| Field | Value |
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| name | 2001 Six Nations Championship |
| date | 3 February – 20 October 2001 |
| countries |
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| champions | |
| count | 24 |
| matches | 15 |
| tries | 75 |
| top point scorer | ENG Jonny Wilkinson (89) |
| top try scorer | ENG Will Greenwood (6) |
| previous year | 2000 |
| previous tournament | 2000 Six Nations Championship |
| next year | 2002 |
| next tournament | 2002 Six Nations Championship |
| Player of the tournament =
The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 107th international championship overall. The tournament was affected by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease foot-and-mouth in Britain. As a consequence, there were restrictions on travel and Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations were postponed until September and October.
The eventual winners were England for the second year running, although they once again missed out on the Grand Slam at the final hurdle, losing to Ireland in the final match of the tournament in October. Despite their final match defeat, England set new records for points scored (229), tries scored (29) and overall points difference (+149).
Participants
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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| Twickenham Stadium | London | ENG Clive Woodward | Martin Johnson/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 Moscardi |
| Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | SCO Ian McGeechan | Andy Nicol/Budge Pountney |
| Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | NZL Graham Henry | Dai Young |
Results
Round 1
Checchinato 40' c
Ma. Bergamasco 79' c
Horgan 58' m
O'Gara 74' m
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Quinnell 64' c
Dawson (2) 27' c, 34' c
Cohen 60' c
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Round 2
Bernat-Salles 71' m
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Balshaw (2) 34' c, 75' c
Cohen 41' c
Regan 55' c
Worsley 61' c
Greenwood 69' c
Wilkinson 78' c
Dallaglio 79' m
Checchinato 23' c
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McLaren 72' m
T. Smith 75' c
Hodge 76'
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Round 3
Bernat-Salles 24' c
Bonetti 77' c
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Hill 35' c
Balshaw (2) 44' c, 61' c
Greenwood 77' c
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Round 4
Bernat-Salles 59' c
Lamaison 60'
Lamaison (3) 49', 65', 72'
Quinnell 46' c
James 52' c
Jenkins 80' c
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Round 5
Hill 43' c
Balshaw 53' c
Greening 62' c
Catt 69' c
Perry 74' c
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Notes:
- Referee Tappe Henning was injured during the game and replaced by touch judge David McHugh.
Gibbs (2) 29' c, 49' c
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Postponed matches
T. Smith 34' c
Leslie 56' c
Henderson 74' m
Paterson (2) 35', 57'
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O'Driscoll 75' c
Horgan 79' c
O'Gara 79'
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O'Gara (2) 59', 72'
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