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Six Nations Championship
England: 3rd
How England performed
Under head coach Brian Ashton and captain Phil Vickery, England began the 2007 Six Nations with two home wins, beating Scotland 42–20 and Italy 20–7 at Twickenham. The third round brought a heavy defeat at Croke Park in Dublin, where Ireland won 43–13.
England responded with their best result of the championship, a 26–18 win over France at Twickenham, but the final round ended in a 27–18 defeat by Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Three wins and two defeats left them third, one place higher than in 2006, although their points difference was narrow, with 119 scored and 115 conceded. The 30-point loss in Dublin accounted for much of that, and all three of their wins came at Twickenham, while both defeats came on the road.
England fixtures
England
42–20
Scotland
England won
England tries: Jason Robinson 37', Jason Robinson 55', Jonny Wilkinson 59', Magnus Lund 73'
Scotland tries: Simon Taylor 25', Rob Dewey 76'
England
20–7
Italy
England won
England tries: Jason Robinson 39'
Italy tries: Andrea Scanavacca 65'
Ireland
43–13
England
England lost
England tries: Dave Strettle 47'
Ireland tries: Girvan Dempsey 30', David Wallace 38', Shane Horgan 65', Isaac Boss 79'
England
26–18
France
England won
England tries: Toby Flood 48', Mike Tindall 73'
France tries: None
Wales
27–18
England
England lost
England tries: Harry Ellis 32', Jason Robinson 40'
Wales tries: James Hook 3', Chris Horsman 14'
England statistics
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