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Six Nations Championship, annual rugby competition between the national teams of the six most prominent European rugby-playing countries (England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales). It is the most significant international rugby competition that takes place solely in the Northern Hemisphere. The event was known as the Five Nations Championship until Italy joined the five original countries in 2000.

Winners of the Six Nations Championship are provided in the table.

Six Nations Championship1
year result
1Five Nations until 2000.
2Tied.
3Grand Slam winner (defeats all other competitors).
4Triple Crown winner (Home Nation [England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales] that defeats all three other Home Nations).
5Triple Crown won by Wales.
1947 England, Wales2
1948 Ireland3
1949 Ireland4
1950 Wales3
1951 Ireland
1952 Wales3
1953 England
1954 England4, France, Wales2
1955 France, Wales2
1956 Wales
1957 England3
1958 England
1959 France
1960 England4, France2
1961 France
1962 France
1963 England
1964 Scotland, Wales2
1965 Wales4
1966 Wales
1967 France
1968 France3
1969 Wales4
1970 France, Wales2
1971 Wales3
1972 not completed
1973 quintuple tie
1974 Ireland
1975 Wales
1976 Wales3
1977 France3, 5
1978 Wales3
1979 Wales4
1980 England3
1981 France3
1982 Ireland4
1983 France, Ireland2
1984 Scotland3
1985 Ireland3
1986 France, Scotland2
1987 France3
1988 Wales3
1989 France
1990 Scotland3
1991 England3
1992 England3
1993 France
1994 Wales
1995 England3
1996 England
1997 France3
1998 France3
1999 Scotland
2000 England
2001 England
2002 France3
2003 England3
2004 France3
2005 Wales3
2006 France
2007 France
2008 Wales3
2009 Ireland3
2010 France3
2011 England
2012 Wales3
2013 Wales
2014 Ireland
2015 Ireland
2016 England3
2017 England
2018 Ireland3
2019 Wales3
2020 England4
2021 Wales4
2022 France3
2023 Ireland3
2024 Ireland
This article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Augustyn.