2001 Six Nations Championship Explained
| 2001 Six Nations Championship |
| Date: | 3 February – 20 October 2001 |
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| Count: | 24 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Tries: | 75 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Jonny Wilkinson (89) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Will Greenwood (6) |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2000 Six Nations Championship |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Next Tournament: | 2002 Six Nations Championship |
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).
Participants
Results
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
Notes:- Referee Tappe Henning was injured during the game and replaced by touch judge David McHugh.
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Postponed matches
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