# 2000 Six Nations Championship

The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the addition of Italy to the Five Nations. It was the 106th season of the championship overall.
The title was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam.
Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations. Italy did not win any of their other games and finished in sixth place.

## Participants

| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | Clive Woodward | 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 Troncon |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | Ian McGeechan | John Leslie/Bryan Redpath |
| 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 | 183 | 70 | +113 | 20 | 8 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 92 | +48 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 133 | +35 | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Wales | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 135 | −24 | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 145 | −50 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 228 | −122 | 9 | 2 |

## Results
### Round 1

* 5 February 2000
| Italy | 34–20 | Scotland |
| Try: De Carli 72' c Con: Domínguez 73' Pen: Domínguez (6) 22', 31', 37', 40', 50', 59' Drop: Domínguez (3) 41', 45', 62' | Report | Try: Bulloch 34' c M. Leslie 75' c Con: Logan 35' Townsend 75' Pen: Townsend 55' Drop: Townsend 17' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Matt Pini |
| RW | 14 | Denis Dallan | 44' |
| OC | 13 | Manuel Dallan |
| IC | 12 | Luca Martin |
| LW | 11 | Cristian Stoica |
| FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon (c) | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Wim Visser |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Massimo Giovanelli |
| RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Checchinato |
| TP | 3 | Tino Paoletti | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi |
| LP | 1 | Massimo Cuttitta |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Orlandi |
| PR | 17 | Giampiero de Carli | 61' |
| LK | 18 | Giuseppe Lanzi |
| FL | 19 | Aaron Persico | 59' |
| SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini | 75' |
| CE | 21 | Marco Rivaro | 44' |
| FH | 22 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| Coach: ||
| Brad Johnstone ||
| FB | 15 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| RW | 14 | Shaun Longstaff |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Mayer |
| IC | 12 | John Leslie (c) |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Gregor Townsend |
| SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath |
| N8 | 8 | Gordon Simpson | 19' to 29' | 19' to 29' |
| OF | 7 | Budge Pountney |
| BF | 6 | Martin Leslie |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray | 65' |
| TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart | 63' to 71' | 63' to 71' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell |
| PR | 17 | Dave Hilton | 63' | 71' |
| LK | 18 | Doddie Weir | 65' |
| FL | 19 | Stuart Reid | 19' | 29' |
| SH | 20 | Andy Nicol |
| FH | 21 | Duncan Hodge |
| CE | 22 | James McLaren |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
* 5 February 2000
| England | 50–18 | Ireland |
| Try: Cohen (2) 18' c, 80' c Healey (2) 30' c, 38' m Back 42' c Tindall 74' m Con: Wilkinson (4) 18', 31', 43', 80' Pen: Wilkinson (4) 11', 15', 53', 67' | Report | Try: Maggs 45' m Galwey 71' c Con: Humphreys 72' Pen: Humphreys (2) 33', 49' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Matt Perry | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Austin Healey |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill |
| RL | 5 | Simon Shaw | 75' |
| LL | 4 | Garath Archer |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Phil Greening |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FB | 16 | Iain Balshaw | 70' |
| FH | 17 | Alex King |
| SH | 18 | Andy Gomarsall |
| N8 | 19 | Martin Corry | 75' |
| FL | 20 | Joe Worsley |
| PR | 21 | Trevor Woodman | 70' |
| HK | 22 | Neil McCarthy |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Conor O'Shea | 47' |
| RW | 14 | Justin Bishop |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Mike Mullins |
| LW | 11 | Kevin Maggs |
| FH | 10 | David Humphreys |
| SH | 9 | Tom Tierney |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Kieron Dawson |
| BF | 6 | Dion O'Cuinneagain | 47' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Bob Casey | 40' |
| TP | 3 | Paul Wallace |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) |
| LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Justin Fitzpatrick |
| LK | 18 | Mick Galwey | 40' |
| LK | 19 | Trevor Brennan | 47' |
| SH | 20 | Peter Stringer |
| FH | 21 | Eric Elwood |
| FB | 22 | Girvan Dempsey | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* 5 February 2000
| Wales | 3–36 | France |
| Pen: Jenkins 13' | Report | Try: Magne 54' c Castaignède 56' c Ntamack 74' c Con: Lamaison (3) 55', 57', 76' Pen: Lamaison (4) 26', 34', 47', 73' Drop: Lamaison 23' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Chris White (England)
| FB | 15 | Shane Howarth |
| RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas |
| OC | 13 | Mark Taylor |
| IC | 12 | Jason Jones-Hughes |
| LW | 11 | Dafydd James | | 67' |
| FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins |
| SH | 9 | Rob Howley | | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell | 43' |
| OF | 7 | Brett Sinkinson |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis | | 60' |
| RL | 5 | Chris Wyatt | | 64' |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) |
| HK | 2 | Garin Jenkins | | 76' |
| LP | 1 | Peter Rogers | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Barry Williams | | 76' |
| PR | 17 | Spencer John | | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Mike Voyle | | 64' |
| FL | 19 | Geraint Lewis | | 60' |
| SH | 20 | Richard Smith | | 71' |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |
| WG | 22 | Shane Williams | | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Thomas Castaignède |
| RW | 14 | Émile Ntamack |
| OC | 13 | Richard Dourthe | | 20' |
| IC | 12 | Thomas Lombard |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Christophe Lamaison | | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié | | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Fabien Pelous (c) |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Abdelatif Benazzi |
| RL | 5 | Legi Matiu |
| LL | 4 | Olivier Brouzet | | 45' |
| TP | 3 | Franck Tournaire | | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Marc Dal Maso | | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Christian Califano |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Raphaël Ibañez | | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Pieter de Villiers | | 69' |
| N8 | 18 | Thomas Lièvremont | | 45' |
| FL | 19 | Serge Betsen |
| SH | 20 | Christophe Laussucq | | 73' |
| FH | 21 | Alain Penaud | | 73' |
| WG | 22 | David Venditti | 62' | 20' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||

