| Field | Value |
|---|
| name | 2000 Six Nations Championship |
| date | 5 February – 2 April 2000 |
| countries |
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| champions | |
| count | 23 |
| matches | 15 |
| tries | 75 |
| top point scorer | ENG Jonny Wilkinson (78) |
| top try scorer | ENG Ben Cohen (5) |
| ENG Austin Healey (5) |
| IRE Brian O'Driscoll (5) |
| previous year | 1999 |
| previous tournament | 1999 Five Nations Championship |
| next year | 2001 |
| next tournament | 2001 Six Nations Championship |
ENG Austin Healey (5)
IRE Brian O'Driscoll (5)
| Player of the tournament =
The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the addition of Italy to the Five Nations. It was the 106th season of the championship overall.
The title was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam.
Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations. Italy did not win any of their other games and finished in sixth place.
Participants
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
|---|
| Twickenham Stadium | London | ENG Clive Woodward | Matt Dawson |
| Stade de France | Saint-Denis | FRA Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous |
| Lansdowne Road | Dublin | NZL Warren Gatland | Keith Wood |
| Stadio Flaminio | Rome | NZL Brad Johnstone | Alessandro Troncon |
| Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | SCO Ian McGeechan | John Leslie/Bryan Redpath |
| Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | NZL Graham Henry | Dai Young |
Results
Round 1
M. Leslie 75' c
Townsend 75'
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Healey (2) 30' c, 38' m
Back 42' c
Tindall 74' m
Galwey 71' c
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Castaignède 56' c
Ntamack 74' c
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Round 2
S. Williams 37' c
Bateman 51' c
Howarth 68' c
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Horgan 41' c
O'Driscoll 55' c
Humphreys 64' c
Wood 69' c
Humphreys (3) 56', 65', 70'
Humphreys 58'
Metcalfe 72' c
Graham 77' m
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Round 3
Paterson (2) 37', 67'
Magne (2) 63' m, 68' c
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Back 52' m
Hill 61' c
Dallaglio 69' c
Cohen 77' m
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Horgan (2) 18' c, 79' c
Dawson 35' c
O'Driscoll 59' c
Dempsey 77' c
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Round 4
Stoica 59' m
Dawson (2) 35' c, 75' c
Healey (3) 44' m, 46' c, 52' m
Cohen (2) 57' m, 70' c
Alex King 76'
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Humphreys 74'
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Round 5
Castaignède 36' c
Pelous 44' c
Benazzi 60' m
Troncon (2) 31' c, 79' c
Mazzucato 71' c
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S. Jones 46'
Jenkins (2) 70', 72'
References
- [http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/match_results.html?id=1503;type=tournament 2000 Six Nations Championship]