Five Nations/Six Nations Rugby

(winners since 1882)

The annual Five Nations rugby union champions first contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France made it five nations by joining the competition in 1910. The inclusion of Italy made it six nations in 2000. Each team plays each other once and the team with the best record is declared the winner.

(*) indicates Grand Slam, meaning team won all four or five games.

Year

1882 England
1883 England
1884 Not held
1885 Not completed
1886 Scotland; England
1887 Scotland
1888 Not completed
1889 Not completed
1890 England; Scotland
1891 Scotland
1892 England
1893 Wales
1894 Ireland
1895 Scotland
1896 Ireland
1897 Not completed
1898 Not completed
1899 Ireland
1900 Wales
1901 Scotland
1902 Wales
1903 Scotland
1904 Scotland
1905 Wales
1906 Ireland; Wales
1907 Scotland
1908 Wales*
1909 Wales*
1910 England
1911 Wales*
1912 England; Ireland
1913 England*
1914 England*
1915-19 Not held--WW I
1920 England, Scotland; Wales
1921 England*
1922 Wales
1923 England*
1924 England*
1925 Scotland*
1926 Scotland; Ireland
1927 Scotland; Ireland
1928 England*
1929 Scotland
1930 England
1931 Wales
1932 England, Wales; Ireland
1933 Scotland
1934 England
1935 Ireland
1936 Wales
1937 England
1938 Scotland
1939 England, Wales; Ireland
1940-46 Not held--WW II
1947 Wales; England
1948 Ireland*
1949 Ireland
1950 Wales*
1951 Ireland
1952 Wales*
1953 England
1954 England, France; Wales
1955 France; Wales
1956 Wales
1957 England*
1958 England
1959 France
1960 France; England
1961 France
1962 France
1963 England
1964 Scotland & Wales
1965 Wales
1966 Wales
1967 France
1968 France*
1969 Wales
1970 France; Wales
1971 Wales*
1972 Not completed
1973 Five way tie
1974 Ireland
1975 Wales
1976 Wales*
1977 France*
1978 Wales*
1979 Wales
1980 England*
1981 France*
1982 Ireland
1983 France; Ireland
1984 Scotland*
1985 Ireland
1986 France; Scotland
1987 France*
1988 Wales; France
1989 France
1990 Scotland*
1991 England*
1992 England*
1993 France
1994 Wales
1995 England*
1996 England
1997 France*
1998 France*
1999 Scotland
2000 England
2001 England
2002 France*
2003 England*
2004 Wales
2005 Wales*
2006 France

...and with the 2006 tournament I shall cease to update this page since the Wikipedia entry is so much better! - Wes