2002 Six Nations Championship

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2002 Six Nations Championship
France playing England on 2 March 2002
Date2 February – 7 April 2002
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (13th title)
Grand Slam France (7th title)
Triple Crown England (22nd title)
Matches played15
Tries scored75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s)France Gérald Merceron (80)
Top try scorer(s)England Will Greenwood (5)
2001 (Previous) (Next) 2003

The 2002 Six Nations Championship was the third series of rugby union's Six Nations Championship, the 108th international championship overall. The annual tournament was won by France, who completed a grand slam.

Participants

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London England Clive Woodward Martin Johnson/Neil Back
 France Stade de France Saint-Denis France Bernard Laporte Olivier Magne/Raphaël Ibañez/Fabien Galthié
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Republic of Ireland Eddie O'Sullivan Mick Galwey/David Humphreys/Keith Wood
 Italy Stadio Flaminio Rome New Zealand Brad Johnstone Alessandro Moscardi
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Scotland Ian McGeechan Budge Pountney/Bryan Redpath
 Wales Millennium Stadium Cardiff New Zealand Graham Henry Scott Quinnell/Colin Charvis

Squads

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts
1  France 5 5 0 0 156 75 +81 15 10
2  England 5 4 0 1 184 53 +131 23 8
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 145 138 +7 16 6
4  Scotland 5 2 0 3 91 128 −37 6 4
5  Wales 5 1 0 4 119 188 −69 11 2
6  Italy 5 0 0 5 70 183 −113 4 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

2 February 2002
France 33–12 Italy
Try: Traille 40' c
Betsen 79' m
Con: Merceron 40'
Pen: Merceron (7) 7', 35', 39', 40', 43', 58', 76'
ReportPen: Dominguez (4) 2', 9', 20', 25'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
FB 15 Nicolas Jeanjean downward-facing red arrow 52'
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Damien Traille
IC 12 Tony Marsh
LW 11 David Bory
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Frédéric Michalak downward-facing red arrow 79'
N8 8 Steven Hall
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Thibaut Privat
LL 4 David Auradou Yellow card 22' downward-facing red arrow 58'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Yannick Bru downward-facing red arrow 58'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Raphaël Ibañez upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux
LK 18 Fabien Pelous upward-facing green arrow 58'
N8 19 Elvis Vermeulen
SH 20 Alexandre Albouy upward-facing green arrow 79'
FH 21 François Gelez
WG 22 Xavier Garbajosa upward-facing green arrow 52'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Paolo Vaccari downward-facing red arrow 72'
RW 14 Denis Dallan red cross icon 47' to 49'
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Luca Martin
LW 11 Roberto Pedrazzi
FH 10 Diego Domínguez Yellow card 61'
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Matthew Phillips Yellow card 55'
OF 7 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 79'
BF 6 Mauro Bergamasco Yellow card 44'
RL 5 Santiago Dellapè downward-facing red arrow 79'
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato Yellow card 36'
TP 3 Andrea Muraro downward-facing red arrow 56'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP 1 Andrea Lo Cicero red cross icon 28' to 30' downward-facing red arrow 56'
Substitutions:
PR 16 Giampiero de Carli upward-facing green arrow 28' downward-facing red arrow 30' upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 17 Alex Moreno upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 18 Mark Giacheri upward-facing green arrow 79'
FL 19 Aaron Persico upward-facing green arrow 79'
SH 20 Juan Manuel Queirolo
FH 21 Ramiro Pez
CE 22 Mirco Bergamasco upward-facing green arrow 47' downward-facing red arrow 49' upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

2 February 2002
Steve Walsh (New Zealand
)
FB 15 Glenn Metcalfe
RW 14 Brendan Laney
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 Gregor Townsend
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Duncan Hodge
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell
PR 17 George Graham upward-facing green arrow 60'
FL 18 Martin Leslie
FL 19 Jon Petrie
SH 20 Andy Nicol
CE 21 Andrew Henderson
WG 22 Jon Steel
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 12 Mike Tindall downward-facing red arrow 69'
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson downward-facing red arrow 79'
SH 9 Kyran Bracken downward-facing red arrow 40'
N8 8 Joe Worsley
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Ben Kay downward-facing red arrow 66'
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Julian White downward-facing red arrow 72'
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK 16 Mark Regan
PR 17 Jason Leonard upward-facing green arrow 72'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock upward-facing green arrow 66'
N8 19 Martin Corry
SH 20 Nick Duncombe upward-facing green arrow 40'
FH 21 Charlie Hodgson upward-facing green arrow 79'
FB 22 Iain Balshaw upward-facing green arrow 69'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

