Six Nations 2007
| Six Nations 2007 | |
| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
 France (16th title)
|
| Opening game | February 3, 2007 |
| Tournament end | March 17, 2007 |
| Games | 15th |
| Points | 698 (⌀: 46.53 per game) |
| tries | 65 (⌀: 4.33 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Ronan O'Gara (82)
|
| Most attempts |
 Jason Robinson Ronan O'Gara (4 each)
|
| Best player |
Brian O'Driscoll
|
| ← Six Nations 2006 | |
| Six Nations 2008 → | |
Six Nations 2007 was the eighth edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union tournament . Fifteen games took place on five weekends from February 3 to March 17, 2007 . The tournament winner was France thanks to the better points ratio, while Ireland achieved the Triple Crown with victories over all British teams .
Tournament course
In the run-up to the tournament, Ireland was the favorite for the Grand Slam . However, the Irish lost 17:20 against France. This game was of historic importance in that it was the first to be played in Croke Park , Dublin . Before 2005, the statutes of the Gaelic Athletic Association , the owner of the stadium, prohibited the practice of "foreign" sports there. In addition to rugby union, this also included rugby league and football . Ireland won against England , which in turn beat France.
In the third round, Italy , which has been participating in the tournament since 2000, beat Scotland 37:17 , making it their first away win at Six Nations. The 13:43 defeat of the English against Ireland at Croke Park was again their worst result in the entire history of the tournament, both in terms of points received and the point difference. The Italians achieved a second win in the fourth round for the first time during the same tournament. They won in Rome with 23:20 against Wales .
Before the final round, four teams had a chance to win the tournament: France, Ireland, England and Italy. The French secured the tournament victory when they scored a try in stoppage time and thus made the necessary difference of 24 points against Scotland. Without this last successful move, Ireland would have won the tournament.
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
France
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 155: 86 | +69 | 8th |
| 2. |
Ireland
|
5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 149: 84 | +65 | 8th |
| 3. |
England
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 119: 115 | +4 | 6th |
| 4th |
 Italy
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94: 147 | −53 | 4th |
| 5. |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 86: 113 | −27 | 2 |
| 6th |
 Scotland
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 95: 153 | −59 | 2 |
Games and results
First round
| February 3, 2007 13:30 CET |
Italy
|
3:39 |
France
|
Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 24,973 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Pez 36. |
(3:22) Report |
Attempts: Dominici 23rd Heymans 30th Chabal 40th n.erh., 44th Er. Jauzion 63. Erased elevations: Skrela (4) Penalties : Skrela 13th Beauxis 72. |
| February 3, 2007 5:00 p.m. CET |
England
|
42:20 |
Scotland
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,000 Referee: Marius Jonker ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Robinson 37th received, 55th received Wilkinson 59th received Lund 72nd received Raise: Wilkinson (2) Penalty: Wilkinson (5) 11th, 29th, 31st, 49th, 53rd Dropgoals: Wilkinson 19th |
(17:10) Report |
Attempts: Taylor 25th. Dewey 77th. Increases: Paterson (2) Penalties: Paterson (2) 18th, 43rd. |
| February 4, 2007 16:00 CET |
Wales
|
9:19 |
Ireland
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 74,239 Referee: Kelvin Deaker ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: S. Jones (3) 9th, 19th, 25th |
(9:12) Report |
Attempts: Best 1st n.erh. O'Driscoll 33rd increased O'Gara 71st increased increases: O'Gara (2) |
Second round
| February 10, 2007 2:30 p.m. CET |
England
|
20: 7 |
Italy
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,000 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Robinson 39th n.erh. Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (5) 3rd, 15th, 25th, 56th, 75th |
(14: 7) Report |
Attempts: Scanavacca 65th increments: Scanavacca (1) |
| February 10, 2007 16:30 CET |
Scotland
|
21: 9 |
Wales
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 67,500 Referee: Alan Lewis ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Paterson (7) 6th, 19th, 37th, 48th, 52nd, 58th, 79th. |
(9: 6) Report |
Penalty kicks: S. Jones (3) 24., 40., 54. |
| February 11, 2007 16:00 CET |
Ireland
|
17:20 |
France
|
