The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international men's rugby union competition between the teams of England , France , Ireland , Italy , Scotland and Wales . The current champions are France, who won the 2022 tournament .
The tournament is organised by the unions of the six participating nations under the banner of Six Nations Rugby, which is responsible for the promotion and operation of the men's, women's and under-20s tournaments, and the Autumn International Series, as well as the negotiation and management of their centralised commercial rights.
The Six Nations is the successor to the Home Nations Championship (1883–1909 and 1932–39), played between teams from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, which was the first international rugby union tournament.[1]
England and Wales have won the championship the most times, both with 39 titles, but England have won the most outright titles with 29. Since the Six Nations era started in 2000, only Italy and Scotland have failed to win the Six Nations title.
The women's tournament started as the Women's Home Nations in the 1996 season .
History and expansion
Format
The locations of the Six Nations participants
The tournament begins on the first weekend in February and culminates on the second or third Saturday in March. Each team plays every other team once (a total of 15 matches), with home ground advantage alternating from one year to the next. Before the 2017 tournament, two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. Unlike many other rugby union competitions, a bonus point system had not previously been used.
A bonus point system was first used in the 2017 Championship. The system is similar to the one used in most rugby championships (0 points for a loss, 2 for a draw, 4 for a win, 1 for scoring four or more tries in a match, and 1 for losing by 7 points or fewer). The only difference is that a team that wins all their games (a Grand Slam) are automatically awarded 3 extra points - to ensure they cannot be overtaken by a defeated team on bonus points.
Before 1994, teams equal on match points shared the championship. Since then, ties have been broken by considering the points difference (total points scored minus total points conceded) of the teams. The rules of the championship further provide that if teams tie on both match points and points difference, the team that scored the most tries wins the championship. Were this decider to be a tie, the tying teams would share the championship.[4]
The Wooden Spoon is a metaphorical award given to the team that finishes in last place, or alternatively by a team that loses all of its games in a championship.[5]
Trophies Championship Trophy
The Original Six Nations Championship Trophy (1993–2014) and The Triple Crown Trophy
The winners of the Six Nations are presented with the Championship Trophy.[6] Earl of Westmorland , and was first presented to the winners of the 1993 championship, France. It is a sterling silver trophy, designed by James Brent-Ward and made by a team of eight silversmiths from the London firm William Comyns.
It has 15 side panels representing the 15 members of the team and with three handles to represent the three officials (referee and two touch judges). The cup has a capacity of 3.75 litres – sufficient for five bottles of champagne. Within the mahogany base is a concealed drawer which contains six alternative finials , each a silver replica of one of the team emblems, which can be screwed on the detachable lid.
A new trophy was introduced for the 2015 Championship .[7] Thomas Lyte silversmiths and replaces the 1993 edition, which is being retired as it represented the nations that took part in the Five Nations Championship. Ireland were the last team to win the old trophy and the first team to win the new one.[8]
Grand Slam and Triple Crown A team that wins all its games wins the 'Grand Slam '.
The Triple Crown may only be won by one of the Home Nations of England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, when one nation wins all three of their matches against the others. The Triple Crown dates back to the original Home Nations Championship, but the physical Triple Crown Trophy has been awarded only since 2006, when the Royal Bank of Scotland (the primary sponsor of the competition) commissioned Hamilton & Inches to design and create a dedicated Triple Crown Trophy. It has since been won four times by Ireland and Wales, and three times by England.
Rivalry trophies Several individual competitions take place under the umbrella of the tournament. Some of these trophies are also awarded for other matches between the two teams outside the Six Nations.
Venues As of the 2021 competition, Six Nations matches are held in the following stadiums:
The opening of Aviva Stadium in May 2010 ended the arrangement with the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) that allowed the all-Ireland governing body for rugby union, the Irish Rugby Football Union , to use the GAA's flagship stadium, Croke Park , for its international matches. This arrangement was made necessary by the 2007 closure and subsequent demolition of Ireland's traditional home at Lansdowne Road ; Aviva Stadium was built on the former Lansdowne Road site. During this construction, Croke Park was the largest of the Six Nations grounds, with a capacity of 82,300.
In 2012 Italy moved their home games from the 32,000 seat Stadio Flaminio, to Stadio Olimpico, also in Rome, with a capacity of 72,000.
