# 2001 Six Nations Championship

The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 107th international championship overall. The tournament was affected by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease foot-and-mouth in Britain. As a consequence, there were restrictions on travel and Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations were postponed until September and October.
The eventual winners were England for the second year running, although they once again missed out on the Grand Slam at the final hurdle, losing to Ireland in the final match of the tournament in October. Despite their final match defeat, England set new records for points scored (229), tries scored (29) and overall points difference (+149).

## Participants

| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | Clive Woodward | Martin Johnson/Matt Dawson |
| France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous |
| Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Warren Gatland | Keith Wood |
| Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome | Brad Johnstone | Alessandro Moscardi |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | Ian McGeechan | Andy Nicol/Budge Pountney |
| Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Graham Henry | Dai Young |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
| 1 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 80 | +149 | 29 | 8 |
| 2 | Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 89 | +40 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 116 | −24 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 166 | −41 | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 138 | −23 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 207 | −101 | 8 | 0 |

## Results
### Round 1

* 3 February 2001
| Italy | 22–41 | Ireland |
| Try: Pilat 25' m Checchinato 40' c Ma. Bergamasco 79' c Con: Pez (2) 40', 79' Pen: Pilat 7' | Report | Try: Henderson (3) 36' c, 42' c, 53' m Horgan 58' m O'Gara 74' m Con: O'Gara (2) 37', 43' Pen: O'Gara (4) 3', 10', 29', 39' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica |
| RW | 14 | Corrado Pilat | | 28' |
| OC | 13 | Luca Martin | | 50' |
| IC | 12 | Giovanni Raineri |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | David Dal Maso | | 38' |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Carlo Caione |
| RL | 5 | Carlo Checchinato | | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Wim Visser |
| TP | 3 | Andrea Muraro | 36' |
| HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi (c) |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| WG | 16 | Ezio Galon | | 28' | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Giampiero de Carli | | 38' |
| CE | 18 | Walter Pozzebon | | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Giuseppe Lanzi | | 66' |
| FL | 20 | Aaron Persico |
| SH | 21 | Filippo Frati | | | 76' |
| PR | 22 | Tino Paoletti |
| Coach: ||
| Brad Johnstone ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey | | 67' |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Mike Mullins | | 69' |
| IC | 12 | Rob Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Tyrone Howe |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer | | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley | | 60' |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Alan Quinlan |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Mick Galwey | | 65' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes | | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) | | 77' |
| LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FL | 16 | Andy Ward | | 60' |
| LK | 17 | Jeremy Davidson | | 65' |
| PR | 18 | Emmet Byrne | | 64' |
| CE | 19 | Kevin Maggs | | 69' |
| FH | 20 | David Humphreys | | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Brian O'Meara | | 72' |
| HK | 22 | Frankie Sheahan | | 77' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* 3 February 2001
| Wales | 15–44 | England |
| Try: Howley 19' m Quinnell 64' c Con: Jenkins 64' Pen: Jenkins 16' | Report | Try: Greenwood (3) 9' c, 12' m, 40' m Dawson (2) 27' c, 34' c Cohen 60' c Con: Wilkinson (4/6) 10', 28', 35', 61' Pen: Wilkinson (2) 18', 58' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,300 Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
| FB | 15 | Stephen Jones |
| RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas | 55' |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor | 65' |
| IC | 12 | Scott Gibbs |
| LW | 11 | Dafydd James |
| FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins |
| SH | 9 | Rob Howley | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis |
| RL | 5 | Chris Wyatt | 47' |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Dai Young |
| HK | 2 | Robin McBryde |
| LP | 1 | Darren Morris | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| LK | 16 | Andy Moore | 47' |
| WG | 17 | Mark Jones | 55' |
| PR | 18 | Spencer John | 65' |
| CE | 19 | Allan Bateman | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Rupert Moon | 78' |
| HK | 21 | Garin Jenkins |
| FL | 22 | Geraint Lewis |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw | 59' |
| RW | 14 | Ben Cohen |
| OC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt | 70' |
| LW | 11 | Dan Luger | 5' |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 70' |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Dorian West |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| WG | 16 | Austin Healey | 5' |
| FB | 17 | Matt Perry | 59' |
| PR | 18 | Trevor Woodman | 61' |
| N8 | 19 | Martin Corry | 70' |
| CE | 20 | Mike Tindall | 70' |
| HK | 21 | Mark Regan |
| PR | 22 | Julian White |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
* 4 February 2001
| France | 16–6 | Scotland |
| Try: Bernat-Salles 41' c Con: Lamaison 42' Pen: Lamaison (3) 11', 32', 79' | Report | Pen: Logan (2) 7', 14' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Xavier Garbajosa |
| RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles |
| OC | 13 | Franck Comba | 69' |
| IC | 12 | Richard Dourthe |
| LW | 11 | David Bory |
| FH | 10 | Christophe Lamaison |
| SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié |
| N8 | 8 | Christophe Juillet |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Christophe Moni | 50' |
| RL | 5 | Fabien Pelous (c) |
| LL | 4 | David Auradou | 50' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet | 49' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Olivier Azam |
| PR | 17 | Christian Califano | 49' |
| LK | 18 | Abdelatif Benazzi | 50' |
| FL | 19 | Serge Betsen | 50' |
| FH | 20 | Gérald Merceron | 69' |
| CE | 21 | Philippe Carbonneau |
| WG | 22 | Christophe Dominici |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Cameron Murray |
| OC | 13 | James McLaren | | | | 67' |
| IC | 12 | John Leslie | | 24' to 29' | 24' to 29' |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Gregor Townsend | | 4' |
| SH | 9 | Andy Nicol (c) | | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Jon Petrie | | 71' |
| OF | 7 | Budge Pountney |
| BF | 6 | Martin Leslie | 37' |
| RL | 5 | Richard Metcalfe | | 20' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart | | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell | | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Gordon McIlwham | | 52' |
| LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes | | 20' |
| FL | 19 | Jason White | | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Bryan Redpath | | 65' |
| FH | 21 | Duncan Hodge | | 4' |
| CE | 22 | Alan Bulloch | | 24' | 29' | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||

