| Field | Value |
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| name | 2004 Six Nations Championship |
| image | Lineout-EvW-2004.jpg |
| imagesize | 250px |
| caption | Wales lineout at Twickenham |
| date | 14 February – 27 March 2004 |
| countries |
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| champions | |
| count | 14 |
| grand slam | (8th title) |
| triple crown | (7th title) |
| matches | 15 |
| tries | 68 |
| top point scorer | WAL Stephen Jones (55) |
| top try scorer | FRA Imanol Harinordoquy (4) |
| WAL Rhys Williams (4) |
| ENG Ben Cohen (4) |
| Player of the tournament | IRE Gordon D'Arcy |
| previous year | 2003 |
| previous tournament | 2003 Six Nations Championship |
| next year | 2005 |
| next tournament | 2005 Six Nations Championship |
WAL Rhys Williams (4)
ENG Ben Cohen (4)
| Player of the tournament = IRE Gordon D'Arcy
The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Overall, this was the 110th series of the international championship.
Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.
France won the competition, also winning the Grand Slam. Ireland won the Triple Crown, sweeping their matches against Wales, England and Scotland. Scotland were whitewashed, earning the wooden spoon as a result.
Participants
| Nation | Stadium | Coach | Captain | World Rugby Ranking | Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Start | End |
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| Twickenham Stadium | 82,000 | London | ENG Clive Woodward | Lawrence Dallaglio | 1st | 1st | | |
| Stade de France | 81,338 | Saint-Denis | FRA Bernard Laporte | Fabien Pelous | 4th | 4th | | |
| Lansdowne Road | 48,000 | Dublin | IRE Eddie O'Sullivan | Paul O'Connell/Brian O'Driscoll | 6th | 5th | | |
| Stadio Flaminio | 30,000 | Rome | NZL John Kirwan | Andrea De Rossi | 11th | 11th | | |
| Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh | AUS Matt Williams | Chris Paterson | 9th | 9th | | |
| Millennium Stadium | 73,931 | Cardiff | NZL Steve Hansen | Colin Charvis/Martyn Williams | 8th | 8th | | |
Results
Round 1
Papé 50' c
Jauzion 54' c
Élissalde 76' c
Howe 68' c
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Robinson (3) 21' m, 40' m, 62' m
Lewsey 57' c
Grayson 67' c
Jones 79' m
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Round 2
Elhorga 74' m
Traille 41'
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Balshaw 30' c
Lewsey 47' m
Grewcock 68' c
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O'Driscoll (2) 14' c, 52' c
O'Gara 30' m
Foley 47' m
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Round 3
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Notes:
- Ireland won at Twickenham for the first time since 1994.
- This was England's first defeat at Twickenham since losing 30–16 to New Zealand at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
Élissalde 56' c
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Round 4
O'Driscoll 32' c
Horgan 52' c
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Worsley 78' m
Taylor 50' m
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Jauzion (2) 63' c, 72' c
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Notes:
- This was the first time since 1961 that France had kept a clean sheet against Scotland.
Round 5
R. Williams (2) 30' m, 70' c
G. Thomas 55' c
Shanklin 59' c
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Murphy 38' m
Wallace 53' c
Stringer 61' c
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Yachvili 40' c
Lewsey 75' c
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Notes:
- England needed to win by eight points to win the Championship.