List of Six Nations Championship hat-tricks
Since the inception of the Home Nations Championships in 1883, which became the Five Nations with the addition of France in 1930 and the current Six Nations Championship in 2000 with the addition of Italy, over 40 players have scored three tries or drop goals (a hat-trick) in a single match. The first player to achieve the feat was Charles Wade, who scored three tries in the first match of the championship, a 2β0 victory for England against Wales in 1882. At that time a try by itself wasn't worth any points but allowed the team to try a kick at goal.[1] George Lindsay scored five tries in Scotland's 4β0 win over Wales in 1887. This is most tries scored in a single match.[2] Besides Lindsay, six players have scored more than three tries in a match; of these Ian Smith is the only player to achieve the feat twice. He scored four tries in successive matches during the 1925 Five Nations Championship.[3]
Four players have scored a hat-trick of drop goals: Pierre Albaladejo, Jean-Patrick Lescarboura, Diego Dominguez and Neil Jenkins.[4] Dominguez's hat-trick is the only one by an Italian player in the competition. English players have scored the most hat-tricks with 15, while France and Ireland have conceded the most, with 11 each. Three players have scored a hat-trick and been on the losing side; Robert Montgomery in Ireland's 0β1 loss to Wales in 1887, Howard Marshall in England's 11β12 defeat to Wales in 1893 and Γmile Ntamack in France's 33β34 loss to Wales in 1999.[5] Lescarboura's hat-trick against England in 1985 is the only time the feat has been achieved with the match ending in a draw.[6]
Hat-tricks
Unless noted otherwise, the players listed below scored a hat-trick of tries.
Key | |
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D3 | Player scored a hat-trick of drop goals |
T4 | Player scored four tries |
T5 | Player scored five tries |
No. | Player | For | Against | Result | Venue | Date |
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1 | Wade, CharlesCharles Wade | England | Wales | 2β0 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 16 December 1882 |
2 | Lindsay, GeorgeGeorge LindsayT5 | Scotland | Wales | 4β0 | Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | 26 February 1887 |
3 | Montgomery, RobertRobert Montgomery | Ireland | Wales | 0β1 | Birkenhead Park | 12 March 1887 |
4 | Wotherspoon, WilliamWilliam Wotherspoon | Scotland | Ireland | 14β0 | Ballynafeigh, Belfast | 21 February 1891 |
5 | Marshall, HowardHoward Marshall | England | Wales | 11β12 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 7 January 1893 |
6 | Llewellyn, WillieWillie LlewellynT4 | Wales | England | 26β3 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 7 January 1899 |
7 | Hodges, JehoidaJehoida Hodges | Wales | England | 21β5 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 10 January 1903 |
8 | Williams, JohnnieJohnnie Williams | Wales | Ireland | 29β0 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 9 March 1907 |
9 | Gibbs, ReggieReggie Gibbs | Wales | France | 49β14 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 1 January 1910 |
10 | Tennent, JamesJames Tennent | Scotland | France | 27β0 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 22 January 1910 |
11 | Williams, JohnnieJohnnie Williams | Wales | Ireland | 19β3 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 12 March 1910 |
12 | Gibbs, ReggieReggie Gibbs | Wales | Scotland | 32β10 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 4 February 1911 |
13 | Stewart, BillBill Stewart | Scotland | France | 21β3 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 1 January 1913 |
14 | Coates, VincentVincent Coates | England | France | 20β0 | Twickenham, London | 25 January 1913 |
15 | Stewart, BillBill StewartT4 | Scotland | Ireland | 29β14 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 22 February 1913 |
16 | Quinn, JosephJoseph Quinn | Ireland | France | 24β0 | Mardyke, Cork | 24 March 1913 |
17 | Lowe, CyrilCyril Lowe | England | Scotland | 16β15 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 21 March 1914 |
18 | Lowe, CyrilCyril Lowe | England | France | 39β13 | Stade Olympique de Colombes | 13 April 1914 |
19 | Poulton-Palmer, RonaldRonald Poulton-PalmerT4 | England | France | 39β13 | Stade Olympique de Colombes | 13 April 1914 |
