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2003 Six Nations Championship

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2003 Six Nations Championship
Date15 February – 30 March 2003
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (25th title)
Grand Slam England (12th title)
Triple Crown England (23rd title)
Matches played15
Tries scored74 (4.93 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Jonny Wilkinson (77)
Top try scorer(s)France Damien Traille (4)
2002 (Previous) (Next) 2004

The 2003 Six Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 109th international championship overall. The annual tournament was won by England, who completed a grand slam, and went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup later the same year. Italy won their first match with Wales (30–22), finishing in 6th place for the first time in the process.

This was the sixth time in the Championship's history, but the first time since it became the Six Nations, that two teams met in the final round with undefeated records, both England and Ireland having won their first four games, making the final match a decider for the Grand Slam. It was also the first time Ireland had been involved: and the first that was won by the away team. Wales were whitewashed, losing all five of their games, and earned themselves the wooden spoon as a result.

Participants

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Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London England Clive Woodward Martin Johnson/Jonny Wilkinson
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis France Bernard Laporte Fabien Galthié/Fabien Pelous
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Republic of Ireland Eddie O'Sullivan Brian O'Driscoll
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome New Zealand John Kirwan Alessandro Troncon
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Scotland Ian McGeechan Bryan Redpath
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff New Zealand Steve Hansen Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  England 5 5 0 0 173 46 +127 18 10
2  Ireland 5 4 0 1 119 97 +22 10 8
3  France 5 3 0 2 153 75 +78 17 6
4  Scotland 5 2 0 3 81 161 −80 7 4
5  Italy 5 1 0 4 100 185 −85 12 2
6  Wales 5 0 0 5 82 144 −62 10 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Round 1

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15 February 2003
13:30 GMT
Italy 30–22 Wales
Try: De Carli 3' c
Festuccia 19' c
Phillips 58' c
Con: Dominguez (3) 4', 20', 58'
Pen: Dominguez 30'
Drop: Dominguez (2) 35', 68'
ReportTry: S. Williams 6' c
Shanklin 13' c
Peel 76' m
Con: Harris (2) 7', 14'
Pen: Harris 25'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15 Paolo Vaccari
RW 14 Mauro Bergamasco
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri downward-facing red arrow 26'
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Matthew Phillips
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Cristian Bezzi
TP 3 Ramiro Martínez red cross icon 56' to 57'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia
LP 1 Giampiero de Carli
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andrea Moretti
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini upward-facing green arrow 56' downward-facing red arrow 57'
LK 18 Mark Giacheri
FL 19 Scott Palmer
SH 20 Juan Manuel Queirolo
FH 21 Ramiro Pez
CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Mark Jones downward-facing red arrow 73'
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Leigh Davies downward-facing red arrow 55'
LW 11 Gareth Thomas
FH 10 Iestyn Harris
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Colin Charvis downward-facing red arrow 65'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Michael Owen
RL 5 Steve Williams downward-facing red arrow 49'
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Ben Evans
HK 2 Mefin Davies downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gareth Williams upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins
FL 18 Dafydd Jones upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 19 Gavin Thomas upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper
FH 21 Ceri Sweeney upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 22 Matthew Watkins upward-facing green arrow 55'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

15 February 2003
16:00 GMT
England 25–17 France
Try: Robinson 48' c
Con: Wilkinson 49'
Pen: Wilkinson (5) 14', 19', 28', 40', 58'
Drop: Wilkinson 63'
ReportTry: Magne 16' c
Poitrenaud 66' m
Traille 80'
Con: Merceron 16'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,500
Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Dan Luger
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Charlie Hodgson
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Andy Gomarsall
N8 8 Richard Hill
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Lewis Moody downward-facing red arrow 44'
RL 5 Ben Kay downward-facing red arrow 80'
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Jason Leonard downward-facing red arrow 33'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan upward-facing green arrow 47' downward-facing red arrow 56'
PR 17 Graham Rowntree upward-facing green arrow 33' red cross icon 47' to 56'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock upward-facing green arrow 80'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio upward-facing green arrow 44'
SH 20 Nick Walshe
WG 21 Phil Christophers
WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie downward-facing red arrow 64'
OC 13 Xavier Garbajosa
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen downward-facing red arrow 61'
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Christian Califano downward-facing red arrow 61'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez downward-facing red arrow 74'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jean-Baptiste Rué upward-facing green arrow 74'
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet upward-facing green arrow 61'
LK 18 David Auradou
FL 19 Sébastien Chabal upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
FH 21 François Gelez
FB 22 Thomas Castaignède upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

