2002 Six Nations Championship | |||
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France playing England on 2 March 2002 | |||
Date | 2 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 played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 75 (5 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Gérald Merceron (80) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Will Greenwood (5) | ||
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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
Squads
For each nation's squad for the 2002 Six Nations Championship, see 2002 Six Nations Championship squads.Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
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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 |
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' | Report | Pen: Dominguez (4) 2', 9', 20', 25' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
2 February 2002 |
Scotland | 3–29 | England |
Pen: Hodge 26' | Report | Try: Robinson (2) 7' m, 12' c Tindall 49' c Cohen 79' c Con: Wilkinson (2) 14', 50' Hodgson 80' Pen: Wilkinson 63' |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
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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' | Report | Try: S. Jones 61' c Con: S. Jones 62' Pen: S. Jones 40' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Pablo de Luca (Argentina) |
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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' | Report | Try: 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) |
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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' | Report | Try: O'Gara 59' m Pen: Humphreys (2) 8', 28' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia) |
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16 February 2002 |
Italy | 12–29 | Scotland |
Pen: Dominguez (4) 8', 25', 49', 55' | Report | Try: 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) |
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2 March 2002 |
France | 20–15 | England |
Try: Merceron 9' c Harinordoquy 18' c Con: Merceron (2) 11', 19' Pen: Merceron (2) 36', 59' | Report | Try: 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) |
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2 March 2002 |
Wales | 44–20 | Italy |
Try: C. Morgan 1' c James 11' c R. Williams 44' c S. Quinnell 51' c Marinos 54' c Con: S. Jones (5) 2', 12', 45', 52', 55' Pen: S. Jones (3) 18', 24', 36' | Report | Try: Checchinato 20' c Raineri 73' c Con: Pez 22' Peens 75' Pen: Pez 5' Peens 31' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 58,349 Referee: Chris White (England) |
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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' | Report | Try: Leslie 70' c Con: Laney 70' Pen: Laney (5) 10', 14', 23', 40', 46' |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) |
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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' | Report | Try: 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) |
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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' | Report | Try: Harris 72' c Con: Harris 73' Pen: Harris 29' |
Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
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23 March 2002 |
Scotland | 10–22 | France |
Try: Redpath 53' c Con: Laney 54' Pen: Laney 7' | Report | Try: 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) |
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6 April 2002 |
France | 44–5 | Ireland |
Try: Betsen (2) 2' c, 56' m Brusque (2) 26' m, 78' m Rougerie 31' c Con: Merceron (2) 3', 31' Pen: Merceron (4) 13', 23', 38', 48' Gelez 77' | Report | Try: Wood 10' m |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 79,978 Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand) |
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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' | Report | Try: 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) |
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7 April 2002 |
Italy | 9–45 | England |
Pen: Domínguez (3) 5', 44', 51' | Report | Try: 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) |
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Honours | |||||||||||||
- 2002 Six Nations Championship
- 2002 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 2001–02 in European rugby union
- 2001–02 in Irish rugby union
- 2001–02 in English rugby union
- 2001–02 in Welsh rugby union
- 2001–02 in Scottish rugby union
- 2001–02 in French rugby union
- 2001–02 in Italian rugby union
- February 2002 sports events in Europe
- March 2002 sports events in Europe
- April 2002 sports events in Europe