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the Six Nations era to score a hat-trick in a single match, against Italy. Stander's compatriot Craig Gilroy's own hat-trick in the same game set a new record – a replacement scoring three tries despite playing only 33 minutes in the entire tournament. 2017 Six Nations Championship The 2017 Six Nations Championship was the 18th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was also known as the RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland. It was contested by defending champions England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland
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2003 Six Nations Championship The 2003 Six Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 109th international championship overall. The annual tournament was won by England, who completed a grand slam, and went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup later the same year. Italy won their first match with Wales (30-22), finishing in 5th place for the first time in the process. This was the sixth time in the Championship's history, but the first time since it became the Six Nations, that two teams met in the final round with undefeated
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every four years. The New Zealand Women's team then won four straight World Cups (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010) before England won in 2014. Following the 2014 event, World Rugby moved the next edition of the event to 2017, with a new four-year cycle from that point forward. New Zealand are the current World Cup holders. As well as the Women's Rugby World Cup there are also other regular tournaments, including a Six Nations, run in parallel to the men's competition. The Women's Six Nations, first played in 1996 has been dominated by England, who have won the tournament on 14
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at the 2003 Six Nations, including their opening game with England, who would go on to win a grand slam. France finished only third. After the strong showing at the World Cup, France reproduced their Six Nations success of 2002 at the 2004 Six Nations Championship. France won all five of their matches to win the tournament and complete a grandslam. France finished second, behind Wales in the 2005 Six Nations Championship, and the following year at the 2006 tournament, France won again, getting their third Six Nations trophy under Laporte. In preparation for the 2003 World Cup, France played
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between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which England won in its inaugural year. England won the Championship every year except from the 1997/98 season when Scotland won it. France joined the competition in the 1998/99 season making it the Five Nations Championship with England achieving the Grand Slam. In the 2001/02 season the competition expanded to be known as the Women's Six Nations Championship, and England have won the title more than any other nation, including six back-to-back wins between 2006 and 2011. Rugby Football Union for Women The Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW) was the governing body for
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Six Nations title, but missing a Grand Slam due to defeat in their last match of the tournament to Scotland. An outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Britain disrupted the 2001 Six nations championship, and Ireland's matches against Wales, Scotland and England were postponed until later that year. Ireland then defeated England 20-14 at Lansdowne Road to deny them a Grand Slam. Although the 2002 Six Nations title was won by France, England did win the Triple Crown. In June 2002 England, captained by Phil Vickery and with five new caps, defeated a full-strength Argentina team in Buenos Aires.
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Wales national rugby union team The Wales national rugby union team () competes annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 26 times outright. Wales' most recent championship win came in 2013. The governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played their first international against England. Wales' performances in the Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) continued to improve, experiencing their first 'golden age' between 1900 and 1911. They first played New Zealand, known as the
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professional trophy in season 2014-15. Scotland also won the last-ever Five Nations Championship in 1999 with some dashing displays of 15-man rugby and to a last minute win by Wales over England, but that year's World Cup ended the usual way, with a quarter-final defeat by New Zealand. They endured a torrid Six Nations in 2000, losing their first four straight games including a humiliating 34-20 defeat to a debuting Italy. In their last game they managed a 19-13 win under captain Andy Nicol over an unbeaten England at a rain-soaked Murrayfield After a poor start in the Six Nations
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in IRB world cups, with 19 tries. After retiring from 15's, Sue returned to the international game, captaining Simon Amor and Mike Friday's 7's squad to the 7's world cup in March 2009. In 2013 Day became the first female president of Wasps FC in their 146-year history. Sue Day Sue Day (born 29 October 1972) is an English female rugby union footballer who plays fullback for London Wasps Ladies and for England. Day made her debut versus in 1997. She was selected for the 2006 Six Nations Squad. She appeared again for the 2007 Six Nations opener. She can
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Home Nations Championship in 1883, with Scotland sharing the championship with England in 1886 before winning the title outright for the first time a year later. Scotland have won the title outright 15 times and shared the championship a further nine times. Scotland have won three Grand Slams (including the Triple Crown) in 1925, 1984 and 1990, in addition to a further seven Triple Crowns. They also contest the Calcutta Cup with England as part of the championship. Scotland were the winners of the last Five Nations in 1999, before Italy joined the competition to make it the Six Nations.
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crowd by Irish brothers Mick and Jack Ryan. Bancroft fell awkwardly, fracturing several ribs and was forced to retire. 1899 Home Nations Championship The 1899 Home Nations Championship was the seventeenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 5 January and 18 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The 1899 Championship was won by Ireland who also took the Triple Crown. This was the fourth time Ireland had won the tournament and the second occasion they had achieved the Triple Crown, but would be Ireland's last success for some time;
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1899 Home Nations Championship The 1899 Home Nations Championship was the seventeenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 5 January and 18 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The 1899 Championship was won by Ireland who also took the Triple Crown. This was the fourth time Ireland had won the tournament and the second occasion they had achieved the Triple Crown, but would be Ireland's last success for some time; they would not win the title outright again until 1935 and their next Triple Crown came in 1948. The
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2008 Women's Six Nations 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. While
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first Six Nations Grand Slam, before taking over as head coach a year later. He coached them to the final of the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup losing to the Black Ferns in the final. Under his tutelage they won five Six Nations's in a row, 4 Nations Cup and 4 European Cups. England Women won the 2014 women's World Cup 21-9 against Canada. The assistant coaches were Graham Smith and Simon Middleton. He is currently the most successful English rugby coach in history. Gary was UK overall and High Performance coach of the year 2014. He was awarded Pride
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and finished in sixth place. The teams involved were: 2000 Six Nations Championship The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the inclusion of Italy into the Five Nations championship. It was the 106th international championship overall. The championship was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam. Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations.
