2005 Six Nations Championship

Participants

Squads

Table

Results

Round 1

• 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.

• 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 ever at Millennium Stadium.
• Shane Williams scored his first try ever against England.

Round 2

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

• 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.

  Round 3

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

  Round 4

• This was the first hat-trick in the Six Nations since Jason Robinson against Italy in 2004.

Round 5

• 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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