Six Nations 2008
| RBS 6 Nations 2008 | |
| Number of nations | 6th |
| winner |
.svg){kind=small} Wales (24th title)
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| Opening game | February 2, 2008 |
| Tournament end | March 15, 2008 |
| Games | 15th |
| Points | 595 (⌀: 39.67 per game) |
| tries | 50 (⌀: 3.33 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Jonny Wilkinson (50)
|
| Most attempts |
 Shane Williams (6)
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| Best player |
Shane Williams
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| ← Six Nations 2007 | |
| Six Nations 2009 → | |
Six Nations 2008 was the ninth edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union tournament . Fifteen games took place on five weekends from February 2 to March 15, 2008 . Tournament winner was Wales , which reached the Grand Slam for the tenth time with victories against all other participants , and also the Triple Crown with victories against all British teams .
As the Lansdowne Road stadium in Dublin was not available due to renovation work, the Irish games were played in Croke Park as in 2007 .
table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Wales
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148: 66 | +88 | 10 |
| 2. |
England
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 108: 83 | +25 | 6th |
| 3. |
 France
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 103: 93 | +10 | 6th |
| 4th |
 Ireland
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93:99 | −6 | 4th |
| 5. |
 Scotland
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 69: 123 | −54 | 2 |
| 6th |
 Italy
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 74: 131 | −57 | 2 |
Games and results
First round
| February 2, 2008 15:00 CET |
Ireland
|
16: 11 |
Italy
|
Croke Park , Dublin Spectators: 75,387 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Dempsey 18th increments: O'Gara (1) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (3/4) 12th, 57th, 66th |
(10: 3) Report |
Attempts: Castrogiovanni 60th ad. Penalty kicks: Bortolussi (2/3) 38th, 70th |
| February 2, 2008 17:30 CET |
England
|
19:26 |
Wales
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,000 Referee: Craig Joubert ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Flood 23. Increased raises: Wilkinson (1) Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (3/4) 1st, 11th, 45th Dropgoals: Wilkinson (1/1) 17th. |
(16: 6) Report |
Attempts: Byrne 67. Increase Phillips 70. Increase elevations: Hook (2) Penalty kicks: Hook (4/4) 4th, 34th, 57th, 63rd |
| February 3, 2008 16:00 CET |
Scotland
|
6:27 |
France
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 67,800 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penalty kicks: Parks (1/2) 30.Dropgoals: Parks (1/2) 4. |
(6:17) Report |
Attempts: Clerc 12th, 65th, Malzieu, 23rd, Elevations: Élissalde (2) Skrela (1) Penalty kicks : Traille (2/2) 18th, 55th |
Second round
| February 9, 2008 15:00 CET |
Wales
|
30:15 |
Scotland
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 74,576 Referee: Bryce Lawrence ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attempts: S. Williams 13th elevation , 68th elevation Hook 46th elevation: Hook (2) S. Jones (1/1) Penalty kicks: Hook (1/1) 28th S. Jones (2/2 ) 63rd, 71st |
(10: 6) Report |
Penalty kicks: Paterson (5/5) 10th, 32nd, 42nd, 50th, 55th |
| February 9, 2008 16:00 CET |
France
|
26:21 |
Ireland
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 76,500 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Clerc 14th, 18th after, 35th, Heymans 48th, elevation: Élissalde (3) |
(19: 6) Report |
Attempts: Penalty attempt 55th received D. Wallace 59th received Raise: O'Gara (1) Penalty: O'Gara (3/3) 17th, 28th, 74th |
| February 10, 2008 3:30 p.m. CET |
Italy
|
19:23 |
England
|
Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 30,625 Referee: Alain Rolland ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Picone 76. Increments : Bortolussi (1) Penalty kicks: Bortolussi (4/4) 5th, 11th, 44th, 54th. |
(6:17) Report |
Attempts: Sackey 3rd increased flood 15th increased increases: Wilkinson (2) Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (3/4) 31st, 37th, 57th |
Third round
| February 23, 2008 16:00 CET |
Wales
|
47: 8 |
Italy
