The Six Nations Championship is the largest rugby tournament in the northern hemisphere, contested annually by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Each team plays each other once, with home advantage alternating on a yearly basis. Teams are awarded two points for a win and one for a draw.
The tournament can be won in two different manners, with a side winning either a championship or a Grand Slam. A Grand Slam is completed when a side defeats all others during the tournament. The competition began life in 1883 as the Home Nations championship, featuring England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France were officially added to the mix in 1910 to make it the Five Nations championship, although they had participated in four previous tournaments.
The tournaments were suspended during both World Wars, and France were temporarily excluded from the championship between 1931 and 1939 due to allegations of professionalism, administrative troubles and a reputation for on-field violence. The tournament was reinstated in 1947 and would continue to grow as a spectacle, becoming a popular annual event for fans and eventually a big television draw.
In 2000 it was expanded to include Italy, making Scotland the last side to win a Five Nations championship.
Home Nations 1883-1909
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 1883 | England (Triple Crown) |
| 1884 | England (Triple Crown) |
| 1885 | Not completed |
| 1886 | England and Scotland |
| 1887 | Scotland |
| 1888 | Not completed |
| 1889 | Not completed |
| 1890 | England and Scotland |
| 1891 | Scotland (Triple Crown) |
| 1892 | England (Triple Crown) |
| 1893 | Wales (Triple Crown) |
| 1894 | Ireland (Triple Crown) |
| 1895 | Scotland (Triple Crown) |
| 1896 | Ireland |
| 1897 | Not completed |
| 1898 | Not completed |
| 1899 | Ireland (Triple Crown) |
| 1900 | Wales (Triple Crown) |
| 1901 | Scotland (Triple Crown) |
| 1902 | Wales (Triple Crown) |
| 1903 | Scotland (Triple Crown) |
| 1904 | Scotland |
| 1905 | Wales (Triple Crown) |
| 1906 | Wales and Ireland |
| 1907 | Scotland (Triple Crown) |
| *1908 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
| *1909 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
* (Home Nations but Wales also defeated France so a Grand Slam is recorded)
Five Nations 1910-1931
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 1910 | England |
| 1911 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
| 1912 | England and Ireland |
| 1913 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1914 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1915-19 | Not held due to World War I |
| 1920 | England, Scotland and Wales |
| 1921 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1922 | Wales |
| 1923 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1924 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1925 | Scotland (Grand Slam) |
| 1926 | Ireland and Scotland |
| 1927 | Ireland and Scotland |
| 1928 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1929 | Scotland |
| 1930 | England |
| 1931 | Wales |
Home Nations 1932-1939
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 1932 | England, Ireland and Wales |
| 1933 | Scotland (Triple Crown) |
| 1934 | England (Triple Crown) |
| 1935 | Ireland |
| 1936 | Wales |
| 1937 | England (Triple Crown) |
| 1938 | Scotland (Triple Crown) |
| 1939 | England, Ireland and Wales |
Five Nations 1940-1999
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 1940-46 | Not held due to World War II |
| 1947 | England and Wales |
| 1948 | Ireland (Grand Slam) |
| 1949 | Ireland (Triple Crown) |
| 1950 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
| 1951 | Ireland |
| 1952 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
| 1953 | England |
| 1954 | England (Triple Crown), France and Wales |
| 1955 | France and Wales |
| 1956 | Wales |
| 1957 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1958 | England |
| 1959 | France |
| 1960 | England (Triple Crown) and France |
| 1961 | France |
| 1962 | France |
| 1963 | England |
| 1964 | Scotland and Wales |
| 1965 | Wales |
| 1966 | Wales |
| 1967 | France |
| 1968 | France (Grand Slam) |
| 1969 | Wales (Triple Crown) |
| 1970 | France and Wales |
| 1971 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
| 1972 | Not completed |
| 1973 | England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| 1974 | Ireland |
| 1975 | Wales |
| 1976 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
| 1977 | France (Grand Slam) |
| 1978 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
| 1979 | Wales (Triple Crown) |
| 1980 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1981 | France (Grand Slam) |
| 1982 | Ireland (Triple Crown) |
| 1983 | France and Ireland |
| 1984 | Scotland (Grand Slam) |
| 1985 | Ireland (Triple Crown) |
| 1986 | France and Scotland |
| 1987 | France (Grand Slam) |
| 1988 | France and Wales (Triple Crown) |
| 1989 | France |
| 1990 | Scotland (Grand Slam) |
| 1991 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1992 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1993 | France |
| 1994 | Wales (Points Difference) |
| 1995 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 1996 | England (Triple Crown) (Points Difference) |
| 1997 | France (Grand Slam) |
| 1998 | France (Grand Slam) |
| 1999 | Scotland (Points Difference) |
Six Nations 2000-present
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2000 | England |
| 2001 | England (Points Difference) |
| 2002 | France (Grand Slam) |
| 2003 | England (Grand Slam) |
| 2004 | France (Grand Slam) |
| 2005 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
| 2006 | France (Points Difference) |
| 2007 | France (Points Difference) |
| 2008 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
| 2009 | Ireland (Grand Slam) |
| 2010 | France (Grand Slam) |
| 2011 | England |
| 2012 | Wales (Grand Slam) |
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