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) had planned to build a new stadium of its own, seating 82,000 in the southern suburbs of Paris,[17] [18] [19] 2018 match against Italy at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille .[20]
In 2020, Wales played their final game at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli due to the Millennium Stadium being used as Dragon's Heart Hospital in response to the COVID-19 pandemic .[21]
Results Overall England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Tournaments 125 92 127 22 127 127 Outright wins (shared wins) Home Nations 5 (4) — 4 (3) — 9 (2) 7 (3) Five Nations 17 (6) 12 (8) 6 (5) — 5 (6) 15 (8) Six Nations 7 6 4 0 0 6 Overall 29 (10)18 (8)14 (8)0 (0)14 (8)28 (11) Grand Slams Home Nations 0 — 0 — 0 2 Five Nations 11 6 1 — 3 6 Six Nations 2 4 2 0 0 4 Overall 13 10 3 0 3 12 Triple Crowns Home Nations 5 — 2 — 7 6 Five Nations 16 — 4 — 3 11 Six Nations 5 — 6 — 0 5 Overall 26 — 12 — 10 22 Wooden Spoons Home Nations 7 — 10 — 5 2 Five Nations 10 9 15 — 15 6 Six Nations 0 1 0 17 4 1 Overall 17 10 25 17 24 9
Home Nations (1883–1909) ^ the team that loses all its games Five Nations (1910–1931) Home Nations (1932–1939) Five Nations (1940–1999) Six Nations (2000–present) ^ the team finishing in last place
Titles and awards Grand Slams and Triple Crowns (All Time) Nation Grand Slams Last Grand Slam Triple Crowns Last Triple Crown England 13 2016 26 2020 Wales 12 2019 22 2021 France 10 2022 — — Ireland 3 2018 12 2022 Scotland 3 1990 10 1990 Italy 0 — — —
Grand Slams and Triple Crowns (Six Nations) Nation Grand Slams Last Grand Slam Triple Crowns Last Triple Crown Wales 4 2019 5 2021 France 4 2022 — — Ireland 2 2018 6 2022 England 2 2016 5 2020 Scotland 0 - 0 - Italy 0 - — —
Wooden Spoon Wooden Spoons (last place) Team Wooden Spoons Last HNC FNC SNC
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This article is about the men s rugby union tournament For the women s tournament see Women s Six Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons is an annual international men s rugby union competition between the teams of England France Ireland Italy Scotland and Wales The current champions are France who won the 2022 tournament Six Nations ChampionshipCurrent season or competition 2023 Six Nations ChampionshipThe Guinness Six Nations logoSportRugby unionInstituted1883 as Home Nations Championship 1910 as Five Nations Championship 2000 as Six Nations Championship Number of teams6Country England France Ireland Italy Scotland WalesHolders France 2022 Most titles England and Wales 39 titles Websitesixnationsrugby comThe tournament is organised by the unions of the six participating nations under the banner of Six Nations Rugby which is responsible for the promotion and operation of the men s women s and under 20s tournaments and the Autumn International Series as well as the negotiation and management of their centralised commercial rights The Six Nations is the successor to the Home Nations Championship 1883 1909 and 1932 39 played between teams from England Ireland Scotland and Wales which was the first international rugby union tournament 1 With the addition of France this became the Five Nations Championship 1910 31 and 1947 99 which in turn became the Six Nations Championship with the addition of Italy in 2000 England and Wales have won the championship the most times both with 39 titles but England have won the most outright titles with 29 Since the Six Nations era started in 2000 only Italy and Scotland have failed to win the Six Nations title The women s tournament started as the Women s Home Nations in the 1996 season Contents 1 History and expansion 2 Format 3 Trophies 3 1 Championship Trophy 3 2 Grand Slam and Triple Crown 3 3 Rivalry trophies 4 Venues 5 Results 5 1 Overall 5 2 Home Nations 1883 1909 5 3 Five Nations 1910 1931 5 4 Home Nations 1932 1939 5 5 Five Nations 1940 1999 5 6 Six Nations 2000 present 6 Titles and awards 6 1 Wooden Spoon 6 1 1 Home Nations and Five Nations 6 1 2 Six Nations 6 2 Player awards 7 Records 8 Administration 9 Media 10 Sponsorship 11 See also 12 References 13 Sources 14 External linksHistory and expansion EditThe tournament was first played in 1883 as the Home Nations Championship among the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom England Ireland Scotland and Wales However England was excluded from the 1888 and 1889 tournaments due to their refusal to join the International Rugby Football Board The tournament then became the Five Nations Championship in 1910 with the addition of France The tournament was expanded in 2000 to become the Six Nations Championship with the addition of Italy Following the relative success