# 2006 Six Nations Championship

The 2006 Six Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 112th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. This was the fourth edition sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland.
This was the last Six Nations to be held before the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road into today's Aviva Stadium. Ireland played their 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Six Nations home fixtures at Croke Park, also in Dublin.
In this year, France won the competition on points difference over Ireland. Ireland received the consolation prize of the Triple Crown Trophy, presented for the first time that year, by winning their matches against the other Home Nations: Wales, Scotland and England. Italy once more collected the Wooden Spoon, but showed considerable improvement over past years, earning a first-ever competition point away from home in a draw against Wales. For the first time since 2000, Scotland won the Calcutta Cup.

## Participants

| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham | London | Andy Robinson | Martin Corry |
| France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous |
| Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Eddie O'Sullivan | Brian O'Driscoll |
| Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome | Pierre Berbizier | Marco Bortolami |
| Scotland | Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Frank Hadden | Jason White |
| Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Mike Ruddock Scott Johnson (caretaker) | Gareth Thomas/Michael Owen |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 85 | +63 | 18 | 8 |
| 2 | Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 97 | +34 | 12 | 8 |
| 3 | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 81 | −3 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | England | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 106 | +14 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 135 | −55 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 125 | −53 | 5 | 1 |

## Results
### Week 1

* 4 February 2006 13:30 GMT
| Ireland | 26–16 | Italy |
| Try: Flannery 24' c Bowe 46' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) 25', 48' Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 39', 58', 66', 77' | Report | Try: Mi. Bergamasco 28' c Con: Pez (1/1) 29' Pen: Pez (2/3) 12', 60' Griffen (1/1) 44' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,500 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Bowe |
| 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 | Malcolm O'Kelly | 61' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Jerry Flannery |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Rory Best |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 61' |
| FL | 19 | Johnny O'Connor |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| WG | 22 | Andrew Trimble |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica |
| RW | 14 | Pablo Canavosio |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Ludovico Nitoglia |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez | 38' |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco | | 61' |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami | | 26' to 32' | 26' to 32' | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |
| TP | 3 | Carlos Nieto | | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| PR | 18 | Martín Castrogiovanni | | 66' |
| LK | 19 | Carlo Del Fava | | 26' | 32' | 66' |
| FL | 20 | Aaron Persico | | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Simon Picone |
| FH | 22 | Rima Wakarua |
| Coach: ||
| Pierre Berbizier ||
* 4 February 2006 15:30 GMT
| England | 47–13 | Wales |
| Try: Cueto 13' c Moody 29' m Tindall 62' m Dallaglio 70' c Dawson 74' c Voyce 79' c Con: Hodgson (2/3) 14', 71' Goode (2/3) 75', 79' Pen: Hodgson (3/4) 26', 44', 53' | Report | Try: M. Williams 33' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) 33' Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 19', 52' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Josh Lewsey | 20' |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Mike Tindall |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry | | | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley | 6' to 12' | 6' to 12' |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Steve Borthwick |
| TP | 3 | Matt Stevens |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Julian White | 68' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | 72' |
| N8 | 19 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 6' | 12' | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Matt Dawson | 72' |
| FH | 21 | Andy Goode | 73' |
| FB | 22 | Tom Voyce | 20' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Hal Luscombe |
| IC | 12 | Matthew Watkins | 6' to 16' | 6' to 16' |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Michael Owen |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough | 13' to 19' | 13' to 19' | 65' |
| TP | 3 | Adam R. Jones | 60' |
| HK | 2 | T. Rhys Thomas |
| LP | 1 | Duncan Jones |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 60' |
| LK | 18 | Adam M. Jones | 13' | 19' | 65' |
| N8 | 19 | Alix Popham | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Gareth Cooper | 65' | | 79' |
| FH | 21 | Nicky Robinson |
| FB | 22 | Lee Byrne | 6' | 16' | 79' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Ruddock ||
Notes:
* This was England's biggest win against Wales since 2002.
* 5 February 2006 15:00 GMT
| Scotland | 20–16 | France |
| Try: Lamont (2) 10' c, 45' c Con: Paterson (2/2) 10', 46' Pen: Paterson (2/3) 21', 31' | Report | Try: Bonnaire 49' m Bruno 75' m Pen: Élissalde (2/2) 40', 60' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 66,028 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Chris Paterson |
| OC | 13 | Marcus Di Rollo | 28' |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks | 63' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg |
| BF | 6 | Jason White | 70' |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray |
| LL | 4 | Alastair Kellock | 71' |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Dougie Hall | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Craig Smith | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Scott MacLeod | 71' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | 70' |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter | 55' |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross | 63' |
| WG | 22 | Simon Webster | 28' |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
| FB | 15 | Nicolas Brusque | 74' |
| RW | 14 | Cédric Heymans |
| OC | 13 | Florian Fritz |
| IC | 12 | Ludovic Valbon |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | 79' |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire | 70' |
| OF | 7 | Rémy Martin |
| BF | 6 | Yannick Nyanga |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Sébastien Bruno | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud | 63' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet |
| N8 | 19 | Thomas Lièvremont | 70' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | 79' |
| FH | 21 | Benjamin Boyet |
| CE | 22 | Guillaume Boussès | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
Notes:
* This was Scotland's first victory against France at Murrayfield Stadium since 1996.
* This was Scotland's first victory against France since 1999.
* Scotland won their opening match for the first time in the Six Nations.
* This was Nicolas Brusque's last game for France.

