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Six Nations Championship
England: 2nd
How England performed
Under head coach Martin Johnson and captain Steve Borthwick, England opened the 2009 Six Nations by beating Italy 36–11 at Twickenham. Two away defeats followed: Wales won 23–15 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and Ireland edged a 14–13 contest at Croke Park in Dublin, leaving England with one win from three.
The response came back at Twickenham, where England beat France 34–10, and they finished with a 26–12 win over Scotland at the same ground. Three wins and two defeats, with 124 points scored and 70 conceded, earned second place, matching their finish in 2008. All three wins came at home, both defeats came on the road, and the loss in Dublin was by a single point.
England fixtures
England
36–11
Italy
England won
England tries: Andy Goode 2', Harry Ellis 18', Riki Flutey 28', Harry Ellis 55', Mark Cueto 78'
Italy tries: Mirco Bergamasco 72'
Wales
23–15
England
England lost
England tries: Paul Sackey 23', Delon Armitage 56'
Wales tries: Leigh Halfpenny 44'
Ireland
14–13
England
England lost
England tries: Delon Armitage 79'
Ireland tries: Brian O'Driscoll 57'
England
34–10
France
England won
England tries: Mark Cueto 2', Riki Flutey 23', Delon Armitage 38', Joe Worsley 40', Riki Flutey 42'
France tries: Dimitri Szarzewski 56', Julien Malzieu 64'
England
26–12
Scotland
England won
England tries: Ugo Monye 23', Riki Flutey 30', Mathew Tait 78'
Scotland tries: None
England statistics
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