# 2008 Six Nations Championship

The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, the 114th series of the international championship.
Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 2 February to 15 March, resulting in Wales winning the Grand Slam, their second in the last four championships and tenth overall. In winning the Grand Slam, Wales also won the Triple Crown, for beating each of the other Home Nations, for the 19th time. Wales conceded only two tries in the championship, beating England's previous record of four tries conceded. Wales' Shane Williams was named the Player of the Championship.

## Participants

| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | Brian Ashton | Phil Vickery |
| France | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | Marc Lièvremont | Lionel Nallet |
| Ireland | Croke Park | Dublin | Eddie O'Sullivan | Brian O'Driscoll |
| Italy | Stadio Flaminio | Rome | Nick Mallett | Sergio Parisse |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | Frank Hadden | Jason White |
| Wales | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | Warren Gatland | Ryan Jones |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
| 1 | Wales | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 66 | +82 | 13 | 10 |
| 2 | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 83 | +25 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 93 | +10 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 99 | −6 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 123 | −54 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 131 | −57 | 6 | 2 |

## Results
### Round 1

* 2 February 2008 14:00
| Ireland | 16–11 | Italy |
| Try: Dempsey 18' c Con: O'Gara (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 12', 57', 66' | Report | Try: Castrogiovanni 60' m Pen: Bortolussi (2/3) 38', 70' |
* Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 75,387 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Trimble |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Gordon D'Arcy |
| LW | 11 | Geordan Murphy |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan |
| N8 | 8 | Denis Leamy |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Bernard Jackman |
| PR | 17 | Tony Buckley |
| LK | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| N8 | 19 | Jamie Heaslip |
| SH | 20 | Peter Stringer |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| FB | 22 | Rob Kearney |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | David Bortolussi |
| RW | 14 | Kaine Robertson |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Pablo Canavosio |
| FH | 10 | Andrea Masi |
| SH | 9 | Pietro Travagli |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole |
| RL | 5 | Carlo Del Fava |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini |
| PR | 18 | Lorenzo Cittadini |
| LK | 19 | Tommaso Reato |
| FL | 20 | Alessandro Zanni |
| FB | 21 | Andrea Marcato |
| WG | 22 | Ezio Galon |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
* 2 February 2008 16:30
| England | 19–26 | Wales |
| Try: Flood 23' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 1', 11', 45' Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 17' | Report | Try: Byrne 67' c Phillips 70' c Con: Hook (2/2) Pen: Hook (4/4) 4', 34', 57', 63' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Paul Sackey |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Toby Flood |
| LW | 11 | David Strettle |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Andy Gomarsall |
| N8 | 8 | Luke Narraway |
| OF | 7 | Lewis Moody |
| BF | 6 | James Haskell |
| RL | 5 | Steve Borthwick |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Mark Regan |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens |
| LK | 18 | Ben Kay |
| FL | 19 | Tom Rees |
| SH | 20 | Richard Wigglesworth |
| FH | 21 | Danny Cipriani |
| WG | 22 | Lesley Vainikolo |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Sonny Parker |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | James Hook |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Huw Bennett |
| LP | 1 | Duncan Jones |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Matthew Rees |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins |
| LK | 18 | Ian Evans |
| N8 | 19 | Alix Popham |
| SH | 20 | Gareth Cooper |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |
| CE | 22 | Tom Shanklin |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
Notes
* This was Wales' first win over England at Twickenham Stadium for 20 years.
* 3 February 2008 15:00
| Scotland | 6–27 | France |
| Pen: Parks (1/2) 30' Drop: Parks (1/2) 4' | Report | Try: Clerc 12' c, 65' c Malzieu 23' c Con: Élissalde (2/2) Skrela(1/1) Pen: Traille (2/2) 18', 55' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,800 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Rory Lamont |
| RW | 14 | Nikki Walker |
| OC | 13 | Nick De Luca |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Simon Webster |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair |
| N8 | 8 | Dave Callam |
| OF | 7 | John Barclay |
| BF | 6 | Jason White (c) |
| RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fergus Thomson |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr |
| LK | 18 | Scott MacLeod |
| FL | 19 | Kelly Brown |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter |
| WG | 21 | Chris Paterson |
| FB | 22 | Hugo Southwell |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
| FB | 15 | Cédric Heymans |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Julien Malzieu |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde |
| N8 | 8 | Elvis Vermeulen |
| OF | 7 | Fulgence Ouedraogo |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet |
| LL | 4 | Loïc Jacquet |
| TP | 3 | Julien Brugnaut |
| HK | 2 | William Servat |
| LP | 1 | Lionel Faure |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Dimitri Szarzewski |
| PR | 17 | Nicolas Mas |
| LK | 18 | Arnaud Méla |
| FL | 19 | Julien Bonnaire |
| SH | 20 | Morgan Parra |
| FH | 21 | David Skrela |
| CE | 22 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||

