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Ireland 9 France 10
Played at Lansdowne Road, on 6 February
Ireland: C M P OÕShea (London Irish); J P Bishop (London Irish),
K M Maggs (Bath), J C Bell (Dungannon), G Dempsey (Terenure College);
D G Humphreys (Dungannon), C D McGuinness (St MaryÕs College);
P M Clohessy (Young Munster), K G M Wood (Harlequins), P S Wallace
(Saracens), P S Johns (Saracens) (capt), J W Davidson (Castes), E R P Miller
(Terenure College), V C P Costello (St MaryÕs College), D OÕCuinneagain (Sale)
Replacements: R A J Henderson (Wasps) for Bell (14 mins); J M Fitzpatrick
(Dungannon) for Wallace (temp 44-46 mins) and for Clohessy (62 mins);
T Brennan (St MaryÕs College) for Costello (50 mins)
Penalty Goals: Humphreys (3).

France: E Ntamack (Toulouse); P Bernat-Salles (Biarritz), R Dourthe (Stade
Francais), F Comba (Stade Francais), T Lombard (Stade Francais); T Castaignede
(Castes), P Carbonneau (Brive); C Califano (Toulouse), R Ibanez (Perpignan)
(capt), F Tournaire (Toulouse), 0 Brouzet (Begles-Bordeaux), F Pelous (Toulouse),
P Benetton (Agen), T Lievremont (Perpignan), 0 Magne (Brive)
Replacements: S Marconnet (Stade Francais) for Califano (40 mins); T Cleda (Pau) for Pelous (68 mins); A Gomes (Stade Francais) for Lombard (80 mins)
Try: Ntamack. Conversion: Castaignede. Penalty Goal: Castaignede.
Referee: P L Marshall (Australia)

Scotland 33 Wales 20
Played at Murrayfield, on 6 February
Scotland: G H Metcalfe (Glasgow Caledonians); C A Murray (Edinburgh
Reivers), G P J Townsend (Brive), J A Leslie (Glasgow Caledonians),
K M Logan (Wasps); D W Hodge (Edinburgh Reivers), G Armstrong (Newcastle) (capt);
T J Smith (Glasgow Caledonians), G C Bulloch (Glasgow Caledonians),
A P Burnell (London Scottish), S Murray (Bedford), G W Weir (Newcastle),
P Walton (Newcastle), E W Peters (Bath), M D Leslie (Edinburgh Reivers)
Replacements: A C Pountney (Northampton) for M Leslie (temp 21-29 mins) and
for Walton (67 mins); SB Grimes (Glasgow Caledonians) for Weir (40 mins); A V Tait (Edinburgh Reivers) for Hodge (48 mins); D I W Hilton (Bath) for Burnell (73 mins)
Tries: J Leslie, Townsend, Tait, S Murray. Conversion: Logan (2).
Penalty Goals: Logan (2), Hodge.

Wales: S P Howarth (Sale); M F D Robinson (Swansea), A Bateman (Richmond),
I S Gibbs (Swansea), D R James (Pontypridd); N R Jenkins (Pontypridd),
R Howley (Cardiff) (capt); D R Morris (Swansea), J M Humphreys (Cardiff),
C T Anthony (Swansea), I M Gough (Pontypridd), C P Wyatt (Llanelli), C L Charvis
(Swansea), L S Quinnell (Llanelli), M E Williams (Pontypridd)
Replacements: B H Williams (Richmond) for Humphreys (56 mins); M J Voyle (Llanelli)
for Gough (66 mins)
Tries: James, Gibbs. Conversions: Jenkins (2). Penalty Goals: Jenkins (2).
Referee: E F Morrison (England)

England 24 Scotland 21
Played at Twickenham, on 20 February
England: N D Beal (Northampton); D L Rees (Sale), J P Wilkinson
(Newcastle), J C Guscott (Bath), D D Luger (Harlequins); M J Catt (Bath),
M J S Dawson (Northampton); J Leonard (Harlequins), R Cockerill (Leicester),
D J Garforth (Leicester), M 0 Johnson (Leicester), T A K Rodber
(Northampton/Army), L B N Dallaglio (Wasps) (capt), R A Hill (Saracens),
N A Back (Leicester)
Replacements: D J Grewcock (Saracens) for Johnson (67 mins);
K P P Bracken (Saracens) for Dawson (69 mins)
Tries: Rodber, Luger, Beal. Conversions: Wilkinson (3). Penalty Goal: Wilkinson.

