2005 Six Nations Championship
Wales playing France on 26 February 2005
Date5 February – 19 March 2005
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (23rd title)
Grand Slam Wales (9th title)
Triple Crown Wales (18th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored71 (4.73 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ireland Ronan O'Gara (60)
Top try scorer(s)England Mark Cueto (4)
Player of the tournamentWales Martyn Williams
2004 (Previous) (Next) 2006

The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth Six Nations Championship played since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the Home Nations and Five Nations Championships, this was the 111th season of the tournament.

Wales won the Grand Slam, their first since 1978, and in doing so became the first team ever to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham London Andy Robinson Jason Robinson/Martin Corry
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis, Paris Bernard Laporte Fabien Pelous
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Eddie O'Sullivan Brian O'Driscoll/Paul O'Connell
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome John Kirwan Marco Bortolami
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Matt Williams Gordon Bulloch
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff Mike Ruddock Gareth Thomas

Squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  Wales 5 5 0 0 151 77 +74 17 10
2  France 5 4 0 1 134 82 +52 13 8
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 126 101 +25 12 6
4  England 5 2 0 3 121 77 +44 16 4
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 84 155 71 8 2
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 55 179 124 5 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.

Results

Round 1

5 February 2005
14:00 GMT
France 16–9 Scotland
Try: Traille 80+4' c
Con: Michalak
Pen: Delaigue 51', 57'
Drop: Delaigue 78'
ReportPen: Paterson (3) 3', 40', 43'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris
Attendance: 78,069
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)

5 February 2005
17:30 GMT
Wales 11–9 England
Try: S. Williams 11' m
Pen: S. Jones 25'
Henson 77'
ReportPen: Hodgson (3) 16', 50', 74'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
  • This was Wales' first victory against England since 1999.
  • This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Six Nations.
  • This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Championship since 1998.
  • This was England's first defeat ever at Millennium Stadium.
  • Shane Williams scored his first try ever against England.

6 February 2005
14:30 GMT
Italy 17–28 Ireland
Try: Castrogiovanni 80+7' m
Pen: Orquera 8'
de Marigny (3) 38', 44', 63'
ReportTry: Murphy 29' m
Stringer 50' c
Hickie 80+2' c
Con: O'Gara (2)
Pen: O'Gara (3) 22', 55', 79'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,026
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

Round 2

12 February 2005
13:30 GMT
Italy 8–38 Wales
Try: Orquera 11' m
Pen: de Marigny 45'
ReportTry: J. Thomas 5' c
Shanklin 22' m
M. Williams 40+4' c
Cockbain 56' c
S. Williams 60' c
Sidoli 77' m
Con: S. Jones (4)
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,800
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

12 February 2005
16:00 GMT
Scotland 13–40 Ireland
Try: Southwell 13' m
Petrie 60' m
Pen: Paterson 10'
ReportTry: O'Kelly 25' c
O'Connell 40+2' m
Hickie 44' c
Hayes 75' m
Duffy 80+2' c
Con: O'Gara (2)
Humphreys
Pen: O'Gara (3) 19', 39', 50'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 64,826
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

13 February 2005
15:00 GMT
England 17–18 France
Try: Barkley 19' c
Lewsey 36' c
Con: Hodgson (2)
Pen: Hodgson 27'
ReportPen: Yachvili (6) 5', 30', 55', 61', 68', 75'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

Round 3

26 February 2005
14:00 GMT
Scotland 18–10 Italy
Pen: Paterson (6) 5', 33', 51', 54', 76', 80+2'ReportTry: Masi 80+6' c
Con: de Marigny
Pen: de Marigny 23'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 63,823
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

26 February 2005
16:00 GMT
France 18–24 Wales
Try: Yachvili 4' c
Rougerie 14' m
Con: Yachvili
Pen: Yachvili 28'
Drop: Michalak 65'
ReportTry: M. Williams (2) 42' c, 45' m
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones (3) 26', 40+5', 68'
Drop: S. Jones 75'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

27 February 2005
15:00 GMT
Ireland 19–13 England
Try: O'Driscoll 59' c
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (2) 10', 13'
Drop: O'Gara (2) 4', 35'
ReportTry: Corry 7' c
Con: Hodgson
Pen: Hodgson 26'
Drop: Hodgson 57'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
  • This is the first time England lost the first three games in the Championship since 1987.

Round 4

12 March 2005
13:30 GMT
Ireland 19–26 France
Try: O'Driscoll 77' c
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (4) 9', 21', 28', 49'
ReportTry: Dominici (2) 31' m, 80+3' m
Baby 36' c
Con: Yachvili
Pen: Yachvili (2) 23', 64'
Drop: Delaigue 12'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,452
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

12 March 2005
16:00 GMT
England 39–7 Italy
Try: Cueto (3) 10' c, 40+7' m, 69' m
Thompson 40+3' c
Balshaw 65' m
Hazell 80+8' c
Con: Hodgson (2)
Goode
Pen: Hodgson 7'
ReportTry: Troncon 46' c
Con: Peens
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,736
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
  • This was the first hat-trick in the Six Nations since Jason Robinson against Italy in 2004.

13 March 2005
15:00 GMT
Scotland 22–46 Wales
Try: Craig 54' c
R. Lamont 71' m
Paterson 74' c
Con: Paterson (2)
Pen: Paterson 24'
ReportTry: R. Jones 4' c
R. Williams (2) 10' c, 50' m
S. Williams 14' c
Morgan (2) 29' c, 40+3' c
Con: S. Jones (5)
Pen: S. Jones (2) 19', 78'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,274
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

Round 5

19 March 2005
13:00 GMT
Italy 13–56 France
Try: Robertson 28' c
Con: Peens
Pen: Peens (2) 3', 43'
ReportTry: Nyanga 11' c
Jauzion 18' c
Laharrague 40+2' c
Marty (2) 70' c, 80+2' m
Lamboley 75' c
Mignoni 80+4' c
Con: Yachvili (4)
Michalak (2)
Pen: Yachvili (3) 8', 52', 54'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 23,638
Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland)

19 March 2005
15:30 GMT
Wales 32–20 Ireland
Try: Jenkins 17' c
Morgan 61' c
Con: S. Jones (2)
Pen: Henson 24'
S. Jones (4) 30', 43', 51', 74'
Drop: Henson 13'
ReportTry: Horan 69' c
Murphy 77' c
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: O'Gara (2) 3', 34'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,376
Referee: Chris White (England)

19 March 2005
18:00 GMT
England 43–22 Scotland
Try: Noon (3) 14' c, 25' c, 78' m
Worsley 29' m
Lewsey 40+1' c
Ellis 49' c
Cueto 72' m
Con: Hodgson (4)
ReportTry: S. Lamont 40+8' c
Craig 46' c
Taylor 51' m
Con: Paterson (2)
Pen: Paterson 23'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Scorers

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