2001 Six Nations Championship

2001 Six Nations Championship
Date3 February – 20 October 2001
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (24th title)
Matches played15
Tries scored75 (5 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Jonny Wilkinson (89)
Top try scorer(s)England Will Greenwood (6)
2000 (Previous) (Next) 2002

The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 107th international championship overall. The tournament was affected by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease foot-and-mouth in Britain. As a consequence, there were restrictions on travel and Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations were postponed until September and October.

The eventual winners were England for the second year running, although they once again missed out on the Grand Slam at the final hurdle, losing to Ireland in the final match of the tournament in October. Despite their final match defeat, England set new records for points scored (229), tries scored (29) and overall points difference (+149).


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