16 February 2003
15:00 GMT
Scotland 6–36 Ireland
Pen: Ross (2) 48', 56'ReportTry: Hickie 28' c
Murphy 64' c
Humphreys 72' c
Con: Humphreys (3) 29', 65', 73'
Pen: Humphreys (5) 7', 36', 46', 62', 79'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Kenny Logan
OC 13 Andy Craig
IC 12 Brendan Laney
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Gordon Ross downward-facing red arrow 66'
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Bruce Douglas downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott
PR 17 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 18 Nathan Hines
N8 19 Ross Beattie
SH 20 Mike Blair
FH 21 Gregor Townsend upward-facing green arrow 66'
CE 22 Kevin Utterson
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan downward-facing red arrow 26'
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll downward-facing red arrow 79'
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Peter Stringer downward-facing red arrow 77'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Victor Costello downward-facing red arrow 69'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Gary Longwell downward-facing red arrow 66'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne downward-facing red arrow 77'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan upward-facing green arrow 77'
PR 17 Marcus Horan upward-facing green arrow 73'
LK 18 Leo Cullen upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 19 Alan Quinlan upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 20 Guy Easterby upward-facing green arrow 77'
FH 21 Paul Burke upward-facing green arrow 79'
FB 22 Geordan Murphy upward-facing green arrow 26'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Round 2

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22 February 2003
14:30 GMT
Italy 13–37 Ireland
Try: Dallan 54' c
Con: Pez 55'
Pen: Domínguez 33'
Pez 70'
ReportTry: Stringer 18' c
Kelly 30' m
Humphreys 43' m
O'Driscoll 59' c
Murphy 72' c
Con: Humphreys (3) 19', 59', 73'
Pen: Humphreys (2) 25', 39'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
FB 15 Paolo Vaccari
RW 14 Mauro Bergamasco
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan downward-facing red arrow 74'
FH 10 Diego Domínguez downward-facing red arrow 48'
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Matthew Phillips downward-facing red arrow 71'
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Cristian Bezzi
TP 3 Ramiro Martínez downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia
LP 1 Giampiero de Carli
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andrea Moretti
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Mark Giacheri
FL 19 Scott Palmer upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Juan Manuel Queirolo
FH 21 Ramiro Pez upward-facing green arrow 48'
CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 John Kelly downward-facing red arrow 78'
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Peter Stringer downward-facing red arrow 79'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Victor Costello downward-facing red arrow 72'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Gary Longwell downward-facing red arrow 63'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Reggie Corrigan downward-facing red arrow 40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 Marcus Horan upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Leo Cullen upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 19 Alan Quinlan upward-facing green arrow 72'
SH 20 Guy Easterby upward-facing green arrow 79'
FH 21 Paul Burke
CE 22 Rob Henderson upward-facing green arrow 78'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

