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{{Infobox rugby league football competition
| logo           = Guinness Men's Six Nations logo.jpg
| alt            = 
| pixels         = 250px
| caption        = The Guinness Six Nations logo
| sport          = [[Rugby union]]
| founded        = {{start date and age|1883}}<br/>(as Home Nations Championship)<br />{{start date and age|1910}}<br/>(as Five Nations Championship)<br/>{{start date and age|2000}}<br/>(as Six Nations Championship)
| teams          = 6
| country        = {{Ru|ENG}}<br />{{Ru|FRA}}<br />{{Ru|IRE}}<br />{{Ru|ITA}}<br />{{Ru|SCO}}<br />{{Ru|WAL}}
| champion       = {{Ru|France}}
| season         = [[2025 Six Nations Championship|2025]]
| most_champs    = {{Ru|ENG}}<br>{{Ru|WAL}} 
| count          = '''39'''
| website        = {{URL|https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/|sixnationsrugby.com}}
| current_season = 2026 Six Nations Championship
}}
{{infobox football tournament
|related comps   = [[Women's Six Nations Championship]]<br/>[[Six Nations Under 20s Championship]]
}}
The '''Six Nations Championship''' (known as the '''Six Nations''', branded as Guinness M6N{{efn|For [[Naming rights|sponsorship]] reasons.}}) is an annual international [[rugby union]] competition by the men's teams of [[England national rugby union team|England]], [[France national rugby union team|France]], [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]], [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]], [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]. It is the oldest sports tournament contested by the [[Home Nations]]. The championship holders are France, who won the [[2025 Six Nations Championship|2025 tournament]].

The tournament is organised by the unions of the six participating nations under the banner of Six Nations Rugby, which is responsible for the promotion and operation of the men's, [[Women's Six Nations Championship|women's]] and [[Six Nations Under 20s Championship|under-20s]] tournaments, and the Autumn International Series, as well as the negotiation and management of their centralised commercial rights.

The Six Nations is the successor to the Home Nations Championship (1883–1909 and 1932–39), played by teams from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, which was the first international rugby union tournament.<ref name="Godwin1">Godwin (1984), pg 1. Though only matches involving Ireland could properly be considered international, and only after 1922, all other teams being from entirely within the nation state of the United Kingdom. The first ever Home Nations International Championship was played in 1883. No other Northern Hemisphere team played a recognised international match until France faced New Zealand in 1906</ref> With the addition of France, this became the Five Nations Championship (1910–31 and 1947–99), and the Six Nations Championship with Italy joining in 2000.

England and Wales have won the championship the most times, both with 39 titles, but England have won the most outright titles with 29 (28 for Wales). Since the Six Nations era started in 2000, only Italy and Scotland have failed to win the Six Nations title.

The [[Women's Six Nations Championship|women's tournament]] started as the [[1996 Women's Home Nations Championship|Women's Home Nations in the 1996 season]]. The men's [[Six Nations Under 20s Championship]] is the successor to the Under 21s tournament which began in 2004.

==History and expansion==
The tournament was first played in 1883 as the Home Nations Championship among the then four [[Home Nations|Home Nations of the United Kingdom]] – England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. However, England was excluded from the 1888 and 1889 tournaments due to their refusal to join the [[International Rugby Football Board]]. The tournament then became the Five Nations Championship in 1910 with the addition of France. The tournament was expanded in 2000 to become the Six Nations Championship with the addition of Italy.

Following the relative success of the Tier 2 nations in the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]], there were calls by [[Octavian Morariu]], the president of [[Rugby Europe]], to let [[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia]] and [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] join the Six Nations due to their consistent success in the [[Rugby Europe International Championships|European Nations Cup]] and ability to compete in the [[Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/sixnations/11495245/Open-up-the-Six-Nations-and-let-Georgia-in.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325210959/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/sixnations/11495245/Open-up-the-Six-Nations-and-let-Georgia-in.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 March 2015|title=Open up the Six Nations and let Georgia in|date=25 March 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=23 September 2015|last1=Brown|first1=Oliver}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/26/six-nations-georgia-romania|title=let in Georgia and Romania, says governing body|work=The Guardian|access-date=25 February 2016|archive-date=24 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524111227/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/26/six-nations-georgia-romania|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Format ==
[[File:Tournoi2.svg|thumb|left|The locations of the Six Nations participants]]
The tournament begins on the first weekend in February and culminates on the second or third Saturday in March. Each team plays every other team once (a total of 15 matches), with home ground advantage alternating from one year to the next. Before the 2017 tournament, two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. Unlike many other rugby union competitions, a [[Rugby union bonus points system|bonus point system]] had not previously been used.

A bonus point system was first used in the 2017 Championship. The system is similar to the one used in most rugby championships (0 points for a loss, 2 for a draw, 4 for a win, 1 for scoring four or more tries in a match, and 1 for losing by 7 points or fewer). The only difference is that a team that wins all their games (a Grand Slam) are automatically awarded 3 extra points - to ensure they cannot be overtaken by a defeated team on bonus points.

Before 1994, teams equal on match points shared the championship. Since then, ties have been broken by considering the points difference (total points scored minus total points conceded) of the teams. The rules of the championship further provide that if teams tie on both match points and points difference, the team that scored the most tries wins the championship. Were this decider to be a tie, the tying teams would share the championship.<ref name="rules">{{cite web|url=http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/championship-information_rules.php |title=Rules of the RBS 6 Nations Championship |publisher=RBS 6 Nations |access-date=24 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509142546/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/championship-information_rules.php |archive-date=9 May 2008 }}</ref> To date, however, match points and points difference have been sufficient to decide the championship.

The [[Wooden Spoon (rugby union)|Wooden Spoon]] is a metaphorical award given to the team that finishes in last place; a team which loses all their matches is said to have been "whitewashed".<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 March 2024|title=Six Nations: Wales look to avoid the Wooden Spoon - but what is it?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68575509|publisher=BBC}}</ref> Since the inaugural Six Nations tournament in 2000, only England and Ireland have avoided finishing last. Italy have finished last 18 times in the Six Nations era, and have lost all their matches in 12 tournaments.
{|class="wikitable"
|+Home advantage in the Six Nations
!
! colspan=3 | Three home matches
! colspan=3 | Two home matches
|-
! Even years
| {{ru|FRA}}
* v England
* v Ireland
* v Italy
| {{ru|IRE}}
* v Italy
* v Scotland
* v Wales
| {{ru|WAL}}
* v France
* v Italy
* v Scotland
|valign=top| {{ru|ENG}}
* v Ireland
* v Wales
|valign=top| {{ru|ITA}}
* v England
* v Scotland
|valign=top| {{ru|SCO}}
* v England
* v France
|-
! Odd years
| {{ru|ENG}}
* v France
* v Italy
* v Scotland
| {{ru|ITA}}
* v France
* v Ireland
* v Wales
| {{ru|SCO}}
* v Ireland
* v Italy
* v Wales
|valign=top| {{ru|FRA}}
* v Scotland
* v Wales
|valign=top| {{ru|IRE}}
* v England
* v France
|valign=top| {{ru|WAL}}
* v England
* v Ireland
|}

== Trophies ==
=== Championship Trophy ===
The winners of the Six Nations are presented with the Championship Trophy.<ref name="trophy">{{cite web|url=http://www.rbs6nations.com/trophy_english.htm |title=Six Nations Championship Trophy Trust |publisher=RBS 6 Nations |access-date=5 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202013827/http://www.rbs6nations.com/trophy_english.htm |archive-date=2 February 2007 }}</ref> This was originally conceived by the [[David Anthony Thomas Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland|Earl of Westmorland]], and was first presented to the winners of the 1993 Five Nations Championship; France. It was a [[sterling silver]] trophy, designed by James Brent-Ward and made by a team of eight silversmiths from the London firm William Comyns. The current championship trophy for the Six Nations Championship was designed and made in 2015 by [[Thomas Lyte]], London silversmiths.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Phoenix Luxury Co Ltd T/A Thomas Lyte {{!}} Royal Warrant Holders Association |url=https://www.royalwarrant.org/company/phoenix-luxury-co-ltd-ta-thomas-lyte |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=www.royalwarrant.org}}</ref>

The old trophy had 15 side panels representing the 15 members of the team and with three handles to represent the three officials (referee and two touch judges). The cup has a capacity of {{Convert|3.75|l|4=1}} – sufficient for five bottles of champagne. Within the mahogany base is a concealed drawer which contains six alternative [[finial]]s, each a silver replica of one of the team emblems, which can be screwed on the detachable lid.

