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