### Round 2

* 9 February 2008 14:00
| Wales | 30–15 | Scotland |
| Try: S. Williams 13' c, 68' c Hook 46' c Con: Hook (2/2) S. Jones (1/1) Pen: Hook (1/1) 28' S. Jones (2/2) 63', 71' | Report | Pen: Paterson (5/5) 10', 32', 42', 50', 55 |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,576 Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Jamie Roberts |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | James Hook |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Ian Evans |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Huw Bennett |
| LP | 1 | Duncan Jones |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Matthew Rees |
| PR | 17 | Gethin Jenkins |
| LK | 18 | Deiniol Jones |
| N8 | 19 | Gareth Delve |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |
| CE | 22 | Sonny Parker |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Nikki Walker |
| OC | 13 | Nick De Luca |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Chris Paterson |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair |
| N8 | 8 | Kelly Brown |
| OF | 7 | John Barclay |
| BF | 6 | Jason White (c) |
| RL | 5 | Jim Hamilton |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fergus Thomson |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr |
| LK | 18 | Scott MacLeod |
| FL | 19 | Ally Hogg |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter |
| CE | 21 | Graeme Morrison |
| WG | 22 | Simon Danielli |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
* 9 February 2008 16:00
| France | 26–21 | Ireland |
| Try: Clerc 14' c, 18' m, 35' c Heymans 48' c Con: Élissalde (3/4) | Report | Try: Penalty try 55' c D. Wallace 59' m Con: O'Gara (1/2) Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 17', 28', 74' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 76,500 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Cédric Heymans |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Vincent Clerc |
| FH | 10 | David Skrela |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Fulgence Ouedraogo |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir |
| RL | 5 | Arnaud Méla |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski |
| LP | 1 | Lionel Faure |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | William Servat |
| PR | 17 | Julien Brugnaut |
| LK | 18 | Loïc Jacquet |
| N8 | 19 | Louis Picamoles |
| SH | 20 | Morgan Parra |
| FH | 21 | François Trinh-Duc |
| CE | 22 | Anthony Floch |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Geordan Murphy |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Trimble |
| LW | 11 | Rob Kearney |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Denis Leamy |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Bernard Jackman |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rory Best |
| PR | 17 | Tony Buckley |
| LK | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| FL | 19 | Simon Easterby |
| SH | 20 | Peter Stringer |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| WG | 22 | Shane Horgan |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
* 10 February 2008 14:30
| Italy | 19–23 | England |
| Try: Picone 76' c Con: Bortolussi (1/1) Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 5', 11', 44', 54' | Report | Try: Sackey 3' c Flood 15' c Con: Wilkinson (2/2) Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 31', 37', 57' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 30,625 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | David Bortolussi |
| RW | 14 | Kaine Robertson |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Ezio Galon |
| FH | 10 | Andrea Masi |
| SH | 9 | Pietro Travagli |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole |
| RL | 5 | Carlo Del Fava |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini |
| PR | 18 | Carlos Nieto |
| LK | 19 | Alessandro Zanni |
| SH | 20 | Simon Picone |
| FB | 21 | Andrea Marcato |
| WG | 22 | Alberto Sgarbi |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Paul Sackey |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Toby Flood |
| LW | 11 | Lesley Vainikolo |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Andy Gomarsall |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | Michael Lipman |
| BF | 6 | James Haskell |
| RL | 5 | Steve Borthwick |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| TP | 3 | Matt Stevens |
| HK | 2 | Mark Regan |
| LP | 1 | Tim Payne |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears |
| PR | 17 | Jason Hobson |
| LK | 18 | Ben Kay |
| N8 | 19 | Luke Narraway |
| SH | 20 | Richard Wigglesworth |
| FH | 21 | Danny Cipriani |
| CE | 22 | Mathew Tait |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||