### Round 2

* 17 February 2001
| Ireland | 22–15 | France |
| Try: O'Driscoll 47' c Con: O'Gara 51' Pen: O'Gara (5) 4', 28', 40', 43', 54' | Report | Try: Pelous 60' c Bernat-Salles 71' m Con: Lamaison 62' Pen: Lamaison 18' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Scott Young (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Denis Hickie |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Rob Henderson | 74' |
| LW | 11 | Tyrone Howe |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Alan Quinlan | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Mick Galwey | 72' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) |
| LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Emmet Byrne | 72' |
| LK | 18 | Gary Longwell | 72' |
| FL | 19 | Andy Ward | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Brian O'Meara |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Maggs | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Xavier Garbajosa |
| RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles |
| OC | 13 | Richard Dourthe |
| IC | 12 | Franck Comba |
| LW | 11 | David Bory | | 69' |
| FH | 10 | Christophe Lamaison | 32' |
| SH | 9 | Philippe Carbonneau |
| N8 | 8 | Christophe Juillet |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Christophe Moni | | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Fabien Pelous (c) | | 15' to 23' | 15' to 23' |
| LL | 4 | David Auradou | | | | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet | | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Olivier Azam |
| PR | 17 | Christian Califano | | 62' |
| LK | 18 | Abdelatif Benazzi | | 15' | 23' | 62' |
| FL | 19 | Serge Betsen | | 69' |
| SH | 20 | Christophe Laussucq |
| FH | 21 | Gérald Merceron |
| WG | 22 | Christophe Dominici | | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* 17 February 2001
| England | 80–23 | Italy |
| Try: Healey (2) 13' c, 18' c Balshaw (2) 34' c, 75' c Cohen 41' c Regan 55' c Worsley 61' c Greenwood 69' c Wilkinson 78' c Dallaglio 79' m Con: Wilkinson (9) 14', 21', 35', 42', 57', 62', 70', 76', 79' Pen: Wilkinson (4) 9', 31', 38', 40' | Report | Try: Dallan 5' c Checchinato 23' c Con: Scanavacca (2) 6', 25' Pen: Scanavacca (3) 16', 27', 40' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Austin Healey |
| OC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen | 50' |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back | 50' |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock | 73' |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson (c) |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Dorian West | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Woodman | 68' |
| FL | 18 | Joe Worsley | 50' |
| N8 | 19 | Martin Corry | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken | 57' |
| CE | 21 | Mike Tindall |
| WG | 22 | Jason Robinson | 50' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| RW | 14 | Luca Martin |
| OC | 13 | Cristian Stoica |
| IC | 12 | Walter Pozzebon | 54' |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Giovanni Raineri |
| SH | 9 | Juan Manuel Queirolo |
| N8 | 8 | Carlo Checchinato |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Carlo Caione | | 68' |
| RL | 5 | Wim Visser |
| LL | 4 | Andrea Gritti |
| TP | 3 | Andrea Muraro | | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi (c) |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| PR | 16 | Giampiero de Carli | | 46' |
| PR | 17 | Tino Paoletti |
| N8 | 18 | Andrea de Rossi | | 68' |
| FL | 19 | David Dal Maso |
| SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini |
| FH | 21 | Ramiro Pez |
| CE | 22 | Marco Rivaro |
| Coach: ||
| Brad Johnstone ||
* 17 February 2001
| Scotland | 28–28 | Wales |
| Try: Paterson 45' c McLaren 72' m T. Smith 75' c Con: Logan 45' Hodge 76' Pen: Logan (3) 10', 35', 62' | Report | Try: M. Taylor 42' c Con: Jenkins 43' Pen: Jenkins (4) 7', 20', 27', 66' Drop: Jenkins (3) 1', 16', 24' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Steve Lander (England)
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Cameron Murray | | 66' |
| OC | 13 | James McLaren |
| IC | 12 | John Leslie |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Duncan Hodge |
| SH | 9 | Andy Nicol (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Jon Petrie |
| OF | 7 | Budge Pountney |
| BF | 6 | Martin Leslie |
| RL | 5 | Richard Metcalfe | 27' | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Scott |
| PR | 17 | Gordon McIlwham |
| LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes | | 66' |
