2001 Six Nations Championship - Wikipedia
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| 2001 Six Nations Championship | ||
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| Date | 3 February – 20 October 2001 | |
| Countries |  England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales | |
| Tournament statistics | ||
| Champions | England (24th title) | |
| Matches played | 15 | |
| Tries scored | 75 (5 per match) | |
| Top point scorer(s) | Jonny Wilkinson (89) | |
| Top try scorer(s) | Will Greenwood (6) | |
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The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 107th international championship overall. The tournament was affected by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease foot-and-mouth in Britain. As a consequence, there were restrictions on travel and Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations were postponed until September and October.
The eventual winners were England for the second year running, although they once again missed out on the Grand Slam at the final hurdle, losing to Ireland in the final match of the tournament in October. Despite their final match defeat, England set new records for points scored (229), tries scored (29) and overall points difference (+149).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts |
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| 1 | England
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 80 | +149 | 29 | 8 |
| 2 | Ireland
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 89 | +40 | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | Scotland
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 116 | −24 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Wales
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 166 | −41 | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | France
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 138 | −23 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 207 | −101 | 8 | 0 |
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| England | 80–23 | Italy |
| Try: Healey (2) 13' c, 18' c Balshaw (2) 34' c, 75' c Cohen 41' c Regan 55' c Worsley 61' c Greenwood 69' c Wilkinson 78' c Dallaglio 79' m Con: Wilkinson (9) 14', 21', 35', 42', 57', 62', 70', 76', 79' Pen: Wilkinson (4) 9', 31', 38', 40' | Report | Try: Dallan 5' c Checchinato 23' c Con: Scanavacca (2) 6', 25' Pen: Scanavacca (3) 16', 27', 40' |
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| France | 35–43 | Wales |
| Try: Bonetti 7' c Bernat-Salles 59' c Con: Merceron 8' Lamaison 60' Pen: Merceron (4) 10', 15', 25', 30' Lamaison (3) 49', 65', 72' | Report | Try: Howley 36' c Quinnell 46' c James 52' c Jenkins 80' c Con: Jenkins (4) 37', 47', 53', 80' Pen: Jenkins (3) 14', 27', 33' Drop: Jenkins (2) 50', 77' |
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Notes:
- Referee Tappe Henning was injured during the game and replaced by touch judge David McHugh.
| Italy | 23–33 | Wales |
| Try: Checchinato 75' m Pen: Domínguez (5) 1', 9', 37', 40', 51' Drop: Domínguez 46' | Report | Try: Cooper 6' c Gibbs (2) 29' c, 49' c Con: Jenkins (3) 7', 30', 49' Pen: Jenkins (4) 12', 40', 56', 79' |
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