# 2007 Six Nations Championship

The 2007 Six Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 113th series of the international championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 3 February to 17 March.
In this year, France again won on points difference above Ireland, after four teams had at least a mathematical chance of topping the table going into the final week. Italy had their first away win of the tournament, beating Scotland in Edinburgh. It was also the first time that they won two of their matches, as they went on to beat Wales in Rome, finishing in 4th place, their best result so far. Scotland won the wooden spoon on points difference below Wales, and Ireland won the Triple Crown for the second straight year and third time in four years.

## Participants

| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | Brian Ashton | Phil Vickery |
| France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | Bernard Laporte | Raphaël Ibañez |
| Ireland | Croke Park | Dublin | Eddie O'Sullivan | Brian O'Driscoll |
| Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome | Pierre Berbizier | Marco Bortolami |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | Frank Hadden | Chris Paterson |
| Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Gareth Jenkins | Stephen Jones |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 86 | +69 | 15 | 8 |
| 2 | Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 84 | +65 | 17 | 8 |
| 3 | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 115 | +4 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 147 | −53 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 113 | −27 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 153 | −58 | 7 | 2 |
* After Round 4 of the competition, all of the teams had lost at least one match, and as a result, no one could win the Grand Slam.
* Ireland won the Triple Crown for the second straight year and third time in four years.

## The first four rounds

In the build-up to the competition, Ireland were being tipped as favourites for the Grand Slam, having played well during the Autumn Tests. However, despite having started strongly with a win against Wales, they lost to France 20–17 in a historic encounter at Croke Park. In turn, Ireland went on to beat England, who subsequently won against France.
Round 3 of the competition saw Italy win their first ever away match in the Six Nations. Scotland conceded three tries (all converted) in the first six minutes, and Italy went on to secure a historic 37–17 victory. In the same round, England's defeat by Ireland at Croke Park 43–13 marked their worst result ever in the history of the tournament, both in number of points conceded and in points difference (30 points).
In round 4, Italy achieved a second victory in the same tournament for the first time, when they defeated Wales 23–20 in Rome in a match that ended in controversy. Trailing by three points, Wales had the chance to equalise in the closing moments of the game when they were awarded a kickable penalty near the Italian 22-metre line. But, having been informed by the referee that 10 seconds remained, they chose to kick for touch, believing that there was time for an attacking line-out and possible try-scoring opportunity, only for the referee to blow his whistle and end the game before the line-out could form. The Welsh players were incensed and the referee later apologised for the misunderstanding that had arisen.

## Final day

All three matches in week five of the tournament were played on the same day and four teams — France, Ireland, England and Italy — still had a chance of winning the tournament: France were narrowly ahead of Ireland on points difference, England and Italy could become champions if they won by a large margin and the other results favoured them.
The game between Ireland and Italy was played first. At half-time, Ireland led by a single point, but they extended their lead in the second half. As time ran out, Ireland were in possession and could have kicked the ball into touch, ending the game and leaving France requiring a 30-point margin in their game; instead, they opted to seek another try, supposedly to set France a bigger target, only for Italy to regain possession and score a converted try, reducing France's target to 23 points.
The second game was between France and Scotland. After starting slowly, France steadily extended their lead, but were still three points short of their target when, with time running out, Elvis Vermeulen scored a try in injury-time, which was converted, to give France a 27-point victory and put them in the lead in the tournament. The referee referred the try to the Television Match Official (TMO), an Irishman, asking if there was any reason why the try should not be awarded. The TMO advised that there was no reason, and the referee awarded the try.
In the final match, England needed to beat Wales by 57 points to overtake France, while Wales were trying to avoid the wooden spoon. Wales led 15–0 after 15 minutes and 18–15 at half-time, and though England managed to draw level in the second half, James Hook then kicked two penalties and a drop goal, to give Wales the victory by 27–18. This result confirmed France's position as champions and handed the wooden spoon to Scotland, both on points difference.