| FL | 19 | Jason White |
| SH | 20 | Bryan Redpath |
| CE | 21 | Alan Bulloch |
| WG | 22 | James Craig | | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
| FB | 15 | Rhys Williams |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Scott Gibbs |
| LW | 11 | Dafydd James |
| FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins |
| SH | 9 | Rob Howley | 62' |
| N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis |
| RL | 5 | Andy Moore |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) | 78' |
| HK | 2 | Robin McBryde |
| LP | 1 | Darren Morris |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Garin Jenkins |
| PR | 17 | Spencer John | 78' |
| LK | 18 | Craig Quinnell | 62' |
| FL | 19 | Geraint Lewis |
| SH | 20 | Rupert Moon | 62' |
| CE | 21 | Allan Bateman |
| WG | 22 | Gareth Thomas |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||

### Round 3

* 3 March 2001
| Italy | 19–30 | France |
| Try: Perziano 70' c Con: Dominguez 71' Pen: Dominguez (4) 10', 16', 27', 48' | Report | Try: Sadourny 13' c Bernat-Salles 24' c Bonetti 77' c Con: Lamaison (3) 14', 25', 78' Pen: Lamaison (3) 45', 58', 63' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,973 Referee: Chris White (England)
| FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica |
| RW | 14 | Massimiliano Perziano |
| OC | 13 | Walter Pozzebon |
| IC | 12 | Manuel Dallan |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Carlo Checchinato |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Persico |
| RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti |
| LL | 4 | Wim Visser |
| TP | 3 | Tino Paoletti | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi (c) |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| PR | 16 | Giampiero de Carli |
| PR | 17 | Franco Properzi | 46' |
| FL | 18 | David Dal Maso |
| FL | 19 | Carlo Caione |
| SH | 20 | Juan Manuel Queirolo | 65' |
| FH | 21 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| CE | 22 | Luca Martin |
| Coach: ||
| Brad Johnstone ||
| FB | 15 | Jean-Luc Sadourny |
| RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles |
| OC | 13 | Sébastien Bonetti |
| IC | 12 | Thomas Lombard |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Christophe Lamaison |
| SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié |
| N8 | 8 | Christophe Juillet |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Christophe Moni | 40' |
| RL | 5 | Fabien Pelous (c) |
| LL | 4 | David Auradou |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| LP | 1 | Christian Califano | 51' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabrice Landreau |
| PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet | 51' |
| LK | 18 | Abdelatif Benazzi |
| FL | 19 | Serge Betsen | 40' |
| SH | 20 | Philippe Carbonneau |
| FH | 21 | Gérald Merceron |
| WG | 22 | David Bory |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* 3 March 2001
| England | 43–3 | Scotland |
| Try: Dallaglio (2) 6' m, 40' c R. Hill 35' c Balshaw (2) 44' c, 61' c Greenwood 77' c Con: Wilkinson (5) 37', 40', 45', 62', 78' Pen: Wilkinson 10' | Report | Pen: Hodge 13' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Robert Davies (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Austin Healey |
| OC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt | 62' |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson (c) |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Dorian West | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mark Regan | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Woodman |
| FL | 18 | Joe Worsley | 67' |
| N8 | 19 | Martin Corry |
| SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken | 73' |
| FH | 21 | Matt Perry |
| FB | 22 | Jason Robinson | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Cameron Murray | | 68' |
| OC | 13 | Alan Bulloch | | 75' |
| IC | 12 | John Leslie |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Duncan Hodge |
| SH | 9 | Andy Nicol | | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor (c) |
| OF | 7 | Budge Pountney | 50' |
| BF | 6 | Martin Leslie | | 78' |
| RL | 5 | Richard Metcalfe | | 46' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart | | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Scott |
| PR | 17 | Gordon McIlwham | | 45' |
| LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes | | 46' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | | 78' |
| SH | 20 | Bryan Redpath | | 60' |
| CE | 21 | James McLaren | | 75' |
| WG | 22 | James Craig | | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||

