Six Nations 2003

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Six Nations 2003
Number of nations 6th
winner EnglandEngland England (25th title)
Opening game February 15, 2003
Tournament end March 30, 2003
Games 15th
Points 708  (⌀: 47.2 per game)
tries 74  (⌀: 4.93 per game)
Most of the points EnglandEngland Jonny Wilkinson (77)
Most attempts FranceFrance Damien Traille (4)
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Six Nations 2003 was the fourth edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union tournament . On five weekends from February 15 to March 30, 2003, 15 games were played. The tournament winner was England , which made it to the Grand Slam for the twelfth time with victories against all other participants , and also the Triple Crown with victories against all British teams .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points 		Diff. Table
points
1. EnglandEngland England 5 5 0 0 173: 46 +127 10
2. IrelandIreland Ireland 5 4th 0 1 119: 97 +22 8th
3. FranceFrance France 5 3 0 2 153: 75 +78 6th
4th ScotlandScotland Scotland 5 2 0 3 81: 161 −80 4th
5. ItalyItaly Italy 5 1 0 4th 100: 185 −85 2
6th Wales Wales 5 0 0 5 82: 144 −62 0

Results

First round:

date place encounter Result
February 15th Stadio Flaminio , Rome Italy - Wales 30:22
February 15th Twickenham Stadium , London England - France 25:17
February 16 Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - Ireland 6:36

Second round:

date place encounter Result
February 22 Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Wales - England 9:26
February 22 Stadio Flaminio, Rome Italy - Ireland 13:37
February 23 Stade de France , Saint-Denis France - Scotland 38: 3

Third round:

date place encounter Result
8th of March Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - France 15:12
8th of March Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - Wales 30:22
9th March Twickenham Stadium, London England - Italy 40: 5

Fourth round:

date place encounter Result
March 22 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Wales - Ireland 24:25
March 22 Twickenham Stadium, London England - Scotland 40: 9
March 23 Stadio Flaminio, Rome Italy - France 27:53

Fifth round:

date place encounter Result
March 29 Stade de France, Saint-Denis France - Wales 33: 5
March 29 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - Italy 33:23
March 30 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland - England 6:42

The best players

Most attempts made

Surname tries country
1 Damien Traille 4th France

Most points scored

Surname Points country
1 Jonny Wilkinson 77 England
2 David Humphreys 63 Ireland
3 Chris Paterson 40 Scotland

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