Scotland: G H Metcalfe (Glasgow Caledonians); C A Murray (Edinburgh
Reivers), A V Tait (Edinburgh Reivers), J A Leslie (Glasgow Caledonians),
K M Logan (Wasps); G P J Townsend (Brive), G Armstrong (Newcastle) (capt);
T J Smith (Glasgow Caledonians), G C Bulloch (Glasgow Caledonians),
A P Burnell (London Scottish), S Murray (Bedford), S B Grimes (Glasgow
Caledonians), P Walton (Newcastle), E W Peters (Bath), M D Leslie (Edinburgh Reivers)
Replacements: A C Pountney (Northampton) for Walton (53 mins);
D I W Hilton (Bath) for Burnell (68 mins)
Tries: Tait (2), Townsend. Conversions: Logan (3).
Referee: D T M McHugh (Ireland)

Wales 23 Ireland 29
Played at Wembley, on 20 February
Wales: S P Howarth (Sale); M F D Robinson (Swansea), M Taylor (Swansea),
I S Gibbs (Swansea), D R James (Pontypridd); N R Jenkins (Pontypridd),
R Howley (Cardiff) (capt); D R Morris (Swansea), B H Williams (Richmond),
D Young (Cardiff, J C Quinnell (Richmond), C P Wyatt (Llanelli), C L Charvis
(Swansea), L S Quinnell (Llanelli), M E Williams (Pontypridd)
Replacements: M J Voyle (Llanelli) for M Williams (temp 27-33 mins); G R Jenkins
(Swansea) for B Williams (52 mins); C T Anthony (Swansea) for Young (66 mins)
Tries: C Qumnnell, Howarth. Conversions: N Jenkins (2). Penalty Goals: N Jenkins (3).

Ireland: C M P OÕShea (London Irish); I P Bishop (London Irish),
K M Maggs (Bath), I C Bell (Dungannon), N K P 1 Woods (London Irish);
D G Humphreys (Dungannon), C D McGumnness (St MaryÕs College);
P M Clohessy (Young Munster), K G M Wood (Harlequins), P 5 Wallace
(Saracens), P 5 Johns (Saracens) (capt), J W Davidson (Castres),
D OÕCuinneagain (Sale), E R P Miller (Terenure College), AJ Ward
(Ballynahinch)
Replacements: J M Fitzpatrick (Dungannon) for Clohessy (66 mins);
V C P Costello (St MaryÕs College) for Miller (66 mins); M J Galwey (Shannon)
for Johns (80 mins)
Tries: Maggs, Wood. Conversions: Humphreys (2). Penalty Goals: Humphreys (3).
Drop Goals: Humphreys (2).
Referee: S Young (Australia)

France 33 Wales 34
Played at Stade de France, on 6 March
France: E Ntamack (Toulouse); P Bernat-Salles (Biarritz), R Dourthe (Stade
Francais), F Comba (Stade Francais), T Lombard (Stade Francais);
T Castaignede (Castres), P Carbonneau (Brive); C Califano (Toulouse), R Ibanez
(Perpignan) (capt), F Tournaire (Toulouse), 0 Brouzet (Begles-Bordeaux),
F Pelous (Toulouse), P Benetton (Agen), T Lievremont (Perpignan), M Raynaud
(Narbonne)
Replacements: D Aucagne (Pau) for Dourthe (4 mins); S Marconnet
(Stade Francais) for Tournaire (40 mins); X Garbajosa (Toulouse) for
Bernat-Salles (40 mins); R Castel (Beziers) for Benetton (61 mins)
Tries: Ntamack (3), Castaignede. Conversions: Castaignede (2).
Penalty Goals: Castaignede (3).

Wales: S P Howarth (Sale); M F D Robinson (Swansea), M Taylor (Swansea),I S Gibbs (Swansea), D R James (Pontypridd); N R Jenkins (Pontypridd), R Howley (Cardiff) (capt); P J D Rogers (London Irish), G R Jenkins (Swansea), B R Evans (Swansea), J C Quinnell (Richmond),
C P Wyatt (Llanelli), C L Charvis (Swansea), L S Quinnell (Llanelli), B D Sinkinson (Neath)
Replacements: G Thomas (Cardiff) for Robinson (51 mins); A L P Lewis (Cardiff)
for Rogers (64 mins); D S Llewellyn (Ebbw Vale) for Howley (66 mins)
Tries: Charvis, James, C Quinnell. Conversions: N Jenkins (2).
Penalty Goals: N Jenkins (5).
Referee: J M Fleming (Scotland)