### Round 2

* 19 February 2000
| Wales | 47–16 | Italy |
| Try: S. Quinnell 25' m S. Williams 37' c Bateman 51' c Howarth 68' c Con: Jenkins (3) 38', 53', 68' Pen: Jenkins (7) 3', 12', 15', 20', 23', 33', 42' | Report | Try: Visser 57' c Con: Domínguez 58' Pen: Domínguez (2) 8', 30' Drop: Domínguez 6' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Iain Ramage (Scotland)
| FB | 15 | Shane Howarth | 70' |
| RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas |
| OC | 13 | Allan Bateman |
| IC | 12 | Mark Taylor |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins | 69' |
| SH | 9 | Rob Howley |
| N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell |
| OF | 7 | Brett Sinkinson |
| BF | 6 | Geraint Lewis | 40' |
| RL | 5 | Chris Wyatt | 67' |
| LL | 4 | Craig Quinnell |
| TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) |
| HK | 2 | Garin Jenkins | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Peter Rogers | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Barry Williams | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Spencer John | 78' |
| LK | 18 | Ian Gough | 67' |
| FL | 19 | Colin Charvis | 40' |
| SH | 20 | Richard Smith |
| WG | 21 | Dafydd James | 70' |
| FH | 22 | Stephen Jones | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Pini |
| RW | 14 | Cristian Stoica |
| OC | 13 | Marco Rivaro | 53' |
| IC | 12 | Luca Martin 34' |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Wim Visser |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Carlo Checchinato |
| RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti |
| LL | 4 | Giuseppe Lanzi | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Tino Paoletti |
| HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi | 17' to 20' | 17' to 20' |
| LP | 1 | Massimo Cuttitta |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Orlandi | 17' | 20' |
| PR | 17 | Alessandro Moreno |
| LK | 18 | Laurent Travini |
| FL | 19 | Aaron Persico | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini |
| FH | 21 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| WG | 22 | Juan Francesio | 53' |
| Coach: ||
| Brad Johnstone ||
* 19 February 2000
| France | 9–15 | England |
| Pen: Dourthe (3) 45', 51', 73' | Report | Pen: Wilkinson (5) 12', 19', 30', 56', 66' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,310 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Richard Dourthe |
| RW | 14 | Émile Ntamack |
| OC | 13 | David Venditti |
| IC | 12 | Thomas Lombard |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Thomas Castaignède |
| SH | 9 | Fabien Galthié |
| N8 | 8 | Fabien Pelous (c) |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Abdelatif Benazzi | | 62' |
| RL | 5 | Olivier Brouzet | 29' |
| LL | 4 | Legi Matiu |
| TP | 3 | Franck Tournaire | | 72' |
| HK | 2 | Marc Dal Maso | | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Christian Califano |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Raphaël Ibañez | | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Pieter de Villiers | | 72' |
| N8 | 18 | Thomas Lièvremont |
| FL | 19 | Serge Betsen | 74' | 62' |
| SH | 20 | Christophe Laussucq |
| CE | 21 | Stéphane Glas |
| CE | 22 | Cédric Desbrosse |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Perry | 62' |
| RW | 14 | Austin Healey |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill | 75' |
| RL | 5 | Simon Shaw |
| LL | 4 | Garath Archer |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Phil Greening |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Neil McCarthy |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Woodman |
| N8 | 18 | Martin Corry | 75' |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley |
| SH | 20 | Andy Gomarsall |
| FH | 21 | Alex King |
| FB | 22 | Iain Balshaw | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
* 19 February 2000
| Ireland | 44–22 | Scotland |
| Try: O'Kelly 25' c Horgan 41' c O'Driscoll 55' c Humphreys 64' c Wood 69' c Con: O'Gara (2) 26', 42' Humphreys (3) 56', 65', 70' Pen: O'Gara (2) 34', 39' Humphreys 58' | Report | Try: Logan 17' c Metcalfe 72' c Graham 77' m Con: Logan (2) 18', 73' Pen: Logan 3' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Joël Dumé (France)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey | 34' |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Mike Mullins |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | 50' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Kieron Dawson |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Mick Galwey | 57' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes | 66' |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood |
| LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Justin Fitzpatrick | 66' |
| LK | 18 | Jeremy Davidson | 57' |
| LK | 19 | Trevor Brennan |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys | 50' |
| CE | 22 | Rob Henderson | 34' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| RW | 14 | Shaun Longstaff |
| OC | 13 | Jamie Mayer |
| IC | 12 | Graham Shiel |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan | 58' |
| FH | 10 | Gregor Townsend |
| SH | 9 | Bryan Redpath (c) | | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Gordon Simpson |
| OF | 7 | Budge Pountney |
| BF | 6 | Martin Leslie |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray | | 51' |
| TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart | | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Gordon Bulloch | | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robbie Russell | | 66' |
| PR | 17 | George Graham | | 63' |
| LK | 18 | Doddie Weir | | 51' |
| FL | 19 | Stuart Reid |
| SH | 20 | Andy Nicol | | 63' |
| FH | 21 | Duncan Hodge |
| CE | 22 | James McLaren |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||