3 February 2002
Ireland 54–10 Wales
Try: Murphy (2) 3' c, 47' c
O'Connell 21' m
Hickie 70' m
Gleeson 72' c
O'Gara 76' m
Con: Humphreys (2) 4', 47'
O'Gara 73'
Pen: Humphreys (6) 9', 16', 30', 36', 52', 56'
ReportTry: S. Jones 61' c
Con: S. Jones 62'
Pen: S. Jones 40'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Geordan Murphy
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie downward-facing red arrow 72'
FH 10 David Humphreys downward-facing red arrow 72'
SH 9 Peter Stringer downward-facing red arrow 74'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Mick Galwey downward-facing red arrow 69'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Frankie Sheahan downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 Peter Clohessy downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Shane Byrne upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 Paul Wallace upward-facing green arrow 69'
LK 18 Gary Longwell
FL 19 Keith Gleeson upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 20 Guy Easterby upward-facing green arrow 74'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 72'
CE 22 Rob Henderson upward-facing green arrow 72'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Dafydd James
OC 13 Jamie Robinson downward-facing red arrow 7'
IC 12 Iestyn Harris
LW 11 Craig Morgan
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Rob Howley downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Nathan Budgett
RL 5 Chris Wyatt downward-facing red arrow 4'
LL 4 Craig Quinnell
TP 3 Chris Anthony
HK 2 Robin McBryde downward-facing red arrow 68'
LP 1 Spencer John downward-facing red arrow 56'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams upward-facing green arrow 68'
PR 17 Duncan Jones upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 18 Ian Gough upward-facing green arrow 4'
FL 19 Brett Sinkinson
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 56'
CE 21 Andy Marinos upward-facing green arrow 7'
FB 22 Rhys Williams
Coach:
Graham Henry
16 February 2002
Wales 33–37 France
Try: C. Quinnell 9' c
Budgett 57' c
K. Morgan 77' c
Con: S. Jones (3) 9', 58', 79'
Pen: S. Jones (4) 1', 29', 32', 38'
ReportTry: Marsh (2) 25' m, 34' c
Rougerie 40' c
Con: Merceron (2) 35', 43'
Pen: Traille 4'
Merceron (4) 22', 40', 48', 70'
Drop: Merceron 31'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Dafydd James
OC 13 Tom Shanklin
IC 12 Andy Marinos downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 11 Craig Morgan
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Rob Howley
N8 8 Scott Quinnell Yellow card 40'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Nathan Budgett
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Craig Quinnell downward-facing red arrow 67'
TP 3 Chris Anthony
HK 2 Robin McBryde downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Spencer John downward-facing red arrow 48'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Duncan Jones upward-facing green arrow 48'
LK 18 Ian Gough upward-facing green arrow 67'
FL 19 Gavin Thomas
SH 20 Dwayne Peel
FH 21 Iestyn Harris
FB 22 Rhys Williams upward-facing green arrow 70'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Tony Marsh
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 Xavier Garbajosa
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Pierre Mignoni
N8 8 Steven Hall downward-facing red arrow 69'
OF 7 Imanol Harinordoquy
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet
LL 4 Thibaut Privat downward-facing red arrow 59'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Sébastien Bruno upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Olivier Milloud upward-facing green arrow 80'
LK 18 Fabien Pelous upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 19 Alexandre Audebert upward-facing green arrow 69'
SH 20 Alexandre Albouy
FH 21 François Gelez
FB 22 Jimmy Marlu
Coach:
Bernard Laporte

