Six Nations 2002
| Six Nations 2002 | |
| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
 France (13th title)
|
| Opening game | February 2, 2002 |
| Tournament end | April 7, 2002 |
| Games | 15th |
| Points | 765 (⌀: 51 per game) |
| tries | 75 (⌀: 5 per game) |
| Most of the points |
Gerald Merceron (75)
|
| Most attempts |
 Will Greenwood (5)
|
| ← Six Nations 2001 | |
| Six Nations 2003 → | |
Six Nations 2002 was the third edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union tournament . On five weekends from February 2 to April 7, 2002, 15 games were played. The tournament winner was France , which managed the Grand Slam for the seventh time with victories against all other teams .
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
France
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 156: 75 | +81 | 10 |
| 2. |
England
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 184: 53 | +131 | 8th |
| 3. |
 Ireland
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 145: 138 | +7 | 6th |
| 4th |
 Scotland
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 91: 128 | −37 | 4th |
| 5. |
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|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 119: 188 | −69 | 2 |
| 6th |
 Italy
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 70: 183 | −113 | 0 |
Alternative final table
Six Nations is the only major rugby union competition that does not use the usual bonus point system. In this the points are distributed as follows:
- 4 points if you win
- 2 points if there is a tie
- 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
- 1 bonus point for four or more successful attempts , regardless of the final score
- 1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points
Opponents of this system criticize that the Six Nations result would be distorted in an inadmissible way. If the bonus point system had been used in this event and all games had ended with the same result, England would have been the tournament winner, despite the French Grand Slam:
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Score | Diff. | bonus | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
England
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 184: 53 | +131 | 5 | 21st |
| 2. |
France
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 156: 75 | +81 | 1 | 21st |
Results
First round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2nd | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 3:29 |
| February 2nd | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 54:10 |
| 3 February | Stade de France , Saint-Denis | France - Italy | 33:12 |
Second round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 16 | Millennium Stadium , Cardiff | Wales - France | 33:37 |
| February 16 | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Ireland | 45:11 |
| February 16 | Stadio Flaminio , Rome | Italy - Scotland | 12:29 |
Third round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd March | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 43:22 |
| 2nd March | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Wales - Italy | 44:20 |
| 2nd March | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | France - England | 20:15 |
Fourth round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 23 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 10:22 |
| March 23 | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Wales | 50:10 |
| March 23 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Italy | 32:17 |
Fifth round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 6th | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | France - Ireland | 44: 5 |
| April 6th | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 22:27 |
| 7th of April | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | Italy - England | 9:45 |
The best players
Most attempts made
| Surname | tries | country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Greenwood | 5 | England |
| 2 | Ben Cohen | 4th | England |
| Tony Marsh | 4th | France | |
| Jason Robinson | 4th | England |
Most points scored
| Surname | Points | country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerald Merceron | 75 | France |
| 2 | Jonny Wilkinson | 68 | England |
| 3 | Stephen Jones | 64 | Wales |