2008 Six Nations Championship

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For each nation's squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship, see 2008 Six Nations Championship squads.

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries	Table points
1	Wales	5	5	0	0	148	66	+82	13	10
2	England	5	3	0	2	108	83	+25	8	6
3	France	5	3	0	2	103	93	+10	11	6
4	Ireland	5	2	0	3	93	99	−6	9	4
5	Scotland	5	1	0	4	69	123	−54	3	2
6	Italy	5	1	0	4	74	131	−57	6	2

Results

Week 1

2008-02-02 14:00 GMT
	Ireland	16 – 11	Italy	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 75,387 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
	Try: Dempsey 18' c Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 12', 57', 66'	(Report)	Try: Castrogiovanni 60' m Pen: Bortolussi (2/3) 38', 70'

Although Italy's try was credited to Sergio Parisse during the game, he later stated that it had in fact been scored by Martin Castrogiovanni.^[5]

2008-02-02 16:30 GMT
	England	19 – 26	Wales	Twickenham, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Craig Joubert
	Try: Flood 23' c Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 1', 11', 45' Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 17'	(Report)	Tries: Byrne 67' c Phillips 70' c Con: Hook (2) Pen: Hook (4/4) 4', 34', 57', 63'

This win was Wales' first over England at Twickenham for twenty years.

2008-02-03 15:00 GMT
	Scotland	6 – 27	France	Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,800 Referee: Alain Rolland ^[6]
	Pen: Parks (1/2) 30' Drop: Parks (1/2) 4'	(Report)	Tries: Clerc 12' c, 65' c Malzieu 23' c Con: Élissalde (2) Skrela Pen: Traille (2/2) 18', 55'

Week 2

2008-02-09 14:00 GMT
	Wales	30 – 15	Scotland	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,576 Referee: Bryce Lawrence
	Tries: S. Williams 13' c, 68' c Hook 46' c Con: Hook (2) S. Jones Pen: Hook (1/1) 28' S. Jones (2/2) 63', 71'	(Report)	Pen: Paterson (5/5) 10', 32', 42', 50', 55

2008-02-09 16:00 GMT
	France	26 – 21	Ireland	Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 76,500 Referee: Nigel Owens
	Tries: Clerc 14' c, 18' m, 35' c Heymans 48' c Con: Élissalde (3)	(Report)	Tries: Penalty try 55' c D. Wallace 59' m Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 17', 28', 74'

2008-02-10 14:30 GMT
	Italy	19 – 23	England	Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 30,625 Referee: Alain Rolland
	Try: Picone 76' c Con: Bortolussi Pen: Bortolussi (4/4) 5', 11', 44', 54'	(Report)	Tries: Sackey 3' c Flood 15' c Con: Wilkinson (2) Pen: Wilkinson (3/4) 31', 37', 57'

This is currently England's narrowest ever win over Italy

Week 3

2008-02-23 15:00 GMT
	Wales	47 – 8	Italy	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,305 Referee: Dave Pearson
	Tries: Byrne 28' c, 68' c Shanklin 42' c S. Williams 57' c, 74' c Con: S. Jones (3) Hook (2) Pen: S. Jones (4/4) 4', 11', 47', 50'	(Report)	Try: Castrogiovanni 12' m Pen: Marcato (1/2) 40+2'

2008-02-23 17:00 GMT
	Ireland	34 – 13	Scotland	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 74,234 Referee: Christophe Berdos
	Tries: D. Wallace 22' c Kearney 26' c Horan 41' m Bowe 62' c, 79' m Con: O'Gara (3) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 50'	(Report)	Try: Webster 53' c Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (2/2) 24', 31'

Ireland win the Centenary Quaich.

2008-02-23 20:00 GMT
	France	13 – 24	England	Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 79,593 Referee: Steve Walsh
	Try: Nallet 24' c Con: Traille Pen: Parra (1/1) 49' Yachvili (1/1) 74'	(Report)	Tries: Sackey 5' c Wigglesworth 79' m Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (3/5) 14', 29', 68' Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 64'

Jonny Wilkinson drew level with Wales' Neil Jenkins as the all-time leading point scorer in international rugby history. Including both men's points for the British and Irish Lions, the two have scored 1,090 career points.
This result left Wales as the only remaining team that can win the Grand Slam.
This was England's first Six Nations away win over France since the tournament started in 2000.

Week 4

2008-03-08 13:15 GMT
	Ireland	12 – 16	Wales	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes
	Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 5', 19', 62', 68'	(Report)	Try: S. Williams 51' c Con: S. Jones Pen: S. Jones (2/4) 26', 46' Hook (1/1) 76'	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Shane Williams draws level with Gareth Thomas as the all-time try leader for Wales with his 40th try.
Wales win the Triple Crown.