A new trophy was introduced for the [[2015 Six Nations Championship|2015 Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2015/rugby/story/254215.html|title=New Six Nations trophy unveiled|date=28 January 2015|publisher=ESPN|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309182544/http://en.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2015/rugby/story/254215.html|url-status=live}}</ref>	The trophy is sterling silver, contains over fifty individual pieces, stands at a height of {{Convert|75|cm|abbr=on}} and has a distinctive six-sided design representing the six nations that compete.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/will-ireland-be-getting-their-hands-on-this-new-trophy-for-the-rbs-six-nations-unveiled-30944386.html|title=Will Ireland be getting their hands on this? New trophy for the RBS Six Nations unveiled|date=28 January 2015|work=Irish Independent|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-date=9 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109181951/http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/will-ireland-be-getting-their-hands-on-this-new-trophy-for-the-rbs-six-nations-unveiled-30944386.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Grand Slam and Triple Crown ===
A team that wins all its games wins the '[[Grand Slam (rugby union)|Grand Slam]]'.

The [[Triple Crown (rugby union)|Triple Crown]] may only be won by one of the [[Home Nations]] of England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, when one nation wins all three of their matches against the others. The Triple Crown dates back to the original Home Nations Championship, but the physical Triple Crown Trophy has been awarded only since 2006, when the Royal Bank of Scotland (the primary sponsor of the competition) commissioned [[Hamilton & Inches]] to design and create a dedicated Triple Crown Trophy. {{As of|2025}}, the trophy has been won five times by Ireland, four times by Wales, three times by England, and yet to be won by Scotland.

=== Rivalry trophies ===
Several individual competitions take place under the umbrella of the tournament. Some of these trophies are also awarded for other matches between the two teams outside the Six Nations. Only Scotland play for a 'rivalry' or challenge trophy in every Six Nations match, as well as for the oldest such trophy, the [[Calcutta Cup]]. Wales became the last nation to contest such a trophy, the [[Doddie Weir Cup]] in 2018, while the newest such trophy is the [[Cuttitta Cup]] introduced between Scotland and Italy in 2022.

Games which form part of the Triple Crown are marked <sup>TC</sup>.
{|class="wikitable"
!Trophy!!Teams!!Since!!Notes
|-
| [[Calcutta Cup]] || England–Scotland<sup>TC</sup> || 1879<ref name="CalcuttaCup">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/shadomx/apps/fms/fmsdownload.cfm?file_uuid=A25BAF90-A653-B702-1F28-A89E8D4D5CD8&siteName=sru |title=The Calcutta Cup: the legacy of a club that died |publisher=Scottish Rugby|access-date=29 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214034619/http://www.scottishrugby.org/shadomx/apps/fms/fmsdownload.cfm?file_uuid=A25BAF90-A653-B702-1F28-A89E8D4D5CD8&siteName=sru |archive-date=14 February 2007 }}</ref> || Made from melted-down [[Coins of the Indian rupee|Indian rupees]] donated by the Calcutta Club
|-
| [[Millennium Trophy]] || England–Ireland<sup>TC</sup> || 1988 || Presented to celebrate [[Dublin's millennium]] in 1988<ref name="RFUAboutUs">{{cite web|url=http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Simple_Detail/StoryTypeId/26/SectionId/43 |title=About Us |publisher=Rugby Football Union|access-date=29 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070906075533/http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.Simple_Detail/StoryTypeId/26/SectionId/43 |archive-date=6 September 2007 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Centenary Quaich]] || Ireland–Scotland<sup>TC</sup> || 1989<ref name="NeverIresQuaich">{{cite news |title=Lamenting the sad decline of the fighting Irish |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=19 February 2000 |page=31 |last=Massie |first=Alan}}</ref><ref name="QuaichAnnual">{{cite news |title=Scotland now have quality in quantity |work=The Herald|date=22 March 1999 |page=1 |last=Ferrie |first=Kevin}}</ref><ref name="quaich">{{cite news |title=Scots torn apart by Irish mean machine |newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=13 February 2005|page=Sport 2 |last=Walsh |first=David}}</ref> || Named for the [[quaich]], a traditional [[Gaels|Gaelic]] drinking vessel. Marked the centenary of the founding of the [[International Rugby Football Board]].
|-
| [[Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy]] || France–Italy || 2007 || Commemorated the 200th anniversary of the birth of [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]], leader in the [[Italian unification|unification of Italy]] and volunteer in the [[Army of the Vosges|French Republican Army]] against [[Prussia]]
|-
| [[Auld Alliance Trophy]] || France–Scotland || 2018 || In memory of the war dead from the rugby communities of Scotland and France<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/18/02/09/auld-alliance-trophy-unveiled|title=Auld Alliance Trophy unveiled {{!}} Scottish Rugby Union|website=scottishrugby.org|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219162320/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/18/02/09/auld-alliance-trophy-unveiled|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Doddie Weir Cup]] || Wales–Scotland<sup>TC</sup> || 2018 || In recognition of [[Doddie Weir]], who founded the My Name's Doddie Foundation which supports research into [[motor neurone disease]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/02/doddie-weir-cup-scotland-wales-gregor-townsend|title=Doddie Weir Cup {{!}}|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=2 November 2018|access-date=9 March 2019|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108141030/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/02/doddie-weir-cup-scotland-wales-gregor-townsend|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Cuttitta Cup]] || Scotland–Italy || 2022 || Commemorates [[Massimo Cuttitta]], a former Italian captain and Scotland scrum coach, who died in 2021 at the age of 54 from [[COVID-19]].<ref name="scottishrugby">{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/the-cuttitta-cup-is-unveiled|title=The Cuttitta Cup is unveiled|website=Scottish Rugby Union|date=7 March 2022 |access-date=7 March 2022|archive-date=7 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307220440/https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/the-cuttitta-cup-is-unveiled|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
Currently the following matches have no additional trophy contested:
{|
|
* England–France
* England–Italy
* England–Wales<sup>TC</sup>
* France–Ireland
|width=30|
|
* France–Wales
* Ireland–Italy
* Ireland–Wales<sup>TC</sup> 
* Italy–Wales
|}

== Venues ==
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As of the 2025 tournament, Six Nations matches are held in the following stadiums:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team !! Stadium !! Location !! Capacity
|-
| [[England national rugby union team|England]] || [[Twickenham Stadium]] || [[London]] ||style="text-align:center"| 82,000
|-
| [[France national rugby union team|France]] || [[Stade de France]] || [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] ||style="text-align:center" | 81,338
|-
| [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] || [[Principality Stadium]] || [[Cardiff]] ||style="text-align:center"| 73,931
|-
| [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] || [[Stadio Olimpico]] || [[Rome]] ||style="text-align:center"| 72,698
|-
| [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] || [[Murrayfield Stadium]] || [[Edinburgh]] ||style="text-align:center"| 67,144
|-
| [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] || [[Aviva Stadium]] || [[Dublin]] ||style="text-align:center"| 51,700
|}

The opening of Aviva Stadium in May 2010 ended the arrangement with the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA) that allowed the all-Ireland governing body for rugby union, the [[Irish Rugby Football Union]], to use the GAA's flagship stadium, [[Croke Park]], for its international matches. This arrangement was made necessary by the 2007 closure and subsequent demolition of Ireland's traditional home at [[Lansdowne Road]]; Aviva Stadium was built on the former Lansdowne Road site. During this construction, Croke Park was the largest of the Six Nations grounds, with a capacity of 82,300.

