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Rugby Union Six Nations Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Six Nations Championship (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons), (2000-) formerly known as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition held between six European sides; England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The Five Nations Championship, with its predecessor, the Home Championship, was the premier international rugby union tournament in the Northern hemisphere. After 12 years of occasional friendly matches between the teams, the inaugural Home Championship, comprising England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales was played in 1883. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rugby_Union_Six_Nations_Championship   (583 words)

MSN Encarta - Six Nations Rugby Championship Six Nations Rugby Championship, international championship for rugby union contested annually by the four British Isles Unions (England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) and France and Italy. The championship can be traced back to 1884 when the four home countries first completed a full programme of matches, and it became “five nations” in the 1909-1910 season when France joined the competition and “six nations” in 2000 with the advent of Italy. Two points towards the championship are scored for a win and one for a draw. uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_781538854/Six_Nations_Rugby_Championship.html   (226 words)

Encyclopedia: England national rugby union team The Six Nations Championship (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons), (2000-) formerly known as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition held between six European sides; England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship and have won that championship and its predecessors more times than any other nation. Rugby union is a team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/England-national-rugby-union-team   (241 words)

Five Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Five Nations Championship in rugby union, now the Six Nations Championship The original five nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, a union of Native American tribes The Five Nations of the Eberron Campaign Setting. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Five_Nations   (108 words)

Guardian Unlimited Sport Special reports Rugby Union: Six Nations gets prime-time slot Six Nations rugby makes its debut on prime-time television on Saturday when France v England, screened by the Beeb, kicks off at 8pm, which is 9pm in Paris where the game takes place. Rugby union: Singling out the First XV from the Six Nations Rugby union: Williams' woe deepens as Scotland lose Taylor for rest of the year sport.guardian.co.uk /sixnations2004/story/0,14239,1174394,00.html   (543 words)

ESPN.com Soccernet England: News - FA Cup: New Cardiff pitch to be laid Soho Square has received assurances - backed by the threat of heavy financial penalties - that the much-criticised pitch at the 72,000-capacity ground will be replaced completely after rugby union's Six Nations Championship. Rugby internationals have cut up the pitch dreadfully and there have been increasing doubts over its fitness to stage an FA Cup Final, especially as the excellent Wembley surface was the stuff of legend. Senior FA figures, who always planned to move their showpiece occasion - and the Charity Shield - to Cardiff, have been involved in intensive negotiations for the past six months with Millennium Stadium chiefs in a bid to avoid any prospect of the game being ruined by the surface. www.soccernet.com /england/news/2001/0104/20010104cardifffacup.html   (707 words)

Sports - Forum While the international profile of both games is raised by their repsective World Cups, and rugby union's Six Nations Championship and Tri-Nation series, on the domestic front both sports are suffering. Rugby league has never managed to expand effectively out of its heartlands of northern England and eastern Australia, while the domestic union game has yet to overcome organisational and financial difficulties that have threatened to rip the game apart. The Rugby League World Cup kicks off at Twickenham, rugby union's HQ, on Saturday, perhaps an omen for future integration of the two codes. forums.ft.com /2/OpenTopic?q=Y&a=frm&s=646099322&f=075093603   (967 words)

Rugby Super League It is believed that St Helens' boss Ian Millward has approved the initiative, although it is unlikely to take place before the rugby union Six Nations Championship. St Helens could be about to become the second Super League side sharing ideas with an international rugby union outfit after it was revealed that the Welsh RFU has made an approach to the Knowsley Road club. The news comes 24 hours after Leeds Rhinos hosted the England rugby union side for three days earlier this week. www.superleague.co.uk /news/453   (111 words)

Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net Lowe, playing for Blackheath Rugby Club Blackheath, played in the England side of 1913 and 1914, which won back-to-back Rugby Union Six Nations Championship Five Nation Grand Slams. Group Captain '''Cyril Nelson "Kit" Lowe''' Military Cross MC Distinguished Flying Cross (UK) DFC (7 October 1891 — February 6 1983) was an English rugby union footballer, World War I First World War flying ace, and supposedly the inspiration for W. On the cessasion of hostilities in 1918 and then in 1920, Lowe returned to play for England. www.mauspfeil.net /Cyril_Lowe.html   (482 words)

Six Nations - Uncyclopedia The Six Nations annual international Rugby Union competition, representing the six teams of the Iroquois Confederacy, was first held on a reservation near Brantford, Ontario. Known for the ruthless fighting tactics of their red-skinned warriors, the six European sides were forced to establish themselves in the New World after the rugby tradition of scalping opponents and burning them alive after a successful match began to even put traditional European soccer fans a little ill-at-ease. Haudenosaunee, the League of Peace and Power, is a group of tribes of Native Americans led by the powerful tribe-folk of Niagara Mohawk. uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Six_Nations   (272 words)