Ireland 15 England 27
Played at Lansdowne Road, on 6 March
Ireland: C M P OÕShea (London Irish); J P Bishop (London Irish),
K M Maggs (Bath), R A J Henderson (Wasps), G Dempsey (Terenure College);
D G Humphreys (Dungannon), C D McGuinness (St MaryÕs College);
P M Clohessy (Young Munster), K G M Wood (Harlequins), P S Wallace
(Saracens), P S Johns (Saracens) (capt), J W Davidson (Castres),
D OÕCuinneagain (Sale), V C P Costello (St MaryÕs College), A J Ward
(Ballynahinch)
Replacements: E R P Miller (Terenure College) for Costello (64
mins); J M Fitzpatrick (Dungannon) for Clohessy (65 mins)
Penalty Goals: Humpbreys (5).

England: M B Perry (Bath); D L Rees (Sale), J P Wilkinson (Newcastle),
J C Guscott (Bath), D D Luger (Harlequins); P J Grayson (Northampton),
K P P Bracken (Saracens); J Leonard (Harlequins), R Cockerill (Leicester),
D J Garforth (Leicester), M 0 Johnson (Leicester), T A K Rodber
Northampton/Army), R A Hill (Saracens), L B N Dallaglio (Wasps) (capt),
N A Back (Leicester)
Replacements: N McCarthy (Gloucester) for Cockerill (temp 66-67 mins)
Tries: Rodber, Perry. Conversion: Wilkinson. Penalty Goals: Wilkinson (4).
Dropped Goal: Grayson.
Referee: P D OÕBrien (New Zealand)

England 21 France 10
Played at Twickenham, on 20 March
England: M B Perry (Bath); D L Rees (Sale), J P Wilkinson (Newcastle),
J C Guscott (Bath), D D Luger (Harlequins); M J Catt (Bath), K P P Bracken
(Saracens); J Leonard (Harlequins), R Cockerill (Leicester), D J Garforth
(Leicester), M 0 Johnson (Leicester), T A K Rodber (Northampton/Army),
R A Hill (Saracens), L B N Dallaglio (Wasps) (capt), N A Back (Leicester)
Replacements: M J S Dawson (Northampton) for Bracken (34 mins); M E Corry
(Leicester) for Hill (49 mins); N D Beal (Northampton) for Rees (66 mins);
V E Ubogu (Bath) for Garforth (79 mins)
Penalty Goals: Wilkinson (7).

France: E Ntamack (Toulouse); X Garbajosa (Toulouse), P Giordani (Dax),
F Comba (Stade Francais), C Dominici (Stade Francais); T Castaignede
(Castres), P Carbonneau (Brive); S Marconnet (Stade Francais), R Ibanez
(Perpignan) (capt), F Tournaire (Toulouse), 0 Brouzet (Begles-Bordeaux),
F Pelous (Toulouse), T Lievremont (Perpignan), C Juillet (Stade Francais),
R Castel (Beziers)
Replacements: C Califano (Toulouse) for Marconnet (47 mins);
D Auradou (Stade Francais) for Pelous (65 mins); M Raynaud (Narbonne) for
Lievremont (65 mins)
Try: Comba. Conversion: Castaignede. Penalty Goal: Castaignede.
Referee: C J Hawke (New Zealand) replaced by J M Fleming (Scotland) (39mins)

Scotland 30 Ireland 13
Played at Murrayfield, on 20 March
Scotland: G H Metcalfe (Glasgow Caledonians); C A Murray (Edinburgh
Reivers), A V Tait (Edinburgh Reivers), J A Leslie (Glasgow Caledonians),
K M Logan (Wasps); G P J Townsend (Brive), G Armstrong (Newcastle) (capt);
T J Smith (Glasgow Caledonians), G C Bulloch (Glasgow Caledonians),
A P Burnell (London Scottish), S Murray (Bedford), S B Grimes (Glasgow
Caledonians), P Walton (Newcastle), E W Peters (Bath), M D Leslie (Edinburgh Reivers)
Replacements: D I W Hilton (Bath) for Smith (39 mins); A C Pountney
(Northampton) for Walton (66 mins); S L Longstaff (Glasgow Caledonians) for
C Murray (76 mins); S J Brotherstone (Edinburgh Reivers) for Bumloch (77 mins);
I T Fairley (Edinburgh Reivers) for Armstrong (79 mins)
Tries: C Murray (2), Grimes, Townsend. Conversions: Logan (2). Penalty Goals: Logan (2).

