2006 Women's Six Nations Championship

2006 Women's Six Nations Championship
Date4 February 2006 - 18 March 2006
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Spain
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (7th title)
Grand Slam England (7th title)
Triple Crown England (10th title)
Matches played15
Top point scorer(s)France Estelle Sartini (33)
Top try scorer(s)England Nicola Crawford (5)
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The 2006 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2006 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the fifth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Grand Slam. This was the last Six Nations in which Spain took part - Italy were to replace them in 2007.

Final table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff
1  England 5 5 0 0 203 33 +170 10
2  Wales 5 4 0 1 55 55 0 8
3  France 5 3 0 2 103 42 +61 6
4  Scotland 5 2 0 3 33 62 –29 4
5  Ireland 5 1 0 4 42 94 –52 2
6  Spain 5 0 0 5 25 175 –150 0

Results

4 February 2006
Ireland 25–10[1][2] Spain
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
4 February 2006
England 38–15[1][2] Wales
Old Albanians, St Albans
5 February 2006
Scotland 3–23[1][2] France
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
10 February 2006
France 32–0[1][2] Ireland
Montauban, Toulouse
11 February 2006
Spain 3–86[1][2] England
La Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid
11 February 2006
Wales 5–0[1][2] Scotland
Sardis Road, Pontypridd
25 February 2006
Ireland 7–14[1][2] Wales
Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
25 February 2006
Scotland 5–22[1][2] England
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
25 February 2006
France 38–0[1][2] Spain
Saint Jean De Luz, Biarritz
10 March 2006
Wales 10–0[1][2] Spain
Sardis Road, Pontypridd
10 March 2006
Ireland 0–9[1][2] Scotland
Navan
11 March 2006
France 0–28[1][2] England
Bondoufle, Paris
17 March 2006
Wales 11–10[1][2] France
Sardis Road, Pontypridd
17 March 2006
England 29–10[1][2] Ireland
Old Albanians, St Albans
18 March 2006
Spain 12–16[1][2] Scotland
La Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid

Leading points scorers

Name Nation Points Games Pts/game
1 Estelle Sartini France 33 5 6.6
2 Karen Andrew England 31 5 6.2
3 Non Evans Wales 29 5 5.8
4 Nicola Crawford England 25 5 5
5 Susan Day England 20 5 4
6 Helen Clayton England 20 5 4
7 Daniella Waterman England 20 5 4
8 Lucie Elodie France 20 5 4
9 Paula Chalmers Scotland 18 5 3.6
10 Michaela Staniford England 15 5 3
11 Shelley Rae England 12 4 3
12 Georgia Stevens England 10 5 2
13 Delphine Plantet France 10 5 2
14 Joy Neville Ireland 10 5 2
15 Ines Etxeguibel Spain 10 5 2
16 Amy Turner England 10 2 5
17 Fanny Horta France 10 6 1.67
18 Rachel Poolman Wales 10 5 2
19 Sara Jane Belton Ireland 7 5 1.4
20 Philippa Tuttiett France 6 1 6

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Women 2006". Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Women's Six Nations". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16.