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2000 Six Nations Championship The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the inclusion of Italy into the Five Nations championship. It was the 106th international championship overall. The championship was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam. Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations. Italy did not win any of their other games,
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first foreigner to coach the English side. Updated 12 July 2018 Between September 2015 and March 2017 England won a top tier nation record equalling 18 test matches in a row, 17 of which were under Eddie Jones. England's mid-year tests and end of year tests are televised live by Sky Sports. Highlights of the end of year tests are broadcast by the BBC. All Six Nations games are broadcast free-to-air on the BBC and ITV since 2016. England national rugby union team The England national rugby union team competes in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland,
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28–9 at Cardiff Arms Park and in the process scored a push-over try. Australia went on to win their first Home Nations Grand Slam. Wales achieved only one win in 1987's Five Nations before contesting the inaugural Rugby World Cup. Wales defeated Ireland in their crucial pool fixture, before defeating England in the quarter-finals. They then faced hosts the All Blacks who won 49–6, but beat Australia in the third place play-off game to claim third. The next year Wales won the Triple Crown for the first time since 1979, but heavy defeats on tour to New Zealand later that
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unique in that it is competed for annually only by England and Scotland. The first Calcutta Cup match was played in 1879 and, since that time, over 100 matches have taken place. Scotland have won the Calcutta Cup 39 times. They compete in Six Nations Championship and have never won it, however they did win the last 5 nations championship in 1999 only narrowly missing out on a grand slam. Scotland have participated in every Rugby World Cup tournament. The SFU was a founder member of the International Rugby Board in 1886, along with Ireland and Wales. Left: The minutes
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rugby, such as Six Nations tournaments and Rugby World Cups. He has also written five books, which have been published by Headline. The first, "Lions and Falcons: My Diary of a Remarkable Year", written with ghostwriter Neil Squires who also helped Wilkinson in a few other books, was released in 2001, and followed a turbulent rugby year for him. The diary documented the England rugby player's strike, the Newcastle Falcons winning the Powergen Cup, the 2001 Six Nations Championship and the British and Irish Lions tour at the end of the year. After helping England win the Rugby World Cup
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2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship The 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, was the 10th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Wales were the defending champions. The competition was won by England, who completed a Grand Slam by winning all their five matches. For the first time, the 2017 tournament used the bonus point system common to most other professional rugby union tournaments. As well as the standard four points for a win and two for a draw, a team scoring four tries in a match received an additional league
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ever defeat. The 2013 Six Nations Championship saw Ireland finish with one win, three losses, and one draw, including their first home loss to England in 10 years; and their first ever loss to Italy in the Six Nations. The IRFU declined to extend Declan Kidney's contract, and Joe Schmidt was announced as the new Ireland coach. In their 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests, Ireland lost 22–24 to New Zealand, having led throughout the match. Ireland opened their 2014 Six Nations Championship with wins over Scotland and Wales. Ireland lost 10–13 to England. Ireland won their next match against Italy
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in Australia he decided to move to England to play in the European Super League club Bradford Bulls. In October 1999 he made his international début for the Italy national rugby union team in a World Cup match against England national rugby union team. In 1999 he signed a 3-years agreement with Rugby Roma Olimpic, a rugby union team from Rome, Italy. He won the Italian championship in 2000. He won his last international cap for Italy during the 2000 Six Nations vs. France. In December 2001, because of Rugby Roma's financial problems, he asked to be let free and
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Triple Crown (rugby union) In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the "Home Nations" – i.e. England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship. If any one of these teams defeats all three other teams, they win the Triple Crown. The Six Nations Championship also includes France and Italy, but their involvement in the tournament has no influence on the result of the Triple Crown, although it means that the winners of the Triple Crown are not necessarily the winners of the Championship as a whole. England won the first
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Mike Tindall Michael James Tindall, (born 18 October 1978) is an English former rugby player who played outside centre for Bath Rugby and Gloucester Rugby, has captained the England team, and was a member of the 2003 World Cup-winning squad. He made his debut on the England national team on 5 February 2000, against the Irish team at the 2000 Six Nations Championship. Alongside winning the 2003 World Cup, he was also a member of the national team during the 2003 Six Nations Championship which was won by England. He was injured at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Throughout his
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competitive in their 20–15 loss at the Flaminio to a Wales side resting many of its key players for the championship decider against Ireland the next week. Italy finished in last place for the second straight year after losing to France on the final weekend of the tournament. In the 2010 Six Nations Championship, Italy were well beaten by Ireland 29-11 before narrowly losing to England and defeating Scotland. Italy were defeated in their last two matches against France and Wales. Italy finished the 2011 Six Nations with a 1–4 record. In the opening match of the 2011 Six Nations,
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Galashiels, Jedburgh and Selkirk have produced many international players. The first international rugby union match in the world was played between England and Scotland in Edinburgh in 1871. Scotland won 4–1. The national side is considered by the IRB to belong in the top tier of nations, although they are not as competitive as the elite sides such as New Zealand or South Africa. They usually play their home matches at Murrayfield Stadium in the West End of Edinburgh. Scotland contest the Calcutta Cup with England as part of the Six Nations Championship. The Calcutta Cup was last won by
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1939 Home Nations Championship The 1939 Home Nations Championship was the thirty-fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Five Nations, and prior to that, the Home Nations, this was the fifty-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Six matches were played between 21 January and 18 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This was the last tournament that did not feature France, which had been expelled after the 1931 tournament over allegations of professionalism and administrative deficiencies. France would be readmitted later in the year, but
