<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Umqhudelwano we-Six Nations Championship owawungaphelele ngo-2001 waphothulwa ngo-Okthoba, lapho iNgilandi yadlala ne-Ireland. INgilandi yalahlekelwa ngamaphuzu angu-20 kuya kwangu-14 eLansdowne Road. I-Ireland neNgilandi zazinqobe imidlalo emine kwemihlanu yeZizwe Eziyisithupha, kodwa umehluko wamaphuzu aphakeme eNgilandi waqinisekisa ukuthi bathatha isicoco yize, ngonyaka wesibili zilandelana, hhayi iGrand Slam. Emdlalweni owawuphikisana ne-Australia ngeCook Cup ngoNovemba, uWilkinson wafaka wonke amaphuzu e-England ekunqobeni kwabo ngo-21 ku-15 eTwickenham. Ngemuva kokuthi aphumule njengengxenye engasetshenziswanga ebhentshini emdlalweni olandelayo neRomania, wabe esedlala indima enkulu ekunqobeni amaSpringboks, lapho akhahlela khona imigomo eyisikhombisa yokujeziswa ekunqobeni okungu-299. Ifuna isihloko sayo sesithathu esiwuchungechunge seZizwe Eziyisithupha, iNgilandi yaqala kahle eMqhudelwaneni Wezizwe Eziyisithupha ka-2002  <response>: ngokunqoba iScotland ne-Ireland, ngaphambi kokulahlekelwa yiFrance eStade de France. INgilandi yanqoba emidlalweni yayo eyayisele neWales ne-Italy kodwa iFrance yaqhubeka nokuqedela i-Grand Slam. I-Falcons yayisePool 6 ngo-200102 Heineken Cup, futhi yawina umdlalo owodwa, yaphela ngowesine echibini. 