Six Nations 2000

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Six Nations 2000
Number of nations 6th
winner EnglandEngland England (23rd title)
Opening game February 5, 2000
Tournament end April 2, 2000
Games 15th
Points 803  (⌀: 53.53 per game)
tries 75  (⌀: 5 per game)
Most of the points EnglandEngland Jonny Wilkinson (80)
Most attempts EnglandEngland Ben Cohen Austin Healey Brian O'Driscoll (5 each)
EnglandEngland 
IrelandIreland 
← Five Nations 1999
Six Nations 2001 →

Six Nations 2000 was the first edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union tournament after the previous Five Nations tournament was expanded to include Italy . On five weekends from February 5 to April 2, 2000, 15 games took place. The tournament winner was England .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points 		Diff. Table
points
1. EnglandEngland England 5 4th 0 1 183: 70 +113 8th
2. FranceFrance France 5 3 0 2 140: 92 +48 6th
3. IrelandIreland Ireland 5 3 0 2 168: 133 +35 6th
4th Wales Wales 5 3 0 2 111: 135 −24 6th
5. ScotlandScotland Scotland 5 1 0 4th 95: 145 −50 2
6th ItalyItaly Italy 5 1 0 4th 106: 228 −122 2

Results

First round:

date place encounter Result
February 5th Stadio Flaminio , Rome Italy - Scotland 34:20
February 5th Twickenham Stadium , London England - Ireland 50:18
February 5th Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Wales - France 3:36

Second round:

date place encounter Result
19th of February Stade de France , Saint-Denis France - England 9:15
19th of February Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Wales - Italy 47:16
19th of February Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - Scotland 44:22

Third round:

date place encounter Result
4th of March Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - France 16:28
4th of March Twickenham Stadium, London England - Wales 46:12
4th of March Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland - Italy 60:13

Fourth round:

date place encounter Result
March 18th Stadio Flaminio, Rome Italy - England 12:59
March 18th Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Wales - Scotland 26:18
19th March Stade de France, Saint-Denis France - Ireland 25:27

Fifth round:

date place encounter Result
April 1st Stade de France, Saint-Denis France - Italy 42:31
April 1st Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland - Wales 19:23
2nd of April Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - England 19:13

The best players

Most attempts made

Surname tries country
1 Ben Cohen 5 England
Austin Healey 5 England
Brian O'Driscoll 5 Ireland

Most points scored

Surname Points country
1 Jonny Wilkinson 80 England
2 Ronan O'Gara 60 Ireland
3 Diego Domínguez 59 Italy

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