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Six Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The current champions are Ireland, having won the 2018 tournament. The Six Nations is the successor to the Home Nations Championship (1883–1909 and 1932–39), played between teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which was the first international rugby union tournament. With the addition of France, this became the Five Nations Championship (1910–31 and 1947–99), which in turn became the Six Nations Championship with the addition
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fourth consecutive year. France lost a Test to Romania at the end of the year and in 1964 again toured South Africa. They lost only one of their six games and defeated South Africa 8–6. According to Danie Craven the Test was the worst seen in South Africa up until that time. France set a then record win over England in 1966. After back-to-back Welsh wins, the French won the 1967 Five nations title. The title came down to the last match of the championship against Ireland at Lansdowne Road which France won 11–6, only a 9–8 defeat by Scotland
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the All Blacks, which France lost one and won one. France again did not perform that well in the 2001 Six Nations, losing to Ireland, Wales and England; and only finishing fifth. They did however manage victories over South Africa and Australia at the end of the year, as well as an impressive 77 to 10 win over Fiji. France went undefeated in the 2002 Six Nations Championship to claim the first Six Nations grand slam. Though they later lost two games to Australia, France defeated South Africa, and drew with the All Blacks that year. France lost two matches
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Scotland won the game 21–18. He played a role in Scotland 7's team in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow at Ibrox Stadium he scored one try in the competition. During Scotland's Autumn internationals in 2014 he scored two tries, one against Argentina at Murrayfield and one against Tonga at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock In a struggling Scotland side in the 2015 Six Nations Championship, Hogg made the most metres (442); beat the most defenders (18); and made the second most carries (63). Defensively, he also made a significant contribution as a cover tackler, particularly against England where he made four last-ditch
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on points difference over Ireland. Ireland received the consolation prize of the Triple Crown Trophy, presented for the first time that year, by winning their matches against the other Home Nations: Wales, Scotland and England. Italy once more collected the Wooden Spoon, but showed considerable improvement over past years, earning a first-ever competition point away from home in a draw against Wales. For the first time since 2000, Scotland won the Calcutta Cup. The teams involved were: 2006 Six Nations Championship The 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be
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1998. He captained Wales for the first time against Scotland at Murrayfield in 2003. He won his 50th Welsh cap against England in the first match of the 2005 Six Nations Championship and played a prominent part in Wales' Grand Slam that year, notably scoring two tries early in the second half against France in Paris when Wales had appeared to be heading for defeat. He was named RBS Six Nations player of the Championship (2005). Williams announced his retirement from international rugby on 1 October 2007, following Wales' early exit from the 2007 Rugby World Cup only to make
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the points difference tie-breaker. 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship The 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2016 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were played in February and March 2016, on the same weekends as the men's tournament. France won the championship after beating England in their final game. France and England were tied on eight table points each after winning four games, France
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2016 Women's Six Nations Championship The 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2016 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were played in February and March 2016, on the same weekends as the men's tournament. France won the championship after beating England in their final game. France and England were tied on eight table points each after winning four games, France took the title on
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2015 Women's Six Nations Championship The 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2015 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 14th 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 2015, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day. The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Ireland won the championship on a points difference tie-break from France, after
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France national under-20 rugby union team The France under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union team from France. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s. Their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship, where they finished 3rd with three wins (over Scotland, Ireland and Italy) and two losses (to England and Wales). They also have participated in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship and all subsequent competitions. They won the Six Nations Under 20s Championship in 2009,2014 and 2018, when they also won World Rugby Under 20 Championship The
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is played out as part of the Six Nations, with Scotland having last won in 2018. In December 1870 a group of Scots players issued a letter of challenge in "The Scotsman" and in "Bell's Life in London", to play an England XX at rugby rules. The English could hardly ignore such a challenge and this led to the first-ever rugby international match being played at Academical Cricket Club's ground at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, on Monday 27 March 1871. In front of around 4000 spectators, the Scots won the encounter by a try (made by Angus Buchanan) and a goal
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2010 Women's Six Nations Championship 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 championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England won the tournament, achieving a final 11–10 victory over France to win
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side included an all-Oxford University three-quarters; the other three were George MacPherson, Ian Smith, and Johnnie Wallace. In 1925 Scotland won their first ever Five Nations (now Six Nations) Grand Slam – victory over all four of their Five Nations opponents. After graduating from Oxford, Aitken went into business in England. He later returned in New Zealand in 1939, where he worked for Department of Industries and Commerce. He died on 8 July 1952 in Wellington. George Aitken (rugby union) George Gothard Aitken (2 July 1898 – 8 July 1952) was a rugby union footballer who represented New Zealand –