In 2012 Italy moved their home games from the 32,000 seat Stadio Flaminio, to Stadio Olimpico, also in Rome, with a capacity of 72,000.

The [[French Rugby Federation]] (FFR) had planned to build a new stadium of its own, seating 82,000 in the southern suburbs of Paris,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffr.fr/index.php/ffr/rugby_francais/projet_stade |title=Projet Stade |publisher=[[French Rugby Federation]] |language=fr |access-date=6 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615060530/http://www.ffr.fr/index.php/ffr/rugby_francais/projet_stade |archive-date=15 June 2012 }}</ref> because of frustrations with their tenancy of Stade de France.<ref name="BBC FFR stadium">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9229158.stm |title=French national rugby team plan to quit Stade de France |work=BBC Sport |date=25 November 2010 |access-date=6 July 2012 |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807140513/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9229158.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> However the project was cancelled in December 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rugby-French federation drops plans for new stadium|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-rugby-union-france-stadium-idUKKBN14322M|work=Reuters|access-date=4 February 2017|date=14 December 2016|archive-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100259/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-rugby-union-france-stadium-idUKKBN14322M|url-status=dead}}</ref> France played their [[2018 Six Nations Championship#Round 3|2018 match against Italy]] at [[Stade Vélodrome]] in [[Marseille]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=France to host Italy in Marseille|url=https://rugby365.com/countries/france/france-to-host-italy-in-marseille/|access-date=26 October 2020|website=rugby365.com|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030021817/https://rugby365.com/countries/france/france-to-host-italy-in-marseille/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Wales played their [[2020 Six Nations Championship#Round 5|final game]] at [[Parc y Scarlets]] in [[Llanelli]] due to the Principality Stadium being used as [[Dragon's Heart Hospital]] in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 September 2020|title=Wales to play at Parc y Scarlets - Welsh Rugby Union|url=https://www.wru.wales/2020/09/wales-to-play-at-parc-y-scarlets/|access-date=26 October 2020|publisher=Welsh Rugby Union|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030142858/https://www.wru.wales/2020/09/wales-to-play-at-parc-y-scarlets/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024, France was unable to use the Stade de France for their Six Nations home games due to ongoing preparations for its use in the [[2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 February 2024|title=Why France will play none of their Six Nations home games at the Stade de France|url=https://www.planetrugby.com/news/why-france-will-play-none-of-their-six-nations-home-games-at-stade-france|publisher=Planet Rugby}}</ref> Instead they played their three home matches at the [[Stade Vélodrome]] in [[Marseille]], [[Stade Pierre-Mauroy]] in [[Lille]], and [[Parc Olympique Lyonnais]] in [[Lyon]].

== Results ==

=== Overall ===

{{Six Nations wins}}

===Home Nations (1883–1939)===
{{Sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Champions
![[Grand Slam (rugby union)|Grand Slam]]
![[Triple Crown (rugby union)|Triple Crown]]
![[Calcutta Cup]]
|-
|[[1883 Home Nations Championship|1883]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|rowspan=25|Not contested
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1884 Home Nations Championship|1884]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1885 Home Nations Championship|1885]]
|Not completed
|colspan=2|Not completed
|-
|[[1886 Home Nations Championship|1886]]
|{{ru|ENG}} and {{ru|SCO}}
| –
| –
|-
|[[1887 Home Nations Championship|1887]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
| –
| –
|-
|[[1888 Home Nations Championship|1888]]
|Not completed
|colspan=2|England did not participate
|-
|[[1889 Home Nations Championship|1889]]
|Not completed
|colspan=2|England did not participate
|-
|[[1890 Home Nations Championship|1890]]
|{{ru|ENG}} and {{ru|SCO}}
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1891 Home Nations Championship|1891]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1892 Home Nations Championship|1892]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1893 Home Nations Championship|1893]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1894 Home Nations Championship|1894]]
|{{ru|IRE|1783}}
|{{ru|IRE|1783}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1895 Home Nations Championship|1895]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1896 Home Nations Championship|1896]]
|{{ru|IRE|1783}}
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1897 Home Nations Championship|1897]]
|Not completed
|Not completed
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1898 Home Nations Championship|1898]]
|Not completed 
|Not completed
| –
|-
|[[1899 Home Nations Championship|1899]]
|{{ru|IRE|1783}}
|{{ru|IRE|1783}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1900 Home Nations Championship|1900]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
| –
|-
|[[1901 Home Nations Championship|1901]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1902 Home Nations Championship|1902]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1903 Home Nations Championship|1903]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1904 Home Nations Championship|1904]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1905 Home Nations Championship|1905]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1906 Home Nations Championship|1906]]
|{{ru|IRE|1783}} and {{ru|WAL|1807}}
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1907 Home Nations Championship|1907]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1908 Home Nations Championship|1908]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1909 Home Nations Championship|1909]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1910 Five Nations Championship|1910]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1911 Five Nations Championship|1911]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1912 Five Nations Championship|1912]]
|{{ru|IRE|1783}} and {{ru|ENG}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1913 Five Nations Championship|1913]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1914 Five Nations Championship|1914]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|1915–19
|colspan=4|Not held due to [[World War I]]
|-
|[[1920 Five Nations Championship|1920]]
|{{ru|SCO}}, {{ru|WAL|1807}} and {{ru|ENG}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1921 Five Nations Championship|1921]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1922 Five Nations Championship|1922]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1923 Five Nations Championship|1923]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1924 Five Nations Championship|1924]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1925 Five Nations Championship|1925]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1926 Five Nations Championship|1926]]
|{{ru|IRE}} and {{ru|SCO}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1927 Five Nations Championship|1927]]
|{{ru|IRE}} and {{ru|SCO}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1928 Five Nations Championship|1928]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1929 Five Nations Championship|1929]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1930 Five Nations Championship|1930]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
| –
| –
| –
|-
|[[1931 Five Nations Championship|1931]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1932 Home Nations Championship|1932]]
|{{ru|ENG}}, {{ru|IRE}} and {{ru|WAL|1807}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1933 Home Nations Championship|1933]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1934 Home Nations Championship|1934]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1935 Home Nations Championship|1935]]
|{{ru|IRE}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1936 Home Nations Championship|1936]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1937 Home Nations Championship|1937]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1938 Home Nations Championship|1938]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1939 Home Nations Championship|1939]]
|{{ru|ENG}}, {{ru|IRE}}, {{ru|WAL|1807}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|}
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=== Five Nations (1940–1999) ===
{{Sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Champions
![[Grand Slam (rugby union)|Grand Slam]]
![[Triple Crown (rugby union)|Triple Crown]]
![[Calcutta Cup]]
![[Millennium Trophy]]
![[Centenary Quaich]]
|-
|1940–46
|colspan=4|Not held due to [[World War II]]
|colspan=2 rowspan=43|Not contested
|-
|[[1947 Five Nations Championship|1947]]
|{{ru|ENG}} and {{ru|WAL|1807}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1948 Five Nations Championship|1948]]
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1949 Five Nations Championship|1949]]
|{{ru|IRE}}
| –
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1950 Five Nations Championship|1950]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1951 Five Nations Championship|1951]]
|{{ru|IRE}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1952 Five Nations Championship|1952]]
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|WAL|1807}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1953 Five Nations Championship|1953]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1954 Five Nations Championship|1954]]
|{{ru|ENG}}, {{ru|FRA}} and {{ru|WAL|1953}}
|
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1955 Five Nations Championship|1955]]
|{{ru|FRA}} and {{ru|WAL|1953}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1956 Five Nations Championship|1956]]
|{{ru|WAL|1953}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1957 Five Nations Championship|1957]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1958 Five Nations Championship|1958]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
| –
| –
| –
|-
|[[1959 Five Nations Championship|1959]]
|{{ru|FRA}}
| –
| –
| –
|-
|[[1960 Five Nations Championship|1960]]
|{{ru|ENG}} and {{ru|FRA}}
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1961 Five Nations Championship|1961]]
|{{ru|FRA}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1962 Five Nations Championship|1962]]
|{{ru|FRA}}
| –
| –
| –
|-
|[[1963 Five Nations Championship|1963]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1964 Five Nations Championship|1964]]
|{{ru|SCO}} and {{ru|WAL}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1965 Five Nations Championship|1965]]
|{{ru|WAL}}
| –
|{{ru|WAL}}
| –
|-
|[[1966 Five Nations Championship|1966]]
|{{ru|WAL}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1967 Five Nations Championship|1967]]
|{{ru|FRA}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1968 Five Nations Championship|1968]]
|{{ru|FRA}}
|{{ru|FRA}}
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1969 Five Nations Championship|1969]]
|{{ru|WAL}}
| –
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1970 Five Nations Championship|1970]]
|{{ru|FRA}} and {{ru|WAL}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1971 Five Nations Championship|1971]]
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1972 Five Nations Championship|1972]]
|colspan=3|Not completed
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1973 Five Nations Championship|1973]]
|{{ru|ENG}}, {{ru|FRA}}, {{ru|IRE}}, <br /> {{ru|SCO}}, {{ru|WAL}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1974 Five Nations Championship|1974]]
|{{ru|IRE}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1975 Five Nations Championship|1975]]
|{{ru|WAL}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1976 Five Nations Championship|1976]]
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1977 Five Nations Championship|1977]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1978 Five Nations Championship|1978]]
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1979 Five Nations Championship|1979]]
|{{ru|WAL}}
| –
|{{ru|WAL}}
| –
|-
|[[1980 Five Nations Championship|1980]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1981 Five Nations Championship|1981]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1982 Five Nations Championship|1982]]
|{{ru|IRE}}
| –
|{{ru|IRE}}
| –
|-
|[[1983 Five Nations Championship|1983]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}} and {{ru|IRE}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1984 Five Nations Championship|1984]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1985 Five Nations Championship|1985]]
|{{ru|IRE}}
| –
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1986 Five Nations Championship|1986]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}} and {{ru|SCO}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1987 Five Nations Championship|1987]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1988 Five Nations Championship|1988]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}} and {{ru|WAL}}
| –
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|-
|[[1989 Five Nations Championship|1989]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
| –
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1990 Five Nations Championship|1990]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1991 Five Nations Championship|1991]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1992 Five Nations Championship|1992]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1993 Five Nations Championship|1993]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1994 Five Nations Championship|1994]]
|{{ru|WAL}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
| –
|-
|[[1995 Five Nations Championship|1995]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1996 Five Nations Championship|1996]]
|{{ru|ENG}}
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1997 Five Nations Championship|1997]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1998 Five Nations Championship|1998]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[1999 Five Nations Championship|1999]]
|{{ru|SCO}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|}