20 | Williams, BrinleyBrinley Williams | Wales | Ireland | 28β4 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 13 March 1920 |
21 | Smith, IanIan Smith | Scotland | Wales | 35β10 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 2 February 1924 |
22 | Jacob, JakeJake Jacob | England | France | 19β7 | Twickenham, London | 23 February 1924 |
23 | Smith, IanIan SmithT4 | Scotland | France | 25β4 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 24 January 1925 |
24 | Smith, IanIan SmithT4 | Scotland | Wales | 24β14 | St. Helen's, Swansea | 7 February 1925 |
25 | Wallace, JohnnieJohnnie Wallace | Scotland | France | 20β6 | Stade Olympique de Colombes | 2 January 1926 |
26 | Davy, EugeneEugene Davy | Ireland | Scotland | 14β11 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 22 February 1930 |
27 | Byrne, SeamusSeamus Byrne | Ireland | Scotland | 26β8 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 28 February 1953 |
28 | Albaladejo, PierrePierre AlbaladejoD3 | France | Ireland | 23β6 | Stade Olympique de Colombes | 9 April 1960 |
29 | Crauste, MichelMichel Crauste | France | England | 13β0 | Stade Olympique de Colombes | 24 February 1962 |
30 | Darrouy, ChristianChristian Darrouy | France | Ireland | 24β5 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 26 January 1963 |
31 | Richards, MauriceMaurice RichardsT4 | Wales | England | 30β9 | National Stadium, Cardiff | 12 April 1969 |
32 | Carleton, JohnJohn Carleton | England | Scotland | 30β18 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 15 March 1980 |
33 | Lescarboura, Jean-PatrickJean-Patrick LescarbouraD3 | France | England | 9β9 | Twickenham, London | 2 February 1985 |
34 | Bonneval, ΓricΓric Bonneval | France | Scotland | 28β22 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 7 March 1987 |
35 | Oti, ChrisChris Oti | England | Ireland | 35β3 | Twickenham, London | 19 March 1988 |
36 | Tukalo, IwanIwan Tukalo | Scotland | Ireland | 37β21 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 4 March 1989 |
37 | Venditti, DavidDavid Venditti | France | Ireland | 32β15 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 18 January 1997 |
38 | Ntamack, ΓmileΓmile Ntamack | France | Wales | 33β34 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 6 March 1999 |
39 | DomΓnguez, DiegoDiego DomΓnguezD3 | Italy | Scotland | 34β20 | Stadio Flamino, Rome | 5 February 2000 |
40 | Healey, AustinAustin Healey | England | Italy | 59β12 | Stadio Flamino, Rome | 18 March 2000 |
41 | O'Driscoll, BrianBrian O'Driscoll | Ireland | France | 27β25 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 19 March 2000 |
42 | Henderson, RobRob Henderson | Ireland | Italy | 41β22 | Stadio Flamino, Rome | 3 February 2001 |
43 | Greenwood, WillWill Greenwood | England | Wales | 44β15 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 3 February 2001 |
44 | Jenkins, NeilNeil JenkinsD3 | Wales | Scotland | 28β28 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 17 February 2001 |
45 | O'Driscoll, BrianBrian O'Driscoll | Ireland | Scotland | 43β22 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2 March 2002 |
46 | Robinson, JasonJason Robinson | England | Italy | 50β9 | Stadio Flamino, Rome | 15 February 2004 |
47 | Cueto, MarkMark Cueto | England | Italy | 39β7 | Twickenham, London | 12 March 2005 |
48 | Noon, JamieJamie Noon | England | Scotland | 43β22 | Twickenham, London | 19 March 2005 |
49 | Clerc, VincentVincent Clerc | France | Ireland | 26β21 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 9 February 2008 |
50 | Ashton, ChrisChris AshtonT4 | England | Italy | 59β13 | Twickenham, London | 12 February 2011 |
51 | North, GeorgeGeorge North | Wales | Italy | 61β20 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 21 March 2015 |
52 | Joseph, JonathanJonathan Joseph | England | Italy | 40β9 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 14 February 2016 |
Multiple hat-tricks
Player | No. | Years |
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Ian Smith | 3 | 1924, 1925 |
Johnnie Williams | 2 | 1907, 1910 |
Reggie Gibbs | 2 | 1910, 1911 |
Bill Stewart | 2 | 1913 |
Cyril Lowe | 2 | 1914 |
Brian O'Driscoll | 2 | 2000, 2002 |
By national team
Team | For | Against |
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England | 16 | 5 |
Wales | 10 | 8 |
Scotland | 10 | 10 |
France | 8 | 11 |
Ireland | 7 | 11 |
Italy | 1 | 7 |
References
General
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