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2006 Six Nations Championship The 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 112th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. This was the last Six Nations to be held before the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road into today's Aviva Stadium. Ireland played their 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Six Nations home fixtures at Croke Park, also in Dublin. In this year, France won the competition
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first in 2000. Following the last Tri Nations tournament in 2011, New Zealand had won ten championships, with South Africa and Australia on three titles each. The first Rugby Championship was won by New Zealand, who won all six of their matches. New Zealand, Australia and South Africa have frequently been ranked among the top rugby nations with the latter two teams winning the Rugby World Cup twice and New Zealand winning it three times. Argentina have been ranked as high as third in the IRB World Rankings and have twice reached the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, a higher achievement
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was held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff against the Barbarians. During this tour, Wales were attempting to regain the James Bevan Trophy they lost in 2009, when Australia beat them 33–12 in Cardiff. They had won it the previous year, 21–18. However, the last time Wales beat Australia in Australia was in 1969, when they won 19–16. This tour was the most keenly anticipated rugby tour of the 2012 tours, with Wales going into it as Grand Slam winners of the 2012 Six Nations and Australia as winners of the 2011 Tri Nations. Wales lost the series 3–0, continuing
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2014 Ireland rugby union tour of Argentina In June 2014, Ireland played a two-test series against Argentina. This was Ireland's first test series against Argentina since 2007, in which Argentina won that series 2–0. However, Ireland did go into this series on the back of a Six Nations Championship victory, and three consecutive win over Argentina. Including a record winning margin of 22, the last time these two teams faced each other. The tour is part of the third year on the global rugby calendar established by the International Rugby Board, which runs through to 2019. Ireland won the series
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Wales women's national rugby union team for the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship. She won her first cap in the opening game against Ireland which she then secured herself a starting shirt throughout the Six Nations Campaign earning herself 5 caps. Bethan Dainton Bethan Dainton (born 12 April 1989) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays winger for the Bristol Ladies/Newport Gwent Dragons and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Ireland in the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship. She is enlisted in the British Army, and with the 39th Regiment Royal
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The winner of each group admitted to semifinals 1926–27 French Rugby Union Championship The 1926–27 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Toulouse that beat Stade Français in the final. Le Stade Toulousain conquest his fifth Bouclier de Brennus in six year. The 1927 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland and by Scotland, the France was last. The first tweo of each pool admitted to next round. It was assigned 3 points for victory, 2 for draw, 1 for lost match, 0 point in case of forfeit. "Tie-Break:" Grenoble – Hendaye 12–10 "Tie-Break:" Narbonne Lourdes 6–3
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1926–27 French Rugby Union Championship The 1926–27 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Toulouse that beat Stade Français in the final. Le Stade Toulousain conquest his fifth Bouclier de Brennus in six year. The 1927 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland and by Scotland, the France was last. The first tweo of each pool admitted to next round. It was assigned 3 points for victory, 2 for draw, 1 for lost match, 0 point in case of forfeit. "Tie-Break:" Grenoble – Hendaye 12–10 "Tie-Break:" Narbonne Lourdes 6–3 "Tie-Break:" :Racing – Lyon OU 19 – 6
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2006 end-of-year rugby union internationals The 2006 end of year tests, also known as the 2006 Autumn Internationals, refers to several international rugby union matches that took place during November 2006 principally between touring teams from the southern hemisphere—, , New Zealand, Pacific Islands and —and one or more teams from the Six Nations Championship: , , , , and . and also played Six Nations teams during this period. Ireland's games were the last Tests to be played at Lansdowne Road before it was closed for redevelopment. The Gilbert Synergie ball was introduced during the 2006 Autumn internationals, in
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46–7. Ireland beat France 22–20 in the final round to claim the Six Nations title. In November they defeated South Africa 29–15 and Australia 26–23 at Dublin. Ireland retained the 2015 Six Nations Championship, and became Six Nations Champions for the second year running on points difference. Following wins against Wales and Scotland during warm-up matches for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Ireland briefly reached its highest-ever position of second in the World Rugby rankings. Ireland won its pool at the 2015 Rugby World Cup with a 24–9 victory over France, but lost in the quarterfinals to Argentina 20–43. Ireland
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decider at Lansdowne Road, ending a home unbeaten run that stretched to 10 tests since September 2002. In the 2004 Six Nations, Ireland finished second overall and won the Triple Crown. In the 2005 Six Nations, Ireland finished in third place. In the 2006 Six Nations, Ireland won the Triple Crown for the second time in three years. In the last autumn international at Lansdowne Road, Ireland beat Australia 21–6. With the rebuilding of Lansdowne Road, a new venue was required. Croke Park, home of the Gaelic Athletic Association, hosted some games from 2007 to 2010. Ireland's 2008 Six Nations
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in 2012 for the Women's Six Nations Championship. Taylor won her 50th cap for Wales when she played against Ireland in the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship. She has continued to captain her national team, including at the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship. She is also involved in encouraging women's rugby at a grassroots level, being the Wales Rugby Union coordinator for the RGC West area in North Wales. This is in preparation for a transition from her playing career into retirement. Rachel Taylor (rugby player) Rachel Taylor (born 13 June 1983) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays
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Elen Evans Elen Evans (born 09 January 1985) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays centre or wing for Caernarfon RFC, the Scarlets and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Ireland in the 2004 Women's Six Nations Championship. Elen Evans was born in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion on 1 September 1985. , her official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is tall, and weighs . She won her first cap for the Wales women's national rugby union team at the age of 18 against Ireland in the 2004 Women's Six Nations Championship.