22 February 2003
17:30 GMT
Wales 9–26 England
Pen: Sweeney (3) 7', 21', 59'ReportTry: Greenwood 46' c
Worsley 54' c
Con: Wilkinson (2) 46', 55'
Pen: Wilkinson (2) 13', 66'
Drop: Wilkinson (2) 16', 25'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 69,727
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Rhys Williams downward-facing red arrow 62'
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Tom Shanklin downward-facing red arrow 62'
LW 11 Gareth Thomas
FH 10 Ceri Sweeney
SH 9 Gareth Cooper
N8 8 Gavin Thomas downward-facing red arrow 56'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Dafydd Jones
RL 5 Steve Williams Yellow card 54' downward-facing red arrow 68'
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Ben Evans downward-facing red arrow 56'
HK 2 Jonathan Humphreys downward-facing red arrow 56'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gareth Williams upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 18 Gareth Llewellyn upward-facing green arrow 68'
FL 19 Colin Charvis upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
FH 21 Iestyn Harris upward-facing green arrow 62'
CE 22 Matthew Watkins upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Jason Robinson downward-facing red arrow 37'
RW 14 Dan Luger downward-facing red arrow 72'
OC 13 Will Greenwood
IC 12 Charlie Hodgson
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson downward-facing red arrow 72'
SH 9 Kyran Bracken
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back downward-facing red arrow 54'
BF 6 Richard Hill red cross icon 40' to 50'
RL 5 Ben Kay downward-facing red arrow 60'
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Robbie Morris
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan
PR 17 Mike Worsley
LK 18 Danny Grewcock upward-facing green arrow 60'
FL 19 Joe Worsley upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall upward-facing green arrow 72'
WG 21 Phil Christophers Yellow card 39' upward-facing green arrow 37'
WG 22 James Simpson-Daniel upward-facing green arrow 40' downward-facing red arrow 50' upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

23 February 2003
14:00 GMT
France 38–3 Scotland
Try: Pelous 6' m
Poitrenaud 41' c
Traille 60' c
Rougerie 78' c
Con: Gelez (3) 42', 61', 80'
Pen: Gelez (4) 2', 15', 25', 40'
ReportPen: Paterson 4'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,692
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Xavier Garbajosa
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Vincent Clerc downward-facing red arrow 68'
FH 10 François Gelez
SH 9 Fabien Galthié downward-facing red arrow 71'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 71'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet downward-facing red arrow 66'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 66'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez downward-facing red arrow 75'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jean-Baptiste Rué upward-facing green arrow 75'
PR 17 Christian Califano upward-facing green arrow 66'
LK 18 David Auradou upward-facing green arrow 66'
N8 19 Sébastien Chabal upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili upward-facing green arrow 71'
FH 21 Gérald Merceron
FB 22 Thomas Castaignède upward-facing green arrow 68'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 Gregor Townsend
IC 12 Kevin Utterson
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Brendan Laney downward-facing red arrow 61'
SH 9 Bryan Redpath red cross icon 22' to 34' downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower red cross icon 36' to 40' downward-facing red arrow 69'
BF 6 Martin Leslie
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray red cross icon 53' to 63' downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas red cross icon 63' to 69' downward-facing red arrow 71'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Steve Scott
PR 17 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 63' downward-facing red arrow 69' upward-facing green arrow 71'
LK 18 Jason White upward-facing green arrow 53' downward-facing red arrow 63' upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 19 Jon Petrie upward-facing green arrow 36' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 22' downward-facing red arrow 34' upward-facing green arrow 74'
FH 21 Gordon Ross
CE 22 Andy Craig upward-facing green arrow 61'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Round 3

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8 March 2003
14:00 GMT
Ireland 15–12 France
Pen: Humphreys (4) 6', 27', 38', 67'
Drop: Murphy 1'
ReportPen: Gelez (4) 10', 42', 48', 69'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: André Watson (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 John Kelly
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Victor Costello downward-facing red arrow 62'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Gary Longwell downward-facing red arrow 31'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Reggie Corrigan
LK 18 Leo Cullen upward-facing green arrow 31'
FL 19 Alan Quinlan upward-facing green arrow 62'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Xavier Garbajosa
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Gelez
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen downward-facing red arrow 69'
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 46'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jean-Baptiste Rué
PR 17 Christian Califano upward-facing green arrow 46'
LK 18 David Auradou
N8 19 Sébastien Chabal upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 20 Mathieu Barrau
FH 21 Gérald Merceron
FB 22 Thomas Castaignède
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

