2006 Six Nations Championship

2006 Six Nations Championship
2006 Six Nations Championship
	France playing Ireland on 11 February 2006
Date	4 February – 18 March 2006
Countries	England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	France (15th title)
Triple Crown	Ireland (8th title)
Matches played	15
Tries scored	61 (4.07 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Ronan O'Gara (72)
Top try scorer(s)	Mirco Bergamasco (3); Shane Horgan (3)
Player of the tournament	Brian O'Driscoll
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The 2006 Six Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 112th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. This was the fourth edition sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland.

This was the last Six Nations to be held before the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road into today's Aviva Stadium. Ireland played their 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Six Nations home fixtures at Croke Park, also in Dublin.

In this year, France won the competition on points difference over Ireland. Ireland received the consolation prize of the Triple Crown Trophy, presented for the first time that year, by winning their matches against the other Home Nations: Wales, Scotland and England. Italy once more collected the Wooden Spoon, but showed considerable improvement over past years, earning a first-ever competition point away from home in a draw against Wales. For the first time since 2000, Scotland won the Calcutta Cup.

Participants

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham	London	Andy Robinson	Martin Corry
France	Stade de France	Saint-Denis	Bernard Laporte	Fabien Pelous
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Eddie O'Sullivan	Brian O'Driscoll
Italy	Stadio Flaminio	Rome	Pierre Berbizier	Marco Bortolami
Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Frank Hadden	Jason White
Wales	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	Mike Ruddock Scott Johnson (caretaker)	Gareth Thomas/Michael Owen

Squads

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts
1	France	5	4	0	1	148	85	+63	18	8
2	Ireland	5	4	0	1	131	97	+34	12	8
3	Scotland	5	3	0	2	78	81	−3	5	6
4	England	5	2	0	3	120	106	+14	12	4
5	Wales	5	1	1	3	80	135	−55	9	3
6	Italy	5	0	1	4	72	125	−53	5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Week 1

4 February 2006
13:30 GMT

Ireland	26–16	Italy
Try: Flannery 24' c Bowe 46' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) 25', 48' Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 39', 58', 66', 77'	Report	Try: Mi. Bergamasco 28' c Con: Pez (1/1) 29' Pen: Pez (2/3) 12', 60' Griffen (1/1) 44'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,500
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Tommy Bowe
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Denis Leamy
OF	7	David Wallace
BF	6	Simon Easterby
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Malcolm O'Kelly	61'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Jerry Flannery
LP	1	Marcus Horan
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rory Best
PR	17	Simon Best
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan	61'
FL	19	Johnny O'Connor
SH	20	Eoin Reddan
FH	21	David Humphreys
WG	22	Andrew Trimble
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan


FB	15	Cristian Stoica
RW	14	Pablo Canavosio
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Mirco Bergamasco
LW	11	Ludovico Nitoglia
FH	10	Ramiro Pez	38'
SH	9	Paul Griffen
N8	8	Sergio Parisse
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco		61'
BF	6	Josh Sole
RL	5	Marco Bortolami		26' to 32'		66'
LL	4	Santiago Dellapè
TP	3	Carlos Nieto		66'
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro
LP	1	Salvatore Perugini
Substitutions:
HK	16	Carlo Festuccia
PR	17	Andrea Lo Cicero
PR	18	Martín Castrogiovanni		66'
LK	19	Carlo Del Fava		26'	32'	66'
FL	20	Aaron Persico		61'
SH	21	Simon Picone
FH	22	Rima Wakarua
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier

4 February 2006
15:30 GMT

England	47–13	Wales
Try: Cueto 13' c Moody 29' m Tindall 62' m Dallaglio 70' c Dawson 74' c Voyce 79' c Con: Hodgson (2/3) 14', 71' Goode (2/3) 75', 79' Pen: Hodgson (3/4) 26', 44', 53'	Report	Try: M. Williams 33' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) 33' Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 19', 52'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)


FB	15	Josh Lewsey	20'
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Jamie Noon
IC	12	Mike Tindall
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson	73'
SH	9	Harry Ellis	72'
N8	8	Martin Corry			63'
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Joe Worsley	6' to 12'
RL	5	Danny Grewcock	72'
LL	4	Steve Borthwick
TP	3	Matt Stevens
HK	2	Steve Thompson	63'
LP	1	Andrew Sheridan	68'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Lee Mears	63'
PR	17	Julian White	68'
LK	18	Simon Shaw	72'
N8	19	Lawrence Dallaglio	6'	12'	63'
SH	20	Matt Dawson	72'
FH	21	Andy Goode	73'
FB	22	Tom Voyce	20'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


