2005 Six Nations Championship Totally Explained

Everything about 2005 Six Nations Championship totally explained

The 2005 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the sixth series of the Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Before 1910 the competition was the Home Nations Championship contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The teams competing, along with their home venues, were:

England: Twickenham, London
France: Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris
Ireland: Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Italy: Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Scotland: Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Wales: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Unlike most rugby union competitions, the Six Nations hasn't adopted a bonus point system. Match winners receive two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker is point differential.

Final table

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries	Table points
1	align=left		5	0	0	151	77	+74	17	10
2	align=left		4	0	1	134	82	+52	13	8
3	align=left		3	0	2	126	101	+25	12	6
4	align=left		2	0	3	121	77	+44	16	4
5	align=left		1	0	4	84	155	-71	8	2
6	align=left		0	0	5	55	179	-124	5	0

Results

Week 1

| score = 16 – 9 | away = | homescore = Try: Traille 80+4' c
Con: Michalak
Pen: Delaigue 51', 57'
Drop: Delaigue 78' | awayscore = Pen: Paterson (3) 3', 40', 43' | stadium = Stade de France, Paris | attendance = 78,069 | referee = Nigel Williams }}

| score = 11 – 9 | away = | homescore = Try: S. Williams 11' m
Pen: S. Jones 25'
Henson 77' | awayscore = Pen: Hodgson (3) 16', 50', 74' | stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = 74,500 | referee = Steve Walsh }}

| score = 17 – 28 | away = | homescore = Try: Castrogiovanni 80+7' m
Pen: Orquera 8'
de Marigny (3) 38', 44', 63' | awayscore = Tries: Murphy 29' m
Stringer 50' c
Hickie 80+2' c
Con: O'Gara (2)
Pen: O'Gara (3) 22', 55', 79' | stadium = Stadio Flaminio, Rome | attendance = 24,026 | referee = Paddy O'Brien }}

Week 2

| score = 8 – 38 | away = | homescore = Try: Orquera 11' m
Pen: de Marigny 45' | awayscore = Tries: J. Thomas 5' c
Shanklin 22' m
M. Williams 40+4' c
Cockbain 56' c
S. Williams 60' c
Sidoli 77' m
Con: S. Jones (4) | stadium = Stadio Flaminio, Rome | attendance = 24,800 | referee = Andrew Cole }}

| score = 13 – 40 | away = | homescore = Tries: Southwell 13' m
Petrie 60' m
Pen: Paterson 10' | awayscore = Tries: O'Kelly 25' c
O'Connell 40+2' m
Hickie 44' c
Hayes 75' m
Duffy 80+2' c
Con: O'Gara (2)
Humphreys
Pen: O'Gara (3) 19', 39', 50' | stadium = Murrayfield, Murrayfield | attendance =64,826 | referee = Joël Jutge }}

| score = 17 – 18 | away = | homescore = Tries: Barkley 19' c
Lewsey 36' c
Con: Hodgson (2)
Pen: Hodgson 27' | awayscore = Pen: Yachvili (6) 5', 30', 55', 61', 68', 75' | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance =82,000 | referee = Paddy O'Brien }}

Week 3

| score = 18 – 10 | away = | homescore = Pen: Paterson (6) 5', 33', 51', 54', 76', 80+2' | awayscore = Try: Masi 80+6' c
Con: de Marigny
Pen: de Marigny 23' | stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance =63,823 | referee = Stuart Dickinson }}

| score = 18 – 24 | away = | homescore = Tries: Yachvili 4' c
Rougerie 14' m
Con: Yachvili
Pen: Yachvili 28'
Drop: Michalak 65' | awayscore = Tries: M. Williams (2) 42' c, 45' m
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones (3) 26', 40+5', 68'
Drop: S. Jones 75' | stadium = Stade de France, Paris | attendance =80,000 | referee = Paul Honiss }}

| score = 19 – 13 | away = | homescore = Try: O'Driscoll 59' c
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (2) 10', 13'
Drop: O'Gara (2) 4', 35' | awayscore = Try: Corry 7' c
Con: Hodgson
Pen: Hodgson 26'
Drop: Hodgson 57' | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance =49,000 | referee = Jonathan Kaplan }}

Week 4

| score = 19 – 26 | away = | homescore = Try: O'Driscoll 77' c
Con: O'Gara
Pen: O'Gara (4) 9', 21', 28', 49' | awayscore = Tries: Dominici (2) 31' m, 80+3' m
Baby 36' c
Con: Yachvili
Pen: Yachvili (2) 23', 64'
Drop: Delaigue 12' | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = 48,452 | referee = Tony Spreadbury }}

| score = 39 – 7 | away = | homescore = Tries: Cueto (3) 10' c, 40+7' m, 69' m
Thompson 40+3' c
Balshaw 65' m
Hazell 80+8' c
Con: Hodgson (3)
Andy Goode
Pen: Hodgson 7' | awayscore = Try: Troncon 46' c
Con: Peens | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance =81,736 | referee = Mark Lawrence }}

| score = 22 – 46 | away = | homescore = Tries: Craig 54' c
R. Lamont 71' m
Paterson 74' c
Con: Paterson (2)
Pen: Paterson 24' | awayscore = Tries: R. Jones 4' c
R. Williams (2) 10' c, 50' m
S. Williams 14' c
Morgan (2) 29' c, 40+3' c
Con: S. Jones (5)
Pen: S. Jones (2) 19', 78' | stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance =67,274 | referee = Jonathan Kaplan }}

Week 5

| score = 13 – 56 | away = | homescore = Try: Robertson 28' c
Con: Peens
Pen: Peens (2) 3', 43' | awayscore = Tries: Nyanga 11' c
Jauzion 18' c
Laharrague 40+2' c
Marty (2) 70' c, 80+2' m
Lamboley 75' c
Mignoni 80+4' c
Con: Yachvili (4)
Michalak (2)
Pen: Yachvili (3) 8', 52', 54' | stadium = Stadio Flaminio, Rome | attendance =23,638 | referee = Donal Courtney }}

| score = 32 – 20 | away = | homescore = Tries: Jenkins 17' c
Morgan 61' c
Con: S. Jones (2)
Pen: Henson 24'
S. Jones (4) 33', 43', 51', 74'
Drop: Henson 13' | awayscore = Tries: Horan 69' c
Murphy 77' c
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: O'Gara (2) 3', 37' | stadium = Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | attendance =74,376 | referee = Chris White }}

| score = 43 – 22 | away = | homescore = Tries: Noon (3) 14' c, 25' c, 78' m
Worsley 29' m
Lewsey 40+1' c
Ellis 49' c
Cueto 72' m
Con: Hodgson (4) | awayscore = Tries: S. Lamont 40+8' c
Craig 46' c
Taylor 51' m
Con: Paterson (2)
Pen: Paterson 23' | stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London | attendance =82,000 | referee = Alain Rolland }}

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