The Six Nations Championship is an annual international men's rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The championship holders are Ireland, who won the 2024 tournament.
The Italy national rugby union team represents the Italian Rugby Federation in men's international rugby union. The team is known as gli Azzurri. Savoy blue is the common colour of the national teams representing Italy, as it is the traditional colour of the royal House of Savoy which reigned over the Kingdom of Italy from 1860 to 1946.
The 2006 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2006 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the fifth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Grand Slam. This was the last Six Nations in which Spain took part - Italy were to replace them in 2007.
The 2005 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2005 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the fourth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship and was won by France, who achieved their second successive Grand Slam.
The 2004 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2004 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the third series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship and was won by France, who achieved the Grand Slam.
The 2003 Women's Six Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Grand Slam.
The 2002 Women's Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship and was won by France, who achieved the Grand Slam.
The 2001 Women's Five Nations Championship was the third and final series of the rugby union Women's Five Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Grand Slam. It should have been a six nations championship, but for the second year running Ireland withdrew from some fixtures.
The 2000 Women's Five Nations Championship was the second Women's Five Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Grand Slam. Spain took part for the first time, replacing Ireland.
The 1999 Women's Five Nations Championship was the first Women's Five Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Grand Slam.
The 1998 Women's Home Nations Championship was the third and final Women's Home Nations Championship and was won by Scotland, who achieved the Triple Crown. In order to complete a Grand Slam, Scotland also defeated France outside of the competition.
The 1997 Women's Home Nations Championship was the second women's rugby union Home Championship. It was won by England. The tournament was again held between the four British Isles home nations, Wales, England, Ireland and Scotland.
The 1996 Women's Home Nations Championship was the first Women's Home Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Triple Crown. England also gained the Grand Slam by beating France outside of the championship.
The 2008 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2008 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the seventh series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship. England comfortably won a third successive Grand Slam—the first time this had been achieved in the Women's Six Nations. However, after a good start against Wales it was not quite as easily won as in the previous year, with Italy, Scotland and Ireland all scoring tries against the champions, something that only France managed in 2007.
The 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2009 RBS Women's 6 Nations, was the eighth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship, due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The 2010 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2010 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. The tournament was held between 5 February and 21 March 2010; the same weekends as the men's tournament was being played.
The 2011 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2011 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the tenth series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were held between 4 February and 19 March 2011, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. The game between England and Scotland on 13 March followed the men's international between the same two nations and was shown live on the BBC. The match between England and France was also shown live on Sky TV in the UK, and France vs Scotland was broadcast live on Orange TV in France.
The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.
The 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2012 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were held in February and March 2012, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day.
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