### Week 2

* 11 February 2006 13:30 GMT
| France | 43–31 | Ireland |
| Try: Rougerie 2' m Magne 6' c Marty (2) 17' c, 47' c Heymans (2) 34' c, 44' c Con: Élissalde (5/6) 7', 18', 35', 45', 47' Pen: Élissalde (1/1) 29' | Report | Try: O'Gara 56' c D'Arcy 60' c O'Callaghan 65' c Trimble 69' c Con: O'Gara (4/4) 56', 60', 66', 69' Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 27' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Christophe Dominici |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Florian Fritz |
| IC | 12 | David Marty |
| LW | 11 | Cédric Heymans |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne | 37' | 40' | 57' | 71' | 72' |
| BF | 6 | Yannick Nyanga | 70' |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez | 46' |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud | 57' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Sébastien Bruno | 46' |
| PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet | 57' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet | 70' |
| FL | 19 | Rémy Martin | 37' | 40' | 57' | 71' | 72' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili | 57' |
| FH | 21 | Benjamin Boyet | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Ludovic Valbon |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Bowe | 61' |
| 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 | Malcolm O'Kelly | 49' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Jerry Flannery |
| LP | 1 | Reggie Corrigan | 49' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Rory Best |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best | 49' |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 49' |
| FL | 19 | Johnny O'Connor |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| WG | 22 | Andrew Trimble | 61' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
Notes:
* Ronan O'Gara became Ireland's all-time top point-scorer after converting Andrew Trimble's try.
* 11 February 2006 16:00 GMT
| Italy | 16–31 | England |
| Try: Mi. Bergamasco 77' c Con: Pez (1/1) 78' Pen: Pez (1/2) 32' Drop: Pez (2/2) 35', 41' | Report | Try: Tindall 25' c Hodgson 54' c Cueto 65' c Simpson-Daniel 80' c Con: Hodgson (4/4) 26', 55', 66', 80' Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 49' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,973 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica |
| RW | 14 | Pablo Canavosio | 59' |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Ludovico Nitoglia |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole | 56' |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 56' |
| TP | 3 | Carlos Nieto | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 64' |
| LK | 19 | Carlo Del Fava | 56' |
| FL | 20 | Silvio Orlando | 56' |
| SH | 21 | Simon Picone | 59' |
| FH | 22 | Rima Wakarua |
| Coach: ||
| Pierre Berbizier ||
| FB | 15 | Tom Voyce |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Mike Tindall | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis | 54' |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley | 65' |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock | 69' |
| LL | 4 | Steve Borthwick |
| TP | 3 | Matt Stevens |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Julian White | 60' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | 69' |
| N8 | 19 | Lawrence Dallaglio | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Matt Dawson | 54' |
| FH | 21 | Andy Goode |
| WG | 22 | James Simpson-Daniel | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
* 12 February 2006 15:00 GMT
| Wales | 28–18 | Scotland |
| Try: Penalty try 5' c G. Thomas (2) 32' c, 61' c Sidoli 52' c Con: S. Jones (4/4) 6', 33', 53', 63' | Report | Try: Southwell 77' m Paterson 79' c Con: Paterson (1/2) 79' Pen: Paterson (2/2) 17', 37' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 73,340 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Gareth Thomas |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Hal Luscombe | 29' | 40' |
| IC | 12 | Matthew Watkins |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |
| N8 | 8 | Michael Owen |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Adam R. Jones | 68' |
| HK | 2 | T. Rhys Thomas | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Duncan Jones |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 68' |
| LK | 18 | Adam M. Jones |
| N8 | 19 | Gareth Delve | 66' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Phillips |
| FH | 21 | Nicky Robinson |
| FB | 22 | Lee Byrne | 29' | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Mike Ruddock ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Chris Paterson |
| OC | 13 | Ben MacDougall |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair | 60' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg | 66' |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray |
| LL | 4 | Alastair Kellock | 66' |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas |
| HK | 2 | Scott Lawson | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Ross Ford | 53' |
| PR | 17 | Craig Smith |
| LK | 18 | Scott MacLeod |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | 66' |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross | 60' |
| WG | 22 | Simon Webster | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
Notes:
* Steve Walsh showed Scott Murray a red card after he kicked Ian Gough in the face in a ruck. This was the first red card issued in the Six Nations since Alessandro Troncon was sent off against Ireland in 2001.
* Mike Ruddock resigned as Wales coach after this match due to a conflict with the Welsh Rugby Union.