16 February 2002
England 45–11 Ireland
Try: Wilkinson 22' c
Cohen 24' c
Greenwood (2) 32' c, 55' c
Worsley 39' c
Kay 44' c
Con: Wilkinson (6) 23', 25', 33', 40', 44', 56'
Pen: Wilkinson 11'
ReportTry: O'Gara 59' m
Pen: Humphreys (2) 8', 28'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Austin Healey downward-facing red arrow 60'
OC 12 Mike Tindall
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson downward-facing red arrow 78'
SH 9 Kyran Bracken downward-facing red arrow 78'
N8 8 Joe Worsley
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Richard Hill downward-facing red arrow 60'
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Martin Johnson downward-facing red arrow 60'
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Steve Thompson
LP 1 Graham Rowntree downward-facing red arrow 16'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dorian West
PR 17 Jason Leonard upward-facing green arrow 16'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock upward-facing green arrow 60'
FL 19 Lewis Moody upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 20 Nick Duncombe upward-facing green arrow 78'
FH 21 Charlie Hodgson upward-facing green arrow 78'
FB 22 Iain Balshaw upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Geordan Murphy downward-facing red arrow 7'
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Eric Miller downward-facing red arrow 57'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey downward-facing red arrow 57'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Frankie Sheahan downward-facing red arrow 53'
LP 1 Peter Clohessy downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Shane Byrne upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 17 Paul Wallace upward-facing green arrow 79'
LK 18 Gary Longwell upward-facing green arrow 57'
FL 19 Simon Easterby upward-facing green arrow 57'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 40'
CE 22 Rob Henderson upward-facing green arrow 7' downward-facing red arrow 40'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

16 February 2002
Italy 12–29 Scotland
Pen: Dominguez (4) 8', 25', 49', 55'ReportTry: Townsend 73' c
Laney 79' c
Con: Laney (2) 75', 80'
Pen: Laney (5) 19', 26', 40', 58', 64'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
FB 15 Paolo Vaccari downward-facing red arrow 71'
RW 14 Roberto Pedrazzi
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Mirco Bergamasco
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez downward-facing red arrow 80'
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Matthew Phillips downward-facing red arrow 80'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco Yellow card 15'
BF 6 Marco Bortolami
RL 5 Santiago Dellapè Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 65'
LL 4 Carlo Checchinato
TP 3 Federico Pucciariello downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP 1 Giampiero de Carli downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
PR 16 Alex Moreno upward-facing green arrow 58'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 18 Mark Giacheri upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 19 Luca Martin upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 20 Aaron Persico
FH 21 Ramiro Pez upward-facing green arrow 80'
SH 22 Juan Manuel Queirolo upward-facing green arrow 80'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
FB 15 Brendan Laney
RW 14 Glenn Metcalfe
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Andrew Mower Yellow card 15' downward-facing red arrow 73'
BF 6 Jason White
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
PR 16 George Graham upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 17 Martin Leslie upward-facing green arrow 73'
HK 18 Robbie Russell
FL 19 Jon Petrie
SH 20 Graeme Beveridge
FH 21 Duncan Hodge
WG 22 Kenny Logan
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
2 March 2002
France 20–15 England
Try: Merceron 9' c
Harinordoquy 18' c
Con: Merceron (2) 11', 19'
Pen: Merceron (2) 36', 59'
ReportTry: Robinson 40' c
Cohen 79' m
Con: Wilkinson 40'
Pen: Wilkinson 42'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,502
Referee: André Watson (South Africa)
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Tony Marsh
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 David Bory
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Fabien Galthié downward-facing red arrow 67'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy downward-facing red arrow 78'
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen red cross icon 57' to 64'
RL 5 David Auradou
LL 4 Olivier Brouzet downward-facing red arrow 60'
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez downward-facing red arrow 74'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
PR 16 Olivier Milloud upward-facing green arrow 74'
HK 17 Olivier Azam upward-facing green arrow 60'
LK 18 Fabien Pelous upward-facing green arrow 60'
FL 19 Rémy Martin upward-facing green arrow 57' downward-facing red arrow 64' upward-facing green arrow 78'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni upward-facing green arrow 67'
FH 21 François Gelez
FB 22 Jimmy Marlu
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Austin Healey
OC 12 Mike Tindall downward-facing red arrow 39'
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson downward-facing red arrow 74'
SH 9 Kyran Bracken
N8 8 Joe Worsley downward-facing red arrow 60'
OF 7 Neil Back red cross icon 48' to 55'
BF 6 Richard Hill
RL 5 Ben Kay downward-facing red arrow 74'
LL 4 Martin Johnson
TP 3 Phil Vickery
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 74'
LP 1 Graham Rowntree downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dorian West upward-facing green arrow 74'
PR 17 Jason Leonard upward-facing green arrow 74'
LK 18 Danny Grewcock upward-facing green arrow 74'
N8 19 Martin Corry upward-facing green arrow 48' downward-facing red arrow 55' upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 20 Nick Duncombe
CE 21 Henry Paul upward-facing green arrow 39'
WG 22 Dan Luger upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Clive Woodward