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enviable record of success over the last 34 or so years. Irish Rugby union International, Donncha O'Callaghan, is a product of the famed Highfield Youth system. Terry (T.A.P.) Moore and Paul (Paco) Collins are Irish Rugby Union Internationals who played for Ireland and Highfield at the same time. Highfield is also known for its youth section producing teams from U6's to Seniors. The club has a prominent women's team who participate in Division 1 of the All Ireland League (AIL), featuring two Irish International players, Laura Guest and Heather O'Brien who were part of the 2013 Six Nations Grand Slam
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2008 Six Nations Championship The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, the 114th series of the international championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 2 February to 15 March, resulting in Wales winning the Grand Slam, their second in the last four championships and tenth overall. In winning the Grand Slam, Wales also won the Triple Crown, for beating each of the other Home Nations, for the 19th time. Wales conceded only two
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and Singapore), Asian 5 Nations Tournament (2011, 2012 and 2013). Under Fazil’s leadership Sri Lanka ended as the 3rd Best Team in Asia in the 7’s circuit in 2013 and won the Shield at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Rugby 7’s at Glasgow, Scotland. Marija has won numerous National Rugby Awards for his excellence in the field of Rugby. In 2007 and 2009, Marija became the Most Outstanding Player of the Year (Caltex Rugby Awards, Sri Lanka), in 2009 he was also recognised as the ‘Best Three Quarter’, in 2011 he became the ‘Best Ruggerite of the Year’ and in 2012
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and Denmark won the Bowl and Plate finals respectively. 2001 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's The 2001 Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's was the third year of the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's tournament. All matches were played at Bogambara Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka on 15 and 16 September 2001. 2001 was the second year that the competition was expanded to include non-Asian rugby playing nations, with teams from the Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark and Germany competing. Chinese Taipei defeated South Korea in the final to take the Cup for the second time, becoming the first
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World Cups. Spence was a member of the first Ireland teams to defeat and . She was also a member of the Ireland teams that won the 2013 and 2015 Women's Six Nations Championships. In 2015 she was a nominee for the IRB Women's Player of the Year, the RTÉ Sports Person of the Year and was named the "Guinness" Rugby Writers of Ireland Women's Player of the Year. Spence retired as an Ireland international after failing to make the squad for the 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship. Spence played for the Ireland women's national rugby sevens team in the
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now renamed Six Nations Championship, in 2000. Vaccari was also invited by the Barbarians to play a match in Leicester in April 1998, which he considers as "a highlight in his career". He won his last international against Scotland during the 2003 Six Nations Championship. In 2003 Vaccari graduated in Architecture at the Politecnico, University of Milan, together with his fellow National teammate Massimo Giovanelli. In 2006 he retired; currently he is a member of the Board of the Italian Rugby Federation. <br> Paolo Vaccari Paolo Vaccari (born 17 January 1971) is an Italian former rugby union player. He was
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1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship The 1956-57 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight. The five better of each pool and the two better sixth (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play the final phase . The Championship was won by Lourdes that defeated Racing in the final. Lourdes maintained the title won in 1956. The 1957 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France ended last with won a match. The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Dax that beat the Montferrand (the final match was tied
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of them joining the Six Nations. Argentina officially joined The Rugby Championship in a meeting in Buenos Aires on November 23, 2011. In their first tournament in 2012, Argentina secured a 16–16 draw with The Springboks in only their second game. The 2014 Rugby Championship saw the first Championship-match win for Argentina who defeated Australia 21–17. 2015 proved to be a very successful year for Argentine rugby, as the last match of the 2015 Rugby Championship was Argentina's first ever win over South Africa, where the Pumas defeated the Springboks 37–25 in Durban, and they reached another semifinal at the
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with France winning 33 games and Scotland 31. Since then there has been a marked shift in favour of France, who have won 19 of the 24 matches between the teams since 1996. Scotland and France play each other at least once a year, as both participate in the Six Nations Championship, and its predecessor competitions. In 2018 a new trophy, the Auld Alliance Trophy, was inaugurated to be presented to the winner of the Six Nations fixture each year. In the World Cup, the teams have played on three occasions, with France winning two, Scotland none and one match
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in the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1947 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. The following year, he finished last among thirteen competitors in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. At those same games, Hirigoyen also finished 12th in the two-man event. William Hirigoyen William Gayraud-Hirigoyen (1 May 1898 – 9 December 1962) was a French athlete who competed in rugby union in the late 1910s and early 1920s, then moved to bobsleigh and skeleton in the late 1940s. In rugby, Hirigoyen played in the Five Nations Championship (Six Nations Championship since 2000) in
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the start of World War II in Europe in September put international rugby on hold; it would not resume until 1947. The Calcutta Cup match was the last international game before World War II. Six players who took part in the game would lose their lives during the war, while seven would return to international rugby post-war. 1939 Home Nations Championship The 1939 Home Nations Championship was the thirty-fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Five Nations, and prior to that, the Home Nations, this was the fifty-second series of the northern
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Cerys Hale Cerys Hale (born 4 April 1993) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays loosehead prop for the Pontyclun Falcons and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She won her first international cap against Ireland in the 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship after not being played during the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, and not being selected for the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship. Cerys Hale was born in Newport, Gwent on 4 April 1993. , her official Wales Rugby Union biography states that she is tall, and weighs . She was called up to the Wales
