2005 Six Nations Championship

{{for|each nation's squad for the 2005 Six Nations Championship|2005 Six Nations Championship squads}}

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|team1=WAL|name_WAL={{ru|WAL}}

|team2=FRA|name_FRA={{ru|FRA|1974}}

|team3=IRE|name_IRE={{ru|IRE}}

|team4=ENG|name_ENG={{ru|ENG}}

|team5=SCO|name_SCO={{ru|SCO}}

|team6=ITA|name_ITA={{ru|ITA}}

|win_WAL=5|draw_WAL=0|loss_WAL=0|pf_WAL=151|pa_WAL=77|tf_WAL=17

|win_FRA=4|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=1|pf_FRA=134|pa_FRA=82|tf_FRA=13

|win_IRE=3|draw_IRE=0|loss_IRE=2|pf_IRE=126|pa_IRE=101|tf_IRE=12

|win_ENG=2|draw_ENG=0|loss_ENG=3|pf_ENG=121|pa_ENG=77|tf_ENG=16

|win_SCO=1|draw_SCO=0|loss_SCO=4|pf_SCO=84|pa_SCO=155|tf_SCO=8

|win_ITA=0|draw_ITA=0|loss_ITA=5|pf_ITA=55|pa_ITA=179|tf_ITA=5

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|class_rules = Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker was points difference.

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|date=5 February 2005

|time=14:00 GMT

|team1={{ru-rt|FRA|1974}}

|score=16–9

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/france-v-scotland-05022005-1500 Report]

|team2={{ru|SCO}}

|try1=Traille 77' c

|con1=Michalak (1/1) 78'

|pen1=Delaigue 49', 54'

|drop1=Delaigue 73'

|pen2=Paterson (3) 2', 39', 42'

|stadium=Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|attendance=78,069

|referee=Nigel Williams (Wales)

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Notes:

• This was Scotland's narrowest defeat at Stade de France in the Championship until 2017.
• This was Yann Delaigue's first match in the Championship since 1995.

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{{rugbybox

|date=5 February 2005

|time=17:30 GMT

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

|score=11–9

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/wales-v-england-05022005-1730 Report]

|team2={{ru|ENG}}

|try1=S. Williams 9' m

|pen1=S. Jones 22'
Henson 76'

|pen2=Hodgson (3) 14', 48', 69'

|stadium=Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

|attendance=74,500

|referee=Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

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Notes:

• This was Wales' first victory against England since 1999.
• This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Six Nations.
• This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Championship since 1998.
• This was England's first defeat at Millennium Stadium.
• Shane Williams scored his first try against England.

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{{rugbybox

|date=6 February 2005

|time=14:30 GMT

|team1={{ru-rt|ITA}}

|score=17–28

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/italy-v-ireland-06022005-1530 Report]

|team2={{ru|IRE}}

|try1=Castrogiovanni 79' m

|pen1=Orquera 7'
De Marigny (3) 34', 43', 60'

|try2=Murphy 25' m
Stringer 49' c
Hickie 75' c

|con2=O'Gara (2) 50', 76'

|pen2=O'Gara (3) 21', 54', 72'

|stadium=Stadio Flaminio, Rome

|attendance=24,026

|referee=Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

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{{rugbybox

|date=12 February 2005

|time=13:30 GMT

|team1={{ru-rt|ITA}}

|score=8–38

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/italy-v-wales-12022005-1430 Report]

|team2={{ru|WAL}}

|try1=Orquera 10' m

|pen1=De Marigny 44'

|try2=J. Thomas 4' c
Shanklin 20' m
M. Williams 40' c
Cockbain 53' c
S. Williams 56' c
Sidoli 71' m

|con2=S. Jones (4) 5', 40', 53', 57'

|stadium=Stadio Flaminio, Rome

|attendance=24,800

|referee=Andrew Cole (Australia)

}}

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Notes:

• This was Italy's biggest defeat against Wales at Stadio Flaminio.

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{{rugbybox

|date=12 February 2005

|time=16:00 GMT

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

|score=13–40

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/scotland-v-ireland-12022005-1600 Report]

|team2={{ru|IRE}}

|try1=Southwell 11' m
Petrie 58' m

|pen1=Paterson 8'

|try2=O'Kelly 23' c
O'Connell 38' m
Hickie 42' c
Hayes 72' m
Duffy 79' c

|con2=O'Gara (2) 24', 44'
Humphreys 79'

|pen2=O'Gara (3) 18', 35', 48'

|stadium=Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|attendance=64,826

|referee=Joël Jutge (France)

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{{rugbybox

|date=13 February 2005

|time=15:00 GMT

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

|score=17–18

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/england-v-france-13022005-1500 Report]

|team2={{ru|FRA|1974}}

|try1=Barkley 18' c
Lewsey 35' c

|con1=Hodgson (2) 19', 36'

|pen1=Hodgson 26'

|pen2=Yachvili (6) 4', 28', 51', 56', 62', 69'

|stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London

|attendance=82,000

|referee=Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

}}

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Notes:

• This was England's first defeat against France at Twickenham Stadium since 1997.
• This is England's narrowest defeat in the Championship.
• Dimitri Yachvili scored 18 points beating Gérald Merceron's 14 points in 2001. This was the record against England until 2016.