2 March 2002
Chris White (England
)
FB 15 Kevin Morgan downward-facing red arrow 59'
RW 14 Dafydd James
OC 13 Tom Shanklin downward-facing red arrow 22'
IC 12 Andy Marinos
LW 11 Craig Morgan
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Rob Howley downward-facing red arrow 52'
N8 8 Scott Quinnell downward-facing red arrow 63'
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Nathan Budgett
RL 5 Andy Moore
LL 4 Ian Gough downward-facing red arrow 52'
TP 3 Chris Anthony downward-facing red arrow 77'
HK 2 Robin McBryde downward-facing red arrow 59'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams upward-facing green arrow 59'
PR 17 Spencer John upward-facing green arrow 77'
LK 18 Chris Wyatt upward-facing green arrow 52'
FL 19 Brett Sinkinson upward-facing green arrow 63'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 52'
FH 21 Iestyn Harris upward-facing green arrow 59'
FB 22 Rhys Williams upward-facing green arrow 22'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Gert Peens
RW 14 Roberto Pedrazzi downward-facing red arrow 67'
OC 13 Mirco Bergamasco downward-facing red arrow 65'
IC 12 Cristian Stoica
LW 11 Nicola Mazzucato
FH 10 Ramiro Pez downward-facing red arrow 65'
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Carlo Checchinato
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico Yellow card 50'
RL 5 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 60'
LL 4 Mark Giacheri
TP 3 Salvatore Perugini downward-facing red arrow 69'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP 1 Giampiero de Carli downward-facing red arrow 48'
Substitutions:
PR 16 Federico Pucciariello upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 Andrea Lo Cicero upward-facing green arrow 48'
FL 18 Andrea Benatti upward-facing green arrow 67'
N8 19 Matthew Phillips upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
FH 21 Francesco Mazzariol upward-facing green arrow 65'
CE 22 Giovanni Raineri upward-facing green arrow 65'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

2 March 2002
Ireland 43–22 Scotland
Try: O'Driscoll (3) 25' m, 39' c, 79' c
Horgan 33' c
Easterby 64' m
Con: Humphreys (2) 34', 40'
O'Gara 79'
Pen: Humphreys (4) 1', 50', 53', 58'
ReportTry: Leslie 70' c
Con: Laney 70'
Pen: Laney (5) 10', 14', 23', 40', 46'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Geordan Murphy
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Kevin Maggs
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys downward-facing red arrow 78'
SH 9 Peter Stringer downward-facing red arrow 79'
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 David Wallace
BF 6 Eric Miller downward-facing red arrow 47'
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Mick Galwey downward-facing red arrow 71'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Frankie Sheahan downward-facing red arrow 34'
LP 1 Peter Clohessy downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Shane Byrne upward-facing green arrow 34'
PR 17 Paul Wallace upward-facing green arrow 78'
LK 18 Gary Longwell upward-facing green arrow 71'
FL 19 Simon Easterby upward-facing green arrow 47'
SH 20 Guy Easterby upward-facing green arrow 79'
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 78'
CE 22 Rob Henderson
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Brendan Laney
RW 14 Glenn Metcalfe downward-facing red arrow 71'
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 Andrew Henderson
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Budge Pountney Yellow card 59'
BF 6 Jason White downward-facing red arrow 56'
RL 5 Stuart Grimes
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart downward-facing red arrow 63'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
FL 16 Jon Petrie
PR 17 George Graham upward-facing green arrow 63'
FL 18 Martin Leslie upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 19 Graeme Beveridge
FH 20 Duncan Hodge
WG 21 Kenny Logan
HK 22 Robbie Russell upward-facing green arrow 71'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
23 March 2002
Ireland 32–17 Italy
Try: Kelly (2) 38' c, 47' m
Hickie 75' m
Con: O'Gara 39'
Pen: Humphreys (4) 4', 11', 16', 60'
O'Gara 40'
ReportTry: Ma. Bergamasco 53' c
De Carli 79' c
Con: Dominguez (2) 54', 80'
Pen: Peens 43'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 John Kelly
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Shane Horgan
LW 11 Denis Hickie downward-facing red arrow 79'
FH 10 David Humphreys red cross icon 32' to 40'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 David Wallace downward-facing red arrow 79'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly downward-facing red arrow 70'
LL 4 Gary Longwell
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Shane Byrne
LP 1 Peter Clohessy downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Frankie Sheahan
PR 17 Paul Wallace upward-facing green arrow 76'
LK 18 Paul O'Connell upward-facing green arrow 70'
N8 19 Eric Miller upward-facing green arrow 79'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 32' downward-facing red arrow 40'
WG 22 Tyrone Howe upward-facing green arrow 79'
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan
FB 15 Gert Peens
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC 13 Cristian Stoica
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Matthew Phillips downward-facing red arrow 67'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Mark Giacheri
LL 4 Marco Bortolami downward-facing red arrow 60'
TP 3 Salvatore Perugini Yellow card 24' downward-facing red arrow 37'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi
LP 1 Giampiero de Carli Yellow card 40'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andrea Moretti
PR 17 Federico Pucciariello upward-facing green arrow 37'
LK 18 Santiago Dellapè upward-facing green arrow 60'
FL 19 Andrea de Rossi upward-facing green arrow 67'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini
FH 21 Ramiro Pez
CE 22 Cristian Zanoletti
Coach:
Brad Johnstone