RTÉ.ie Sport - Six Nations format to be changed Despite objections from the Welsh Rugby Union, the Six Nations championship is to be condensed into a seven-week tournament from 2003 following a committee meeting in Paris this morning. RTÉ.ie Sport- Six Nations format to be changed The new move will be warmly greeted by most members of the rugby community, particularly the players who feel the constant switch from club combat to the international arena doesn't help their preparation. www.rte.ie /sport/2001/1212/sixnations.html   (132 words)

Guardian Archer lets fly the arrows of desire But the 6ft 6in and 18-stone Archer, in and out of the England side since his 1996 debut, was picked for the short summer tour to Australia, unlike Shaw whose knee operation continued his series of injuries. Phil Greening has a lot of skills and the other front-five players in the England team are big workmen. Rugby has changed a lot but I don't think the job of the front-five player has. www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,3969419-103608,00.html   (961 words)

RugbyHeaven - rugbyheaven.smh.com.au The 2005 Six Nations was a glorious celebration of the unpredictability of sport as a series of surprise results led to an unexpected but widely welcomed grand slam for Wales. Argentina rugby coach Marcelo Loffreda made an impassioned plea on Sunday for the Pumas to be included in the Six Nations championship, turning it into a seven nations tournament. Wales flanker Martyn Williams was named player of the Six Nations after helping his side win their first grand slam for 27 years. www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /sixnations   (559 words)

Search Results for rugby - Encyclopædia Britannica Rugby League is played at strength in Great Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand, and these four nations played a World Cup tournament from 1954 to 1972 under the governance of the... According to legend, the sport of rugby began one afternoon in 1823 at England's Rugby School, when William Webb Ellis, playing soccer with his fellow students, picked up the ball and ran toward the goal. The town of Rugby was not of great importance until the coming of the railways in the 19th century. www.britannica.com /search?ct=eb&query=rugby&ref=news0305slts   (746 words)

ESPN.com Soccernet England: News - Mr Big faces D-Day over Premier bid Among other offers reportedly being considered are individual bids from major banks LloydsTSB, which backs rugby union's Six Nations championship, HSBC and Barclays while mobile phone companies Vodafone and Siemens are believed to have tabled a joint proposal for domestic and overseas sponsorship. Interest from Lloyds TSB has only emerged in recent weeks after the disruption of the Six Nations by the foot-and-mouth crisis turned its attention to a more high-profile sport. Scudamore is aware the club chairmen want him to deliver as near to the £50million over three years that was seen as the maximum price. www.soccernet.com /england/news/2001/0430/20010430mrbig.html   (273 words)

Football The demise of Jack Urquhart Week 10: Patriotism? Pah! After two successful weeks of picking winners I'm feeling confident that I can extend the run even further; and in my search for another winner I have decided to look no further than the opening matches of the Rugby Union Six Nations Championship. New Zealander Steve Hansen, the Welsh coach who inspired their performances in the World Cup, is quitting after the Six Nations and will be expecting a spirited and hopefully triumphant start from his team as he aims to leave the job on a high. Being Scottish, one would think it folly to get financially involved in Scotland's rugby fortunes, especially since the team is going through what must be the opposite of a purple patch at the moment. football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4858424-103,00.html   (551 words)

Sportingbet Australia - Rugby Union Betting > Six Nations Futures Rugby Union betting at Sportingbet covers markets including Internationals, Super 14s, NZ NPC Championship, English Guinness Premiership, Celtic League, European Cups and Australian Club Rugby Finals. Sportingbet's Rugby Union betting options can be broken down into two distinct groups: match bets and futures betting. Rugby Union futures odds satisfy punters who want a financial interest over an entire season. www.sportingbet.com.au /uipub/sport.aspx?l1id=4&l2id=237940   (244 words)

MARCH 2002 Mar 6 - RUGBY UNION - Six Nations Championship: Mar 21 - RUGBY UNION - Six Nations Championship: Mar 20 - RUGBY UNION - Six Nations Championship: www.vipaco.demon.co.uk /sports_calendar_march_2002.htm   (370 words)

Ireland beat England 19-13 in the RBS Six Nations - Wikinews Ireland has beaten England in a very close game of rugby at Dublin's Lansdowne Road in today's Rugby Union Six Nations Championship clash. Ireland beat England 19-13 in the RBS Six Nations Ireland got off to a perfect start, despite having to play against the wind; with a drop goal by Ronan O'Gara putting the homeside 3 points up after just four minutes. en.wikinews.org /wiki/Ireland_beat_England_19-13_in_the_RBS_Six_Nations   (431 words)