### Round 4

* 17 March 2001
| France | 35–43 | Wales |
| Try: Bonetti 7' c Bernat-Salles 59' c Con: Merceron 8' Lamaison 60' Pen: Merceron (4) 10', 15', 25', 30' Lamaison (3) 49', 65', 72' | Report | Try: Howley 36' c Quinnell 46' c James 52' c Jenkins 80' c Con: Jenkins (4) 37', 47', 53', 80' Pen: Jenkins (3) 14', 27', 33' Drop: Jenkins (2) 50', 77' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Jean-Luc Sadourny |
| RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles |
| OC | 13 | Sébastien Bonetti |
| IC | 12 | Thomas Lombard |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Gérald Merceron | 42' |
| SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié |
| N8 | 8 | Christophe Juillet |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Christophe Moni | 60' |
| RL | 5 | David Auradou |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous (c) |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| LP | 1 | Christian Califano | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabrice Landreau |
| PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet | 71' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet |
| FL | 19 | Serge Betsen | 60' |
| SH | 20 | Philippe Carbonneau |
| FH | 21 | Christophe Lamaison | 42' |
| FB | 22 | Pépito Elhorga |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Rhys Williams |
| RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Scott Gibbs | 50' |
| LW | 11 | Dafydd James |
| FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins |
| SH | 9 | Rob Howley |
| N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis | 63' |
| RL | 5 | Andy Moore |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough | 76' |
| TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) |
| HK | 2 | Robin McBryde |
| LP | 1 | Darren Morris | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrew Lewis | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Chris Anthony |
| LK | 18 | Craig Quinnell | 76' |
| FL | 19 | Geraint Lewis | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Gareth Cooper |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones | 50' |
| CE | 22 | Allan Bateman |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
* 17 March 2001
| Scotland | 23–19 | Italy |
| Try: T. Smith 52' m Pen: Hodge (5) 18', 42', 46', 62', 73' Drop: Hodge 1' | Report | Try: Ma. Bergamasco 24' c Con: Dominguez 26' Pen: Dominguez (4) 31', 43', 56', 60' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 60,708 Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | James Craig | 42' |
| OC | 13 | Gregor Townsend |
| IC | 12 | John Leslie |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Duncan Hodge |
| SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor | 71' |
| OF | 7 | Budge Pountney (c) |
| BF | 6 | Martin Leslie |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Scott | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Gordon McIlwham | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Richard Metcalfe |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Andy Nicol |
| FB | 21 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| WG | 22 | Cameron Murray | 42' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
| FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica |
| RW | 14 | Massimiliano Perziano |
| OC | 13 | Walter Pozzebon |
| IC | 12 | Manuel Dallan | | 44' |
| LW | 11 | Luca Martin |
| FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez |
| SH | 9 | Filippo Frati | | 27' |
| N8 | 8 | Carlo Checchinato | 45' |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Persico |
| RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti | | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Wim Visser |
| TP | 3 | Franco Properzi | | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi (c) |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| PR | 16 | Giampiero de Carli |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | | 40' |
| FL | 18 | Carlo Caione | | 58' |
| FL | 19 | Andrea Benatti |
| SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini | | 27' |
| CE | 21 | Giovanni Raineri | | 44' |
| FH | 22 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| Coach: ||
| Brad Johnstone ||

