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| − | The '''Six Nations Championship''' is a [[tournament]] for the main | + | The '''Six Nations Championship''' is a [[tournament]] for the main [[Rugby Union]] playing nations of the [[Northern Hemisphere]]: [[England]], [[France]], [[Ireland]], [[Italy]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales]]. Each side plays one match against every other side. Between 1910 and 1999 the competition was known as the 'Five Nations': England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales. Italy joined in 2000. |
The winner of the 2008 Six Nations Championship is Wales, which also won the 'Triple Crown' (a title awarded to a team from England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales which defeats all its British Isles opponents) and the 'Grand Slam' (it defeated all the other sides). | The winner of the 2008 Six Nations Championship is Wales, which also won the 'Triple Crown' (a title awarded to a team from England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales which defeats all its British Isles opponents) and the 'Grand Slam' (it defeated all the other sides). | ||
Revision as of 21:42, March 15, 2008
The Six Nations Championship is a tournament for the main Rugby Union playing nations of the Northern Hemisphere: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales. Each side plays one match against every other side. Between 1910 and 1999 the competition was known as the 'Five Nations': England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Wales. Italy joined in 2000.
The winner of the 2008 Six Nations Championship is Wales, which also won the 'Triple Crown' (a title awarded to a team from England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales which defeats all its British Isles opponents) and the 'Grand Slam' (it defeated all the other sides).