8 March 2003
16:00 GMT
Scotland 30–22 Wales
Try: Douglas 13' c
Taylor 20' c
Paterson 75' c
Con: Paterson (3) 15', 22', 75'
Pen: Paterson (3) 4', 39', 40'
ReportTry: Cooper 36' c
Taylor 78' m
R. Williams 79' c
Con: S. Jones (2) 38', 80'
Pen: S. Jones 17'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Pablo De Luca (Argentina)
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 Kevin Utterson downward-facing red arrow 49'
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend downward-facing red arrow 76'
SH 9 Bryan Redpath downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower
BF 6 Jason White downward-facing red arrow 76'
RL 5 Stuart Grimes downward-facing red arrow 70'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Bruce Douglas downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 18 Nathan Hines upward-facing green arrow 70'
FL 19 Jon Petrie upward-facing green arrow 76'
SH 20 Mike Blair upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 21 Gordon Ross upward-facing green arrow 76'
CE 22 Andy Craig upward-facing green arrow 49'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Kevin Morgan downward-facing red arrow 61'
RW 14 Rhys Williams
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Tom Shanklin downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW 11 Gareth Thomas
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper downward-facing red arrow 69'
N8 8 Gavin Thomas downward-facing red arrow 57'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Dafydd Jones
RL 5 Steve Williams downward-facing red arrow 57'
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Ben Evans downward-facing red arrow 43'
HK 2 Gareth Williams downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins upward-facing green arrow 43'
LK 18 Gareth Llewellyn upward-facing green arrow 57'
FL 19 Colin Charvis upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 69'
FH 21 Iestyn Harris upward-facing green arrow 69'
CE 22 Matthew Watkins upward-facing green arrow 61'
Coach:
Steve Hansen

Notes:

  • Referee Pablo De Luca was injured during the match and replaced by touch judge Tony Spreadbury at half-time.[1]

9 March 2003
14:00 GMT
England 40–5 Italy
Try: Lewsey (2) 2' c, 14' c
Thompson 8' c
Simpson-Daniel 11' c
Tindall 19' m
Luger 65' c
Con: Wilkinson (4) 3', 9', 12', 15'
Dawson 67'
ReportTry: Mi. Bergamasco 55' m
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Josh Lewsey downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 14 James Simpson-Daniel
OC 12 Mike Tindall
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Dan Luger
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson downward-facing red arrow 45'
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio red cross icon 17' to 24'
OF 7 Richard Hill downward-facing red arrow 61'
BF 6 Joe Worsley
RL 5 Ben Kay downward-facing red arrow 54'
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Robbie Morris downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 61'
LP 1 Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan upward-facing green arrow 61'
PR 17 Mike Worsley upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 18 Simon Shaw upward-facing green arrow 54'
FL 19 Alex Sanderson upward-facing green arrow 17' downward-facing red arrow 24' upward-facing green arrow 61'
SH 20 Kyran Bracken upward-facing green arrow 67'
FH 21 Charlie Hodgson upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 49'
CE 22 Ollie Smith upward-facing green arrow 49'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Mirco Bergamasco
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC 13 Paolo Vaccari downward-facing red arrow 61'
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 Matthew Phillips downward-facing red arrow 67'
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi
RL 5 Mark Giacheri red cross icon 5' to 10' downward-facing red arrow 45'
LL 4 Cristian Bezzi
TP 3 Ramiro Martínez
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia downward-facing red arrow 70'
LP 1 Giampiero de Carli downward-facing red arrow 47'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 70'
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 47'
LK 18 Marco Bortolami upward-facing green arrow 5' downward-facing red arrow 10' upward-facing green arrow 45'
FL 19 Scott Palmer upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini upward-facing green arrow 64'
FH 21 Gert Peens upward-facing green arrow 61'
CE 22 Andrea Masi
Coach:
John Kirwan