### Week 3

* 25 February 2006 14:00 GMT
| France | 37–12 | Italy |
| Try: Lièvremont 25' m Nyanga 56' m De Villiers 64' c Rougerie 76' c Michalak 78' c Con: Yachvili (3/5) 64', 76', 79' Pen: Élissalde (1/2) 2' Yachvili (1/2) 44' | Report | Pen: Pez (3/4) 8', 16', 22' Drop: Pez (1/1) 31' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 73,978 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
| FB | 15 | Thomas Castaignède |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Florian Fritz |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille | 51' |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde |
| N8 | 8 | Thomas Lièvremont |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne | 73' |
| BF | 6 | Yannick Nyanga |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez |
| LP | 1 | Olivier Milloud | 51' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Sébastien Bruno |
| PR | 17 | Sylvain Marconnet | 51' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet |
| FL | 19 | Julien Bonnaire | 73' |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| CE | 21 | David Marty | 51' |
| FB | 22 | Cédric Heymans |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica |
| RW | 14 | Pablo Canavosio |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Ludovico Nitoglia |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen | 2' to 9' | 2' to 9' | 61' to 63' | 61' to 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole | 74' |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Del Fava |
| TP | 3 | Carlos Nieto | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 70' |
| PR | 18 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 65' |
| LK | 19 | Valerio Bernabò |
| FL | 20 | Alessandro Zanni | 74' |
| SH | 21 | Simon Picone | 2' | 9' | 61' | 63' |
| WG | 22 | Ezio Galon |
| Coach: ||
| Pierre Berbizier ||
* 25 February 2006 17:30 GMT
| Scotland | 18–12 | England |
| Pen: Paterson (5/5) 2', 42', 47', 71', 77' Drop: Parks (1/1) 55' | Report | Pen: Hodgson (4/5) 7', 40', 61', 74' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Chris Paterson |
| OC | 13 | Marcus Di Rollo | 78' |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks | 63' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Alastair Kellock |
| LL | 4 | Scott MacLeod | 51' |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Dougie Hall | 58' |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Ross Ford | 58' |
| PR | 17 | Craig Smith | 60' |
| LK | 18 | Nathan Hines | 51' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter | 63' |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross | 63' |
| WG | 22 | Simon Webster | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
| FB | 15 | Josh Lewsey |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Mike Tindall |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis | | 50' | 62' | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry | | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock | 23' | 67' |
| LL | 4 | Steve Borthwick |
| TP | 3 | Julian White |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan | | 40' | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | George Chuter |
| PR | 17 | Perry Freshwater | | 40' | 75' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | | 67' |
| N8 | 19 | Lawrence Dallaglio | | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Matt Dawson | | 50' | 62' | 72' |
| FH | 21 | Andy Goode |
| FB | 22 | Tom Voyce |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
Notes:
* This was Scotland's first victory against England since 2000.
* Scotland won the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2000.
* England's defeat meant no team was able to win the Grand Slam.
* Scott Murray's suspension meant he missed his first match in the Championship, bringing to an end a run of 36 consecutive appearances.
* 26 February 2006 15:00 GMT
| Ireland | 31–5 | Wales |
| Try: Wallace 23' m Horgan 43' c Stringer 79' c Con: O'Gara (2/3) 44', 79' Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 15', 32', 47', 58' | Report | Try: M. Jones 7' m |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,500 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace | 74' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby | 76' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Jerry Flannery | 77' |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Rory Best | 77' |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best | 68' |
| LK | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll | 76' |
| FL | 19 | Johnny O'Connor | 74' |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| FB | 22 | Girvan Dempsey |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne | 72' |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Hal Luscombe |
| IC | 12 | Matthew Watkins |
| LW | 11 | Dafydd James |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones | 18' |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |
| N8 | 8 | Michael Owen |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Adam R. Jones |
| HK | 2 | T. Rhys Thomas | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Duncan Jones | 45' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 45' |
| FL | 18 | Jonathan Thomas |
| N8 | 19 | Gareth Delve | 55' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Phillips |
| CE | 21 | Gavin Henson | 18' |
| FB | 22 | Barry Davies | 72' |
| Caretaker coach: ||
| Scott Johnson ||
Notes:
* This was Wales' biggest defeat against Ireland since 2002.

