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Six Nations Championship
England: Champions (Grand Slam)
How England performed
England won the 2003 Six Nations with a Grand Slam, taking all five matches under Clive Woodward, with Martin Johnson and Jonny Wilkinson sharing the captaincy. The campaign began with its tightest contest, a 25–17 win over France at Twickenham, and continued with a 26–9 victory over Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Back at Twickenham, Italy were beaten 40–5 and Scotland 40–9, before England travelled to Lansdowne Road for the final round on 30 March and beat Ireland 42–6 to complete the clean sweep. Across the championship they scored 173 points and conceded just 46, fewer than ten a match on average. It was an improvement on 2002, when a single defeat had left them second with the Triple Crown.
England fixtures
England
25–17
France
England won
England tries: Jason Robinson 49'
France tries: Olivier Magne 17', Clément Poitrenaud 67', Damien Traille 82'
Wales
9–26
England
England won
England tries: Will Greenwood, Joe Worsley
Wales tries: None
England
40–5
Italy
England won
England tries: Josh Lewsey 2', Steve Thompson 10', James Simpson-Daniel 12', Josh Lewsey 14', Mike Tindall 22', Dan Luger 70'
Italy tries: Mirco Bergamasco 58'
England
40–9
Scotland
England won
England tries: Josh Lewsey 21', Ben Cohen 50', Jason Robinson 63', Jason Robinson 77'
Scotland tries: None
Ireland
6–42
England
England won
England tries: Lawrence Dallaglio 8', Mike Tindall 59', Will Greenwood 64', Will Greenwood 80', Dan Luger 96'
Ireland tries: None
England statistics
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