Women's Six Nations Championship
The Women's Six Nations Championship is an international rugby union competition contested between six European women's national teams. It started in the 1995/96 season as the Home Nations, just all four home nations. It remained a Home Nations competition in the 1996/97 and the 1997/98 seasons, which was a World Cup Year.
Current season, competition or edition: 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| No. of teams | 6 (from 2002) 5 (1999–2001) 4 (1996–1998) |
| Country |  England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
| Most recent champion(s) | England (17th title in 2021) |
| Most titles | England (17 titles) |
In the 1998/99 season it became the Five nations with England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales playing. The following season, Spain replaced Ireland for two seasons.
England have been the dominant team, having won 17 of the 26 competitions to date.
In 2001/02 the women's Six Nations competition was born with England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Spain and Wales playing, after Ireland rejoined the competition. Spain, at that time, were higher ranked than Italy and therefore deserved their place in the competition on merit.
In 2006, a championship trophy was commissioned from silversmith Thomas Lyte, to be followed by a second trophy commissioned for the Under 20 Six Nations championship. Designed and created by Thomas Lyte, the trophies are made from sterling silver and feature engraving detail with the logos of the competing countries.[1]
In 2007, the Six Nations committee formally adopted for Italy to replace Spain as the sixth national team member in the championship, in parallel with the men's competition.
Overall (1996 – 2021)
| England |
France |
Ireland |
Italy |
Scotland |
 Spain |
Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaments | 26 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 26 |
| Outright Wins | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Slams | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Triple Crowns | 21 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 1 |
| Wooden Spoons | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Home Nations (1996 – 1998)
| Year | Champions | Grand Slam | Triple Crown | Wooden Spoon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | England |
England |
England |
Wales |
| 1997 | England |
England |
England |
Ireland |
| 1998 | Scotland |
Scotland |
Scotland |
Ireland |
Five Nations (1999 – 2001)
| Year | Champions | Grand Slam | Triple Crown | Wooden Spoon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | England |
England |
England |
Ireland |
| 2000 | England |
England |
England |
Wales |
| 2001 | England |
England |
England |
Wales |
Six Nations (2002 – Present)
Final positions
| Five Nations | Six Nations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| England | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
| France | - | - | - | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd-3rd |
| Ireland | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | - | - | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd-3rd |
| Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 4th-6th |
| Scotland | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4th-6th |
| Spain | - | - | - | - | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wales | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th-6th |
Matches won
| Five Nations | Six Nations | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | P | W | L | % | |
| England | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 (5) | 3 (3) | 119 | 106 | 13 | 89.1 |
| France | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 (4) | 2 (3) | 109 | 81 | 25 | 74.3 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | 110 | 47 | 62 | 42.7 |
| Scotland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 (3) | 1 (3) | 117 | 31 | 81 | 26.5 |
| Wales | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 (4) | 0 (3) | 118 | 38 | 74 | 32.2 |
| Spain | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 10 | 23 | 30.3 | |
| Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 (4) | 1 (3) | 72 | 21 | 45 | 29.2 |
Home Nations (1996–1998)
| Position | Nation | Tournaments | Matches | Points | Table points |
Awards | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TW | GS | TC | WS | ||||
| 1 | England |
3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 255 | 72 | +183 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Scotland |
3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 66 | +55 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Wales |
3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 125 | 184 | –59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Ireland |
3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 235 | –179 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Five Nations (1999–2001)
| Position | Nation | Tournaments | Matches | Points | Table points |
Awards | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TW | GS | TC | WS | ||||
| 1 | England |
3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 68 | +423 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | France |
3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 240 | 141 | +99 | 16 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| 3 | Scotland |
3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 172 | 246 | –74 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Spain |
2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 135 | –61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| 5 | Wales |
3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 77 | 341 | –264 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Ireland |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 128 | –123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Six Nations without bonus point scoring (2002–2016)
| Position | Nation | Tournaments | Matches | Points | Table points |
Awards | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TW | GS | TC | WS | ||||
| 1 | England |
15 | 75 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 2810 | 335 | +2475 | 128 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | France |
15 | 75 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 1726 | 701 | +1025 | 100 | 5 | 4 | N/A | 0 |
| 3 | Ireland |
15 | 75 | 35 | 0 | 40 | 1055 | 1097 | –42 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Wales |
15 | 75 | 30 | 1 | 44 | 861 | 1042 | –181 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Scotland |
