matches away than at home. This was repeated by Ireland in 2009, by England in 2016, and by Wales in 2019. Since 2017, the Six Nations Championship has used bonus points. A team that wins the Grand Slam will get three bonus points. This eliminates the possibility of a Grand Slam winner losing the championship on bonus points. Table of Grand Slam winners * In 1908 and 1909 matches with France were played, although they were not part of the Championship. Chronological list of Grand Slam winners Grand Slam tours A Grand Slam tour is one in which a touring national team from , , or plays Test matches against all four home nations (, , and ). If the tourists win all four of these games, they are said to have achieved a Grand Slam. Some Grand Slam tours also include a Test match against ; South Africa achieved a "Five Nations Grand Slam" in 1912–13 and 1951–52. Grand Slams by touring teams have been achieved nine times: four times each by South Africa and New Zealand, and once by Australia. Australia is the only country to have lost against all four home nations during a Grand Slam tour, on their 1957–58 tour. Australia also lost to France on that tour. After 1984, Southern Hemisphere sides started to tour the British Isles more frequently, but to play fewer Tests on each tour, and thus there were no Grand Slam tours between 1984 and 1998. However, since 1998 Grand Slam tours have again become quite common, as the number of Tests on each tour has increased. The All Blacks' tours of 2005 and 2008 were originally planned to include only three Test matches; the late inclusion of matches against Wales and England respectively turned these into Grand Slam tours. Grand Slams achieved by touring sides Grand Slam tours The Rugby Championship Rugby Europe Championship See also Six Nations Championship Triple Crown Six Nations Wooden Spoon Calcutta Cup References External links The Official Six Nations Site 2008 Six Nations Information and Tournament Guide BBC News article on past Grand Slam tours Pathe News coverage of 1924 England Grand Slam Six Nations Information and Ticket Guide