In turn, Ireland went on to beat England, who subsequently won against France. Flood prompted to good effect and Josh Lewsey made one fine break as England started brightly, while David Strettle looked a threat virtually every time he touched the ball.

France went back on the attack but England held firm and they clinched the game with a cracking try set up when Geraghty ran a French kick back and made a dazzling break through the middle. France hit back with two Yachvili penalties but replacement Shane Geraghty kicked five points and set up a Mike Tindall try to secure victory. But Catt realised he was opposed by French hooker Raphael Ibanez and sliced through the cover before feeding Flood, who crossed untouched. Cons: Flood, Geraghty, France 18 (12) The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth Six Nations Championship played since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy.Including the Home Nations and Five Nations Championships, this was the 111th season of the tournament. The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th Six Nations Championship, and the 115th international championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major European national teams. Mike Catt's break led to Toby Flood scoring in the second half, Flood (left) scored the first try for England at Twickenham on Sunday, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites, This was a tale of two fly-halves - Flood and Geraghty were both very impressive, Your Rugby Union Weekend photo competition.

Pens: Skrela 3, Yachvili 3.

Highlights: France v England | Guinness Six Nations - YouTube After their static and laboured displays so far in the championship England, who had made 11 changes, were determined to inject some life into their performance.
England: Lewsey; Strettle, Tindall, Catt (capt), Robinson; Flood, Ellis; Payne, Chuter, White, Corry, Palmer, Worsley, Rees, Easter.Replacements: Mears, Turner, Deacon, Lund, Perry, Geraghty, Tait. This is England's narrowest defeat in the Championship.

Flood could only land two of them, missing two difficult chances, and with Yachvili on target when he took over from the hobbling Skrela the visitors led 12-9 at the break. England ended France's hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam as they beat them for the first time since the World Cup.

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Three penalties from David Skrela and one from Dimitri Yachvili, to three from Toby Flood, gave France a 12-9 half-time lead at Twickenham. Tries: Flood, Tindall Geraghty added the conversion as England showed there are signs of life in coach Brian Ashton's rebuilding world champions after all. This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Six Nations. After their efforts in the first half England were determined to keep the tempo high after the break and they launched a sustained attack on the French line, only to meet some ferocious defence. The tournament was held between 7 February and 21 March 2009. Match winners received two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. Wales won the Grand Slam, becoming the first team ever to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home. Including the Home Nations and Five Nations Championships, this was the 111th season of the tournament.

When he flung the ball back inside Catt could not take it but Tindall was on hand to romp over by the posts. The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth Six Nations Championship played since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. England went in front soon after the break through Flood's converted try.
England were driven back from the French goal-line to the visitors' 22 and it looked as though there was nowhere to go.

Wales won the Grand Slam, becoming the first team ever to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home. England went in front soon after the break through Flood's converted try.

However, despite having started strongly with a win against Wales, they lost to France 20–17 in an historic encounter at Croke Park. Three penalties from David Skrela and one from Dimitri Yachvili, to three from Toby Flood, gave France a 12-9 half-time lead at Twickenham. The pack, so disappointing in the defeat by Ireland, matched their French counterparts in the tight and the mobile back row ensured England were competitive around the park.

England then lost Flood, 21, with a dead leg but they continued to play with pace and when France infringed to halt a threatening attack, replacement fly-half Geraghty, just 20, marked his debut by slotting the penalty. Despite the setbacks England refused to go into their shells and although they struggled to go through more than three phases without losing control of the ball they earned four more penalties. Flood converted and England led 16-12 with just over half an hour to play, but the hosts' indiscipline soon reappeared and Yachvili kicked France back into the lead with two penalties.

Ireland played their 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Six Nations home fixtures at Croke Park, also in Dublin. The Official Website of the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship featuring England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales The first tiebreaker was points difference. Skrela, who made a miraculous recovery from a serious-looking ankle injury, landed three penalties, with Flood replying with one for England, to give the visitors a 9-3 lead after 25 minutes.

Ireland received the consolation prize of the Triple Crown Trophy, presented for the first time that year, by winning their matches against the other Home Nations : Wales, Scotland and England. France: Poitrenaud; Clerc , Marty, Jauzion, Dominici; Skrela, Yachvili; Milloud, Ibanez (capt), De Villiers, Nallet, Thion, Betsen, Bonnaire, Chabal.Replacements: Mas, Bruno, Pape, Harinordoquy, Mignoni, Beauxis, Heymans. England ended France's hopes of a Six Nations Grand Slam as they beat them for the first time since the World Cup.

This was England's first defeat in the opening game in the Championship since, This was Italy's biggest defeat against Wales at, This was England's first defeat against France at. Comprehensive fixtures & results for Guinness Six Nations Rugby featuring England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy It was far from perfect from the world champions, with Mike Catt, Tindall and Lewsey all making mistakes, but France were largely kept at arm's length in the opening exchanges. England 26 (9)

In the build-up to the competition, Ireland were being tipped as favourites for the Grand Slam, having played well during the Autumn Tests.

Pens: Flood 3, Geraghty

For each nation's squad for the 2005 Six Nations Championship, see, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_Six_Nations_Championship&oldid=939669481, 2005 rugby union tournaments for national teams, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This was Wales' first victory against England since.

However, on the rare occasions they visited the England half indiscipline from the home side gave them the chance to kick for goal. Watch the highlights from France's opening win over England at Stade de France in Paris.France: 15 Anthony Bouthier, 14 Teddy Thomas, 13 Virimi Vakatawa, 12 Gael Fickou, 11 Vincent Rattez, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont, 8 Grégory Alldritt, 7 Charles Ollivon (c), 6 François Cros, 5 Paul Willemse, 4 Bernard Le Roux, 3 Mohamed Haouas, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Cyril BailleReplacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Jefferson Poirot, 18 Demba Bamba, 19 Boris Palu, 20 Cameron Woki, 21 Baptiste Serin, 22 Matthieu Jalibert, 23 Arthur VincentEngland: 15 George Furbank, 14 Jonny May, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Tom Curry, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Courtney Lawes, 5 Charlie Ewels, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Jamie George, 1 Joe MarlerReplacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Will Stuart, 19 George Kruis, 20 Lewis Ludlam, 21 Willi Heinz, 22 Ollie Devoto, 23 Jonathan JosephDate: Sunday, February 2Venue: Stade de France, Saint-DenisKick-off: 16:00 local (15:00 GMT)Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)Assistant referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland), Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)TMO: Brian MacNeice (Ireland) In this year, France won the competition on points difference over Ireland.