Round 4

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22 March 2003
14:00 GMT
Wales 24–25 Ireland
Try: S. Jones 14' c
M. Williams 50' c
Thomas 61' c
Con: S. Jones (3) 15', 51', 62'
Drop: S. Jones 75'
ReportTry: Gleeson (2) 34' m, 41' m
Pen: Humphreys (4) 5', 17', 24', 58'
Drop: O'Gara 75'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Steve Lander (England)
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Mark Jones downward-facing red arrow 12'
OC 13 Mark Taylor downward-facing red arrow 55'
IC 12 Tom Shanklin
LW 11 Gareth Thomas
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Gareth Cooper downward-facing red arrow 48'
N8 8 Dafydd Jones
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Gethin Jenkins downward-facing red arrow 69'
HK 2 Jonathan Humphreys downward-facing red arrow 42'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mefin Davies upward-facing green arrow 42'
PR 17 Martyn Madden upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 18 Steve Williams
FL 19 Gavin Thomas
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 48'
FH 21 Iestyn Harris upward-facing green arrow 55'
CE 22 Matthew Watkins upward-facing green arrow 12'
Coach:
Steve Hansen
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Justin Bishop
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys downward-facing red arrow 64'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley red cross icon 28' to 34'
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Alan Quinlan downward-facing red arrow 69'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Leo Cullen downward-facing red arrow 64'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Marcus Horan downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 18 Donncha O'Callaghan upward-facing green arrow 64'
N8 19 Eric Miller upward-facing green arrow 28' downward-facing red arrow 34' upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 64'
WG 22 John Kelly
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

22 March 2003
16:00 GMT
England 40–9 Scotland
Try: Lewsey 20' c
Cohen 49' c
Robinson (2) 63' c, 75' c
Con: Wilkinson (3) 21', 50', 64'
Paul Grayson 76'
Pen: Wilkinson (4) 1', 9', 39', 53'
ReportPen: Paterson (3) 15', 18', 30'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Jason Robinson
OC 12 Mike Tindall downward-facing red arrow 56'
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson downward-facing red arrow 65'
SH 9 Matt Dawson
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio downward-facing red arrow 73'
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Ben Kay downward-facing red arrow 62'
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Jason Leonard
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan
PR 17 Trevor Woodman upward-facing green arrow 65'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 19 Joe Worsley upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Andy Gomarsall
FH 21 Paul Grayson upward-facing green arrow 65'
WG 22 Dan Luger upward-facing green arrow 56'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 James McLaren downward-facing red arrow 56'
IC 12 Andy Craig
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower Yellow card 10' downward-facing red arrow 65'
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Nathan Hines
LL 4 Scott Murray downward-facing red arrow 50'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas downward-facing red arrow 70'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 Gavin Kerr upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes upward-facing green arrow 50'
N8 19 Ross Beattie upward-facing green arrow 65'
SH 20 Mike Blair
FH 21 Gordon Ross
CE 22 Kevin Utterson upward-facing green arrow 56'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

23 March 2003
14:00 GMT
Italy 27–53 France
Try: Pez 39' c
Mi. Bergamasco 61' m
Persico 64' c
Phillips 79' m
Con: Pez (2) 40', 65'
Pen: Pez 12'
ReportTry: Betsen 2' c
Traille (2) 14' c, 17' c
Rougerie (2) 20' c, 71' c
Michalak 34' c
Castaignède 40' c
Con: Yachvili (6) 3', 15', 18', 21', 35', 41'
Pen: Yachvili (2) 9', 31'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nigel Williams (Wales)
FB 15 Mirco Bergamasco
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato downward-facing red arrow 23'
OC 13 Paolo Vaccari downward-facing red arrow 73'
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Matthew Phillips
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi downward-facing red arrow 52'
RL 5 Mark Giacheri downward-facing red arrow 58'
LL 4 Cristian Bezzi
TP 3 Ramiro Martínez downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 18 Santiago Dellapè upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 19 Scott Palmer upward-facing green arrow 52'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini upward-facing green arrow 73'
FH 21 Gert Peens upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 22 Andrea Masi upward-facing green arrow 23'
Coach:
John Kirwan
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Thomas Castaignède
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Xavier Garbajosa downward-facing red arrow 74'
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili downward-facing red arrow 73'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 66'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet downward-facing red arrow 66'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jean-Baptiste Rué upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud upward-facing green arrow 70'
LK 18 David Auradou upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 19 Patrick Tabacco upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 20 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde upward-facing green arrow 73'
FH 21 Gérald Merceron upward-facing green arrow 73'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

