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The first rugby international was played at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh on 27 March 1871, when Scotland defeated England in a challenge match. Scotland won by one goal and one try, to one try. (4 to one).

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Four years later, England played their first game against Ireland at the Oval in London, winning by seven points to nil. Another six year elapsed before they played Wales for the first time, in Blackheath in 1881. They also won that match by the huge margin of thirty points to nil.

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In 1883 a tournament contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales was launched and called the Four Nation or Home Nations Championship and with it in the Triple Crown, a mythical trophy won by the team that defeated the other three competitors: England were Triple Crown winners in 1883 and in 1884.

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The term "Home Nations" is used in this second sense partly because Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have a unified association structure in certain sports, such as the Irish Rugby Football Union.

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In 1910 the French team was invited to participate in the Four Nations Championship, which was renamed the Five Nations Championship.

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France Team
Parc des Princes - 1910

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Five became four again soon after, with France withdrawing from what was strictly an amateur competition after it was found that some of their players were being paid by their clubs. So in 1932, the tournament reverted to its original name: the Home Nations Championship.  France would not rejoin the tournament until 1939, and not play again until after the Second World War when play resumed in 1947.

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Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Colombes Stadium, Paris, France. France V Scotland Rugby international. France won 8-3. LS MS General views of the game in progress, showing stand in background. LS General view of the crowded stand. CU cut in shots of spectators looking pleased at the way the game is going.

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The 1970's brought mixed fortunes for both the Championship and the teams. In 1972 the tournament could not be completed after Scotland and Wales refused to play in Dublin because of the escalating political problems. And the following year the tournament finished with a unique five way tie - every country having won and lost two games.

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For Wales, however, the 1970s will be remembered as the golden era of Welsh rugby. They finished the decade with three Grand Slams and one Triple Crown and were led by legendary players such as fullback JPR Williams and scrum-half Gareth Edwards. The Welsh side were absolutely unstoppable.

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Instead, it was France who dominated, winning the title outright three times, including two Grand Slams in 1981 and 1987.

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Hommage à Roger Couderc une vidéo Amis et Famille

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Un grand commentateur qui a fait aimer le rugby à des gens du nord de la Loire qui n'y connaissaient rien

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Italy joins and the tournament became the Six Nation Rugby Championship!

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Italy joins and the tournament became the Six Nation Rugby Championship!

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The dominance of England and France during the 1990's brought criticism that the championship was not offering a high enough standard of competition. The response was to bring an end to the historic format by asking Italy to join in 2000

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The Championship would go down to the wire in 2009 with one of the most exciting games in Six Nations history. In the final match, Wales hosted Ireland in Cardiff with a Triple Crown on the line. The hosts knew a 13-point win would be enough to retain their title with Ireland needing a win of any kind to win the Grand Slam.

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Ronan O'Gara Drop Goal vs Wales to Win Grand Slam 2009

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I notice this wasnt up yet so i decided to put it up, best irish moment!!!! no copyright infringement intended, all rights to RTE.

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The 2010 Six Nations belonged to France as they won the Grand Slam for the first time since 2004. Les Blues were rarely untroubled opening up with an 18-9 win over Scotland before defeating Ireland 33-10, Wales 26-20 and Italy 46-20. Ireland's 23-20 loss to Scotland in the final game of the campaign not only denied Ireland the Triple Crown but saw Italy receive the dreaded Wooden Spoon (last place for the third year running.

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2011 -  Ireland stops England Grand Slam.

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2011 -  Ireland stops England Grand Slam.

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The 2011 Six Nations could have brought England their first grand slam since 2003 but Ireland beat them convincingly in the penultimate game of the tournament leaving Wales a slim chance of taking the title if they had beat France by a wide margin in the final game later the same day. Other notable events were Italy's first win against France and Brian O'Driscoll moving ahead of Scotland's Ian Smith (78 year old record) as the championship's all-time leading try scorer with his 25th tournament touchdown early in the second half.

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Brian O'Driscoll tribute. One of the greatest players to ever grace the game. Moments of genius from the Irish legend who has given so much to the game in the past 14 years and continues to do so. Easily the best player of his generation, and arguably still the best centre in the northern hemisphere.

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The 2012 tournament was a tail of two teams, firstly how the favorites Wales completed the grand slam in style.

The 2013 tournament came down to the last game with England chasing a grand slam and Wales looking to win by an 8 point margin to take the championship. Wales did it in style in front of their home fans 30 - 3.

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In 2014 from France with victory but they had to earn it the hard way with a final French try attempt being disallowed due to a forward pass judged by the TMO.
The 2015 tournament went to the last day with Ireland, England and Wales on six points with France on four. England needed to beat France by 26 points or more to deny Ireland back-to-back Championships. A high-octane encounter kept everyone entertained, with 12 tries in total, but a 55-35 win was not enough for the Red Rose and Ireland celebrated.

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2016 - 2017 England and new point score system.

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2016 - 2017 England and new point score system.

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In 2016, England had secured the championship in their penultimate game against Wales and in the final game of the tournament England were pushed all the way but eventually came through for a first Grand Slam since 2003 with a 31-21 win over France in Paris.
In 2017 to help separate the teams, and to encourage more high-scoring, free-flowing rugby to entertain the crowds, the latest innovation in the Six Nations is the bonus point system. This new system gives a bonus point for four tries, as well as a losing bonus point for teams who are defeated by fewer than seven points. There are also three extra bonus points for winning the grand slam.