23 March 2002
England 50–10 Wales
Try: Greenwood 9' c
Wilkinson 43' c
Luger (2) 64' c, 67' c
Stimpson 79' c
Con: Wilkinson (5) 10', 44', 65', 69', 79'
Pen: Wilkinson (4) 21', 36', 40', 53'
Drop: Wilkinson 4'
ReportTry: Harris 72' c
Con: Harris 73'
Pen: Harris 29'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
FB 15 Austin Healey
RW 14 Ben Cohen
OC 12 Mike Tindall downward-facing red arrow 64'
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Dan Luger
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Kyran Bracken downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Richard Hill downward-facing red arrow 79'
OF 7 Neil Back
BF 6 Lewis Moody red cross icon 42' to 51'
RL 5 Ben Kay red cross icon 19' to 27'
LL 4 Danny Grewcock
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Graham Rowntree
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dorian West upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Jason Leonard
N8 18 Martin Corry upward-facing green arrow 19' downward-facing red arrow 27'
FL 19 Joe Worsley upward-facing green arrow 42' downward-facing red arrow 51' upward-facing green arrow 79'
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 21 Charlie Hodgson
FB 22 Tim Stimpson upward-facing green arrow 64'
Coach:
Clive Woodward
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Dafydd James
OC 13 Gareth Thomas downward-facing red arrow 49'
IC 12 Andy Marinos
LW 11 Craig Morgan
FH 10 Iestyn Harris
SH 9 Rob Howley downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Scott Quinnell
OF 7 Martyn Williams downward-facing red arrow 50'
BF 6 Nathan Budgett
RL 5 Chris Wyatt downward-facing red arrow 51'
LL 4 Andy Moore
TP 3 Chris Anthony
HK 2 Robin McBryde downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas
Substitutions:
HK 16 Barry Williams upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 Spencer John
LK 18 Ian Gough upward-facing green arrow 51'
FL 19 Colin Charvis upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 21 Stephen Jones
CE 22 Tom Shanklin upward-facing green arrow 49'
Coach:
Graham Henry