Round 5

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29 March 2003
13:00 GMT
France 33–5 Wales
Try: Castaginède 25' c
Clerc 51' c
Michalak 66' c
Con: Yachvili (3) 26', 52', 66'
Pen: Yachvili (4) 33', 45', 62', 71'
ReportTry: Thomas 3' m
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,906
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)
FB 15 Clément Poitrenaud
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie downward-facing red arrow 18'
OC 13 Thomas Castaignède
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Xavier Garbajosa
FH 10 Frédéric Michalak downward-facing red arrow 76'
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili downward-facing red arrow 76'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 59'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet downward-facing red arrow 59'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Sylvain Marconnet downward-facing red arrow 67'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez downward-facing red arrow 76'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Jean-Baptiste Rué upward-facing green arrow 76'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud upward-facing green arrow 67'
LK 18 David Auradou upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 19 Patrick Tabacco upward-facing green arrow 59'
SH 20 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde upward-facing green arrow 76'
FH 21 Gérald Merceron upward-facing green arrow 76'
WG 22 Vincent Clerc upward-facing green arrow 18'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Rhys Williams
RW 14 Craig Morgan
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Iestyn Harris downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW 11 Gareth Thomas red cross icon 43' to 53'
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel downward-facing red arrow 53'
N8 8 Dafydd Jones downward-facing red arrow 79'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Colin Charvis
RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn downward-facing red arrow 74'
LL 4 Robert Sidoli
TP 3 Gethin Jenkins downward-facing red arrow 55'
HK 2 Mefin Davies downward-facing red arrow 67'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Gareth Williams upward-facing green arrow 67'
PR 17 Martyn Madden upward-facing green arrow 55'
LK 18 Steve Williams upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 19 Gavin Thomas upward-facing green arrow 79'
SH 20 Gareth Cooper upward-facing green arrow 53'
CE 21 Tom Shanklin upward-facing green arrow 43' downward-facing red arrow 53' upward-facing green arrow 74'
CE 22 Matthew Watkins
Coach:
Steve Hansen

29 March 2003
15:00 GMT
Scotland 33–25 Italy
Try: White 9' m
McLaren 13' m
Logan 35' c
Paterson 60' c
Con: Paterson (2) 36', 61'
Pen: Paterson (3) 5', 21', 78'
ReportTry: Mi. Bergamasco 3' m
Pez 24' c
Palmer 66' c
Con: Pez (2) 25', 67'
Pen: Pez (2) 7', 47'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 45,739
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Chris Paterson
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 Andy Craig
LW 11 Kenny Logan
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower
BF 6 Jason White downward-facing red arrow 40'
RL 5 Nathan Hines
LL 4 Scott Murray downward-facing red arrow 57'
TP 3 Bruce Douglas
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Gavin Kerr
LK 18 Stuart Grimes upward-facing green arrow 57'
N8 19 Ross Beattie upward-facing green arrow 40'
SH 20 Mike Blair
FH 21 Gordon Ross
CE 22 Kevin Utterson
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Mirco Bergamasco
RW 14 Paolo Vaccari downward-facing red arrow 40'
OC 13 Andrea Masi
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Ramiro Pez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Matthew Phillips downward-facing red arrow 55' upward-facing green arrow 67'
OF 7 Aaron Persico
BF 6 Andrea de Rossi downward-facing red arrow 67'
RL 5 Mark Giacheri downward-facing red arrow 73'
LL 4 Cristian Bezzi
TP 3 Ramiro Martínez downward-facing red arrow 51'
HK 2 Carlo Festuccia
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Substitutions:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro
PR 17 Martín Castrogiovanni upward-facing green arrow 51'
LK 18 Santiago Dellapè upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 19 Scott Palmer upward-facing green arrow 55'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
FH 21 Gert Peens upward-facing green arrow 40'
WG 22 Nicola Mazzucato
Coach:
John Kirwan