FB	15	Gareth Thomas
RW	14	Mark Jones
OC	13	Hal Luscombe
IC	12	Matthew Watkins	6' to 16'
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Dwayne Peel	65'
N8	8	Michael Owen
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Colin Charvis	72'
RL	5	Robert Sidoli
LL	4	Ian Gough	13' to 19'		65'
TP	3	Adam R. Jones	60'
HK	2	T. Rhys Thomas
LP	1	Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mefin Davies
PR	17	Gethin Jenkins	60'
LK	18	Adam M. Jones	13'	19'	65'
N8	19	Alix Popham	72'
SH	20	Gareth Cooper	65'		79'
FH	21	Nicky Robinson
FB	22	Lee Byrne	6'	16'	79'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock

Notes:

This was England's biggest win against Wales since 2002.

5 February 2006
15:00 GMT

Scotland	20–16	France
Try: Lamont (2) 10' c, 45' c Con: Paterson (2/2) 10', 46' Pen: Paterson (2/3) 21', 31'	Report	Try: Bonnaire 49' m Bruno 75' m Pen: Élissalde (2/2) 40', 60'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 66,028
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


FB	15	Hugo Southwell
RW	14	Chris Paterson
OC	13	Marcus Di Rollo	28'
IC	12	Andrew Henderson
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Dan Parks	63'
SH	9	Mike Blair	55'
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Ally Hogg
BF	6	Jason White	70'
RL	5	Scott Murray
LL	4	Alastair Kellock	71'
TP	3	Bruce Douglas	40'
HK	2	Dougie Hall	63'
LP	1	Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK	16	Scott Lawson	63'
PR	17	Craig Smith	40'
LK	18	Scott MacLeod	71'
FL	19	Jon Petrie	70'
SH	20	Chris Cusiter	55'
FH	21	Gordon Ross	63'
WG	22	Simon Webster	28'
Coach:
Frank Hadden


FB	15	Nicolas Brusque	74'
RW	14	Cédric Heymans
OC	13	Florian Fritz
IC	12	Ludovic Valbon
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak
SH	9	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde	79'
N8	8	Julien Bonnaire	70'
OF	7	Rémy Martin
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga
RL	5	Jérôme Thion
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers	63'
HK	2	Dimitri Szarzewski	64'
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK	16	Sébastien Bruno	64'
PR	17	Olivier Milloud	63'
LK	18	Lionel Nallet
N8	19	Thomas Lièvremont	70'
SH	20	Dimitri Yachvili	79'
FH	21	Benjamin Boyet
CE	22	Guillaume Boussès	74'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

This was Scotland's first victory against France at Murrayfield Stadium since 1996.
This was Scotland's first victory against France since 1999.
Scotland won their opening match for the first time in the Six Nations.
This was Nicolas Brusque's last game for France.

Week 2

11 February 2006
13:30 GMT

France	43–31	Ireland
Try: Rougerie 2' m Magne 6' c Marty (2) 17' c, 47' c Heymans (2) 34' c, 44' c Con: Élissalde (5/6) 7', 18', 35', 45', 47' Pen: Élissalde (1/1) 29'	Report	Try: O'Gara 56' c D'Arcy 60' c O'Callaghan 65' c Trimble 69' c Con: O'Gara (4/4) 56', 60', 66', 69' Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 27'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)


FB	15	Christophe Dominici
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie
OC	13	Florian Fritz
IC	12	David Marty
LW	11	Cédric Heymans
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak	67'
SH	9	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde	57'
N8	8	Julien Bonnaire
OF	7	Olivier Magne	37'	40'	57'	71'	72'
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga	70'
RL	5	Jérôme Thion
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez	46'
LP	1	Olivier Milloud	57'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Sébastien Bruno	46'
PR	17	Sylvain Marconnet	57'
LK	18	Lionel Nallet	70'
FL	19	Rémy Martin	37'	40'	57'	71'	72'
SH	20	Dimitri Yachvili	57'
FH	21	Benjamin Boyet	67'
CE	22	Ludovic Valbon
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Tommy Bowe	61'
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Denis Leamy
OF	7	David Wallace
BF	6	Simon Easterby
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Malcolm O'Kelly	49'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Jerry Flannery
LP	1	Reggie Corrigan	49'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rory Best
PR	17	Simon Best	49'
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan	49'
FL	19	Johnny O'Connor
SH	20	Eoin Reddan
FH	21	David Humphreys
WG	22	Andrew Trimble	61'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:

Ronan O'Gara became Ireland's all-time top point-scorer after converting Andrew Trimble's try.