===Six Nations (2000–present)===
{{Sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Champions
![[Grand Slam (rugby union)|Grand Slam]]
![[Triple Crown (rugby union)|Triple Crown]]
![[Calcutta Cup]]
![[Millennium Trophy|Millennium<br />Trophy]]
![[Centenary Quaich|Centenary<br />Quaich]]
![[Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy|Giuseppe<br />Garibaldi<br />Trophy]]
![[Auld Alliance Trophy|Auld Alliance<br />Trophy]]
![[Doddie Weir Cup|Doddie Weir<br />Cup]]
![[Cuttitta Cup|Cuttitta<br />Cup]]
![[Wooden spoon (award)|Wooden spoon]]
|-
|[[2000 Six Nations Championship|2000]]
|{{ru|ENG}} (1)
| –
| –
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|rowspan=7| Not contested
|rowspan=18| Not contested
|rowspan=19| Not contested
|rowspan=22| Not contested
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2001 Six Nations Championship|2001]]
|{{ru|ENG}} (2)
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2002 Six Nations Championship|2002]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}} (1)
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2003 Six Nations Championship|2003]]
|{{ru|ENG}} (3)
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|-
|[[2004 Six Nations Championship|2004]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}} (2)
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[2005 Six Nations Championship|2005]]
|{{ru|WAL}} (1)
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2006 Six Nations Championship|2006]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}} (3)
| –
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2007 Six Nations Championship|2007]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}} (4)
| –
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[2008 Six Nations Championship|2008]]
|{{ru|WAL}} (2)
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2009 Six Nations Championship|2009]]
|{{ru|IRE}} (1)
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2010 Six Nations Championship|2010]]
|{{ru|FRA|1974}} (5)
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
| –
| –
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2011 Six Nations Championship|2011]]
|{{ru|ENG}} (4)
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2012 Six Nations Championship|2012]]
|{{ru|WAL}} (3)
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[2013 Six Nations Championship|2013]]
|{{ru|WAL}} (4)
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|-
|[[2014 Six Nations Championship|2014]]
|{{ru|IRE}} (2)
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2015 Six Nations Championship|2015]]
|{{ru|IRE}} (3)
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|-
|[[2016 Six Nations Championship|2016]]
|{{ru|ENG}} (5)
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2017 Six Nations Championship|2017]]
|{{ru|ENG}} (6)
| –
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2018 Six Nations Championship|2018]]
|{{ru|IRE}} (4)
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2019 Six Nations Championship|2019]]
|{{ru|WAL}} (5)
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
| –
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|FRA|1974}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2020 Six Nations Championship|2020]]
|{{ru|ENG}} (7)
|–
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2021 Six Nations Championship|2021]]
|{{ru|WAL}} (6)
|–
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2022 Six Nations Championship|2022]]
|{{ru|FRA}} (6)
|{{ru|FRA}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA}}
|{{ru|FRA}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2023 Six Nations Championship|2023]]
|{{ru|IRE}} (5)
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA}}
|{{ru|FRA}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|-
|[[2024 Six Nations Championship|2024]]
|{{ru|IRE}} (6)
|–
|–
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
| –
|{{ru|FRA}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|ITA}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|-
|[[2025 Six Nations Championship|2025]]
|{{ru|FRA}} (7)
|–
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|ENG}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|IRE}}
|{{ru|FRA}}
|{{ru|FRA}} 
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|SCO}}
|{{ru|WAL}}
|}