### Round 3

* 23 February 2008 15:00
| Wales | 47–8 | Italy |
| Try: Byrne 28' c, 68' c Shanklin 42' c S. Williams 57' c, 74' c Con: S. Jones (3/3) Hook (2/2) Pen: S. Jones (4/4) 4', 11', 47', 50' | Report | Try: Castrogiovanni 12' m Pen: Marcato (1/2) 40+2' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,305 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Dwayne Peel |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Ian Evans |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Rhys M. Thomas |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Huw Bennett |
| PR | 17 | Duncan Jones |
| LK | 18 | Deiniol Jones |
| N8 | 19 | Gareth Delve |
| SH | 20 | Mike Phillips |
| FH | 21 | James Hook |
| CE | 22 | Sonny Parker |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Andrea Marcato |
| RW | 14 | Alberto Sgarbi |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Ezio Galon |
| FH | 10 | Andrea Masi |
| SH | 9 | Simon Picone |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole |
| RL | 5 | Carlo Del Fava |
| LL | 4 | Santiago Dellapè |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| LP | 1 | Salvatore Perugini |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Festuccia |
| PR | 17 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| LK | 18 | Marco Bortolami |
| FL | 19 | Alessandro Zanni |
| SH | 20 | Pietro Travagli |
| FH | 21 | Paolo Buso |
| CE | 22 | Enrico Patrizio |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
* 23 February 2008 17:00
| Ireland | 34–13 | Scotland |
| Try: D. Wallace 22' c Kearney 26' c Horan 41' m Bowe 62' c, 79' m Con: O'Gara (3/5) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 50' | Report | Try: Webster 53' c Con: Paterson (1/1) Pen: Paterson (2/2) 24', 31' |
* Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 74,234 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Trimble |
| LW | 11 | Rob Kearney |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Denis Leamy |
| RL | 5 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Bernard Jackman |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rory Best |
| PR | 17 | Tony Buckley |
| LK | 18 | Paul O'Connell |
| FL | 19 | Simon Easterby |
| SH | 20 | Peter Stringer |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| WG | 22 | Shane Horgan |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Rory Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Simon Webster |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Nikki Walker |
| FH | 10 | Chris Paterson |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Kelly Brown |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg |
| BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch |
| RL | 5 | Scott MacLeod |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fergus Thomson |
| PR | 17 | Gavin Kerr |
| LK | 18 | Jim Hamilton |
| FL | 19 | Ross Rennie |
| SH | 20 | Chris Cusiter |
| FH | 21 | Dan Parks |
| CE | 22 | Nick De Luca |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
Notes
* Ireland won the Centenary Quaich.
* 23 February 2008 20:00
| France | 13–24 | England |
| Try: Nallet 24' c Con: Traille(1/1) Pen: Parra (1/1) 49' Yachvili (1/1) 74' | Report | Try: Sackey 5' c Wigglesworth 79' m Con: Wilkinson (1/2) Pen: Wilkinson (3/5) 14', 29', 68' Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 64' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,593 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Cédric Heymans |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | David Marty |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Vincent Clerc |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Morgan Parra |
| N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles |
| OF | 7 | Thierry Dusautoir |
| BF | 6 | Julien Bonnaire |
| RL | 5 | Lionel Nallet |
| LL | 4 | Pascal Papé |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski |
| LP | 1 | Lionel Faure |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | William Servat |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux |
| LK | 18 | Jérôme Thion |
| FL | 19 | Fulgence Ouedraogo |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| FH | 21 | David Skrela |
| FB | 22 | Anthony Floch |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Paul Sackey |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Toby Flood |
| LW | 11 | Lesley Vainikolo |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Richard Wigglesworth |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | Michael Lipman |
| BF | 6 | James Haskell |
| RL | 5 | Steve Borthwick |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Mark Regan |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Lee Mears |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens |
| LK | 18 | Ben Kay |
| FL | 19 | Tom Croft |
| SH | 20 | Paul Hodgson |
| FH | 21 | Danny Cipriani |
| CE | 22 | Mathew Tait |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
Notes:
* Jonny Wilkinson drew level with Wales' Neil Jenkins as the all-time leading point scorer in international rugby history with 1,090 career points (including points scored for the British and Irish Lions).
* This result left Wales as the only remaining team that could win the Grand Slam.
* This was England's first away win over France in the Six Nations since their 15–9 win in 2000.