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did not play in the 2004 Six Nations Championship, he played three matches in 2005 and then played in France's summer and autumn internationals. He scored his first try for the France national team against Scotland on 17 March 2007 during the last match of the 2007 Six Nations Championship, which saw them win the title. <br> Olivier Milloud Olivier Milloud is a retired French rugby union footballer, who last played for Stade Français in the Top 14. He has also played for the French national team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. He usually
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to the Wales 2010 Six Nations Championship team, playing for the first time at outside centre. In January 2011 Hook confirmed he would join French side Perpignan on a three-year contract from the start of the 2011–12 season. His contract guaranteed availability for all of Wales's 2011 Rugby World Cup preparatory games. However, there is no clause covering future release outside of the normal International Rugby Board window. James Hook (rugby union) James William Hook (born 27 June 1985) is a Welsh rugby union player, who currently plays for Pro14 club the Ospreys. Hook has won 81 caps for Wales
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1912–13 French Rugby Union Championship The French Rugby Union Championship of first division 1912–13 was won by Aviron Bayonnais that beat SCUF in the final. The tournament was played by 18 clubs. The 1913 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France was last. The last try was scored at the end of an action of Roger Mialle, future Artillery Commander, who passed the ball to Lucien Besset, future member of parliament, who passed again to Jules Cadenat who scored the try. The last will be the nation team coach after 1930. For second teams: Stadoceste Tarbais beat SCUF 11–3
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Niamh Briggs Niamh Briggs (born 30 September 1984) is an Ireland women's rugby union international. She represented Ireland at the 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cups. She was also a member of the Ireland teams that won the 2013 and 2015 Women's Six Nations Championships. Briggs was a member of the first Ireland teams to defeat , and . She was captain of the Ireland team when they won the 2015 Six Nations title and was the top points scorer during both the 2013 and 2015 Six Nations championships. Briggs is also an Ireland women's rugby sevens international and
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for over a year but he returned to Pumas colours in 2010 and won a 31-point haul in their 41–13 victory over Six Nations champions France. He was part of the Argentine squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand playing as captain. Contepomi played his last international game with Argentina on Saturday 5 October 2013 in Rosario, Santa Fe, against Australia during The Rugby Championship. At the time of his retirement, Contepomi achieved the most test matches played for Argentina (87) and the most points scored in international games (651). He worked with his father in their
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never been held outside the traditional rugby strongholds of the Northern and Southern hemisphere (the countries involved in the Six Nations and Tri-Nations tournaments). In that sense, the slogan was a justified attempt to grow the game worldwide, and make it a global sport. The JRFU gave the following reasons for holding the Rugby World Cup in Japan at a press conference held on September 22, 2004: However, New Zealand won the hosting rights in 2011 in a process which was later much criticised for lack of transparency as at the last minute the voting was made secret thanks to
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Ireland Women's Player of the Year for a second successive year. Briggs captained the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship and again finished the championship as the top points scorer, this time with 49. Briggs did not feature in the 2017 Six Nations due to a hamstring injury. She recovered from this injury and was initially included in the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. However she then had to withdraw from this squad because of an Achilles tendon injury. Briggs returned to the national team for the 2018 Six Nations. Briggs has played for the
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1958–59 French Rugby Union Championship The 1958-59 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight. The five better of each pool and the two better 6th (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play a play-off phase. The championship was won by Racing Paris that defeated Mont-de-Marsan in the final. The 1959 Five Nations Championship was won France . The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Dax that beat Pau for 12-8. In bold the qualified to "last 32" phase In bold the clubs qualified for the next round In
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kicked two penalties and a drop goal, to give Wales the victory by 27–18. This result confirmed France's position as champions and handed the wooden spoon to Scotland, both on points difference. 2007 Six Nations Championship The 2007 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 113th series of the international championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 3 February to 17 March. In this year, France again won on points difference above Ireland, after four teams
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2007 Six Nations Championship The 2007 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 113th series of the international championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 3 February to 17 March. In this year, France again won on points difference above Ireland, after four teams had at least a mathematical chance of topping the table going into the final week. Italy had their first away win of the tournament, beating Scotland in Edinburgh. It was also the
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campaign included three losses. Eddie O'Sullivan resigned as Ireland coach and Declan Kidney was appointed. Ireland won the 2009 Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam, their first Six Nations win since 1985 and their first Grand Slam since 1948. After a draw against Australia and victories against Fiji and South Africa, Ireland ended 2009 unbeaten. In Ireland's final game of the 2010 Six Nations, and the last-ever game at Croke Park, Ireland lost to Scotland 20–23 and failed to win the Triple Crown. Ireland began their 2010 Autumn Tests with a 21–23 loss to South Africa, the first international at
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O'Neil Trophy as the best and fairest in the competition. The Papanui Tigers won the Pat Smith Challenge Trophy by defeating last years champions, the Haswell Hawks, 14–4 in the Canterbury Rugby League grand final. Papanui, who featured Shane Endacott and Blair Harding, also won the minor premiership. Aaron Whittaker was named the Canterbury Rugby League's player of the year. The Moerewa Tigers won the Northland Super Six Series by defeating the Takahiwai Warriors 34–28. The Portland Panthers won the Whangarei City & Districts title, by defeating the Takahiwai Warriors 30–20 in Whangarei. The Kaikohe Lions won the Bay of