15 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 59 | 597 | 2065 | –1468 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Italy |
10 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 579 | 1216 | –637 | 29 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3 |
| 7 | Spain |
5 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 156 | 764 | –604 | 13 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 2 |
Six Nations with bonus point scoring (2017–)
| Position | Nation | Tournaments | Matches | Points | Tries | Bonus points |
Table points |
Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | T BP | L BP | GS BP | TW | GS | TC | WS | |||||
| 1 | England |
5 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1029 | 163 | +869 | 172 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 117 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | France |
5 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 720 | 255 | +468 | 94 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 0 |
| 3 | Ireland |
5 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 393 | 438 | –45 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Italy |
5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 282 | 616 | –292 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1 |
| 5 | Wales |
5 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 221 | 698 | –497 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland |
5 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 220 | 612 | –457 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total
| Position | Nation | Tournaments | Matches | Points | Bonus points |
Table points |
Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | T BP | L BP | GS BP | TW | GS | TC | WS | ||||
| 1 | England |
26 | 119 | 105 | 0 | 13 | 4585 | 627 | +3958 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 285 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | France |
25 | 109 | 73 | 1 | 35 | 2691 | 1097 | +1594 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 199 | 6 | 5 | N/A | 0 |
| 3 | Ireland |
25 | 110 | 48 | 0 | 62 | 1509 | 1897 | –388 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Wales |
26 | 118 | 38 | 2 | 78 | 1330 | 2373 | –1043 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Scotland |
26 | 117 | 30 | 2 | 85 | 1120 | 3084 | –1964 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Italy |
15 | 72 | 21 | 2 | 49 | 856 | 1832 | –976 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4 |
| 7 | Spain |
7 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 250 | 899 | -645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 2 |
Highest Team Scores
Wins by 50 points or more:
| 89 | England v Scotland (89-0) at Twickenham 08/03/2011 [523] |
| 86 | England v Spain (86-3) at Madrid 11/02/2006 [523] |
| 83 | England v Wales (83-11) at Swansea 10/04/1999 [239] |
| 81 | England v Wales (81-0) at Cardiff Arms Park 04/02/2005 [476] |
| 80 | England v Scotland (80-0) at Twickenham 16/03/2019 [1308] |
| 79 | England v Ireland (79-0) at Worcester 17/02/2002 [346] |
| 76 | England v Spain (76-0) at Imber Court, London 12/03/2005 [485] England v Scotland (76-0) at Molesey Road, Esher 02/02/2013 [969] France v Scotland (76-0) at Dijon 15/03/2013 [980] England v Italy (76-6) at Rome 09/02/2008 [657] |
| 73 | Ireland v Scotland (73-3) at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld 22/03/2015 [1107] |
| 72 | England v Scotland (73-3) at Old Deer Park, Richmond 21/03/2009 [736] |
| 71 | England v Spain (71-3) at Zaragoza 15/02/2004 [429] |
| 69 | England v Spain (69-0) at Twickenham Stoop 21/02/2003 [403] England v Wales (69-7) at Cardiff Arms Park 21/02/2003 [399] England v Italy (69-13) at Old Deer Park, Richmond 07/02/2009 [724] |
| 68 | England v Italy (68-5) at Molesey Road, Esher 12/02/2011 [871] |
| 67 | England v Italy (67-3) at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma 10/04/2021 [1392] |
| 66 | England v Wales (66-7) at Twickenham Stoop 07/03/2020 [1378] |
| 64 | England v Scotland (64-0) at Twickenham Stoop 11/03/2017 [1186] England v Scotland (64-9) at Edinburgh 01/04/2000 [270] |
| 63 | England v Scotland (63-0) at Rubislaw Playing Fields, Aberdeen 09/02/2014 [1027] England v Wales (63-0) at Cardiff Arms Park 11/02/2017 [1179] |
| 62 | England v Ireland (62-8) at Worcester 05/04/1998 [199] |
| 60 | England v Scotland (60-0) at St Albans 03/02/2007 [598] |
| 59 | Ireland v Scotland (59-0) at Ashbourne 31/01/2014 [1022] |
| 57 | England v France (57-0) at Twickenham 15/02/2003 [396] France v Italy (57-0) at Stade Furiani, Furiani 24/02/2018 [1248] |
| 56 | England v Ireland (56-0) at Dublin 07/03/1999 [237] England v Wales (56-3) at Leicester 04/02/1996 [138] France v Ireland (56-15) at Donnybrook 17/04/2021 [1394] |
| 55 | England v Wales (55-0) at London Irish 02/02/2008 [657] France v Scotland (55-0) at Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle 11/02/2017 [1180] England v Italy (55-0) at Sandy Park, Exeter 09/02/2019 [1302] |
| 54 | England v Italy (54-0) at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma 01/11/2020 [1381] |
| 53 | England v Scotland (53-0) at Murrayfield 10/02/2020 [1374] France v Wales (53-0) at Stade de la Rabine, Vannes 03/04/2021 [1391] England v Wales (53-3) at Twickenham Stoop 20/03/2004 [437] France v Scotland (53-3) at Viry-Chatillon 04/02/2011 [867] England v Spain (53-14) at Madrid 07/04/2002 [359] |
| 52 | England v Wales (52-0) at Twickenham Stoop 10/02/2018 [1244] France v Wales (52-3) at Altrad Stadium, Montpellier 02/02/2019 [1295] England v France (52-7) at Old Deer Park, Richmond 15/03/2009 [733] England v Scotland (52-10) at Castle Park, Doncaster 03/04/2021 [1390] |
| 51 | England v Wales (51-0) at Newbury 15/03/2000 [266] England v Scotland (51-0) at Edinburgh 13/03/2010 [803] England v Ireland (51-7) at Donnybrook 01/02/2019 [1293] England v Ireland (51-10) at Twickenham 06/03/2004 [434] England v Wales (51-12) at Cardiff Arms Park 24/02/2019 [1302] |
| 50 | France v Wales (50-0) at Cardiff Arms Park 23/02/2020 [1375] England v France (50-6) at Northampton 08/04/2001 [308] |
Other nations:
| 48 | Scotland v Spain (48-7) at Edinburgh 29/3/2004 [408] |
| 45 | Italy v Scotland (45-5) at Rome 23/2/2014 [1029] |
| 44 | Wales v Spain (44-0) at Cardiff 15/2/2003 [395] |
| 20 | Spain v Wales (20-0) at Madrid 2/3/2002 [348] |
See also
- Women's international rugby - includes all women's international match results
- Rugby Europe Women's Championship, competition for other European nations
References
External links
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