF | 6 | Simon Taylor |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray |
| LL | 4 | Stuart Grimes | 40' |
| TP | 3 | Gavin Kerr | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell |
| PR | 17 | Bruce Douglas | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | 40' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Dunbar |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 43' |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross | 40' |
| CE | 22 | Andrew Henderson | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Matt Williams ||
| FB | 15 | Kevin Morgan |
| RW | 14 | Rhys Williams | | | | 68' |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin | | 7' to 15' | 7' to 15' |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson | | 74' |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |
| N8 | 8 | Michael Owen |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Ryan Jones |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli |
| LL | 4 | Brent Cockbain | 61' | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Mefin Davies | | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robin McBryde | | 49' |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | | 63' |
| FL | 18 | Jonathan Thomas | | 71' |
| FL | 19 | Robin Sowden-Taylor |
| SH | 20 | Mike Phillips |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney | | 74' |
| WG | 22 | Hal Luscombe | | 7' | 15' | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Ruddock ||

### Round 5

* 19 March 2005 13:00 GMT
| Italy | 13–56 | France |
| Try: Robertson 23' c Con: Peens 24' Pen: Peens (2) 2', 42' | Report | Try: Nyanga 9' c Jauzion 14' c Laharrague 33' c Marty (2) 65' c, 76' m Lamboley 70' c Mignoni 79' c Con: Yachvili (4) 10', 15', 34', 66' Michalak (2) 71', 79' Pen: Yachvili (3) 6', 49', 52' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 23,638 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Gert Peens |
| RW | 14 | Kaine Robertson | | | 67' |
| OC | 13 | Andrea Masi |
| IC | 12 | Simon Picone | 55' to 61' | 55' to 61' |
| LW | 11 | Ludovico Nitoglia |
| FH | 10 | Luciano Orquera |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon | 58' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | David Dal Maso | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Persico |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 1' to 8' | 1' to 8' | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Salvatore Perugini |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 55' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 27' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia | 55' |
| PR | 17 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 27' |
| LK | 18 | Carlo Del Fava | 1' | 8' | 60' |
| FL | 19 | Silvio Orlando | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Paul Griffen | 58' |
| CE | 21 | Roberto Pedrazzi | 55' | 61' | 67' |
| FB | 22 | Roland de Marigny |
| Coach: ||
| John Kirwan ||
| FB | 15 | Julien Laharrague |
| RW | 14 | Cédric Heymans |
| OC | 13 | Yannick Jauzion |
| IC | 12 | David Marty |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici | 31' |
| FH | 10 | Yann Delaigue | 60' |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili | 68' |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Yannick Nyanga | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Sébastien Bruno | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | William Servat | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Pieter de Villiers | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Pascal Papé |
| LK | 19 | Grégory Lamboley | 67' |
| SH | 20 | Pierre Mignoni | 68' |
| FH | 21 | Frédéric Michalak | 60' |
| CE | 22 | Damien Traille | 31' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* 19 March 2005 15:30 GMT
| Wales | 32–20 | Ireland |
| Try: Jenkins 15' c Morgan 57' c Con: S. Jones (2) 16', 58' Pen: Henson 22' S. Jones (4) 30', 42', 50', 70' Drop: Henson 12' | Report | Try: Horan 65' c Murphy 72' c Con: Humphreys (2) 65', 73' Pen: O'Gara (2) 2', 34' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,376 Referee: Chris White (England)
| FB | 15 | Kevin Morgan |
| RW | 14 | Mark Taylor |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |
| N8 | 8 | Michael Owen |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Ryan Jones |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli |
| LL | 4 | Brent Cockbain |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Mefin Davies | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robin McBryde | 68' |
| PR | 17 | John Yapp | 66' |
| FL | 18 | Jonathan Thomas |
| FL | 19 | Robin Sowden-Taylor |
| SH | 20 | Mike Phillips |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney |
| WG | 22 | Hal Luscombe |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Ruddock ||
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Girvan Dempsey |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | 51' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley | 58' |
| OF | 7 | Johnny O'Connor |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm O'Kelly | 62' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Shane Byrne | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan | 58' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Marcus Horan | 58' |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 62' |
| N8 | 19 | Eric Miller | 58' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys | 51' |
| FB | 22 | Gavin Duffy |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
Notes:
* This was Wales' first victory against Ireland since 2000.
* This was Wales' first victory against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium.
* This was Wales' first Grand Slam since 1978.
* This was Wales' first Triple Crown since 1988.
* 19 March 2005 18:00 GMT
| England | 43–22 | Scotland |
| Try: Noon (3) 12' c, 21' c, 65' m Worsley 25' m Lewsey 33' c Ellis 47' c Cueto 69' m Con: Hodgson (4) 12', 22', 34', 48' | Report | Try: S. Lamont 39' c Craig 44' c Taylor 50' m Con: Paterson (2) 40', 45' Pen: Paterson 20' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw | 31' |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Olly Barkley |
| LW | 11 | Josh Lewsey |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson | 75' |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| RL | 5 | Ben Kay | 14' |
| LL | 4 | Danny Grewcock |
| TP | 3 | Duncan Bell | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Matt Stevens |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Andy Titterrell | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Mike Worsley | 51' |
| LK | 18 | Steve Borthwick | 14' |
| FL | 19 | Andy Hazell |
| SH | 20 | Matt Dawson | 63' |
| FH | 21 | Andy Goode | 75' |
| CE | 22 | Ollie Smith | 31' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Rory Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Andy Craig |
| IC | 12 | Hugo Southwell |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Gordon Ross |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg | 63' |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray | 32' |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Gavin Kerr |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith | 23' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell |
| PR | 17 | Bruce Douglas | 23' |
| LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes | 32' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Graeme Beveridge |
| FH | 21 | Dan Parks |
| CE | 22 | Andrew Henderson |
| Coach: ||
| Matt Williams ||

## Scorers

Leading try scorers :
| Pos | Name | Tries | Team |
| 1 | Mark Cueto | 4 | England |
| 2 | Kevin Morgan | 3 | Wales |
| 2 | Jamie Noon | 3 | England |
| 2 | Martyn Williams | 3 | Wales |
| 2 | Shane Williams | 3 | Wales |
Leading point scorers :
| Pos | Name | Points | Team |
| 1 | Ronan O'Gara | 60 | Ireland |
| 2 | Stephen Jones | 57 | Wales |
| 3 | Dimitri Yachvili | 53 | France |
| 4 | Chris Paterson | 49 | Scotland |