### Round 4

* 8 March 2008 13:15
| Ireland | 12–16 | Wales |
| Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 5', 19', 62', 68' | Report | Try: S. Williams 51' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) Pen: S. Jones (2/4) 26', 46' Hook (1/1) 76' |
* Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Rob Kearney |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (c) |
| IC | 12 | Andrew Trimble |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Bowe |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Denis Leamy |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Bernard Jackman |
| PR | 17 | Tony Buckley |
| LK | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| FL | 19 | Simon Easterby |
| SH | 20 | Peter Stringer |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| CE | 22 | Luke Fitzgerald |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Matthew Rees |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Gareth Williams |
| PR | 17 | Duncan Jones |
| LK | 18 | Ian Evans |
| N8 | 19 | Gareth Delve |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel |
| FH | 21 | James Hook |
| CE | 22 | Sonny Parker |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
Notes:
* Shane Williams scored his 40th international try for Wales, drawing him level with Gareth Thomas as Wales' all-time top try scorer.
* Wales won the Triple Crown.
* 8 March 2008 15:15
| Scotland | 15–9 | England |
| Pen: Paterson (4/4) 9', 31', 40+2', 41' Parks (1/1) 48' | Report | Pen: Wilkinson (3/5) 27', 50', 53' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,987 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Rory Lamont |
| OC | 13 | Simon Webster |
| IC | 12 | Graeme Morrison |
| LW | 11 | Nikki Walker |
| FH | 10 | Chris Paterson |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg |
| BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch |
| RL | 5 | Scott MacLeod |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Ross Ford |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fergus Thomson |
| PR | 17 | Alasdair Dickinson |
| PR | 18 | Craig Smith |
| FL | 19 | Jason White |
| FL | 20 | Kelly Brown |
| SH | 21 | Rory Lawson |
| FH | 22 | Dan Parks |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Paul Sackey |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Toby Flood |
| LW | 11 | Lesley Vainikolo |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Richard Wigglesworth |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | Michael Lipman |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | Steve Borthwick |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery (c) |
| HK | 2 | Lee Mears |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | George Chuter |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens |
| LK | 18 | Ben Kay |
| N8 | 19 | Luke Narraway |
| SH | 20 | Paul Hodgson |
| CE | 21 | Mathew Tait |
| FH | 22 | Charlie Hodgson |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
Notes
* England's Jonny Wilkinson became the all-time scoring leader in international rugby history, surpassing Wales' Neil Jenkins.
* Scotland won the Calcutta Cup.
* 9 March 2008 15:00
| France | 25–13 | Italy |
| Try: Floch 13' c Jauzion 53' m Rougerie 66' c Con: Yachvili (2/3) Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 27', 37' | Report | Try: Castrogiovanni 58' c Con: Marcato (1/1) Pen: Marcato (2/2) 18', 31' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Anthony Floch |
| RW | 14 | Aurélien Rougerie |
| OC | 13 | Yann David |
| IC | 12 | Yannick Jauzion |
| LW | 11 | Julien Malzieu |
| FH | 10 | François Trinh-Duc |
| SH | 9 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| N8 | 8 | Louis Picamoles |
| OF | 7 | Ibrahim Diarra |
| BF | 6 | Fulgence Ouedraogo |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski |
| LP | 1 | Fabien Barcella |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Guilhem Guirado |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux |
| LK | 18 | Arnaud Méla |
| FL | 19 | Julien Bonnaire |
| SH | 20 | Julien Tomas |
| CE | 21 | Damien Traille |
| WG | 22 | Vincent Clerc |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
| FB | 15 | Andrea Marcato |
| RW | 14 | Kaine Robertson |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Ezio Galon |
| FH | 10 | Andrea Masi |
| SH | 9 | Simon Picone |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Del Fava |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini |
| PR | 18 | Carlos Nieto |
| N8 | 19 | Jaco Erasmus |
| SH | 20 | Pietro Travagli |
| CE | 21 | Enrico Patrizio |
| WG | 22 | Alberto Sgarbi |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
Notes
* France won their second consecutive Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.