1997 European Clubs Championship Rugby Union: SIX NATIONS' CHAMPIONSHIP - McGeechan manual is full of clear thinking; Coach believes enforced absence from European club competition may assist Scotland's cause in Paris on Sunday.(Sport) (The Independent (London, England)) Rugby Union: European dimension offers players new horizons Heineken Cup Third year of northern hemisphere's premier club competition promises to be even better, says Owen Slot (The Sunday Telegraph) RL: History of rugby league world club championship (AAP Sports News (Australia)) www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0003819.html   (404 words)

Sporting Life - Rugby Union Heineken Cup, European Challenge Cup, Guinness Premiership, Powergen Cup, International News, Live Scores, Fixtures & Rugby Results Wales face an anxious wait to see if they will have Gavin Henson available for the Six Nations after he was called before a disciplinary hearing for his clash with Leicester's Alex Moreno. Wales face an anxious wait to see if they will have Gavin Henson available for this season's Six Nations. The Staines rugby player who left John Inverdale requiring 10 stitches to a head wound faces a ban. www.sportinglife.com /rugbyunion/news   (434 words)

RTE Sport - Irish and international rugby England flanker Lewis Moody will be available for England's entire RBS Six Nations campaign after receiving a nine-week ban for his role in Saturday's mass brawl at Twickenham. Departing Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett today issued a bleak warning that the professional game in the Celtic nations will be dead inside five years unless urgent action is taken. The controversial 23-year-old outside-half has not played since figuring for the Lions in the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington last summer. www.rte.ie /sport/rugby/sixnationsindex.html   (106 words)

The Gordon Poole Entertainment Agency He is also the frontman for the BBC's golf and motorsport coverage, and his role with Grandstand involves presenting prestigious events such as rugby union's Six Nations Championship. Steve joined BBC Sport in July 1985 and after spending six years presenting Sportsnight, he moved over to his current job as the main presenter of Grandstand, succeeding Desmond Lynam. A regular co-presenter of the BBC Sports Review of the Year, Steve plays golf and has a keen interest in motor racing - particularly the British Touring Car Championship. www.gordonpoole.com /speakers/SteveRider.htm   (172 words)

Six Nations Rugby Tournament It is notoriously difficult to get hold of tickets for Six Nations rugby matches. The official line is that for the Six Nations, priority of application for tickets is given to RFU member clubs and schools. Their requests will always exceed ground capacity for Six Nations matches at Twickenham and therefore there are no tickets available for the general public. www.6nations.co.uk   (485 words)

CNNSI.com - Rugby Union - Six Nations: Italy boosted by Dominguez return - Saturday March 16, 2002 09:19 AM Italy, which failed to win a game in last year's Six Nations, had targeted two victories in this season's competition but, after losing its first three games, it has only Ireland and England to play. Posted: Saturday March 16, 2002 9:19 AM ROME (Reuters) -- Italy has been boosted by the return of flyhalf Diego Dominguez for its Six Nations match against Ireland in Dublin next Saturday. Italy coach Brad Johnstone is also boosted by the return of Denis Dallan and Paolo Vaccari, but Carlo Checchinato and Juan Manuel Queirolo have dropped out through injury to be replaced by Matthew Phillips and Matteo Mazzatini. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /rugby/news/2002/03/16/italy_sqaud   (251 words)

Rugby.ie Wales flanker Martyn Williams was today named player of the RBS 6 Nations championship, followed by Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll in second place. Wales face an anxious wait to see if they will have Gavin Henson available for this season's RBS 6 Nations. Having been universally acclaimed as the favourites for this year's championship, it is inevitable that Ireland's sense of disappointment is more acute than any of the other participants. www.rugby.ie /international/6nations   (296 words)

Telegraph Sport 2005 Calendar by date 5: RUGBY UNION: RBS Six Nations Championship: France v Scotland, Wales v England. 12: RUGBY UNION: RBS Six Nations Championship: Scotland v Wales. 12: RUGBY UNION: RBS Six Nations Championship: Italy v Wales, Scotland v Ireland. sport.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/sport_home/sogide05.xml   (1302 words)

Guardian No Penaud to heal French bruises Following his side's defeat by Wales, the 35-year-old lock Walter Cristofoletto has been recalled and the 18-year-old L'Aquila centre Andrea Masi, the youngest player to represent Italy at Test level, is also named alongside his fellow backs Giacomo Preo and Giampiero Mazzi. Carlo Caione and Salvatore Perugini join Cristofoletto among the forwards, with six players relegated to A team duty. www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,3967861-103608,00.html   (286 words)

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