== Titles and awards ==

{{col-float}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Titles, Grand Slams and Triple Crowns {{nowrap|(All Time)}}
|-
!style="width:185px"|Nation
!style="width:85px"|Titles
!style="width:105px"|Last Title
!style="width:85px"|Grand Slams
!style="width:105px"|Last Grand Slam
!style="width:85px"|Triple Crowns
!style="width:105px"|Last Triple Crown
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|ENG}} || '''39''' || 2020 || 13 || 2016 || 26 || 2020
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|WAL}} || '''39''' || 2021 || 12 || 2019 || 22 || 2021
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|FRA}} || '''27''' || 2025 || 10 || 2022 || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|IRE}} || '''24''' || 2024 || 4 || 2023 || 14 || 2025
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|SCO}} || '''22''' || 1999 || 3 || 1990 || 10 || 1990
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|ITA}} || '''0''' || — || 0 || — || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}}
|}
{{col-float-end}}{{col-float}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Titles, Grand Slams and Triple Crowns {{nowrap|(Six Nations era only: 2000-present)}}
|-
!style="width:185px"|Nation
!style="width:85px"|Titles
!style="width:105px"|Last Title
!style="width:85px"|Grand Slams
!style="width:105px"|Last Grand Slam
!style="width:85px"|Triple Crowns
!style="width:105px"|Last Triple Crown
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|FRA}} || '''7''' || 2025 || 4 || 2022 ||{{N/A}} || {{N/A}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|ENG}} || '''7''' || 2020 || 2 || 2016 || 5 || 2020
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|WAL}} || '''6''' || 2021 || 4 || 2019 || 5 || 2021
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|IRE}} || '''6''' || 2024 || 3 || 2023 || 8 || 2025
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|SCO}} || '''0''' || — || 0 || — || 0 || —
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{Ru|ITA}} || '''0''' || — || 0 || — ||{{N/A}} || {{N/A}}
|}
{{col-float-end}}

===Wooden Spoon===
'''Overall'''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Wooden Spoons (last place)
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |Wooden Spoons
! rowspan="2" |Last <br> Wooden Spoon
! colspan="3" |Era
|- style="background:#f03"
! {{abbr|HNC|Home Nation Championship}} !! {{abbr|FNC|Five Nation Championship}} !! {{abbr|SNC|Six Nation Championship}}
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{ru|IRE}}
| '''25'''
| 1998
| 11
| 14
| 0
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{ru|SCO}}
| '''24'''
| 2015
| 5
| 15
| 4
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{ru|WAL}}
| '''19'''
| 2025
| 6
| 10
| 3
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{ru|ITA}}
| '''18'''
| 2023
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| 18
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{ru|ENG}}
| '''17'''
| 1987
| 7
| 10
| 0
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{ru|FRA}}
| '''13'''
| 2013
| {{N/A}}
| 12
| 1
|}

==== Six Nations era (2000–2025) ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Wooden Spoon winners (last place)
|- style="background:#f03"
! style="width:90px"| Team !! Wooden Spoons !! Years awarded
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|ITA}}
| '''18'''
| [[2000 Six Nations Championship|2000]], '''[[2001 Six Nations Championship|2001]]''', '''[[2002 Six Nations Championship|2002]]''', '''[[2005 Six Nations Championship|2005]]''', '''[[2006 Six Nations Championship|2006]]''', [[2008 Six Nations Championship|2008]], '''[[2009 Six Nations Championship|2009]]''', [[2010 Six Nations Championship|2010]], [[2011 Six Nations Championship|2011]], '''[[2014 Six Nations Championship|2014]]''', '''[[2016 Six Nations Championship|2016]]''', '''[[2017 Six Nations Championship|2017]]''', '''[[2018 Six Nations Championship|2018]]''', '''[[2019 Six Nations Championship|2019]]''', '''[[2020 Six Nations Championship|2020]]''', '''[[2021 Six Nations Championship|2021]]''', [[2022 Six Nations Championship|2022]], '''[[2023 Six Nations Championship|2023]]'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|SCO}}
| '''4'''
| '''[[2004 Six Nations Championship|2004]]''', [[2007 Six Nations Championship|2007]], '''[[2012 Six Nations Championship|2012]]''', '''[[2015 Six Nations Championship|2015]]'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|WAL}}
| '''3'''
| '''[[2003 Six Nations Championship|2003]]''', '''[[2024 Six Nations Championship|2024]], [[2025 Six Nations Championship|2025]]''' 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|FRA}}
| '''1'''
| [[2013 Six Nations Championship|2013]]
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|ENG}}
| '''0'''
| 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|IRE}}
| '''0'''
|
|}
Bold indicates that the team did not win any matches

'''Match records (Six Nations era 2000–2025)'''

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="width:90px"| Team 
! Played !! Wins !! Losses !! Draws !! Win % !! Loss %
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|IRE}}
| 130
| '''89'''
| 38
| '''3'''
|'''{{#expr:89/130*100 round 2}}%''' 
|{{#expr:38/130*100 round 2}}% 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|ENG}}
| 130
| 86
| 42
| 2
|{{#expr:86/130*100 round 2}}% 
|{{#expr:42/130*100 round 2}}% 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|FRA}}
| 130
| 84
| 43
| '''3'''
|{{#expr:84/130*100 round 2}}% 
|{{#expr:43/130*100 round 2}}% 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|WAL}}
| 130
| 64
| 63
| '''3'''
|{{#expr:64/130*100 round 2}}% 
|{{#expr:63/130*100 round 2}}% 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|SCO}}
| 130
| 43
| 84
| '''3'''
|{{#expr:43/130*100 round 2}}% 
|{{#expr:84/130*100 round 2}}% 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{ru|ITA}}
| 130
| 16
| '''112'''
| 2
|{{#expr:16/130*100 round 2}}% 
|'''{{#expr:112/130*100 round 2}}%''' 
|}

'''Head-to-head records (Five Nations Championship)'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!{{diagonal split header|Team|Record}}
!width=100px| {{ru|ENG}}
!width=100px| {{ru|FRA|1974}}
!width=100px| {{ru|IRE}}
!width=100px| {{ru|SCO}}
!width=100px| {{ru|WAL}}
!Total record
|-
|width=100px| {{ru|ENG}}
| {{N/A}}
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|35–7–27
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|38–7–23
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|43–8–19
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|30–8–32
|align=center|146–30–101 (52.71%)
|-
|width=100px| {{ru|FRA|1974}}
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|27–7–35
| {{N/A}}
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|42–5–23
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|34–2–33
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|30–3–37
|align=center|133–17–128 (47.84%)
|-
|width=100px| {{ru|IRE}}
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|23–7–38
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|23–5–42
| {{N/A}}
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|34–2–33
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|25–5–38
|align=center|105–19–151 (38.18%)
|-
|width=100px| {{ru|SCO}}
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|19–8–43
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|33–2–34
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|33–2–34
| {{N/A}}
|align=center bgcolor=#FFCCCC|29–1–40
|align=center|114–13–151 (41.01%)
|-
|width=100px| {{ru|WAL}}
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|32–8–30
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|37–3–30
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|38–5–25
|align=center bgcolor=#CCFFCC|40–1–29
| {{N/A}}
|align=center|147–17–114 (52.88%)
|}

===Player awards===
{{see|List of Six Nations Championship Player of the Championship winners}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Player of the championship<ref>{{cite web |title=PLAYER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/player-of-the-championship/ |publisher=Six Nations Rugby |accessdate=4 March 2021 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928122910/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/player-of-the-championship/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!Year
!Winner
|-
|2004
|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Gordon D'Arcy]]
|-
|2005
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Martyn Williams]]
|-
|2006
|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Brian O'Driscoll]]
|-
|2007
|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Brian O'Driscoll]] (2)
|-
|2008
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Shane Williams]]
|-
|2009
|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Brian O'Driscoll]] (3)
|-
|2010
|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Tommy Bowe]]
|-
|2011
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Masi]]
|-
|2012
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Dan Lydiate]]
|-
|2013
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Leigh Halfpenny]]
|-
|2014
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Brown (rugby union)|Mike Brown]]
|-
|2015
|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Paul O'Connell]]
|-
|2016
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart Hogg]]
|-
|2017
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart Hogg]] (2)
|-
|2018
|{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Jacob Stockdale]]
|-
|2019
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Alun Wyn Jones]]
|-
|2020
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Dupont]]
|-
|2021
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Hamish Watson (rugby union)|Hamish Watson]]
|-
|2022
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Dupont]] (2)
|-
|2023
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Dupont]] (3)
|-
|2024
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Tommaso Menoncello]]
|-
|2025
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Louis Bielle-Biarrey]]
|}

== Records ==
{{Main|List of Six Nations Championship records}}
Ireland's [[Johnny Sexton]] holds the record for most points in the competition, with 566. England's [[Jonny Wilkinson]] holds the records for individual points in one match (35 points against Italy in 2001) and one season with 89 (scored in 2001).

