2004 Six Nations Championship
France's Grand Slam year, Italy's fifth Six Nations.
The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy, and overall the 110th series of the international championship. France won the competition, also winning the Grand Slam; Ireland won the Triple Crown, sweeping their matches against Wales, England and Scotland, and Scotland were whitewashed, earning the wooden spoon.
Quick Facts
- Date
- 14 February – 27 March 2004
- Countries
- ENG
- FRA (1974)
- IRE
- ITA
- SCO
- WAL
- Champions
- FRA (1974)
- Grand slam
- FRA, 1974 (8th title)
- Triple crown
- IRE (7th title)
- Matches
- 15
- Tries
- 68
- Top point scorer
- WAL Stephen Jones (55)
Facts from the source article.
Background
Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss, and the first tiebreaker was points difference. Italy opened at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome with a 9–50 defeat by England on 15 February. In Round 2, on 21 February 2004, France beat Italy 25–0 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis in front of 79,080, with tries from Imanol Harinordoquy (25', 64') and Pépito Elhorga (74'), two conversions by Jean-Baptiste Élissalde and penalties by Élissalde and Damien Traille, refereed by Alan Lewis of Ireland. Italy went on to beat Scotland 20–14 in Rome, then lost 19–3 in Ireland and 44–10 in Wales. Ireland won at Twickenham for the first time since 1994, England's first defeat there since the 1999 World Cup.
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