Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is one of many events in the international Rugby Union calendar. It is an annual competition between six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The Rugby Championship is a similar tournament held between team in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the current format, each team plays every other team once, with home field advantage alternating from one year to the next. The winners of the Six Nations Championship are also known as the European Champions.
History
Prior to 2000, the tournament was the Five Nations Championship (1910–1931, 1940–1999). The competition's previous incarnation was also the Home Nations Championship (1883–1909, 1932–1939), played between teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Recent Results
Only the results since 2000 are shown.
| Year | Champions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ireland | Ireland won the tournament for a 15th time, along with their fourth Grand Slam. |
| 2022 | France | France won the Championship and the Grand Slam – both for the first time since 2010. |
| 2021 | Wales | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament started just three months after the end of the previous tournament and all matches took place without spectators. |
| 2020 | England | It was England's 39th title overall (including shared titles), drawing them level with the record Wales set the previous year |
| 2019 | Wales | Wales won the championship for the first time since 2013 |
| 2018 | Ireland | Ireland won their 3rd ever Grand Slam |
| 2017 | England | The championship was won by England with a round to spare (the same as last year) |
| 2016 | England | England won the Championship with a game to play, winning their first Championship since 2011. |
| 2015 | Ireland | Ireland retained their title from the previous year, their 13th win in the competition |
| 2014 | Ireland | Ireland won their 12th title. |
| 2013 | Wales | Wales tore apart England in the final to claim their second consecutive Six Nations title. The final was played in Cardiff, Wales. |
| 2012 | Wales | |
| 2011 | England | |
| 2010 | France | |
| 2009 | Ireland | |
| 2008 | Wales | |
| 2007 | France | |
| 2006 | France | |
| 2005 | Wales | |
| 2004 | France | |
| 2003 | England | |
| 2002 | France | |
| 2001 | England | |
| 2000 | England |
Grand Slams
If a team wins all of its games, they are said to have won a 'Grand Slam'. Here are the Grand Slam winners since 2000.
- Wales: 2005, 2008, 2012, 2019
- France: 2002, 2004, 2010, 2022
- Ireland: 2009, 2018, 2023
- England: 2003, 2016
Related Pages
- The Rugby Championship, a similar tournament between the top nations in the southern hemisphere
- More International Rugby Events
- Rugby Union Calendar
- Learn more about the sport of Rugby.
- Read about other major world sporting events.
- Sporting events calendar
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