of the Tier 2 nations in the 2015 Rugby World Cup there were calls by Octavian Morariu the president of Rugby Europe to let Georgia and Romania join the Six Nations due to their consistent success in the European Nations Cup and ability to compete in the Rugby World Cup 2 3 Format Edit The locations of the Six Nations participants The tournament begins on the first weekend in February and culminates on the second or third Saturday in March Each team plays every other team once a total of 15 matches with home ground advantage alternating from one year to the next Before the 2017 tournament two points were awarded for a win one for a draw and none for a loss Unlike many other rugby union competitions a bonus point system had not previously been used A bonus point system was first used in the 2017 Championship The system is similar to the one used in most rugby championships 0 points for a loss 2 for a draw 4 for a win 1 for scoring four or more tries in a match and 1 for losing by 7 points or fewer The only difference is that a team that wins all their games a Grand Slam are automatically awarded 3 extra points to ensure they cannot be overtaken by a defeated team on bonus points Before 1994 teams equal on match points shared the championship Since then ties have been broken by considering the points difference total points scored minus total points conceded of the teams The rules of the championship further provide that if teams tie on both match points and points difference the team that scored the most tries wins the championship Were this decider to be a tie the tying teams would share the championship 4 To date however match points and points difference have been sufficient to decide the championship The Wooden Spoon is a metaphorical award given to the team that finishes in last place or alternatively by a team that loses all of its games in a championship 5 Since the inaugural Six Nations tournament in 2000 only England and Ireland have avoided finishing last Italy have finished last 15 times in the Six Nations era and have lost every match 11 times Home advantage in the Six Nations Three home matches Two home matchesEven years France v England v Ireland v Italy Ireland v Italy v Scotland v Wales Wales v France v Italy v Scotland England v Ireland v Wales Italy v England v Scotland Scotland v England v FranceOdd years England v France v Italy v Scotland Italy v France v Ireland v Wales Scotland v Ireland v Italy v Wales France v Scotland v Wales Ireland v England v France Wales v England v IrelandTrophies EditChampionship Trophy Edit The Original Six Nations Championship Trophy 1993 2014 and The Triple Crown Trophy The winners of the Six Nations are presented with the Championship Trophy 6 This was originally conceived by the Earl of Westmorland and was first presented to the winners of the 1993 championship France It is a sterling silver trophy designed by James Brent Ward and made by a team of eight silversmiths from the London firm William Comyns It has 15 side panels representing the 15 members of the team and with three handles to represent the three officials referee and two touch judges The cup has a capacity of 3 75 litres sufficient for five bottles of champagne Within the mahogany base is a concealed drawer which contains six alternative finials each a silver replica of one of the team emblems which can be screwed on the detachable lid A new trophy was introduced for the 2015 Championship 7 The new trophy was designed and crafted by Thomas Lyte silversmiths and replaces the 1993 edition which is being retired as it represented the nations that took part in the Five Nations Championship Ireland were the last team to win the old trophy and the first team to win the new one 8 Grand Slam and Triple Crown Edit A team that wins all its games wins the Grand Slam The Triple Crown may only be won by one of the Home Nations of England Ireland Scotland or Wales when one nation wins all three of their matches against the others The Triple Crown dates back to the original Home Nations Championship but the physical Triple Crown Trophy has been awarded only since 2006 when the Royal Bank of Scotland the primary sponsor of the competition commissioned Hamilton amp Inches to design and create a dedicated Triple Crown Trophy It has since been won four times by Ireland and Wales and three times by England Rivalry trophies Edit Several individual competitions take place under the umbrella of the tournament Some of these trophies are also awarded for other matches between the two teams outside the Six Nations Trophy Teams Since NotesCalcutta Cup England and Scotland 1879 9 Made from melted down Indian rupees donated by the Calcutta ClubMillennium Trophy