## Results
### Round 1

* 3 February 2007 13:30 GMT
| Italy | 3–39 | France |
| Pen: Pez (1/1) 36' | Report | Try: Dominici 23' c Heymans 30' c Chabal (2) 40' m, 44' c Jauzion 63' c Con: Skrela (4/5) Pen: Skrela (1/1) 13' Beauxis (1/1) 72' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,973 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Roland de Marigny |
| RW | 14 | Denis Dallan |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale | 78' |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Andrea Masi |
| FH | 10 | Andrea Scanavacca | 25' |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami (c) |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Carlos Nieto | 49' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini | 49' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 49' |
| PR | 18 | Martin Castrogiovanni | 49' |
| LK | 19 | Roberto Mandelli | 49' |
| SH | 20 | Alessandro Troncon | 71' |
| FH | 21 | Ramiro Pez | 25' |
| WG | 22 | Kaine Robertson | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Pierre Berbizier ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Cédric Heymans |
| OC | 13 | Florian Fritz | 69' |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | David Skrela |
| SH | 9 | Pierre Mignoni |
| N8 | 8 | Sébastien Chabal | 72' |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire | 66' |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez (c) | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud | 58' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet | 58' |
| LK | 18 | Pascal Papé | 72' |
| FL | 19 | Imanol Harinordoquy | 66' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| FH | 21 | Lionel Beauxis | 69' |
| WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* 3 February 2007 16:00 GMT
| England | 42–20 | Scotland |
| Try: Robinson (2) 37' m, 55' c Wilkinson 59' c Lund 72' m Con: Wilkinson (2/4) Pen: Wilkinson (5/5) 11', 29', 31', 49', 53' Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 19' | Report | Try: Taylor 25' c Dewey 77' c Con: Paterson (2/2) Pen: Paterson (2/3) 18', 43' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Olly Morgan |
| RW | 14 | Josh Lewsey |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Andy Farrell |
| LW | 11 | Jason Robinson |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry |
| OF | 7 | Magnus Lund |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock |
| LL | 4 | Louis Deacon |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery (c) | 74' |
| HK | 2 | George Chuter |
| LP | 1 | Perry Freshwater |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears |
| PR | 17 | Julian White | 74' |
| LK | 18 | Tom Palmer |
| FL | 19 | Tom Rees |
| SH | 20 | Peter Richards |
| FH | 21 | Toby Flood |
| CE | 22 | Mathew Tait |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Sean Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Marcus Di Rollo |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson | 62' |
| LW | 11 | Chris Paterson |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter |
| N8 | 8 | Dave Callam |
| OF | 7 | Kelly Brown | 62' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Taylor |
| RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Alastair Kellock (c) |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Dougie Hall |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr | 55' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Ross Ford |
| PR | 17 | Allan Jacobsen | 55' |
| LK | 18 | Scott Murray | 62' |
| FL | 19 | Ally Hogg | 62' |
| SH | 20 | Rory Lawson |
| CE | 21 | Rob Dewey | 62' |
| FB | 22 | Rory Lamont |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
* 4 February 2007 15:00 GMT
| Wales | 9–19 | Ireland |
| Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 9', 19', 25' | Report | Try: R. Best 1' m B. O'Driscoll 33' c O'Gara 71' c Con: O'Gara (2/3) |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,239 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Kevin Morgan |
| RW | 14 | Hal Luscombe | 60' |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Robinson |
| IC | 12 | James Hook |
| LW | 11 | Chris Czekaj |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) | 34' to 40' | 34' to 40' |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams | | | 79' |
| BF | 6 | Alix Popham |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Chris Horsman | 55' |
| HK | 2 | T. Rhys Thomas | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Matthew Rees | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Duncan Jones | 55' |
| LK | 18 | Robert Sidoli | 71' |
| FH | 19 | Gavin Thomas | 34' | 40' | 79' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Phillips | 73' |
| CE | 21 | Ceri Sweeney |
| WG | 22 | Aled Brew | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Gareth Jenkins ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) | | | 75' |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie | 27' | 37' |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best |
| LK | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| FL | 19 | Neil Best |
| SH | 20 | Isaac Boss |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| FB | 22 | Geordan Murphy | 27' | 37' | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||

