2005 Six Nations Championship
| 2005 Six Nations Championship | |||
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Murrayfield, 13 March 2005
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| Date | 5 February 2005 – 19 March 2005 | ||
| Countries |
 England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
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| Champions |
Wales (23rd title) |
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| Grand Slam |
Wales (9th title) |
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| Triple Crown |
Wales (18th title) |
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| Calcutta Cup |
England
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| Millennium Trophy |
Ireland
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| Centenary Quaich |
Ireland
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| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 71 (4.73 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Ronan O'Gara (60) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Mark Cueto (4) |
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| Player of the tournament |
Martyn Williams
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The 2005 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the sixth series of the Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 111th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship.
Unlike most contemporary rugby union competitions, the 2005 Six Nations did not use a bonus point system. Match winners receive two points, with one for a draw and none for a loss. The first tiebreaker is point differential.
In this year, Wales won the Grand Slam, becoming the first team ever to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.
The teams involved were:
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