The record for tries in a match is held by [[George Campbell Lindsay]], who scored five tries for Scotland against Wales in 1887.<ref name="SNrecords">{{cite news|url=http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2005/02/03/1107409982373.html |title=Six Nations records |access-date=8 August 2007 |work=Rugby Heaven |date=1 February 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113120726/http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2005/02/03/1107409982373.html |archive-date=13 January 2006 }}</ref> England's [[Cyril Lowe]], Scotland's [[Ian Smith (rugby union, born 1903)|Ian Smith]] and France's [[Louis Bielle-Biarrey]] jointly hold the record for tries in one season with 8 (Lowe in 1914, Smith in 1925, Bielle-Biarrey in 2025).<ref name="BBC25">{{cite web |title=France's Bielle-Biarrey breaks Six Nations try record |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c4g741g0wwgo#:~:text=Les%20Bleus%20ended%20this%20year's,91%20scored%20two%20years%20ago. |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=16 March 2025 |date=15 March 2025}}</ref> Ireland's [[Brian O'Driscoll]] has the Championship record for tries with 26.

The record for appearances is held by [[Sergio Parisse]] of Italy, with 69 appearances,<ref name="SNRrecords">{{cite web |title=Records |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/statistics/records/ |website=Six Nations Rugby |access-date=16 March 2019 |archive-date=3 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103012009/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/statistics/records/ |url-status=live }}</ref> between 2004 and 2019.

The most points scored by a team in one match was 80 points, scored by England against Italy in 2001. England also scored the most points in a season in 2001 with 229.<ref name="SNrecords"/> France scored the most tries in a season, with 30 in 2025.<ref name="BBC25"/> Wales hold the record for fewest tries conceded during a season in the Six Nations era, conceding only 2 in 5 games in 2008, but the 1977 Grand Slam-winning France team did not concede a try in their four matches. Wales hold the record for the longest time without conceding a try, at 358 minutes in the 2013 tournament.

== Administration ==
The Championship is run from headquarters in [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] by Six Nations Rugby Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/championship/contact_us.php|title=Contact Us|website=sixnationsrugby.com|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131163201/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/championship/contact_us.php|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Former [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) CEO, [[Tom Harrison (cricketer)|Tom Harrison]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=27 January 2023 |title=Tom Harrison Appointed Six Nations Rugby CEO |url=https://media.sixnationsrugby.com/press-releases/tom-harrison-appointed-six-nations-rugby-ceo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901121033/https://media.sixnationsrugby.com/press-releases/tom-harrison-appointed-six-nations-rugby-ceo/ |archive-date=1 September 2023 |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=Six Nations Rugby}}</ref> was appointed the CEO of Six Nations Rugby in January 2023 following the resignation of Benjamin Morel in November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2022 |title=Six Nations Rugby CEO Ben Morel to Step Down at the End of the Season After Five Years at the Helm |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2022/11/28/six-nations-rugby-ceo-ben-morel-to-step-down-at-the-end-of-the-season-after-five-years-at-the-helm/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128151139/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2022/11/28/six-nations-rugby-ceo-ben-morel-to-step-down-at-the-end-of-the-season-after-five-years-at-the-helm/ |archive-date=28 November 2022 |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=Six Nations Rugby}}</ref> Morel had held the position of CEO since November 2018,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2018/08/23/six-nations-rugby-appoint-chief-executive-officer/ |title=Six Nations Rugby Appoint Chief Executive Officer |website=sixnationsrugby.com |publisher=Six Nations Rugby |access-date=6 January 2018 |archive-date=31 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131163158/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2018/08/23/six-nations-rugby-appoint-chief-executive-officer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> replacing John Feehan, who stepped down after sixteen years as CEO in April 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2018/04/20/john-feehan-steps-down-as-ceo-of-six-nations/ |title=John Feehan Steps Down as CEO of Six Nations |website=sixnationsrugby.com |publisher=Six Nations Rugby |access-date=6 January 2018 |archive-date=31 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131091548/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2018/04/20/john-feehan-steps-down-as-ceo-of-six-nations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Harrison's tenure as CEO commenced from April 2023.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cameron |first=Ian |date=27 January 2023 |title=Six Nations Reveal Ben Morel's Replacement as CEO |url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/six-nations-reveal-ben-morels-replacement-as-ceo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127105300/https://www.rugbypass.com/news/six-nations-reveal-ben-morels-replacement-as-ceo/ |archive-date=27 January 2023 |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=RugbyPass}}</ref> 

[[Ronan Dunne]] was appointed as the Chairman for Six Nations Rugby in November 2021 with his tenure commencing from January 2022. Dunne has responsibility for the commercial and marketing operations for both the men's and [[Women's Six Nations Championship|women's]] Six Nations tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2021 |title=Six Nations Rugby Announces Appointment of Ronan Dunne as Chairman of the Board |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2021/11/26/six-nations-rugby-announces-appointment-of-ronan-dunne-as-chairman-of-the-board/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201201718/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2021/11/26/six-nations-rugby-announces-appointment-of-ronan-dunne-as-chairman-of-the-board/ |archive-date=1 December 2021 |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=Six Nations Rugby}}</ref>

==Marketing==
===Broadcasting rights===
One of the most important rugby union tournaments in the world, the Six Nations Championship is broadcast in various countries in addition to the six participating nations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/tv |title=TV/Broadcast |website=Six Nations Rugby |access-date=21 June 2023 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329173446/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/tv/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In the United Kingdom, the [[BBC]] has long covered the tournament, broadcasting all matches (apart from England home matches between 1997 and 2002, which were shown live by Sky Sports with highlights on the BBC) until 2015. In addition, [[Welsh language]] coverage of broadcasts matches featuring the Welsh team shown by the BBC are shown on [[S4C]] in [[Wales]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=David|title=BBC reclaims Six Nations rugby from Sky with £70m three-year contract|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/bbc-reclaims-six-nations-rugby-from-sky-with-70m-three-year-contract-184140.html|website=The Independent|access-date=28 February 2017|archive-date=1 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301093031/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/bbc-reclaims-six-nations-rugby-from-sky-with-70m-three-year-contract-184140.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Between 2003 and 2015, the BBC covered every match live on BBC Sport either on BBC One or BBC Two with highlights also on the BBC Sport website and either on the BBC Red Button or late at night on BBC Two.