### Round 2

* 10 February 2007 13:30 GMT
| England | 20–7 | Italy |
| Try: Robinson 39' m Pen: Wilkinson (5/5) 3', 15', 25', 56', 75' | Report | Try: Scanavacca 65' c Con: Scanavacca (1/1) |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Josh Lewsey |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Andy Farrell |
| LW | 11 | Jason Robinson |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry |
| OF | 7 | Magnus Lund |
| BF | 6 | Nick Easter |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock |
| LL | 4 | Louis Deacon |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery (c) |
| HK | 2 | George Chuter | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Perry Freshwater |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears |
| PR | 17 | Julian White | 70' |
| LK | 18 | Tom Palmer |
| FL | 19 | Tom Rees |
| SH | 20 | Shaun Perry |
| FH | 21 | Toby Flood |
| CE | 22 | Mathew Tait |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
| FB | 15 | Roland de Marigny |
| RW | 14 | Kaine Robertson |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan | 24' |
| FH | 10 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Maurizio Zaffiri |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami (c) |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 58' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 58' |
| LK | 18 | Valerio Bernabò | 71' |
| FL | 19 | Roberto Mandelli |
| SH | 20 | Paul Griffen |
| CE | 21 | Ramiro Pez |
| WG | 22 | Matteo Pratichetti 24' |
| Coach: ||
| Pierre Berbizier ||
* 10 February 2007 15:30 GMT
| Scotland | 21–9 | Wales |
| Pen: Paterson (7/7) 6', 19', 37', 48', 52', 58', 79' | Report | Pen: S. Jones (3/3) 24', 40', 54' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Sean Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Marcus Di Rollo |
| IC | 12 | Rob Dewey |
| LW | 11 | Chris Paterson |
| FH | 10 | Phil Godman | 70' |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter |
| N8 | 8 | Dave Callam |
| OF | 7 | Kelly Brown | 56' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Taylor (c) |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray |
| LL | 4 | Jim Hamilton | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| PR | 16 | Allan Jacobsen | 56' |
| LK | 17 | Nathan Hines | 49' |
| FL | 18 | Ally Hogg | 56' |
| SH | 19 | Rory Lawson |
| CE | 20 | Graeme Morrison |
| CE | 21 | Simon Webster |
| WG | 22 | Nikki Walker | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
| FB | 15 | Kevin Morgan |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Robinson |
| IC | 12 | James Hook |
| LW | 11 | Chris Czekaj |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Alix Popham |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Robert Sidoli | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Duncan Jones |
| HK | 2 | T. Rhys Thomas |
| LP | 1 | Adam Jones |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Matthew Rees |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins |
| LK | 18 | Ian Gough | 53' |
| FH | 19 | Jonathan Thomas |
| SH | 20 | Mike Phillips |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney |
| CE | 22 | Tom Shanklin |
| Coach: ||
| Gareth Jenkins ||
* 11 February 2007 15:00 GMT
| Ireland | 17–20 | France |
| Try: O'Gara 31' m Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 12', 24', 56', 78' | Report | Try: Ibañez 14' c Clerc 79' c Con: Skrela (1/1) Beauxis (1/1) Pen: Skrela (2/4) 4', 9' |
* Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 81,000 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Geordan Murphy |
| OC | 13 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| IC | 12 | Shane Horgan |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Isaac Boss |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best |
| LK | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| FL | 19 | Neil Best |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| WG | 22 | Andrew Trimble |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | David Skrela |
| SH | 9 | Pierre Mignoni |
| N8 | 8 | Sébastien Chabal |
| OF | 7 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Pascal Papé |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Yannick Bru |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud |
| LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion |
| FL | 19 | Julien Bonnaire |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| FH | 21 | Lionel Beauxis |
| FB | 22 | Cédric Heymans |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||

