Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: E mechiri asọmpi Iko Mba Isii nke 2001 na-ezughị ezu n'ọnwa 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 nke isii nke isii n'usoro, England malitere nke ọma na ha
2002 Six Nations Championship na mmeri megide Scotland na Ireland, tupu France e merie ya 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.