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Auld Alliance Trophy The Auld Alliance Trophy is a trophy in rugby union awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between France and Scotland. The Trophy was first awarded in 2018, the centenary of the end of World War I, to commemorate the French and Scottish rugby players who were killed during the conflict, in particular the captains of the two nations in the last matches played before the First World War – Eric Milroy (Scotland) and Marcel Burgun (France). The Trophy was carried on to the pitch at Murrayfield before the Six Nations match by
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of action for over the next year. Ben Cairns Ben Cairns (born 29 September 1985 in Leeds) is a former Scotland rugby union international who played for Edinburgh Rugby in the Pro12. Cairns' position of choice is as a Centre and he can also operate at Full-back and on the Wing. He won his First Cap for Scotland in Rosario against Argentina and then won his Second in Buenos Aires against the same Opponents a Week later. Before that he was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship but was not used. Cairns' retirement from
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Ukraine national rugby union team The Ukraine national rugby union team has been playing international rugby union since the early 1990s. So far they have not qualified for a Rugby World Cup. They participate in the European Nations Cup. Ukraine made their international debut against Georgia in 1991, losing a close game 15-19. The nations played again three days later, and Georgia won again, six to nil. The following year Ukraine met Georgia again for a two match series, again losing both. In their first match of 1993 they defeated Hungary 41-3 for their first win. This was followed by
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nickname "the little Corporal" – the same as Napoleon Bonaparte. Fouroux was named as Desclaux's successor in 1981 at the age of just 33. He continued to promote a forward-oriented style of play, and France won six Five Nations titles – including two Grand Slams – while he was coach. After nearly ten years in the role he resigned in 1990 after a defeat to Romania. Fouroux was succeeded by Daniel Dubroca, who coached the team to the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Dubroca's tenure as coach did not last long, however, as he resigned after violently confronting referee David Bishop
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1972. He played all four matches in the 1973 Five Nations Championship. He scored a try in Scotland's home victory against Ireland. His last appearance for Scotland was against the President's XV at Murrayfield on 31 March 1973. He was also an accomplished sevens player and by 1980 had winners medals from all the tournaments held in the Borders. Ian Forsyth Ian William Forsyth (born 4 July 1946) is a Scottish former rugby union player who won six international caps for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played at Centre. Ian Forsyth was born on 4 July 1946 in
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as player in 2007, aged 36. As international he won 14 full caps for France and took part to two consecutive World Cups, in 1995 (1 match) and in 1999, where France were runners-up. His last international game was against Ireland during the 2000 Six Nations. Since retirement he has managed the amateur club Rugby Olympique de Castelnaudary, (Fédérale 3). Arnaud Costes Arnaud Costes (born 16 June 1973 in Tulle, France) is a French former international rugby union footballer who also played for France national team. As flanker he played for several French clubs: he debuted in the French championship
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Wales Six Nations game in March 2010. He won his first start against New Zealand in the 2010 summer tests and also started against Australia. On 10 March 2018 Cronin scored an unlikely try in Ireland's 28-8 win over Scotland. The win clinched the 2018 Six Nations title for Ireland. Sean Cronin Sean Cronin (born 6 May 1986) is an Irish rugby player who plays as a hooker for Leinster in the Pro14. He also plays for the Ireland national rugby union team. Cronin was educated at Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. He previously played with Shannon and Munster Rugby where
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France Under 20s won three of their five matches and finished 3rd in the 2008 Six Nations Championship The France Under 20s won four of their five matches to be crowned champions in the 2009 Six Nations Championship The France Under 20s won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2010 Six Nations Championship The France Under 20s won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2011 Six Nations Championship The France Under 20s won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2012 Six Nations Championship The France Under
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For third teams: Stade Toulousain beat SCUF 8–0 For fourth teams: Stadoceste Tarbais beat Stade Poitevin 16-0 "Le Petit Var", 1913 1912–13 French Rugby Union Championship The French Rugby Union Championship of first division 1912–13 was won by Aviron Bayonnais that beat SCUF in the final. The tournament was played by 18 clubs. The 1913 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France was last. The last try was scored at the end of an action of Roger Mialle, future Artillery Commander, who passed the ball to Lucien Besset, future member of parliament, who passed again to Jules Cadenat who
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first win against a home nation, against Ireland in Treviso, in a Rugby World Cup warm up. In 1999, the domestic competition ran its 100th tournament, with Benetton Treviso winning the championship that year. In 2000, Italy joined the Five Nations Championships, turning the competition into the Six Nations Championship. In both the 2007 Six Nations and the 2013 Six Nations , Italy finished fourth, their best placing yet. The Italian national rugby union side have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and are categorized, by the International Rugby Board, as a tier one nation. They have competed
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matches against and Italy as well as subsequent matches against the Springboks, Australia and Canada. In 2006, he played in three tests for France during the 2006 Six Nations Championship, as well as the 2006 mid-year rugby tests against Romania and the Springboks. In 2010, he was selected in the French Barbarians squad to play Tonga on 26 November. After missing out on selection for the 2011 Six Nations Championship, Heymans was named in the French squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Heymans was the only person to have won the Heineken Cup on four separate occasions until the
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Since 1997 Coghlan has intermittently played Ladies' Gaelic football for Clontarf GAA, playing as a full forward. Coghlan has worked as a P.E. and Mathematics teacher at Lucan Community College. Fiona Coghlan Fiona Coghlan (born March 3, 1981) is a former Ireland women's rugby union international. Coghlan represented Ireland at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cups. She also captained the Ireland team that won the 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship. In 2013 Coghlan was named "The Irish Times"/ Irish Sports Council Sportswoman of the Year after captaining Ireland to their first ever Six Nations, Grand Slam and