### Round 3

* 24 February 2007 15:00 GMT
| Scotland | 17–37 | Italy |
| Try: Dewey 14' c Paterson 60' c Con: Paterson (2/2) Pen: Paterson (1/1) 40' | Report | Try: Ma. Bergamasco 1' c Scanavacca 4' c Robertson 6' c Troncon 75' c Con: Scanavacca (4/4) Pen: Scanavacca (3/3) 19', 66', 71' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 50,284 Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Sean Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Marcus Di Rollo |
| IC | 12 | Rob Dewey |
| LW | 11 | Chris Paterson |
| FH | 10 | Phil Godman |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter |
| N8 | 8 | Dave Callam |
| OF | 7 | Kelly Brown |
| BF | 6 | Simon Taylor |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Dougie Hall |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Ross Ford |
| PR | 17 | Allan Jacobsen |
| LK | 18 | Jim Hamilton |
| FL | 19 | Ally Hogg |
| SH | 20 | Rory Lawson |
| CE | 21 | Andrew Henderson |
| WG | 22 | Nikki Walker |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
| FB | 15 | Roland de Marigny |
| RW | 14 | Kaine Robertson |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Andrea Masi |
| FH | 10 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini |
| PR | 18 | Carlos Nieto |
| LK | 19 | Valerio Bernabò |
| FL | 20 | Maurizio Zaffiri |
| SH | 21 | Paul Griffen |
| FH | 22 | Ramiro Pez |
| Coach: ||
| Pierre Berbizier ||
* This was Italy's biggest margin of victory over a Tier 1 nation.
* 24 February 2007 17:30 GMT
| Ireland | 43–13 | England |
| Try: Dempsey 30' c D. Wallace 37' c Horgan 63' c Boss 78' c Con: O'Gara (3/3) P. Wallace (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (5/5) 6', 20', 26', 43', 57' | Report | Try: Strettle 46' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 2', 56' |
* Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 81,611 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best |
| LK | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| FL | 19 | Neil Best |
| SH | 20 | Isaac Boss |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| WG | 22 | Andrew Trimble |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Olly Morgan |
| RW | 14 | Josh Lewsey |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Andy Farrell |
| LW | 11 | David Strettle |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry |
| OF | 7 | Magnus Lund |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock |
| LL | 4 | Louis Deacon |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery (c) |
| HK | 2 | George Chuter |
| LP | 1 | Perry Freshwater |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears |
| PR | 17 | Julian White |
| LK | 18 | Tom Palmer |
| FL | 19 | Tom Rees |
| SH | 20 | Shaun Perry |
| FH | 21 | Toby Flood |
| CE | 22 | Mathew Tait |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
* 24 February 2007 20:00 GMT
| France | 32–21 | Wales |
| Try: Dominici 28' c Nallet 34' c Con: Skrela (2/2) Pen: Skrela (5/6) 11', 18', 38', 46', 52' Beauxis (1/1) 80' | Report | Try: Popham 13' c Shanklin 15' c Robinson 74' c Con: S. Jones (3/3) |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,959 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | David Skrela |
| SH | 9 | Pierre Mignoni |
| N8 | 8 | Elvis Vermeulen |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Benoît August |
| PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| LK | 18 | Grégory Lamboley |
| N8 | 19 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| FH | 21 | Lionel Beauxis |
| WG | 22 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | James Hook |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Alix Popham |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Chris Horsman |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | T. Rhys Thomas |
| PR | 17 | Duncan Jones |
| LK | 18 | Brent Cockbain |
| FL | 19 | Jonathan Thomas |
| SH | 20 | Mike Phillips |
| FH | 21 | Ceri Sweeney |
| CE | 22 | Jamie Robinson |
| Coach: ||
| Gareth Jenkins ||