England and Ireland 1988 Presented to celebrate Dublin s millennium in 1988 10 Centenary Quaich Ireland and Scotland 1989 11 12 13 Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy France and Italy 2007 Commemorated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi leader in the unification of Italy and volunteer in the French Republican Army against PrussiaAuld Alliance Trophy France and Scotland 2018 In memory of the war dead from the rugby communities of Scotland and France 14 Doddie Weir Cup Wales and Scotland 2018 In recognition of Doddie Weir who founded the My Name 5 Doddie Foundation which supports research into motor neuron disease 15 Cuttitta Cup Scotland and Italy 2022 Commemorates Massimo Cuttitta a former Italian captain and Scotland scrum coach who died in 2021 at the age of 54 from COVID 19 16 Venues Edit The national rugby union stadiums of the six countries host the events As of the 2021 competition Six Nations matches are held in the following stadiums Team Stadium Location CapacityEngland Twickenham Stadium London 82 000France Stade de France Saint Denis 81 338Wales Principality Stadium Cardiff 73 931Italy Stadio Olimpico Rome 72 698Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh 67 144Ireland Aviva Stadium Dublin 51 700The opening of Aviva Stadium in May 2010 ended the arrangement with the Gaelic Athletic Association GAA that allowed the all Ireland governing body for rugby union the Irish Rugby Football Union to use the GAA s flagship stadium Croke Park for its international matches This arrangement was made necessary by the 2007 closure and subsequent demolition of Ireland s traditional home at Lansdowne Road Aviva Stadium was built on the former Lansdowne Road site During this construction Croke Park was the largest of the Six Nations grounds with a capacity of 82 300 In 2012 Italy moved their home games from the 32 000 seat Stadio Flaminio to Stadio Olimpico also in Rome with a capacity of 72 000 The French Rugby Federation FFR had planned to build a new stadium of its own seating 82 000 in the southern suburbs of Paris 17 because of frustrations with their tenancy of Stade de France 18 However the project was cancelled in December 2016 19 France played their 2018 match against Italy at Stade Velodrome in Marseille 20 In 2020 Wales played their final game at Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli due to the Millennium Stadium being used as Dragon s Heart Hospital in response to the COVID 19 pandemic 21 Results EditOverall Edit England France Ireland Italy Scotland WalesTournaments 125 92 127 22 127 127Outright wins shared wins Home Nations 5 4 4 3 9 2 7 3 Five Nations 17 6 12 8 6 5 5 6 15 8 Six Nations 7 6 4 0 0 6Overall 29 10 18 8 14 8 0 0 14 8 28 11 Grand SlamsHome Nations 0 0 0 2Five Nations 11 6 1 3 6Six Nations 2 4 2 0 0 4Overall 13 10 3 0 3 12Triple CrownsHome Nations 5 2 7 6Five Nations 16 4 3 11Six Nations 5 6 0 5Overall 26 12 10 22Wooden SpoonsHome Nations 7 10 5 2Five Nations 10 9 15 15 6Six Nations 0 1 0 17 4 1Overall 17 10 25 17 24 9Home Nations 1883 1909 Edit Year Champions Grand Slam Triple Crown Calcutta Cup Wooden spoon a 1883 England Not contested England England Not contested1884 England England England1885 Not completed Not completed1886 England and Scotland 1887 Scotland 1888 Not completed England did not participate1889 Not completed England did not participate1890 England and Scotland England1891 Scotland Scotland Scotland1892 England England England1893 Wales Wales Scotland1894 Ireland Ireland Scotland1895 Scotland Scotland Scotland Ireland1896 Ireland Scotland 1897 Not completed Not completed England 1898 Not completed Not completed 1899 Ireland Ireland Scotland England1900 Wales Wales 1901 Scotland Scotland Scotland England1902 Wales Wales England Scotland1903 Scotland Scotland Scotland England1904 Scotland Scotland 1905 Wales Wales Scotland England1906 Ireland and Wales England 1907 Scotland Scotland Scotland England1908 Wales Wales Wales Scotland1909 Wales Wales Wales Scotland Ireland the team that loses all its games Five Nations 1910 1931 Edit Year Champions Grand Slam Triple Crown Calcutta Cup Wooden spoon1910 England England France1911 Wales Wales Wales England Scotland1912 Ireland and England Scotland France1913 England England England England France1914 England England England England 1915 19 Not held due to World War I1920 Scotland Wales and England England Ireland1921 England England England England 1922 Wales England 1923 England England England England 1924 England England England England 1925 Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland France1926 Ireland and Scotland Scotland France1927 Ireland and Scotland Scotland 1928 England England England