Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - E mechiri asọmpi Iko Mba Isii nke afọ 2001 na Ọktoba, ebe England na Ireland na-egwu. Ịngland meriri na Lansdowne Road na 20/14 Ireland na England meriri anọ n'ime ise Six Nations fixtures, mana ihe dị elu nke England mere ka ha jide aha ahụ ọ bụ ezie na, maka afọ nke abụọ, ọ bụghị Grand Slam. N'asọmpi ha na Australia gbara maka Cook Cup n'ọnwa Nọvemba, Wilkinson nyere ndị England ihe niile na mmeri 21-15 ha meriri na Twickenham. Mgbe ezumike dị ka onye nnọchi bench na-ejighị mee ihe na egwuregwu na-esote megide Romania, ọ rụrụ ọrụ dị ukwuu na mmeri na Springboks, nke ọ gbara ihe mgbaru ọsọ asaa na mmeri 29 <unk> 9. N'ịga n'ọkwa nke atọ n'usoro, England malitere nke ọma na 2002 Six Nations Championship
O meriri ndị Scotland na ndị Ireland, tupu ha emerie ndị France na Stade de France. England meriri egwuregwu ha fọdụrụ megide Wales na Italy mana France gara n'ihu mezue Grand Slam. Ndị Falcons nọ na Pool 6 na 2001 <unk> 02 Heineken Cup, ma merie otu egwuregwu, na-agwụ nke anọ na ọdọ mmiri ahụ.