On 9 July 2015, in reaction to bids by Sky for the rights beginning in 2018, the BBC ended its contract two seasons early, and renegotiated a joint contract with [[ITV Sport]] for rights to the Six Nations from 2016 through 2021. [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] acquired rights to England, Ireland and Italy home matches, while the BBC retained rights to France, Scotland and Wales home matches. By ending its contract early, the BBC saved around £30&nbsp;million, while the new contract generated £20&nbsp;million in additional revenue for the Six Nations.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rees|first=Paul|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/09/bbc-itv-join-forces-sky-six-nations|title=BBC and ITV join forces to stop Sky winning Six Nations broadcast rights|date=9 July 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=30 March 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=27 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127162103/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/09/bbc-itv-join-forces-sky-six-nations|url-status=live}}</ref>

With the end of the contract nearing, speculation once again emerged in 2020 that Sky was pursuing rights to the Six Nations from 2022 onward; under the Ofcom [[Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events|"listed events"]] rules, rights to the tournament can be held by a pay television channel if delayed broadcasts or highlights are made available on free-to-air television.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Woodhouse |first1=John |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00802/SN00802.pdf |title=Broadcasting: listed sporting events |website=[[House of Commons Library]] |date=3 May 2022 |access-date=6 July 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128062622/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00802/SN00802.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2023}}</ref> It was reported that the bid for [[CVC Equity Partners]] to purchase a stake in the Six Nations was being hindered by a desire for a more lucrative broadcast contract; a call for the Six Nations to be moved to Category A (which requires live coverage to air free-to-air) was rejected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/six-nations-uk-tv-rights-crown-jewels-dcms-bbc-itv|title=UK government committee calls for Six Nations to be given 'crown jewels' status|website=SportsPro Media|date=16 March 2020|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=26 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226180102/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/six-nations-uk-tv-rights-crown-jewels-dcms-bbc-itv|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/six-nations-rugby-uk-tv-rights-crown-jewels-bbc-itv-sky-bids|title=Pay-TV free to move on Six Nations after UK gov rejects 'crown jewels' bid|website=SportsPro Media|date=23 March 2020|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=24 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324055202/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/six-nations-rugby-uk-tv-rights-crown-jewels-bbc-itv-sky-bids|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2021, the BBC and ITV renewed their contracts through 2025. The BBC will continue to broadcast home matches from Scotland and Wales and all women's and under-20s matches, with ITV airing England, France, Ireland and Italy home matches.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Six Nations set to stay on BBC & ITV|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57201738|access-date=21 May 2021|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521150401/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57201738|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Six Nations to remain on BBC and ITV in TV rights renewal, says report|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/six-nations-rugby-bbc-itv-tv-rights-renewal-fta-cvc|access-date=7 June 2021|website=SportsPro Media|date=19 May 2021|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818054444/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/six-nations-rugby-bbc-itv-tv-rights-renewal-fta-cvc/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2025, the deal was further extended until the 2029 tournament in a deal which would see BBC retain 5 matches and ITV also gain rights to England matches played in Scotland or Wales.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=Six Nations rights deal: BBC and ITV agree four-year partnership to 2029 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c0kg15j0kl6o |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

France, Ireland, and Italy listed the Six Nations as a major event with cultural significance and enacted national and [[European Union|EU]] laws to ensure coverage would be available on free-to-air channels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/application-and-implementation-avmsd |title=Application and implementation of AVMSD: Major events |website=[[European Commission]] |date=7 June 2022 |access-date=6 July 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706134246/https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/application-and-implementation-avmsd |archive-date=6 July 2023}}</ref>

In Ireland, each of Ireland's games in the Six Nations may be held by a pay television channel, if the match is delayed broadcast and in full on free-to-air television.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1530604639083&uri=CELEX:52018XG0111(01) |title=Measures adopted by Ireland pursuant to Article 14 of Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and referred to recital 1 of Decision C (2017) 2898 of 8 May 2017 / S.I. No 465 of 2017 Broadcasting Act 2009 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2017 |website=[[European Commission]] |date=25 October 2017 |access-date=6 July 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519035232/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1530604639083&uri=CELEX%3A52018XG0111(01) |archive-date=19 May 2023}}</ref> [[RTÉ]] have broadcast the championship since RTÉ's inception and continued to do so until 2017, while [[TG4]] televised highlights. However, in late 2015 RTÉ's free-to-air rival TV3 was awarded the rights for every game from the Six Nations on Irish television from 2018 to 2021.<ref>{{cite news|title=RTÉ loses rights to 6 Nations|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2015/1111/741148-tv3-secures-rights-to-six-nations-from-2018/|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|access-date=28 January 2016|date=11 November 2015|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106113832/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2015/1111/741148-tv3-secures-rights-to-six-nations-from-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022 it was announced that RTÉ and [[Virgin Media Television (Ireland)|Virgin Media]] would share broadcasting rights.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2022/0119/1274600-rte-and-virgin-media-confirm-six-nations-coverage/|title=RTÉ and Virgin Media confirm Six Nations coverage|date=19 January 2022|via=www.rte.ie|access-date=24 January 2022|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124214240/https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2022/0119/1274600-rte-and-virgin-media-confirm-six-nations-coverage/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In France, the entire Six Nations rugby tournament must appear on free-to-air television.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2007.180.01.0033.01.ENG |title=2007/480/EC: Commission Decision of 25 June 2007 on the compatibility with Community law of measures taken by France pursuant to Article 3a(1) of Council Directive 89/552/EEC on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities |website=[[European Commission]] |date=22 December 2004 |access-date=6 July 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518191338/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2007.180.01.0033.01.ENG |archive-date=18 May 2023}}</ref> [[France Télévisions]] has covered the competition in France.

In Italy, Six Nations rugby matches involving the Italian national team must be broadcast on free-to-air television.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2012.187.01.0057.01.ENG |title=2012/394/EU: Commission Decision of 21 December 2011 on the capability with EU law of measures to be taken by Italy pursuant to Article 14 Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) |website=[[European Commission]] |date=21 December 2011 |access-date=6 July 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521201844/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2012.187.01.0057.01.ENG |archive-date=21 May 2023}}</ref> [[Sky Italia]] broadcasts all matches while free-to-air [[TV8 (Italian TV channel)|TV8]] only covers [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] fixtures.

In the United States, [[NBC Sports]] broadcasts matches in English.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2023/02/01/nbc-sports-presents-coverage-of-2023-guinness-six-nations-championship-rugby-beginning-with-opening-round-this-weekend-on-peacock-and-cnbc |title=NBC Sports presents coverage of 2023 Guinness Six Nations Championship Rugby, beginning with opening round this weekend on Peacock and CNBC |date=1 February 2023 |website=[[NBC Sports Group]] |access-date=21 June 2023 |archive-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624172335/https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2023/02/01/nbc-sports-presents-coverage-of-2023-guinness-six-nations-championship-rugby-beginning-with-opening-round-this-weekend-on-peacock-and-cnbc/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tournament is also broadcast on [[DAZN]] in Canada, [[Premier Sports Asia]] in [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]], [[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]] in New Zealand, [[Stan (service)|Stan Sport]] in Australia and [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]] in South Africa.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/rugby-six-nations/six-nations-live-stream-how-to-watch-from-anywhere-114850 |title=Six Nations live stream: How to watch from anywhere |last=Dymock |first=Alan |date=18 March 2023 |magazine=[[Rugby World]] |access-date=21 June 2023 |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621192740/https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/rugby-six-nations/six-nations-live-stream-how-to-watch-from-anywhere-114850 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2024 the Six Nations teams featured in a Netflix documentary Six Nations: Full Contact.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bull |first=Andy |date=2024-01-22 |title='Rugby needs all the help it can get': sport hunts F1-style Netflix uplift |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/22/rugby-union-netflix-series-six-nations-full-contact-f1 |access-date=2024-02-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In February 2024, the show was green lit for a second season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Charlie |title=Six Nations to land second Netflix season of 'Full Contact' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2024/02/20/six-nations-netflix-second-series-full-contact-england/ |website=The Telegraph |date=20 February 2024 |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref> In January 2025, the tournament organisers confirmed that Netflix would not be taking up the option to produce a third series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Chris |title=Netflix has canned Six Nations: Full Contact after two series – it is easy to see why |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2025/01/29/netflix-six-nations-full-contact-two-series-review/ |publisher=The Telegraph |access-date=8 February 2025}}</ref>