11 February 2006
16:00 GMT

Italy	16–31	England
Try: Mi. Bergamasco 77' c Con: Pez (1/1) 78' Pen: Pez (1/2) 32' Drop: Pez (2/2) 35', 41'	Report	Try: Tindall 25' c Hodgson 54' c Cueto 65' c Simpson-Daniel 80' c Con: Hodgson (4/4) 26', 55', 66', 80' Pen: Hodgson (1/2) 49'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,973
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)


FB	15	Cristian Stoica
RW	14	Pablo Canavosio	59'
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Mirco Bergamasco
LW	11	Ludovico Nitoglia
FH	10	Ramiro Pez
SH	9	Paul Griffen
N8	8	Sergio Parisse
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco
BF	6	Josh Sole	56'
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Santiago Dellapè	56'
TP	3	Carlos Nieto	64'
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro	64'
LP	1	Salvatore Perugini	67'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Carlo Festuccia	64'
PR	17	Andrea Lo Cicero	67'
PR	18	Martín Castrogiovanni	64'
LK	19	Carlo Del Fava	56'
FL	20	Silvio Orlando	56'
SH	21	Simon Picone	59'
FH	22	Rima Wakarua
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier


FB	15	Tom Voyce
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Jamie Noon
IC	12	Mike Tindall	76'
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson
SH	9	Harry Ellis	54'
N8	8	Martin Corry
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Joe Worsley	65'
RL	5	Danny Grewcock	69'
LL	4	Steve Borthwick
TP	3	Matt Stevens
HK	2	Steve Thompson	60'
LP	1	Andrew Sheridan	60'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Lee Mears	60'
PR	17	Julian White	60'
LK	18	Simon Shaw	69'
N8	19	Lawrence Dallaglio	65'
SH	20	Matt Dawson	54'
FH	21	Andy Goode
WG	22	James Simpson-Daniel	76'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

12 February 2006
15:00 GMT

Wales	28–18	Scotland
Try: Penalty try 5' c G. Thomas (2) 32' c, 61' c Sidoli 52' c Con: S. Jones (4/4) 6', 33', 53', 63'	Report	Try: Southwell 77' m Paterson 79' c Con: Paterson (1/2) 79' Pen: Paterson (2/2) 17', 37'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 73,340
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)


FB	15	Gareth Thomas
RW	14	Mark Jones
OC	13	Hal Luscombe	29'	40'
IC	12	Matthew Watkins
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Dwayne Peel
N8	8	Michael Owen
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Colin Charvis	66'
RL	5	Robert Sidoli
LL	4	Ian Gough
TP	3	Adam R. Jones	68'
HK	2	T. Rhys Thomas	76'
LP	1	Duncan Jones
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mefin Davies	76'
PR	17	Gethin Jenkins	68'
LK	18	Adam M. Jones
N8	19	Gareth Delve	66'
SH	20	Mike Phillips
FH	21	Nicky Robinson
FB	22	Lee Byrne	29'	40'
Coach:
Mike Ruddock


FB	15	Hugo Southwell
RW	14	Chris Paterson
OC	13	Ben MacDougall
IC	12	Andrew Henderson
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Dan Parks
SH	9	Mike Blair	60'
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Ally Hogg	66'
BF	6	Jason White
RL	5	Scott Murray
LL	4	Alastair Kellock	66'
TP	3	Bruce Douglas
HK	2	Scott Lawson	53'
LP	1	Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK	16	Ross Ford	53'
PR	17	Craig Smith
LK	18	Scott MacLeod
FL	19	Jon Petrie	66'
SH	20	Chris Cusiter
FH	21	Gordon Ross	60'
WG	22	Simon Webster	66'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes:

Steve Walsh showed Scott Murray a red card after he kicked Ian Gough in the face in a ruck. This was the first red card issued in the Six Nations since Alessandro Troncon was sent off against Ireland in 2001.
Mike Ruddock resigned as Wales coach after this match due to a conflict with the Welsh Rugby Union.

