2007 Six Nations Championship
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France vs Wales, Stade de France, Paris, 24 February 2007
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| Date | 3 February – 17 March 2007 | ||
| Countries |
 England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
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| Champions |
France (16th title) |
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| Triple Crown |
Ireland (9th 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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| Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy |
France
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| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 65 (4.33 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Ronan O'Gara (82) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Jason Robinson (4) Ronan O'Gara (4) |
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| Player of the tournament |
Brian O'Driscoll
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The 2007 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 113th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. 15 matches were played over five weekends from 3 February to 17 March.
In this year, France again won on points difference above Ireland, after four teams had at least a mathematical chance of topping the table going into the final week. Italy had their first away win of the tournament, beating Scotland in Edinburgh. It was also the first time that they won two of their matches, as they went on to beat Wales in Rome, finishing in 4th place, their best result so far. Scotland won the wooden spoon on points difference below Wales, and Ireland won the Triple Crown for the second straight year and third time in four years.
The teams involved were:
In the build-up to the competition, Ireland were being tipped as favourites for the Grand Slam, having played well during the Autumn Tests. However, despite having started strongly with a win against Wales, they lost to France 20–17 in an historic encounter at Croke Park. In turn, Ireland went on to beat England, who subsequently won against France.
Round 3 of the competition saw Italy win their first ever away match in the Six Nations. Scotland conceded three tries (all converted) in the first six minutes, and Italy went on to secure an historic 37–17 victory. In the same round, England's defeat by Ireland at Croke Park 43–13 marked their worst result ever in the history of the tournament, both in number of points conceded and in points difference (30 points).
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