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2008 Six Nations Championship

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2008 Six Nations Championship
The Welsh team that won the Grand Slam
Date2 February – 15 March 2008
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (24th title)
Grand Slam Wales (10th title)
Triple Crown Wales (19th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored50 (3.33 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Jonny Wilkinson (50)
Top try scorer(s)Wales Shane Williams (6)
Player of the tournamentWales Shane Williams
2007 (Previous) (Next) 2009

The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, the 114th series of the international championship.

Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 2 February to 15 March, resulting in Wales winning the Grand Slam, their second in the last four championships and tenth overall. In winning the Grand Slam, Wales also won the Triple Crown, for beating each of the other Home Nations, for the 19th time. Wales conceded only two tries in the championship, beating England's previous record of four tries conceded. Wales' Shane Williams was named the Player of the Championship.[1]

Participants

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For the second year running, Ireland played their home games at Croke Park during the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road.
Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London England Brian Ashton Phil Vickery
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis France Marc Lièvremont Lionel Nallet
 Ireland Croke Park[a] Dublin Republic of Ireland Eddie O'Sullivan Brian O'Driscoll[b]
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome South Africa Nick Mallett Sergio Parisse
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Scotland Frank Hadden Jason White[c]
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff New Zealand Warren Gatland Ryan Jones

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  Wales 5 5 0 0 148 66 +82 13 10
2  England 5 3 0 2 108 83 +25 8 6
3  France 5 3 0 2 103 93 +10 11 6
4  Ireland 5 2 0 3 93 99 −6 9 4
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 69 123 −54 3 2
6  Italy 5 1 0 4 74 131 −57 6 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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Round 1

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2 February 2008
14:00
Ireland 16–11 Italy
Try: Dempsey 18' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 12', 57', 66'
ReportTry: Castrogiovanni 60' m
Pen: Bortolussi (2/3) 38', 70'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 75,387
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Andrew Trimble
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Gordon D'Arcy
LW 11 Geordan Murphy
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Eoin Reddan
N8 8 Denis Leamy
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Bernard Jackman
PR 17 Tony Buckley
LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll
N8 19 Jamie Heaslip
SH 20 Peter Stringer
FH 21 Paddy Wallace
FB 22 Rob Kearney
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 David Bortolussi
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Pablo Canavosio
FH 10 Andrea Masi
SH 9 Pietro Travagli
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini
PR 18 Lorenzo Cittadini
LK 19 Tommaso Reato
FL 20 Alessandro Zanni
FB 21 Andrea Marcato
WG 22 Ezio Galon
Coach:
Nick Mallett

2 February 2008
16:30
England 19–26 Wales
Try: Flood 23' c
Con: Wilkinson (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 1', 11', 45'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 17'
ReportTry: Byrne 67' c
Phillips 70' c
Con: Hook (2/2)
Pen: Hook (4/4) 4', 34', 57', 63'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Paul Sackey
OC 13 Mike Tindall
IC 12 Toby Flood
LW 11 David Strettle
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Andy Gomarsall
N8 8 Luke Narraway
OF 7 Lewis Moody
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick
LL 4 Simon Shaw
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Mark Regan
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears
PR 17 Matt Stevens
LK 18 Ben Kay
FL 19 Tom Rees
SH 20 Richard Wigglesworth
FH 21 Danny Cipriani
WG 22 Lesley Vainikolo
Coach:
Brian Ashton
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Sonny Parker
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Huw Bennett
LP 1 Duncan Jones
Replacements:
HK 16 Matthew Rees
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins
LK 18 Ian Evans
N8 19 Alix Popham
SH 20 Gareth Cooper
FH 21 Stephen Jones
CE 22 Tom Shanklin
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Notes