Week 3

25 February 2006
14:00 GMT

France	37–12	Italy
Try: Lièvremont 25' m Nyanga 56' m De Villiers 64' c Rougerie 76' c Michalak 78' c Con: Yachvili (3/5) 64', 76', 79' Pen: Élissalde (1/2) 2' Yachvili (1/2) 44'	Report	Pen: Pez (3/4) 8', 16', 22' Drop: Pez (1/1) 31'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 73,978
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)


FB	15	Thomas Castaignède
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie
OC	13	Florian Fritz
IC	12	Damien Traille	51'
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak
SH	9	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N8	8	Thomas Lièvremont
OF	7	Olivier Magne	73'
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga
RL	5	Jérôme Thion
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez
LP	1	Olivier Milloud	51'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Sébastien Bruno
PR	17	Sylvain Marconnet	51'
LK	18	Lionel Nallet
FL	19	Julien Bonnaire	73'
SH	20	Dimitri Yachvili
CE	21	David Marty	51'
FB	22	Cédric Heymans
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


FB	15	Cristian Stoica
RW	14	Pablo Canavosio
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Mirco Bergamasco
LW	11	Ludovico Nitoglia
FH	10	Ramiro Pez
SH	9	Paul Griffen	2' to 9'		61' to 63'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse
OF	7	Mauro Bergamasco
BF	6	Josh Sole	74'
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Carlo Del Fava
TP	3	Carlos Nieto	65'
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro	68'
LP	1	Salvatore Perugini	70'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Carlo Festuccia	68'
PR	17	Andrea Lo Cicero	70'
PR	18	Martín Castrogiovanni	65'
LK	19	Valerio Bernabò
FL	20	Alessandro Zanni	74'
SH	21	Simon Picone	2'	9'	61'	63'
WG	22	Ezio Galon
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier

25 February 2006
17:30 GMT

Scotland	18–12	England
Pen: Paterson (5/5) 2', 42', 47', 71', 77' Drop: Parks (1/1) 55'	Report	Pen: Hodgson (4/5) 7', 40', 61', 74'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)


FB	15	Hugo Southwell
RW	14	Chris Paterson
OC	13	Marcus Di Rollo	78'
IC	12	Andrew Henderson
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Dan Parks	63'
SH	9	Mike Blair	63'
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Ally Hogg
BF	6	Jason White
RL	5	Alastair Kellock
LL	4	Scott MacLeod	51'
TP	3	Bruce Douglas	60'
HK	2	Dougie Hall	58'
LP	1	Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK	16	Ross Ford	58'
PR	17	Craig Smith	60'
LK	18	Nathan Hines	51'
FL	19	Jon Petrie
SH	20	Chris Cusiter	63'
FH	21	Gordon Ross	63'
WG	22	Simon Webster	78'
Coach:
Frank Hadden


FB	15	Josh Lewsey
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Jamie Noon
IC	12	Mike Tindall
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson
SH	9	Harry Ellis		50'	62'	72'
N8	8	Martin Corry		63'
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Joe Worsley
RL	5	Danny Grewcock	23'	67'
LL	4	Steve Borthwick
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Andrew Sheridan		40'	75'
Substitutions:
HK	16	George Chuter
PR	17	Perry Freshwater		40'	75'
LK	18	Simon Shaw		67'
N8	19	Lawrence Dallaglio		63'
SH	20	Matt Dawson		50'	62'	72'
FH	21	Andy Goode
FB	22	Tom Voyce
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Notes:

This was Scotland's first victory against England since 2000.
Scotland won the Calcutta Cup for the first time since 2000.
England's defeat meant no team was able to win the Grand Slam.
Scott Murray's suspension meant he missed his first match in the Championship, bringing to an end a run of 36 consecutive appearances.

