2000 Six Nations Championship
The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the addition of Italy to the Five Nations. It was the 106th season of the championship overall.
| 2000 Six Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 5 February – 2 April 2000 | ||
| Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | England (23rd title) | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 75 (5 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Jonny Wilkinson (78) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Ben Cohen (5) Austin Healey (5) Brian O'Driscoll (5) | ||
| |||
The title was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam.
Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations. Italy did not win any of their other games and finished in sixth place.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.