3 February 2008
15:00
Scotland 6–27 France
Pen: Parks (1/2) 30'
Drop: Parks (1/2) 4'
ReportTry: Clerc 12' c, 65' c
Malzieu 23' c
Con: Élissalde (2/2)
Skrela(1/1)
Pen: Traille (2/2) 18', 55'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,800
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)[d]
FB 15 Rory Lamont
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Simon Webster
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Mike Blair
N8 8 Dave Callam
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Jason White (c)
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Fergus Thomson
PR 17 Gavin Kerr
LK 18 Scott MacLeod
FL 19 Kelly Brown
SH 20 Chris Cusiter
WG 21 Chris Paterson
FB 22 Hugo Southwell
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB 15 Cédric Heymans
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Julien Malzieu
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N8 8 Elvis Vermeulen
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Loïc Jacquet
TP 3 Julien Brugnaut
HK 2 William Servat
LP 1 Lionel Faure
Replacements:
HK 16 Dimitri Szarzewski
PR 17 Nicolas Mas
LK 18 Arnaud Méla
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire
SH 20 Morgan Parra
FH 21 David Skrela
CE 22 Aurélien Rougerie
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Round 2

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9 February 2008
14:00
Wales 30–15 Scotland
Try: S. Williams 13' c, 68' c
Hook 46' c
Con: Hook (2/2)
S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: Hook (1/1) 28'
S. Jones (2/2) 63', 71'
ReportPen: Paterson (5/5) 10', 32', 42', 50', 55
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,576
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Jamie Roberts
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Huw Bennett
LP 1 Duncan Jones
Replacements:
HK 16 Matthew Rees
PR 17 Gethin Jenkins
LK 18 Deiniol Jones
N8 19 Gareth Delve
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
FH 21 Stephen Jones
CE 22 Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Nikki Walker
OC 13 Nick De Luca
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Mike Blair
N8 8 Kelly Brown
OF 7 John Barclay
BF 6 Jason White (c)
RL 5 Jim Hamilton
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Fergus Thomson
PR 17 Gavin Kerr
LK 18 Scott MacLeod
FL 19 Ally Hogg
SH 20 Chris Cusiter
CE 21 Graeme Morrison
WG 22 Simon Danielli
Coach:
Frank Hadden

9 February 2008
16:00
France 26–21 Ireland
Try: Clerc 14' c, 18' m, 35' c
Heymans 48' c
Con: Élissalde (3/4)
ReportTry: Penalty try 55' c
D. Wallace 59' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 17', 28', 74'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 76,500
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Cédric Heymans
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 David Skrela
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL 5 Arnaud Méla
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski
LP 1 Lionel Faure
Replacements:
HK 16 William Servat
PR 17 Julien Brugnaut
LK 18 Loïc Jacquet
N8 19 Louis Picamoles
SH 20 Morgan Parra
FH 21 François Trinh-Duc
CE 22 Anthony Floch
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Geordan Murphy
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Andrew Trimble
LW 11 Rob Kearney
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Eoin Reddan
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Denis Leamy
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Bernard Jackman
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best
PR 17 Tony Buckley
LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL 19 Simon Easterby
SH 20 Peter Stringer
FH 21 Paddy Wallace
WG 22 Shane Horgan
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

10 February 2008
14:30
Italy 19–23 England
Try: Picone 76' c
Con: Bortolussi (1/1)
Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 5', 11', 44', 54'
ReportTry: Sackey 3' c
Flood 15' c
Con: Wilkinson (2/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 31', 37', 57'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 30,625
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 David Bortolussi
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Ezio Galon
FH 10 Andrea Masi
SH 9 Pietro Travagli
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini
PR 18 Carlos Nieto
LK 19 Alessandro Zanni
SH 20 Simon Picone
FB 21 Andrea Marcato
WG 22 Alberto Sgarbi
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Paul Sackey
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Toby Flood
LW 11 Lesley Vainikolo
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Andy Gomarsall
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Michael Lipman
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick
LL 4 Simon Shaw
TP 3 Matt Stevens
HK 2 Mark Regan
LP 1 Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears
PR 17 Jason Hobson
LK 18 Ben Kay
N8 19 Luke Narraway
SH 20 Richard Wigglesworth
FH 21 Danny Cipriani
CE 22 Mathew Tait
Coach:
Brian Ashton