### Week 4

* 11 March 2006 13:30 GMT
| Wales | 18–18 | Italy |
| Try: M. Jones 9' m S. Jones 25' c Con: S. Jones (1/2) 25' Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 3', 58' | Report | Try: Galon 14' m Canavosio 38' c Con: Pez (1/2) 40' Pen: Pez (2/5) 32', 45' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Hal Luscombe |
| IC | 12 | Matthew Watkins |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel | 7' |
| N8 | 8 | Michael Owen |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis | 51' |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Adam R. Jones |
| HK | 2 | T. Rhys Thomas | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Duncan Jones | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 56' |
| FL | 18 | Jonathan Thomas |
| N8 | 19 | Alix Popham | 51' |
| SH | 20 | Mike Phillips | 7' |
| FH | 21 | Nicky Robinson |
| CE | 22 | Gavin Henson |
| Caretaker coach: ||
| Scott Johnson ||
| FB | 15 | Ezio Galon |
| RW | 14 | Pablo Canavosio | 46' |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Ludovico Nitoglia |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen |
| N8 | 8 | Josh Sole |
| OF | 7 | Maurizio Zaffiri | 79' |
| BF | 6 | Sergio Parisse |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 49' |
| TP | 3 | Carlos Nieto | 27' |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 79' |
| PR | 18 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 27' |
| LK | 19 | Carlo Del Fava | 49' |
| FL | 20 | Alessandro Zanni |
| SH | 21 | Simon Picone |
| FB | 22 | Cristian Stoica | 46' |
| Coach: ||
| Pierre Berbizier ||
Notes:
* Italy won their first points in an away match in the competition.
* This was the first draw in the Six Nations since Scotland and Wales drew 28–28 in 2001.
* 11 March 2006 15:30 GMT
| Ireland | 15–9 | Scotland |
| Pen: O'Gara (5/7) 2', 9', 23', 37', 55' | Report | Pen: Paterson (3/3) 10', 16', 27' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble |
| 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 | 65' |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Jerry Flannery |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Rory Best |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Johnny O'Connor |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| FB | 22 | Girvan Dempsey |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Chris Paterson | 69' |
| OC | 13 | Marcus Di Rollo |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks | 57' |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg |
| BF | 6 | Jason White | 71' |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | 55' to 61' | 55' to 61' | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Dougie Hall | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Craig Smith | 55' | 61' | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Alastair Kellock |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie | 71' |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter | 57' |
| FH | 21 | Gordon Ross | 57' |
| WG | 22 | Simon Webster | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
Notes:
* This was Ireland's narrowest victory over Scotland since 1988.
* This was the last game ever played at Lansdowne Road in the Championship.
* 12 March 2006 15:00 GMT
| France | 31–6 | England |
| Try: Fritz 1' c Traille 66' m Dominici 78' c Con: Yachvili (2/3) 1', 79' Pen: Yachvili (4/6) 6', 11', 33', 72' | Report | Pen: Hodgson 40' (1/2) Goode (1/1) 42' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Thomas Castaignède |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Florian Fritz |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille | 72' |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Thomas Lièvremont |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne | 57' |
| BF | 6 | Yannick Nyanga |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous | 64' |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud | 50' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet | 64' |
| FL | 19 | Julien Bonnaire | 57' |
| SH | 20 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde |
| CE | 21 | Ludovic Valbon | 72' |
| FB | 22 | Cédric Heymans |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Josh Lewsey |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Mike Tindall | 57' |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Charlie Hodgson | 40' |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley | 60' |
| RL | 5 | Danny Grewcock | 69' |
| LL | 4 | Steve Borthwick |
| TP | 3 | Julian White |
| HK | 2 | Steve Thompson | 60' |
| LP | 1 | Matt Stevens | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears | 60' |
| PR | 17 | Andrew Sheridan | 60' |
| LK | 18 | Simon Shaw | 69' |
| N8 | 19 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| SH | 20 | Harry Ellis | 57' |
| FH | 21 | Andy Goode | 40' |
| FB | 22 | Tom Voyce | 57' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
Notes:
* This was France's biggest victory against England since 1972.
* Florian Fritz's opening try was the quickest try scored in the Six Nations.