26 February 2006
15:00 GMT

Ireland	31–5	Wales
Try: Wallace 23' m Horgan 43' c Stringer 79' c Con: O'Gara (2/3) 44', 79' Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 15', 32', 47', 58'	Report	Try: M. Jones 7' m

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,500
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Andrew Trimble
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Denis Leamy
OF	7	David Wallace	74'
BF	6	Simon Easterby	76'
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Jerry Flannery	77'
LP	1	Marcus Horan	68'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rory Best	77'
PR	17	Simon Best	68'
LK	18	Mick O'Driscoll	76'
FL	19	Johnny O'Connor	74'
SH	20	Eoin Reddan
FH	21	David Humphreys
FB	22	Girvan Dempsey
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan


FB	15	Lee Byrne	72'
RW	14	Mark Jones
OC	13	Hal Luscombe
IC	12	Matthew Watkins
LW	11	Dafydd James
FH	10	Stephen Jones	18'
SH	9	Dwayne Peel
N8	8	Michael Owen
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Colin Charvis	55'
RL	5	Robert Sidoli
LL	4	Ian Gough
TP	3	Adam R. Jones
HK	2	T. Rhys Thomas	60'
LP	1	Duncan Jones	45'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mefin Davies	60'
PR	17	Gethin Jenkins	45'
FL	18	Jonathan Thomas
N8	19	Gareth Delve	55'
SH	20	Mike Phillips
CE	21	Gavin Henson	18'
FB	22	Barry Davies	72'
Caretaker coach:
Scott Johnson

Notes:

This was Wales' biggest defeat against Ireland since 2002.

Week 4

11 March 2006
13:30 GMT

Wales	18–18	Italy
Try: M. Jones 9' m S. Jones 25' c Con: S. Jones (1/2) 25' Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 3', 58'	Report	Try: Galon 14' m Canavosio 38' c Con: Pez (1/2) 40' Pen: Pez (2/5) 32', 45'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)


FB	15	Lee Byrne
RW	14	Mark Jones
OC	13	Hal Luscombe
IC	12	Matthew Watkins
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Dwayne Peel	7'
N8	8	Michael Owen
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Colin Charvis	51'
RL	5	Robert Sidoli
LL	4	Ian Gough
TP	3	Adam R. Jones
HK	2	T. Rhys Thomas	70'
LP	1	Duncan Jones	56'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mefin Davies	70'
PR	17	Gethin Jenkins	56'
FL	18	Jonathan Thomas
N8	19	Alix Popham	51'
SH	20	Mike Phillips	7'
FH	21	Nicky Robinson
CE	22	Gavin Henson
Caretaker coach:
Scott Johnson


FB	15	Ezio Galon
RW	14	Pablo Canavosio	46'
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Mirco Bergamasco
LW	11	Ludovico Nitoglia
FH	10	Ramiro Pez
SH	9	Paul Griffen
N8	8	Josh Sole
OF	7	Maurizio Zaffiri	79'
BF	6	Sergio Parisse
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Santiago Dellapè	49'
TP	3	Carlos Nieto	27'
HK	2	Carlo Festuccia	66'
LP	1	Salvatore Perugini
Substitutions:
HK	16	Fabio Ongaro	66'
PR	17	Andrea Lo Cicero	79'
PR	18	Martín Castrogiovanni	27'
LK	19	Carlo Del Fava	49'
FL	20	Alessandro Zanni
SH	21	Simon Picone
FB	22	Cristian Stoica	46'
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier

Notes:

Italy won their first points in an away match in the competition.
This was the first draw in the Six Nations since Scotland and Wales drew 28–28 in 2001.

11 March 2006
15:30 GMT

Ireland	15–9	Scotland
Pen: O'Gara (5/7) 2', 9', 23', 37', 55'	Report	Pen: Paterson (3/3) 10', 16', 27'

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Andrew Trimble
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Denis Leamy
OF	7	David Wallace
BF	6	Simon Easterby
RL	5	Paul O'Connell	65'
LL	4	Malcolm O'Kelly
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Jerry Flannery
LP	1	Marcus Horan
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rory Best
PR	17	Simon Best
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan	65'
FL	19	Johnny O'Connor
SH	20	Eoin Reddan
FH	21	David Humphreys
FB	22	Girvan Dempsey
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan


FB	15	Hugo Southwell
RW	14	Chris Paterson	69'
OC	13	Marcus Di Rollo
IC	12	Andrew Henderson
LW	11	Sean Lamont
FH	10	Dan Parks	57'
SH	9	Mike Blair	57'
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Ally Hogg
BF	6	Jason White	71'
RL	5	Scott Murray
LL	4	Nathan Hines
TP	3	Bruce Douglas	55' to 61'		69'
HK	2	Dougie Hall	61'
LP	1	Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK	16	Scott Lawson	61'
PR	17	Craig Smith	55'	61'	69'
LK	18	Alastair Kellock
FL	19	Jon Petrie	71'
SH	20	Chris Cusiter	57'
FH	21	Gordon Ross	57'
WG	22	Simon Webster	69'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes:

This was Ireland's narrowest victory over Scotland since 1988.
This was the last game ever played at Lansdowne Road in the Championship.