### Round 5

* 15 March 2008 13:00
| Italy | 23–20 | Scotland |
| Try: Penalty try 13' c Canale 59' c Con: Marcato (2/2) Pen: Marcato (2/4) 36', 68' Drop: Marcato (1/1) 79' | Report | Try: Hogg 21' c Blair 40' c Con: Paterson (2/2) Pen: Parks (1/1) 25' Paterson (1/1) 72' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Andrea Marcato |
| RW | 14 | Kaine Robertson |
| OC | 13 | Gonzalo Canale |
| IC | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco |
| LW | 11 | Ezio Galon |
| FH | 10 | Andrea Masi |
| SH | 9 | Simon Picone |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse (c) |
| OF | 7 | Alessandro Zanni |
| BF | 6 | Josh Sole |
| RL | 5 | Marco Bortolami |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Del Fava |
| TP | 3 | Martín Castrogiovanni |
| HK | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fabio Ongaro |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini |
| PR | 18 | Carlos Nieto |
| N8 | 19 | Jaco Erasmus |
| SH | 20 | Pietro Travagli |
| CE | 21 | Enrico Patrizio |
| WG | 22 | Alberto Sgarbi |
| Coach: ||
| Nick Mallett ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Southwell |
| RW | 14 | Simon Danielli |
| OC | 13 | Simon Webster |
| IC | 12 | Graeme Morrison |
| LW | 11 | Chris Paterson |
| FH | 10 | Dan Parks |
| SH | 9 | Mike Blair (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Simon Taylor |
| OF | 7 | Ally Hogg |
| BF | 6 | Alasdair Strokosch |
| RL | 5 | Scott MacLeod |
| LL | 4 | Nathan Hines |
| TP | 3 | Euan Murray |
| HK | 2 | Fergus Thomson |
| LP | 1 | Allan Jacobsen |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Scott Lawson |
| PR | 17 | Alasdair Dickinson |
| PR | 18 | Craig Smith |
| FL | 19 | Jason White |
| FL | 20 | Kelly Brown |
| SH | 21 | Rory Lawson |
| CE | 22 | Andrew Henderson |
| Coach: ||
| Frank Hadden ||
Notes
* Despite victory over Scotland, Italy won the "wooden spoon", having failed to win by the necessary five-point margin required to avoid finishing at the bottom of the table.
* 15 March 2008 15:00
| England | 33–10 | Ireland |
| Try: Sackey 19' c Tait 57' c Noon 69' c Con: Cipriani (3/3) Pen: Cipriani (4/4) 12', 30', 44', 73' | Report | Try: Kearney 4' c Con: O'Gara (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 7' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Iain Balshaw |
| RW | 14 | Paul Sackey |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Noon |
| IC | 12 | Toby Flood |
| LW | 11 | Lesley Vainikolo |
| FH | 10 | Danny Cipriani |
| SH | 9 | Richard Wigglesworth |
| N8 | 8 | Nick Easter |
| OF | 7 | Michael Lipman |
| BF | 6 | Tom Croft |
| RL | 5 | Steve Borthwick |
| LL | 4 | Simon Shaw |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Lee Mears |
| LP | 1 | Andrew Sheridan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | George Chuter |
| PR | 17 | Matt Stevens |
| LK | 18 | Ben Kay |
| FL | 19 | James Haskell |
| SH | 20 | Paul Hodgson |
| FH | 21 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| CE | 22 | Mathew Tait |
| Coach: ||
| Brian Ashton ||
| FB | 15 | Geordan Murphy |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Bowe |
| OC | 13 | Andrew Trimble |
| IC | 12 | Shane Horgan |
| LW | 11 | Rob Kearney |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara (c) |
| SH | 9 | Eoin Reddan |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | David Wallace |
