2001 Six Nations Championship
| 2001 Six Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 3 February 2001 - 20 October 2001 | ||
| Countries |
 England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |
England (24th title) | ||
| Calcutta Cup |
England | ||
| Millennium Trophy |
Ireland | ||
| Centenary Quaich |
Scotland | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 75 (5 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Jonny Wilkinson (89) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) |
Will Greenwood (6) | ||
| |||
The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was marred by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease Foot and mouth disease in Britain. As a consequence, there were severe restrictions on travel especially between Britain and Ireland and thus it was decided to postpone Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations until the outbreak was contained. These games were then played in 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 at the final match of the tournament in October.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Squads
For each nation's squad for the 2001 Six Nations Championship, see 2001 Six Nations Championship squads.
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
| 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
Week One
| 3 February 2001 |
| Italy |
22 – 41 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Bergamasco Checchinato Pilat Con: Pez (2/3) Pen: Pilat (1) |
Report | Try: Henderson (3) Horgan O'Gara Con: O'Gara (2/5) Pen: O'Gara (4) |
| 3 February 2001 |
| Wales |
15 – 44 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Howley Quinnell Con: Jenkins (1/2) Pen: Jenkins (1) |
Report | Try: Greenwood (3) Dawson (2) Cohen Con: Wilkinson (4/6) Pen: Wilkinson (2) |
| 4 February 2001 |
| France |
16 – 6 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Bernat-Salles Con: Lamaison (1/1) Pen: Lamaison (3) |
Report | Pen: Logan (2) |
Week Two
| 17 February 2001 |
| Ireland |
22–15 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Brian O'Driscoll Con: Ronan O'Gara Pen: Ronan O'Gara (5) |
Report | Tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles, Fabien Pelous Con: Christophe Lamaison Pen: Christophe Lamaison |
| 17 February 2001 |
| England |
80–23 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Iain Balshaw (2), Ben Cohen, Lawrence Dallaglio, Will Greenwood, Austin Healey (2), Mark Regan, Jonny Wilkinson, Joe Worsley Con: Jonny Wilkinson (9) Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (4) |
Report | Tries: Carlo Checchinato, Denis Dallan Con: Andrea Scanavacca (2) Pen: Andrea Scanavacca (3) |
| 17 February 2001 |
| Scotland |
28–28 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: James McLaren, Tom Smith, Chris Paterson Con: Kenny Logan, Duncan Hodge Pen: Kenny Logan (3) |
Report | Try: Mark Taylor Con: Neil Jenkins Pen: Neil Jenkins (4) Drop Goals: Neil Jenkins (3) |
Week Three
| 3 March 2001 |
| Italy |
19–30 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Massimo Perziano Con: Diego Dominguez Pen: Diego Dominguez (4) |
Report | Tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles, Sebastien Bonetti, Jean-Luc Sadourny Con: Christophe Lamaison (3) Pen: Christophe Lamaison (3) |
| 3 March 2001 |
| England |
43–3 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Iain Balshaw (2), Lawrence Dallaglio (2), Will Greenwood, Richard Hill Con: Jonny Wilkinson (5) Pen: Jonny Wilkinson |
Report | Pen: Duncan Hodge |
Week Four
| 17 March 2001 |
| France |
35–43 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles, Sebastien Bonetti Con: Christophe Lamaison, Gerald Merceron Pen: Gerald Merceron (4), Christophe Lamaison (3) |
Report | Tries: Robert Howley, Neil Jenkins, Dafydd James, Scott Quinnell Con: Neil Jenkins (4) Pen: Neil Jenkins (3) Drop Goals: Neil Jenkins (2) |
| 17 March 2001 |
| Scotland |
23–19 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Tom Smith Pen: Duncan Hodge (6) |
Report | Try: Mauro Bergamasco Con: Diego Dominguez Pen: Diego Dominguez (4) |
Week Five
| 7 April 2001 |
| England |
48–19 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Iain Balshaw, Mike Catt, Phil Greening, Will Greenwood, Richard Hill, Matt Perry Cons: Jonny Wilkinson (6) Pens: Jonny Wilkinson (2) |
Report | Tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles Cons: Gerald Merceron Pens: Gerald Merceron (3) Drops: Gerald Merceron |
| 8 April 2001 |
| Italy |
23–33 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Carlo Checchinato Pen: Diego Dominguez (5) Drop Goal: Diego Dominguez |
Report | Tries: Gareth Cooper (2), Scott Gibbs Con: Neil Jenkins (3) Pen: Neil Jenkins (4) |
Delayed autumn games
| 22 September 2001 |
| Scotland |
32–10 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Andrew Henderson, John Leslie, Budge Pountney, Tom Smith Con: Chris Paterson (2), Gregor Townsend Pen: Chris Paterson (2) |
Report | Try: Girvan Dempsey Con: David Humphreys Pen: Ronan O'Gara |
| 13 October 2001 |
| Wales |
6–36 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Pens: Stephen Jones (2) | Report | Tries: Denis Hickie, Shane Horgan, Brian O'Driscoll Cons: David Humphreys (3) Pens: David Humphreys (5) |
| 20 October 2001 |
| Ireland |
20–14 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Keith Wood Pen: David Humphreys (3), Ronan O'Gara (2) |
Report | Try: Austin Healey Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (3) |
| 2001 Six Nations Champions |
|---|
England |
External links
- Six Nations - Official website
- 2001 Six Nations Championship at ESPN
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