{{rugbybox

|date=26 February 2005

|time=14:00 GMT

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

|score=18–10

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/scotland-v-italy-26022005-1400 Report]

|team2={{ru|ITA}}

|pen1=Paterson (6) 4', 30', 49', 52', 69', 74'

|try2=Masi 77' c

|con2=De Marigny 78'

|pen2=De Marigny 20'

|stadium=Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|attendance=63,823

|referee=Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

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{{rugbybox

|date=26 February 2005

|time=16:00 GMT

|team1={{ru-rt|FRA|1974}}

|score=18–24

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/france-v-wales-26022005-1700 Report]

|team2={{ru|WAL}}

|try1=Yachvili 3' c
Rougerie 11' m

|con1=Yachvili 4'

|pen1=Yachvili 25'

|drop1=Michalak 61'

|try2=M. Williams (2) 41' c, 44' m

|con2=S. Jones 41'

|pen2=S. Jones (3) 22', 40', 65'

|drop2=S. Jones 71'

|stadium=Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|attendance=80,000

|referee=Paul Honiss (New Zealand)

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{{rugbybox

|date=27 February 2005

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1={{ru-rt|IRE}}

|score=19–13

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/ireland-v-england-27022005-1500 Report]

|team2={{ru|ENG}}

|try1=O'Driscoll 57' c

|con1=O'Gara 58'

|pen1=O'Gara (2) 9', 12'

|drop1=O'Gara (2) 3', 32'

|try2=Corry 6' c

|con2=Hodgson 7'

|pen2=Hodgson 24'

|drop2=Hodgson 55'

|stadium=Lansdowne Road, Dublin

|attendance=49,000

|referee=Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

}}

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Notes:

• This is the first time England lost the first three games in the Championship since 1987.

{{rugbybox

|date=12 March 2005

|time=13:30 GMT

|team1={{ru-rt|IRE}}

|score=19–26

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/ireland-v-france-12032005-1330 Report]

|team2={{ru|FRA|1974}}

|try1=O'Driscoll 72' c

|con1=O'Gara 72'

|pen1=O'Gara (4) 7', 17', 24', 46'

|try2=Dominici (2) 27' m, 77' m
Baby 32' c

|con2=Yachvili 32'

|pen2=Yachvili (2) 20', 60'

|drop2=Delaigue 9'

|stadium=Lansdowne Road, Dublin

|attendance=48,452

|referee=Tony Spreadbury (England)

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date=12 March 2005

|time=16:00 GMT

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

|score=39–7

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/england-v-italy-12032005-1600 Report]

|team2={{ru|ITA}}

|try1=Cueto (3) 8' c, 40' m, 63' m
Thompson 36' c
Balshaw 59' m
Hazell 79' c

|con1=Hodgson (2) 9', 37'
Goode 79'

|pen1=Hodgson 6'

|try2=Troncon 44' c

|con2=Peens 46'

|stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London

|attendance=81,736

|referee=Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

}}

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Notes:

• Mark Cueto scored the first hat-trick in the Six Nations since Jason Robinson against Italy in 2004.

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{{rugbybox

|date=13 March 2005

|time=15:00 GMT

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

|score=22–46

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/scotland-v-wales-13032005-1500 Report]

|team2={{ru|WAL}}

|try1=Craig 52' c
R. Lamont 66' m
Paterson 69' c

|con1=Paterson (2) 53', 70'

|pen1=Paterson 21'

|try2=R. Jones 3' c
R. Williams (2) 9' c, 48' m
S. Williams 13' c
Morgan (2) 26' c, 38' c

|con2=S. Jones (5) 4', 10', 13', 26', 39'

|pen2=S. Jones (2) 17', 74'

|stadium=Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

|attendance=67,274

|referee=Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date=19 March 2005

|time=13:00 GMT

|team1={{ru-rt|ITA}}

|score=13–56

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/italy-v-france-19032005-1400 Report]

|team2={{ru|FRA|1974}}

|try1=Robertson 23' c

|con1=Peens 24'

|pen1=Peens (2) 2', 42'

|try2=Nyanga 9' c
Jauzion 14' c
Laharrague 33' c
Marty (2) 65' c, 76' m
Lamboley 70' c
Mignoni 79' c

|con2=Yachvili (4) 10', 15', 34', 66'
Michalak (2) 71', 79'

|pen2=Yachvili (3) 6', 49', 52'

|stadium=Stadio Flaminio, Rome

|attendance=23,638

|referee=Donal Courtney (Ireland)

}}

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{{rugbybox

|date=19 March 2005

|time=15:30 GMT

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

|score=32–20

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/wales-v-ireland-19032005-1530 Report]

|team2={{ru|IRE}}

|try1=Jenkins 15' c
Morgan 57' c

|con1=S. Jones (2) 16', 58'

|pen1=Henson 22'
S. Jones (4) 30', 42', 50', 70'

|drop1=Henson 12'

|try2=Horan 65' c
Murphy 72' c

|con2=Humphreys (2) 65', 73'

|pen2=O'Gara (2) 2', 34'

|stadium=Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

|attendance=74,376

|referee=Chris White (England)

}}

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Notes:

• This was Wales' first victory against Ireland since 2000.
• This was Wales' first victory against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium.
• This was Wales' first Grand Slam since 1978.
• This was Wales' first Triple Crown since 1988.

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{{rugbybox

|date=19 March 2005

|time=18:00 GMT

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

|score=43–22

|report=[https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/matches/2005/england-v-scotland-19032005-1800 Report]

|team2={{ru|SCO}}

|try1=Noon (3) 12' c, 21' c, 65' m
Worsley 25' m
Lewsey 33' c
Ellis 47' c
Cueto 69' m

|con1=Hodgson (4) 12', 22', 34', 48'

|try2=S. Lamont 39' c
Craig 44' c
Taylor 50' m

|con2=Paterson (2) 40', 45'

|pen2=Paterson 20'

|stadium=Twickenham Stadium, London

|attendance=82,000

|referee=Alain Rolland (Ireland)

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{{Commons category|2005 Six Nations Championship}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313194657/http://www.rbs6nations.com/resultsandstandings_2005.htm RBS 6 Nations]
• [http://sport.guardian.co.uk/sixnations2005 2005 Six Nations Championship Coverage] at the Guardian

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