Ireland: C M P OÕShea (London Irish); J P Bishop (London Irish),
K M Maggs (Bath), J C Bell (Dungannon), G Dempsey (Terenure College);
D G Humpbreys (Dungannon), C D McGuinness (St MaryÕs College);
P M Clohessy (Young Munster), K G M Wood (Harlequins), P S Wallace
(Saracens), P S Johns (Saracens) (capt), J W Davidson (Castres),
D OÕCuinneagain (Sale), E R P Miller (Terenure College), A J Ward (Ballynahinch)
Replacements: V C P Costello (St MaryÕs College) for Miller (16 mins); T Brennan
(St MaryÕs College) for Ward (60 mins); R A J Henderson (Wasps) for Bell (63
mins); C J Scally (UC Dublin) for McGuinness (75 mins)
Try: Penalty try. Conversion: Humphreys. Penalty Goals: Humphreys (2).
Referee: W D Bevan (Wales)

France 22 Scotland 36
Played at Stade de France, on 10 April
France: E Ntamack (Toulouse); X Garbajosa (Toulouse), P Giordani (Dax),
F Comba (Stade Francais), C Dominici (Stade Francais); T Castaignede
(Castres), P Carbonneau (Brive); C Califano (Toulouse), R Ibanez (Perpignan)
(capt), F Tournaire (Toulouse), 0 Brouzet (Begles-Bordeaux), T Cleda (Pau),
R Castel (Beziers), C Juillet (Stade Francais), C Labit (Toulouse)
Replacements: D Aucagne (Pau) for Castaignede (4 mins); C Laussucq (Stade
Francais) for Carbonneau (38 mins); S Marconnet (Stade Francais) for Califano
(55 mins); D Auradou (Stade Francais) for Ckda (55 mins); P Benetton (Agen)
for Castel (55 mins); T Lombard (Stade Francais) for Giordani
Tries: Ntamack, Juillet, Dominici. Conversions: Aucagne (2). Penalty Goal: Aucagne.

Scotland: G H Metcalfe (Glasgow Caledonians); C A Murray (Edinburgh
Reivers), A V Tait (Edinburgh Reivers), J A Leslie (Glasgow Caledonians),
K M Logan (Wasps); G P J Townsend (Brive), G Armstrong (Newcastle) (capt);
D I W Hilton (Bath), G C Bulloch (Glasgow Caledonians), A P Burnell (London
Scottish), S Murray (Bedford), S B Grimes (Glasgow Caledonsans), A C Pountney
(Northampton), S J Reid (Leeds), M D Leslie (Edinburgh Reivers)
Replacements: G Graham (Newcastle) for Hilton (66 mins); P Walton (Newcastle)
for Pountney (73 mins); A I Reed (Wasps) for S Murray (79 mins)
Tries: M Leslie (2), Tait (2), Townsend. Conversions: Logan (4).
Penalty Goal: Logan.
Referee: C Thomas (Wales)

Wales 32 England 31
Played at Wembley, on 11 April
Wales: S P Howarth (Sale); G Thomas (Cardiff), M Taylor (Swansea),
I S Gibbs (Swansea), D R James (Pontypridd); N R Jenkins (Pontypridd),
R Howley (Cardiff) (capt); P J D Rogers (London Irish), G R Jenkins (Swansea),
B R Evans (Swansea), J C Quinnell (Richmond), C P Wyatt (Llanelli),
C L Charvis (Swansea), L S Quinnell (Llanelli), B D Sinkinson (Neath)
Replacements: N J Walne (Richmond) for Thomas (63 mins); A L P Lewis (Cardiff)
for Rogers (68 mins); D Young (Cardiff) for Evans (68 mins)
Tries: Howarth, Gibbs. Conversions: N Jenkins (2). Penalty Goals: N Jenkins (6).

England: M B Perry (Bath); D D Luger (Harlequins), J P Wilkinson (Newcastle),
B-J Mather (Sale), S M Hanley (Sale); M J Catt (Bath), M J S Dawson (Northampton);
J Leonard (Harlequins), R Cockerill (Leicester), D J Garforth (Leicester),
M 0 Johnson (Leicester), T A K Rodber (Northampton/Army), R A Hill (Saracens),
L B N Dallaglio (Wasps) (capt), N A Back (Leicester)
Replacement: V E Ubogu (Bath) for Garforth (68 mins)
Tries: Luger, Hanley, Hill. Conversions: Wilkinson (2). Penalty Goals: Wilkinson (4).
Referee: A Watson (South Africa)