The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the

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, following the addition of

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to the Five Nations. It was the 106th season of the championship overall. The title was won by

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. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam. Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations. Italy did not win any of their other games and finished in sixth place.2000 Six Nations Championship
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Participants

The teams involved were:

Squads

Table

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

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References

External links

at ESPN

at RTÉ (Archived) {{DEFAULTSORT:Six Nations 2000 rugby union tournaments for national teams

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