12 March 2006
15:00 GMT

France	31–6	England
Try: Fritz 1' c Traille 66' m Dominici 78' c Con: Yachvili (2/3) 1', 79' Pen: Yachvili (4/6) 6', 11', 33', 72'	Report	Pen: Hodgson 40' (1/2) Goode (1/1) 42'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


FB	15	Thomas Castaignède
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie
OC	13	Florian Fritz
IC	12	Damien Traille	72'
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili
N8	8	Thomas Lièvremont
OF	7	Olivier Magne	57'
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga
RL	5	Jérôme Thion
LL	4	Fabien Pelous	64'
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers	50'
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez	60'
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet
Substitutions:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski	60'
PR	17	Olivier Milloud	50'
LK	18	Lionel Nallet	64'
FL	19	Julien Bonnaire	57'
SH	20	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
CE	21	Ludovic Valbon	72'
FB	22	Cédric Heymans
Coach:
Bernard Laporte


FB	15	Josh Lewsey
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Jamie Noon
IC	12	Mike Tindall	57'
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson	40'
SH	9	Matt Dawson	57'
N8	8	Martin Corry
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Joe Worsley	60'
RL	5	Danny Grewcock	69'
LL	4	Steve Borthwick
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	Steve Thompson	60'
LP	1	Matt Stevens	60'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Lee Mears	60'
PR	17	Andrew Sheridan	60'
LK	18	Simon Shaw	69'
N8	19	Lawrence Dallaglio
SH	20	Harry Ellis	57'
FH	21	Andy Goode	40'
FB	22	Tom Voyce	57'
Coach:
Andy Robinson

Notes:

This was France's biggest victory against England since 1972.
Florian Fritz's opening try was the quickest try scored in the Six Nations.

Week 5

18 March 2006
13:30 GMT

Italy	10–13	Scotland
Try: Mi. Bergamasco 5' c Con: Pez (1/1) 6' Pen: Pez (1/1) 57'	Report	Try: Paterson 10' c Con: Paterson (1/1) 11' Pen: Paterson (1/1) 77' Drop: Ross (1/1) 39'

Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 24,062
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


FB	15	Cristian Stoica	22'
RW	14	Pablo Canavosio
OC	13	Gonzalo Canale
IC	12	Mirco Bergamasco
LW	11	Ludovico Nitoglia
FH	10	Ramiro Pez
SH	9	Paul Griffen	12' to 20'
N8	8	Josh Sole
OF	7	Maurizio Zaffiri	53'
BF	6	Sergio Parisse
RL	5	Marco Bortolami
LL	4	Santiago Dellapè	66'
TP	3	Martín Castrogiovanni	54'
HK	2	Fabio Ongaro	61'
LP	1	Salvatore Perugini
Substitutions:
HK	16	Carlo Festuccia	61'
PR	17	Andrea Lo Cicero	54'
LK	18	Carlo Del Fava	66'
FL	19	Alessandro Zanni	53'
SH	20	Simon Picone	12'	20'
FH	21	Rima Wakarua
WG	22	Ezio Galon	22'
Coach:
Pierre Berbizier


FB	15	Hugo Southwell
RW	14	Chris Paterson
OC	13	Marcus Di Rollo
IC	12	Andrew Henderson
LW	11	Sean Lamont	71'
FH	10	Gordon Ross	61'
SH	9	Chris Cusiter	8'
N8	8	Simon Taylor
OF	7	Ally Hogg
BF	6	Jason White
RL	5	Scott Murray	67'
LL	4	Nathan Hines
TP	3	Bruce Douglas	54'
HK	2	Scott Lawson	74'
LP	1	Gavin Kerr
Substitutions:
HK	16	Dougie Hall	74'
PR	17	Craig Smith	54'
LK	18	Alastair Kellock	67'
FL	19	Jon Petrie
SH	20	Mike Blair	8'
FH	21	Dan Parks	61'
WG	22	Simon Webster	71'
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes:

This was Scotland's highest finish in the Six Nations since 2001.