23 March 2002
Scotland 10–22 France
Try: Redpath 53' c
Con: Laney 54'
Pen: Laney 7'
ReportTry: Marsh (2) 16' c, 41' m
Galthié 46' c
Con: Merceron (2) 17', 47'
Pen: Merceron 29'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
FB 15 Brendan Laney
RW 14 Glenn Metcalfe
OC 13 James McLaren downward-facing red arrow 74'
IC 12 John Leslie
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie red cross icon 26' to 40'
RL 5 Jason White
LL 4 Scott Murray downward-facing red arrow 58'
TP 3 Mattie Stewart downward-facing red arrow 57'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch downward-facing red arrow 71'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell upward-facing green arrow 71'
PR 17 George Graham upward-facing green arrow 57'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 19 Jon Petrie upward-facing green arrow 26' downward-facing red arrow 40'
SH 20 Graeme Beveridge
FH 21 Duncan Hodge
WG 22 Kenny Logan upward-facing green arrow 74'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque downward-facing red arrow 48'
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Tony Marsh
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 David Bory
FH 10 Gérald Merceron
SH 9 Fabien Galthié
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne
BF 6 Serge Betsen downward-facing red arrow 73'
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet
LL 4 Fabien Pelous downward-facing red arrow 62'
TP 3 Jean-Baptiste Poux downward-facing red arrow 58'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Olivier Azam
PR 17 Sylvain Marconnet upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 18 Thibaut Privat upward-facing green arrow 62'
FL 19 Rémy Martin upward-facing green arrow 73'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni
FH 21 François Gelez
WG 22 Jimmy Marlu upward-facing green arrow 48'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
6 April 2002
Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand
)
FB 15 Nicolas Brusque
RW 14 Aurélien Rougerie
OC 13 Tony Marsh
IC 12 Damien Traille
LW 11 David Bory downward-facing red arrow 77'
FH 10 Gérald Merceron downward-facing red arrow 64'
SH 9 Fabien Galthié downward-facing red arrow 77'
N8 8 Imanol Harinordoquy
OF 7 Olivier Magne downward-facing red arrow 77'
BF 6 Serge Betsen
RL 5 Olivier Brouzet downward-facing red arrow 73'
LL 4 Fabien Pelous
TP 3 Pieter de Villiers downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 Raphaël Ibañez downward-facing red arrow 77'
LP 1 Jean-Jacques Crenca
Substitutions:
HK 16 Olivier Azam upward-facing green arrow 77'
PR 17 Jean-Baptiste Poux upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 18 David Auradou upward-facing green arrow 73'
FL 19 Rémy Martin upward-facing green arrow 77'
SH 20 Pierre Mignoni upward-facing green arrow 77'
FH 21 François Gelez upward-facing green arrow 64'
FB 22 Jimmy Marlu upward-facing green arrow 77'
Coach:
Bernard Laporte
FB 15 Girvan Dempsey
RW 14 Shane Horgan
OC 13 Brian O'Driscoll
IC 12 Rob Henderson
LW 11 Denis Hickie
FH 10 David Humphreys downward-facing red arrow 49'
SH 9 Peter Stringer
N8 8 Anthony Foley
OF 7 David Wallace downward-facing red arrow 49'
BF 6 Simon Easterby
RL 5 Malcolm O'Kelly
LL 4 Gary Longwell downward-facing red arrow 64'
TP 3 John Hayes
HK 2 Keith Wood
LP 1 Peter Clohessy downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Shane Byrne
PR 17 Paul Wallace upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 18 Paul O'Connell upward-facing green arrow 64'
FL 19 Keith Gleeson upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 20 Guy Easterby
FH 21 Ronan O'Gara upward-facing green arrow 49'
WG 22 John Kelly
Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan

6 April 2002
Wales 22–27 Scotland
Try: R. Williams 45' c
Con: S. Jones 46'
Pen: S. Jones (5) 8', 14', 16', 62', 78'
ReportTry: Bulloch (2) 18' m, 28' c
Con: Laney 30'
Pen: Laney (4) 40', 59', 75', 79'
Hodge 79'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
FB 15 Kevin Morgan
RW 14 Rhys Williams
OC 13 Mark Taylor
IC 12 Andy Marinos downward-facing red arrow 44'
LW 11 Craig Morgan downward-facing red arrow 73'
FH 10 Stephen Jones
SH 9 Rob Howley downward-facing red arrow 66'
N8 8 Colin Charvis
OF 7 Martyn Williams
BF 6 Nathan Budgett downward-facing red arrow 40'
RL 5 Andy Moore downward-facing red arrow 12'
LL 4 Ian Gough
TP 3 Chris Anthony
HK 2 Barry Williams downward-facing red arrow 44'
LP 1 Iestyn Thomas downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robin McBryde upward-facing green arrow 44'
PR 17 Spencer John upward-facing green arrow 58'
LK 18 Chris Wyatt upward-facing green arrow 12'
FL 19 Gavin Thomas upward-facing green arrow 40'
SH 20 Dwayne Peel upward-facing green arrow 66'
FH 21 Iestyn Harris upward-facing green arrow 44'
WG 22 Dafydd James upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
Graham Henry
FB 15 Brendan Laney downward-facing red arrow 79'
RW 14 Kenny Logan downward-facing red arrow 60'
OC 13 James McLaren
IC 12 John Leslie
LW 11 Chris Paterson
FH 10 Gregor Townsend
SH 9 Bryan Redpath
N8 8 Simon Taylor
OF 7 Budge Pountney
BF 6 Martin Leslie downward-facing red arrow 71'
RL 5 Jason White downward-facing red arrow 58'
LL 4 Scott Murray
TP 3 Mattie Stewart downward-facing red arrow 40'
HK 2 Gordon Bulloch downward-facing red arrow 78'
LP 1 Tom Smith
Substitutions:
HK 16 Robbie Russell upward-facing green arrow 78'
PR 17 George Graham upward-facing green arrow 40'
LK 18 Stuart Grimes upward-facing green arrow 58'
FL 19 Jon Petrie upward-facing green arrow 71'
SH 20 Graeme Beveridge
FH 21 Duncan Hodge upward-facing green arrow 79'
FB 22 Glenn Metcalfe upward-facing green arrow 60'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

7 April 2002
Italy 9–45 England
Pen: Domínguez (3) 5', 44', 51'ReportTry: Greenwood (2) 8' c, 68' c
Cohen 24' c
Robinson 36' c
Dallaglio 59' c
Healey 80' c
Con: Wilkinson (5) 9', 25', 37', 68', 80'
Dawson 61'
Pen: Wilkinson 2'
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
FB 15 Gert Peens downward-facing red arrow 73'
RW 14 Nicola Mazzucato
OC 13 Cristian Stoica downward-facing red arrow 80'
IC 12 Giovanni Raineri downward-facing red arrow 49'
LW 11 Denis Dallan
FH 10 Diego Domínguez
SH 9 Alessandro Troncon
N8 8 Matthew Phillips downward-facing red arrow 49'
OF 7 Mauro Bergamasco
BF 6 Aaron Persico
RL 5 Mark Giacheri downward-facing red arrow 59'
LL 4 Marco Bortolami
TP 3 Federico Pucciariello downward-facing red arrow 59' upward-facing green arrow 79'
HK 2 Alessandro Moscardi downward-facing red arrow 73'
LP 1 Giampiero de Carli downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Andrea Moretti upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 17 Carlos Nieto upward-facing green arrow 59'
LK 18 Santiago Dellapè upward-facing green arrow 59'
FL 19 Andrea de Rossi upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 20 Matteo Mazzantini upward-facing green arrow 80'
FH 21 Ramiro Pez upward-facing green arrow 73'
CE 22 Cristian Zanoletti upward-facing green arrow 49'
Coach:
Brad Johnstone
FB 15 Jason Robinson
RW 14 Dan Luger
OC 12 Mike Tindall
IC 13 Will Greenwood
LW 11 Ben Cohen
FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson
SH 9 Kyran Bracken downward-facing red arrow 56'
N8 8 Richard Hill
OF 7 Neil Back downward-facing red arrow 56'
BF 6 Lewis Moody
RL 5 Ben Kay
LL 4 Danny Grewcock red cross icon 19' to 23' downward-facing red arrow 56'
TP 3 Julian White
HK 2 Steve Thompson downward-facing red arrow 72'
LP 1 Graham Rowntree downward-facing red arrow 56'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Dorian West upward-facing green arrow 72'
PR 17 Jason Leonard upward-facing green arrow 56'
LK 18 Martin Johnson upward-facing green arrow 19' downward-facing red arrow 23' upward-facing green arrow 56'
N8 19 Lawrence Dallaglio upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 20 Matt Dawson upward-facing green arrow 56'
FH 21 Charlie Hodgson
WG 22 Austin Healey
Coach:
Clive Woodward