Women's Six Nations Championship
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In the 1998–99 season, it became the Five Nations, with France joining the original four.[2] The following season, Spain replaced Ireland for two seasons.[2]
In 2001–02, the women's Six Nations competition was born with England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Spain and Wales playing, after Ireland re-joined the competition.[2] Spain, at that time, were higher ranked than Italy and therefore deserved their place in the competition on merit.
In 2006, a championship trophy was commissioned from silversmith Thomas Lyte, to be followed by a second trophy commissioned for the Under 20 Six Nations championship. Designed and created by Thomas Lyte, the trophies are made from sterling silver and feature engraving detail with the logos of the competing countries.[4]
In 2007, the Six Nations committee formally adopted Italy as the sixth national team member in the championship, replacing Spain.[2][3] This aligned the women's competition with the men's competition.
England have been the dominant team in the competition, winning 21 of the 30 editions, as of 2025.[2]
Results
Overall
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Home Nations (1996–1998)
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Five Nations (1999–2001)
Six Nations (2002–present)
Final positions
Summary
| Home Nations | Five Nations | Six Nations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| England | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| France | — | — | — | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Ireland | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | — | — | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Italy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th |
| Scotland | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5th |
| Spain | — | — | — | — | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wales | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 6th |
Tables
Home Nations (1996–1998)
| Position | Nation | Tournaments | Matches | Points | Table points |
Awards | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TW | GS | TC | WS | ||||
| 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 255 | 72 | +183 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 66 | +55 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 125 | 184 | –59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 235 | –179 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Five Nations (1999–2001)
| Position | Nation | Tournaments | Matches | Points | Table points |
Awards | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TW | GS | TC | WS | ||||
| 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 68 | +423 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 240 | 141 | +99 | 16 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 172 | 246 | –74 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 135 | –61 | 8 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 77 | 341 | –264 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 128 | –123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Six Nations without bonus point scoring (2002–2016)
| Position | Nation | Tournaments | Matches | Points | Table points |
Awards | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | TW | GS | TC | WS | ||||
| 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 15 | 75 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 2810 | 335 | +2475 | 128 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 15 | 75 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 1726 | 701 | +1025 | 100 | 5 | 4 | N/A | 0 |
| 3 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 15 | 75 | 35 | 0 | 40 | 1055 | 1097 | –42 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 15 | 75 | 30 | 1 | 44 | 861 | 1042 | –181 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 15 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 59 | 597 | 2065 | –1468 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 10 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 579 | 1216 | –637 | 29 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 156 | 764 | –604 | 13 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 2 |
Six Nations with bonus point scoring (2017–)
| Position | Nation | Tournaments | Matches | Points | Tries | Bonus points |
Table points |
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| 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 8 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1582 | 233 | +1349 | 252 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 168 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 8 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1076 | 370 | +706 | 162 | 48 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 0 |
| 3 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 8 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 486 | 788 | –302 | 74 | 121 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 8 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 498 | 941 | –443 | 56 | 127 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 8 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 408 | 993 | –585 | 59 | 154 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 8 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 373 | 999 | –626 | 53 | 157 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Total
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| 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 29 | 124 | 111 | 0 | 13 | 4867 | 649 | +4218 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 312 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 0 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 26 | 114 | 77 | 1 | 36 | 2843 | 1145 | +1698 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 219 | 6 | 5 | N/A | 0 |
| 3 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 27 | 115 | 50 | 0 | 65 | 1577 | 2055 | –478 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 29 | 123 | 40 | 2 | 81 | 1399 | 2512 | –1113 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 29 | 122 | 30 | 2 | 90 | 1179 | 3228 | –2049 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 18 | 77 | 23 | 2 | 52 | 900 | 1995 | –1095 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 7 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 250 | 899 | -645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 2 |
Records
Highest team scores
Wins by 80 points or more:
- File:Flag of England.svg England v Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg (89–0) at Twickenham on 8 March 2011 [523]
- File:Flag of England.svg England v Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg (88–10) at Twickenham on 20 April 2024
- File:Flag of England.svg England v Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg (86–3) at Madrid on 11 February 2006 [523]
- File:Flag of England.svg England v Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg (83–11) at Swansea on 10 April 1999 [239]
- File:Flag of England.svg England v Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg (81–0) at Cardiff Arms Park on 4 February 2005 [476]
- File:Flag of England.svg England v Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg (80–0) at Twickenham on 16 March 2019 [1308]
Awards
Player of the Championship
The following table outlines the nominees and winners of the Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship Award, which was first presented at the 2020 tournament.[5]
See also
- Women's international rugby
- Rugby Europe Women's Championship – competition for other European nations
Notes
References
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External links
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