30 March 2003
14:00 BST
Ireland 6–42 England
Pen: Humphreys 24'
Drop: Humphreys 4'
ReportTry: Dallaglio 6' c
Tindall 57' c
Greenwood (2) 61' c, 76' m
Luger 79' c
Con: Wilkinson (3) 7', 61', 80'
Grayson 58'
Pen: Wilkinson 67'
Drop: Wilkinson (2) 26', 38'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 47,900
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Justin Bishop
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll downward-facing red arrow 77'
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys downward-facing red arrow 61'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 Keith Gleeson
BF 6 Victor Costello downward-facing red arrow 64'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Gary Longwell downward-facing red arrow 56'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Marcus Horan downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Justin Fitzpatrick upward-facing green arrow 71'
LK 18 Paul O'Connell upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 19 Alan Quinlan upward-facing green arrow 64'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 61'
FB 22 Girvan Dempsey upward-facing green arrow 77'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Josh Lewsey
RW 14 Jason Robinson
OC 12 Mike Tindall downward-facing red arrow 64'
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson red cross icon 53' to 59'
SH 9 Matt Dawson red cross icon 23' to 32' red cross icon 64' to 67'
N8 8 Lawrence Dallaglio
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill red cross icon 20' to 27'
RL 5 Ben Kay red cross icon 45' to 51'
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Jason Leonard
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree red cross icon 35' to 40' downward-facing red arrow 44'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dorian West
PR 17 Trevor Woodman upward-facing green arrow 35' downward-facing red arrow 40' upward-facing green arrow 44'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock upward-facing green arrow 45' downward-facing red arrow 51'
FL 19 Joe Worsley upward-facing green arrow 20' downward-facing red arrow 27'
SH 20 Kyran Bracken upward-facing green arrow 23' downward-facing red arrow 32' upward-facing green arrow 64' downward-facing red arrow 67'
FH 21 Paul Grayson upward-facing green arrow 53' downward-facing red arrow 59'
WG 22 Dan Luger upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

Red carpet incident

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The deciding game between Ireland and England was overshadowed by an incident in the pre-game ceremonies in which the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, had to walk on the grass instead of the red carpet to meet the Irish team. England had lined up on the left-hand side when facing the tunnel, which was said to be Ireland's lucky side. When asked to move his team, England captain Martin Johnson refused, so Ireland lined up to the left of them, with no team now on the right hand side, leaving insufficient red carpet on that side. A day after the game the Irish Rugby Football Union sent a written apology to the president for the England team's failure to "follow established and communicated protocol", while the Rugby Football Union also sent her a "full and unreserved apology".[2] Having dismissed it at the time as "a fuss about nothing", Johnson later explained ahead of meeting the president again in Ireland for the 2011 Championship that he had lined up on that side as it was customary to line up on the side you warmed up on, that he had no prior knowledge of the protocol, and his subsequent refusal to move was because the request came from some "random guy", rather than the match referee.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Harris, Norman (8 March 2003). "Scots on rampage". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ "RUGBY: Rugby apology for McAleese". UTV. 31 March 2003. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. ^ "18 March 2011". Irish Examiner. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.