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 74,305 Referee: Dave Pearson ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Byrne 28th, 68th Shanklin 42nd, S. Williams 57th, 74th, 74ths : Jones (3) Hook (2) Kicks: S. Jones (4/4) 4 ., 11., 47., 50. |
(13: 8) Report |
Attempts: Castrogiovanni 12th AD Penalty kicks: Marcato (1/2) 40. |
| February 23, 2008 18:00 CET |
Ireland
|
34: 13 |
Scotland
|
Croke Park , Dublin Spectators: 74,234 Referee: Christophe Berdos ( France ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: D. Wallace 22nd. Kearney 26th. Horan 41. n.erh. Bowe 62nd received, 79th received Raise: O'Gara (3) Penalty: O'Gara (1/1) 50. |
(14: 6) Report |
Attempts: Webster 53rd increments: Paterson (1) Penalty kicks: Paterson (2/2) 24th, 31st |
| February 10, 2008 8:00 p.m. CET |
France
|
13:24 |
England
|
Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 79,593 Referee: Steve Walsh ( New Zealand ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Nallet 24. Increments : Traille (1) Penalty kicks : Parra (1/1) 49. Yachvili (1/1) 74. |
(7:13) Report |
Attempts: Sackey 5th received Wigglesworth 79th received Raise: Wilkinson (1) Penalty: Wilkinson (3/5) 14th, 29th, 68th Dropgoals: Wilkinson (1/2) 64. |
Fourth round
| March 8, 2008 2:15 p.m. CET |
Ireland
|
12: 16 |
Wales
|
Croke Park , Dublin Spectators: 75,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes ( England ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penalty kicks: O'Gara (4/4) 5th, 19th, 62nd, 68th |
(6: 3) Report |
Attempts: S. Williams 51. Increments : S. Jones (1) Penalty kicks: S. Jones (2/4) 26., 46. Hook (1/1) 76. |
| March 8, 2008 16:15 CET |
Scotland
|
15: 9 |
England
|
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Spectators: 67,987 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Penalty Kicks: Paterson (4/4) 9th, 31st, 40th, 41st Dropgoals: Parks (1/1) 48th |
(9: 3) Report |
Penalty kicks: Wilkinson (3/5) 27., 50., 53. |
| March 9, 2008 16:00 CET |
France
|
25: 13 |
Italy
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Stade de France , Saint-Denis Spectators: 79,000 Referee: Alan Lewis ( Ireland ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Floch 13th received Jauzion 53rd after. Rougerie 66th increments: Yachvili (2/3) Penalty kicks : Yachvili (2/2) 27., 37. |
(13: 6) Report |
Attempts: Castrogiovanni 58th increments: Marcato (1) Penalty kicks: Marcato (2/2) 18th, 31st |
Fifth round
| March 15, 2008 13:00 CET |
Italy
|
23:20 |
Scotland
|
Stadio Flaminio , Rome Spectators: 40,000 Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: . Penalty try 13 erh Canale . 53. erh increases: Marcato (2) penalty kicks: Marcato (2/4) 36, 68. Drop Goals: Marcato (1/1) 79. |
(10:17) report |
Attempts: Hogg 21st raised Blair 40th raised raises: Paterson (2) Penalties: Parks (1/1) 25th Paterson (1/1) 72. |
| March 15, 2008 16:00 CET |
England
|
33:10 |
Ireland
|
Twickenham Stadium , London Spectators: 82,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson ( Australia ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: Sackey 19th received Tait 57th increased Noon 69th increased increases: Cipriani (3) Penalty kicks: Cipriani (4/4) 12th, 30th, 44th, 73rd |
(13:10) Report |
Attempts: Kearney 4th incremental increases: O'Gara (1) Penalty kicks: O'Gara (1/2) 7. |
| March 15, 2008 18:00 CET |
Wales
|
29: 12 |
France
|
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff Spectators: 74,609 Referee: Marius Jonker ( South Africa ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Attempts: S. Williams 60th M. Williams 77th Increases: S. Jones (2) Penalty Kicks: Hook (3/5) 5th, 18th, 21 S. Jones (2/2) 63rd, 74. |
(13: 6) Report |
Penalty kicks: Élissalde (3/3) 19th, 39th, 46th Yachvili (1/1) 69. |
The best players
Most attempts made
| Surname | tries | Games | country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Williams | 6th | 5 | Wales |
| 2 | Vincent Clerc | 5 | 5 | France |
| 3 | Lee Byrne | 3 | 5 | Wales |
| Martin Castrogiovanni | 3 | 5 | Italy | |
| Paul Sackey | 3 | 5 | England |
Most points scored
| Surname | Points | Games | country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonny Wilkinson | 50 | 5 | England |
| 2 | Ronan O'Gara | 48 | 5 | Ireland |
| 3 | James Hook | 44 | 5 | Wales |
| Stephen Jones | 44 | 4th | Wales | |
| 5 | Chris Paterson | 42 | 5 | Scotland |