Croke Park , Dublin Spectators: 83,000 Referee: Steve Walsh ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: O'Gara 31. n.erh. Penalty kicks: O'Gara (4) 12th, 24th, 56th, 78th |
(11:13) Report |
Attempts: Ibañez 14th increased Clerc 79th increased increases: Skrela (1) Beauxis (1) Penalty kicks : Skrela (2) 4th, 9th |
Third round
| February 24, 2007 16:00 CET |
Scotland
|
17:37 |
Italy
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 50,284 Referee: Donal Courtney ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Dewey 14th. Paterson 60th. Increases: Paterson (2) Penalty kicks: Paterson (1) 40. |
(10:24) report |
Attempts: Bergamasco 1st received Scanavacca 4th received Robertson 6th received Troncon 75th received increases: Scanavacca (4) Penalty kicks: Scanavacca (3) 19th, 66th, 71st |
| February 24, 2007 18:30 CET |
Ireland
|
43: 13 |
England
|
Croke Park , Dublin Spectators: 83,000 Referee: Joël Jutge ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Dempsey 30. received D. Wallace 37. received Horgan 63. received Boss 78. received increases: O'Gara (3) P. Wallace (1) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (5) 6., 20 ., 26., 43., 57. |
(23: 3) Report |
Attempts: Strettle 46th increments: Wilkinson (1) Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (2) 2nd, 56th |
| February 24, 2007 9:00 p.m. CET |
France
|
32:21 |
Wales
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 79,959 Referee: Tony Spreadbury ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Dominici 28th, Nallet 34th, Elevation: Skrela (2) Penalty kicks : Skrela (5) 11th, 18th, 38th, 46th, 52nd Beauxis (1) 80. |
(23:14) Report |
Attempts: Popham 13th. Shanklin 15th. Robinson 74th. Elevations: S. Jones (3) |
Fourth round
| March 10, 2007 2:30 p.m. CET |
Scotland
|
18:19 |
Ireland
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 67,800 Referee: Dave Pearson ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Penalty kicks: Paterson (6) 17th, 36th, 40th, 51st, 61st, 66th. |
(9:13) Report |
Attempts: O'Gara 30. Raise: O'Gara (1) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (4) 9th, 38th, 68th, 70th |
| March 10, 2007 3:30 p.m. CET |
Italy
|
23:20 |
Wales
|
Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 24,973 Referee: Chris White ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Robertson 37th Bergamasco 78th Elevations: Pez (2) Penalty kicks: Pez (3) 12th, 20th, 73rd |
(13: 7) Report |
Attempts: S. Williams 27. Increase Rees 45. Increase Increase: S. Jones (1) Hook (1) Penalty Kicks: Hook (2) 44th, 54th. |
| March 11, 2007 16:00 CET |
England
|
26:18 |
France
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Flood 48th increased Tindall 73rd increased increases: Flood (1) Geraghty (1) Penalty kicks: Flood (3) 8th, 31st, 35th Geraghty (1) 68. |
(9:12) Report |
Penalty kicks : Skrela (3) 4th, 15th, 21 Yachvili (3) 34th, 52nd, 59th |
Fifth round
| March 17, 2007 2:30 p.m. CET |
Italy
|
24:51 |
Ireland
|
Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 24,973 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Bortolami 75th n.erh. de Marigny 80th increases: Scanavacca (1) Penalty kicks: Pez (2) 15., 26. Dropgoals: Pez (2) 12., 29. |
(12:20) report |
Attempts: Dempsey 17th ad, 46th, Easterby 21st ad D'Arcy 40th received Horgan 51st received Hickie 55th received, 77th received O'Gara 59. Elevations: O'Gara (4) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (1) 6. |
| March 17, 2007 3:30 p.m. CET |
France
|
46: 19 |
Scotland
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 79,959 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Harinordoquy 29th received Jauzion 33rd received Marty 52nd received Heymans 59th received Milloud 62. Received Vermeulen 80. Elevations: Beauxis (5) Penalty kicks: Beauxis (2) 19., 37. |
(20:14) Report |
Attempts: Walker 7th received Lamont 40th received Murray 76th received Elevations: Paterson (2) |
| March 17, 2007 6:30 p.m. CET |
Wales
|
27:18 |
England
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 74,500 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: Hook 3rd received Horsman 13th received Raises: Hook (1) Penalty Kicks: Hook (4) 11th, 39th, 64th, 74th Dropgoals: Hook (1) 68. |
(18:15) report |
Attempts: Ellis 32nd received Robinson 40th received Raises: Flood (1) Penalty Kicks: Flood (1) 46.Dropgoals: Flood (1) 35. |
The best players
Most attempts made
| Surname | tries | Games | country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Robinson | 4th | 4th | England |
| Ronan O'Gara | 4th | 5 | Ireland | |
| 3 | Girvan Dempsey | 3 | 3 | Ireland |
Most points scored
| Surname | Points | Games | country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronan O'Gara | 82 | 5 | Ireland |
| 2 | Chris Paterson | 65 | 5 | Scotland |
| 3 | Jonny Wilkinson | 50 | 3 | England |