### Round 3

* 4 March 2000
| Scotland | 16–28 | France |
| Try: Nicol 41' c Con: Paterson 42' Pen: Logan 15' Paterson (2) 37', 67' | Report | Try: Castaignède 10' c Magne (2) 63' m, 68' c Con: Merceron (2) 11', 68' Pen: Merceron (3) 19', 46', 72' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Steve Lander (England)
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| OC | 13 | James McLaren | 68' |
| IC | 12 | John Leslie (c) |
| LW | 11 | Kenny Logan |
| FH | 10 | Gregor Townsend |
| SH | 9 | Andy Nicol |
| N8 | 8 | Stuart Reid | 13' to 19' | 13' to 19' |
| OF | 7 | Budge Pountney |
| BF | 6 | Martin Leslie |
| RL | 5 | Doddie Weir | 64' |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Steve Brotherstone |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Scott |
| PR | 17 | Dave Hilton | 64' |
| LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes | 64' |
| FL | 19 | Cameron Mather | 13' | 19' |
| SH | 20 | Graeme Beveridge |
| FH | 21 | Duncan Hodge | 68' |
| CE | 22 | Jamie Mayer |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
| FB | 15 | Thomas Castaignède |
| RW | 14 | Émile Ntamack | 37' |
| OC | 13 | David Venditti |
| IC | 12 | Thomas Lombard |
| LW | 11 | Christophe Dominici |
| FH | 10 | Gérald Merceron |
| SH | 9 | Christophe Laussucq |
| N8 | 8 | Fabien Pelous (c) | | 76' |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Sébastien Chabal | | 50' |
| RL | 5 | Olivier Brouzet |
| LL | 4 | Jean Daudé | 40' | 50' |
| TP | 3 | Franck Tournaire | | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Marc Dal Maso | | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Christian Califano |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Raphaël Ibañez | | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Pieter de Villiers | | 50' |
| N8 | 18 | Thomas Lièvremont | | 50' |
| FL | 19 | Arnaud Costes | | 50' |
| SH | 20 | Aubin Hueber |
| FH | 21 | Jean-Baptiste Élissalde | | 76' |
| CE | 22 | Cédric Desbrosse |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
* 4 March 2000
| England | 46–12 | Wales |
| Try: Greening 29' c Back 52' m Hill 61' c Dallaglio 69' c Cohen 77' m Con: Wilkinson (3) 30', 62', 70' Pen: Wilkinson (5) 1', 15', 20', 39', 46' | Report | Pen: Jenkins (3) 10', 13', 37' Drop: Jenkins 17' |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 73,500 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
| FB | 15 | Matt Perry |
| RW | 14 | Austin Healey |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill | 70' |
| RL | 5 | Simon Shaw |
| LL | 4 | Garath Archer |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Phil Greening |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Neil McCarthy |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Woodman |
| FL | 18 | Joe Worsley |
| N8 | 19 | Martin Corry | 70' |
| SH | 20 | Andy Gomarsall |
| FH | 21 | Alex King |
| FB | 22 | Iain Balshaw |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
| FB | 15 | Shane Howarth |
| RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas |
| OC | 13 | Allan Bateman |
| IC | 12 | Mark Taylor |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Neil Jenkins |
| SH | 9 | Rob Howley |
| N8 | 8 | Scott Quinnell |
| OF | 7 | Brett Sinkinson |
| BF | 6 | Colin Charvis |
| RL | 5 | Chris Wyatt |
| LL | 4 | Craig Quinnell |
| TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) | | 23' |
| HK | 2 | Garin Jenkins | 45' | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Peter Rogers |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Barry Williams | | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Spencer John | | 23' |
| LK | 18 | Ian Gough |
| FL | 19 | Martyn Williams |
| SH | 20 | Richard Smith |
| FH | 21 | Stephen Jones |
| FB | 22 | Matt Cardey |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
* 4 March 2000
| Ireland | 60–13 | Italy |
| Try: Wood 7' c Horgan (2) 18' c, 79' c Dawson 35' c O'Driscoll 59' c Dempsey 77' c Con: O'Gara (6) 8', 20', 36', 60', 78', 80' Pen: O'Gara (6) 3', 13', 25', 40', 43', 56' | Report | Try: De Rossi 72' c Con: Domínguez 73' Pen: Domínguez (2) 47', 49' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Mike Mullins | 58' |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Kieron Dawson |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby | 56' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Mick Galwey |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) |
| LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Justin Fitzpatrick | 63' |
| LK | 18 | Paddy Johns |
| FL | 19 | Dion O'Cuinneagain | 56' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys |
| CE | 22 | Rob Henderson | 58' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Pini | 27' |
| RW | 14 | Juan Francesio |
| OC | 13 | Cristian Stoica | 63' |
| IC | 12 | Luca Martin |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Andrea de Rossi |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco | 40' |
| BF | 6 | Wim Visser |
| RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti | 63' |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Checchinato |
| TP | 3 | Tino Paoletti | 40' |
| HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi |
| LP | 1 | Massimo Cuttitta |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Orlandi |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | 40' |
| LK | 18 | Giuseppe Lanzi | 63' |
| LK | 19 | Laurent Travini | 40' |
| SH | 20 | Giampiero Mazzi |
| CE | 21 | Marco Rivaro | 63' |
| CE | 22 | Giacomo Preo | 27' |
| Coach: ||
| Brad Johnstone ||