England 1929 Scotland Scotland France1930 England 1931 Wales Scotland Home Nations 1932 1939 Edit Year Champions Grand Slam Triple Crown Calcutta Cup Wooden spoon1932 England Ireland and Wales England Scotland1933 Scotland Scotland Scotland 1934 England England England Ireland1935 Ireland Scotland 1936 Wales England Scotland1937 England England England Wales1938 Scotland Scotland Scotland Ireland1939 England Ireland Wales England ScotlandFive Nations 1940 1999 Edit Year Champions Grand Slam Triple Crown Calcutta Cup Millennium Trophy Centenary Quaich Wooden spoon1940 46 Not held due to World War II Not contested1947 England and Wales England Scotland1948 Ireland Ireland Ireland Scotland 1949 Ireland Ireland England 1950 Wales Wales Wales Scotland 1951 Ireland England 1952 Wales Wales Wales England Scotland1953 England England Scotland1954 England France and Wales England England Scotland1955 France and Wales England 1956 Wales England 1957 England England England England France1958 England 1959 France 1960 England and France England England Ireland1961 France England 1962 France 1963 England England 1964 Scotland and Wales Scotland 1965 Wales Wales 1966 Wales Scotland 1967 France England 1968 France France England Scotland1969 Wales Wales England 1970 France and Wales Scotland 1971 Wales Wales Wales Scotland 1972 Not completed Scotland England1973 England France Ireland Scotland Wales England 1974 Ireland Scotland 1975 Wales England 1976 Wales Wales Wales Scotland England1977 France France Wales England Ireland1978 Wales Wales Wales England Scotland1979 Wales Wales 1980 England England England England 1981 France France England Ireland1982 Ireland Ireland 1983 France and Ireland Scotland 1984 Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland Ireland1985 Ireland Ireland England 1986 France and Scotland Scotland Ireland1987 France France England 1988 France and Wales Wales England 1989 France England Scotland 1990 Scotland Scotland Scotland Scotland England Scotland Wales1991 England England England England England Scotland 1992 England England England England England Scotland Ireland1993 France England Ireland Scotland 1994 Wales England Ireland 1995 England England England England England Scotland Wales1996 England England England England Scotland 1997 France France England England England Scotland 1998 France France England England England Scotland Ireland1999 Scotland England England Scotland Six Nations 2000 present Edit Year Champions Grand Slam Triple Crown Calcutta Cup MillenniumTrophy CentenaryQuaich GiuseppeGaribaldiTrophy Auld AllianceTrophy Doddie WeirCup CuttittaCup Wooden spoon a 2000 England Scotland England Ireland Not contested Not contested Not contested Not contested Italy2001 England England Ireland Scotland Italy2002 France France England England England Ireland Italy2003 England England England England England Ireland Wales2004 France France Ireland England Ireland Ireland Scotland2005 Wales Wales Wales England Ireland Ireland Italy2006 France Ireland Scotland Ireland Ireland Italy2007 France Ireland England Ireland Ireland France Scotland2008 Wales Wales Wales Scotland England Ireland France Italy2009 Ireland Ireland Ireland England Ireland Ireland France Italy2010 France France Ireland Scotland France Italy2011 England England Ireland Ireland Italy Italy2012 Wales Wales Wales England England Ireland France Scotland2013 Wales England England Scotland Italy France2014 Ireland England England England Ireland France Italy2015 Ireland England Ireland Ireland France Scotland2016 England England England England England Ireland France Italy2017 England England Ireland Scotland France Italy2018 Ireland Ireland Ireland Scotland Ireland Ireland France Scotland Italy2019 Wales Wales Wales England Ireland France France Wales Italy2020 England England England England Ireland France Scotland Scotland Italy2021 Wales Wales Scotland Ireland Ireland France Scotland Wales Italy2022 France France Ireland Scotland Ireland Ireland France France Wales Scotland Italy the team finishing in last placeTitles and awards EditGrand Slams and Triple Crowns All Time Nation Grand Slams Last Grand Slam Triple Crowns Last Triple Crown England 13 2016 26 2020 Wales 12 2019 22 2021 France 10 2022 Ireland 3 2018 12 2022 Scotland 3 1990 10 1990 Italy 0 Grand Slams and Triple Crowns Six Nations Nation Grand Slams Last Grand Slam Triple Crowns Last Triple Crown Wales 4 2019 5 2021 France 4 2022 Ireland 2 2018 6 2022 England 2 2016 5 2020 Scotland 0 0 Italy 0 Wooden Spoon Edit Wooden Spoons last place Team Wooden Spoons Last Wooden Spoon HNC FNC SNC img, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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