2008-03-08 15:15 GMT
	Scotland	15 – 9	England	Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,987 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
	Pen: Paterson (4/4) 9', 31', 40+2', 41' Parks (1/1) 48'	(Report)	Pen: Wilkinson (3/5) 27', 50', 53'

England's Jonny Wilkinson becomes the all-time scoring leader in international rugby history, surpassing Wales' Neil Jenkins. Wilkinson's new record now stands at 1,099 points. This figure was reached due to a decision by the IRB to count the Lions' match against Argentina in 2005 as a Test match.
Scotland win the Calcutta Cup.

2008-03-09 15:00 GMT
	France	25 – 13	Italy	Stade de France, Paris Attendance: 79,000 Referee: Alan Lewis
	Tries: Floch 13' c Jauzion 53' m Rougerie 66' c Con: Yachvili (2) Pen: Yachvili (2/2) 27', 37'	(Report)	Try: Castrogiovanni 58' c Con: Marcato Pen: Marcato (2/2) 18', 31'

France win their second consecutive Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.

Week 5

2008-03-15 13:00 GMT
	Italy	23 – 20	Scotland	Stadio Flaminio, Rome Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Nigel Owens
	Tries: Penalty try 13' c Canale 59' c Con: Marcato (2) Drop: Marcato (1/1) 79' Pen: Marcato (2/4) 36', 68'	(Report)	Tries: Hogg 21' c Blair 40' c Con: Paterson (2) Pen: Parks (1/1) 25' Paterson (1/1) 72'

Despite victory over the Scots, Italy win the "wooden spoon", having failed to win by the necessary five point margin required to avoid finishing at the bottom of the table.

2008-03-15 15:00 GMT
	England	33 – 10	Ireland	Twickenham, London Attendance: 82,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson
	Tries: Sackey 19' c Tait 57' c Noon 69' c Con: Cipriani (3) Pen: Cipriani (4/4) 12', 30', 44', 73'	(Report)	Try: Kearney 4' c Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 7'

England win the Millennium Trophy for the first time in 5 years.

2008-03-15 17:00 GMT
	Wales	29 – 12	France	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,609 Referee: Marius Jonker
	Tries: S. Williams 60' c M. Williams 77' c Con: S. Jones (2) Pen: Hook (3/5) 5', 18', 21' S. Jones (2/2) 63', 74'	(Report)	Pen: Élissalde (3/3) 19', 39', 46' Yachvili (1/1) 69'

Shane Williams takes sole possession of the all-time try scoring lead for Wales with his 41st try.
Wales win the Grand Slam and, in doing so, win their second Six Nations title in four championships.
By virtue of Wales beating France by more than three points, England finished second in the table – their best Six Nations finish since 2003.

Scorers

Leading try scorers
Tries	Name	Pld	Team
6	Shane Williams	5	Wales
5	Vincent Clerc	5	France
3	Lee Byrne	5	Wales
	Martin Castrogiovanni	5	Italy
	Paul Sackey	5	England
2	Tommy Bowe	3	Ireland
	Toby Flood	5	England
	Robert Kearney	5	Ireland
	David Wallace	5	Ireland
1	Girvan Dempsey	2	Ireland
	Julien Malzieu	3	France
	Mike Blair	4	Scotland
	Cédric Heymans	4	France
	Allister Hogg	4	Scotland
	Simon Picone	4	Italy
	Simon Webster	4	Scotland
	Richard Wigglesworth	4	England
	Gonzalo Canale	5	Italy
	James Hook	5	Wales
	Mike Phillips	5	Wales
	Tom Shanklin	5	Wales
	Martyn Williams	5	Wales

Leading point scorers
Points	Name	Pld	Team
50	Jonny Wilkinson	5	England
48	Ronan O'Gara	5	Ireland
44	Stephen Jones	4	Wales
44	James Hook	5	Wales

Notes and references

^ "Williams wins RBS player of the Championship", RBS 6 Nations (2008-03-19). Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
^ Lansdowne Road, Ireland's traditional home, is being redeveloped and is expected to be back in use by 2009.
^ Ronan O'Gara captained Ireland in their final match against England, which O'Driscoll missed due to a hamstring tear.
^ White missed Scotland's third game because of concussion and started on the bench in the last two games. He was replaced as captain for these games by Mike Blair.
^ BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Ireland 16-11 Italy
^ Rolland replaced original referee Paul Honiss, who was forced to return to New Zealand due to a serious family illness.

External links

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The official RBS 6 Nations website

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Records

v • d • e Rugby union schedule for 2008
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup						H. Cup		H. Cup
Guinness Premiership								Guinness Premiership
Magners League								Magners League
Top 14							Top 14
					Mid-Year Tests					End of year Int'ls
Sevens											Sevens
			Pacific Rugby Cup		Churchill Cup	Air New Zealand Cup
	Super 14				Pacific Nations Cup	Tri Nations

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