### Round 4

* 18 March 2000
| Italy | 12–59 | England |
| Try: Martin 6' c Stoica 59' m Con: Domínguez 8' | Report | Try: Penalty try 26' c Dawson (2) 35' c, 75' c Healey (3) 44' m, 46' c, 52' m Cohen (2) 57' m, 70' c Con: Wilkinson (4) 27', 36', 47', 71' Alex King 76' Pen: Wilkinson (2) 2', 5' Drop: Back 32' |
* Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Corrado Pilat |
| RW | 14 | Cristian Stoica | 64' |
| OC | 13 | Luca Martin |
| IC | 12 | Nick Zisti |
| LW | 11 | Denis Dallan |
| FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Andrea de Rossi |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco |
| BF | 6 | Walter Cristofoletto | 25' |
| RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Checchinato | 14' |
| TP | 3 | Tino Paoletti | | 36' |
| HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Orlandi |
| PR | 17 | Massimo Cuttitta | | 36' |
| FL | 18 | Orazio Arancio |
| FL | 19 | Aaron Persico |
| SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini |
| CE | 21 | Giacomo Preo |
| FH | 22 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| Coach: ||
| Brad Johnstone ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Perry |
| RW | 14 | Austin Healey |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall | | 60' |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson | | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson (c) | | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill | | 69' |
| RL | 5 | Simon Shaw |
| LL | 4 | Garath Archer | 19' | 75' |
| TP | 3 | Darren Garforth |
| HK | 2 | Phil Greening | | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard | | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FB | 16 | Iain Balshaw | | 60' |
| FH | 17 | Alex King | | 71' |
| SH | 18 | Andy Gomarsall | | 75' |
| N8 | 19 | Martin Corry | | 75' |
| FL | 20 | Joe Worsley | | 69' |
| PR | 21 | Trevor Woodman | | 69' |
| HK | 22 | Neil McCarthy | | 75' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||
* 18 March 2000
| Wales | 26–18 | Scotland |
| Try: S. Williams (2) 33' c, 59' c Con: S. Jones (2) 34', 60' Pen: S. Jones (4) 6', 40', 48', 54' | Report | Try: M. Leslie 45' c Townsend 78' m Con: Hodge 46' Pen: Hodge (2) 21', 52' |
* Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,500 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Matt Cardey |
| RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas |
| OC | 13 | Allan Bateman |
| IC | 12 | Mark Taylor |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones |
| SH | 9 | Rupert Moon |
| N8 | 8 | Geraint Lewis |
| OF | 7 | Colin Charvis |
| BF | 6 | Nathan Budgett |
| RL | 5 | Andy Moore |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) |
| HK | 2 | Garin Jenkins |
| LP | 1 | Peter Rogers |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robin McBryde |
| PR | 17 | Spencer John |
| N8 | 18 | Alix Popham |
| FL | 19 | Martyn Williams |
| SH | 20 | Richard Smith |
| FH | 21 | Jason Strange |
| WG | 22 | Dafydd James |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Craig Moir |
| OC | 13 | Gregor Townsend |
| IC | 12 | John Leslie (c) |
| LW | 11 | Glenn Metcalfe 66' |
| FH | 10 | Duncan Hodge |
| SH | 9 | Andy Nicol (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Stuart Reid |
| OF | 7 | Budge Pountney |
| BF | 6 | Martin Leslie |
| RL | 5 | Stuart Grimes |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Steve Brotherstone | 57' |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Gordon Bulloch | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Dave Hilton | 76' |
| LK | 18 | Doddie Weir |
| FL | 19 | Cameron Mather |
| SH | 20 | Bryan Redpath |
| CE | 21 | James McLaren |
| CE | 22 | Alan Bulloch |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
* 19 March 2000
| France | 25–27 | Ireland |
| Try: Laussucq 28' c Con: Merceron 29' Pen: Merceron (6) 4', 10', 42', 53', 60', 67' | Report | Try: O'Driscoll (3) 22', 55', 73' Con: O'Gara (2) 23', 56' Humphreys 74' Pen: Humphreys (2) 63', 76' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,500 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Émile Ntamack |
| RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles |
| OC | 13 | Cédric Desbrosse |
| IC | 12 | Stéphane Glas |
| LW | 11 | David Bory |
| FH | 10 | Gérald Merceron |
| SH | 9 | Christophe Laussucq |
| N8 | 8 | Thomas Lièvremont |
| OF | 7 | Abdelatif Benazzi | | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Arnaud Costes | 58' | 59' |
| RL | 5 | Fabien Pelous |
| LL | 4 | Olivier Brouzet | 69' |
| TP | 3 | Franck Tournaire | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Marc Dal Maso | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Christian Califano |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Raphaël Ibañez | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Pieter de Villiers | 69' |
| LK | 18 | Franck Belot | 69' |
| FL | 19 | Lionel Mallier | 58' |
| SH | 20 | Aubin Hueber |
| FH | 21 | Alain Penaud |
| WG | 22 | David Venditti |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Kevin Maggs |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Rob Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie | | 45' to 53' | 45' to 53' |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | | | | 61' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley |
| OF | 7 | Kieron Dawson | | 53' |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Mick Galwey | | 53' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood |
| LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Justin Fitzpatrick |
| LK | 18 | Paddy Johns | 60' | 53' |
| FL | 19 | Andy Ward | | 53' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys | | 45' | 53' | 61' |
| CE | 22 | Mike Mullins |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||