### Round 5

* 7 April 2001
| England | 48–19 | France |
| Try: Greenwood 5' c R. Hill 43' c Balshaw 53' c Greening 62' c Catt 69' c Perry 74' c Con: Wilkinson (6) 6', 45', 54', 63', 70', 75' Pen: Wilkinson (2) 11', 37' | Report | Try: Bernat-Salles 12' c Con: Merceron 13' Pen: Merceron (3) 16', 26', 30' Drop: Merceron 51' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tappe Henning (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Austin Healey |
| OC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen | 52' |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson | 76' |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill | 71' |
| RL | 5 | Steve Borthwick | 27' | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Martin Johnson (c) |
| TP | 3 | Julian White |
| HK | 2 | Phil Greening | 18' to 25' | 18' to 25' |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard | 36' to 40' | 36' to 40' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Dorian West | 18' | 25' |
| PR | 17 | David Flatman | 36' | 40' |
| FL | 18 | Joe Worsley | 71' |
| N8 | 19 | Martin Corry | 27' | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken | 76' |
| FH | 21 | Matt Perry | 70' |
| FB | 22 | Jason Robinson | 52' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Jean-Luc Sadourny |
| RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles |
| OC | 13 | Stéphane Glas |
| IC | 12 | Xavier Garbajosa |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Gérald Merceron |
| SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié |
| N8 | 8 | Fabien Pelous (c) |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Christophe Milhères |
| RL | 5 | Abdelatif Benazzi | 45' |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet | 45' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers | 75' |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabrice Landreau | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Alessio Galasso | 75' |
| LK | 18 | David Auradou | 45' |
| FL | 19 | Marc Lièvremont | 45' |
| SH | 20 | Philippe Carbonneau |
| FH | 21 | David Skrela |
| CE | 22 | Thomas Lombard |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
Notes:
* Referee Tappe Henning was injured during the game and replaced by touch judge David McHugh.
* 8 April 2001
| Italy | 23–33 | Wales |
| Try: Checchinato 75' m Pen: Domínguez (5) 1', 9', 37', 40', 51' Drop: Domínguez 46' | Report | Try: Cooper 6' c Gibbs (2) 29' c, 49' c Con: Jenkins (3) 7', 30', 49' Pen: Jenkins (4) 12', 40', 56', 79' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica |
| RW | 14 | Massimiliano Perziano | 79' |
| OC | 13 | Walter Pozzebon | 79' |
| IC | 12 | Giovanni Raineri | 50' |
| LW | 11 | Manuel Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez |
| SH | 9 | Matteo Mazzantini |
| N8 | 8 | Carlo Checchinato |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Persico |
| RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti | 63' |
| LL | 4 | Wim Visser |
| TP | 3 | Franco Properzi | 46' |
| HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi (c) |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| PR | 16 | Giampiero de Carli | 77' |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 46' |
| FL | 18 | Carlo Caione |
| FL | 19 | Maurizio Zaffiri | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Giampiero Mazzi | 79' |
| CE | 21 | Luca Martin |
| FB | 22 | Corrado Pilat | 50' |
| Coach: ||
| Brad Johnstone ||
| FB | 15 | Rhys Williams |
| RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor | | 34' to 44' | 34' to 44' |
| IC | 12 | Scott Gibbs |
| LW | 11 | Dafydd James |
| FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Cooper |
| N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis |
| RL | 5 | Andy Moore |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough | | 50' |
| TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) |
| HK | 2 | Robin McBryde |
| LP | 1 | Darren Morris |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrew Lewis |
| PR | 17 | Chris Anthony |
| LK | 18 | Craig Quinnell | 70' | 50' |
| FL | 19 | Geraint Lewis |
| SH | 20 | Huw Harries |
| CE | 21 | Allan Bateman | | 34' | 44' |
| FH | 22 | Stephen Jones |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||