18 March 2006
15:30 GMT

Wales	16–21	France
Try: Luscombe 31' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) 32' Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 4', 25' Henson (1/1) 55'	Report	Try: Szarzewski 48' m Fritz 72' c Con: Élissalde (1/2) 73' Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 11', 38' Élissalde (1/3) 78'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Chris White (England)


FB	15	Lee Byrne	40'
RW	14	Dafydd James
OC	13	Hal Luscombe
IC	12	Matthew Watkins
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Mike Phillips
N8	8	Alix Popham	68'
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Michael Owen
RL	5	Robert Sidoli	74'
LL	4	Ian Gough
TP	3	Adam R. Jones
HK	2	T. Rhys Thomas	42'
LP	1	Duncan Jones	51'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mefin Davies	42'
PR	17	Gethin Jenkins	51'
FL	18	Jonathan Thomas	74'
FL	19	Dafydd Jones	68'
SH	20	Andy Williams
FH	21	Nicky Robinson
CE	22	Gavin Henson	40'
Caretaker coach:
Scott Johnson


FB	15	Thomas Castaignède		40'
RW	14	Aurélien Rougerie
OC	13	Florian Fritz
IC	12	Damien Traille
LW	11	Christophe Dominici
FH	10	Frédéric Michalak
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili		43'
N8	8	Thomas Lièvremont		26'	35'	50'
OF	7	Julien Bonnaire		55'
BF	6	Yannick Nyanga
RL	5	Jérôme Thion
LL	4	Fabien Pelous
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez	25'			43'
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet		71'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski		26'	35'	43'
PR	17	Olivier Milloud		71'
LK	18	Lionel Nallet		55'
FL	19	Olivier Magne				50'
SH	20	Jean-Baptiste Élissalde		43'
CE	21	Ludovic Valbon
FB	22	Cédric Heymans		40'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Notes:

This was France's fourth consecutive victory at the Millennium Stadium.

18 March 2006
17:30 GMT

England	24–28	Ireland
Try: Noon 1' m Borthwick 51' c Con: Goode (1/2) 51' Pen: Goode (4/6) 33', 43', 68', 74'	Report	Try: Horgan (2) 6' m, 79' c Leamy 57' c Con: O'Gara (2/3) 58', 79' Pen: O'Gara (3/5) 13', 32', 41'

Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,986
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)


FB	15	Tom Voyce
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Jamie Noon		27' to 39'		40'
IC	12	Stuart Abbott
LW	11	Ben Cohen
FH	10	Andy Goode
SH	9	Harry Ellis		66'
N8	8	Martin Corry
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Joe Worsley
RL	5	Simon Shaw	32'	62'
LL	4	Steve Borthwick
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	Lee Mears		62'
LP	1	Andrew Sheridan		68'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Steve Thompson		62'
PR	17	Perry Freshwater		68'
LK	18	Danny Grewcock		62'
N8	19	Lawrence Dallaglio
SH	20	Matt Dawson		66'
FH	21	Dave Walder
CE	22	Mike Tindall		27'	39'	40'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Andrew Trimble	65'
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Denis Leamy			70'
OF	7	David Wallace	16' to 26'
BF	6	Simon Easterby
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Malcolm O'Kelly	53'
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Jerry Flannery
LP	1	Marcus Horan
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rory Best
PR	17	Simon Best
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan	53'
FL	19	Johnny O'Connor	16'	26'	70'
SH	20	Eoin Reddan
FH	21	David Humphreys
FB	22	Girvan Dempsey	65'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes:

This was Ireland's second win in a row at Twickenham Stadium.
Ireland won the Triple Crown.
Ireland needed to win by 34 points to win the Championship.

Scorers

Leading try scorers
Rank	Name	Team	Tries
1	Mirco Bergamasco	Italy	3
1	Shane Horgan	Ireland	3
3	Mark Cueto	England	2
	Florian Fritz	France	2
	Cédric Heymans	France	2
	Mark Jones	Wales	2
	Sean Lamont	Scotland	2
	David Marty	France	2
	Aurélien Rougerie	France	2
	Gareth Thomas	Wales	2
	Mike Tindall	England	2
	Chris Paterson	Scotland	2

Leading point scorers
Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Ronan O'Gara	Ireland	72
2	Chris Paterson	Scotland	57
3	Charlie Hodgson	England	44
3	Ramiro Pez	Italy	44

References