### Week 5

* 18 March 2006 13:30 GMT
| Italy | 10–13 | Scotland |
| Try: Mi. Bergamasco 5' c Con: Pez (1/1) 6' Pen: Pez (1/1) 57' | Report | Try: Paterson 10' c Con: Paterson (1/1) 11' Pen: Paterson (1/1) 77' Drop: Ross (1/1) 39' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,062 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Cristian Stoica | 22' |
| RW | 14 | Pablo Canavosio |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Ludovico Nitoglia |
| FH | 10 | Ramiro Pez |
| SH | 9 | Paul Griffen | 12' to 20' | 12' to 20' |
| N8 | 8 | Josh Sole |
| OF | 7 | Maurizio Zaffiri | 53' |
| BF | 6 | Sergio Parisse |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè | 66' |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | 61' |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia | 61' |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero | 54' |
| LK | 18 | Carlo Del Fava | 66' |
| FL | 19 | Alessandro Zanni | 53' |
| SH | 20 | Simon Picone | 12' | 20' |
| FH | 21 | Rima Wakarua |
| WG | 22 | Ezio Galon | 22' |
| Coach: ||
| Pierre Berbizier ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Chris Paterson |
| OC | 13 | Marcus Di Rollo |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Sean Lamont | 71' |
| FH | 10 | Gordon Ross | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Chris Cusiter | 8' |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Scott Murray | 67' |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Bruce Douglas | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Scott Lawson | 74' |
| LP | 1 | Gavin Kerr |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Dougie Hall | 74' |
| PR | 17 | Craig Smith | 54' |
| LK | 18 | Alastair Kellock | 67' |
| FL | 19 | Jon Petrie |
| SH | 20 | Mike Blair | 8' |
| FH | 21 | Dan Parks | 61' |
| WG | 22 | Simon Webster | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
Notes:
* This was Scotland's highest finish in the Six Nations since 2001.
* 18 March 2006 15:30 GMT
| Wales | 16–21 | France |
| Try: Luscombe 31' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) 32' Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 4', 25' Henson (1/1) 55' | Report | Try: Szarzewski 48' m Fritz 72' c Con: Élissalde (1/2) 73' Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 11', 38' Élissalde (1/3) 78' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,500 Referee: Chris White (England)
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne | 40' |
| RW | 14 | Dafydd James |
| OC | 13 | Hal Luscombe |
| IC | 12 | Matthew Watkins |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Alix Popham | 68' |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Michael Owen |
| RL | 5 | Robert Sidoli | 74' |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Adam R. Jones |
| HK | 2 | T. Rhys Thomas | 42' |
| LP | 1 | Duncan Jones | 51' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Mefin Davies | 42' |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins | 51' |
| FL | 18 | Jonathan Thomas | 74' |
| FL | 19 | Dafydd Jones | 68' |
| SH | 20 | Andy Williams |
| FH | 21 | Nicky Robinson |
| CE | 22 | Gavin Henson | 40' |
| Caretaker coach: ||
| Scott Johnson ||
| FB | 15 | Thomas Castaignède | | 40' |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Florian Fritz |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Frédéric Michalak |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili | | 43' |
| N8 | 8 | Thomas Lièvremont | | 26' | 35' | 50' |
| OF | 7 | Julien Bonnaire | | 55' |
| BF | 6 | Yannick Nyanga |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Fabien Pelous |