### Round 5

* 1 April 2000
| France | 42–31 | Italy |
| Try: Penaud (2) 28' c, 65' c Castaignède 36' c Pelous 44' c Benazzi 60' m Con: Dourthe (4) 29', 37', 45', 66' Pen: Dourthe (3) 7', 34', 52' | Report | Try: Martin 21' c Troncon (2) 31' c, 79' c Mazzucato 71' c Con: Domínguez (4) 22', 32', 72', 80' Drop: Domínguez 13' |
* Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,000 Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina)
| FB | 15 | Thomas Castaignède |
| RW | 14 | Philippe Bernat-Salles | 25' |
| OC | 13 | Richard Dourthe |
| IC | 12 | Émile Ntamack |
| LW | 11 | David Bory | 70' |
| FH | 10 | Alain Penaud |
| SH | 9 | Aubin Hueber |
| N8 | 8 | Thomas Lièvremont | 40' |
| OF | 7 | Olivier Magne |
| BF | 6 | Lionel Mallier |
| RL | 5 | Fabien Pelous |
| LL | 4 | Olivier Brouzet | 62' |
| TP | 3 | Franck Tournaire | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Marc Dal Maso | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Christian Califano |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Raphaël Ibañez | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Pieter de Villiers | 70' |
| LK | 18 | Hugues Miorin | 62' |
| FL | 19 | Abdelatif Benazzi | 40' |
| SH | 20 | Christophe Laussucq |
| WG | 21 | Cédric Heymans | 70' |
| WG | 22 | David Venditti | 25' |
| Coach: ||
| Bernard Laporte ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Pini |
| RW | 14 | Nicola Mazzucato |
| OC | 13 | Luca Martin |
| IC | 12 | Nick Zisti | | 53' |
| LW | 11 | Cristian Stoica |
| FH | 10 | Diego Domínguez |
| SH | 9 | Alessandro Troncon |
| N8 | 8 | Andrea de Rossi | | 53' |
| OF | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco | | 78' |
| BF | 6 | Walter Cristofoletto | 34' 58' |
| RL | 5 | Andrea Gritti |
| LL | 4 | Carlo Checchinato |
| TP | 3 | Tino Paoletti | | 67' |
| HK | 2 | Alessandro Moscardi | | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Carlo Orlandi | | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Salvatore Perugini | | 67' |
| FL | 18 | Wim Visser | | 53' |
| FL | 19 | Aaron Persico | | 78' |
| SH | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini |
| WG | 21 | Denis Dallan | | 53' |
| FH | 22 | Andrea Scanavacca |
| Coach: ||
| Brad Johnstone ||
* 1 April 2000
| Ireland | 19–23 | Wales |
| Try: Horgan 55' c Con: O'Gara 56' Pen: O'Gara (4) 3', 9', 50', 64' | Report | Try: Budgett 19' c S. Jones 46' Con: S. Jones (2) 19', 46' Pen: S. Jones 33' Jenkins (2) 70', 72' |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
| FB | 15 | Girvan Dempsey |
| RW | 14 | Shane Horgan |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Rob Henderson |
| LW | 11 | Denis Hickie |
| FH | 10 | Ronan O'Gara | 64' |
| SH | 9 | Peter Stringer |
| N8 | 8 | Anthony Foley | 29' to 33' | 29' to 33' |
| OF | 7 | Kieron Dawson |
| BF | 6 | Simon Easterby | | | 63' |
| RL | 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly |
| LL | 4 | Mick Galwey | 57' |
| TP | 3 | John Hayes |