Round 3

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23 February 2008
15:00
Wales 47–8 Italy
Try: Byrne 28' c, 68' c
Shanklin 42' c
S. Williams 57' c, 74' c
Con: S. Jones (3/3)
Hook (2/2)
Pen: S. Jones (4/4) 4', 11', 47', 50'
ReportTry: Castrogiovanni 12' m
Pen: Marcato (1/2) 40+2'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,305
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Dwayne Peel
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Ian Evans
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Rhys M. Thomas
HK 2 Matthew Rees
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Huw Bennett
PR 17 Duncan Jones
LK 18 Deiniol Jones
N8 19 Gareth Delve
SH 20 Mike Phillips
FH 21 James Hook
CE 22 Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Andrea Marcato
RW 14 Alberto Sgarbi
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Ezio Galon
FH 10 Andrea Masi
SH 9 Simon Picone
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Carlo Del Fava
LL 4 Santiago Dellapè
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK 16 Carlo Festuccia
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero
LK 18 Marco Bortolami
FL 19 Alessandro Zanni
SH 20 Pietro Travagli
FH 21 Paolo Buso
CE 22 Enrico Patrizio
Coach:
Nick Mallett

23 February 2008
17:00
Ireland 34–13 Scotland
Try: D. Wallace 22' c
Kearney 26' c
Horan 41' m
Bowe 62' c, 79' m
Con: O'Gara (3/5)
Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 50'
ReportTry: Webster 53' c
Con: Paterson (1/1)
Pen: Paterson (2/2) 24', 31'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 74,234
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Andrew Trimble
LW 11 Rob Kearney
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Eoin Reddan
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Denis Leamy
RL 5 Mick O'Driscoll
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Bernard Jackman
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Rory Best
PR 17 Tony Buckley
LK 18 Paul O'Connell
FL 19 Simon Easterby
SH 20 Peter Stringer
FH 21 Paddy Wallace
WG 22 Shane Horgan
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Rory Lamont
OC 13 Simon Webster
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Nikki Walker
FH 10 Chris Paterson
SH 9 Mike Blair (c)
N8 8 Kelly Brown
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Scott MacLeod
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Fergus Thomson
PR 17 Gavin Kerr
LK 18 Jim Hamilton
FL 19 Ross Rennie
SH 20 Chris Cusiter
FH 21 Dan Parks
CE 22 Nick De Luca
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes


23 February 2008
20:00
France 13–24 England
Try: Nallet 24' c
Con: Traille(1/1)
Pen: Parra (1/1) 49'
Yachvili (1/1) 74'
ReportTry: Sackey 5' c
Wigglesworth 79' m
Con: Wilkinson (1/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (3/5) 14', 29', 68'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 64'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,593
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
FB 15 Cédric Heymans
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 David Marty
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Vincent Clerc
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Morgan Parra
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Thierry Dusautoir
BF 6 Julien Bonnaire
RL 5 Lionel Nallet
LL 4 Pascal Papé
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski
LP 1 Lionel Faure
Replacements:
HK 16 William Servat
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux
LK 18 Jérôme Thion
FL 19 Fulgence Ouedraogo
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
FH 21 David Skrela
FB 22 Anthony Floch
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Paul Sackey
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Toby Flood
LW 11 Lesley Vainikolo
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Richard Wigglesworth
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Michael Lipman
BF 6 James Haskell
RL 5 Steve Borthwick
LL 4 Simon Shaw
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Mark Regan
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK 16 Lee Mears
PR 17 Matt Stevens
LK 18 Ben Kay
FL 19 Tom Croft
SH 20 Paul Hodgson
FH 21 Danny Cipriani
CE 22 Mathew Tait
Coach:
Brian Ashton

Notes:

Round 4

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8 March 2008
13:15
Ireland 12–16 Wales
Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 5', 19', 62', 68'ReportTry: S. Williams 51' c
Con: S. Jones (1/1)
Pen: S. Jones (2/4) 26', 46'
Hook (1/1) 76'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Rob Kearney
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC 12 Andrew Trimble
LW 11 Tommy Bowe
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara
SH 9 Eoin Reddan
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Denis Leamy
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Bernard Jackman
PR 17 Tony Buckley
LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL 19 Simon Easterby
SH 20 Peter Stringer
FH 21 Paddy Wallace
CE 22 Luke Fitzgerald
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Matthew Rees
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Gareth Williams
PR 17 Duncan Jones
LK 18 Ian Evans
N8 19 Gareth Delve
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
FH 21 James Hook
CE 22 Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland

Notes:


8 March 2008
15:15
Scotland 15–9 England
Pen: Paterson (4/4) 9', 31', 40+2', 41'
Parks (1/1) 48'
ReportPen: Wilkinson (3/5) 27', 50', 53'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,987
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Rory Lamont
OC 13 Simon Webster
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Nikki Walker
FH 10 Chris Paterson
SH 9 Mike Blair (c)
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Scott MacLeod
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Ross Ford
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Fergus Thomson
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson
PR 18 Craig Smith
FL 19 Jason White
FL 20 Kelly Brown
SH 21 Rory Lawson
FH 22 Dan Parks
Coach:
Frank Hadden
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Paul Sackey
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Toby Flood
LW 11 Lesley Vainikolo
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Richard Wigglesworth
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Michael Lipman
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Steve Borthwick
LL 4 Simon Shaw
TP 3 Phil Vickery (c)
HK 2 Lee Mears
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK 16 George Chuter
PR 17 Matt Stevens
LK 18 Ben Kay
N8 19 Luke Narraway
SH 20 Paul Hodgson
CE 21 Mathew Tait
FH 22 Charlie Hodgson
Coach:
Brian Ashton

Notes


9 March 2008
15:00
France 25–13 Italy
Try: Floch 13' c
Jauzion 53' m
Rougerie 66' c
Con: Yachvili (2/3)
Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 27', 37'
ReportTry: Castrogiovanni 58' c
Con: Marcato (1/1)
Pen: Marcato (2/2) 18', 31'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Anthony Floch
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Yann David
IC 12 Yannick Jauzion
LW 11 Julien Malzieu
FH 10 François Trinh-Duc
SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili
N8 8 Louis Picamoles
OF 7 Ibrahim Diarra
BF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Lionel Nallet
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski
LP 1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK 16 Guilhem Guirado
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux
LK 18 Arnaud Méla
FL 19 Julien Bonnaire
SH 20 Julien Tomas
CE 21 Damien Traille
WG 22 Vincent Clerc
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont
FB 15 Andrea Marcato
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Ezio Galon
FH 10 Andrea Masi
SH 9 Simon Picone
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini
PR 18 Carlos Nieto
N8 19 Jaco Erasmus
SH 20 Pietro Travagli
CE 21 Enrico Patrizio
WG 22 Alberto Sgarbi
Coach:
Nick Mallett

Notes

Round 5

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15 March 2008
13:00
Italy 23–20 Scotland
Try: Penalty try 13' c
Canale 59' c
Con: Marcato (2/2)
Pen: Marcato (2/4) 36', 68'
Drop: Marcato (1/1) 79'
ReportTry: Hogg 21' c
Blair 40' c
Con: Paterson (2/2)
Pen: Parks (1/1) 25'
Paterson (1/1) 72'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 Andrea Marcato
RW 14 Kaine Robertson
OC 13 Gonzalo Canale
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Ezio Galon
FH 10 Andrea Masi
SH 9 Simon Picone
N8 8 Sergio Parisse (c)
OF 7 Alessandro Zanni
BF 6 Josh Sole
RL 5 Marco Bortolami
LL 4 Carlo Del Fava
TP 3 Martín Castrogiovanni
HK 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements:
HK 16 Fabio Ongaro
PR 17 Salvatore Perugini
PR 18 Carlos Nieto
N8 19 Jaco Erasmus
SH 20 Pietro Travagli
CE 21 Enrico Patrizio
WG 22 Alberto Sgarbi
Coach:
Nick Mallett
FB 15 Hugo Southwell
RW 14 Simon Danielli
OC 13 Simon Webster
IC 12 Graeme Morrison
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Dan Parks
SH 9 Mike Blair (c)
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Ally Hogg
BF 6 Alasdair Strokosch
RL 5 Scott MacLeod
LL 4 Nathan Hines
TP 3 Euan Murray
HK 2 Fergus Thomson
LP 1 Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK 16 Scott Lawson
PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson
PR 18 Craig Smith
FL 19 Jason White
FL 20 Kelly Brown
SH 21 Rory Lawson
CE 22 Andrew Henderson
Coach:
Frank Hadden

Notes

  • Despite victory over Scotland, Italy won the "wooden spoon", having failed to win by the necessary five-point margin required to avoid finishing at the bottom of the table.

