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Who are the teams in the Six Nations?

Who are the teams in the Six Nations?

This is a list of the complete squads for the 2019 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Ireland were the defending champions. Note: Number of caps and players’ ages are indicated as of 1 February 2019 – the tournament’s opening day.

When does the Six Nations Championship start and end?

The tournament begins on the first weekend in February and culminates with Super Saturday on the second or third Saturday in March. The format of the Championship is simple: each team plays every other team once (making a total of 15 matches), with home ground advantage alternating from one year to the next.

What’s the record for tries in one match in the Six Nations?

The record for tries in a match is held by Scotsman George Lindsay who scored five tries against Wales in 1887. England’s Cyril Lowe and Scotland’s Ian Smith jointly hold the record for tries in one season with 8 (Lowe in 1914, Smith in 1925).

How are the points awarded in the Six Nations Championship?

The format of the Championship is simple: each team plays every other team once (making a total of 15 matches), with home ground advantage alternating from one year to the next. Prior to the 2017 tournament, two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss.

The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. The current champions are Wales, who won the 2019 tournament .

How are tickets distributed for the Six Nations?

Tickets are distributed by the host Union of each match, with a limited number of tickets made available to the visiting Union for their supporters, ie for a Wales v Scotland match, you should contact the Welsh Rugby Union in the first instance, unless you live in Scotland, in which case you could also contact the Scottish Rugby Union.

When do the next Six Nations fixtures come out?

The 2021 Guinness Six Nations competition runs until 20th March 2021 when all three fixtures of Round 5 take place on the same day known as ‘Super Saturday’ which starts with Scotland v Italy at BT Murrayfield, followed by Ireland v England at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin and culminating in France v Wales.

When does the Guinness Six Nations start in 2022?

WHEN DOES THE 2022 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS START? The 2022 Six Nations will once again see the England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales international rugby union teams take each other on over the course of five thrilling rugby-packed weekends of fixtures.