| BF | 6 | Denis Leamy |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best |
| LP | 1 | Marcus Horan |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Bernard Jackman |
| PR | 17 | Tony Buckley |
| LK | 18 | Mick O'Driscoll |
| FL | 19 | Simon Easterby |
| SH | 20 | Peter Stringer |
| FH | 21 | Paddy Wallace |
| WG | 22 | Luke Fitzgerald |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie O'Sullivan ||
Notes
* England won the Millennium Trophy for the first time in five years.
* 15 March 2008 17:00
| Wales | 29–12 | France |
| Try: S. Williams 60' c M. Williams 77' c Con: S. Jones (2/2) Pen: Hook (3/5) 5', 18', 21' S. Jones (2/2) 63', 74' | Report | Pen: Élissalde (3/3) 19', 39', 46' Yachvili (1/1) 69' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,609 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Lee Byrne |
| RW | 14 | Mark Jones |
| OC | 13 | Tom Shanklin |
| IC | 12 | Gavin Henson |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | James Hook |
| SH | 9 | Mike Phillips |
| N8 | 8 | Ryan Jones (c) |
| OF | 7 | Martyn Williams |
| BF | 6 | Jonathan Thomas |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Adam Jones |
| HK | 2 | Huw Bennett |
| LP | 1 | Gethin Jenkins |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Matthew Rees |
| PR | 17 | Duncan Jones |
| LK | 18 | Ian Evans |
| N8 | 19 | Gareth Delve |
| SH | 20 | Dwayne Peel |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |
| CE | 22 | Sonny Parker |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Anthony Floch |
| RW | 14 | Vincent Clerc |
| OC | 13 | Yannick Jauzion |
| IC | 12 | Damien Traille |
| LW | 11 | Julien Malzieu |
| FH | 10 | David Skrela |
| SH | 9 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde |
| N8 | 8 | Julien Bonnaire |
| OF | 7 | Fulgence Ouedraogo |
| BF | 6 | Thierry Dusautoir |
| RL | 5 | Jérôme Thion |
| LL | 4 | Lionel Nallet (c) |
| TP | 3 | Nicolas Mas |
| HK | 2 | Dimitri Szarzewski |
| LP | 1 | Fabien Barcella |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | William Servat |
| PR | 17 | Jean-Baptiste Poux |
| LK | 18 | Arnaud Méla |
| N8 | 19 | Elvis Vermeulen |
| SH | 20 | Dimitri Yachvili |
| FH | 21 | François Trinh-Duc |
| FB | 22 | Cédric Heymans |
| Coach: ||
| Marc Lièvremont ||
Notes
* Shane Williams took sole possession of the all-time try scoring lead for Wales with his 41st try.
* Wales won the Grand Slam for the second time in four championships.
* By virtue of Wales beating France by more than three points, England finished second in the table, their best Six Nations finish since 2003.
* Wales conceded just two tries all championship, the tightest ever defence in the Six Nations.

## Scorers

Leading try scorers :
| Tries | Name | Pld | Team |
| 6 | Shane Williams | 5 | Wales |
| 5 | Vincent Clerc | 5 | France |
| 3 | Lee Byrne | 5 | Wales |
| 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni | 5 | Italy |
| 3 | Paul Sackey | 5 | England |
| 2 | Tommy Bowe | 3 | Ireland |
| 2 | Toby Flood | 5 | England |
| 2 | Rob Kearney | 5 | Ireland |
| 2 | David Wallace | 5 | Ireland |
| 1 | 13 players | 13 players | 13 players |
Leading point scorers :
| Points | Name | Pld | Team |
| 50 | Jonny Wilkinson | 5 | England |
| 48 | Ronan O'Gara | 5 | Ireland |
| 44 | Stephen Jones | 4 | Wales |
| 44 | James Hook | 5 | Wales |