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|rowspan="2"|{{flagu|Republic of Ireland}}
|[[RTÉ]]
|rowspan="2"|All matches split between both channels
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|[[Virgin Media Television (Ireland)|Virgin Media Television]]
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|rowspan="2"|{{flagu|Italy}}
|[[Sky Italia|Sky]]
|All matches
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|[[TV8 (Italian TV channel)|TV8]]
|[[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] matches only
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|rowspan="3"|{{flagu|United Kingdom}}
|[[BBC One]]
|5 matches all featuring [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and/or [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]
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|[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|10 matches including exclusivity of matches featuring  [[England national rugby union team|England]] 
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|[[S4C]]
|Wales matches shown by BBC in the [[Welsh language]]
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|[[Asia]]
|[[Premier Sports Asia]]
|All matches
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|{{flagu|Australia}}
|[[Stan Sport]]
|All matches
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|[[Baltic states]] and [[Nordic countries]] (including Poland)
|[[Viaplay]]
|All matches
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|{{flagu|Canada}}
|[[DAZN]]
|All matches
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|[[Caribbean]]
|[[ESPN Caribbean|ESPN]]
|All matches
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|{{flagu|Czechia}} (including Slovakia)
|[[Nova Sport (Czech Republic and Slovakia)|Nova Sport]]
|All matches
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|[[Geographical distribution of German speakers#German-speaking Europe|Germanic Europe]] (including Luxembourg)
|More Than Sports
|All matches
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|{{flagu|Israel}}
|[[Sports Channel (Israel)|Sport 5]]
|All matches
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|{{flagu|Georgia}}
|Rugby TV
|All matches
|-
|{{flagu|Japan}}
|[[Wowow]]
|All matches
|-
|{{flagu|Malta}}
|[[GO (Malta)|GO]]
|All matches
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|[[MENA]]
|Premier Sports Middle East
|All matches
|-
|{{flagu|Netherlands}}
|[[Ziggo Sport]]
|All matches
|-
|{{flagu|New Zealand}}
|[[Sky Sport (New Zealand)|Sky Sport]]
|All matches
|-
|{{flagu|Portugal}} (including Slovenia)
|[[Sport TV]]
|All matches
|-
|{{flagu|Romania}}
|[[Orange Sport (Romania)|Orange Sport]]
|All matches
|-
|{{flagu|Spain}} (including Andorra)
|[[Movistar Plus+]]
|All matches
|-
|rowspan=2|[[South America]] (including Argentina and Brazil)
|[[ESPN (Latin America)|ESPN Latin America]]
|All matches shown in the [[Spanish language]]
|-
|[[ESPN (Brazil)|ESPN Brazil]]
|All matches shown in the [[Portuguese language]]
|-
|[[Sub-Saharan Africa]] (including South Africa)
|[[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]]
|All matches
|-
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[NBC Sports]]
|All matches
|-
|Worldwide
|[[TV5Monde]]
|France matches only
|}

===Sponsorship===
Until 1998, the competition had no [[title sponsor]]. Sponsorship rights were sold to [[Lloyds Banking Group|Lloyds TSB Group]] for the 1999 tournament and the competition was titled the '''Lloyds TSB 5 Nations''' and '''Lloyds TSB 6 Nations''' until 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/lloyds-tsb-backs-five-nations/|title=Lloyds-TSB backs Five Nations - Money Marketing|date=7 July 1998|website=moneymarketing.co.uk|access-date=18 March 2017|archive-date=19 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319195749/https://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/lloyds-tsb-backs-five-nations/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[NatWest Group|Royal Bank of Scotland Group]] took over sponsorship from 2003 until 2017, with the competition being branded the '''RBS 6 Nations'''. A new title sponsor was sought for the 2018 tournament and beyond.<ref>{{cite news |title=Title Sponsorship, Six Nations Championship |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/news/30182.php |website=sixnationsrugby.com |publisher=Six Nations Rugby |date=3 June 2016 |access-date=11 March 2018 |archive-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905035938/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/en/news/30182.php |url-status=live }}</ref> However, after struggling to find a new sponsor, organisers agreed a one-year extension at a reduced rate. As the RBS brand was being phased out, the tournament was named after the [[NatWest]] banking subsidiary, becoming the '''NatWest 6 Nations'''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Russell |last=Jackson |url=https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/financial/natwest-to-sponsor-six-nations-rugby-tournament-for-one-year-1-4608389 |title=NatWest to sponsor Six Nations rugby tournament – for one year |newspaper=The Scotsman |access-date=21 September 2018 |archive-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905102053/https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/financial/natwest-to-sponsor-six-nations-rugby-tournament-for-one-year-1-4608389 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 7 December 2018, [[Guinness]] was announced as the Championship's new title sponsor, with the competition to be named the '''Guinness Six Nations''' from 2019 to 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guinness announced as title sponsor of Rugby's Greatest Championship |url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2018/12/07/guinness-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-rugbys-greatest-championship/ |website=sixnationsrugby.com |publisher=Six Nations Rugby |access-date=7 December 2018 |date=7 December 2018 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422014113/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2018/12/07/guinness-announced-as-title-sponsor-of-rugbys-greatest-championship/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the ''[[Loi Évin]]'' laws which prohibit [[Alcohol advertising#Sponsorship in sport|alcohol sponsorship in sport]], "Guinness" cannot be used as part of the branding of the tournament in France. The French-language logo for the tournament replaces the Guinness logo with the word "Greatness" in the same colour and typeface as the Guinness wordmark.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tézenas du Montcel |first1=Magali |title=L'exception française au cœur du 'Guinness/Greatness Six Nations' |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/cercle/cercle-192349-opinion-lexception-francaise-au-coeur-du-guinnessgreatness-six-nations-2242248.php |access-date=11 March 2019 |work=[[Les Échos (France)|Les Échos]] |date=5 February 2019 |language=fr |archive-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628180942/https://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/cercle/opinion-lexception-francaise-au-coeur-du-guinnessgreatness-six-nations-962140 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 February 2019 |title=Guinness aims to become "world's number one rugby brand" with Six Nations title sponsorship |url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/2019/02/guinness-aims-to-become-worlds-number-one-rugby-brand-with-six-nations-title-sponsorship/ |access-date=29 May 2022 |website=SportBusiness |archive-date=29 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529041505/https://www.sportbusiness.com/2019/02/guinness-aims-to-become-worlds-number-one-rugby-brand-with-six-nations-title-sponsorship/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |date=26 January 2024 |title=World TV and stream broadcasters for Six Nations Championship 2024 |url=https://sport-tv-guide.live/tournament/rugby-union/europe/six-nations |access-date=10 January 2024|website=SportTvGuide |archive-date=26 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126180943/https://sport-tv-guide.live/tournament/rugby-union/europe/six-nations |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
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*[[The Rugby Championship]], an analogous tournament of national teams in the Southern Hemisphere
*[[Rugby Europe International Championships]], for second- and third-tier national teams in Europe
*[[Six Nations Under 20s Championship]]
*[[Women's Six Nations Championship]]
*[[British Home Championship]], a similar tournament in association football

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Sources ==
* {{Cite book |last=Godwin |first=Terry |year=1984 |title=The International Rugby Championship 1883–1983 |location=London |publisher=Willows Books |isbn=978-0-00-218060-3}}
* {{Cite book |editor-last=Narz |editor-first=Naomi |year=2019 |title=Rugby: Wales and United States Connection, a Showing of LDR Feats in Sport Feats in Sport |publisher=Rich Books }}
* {{Cite book |editor-last=Starmer-Smith |editor-first=Nigel |year=1986 |editor-link=Nigel Starmer-Smith |title=Rugby – A Way of Life: An Illustrated History of Rugby |publisher=Lennard Books |isbn=978-0-7126-2662-0 }}

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