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Fiona Coghlan Fiona Coghlan (born March 3, 1981) is a former Ireland women's rugby union international. Coghlan represented Ireland at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cups. She also captained the Ireland team that won the 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship. In 2013 Coghlan was named "The Irish Times"/ Irish Sports Council Sportswoman of the Year after captaining Ireland to their first ever Six Nations, Grand Slam and Triple Crown titles. Coghlan was a member of the first Ireland teams to defeat , and . She was the Ireland captain on the latter two occasions. In addition to
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2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup The 2009 Pacific Nations Cup is a rugby union tournament held between five national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the Junior All Blacks. The New Zealand Māori team that won the tournament last year will no longer take part in this competition because of a decision taken by the New Zealand Rugby Union. Australia A has also decided to pull out due to a similar decision. The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This year the tournament will begin on June 12 and ends on July 3, 2009 and most
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area of Glasgow. He made his debut against Australia in Sydney on 13 June 1998. He played in four matches at the World Cup in 1999. He was recalled to the Scotland side in 2001, after a year where he had not been selected following a disciplinary incident. He played in the Six Nations 2000-2001 Championship. His last appearance for Scotland was against New Zealand at Murrayfield on 24 November 2001. Gordon Simpson (rugby union) Gordon Leslie Simpson (born 21 September 1971) is a New Zealand-born rugby union player who played number eight, formerly for Glasgow Caledonians and also representing
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for a two match series; winning all fixtures. At the end of the year, they met Wales, who had beaten them in their last game of the Five Nations, though this time France won, 40 to 33, though this was followed by two losses to the Springboks at home. After narrowly missing out on the 1996 Five Nations championship, France entered the tournament with confidence, and went through the competition undefeated. After the win, France played aspiring Five Nations entrants Italy, who defeated France 40 points to 32. After defeating Romania, France continued on to Australia for a two Test
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2009. On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Kellock would captain Scotland in the 2011 Six Nations Championship. Kellock scored his first international try against France in Scotland's opening match of the 2011 RBS Six Nations. Kellock also captained his country at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. His last game for Scotland was in the 42–17 win over Japan in the 2013 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He was named as part of the November 2014 Barbarian's squad, captaining them in their match against Australia. He is the son of Stuart and Jane Kellock. His wife is
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Nations Cup. Samisoni Viriviri Samisoni Viriviri Nasagavesi (born 25 April 1988) is a Fiji rugby union player. He played for the Fiji sevens team, and in 2014 won the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award after leading the 2013-14 World Rugby Sevens Series in tries scored. He has signed with the French Top 14 club Montpellier.<ref name="http://www.planetrugby.com"></ref> Viriviri started his career playing in the local 7's competition. He chased a dream borne out of the stories of his grandfather and namesake who was part of the legendary 1977 Fiji XV that beat the British and Irish Lions in
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New Zealand national rugby union team The New Zealand national rugby union team, called the All Blacks, represents New Zealand in men's rugby union, which is known as the country's national sport. The team has won the last two Rugby World Cups, in 2011 and 2015 as well as the inaugural tournament in 1987. They have a 77% winning record in test match rugby, and are the only international side with a winning record against every opponent. Since their international debut in 1903, they have lost to only six of the 19 nations they have played in test matches. Since
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qualifier, which Colombia won 29-11. Colombia's final qualifying match was played against Paraguay who had come in last place in 2015 South American championship Division A. This was the end of the road for Colombia as they gallantly lost this match 39-27. After winning Sudamericano B three times in a row (Apartadó 2014, Lima 2015 and Lima 2016), Sudamérica Rugby promoted Colombia to the top tier of South America, alongside with Uruguay, Chile, Brazil and Paraguay, to start in 2018. The competition changed its format, and a South American Six Nations was played in May 2018. This tournament included the
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conversions and 3 drop goals as well as scoring 3 tries. He was the highest scorer in the French Grand Slam of the 2002 Six Nations Championship with 80 points. His final appearance in a French jersey was in the third/fourth place play-off match against New Zealand during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He has played for both RC Toulon and ASM Clermont Auvergne in France. His last club was La Rochelle. He retired at the end of the 2007-2008 season. Gérald Merceron Gérald Merceron (born February 25, 1973 in Cognac) is a French former rugby union player who won
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previous 12 Rugby League world cup's including the last six consecutively. Australia had also not lost since 2006. New Zealand had won the Tri nations in 2005 but had lost to Australia eight times in a row since that victory. The TAB offered odds of more than 20 to one on a Kiwi win by more than 13 points and New Zealand were paying $6.25 to win at many outlets. Suncorp Stadium was sold out months in advance for the final. The captains of both teams, Nathan Cayless and Darren Lockyer, were the only players in this match who had
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only six decades after. 1946–47 French Rugby Union Championship The 1946-47 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 64 clubs divided in 16 pools. The eight first pools qualified 24 clubs for next phase . Eight other club were qualified from other eight pools. The thirty-two teams qualified play the second round with eight pools of four. The two better were qualified to play the "Last 16" phase. The Championship was won by Toulouse that beat Agen in the final, played on the ground of Stade Toulousain. The 1947 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales and
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coach of France shortly before the 1981 Five Nations tournament. In the ten years that he managed the side, France won the Five Nations on six occasions and two Grand Slams (1981 and 1987). France's successes were based around their massive pack, a fact which upset a number of commentators in France who preferred a more technical approach. Famous names from this time included Philippe Sella, Daniel Dubroca and Serge Blanco. In 1981 France clinched the Grand Slam at Twickenham. The 1983 championship came down to the last game played against holders Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Ireland triumphed 22–16. Scotland
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