| HK | 2 | Keith Wood (c) |
| LP | 1 | Peter Clohessy |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Frankie Sheahan |
| PR | 17 | Justin Fitzpatrick |
| LK | 18 | Jeremy Davidson | 57' |
| FL | 19 | Andy Ward | 29' | 33' | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Guy Easterby |
| FH | 21 | David Humphreys | 64' |
| CE | 22 | Kevin Maggs |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
| FB | 15 | Rhys Williams |
| RW | 14 | Gareth Thomas |
| OC | 13 | Allan Bateman |
| IC | 12 | Scott Gibbs |
| LW | 11 | Shane Williams |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Jones | 64' |
| SH | 9 | Rupert Moon |
| N8 | 8 | Geraint Lewis |
| OF | 7 | Colin Charvis |
| BF | 6 | Nathan Budgett |
| RL | 5 | Andy Moore |
| LL | 4 | Ian Gough |
| TP | 3 | Dai Young (c) |
| HK | 2 | Garin Jenkins | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Peter Rogers |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Robin McBryde | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Spencer John |
| FL | 18 | Emyr Lewis |
| FL | 19 | Martyn Williams |
| SH | 20 | Richard Smith |
| FH | 21 | Neil Jenkins | 64' |
| WG | 22 | Dafydd James |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Henry ||
* 2 April 2000
| Scotland | 19–13 | England |
| Try: Hodge 68' c Con: Hodge 70' Pen: Hodge (4) 19', 31', 40', 55' | Report | Try: Dallaglio 21' c Con: Wilkinson 22' Pen: Wilkinson (2) 24', 73' |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
| FB | 15 | Chris Paterson |
| RW | 14 | Craig Moir |
| OC | 13 | Gregor Townsend |
| IC | 12 | James McLaren 24' |
| LW | 11 | Glenn Metcalfe |
| FH | 10 | Duncan Hodge |
| SH | 9 | Andy Nicol (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Martin Leslie | 40' |
| OF | 7 | Budge Pountney |
| BF | 6 | Jason White |
| RL | 5 | Richard Metcalfe |
| LL | 4 | Scott Murray |
| TP | 3 | Mattie Stewart | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Steve Brotherstone |
| LP | 1 | Tom Smith |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Gavin Scott |
| PR | 17 | Gordon McIlwham | 64' |
| LK | 18 | Stuart Grimes |
| FL | 19 | Stuart Reid | 40' |
| SH | 20 | Bryan Redpath |
| CE | 21 | Graham Shiel |
| CE | 22 | Alan Bulloch |
| Coach: ||
| Ian McGeechan ||
| FB | 15 | Matt Perry |
| RW | 14 | Austin Healey |
| OC | 13 | Mike Tindall |
| IC | 12 | Mike Catt |
| LW | 11 | Ben Cohen | 54' |
| FH | 10 | Jonny Wilkinson |
| SH | 9 | Matt Dawson (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Lawrence Dallaglio |
| OF | 7 | Neil Back |
| BF | 6 | Richard Hill | 78' |
| RL | 5 | Simon Shaw |
| LL | 4 | Garath Archer | 60' |
| TP | 3 | Phil Vickery |
| HK | 2 | Phil Greening |
| LP | 1 | Jason Leonard |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Neil McCarthy |
| PR | 17 | Trevor Woodman |
| N8 | 18 | Martin Corry | 78' |
| FL | 19 | Joe Worsley | 60' |
| SH | 20 | Andy Gomarsall |
| FH | 21 | Alex King |
| FB | 22 | Iain Balshaw | 54' |
| Coach: ||
| Clive Woodward ||