### Round 4

* 10 March 2007 13:30 GMT
| Scotland | 18–19 | Ireland |
| Pen: Paterson (6/6) 17', 36', 40', 51', 61', 66' | Report | Try: O'Gara 30' c Con: O'Gara (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (4/6) 9', 38', 68', 70' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,800 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Sean Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Marcus Di Rollo |
| IC | 12 | Rob Dewey |
| LW | 11 | Chris Paterson |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter |
| N8 | 8 | Dave Callam |
| OF | 7 | Kelly Brown |
| BF | 6 | Simon Taylor |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Dougie Hall |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Ross Ford |
| PR | 17 | Allan Jacobsen |
| LK | 18 | Jim Hamilton |
| FL | 19 | Ally Hogg |
| SH | 20 | Rory Lawson |
| CE | 21 | Andrew Henderson |
| WG | 22 | Rory Lamont |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best |
| LP | 1 | Simon Best |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery |
| PR | 17 | Bryan Young |
| LK | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| FL | 19 | Neil Best |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| WG | 22 | Andrew Trimble |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
* Ireland won the Triple Crown.
* 10 March 2007 15:30 GMT
| Italy | 23–20 | Wales |
| Try: Robertson 37' c Mauro Bergamasco 78' c Con: Pez (2/2) Pen: Pez (3/4) 12', 20', 73' | Report | Try: S. Williams 27' c Rees 45' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) Hook (1/1) Pen: Hook (2/2) 44', 54' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,973 Referee: Chris White (England)
| FB | 15 | Roland de Marigny |
| RW | 14 | Kaine Robertson |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Andrea Pratichetti |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |
| TP | 3 | Carlos Nieto |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini |
| PR | 18 | Fabio Staibano |
| LK | 19 | Valerio Bernabò |
| FL | 20 | Maurizio Zaffiri |
| SH | 21 | Paul Griffen |
| FH | 22 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| Coach: ||
| Pierre Berbizier ||
| FB | 15 | Kevin Morgan |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | James Hook |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Alix Popham |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Chris Horsman |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | T. Rhys Thomas |
| PR | 17 | Duncan Jones |
| PR | 18 | Adam Jones |
| LK | 19 | Brent Cockbain |
| FL | 20 | Jonathan Thomas |
| SH | 21 | Mike Phillips |
| FB | 22 | Gareth Thomas |
| Coach: ||
| Gareth Jenkins ||
* This was the first time that Italy won two matches in a Six Nations Championship.
* 11 March 2007 15:00 GMT
| England | 26–18 | France |
| Try: Flood 48' c Tindall 73' c Con: Flood (1/1) Geraghty (1/1) Pen: Flood (3/5) 8', 31', 35' Geraghty (1/1) 68' | Report | Pen: Skrela (3/3) 4', 15', 21' Yachvili (3/3) 34', 52', 59' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Josh Lewsey |
| RW | 14 | David Strettle |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt (c) |
| LW | 11 | Jason Robinson |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | Tom Rees |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |
| LL | 4 | Martin Corry |
| TP | 3 | Julian White |
| HK | 2 | George Chuter |
| LP | 1 | Tim Payne |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears |
| PR | 17 | Stuart Turner |
| LK | 18 | Louis Deacon |
| FL | 19 | Magnus Lund |
| SH | 20 | Shaun Perry |
| FH | 21 | Shane Geraghty |
| CE | 22 | Mathew Tait |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | David Skrela |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Sébastien Chabal |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez (c) |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Sébastien Bruno |
| PR | 17 | Nicolas Mas |
| LK | 18 | Pascal Papé |
| N8 | 19 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| SH | 20 | Pierre Mignoni |
| FH | 21 | Lionel Beauxis |
| FB | 22 | Cédric Heymans |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* England's victory meant that no team could now win the Grand Slam.

