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Six Nations Championship
England: Champions
How England performed
England defended their title in the 2001 Six Nations with an attacking record that surpassed their 2000 campaign. Under Clive Woodward, with Martin Johnson and Matt Dawson sharing the captaincy, they opened with a 44–15 win over Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and then ran up 80–23 against Italy at Twickenham. Scotland were beaten 43–3 and France 48–19, both at Twickenham, giving England four wins from four by 7 April.
The final fixture, in Dublin, was not played until 20 October, and Ireland won it 20–14 at Lansdowne Road to deny England a Grand Slam. They nonetheless finished as champions for the second successive season, with four wins and one defeat, scoring 229 points and conceding 80. Their 229 points compared with 183 in 2000, and they passed 40 points in each of their four victories.
England fixtures
Wales
15–44
England
England won
England tries: Will Greenwood 11', Will Greenwood 14', Matt Dawson 30', Matt Dawson 39', Will Greenwood 41', Ben Cohen 59'
Wales tries: Rob Howley 22', Scott Quinnell 61'
England
80–23
Italy
England won
England tries: Iain Balshaw, Iain Balshaw, Austin Healey, Austin Healey, Will Greenwood, Ben Cohen, Jonny Wilkinson, Lawrence Dallaglio, Mark Regan, Joe Worsley
Italy tries: Denis Dallan 6', Carlo Checchinato 25'
England
43–3
Scotland
England won
England tries: Will Greenwood, Lawrence Dallaglio 7', Richard Hill 37', Iain Balshaw 43', Iain Balshaw 62', Lawrence Dallaglio 81'
Scotland tries: None
England
48–19
France
England won
England tries: Iain Balshaw, Will Greenwood, Mike Catt, Phil Greening, Richard Hill, Matt Perry
France tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles
Ireland
20–14
England
England lost
England tries: Austin Healey
Ireland tries: Keith Wood
England statistics
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