15 March 2008
15:00
England 33–10 Ireland
Try: Sackey 19' c
Tait 57' c
Noon 69' c
Con: Cipriani (3/3)
Pen: Cipriani (4/4) 12', 30', 44', 73'
ReportTry: Kearney 4' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 7'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
FB 15 Iain Balshaw
RW 14 Paul Sackey
OC 13 Jamie Noon
IC 12 Toby Flood
LW 11 Lesley Vainikolo
FH 10 Danny Cipriani
SH 9 Richard Wigglesworth
N8 8 Nick Easter
OF 7 Michael Lipman
BF 6 Tom Croft
RL 5 Steve Borthwick
LL 4 Simon Shaw
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Lee Mears
LP 1 Andrew Sheridan
Replacements:
HK 16 George Chuter
PR 17 Matt Stevens
LK 18 Ben Kay
FL 19 James Haskell
SH 20 Paul Hodgson
FH 21 Jonny Wilkinson
CE 22 Mathew Tait
Coach:
Brian Ashton
FB 15 Geordan Murphy
RW 14 Tommy Bowe
OC 13 Andrew Trimble
IC 12 Shane Horgan
LW 11 Rob Kearney
FH 10 Ronan O'Gara (c)
SH 9 Eoin Reddan
N8 8 Jamie Heaslip
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Denis Leamy
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Donncha O'Callaghan
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Rory Best
LP 1 Marcus Horan
Replacements:
HK 16 Bernard Jackman
PR 17 Tony Buckley
LK 18 Mick O'Driscoll
FL 19 Simon Easterby
SH 20 Peter Stringer
FH 21 Paddy Wallace
WG 22 Luke Fitzgerald
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

Notes


15 March 2008
17:00
Wales 29–12 France
Try: S. Williams 60' c
M. Williams 77' c
Con: S. Jones (2/2)
Pen: Hook (3/5) 5', 18', 21'
S. Jones (2/2) 63', 74'
ReportPen: Élissalde (3/3) 19', 39', 46'
Yachvili (1/1) 69'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,609
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)
FB 15 Lee Byrne
RW 14 Mark Jones
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Gavin Henson
LW 11 Shane Williams
FH 10 James Hook
SH 9 Mike Phillips
N8 8 Ryan Jones (c)
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Jonathan Thomas
RL 5 Alun Wyn Jones
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Adam Jones
HK 2 Huw Bennett
LP 1 Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK 16 Matthew Rees
PR 17 Duncan Jones
LK 18 Ian Evans
N8 19 Gareth Delve
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
FH 21 Stephen Jones
CE 22 Sonny Parker
Coach:
Warren Gatland
FB 15 Anthony Floch
RW 14 Vincent Clerc
OC 13 Yannick Jauzion
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Julien Malzieu
FH 10 David Skrela
SH 9 Jean-Baptiste Élissalde
N8 8 Julien Bonnaire
OF 7 Fulgence Ouedraogo
BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir
RL 5 Jérôme Thion
LL 4 Lionel Nallet (c)
TP 3 Nicolas Mas
HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski
LP 1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK 16 William Servat
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux
LK 18 Arnaud Méla
N8 19 Elvis Vermeulen
SH 20 Dimitri Yachvili
FH 21 François Trinh-Duc
FB 22 Cédric Heymans
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont

Notes

  • Shane Williams took sole possession of the all-time try scoring lead for Wales with his 41st try.
  • Wales won the Grand Slam for the second time in four championships.
  • By virtue of Wales beating France by more than three points, England finished second in the table, their best Six Nations finish since 2003.
  • Wales conceded just two tries all championship, the tightest ever defence in the Six Nations.

Scorers

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Notes

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  1. ^ Lansdowne Road, Ireland's traditional home, is being redeveloped and is expected to be back in use by 2009.
  2. ^ Ronan O'Gara captained Ireland in their final match against England, which O'Driscoll missed due to a hamstring tear.
  3. ^ White missed Scotland's third game because of concussion and started on the bench in the last two games. He was replaced as captain for these games by Mike Blair.
  4. ^ Rolland replaced original referee Paul Honiss, who was forced to return to New Zealand due to a serious family illness.

References

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  1. ^ "Williams wins RBS player of the Championship". RBS 6 Nations. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2008.