### Postponed matches

* 22 September 2001
| Scotland | 32–10 | Ireland |
| Try: Pountney 21' c T. Smith 34' c Leslie 56' c Henderson 74' m Con: Townsend 22' Paterson (2) 35', 57' Pen: Paterson (2) 30', 64' | Report | Try: Dempsey 79' Con: D. Humphreys 79' Pen: O'Gara 48' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Chris White (England)
| FB | 15 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| RW | 14 | Jon Steel |
| OC | 13 | James McLaren |
| IC | 12 | John Leslie | 61' |
| LW | 11 | Chris Paterson |
| FH | 10 | Gregor Townsend | 75' |
| SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Budge Pountney (c) |
| BF | 6 | Gordon Simpson | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray |
| LL | 4 | Jason White | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Scott | 75' |
| PR | 17 | George Graham | 61' |
| LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes | 69' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Andy Nicol | 75' |
| FH | 21 | Duncan Hodge | 75' |
| CE | 22 | Andrew Henderson | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Geordan Murphy | 20' |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Shane Horgan |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Guy Easterby | 52' |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley | 61' |
| OF | 7 | Kieron Dawson |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Jeremy Davidson | 71' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes | 32' |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) |
| LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Emmet Byrne | 32' |
| LK | 18 | Gary Longwell | 71' |
| FL | 19 | David Wallace | 61' |
| SH | 20 | Peter Stringer | 52' |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys | 61' |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Maggs | 20' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* 13 October 2001
| Wales | 6–36 | Ireland |
| Pen: S. Jones (2) 11', 52' | Report | Try: Hickie 73' c O'Driscoll 75' c Horgan 79' c Con: D. Humphreys (2) 74', 76' O'Gara 79' Pen: D. Humphreys (5) 1', 9', 15', 26', 34' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Kevin Morgan | 76' |
| RW | 14 | Dafydd James |
| OC | 13 | Allan Bateman |
| IC | 12 | Leigh Davies |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Rob Howley |
| N8 | 8 | Geraint Lewis |
| OF | 7 | Brett Sinkinson |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis | 59' |
| RL | 5 | Andy Moore | 78' |
| LL | 4 | Chris Wyatt |
| TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Robin McBryde | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Iestyn Thomas |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Barry Williams | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Chris Anthony | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Craig Quinnell | 78' |
| FL | 19 | Gavin Thomas | 59' |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel |
| CE | 21 | Gavin Henson |
| FB | 22 | Rhys Williams | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | David Humphreys | 76' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer | 79' |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Eric Miller |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Mick Galwey | 62' to 72' | 62' to 72' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) | 78' |
| LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan | 78' |
| PR | 17 | Emmet Byrne | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Trevor Brennan | 62' | 72' |
| FL | 19 | Kieron Dawson |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby | 79' |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 76' |
| CE | 22 | Mike Mullins |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* 20 October 2001
| Ireland | 20–14 | England |
| Try: Wood 17' m Pen: D. Humphreys (3) 11', 29', 47' O'Gara (2) 59', 72' | Report | Try: Healey 74' m Pen: Wilkinson (3) 9', 40', 52' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll | 76' |
| IC | 12 | Kevin Maggs |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | David Humphreys | 58' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley | 76' |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Eric Miller |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Mick Galwey | 65' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) |
| LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Emmet Byrne | 65' |
| LK | 18 | Trevor Brennan | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Kieron Dawson | 76' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | Ronan O'Gara | 58' |
| CE | 22 | Mike Mullins | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Dan Luger | 60' |
| OC | 13 | Will Greenwood |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt |
| LW | 11 | Jason Robinson |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson (c) | 37' |
| N8 | 8 | Richard Hill |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Martin Corry | 74' |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| TP | 3 | Julian White | 74' |
| HK | 2 | Phil Greening | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Dorian West | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Graham Rowntree | 74' |
| LK | 18 | Steve Borthwick |
| FL | 19 | Lewis Moody | 74' |
| SH | 20 | Kyran Bracken | 37' |
| WG | 21 | Austin Healey | 60' |
| FB | 22 | Matt Perry |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||