2002 Six Nations Championship

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.

2002 Six Nations Championship
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)
Calcutta Cup England
Millennium Trophy England
Centenary Quaich Ireland
Matches played15
Tries scored75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Gerald Merceron (80)
Top try scorer(s) Will Greenwood (5)
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Participants

The teams involved were:

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

Squads
For each nation's squad for the 2002 Six Nations Championship, see 2002 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table
Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1 France 550015675+811510
2 England 540118453+131238
3 Ireland 5302145138+7166
4 Scotland 520391128−3764
5 Wales 5104119188−69112
6 Italy 500570183−11340

Results

Round 1
2 February 2002
France  33–12  Italy
Try: Traille
Betsen
Con: Merceron
Pen: Merceron (7)
 Report Pen: Dominguez (4)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
2 February 2002
Scotland  3–29  England
Pen: Hodge
 Report Try: Robinson (2)
Tindall
Cohen
Con: Wilkinson(2)
Hodgson
Pen: Wilkinson
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
3 February 2002
Ireland  54–10  Wales
Try: Murphy (2)
O'Connell
Hickie
Gleeson
O'Gara
Con: Humphreys
O'Gara (2)
Pen: Humphreys (6)
 Report Try: S. Jones
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina)

Round 2
16 February 2002
Wales  33–37  France
Try: C. Quinnell
K. Morgan
Budgett
Con: S. Jones (3)
Pen: S. Jones (4)
 Report Try: Marsh (2)
Rougerie
Con: Merceron (2)
Pen: Merceron (4)
Traille
Drop: Merceron
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
16 February 2002
England  45–11  Ireland
Try: Greenwood (2)
Wilkinson
Cohen
Worsley
Kay
Con: Wilkinson (6)
Pen: Wilkinson
 Report Try: O'Gara
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)
16 February 2002
Italy  12–29  Scotland
Pen: Dominguez (4)
 Report Try: Townsend
Laney
Con: Laney (2)
Pen: Laney (5)
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

Round 3
2 March 2002
France  20–15  England
Try: Merceron
Harinordoquy
Con: Merceron (2)
Pen: Merceron (2)
 Report Try: Robinson
Cohen
Con: Wilkinson
Pen: Wilkinson
2 March 2002
Ireland  43–22  Scotland
Try: O'Driscoll (3)
Horgan
Easterby
Con: Humphreys (2)
O'Gara
Pen: Humphreys (4)
 Report Try: Leslie
Con: Laney
Pen: Laney (5)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)
2 March 2002
Wales  44–20  Italy
Try: C. Morgan
James
R. Williams
S. Quinnell
Marinos
Con: S. Jones (5)
Pen: S. Jones (3)
 Report Try: Checchinato
Mazzariol
Con: Pez
Peens
Pen: Pez
Peens
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 58,349
Referee: Chris White (England)

Round 4
23 March 2002
Ireland  32–17  Italy
Try: Kelly (2)
Hickie
Con: O'Gara
Pen: Humphreys (4)
O'Gara
 Report Try: Ma. Bergamasco
De Carli
Con: Dominguez (2)
Pen: Peens
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Rob Dickson (Scotland)
23 March 2002
England  50–10  Wales
Try: Luger (2)
Greenwood
Wilkinson
Stimpson
Con: Wilkinson (5)
Pen: Wilkinson (4)
Drop: Wilkinson
 Report Try: Harris
Con: Harris
Pen: Harris
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)
23 March 2002
Scotland  10–22  France
Try: Redpath
Con: Laney
Pen: Laney
 Report Try: Marsh (2)
Galthié
Con: Merceron (2)
Pen: Merceron
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Round 5
6 April 2002
France  44–5  Ireland
Try: Betsen (2)
Brusque (2)
Rougerie
Con: Merceron (2)
Pen: Merceron (4)
Gelez
 Report Try: Wood
6 April 2002
Wales  22–27  Scotland
Try: R. Williams
Con: S. Jones
Pen: S. Jones (5)
 Report Try: Bulloch (2)
Con: Laney
Pen: Laney (4)
Hodge
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
7 April 2002
Italy  9–45  England
Pen: Dominguez (3)
 Report Try: Greenwood (2)
Cohen
Robinson
Dallaglio
Healey
Con: Wilkinson (5)
Dawson
Pen: Wilkinson
Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

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