### Round 5

* 17 March 2007 13:30 GMT
| Italy | 24–51 | Ireland |
| Try: Bortolami 75' m De Marigny 80' c Con: Scanavacca (1/2) Pen: Pez (2/3) 15', 26' Drop: Pez (2/2) 12', 29' | Report | Try: Dempsey (2) 17' m, 46' c Easterby 21' m D'Arcy 40' c Horgan 51' m Hickie (2) 55' c, 77' m O'Gara 59' c Con: O'Gara (4/8) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 6' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,973 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Roland de Marigny |
| RW | 14 | Kaine Robertson |
| OC | 13 | Ezio Galon |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Andrea Pratichetti |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Maurizio Zaffiri |
| BF | 6 | Alessandro Zanni |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |
| TP | 3 | Carlos Nieto |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| PR | 17 | Fabio Staibano |
| LK | 18 | Valerio Bernabò |
| FL | 19 | Josh Sole |
| SH | 20 | Paul Griffen |
| FH | 21 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| CE | 22 | Matteo Barbini |
| Coach: ||
| Pierre Berbizier ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Jerry Flannery |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best |
| LK | 18 | Trevor Hogan |
| FL | 19 | Neil Best |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| WG | 22 | Andrew Trimble |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
* 17 March 2007 15:30 GMT
| France | 46–19 | Scotland |
| Try: Harinordoquy 29' c Jauzion 33' c Marty 52' c Heymans 59' m Milloud 62' c Vermeulen 80' c Con: Beauxis (5/6) Pen: Beauxis (2/2) 19', 37' | Report | Try: Walker 7' c S. Lamont 40' c E. Murray 76' m Con: Paterson (2/3) |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,959 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Clément Poitrenaud |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Cédric Heymans |
| FH | 10 | Lionel Beauxis |
| SH | 9 | Pierre Mignoni |
| N8 | 8 | Imanol Harinordoquy |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire |
| BF | 6 | Serge Betsen |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez (c) |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud |
| Substitutions: ||
| PR | 16 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 17 | Sébastien Bruno |
| LK | 18 | Pascal Papé |
| N8 | 19 | Elvis Vermeulen |
| SH | 20 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde |
| CE | 21 | Damien Traille |
| WG | 22 | Christophe Dominici |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Sean Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Rob Dewey |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Nikki Walker |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Rory Lawson |
| N8 | 8 | Ally Hogg |
| OF | 7 | Kelly Brown |
| BF | 6 | Simon Taylor |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Dougie Hall |
| PR | 17 | Allan Jacobsen |
| LK | 18 | Jim Hamilton |
| N8 | 19 | Dave Callam |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter |
| CE | 21 | Marcus Di Rollo |
| WG | 22 | Rory Lamont |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
* France needed to win by 24 points to overtake Ireland.
* 17 March 2007 17:30 GMT
| Wales | 27–18 | England |
| Try: Hook 3' c Horsman 13' m Con: Hook (1/2) Pen: Hook (4/5) 11', 39', 64', 74' Drop: Hook (1/2) 68' | Report | Try: Ellis 32' c Robinson 40' m Con: Flood (1/2) Pen: Flood (1/1) 46' Drop: Flood (1/1) 35' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Kevin Morgan |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | Gareth Thomas (c) |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | James Hook |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Alix Popham |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Chris Horsman |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | T. Rhys Thomas |
| PR | 17 | Duncan Jones |
| PR | 18 | Adam Jones |
| LK | 19 | Brent Cockbain |
| FL | 20 | Jonathan Thomas |
| SH | 21 | Mike Phillips |
| CE | 22 | Jamie Robinson |
| Coach: ||
| Gareth Jenkins ||
| FB | 15 | Mark Cueto |
| RW | 14 | David Strettle |
| OC | 13 | Mathew Tait |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt (c) |
| LW | 11 | Jason Robinson |
| FH | 10 | Toby Flood |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis |
| N8 | 8 | Joe Worsley |
| OF | 7 | Tom Rees |
| BF | 6 | James Haskell |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer |
| LL | 4 | Martin Corry |
| TP | 3 | Julian White |
| HK | 2 | George Chuter |
| LP | 1 | Tim Payne |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears |
| PR | 17 | Stuart Turner |
| LK | 18 | Louis Deacon |
| FL | 19 | Magnus Lund |
| SH | 20 | Shaun Perry |
| FH | 21 | Shane Geraghty |
| CE | 22 | Jamie Noon |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
* England needed to win by 57 points to win the Championship.

## Scorers

Leading try scorers :
| Pos | Name | Tries | Pld | Team |
| 1 | Ronan O'Gara | 4 | 5 | Ireland |
| 1 | Jason Robinson | 4 | 4 | England |
| 3 | Girvan Dempsey | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
| 4 | Mauro Bergamasco | 2 | 3 | Italy |
| 4 | Sébastien Chabal | 2 | 3 | France |
| 4 | Rob Dewey | 2 | 5 | Scotland |
| 4 | Christophe Dominici | 2 | 5 | France |
| 4 | Cédric Heymans | 2 | 4 | France |
| 4 | Denis Hickie | 2 | 5 | Ireland |
| 4 | Shane Horgan | 2 | 4 | Ireland |
| 4 | Yannick Jauzion | 2 | 5 | France |
| 4 | Kaine Robertson | 2 | 5 | Italy |
| 4 | Andrea Scanavacca | 2 | 4 | Italy |
| Source: |||||
Leading point scorers :
| Pos | Name | Points | Pld | Team |
| 1 | Ronan O'Gara | 82 | 5 | Ireland |
| 2 | Chris Paterson | 65 | 5 | Scotland |
| 3 | Jonny Wilkinson | 50 | 3 | England |