| TP | 3 | Pieter de Villiers |
| HK | 2 | Raphaël Ibañez | 25' | | | 43' |
| LP | 1 | Sylvain Marconnet | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski | | 26' | 35' | 43' |
| PR | 17 | Olivier Milloud | | 71' |
| LK | 18 | Lionel Nallet | | 55' |
| FL | 19 | Olivier Magne | | | | 50' |
| SH | 20 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | | 43' |
| CE | 21 | Ludovic Valbon |
| FB | 22 | Cédric Heymans | | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
Notes:
* This was France's fourth consecutive victory at the Millennium Stadium.
* 18 March 2006 17:30 GMT
| England | 24–28 | Ireland |
| Try: Noon 1' m Borthwick 51' c Con: Goode (1/2) 51' Pen: Goode (4/6) 33', 43', 68', 74' | Report | Try: Horgan (2) 6' m, 79' c Leamy 57' c Con: O'Gara (2/3) 58', 79' Pen: O'Gara (3/5) 13', 32', 41' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,986 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Tom Voyce |
| RW | 14 | Mark Cueto |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon | | 27' to 39' | 27' to 39' | 40' |
| IC | 12 | Stuart Abbott |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Andy Goode |
| SH | 9 | Harry Ellis | | 66' |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Corry |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody |
| BF | 6 | Joe Worsley |
| RL | 5 | Simon Shaw | 32' | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Steve Borthwick |
| TP | 3 | Julian White |
| HK | 2 | Lee Mears | | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan | | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Thompson | | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Perry Freshwater | | 68' |
| LK | 18 | Danny Grewcock | | 62' |
| N8 | 19 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| SH | 20 | Matt Dawson | | 66' |
| FH | 21 | Dave Walder |
| CE | 22 | Mike Tindall | | 27' | 39' | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Andy Robinson ||
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Trimble | 65' |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy | | | 70' |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace | 16' to 26' | 16' to 26' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm O'Kelly | 53' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Jerry Flannery |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Rory Best |
| PR | 17 | Simon Best |
| LK | 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan | 53' |
| FL | 19 | Johnny O'Connor | 16' | 26' | 70' |
| SH | 20 | Eoin Reddan |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| FB | 22 | Girvan Dempsey | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
Notes:
* This was Ireland's second win in a row at Twickenham Stadium.
* Ireland won the Triple Crown.
* Ireland needed to win by 34 points to win the Championship.

## Scorers

Leading try scorers :
| Rank | Name | Team | Tries |
| 1 | Mirco Bergamasco | Italy | 3 |
| 1 | Shane Horgan | Ireland | 3 |
| 3 | Mark Cueto | England | 2 |
| 3 | Florian Fritz | France | 2 |
| 3 | Cédric Heymans | France | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Jones | Wales | 2 |
| 3 | Sean Lamont | Scotland | 2 |
| 3 | David Marty | France | 2 |
| 3 | Aurélien Rougerie | France | 2 |
| 3 | Gareth Thomas | Wales | 2 |
| 3 | Mike Tindall | England | 2 |
| 3 | Chris Paterson | Scotland | 2 |
Leading point scorers :
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ronan O'Gara | Ireland | 72 |
| 2 | Chris Paterson | Scotland | 57 |
| 3 | Charlie Hodgson | England | 44 |
| 3 | Ramiro Pez | Italy | 44 |