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Encyclopedia: Six Nations Championship

The RBS 6 Nations Championship, (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition held between six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The winner of the RBS 6 Nations is often seen as being the unofficial European Champions.

The Five Nations Championship, with its predecessor the Home Championship, was the premier international rugby union tournament in the Northern Hemisphere. It has also in the past been known as 'The International Championship'. There is also a Women's Six Nations Championship which historically featured Spain instead of Italy, but from 2007 on will include Italy at Spain's expense.

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How to say "Six Nations Championship" in other languages:

	(Japanese)	シックス・ネイションズ
	(German)	Six Nations
	(Spanish)	Torneo de las Seis Naciones
	(French)	Tournoi des six nations
	(Italian)	Sei Nazioni

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Triple Crown (Rugby Union)

Nations Championship, which also involves France and Italy. A team that beats all five other teams in the Six Nations is said to have won the Grand Slam. The loser, i.e., the team with no wins or the... In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the national teams of England...

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Calcutta Cup

match between the two nations in the Six Nations Championship. The two countries' rugby governing... add a second Calcutta Cup fixture each year, outside of the Six Nations. The second fixture would be hosted by the away nation in the Six Nations fixture. Under that plan, one nation would have to...

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Knute Rockne

percentage of 88.1%. During 13 years as head coach, he oversaw 105 victories, 12 losses, five ties, and six national championships, including five undefeated seasons. His players included George 'Gipper' Gipp...

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Grand Slam

tournaments . In rugby, the beating of all opponents during the Six Nations Championship (previously Five Nations Tournament). In golf, the modern Grand Slam is winning the following four tournaments in the same year: The Masters, The Open Championship, US Open, PGA Championship. (Before the founding of...

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List of professional sports leagues

competition) European Rugby Shield (European club competition) Six Nations Championship (European national... Premiership New Zealand National Provincial Championship South Africa Currie Cup Super 12...) Formula One, Grand Prix racing (Official Site) IRL (Indy Racing League) (Official Page) NASCAR (National...

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Pat Summitt

her 800 plus wins, she has six national championships and 22 conference titles with the Lady Vols... games, earning Summitt's fifth championship. Summitt and her team were then the subject of an HBO... Basketball Hall of Fame. Most recently, Summitt took her team to the championship game again in 2004...

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1931 in sports

: Austria Rugby Union Six Nations Championship - Wales Skiing (nothing listed yet) Snooker World... Cycling Championship: Learco Guerra of Italy Figure Skating World Figure Skating Championships... Roughriders Golf US Open - Billy Burke British Open - Tommy D. Armour PGA Championship - Tom Creavy...

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ITC Code on Sports and Other Listed Events

-finals matches in Wimbledon, the Rugby World Cup (excluding the final), Six Nations Championship matches... Cup Final, the Scottish FA Cup Final (applies to Scotland only), the Grand National, the Epsom Derby, Wimbledon Finals, the European Football Championship Finals, the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final...

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Iroquois

of familial comprehension that originated with the Iroquois tribes. The Six Nations Championship... The Iroquois Confederacy is a group of First Nations. Based in upstate New York at the time of the... union of the nations began before European contact. The visionary Hiawatha brought a message of...

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List of international rugby union teams

. Major nations (criteria is playing in the Six Nations Championship or the Tri Nations Series... have a corresponding Category:International rugby union teams or Category:National rugby union teams... ) Wales (sometimes nicknamed The Dragons ) Minor nations (criteria is qualification for a World Cup...

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