2001 Women's Five Nations Championship

{{short description|Rugby union competition}}

{{Infobox Six Nations Championship

| name = 2001 Women's Five Nations Championship

| image =

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| caption =

| date = 3 February 2001 - 8 April 2001

| countries = {{ruw|ENG}}
{{ruw|SCO}}
{{ruw|WAL}}
{{ruw|FRA}}
{{ruw|ESP}}

| champions = {{ruw|ENG}}

| count = 5

| grand slam = {{ruw|ENG}} (5th title)

| triple crown = {{ruw|ENG}} (5th title)

| matches = 10

| attendance =

| tries =

| top point scorer =

| top try scorer =

| website =

| previous year = 2000

| previous tournament = 2000 Women's Five Nations Championship

| next year = 2002

| next tournament = 2002 Women's Six Nations Championship

}}

The 2001 Women's Five Nations Championship was the third and final series of the rugby union Women's Five Nations Championship and was won by {{nrut|England}}, who achieved the Grand Slam. It should have been a six nations championship, but for the second year running Ireland withdrew from some fixtures.

Final table

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|for_against_style=points|winpoints=2

|team1=ENG|name_ENG={{ruw|ENG}}

|team2=FRA|pos_FRA=2=|name_FRA={{ruw|FRA}}

|team3=ESP|pos_ESP=2=|name_ESP={{ruw|ESP}}

|team4=SCO|name_SCO={{ruw|SCO}}

|team5=WAL|name_WAL={{ruw|WAL}}

|win_ENG=4|draw_ENG=0|loss_ENG=0|pf_ENG=135|pa_ENG=18

|win_FRA=2|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=2|pf_FRA=43|pa_FRA=59

|win_ESP=2|draw_ESP=0|loss_ESP=2|pf_ESP=31|pa_ESP=47

|win_SCO=2|draw_SCO=0|loss_SCO=2|pf_SCO=41|pa_SCO=60

|win_WAL=0|draw_WAL=0|loss_WAL=4|pf_WAL=3|pa_WAL=69

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|result1=A

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Results

{{rugbybox

| date = 2001-02-03

| team1 = {{ruw-rt|FRA}}

| score = 13–0{{Cite web |title=Women 2001 |url=http://www.todor66.com/rugby/Six_Nations/Women_2001.html |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Women's Five Nations Championship |url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/3007?Stagione=2001 |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=The Rugby Archive |language=en}}

| team2 = {{ruw|SCO}}

| stadium = Saint Denis

}}

{{rugbybox

| date = 2001-02-04

| team1 = {{ruw-rt|WAL}}

| score = 0–18

| team2 = {{ruw|ENG}}

| stadium = Newport

}}

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{{rugbybox

| date = 2001-02-18

| team1 = {{ruw-rt|ENG}}

| score = 28–12

| team2 = {{ruw|ESP}}

| stadium = Worcester

}}

{{rugbybox

| date = 2001-02-18

| team1 = {{ruw-rt|SCO}}

| score = 22–0

| team2 = {{ruw|WAL}}

| stadium = Meggetland

}}

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{{rugbybox

| date = 2001-03-03

| team1 = {{ruw-rt|ESP}}

| score = 6–0

| team2 = {{ruw|FRA}}

| stadium = Madrid

}}

{{rugbybox

| date = 2001-03-04

| team1 = {{ruw-rt|ENG}}

| score = 39–0

| team2 = {{ruw|SCO}}

| stadium = Richmond

}}

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{{rugbybox

| date = 2001-03-16

| team1 = {{ruw-rt|FRA}}

| score = 24–3

| team2 = {{ruw|WAL}}

| stadium = Nanterre

}}

{{rugbybox

| date = 2001-03-18

| team1 = {{ruw-rt|SCO}}

| score = 19–8

| team2 = {{ruw|ESP}}

| stadium = Melrose

}}

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{{rugbybox

| date = 2001-04-08

| team1 = {{ruw-rt|ENG}}

| score = 50–6

| team2 = {{ruw|FRA}}

| stadium = Northampton

}}

{{rugbybox

| date = 2001-04-08

| team1 = {{ruw-rt|WAL}}

| score = 0–5

| team2 = {{ruw|ESP}}

| stadium = Wrexham

}}

See also

References

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